My wife and I host Thanksgiving for our family that lives in town for the last 12 years or so. She serves around noon for a Thanksgiving meal around lunchtime.

Usually, my sister and brother-in-law show up, and a couple of my sister-in-laws and their husbands show up. This year, my sister and brother-in-law are dealing with Covid exposure and are self-quarantining, and one sister-in-law and her husband went to Texas to dine with their daughter and her husband. But the other sister-in-law and her husband showed up. They always do. Fine. I love them and they are good people. They come every year. But they only live a few miles away so we see them probably a couple of times a week. Typical they come and spend a couple of hours then leave. Great.

Today, they showed up at 11am and just left. Nearly 9 hours. And we're supposed to see them again tomorrow.

9 hours. Come on man, 9 hours is too long when we see you all the time and you only live a few miles away.

Start putting stuff away, doing dishes, turn off light go to bed.

Hopefully they will take the hint.

We did the dishes. Then my wife decides to turn on a movie. Then another. Then another. I was yawning my ass off for the last 2 hours. No one got the hint.

Well, That’s on your wife for putting on more than 1 movie... if they’re that close (dear, not physical proximity), they should understand if you excuse yourself to go to bed! Just say, “ see you in the morning!” and head up.
People come and go in our family- unless we are actively eating a meal, no one is expected to stay or entertain anyone. But we are usually together for a few days or more when we get together.

Maybe there is something going on the want the company...never know.

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Then my wife decides to turn on a movie. Then another. Then another.

Try a dirty movie.

Just bring out the snakes. One in each hand. 'hey have you seen the two cottonmouths I just picked up?'

It is on my wife, and on then. Everyone knows that no reasonable person wants 9 hours of company. I'm sure it was a conspiracy to make me miserable.

A few nasty well placed Thanksgiving farts might do the trick...LOL

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Originally posted by Ace31:
A few nasty well placed Thanksgiving farts might do the trick...LOL

Thought of that, but they came on too late.

I could not embed because it is vimeo. From old SNL episode.
https://vimeo.com/70753317

I remember going to my aunt and uncles house as a kid for things like Thanksgiving or Christmas Day dinners. When my uncle decided that he had enough and wanted everyone to leave he would get up, go into his bedroom and then come back out in his pajamas,yawn and say good night.

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Originally posted by Micropterus:
It is on my wife, and on then. Everyone knows that no reasonable person wants 9 hours of company. I'm sure it was a conspiracy to make me miserable.

Lol! Maybe break out some cards to help time pass more quickly? I actually keep a deck of cards and a leather folding cribbage board in my carryon... have 1 on our boat and at home as well. It’s a game my husband and I used to play when we were dating on slow nights (he was not a “partier”)..

I just accelerate my drinking. Once the belligerence starts, they typically take the hint.

:: sip ::

Guys you need to view the video. It is John Belushi at his best as the guy that would not leave.

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Originally posted by ZSMICHAEL:
Guys you need to view the video. It is John Belushi at his best as the guy that would not leave.

I never saw that before. That hits the nail on the head.

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Originally posted by Ace31:
A few nasty well placed Thanksgiving farts might do the trick...LOL

Remote control battery powered fart machine.

You can place it so the farts appear to be coming from you.

Or better yet, if you're lucky, place it where it seems the farts are coming from the guests who need to leave.

For you more refined folks, Le Tooter!

There are different models, the best ones can delivery a variety of different fart sounds.

Drastic issues call for drastic measures.

See youtube for examples and entertainment.
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That right there is an RRRRRRRRRV.

Don't you get to attached to it when we leave here next month.

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Originally posted by Micropterus:
We did the dishes. Then my wife decides to turn on a movie. Then another. Then another. I was yawning my ass off for the last 2 hours. No one got the hint.

I have no problem going off by myself and going to bed.

We used to ask people "what can we pray for you before you leave?".....they usually got the hint.