Drunk Uncles on Christmas: Ruining or Saving the Holidays?

Twitter Blows Up with 'Drunk Uncle' Christmas Tweets

Christmas is a time for family, and that means family drama. Nothing mixes things up like that one uncle who gets wasted at noon and passes out on the stairs (see below).

Status updates about (and photos of) drunk uncles from 'round the globe made their way onto Twitter. Being like the sewer system of the internet, Twitter will carry an item far and wide... for example, to the lists below.

Do drunk uncles screw up the holidays for you, or do their antics provide some much-needed amusement or distraction?

Christmas Drunk Uncle Greatest Hits

• marsowaa: "That Christmas was a disaster. I thought it couldn't be worse. Well, my drunk uncle trying to kiss me was much worse, gross."
• XLKaizen: "It's all fun and games till your drunk uncle says you were adopted"
• melhdot: "I was talking to my drunk uncle last night, and he thought he was an englishman...and he talked about pants....in a British accent :\"
• youkerrieatsix: "Need to pee but my uncle is passed out on the bathroom floor"
• eFionaWade: "My drunk uncle, last night. #everyfamilyhasone"

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