Cheryl Baumgartner   Medical...
According to this morning's paper there are some conversations you want to avoid over your Thanksgiving holiday. Some were so amusing I thought I would share.

1. "Are you two ever going to get married?"

2. "No thanks. I gave up drinking when I saw the toll it took on you."

3. "When are you two going to make me a grandmother?"

4."Cool Whip is interesting. Did you ever think of serving the real stuff instead?"

5. "Aren't you full yet?" or "Why aren't you eating anything?"

6. "Yes,I know you're a parent. But haven't you ever thought about working?"

7. "I see you still can't be bothered with ironing a blouse."

8. "How is it that your son looks just like you and your daughter looks like she could be from a different family?"

9. "Did you cook this yourself, or did you just thaw it out?"

10. "Forget this poison nonsense-just spread the legs open and stuff it in, the way that I always do."

The source for these sometimes amusing no-nos is "The Fine Art of Small Talk" by Debra Fine.  I think she must have been a fly on the wall at a few Thanksgiving dinners I've attended over the years.
Nov 7th 2007 12:21