Abby and Norma

by Erika Hammerschmidt

Jan 5, 2007

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TEXT OF COMIC:

Giving Christmas presents is the most complicated thing in the world.

Once you've weeded out all the things that you know your friends aren't interested in, you're still left with a bunch of things that they might or might not like.

Then you have to eliminate things they don't have room for, things they're allergic to, and anything else they can't have for practical reasons... followed by things that will insult them because they're too cheap and things that they'll feel guilty about because they're too expensive.

Finally, if you're still in doubt, you cut out anything that is considered inappropriate for their gender, age, or relationship to you... and you're left with three or four items that they either already have or will be given this year by at least one other person.

From now on, I'm only giving presents to my dog.

If only humans could always be made ecstatically grateful with a chunk of liver sausage.