Susan would have had no idea there was any tension if it wasn’t for the burning sensation on either side of her head.
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o wow… scary! Grandpa doesn’t aprove of them fighting…
I see “grandpa”! heh..
OMG who took the picture that guy didn’t?
Well, Grandpa “passed on” about 15 years ago…so, duh, of COURSE he isn’t taking the picture!! He just “appears” at convenient times..like at this particular moment.
I think this is the beginning of The Bad Seed. Poor poor child.
After this frosty exchange between Marnie and and Amy, everyone knew there would be 8 more weeks of winter.
BTW, can anyone explain the “floating lights” in the china cabinet?
The floating lights are the reflection of the chandelier. It has candle bulbs, they were hot in the 60/70’s.
Yes…hot in the 60’s/70’s…and still hot in my parents house to this day! Maybe I’ll inherit that amazing “antique”?
same same hhhaha
UFOs.
yes, we can – but it might ruin others’ faith in ghosts if we reveal that it is a chandelier being reflected, so we’ll keep mum!
I think the “floating lights” are from the reflection of a chandelier.
It’s the reflection of the chandelier.
Reflection of candles outside the picture frame.
can anyone explain the “floating lights” in the china cabinet?
I believe it’s called a reflection.
Probably a vintage 1970s chandelier! My family had one!
It’s a reflection of the hanging light fixture over the table.
It’s a reflection of the chandelier
It looks like the reflection of a chandelier light over the table
Reflection from the chandelier over the table.
Why did everyone have to respond to this. I’m pretty sure one person giving the answer would of been good enough. Way to go on being efficient.
The sadder thing is that all these comments were approved… *cough cough*
Is it a chandelier over the table?
I don’t know if you’ve heard, but if I had to guess, I would have to say it is a reflection of the chandelier. Talk about beating a dead horse.
No, the chandelier is under the table….
No no no, its the glint from a scope attached to a *****bow. No I didn’t say “that” word.
Gee, no idea.
stupid chanderliers and their reflections in glass, that makes everyone question what it is. I thought it was a UFO… thanks for clairafying it.
That crossbow word
The elder lady looks EXACTLY like the grandmother from the Family Circus comic strip. Glasses especially. Lisa Loeb would be envious.
glad to see the Marny referance…my thoughts exactly!!
I am totally confused about all this “marney” business..who is marney, and why is she in all the pictures here? I don’t think this is the same woman as the last picture where someone mentioned “marney”…what gives with this??
Look at the famous “Thanksgiving Letter”
They just wouldn’t bring the right casserole dish…
In-laws!
its a reflection in the shelves……the mom looks like Maxine comics
I’m digging grandma’s outfit-might that be a ladies Leisure suit?
What is that centerpiece made of? Dyed tennisballs? A fruit I don’t know? Hmm. And kudos to the person who took the pic, exactly right time!
The centerpiece is some sort of vase filled with those tacky, floss-covered Christmas ornament balls. It’s basically a styrofoam ball tightly wound with polyester thread – very big in the 70s.
they are those silky-threaded christmas ornaments (ball-shaped, styrofoam with thread stuck in the top and bottom), but the lighting reflecting off them makes it look like there are white lines on them. they are actually a solid red color…yes, i am old.
My mom has some of these. They are Christmas decorations. They are balls covered in very thin strands of silky thread. That’s what makes them look shiny.
the centerpiece is a bowl of christmas decorations… they were wrapped in a satiny string and I loved to unravel them as a kid, to my cat’s delight and mother’s dismay. the center was a styrofoam ball.
I will always think of them as as ready for a friendly game of post-dinner tennis.
I looked at this pic several times before I was able to figure out that there weren’t red tennis balls in the centerpiece!! Then I had to come to the comments to see if anyone else thought they looked like that!
Woohoo!!
Since they were missing a few chunks, I had thought they were tennis balls that the family dog had played with. Bleah.
I thought they were crochet footballs!
I love the impressive display of crystal and dinnerware in the cabinet behind them
can anyone explain the “floating lights” in the china cabinet?
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They are a reflection of the chandelier.
If you look carefully you can see the reflection of a man in the cabinet.
look closely, mommy’s water glass is full, but the martini glass is drained…. This would be the year she makes a stand.
WIN!
It’s amazing the camera caught Susan so clearly, as she is actually in motion throughout the entire dinner, rocking herself back and forth in the chair, reciting in her head the mantra she knows only all too well, “Make it stop, make it stop, make it stop….”
Hahahahahaha! That’s great.
Can you feel the love tonight?
The aged Wonder Woman glares incredulously at her clueless daughter in law: “Don’t you know who I am?!?!?”
Definitely quite awkward, with the drama about to burst into flames between the grandmother and the aunt.
Okay, unless I’ve overlooked it, No One Has Mentioned Gramma’s Purple Hair!!
I guess it coordinates with all their outfits, but I think it still deserves a shout out.
