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{{trope}}
A character receives an unmarked present, usually a gift. Think back to [[You Mean "Xmas"|X-Mas]] when you were a kid, and how with some basic shaking, weighing, and appraisal of shape, you could pretty much guess what the object was.
Now imagine a [[Cloudcuckoolander]] receiving a present. Current theories on what's inside: either a pony, an astronaut helmet or one of those roombas that's been covered in hair to look like a [[Star Trek|tribble]].
This is a trope played for comedy in which characters are incapable of ascertaining facts that are pretty obvious to normal folk. Another variation is that a more intelligent character responds to the gift sarcastically invoking this trope. In this case, odds are good that the gift in question will turn out to be something completely different from the implied shape. Either way, [[Hilarity Ensues]].
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* In ''[[A Very Potter Musical]]'', Hermione gives Harry and Ron a wrapped gift that is quite obviously a book, but they think it might be a puppy.
* In the [[Christmas Episode]] of ''[[Happy Days]]'' Ritchie's [[Brother Chuck]] (who is going to college on a basketball scholarship) gets [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2j1Ror7ahQ#t=3m24s a round object covered in paper].
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