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** "Prinicpal Weatherbee is Dr. Arachnid!". A half-joking theory the Annotators thought up based on the fact that the two characters share a voice actor.
** Jokes about Jughead's obsessive love of Pop Tate's [[TrademarkFavoriteFood hamburgers]].


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** Making up grim, medieval backstories for the locations in Cappytown.
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** Inevitably, Deadeye is the subject of a number of references to [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Daffy Duck]].
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* "[[ItMakesSenseInContext A sea monster ate me ice icream!]]". From a memorable rant by [[WesternAnimation/DuckTales Scrooge McDuck]] that was absolutely hilarious when taken out of context.
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** Kirby has an erotic dream about [[VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards Ribbon]] whenever he asleep.

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** Kirby has an erotic dream about [[VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards Ribbon]] whenever he is asleep.
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* From ''Anime/KirbyRightBackAtYa''
** Kirby has an erotic dream about [[VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards Ribbon]] whenever he asleep.
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* If the show's soundtrack hits a piece that sounds like moog synthesizers or just signals, quips about Music/EmersonLakeAndPalmer show up.
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*"[[WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy Hey he said it Lois!]]" whenever a [[WatchItForTheMeme memetic]] scene plays, often followed by emotes of Peter Griffin.
* "[[WebVideo/TheMisadventuresOfSkooks WATCH ME SWOOCE RIGHT IN]]"
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--> '''Link''': I'm such a sucker.

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--> '''Link''': I'm such a sucker.'''Zelda''': ''(takes three steps back)''



--> '''Annotations''': ''THE SUCH OF SUCKER''

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--> '''Annotations''': ''THE SUCH TAKING OF SUCKER''THREE STEPS BACK''

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** "AHHHH!! BETELGUESEAN BERSERKER BABOON!!!". Mocking an OverUsedRunningGag in the show involving the toads always freaking out and running away from the baboons in question.



** Derisively comparing Spectreman to other, more well-known tokusatu heroes like [[Franchise/UltraSeries Ultraman]].



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Coming soon* Posting dance emotes whenever music videos play.
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* From the ''Professor G'' videos:
** {=ComicCat12=}, the fake username Willard uses to trick Nermal in the first video, is stated to be behind anything bad that happens on the internet.
** Jokes about the longplayer being too incompetent to finish, due to how unnecessarily long time he wavers about on the quizzes.



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* After an infamous joke/outburst in the finale of ''Sonic Satam'', anthropomorphic animals appearing lead to jokes about uploader [=VonnyFortran's=] raging hatred of furries.

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* After an infamous joke/outburst in the finale of ''Sonic Satam'', anthropomorphic animals appearing lead to jokes about uploader [=VonnyFortran's=] raging hatred of furries.furries.
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* From ''WesternAnimation/Archie'sWeirdMysteries''

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* From ''WesternAnimation/Archie'sWeirdMysteries''''WesternAnimation/ArchiesWeirdMysteries''




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* From ''Spectreman'':
** Puns and jokes about character actor Mel Welles, who directed and performed in the dub.
** Karas obsessing over his jacket, referencing how the plot of the fourth and fifth episode gets kicked off by him flipping out over water getting on it.
** "SPECTREMAN" gets shouted dramatically during particularly obvious {{Padding}} moments.
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* "We forgot to get a gift for Splinter!" and variants of that phrase, referencing the ExcusePlot of ''We Wish You A Turtle Christmas''.

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** After an episode mentioned the [=SwatBOTs=]' "Priority 1", riffs on it immediately began popping up.

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** After an episode mentioned the [=SwatBOTs=]' "Priority 1", 1" is hunting Sonic, riffs on it immediately began popping up.up and turned "Priority 1" into the [=SwatBOTs=] catchphrase.



* From ''Archie's Weird Mysteries''

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* From ''Archie's Weird Mysteries''''WesternAnimation/Archie'sWeirdMysteries''




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* From ''ComicBook/BuckyOHareAndTheToadWars'':
** Jokes about Bucky and his crew being [[FantasticRacism violently racist]] towards toads.



