The upside-down Christmas tree prompted visions of Linda Blair opening presents.
"Any part of the house that isn't a wall, that is an opening, presents a threat".
For both proponents and critics of the system, the wide-scale opening presents a crucial early test.
If opening presents seems less exciting at age 60 than it did at age 10, the explanation may lie in the brain.
Where there are children involved, prolong the excitement of opening presents on Christmas Day by organising a treasure hunt involving lots of little, smaller presents, culminating in the main present.
If no royal opening presents itself, steer the conversation around to how you faint at the doctor's office every time they take blood.
Each micropylar opening presents a single small orifice and its surrounding chorion is porous and densely set with tiny projections allowing the spermatozoa to penetrate the egg.
If they are precious, are they not more important than eating turkey or opening presents?
When they'd been dating for just half a year, he told her that meeting new girls was "like opening presents at Christmas".
"You're going to have two reactions to opening presents: one will be peak excitement, you're so genuinely happy to receive this gift you will express that in all the ways you can, you're practically jumping for joy.
The Obamas stayed in for Christmas Eve and much of Christmas Day opening presents and singing Christmas carols, according to a White House aide, before their private Christmas dinner. .
