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I thought that the point was that Ponytail was being given the present of having to organise the fair gift exchange, not that she was giving her family a gift of it.
 
I thought that the point was that Ponytail was being given the present of having to organise the fair gift exchange, not that she was giving her family a gift of it.
 
*Ponytail says "Ugh" at the start, implying that ''she'' doesn't want to organize the exchange, but since Cueball in this strip is a political scientist, she's offering him the gift of getting to organize it. --[[Special:Contributions/162.158.75.39|162.158.75.39]] 04:42, 15 December 2021 (UTC)
 
*Ponytail says "Ugh" at the start, implying that ''she'' doesn't want to organize the exchange, but since Cueball in this strip is a political scientist, she's offering him the gift of getting to organize it. --[[Special:Contributions/162.158.75.39|162.158.75.39]] 04:42, 15 December 2021 (UTC)
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''white elephant gift exchange''?  We call it ''Evil Santa'' a play on ''Secret Santa'' [[Special:Contributions/108.162.249.15|108.162.249.15]] 09:00, 15 December 2021 (UTC)

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I assumed this comic was saying that political scientists like looking at the data from "surveys". And "it's complicated" reminds me of a survey option. The title text seems to be about survey ratings, which are from a 1-5 or 1-10 scale. 172.69.35.244 17:57, 13 December 2021 (UTC)


Shouldn't someone mention that this comic came out a few weeks before Christmas, when it is customary for people in certain Christian countries to give gifts to each other (citation needed)?


I thought that the point was that Ponytail was being given the present of having to organise the fair gift exchange, not that she was giving her family a gift of it.

  • Ponytail says "Ugh" at the start, implying that she doesn't want to organize the exchange, but since Cueball in this strip is a political scientist, she's offering him the gift of getting to organize it. --162.158.75.39 04:42, 15 December 2021 (UTC)

white elephant gift exchange? We call it Evil Santa a play on Secret Santa 108.162.249.15 09:00, 15 December 2021 (UTC)