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One of the most prolific webcomics out there, with [[Webcomics Long Runners|2000 installments and counting]], QC has evolved into a humorous ongoing chronicle of the lives of a group of twenty-somethings, as they deal with life, fall in and out of love, and maintain a healthy level of sarcasm. Would almost be a [[Slice of Life]] comic if the cast didn't include a handful of cute lil' robot sidekicks.

QC updates every weekday, with remarkable consistency considering that Jacques has no buffer whatsoever and usually draws the comic--on live webcast--that night. The comic itself can be found [http://questionablecontent.net/ here], and the character sheet can be found [[Questionable Content ~~(Webcomic)~~/Characters|here.]]

QC updates every weekday, with remarkable consistency considering that Jacques has no buffer whatsoever and usually draws the comic--on live webcast--that night. The comic itself can be found [http://questionablecontent.net/ here], and the character sheet can be found [[Questionable Content/Characters|here.]]

Two print collections are currently out, featuring re-lettered and sometimes re-drawn versions of the first arcs.

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* [[Aborted Arc]] / [[What Happened to ~~The~~ Mouse?]]: A lot. A few of these get picked up again later.

* [[Aborted Arc]] / [[What Happened to the Mouse?]]: A lot. A few of these get picked up again later.

** Marten's blog

** Sara. [[Word of God]] says [[Everything's Better ~~With~~ Dinosaurs|Death by Allosaurus]].

** Sara. [[Word of God]] says [[Everything's Better with Dinosaurs|Death by Allosaurus]].

** Deathmøle looked like it was headed this way, but [http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1985 as of strip 1985 it is back] {{spoiler|minus Nat.}}

** Many semi-regular character relationships end up this way, but as it IS a webcomic with [[Loads and Loads of Characters]], this is to be expected to some extent.

* [[Abuse Is Okay When It Is Female On Male]]: Two separate [[Zig Zagging Trope|zig-zags]]:

* [[Abuse Is Okay When It Is Female On Male]]: Two separate [[Zig-Zagging Trope|zig-zags]]:

** Faye, who acknowledges that she used to be "a bitch with issues" but is now just "a bitch" used and sometimes still uses Marten as a punching bag for no reason. It's sort of lampshaded (the trope in general, not Faye's treatment of him specifically) by Marten [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=743 here]. And Faye beats up on ''everybody,'' regardless of gender, but when she goes too far she's always put in her place, and she goes to therapy and actively tries to be a less crappy person despite her issues. Marten takes a lot, but he won't let her seriously hurt him, and he often hits back with his own brand of snarking.

** The VespAvenger hunts abusive boyfriends, but the main cast doesn't think it's acceptable. They lampshade it by suggesting that a guy on a Harley who beats up abusive girlfriends would be unacceptable, but VespAvenger states she would hook up with such a character.

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** Marten's mother, a BDSM "glamour" model, [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1821 also qualifies]. Especially when it comes to [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1827 baby pictures].

* [[Amicably Divorced]]: Marten's parents, who split up when his father realized he was gay and are still on good terms with each other.

* [[Anachronic Order]]: [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1646 This guest strip], by Danielle Corsetto of ''[[Girls ~~With~~ Slingshots]]'', depends on being told backwards.

* [[Anachronic Order]]: [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1646 This guest strip], by Danielle Corsetto of ''[[Girls with Slingshots]]'', depends on being told backwards.

* [[Analogy Backfire]]: [http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1571 Brilliantly averted.]

* [[And Now for Something Completely Different]]: Any one of Yelling Bird's strips.

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** Momo, a Japanese AnthroPC specifically designed to be animesque, pictured [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1440 here], [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1366 here], and [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1485 here].

** Another example is Marigold's adorable little [[Cat Smile|:3 smile]] in [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1495 #1465] and [http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2164 #2164].

** [[Word of God]] says that one of the biggest influences on QC is ''[[~~Azumanga Daioh (Manga)|~~Azumanga Daioh]]''. It's not hard to see some of the parallels. He also reads a lot of ''[[Yotsuba&!]]'' which is by the same author - Marigold even has a poster of her in her bedroom.

** [[Word of God]] says that one of the biggest influences on QC is ''[[Azumanga Daioh]]''. It's not hard to see some of the parallels. He also reads a lot of ''[[Yotsuba&!]]'' which is by the same author - Marigold even has a poster of her in her bedroom.

