Here is how I choose friends around the holiday season: I always keep a copy of Run DMC's "Christmas in Hollis" in my car when interviewing for a new friend. Basically, I pop in the disc in my car, and if the person then asks me, "Don't you have any Christmas music?", and I reply "This is Christmas music," and then we high five or something - then this person is worthy of my friendship.
I have pretty much always chosen my friends via checklist. I have things that I like - movies, sports, etc - and if people I meet don't like these things, then screw them. Seriously, I hope they get e.coli or something. I once broke up with a girl because she had never seen "Ghostbusters." When my buddy asked why I broke up with I said, "She is a dog" and we laughed and laughed - and then I called my ex up and told her that and I laughed some more, mainly because she didn't get the "Ghostbusters" reference. Her developing an eating disorder was not so funny, but I still think it was worth it.