* Faces with empty eyes (such as masks or statues) or pairs of lights that resemble eyes have pupils added through annotations, usually to make them appear cross-eyed or similarly goofy-looking.

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* Faces with empty eyes (such as masks or statues) or pairs of lights that resemble eyes have pupils added through annotations, usually to make them appear cross-eyed or similarly goofy-looking.goofy-looking.
* After an infamous joke/outburst in the finale of ''Sonic Satam'', anthropomorphic animals appearing lead to jokes about uploader [=VonnyFortran's=] raging hatred of furries.

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** "DK YOU BIG GOOFUS DOOFUS!!". A particularly memorable line from Cranky, said whenever a gorilla appears.



** Cracks about Racer X [[DistressedDude having to save Speed all the time]], referred to as the "[[DeusExMachina Racer X Machina]]".




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** After an episode ends with Reggie about to get beaten up by Chuck, a recurring storyline starts up in the annotations about Chuck getting arrested and Reggie fleeing Riverdale.
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** There are ''constant'' references to ''Film/SpaceJam''.
** Jokes about how Michael Jordon is too good to be in the show, due to him being the only Pro-Star who doesn't participate in the live action wraparound segments.
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** [[InsistentTerminology Dollars are referred to as clams.]]

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** On the subject of miscarriage: "<x> is not a joke and I have no intention of making light of it."

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** On the subject of miscarriage: "<x> "[X] is not a joke and I have no intention of making light of it."



** "I am the <Title> of <Alliterating Action Or Adjective>!" Most often used whenever Cheatsy is in a scene (launched by his infamous "Emperor of Eavesdropping" line), gradually declining after the initial run of ''Super Mario'' cartoons but still appearing infrequently.
** "Don't try <verb>ing (it) in Brooklyn!" Since the original line is from Luigi, adding "*WHEEZE*" to the end is optional. It can pop up just about anywhere to describe anything that characters are doing or discussing.

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** "I am the <Title> [Title] of <Alliterating [Alliterating Action Or Adjective>!" Adjective]!" Most often used whenever Cheatsy is in a scene (launched by his infamous "Emperor of Eavesdropping" line), gradually declining after the initial run of ''Super Mario'' cartoons but still appearing infrequently.
** "Don't try <verb>ing [verb]ing (it) in Brooklyn!" Since the original line is from Luigi, adding "*WHEEZE*" to the end is optional. It can pop up just about anywhere to describe anything that characters are doing or discussing.



** Any close-up or zoom-in on a character's face leads to "No <character>, not the head bite!"

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** Any close-up or zoom-in on a character's face leads to "No <character>, [character], not the head bite!"



** The [[EnsembleDarkhorse purportedly unlikable]] Simon Belmont frequently suffers for comic relief. When he doesn't deserve it, some variation of "Haha, that'll teach you to <innocent or helpful action>!" will appear. [[invoked]]

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** The [[EnsembleDarkhorse purportedly unlikable]] Simon Belmont frequently suffers for comic relief. When he doesn't deserve it, some variation of "Haha, that'll teach you to <innocent [innocent or helpful action>!" action]!" will appear. [[invoked]]



** The narrator often introduces scenes with "On the <adjective> world of <video game>...", so this gets extended to pretending that expository shots are depicting other video games or visual works.

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** The narrator often introduces scenes with "On the <adjective> [adjective] world of <video game>...[video game]...", so this gets extended to pretending that expository shots are depicting other video games or visual works.




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* Most videos in the later half of 2015 have an increased usage of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' references in them. To the point where the first commercial compilation even made fun of a promo of the show.
* When someone (usually the villain) is being swung around in circles, an annotation says "So long, gay [villain]!" referencing Mario's fights with Bowser in ''VideoGame/SuperMario64''.



* "The joke is <obvious statement>." See the ''Ctrl+Alt+Del'' and ''Super Mario World'' sections for specific variations.

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* "The joke is <obvious statement>.[obvious statement]." See the ''Ctrl+Alt+Del'' and ''Super Mario World'' sections for specific variations.



* "<x> makes me cross-eyed every <expletive> time!" where <x> is whatever just happened or is happening in a shot with a character's face drawn cross-eyed.

