Recently, I overheard my partner watching a Christmas episode of Friends in which Phoebe, generally considered to be the odd one of the group, puts a skull on the table as a festive decoration. She then explains that her mother used to put it out at Christmas as a reminder that “even though it’s Christmas, people still die.” Rachel then whispers to Ross “you may need to use this year to teach Ben [Ross’s son] about Phoebe,” implying that Phoebe is indeed theodd and eccentric one of the group.