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''[[Shrub Monkeys]]'' is a [[Web Comic]] about the (semi) daily life of animator KT Shy. |
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Well, if by daily you mean charging headfirst into clearance sales with ''Gerard Butler'' as your backup, being attacked by a puffball of fart, and being kidnapped by garden gnomes...then yeah, this chick leads a pretty average lifestyle. |
Well, if by daily you mean charging headfirst into clearance sales with ''Gerard Butler'' as your backup, being attacked by a puffball of fart, and being kidnapped by garden gnomes...then yeah, this chick leads a pretty average lifestyle. |
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Definitely [[Better Than It Sounds]]. |
Definitely [[Better Than It Sounds]]. |
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[http://girlamatic.com/shrubmonkeys/ Check it out here] |
[https://web.archive.org/web/20131110195745/http://girlamatic.com/shrubmonkeys/ Check it out here] |
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* [[Adult Child]]: Both KT and Shagster could definitely qualify. |
* [[Adult Child]]: Both KT and Shagster could definitely qualify. |
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* [[Affectionate Parody]]: Of [[Scooby Doo]]. |
* [[Affectionate Parody]]: Of [[Scooby Doo]]. |
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* [[Alliterative Name]]: Shagster Shan |
* [[Alliterative Name]]: Shagster Shan |
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* [[Arson Murder and Jaywalking]]: When KT's boyfriend got his bike stolen, KT was more upset that hers (which was chained alongside his) wasn't stolen as well. |
* [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking]]: When KT's boyfriend got his bike stolen, KT was more upset that hers (which was chained alongside his) wasn't stolen as well. |
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* [[Author Appeal]]: Why else would Gerard Butler be in these comics? |
* [[Author Appeal]]: Why else would Gerard Butler be in these comics? |
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* [[Big Eater]]: KT is sometimes portrayed this way (along with Hes, occasionally) |
* [[Big Eater]]: KT is sometimes portrayed this way (along with Hes, occasionally) |
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* [[Brother-Sister Team]]: KT and Shagster (occasionally Hes and Shagster) |
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* [[Butt Monkey]]: Shag is often a victim of this. |
* [[Butt Monkey]]: Shag is often a victim of this. |
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* [[Cool Big Sis]]: KT to Hes, sometimes |
* [[Cool Big Sis]]: KT to Hes, sometimes |
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* [[Recurring Extra]]: [[Gerard Butler]] and Dready [[Mc Dreadlocks]]. |
* [[Recurring Extra]]: [[Gerard Butler]] and Dready [[Mc Dreadlocks]]. |
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* [[Running Gag]]: Below-mentioned alternate definitions of "shrub monkey". |
* [[Running Gag]]: Below-mentioned alternate definitions of "shrub monkey". |
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* [[Unfortunate Names]]: Considering what a "shrub monkey" is [http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=shrub+monkey defined as...] Was addressed [http://girlamatic.com/shrubmonkeys/2008/07/29/shrub-monkeys-64/ here] before someone posted [http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=shrub%20monkeys this]. |
* [[Unfortunate Names]]: Considering what a "shrub monkey" is [http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=shrub+monkey defined as...] Was addressed [https://web.archive.org/web/20131017080228/http://girlamatic.com/shrubmonkeys/2008/07/29/shrub-monkeys-64/ here] before someone posted [http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=shrub%20monkeys this]. |
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[[Category:Embellished Webcomics]] |
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Latest revision as of 10:32, 20 September 2018
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Shrub Monkeys: There is no Punch-Line, only Nap Time! |
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Shrub Monkeys is a Web Comic about the (semi) daily life of animator KT Shy.
Well, if by daily you mean charging headfirst into clearance sales with Gerard Butler as your backup, being attacked by a puffball of fart, and being kidnapped by garden gnomes...then yeah, this chick leads a pretty average lifestyle.
Recurring characters in her comics are her brother, Shagster Shan, and her sister, Hes Bell. They are about as random as she is.
Definitely Better Than It Sounds.
Tropes used in Shrub Monkeys include:
- Adult Child: Both KT and Shagster could definitely qualify.
- Affectionate Parody: Of Scooby Doo.
- Alliterative Name: Shagster Shan
- Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking: When KT's boyfriend got his bike stolen, KT was more upset that hers (which was chained alongside his) wasn't stolen as well.
- Author Appeal: Why else would Gerard Butler be in these comics?
- Big Eater: KT is sometimes portrayed this way (along with Hes, occasionally)
- Brother-Sister Team: KT and Shagster (occasionally Hes and Shagster)
- Butt Monkey: Shag is often a victim of this.
- Cool Big Sis: KT to Hes, sometimes
- Funny Background Event: See if you can spot the tourist rats and the *ahem* lucky fellow.
- Recurring Extra: Gerard Butler and Dready Mc Dreadlocks.
- Running Gag: Below-mentioned alternate definitions of "shrub monkey".
- Unfortunate Names: Considering what a "shrub monkey" is defined as... Was addressed here before someone posted this.