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With Thanksgiving finally over, we all had the chance to remind ourselves of just how weird our families are. The phenomenon is quite well known—it may not seem like a big deal to you, but to your friends, coworkers and outsiders in general, you may resemble a bunch of weirdos.

So when Jimmy Fallon tweeted “It's Hashtags time!” and asked everyone to share “a funny, weird, or embarrassing thing a family member has done or said” for his new challenge, it was destined to go viral. So today we’re diving into some of the weirdest, silliest, and most hilarious #MyFamilyIsWeird stories people tweeted and it’s one hell of a chuckle ride.

Buckle up, scroll down, upvote your favorite tweets and share how weird your own family is in the comment section! After you’re done, there’s more of the funniest “My Family Is Weird” stories from 8 months ago waiting right here for your amusement.

Image credits: jimmyfallon

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Penelope
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4 years ago

Yay, Mom!

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    Kona Pake
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    4 years ago

    Great lightning rod.

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    Robert T
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    4 years ago

    Your grandma sounds like fun. :D

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    Bored Panda reached out to one Twitter user named Bonnie, who goes by the handle @Bonniezzila, who shared a tweet for Fallon’s #MyFamilyIsWeird challenge. It read as follows: “My birthday falls on Thanksgiving occasionally, and when it does, my family puts birthday candles in the turkey.” When asked whether she sees his family as a bunch of weirdos, Bonniezilla said that she indeed does but added that “in New Jersey, we’re all weird here.”

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    “We like blowing stuff up for fun because every guy in my family is a firefighter. We are a family of helpers,” The Twitter user said and added that family is very important to her. So much that she decided to move back to New Jersey from Colorado “because I was so sad it was impacting my mental health."

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    Caro Caro
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    4 years ago

    That's hilarious.

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    ZAPanda
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    4 years ago

    dark. love it.

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    Robert T
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    4 years ago

    In or on? Melted wax stuffing doesn't sound terribly appetising!

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    Just like all the families, Bonnie believes that her family is full of weird little quirks. “My dad just retired from Amtrak and being part of the railroad is its own weird thing, '' she said and added that “I think we're particularly weird here because of chemical exposure from Dupont.” 

    The Twitter user is referring to the fact that for years DuPont manufactured PFAS-type chemicals, also known as “forever chemicals,” in a plant near the Delaware river. As a result, for decades, locals have been exposed to drinking water tainted by a group of chemicals called PFAS, used widely for decades in products like Teflon pans, stain-resistant carpets, even cosmetics. The exposure has been either from direct contact or from polluted ground and surface water and soil, and have been linked to debilitating health conditions, obesity, birth defects, and cancer. 

    More about the incident and the story of DuPont pollution in New Jersey can be read here. In her pinned tweet, Bonnie said that “I was seriously about to cry when they took pics of my teeth for this story, but the truth needs to be told” referring to this story. She also told us that “they have the highest incidence of autism per Capita in the US” which is likely related to chemical exposure.

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    Shanaaia
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    4 years ago

    Real family dog

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    Jo Johannsen
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    4 years ago

    I would guess he had a very good reputation at work after that.

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    Robert T
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    4 years ago

    How did you train the kid to do that?

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    Uber Mensch
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    4 years ago

    *snort*

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    Zoe's Mom
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    4 years ago

    Oh man. If I had a family like this, I'd bring my dog. Would love to see who would win that race! :o)

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    Harrison Miller
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    4 years ago

    Grandma is thinking about what really matters

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    Caro Caro
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    4 years ago

    Oh dear. And what did the grandkids give as presents??

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    Caro Caro
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    4 years ago

    I came home with my first boyfriend and my 2 brothers kept sniffing at him, smelling his hair and stuff. Basterds :D

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    Rose Golden
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    4 years ago

    MOOD

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    Legen ( wait for it ) dary
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    4 years ago

    That's is actually sweet.

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    Harrison Miller
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    4 years ago

    "WASTIN AWAY AGAIN IN MARGARITAVILLE"

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    Legen ( wait for it ) dary
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    4 years ago

    I will need a updated photo of the tree covered.

