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The Hokey Pokey and Wanting to Die at the Family Party
from My Last Christmas · #128
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3 minTim describes the surreal horror of adults doing the hokey pokey at his family Christmas, contrasting it with the show's usual dark subject matter like JFK conspiracies and Ray Kump's morgue stories.
- 17:43Tim jokes about buying everyone nooses as Christmas gifts because 2019 would be rough.
- 18:10His aunt starts the hokey pokey at a family gathering with everyone in matching slippers.
- 18:50He argues that people doing the hokey pokey probably don't want to hear about JFK conspiracy theories, satanic cults, or the Russian mob.
- 19:22Tim's father, a musician, sits down to play guitar at the family gathering.
- 19:40His dad's new songs aren't good anymore because he's out of practice and just writes about selling wine every day.
- 20:25The family's three dogs are named after politically charged figures: Maya Angelou, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Frederick Douglass.
George H. W. BushKennedyRuth Bader GinsburgFrederick DouglassMaya Angelou