* [[Anthropomorphic Personification]]: [http://jephjacques.tumblr.com/post/8333786306/happy-birthday-qc Jeph drew an Anthro of QC for the 8th anniversary.]

* [[Anything That Moves]] / [[Depraved Bisexual]]: Pintsize [[Zig Zagged Trope|zig-zags both of these repeatedly]]. He flirts with/harasses women throughout the comic, steals Faye's underwear, and compliments random women on their breasts, but he has had at least one relationship with another male. Since it was a male robot, it might not count, though. Possibly subverted in that he seemed to actually care about him.

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* [[Art Shift]]:

** The flashbacks from Faye's past.

** When [http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2175 Faye puts on Marigold's glasses], everything goes [[Animesque]], with ''[[~~Lucky Star (Manga)|~~Lucky Star]]'' and ''[[~~Death Note (Manga)|~~Death Note]]'' particular influences.

** When [http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2175 Faye puts on Marigold's glasses], everything goes [[Animesque]], with ''[[Lucky Star]]'' and ''[[Death Note]]'' particular influences.

* [[Ascended Extra]]: Angus. He appeared multiple times as a joke character, then popped into focus after {{spoiler|Faye dropped Sven}}. Now he appears regularly, and has important relationships with other characters, particularly Faye.

* [[Ass Shove]]: Happens to [http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1366 Pintsize] but he may [http://www.questionablecontent.net/images/1366creepy.png like] it.

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** [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1280 DID YOU SEE THOSE TWO BEAT PANELS?] THEY WERE '''''CRUCIAL''''' TO THE JOKE

* [[Beautiful All Along]]: Invoked, lampshaded and torn to pieces [http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1880 here].

* [[Be a Whore To Get Your Man]]: Faye and her mother discuss the benefits of this.

* [[Be a Whore to Get Your Man]]: Faye and her mother discuss the benefits of this.

* [[Belligerent Sexual Tension]]:

** Faye and Sven {{spoiler|before they hooked up.}}

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* [[Check, Please!]]: [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1958 here.]

* [[Chekhov's Gag]]: [http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=828 You gotta break some] [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=792 lions to make an omelet.]

* [[Children Are a Waste]]: This is what all the characters (except those which are parents of others, obviously) seem to agree on implicitly. In several cases justified since they came from families where... something went wrong. But apparently not even Marten Reed (for example) seems to think that the world needs another Marten Reed. Jeph has expressed the same opinion in the footnotes that accompanied one comic where this was expressed, so it's apparently a case of [[Writer On Board]].

* [[Children Are a Waste]]: This is what all the characters (except those which are parents of others, obviously) seem to agree on implicitly. In several cases justified since they came from families where... something went wrong. But apparently not even Marten Reed (for example) seems to think that the world needs another Marten Reed. Jeph has expressed the same opinion in the footnotes that accompanied one comic where this was expressed, so it's apparently a case of [[Writer on Board]].

* [[Chuck Cunningham Syndrome]]:

** Sara. Created without any real character, she just vanished after Dora appeared. It became a long-running gag that she was "eaten by an Allosaurus", but no characters would ever mention her after the first 100 strips except in one or two [[Mythology Gag|Mythology Gags]]: in 149 Dora mentions leaving Sara in charge of the coffee shop, and her absence is lampshaded [http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=325 here]. Also counts as a case of [[What Happened to ~~The~~ Mouse?]].

** Sara. Created without any real character, she just vanished after Dora appeared. It became a long-running gag that she was "eaten by an Allosaurus", but no characters would ever mention her after the first 100 strips except in one or two [[Mythology Gag|Mythology Gags]]: in 149 Dora mentions leaving Sara in charge of the coffee shop, and her absence is lampshaded [http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=325 here]. Also counts as a case of [[What Happened to the Mouse?]].

** Steve lampshades one of his first disappearances when he returns in the guest comic [http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=155 155], coming gasping out of the hall closet. When Marten asks what he is doing there he says:

{{quote| '''Steve:''' '''What am I doing here?!?''' I have been locked in the '''hall closet''' for '''months!''' Didn't you people notice I was '''missing?!?''' Why didn't anyone come '''looking''' for me?!?}}

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** [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1323 Dora drifts into this at times], but [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1467 she's trying to get better about it], [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1742 albeit not always succeeding].

