Tongue-tied with Uncle Tommy? Sick of Aunt Sally’s prattle? Try some of these BHR-approved conversation starters to get things going this Thanksgiving.
1. “My little heart goes pitter pat just being surrounded by all of you loved ones. Speaking of hearts, did you know smaller animals’ hearts beat faster than larger animals? Well, they do.”
2. “It sounds like that investment banking career is really taking off for you, Mike. Oh, me? I just took up omphaloskepsis.”
3. “No, I’m not being creepy about your baby, Janet. I’m expressing a natural evolutionary urge to protect him.”
5. “It’s natural to share, Jerry. But you gotta work for it. So no, you’re not getting any of my pecan pie.”
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During a conversation with my dad recently, I rambled on about putting faces back together a la “Saving Face” (https://buzzhootroar.com/saving-face-putting-a-dead-head-back-together/). Finally, he visibly winced and interrupted me, “Why are we talking about this anyway?” He’ll be happy that you’ve supplied less gruesome topics for me to ramble about tomorrow.