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Comments on: The Ghost Of Christmas Presents https://hijinksensue.com/comic/the-ghost-of-christmas-presents/ Comics, Podcasts, Videos and Funny Stuff by Joel Watson Mon, 19 Jan 2015 04:20:30 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.13 By: hijinksensue https://hijinksensue.com/comic/the-ghost-of-christmas-presents/#comment-599530 Mon, 19 Jan 2015 04:20:30 +0000 http://hijinksensue.com/?post_type=comic&p=6496#comment-599530 In reply to Zazu Yen.

The point is not to make alcoholic eggnog. The point it to make a White Russian with Eggnog instead of milk.

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By: Zazu Yen https://hijinksensue.com/comic/the-ghost-of-christmas-presents/#comment-599519 Mon, 19 Jan 2015 03:06:19 +0000 http://hijinksensue.com/?post_type=comic&p=6496#comment-599519 Maybe it was the dyed-in-the-wool cynical nature I was born with but I don't remember ever believing Santa was real. I think I looked up our chimney and thought the toddler equivalent of "Nope, that's BS".

Oh Joel, vodka in Eggnog? You still have much to learn young padawan, brandy (or a caramelly rum) are for Eggnog

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By: hijinksensue https://hijinksensue.com/comic/the-ghost-of-christmas-presents/#comment-599115 Fri, 16 Jan 2015 14:08:59 +0000 http://hijinksensue.com/?post_type=comic&p=6496#comment-599115 In reply to Cat.

I updated the main menu to include quick links to all the latest comics under the "comics" menu item.

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By: KryssLaBryn https://hijinksensue.com/comic/the-ghost-of-christmas-presents/#comment-598720 Wed, 14 Jan 2015 06:50:34 +0000 http://hijinksensue.com/?post_type=comic&p=6496#comment-598720 In reply to hijinksensue.

Ooh, neat! I just discovered the way the logo at the top left zooms in and out when you scroll up and down. Cool!

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By: hijinksensue https://hijinksensue.com/comic/the-ghost-of-christmas-presents/#comment-598717 Wed, 14 Jan 2015 06:35:16 +0000 http://hijinksensue.com/?post_type=comic&p=6496#comment-598717 In reply to Cat.

Ah, I see how it got borked with the parenthesis. Weird, though. The Archive page hasn't changed. The links to the Lofi comics were always there. I'll make some nice big sidebar links or something for the different comics.

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By: hijinksensue https://hijinksensue.com/comic/the-ghost-of-christmas-presents/#comment-598716 Wed, 14 Jan 2015 06:34:11 +0000 http://hijinksensue.com/?post_type=comic&p=6496#comment-598716 In reply to lou.

I… I don't really know what it means.

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By: Cat https://hijinksensue.com/comic/the-ghost-of-christmas-presents/#comment-598679 Wed, 14 Jan 2015 01:50:33 +0000 http://hijinksensue.com/?post_type=comic&p=6496#comment-598679 In reply to hijinksensue.

Haha, my browser did INSANITY with that hyperlink. (First it thought it needed the parentheses, and then it thought I was trying to go to http.com), but okay!

Also it's nice to have figured out where the lofijinks went. TY.

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By: lou https://hijinksensue.com/comic/the-ghost-of-christmas-presents/#comment-598565 Tue, 13 Jan 2015 08:46:09 +0000 http://hijinksensue.com/?post_type=comic&p=6496#comment-598565 Don't think I didn't find the pentagram on that vodka bottle, because I did! What does it mean? What are you telling us? And is that a real brand I can buy in stores? I'm thinking it's something with a rock star's name on it.

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By: lou https://hijinksensue.com/comic/the-ghost-of-christmas-presents/#comment-598562 Tue, 13 Jan 2015 08:42:14 +0000 http://hijinksensue.com/?post_type=comic&p=6496#comment-598562 In reply to Meagan.

Hooray for violence!

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By: hijinksensue https://hijinksensue.com/comic/the-ghost-of-christmas-presents/#comment-598558 Tue, 13 Jan 2015 08:23:46 +0000 http://hijinksensue.com/?post_type=comic&p=6496#comment-598558 In reply to KryssLaBryn.

There's A LOT going wrong with the new site right now. I'm actually going to try to recreate this look in a different theme rather than fix everything that's wrong with this one. It doesn't work on mobile devices for shit.

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By: KryssLaBryn https://hijinksensue.com/comic/the-ghost-of-christmas-presents/#comment-598553 Tue, 13 Jan 2015 07:24:59 +0000 http://hijinksensue.com/?post_type=comic&p=6496#comment-598553 Holy layout changes, Batman!

Have to admit, it's nice to get the comments without having to go into them.

