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* MathematiciansAnswer
-->'''Rob''': So... you got a name?
-->'''Dog''': Of course.
-->''(Beat)''
-->'''Rob''': Can you '''tell''' me your name?
-->'''Dog''': Yes, I can.
-->''(Beat)''
-->'''Satchel''': Be more specific.
-->'''Rob''': '''What''' is your name?
-->'''Dog''': Ibid Q. Muttly.
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** [[http://comics.com/get_fuzzy/2011-05-16/ This strip]] references ''VideoGame/ZeroWing''.
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* StealthPun: An English bulldog is called King Henry the VIII by the other dogs. Rob asks if they call him that because he's big and he's British. Satchel replies that it's "because he's big and ''he goes for the neck when he's mad.''"
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* NoFlowInCGI: A rare comic strip example: Darby Conley crossed Satchel with a Labrador to avoid having to draw so many wrinkles than if he were a pure-bred Shar-Pei.

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* SelfDeprecation: Darby did this in the ''Pearls'' storyline. It depicted him as a lazy, rude slob. In contrast, Stephan Pastis was neat, professional, and polite

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* ScaryShadowFakeout: Bucky Kat, having been warned by a horoscope to "Beware of the Grim Reaper", [[http://www.gocomics.com/getfuzzy/2012/03/28 ends up frightened by Rob in a loose-fitting jacket holding a football flag.]]
* SelfDeprecation: Darby did this in the ''Pearls'' storyline. It depicted him as a lazy, rude slob. In contrast, Stephan Pastis was neat, professional, and politepolite.
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** Rob's glasses still show up. Sometimes he's actually wearing them because he doesn't have his contacts, other times they're just lying around.
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* NerdGlasses: When the strip began, Rob was always shown wearing these. They were phased out over time.

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* NerdGlasses: When the strip began, Rob was always shown wearing these. They were phased out over time.time with it being explicitly stated that he switched to contacts. They still appear every now and then.
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* {{Comically Missing The Point}}: During an early 2012 series of strips where Bucky tried presenting his greatest idea to Rob and Satchel, the "Buckcord" (which is actually a fork with an electric cord taped to it), Rob tries telling Bucky that forks and electricity do not mix. Naturally, Bucky then tells Rob that he came up with a [[{{Sarcasm Mode}} safe]] way for kids to handle the Buckcord, by presenting a child-safe outlet to stick the Buckcord into, which actually turns out to be [[{{What An Idiot}} a toaster]].

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* {{Comically Missing The Point}}: ComicallyMissingThePoint: During an early 2012 series of strips where Bucky tried presenting his greatest idea to Rob and Satchel, the "Buckcord" (which is actually a fork with an electric cord taped to it), Rob tries telling Bucky that forks and electricity do not mix. Naturally, Bucky then tells Rob that he came up with a [[{{Sarcasm Mode}} [[SarcasmMode safe]] way for kids to handle the Buckcord, by presenting a child-safe outlet to stick the Buckcord into, which actually turns out to be [[{{What An Idiot}} [[WhatAnIdiot a toaster]].



* {{Too Dumb To Live}}: Bucky is often the victim of this, due to his {{Pride}} and ignorance. Any idea that he comes up, turns out to be very dangerous and ridiculous.

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* {{Too Dumb To Live}}: TooDumbToLive: Bucky is often the victim of this, due to his {{Pride}} and ignorance. Any idea that he comes up, turns out to be very dangerous and ridiculous.
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* {{Comically Missing The Point}}: During an early 2012 series of strips where Bucky tried presenting his greatest idea to Rob and Satchel, the "Buckcord" (which is actually a fork with an electric cord taped to it), Rob tries telling Bucky that forks and electricity do not mix. Naturally, Bucky then tells Rob that he came up with a [[{{Sarcasm Mode}} safe]] way for kids to handle the Buckcord, by presenting a child-safe outlet to stick the Buckcord into, which actually turns out to be [[{{What An Idiot}} a toaster]].


