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The Limoncello Bomb

We do "Large Family Holidays" back East. On Christmas there were 40 people at my parents' house. For a sit down dinner!

Rather than go broke and crazy trying to buy gifts for everyone, we do a major Yankee Swap. You can spend a maximum of $50, and can go kooky, e.g. a selection of "As Seen on TV" gifts, including a ShamWow and a Snuggie, or nice, like iPod speakers.

This being my practical-joke-loving family, I was tricky and wrapped the iPod speakers in the box from this glowing tea pot:

blue = cold water

Aussie Kiss

While doing research for a post on FameCrawler, another blog to which I contribute, I came across a glossary of British slang. I'm an 80's Anglophile, lived in Glasgow, count English folk among my friends and colleagues.

I thought I knew my fair share of colorful expressions from across the pond. I was, erhm, ticked pink shall we say, to learn a new one.

Aussie Kiss: the same as a French kiss, but it happens down under.

Thank you land of Shakespeare.