Got a weird thing happening, seems to be because of the degree I have the page zoomed in: There's a vertical line to the right that separates the tag cloud at the top from the comments. With the degree I'm zoomed in, that line is creeping to the left and sits just to the left of the thumbs up/down. Seems to be the top layer. If I zoom in a bit more it disappears entirely and if I zoom out some it sits in its proper place so it's not really an issue but it's an odd little thing I noticed, so I thought I'd mention it. I'm using Firefox (latest version) on a Windows 7 machine.

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By: KryssLaBryn https://hijinksensue.com/comic/the-ghost-of-christmas-presents/#comment-598552 Tue, 13 Jan 2015 07:17:49 +0000 http://hijinksensue.com/?post_type=comic&p=6496#comment-598552 In reply to G'Day from Australia.

That's fantastic.

My son (who's just turned 10) is starting to have serious doubts (probably fostered by classmates) but he has a memory, apparently, from when he was about 3 or so (that I think must have been a dream) of being in the hallway and peeking around the curtain that cut it off from the living room, and seeing Santa there. So that's a cool memory he has.

I only hope when he does figure it out he doesn't do what I did–I immediately told my little brother. His sister is only five.

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By: hijinksensue https://hijinksensue.com/comic/the-ghost-of-christmas-presents/#comment-598541 Tue, 13 Jan 2015 05:15:55 +0000 http://hijinksensue.com/?post_type=comic&p=6496#comment-598541 In reply to Cat.

The "latest" link on the archive page (http://hijinksensue.com/archive/) will always link to the latest HE comic.

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By: Cat https://hijinksensue.com/comic/the-ghost-of-christmas-presents/#comment-598490 Mon, 12 Jan 2015 23:47:40 +0000 http://hijinksensue.com/?post_type=comic&p=6496#comment-598490 Hey, love the new design, but can there be a page that just shows us the most current comic? I promise that it will not disincline me to look at other things. But when I come to the site, 99% of the time, I'm looking for the latest strip. So it would be nice if there were a page that would show me that, which I could put in my bookmarks, so I don't have to do internet-gymnastics to get to it.

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By: FuryOfFirestorm https://hijinksensue.com/comic/the-ghost-of-christmas-presents/#comment-598284 Sun, 11 Jan 2015 18:30:58 +0000 http://hijinksensue.com/?post_type=comic&p=6496#comment-598284 In reply to hijinksensue.

I prefer the current "bed head" look on Joel over the previous "Tin-Tin" swoop anyway.

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By: SchizoSmurf https://hijinksensue.com/comic/the-ghost-of-christmas-presents/#comment-598280 Sun, 11 Jan 2015 17:57:50 +0000 http://hijinksensue.com/?post_type=comic&p=6496#comment-598280 Heh, I just now noticed the pentagram on the bottle of vodka. I agree. 🙂

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By: hijinksensue https://hijinksensue.com/comic/the-ghost-of-christmas-presents/#comment-598226 Sun, 11 Jan 2015 04:00:29 +0000 http://hijinksensue.com/?post_type=comic&p=6496#comment-598226 In reply to FuryOfFirestorm.

I've never really settled on a look for Emily and I've not been happy with the look for Joel since the continuity started. I'll just keep playing with it until it feels right. Glad you like it.

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By: FuryOfFirestorm https://hijinksensue.com/comic/the-ghost-of-christmas-presents/#comment-598161 Sat, 10 Jan 2015 16:28:01 +0000 http://hijinksensue.com/?post_type=comic&p=6496#comment-598161 Nice to see that you're tweaking the appearances of the cast – new year, new looks!

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By: SchizoSmurf https://hijinksensue.com/comic/the-ghost-of-christmas-presents/#comment-598091 Sat, 10 Jan 2015 07:12:21 +0000 http://hijinksensue.com/?post_type=comic&p=6496#comment-598091 In reply to hijinksensue.

That's…a brilliant way to approach it. I'm glad other people are parents instead of me.

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By: SchizoSmurf https://hijinksensue.com/comic/the-ghost-of-christmas-presents/#comment-598089 Sat, 10 Jan 2015 07:03:07 +0000 http://hijinksensue.com/?post_type=comic&p=6496#comment-598089 "Existential Verp" is my "The Cure" cover band.

(not really. but it should be.)

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By: Cori https://hijinksensue.com/comic/the-ghost-of-christmas-presents/#comment-598085 Sat, 10 Jan 2015 06:32:00 +0000 http://hijinksensue.com/?post_type=comic&p=6496#comment-598085 For my immediate family, once Santa stopped being a guy who squeezed down the chimney every year*, he became more of a concept, the idea of giving gifts without seeking direct acknowledgment for it. So "Santa" still gives everyone gifts, we just know it's the rest of the family being Santa for each other. It's a good way to keep Santa-magic around, especially if it puts more focus on the act of giving.

And just so this comment isn't too sappy, I'm thrilled that this year the magnificent bastard got me tools I needed for my bagpipe maintenance kit. Hooray for "Santa"!

