Edit: a friend just told me that not only did the guys only uncle not die in iraq, he was also never in the military and the guy entirely made it up just to try and shame me for making fun of veterans

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[–] The_Walkening@hexbear.net 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

NTA by circumstance, but YTA by behavior, I guess. In context it's actually funny but I think being mean about dead relatives (esp ones that would be closer, it's not his second-cousin-twice-removed-on-his-dad's side, it's literally a parent's brother). You can ask sympathetically-framed follow-ups ("Gosh {{Dislikeable Liar}}, I'm so sorry about that! What branch was your uncle serving in?") to to make them show their ass if you don't believe them, and then let them demonstrate them being an asshole, but unsympathetic-to-neutral bystanders might conclude that you were (albeit slightly, and in a way that attempts to be lighthearted). Don't worry about it though, if this guy sucks everyone knows. Ultimately you understand the context.