Different strokes for different folks, indeed. It's usually not a good idea to try to act like someone else. The path forward is to act like yourself. It's kind of funny that you missed dinner, but it must not have been funny at the time.
You do a good job of describing your misstep. We are amused by your uncle and can see easily why your attempt at humor fell flat.
Thank you for sharing this with us, @amiegeoffrey
Hehe, it wasn't funny that day that I skipped dinner but while writing this story I kept laughing. Thank you for having me.