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* [[Humans Are Bastards]]: Opie the alien calls off his invasion of Earth because he doesn't want to catch the self-destructive thing we have. |
* [[Humans Are Bastards]]: Opie the alien calls off his invasion of Earth because he doesn't want to catch the self-destructive thing we have. |
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* [[It's the Journey That Counts]]: Winslow offers this as an Aesop |
* [[It's the Journey That Counts]]: Winslow offers this as an Aesop |
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* [[It Was a Dark |
* [[It Was a Dark and Stormy Night]] |
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* [[Lions and Tigers |
* [[Lions and Tigers and Humans, Oh My!]] |
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* [[Loophole Abuse]] |
* [[Loophole Abuse]] |
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* [[Missing White Woman Syndrome]]: Kevin's disappearance manages to attract attention despite not being blond. |
* [[Missing White Woman Syndrome]]: Kevin's disappearance manages to attract attention despite not being blond. |
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* [[Moses in |
* [[Moses in the Bulrushes]]: Winslow claims this is how his story starts, with a basket in the rushes... |
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* [[Multiple Choice Past]]: ...until he starts making contrary claims. |
* [[Multiple Choice Past]]: ...until he starts making contrary claims. |
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* [[My God, What Have I Done?]]: Why, you've gotten the Lost Bunny of the Apocalypse elected to the Senate, what else? |
* [[My God, What Have I Done?]]: Why, you've gotten the Lost Bunny of the Apocalypse elected to the Senate, what else? |
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* [[Paper-Thin Disguise]] |
* [[Paper-Thin Disguise]] |
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* [[Pretty Butterflies]]: Carmen and Winslow admire one one lazy day. |
* [[Pretty Butterflies]]: Carmen and Winslow admire one one lazy day. |
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* [[Raised by Wolves]]: Reversed. Winslow is so humanized that an attempt to live with wild coyotes failed miserably. |
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* [[Ripped from the Headlines]]: As with most political comics. For example, in one story Winslow refused to let Carmen buy football cards just because she's a conservative; meanwhile, she pointed out that the football ''players'' are far worse ("drug abuser... deadbeat dad... adulterer...!"). This was based on the controversy over [[Rush Limbaugh]] wanting to buy a football team. |
* [[Ripped from the Headlines]]: As with most political comics. For example, in one story Winslow refused to let Carmen buy football cards just because she's a conservative; meanwhile, she pointed out that the football ''players'' are far worse ("drug abuser... deadbeat dad... adulterer...!"). This was based on the controversy over [[Rush Limbaugh]] wanting to buy a football team. |
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* [[Running Gag]]: Winslow trying to fly, for one. |
* [[Running Gag]]: Winslow trying to fly, for one. |
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* [[Shout-Out]]: [[Nineteen Eighty-Four|"Speaking is Action! Spending is Saving! Debt is Stimulus!"]] |
* [[Shout-Out]]: [[Nineteen Eighty-Four|"Speaking is Action! Spending is Saving! Debt is Stimulus!"]] |
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** "Real Reality is for Suckers!" |
** "Real Reality is for Suckers!" |
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** Winslow's [[Multiple Choice Past]] includes references to [[Spider |
** Winslow's [[Multiple Choice Past]] includes references to [[Spider-Man]] and ''[[The Godfather]]''. |
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* [[Strawman Political]] |
* [[Strawman Political]] |
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* [[Talk About the Weather]] |
* [[Talk About the Weather]] |