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[[File:GWS_7146.png|frame|Awwwww.]]

 

 

The name appears to come from [http://www.girlswithslingshots.com/comic/gws84/ a rather strong drink].

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** [[Chivalrous Pervert]]

* [[Cast of Snowflakes]]: A variety of female (and male) characters with simple but wildly varying body shapes and faces. Even when they dress up as each other for Halloween, it's still possible to tell which character is which.

{{quote|'''Hazel''': Cats only have two emotions - "feed me" and "fuck you."}}

* [[Character Development]]: Chris started out as a compulsive exaggerator who was universally known for wearing an eye-patch, but becomes a solid recurring character. One strip also [[Lampshade Hanging|hangs a lampshade]] on this trope when no one recognizes Chris until he puts on his eye patch, which he no longer actually needs. He remarks that he knows what his only distinctive characteristic is. It turns out he has another one, but he works pretty hard to keep that one under wraps.

* [[Cool Old Lady]]: Hazel's neighbor who has upstaged and hijacked her parties more than once.

* [[Crash Into Hello]]: [http://www.girlswithslingshots.com/comic/gws-1082/ How Thea and Mimi meet].

* [[The Cutie]]: Jamie. Mimi makes a good case for herself too.

* [[Did I Just Say That Out Loud?]]: Hazel freaks that her comment was [http://www.girlswithslingshots.com/comic/gws243/ supposed to be "inner dialogue."]

* [[Girl-On-Girl Is Hot]]: [http://www.girlswithslingshots.com/comic/gws723/ So hot it causes spontaneous combustion.]

* [[Gone Horribly Right]]: Tucker was trying to get Clarice's attention. Boy, [http://www.girlswithslingshots.com/comic/gws-1219/ did he get it].

* [[Good Angel, Bad Angel]]: We see Thea's [http://www.girlswithslingshots.com/comic/gws-1178/ here].

* [[Grammar Nazi]]: Maureen [http://www.girlswithslingshots.com/comic/gws-849/ cuts Jameson off] over a grammar mistake.

* [[Hypocritical Humor]]: After insisting that they couldn't sell a cat food that wasn't nutritious, Hazel [http://www.girlswithslingshots.com/comic/gws731/ buys Twinkies].

* [[I Have Boobs - You Must Obey!]]: Jamie. She even forgoes using a coat in the winter because she can't function without the attention.

* [[I Want Grandkids]]: Both Hazel and Zach's mothers. His [http://www.girlswithslingshots.com/comic/gws630/ much more so].

* [[I Taste Delicious]]: Hazel and Maureen get a moment of this after they get into a fight and spray each other with root beer.

* [[Joisey]]: Various cities and towns in New Jersey are mentioned as being close by. It seems to take place in the New Brunswick<ref>Not the province</ref> area. When Hazel goes to the [[Big Applesauce]] she takes the train. The writer is probably a local.

* [[Karma Houdini]]: [[Jerkass|Candy]] tried to rape Chris. Everyone's response? Get her a job as a dominatrix so that she has a healthy outlet.

*** She recently reappeared, greatly alarming Jameson. The way he acted, you'd think he was the one she tried to rape (although it's possible the entire attempted date rape has entered [[Canon Discontinuity]] since none of the characters ever mention it even when mention other bad things Candy's done.

* [[Kick Them While They Are Down]]: Poor [http://www.girlswithslingshots.com/comic/gws-902/ Thea].

** [http://www.girlswithslingshots.com/comic/gws459/ Tweeney Sodd], who eventually robs Jameson of his remaining tuft of hair.

** Melody, who is deaf.

* [[Scotireland]]: McPedro's accent is supposed to be Irish, but he speaks stereotypical Scottish.[[Fridge Brilliance|This may be due to his existence as a drunken delusion of Hazel's]], although he later points it out [http://www.girlswithslingshots.com/comic/gws331/ and refers to his accent as "Scirish."]

* [[Selective Obliviousness]]: Hazel can't seem to grasp that lesbian sex isn't limited to strap-ons.

** Also, Robyn from [[All New Issues]] is apparently Hazel's cousin.

* [[Ship Sinking]]: Hammered home when Angel not only screws someone else behind Thea's back, but tells Thea they were never in a real relationship to begin with. ''Ouch.''

* [[Shout-Out]]: Possibly unintentional, but both of Thea's romantic interests have had the same name as a character from [[Rent]].

* [[Shrinking Violet]]: Maureen.

* [[Silent Snarker]]: [[The Speechless|Melody.]]

* [[Stalker with a Crush]]: Jamie's [http://www.girlswithslingshots.com/comic/gws273/ secret admirer].

* [[STD Immunity]]: Averted with Angel and Thea, where the latter picks up a scorching case of {{spoiler|restless leg syndrome.}}

** [http://www.girlswithslingshots.com/comic/gws31/ The graphing calculator has] [[wikipedia:Function (mathematics)|functions.]]

* [[Straw Vegetarian]]: Maureen gets ill at the ''mention'' of eating meat.

* [[Wholesome Crossdresser]]: Darren, the resident Drag Queen.

* [[Will They or Won't They?]]: Hazel and Zach, Thea and Angel.

* [[Wrong Genre Savvy]]: Tucker thinks his stalking behavior will work because of [http://www.girlswithslingshots.com/comic/gws-1257/ romantic comedies].

* [[Your Mom]]: [http://www.girlswithslingshots.com/comic/gws-1015/ seen here].

 

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