1932: The True Meaning of Christmas - Revision history

78.144.255.82: /* Explanation / If mentioning last year (and this year being a Monday, so, there will be a* comic on 22/Dec), might as well say it in a historic manner. Until we know what the actual 2025 situation is.

2025-12-05T18:29:29Z

‎Explanation: If mentioning last year (and this year being a Monday, so, there will be *a* comic on 22/Dec), might as well say it in a historic manner. Until we know what the actual 2025 situation is.

129.119.235.3: update according to Category:Christmas /* Explanation */

2025-12-05T16:36:21Z

update according to Category:Christmas ‎Explanation

172.70.58.5: /* Explanation */ Deduplicate

2024-11-17T19:39:29Z

‎Explanation: Deduplicate

162.158.74.118: /* Explanation */ Giving both 'current' Donner and Blitzen and the original Dunder and Blixem, in context. Split paragraph (for title-text) and rewrote a little to make more sense with a better relationship with what's written.

2024-11-17T19:24:53Z

‎Explanation: Giving both 'current' Donner and Blitzen and the original Dunder and Blixem, in context. Split paragraph (for title-text) and rewrote a little to make more sense with a better relationship with what's written.

172.71.151.21: The reindeer's name is "donner" (german for thunder, as "blitzen" is for lightning)

2024-11-17T18:04:33Z

The reindeer's name is "donner" (german for thunder, as "blitzen" is for lightning)

172.71.158.227: /* Explanation */

2024-03-25T04:28:02Z

‎Explanation

172.71.178.219: /* Explanation / Tweaks (on top of minor* corrections, for things that were no worse than my Danish would have looked like).

2023-12-26T14:26:54Z

‎Explanation: Tweaks (on top of *minor* corrections, for things that were no worse than my Danish would have looked like).

Kynde: /* Explanation */

2023-12-26T13:50:36Z

‎Explanation

172.69.194.79: Undo revision 330094 by 162.158.166.125 (talk) Not punctuated properly. And not funny enough.

2023-12-04T19:22:56Z

Undo revision 330094 by 162.158.166.125 (talk) Not punctuated properly. And not funny enough.

162.158.166.125: /* Explanation */

2023-12-04T01:41:53Z

‎Explanation

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 ==Explanation==
-This is the first of two [[:Category:Christmas|Christmas comics]] in a row celebrating Christmas of 2017. The next being [[1933: Santa Facts]], released upon Christmas Day itself. This was the first time that a year with two Christmas comics had one released as early as December 22nd. Otherwise, it has always been in the range from December 23-26th. (As of 2024, it is still the only such comic released on the 22nd. In 2023 this was also the last release day before Christmas, but the earlier date was not specifically Christmas-themed that year.)
+This is the first of two [[:Category:Christmas|Christmas comics]] in a row celebrating Christmas of 2017. The next being [[1933: Santa Facts]], released upon Christmas Day itself. This was the first time that a year with two Christmas comics had one released as early as December 22nd. Otherwise, it has always been in the range from December 23-26th. (As of 2024, it was still the only such comic released on the 22nd. In 2023 this was also the last release day before Christmas, but the earlier date was not specifically Christmas-themed that year.)
 It is making fun of the common trope in popular media that the {{tvtropes|TrueMeaningOfChristmas|true meaning of Christmas}} is about family, friends, and sharing the Christmas Spirit. It subverts the trope by suggesting that once the stories of the "True Meaning of Christmas" become sufficiently common, the real true meaning becomes to spread those stories. Thus the search for the "True Meaning of Christmas" is itself the meaning of Christmas, in a sort of "the journey is the reward" discovery.

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 ==Explanation==
-This is the first of two [[:Category:Christmas|Christmas comics]] in a row celebrating Christmas of 2017. The next being [[1933: Santa Facts]], released upon Christmas Day itself. This was the first time that a year with two Christmas comics had one released as early as December 22nd. Otherwise, it has always been in the range from December 23-26th. (As of 2023 it is still the only such comic released on the 22nd. In 2023 this was also the last release day before Christmas, but the earlier date was not specifically Christmas-themed that year.)
+This is the first of two [[:Category:Christmas|Christmas comics]] in a row celebrating Christmas of 2017. The next being [[1933: Santa Facts]], released upon Christmas Day itself. This was the first time that a year with two Christmas comics had one released as early as December 22nd. Otherwise, it has always been in the range from December 23-26th. (As of 2024, it is still the only such comic released on the 22nd. In 2023 this was also the last release day before Christmas, but the earlier date was not specifically Christmas-themed that year.)
 It is making fun of the common trope in popular media that the {{tvtropes|TrueMeaningOfChristmas|true meaning of Christmas}} is about family, friends, and sharing the Christmas Spirit. It subverts the trope by suggesting that once the stories of the "True Meaning of Christmas" become sufficiently common, the real true meaning becomes to spread those stories. Thus the search for the "True Meaning of Christmas" is itself the meaning of Christmas, in a sort of "the journey is the reward" discovery.

