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* SoCalization: The newspost below [[http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=224 this]] strip implies that Ellen's about to turn 18. The age of consent in Massachusetts is 16.

* RecklessGunUsage: Marten [[JugglingLoadedGuns doesn't observe]] ''taser'' safety and [[http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=529 accidentally electrocutes himself]]. Of course, he ''was'' drunk.

* [[spoiler: Faye falling in love with Bubbles after she's given up booze]] is a reflection of how sobriety forces people to be more honest with themselves about their own feelings.

* SeriousBusiness: For Marigold, [[VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft Horde vs. Alliance]] is [[http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1668 SERIOUS]] [[http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1680 BUSINESS]]. Followed up on [[ClaspYourHandsIfYouDeceive later with a]] [[http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1693 shout-out]].

** The broadsword under the counter at Coffee of Doom, which is used and fooled around with in various comics.

** When Emily tries to sass the customers in proper Coffee of Doom fashion, she [[https://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3113 resorts to insisting a customer's name is "Bleminda."]] Not much later, the [[GotMeDoingIt whole staff is calling her Bleminda.]] Eventually it starts spreading to [[https://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3533 her friends.]]

** [[http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2066 #2066]] has Jeph appearing as an extra in the first panel. TheRant says: "Cheer up, stupid looking guy in the first panel"

* ShownTheirWork: Fans from the Northampton area are continually impressed by the backgrounds of the city, since anyone familiar with the real Northampton can recognize the slightly-changed version of real places.

-->'''Bubbles''': It is the most efficent way.

** Any one of Yelling Bird's strips.

* StrictlyFormula: Mostly averted, though because of its day-to-day life storytelling qualities, the same situations pop up with great frequency. One of the most common plot threads in the series was Dora freaking out on Marten over something, Marten reacting negatively, the two talking to other people about their argument, then both apologizing and making up (this has happened about five times in major arcs thus far). Steve has gone through a few "has awkward hook-up with new girl, they awkwardly go through the first stages of a relationship, then they break up" storylines so far. This is largely {{justified|Trope}} considering it's mostly SliceOfLife, and real couples ''do'' do this sort of thing all the time.

* TheirFirstTime: The strip plays with a variation on the classic form with Dale and Marigold. Their initial courtship is tentative and cautious, but they eventually arrange a simple date. However, Marigold breaks out in hives out of nervousness, overdoes the antihistamines in response, and passes out just as Dale arrives. Dale then proves a perfect gentleman, putting her to bed with Momo's help and then sitting up with Momo to make sure that Marigold is okay. He's still there in the morning, and makes Marigold pancakes. She [[http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2638 says nothing, looks at him, and takes him to the bedroom]]. After which, they settle down to a quiet relationship -- aside from the sex, which is frequent and may get a little noisy.

** A variant when Faye carelessly leaves Sam alone for a moment in the workshop, and Sam gets a minor injury. Faye goes to apologise to Sam's dad Jim, and he is properly pissed off but tells her that he considers Bubbles at any rate a "positive influence", so he will continue to let Sam go to the workshop.

** Eventually, [[spoiler:retired warbot Bubbles gets into an increasingly intensely romantic relationship with the human Faye]].

--->'''Faye''': How would that even work?
--->'''May''': I dunno, ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' meets ''[[Film/TheFly1986 The Fly]]''?
* RobotBuddy: [=AnthroPCs=] in general, and Pintsize and Winston in particular.

* TooSoon: InUniverse
** After Faye [[spoiler:breaks up with Sven]], [[http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1349 she finds Pintsize in her bed]], ReadyForLovemaking and sporting a Tom Selleck chest wig & moustache:
--->'''Pintsize:''' I know it's a little soon, but- \\
'''Faye:''' The entire universe could have undergone HEAT DEATH and it'd still be too soon.
** Much later, after [[spoiler:Dora breaks up with Marten]], he gives us [[http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1812 this delightful sight]].

---> '''"Garbaldo"''': My name isn't-
---> '''"Bleminda"''': Just roll with it.

---> '''Hannalore''': Here's this week's beans. I made sure the raccoon didn't get in them this time.
---> '''Elliot''': Raccoon? ... This time?

---->'''Bubbles''': Ah, Hannelore. Greetings.
---->[''Faye and Bubbles stand there looking at Hannelore, who stands there smiling at them expectantly. Finally:'']
---->'''Faye''': [''as Bubbles puts her arms around her and smooches the top of her head''] Happy to oblige.
---->'''Hannelore''': [''squees'']

* RetreauxFlashback: The comic gets drawn in the 2003 art style [[https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3794 for a panel]] in 2018.

---> '''Hannalore''': Here's this week's beans. I made sure the racoon didn't get in them this time.
---> '''Elliot''': Racoon? ... This time?

** Sven and May work this trope fairly hard, even into ExtremeOmnisexual [[https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=4096 territory]].
* RoboShip: In-universe, [[http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3341 Claire ships Faye and Bubbles]], although Marten is sceptical.

** they weren’t far wrong, as it turned out.
** May and Sven subsequently hook up, which NO ONE predicted, although the immediate outcome (May collapsing due to battery failure) isn’t expected or romantic.

** May gets a lot of this, what with her sub-par robot chassis. At one point her arm falls off, following which she trips over Dale's sword and loses half her facial myomer, having to go out in public with a paper bag over her head. Or when Pintsize doubles down on her fart noise app by 'pooping' a load of brownie batter into her face.

* {{Touche}}: After [[http://questionablecontent.net./view.php?comic=1044 Dora's dad accidentally has a TMI moment with Marten]], Marten's comeback leads to this.

--->'''Faye''': Oh, but I'm an asshole, huh?
--->'''Jim Bean''': In this situation? Yes.
--->'''Faye''': Fair.

** Faye and Bubbles had virtually the entire cast pushing them to hook up, assuming they already had or [[http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3341 shipping them]] in the meantime, for hundreds of strips while their relationship was platonic and Faye was firmly heterosexual and uninterested in robots. This included a [[https://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3664 psych PHD]] overtly trying to push Faye into the ship.

** [[spoiler:Faye and Bubbles]] were hinted as such [[http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3747 here]]; later strips have confirmed it.