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Me: I had this incredibly bizarre dream last night where I was dating Andy Samberg's doppelganger--
My grandmother: Samberg, there's a nice Jewish name. You should ask this boy out! Better him then the goyim you're always bringing around.
Me: ...Andy Samberg is an actor on Saturday Night Live, Grandma.
My mother: She's kind of got a point though--no, I mean, date whoever you want, but Andy Samberg's got that New York Jew look, maybe you're attracted to that now! That'd be so nice for everyone.
My father: Says the convert.
Everyone: Hey!
My father: What? Oh, come on, don't look at me like that, I married her, I don't mean it as a bad thing. I'm just saying that you could meet a nice boy and turn him Jewish, that's all I meant.
Me: Oh my god, you guys, I'm not even dating anyone--what the hell is a "New York Jew look," Mom, do you have any idea how that--and that isn't even the weird part of the dream, how did this become--
My grandmother: We just want you to be happy, is that so wrong?
My grandfather: And a Jewish boy would make you happy.
My father: Okay, okay, let's not pile on. What was the weird part of the dream?
Me: Okay, so, this guy--who just looked like Andy Samberg, he wasn't actually Andy Samberg, and we were mostly "dating" by playing board games in his apartment--
My mother: What board games?
My father: How is that relevant?
Burrito: You didn't want to play a board game with me when you were babysitting last week!
Me: Little dude, Mario Party is not a board game, it's a video game, you'd been playing video games all day, I took you to a movie--
Burrito: I'm just saying.
My mother: Okay, sorry I asked, continue.
Me: Okay, no, so the weird part was that he was living in this college dorm, right, and he had this roommate he kept talking about who was never around, and then when I met him it was--
My grandfather: Rudy Giuliani?
Me: No--wait, Papa, why would it be--
My grandfather: Well, he shows up in my dreams a lot.
My father: Doing what?
My grandfather: Running for President, mostly.
My father: You have dreams about Rudy Giuliani running for President? He's a Republican! Don't tell me you're thinking about voting Republican again--
My grandfather: It's not an election year, I can think about voting for whoever I want--
My mother: Oh my god, okay, not going there. Who was Andy Samberg's roommate?
Me: Morgan Freeman.
My mother: No kidding?
Me: Yeah, he kicked my ass at Boggle like six times and then I woke up. This really didn't have to be that long of a story, you guys.
My father: You know what I think?
Me: I'm not sure I want to.
My father: I think--well, you know I think of Morgan Freeman as God--
Me: How many times do I have to tell you that you can't base a theological viewpoint on the movie Bruce Almighty--
My father: So I think that dream was God telling you to settle down with a nice Jewish boy.
My grandfather: I agree.
My grandmother: It's a sign.
My mother: Date whoever you want, sweetie. It would just be nice if he was Jewish, that's all we're saying.
My father: And try to make sure he likes sports this time. I never know what to talk to the artsy ones about.
Me: ....
Burrito: You gonna eat your hash browns?
HOW ARE THEY REAL, YOU GUYS, HOW IS THIS MY LIFE
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Date: 2011-02-19 08:31 pm (UTC)BUT SERIOUSLY I agree with your dad about Morgan Freeman.
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Date: 2011-02-19 08:33 pm (UTC)fsjdkfhsdjfkh my father and I have this argument regularly because he like, brings up the fact that Morgan Freeman is totally god AT TEMPLE ON THE HIGH HOLY DAYS, and I am like OH MAN I DO NOT EVEN REALLY BELIEVE IN THE RELIGIOUS SIDE OF JUDAISM BUT THIS FEELS LIKE A CONVERSATION WE SHOULD MAYBE BE HAVING ELSEWHERE
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Date: 2011-02-19 08:36 pm (UTC)just sayin.
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Date: 2011-02-19 08:39 pm (UTC)For the sake of context: I regularly post about my, er, ridiculously crazy big Jewish family, because they are ridiculous and crazy and sometimes I need to write about them to remind myself that they're real people. Also, Burrito is the nickname I use on this journal for my 11 year old brother (my other brother is Burro, who missed this little exchange because he went to college in another city and ABANDONED ME WITH THESE CRAZY PEOPLE).
