A German-American friend argued that it comes from the fact that the stuff is sliced like cheese.
Her friend argued that "there's a tradition of slapstick in the US, but not farce" and he went on to say that as a result, American actors were never quite able to buy into the "crazy circumstances" of a traditional farce in the same way that British ones do.
My friend argued that this was a matter of consistency; people expect to see a white Hermione.
"Why would I write jokes on my phone for free," I asked, "when VH1 pays me upwards of a hundred dollars a week to tell jokes about Lindsay Lohan's vagina?" My friend argued that it would be good for self-promotion.
One reader, LeNerd, cited Mr. Gingrich's strong calls to action, while another, friend, argued that featuring Mr. Gingrich's wife, Callista, so prominently is a waste of valuable real estate.
But my friend argued that Jane was independent, clever and principled, while Cathy was, scaldingly, "silly".
Another friend argued that by giving the child the man's name, you are compensating for the fact that he can't give birth.
In this conversation, one lone friend argued that sleeping with someone meant just that - two people participating in the act of slumber who just happen to be beside one another.
A Japanese journalist friend argues that Japan has been able to allow more foreigners in because it hasn't openly debated its immigration policy.
Ms. Rosin (who is a former colleague and friend) argues that children of the "touch-screen generation" are something different.
