Ah, Thanksgiving. A time for family, food, and the annual online meltdown over something as shocking as pop star lip-syncing on a parade float in 40-degree weather. Truly, a tradition unlike any other.

Of course, performers at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade lip-sync—singing live in front of millions, while battling unpredictable weather and competing with noisy floats, isn’t exactly a walk in the park.

Yet, from the cozy thrones of their couches, pre-gaming with pumpkin spice lattes and gearing up to devour mountains of turkey, viewers at home transform into armchair critics, dishing out ruthless verdicts on lip-syncing parade performers with the precision of a carving knife.

For instance, last year, despite the rainy weather and frigid temperatures, viewers took to social media to

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