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[[File:cyan_happiness_134.gif|frame|[[Black Comedy|"...or one of us will mock the other for having AIDS?!"]]<ref>GAARRFIEELLDD!!!!!!!</ref>]]
''[[Cyanide & Happiness]]'' is a daily webcomic strip at [http://www.explosm.net/ explosm.net] It was begun by Kris Wilson originally, but after showing his work to some members on the sticksuicide.com forum several others joined in the fun: Matt Melvin, Rob DenBleyker and Dave McElfatrick. They have no shame in exploiting extreme [[Black Comedy]], [[Literal
▲''Cyanide & Happiness'' is a daily webcomic strip at [http://www.explosm.net/ explosm.net] It was begun by Kris Wilson originally, but after showing his work to some members on the sticksuicide.com forum several others joined in the fun: Matt Melvin, Rob DenBleyker and Dave McElfatrick. They have no shame in exploiting extreme [[Black Comedy]], [[Literal Minded]]-ness and affinities for the most hilariously controversially awkward situations known to webcomickind. Their comics involve the exploitation of simply-drawn [[Stick Figure Comic|stick figures]] for all they're worth.
Dark, cynical, offensive, irreverent... and we're just getting started.
Oh, and they also have a sketch comedy show, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuaNuBp09Gk here].
* [[Accidental Athlete]]: The "[http://explosm.net/comics/1785/ Waiting for a bus]" short. This being ''Cyanide & Happiness'', the trope is [[Deconstructed]].▼
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▲* [[Accidental Athlete]]: The "[https://web.archive.org/web/20131029120051/http://www.explosm.net/comics/1785/ Waiting for a bus]" short. This being ''Cyanide & Happiness'', the trope is [[Deconstructed]].
* [[Actually Pretty Funny]]: [http://www.explosm.net/comics/2247/ "For the sake of that joke, I'm kinda glad it happened now."]
* [[A Date with Rosie Palms]]: [http://explosm.net/comics/675/ This comic], while not featuring the act itself, takes it to ''extremely'' awkward levels.
* [[And I Must Scream]]: Played as straight [http://www.explosm.net/comics/867/ as possible.]
* [[Armless Biped]]: Zig-zagged in [http://explosm.net/comics/186/ legarms1 (#186)] by Kris Wilson. Pinky appears to have no legs until it is clarified that he had his legs reattached at his shoulders.
* [[Art Evolution]]: Yes, in a stick figure comic. Compare Wilson's [http://www.explosm.net/comics/15/ first comic] with this [http://www.explosm.net/comics/2186/ more recent one].
* [[Ascended to A Higher Plane of Existence]]: Implied in [http://www.explosm.net/comics/2085/ this strip].
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* [[Balloon Belly]]: [http://www.explosm.net/comics/2551/ Literally.]
* [[Beat Panel]]: Kris seems to love using these.
** A non-Kris [http://www.explosm.net/comics/2174/ example].
* [[Better to Die Than Be Killed]]: [http://www.explosm.net/comics/2720/ This guy.]
* [[Black Comedy]]: Pretty much ''every other'' strip deals with this.
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** [http://www.explosm.net/comics/235/ Sword arms] aren't as great as you might think.
* [[Body Horror]]: [http://www.explosm.net/comics/693/ I'm giving birth to piranhas!]
* [[Bowled Over]]: In [http://explosm.net/comics/4659/ #4659], after nearly a week of bowling ball themed strips, a man rolls into a ball and spin-dashes into several people dressed as bowling pins.
* [[Box-and-Stick Trap]]:
** Kris depicts catching a rabbit with a propped-up top hat and a carrot as a rite of passage for magicians in [http://explosm.net/comics/1274 #1274].
** Inverted in [http://explosm.net/comics/2696 #2696] by Rob. A box-and-stick trap is set over a slice of pie on a plate. "Hey! Free box!" and then he slips on the pie and impales himself.
** In [http://explosm.net/comics/4450/ #4450] by Rob, a worm serves as bait to catch an "early bird" to cook and eat.
* [[Brick Joke]]: A lot, but their short [http://www.explosm.net/comics/1785/ Waiting for the Bus] is <s> probably</s> ''their best example.''
* [[Bungled Suicide]]: [http://www.explosm.net/comics/2450/ Because he was too tall.]
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* [[Continuity Nod]]: The guys in [http://www.explosm.net/comics/2573/ this comic] are the same as the ones who found Jesus [http://www.explosm.net/comics/2540/ here].
* [[Crapsack World]]
* [[Credits Gag]]: [https://web.archive.org/web/20131020154926/http://www.explosm.net/comics/1972/ Waiting for the Bus 2] has as much credits as animation.
