“What kind of abominable killjoy would be against loving presents and cookies?”

“Times change, but only a killjoy would grudge Scots a bit of nostalgic wishful thinking at a time of year ripe for reflection.”

“You know, call me a plebeian, call me a killjoy, but two hundred quid strikes me as a bit on the steepish side for a bunch of fish and rice.”

“We are not killjoys, but many of the items routinely on sale in the town are not appropriate for a resort which wants to welcome everyone.”

“Religious critics lacked fervor and moral authority, while surviving Populist and Progressive skeptics were dismissed as killjoys or cranks.”

“We're not trying to be killjoys but we do not want anyone to be injured or killed whilst celebrating Hallowe'en.”