It was my nephew’s Christening a couple of Sundays ago. This provided an opportunity for my extended family to get together and do what second generation Irish families do. Drink. A lot.
I was met at the church by a couple of my cousins, who asked what I had done to my arm (as I was still in a sling at this point).
“Oh, he dislocated it snowboarding, it’s quite a funny story actually.” interrupted my Uncle.
“I…er…wha…how did..?”
“Oh, your Dad told me about your website so I read about it last week. And how was your Chinese the other night?”
“My Dad? He….wha…?”
There is a reason that I do not use my real name on this site. It is so that people who know me, will not know this is me. Those people include people I work with, clients, friends, and in many cases, family.
It turns out my mother, who heard about it whilst I was pissed at Christmas, told her sisters who told their children who told most of the western world, and now most of my extended family read this site. Which is a bit shit in all honesty. Mainly because I can’t now tell you all what a bunch of alcoholic inebriates they are. Even though I would very much like to.
I was planning to use the ‘C’ word quite a bit this week as well, so could all elderly relatives with a weak disposition look away now. Until about July.
On the plus side, I will start dropping Christmas and Birthday present hints in about mid-November so you have no excuse for not getting me something I want.
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clarissa · April 24, 2007 at 7:43 am
Uh oh. You’ve been out-ed.
greavsie · April 24, 2007 at 7:56 am
Now you know how David Hasselhoff felt after Night Rider became a hit.
Oli · April 24, 2007 at 8:41 am
Can Mr Angry’s family please post embarassing stories about him post haste, its what you are there for.
GH · April 24, 2007 at 9:19 am
Hang on a sec!
Mr Angry… at church… for a christening!!
Am I the only one who can here the music from The Omen?
GH.
BoyOnTop · April 24, 2007 at 9:20 am
So does that mean we have to stop posting embaressing comments? That’s no fun.
Admin comment by Mr Angry · April 24, 2007 at 9:27 am
Clarissa – In a very minor, very localised manner, yes.
greavsie – Does this mean Baywatch is next?!
Oli – If such a thing were to happen, which I doubt, they would be deleted immediately the guilty relative would be swiftly dealt with.
GH – Yes, it is just you.
BoT – Absolutely not. If they’ve read previous stuff, I see no reason to stop now…
philip · April 24, 2007 at 9:45 am
http://www.postoftheweek.com/posts/78
Did all the family vote for you on Post of the Week…?
Celeste · April 24, 2007 at 10:03 am
Why yes – I am your 7 th cousin, 4 times removed on your mother’s side….
I’m not really. I just wanted to feel a part of things.
Mrs F · April 24, 2007 at 10:11 am
Christenings! You just reminded me I need to get my two christened. They are 8 and 4. I just got back from Rome and I have never seen so many Priests and Nuns walking about. I know I should have expected it, but still, couldn’t help shouting “Nun!” everytime I saw one. Like Father Jack.
Also I was told to cover up when I walked into a church! What is that all about? I’m not used to men telling me to put clothes ON!
Drunk Mummy · April 24, 2007 at 10:53 am
Aaaargh! That has got to be a blogger’s worst nightmare. If people knew who I was, then some local busybody would call the social services.
I hope your newly out-ed status doesn’t stop you from being rude and irreverent.
Dominic · April 24, 2007 at 11:36 am
Heh. I never actually went with anonymity, but I also never told my family about my blog. So it was a bit of a bugger when they found out about it, really.
Fortunately, I have a very easy defence – I make most my posts so utterly uninteresting to them that they’re asleep before they reach the ones I don’t want them to read
M.C. Glammer · April 24, 2007 at 11:54 am
When you start pulling your punches it’s over. Or time to relocate your blog.
Badger · April 24, 2007 at 12:04 pm
Well, you’re famous at last. Perhaps one day we will all learn your real name!
B.
Equine Pimp · April 24, 2007 at 12:05 pm
I think the bit I like most about this is that you actually outed yourself.
God bless alcohol
brom · April 24, 2007 at 12:38 pm
I tried telling my family about my blog, even showed it to them… no interest, none at all.
To be honest it’s the same old crap that they have to put up with on a day to day basis.
greavsie · April 24, 2007 at 1:19 pm
Baywatch; The re-unification of Germany – the list is endless….
Gnarlyswine · April 24, 2007 at 2:39 pm
My wife keeps telling me to start a blog so she doesnt have to listen to all of my complaints about anything and everything that catches my attention on that day(or become a politician.
If you are anything in the real world like your steam release vent here, I cant imagine why your family would want more of the same (no offence meant by that- of course).
Uncle Gary
Gnarlyswine · April 24, 2007 at 2:40 pm
Still want that Crazy Frog CD for christmas?
Four Dinners · April 24, 2007 at 3:00 pm
hope to christ mine don’t find my blog. Well, the few live ones anyroad.
Admin comment by Mr Angry · April 24, 2007 at 3:07 pm
philip – No, that was one of my gazillions of real fans. Honest.
Celeste – Oh, so you are THAT Celeste??
Mrs F – If ever I have a Church (or cult, I am not fussy) I will make nudity a pre-requisite. For the fit women.
Drunk Mummy – Absolutely not, I am happy to say everything I say on here in front of them. And often do.
Dominic – At least I do not have to phone them to tell them what I am up to now.
MC Glammer – No punches pulled. Ever.
Badger – eh? Mr Angry IS my real name.
EP – I do sometimes wonder what my life would be like if I’d never done anything stupid whilst drunk…
Brom – hehe, “Oh, so that’s the Interweb is it?”
greavsie – Perhaps I should start in the Middle East?
Uncle Gary – No, you can not give me the same present two christmases on the trot, it is bad form.
Four Dinners – I don’t suppose you want the others finding it either…
Sam Cullum · April 24, 2007 at 4:53 pm
I have changed the names to protect the innocent – and some cases gender, on my blog. My family still identified me from it and then read all of the non-delightful things I had writen about them. Mind you is does rather save time typing it once that having to repeat it over and over to various people.
La Cubana Gringa · April 24, 2007 at 5:18 pm
I don’t see any reason why you can’t go ahead and tell us about your family…just give them inconspicuous code names, like Uncle Bary and Cousin Geleste. If their the alcoholic inebriates you say they are, they’ll never figure it out.
Eliza · April 24, 2007 at 6:20 pm
atleast your family can read.
Admin comment by Mr Angry · April 24, 2007 at 8:23 pm
Sam – Does you brother Jamie read it?
La Cubana Gringa – I have had one phone call already today! “Did you mean me?” “Noooo, of course not…”
Eliza – Hello. Some of them Eliza, some of them…
Sam Cullum · April 24, 2007 at 8:50 pm
Related…….but not that related!!!!
Some Catchy Chic · April 24, 2007 at 10:44 pm
Ha. This sounds familiar. Some fo my friends read my blog and I can never post things about them. Balls.
z · April 25, 2007 at 12:10 pm
I told my family about my blog, but they can’t be arsed to read it.