Ask them what they do for the big holiday (Xmas or not) in their country. Ask them what they like/find strange about Xmas. Talk about food!

I wish I could make out with the younger guys all evening...

Among my Irish-American family “an Irish goodbye” meant you say goodnight and then standing around talking for half an hour. If you mean “ducking out without saying goodbye to anyone” traditionally it’s “taking French leave”.

Luckily I’m old enough to remember the delightful British actress and perennial talk-show guest Hermione Gingold.

Re. pronunciation: I just put that down to Jughead being an avid reader but not getting to hear the word in real life.

Glass tumblers (drinking glasses). They don’t have to be boring, and eventually everyone needs replacements for the ones they’ve broken.

Which oddly enough is the definition of fascism. No, really, I took a course on it.

Star power.

Someone should tell these guys that “red-pink” is not a thing and neither is “radical liberal”.

High school, 1967. I was not a rabid fan but some of my classmates were.

But that’s before the fact. Nobody dies unless it’s the beloved terminally dad.

I have to admit that this is the perfect thing to put on while stuffing and stamping and sealing and hand-return-addressing 250 pieces of mail. Yes, it’s always snowing, it’s always in some “real” place like Denver or North Carolina instead of LA or New York,and they keep using the same actors in their movies, but you…

I have to do Secret Santa this year for a young guy I haven’t met yet. I have some idea of what he’s like, but I haven’t come up with anything yet.

Sounds like childbirth, which my friend reported was less painful than getting her navel pierced.

And kids, please don’t try this on your friends.

I must have a low bar, because for an animated movie it looks fine to me.

Sorry, that’s “chocolate”.

I have a bottle of cholocate liqueur that I opened in 2004 and haven’t tried since. Do you think it’s dead by now or should I give it a go?

You guys are too young to remember JFK’s death. Five whole days we got, including three days off of school.

Moi aussi. A strong cup of coffee makes me feel like I’m having a heart attack.