Well the kids are all hopped up and ready to go
They’re ready to go now
They’ve got their surfboards
And they’re going to the discotheque a go go
But she just couldn’t stay
She had to break away
Well New York City really has it all
Oh yeah, oh yeah
Granny is a punk rocker
Granny is a punk rocker
Granny is a punk rocker now
Granny is a punk rocker
Granny is a punk rocker
Granny is a punk rocker now
Well She’s a punk punk, a punk rocker
Punk punk, a punk rocker
Punk punk, a punk rocker
Punk punk, a punk rocker
… (Apologies to the Ramones)
It’s a picture of Thanksgiving at Marny’s.
This is full of win! It has to be. Pity the poor little girl when she grows up, marries and must assume the adult responsibilities of Thanksgiving dish preparations under Marney’s reign of terror.
I’m noticing the empty martini glass on the table. Looks like the gloves came off soon after.
I wonder if everything back then had sort of a yellow tint to everything.
The strange thing is, the grandmother and mother look remarkably similar to my own.
That’s a result of the print aging and fading, but it also has to do with how incandescent lighting is captured on film. Digital cameras have white balance settings that counterbalance the effects of different lighting, so you don’t notice it so much now.
Yes, but it’s so much more fun to think of everything actually having a yellowish tint. Isn’t that what everyone was going for anyway with puke green, burnt orange and every shade of brown being THE colors.
It looks like the little girl is saying “See? This is what it’s like every time!” I love how they’re all wearing the same color & grandma’s earrings match the centerpiece (and yes one of them does look like a tennis ball but I think that’s just the way the light is reflecting off of it!)
Too funny! Love the glasses!
she looks like my aunt susan as a kid. weird.
Maybe Susan’s real mommy will be back for her, someday…
Haha! Marney indeed. This is one of the daughters who didn’t bring a lid and serving spoon to Thanksgiving. FOR SHAME!
“Tin foil AND a soup spoon?!?! I raised you better than that! What will the neighbors think?”
And no standard-sized casserole dish, for shame, for shame. *tsk tsk*
“come into the light, come into the light, all are welcome, all are welcome…” oops, sorry I thought was looking at a still from poltergeist.
The cabinet behind them is so cluttered!!! What is that… like four dishes in it? LOL. Why buy a huge cabinet and store so little inside it? I would have it packed!
I’m guessing the feud is between mother and daughter. (not inlaw) only because they look so much alike. Someone didn’t get what they wanted for Christmas.
Oh – and yes, the reflection of gramps in the “cabinet” is eerie. But at least it takes up some of the empty space.
I would imagine that there are no dishes because they are on the table using them.
do we have an EXTREME HEAD TURN here?? extreme head turn glare, the awkwardness is multiplying…
I love the center piece. My grandmother has tons of those silky little balls, which are still used to decorate the tree. She’s probably had them since the 60’s.
Good times, good times….
I hated those things growimg up.The threads have a tendency to get caught on everything and unravel all the way through the house.
Yes, and they were cat magnets. The cat would get her claws stuck in them as she batted them on the Christmas tree. They always ended up shredded with the styrofoam showing. How cheezy………
My favorite part is the empty martini glass. Mom is wishing for a refill.
Or two….
My Granny had the same cat-eyed glasses and hairdo/color!!!
No one sees the mans face behind the girls’ left shoulder (on the right)?
While Grandma and Mom accused each other of farting, little Jennifer sat quietly eating the olives.
glurgh. Imagine the holidays there..
So this is freaky. I saw the picture first and thought how much I looked like the young girl at that age. Then I saw that her name is Susan, the same as mine. Only difference is, I was born in 1985.
Now you tell me you put mushrooms in the gravy!!!!! How many times do I have to tell you I’m allergic to mushrooms, we have to get the ER right away, you’re trying to kill me aren’t you? You are????? gasp gasp and it’s too late to write you out of the willl! gasp gasp
oh and the little girl is thinking NOW I CAN HAVE A PONY!!!!!!
“..I SAID ‘ your meatloaf…SUCKS.’…”
Too funny!
anyone notice how teh little girl looks scarily like the poltergeist girl >.> creepy…
Ok.. so is it just me, or do those flowers on the table look like red Tennis Balls?
Looks like June Davis brought the blue casserole dish again this year. Poor Marney.
This is too funny. I know these people. Seriously. Susan, if you’re still looking at comments, do you know the H’s?
Hi;
No I don’t know any H’s. This picture was taken in Denver, Colorado if that helps!
Denver, eh? Well, I know these folks’ twins then, and they lived in St. Louis. But I guess maybe the chandelier in the dining room wasn’t quite what shows up in the reflection. Wild how much the adults look like people I knew.
Just found this site and been laughing after since. Planning on digging into the family photos. Somewhere in there is my husband at age a year and a half with his mouth around a kitten and several sibiling fights not to mention some weird family cars. Thanks for doing this. Cheers us all up.