** [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1877 Cosette also acts like this at times.]

* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: [[Word of God]] has explicitly compared Hannelore to [[Azumanga Daioh ~~(Manga)~~|Osaka]].

* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: [[Word of God]] has explicitly compared Hannelore to [[Azumanga Daioh|Osaka]].

* [[Cluster F-Bomb]]: A handful of regular strips, and anytime Yelling Bird shows up.

* [[Commuting On a Bus]]: This or [[Put On a Bus]] for many cast members.

* [[Commuting on a Bus]]: This or [[Put on a Bus]] for many cast members.

** Raven in particular was focusing on scholastic pursuits, and didn't show up for ages, despite once being a huge part of the strip. As of [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1939 Strip #1939,] she's back and appears to be staying for a while.

** Arguably Steve as well; he'll play a major role, then not show up for months or years due to post-breakup alcoholism or [http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1350 secret agent recruitment].

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* [[Dada Comics]]: [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1661 Randy and Shelby] do this.

* [[Dark-Skinned Redhead]]: Ellen in older strips: [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=318 exhibit A]; now that the other characters aren't so pale, Ellen's skin is not significantly darker: [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=788 exhibit B]; and Tai.

* [[A Date ~~With~~ Rosie Palms]]: What Steve is [http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1556 faced with] after his girlfriend injures herself.

* [[A Date with Rosie Palms]]: What Steve is [http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1556 faced with] after his girlfriend injures herself.

* [[Dead Baby Comedy]]: Guest strip artists ''[http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=939 love]'' to make jokes about {{spoiler|Faye's father's suicide}}. Jeph has gone on the record and said that he finds them hilarious.

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Pretty much everyone, sans Marigold. Even [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1411 Momo] gets in on this.

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** Sven does it as [http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1764 well] [http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1765 here].

* [[Disability Superpower]] / [[Instant Expert]]: Hanners' OCD-fuelled counting ability makes her a hell of a drummer, which she describes as "counting with your whole body." After a brief explanation by Marten, she's playing like an old pro. An [http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1988 if there was any doubt before that it was a superpower...]

* [[Distracted By the Sexy]]: Raven does this to Sven in [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=519 episode 519].

* [[Distracted by the Sexy]]: Raven does this to Sven in [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=519 episode 519].

* [[The Ditz]]: Raven is not the sharpest of minds, but shows [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=444 hints] of being [[Obfuscating Stupidity|brighter than she seems.]] Sometimes these are [http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1129 more than just hints...]

* [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]: [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1600 After Angus and Marigold's spontaneous dancing]...

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* [[Hair Decorations]]: Faye, occasionally.

* [[Hilarity Ensues]]: despite not being an example of this trope by itself, [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=712 this strip] references the trope's typical use in sitcoms.

* [[Everything's Better ~~With~~ Plushies]]: You can now buy plush Yelling Birds in [[The Merch|the store]].

* [[Everything's Better with Plushies]]: You can now buy plush Yelling Birds in [[The Merch|the store]].

* [[Everything's Worse ~~With~~ Bears]]: [http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1285 Om nom nom nom]

* [[Everything's Worse with Bears]]: [http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1285 Om nom nom nom]

* [[Explaining the Soap]]: Marigold to Hannelore and Angus with Magical Love Gentlemen

* [[Expy]]: Jeph has mentioned that he designed Marigold to be essentially "an Anglicized version of Konata from ''[[~~Lucky Star (Anime)|~~Lucky Star]]''."

* [[Expy]]: Jeph has mentioned that he designed Marigold to be essentially "an Anglicized version of Konata from ''[[Lucky Star]]''."

* [[Eyes Always Shut]]: Dave, a supporting character who had a brief stint as Meena's ex-boyfriend.

* [[Face Fault]]: Momo, whose design is based on a generic "moe" anime character, is designed to replicate these; the classic "sweat drop" is achieved by emitting a viscous fluid from underneath the hair, and it's apparently a bitch and a half to clean out.

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* [[Freaky Fashion, Mild Mind]]

* [[Friendless Background]]: Marigold

* [[Friends ~~With~~ Benefits]]: Sven and Faye have a thing like this for a while.

