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* [[Girlfriend in Canada]]: While at university, Clive used to claim he had a 'girlfriend in London'. |
* [[Girlfriend in Canada]]: While at university, Clive used to claim he had a 'girlfriend in London'. |
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* [[Jury Duty]]: Happens to Clive. |
* [[Jury Duty]]: Happens to Clive. |
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* [[Luvvies]]: In one strip, Alex and Clive are in a bar discussing [[ |
* [[Luvvies]]: In one strip, Alex and Clive are in a bar discussing [[Quentin Tarantino]]'s plan to make a [[Shakespeare]] movie. Clive makes a joke "I can see it now: Quentin Tarantino's 'F*@# [[Macbeth]]'." One of the other patrons objects to Clive's language and he immediately apologises and corrects himself to 'F*@# [[The Scottish Trope|The Scottish Play]]' as the final panel reveals the bar is full of luvvies. |
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* [[Mistaken for Servant]]: Alex and his American boss Cyrus are invited to a grouse shoot, for which Cyrus buys a brand new set of tweeds to wear (having never been to one), despite repeated warnings to get a used set instead. At the shoot, Cyrus gets tipped by another guest, who believed he was the gardener breaking in the new tweeds for the lord of the house. |
* [[Mistaken for Servant]]: Alex and his American boss Cyrus are invited to a grouse shoot, for which Cyrus buys a brand new set of tweeds to wear (having never been to one), despite repeated warnings to get a used set instead. At the shoot, Cyrus gets tipped by another guest, who believed he was the gardener breaking in the new tweeds for the lord of the house. |
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* [[Must Have Nicotine]]: The Smokers Club |
* [[Must Have Nicotine]]: The Smokers Club |
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* [[Oop North]]: Any strip involving Hardcastle. |
* [[Oop North]]: Any strip involving Hardcastle. |
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* [[Put on a Bus]]: Clive's American girlfriend Ruth and their lovechild, who vanished from the comic in the late 90s and have not been seen since. |
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* [[Soap Opera Rapid Aging Syndrome]]: Alex's son, Christopher, has gone from birth to age 20 in roughly 14 years. |
* [[Soap Opera Rapid Aging Syndrome]]: Alex's son, Christopher, has gone from birth to age 20 in roughly 14 years. |
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* [[Strip Buffer]]: Averted. The strips are drawn the day before publication. |
* [[Strip Buffer]]: Averted. The strips are drawn the day before publication. |