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[http://www.daniellecorsetto.com/gws.html Girls with Slingshots] is a [[Mundane Fantastic]] webcomic by Danielle Corsetto about the lives of [[Heterosexual Life Partners|Hazel and Jamie]], their [[Non
The name appears to come from [http://www.girlswithslingshots.com/comic/gws84/ a rather strong drink].
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* [[A Date With Rosie Palms]]: Masturbation is treated a as a casual, fact of life topic.
* [[Accidental Unfortunate Gesture]]: Hazel and Jamie imagine how Chris the Pirate attempting ASL could [http://www.girlswithslingshots.com/comic/gws-883/ go horribly wrong].
* [[Actually, I Am Him]]: Hazel sends Erin to spy on Jamie and her "new boyfriend Aaron"...when Jamie's actually starting a lesbian relationship with Erin.
* Adorkable: [http://www.girlswithslingshots.com/comic/gws565/ Zach].
* [[The Alcoholic]]: Hazel, a petite woman, is to the [http://www.girlswithslingshots.com/comic/gws-1141/ point] of showing no signs of intoxication until her ''ninth'' beer. [[Played for Laughs]], big time.
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{{quote| '''Maureen:''' Jamie, your breasts are...legendary.<br />
'''Jamie:''' You can say it twice. I consider them each a separate legend. }}
* [[Camp Gay]]: Darren, all the way, with a heaping helping of [[Have I Mentioned I Am Gay?]]. The rest of the gay cast are, by comparison, [[Straight Gay]].
* [[The Casanova]]: Zach, who is arguably a trope subversion as he considers the three hundred women whom he has serviced as a gift to the community. Prior to hooking up with Hazel, he gave virgins a good first time and helped service the elderly to make them feel loved again.
** [[Chivalrous Pervert]]
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** A breakdown of the cats and their crossovers is included in [http://www.girlswithslingshots.com/comic/sp-thanksgiving-guest-strip/ this strip].
* [[The Cutie]]: Jamie. Mimi makes a good case for herself too.
* [[Did I Just Say That Out Loud?]]: Hazel freaks that her comment was [http://www.girlswithslingshots.com/comic/gws243/ supposed to be "inner dialogue."]
* [[Did the Earth Move For You Too]]: Played with in [http://www.girlswithslingshots.com/comic/gws464/ this strip.]
* [[Did You Just Have Sex]]: [http://www.girlswithslingshots.com/comic/gws432/ Hazel get laid?] [http://www.girlswithslingshots.com/comic/gws631/ Hazel get laid!].
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* [[Disabled Love Interest]]: Chris and Melody, although it is played very well and the relationship is fleshed out and realistic.
* [[Disability Superpower]]: Do not question Soo Lin's [http://www.girlswithslingshots.com/comic/gws795/ Daredevilness].
* [[The Disease That Shall Not Be Named]]: Played with. Thea catches a STD from fooling around with Angel. {{spoiler|[[What Do You Mean
* [[Distracted By the Sexy]]: Hazel [http://www.girlswithslingshots.com/comic/gws-1114/ uses it on Zach].
* [[Dope Slap]]: Jameson [http://www.girlswithslingshots.com/comic/gws503/ gets one].
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* [[Gone Horribly Right]]: Tucker was trying to get Clarice's attention. Boy, [http://www.girlswithslingshots.com/comic/gws-1219/ did he get it].
* [[Gonk]]: [http://www.girlswithslingshots.com/comic/gws864/ The Bearded Lady Fetishist that followed Darren home.]
* [[Good Angel, Bad Angel]]: We see Thea's [http://www.girlswithslingshots.com/comic/gws-1178/ here].
* [[Grammar Nazi]]: Maureen [http://www.girlswithslingshots.com/comic/gws-849/ cuts Jameson off] over a grammar mistake.
** Thea corrects one of Hazel's [http://www.girlswithslingshots.com/comic/gws-1315/ speech bubbles].
* [[Groin Attack]]: Candy jokingly suggests Clarice do this when meeting men to see if they are into BDSM. [http://www.girlswithslingshots.com/comic/gws-1359/ Clarice momentarily considers it].
* [[Halloween Cosplay]]: One year, the characters in-strip go the route of pop culture, dressing as [http://www.girlswithslingshots.com/comic/gws188/ Ghostbusters and Smurfs] at Halloween. The next year, all the female characters dress as each other. [http://www.girlswithslingshots.com/comic/gws355/ This ends about as well as one might expect.] [http://www.girlswithslingshots.com/comic/gws-811/ The year after that], they dress as [[Memetic Mutation|internet phenomena]], including [[Rick Astley]], [[Homestar Runner]], Two Girls One Cup, and more.
