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Shmanners

Ugly Sweater Parties

Shmanners

Travis McElroy

Etiquette, Society & Culture, Schmanners, Travis Mcelroy, History Of Etiquette, Teresa Mcelroy, Comedy, Mcelroy

4.72.1K Ratings

🗓️ 19 December 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Hello internet! This week's episode is all about history and etiquette around festive SWEATERS and Ugly Sweater parties! Enjoy and be sure to share with a friend! Harmony House: https://harmonyhousewv.com/

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0:00.0

The

0:07.0

The Hello, Internet.

0:27.2

I'm your husband host, Teresa McElroy.

0:31.2

And you're listening to Schmanner's.

0:32.8

It's extraordinary etiquette.

0:35.7

For ordinary occasions.

0:36.9

Well, my dove, weren't expecting that, were you? No, I wasn't. I weren't. Gotcha. I weren't expecting it. Gotcha. I wasn't expecting it either. Sometimes I open my mouth. And weird energy comes out. That's okay. That's what it was. You know, sometimes weird is good.

0:55.1

Thank you.

0:58.0

That's what it says on the Macroy family crest.

1:01.4

Doesn't it say something else?

1:02.8

It says touch not this cat.

1:03.5

Oh, yeah. But, I mean, if it's the Scottish origin of McIroy, which is McGillivray, then yes.

1:11.4

I don't know what.

1:12.5

This is the thing.

1:14.2

Okay, our kids did Spirit Week, and they were like, and one of them was Heritage Day of like, I don't know.

1:21.4

And they were like, where are we from?

1:23.1

And I wanted to be like, West Virginia.

1:24.5

I mean, I don't know.

1:26.3

And so we went Scotch Irish, but the answer is like Macroy is not a trace be like, West Virginia. I mean, I don't know. And so we went Scotch Irish, but the answer is

1:28.6

like Macquarie is not a trace, like there's a lot of different things McElroy could have come from.

1:36.7

And I'm sure that if I ever decided to give up my DNA to, you know, whatever database is tracking those, then I could maybe trace it back.

1:48.3

I think Justin did that. You should ask him. He's pretty, it's pretty close, I'm sure.

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