When a kindergarten student playing Joseph in the school nativity play forgot his lines, he was prompted from the side by a teacher. She whispered: "You have travelled a very long way, Joseph. You are hot and tired. What do you think you would say to the innkeeper?" Joseph brightened up, wiped his brow and said loudly: "Boy, do I need a drink!" Did you hear about the Al-Qaeda Christmas party? No dancing or music, but the fastest game of pass the parcel you've ever seen. Omid Djalili