xor

A parent with shoulder-length brown hair, round glasses, and a red sweater stands with hands clasped, addressing two children seen from behind. They say, "Kids, I'm afraid... this year we can only afford Dungeons XOR Dragons" — with "XOR" emphasized in italics, turning the game name into the exclusive-or logic operator. A caption below reads: "Often forgotten in studies of economic downturn are the terrible consequences for dorkwads." The joke: budget cuts mean the family can only have one of dungeons or dragons, not both, framed as the XOR logic gate. Votey (aftercomic): labeled "LATER...", the same parent looks distressed and says, "Turns out we'll have to build it out of NAND gates" — a circuit-design punchline, since any logic gate (including XOR) can be constructed from NAND gates, implying even the XOR must be cheaply homemade.