* [[Have I Mentioned I Am Heterosexual Today?]]: Hazel has had to remind people of her hetero-ness more than once, especially in earlier strips when she isn't getting any.
* [[Heh Heh You Said X]]: [http://www.girlswithslingshots.com/comic/gws-1152/ hee hee, come].
* [[Hollywood Sex]]: Mostly averted, except [[Rule of Funny|when it's funny.]] One strip even has [http://www.girlswithslingshots.com/comic/gws-1328/ Mimi explaining the ways lesbians protect themselves during sex.]
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* [[Hulk Speak]]: [http://www.girlswithslingshots.com/comic/gws432/ This strip].
* [[Hypocritical Humor]]: After insisting that they couldn't sell a cat food that wasn't nutritious, Hazel [http://www.girlswithslingshots.com/comic/gws731/ buys Twinkies].
* [[I Have Boobs - You Must Obey!]]: Jamie. She even forgoes using a coat in the winter because she can't function without the attention.
* [[I Need a Freaking Drink]]: Hazel needs one at the end of [http://www.girlswithslingshots.com/comic/gws-1137-2/ this strip].
* [[I Want Grandkids]]: Both Hazel and Zach's mothers. His [http://www.girlswithslingshots.com/comic/gws630/ much more so].
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* [[Insistent Terminology]]: Clarice is a ''librarian'' working at a ''book store''.
* [[Instant Web Hit]]: Jamie's {{spoiler|[http://www.girlswithslingshots.com/comic/gws-1365/ "I Just want somebody to Ravage me"] outburst}}.
* [[
* [[Jerkass]]: ''Candy''. Hazel has her moments of this.
* [[Joisey]]: Various cities and towns in New Jersey are mentioned as being close by. It seems to take place in the New Brunswick<ref>Not the province</ref> area. When Hazel goes to the [[Big Applesauce]] she takes the train. The writer is probably a local.
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* [[Kick Them While They Are Down]]: Poor [http://www.girlswithslingshots.com/comic/gws-902/ Thea].
* [[Lethal Chef]]: Hazel can start a fire boiling water. Protip: Don't do it in a cast-iron skillet ''in the microwave''.
* [[
* [[Marshmallow Hell]]: Jamie's ...[[Monty Python and The Holy Grail|tracts of land]] are so large that her poor [http://www.girlswithslingshots.com/comic/gws443/ kitten frequently ends up lost in her cleavage.] One strip, however, [http://www.girlswithslingshots.com/comic/gws638/ implies that in a former life], the kitten was a soldier who died a virgin, so in a way, he's getting his wish. He also wanted to come back as a kitten. If that soldier ''is'' that kitten, I'd call this a definite [[Earn Your Happy Ending|hero's reward.]]
* [[Maternally Challenged]]: [http://www.girlswithslingshots.com/comic/gws612/ Hazel].
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* [[No Fourth Wall]]: Often and explicitly.
* [[Noodle Incident]]: "[http://www.girlswithslingshots.com/comic/gws-973/ Best ER story ever.]"
* [[Non
* [[The Not Secret]]: Subverted - with Jamie "discovering" that Thea and Angel aren't just [[Unusual Euphemism|"playing board games"]]. Only to discover on her "proof" video that {{spoiler|it wasn't Thea with Angel on the tape}}.
* [[The Nudifier]]: [http://www.girlswithslingshots.com/comic/gws770/ Lasers] that remove your clothes, and [http://www.girlswithslingshots.com/comic/gws774/ save them for later], used in playing [[Strip Poker|Strip Laser Tag]].
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** Jamie. She keeps the world's luckiest kitten in there.
** And Fiona, {{spoiler|Jamie's sister.}} She keeps booze in there.
* [[What Do You Mean
* [[Wholesome Crossdresser]]: Darren, the resident Drag Queen.
* [[Will They or Won't They?]]: Hazel and Zach, Thea and Angel.
* [[Worth It]]: Seen [http://www.girlswithslingshots.com/comic/gws853/ here].
* [[Wrong Genre Savvy]]: Tucker thinks his stalking behavior will work because of [http://www.girlswithslingshots.com/comic/gws-1257/ romantic comedies].
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