Edit: Stand Down, the event has ended, and we’ve returned to DEFCON 4. Your support was felt in spirit, if not in the flesh, and your service is appreciated.

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/26499767

There is of course a “no politics” rule, which means they get to “accidentally” drop little comments then titter in apology, but no one gets to reply.

And the last thing I’m going to do is make a scene at my wife’s family’s house with my wife’s family on my wife’s birthday.

So here I sit, stewing, and I don’t even have access to anything intoxicating.

Please send a few hours of amnesia and something cold to drink. And earplugs? How about a national emergency requiring us to leave the premises?

  • papalonian@lemmy.world
    41·
    5 days ago

    Keep the stare for about 10 seconds until it starts to get uncomfortable for everyone, and then just say “hmm” while maintaining eye contact.

    Pull out a little notebook and write some shit in it, put it back in your pocket, look back at them quickly then continue as if nothing happened.

    • partial_accumen@lemmy.world
      21·
      5 days ago

      Pull out a little notebook and write some shit in it, put it back in your pocket, look back at them quickly then continue as if nothing happened.

      I like this! If they press you on an explanation for what you’re doing you could say “I have a bet going.” Glance down at the pad, perhaps flip a few pages, moving your pen like you’re counting, then say “It looks like I’m winning!” then smile.

      If you don’t mine starting a fight you could even go with “I’m playing MAGA bingo. You could really help me out if you say something predictiably shitty about immigrants or perhaps something laughable about ‘small government’”.