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 [[Cueball]] finally states that Autometalogolex is his least favorite of {{w|Santa Claus's reindeer}}. This is not among the commonly quoted list of names, that are ''Dasher'', ''Dancer'', ''Prancer'', ''Vixen'', ''Comet'', ''Cupid'', ''Donner'', and ''Blitzen'' (although, {{w|Santa Claus's reindeer#Eight reindeer|originally}}, the last two were known as ''Dunder'' and ''Blixem''). There exist various other notable, but less famous, reindeer name-lists that also do not feature this; though, being unfavored, perhaps Autometalogolex was never taken out to be popularized by any of the main chroniclers.
-The title text reveals this ninth reindeer as a possible equivalence to {{w|Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer}}, who was not accepted by the others until Santa had problems that only Rudolph could solve, and asked it to lead the other reindeer pulling the sleigh (despite being previously not being highly regarded by them). In this case, implies that the effective outcome of Autometalogolex is one in which a headache is given to Santa, for some unstated but apparently necessary reason. As headaches generally are bad,{{Citation needed}} this might be why Autometalogolex is not normally favored by Santa. But - as in a typical Christmas story, here driven into the absurd realm - should Santa ever desperately need a headache in order to fulfil his seasonal duties, then Autometalogolex would be there to save the day.
+The title text reveals this ninth reindeer as a possible equivalence to {{w|Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer}}, who was not accepted by the others until Santa had problems that only Rudolph could solve, and asked it to lead the other reindeer pulling the sleigh (despite being previously not highly regarded by them). In this case, implies that the effective outcome of Autometalogolex is one in which a headache is given to Santa, for some unstated but apparently necessary reason. As headaches generally are bad,{{Citation needed}} this might be why Autometalogolex is not normally favored by Santa. But - as in a typical Christmas story, here driven into the absurd realm - should Santa ever desperately need a headache in order to fulfil his seasonal duties, then Autometalogolex would be there to save the day.
 ==Transcript==

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 The term Autometalogolex might also refer to autological words, words that refer to a property of the word itself. ("noun" is a noun, "pentasyllabic" is pentasyllabic [has 5 syllables]). "Autometalogolex" is a 'meta' version of the looking up (lex) of an autological word.
-[[Cueball]] finally states that Autometalogolex is his least favorite of {{w|Santa Claus's reindeer}}. This is not among the commonly quoted list of names: ''Dasher'', ''Dancer'', ''Prancer'', ''Vixen'', ''Comet'', ''Cupid'', ''Donner'', and ''Blitzen''.{{Citation needed}} As the title text reveals this ninth reindeer could be a reference to {{w|Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer}}, who was not accepted by the others until Santa had problems and asked it to lead the other reindeer pulling the sleigh. The title text may also imply the only effective outcome of Autometalogolex (or the newly defined Christmas) is giving headaches, as with many self-referential concepts. As headaches generally are bad,{{cn}} Autometalogolex is not accepted, but - as in a typical Christmas story, here driven into the absurd realm - Santa needed a headache, and Autometalogolex was there to save the day.
+[[Cueball]] finally states that Autometalogolex is his least favorite of {{w|Santa Claus's reindeer}}. This is not among the commonly quoted list of names, that are ''Dasher'', ''Dancer'', ''Prancer'', ''Vixen'', ''Comet'', ''Cupid'', ''Donner'', and ''Blitzen'' (although, {{w|Santa Claus's reindeer#Eight reindeer|originally}}, the last two were known as ''Dunder'' and ''Blixem''). There exist various other notable, but less famous, reindeer name-lists that also do not feature this; though, being unfavored, perhaps Autometalogolex was never taken out to be popularized by any of the main chroniclers.
 ==Transcript==

