Obligatory this happened years ago but I was just reminded of it.

The first thing you need to know is that I love all things vampire, and the True Blood shows and books are among my favorites. The second thing you need to know was at the time I had married into a conservative Baptist family.

I was out shopping with my at-the-time father-in-law (I’ve since divorced). We were in the car, in the parking lot at Best Buy. He had just parked the car, and I went to grab my purse off the floorboard when my phone got a text.

“Ring ring Hooker, ring ring” in the voice of Nelsan Ellis as the fabulous Lafayette Reynolds, one of my favorite characters.

My FIL just turns and stares at me for a second like “did that say what I think it did?” I’m sure my red face confirmed.

We both got out of the car. I immediately silenced my phone.

We never spoke of it, but later when I was pregnant with their grandson, my MIL tried to make me get rid of my True Blood collection. Jokes on her, I kept it and it got bigger.

TLDR: my phone went off with an inappropriate text tone in front of my very conservative, Christian father-in-law. He did not approve.

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GloInTheDarkUnicorn OP t1_je8t1uk wrote on March 30, 2023 at 6:38 AM

I was reminded of this because my fiancé just showed me a clip of the AIDS burger scene on TikTok. He immediately followed by repeating text tone line.

theSeacopath t1_jeaygcz wrote on March 30, 2023 at 6:17 PM

That AIDS burger scene is absolutely iconic.

False_Interaction_86 t1_jebhzlz wrote on March 30, 2023 at 8:21 PM

I was dating a girl who's parents were very religious. The first time they heard my ring tone I thought they were both going to have a stroke. It was "Highway To Hell" my GF made me change it...sure "Hells Bells". We broke up!

GloInTheDarkUnicorn OP t1_jebvyw7 wrote on March 30, 2023 at 9:51 PM

Lol

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