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* [[Accentuate the Negative]]: Jung plans to review the play:
{{quote| '''Jung:''' Gonna blog about how horrible it was, the instant it's over!<br />
'''Gary:''' But what if it's good?<br />
'''Jung:''' If it's goo... Gary, that makes no sense. }}
* [[A-Cup Angst]]: One of Kiley's defining traits. She reacts this way when she runs into DiDi (which has happened twice so far). In later strips, we see that she's obsessed with her small breast size. It doesn't help when others [http://www.menagea3.net/strips-ma3/fondle_your_breasts point] [http://www.menagea3.net/strips-ma3/the_worst_therapist_in_the_world it] [http://www.menagea3.net/strips-ma3/a_little_kid out] to her.
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* [[Amazingly Embarrassing Parents]]: Yuki's father, when he finally shows up.
* [[And This Is For]]:
{{quote| '''Yuki:''' ''(kicks Gary in the shins)'' That's for lying to me, you jerk! ''(kisses him on the cheek)'' And that's for being my knight in spandex earlier.}}
* [[Anticlimax]]: After three and a half years<ref>real time - 2-3 months comic time</ref> of Gary trying to lose his virginity, {{spoiler|Kiley jumps him on a whim, with him barely registering what's happening (unless giving cunnilingus counts, in which case there's a bit more fanfare)}}.
** [[Just for Pun|At least it's still a climax.]]
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** Similar with "Babes in Toyland", where the never-to-be-brought-up-again plot focuses on Zii and DiDi accidentally "breaking" one of Gary's Ttransformers and seeing what to do with it. Some consider this to be a [[Cool and Unusual Punishment|payback]] to Zii for her actions in the previous [[BLAM Episode]].
* [[Blatant Lies]]: Dillon's agent attempting to explain away the fact that he's in a [[Transparent Closet]].
{{quote| '''Dillon''': You know...it's none of my business...but someday you will have to tell your wife you're gay.<br />
'''Dillon's Agent''': Ho-ho-ho! Don't be silly! I'm not gay! That's why I have you wear the wig!<br />
'''Dillon''': I think it might be a ''little bit'' gay.<br />
'''Dillon's Agent''': Dilly...straight married men have secret gay sex ''all the time''!<br />
'''Dillon''': That sounds made up.<br />
'''Dillon's Agent''': It's true! It's called "being on the down low". Saw it on ''[[The Oprah Winfrey Show|Oprah]].'' }}
** And the best part? Not only does the agent seem to buy it, but ''Dillon'' thinks it's credible because Oprah presumably said it.
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** At one point, in a struggle to stop Zii from stripping him, Gary tries to get away by [http://www.menagea3.net/d/20080927.html grabbing the edge of the panel and trying to pull away so hard it bends.]
** When Dillon meets Amber {{spoiler|in the room where he's supposed to meet Nathan}}, he spouts this line in surprise:
{{quote| '''Dillon''': DID I SKIP A PAGE?!}}
*** Dillon might be alluding to page as in a script, but it's pretty close to fourth wall breaking.
* [[Brick Joke]]:
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** DiDi calls Sandra for a girls' night out... while she's having sex with Matt.
* [[Compliment Backfire]]:
{{quote| '''[[A-Cup Angst|Kiley]]:''' MY IQ IS SMALLER THAN MY BREAST SIZE!<br />
'''Gary:''' Uh... don't cry... I'm sure your IQ's '''much''' bigger than your breasts! }}
* [[Cool and Unusual Punishment]]: Zii promised to watch all the [[Transformers]] cartoons after breaking one of Gary's most valuable ones... except that it isn't broken.
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* [[Did I Just Say That Out Loud?]]:
** When Gary tries to explain Zii that he's not gay (while suffering from allergy):
{{quote| '''Gary:''' DAMMBIT! I SLEEB WITH GIRLS!!! Or, ad least, I'd like to...<br />
'''Zii:''' Oh! You're straight? Are you su... hey, wait, what was that last bit?<br />
'''Gary:''' Wha' lasd bid?<br />
'''Zii:''' "Or, at least, I'd like to?"<br />
'''Gary:''' Wazzat oud loud? }}
** Yuki, after {{spoiler|declaring that Gary is her boyfriend}}.
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* [[Have I Mentioned I Am Heterosexual Today?]]: Sonya, the waitress Zii tricks into making out with her. Notable in that she doesn't invoke the trope until later that night... while eating Zii out. And after that, apparently obsessively, on a daily basis.
** That is to say, she apparently eats girls out. On a daily basis (her boyfriend has taken to bringing other girls home for threesomes). All while invoking this trope.
