{"id":4099,"date":"2016-11-20T11:40:17","date_gmt":"2016-11-20T16:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/?p=4099"},"modified":"2016-11-20T12:19:09","modified_gmt":"2016-11-20T17:19:09","slug":"100-safe-conversations-topics-for-thanksgiving-that-are-not-political","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/?p=4099","title":{"rendered":"100 Safe Conversations Topics for Thanksgiving (That Are Not Political)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"family-fight\"<\/a>This Thanksgiving is gonna be a rough one. Avoid bringing up politics by using any of these topics. <\/p>\n

100. What\u2019s more important: Glass or Rubber?<\/p>\n

99. Ben Affleck the actor vs. Ben Affleck the director vs. Ben Affleck the person. <\/p>\n

98. Prussia. <\/p>\n

97. Who\u2019s your third favorite Beatle?<\/p>\n

96. “My friend saw Slenderman.” <\/p>\n

95. Did the person who invented the high-five know what he was doing? Or was it an accident like penicillin? <\/p>\n

94. Whatever happened to the pilgrims after Thanksgiving? Are there still pilgrims? Did they die out like dinosaurs and leprechauns? <\/p>\n

93. “Ssssssuper Moon!” <\/p>\n

92. [Just start quietly singing TLC\u2019s \u201cWaterfalls,\u201d until everyone joins in and starts dancing around the table.]<\/p>\n

91. Internet lists.<\/p>\n

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90. “They tried to do something different with Back to the Future 2.<\/em> Did it work? Maybe not. But at least they tried, dammit. More than I can say for any of you losers here tonight.” <\/p>\n

89. Books.<\/p>\n

88. Who\u2019s the most famous person you talked to on Twitter?<\/p>\n

87. Is Australia known for opera singing? Why\u2019d they get that big fancy opera house? Name one Australian opera singer. <\/p>\n

86. Laser light holiday decorations: Pros and Cons. <\/p>\n

85. “Did you hear about Trina\u2019s car?”<\/p>\n

84. “Somewhere in this house I\u2019ve hidden nine eggs. Find more than three and you win! Hint: They are not all bird eggs.”<\/p>\n

83. What about an all-girl version of Gremlins<\/em>?<\/p>\n

82. “I read somewhere that kids today don\u2019t know cursive writing. Grandma, we\u2019ll start with you: Is this good or bad?”<\/p>\n

81. Without looking it up on your phone, what do you think came first, the trumpet or the trombone?<\/p>\n

80. Actor Andy Garcia was born with a conjoined twin on his shoulder. It\u2019s why you never see his shoulder in movies. <\/p>\n

79. Stove Top stuffing and those old commercials where the kid conned his way into getting two dinners. <\/p>\n

78. Could one human defeat Godzilla? How?<\/p>\n

77. Did you hear that the Cubs won the World Series? <\/p>\n

76. “Raise your hand if you think I have what it takes.”<\/p>\n

75. Rank the stars of Real World Season 4<\/a>. <\/p>\n

74. “Self-driving cars? What\u2019s next, self-eating sandwiches?!!?! Haha!” [Slam palm on table]<\/p>\n

73. Types of knots. <\/p>\n

72. Can a horse run off a ramp, like a motorcycle? <\/p>\n

71. Edward Furlong. <\/p>\n

70. Worst bathrooms you’ve visited. <\/p>\n

69. Shows like The Big Bang Theory<\/em> use a four-act structure to allow for more commercials, often resulting in the main conflict of the episode to be resolved too quickly…or not at all. <\/p>\n

68. Left-handed scissors: How they work and if we’ll live to see a universal scissor. <\/p>\n

67. Local caves. <\/p>\n

66. When\u2019s the last time you said, \u201corganelle.\u201d <\/p>\n

65. Name as many Tom Hanks movies as you can in a single breath. Can you do more than 10? <\/p>\n

64. “Some people don’t wear dress clothes to church. How does that make you feel? Grandma, we’ll start with you.”<\/p>\n

63. True or False: Technically anything made of more than three ingredients is a salad. <\/p>\n

62. “Do we even have a VCR anymore?”<\/p>\n

61. “Weird that there was, like, no traffic on the show Sesame Street<\/em>. It’s like calling it Sesame Airport<\/em> and never seeing a plane.”<\/p>\n

