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| title =December 25th | | title =December 25th | ||
| image =december_25th.png | | image =december_25th.png | ||
− | | titletext =If you're turning 27 and were born in the Northeast, maybe you were conceived in the April blizzard of 1982. Imagine: snowed in, candles, massage oil, your mom sporting nothing but her early 80's haircut and a smile... aren't you glad you read the title-text? | + | | titletext =If you're turning 27 and were born in the Northeast, maybe you were conceived in the April blizzard of 1982. Imagine: snowed in, candles, massage oil, your mom sporting nothing but her early 80's haircut and a smile ... aren't you glad you read the title-text? |
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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | On Christmas Day, most kids whose families celebrate the holiday get Christmas presents. And kids who were actually born on the 25th may feel a little put | + | On Christmas Day, most kids whose families celebrate the holiday get Christmas presents. And kids who were actually born on the 25th may feel a little off-put because they don't get a special day all to themselves like their siblings and friends do. (A lot of families alleviate this by celebrating the child's birthday on a day other than the 25th, so the kid will still get his party). |
− | In the title text, Randall | + | In the title text, Randall provided a ''lovely'' image for the people turning 27 on this date (Christmas Day, 2009) that would surely have them reaching for the brain bleach. |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
:[On one side, a family of four gathered around a Christmas tree, the daughter and son looking excitedly at the presents under the tree; on the other, a character wearing a party hat, sitting dejectedly before a birthday cake. The panel edges are decorated with holly and a wreath.] | :[On one side, a family of four gathered around a Christmas tree, the daughter and son looking excitedly at the presents under the tree; on the other, a character wearing a party hat, sitting dejectedly before a birthday cake. The panel edges are decorated with holly and a wreath.] | ||
− | : | + | :Happy Birthday to those of you born on the 25th! |
− | + | :Sorry you get kinda shafted by the overlap with Christmas. | |
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− | :Sorry you get kinda shafted | ||
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Ponytail]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Ponytail]] | ||
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