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In reply to the discussion: Dreading Tomorrow, Christmas Dinner with my GF's Republican Brother [View all]Orange Free State
(611 posts)....because there is no logic there to appeal to. If you really REALLY want to piss him off, dont take the bait. When he says something inflammatory of stupid, start another conversation with another person. He probably just enjoys the verbal combat anyway. I have dealt with the same situation before and if you ignore them they just end up looking more ridiculous and rude, and maybe the rest of the family will ban him in the future.
Alternately, 1) you can spike his egg nog with a mild sedative and suggest that too much turkey made him nod off (some of these provocateurs can be much more pleasant if their brain is working at half speed, as they cant work up a good rant), or 2) you can arrange to have someone else call you with some family emergency, leave to attend to it, and come back when things are finishing up.