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* In ''[[Meat Shield (webcomic)|Meat Shield]]'', Leonid the pseudo-lich once did [http://www.meatshield.net/archive/179-a-little-soul-searching/ a bit of soul-searching]. Since at the time he was a disembodied head that had been stuffed inside his [[Soul Jar]], this didn't take very long. (For that matter, the fact that this particular phylactery is indeed a jar may fall into Literal Metaphor too.)
* In ''[[Meat Shield (webcomic)|Meat Shield]]'', Leonid the pseudo-lich once did [http://www.meatshield.net/archive/179-a-little-soul-searching/ a bit of soul-searching]. Since at the time he was a disembodied head that had been stuffed inside his [[Soul Jar]], this didn't take very long. (For that matter, the fact that this particular phylactery is indeed a jar may fall into Literal Metaphor too.)
* ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court]]'' had Coyote and Renard referring to Annie as "fire-headed girl" and telling her "there's a fire in you... fire that belonged to your mother!" -- repeatedly. She took all these mentions as cringe-worthy attempts at being poetic they seem to be. {{spoiler|It's not the case. This wasn't about her temper or anything, at least not directly. They said what they meant, as straightforward as possible. By her basic nature [[Elemental Embodiment|she is a fire creature]], and got this from Surma}}.
* ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court]]'' had Coyote and Renard referring to Annie as "fire-headed girl" and telling her "there's a fire in you... fire that belonged to your mother!" -- repeatedly. She took all these mentions as cringe-worthy attempts at being poetic they seem to be. {{spoiler|It's not the case. This wasn't about her temper or anything, at least not directly. They said what they meant, as straightforward as possible. By her basic nature [[Elemental Embodiment|she is a fire creature]], and got this from Surma}}.
* In ''Lowroad'', when Giselle [http://lowroad75.comicgenesis.com/d/20090427.html was followed by] her (deservedly) [[Unlucky Childhood Friend]], [http://lowroad75.comicgenesis.com/d/20090402.html Garon]:

{{quote|'''Butler''': Madam, I thing you should know he is undressing you with his eyes. }}


== Web Original ==
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