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Thanksgiving Blowup Over the Election and Being Insulted at the Table
from Post-Thanksgiving Extravaganza | The Tim Dillon Show #419 · #419
7 min
Tim describes the liberal in-laws grilling him about his podcast's listener demographics and college education, treating it as a proxy war over the election, and defends his right to not tolerate being insulted in his own family gatherings.
- Tim compares his father talking to the family dog to someone discussing running routes—the dog gets encouragement while he gets questioned about his life.
- The dog has been given names like Maya Angelou and Ruth Bader Ginsburg as part of what Tim calls the 'K9 Underground Railroad' running through the backyard.
- Tim argues that nobody actually wants house guests past age 40, and people inviting you over for dinner don't mean it—they want you to leave after, not stay over.
- His father is outside with his wife, who keeps complaining about cooking all day, having bought pre-made turkey and Pepperidge Farm stuffing from the market.
- Tim insists Pepperidge Farm stuffing is the food of trailer parks, and people eating it yesterday with diverse company ate better than this.
- The girlfriend's mother once served Tim Tostitos Scoops with loose beef for his birthday as a way to spit on him or show she hates him.
- On another visit with Ray Comp, she served Tostitos Scoops again; subsequent visits revealed cold ham sandwiches and cubed cold chicken cutlets from the refrigerator.
- Tim refuses to lie about his abilities—he doesn't claim to be good at jiu-jitsu because he isn't, and he won't accept others lying and propping up untruths.
- Tim won't be insulted in his own home, won't have his audience or friends insulted, and tells the girlfriend's parents he's not responsible for their election unhappiness.
- The girlfriend's daughter, an environmental lawyer, silently judges when someone mentions RFK, creating a hostile energy in Tim's house.
- Tim notes the girlfriend is ironically allied with RFK through the inedible food she made—describing it as the healthiest Thanksgiving he's ever had.
- Tim refuses to eat the cold, inedible food served at the table, saying life is too short to force himself through bad meals.
- At 39 years old, Tim has reached the point where he won't suffer through unpleasant situations just to be polite to family.
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