* [[Friends with Benefits]]: Sven and Faye have a thing like this for a while.

* [[Full Name Ultimatum]]:

** Marten's mother [http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1835 calls him] Marten [[Star Trek|Tiberius]] Reed when se gets mad at him, even though Tiberius isn't really his middle name.

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* [[My Sister Is Off-Limits|Hanners Is Off Limits]]: "I see flashing lights, dudes in hard hats waving flags, and about three miles of caution tape. There's a big sign that says '[http://questionablecontent.net./view.php?comic=1076 DETOUR - ANY OTHER FEMALE IN EXISTENCE]'." Made funnier later when [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1754 Hanners asks Sven out on a pretend date.]

* [[Happy Dance]]: [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=300 Steve and Ellen], [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=840 Marten (offscreen)], [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=903 Dora and Marten], [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1597 Marigold], and [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1738 Angus] [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1888 twice].

* [[Has Two Mommies|Has Two Daddies]]: When Martin's dad proposes to his partner, Martin says he's going to call his stepfather "Dad 2: [[Electric Boogaloo|Dad Harder]]".

* [[Has Two Mommies|Has Two Daddies]]: When Martin's dad proposes to his partner, Martin says he's going to call his stepfather "Dad 2: [[Oddly-Named Sequel 2: Electric Boogaloo|Dad Harder]]".

* [[Hates Being Touched]]: Hannelore initially, though she's slowly grown out of it. She's a [http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1659 total] [http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1660 pokeslut] now, and even [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1709 hugs Marten] when she gets a job at Coffee of Doom. Reverts back to it briefly when [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1900 a fanboy of her father's goes creeperiffic on her] to the point where [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1902 Marten kicked him out via a broadsword.]

* [[Hates the Job, Loves ~~The~~ Limelight]]: Sven doesn't exactly fit the trope because he's a. young, and b. a writer, not a performer; but he has the ''mindset'' of writing music for [[Money, Dear Boy]].

* [[Hates the Job, Loves the Limelight]]: Sven doesn't exactly fit the trope because he's a. young, and b. a writer, not a performer; but he has the ''mindset'' of writing music for [[Money, Dear Boy]].

{{quote| [http://questionablecontent.net./view.php?comic{{=}}1424 "Meh. My artistic integrity wears a gimp suit and lives in a box."]}}

* [[Head-Tiltingly Kinky]]: First Marten, then Tai, [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1117 here].

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* [[Hollywood Atheist]]: Averted (mostly) with Penelope.

* [[Hollywood Pudgy]]: Jacques has a tendency to draw ''all'' his "overweight" characters as merely Hollywood Pudgy.

** Faye arguably [[Playing ~~With~~ a Trope|averted]] -- she's regarded as a very attractive woman in-universe, but is a bit self-conscious about her weight (her rear end is quite large, but this is seen as a plus by many). Many [[Real Life|real]] people have the same hang-ups, so it's a kind of deconstruction of the trope. Oddly enough, Jacques drew Faye with the same build as Dora early in the comic's run, though this has gradually changed due to [[Art Evolution]].

** Faye arguably [[Playing with a Trope|averted]] -- she's regarded as a very attractive woman in-universe, but is a bit self-conscious about her weight (her rear end is quite large, but this is seen as a plus by many). Many [[Real Life|real]] people have the same hang-ups, so it's a kind of deconstruction of the trope. Oddly enough, Jacques drew Faye with the same build as Dora early in the comic's run, though this has gradually changed due to [[Art Evolution]].

** Marigold considers herself fat as well (despite being thinner than Faye -- she has ''really'' low self-esteem), so counts in her own mind.

** Even [[Valve|Gabe Newell]] [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=856 gets this treatment].

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* [[I Just Write the Thing]]

* [[I Know Mortal Kombat]]: Dale [[Subverted Trope|does not]] [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1771 know World of Warcraft Kombat].

* [[I Love the Smell of X In ~~The~~ Morning]]: Hannelore uses this to describe how much she loves [http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=897 fabric cleaner].

* [[I Love the Smell of X In the Morning]]: Hannelore uses this to describe how much she loves [http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=897 fabric cleaner].

* [[I Need a Freaking Drink]]: Marten [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=513 needs one] "to throw in [his] EYES."

* [[I Never Told You My Name]]: Used in [http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=528 this strip.]

