Hairdog:
seriously, I thought the joke was great.. humor is just lost on some people, but it helps to be able to make fun of yourself.

& about the lights, I had this issue 2 years ago as well... (is it me, or are there a lot more Jewish people here then I would have expected?) H is agnostic, but really wanted the lights. Personally I hate all of that stuff because it's just work: work putting it up, work taking it down. & 2 years ago, for the first time H really wanted to put up lights. Big argument ensued, ending with H saying I had ruined the holidays for him. & out of big guilt-trip I went bought lights (blue and white) and put them up. In all fairness, he buys me a new menorah and candles every year. Probably does more for Hanukah than I do even He's a big fan of holidays in general.

If you have to do the lights, make it work fir you... or make the kids do it...
Laurie