60. The word comb is weird if you say it a bunch of times. [Try it]<\/p>\n

59. “That Ryan Lochte…am I right?”<\/p>\n

58. What’s the most dangerous thing in this room? <\/p>\n

57. Why sausage is a breakfast meat but hot dogs are not. <\/p>\n

56. Who sang “The Macarena”?<\/p>\n

55. TV shows that should be rebooted on Netflix.<\/p>\n

54. “After dinner, let\u2019s see once and for all who\u2019s the tallest! Place your bets.”<\/p>\n

53. Can a bullet be stopped by a sword?<\/p>\n

52. Favorite Seinfeld <\/em>character who appears in less than three episodes. <\/p>\n

51. Strangest thing in your purse or pocket right now. <\/p>\n

50. What time is Jen coming over?<\/p>\n

49. Can a hippopotamus defeat a giraffe? <\/p>\n

48. Name three Disney movies in which the main character has two living parents. <\/p>\n

47. How would you dispose of a body?<\/p>\n

46. Are lobsters bugs?<\/p>\n

45. “Is your printer hooked up?”<\/p>\n

44. Is the 11th day of Christmas, drummers? Pipers? Ladies dancing?<\/p>\n

43. Pokemon Go!<\/p>\n

42. “Shh. I thought I heard something.” <\/p>\n

41. People named Gary. <\/p>\n

40. How old must a man be before they can wear a fedora and not look like a tool?<\/p>\n

39. “Did you hear that some stores are open on Thanksgiving? How does that make you feel? Grandma, we\u2019ll start with you.” <\/p>\n

38. Parts of a boat. <\/p>\n

37. Can you describe the color purple using only sounds?<\/p>\n

36. “Remember Ally McBeal?” <\/p>\n

35. Long lines that you’ve stood in. <\/p>\n

34. Who could play the Genie in a live-action version of Aladdin<\/em>? <\/p>\n

33. Wrestlers who died. <\/p>\n

32. Christmas tree toppers: Angels? Stars? Nothing? Top hat?<\/p>\n

31. The porch, and how to fix it. <\/p>\n

30. Old Navy has too many girl clothes and not enough boy clothes. <\/p>\n

29. “Didn’t you use to have a cat?” <\/p>\n

28. Football but on mountain bikes. <\/p>\n

27. Alex from Target. <\/p>\n

26. Drywall contains crystallized water in the core that, when heated, turns to water vapor. Thus, one of the main functions of drywall is fire suppression. <\/p>\n

25. Tom Bombadil. <\/p>\n

24. “What’s your WiFi password?”<\/p>\n

23. How would you spend $1 million in cash if you only had one hour to spend it and no internet access? (Note: You can’t just buy a house in an hour.)<\/p>\n

22. Allergies this time of year. <\/p>\n

21. Is there mail tomorrow?<\/p>\n

20. That last Star Trek movie was pretty good. It’s not the most amazing piece of cinema ever, but it’s a fun two hours. <\/p>\n

19. Bees.<\/p>\n

18. “There wasn’t turkey at the first Thanksgiving; they ate fish, mostly. I’m really smart about this stuff. Want to know why I can tell Jesus wasn’t born in December?”<\/p>\n

17. How much money YouTube stars earn.<\/p>\n

16. “Kids today don’t play outside. How does that make you feel? Grandma, we’ll start with you.”<\/p>\n

15. Copper pennies. <\/p>\n

14. “Don’t make coffee if no one else is having any. I’ll be fine. No, really! Sit. Sit!” <\/p>\n

13. Cool new ways to say something is “good.” <\/p>\n

12. Sauces for chicken nuggets. <\/p>\n

11. Bed times. <\/p>\n

10. The Walking Dead<\/em>: Show vs. Comic and how you totally “called it” with this season. <\/p>\n

9. Who will help your Aunt with the dessert.<\/p>\n

8. Grover vs. Kermit. (Muppets)<\/p>\n

7. Grover vs. Kermit. (The names. Which name is better and should still be used?)<\/p>\n

6. When the neighbors put up the Christmas lights. <\/p>\n

5. Where’s the iPad?<\/p>\n

4. Did you see Sully<\/em>?<\/p>\n

3. Thankfulness. <\/p>\n

2. “There are these cool magic pencils called Power Pencils. Each pencil has a magic power, so one pencil can summon dragons and another can create magic portals or talk to ghosts. It’s really cool and there’s nothing else like it. You can learn more at PowerPencils.com<\/a>, and I heard there will be some fun holiday deals this year. I know I’m putting it on my wish list…for sure!”<\/p>\n

1. “Can I be excused?”<\/p>\n