* [[Curb Stomp Battle]]: Inverted...or something in [http://www.explosm.net/comics/1387/ this strip].
* [[Cut and Paste Comic]]: [http://www.explosm.net/comics/511/ Starting on this strip,] there was a brief streak of comics done in this style. The humor was also a weird blend of surrealistic antics and [[So Unfunny It's Funny|so-unfunny-they-are-funny jokes]] during that period.
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* [[Defiant to the End]]: Couple with [[Do Wrong Right]].
{{quote|[http://www.explosm.net/comics/848/ You guys did a poor job nailing me up here. I know. I'm a carpenter.]}}
* [[Delivery Stork]]:
** [http://www.explosm.net/comics/1035/ #1035] shows an egg hatching into a "freak" (i.e. a human), and the mommy and daddy stork decide to "[[Door Step Baby|leave it on someone's doorstep]]."
** [http://www.explosm.net/comics/1742/ #1742] implies that storks feed at least some babies to their chicks. A comment speculates that this might be what happens to miscarriages.
** [http://explosm.net/comics/2139 #2139] has a stork in a lab coat as an obstetrician.
** [http://explosm.net/comics/2499 #2499] has a man and a woman deciding to order "delivery". After they reject Chinese and Mexican, the stork brings an African baby.
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20160527233953/http://explosm.net/comics/2867/ #2867] by Matt has a woman giving birth to a live stork. "Push! Push!" and then it flies off.
** And vultures carry off aborted fetuses in [http://explosm.net/comics/2886 #2886] by Dave.
* [[Disney Creatures of the Farce]]: [http://www.explosm.net/comics/620/ On this strip].
* [[Disproportionate Retribution]]: What [http://www.explosm.net/comics/2755/ this kid] does when he doesn't get his ice cream.
* [[Divide by Zero]]: [http://www.explosm.net/comics/676/ On this strip.]
* [[Double Subversion]]: Many, many times.
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* [[Driven to Suicide]]: [http://www.explosm.net/comics/2093/ By not being able to find Waldo].
** It also happens [http://www.explosm.net/comics/707/ on this strip]. <ref>....To avoid [[Cool and Unusual Punishment|listening the overly long ramblings of an old man]] [[Laser-Guided Karma|that he was trying to rob just before it]].</ref>
** It also happens [http://www.explosm.net/comics/2341/ here], due to a [[Hurricane of Puns]].
* [[The Eeyore]]: Dan the Downer.
* [[Eldritch Abomination]]: [http://www.explosm.net/comics/1067/ Or whatever this thing is...]
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* [[For Halloween I Am Going as Myself]]: [http://www.explosm.net/comics/2220/ The purple shirted eye-stabber.]
* [[Fourth Wall Psych]]: Considering how weak the fourth wall typically is, [http://www.explosm.net/comics/1401/ this] comes at a bit of a surprise.
* [[Frame Break]]: [http://www.explosm.net/comics/483/ Here] [http://www.explosm.net/comics/1676/ and here.]
* [[Fridge Horror]]: [http://www.explosm.net/comics/310/ This Comic] , once you realize the tie extends past his torso.
* [[Friend to All Living Things]]: [http://www.explosm.net/comics/620/ Subverted.]
* [[Gallows Humor]]: [http://www.explosm.net/comics/1171/ "Cancer comes with a free robot!?!"]
* [[Glasgow Grin]]: Satan, when depicted, is shown to wear one of these.
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** Need more proof? [http://www.explosm.net/comics/1956/ Of course you do.]
* [[Grotesque Cute]]: The stick figures drawn by Kris and Dave are somewhat adorable. Sadly, [[Dead Baby Comedy|the cuteness probably won't stay.]]
* [[Handicapped Badass]]: Suzy dominates the obstacle course from her wheelchair in the short "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3thQUC_tLY Gym Class]".
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: [[Awesome Series|Egoraptor]] appears in quite a few shorts.
* [[Historical In-Joke]]: Apparently, [[wikipedia:The scream|Edvard Munch]] used [http://www.explosm.net/comics/840/ a live model as reference] for "The Scream".
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* [[It Came From the Fridge]]: [http://www.explosm.net/comics/716/ "Oh! There it is".]
* [[Incredibly Lame Pun]]: People are already pointing out that [http://www.explosm.net/comics/2030/ this] is the longest C&H comic ever.
* [[The Internet Is for Porn]]: In [http://explosm.net/comics/2819 #2819] by Rob, Green asks about the history of the Internet and Yellow rattles off a list of porn fetishes.
