I'd hate to attend a dinner party with your standards of conversation. Sounds terrifying.
I find this topic more interesting than whatever Kim Kardashian has been up to ever.
Is that really your only alternative?
Don't make me pull out the Dreyfus affair
Protip: Julia Loiuse Dreyfus is related to THAT Dreyfus, just in case you ever need help segueing into late 19th century French history at a dinner party