weather or color of the wallpaper?

these days its getting harder to find bland topics of conversation.. everything is potentially contentious.

mention the weather and you're a step away from global warming.

and since we all know that color preferences speak volumes about a person's psychological profile, mention the wallpaper and you could be broadcasting your deep, dark secrets.

i have two options:

don't talk.
don't listen.

and both work for me.