Sandra and Woo: Difference between revisions

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* [[Animal Talk]]: Woo and all other animals, including Woo's friends Shadow and Sid, speak the same language, but only Woo is able to communicate with humans. However, he's not talking to anyone but Sandra since he is afraid of [[They Would Cut You Up|ending up in a laboratory otherwise]].

* [[Anime Hair]]: Averted for characters not named Cloud, who has an [[Idiot Hair]] and [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2009/12/21/0122-random-encounter/ this]...

* [[Arson Murder and Jaywalking]]: Sandra and Cloud's favorite political slogan: [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2009/11/19/0113-freedom-justice-cookies/ "Freedom! Justice! Cookies!"].

* [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking]]: Sandra and Cloud's favorite political slogan: [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2009/11/19/0113-freedom-justice-cookies/ "Freedom! Justice! Cookies!"].

* [[Bad Liar]]: Averted with Sandra. She's a surprisingly '''good''' one. She also can do it with minimal preparation.

* [[Berserk Button]]: Coming off as a threat to Sandra's relationship with Cloud is unwise.

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* [[Breaking the Fourth Wall]]: The text below [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2009/11/09/0110-pie/ this] comic should give you an idea about the arc it's part of.

** A strip [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2011/08/04/0296-sandra-and-woo-and-andy-warhol/ in tribute to Andy Warhol] not only breaks the Fourth Wall, {{spoiler|it takes a bite out of it}}.

** Larisa starts to tell Zoey "my big secret." [[The Un Reveal|The words fade away into empty speech bubbles]], and then [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2013/11/14/0528-larisas-big-secret/ Woo holds up a sign asking the readers to bear with the loss of "sound."]

** Larisa starts to tell Zoey "my big secret." [[The Un-Reveal|The words fade away into empty speech bubbles]], and then [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2013/11/14/0528-larisas-big-secret/ Woo holds up a sign asking the readers to bear with the loss of "sound."]

* [[Bullying a Dragon]]: Ralph the bully makes [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2009/01/22/0027-major-mistake/ this mistake with Cloud]. In fairness, Cloud doesn't ''[[Cute Bruiser|look]]'' particularly threatening.

** To be fair, Cloud [[Cute Bruiser|isn't as obvious a dragon]] as most examples.

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* [[Go Look At the Distraction]]!: '''[http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2011/05/23/0274-last-resort/ Look!! A talking raccoon!!!]''' Said by a talking raccoon in front of the guy.

* [[Goofy Print Underwear]]: The link for [[Bullying a Dragon]].

* [[G Rated Sex]]: [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2010/02/22/0140-fallout/ Averted.] [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2011/09/08/0306-too-much-information/ OH SO HARD.]

* [[G-Rated Sex]]: [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2010/02/22/0140-fallout/ Averted.] [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2011/09/08/0306-too-much-information/ OH SO HARD.]

* [[Happily Married]]:

** Cloud's parents.

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*** They were doing more than kissing...

** also played with in [[First Kiss]] above: Sandra and Cloud are kissing, ''Larisa'' is in the tree.

* [[~~Laymans~~ Terms]]: Inverted in [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2010/10/28/0212-techno-babble/ this strip]. "These are management consultants. From IBM. They don't understand your "[[Techno Babble]]"."

* [[Layman's Terms]]: Inverted in [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2010/10/28/0212-techno-babble/ this strip]. "These are management consultants. From IBM. They don't understand your "[[Techno Babble]]"."

* [[Leaning On the Fourth Wall]]: A [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2010/09/02/0196-no-night-in-spiderman/ brief gag with Cloud's parents]

* [[Like You Were Dying]]: Larisa's antics get more disturbing as the reader gets more hints about her condition.

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* [[Noodle Incident]]: Do we really want to know how {{spoiler|playing "Truth or Dare" with Larisa}} can cause [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2011/09/19/0309-important-advice/ psychological trauma?]

* [[Not Allowed to Grow Up]]: Surprisingly [[Averted]]. Granted, all the main characters have [[Vague Age|Vague Ages]], but through a series of conscious [[Art Evolution|Art Evolutions]] on the part of the author, the kids have progressively grown older. Compare the [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2008/10/27/homesickness/ one of the first strips] to [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2011/07/25/0293-homecoming-i/ one of the most recent]. Take special note of Sandra's size compared to Richard's.

