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Zorro

(18,264 posts)
Thu Nov 27, 2025, 11:22 AM Thursday

Grandma Thankfully Dies Before Sister's Girlfriend Arrives



KNOXVILLE, TN—In a development her family began referring to as a “stroke of luck,” local 81-year-old Gloria Martin reportedly died Thursday before her granddaughter arrived to Thanksgiving dinner with her girlfriend.

“Oh, thank God—problem solved, everybody,” said Frank Martin, grandson of the deceased, who reportedly breathed a sigh of relief along with his cousins, aunts, uncles, and parents after a morning spent imagining the various horrified reactions the family matriarch might have when his sister and her same-sex, live-in partner walked through the door.

“That was going to be stressful, so now it feels like a gigantic weight has been lifted. We honestly couldn’t have asked for better timing. Grandma had just finished making her famous stuffing, which we still get to eat. And my sister was delayed by traffic, so no one has to try to explain what bisexuality is to a Catholic octogenarian. Win-win for everybody, really.”

Martin went on to call his grandmother’s passing a “Thanksgiving miracle” after seeing that his sister had also shaved the side of her head.

https://theonion.com/grandma-thankfully-dies-before-sisters-girlfriend-arrives/
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Grandma Thankfully Dies Before Sister's Girlfriend Arrives (Original Post) Zorro Thursday OP
Thank goddess that's the Onion. You were about to get the reaming of a lifetime for that subject line! hlthe2b Thursday #1
I thought it was real! SheltieLover Thursday #15
Sadly, in some families... COL Mustard Thursday #18
Definitely SheltieLover Thursday #19
Kick dalton99a Thursday #2
K&R 2naSalit Thursday #3
The Onion and The Borowitz Report are national heroes IMO. MarineCombatEngineer Thursday #4
Same Here, MCE! GB_RN Thursday #10
The Onion used to be considered satire. COL Mustard Thursday #20
I can't even imagine thinking of family like that. Walleye Thursday #5
"I can't even imagine thinking of family like that." J_William_Ryan Thursday #6
I'm Of Mixed Mind About "Onion" GD. Mostly I.... ColoringFool Thursday #7
Checking the link is always a good idea. niyad Thursday #13
Times are strange. The Madcap Thursday #8
I recognized The Onion's satire when I read the headline. 70sEraVet Thursday #9
I can see it happening! niyad Thursday #12
Thought The Same ProfessorGAC Thursday #14
I had to check the link. niyad Thursday #11
The country is so screwed up, I have to check to see if it's The Onion or Borowitz instead of assuming it is. paleotn Thursday #16
The TN location had me going because it is 100% plausible, sadly SheltieLover Thursday #21
Homophobia kills, but very rarely is it the homophobic Granny irisblue Thursday #17

hlthe2b

(112,346 posts)
1. Thank goddess that's the Onion. You were about to get the reaming of a lifetime for that subject line!
Thu Nov 27, 2025, 11:24 AM
Thursday

MarineCombatEngineer

(17,304 posts)
4. The Onion and The Borowitz Report are national heroes IMO.
Thu Nov 27, 2025, 11:39 AM
Thursday

Sad thing is that I have to check to see if it's satire when it comes to this Admin, because you just never know.

GB_RN

(3,484 posts)
10. Same Here, MCE!
Thu Nov 27, 2025, 01:08 PM
Thursday

When life imitates art, things have generally gone too far. When you can’t tell the difference between satire and real life, it’s definitely gone way far overboard.

COL Mustard

(7,878 posts)
20. The Onion used to be considered satire.
Thu Nov 27, 2025, 01:52 PM
Thursday

Now it's MSM. Or can easily be confused with MSM news. I've heard of Borowitz but not read it.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Walleye

(43,445 posts)
5. I can't even imagine thinking of family like that.
Thu Nov 27, 2025, 11:45 AM
Thursday

These guys have imagination and sense of humor.

J_William_Ryan

(3,218 posts)
6. "I can't even imagine thinking of family like that."
Thu Nov 27, 2025, 12:00 PM
Thursday

Perhaps.

Good satire contains elements of the truth.

ColoringFool

(140 posts)
7. I'm Of Mixed Mind About "Onion" GD. Mostly I....
Thu Nov 27, 2025, 12:28 PM
Thursday

Don't care to read before being duped. But hey! Next time I'll skip to the link!

paleotn

(21,297 posts)
16. The country is so screwed up, I have to check to see if it's The Onion or Borowitz instead of assuming it is.
Thu Nov 27, 2025, 01:41 PM
Thursday

At this point, damn near anything is plausible. And that story is uber plausible in Knoxville TN. Trust me.

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