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* "<x> "[X] makes me cross-eyed every <expletive> [expletive] time!" where <x> [X] is whatever just happened or is happening in a shot with a character's face drawn cross-eyed.



** Similarly, every time a character is crushed by something or just collapses, an annotation displays "R.I.P <character> <year of birth>-<year of death>". It's gone out of bounds with Mega Man getting crushed every episode (sometimes '''twice''').

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** Similarly, every time a character is crushed by something or just collapses, an annotation displays "R.I.P <character> <year [character] [year of birth>-<year birth]-[year of death>". It's gone death]". It went out of bounds with Mega Man getting crushed every episode (sometimes '''twice''').

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** The fact that the buttons on the Mach Five's steering wheel [[AccidentalInnuendo kind of]] spell out "fag" gets brought up at various points, with the characters commenting on it.
** Trixie constantly talking about how much money she saved on her car insurance, referencing a humorous Geico commercial featured in one episode.
* From ''Archie's Weird Mysteries''
** Archie's car is continually referred to as Betsy and talked about as if it's alive, in reference to the events of the second episode.
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** The Counters return this time in form of Body Count, which is joked about a lot in the riff.

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** The Counters return this time in form of Body Count, which is joked about a lot in the riff. Another one counting all the times '''"AUGH!"''' is uttered exists alongside it.




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** Whenever the narrator brings up Racer X[=/=]Rex's backstory, an additional bit of information gets added onto the backstory.

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* Handled from ''Anime/SpeedRacer''
** The Counters return this time in form of Body Count, which is joked about a lot in the riff.
** Shots towards Fiat Uno as the worst car ever are frequent.
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* [[RedLetterMedia 'What's wrong with your FACE!?']] whenever a character has a weird face.

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* [[RedLetterMedia [[WebVideo/RedLetterMedia 'What's wrong with your FACE!?']] whenever a character has a weird face.

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* From an [[DrugsAreBad anti-drug PSA]] by Wrestling/CaptainLouAlbano, "(Do X and you'll) go to hell before you die."[[note]]Please?[[/note]]

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* From an [[DrugsAreBad anti-drug PSA]] by Wrestling/CaptainLouAlbano, "(Do X and you'll) go to hell before you die."[[note]]Please?[[/note]]" [[note]]Please?[[/note]]



** Also inverted; the prominent appearance of an exclamation mark may prompt something along the lines of "BUBSY ALERT."[[note]]At least once, a prominent question mark has led to [[SdrawkcabName YSBUB]] ALERT[[/note]]

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** Also inverted; the prominent appearance of an exclamation mark may prompt something along the lines of "BUBSY ALERT."[[note]]At " [[note]]At least once, a prominent question mark has led to [[SdrawkcabName YSBUB]] ALERT[[/note]]



* WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty themselves pop up in annotations, be it the characters themselves or references.

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* Whenever someone says "We had a deal!", someone else says [[Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack I am altering the deal. Pray I do not alter it further.]]
* Numerous nods to ''Manga/GetterRobo'', ''Anime/MazingerZ'', ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'', ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'', and other HumongousMecha.
* [[RedLetterMedia 'What's wrong with your FACE!?']] whenever a character has a weird face.
* On occasion, someone will have a character say [[WesternAnimation/TheDoverBoys "A(n) [X]! I'll steal it! NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW!"]]
* WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty themselves pop up in annotations, be it the characters themselves or references.
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** Annotators literally interpret rhetorical remarks like "What's the matter?" or "Tell me about it!" with a paragraph of exposition as if reciting a Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} article. For instance, "What's the rush?" and describing the rock band Music/{{Rush}}.

