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* '''Clown''', the circus freak and local token female. Fluble's unrequited [[Love Interest]]. Loves animals, though her pets are tragically short-lived.
* '''Clown''', the circus freak and local token female. Fluble's unrequited [[Love Interest]]. Loves animals, though her pets are tragically short-lived.


The supporting cast includes Fluble's imaginary gargoyle Occam, [[Con Artist|Mack The the Whale]], [[Deathbringer the Adorable|Death Duck]] the [[Department of Redundancy Department|Duck of Death]], and Zoso the [[Shaped Like Itself|World's Smartest Thing-That-Isn't-A-Mailbox]]. On the opposing side, Fluble's greatest nemeses are [[Complete Monster|Zangoth the Demon]], [[The Devil Is a Loser|Bob the Lord of Hell]], the murderous and lethally adorable [[Killer Rabbit|Devil Bunny]], the Amish, and most importantly, the [[Everythings Better With Penguins|Evil Penguins]] and their overlord, [[Magnificent Bastard|Number One]].
The supporting cast includes Fluble's imaginary gargoyle Occam, [[Con Artist|Mack The the Whale]], [[Deathbringer the Adorable|Death Duck]] the [[Department of Redundancy Department|Duck of Death]], and Zoso the [[Shaped Like Itself|World's Smartest Thing-That-Isn't-A-Mailbox]]. On the opposing side, Fluble's greatest nemeses are [[Complete Monster|Zangoth the Demon]], [[The Devil Is a Loser|Bob the Lord of Hell]], the murderous and lethally adorable [[Killer Rabbit|Devil Bunny]], the Amish, and most importantly, the [[Everything's Better With Penguins|Evil Penguins]] and their overlord, [[Magnificent Bastard|Number One]].
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=== This webcomic provides examples of: ===
* [[All Girls Want Bad Boys]]: Parodied in the storyline where Clown swoons over Zangoth despite the fact that the demon is clearly abusing her.
* [[All Girls Want Bad Boys]]: Parodied in the storyline where Clown swoons over Zangoth despite the fact that the demon is clearly abusing her.
{{quote| '''Clown:''' This meat tastes very interesting.<br />
{{quote| '''Clown:''' This meat tastes very interesting.<br />
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* [[Deathbringer the Adorable]]: Death Duck the Duck of Death.
* [[Deathbringer the Adorable]]: Death Duck the Duck of Death.
* [[Department of Redundancy Department]]: Death Duck the Duck of Death, ''The Mystery of Mystery Hill''
* [[Department of Redundancy Department]]: Death Duck the Duck of Death, ''The Mystery of Mystery Hill''
* [[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu]]: In the ''Killing Time'' storyline, Fluble [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|literally]] [[Incredibly Lame Pun|kills the manifestation of Time]], triggering the [[Nice Job Breaking It Hero|collapse of the universe]]. To be fair, Time had been a real [[Jerkass]].
* [[Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?]]: In the ''Killing Time'' storyline, Fluble [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|literally]] [[Incredibly Lame Pun|kills the manifestation of Time]], triggering the [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero|collapse of the universe]]. To be fair, Time had been a real [[Jerkass]].
* [[Doomy Dooms of Doom]]: ''The Chips of Doom''.
* [[Doomy Dooms of Doom]]: ''The Chips of Doom''.
* [[Everythings Better With Penguins]]: '''Evil''' penguins.
* [[Everything's Better With Penguins]]: '''Evil''' penguins.
* [[Evil Twin]]: Rubble, immediately [[Lampshade Hanging|called out]] for the cliché that he is.
* [[Evil Twin]]: Rubble, immediately [[Lampshade Hanging|called out]] for the cliché that he is.
* [[Everyone Is Jesus in Purgatory]]: The original website had an article entitled "How to read Fluble", explaining that it's completely fruitless to try and find any hidden meaning in Fluble.
* [[Everyone Is Jesus in Purgatory]]: The original website had an article entitled "How to read Fluble", explaining that it's completely fruitless to try and find any hidden meaning in Fluble.
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*** Inverted in the ''Woonsocket'' storyline, which is narrated by Burble the Raving Nutjob, who repeatedly dismisses Balt's reasoning as "delirious ramblings".
*** Inverted in the ''Woonsocket'' storyline, which is narrated by Burble the Raving Nutjob, who repeatedly dismisses Balt's reasoning as "delirious ramblings".
** Handed over to Clown in the ''Why Does the Boiled Lobster Sing?'' storyline.
** Handed over to Clown in the ''Why Does the Boiled Lobster Sing?'' storyline.
* [[Paper Thin Disguise]]: Played straight (to an extreme) several times.
* [[Paper-Thin Disguise]]: Played straight (to an extreme) several times.
** At the final showdown in the ''Woobie'' saga, Fluble's Evil Future Self disguises himself as Jacques Cousteau by putting on a red knit cap. It works.
** At the final showdown in the ''Woobie'' saga, Fluble's Evil Future Self disguises himself as Jacques Cousteau by putting on a red knit cap. It works.
** In ''Onions Of Thunder'', Clown has to get out of her workplace so he asks Fluble and Burble to cover for her. When Clown's boss walks by, they both claim to be Clown (standing right next to each other). It works.
** In ''Onions Of Thunder'', Clown has to get out of her workplace so he asks Fluble and Burble to cover for her. When Clown's boss walks by, they both claim to be Clown (standing right next to each other). It works.
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{{quote| '''Clown:''' You know, I think I'm gonna miss the world.<br />
{{quote| '''Clown:''' You know, I think I'm gonna miss the world.<br />
'''Fluble:''' Eh. It was overrated. }}
'''Fluble:''' Eh. It was overrated. }}
* [[Timey Wimey Ball]]: Played with in ''Wrath of Woobie Part 3'', only to throw it in the bin at the end.
* [[Timey-Wimey Ball]]: Played with in ''Wrath of Woobie Part 3'', only to throw it in the bin at the end.
{{quote| '''Fluble:''' But if you kill me, you'll never have been born!<br />
{{quote| '''Fluble:''' But if you kill me, you'll never have been born!<br />
'''Fluble's Evil Future Self:''' [[Arc Fatigue|Who cares at this point?]] Just get into the vortex and die. }}
'''Fluble's Evil Future Self:''' [[Arc Fatigue|Who cares at this point?]] Just get into the vortex and die. }}
* [[Woobie Destroyer of Worlds]]: A space abomination, who happens to be named Woobie, and who is bent on destroying the universe because {{spoiler|Number One}} mistreated him as a child.
* [[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds]]: A space abomination, who happens to be named Woobie, and who is bent on destroying the universe because {{spoiler|Number One}} mistreated him as a child.
* [[Yandere]]: Lump.
* [[Yandere]]: Lump.
* [[You Bastard]]: In one strip, Fluble and Burble thank the readers for their support, then call them a bunch of sick freaks.
* [[You Bastard]]: In one strip, Fluble and Burble thank the readers for their support, then call them a bunch of sick freaks.