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* [[Breakout Character]]: Kevin. |
* [[Breakout Character]]: Kevin. |
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* [[Briar Patching]]: When Kevin angles for the VP nomination. |
* [[Briar Patching]]: When Kevin angles for the VP nomination. |
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* [[Card-Carrying Villain]]: Kevin, Lost Bunny of the Apocalypse |
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* [[Chuck Cunningham Syndrome]]: A large chunk of the cast disappeared in the first couple years. |
* [[Chuck Cunningham Syndrome]]: A large chunk of the cast disappeared in the first couple years. |
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** Kevin the Lost Bunny of the Apocalypse reappeared after a long absence (with a different design) and has become a regular again since the 2010 election. |
** Kevin the Lost Bunny of the Apocalypse reappeared after a long absence (with a different design) and has become a regular again since the 2010 election. |
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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 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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* [[The Nose Knows]]: Winslow claims it as a superpower |
* [[The Nose Knows]]: Winslow claims it as a superpower |
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* [[Oh Wait This Is My Grocery List]] |
* [[Oh Wait, This Is My Grocery List]] |
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* [[Only Sane Man]]: Carmen... usually. |
* [[Only Sane Man]]: Carmen... usually. |
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* [[Only Smart People May Pass]] |
* [[Only Smart People May Pass]] |
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* [[Paper |
* [[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. |
* [[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. |
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* [[Running Gag]]: Winslow trying to fly, for one. |
* [[Running Gag]]: Winslow trying to fly, for one. |
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* [[Schmuck Bait]]: Unsatisfactory for Winslow, since it does nothing. |
* [[Schmuck Bait]]: Unsatisfactory for Winslow, since it does nothing. |
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{{quote| ''If you break the rules you deserve a boom.''}} |
{{quote| ''If you break the rules you deserve a boom.''}} |
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* [[Screwy Squirrel]]: Winslow sometimes |
* [[Screwy Squirrel]]: Winslow sometimes |
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* [[Shout Out]]: [[Nineteen Eighty |
* [[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 Man]] and ''[[The Godfather (Film)|The Godfather]]''. |
** Winslow's [[Multiple Choice Past]] includes references to [[Spider Man]] and ''[[The Godfather (Film)|The Godfather]]''. |