{{quote| '''Sonya''': Thanks to ''you'', I eat ''pussy'' on a ''nightly basis!''<br />
'''''*CRASH*''' as her waitress friend overhears and drops a pot of coffee.''<br />
'''Sonya''': I'm... I'm really not a lesbian! }}
* [[Head Desk]]:
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* [[Inherently Funny Words]]: [http://www.menagea3.net/d/20091117.html "Begonias"] according to [[Word of God|DaveZero]]
* [[Implausible Deniability]]:
{{quote| '''Gary''': ''(to Yuki)'' YOUR DAD IS TAKERU "TENTACLE KING" OYAMA?! THE PREMIER TENTACLE HENTAI ARTIST OF THE DOUJIN WORLD?! ''(catches Yuki's [[Death Glare|look]])'' I... I mean... I have no idea who that is.}}
** In a later strip, when Zii nibbles Gary's earlobe:
{{quote| '''Zii:''' D'you just cream your-<br />
'''Gary:''' No, but on an unrelated topic, I need to go shower right away. }}
* [[Incompatible Orientation]]: Let's face it, Gary and Yuki, and Gary and Dillon are just not meant to be. [http://www.menagea3.net/d/20100506.html They both even admit it.]
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* [[Innocent Innuendo]]: "Dillon! What have you done to my giant-size man-thing?! It's... it's all STICKY!!!" Yes, this sentence can have an innocent meaning. [http://www.menagea3.net/d/20090702.html Look here, and the following strips.] {{spoiler|1=It's the name of a [[Aluminum Christmas Trees|real]] [http://superdickery.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&catid=32:seduction-index&id=312:best-comic-title-ever comic book].}}
* [[Insane Troll Logic]]: Yuki realizes that she used it:
{{quote| {{spoiler|He [Gary] kissed another girl! How can he possibly do that when he doesn't even know that I might possibly be considering liking him?! Oh, right... all that stuff I just said...}}}}
* [[Intercontinuity Crossover]]: DiDi is BFF with Cecania from ''[[Sore Thumbs]]''.
* [[Interrupted Intimacy]]: Matt being interrupted during sex is a [[Running Gag]].
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* [[Late to The Punchline]]: Gary gets one when he actually sees Zii as a ''girl'', rather than just a friend (December 12, 2009, NSFW.)
* [[Leaning on the Fourth Wall]]: Zii makes a reference to how much time she's spent as Gary's roommate. To express the frustrations she's caused him, he responds with [[Webcomic Time|a time frame that matches up with the amount of years the comic had run at the time.]]
{{quote| '''Zii''': It's only been a ''month'' since I moved in!<br />
'''Gary''': Really? Feels like two years. }}
* [[Let's Wait a While]]: Gary tells Yuki this (November 8, 2011, NSFW.)
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* [[Mile-High Club]]: In a guest strip, Dillon claims he joined it... in the cockpit.
* [[Metaphorgotten]]
{{quote| '''Gary''': Trolling's a fishing term. It means to lure a fish in with bait. He baited you until you bit, and then you were hooked, which got you caught, and then you were banned like a halibut.}}
* [[Mistaken for Gay]]: Amber thinks Gary is gay when he goes to her and Dillon's apartment so that the latter can teach him more about the "Swirly-Go-Round" kissing technique. This changes to "bi-curious" when Gary mentions that two girls (Yuki and Sonya) are trying to go out with him, and she decides to trick him into doing the "Swirly-Go-Round" on her.
* [[Moment Killer]]:
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* [[No Bisexuals]]:
** Despite the [[Everyone Is Bi]] mentioned above, Dillon considers himself gay, even though that he did stuff like roll around naked with Zii and having slept with two girls in high school.
{{quote| '''Dillon:''' ... but that was a threesome, so it only counts as one!}}
*** We do see this "threesome" later in the strip, and it's not as impressive as he makes it sound.
** In addition, he rolled naked with her... in a pile of photos of naked guys. His pictures, that were wrinkled from his doing this so much.
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* [[Sexy Shirt Switch]]: This is used to indicate that Zii {{spoiler|slept with the [[Troll]]'s mom}}.
* [[She Cleans Up Nicely]]: Gary finally notices Zii's attractive when she's walking around in a cosplay outfit that's essentially a fur-lined bikini...of [[Urusei Yatsura|one of his favorite characters]].
{{quote| '''Gary:''' ''Jung!'' Z-Z-Zii's a '''''GIRL!!!'''''}}
** Gary's no slouch, either -- he comes across as a bit of a dweeb, but he has, to quote Dillon and Zii, a ''great'' ass, and can dress up as Nightwing without having to fake the physique, chin, or really [[Expy|anything.]] The only thing he ''really'' has against him is that he has pretty awful posture.
* [[She Is All Grown Up]]: DiDi's personal [http://www.menagea3.net/d/20100211.html bad angel]. "Wow! I don't think you've called on me since the 3rd grade... Holy crap! Check out the rack on me!" And that's nothing compared to her good angel, which has grown into a [http://www.menagea3.net/d/20100213.html towering amazon] -- which is saying something, due to DiDi's already considerable height!