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Holiday Skirmishes and the Aunt Who Tries to Shut It Down

from #278 - A Thanksgiving Tale | The Tim Dillon Show · #278

2 min

Tim describes the ritual of family gatherings where one relative tries and fails to suppress political arguments as the night goes on, plus a riff about awkwardly complimenting a stranger's dog and getting accused of being a predator.

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  • Tim describes the entertainment value of holiday skirmishes among family members.
  • Topics arise at dinner but people shut them down before they escalate.
  • There's always an aunt whose job is to preemptively shut down controversial conversations with nervous laughter.
  • By the end of dinner, the situation descends into chaos once people start telling the aunt to shut up.
  • Tim yells at what he thinks is an adult but turns out to be a kid, complicating the Epstein trial timeline.
  • Claiming to like Saint Bernards gets you accused of predatory behavior in the current climate.
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