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** Annotators literally interpret rhetorical remarks like "What's the matter?" or "Tell me about it!" with a paragraph of exposition as if reciting a Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} article. For instance, "What's [[labelnote:Example]]"What's the rush?" and describing the rock band Music/{{Rush}}.[[/labelnote]]



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* When a full moon appears
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a shot, it will often be given a face to resemble the moon from ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask Majora's Mask]]'', with an accompanying caption like "Dawn of the Final Day, 24 Hours Remain".
** Around the time ''Darkstalkers'' and ''Savage Dragon'' finished, this changed to characters or the moon itself remarking "the moon is high."
* Exclamation quotes and other HUD elements from the ''Franchise/MetalGear'' franchise are borrowed wherever a stealth attempt is thwarted. Iconic quotes from the series are also common.
** Also inverted; the prominent appearance of an exclamation mark may prompt something along the lines of "BUBSY ALERT."[[note]]At least once, a prominent question mark has led to [[SdrawkcabName YSBUB]] ALERT[[/note]]
* When a character complains, annotators might append "And the prom's tomorrow!" from the Creator/HarryPartridge short "The American Akira".
* "DIS IS IT, LUIGI" from the ''HotelMario'' cutscenes often appears at the start of the final episode of a series.
* When a cartoon shows a man with a white dress shirt and brown hair as an extra, annotators put in a profanity-laced rant in the vein of the WebVideo/AngryVideoGameNerd.
* "[[Manga/TheEnigmaOfAmigaraFault THIS HOLE, IT WAS MADE FOR ME!]]" whenever a conveniently sized hole is used by characters.
* "[[{{Webcomic/Homestuck}} I WARNED YOU ABOUT STAIRS BRO]]" is ''always'' quoted whenever stairs figure into an action scene.
* "DOI SHOU" (with vowels elongated to varying lengths) is one of the more popular nonsense sounds made by Robotnik from ''Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog'', used when any version of Robotnik shows frustration.
* "[[Series/TheFlash2014 It was me Barry!]]", for major plot twists about a villain's identity.
** "[[Wrestling/VinceMcMahon IT WAS ME ALL ALONG, AUSTIN!]]" comes up as often.
* WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty themselves pop up in annotations, be it the characters themselves or references.

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* If a character has a memorable one-liner, the annotators '''make it''' a catchphrase (sometimes [[BeamMeUpScotty mildly misquoting it]]). Examples include "Haha! Shocking!" from ''Street Fighter'', "You could use a '''fencing''' lesson!" from ''Captain N'', and "Going out with a '''bang!'''" from ''Sonic Underground'' (the latter two earning bonus points for '''''not even making sense in context''''').

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* If a character has a memorable one-liner, the annotators '''make it''' a catchphrase (sometimes [[BeamMeUpScotty mildly misquoting it]]). Examples include "Haha! [[labelnote:Examples]]"Haha! Shocking!" from ''Street Fighter'', "You could use a '''fencing''' lesson!" from ''Captain N'', and "Going out with a '''bang!'''" from ''Sonic Underground'' (the latter two earning bonus points for '''''not even making sense in context''''').[[/labelnote]]



* When a full moon appears in a shot, it will often be given a face to resemble the moon from ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask Majora's Mask]]'', with an accompanying caption like "Dawn of the Final Day, 24 Hours Remain".
** Around the time ''Darkstalkers'' and ''Savage Dragon'' finished, this changed to characters or the moon itself remarking "the moon is high."



* Exclamation quotes and other HUD elements from the ''Franchise/MetalGear'' franchise are borrowed wherever a stealth attempt is thwarted. Iconic quotes from the series are also common.
** Also inverted; the prominent appearance of an exclamation mark may prompt something along the lines of "BUBSY ALERT."[[note]]At least once, a prominent question mark has led to [[SdrawkcabName YSBUB]] ALERT[[/note]]
* When a character complains, annotators might append "And the prom's tomorrow!" from the Creator/HarryPartridge short "The American Akira".



* Fake [=YouTube=] notifications for videos removed due to copyright claims during deliberate {{Shout Out}}s. [[labelnote:example]]"This video has been removed due to a copyright claim by the Creator/MarxBrothers" when Sonia imitates the MirrorRoutine from ''Film/DuckSoup''.[[/labelnote]]

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* Fake [=YouTube=] notifications for videos removed due to copyright claims during deliberate {{Shout Out}}s. [[labelnote:example]]"This [[labelnote:Example]]"This video has been removed due to a copyright claim by the Creator/MarxBrothers" when Sonia imitates the MirrorRoutine from ''Film/DuckSoup''.[[/labelnote]]



* "DIS IS IT, LUIGI" from the ''HotelMario'' cutscenes often appears at the start of the final episode of a series.



