What happened to the thread...

I think you mean the thread about the guy who was banned from Christmas at his uncle's place. Gotta be here somewhere.
 
i think everyone shot each other and moved on.
 
Did you see the episode of NCIS where they referenced his character from the Man from U.N.C.L.E.?

The actor's name is David McCallum and his character on NCIS is 'Dr. Donald "Ducky" Mallard'. In the 60s series, 'The Man from U.N.C.L.E.', he played 'Illya Kuryakin'.

As Cycleguy mentioned, on an NCIS episode Agent Gibbs was asked "What did Ducky look like when he was younger ?" Gibbs(Mark Harmon) answered "Illya Kuryakin".
 
Something's wrong here because the thread had morphed into more of a gun owner/private property owner question and had left the crazy uncle angle well behind. Too bad.