>>That does not, however, prevent me from making bad jokes about it. Except.when.she.is.in.a.really.bad.mood :)<<
Such jokes are, IMHO, part of the fabric of American!! Tell her that, even she is in a really bad mood, it is her American duty to suck it up and laugh (yeah, that’ll work!).
“Tell her that, even she is in a really bad mood, it is her American duty to suck it up and laugh (yeah, that’ll work!).”
I’ll try that sometime. I’ll let you know how it goes. :)