Kevin Dayhoff - Soundtrack: Snappy Retorts To Rude Holiday Questions

Kevin Dayhoff - Soundtrack: Snappy Retorts To Rude Holiday Questions: Snappy Retorts To Rude Holiday Questions http://www.baltimoresun.com/hc-op-barreca-christmas-time-questions-1202-20111202,0,2306352.co...

Monday, December 05, 2011

Snappy Retorts To Rude Holiday Questions

Snappy Retorts To Rude Holiday Questions

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Gina BarrecaNot That I'm Bitter

9:00 a.m. EST, December 2, 2011

Welcome to December! Get out the tissue paper and the bows. While you're at it, get out the tissues and the waterproof mascara. It's the holiday season, sweetie. Just face the fact that somebody in your family will make you cry before the month is out.

I don't care whether you're Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Shinto or a practicing atheist; if you're female and you have relatives, you'll be making weepy, baby-seal eyes at somebody's casual question while "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" plays endlessly in the background....

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To prepare in advance for assaults both real and imagined, I asked my friends Sam and Antoinette to compile a series of replies to help the most fragile egos survive the rest of 2011 with the fewest tears — while having the most fun possible.... http://www.baltimoresun.com/hc-op-barreca-christmas-time-questions-1202-20111202,0,2306352.column

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