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'''Angus:''' O venom-tongued maiden! Stay your barbs, I beseech you! }}

* [[Identical Stranger]]: Happens in [http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1932 Strip 1932], thus chopping the {{spoiler|"Penny is Pizza Girl" theory}} into itty bitty pieces, if the strip was true as shown.

* [[If You Ever Do Anything to Hurt Her]]: Veronica warning Faye, Faye warning Dora, Dora warning Sven...

* [[If You Ever Do Anything to Hurt Her...]]: Veronica warning Faye, Faye warning Dora, Dora warning Sven...

* [[IKEA Erotica]]: Marigold's ''[[Harry Potter]]'' [[Slash Fic]]: "[http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1790 And then Harry kissed Ron and it was very sexy]." Her other [[Slash Fic]], ''[http://marigoldfarmer.tumblr.com/post/1531768189/hermione-and-ginny-vs-the-space-wizards Hermione and Ginny vs. the Space Wizards]'' is an even better example, mainly because we actually get to see the whole thing.

* [[Imagine Spot]]:

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** (The filler strips with talking animals and the Shame Orb are probably not canon, even though Sweet-+!+$ has been seen in the main continuity.)

* [[Living Emotional Crutch]]: [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2134 Station to Hannelore as a kid.] {{spoiler|1=Inverted later on, as [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2158 Station didn't count on her moving to Earth permanently,] and it made him realize how much he needs her.}}

* [[Loads and Loads of Characters]]: A strange example, as it started out as very self-contained with four main characters. Since then, Jeph has had at least twenty be in focus at some point, and several major characters have been [[Put On a Bus]].

* [[Loads and Loads of Characters]]: A strange example, as it started out as very self-contained with four main characters. Since then, Jeph has had at least twenty be in focus at some point, and several major characters have been [[Put on a Bus]].

* [[Local Hangout]]:

** The coffee shop.

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* [[Mundane Utility]]: One of [[Burger Fool|two possible explanations]] for caped superheroes who deliver food. A third explanation, speculated about in-universe, is that they are special superheroes whose specific power is delivering food.

* [[Mushroom Samba]]: "When you say big words, smoke comes out of your nostrils."

* [[Mutually Fictional]]: With [[~~Xkcd (Webcomic)|~~Xkcd]]. It's a really subtle one - Marigold wears an xkcd shirt [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1625 here] <ref>She also meets xkcd's author, Randall Munroe, in [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1527 this strip]... [[Fan Wank|probably]].</ref>. And [http://xkcd.com/574/ this] xkcd comic shows one of Hannelore's [[Character Blog|Twitter posts]].

* [[Mutually Fictional]]: With [[Xkcd]]. It's a really subtle one - Marigold wears an xkcd shirt [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1625 here] <ref>She also meets xkcd's author, Randall Munroe, in [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1527 this strip]... [[Fan Wank|probably]].</ref>. And [http://xkcd.com/574/ this] xkcd comic shows one of Hannelore's [[Character Blog|Twitter posts]].

* [[My God, You Are Serious]]: [http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1559 Episode 1559] definitely qualifies as an example of this.

* [[My Hair Came Out Green]]: Raven tries to bleach her hair blond to appeal to Sven, but instead it comes out "all orangey and gross", so she has to settle for dyeing it neon-pink.

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** Hannelore goes out with Sven just to see what dates are like. Nothing romantic or sexual is expexcted to happen, and it doesn't.

** Tai follows Marigold back to her apartment on what she thinks at first is a date, until she [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1791 offers to kiss her].

* [[Not Good ~~With~~ People]]: Marigold and Hannelore, type 1. To a ''much'' lesser extent, Dora and Faye, type 2.

* [[Not Good with People]]: Marigold and Hannelore, type 1. To a ''much'' lesser extent, Dora and Faye, type 2.

* [[The Not-So-Harmless Punishment]]: Hanners is checking some bookkeeping for her [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]] mother, trying to find the source of an error. Faye asks her what will happen to the employee who made the mistake once he's found, and Hanners replies that he'll be fired.

