The Aristocrats
“At a family friends home for Thanksgiving dinner who deals in high end antiques for a living. So under a c.1500s painting and sitting on an Empire era sofa, my boyfriend casually had his arm around our jack russell with the hosts yorkie on his lap. I thought it would make a very sweet photo so snapped the picture just as our dog attempted to nail the yorkie. Both immediately jumped off the couch. We really weren’t sure what happened til we looked at the photo.”
(submitted by Diane)
Recreating The Awkwardness
(submitted by Sally)
Throwing Signs
“My parents are both very serious people and do not joke around. My brother and I joke about my involvement in my sorority, Alpha Phi, and my minimal commitment to my chapter. After taking a Thanksgiving family photo, my brother and I asked my parents to make the “throw what you know” Greek Alpha Phi sign with their hands and mouth. They had no idea what was happening and complied out of confusion.”
(submitted by Emily)
Recreating The Awkwardness
“Initial photo taken around 1963….no one remembers having the photo taken or taking the photo or why we took the photo. We are 4 sisters and 3 of us are dressed very formal, while our baby sister looks like an urchin. We also have a Brother (we call him Brother) that must have run and hidden when he saw his crazy sisters with Bibles and posing like this! The second photo was re-created on Thanksgiving of this year…2013, 50 years later.”
(submitted by Donnie)
No Thanks
“This photo was taken at yet another un-thankful thanksgiving dinner. Or some other dinner where all four siblings were forced to squish on one side of the table to make room for their elders. You can tell our joy by the looks on our faces and the empty wine bottles behind us.”
(submitted by Mary in Canada)