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* {{Too Dumb To Live}}: Bucky is often the victim of this, due to his {{Pride}} and ignorance. Any idea that he comes up, turns out to be very dangerous and ridiculous.
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* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: Many of the animals in this universe clearly have human-level intelligence, but are kept as pets and livestock, denied the right to vote, given medical treatment involuntarily, and do not get paid for work

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* SmallNameBigEgo: Bucky



* TedBaxter: Bucky
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* TedBaxter: Bucky


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* LiteralJunkFood: A strip had Rob discovering Satchel taking a piece of trash out of the garbage can and spraying liquidized cheese spray on it, so that it "tastes better". Naturally, Rob is disgusted.

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* CompanionCube: Smacky and Ms. Pretty, to Bucky

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* CompanionCube: Smacky and Ms. Pretty, to BuckyBucky.
* ConeOfShame: Used a few times. Even referred to as "the cone of shame".
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* OneSceneTwoMonologues: most commonly between Bucky and Satchel, typically leading to a series of non-sequiturs.
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* DevelopmentHell: There have long been rumors of a movie.
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* IAmNotShazam: There is no character named "Fuzzy"
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** Don't forget "Dinnerfy" and "Eatification".
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* CrunchTastic[=/=]PerfectlyCromulentWord: Bucky comes up with these on a regular basis, with "groovitude" being a recurring favorite of his.
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** The effects differ from strip to strip. Sometimes Bucky acts hyper and other times he acts like a stereotypical stoner.
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** The comics themselves tend to rotate between this, CurseCutShort, and GoshDangItToHeck.

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* AscendedMeme: The strip had been compared to {{Garfield}} since it started. At one point in the comic Bucky gets a Garfield book and immediately notes how their lives are so similar.



** There's one arc where Bucky tries to trick Satchel into sewing soccer balls for him. Rob angrily finds out, but Bucky tries to calm him down by giving him the soccer ball catalog. The name? Katt's Balls.

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** There's one arc where Bucky tries to trick Satchel into sewing soccer balls for him. Rob angrily finds out, but Bucky tries to calm him down by giving him the soccer ball catalog. The name? Katt's Balls.Balls.
* GoshDangItToHeck: Taken to odd lengths at times. While "Holy cow!" is a fairly common expression, things like "What the cow?!" or "Oh my cow!" aren't. Bucky tends to use {{Garfield}} in these cases.
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* ContinuityNod: As the comic went on, fewer references to [[NoodleIncident noodle incidents]] were made and instead the characters refer to past events.
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** Often doubles as AmbiguouslyGay.
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* ArtEvolution: The main characters looked a lot more realistic in the early comics. [[http://www.gocomics.com/getfuzzy/1999/09/10 Just compare this comic]] to any current one. Bucky doesn't even look like the same character.
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** A fews comics had Satchel finally [[http://www.gocomics.com/getfuzzy/2002/11/19 putting Bucky]] [[http://www.gocomics.com/getfuzzy/2002/11/20 in his place.]] For a short time Bucky was terrified of saying or doing anything to upset Satchel. After about a week it's just dropped and never really brought up again.


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** Bucky ''thinks'' he's one.


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*** [[http://www.gocomics.com/getfuzzy/2002/11/19 As awesome]] [[http://www.gocomics.com/getfuzzy/2002/11/20 as it sounds.]]
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* AirVentEscape: Bucky tried this one once in an attempt to get to his ferret nemesis. He got lost.

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* AirVentEscape: AirVentPassageway: Bucky tried to take this one route once in an attempt to get to his ferret nemesis. He got lost.
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* {{Hipster}}: Bucky sure sounds like one in [[http://www.gocomics.com/getfuzzy/2011/12/26 this]] strip.
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** He also claims that Harry Potter is fictional because it contains fictional elements, namely owls, trains, and England

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