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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.

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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.”

“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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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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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's a very good idea. People with dementia often feel best when they can connect to older memories.

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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

i thought it was mean at first, but she was thrilled, so she probably was grateful of the gift. also, it could remind her of things that were important to her.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Amazing idea tho! Saving money, saving the environment. As long as grandma's happy!

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is actually recommended by dementia experts if they are things that the person enjoys and bring good feelings back.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's possible that, while she didn't consciously recognise them, subconsciously they triggered feel good hormones. Great idea. Once someone has developed dementia the time for novelty has passed. They need the familiar to feel safe.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

With any luck it may have opened memories for her. Depending on the item of course. There are loads of photo albums in our attic.

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JD Lee
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Or she was pretending because she wanted to make you happy.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Great idea. My MIL has no idea of what day it is, so why not recycle?

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If they're in her attic chances are they are things she doesn't want anyway though....

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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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