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 The term Autometalogolex might also refer to autological words, words that refer to a property of the word itself. ("noun" is a noun, "pentasyllabic" is pentasyllabic [has 5 syllables]). "Autometalogolex" is a 'meta' version of the looking up (lex) of an autological word.
-[[Cueball]] finally states that Autometalogolex is his least favorite of {{w|Santa Claus's reindeer}}. This is not among the commonly quoted list of names: ''Dasher'', ''Dancer'', ''Prancer'', ''Vixen'', ''Comet'', ''Cupid'', ''Donder'', and ''Blitzen''.{{Citation needed}} As the title text reveals this ninth reindeer could be a reference to {{w|Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer}}, who was not accepted by the others until Santa had problems and asked it to lead the other reindeer pulling the sleigh. The title text may also imply the only effective outcome of Autometalogolex (or the newly defined Christmas) is giving headaches, as with many self-referential concepts. As headaches generally are bad,{{cn}} Autometalogolex is not accepted, but - as in a typical Christmas story, here driven into the absurd realm - Santa needed a headache, and Autometalogolex was there to save the day.
+[[Cueball]] finally states that Autometalogolex is his least favorite of {{w|Santa Claus's reindeer}}. This is not among the commonly quoted list of names: ''Dasher'', ''Dancer'', ''Prancer'', ''Vixen'', ''Comet'', ''Cupid'', ''Donner'', and ''Blitzen''.{{Citation needed}} As the title text reveals this ninth reindeer could be a reference to {{w|Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer}}, who was not accepted by the others until Santa had problems and asked it to lead the other reindeer pulling the sleigh. The title text may also imply the only effective outcome of Autometalogolex (or the newly defined Christmas) is giving headaches, as with many self-referential concepts. As headaches generally are bad,{{cn}} Autometalogolex is not accepted, but - as in a typical Christmas story, here driven into the absurd realm - Santa needed a headache, and Autometalogolex was there to save the day.
 ==Transcript==

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 The term Autometalogolex might also refer to autological words, words that refer to a property of the word itself. ("noun" is a noun, "pentasyllabic" is pentasyllabic [has 5 syllables]). "Autometalogolex" is a 'meta' version of the looking up (lex) of an autological word.
-[[Cueball]] finally states that Autometalogolex is his least favorite of {{w|Santa Claus's reindeer}}. This is not among the commonly quoted list of names: ''Dasher'', ''Dancer'', ''Prancer'', ''Vixen'', ''Comet'', ''Cupid'', ''Donder'', and ''Blitzen''.{{Citation needed}} As the title text reveals this ninth reindeer could be a reference to {{w|Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer}}, who was not accepted by the others until Santa had problems and asked it to lead the other reindeer pulling the sleigh. The title text may also imply the only effective outcome of Autometalogolex (or the newly defined Christmas) is giving headaches, as with many self-referential concepts. As headaches generally are bad{{citation needed}}, Autometalogolex is not accepted, but - as in a typical Christmas story, here driven into the absurd realm - Santa needed a headache, and Autometalogolex was there to save the day.
+[[Cueball]] finally states that Autometalogolex is his least favorite of {{w|Santa Claus's reindeer}}. This is not among the commonly quoted list of names: ''Dasher'', ''Dancer'', ''Prancer'', ''Vixen'', ''Comet'', ''Cupid'', ''Donder'', and ''Blitzen''.{{Citation needed}} As the title text reveals this ninth reindeer could be a reference to {{w|Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer}}, who was not accepted by the others until Santa had problems and asked it to lead the other reindeer pulling the sleigh. The title text may also imply the only effective outcome of Autometalogolex (or the newly defined Christmas) is giving headaches, as with many self-referential concepts. As headaches generally are bad, Autometalogolex is not accepted, but - as in a typical Christmas story, here driven into the absurd realm - Santa needed a headache, and Autometalogolex was there to save the day.
 ==Transcript==

1932: The True Meaning of Christmas - Revision history

78.144.255.82: /* Explanation */ If mentioning last year (and this year being a Monday, so, there will be *a* comic on 22/Dec), might as well say it in a historic manner. Until we know what the actual 2025 situation is.

129.119.235.3: update according to Category:Christmas /* Explanation */

172.70.58.5: /* Explanation */ Deduplicate

162.158.74.118: /* Explanation */ Giving both 'current' Donner and Blitzen and the original Dunder and Blixem, in context. Split paragraph (for title-text) and rewrote a little to make more sense with a better relationship with what's written.

172.71.151.21: The reindeer's name is "donner" (german for thunder, as "blitzen" is for lightning)

172.71.158.227: /* Explanation */

172.71.178.219: /* Explanation */ Tweaks (on top of *minor* corrections, for things that were no worse than my Danish would have looked like).

Kynde: /* Explanation */

172.69.194.79: Undo revision 330094 by 162.158.166.125 (talk) Not punctuated properly. And not funny enough.

162.158.166.125: /* Explanation */

78.144.255.82: /* Explanation / If mentioning last year (and this year being a Monday, so, there will be a* comic on 22/Dec), might as well say it in a historic manner. Until we know what the actual 2025 situation is.

172.71.178.219: /* Explanation / Tweaks (on top of minor* corrections, for things that were no worse than my Danish would have looked like).