Videos and Wine

Someone writing in The Telegraph recently said he thought the most frightening words in the world were "do you want to see my holiday videos?" O yes, very frightening; I've been frightened many times with that question and, like the writer, can never find an excuse for not doing so that would sound genuine.
This has brought to mind a short film called "Home Movies" by Robert Benchley. He used to make short films all of which were immensely funny. One of his can be seen on Youtube: it's of Benchley playing a detective and he explains (he loved giving stupid lectures) how to become a detective. At one stage in the exercise he gets a phsychiatrist to explain to him what the facial features of a criminal look like while an artist nearby draws on a sheet of paper these features. When finished Benchley looks seriously at it only to discover the drawing of the man facing him is none other than himself.
In "Home Movies" he has himself playing a husband who has made his own movies - they didn't have videos in those days (30's - 50's) - and enthusiastically gets a few people together to watch them in the lounge of his home. One couple, in the dark, start necking instantly; a neighbour goes straight off to sleep. The film consists of views from a train - walls mainly; groups at a party - someone drunk...... can't recall the details but it's, of course, the early example of holiday videos.
Pity Robert Benchley "shorts" are not shown anywhere any more: they're still a lot of fun. I used to see them occasionally in a film club, between Bunuel and Eisenstein sort of thing.
Yes, "Would you like to see my holiday videos?" is indeed frightening but not, I think, as frightening as "Would you like to taste my home-made wine?" Not by any stretch. You can always go home and scream after videos; after home-made wine you go home to be ill.