*Even if there was an active fire in the fireplace. That always weirded me out as a kid.

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By: Meagan https://hijinksensue.com/comic/the-ghost-of-christmas-presents/#comment-598076 Sat, 10 Jan 2015 05:39:25 +0000 http://hijinksensue.com/?post_type=comic&p=6496#comment-598076 I believed in Santa til I was 9 goddamn years old when this kid Skyler (I'll never forgive you, Skyler), scoffed at me and condescendingly pointed out the logical impossibility of Santa. I then pointed out how well my fist fit into his face region. But the damage done to me was much deeper.

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By: Wolfger https://hijinksensue.com/comic/the-ghost-of-christmas-presents/#comment-598000 Fri, 09 Jan 2015 22:38:42 +0000 http://hijinksensue.com/?post_type=comic&p=6496#comment-598000 Doesn't the vodka clash with the rum that's already in the eggnog? You're not using imitation egg nog, are you? My god, man, eggnog made without rum isn't real eggnog. Pour it down the drain!

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By: G'Day from Australia https://hijinksensue.com/comic/the-ghost-of-christmas-presents/#comment-597997 Fri, 09 Jan 2015 21:55:53 +0000 http://hijinksensue.com/?post_type=comic&p=6496#comment-597997 My son was 5 when he told my wife and I that he knew Santa wasn't real. I thought that was to young so on Christmas morning in his stocking I put a note from Santa that said. Jake this year I bought you a bike but it was to big to fit down the chimney so I had to leave it on the roof. The look on his face as he raced outside and saw his bike on the roof was priceless. He's 8 now still belives in Santa.

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By: hijinksensue https://hijinksensue.com/comic/the-ghost-of-christmas-presents/#comment-597958 Fri, 09 Jan 2015 17:56:20 +0000 http://hijinksensue.com/?post_type=comic&p=6496#comment-597958 In reply to Stranger.

We never told Kiddo about Santa. We never said he was real and we never said he wasn't. When she would ask questions about Santa, we'd ask her questions in return. It was like a 7 year long game of "Yeah, it does seem weird that he can hit every house in one night. How do YOU think he does it?"

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By: hijinksensue https://hijinksensue.com/comic/the-ghost-of-christmas-presents/#comment-597957 Fri, 09 Jan 2015 17:54:53 +0000 http://hijinksensue.com/?post_type=comic&p=6496#comment-597957 In reply to @generationstx.

this was a legitimate concern of mine when I was 7 years old.

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By: agarda https://hijinksensue.com/comic/the-ghost-of-christmas-presents/#comment-597931 Fri, 09 Jan 2015 14:41:52 +0000 http://hijinksensue.com/?post_type=comic&p=6496#comment-597931 "“Just don’t be the kid that makes people want to stop doing nice things for others.” Christ, if that isn’t an applicable mantra for most adults, I don’t know what is."

Preach on brother.

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By: Stranger https://hijinksensue.com/comic/the-ghost-of-christmas-presents/#comment-597928 Fri, 09 Jan 2015 14:21:19 +0000 http://hijinksensue.com/?post_type=comic&p=6496#comment-597928 I dont recall ever really beliving in Santa, it wasnt really a concept my parents pushed very hard for. Still, Christmas was my favorite time of year for a very long time. As long as I got one or two things I really wanted, I was happy. Of course, now that I'm an adult myself with no kids of my own, Christmas has lost a lot of its luster.

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By: Stranger https://hijinksensue.com/comic/the-ghost-of-christmas-presents/#comment-597927 Fri, 09 Jan 2015 14:18:26 +0000 http://hijinksensue.com/?post_type=comic&p=6496#comment-597927 In reply to @generationstx.

Try selling that concept to the kids. "Well Timmy, now that you dont belive in Santa anymore, we're just going to stop doing that yearly tradition that makes suffering through the schoolyear worthwhile"

Life will be miserable for them soon enough

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By: @generationstx https://hijinksensue.com/comic/the-ghost-of-christmas-presents/#comment-597923 Fri, 09 Jan 2015 13:57:14 +0000 http://hijinksensue.com/?post_type=comic&p=6496#comment-597923 So when Santa is no longer real, do we really need to keep buying gifts?

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By: @borednihilist https://hijinksensue.com/comic/the-ghost-of-christmas-presents/#comment-597916 Fri, 09 Jan 2015 12:29:28 +0000 http://hijinksensue.com/?post_type=comic&p=6496#comment-597916 I think we may have had a Twitter exchange about St. Petersburg Christmases last year (well, or maybe Dec 2013); I always just called mine a White Russian with eggnog, but they're delicious whatever you call them.

Props to your parenting Joel; I'm not a parent, but when I read what you write about parenting, it makes me happy there is at least one such conscious father out there.

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