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How to survive today’s dinner without killing anyone, according to Twitter

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Ah, Thanksgiving. It’s the first big holiday we all head home from college to attend, and for a lot of college students, it’s one of the first times you’ll see all of your family (immediate and extended) in one place.

Now, some may think this is the best news ever — they’re excited for the reunion with the fam. But others, especially given the recent election, may be stressed about going home. If your family is anything like mine, nothing says Happy Turkey Day like a rousing round of political conversation at the dinner table.

You may very well be sitting at a dinner table tomorrow night where you voted for a different presidential candidate than your uncle or your cousin or your grandma. Odds are, you and one family member or another are not going to see eye to eye on one of the many controversial topics on your dinnertable agenda. With such a polarizing debate flooding just about every media platform we have, people have taken to Twitter using #SurvivalGuideToThanksgiving to share their tips and tricks with everyone going home for the holidays.

1. Arrive at table
2. Say, "So, who'd everybody vote for?"
3. Spend day eating in another room unnoticed#SurvivalGuideToThanksgiving

— Will Presti (@WillPresti) November 21, 2016

Say that you're letting the dog out and use it as an excuse to disappear for several hours. #survivalguidetothanksgiving

— Rick Irwin (@DickyIrwin) November 21, 2016

#SurvivalGuideToThanksgiving is it safe to say "Happy Thanksgiving " or will democrats say it's racist or intolerant? Just ✅with PC Police

— Rainmaker ? (@GmoneyRainmaker) November 21, 2016

call the bread "homosexu-rolls" so ur family doesnt touch em and u get to eat them all #SurvivalGuideToThanksgiving

— bread rolls (@breadrollsson) November 21, 2016

#SurvivalGuideToThanksgiving

1. Take the whole week off work
2. Tell your family your working
3. Do whatever you want

— Christeeeeenuh (@Christeeeeenuh) November 21, 2016

#SurvivalGuideToThanksgiving don't say the words "politics", "trump", Hillary", or "election" and you should be okay

— Angelina (@polarizdun) November 21, 2016

#SurvivalGuideToThanksgiving

1.) Don't talk politics.
2.) Don't talk politics.
3.) Don't talk politics.
4.) Don't talk politics.#Resist

— Ricky Davila (@TheRickyDavila) November 21, 2016

Avoid political discussion at ALL costs. (Nuclear option: change the subject by discussing the Kardashians) #SurvivalGuideToThanksgiving

— ? Bad Mayhem ? (@explicitweetz) November 21, 2016

I’m in it for the turkey and the stuffing, if you ask me.

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