22 of the Funniest Thanksgiving Tweets From Students

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. With Thanksgiving dinner just around the corner, you’re bracing yourself for dinner-table traumas and pumpkin pie related happiness. Between Trump’s Russia ties, #MeToo and what to include in your Turkey stuffing, the country’s not short of divisive topics likely to start a family quarrel, but whatever you eventually take up arms about, some things just never change…

1.You’ve basically already written off the week…

Technically break doesn’t start until Wednesday but my mind’s already in shut down mode #college #thanksgivingweek

— Laurkey turkey (@slaurenfriend) November 20, 2017

 2. Despite the mounting pile of assignments...

When it's the day before Thanksgiving break and your teacher still gives class work pic.twitter.com/H57l2x8r9I

— THOTsgiving AJ (@AYE__JAY14) November 25, 2015

3. And crushing realities of uni life.

One exam stands between me and thanksgiving break and I honestly don’t know if I can make it

— Emily Weema (@Emily_weema8) November 21, 2017

4.  You’re looking forward to spending some time with your family...

Can't make it home on Thanksgiving? Simulate the experience by passive aggressively asking yourself about your career and why you're single.

— Ronan Farrow (@RonanFarrow) November 26, 2015

5. And putting your feet up.

When you're trying to enjoy Thanksgiving but you remember the swirling vortex of homework you have due at the end of break pic.twitter.com/UORwYhOHJ1

— Brendan (@BrendanW73) November 24, 2016

6. You’re bracing yourself to feel the heat of interrogations about college...

Family during Thanksgiving: "How are your grades?"

Me: pic.twitter.com/jH8jHcJtBC

— Addison Skaggs (@addisonskaggs) November 21, 2017

7. And fight tooth and nail over turkey stuffing…

PLEASE remember not to ruin everyone's Thanksgiving by being a dick and putting raisins or fruit in your stuffing

— Ike Barinholtz (@ikebarinholtz) November 26, 2014

8. Or ham.

Thanksgiving Ham > Thanksgiving Turkey

— Babiï Brodiï (@96Livin_) November 21, 2017

9. Thanksgiving is a time to break bread and be thankful for what you have...

"how are your grades?" "do you know what college you're going to yet?" "when are you taking the SATs?" #ThanksgivingWeek pic.twitter.com/X6stoszGMP

— Briana Kozlowski (@brianakozlowski) November 21, 2016

10. And have your dreams get trampled on by relatives.

I'm not visiting my family this Thanksgiving, so I'm replicating the experience by reading YouTube comments instead.

— Mike Drucker (@MikeDrucker) November 25, 2015

11. Someone’s feelings will get hurt.

Uncle: "You need to raise that GPA..."

Me: "You need to raise your kids" #ThanksgivingClapBack pic.twitter.com/gzMPvdcmA3

— DeMarko Gage (@DeMarko_Gage) November 25, 2015

12.  You’ll duck for cover when running into long lost high school friends…

actual footage of me trying to avoid all the people from high school I've seen since I've been back for break pic.twitter.com/E7QGwD1nka

— meghan (@meghan_skinner) November 25, 2016

13. Or your weird uncle who, like all weird uncles nationwide, will get hammered.

Nothing says Thanksgiving like my drunk Uncle Frank playing Wii bowling by himself

— Isabel (@isabelbanks_) November 27, 2014

14. The Thanksgiving tradition of ostracising vegetarian relatives is finally upon us…  

Relatives: Happy Thanksgiving! Great to see you!

Me: You too! I brought a tofurkey.

Relatives: You have brought great shame upon this family.

— John Lyon (@JohnLyonTweets) November 21, 2017

15. And you can’t wait to tuck in.

thanksgiving night when you try to lift the foil up off tha cake and you hear “WHO IN DAT KITCHEN” pic.twitter.com/T694hYmiTj

— erin (@erincuhhh) November 21, 2017

16. Expandable waistbands are key...

Reminder: Not wearing sweatpants during #thanksgivingweek is bad luck.

— Jim Gaffigan (@JimGaffigan) November 20, 2017

17. As you prepare to plunge into a food coma.

When somebody call you out "ain't that your 3rd plate" #ThanksgivingWithBlackFamilies pic.twitter.com/kihPbBjVGR

— J.B. (@JustJameis) November 24, 2015

18. You’ve been starving for months...

College students showing up to Thanksgiving dinner next week like pic.twitter.com/Dkj8P3aLNP

— College Humor (@_CollegeHumor_) November 25, 2015

19.  So you’ll be having fourths of everything...

Thanksgiving is the Kickstarter for love handles.

— Eden Dranger (@Eden_Eats) November 26, 2015

20. And getting extremely fat.

When your family thinks Thanksgiving dinner is over, but you head back for fourths. pic.twitter.com/VeyReQQzWe

— Greg Miller (@GameOverGreggy) November 26, 2015

21. Fortunately, Thanksgiving dinner is never over. Even when you think it is, it isn’t.

When you full asf at thanksgiving dinner and ya grandma puts more food on your plate pic.twitter.com/SeYFetRgxt

— scumcity ceo (@scumcityceo) November 27, 2014

22. Because Christmas is next up…

I refuse to acknowledge Christmas in any way shape or form until Thanksgiving is over

— Ben Heeney (@henbeeney) November 21, 2017