Tuesday, November 20, 2007


10 RULES FOR THANKSGIVING DINNER AT MY HOUSE



1. Don't get in line asking questions about the food. "Who made the potato salad? Is there egg in it? Are the greens fresh? Is the meat in the greens turkey or pork? Who made the macaroni and cheese? What kind of pie is that? Who made it? Ask one more question and I will punch you in your mouth, knocking out all your fronts so you won't be able to eat anything.

2. If you can't walk or are missing any limbs, sit your behind down until someone makes your plate for you. Dinner time is not the time for you to be independent. Nibble on the pecans and walnuts to hold you over until someone makes you a plate.

3. If you have kids under the age of twelve, I will escort their little behinds to the basement and bring their food down to them. They are not going to tear my damn house up this year. Tell them that they are not allowed upstairs until it's time for Uncle Butchie to start telling family stories about their mommas and papas. If they come upstairs for any reason except for that they are bleeding to death, I will break them up!!!

4. There is going to be one prayer for Thanksgiving dinner! JUST ONE! We do not care that you are thankful that your 13 year old daughter gave birth to a healthy baby or your nephew just got out of jail. Save that talk for somebody who gives a damn. The time limit for the prayer is one minute. If you are still talking after that one minute is up, you will feel something hard come across your lips and they will be swollen for approximately 20 minutes.

5. Finish everything on your plate before you go up for seconds! If you don't, you will be cursed out and asked to stay your greedy behind home next year!

6. BRING YOUR OWN TUPPERWARE!! Don't let me catch you
Fixing yourself a plate in my good Tupperware knowing damn well
that I will never see it again! Furthermore, if you didn't bring anything
over, don't let me catch you making a plate period or it will be a misunderstanding.

7. What you came with is what you should leave with!! Do
not leave my house with anything that doesn't belong to you.
EVERYBODY WILL BE SUBJECTED TO A BODY SEARCH COMING AND GOING OUT OF MY DOMAIN!!!

8. Do not leave your kids so you can go hopping from
house to house. This is not a DAYCARE CENTER ! There will be a kid-parent roll call
every ten minutes. Any parent that is not present at the time of roll call,
your child will be put outside until you come and get
him or her. After 24 hours, I will call DHS on your ignorant behind!!

9. BOOK YOUR HOTEL ROOM BEFORE YOU COME INTO TOWN!!
There will be no sleeping over at my house! You are to come and eat dinner and take your ass home or to your hotel room. EVERYBODY GETS KICK THE HELL OUT AT 11:00pm. You will get a 15 minute warning bell ring.

10. Last but not least! ONE PLATE PER PERSON!! This is not a soup kitchen. I am not trying to feed your family until Christmas dinner! You will be supervised when you fix your plate. Anything over the appropriate amount will be charged to you before you leave. There will be a cash register at the door. Thanks to Cousin Alfred and his greedy ass family, we now have a credit card machine! So VISA and MASTERCARD
are now being accepted. NO FOOD STAMPS OR ACCESS CARDS YET!

bonus - bring your own alumninum foil! (now that was mine)


-not my 10, just joking family...Have a joyous and safe Thanksgiving!

14 comments:

lea78 said...

i know that's right you don't know how bad your family is until you host dinner. but girl you betta take them food stamp coupons (as my grandmother would say) you can restock your fridge

Dave J. said...

"The time limit of the prayer is one minute." Lmao.

Thank goodness my dad won't be there.

Have an awesome weekend Miz.

Mizrepresent said...

lea- lol, you right...i can do groceries for the next week.

dave- we have had people, family go on and on and we have laughed and cleared our throats until my stepfather says "go on with it...we ready to eat." it is the funniest ish! You too have a wonderful weekend!

Femigog said...

LOL at the list!
But uhm I HAVE to ask who made what. Some people just cant do potato salad! have a great holiday

Nina said...

I'm reading this wondering if maybe we are related somehow and will be having dinner with the same folks! Too funny!

Have a good holiday!

Blu Jewel said...

thanks for the MUCH NEEDED humor this morning Miz. I could see some of my own rules being mentioned here.

Tupperware
One plate per person
If you didn't bring, you can't take

Hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving.

KIKI said...

LOL...That is fuggin hilarious...because it's all true. I think everybody should have this list!

#2 had me crying...how you gone get mad at somebody missing a limb...oooo...my stomach hurt...

Mizrepresent said...

femi - you too? lol. Wishing you the same.

nina- i know what is...we all came from the same seed.

blu - you got that right.Happy Thanksgiving!

kiki - gurl not hating at all at missing limbs!

Have a wonderful holiday everyone.

Liz said...

Oh wowzer, that was funny!

Someone should add that if you come over and eat all the food I spent hours fixing, don't get your butt up ten minutes later talking about you, "Got a few more stops to make!"

Have a great Thanksgiving!

Mizrepresent said...

liz - what you said is a must! Same to you lady!

Sojourner G said...

Pahtnah, that was hilarious. I was getting concerned about Thanksgiving at your house for a minute! LOL!

Vickie said...

love the list...

Mizrepresent said...

G- thank you man! Well, i have to tell you it was a lot better than the list!

Vickie - How did that turkey turn out gurl?

Sage said...

Now this was funny...I am so guilty of #1...I mean, I just want to know what I'm eating. Is that a crime?! LOL