Im going to be part of the control group.

That is what Ill be telling my fully vaccinated liberal family when they finally come out of their 13 month hibernation, and I see them for dinner at my sister's house, tomorrow.

Here's what I wont be telling them:

CONTROL GROUP noun (in an experiment or clinical trial) a group of subjects closely resembling the treatment group in many demographic variables but not receiving the active medication or factor under study and thereby serving as a comparison group when treatment results are evaluated.

And if, by chance, one of them actually knows what control group means, I will demand their praise for being the bravest person in our family, by taking this risk for all of humanity.

Im going to be part of the control group.

That is what Ill be telling my fully vaccinated liberal family when they finally come out of their 13 month hibernation, and I see them for dinner at my sister's house, tomorrow.

Here's what I wont be telling them:

CONTROL GROUP noun (in an experiment or clinical trial) a group of subjects closely resembling the treatment group in many demographic variables but not receiving the active medication or factor under study and thereby serving as a comparison group when treatment results are evaluated.