* [[Open Minded Parent]]: Cloud's mother seems to have no problem with having her son explore abandoned factories for treasure, [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2009/12/10/0119-the-departure/ unless he forgets to pack the rope]. Of course, these are the same parents that sign him up for [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2008/12/22/0018-cloud/ sword training].

* [[Open-Minded Parent]]: Cloud's mother seems to have no problem with having her son explore abandoned factories for treasure, [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2009/12/10/0119-the-departure/ unless he forgets to pack the rope]. Of course, these are the same parents that sign him up for [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2008/12/22/0018-cloud/ sword training].

* [[Overprotective Dad]]: Subverted. Landon clearly thinks he's about to get the [[If You Ever Hurt Her]] speech, but then Ivan [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2012/05/17/0377-serious-talk/ gives him advice on the kind of gifts and outings Larisa likes]. "Better you as her boyfriend than some thug."

* [[Please Wake Up]]: Predator-eating squirrel Ruth finds it puts her off her meal [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2013/06/06/0488-ruthless/ to have seen two cubs crying "Mommy!" over the body of the lynx] she just gunned down (and took a few cuts of leg meat from).

* [[Precision F Strike]]: [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2010/08/09/0189-shows-over/ Done by someone less than ten.]

* [[Precision F-Strike]]: [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2010/08/09/0189-shows-over/ Done by someone less than ten.]

** Followed immediately by an apology when she learns how rude it was.

{{quote| '''Yuna''': Freedom for the peoples of Burma, motherfuckers!<br />

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** Many of the posters and filer strips give to an artist, movie, television series or other comics.

** This [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2009/12/14/0120-i-hope-you-like-long-sentences/ strip] is a nod to this famous ''[[Penny Arcade]]'' [http://penny-arcade.com/comic/2006/04/10 strip.]

* [[~~Spot Light~~ Stealing Squad]]: Would be played straight, but is avoided by the fact that the writer decided to legally give the spotlight to Cloud and Larisa instead, officially elevating them to Woo's level of focus.

* [[Spotlight-Stealing Squad]]: Would be played straight, but is avoided by the fact that the writer decided to legally give the spotlight to Cloud and Larisa instead, officially elevating them to Woo's level of focus.

* [[Stock Animal Name]]: Woo is initially christened 'Rascal'. He isn't pleased.

* [[Stuffed Into a Trashcan]]:

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** A sufficiently angered Sandra does this to Larisa after [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2010/02/08/0136-theres-still-hope/ one biting remark too many.]

* [[Take That]]:

** [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2012/01/05/0339-little-red-riding-pony/ In regards] to the [[Show Accuracy Toy Accuracy]] of [[My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]] merchandise.

** [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2012/01/05/0339-little-red-riding-pony/ In regards] to the [[Show Accuracy Toy Accuracy]] of [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]] merchandise.

** And the [[Genius Bonus]] comic that required programming knowledge, understanding of a foreign language, extensive knowledge of the comic's history and comments and solving several word puzzles to figure out? [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2012/01/03/0338-a-challenging-comic-solution/ All for a zinger] at newspaper comic ''[[Marvin]]''.

** [[Sylvester Cat and Tweety Bird|A certain bird]] thought he was safe in his cage and could insult Woo with impunity. [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2009/03/26/0045-the-dark-side-of-the-force/ Raccoons have lockpicks for claws]. [[And the Fandom Rejoiced|Reader commentary was overwhelmingly favorable]].

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** Might just be Woo, since he can understand talk to humans.

* [[Theme Naming]]: The Williams family named him and his sister after ''Final Fantasy'' characters. One is [[Final Fantasy VII|Cloud]] and the other is [[Final Fantasy X|Yuna]].

* [[The Un Reveal]]: We never find out what Cloud wrote that caused Sandra to pounce on him, remove half his clothes, and beg him to marry her.

* [[The Un-Reveal]]: We never find out what Cloud wrote that caused Sandra to pounce on him, remove half his clothes, and beg him to marry her.

* [[They Fight Crime]]:

** Cloud's family spends one [http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2010/07/12/0181-pussy/ arc] doing this in superhero garb.