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* [[A Worldwide Punomenon]]: They ''never'' pass up an opportunity. ''Ever''.
** From ''[http://www.canadianshakespeares.ca/anthology/baseball.pdf The Shakespearean Baseball Game: A Comedy of Errors, Hits, and Runs]'', discussing the starting lineup:
{{quote|'''Manager:''' ''(Shuster)'': Thou at the shortstop’s spot shall play.
And you three guarding your accustomed bags:
Sam the first, Bill the second,
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* [[Long Runners]] (Wayne and Shuster's first show, ''The Wife Preservers'', aired in 1941.)
* [[Mind Screw]]: Several. An example, from ''Rinse the Blood off My Toga'':
{{quote|'''ShusterBrutus''' ''(Shuster):'' Are you sure we're alone?
'''WayneFlavius Maximus''' ''(Wayne):'' Yes.
'''ShusterBrutus''' Then who's that beside you?
'''WayneFlavius Maximus''' [[Beat]] That's you!
'''ShusterBrutus''' Yes. ''But can I be trusted''? }}
* [[Radio]] (The duo started out with radio shows.)
* [[Running Gag]]: constantly, sometimes including callbacks to previous running gags.