The Areas of My Expertise: Difference between revisions

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** [[Nero Wolfe]]

** [[Miss Marple]]

** [[~~Brother Cadfael (Literature)|~~Brother Cadfael]]

** [[Brother Cadfael]]

** [[Kid Detective|Kid Detectives]] in general

* [[Call a Rabbit A Smeerp]]: There was a species of otter called a "lobster", now driven to extinction by the New Lobsters. There's also a joke about how during the 1920s, when "gorilla" was a slang term for tough guy, the term for an actual gorilla was "mega-chimp"

* [[Call a Rabbit a Smeerp]]: There was a species of otter called a "lobster", now driven to extinction by the New Lobsters. There's also a joke about how during the 1920s, when "gorilla" was a slang term for tough guy, the term for an actual gorilla was "mega-chimp"

* [[The Con]]

** One of which involves impersonating a [[Ninja]], and requires, as part of the con, the summoning of [[Mons]].

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* [[Creepy Child]]: The Virtuous Child, Child Prodigies.

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: "You know what?" I say. "Fuck you."

* [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin]]

* [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]]

* [[Flanderization]]: [[The Several States|Our 51 United States]].

** [[The Big Easy]]

** [[Down On the Farm]]

** [[Down on the Farm]]

** [[Everything Is Big in Texas]]

** [[Hollywood New England]]

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* [[Planet of Steves]]: The ringtail cats, who, by a curious coincidence, are all named John McCain.

* [[The Roaring Twenties]]

* [[Running Gag]]: [[Our Werewolves Are Different|The different varieties of werewolf]], [[A Date ~~With~~ Rosie Palms|masturbation]], eels, zeppelins, cheese, [[Hair Tropes|haircuts/facial hair]], distrust for people who use pseudonyms, Henry David Thoreau, giant Brazilian monkeys, Alexander Graham Bell, Yale University, crabs and lobsters (although the term "lobster" originally referred to a type of sea otter), the non-existence of Chicago, getting either [[Intoxication Ensues|"very high or very autistic"]], common flammable gels, Percoset, and, of course, the hoboes.

* [[Running Gag]]: [[Our Werewolves Are Different|The different varieties of werewolf]], [[A Date with Rosie Palms|masturbation]], eels, zeppelins, cheese, [[Hair Tropes|haircuts/facial hair]], distrust for people who use pseudonyms, Henry David Thoreau, giant Brazilian monkeys, Alexander Graham Bell, Yale University, crabs and lobsters (although the term "lobster" originally referred to a type of sea otter), the non-existence of Chicago, getting either [[Intoxication Ensues|"very high or very autistic"]], common flammable gels, Percoset, and, of course, the hoboes.

* [[Shout-Out]]: "The Amazing Duo of [[They Might Be Giants|Flansburgh]] and Goldwasser", Bruce Campbell, "[[Elf Quest|Skywise the Sexual Elf"]].

* [[Shown Their Work]]: Ironically enough.

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| [[Older and Wiser|Cop]] v. Rookie || [[Turned Against Their Masters|Zoo animals attack zookeepers]] || A town springs up magically around a stranger || [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?|Success thwarted by phobia]] || [[Robot War|Threat of present-day cyborgs]]

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| [[Umineko no Naku Koro Ni|Magicians v. Detectives]] || [[Attack of the Killer Whatever|All animals attack all humans]] || [[The New Rock and Roll|Society persecutes inventor of revolutionary fabric or vehicle]] || [[Betty and Veronica|Hero must choose between excellent sexual partner and stable companion]] || [[Steampunk|Return of Civil War-era cyborgs that are powered by steam]]

| [[Umineko no Naku Koro ni|Magicians v. Detectives]] || [[Attack of the Killer Whatever|All animals attack all humans]] || [[The New Rock and Roll|Society persecutes inventor of revolutionary fabric or vehicle]] || [[Betty and Veronica|Hero must choose between excellent sexual partner and stable companion]] || [[Steampunk|Return of Civil War-era cyborgs that are powered by steam]]

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| [[Save Our Students|Teacher v. Unruly class; both learn lessons]] || [[Do Not Touch the Funnel Cloud|Hunted by tornadoes]] || Self-satisfied loner flouts irrational laws, reveals [[Strawman Political|absurdity of society]], congratulates self || [[Amnesiac Dissonance|Past life reasserts itself]] || [[Enemy Within|Cyborg fights the man within]]

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| Evil cousins thwart romance || [[Big Friendly Dog|Saint Bernards]] come first as rescuers, [[The Mole|then reveal themselves as enemies]] || [[Star-Crossed Lovers|Shark loves Jet]] (also can be [[Interspecies Romance|Man v. Nature]] or [[Crack Pairing|Nature v. Technology]]) || [[Helping Hands|Body part is severed, gains mind of its own: Watch out]] || [[Turned Against Their Masters|Cyborg servants turn on master]]

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| Professional debunker v. Popular spoon-bending psychic || [[Reptiles Are Abhorrent|Snakes lie in wait]] || Child [[Raised By Wolves|raised by Saint Bernard assassins]] seeks [[The Atoner|acceptance and forgiveness of human society]] || [[Who Dunnit to Me?|Hero in coma seeks to solve own murder]], discovers [[The Killer in Me|culprit is himself]] || Cyborgs seek fortune on Broadway, settle for bartending gig, [[Almighty Janitor|and learn much about human life]]

| Professional debunker v. Popular spoon-bending psychic || [[Reptiles Are Abhorrent|Snakes lie in wait]] || Child [[Raised by Wolves|raised by Saint Bernard assassins]] seeks [[The Atoner|acceptance and forgiveness of human society]] || [[Who Dunnit to Me?|Hero in coma seeks to solve own murder]], discovers [[The Killer in Me|culprit is himself]] || Cyborgs seek fortune on Broadway, settle for bartending gig, [[Almighty Janitor|and learn much about human life]]

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