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    Caro Caro
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    4 years ago

    Haaaahaha, she sounds crazy and fun!

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    Karin
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    4 years ago

    If I'm looking for my sister in a public place, like a store, and I can't see her, I yell, "Fluffy!" with a little old lady's British accent!

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    Robert T
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    4 years ago (edited)

    This used to happen regularly with my mum. She bought things so far in advance, that she'd often forgotten what they were by the time we came to open them, so sometimes it was a genuine surprise!

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    Kelli Lindsay
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    4 years ago

    Which country?

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    Shanaaia
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    4 years ago (edited)

    Reciffo did I evird oot tsaf?

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    ZAPanda
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    4 years ago

    meh, we outdo that with CCCP propaganda posters.

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    Zoe's Mom
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    4 years ago

    I think that's mean. Maybe because of my experience as a child. I'm the less loved child and my mother would always say things like, "We found you on the beach". "Someone threw you in the garbage"., etc. She didn't stop until I started to cry. Then she never said it again but that's just mean.

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    Jo Johannsen
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    4 years ago

    Never too old to learn.

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    Shelby P
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    4 years ago

    while playing board games with my family when it was my oldest sister's turn and someone would say "it's your turn, roll" she would roll around on the couch....

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    Robert T
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    4 years ago

    Sounds normal to me. If the new pronunciation is funny, then it sticks. Though I don't think Nigella Lawson's pronunciation of mee-crow-warvay will catch on. ;-)

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    Caro Caro
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    4 years ago

    Ouch. Give it to the dog?

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    Lorrie Rothstein
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    4 years ago

    Gross

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    J&B FitzTubeKidz
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    4 years ago

    This is genius. Pure genius.

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    buttonpusher
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    4 years ago

    I would mess this up by replying in the wrong group.

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    lara
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    4 years ago

    If you eat the cookie, the fortune comes "true." If you don't eat the cookie, it doesn't.

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    Pink kitty
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    4 years ago

    Yeah no I'm good...

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    BorPand8
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    4 years ago

    Were you in the habit of trying to poke each other in the eyes?

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    Tonya Wallace
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    4 years ago

    That's cute!

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    ZAPanda
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    4 years ago

    I do this a lot. Latest one I saw is laytuckey. (Lettuce).

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    GFSTaylor
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    4 years ago

    If we drove past the local graveyeard, Dad would say we were at the dead centre of the town.

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    Jo Johannsen
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    4 years ago

    Wonder where he might have heard that?

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    Snorkeldorf
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    4 years ago (edited)

    My friend in FL took reservations for Disney hotels. One day she started laughing on the phone, apologized, and explained to the caller that Chip and Dale (the chipmunk characters) had just walked in and they were dancing around. The woman got quiet and said "I don't that it's appropriate to have strippers at Disney". She thought it was the Chippendales. Understandable.

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    Kimu but she’s inactive
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    4 years ago

    The wheels on the bus go ‘CAN WE PLEASE BE DONE YET’

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    Debrina Blackmoon
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    4 years ago

    That's actually nice.

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    Robert T
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    4 years ago

    Just as long as she doesn't start giving them as gifts!

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    Daniel
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    4 years ago

    Haha, I sing HEY BROTHER!

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    びっくりしたピカチュウ
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    4 years ago

    What about his own c h i l d r e n?

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    LuckyL
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    4 years ago

    you can just buy the toy at mcdonalds????

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    4 years ago

    But he had to buy the cheese...

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    4 years ago

    Heh.

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    Kona Pake
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    4 years ago

    I would’ve had you guys climb up there and get it.

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    Dinah Brand
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    4 years ago

    Who didn't?

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    Dinah Brand
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    4 years ago

    What's so weird about snuggling your dog? I do it multiple times a day.

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    lara
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    4 years ago

    There is no such thing as an area without tornadoes. Even NY got hit by a tornado.

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    Sleazy Weaver
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    4 years ago

    Poor neighbors.

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    LuckyL
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    4 years ago

    how else would you use the sauna....

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    Caro Caro
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    4 years ago

    That's not funny. You are idiots. Poor doggie.

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