Talk:A Colbert Christmas Story

breakfast
 * brother won't eat
 * mother doesn't get to eat
 * father and get-rich-quick scheme

Cowboy fantasy (justify need for gun)

first basement heater ref (self-reliance)

going to school
 * first sign of overprotectiveness of kid brother
 * tricks on the teacher
 * germ and disease ridden communal classroom (!)
 * playground pranks, one-up-manship, dares
 * never defy authority (the bell rang)
 * fire department, cops show up
 * teacher tries to use guilt as punishment
 * writing a "theme"
 * "What I Want For Christmas"