{{quote| '''Faye:''' That's not so-<br />

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* [[Orwellian Retcon]]: When Dora makes fun of Raven for apparently styling her hair with Crisco, Raven objects that she'd never use Crisco [[I Take Offense to That Last One|because of "cute vegan boys."]] When someone pointed out to Jeph, or he found himself upon checking, that Crisco not only ''is'' vegan, but [[Did Not Do the Research|came about as a vegetarian substitute for animal tallow]], Jeph [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=703 changed the word to "lard."]

* [[Out of Focus]]:

** Steve; once a major character, he'd all but disappeared for a year, leading many readers to e-mail Jacques asking about his whereabouts, leading in turn to a [[Lampshade Hanging]] strip and a request from the cartoonist to stop asking. The worry was he'd been [[Put On a Bus]]. It wasn't the first time, either; early in the strip he disappeared for nearly a hundred pages. Then again, it is [[Webcomic Time]]... He returned a few months after a [[Lampshade Hanging]], having had some rather interesting adventures while he was gone.

** Steve; once a major character, he'd all but disappeared for a year, leading many readers to e-mail Jacques asking about his whereabouts, leading in turn to a [[Lampshade Hanging]] strip and a request from the cartoonist to stop asking. The worry was he'd been [[Put on a Bus]]. It wasn't the first time, either; early in the strip he disappeared for nearly a hundred pages. Then again, it is [[Webcomic Time]]... He returned a few months after a [[Lampshade Hanging]], having had some rather interesting adventures while he was gone.

** The above-mentioned Angus McPhee also qualifies, though this is arguably justified by {{spoiler|Faye's and Sven's frenemies-with-benefits relationship}}. He then started appearing as a semi-regular again, and has finally become a regular character, while {{spoiler|Sven}} has slipped into the background somewhat.

** Raven has fallen into this as well, as she has not appeared for a long time (between strip 1510 and 1939).

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* [[Puppy Dog Eyes]]: [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2001 Momo expresses her gratitude to Marigold.]

* [[Punny Name]]: The [[World of Warcraft]] addict and all around dork, Mari''gold Farmer''.

* [[Put On a Bus]]: According to [[Word of God]], the following characters have been permanently written out of the strip: "Sarah, Ellen, Nat, [[The Woobie|any chance at happiness for Marten]]." There are other cases where this is [[The Bus Came Back|averted]], as some characters will disappear for extended periods of time only to reappear hundreds of strips later.

* [[Put on a Bus]]: According to [[Word of God]], the following characters have been permanently written out of the strip: "Sarah, Ellen, Nat, [[The Woobie|any chance at happiness for Marten]]." There are other cases where this is [[The Bus Came Back|averted]], as some characters will disappear for extended periods of time only to reappear hundreds of strips later.

* [[Quintessential British Gentleman]]: Pintsize behaves like this when Marten changes his locale to British.

* [[The Rant]]: Sometimes rather long and detailed, frequently an indecipherable drawl.

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** An unintentional example can be found in [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1115 1115].

** Also mentioned in [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=305 305].

* [[Remember the New Guy]]: [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1640 Dale].

* [[Remember the New Guy?]]: [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1640 Dale].

* [[Retcon]]: Cosette's last name used to be Beaumarchais. Now it's Hurlbut.

* [[A Riddle Wrapped in A Mystery Inside An Enigma]]: When someone references Raven's indecipherable status (Is she just a [[The Ditz|Ditz]] given to being unusually insightful, or a [[Genius Ditz]] who uses [[Obfuscating Stupidity]]?), Raven responds, [http://questionablecontent.net./view.php?comic=542 "I'm a mystery wrapped in an enigma wrapped in an AWESOME rack!"]

* [[A Riddle Wrapped in a Mystery Inside An Enigma]]: When someone references Raven's indecipherable status (Is she just a [[The Ditz|Ditz]] given to being unusually insightful, or a [[Genius Ditz]] who uses [[Obfuscating Stupidity]]?), Raven responds, [http://questionablecontent.net./view.php?comic=542 "I'm a mystery wrapped in an enigma wrapped in an AWESOME rack!"]

* [[Ridiculously Human Robot]]: Momo, as of strip 2000.

* [[Robosexual]]: [http://questionablecontent.net./view.php?comic=1900 Only hinted at].

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* [[Robot War]]: Put on indefinite hold, mostly because the robots realized that if they won they'd be in charge, and who wants that responsibility?

* [[Roses Are Red, Violets Are Blue]], you are really hot, let's fuck. [http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1189 Yes, it's Sven].