But, um, glad to have entertained? I'd like to say I'm not normally this nuts, but I am. I really am. /o\
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Date: 2011-02-19 08:42 pm (UTC)but crazy families are...fun? if nothing else. VERY LITTLE BOREDOM. :D?
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Date: 2011-02-19 08:46 pm (UTC)AND NO, VERY LITTLE BOREDOM. I AM NEVER BORED. Actually my grandmother's favorite non-Yiddish saying is "If you're bored, you're boring" :D :D :D
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Date: 2011-02-19 08:54 pm (UTC)OH GOD! I LOVE YOUR FAMILY!
Also: Burrito is very wise!
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Date: 2011-02-19 08:58 pm (UTC)And Burrito is the wisest 11 year old of them all :D :D :D
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Date: 2011-02-19 08:57 pm (UTC)You poor darling.
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Date: 2011-02-19 08:58 pm (UTC)Dad: You should settle down with a nice Jewish boy.
Me: ...
Dad: Or a Chinese girl, I know they're more your type.
Me: ...?
I showed this to my mom and she said: "I hope her grandpa doesn't vote for Rudy Giuliani, he's a jerk."
I'M NOT SURE THEY TOOK AWAY THE CORRECT MESSAGE BUT WHATEVER, they think you're funny too.
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Date: 2011-02-19 09:00 pm (UTC)ALSO, TODAY'S MESSAGE IS APPARENTLY "EVERYONE SHOULD SETTLE DOWN WITH A NICE JEWISH BOY" WHAT EVEN
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Date: 2011-02-19 09:39 pm (UTC)Also your icon OH MY FUCKING GOD, also I am sick of finding you awesome all over the everywhere and not having you friended, THAT WAS AN OVERSIGHT *friends you*
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Date: 2011-02-19 09:44 pm (UTC)AND HASH BROWNS
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Date: 2011-02-19 09:45 pm (UTC)DO YOU KNOW THE SHIT THEY GO THROUGH EVERY DAY
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Date: 2011-02-19 10:03 pm (UTC)I'll try to stop. :-)
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Date: 2011-02-19 10:38 pm (UTC)Me: A raping and pillaging one?
My Mom: Well rough sex is optional of course, especially since you're not into that. But a big, beefy, tall blond guy? Oh yeah.
Me: ... I think you might be projecting there. Also you're ace too. If you remember.
My Dad (who is tall, skinny, and has black hair), without looking up from his book: Yeah, she's projecting. I wouldn't mind one either though.
Me: I'll just quietly turn back to my book and forget this happened.
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Date: 2011-02-19 10:48 pm (UTC)(Also, there's totes a scene in the film "While You Were Sleeping" that you should look up -- with the family sitting around a table, having a completely absurd and disconnected conversation with each other. It's AMAZING and I think you would understand.)
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Date: 2011-02-19 11:59 pm (UTC)Oh, man, I dated a guy from a big Irish Catholic family once, it was like being at home only with less Yiddish :D
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Date: 2011-02-20 12:19 am (UTC)Sitting on couch with grandpa knitting while he watches news.
Grandpa out of nowhere turns to me and says:
Grandpa: You take drugs?
Me: Wha? No...?
Grandpa: You don't snort cocaine?
Me: No, what the hell grandpa, I don't snort anything.
Grandpa: Well you sure are sniffling like you do, go blow your damn nose.
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Date: 2011-02-20 01:17 am (UTC)if it makes you feel better, i think we managed to traumatize an entire family that was sitting next to us in a restaurant by talking about the different manifestations of fetishes (including an in-depth discussion about the getting-off-watching-a-woman-have-sex-with-a-dog-fetish) so I guess every family is crazy in its own way XD
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Date: 2011-02-20 07:08 pm (UTC)*goes back to lurking...maybe*
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Date: 2011-02-20 10:09 pm (UTC)I love these stories.