* When a cartoon shows a man with a white dress shirt and brown hair as an extra, annotators put in a profanity-laced rant in the vein of the WebVideo/AngryVideoGameNerd.
* "[[Manga/TheEnigmaOfAmigaraFault THIS HOLE, IT WAS MADE FOR ME!]]" whenever a conveniently sized hole is used by characters.
* "[[{{Webcomic/Homestuck}} I WARNED YOU ABOUT STAIRS BRO]]" is ''always'' quoted whenever stairs figure into an action scene.
* As of June 2015, [[TheStinger stingers]] featuring [[SensoryAbuse ear rape]] appear to becoming one of these (with both ''Our Friend, Martin'' and [=SatAM=] Season 2 featuring them).
* "DOI SHOU" (with vowels elongated to varying lengths) is one of the more popular nonsense sounds made by Robotnik from ''Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog'', used when any version of Robotnik shows frustration.
* "[[Series/TheFlash2014 It was me Barry!]]", for major plot twists about a villain's identity.
** "[[Wrestling/VinceMcMahon IT WAS ME ALL ALONG, AUSTIN!]]" comes up as often.

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* When a cartoon shows a man with a white dress shirt and brown hair as an extra, annotators put in a profanity-laced rant in the vein of the WebVideo/AngryVideoGameNerd.
* "[[Manga/TheEnigmaOfAmigaraFault THIS HOLE, IT WAS MADE FOR ME!]]" whenever a conveniently sized hole is used by characters.
* "[[{{Webcomic/Homestuck}} I WARNED YOU ABOUT STAIRS BRO]]" is ''always'' quoted whenever stairs figure into an action scene.
* As of June 2015, [[TheStinger stingers]] featuring [[SensoryAbuse ear rape]] appear to becoming one of these (with both ''Our Friend, Martin'' and [=SatAM=] ''[=SatAM=]'' Season 2 featuring them).
* "DOI SHOU" (with vowels elongated to varying lengths) is one of the more popular nonsense sounds made by Robotnik from ''Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog'', used when any version of Robotnik shows frustration.
* "[[Series/TheFlash2014 It was me Barry!]]", for major plot twists about a villain's identity.
** "[[Wrestling/VinceMcMahon IT WAS ME ALL ALONG, AUSTIN!]]" comes up as often.
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* WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty themselves pop up in annotations, be it the characters themselves or references.
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* WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty themselves pop up in annotations, be it the characters themselves or references.

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* WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty themselves pop up in annotations, be it the characters themselves or references.references.
* Faces with empty eyes (such as masks or statues) or pairs of lights that resemble eyes have pupils added through annotations, usually to make them appear cross-eyed or similarly goofy-looking.
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* When a character has a nonplussed or skeptical look in reaction to someone else, an annotation might add "dis nigga srs?"

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* When a character has a nonplussed or skeptical look in reaction to someone else, an annotation might add "dis nigga srs?"srs?"
* WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty themselves pop up in annotations, be it the characters themselves or references.
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* Whenever an annotator puts forth random trivia, whether real or made up for a joke, they'll often preface it with "Animal Fun Fact:" taken from their Let's Jab of the PSX ''{{Zoboomafoo}}'' game.
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** "[[Wrestling/VinceMcMahon IT WAS ME ALL ALONG, AUSTIN!]]" comes up as often.

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** "[[Wrestling/VinceMcMahon IT WAS ME ALL ALONG, AUSTIN!]]" comes up as often.often.
* When a character has a nonplussed or skeptical look in reaction to someone else, an annotation might add "dis nigga srs?"
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** Making fun of [[MoralDissonance Code of the Dragon]] and "What you see is what you get" is also frequent.
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* Appearances from Daj and the Undertown Mutants usually lead to jokes about them being furries and having extremely nauseating fetishes.

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* ** Appearances from Daj and the Undertown Mutants usually lead to jokes about them being furries and having extremely nauseating fetishes.

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