* [[Rule ~~Thirty Six~~|Rule 36]]: Referenced as "[http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=715 Quantum Fetish Mechanics]".

* [[Rule 34|Rule 36]]: Referenced as "[http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=715 Quantum Fetish Mechanics]".

* [[Rule of Funny]]: Most of the crazy stuff that happens, but Hannelore's obsessive-compulsive disorder deserves special mention since, as an OCD sufferer himself, Jacques can hardly be said to have [[Did Not Do the Research|not done the research]].

* [[Running Gag]]: Surprise-kisses on Friday. [http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=564 So far] [http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1079 there have] [http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1735 been] [http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2055 four]. When there was [http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1724 a kiss that WASN'T posted on Friday], Jeph lampshaded it in the news post for that day.

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* [[Sexy Santa Dress]]: QC's Christmas comics!

* [[She Is All Grown Up]]: Happens in Momo's fantasy shot.

* [[Shipper On Deck]]:

* [[Shipper on Deck]]:

** Dora ships {{spoiler|Angus/Faye}}.

** Hanners ships Marigold/Francis (the scientist from John Ellicott's space station).

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** Hannelore/Marten: [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1984 Strip 1984] involves Marten pondering what he wants and needs from and out of life. The first thing he does upon figuring it out is to go straight to Hannelore. [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2147 Strip 2147 has Hannelore's father instantly think that Marten was the friend who taught Hannelore that physical contact is a good thing]. And that the physical contact was sex. [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2152 Strip 2152 has a character assume they came up to space together for zero g sex] and the word [[Just Friends]] starts getting thrown about.

* [[Shock Site]]: Turns out [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1829 Marten's mom knows the Goatse guy]. [[Shown Their Work|And his name really is Kirk]].

* [[Shoot the Shaggy Dog]]: an [[In Universe]] example, [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1907 as seen in this strip] following {{spoiler|Marten and Dora's breakup in strip 1799}}. Also counts as a [[Lampshade Hanging]] and, as noted above, a [[Continuity Nod~~|continuity nod~~]]/[[Call Back|callback]] in [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1965 this strip] makes it fall under "[[Angst? What Angst?]]" territory.

* [[Shoot the Shaggy Dog]]: an [[In-Universe]] example, [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1907 as seen in this strip] following {{spoiler|Marten and Dora's breakup in strip 1799}}. Also counts as a [[Lampshade Hanging]] and, as noted above, a [[Continuity Nod]]/[[Call Back|callback]] in [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1965 this strip] makes it fall under "[[Angst? What Angst?]]" territory.

* [[Shout-Out]]: Given its length and the artist's interests, very many.

** Marigold has an [[~~Xkcd (Webcomic)|~~Xkcd]] T-Shirt.

** Marigold has an [[Xkcd]] T-Shirt.

** Two ''[[Narbonic]]'' characters appear in the first panel of this [http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=543 strip.]

** [[Mahou Sensei Negima|Negi and Nodoka]] show up in the third panel of [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=656 this page].

** [[Dresden Codak|Kimiko Ross]], [[Diesel Sweeties|Red Robot]], and [[Apple Geeks|Eve]] make an appearance in [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1421 comic #1421].

** Marigold has [[Yotsuba&!]] and [[Azumanga Daioh ~~(Manga)~~|Osaka]] posters in her room, and in [http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1613 Magical Maidservant Mari-Chan], Marigold has a [[Azumanga Daioh ~~(Manga)~~|Sakaki]]-esque kawaii-gasm. Jeph is clearly a fan of Kiyohiko Azuma.

** Marigold has [[Yotsuba&!]] and [[Azumanga Daioh|Osaka]] posters in her room, and in [http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1613 Magical Maidservant Mari-Chan], Marigold has a [[Azumanga Daioh|Sakaki]]-esque kawaii-gasm. Jeph is clearly a fan of Kiyohiko Azuma.

** You might miss the ''[[~~Azumanga Daioh (Manga)|~~Azumanga Daioh]]'' shout-out in [http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1657 this comic] until you look at the title and watch the beginning of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmIxxfk-Im4 the show's opening]. Even then, it's kind of subtle.

** You might miss the ''[[Azumanga Daioh]]'' shout-out in [http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1657 this comic] until you look at the title and watch the beginning of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmIxxfk-Im4 the show's opening]. Even then, it's kind of subtle.

