Current Events > What "guy" are you at family holiday gatherings?

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Eats two platefuls of food, then goes to the other room to play video games while the adults talk about boring stuff
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The kind that doesn't show up to begin with.

Stay in the corner alone or with my cousins at best
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Quiet guy that just wants to go home.
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Respected loner
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i'm the respected loner
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Well so far weve gotten pretty much what i expect from this board
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Intellectual stoner
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JlM posted...

Quiet guy that just wants to go home.

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guy that's browsing CE as his uncle starts another argument at another holiday family gathering
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Doesn't show up because too busy with work.

The one that says hi to people when they show up, selects a living room chair and sits in it and mostly just listens to conversations and chimes in if they are of interest and talks to anyone approaching but typically doesn't start conversations. Might jump on phone a bit but won't be glued to it. If not already conversing, at a distance but not disengaged or avoidant.

Only real exceptions have been the past 2 easters. Last year, was still drunk from having been wasted the night before and had lost phone, so had a few beers I brought to keep up the buzz and was more lively than usual. This year, ran point on egg hunt stuff for nieces/nephew/cousin jr. so was more engaged while that activity was taking place.
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The one who barely interacts with others and just keeps to himself.
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I'm the one who holds out chairs for the elderly relatives and refills their drinks/plates for them.
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I usually don't go. When I do I usually do rounds and then chill with whoever I like the most that isn't busy.
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I watch sports with my cousins and uncles, eat, then leave when the sports end.
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ThyCorndog posted...

guy that's browsing CE as his uncle starts another argument at another holiday family gathering

A racist rant?
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The comedian
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*smokes a bowl with cousins*

*become paranoid that the parents smell and see red eyes*

I'm usually the host. Gotta talk with everyone. Eventually if my brothers don't have their faces buried in their phones I will talk with them. If not I'll stay in the front room and talk with whoever. Mother, aunts, family friends.

When I'm not the host and we're at non-family homes I usually get sucked into being with the other men which are always people I don't know which is always ugh. I don't talk about the crap they do. If they're not talking about pot then it's booze. if not booze then women. If not women then cars. And I don't give a shit about any of that. Well booze yes but they're always talking beer which gross.
A month ago I got sucked into that situation due to a friend on top of keeping an eye on my underage brother who they wanted to get to drink with them. Ended up smoking a cigar and having a beer and a shot. That was probably the most "man" thing I've ever done and I gotta say I did not like it. Awkward as hell.
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The guy who organizes the presents.
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Either just the dude watching football and barely talking or one of the group playing board games
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JlM posted...

Quiet guy that just wants to go home.

I am this, which is weird since we usually host Thanksgiving at my house.
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you guys are loners among your own fucking family? what the fuck

Id say I was the quiet kid for a while, but now Im just very neutral, but our family gatherings are much smaller now.
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Omnislasher posted...

you guys are loners among your own fucking family? what the fuck

Sometimes that depends on if you're around your side or her side of the family.

how many drinks in are we talking here
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how the fuck does that matter?

which are you claiming is more acceptable?

The guy turning up with the eggnog. Probably gonna crash on the couch.
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ThyCorndog posted...

guy that's browsing CE as his uncle starts another argument at another holiday family gathering

Your uncle sounds like an average CE user.