I love etiquette and I think it can be very useful in encouraging respectful, considerate behavior - but some traditions just need to die, and this is one of them. Address people the way they want to be addressed! That is etiquette.

Last night just confirms what I told everybody for the last two years and nobody wanted to believe me:

So...would you judge me if I started sneaking these, and the black Santas into the homes of anyone who invites me to a Christmas party from now on?

Hey Kirk, you really shouldn't be alienating all us Jews and Muslims and Hindus and other non-Christmas-celebrators out there with this "war on Christmas" stuff. Know why? Because we're the ones who have your back and are constantly reminding people that Christmas is about Christ. Casual Christian person: "Why don't…

Uh he does know that Christmas was originally just a co-opted pagan holiday intended to lure people into converting yes?

"Who knows what "Happy Holidays" even means??"

I get these shipped from Europe. Worth every penny.

Oh Captain, my Captain!

Don't forget the lime.

Bringing back Palpatine without Ian McDiarmid is a huge mistake if it's true, IMO. They pulled a beautiful fast one by retrofitting him into the prequels and he was one of the few saving graces of that sorry, otherwise poorly acted hunk of crap.

Sure, Palpatine fell down a huge shaft in Return of the Jedi, but we never saw a body.

Missy. Diminutive of "Mistress." Feminine of "Master." Or a hell of a red herring.

Loved Capaldi as the Doctor. Love the fact that Clara is more than just a sexist catchphrase now. And I question why they haven't given the Mystery Threesome their own spin-off series yet.

"Nothing is more important than my egomania!"

On the other hand, the "Middle Ages" themed programming has about as much to do with the actual medieval period as Game of Thrones does.

"So the made-up world I'm making up will have dragons . . ."

Team Cat Headquarters here,