*** [http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1661 Shelby] the Great Pyrenees is drawn very similarly to [http://azumanga.wikia.com/wiki/Tadakichi-san Tadakichi-san]. Unsurprising, given Azumanga Daioh's influence on the comic.

** Marigold's hair in [http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1738 strip #1738] looks an awful lot like Chiyo-chan's.

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** To ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' when Dale pulls the [http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/the-gendo-pose Gendo pose.] He's also a fan of [[Suzumiya Haruhi|Haruhi]], going by the poster behind him.

** Marigold wearing a [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1528 Haruhi shirt].

** [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1509 This page] is one to ''[[~~War Craft~~]]''.

** [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1509 This page] is one to ''[[Warcraft]]''.

** [[Sayonara Zetsubou ~~Sensei~~|SAYONARA]], [http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1730 SHELBY] [[Sayonara Zetsubou ~~Sensei~~|SENSEI!]]

** [[Sayonara, Zetsubou-sensei|SAYONARA]], [http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1730 SHELBY] [[Sayonara, Zetsubou-sensei|SENSEI!]]

** [[Cthulhu Mythos|Ia, ia,]] [[Ensemble Darkhorse|Hannelore]] [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1753 fhtagn].

*** [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1754 And again, next page.]

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** There's a [[Mass Effect|Geth]] and a [[Lucky Star|Konata]] chassis for sale in [http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1998 this strip,] which is even called "Robocameos".

** To ''[[Weebl and Bob]]'' (more specifically, [http://www.weebls-stuff.com/wab/team+laser+explosion/ Team Laser Explosion]) in [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=382 strip 382].

** If you look at the Hot Topic in the background of [http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1996 this strip], you can see a poster advertising [[Homestuck ~~(Webcomic)~~|troll horns]].

** If you look at the Hot Topic in the background of [http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1996 this strip], you can see a poster advertising [[Homestuck|troll horns]].

** [[Dune|I must not laugh]]. Laughter is the Marten-killer. [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=351 Laughter is the little death that brings about total obliteration by an enraged Faye...]

** Hell, Jacques even works a reference to ''[[Edgar Allan Poe|The Cask of Amontillado]]'' in [http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1123 this strip.]

** [[Hitch Hikers Guide to The Galaxy]]: "[http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1978 Adam's Law]".

** [[The Princess Bride (~~Film~~)|"Mawwage!]] [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=481 Twue wuv!"]

** [[The Princess Bride (film)|"Mawwage!]] [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=481 Twue wuv!"]

** Momo's original chassis is almost certainly a reference to Sumomo from ''[[~~Chobits (Manga)|~~Chobits]]''.

** Momo's original chassis is almost certainly a reference to Sumomo from ''[[Chobits]]''.

** [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2137 This comic] appears to feature, in its third panel, [[Nichijou|a certain seven-year-old professor...]]

** Shortly after, a minor character by the name of [[Deadly Premonition|Francis York]] appears.

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* [[Twerp Sweating]]: [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=459 Female version.]

* [[Uncanny Valley]]: [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1013 Hanners' robot boyfriend] is described as such in-universe.

* [[Understatement]]: [[Lampshade Hanging|it's right there]] [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|in the friggin' title]] [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2075 of this strip.]

* [[Understatement]]: [[Lampshade Hanging|it's right there]] [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|in the friggin' title]] [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2075 of this strip.]

* [[Unrequited Love Switcheroo]]: [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1608 Sorta.]

* [[Unsound Effect]]:

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* [[When She Smiles]]: Say it with me, [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1731 d'awwwwwwwww.]

* [[Who's Your Daddy?]]: [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1035 Blink and you'll miss it.] {{spoiler|Dora and Marten evidently did.}} Though it's not unusual for uncles and nephews to look alike, the way it was phrased...

* [[Why Don't You Marry It]]: Hannelore says this to Marten after he shows enthusiasm about a new coffee shop.

* [[Why Don't You Marry It?]]: Hannelore says this to Marten after he shows enthusiasm about a new coffee shop.

* [[Wide Eyes and Shrunken Irises]]: This is a standard expression of shock or surprise. Examples:

** Dora in strips [http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1323 #1323] and [http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1343 #1343]

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