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* [[Angst Dissonance]]: Ethan hates Rory because Rory constantly manipulated him as a child, injured him for his own amusement and always got what he wanted with [[Karma Houdini|zero consequences]]... says the guy who's married to a very nice woman, has several close friends, and has attained his dream of owning his own video game store (where he abuses Rob and the customers for his own amusement), all no consequences despite being [[Too Dumb to Live]]. Oh, and he will prospectively ruin his friend's career so he can get a game several months in advance.
* [[Anti
** Married to the girl of his dreams, which would be fine if there were a good reason for it, but Ethan never really displays that towards Lilah.
** Constructing not one, but ''two'' robots that perfectly mimic human life--''by accident''. Considering that even the most intelligent scientists find doing this on purpose impossible, and that Ethan did it ''twice,'' it's a egregious offense.
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** Bearing an eerie resemblance to the comics creator, Tim Buckley, they're even drawn the same, and up until recently, they had the same haircut. [http://www.cad-comic.com/cad/20021028 They even have the same tongue piercing.]
* [[Anvilicious]]: Notoriously the "gamer religion" arc. In a different way, the introductions of Emma and Christian get their respective characters across with all the subtlety of anvil pie to the face.
* [[Complaining About Shows You Don't Watch|Complaining About Games You Don't Play]]: Buckley posted [http://www.cad-comic.com/cad/20110307 this comic] then stated on the accompanying blog post that he had never played a ''[[
** Because of the backlash, he has since played one and says that, while he didn't think it was that good, he understands why people do enjoy it.
* [[Critical Backlash]]: Despite that the comic is hated (So much, the main tropes page is even ''locked''!), its readership is large enough that Tim Buckley is able to live off of this comic and related events. Note that as a webcomic, this is ''very'' rare.
* [[Designated Hero]]: Christian is a jerk, doing some incredibly slimy things, but considering that Ethan's antics have also screwed over people whom he considers his friends for selfish reasons and have even put people's lives in danger, it gets harder to root for Ethan.
* [[Family-Unfriendly Aesop]]: Kate attempts a [[Secret Test of Character]] on Lucas via a fat suit during their blind date to make sure he isn't dating her for her body. He politely indulges her for the evening but is just about to dump her when she reveals she's not fat. He then changes his mind at seeing her real body and they end up becoming a couple. There's really no way this couldn't end in a [[Broken Aesop]] or a [[Family-Unfriendly Aesop]].
* [[Fan Hater
* [[Fan Nickname]]:
** Fans nicknamed the "cheating" Goth-ish Gamer Chick [[Invader Zim|Gaz]]; her real name is Abby ([[NCIS
** Or possibly [https://web.archive.org/web/20120512025324/http://hec.digital-sculptor.com/2DPortfolio/FS_Sydney.html Sydney] or [https://web.archive.org/web/20110907080634/http://hec.digital-sculptor.com/2DPortfolio/FS_Akasia.html Akasia].
** "Side Panel Sid", for an unnamed, [[Off-Model|awkwardly drawn]] character in a strip about CPUs.
* [[Flame Bait]]/[[Hate Dumb]]:
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** [[Don't Explain the Joke|"Buckley Boxes"]]
** '''[[Zalgo]]''' - '''''<big>He comes!</big>''''' (it's been used on other comics before but it really took off with ''CAD'')
** [[Alternative Character Interpretation|Christian]] - [[Red Dwarf
** Tim hasn't read [[Penny Arcade]]/watched any [[The Simpsons (animation)|Fox]] [[Family Guy|animated]] [[Futurama|shows]] in two years!
** Lucas' [[Expressive Shirt]] (pocket is the eye, crease is the mouth; apparently Shirt is a silent [[Deadpan Snarker]]).
** "Loss Edit": Replacing the last panel of any other comic (including comics other then CAD) with the last panel of [[Convenient Miscarriage|"Loss"]].
*** [https://io9.gizmodo.com/one-of-the-nets-longest-running-webcomics-has-done-some-1826508119 Acknowledged in a very strange and creepy manner] on the tenth anniversary of "Is This Loss?", when for 24 hours the original strip was replaced with one where instead of looking on in shock and dismay at Lilah mourning in her hospital bed, the last panel shows Ethan instead [[No Fourth Wall|smirking at the reader]].
** Ethan's "hairbird" ([[Exactly What It Says
*** The "hairbird" meme has even created an [[Original Character]], Hairy O' Birdigan.
** For The Annotated Series: "HOOOOOOORSE CUM!" (a mondegreen(?) of the expy-Swedish Chef's nonsense dialogue)
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** "Hey, did you read the latest Ctrl-Alt-Del?" "Yeah, and Tim Buckley can go fuck himself!"
* [[Never Live It Down]]: The miscarriage. Abbygate. See [[Unfortunate Implications]] below.
* [[Seinfeld Is Unfunny]]: Although he predates Twisp and Catsby by years, Chef Brian is still cited as an example by those who think [[Ctrl
* [[Tastes Like Diabetes]]: [http://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com/cad/20081031 This] comic.
* [[Unfortunate Implications]]:
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** Ethan seems to show more emotion over Zeke leaving than Lilah's miscarriage; he even forces Rob to wear a Zeke mask at the wedding, which isn't addressed.
** Ethan and Lilah's vow essentially breakdown to Lilah putting Ethan first in everything and committing herself to him fully...while Ethan only has to "try his best".
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20120709032734/http://www.hollywire.com/music/top-5-reasons-why-punk-concerts-rock The second picture on this page, circa March 2009], also happens to be on the first page for a Google image search for "punk girl" and a similar girl is also featured on [http://hec.digital-sculptor.com/ the artist's website]. Compare [http://www.bleedingcool.com/2010/05/22/swipe-file-from-ctrl-alt-del-to-ctrl-c-ctrl-v/ Abby the gamer chick].
*** The [http://www.cad-comic.com/cad/20100512 comic at the website] has since been edited to remove the resemblance.
** This quote from one comic:
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'''Ethan:''' Yeah, so, she's a '''girl'''. }}
** This strip [http://www.cad-comic.com/images/Strip1630.png here] which has opened up a debate on racial stereotypes.
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