* [[Kick the Dog]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jwccqhc8_5o&feature=player_embedded Literally.]
* [[Lampshade Hanging]]: [http://www.explosm.net/comics/2195/ Did someone say ''hat off?'']
* [[Late to
* [[Limited Wardrobe]]: Commonly assumed by comment section regulars, based on the early recurring character Purple Shirted Eye Stabber. Later averted in [https://web.archive.org/web/20160514141157/http://explosm.net/comics/2562 #2562] by Matt and [http://explosm.net/comics/3726 #3726 by Rob], where a character is choosing which color shirt to wear.
* [[Literal
** One particularly notable example of this was the [http://www.explosm.net/comics/1137/ 'Facebook'] strip.
** In a combination of horrible puns, literal-mindedness, really old references, and nudity, [http://www.explosm.net/comics/2058/ Pole Position].
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** [http://www.explosm.net/comics/2303/ Four examples of varying awesomeness.]
* [[Mexican Standoff]]: [http://www.explosm.net/comics/898/ Another literal case...]<ref>...Ultimately subverted.</ref>
* [[Minor Injury Overreaction]] & [[Major Injury Underreaction]]: [http://www.explosm.net/comics/2581/ Used at the same time!]<ref>By the way, the thing that was bothering the character wasn't even an injury.</ref>
* [[My Eyes Are Up Here]]: [http://www.explosm.net/comics/2102/ But this guy knows what he's looking at...]
* [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot]]: [http://www.explosm.net/comics/1403/ Vampire Zombie Werewolf, actually. And herpes.]
* [[No Fourth Wall]]
* [["No. Just... No" Reaction]]: The common reaction to puns.
* [["Not Making This Up" Disclaimer]]: [http://www.explosm.net/comics/2387/ "This conversation actually happened."]
* [[N-Word Privileges]]: Played with [http://www.explosm.net/comics/652/ on this strip.]
* [[Offscreen Moment of Awesome]]: [http://www.explosm.net/comics/1306/ It sure would be nice to know how those guys got chopped in half and decapitated.]
* [[One-Wheeled Wonder]]: [http://explosm.net/comics/2638/ Boybot], an android who scares off one woman and dates the other.
* [[Onion Tears]]: [http://www.explosm.net/comics/2235/ Subverted or something].
* [[Or Are You Just Happy to See Me?]]: [[Double Subverted]] [http://explosm.net/comics/1911/ here].
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*** [http://www.explosm.net/comics/2220/ He got better!]
** There's also the old man who becomes a seagull by flapping his hair like wings and detatching his head.
** *squeeze*
** Every depressing comic week contains something getting killed by a car.
** "Did someone say [X]-off?" Followed by two characters trying to outdo each other at whatever [X] is. [http://www.explosm.net/comics/2209/ Inevitably led up to this].
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** A direct and simple, yet hilarious, meta-example appears [http://www.explosm.net/comics/665/ on this strip].
* [[Take That Us]]: [http://www.explosm.net/comics/1056/ You call this art?!]
* [[Tertiary Sexual Characteristics]]: [http://explosm.net/comics/1231/ #1231] makes male baldness a plot point where a mom with twin daughters shaves one's head to help tell them apart, and others assume the shaved daughter is a boy.
* [[Throwing Off the Disability]]: Parodied. [http://www.explosm.net/comics/1834/ Inspiring comic day!]
* [[Title Drop]]: [http://www.explosm.net/comics/121 Here: 04.15.2005]
* [[Unsettling Gender Reveal]]:
** Inverted. [http://www.explosm.net/comics/1046/ Or something like that.]
** Played straight [http://www.explosm.net/comics/2695/ here.]
* [[Viewers Are Geniuses]]:
** People who don't know that {{spoiler|C4 is a plastic explosive typically used for safecracking}} will never get [http://www.explosm.net/comics/2166/ this one.]
** [http://www.explosm.net/comics/2650/ This comic] will require a bit of web browser knowledge to get.
* [[Visual Pun]]: In [http://www.explosm.net/comics/2358/ this comic], a guy laments the lack of beer with "Aw man". In the next panel, a superhero with 'AW' emblazoned on his chest touches down...
* [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tpCRBgs-LE The Man Who Could Sit Anywhere]
* [[What Do You Mean It's Not Heinous?]]: [http://www.explosm.net/comics/2728/ This guy] is really mad about his roses.
* [[White Dude, Black Dude]]: [http://www.explosm.net/comics/631/ Parodied.]
* [[Who You Gonna Call?]]: [http://www.explosm.net/comics/355/ Not exactly.]
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