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** Marvin Lipschitz delivers [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2007/11/chapter-19-part-36.html several at once]] at a [[spoiler:[[ItMakesSenseInContext bachelor/ette party gone awry]]]]. Subverted when he says that ‘only ''most''’ only ''most'' male strippers are gay.
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* AnimalStereotypes: Two characters are explicitly said to be weasels: [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2005/05/chapter-12-exem-11.html Randy]], who has a penchant for infidelity and [[spoiler:lies to Lucy about using a condom without knowing she’s on the pill]], and [[spoiler:[[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2008/12/chapter-23-pers-32.html Ralphie]], Persia’s pimp, who claims ‘[[BlueAndOrangeMorality there’s no such thing as right and wrong]]’ and keeps her [[PlayingWithSyringes addicted to heroin]]]].
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* AnimalStereotypes: Two characters are explicitly said to be weasels: [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2005/05/chapter-12-exem-11.html Randy]], who has a penchant for infidelity and [[spoiler:lies to Lucy about using a condom without knowing she’s on the pill]], and [[spoiler:[[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2008/12/chapter-23-pers-32.html Ralphie]], Persia’s pimp, who claims ‘[[BlueAndOrangeMorality '[[WhatIsEvil there’s no such thing as right and wrong]]’ wrong]]' and keeps her [[PlayingWithSyringes addicted to heroin]]]].
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The comic ended at the end of May 2009, having lasted a little over six years and 639 strips. Its successor, ''Webcomic/{{Original Life}}'', began on June 1, 2009.
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-->'''Beth:''' [[spoiler:[[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2007/11/chapter-19-part-32.html STRIPPER JOUST!!]] ''[[GratuitousFrench EN GARDE]]!!'']]’
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** Sometimes, figures of speech related to animals are used. Examples include Sam's wife being called "shrewish" and Lucy calling her friends "nosy hens".
* MinorCrimeRevealsMajorPlot: An eleven-year-old girl's TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior when it comes to sexual matters leads to the discovery of a dangerous criminal on the lam hiding Fisk's neighborhood.
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* ThroughHisStomach: [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2004/12/chapter-11-arme-16.html Implied to be]] part of the reason [[spoiler:Sam falls for Sheila, after his wife angrily stops cooking for him]].
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* ThroughHisStomach: [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2004/12/chapter-11-arme-16.html Implied to be]] part of the reason why [[spoiler:Sam falls for Sheila, after his wife angrily stops cooking for him]].
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* GentileJewChaser: One of the things Fisk mentions [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2004/03/post-96.html he finds appealing about Elizabeth]] is the way she [[FurryReminder squeaks]]. Since [[FantasyCounterpartCulture Jews are portrayed as mice]] in the comic, it comes across as an example of this, even if probably accidentally.
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* MatzoFever: One of the things Fisk mentions [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2004/03/post-96.html he finds appealing about Elizabeth]] is the way she [[FurryReminder squeaks]]. Since [[FantasyCounterpartCulture Jews are portrayed as mice]] in the comic, it comes across as an example of this, even if probably accidentally.
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* BreakingTheFourthWall: In a one-off joke in the first chapter, Lucy wonders why Cindy is so popular among the boys in her school. [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2003/04/post-3.html Naylor makes it]] [[StealthPun abundantly]] [[BuxomIsBetter clear]].
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* BreakingTheFourthWall: In a one-off joke in the first chapter, Lucy wonders why Cindy is so popular among the boys in her school. [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2003/04/post-3.html Naylor makes it]] [[StealthPun abundantly]] [[BuxomIsBetter abundantly [[BuxomBeautyStandard clear]].
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** In a meta-sense, Naylor [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2003/04/post-3.html illustrates to Lucy]] why her classmate Cindy is [[BuxomIsBetter popular among the boys]].
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** In a meta-sense, Naylor [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2003/04/post-3.html illustrates to Lucy]] why her classmate Cindy is [[BuxomIsBetter [[BuxomBeautyStandard popular among the boys]].
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* BuxomIsBetter: Lucy’s classmate Cindy’s [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2003/04/post-3.html main appeal]].
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* BuxomIsBetter: BuxomBeautyStandard: Lucy’s classmate Cindy’s [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2003/04/post-3.html main appeal]].
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* {{Gainaxing}}: Mild example when [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2007/07/chapter-19-part-1.html Jessica is giddy]] after [[spoiler:Robert proposes]].
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* IllGirl: Happens to Lucy Black in chapter 3 when she's bedridden with a cold.
** FromBadToWorse: When Fisk accidentally mistook their mother's blood pressure medication for decongestant, resulting in Lucy having to be rushed to the hospital. Thankfully she got better.
** FromBadToWorse: When Fisk accidentally mistook their mother's blood pressure medication for decongestant, resulting in Lucy having to be rushed to the hospital. Thankfully she got better.
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** When Shanikwa climbs into Fisk's treehouse, she coments that it's "a good place to have sex".
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* VegetarianCarnivore: Fisk, a cat, is shown to be fond of potatoes.
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* AbsenteeActor: Lucy is entirely absent from 'Reconciliation', and Fisk is entirely absent from 'Lucy Black' right after.
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* OrphanedEtymology: Fisk brings up how when his mother was young, [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2003/11/post-64.html ‘the N-word’]] [[SocietyMarchesOn was socially acceptable]]. Problem is, that word derives from [[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nigger#Etymology the Latin word for ‘black’]], and black people in the comic are [[FantasyCounterpartCulture represented by hyenas]], who are not physically black or even dark, while some cats (who represent white people) have uniformly black fur. This is brought up again when [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2004/12/chapter-11-arme-19.html a hyena Sheila dates once]] asks if he can call her ‘[[WhereDaWhiteWomenAt white chocolate]]’[[note]]She does have white fur, though.[[/note]], and when Tommy, Aron, and their hyena friend visit [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2007/10/chapter-19-part-24.html ‘Club Ebony’]].
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* OrphanedEtymology: Fisk brings up how when his mother was young, [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2003/11/post-64.html ‘the N-word’]] [[SocietyMarchesOn was socially acceptable]].acceptable. Problem is, that word derives from [[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nigger#Etymology the Latin word for ‘black’]], and black people in the comic are [[FantasyCounterpartCulture represented by hyenas]], who are not physically black or even dark, while some cats (who represent white people) have uniformly black fur. This is brought up again when [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2004/12/chapter-11-arme-19.html a hyena Sheila dates once]] asks if he can call her ‘[[WhereDaWhiteWomenAt white chocolate]]’[[note]]She does have white fur, though.[[/note]], and when Tommy, Aron, and their hyena friend visit [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2007/10/chapter-19-part-24.html ‘Club Ebony’]].
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* SocietyMarchesOn: [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2003/11/post-64.html Fisk tries this excuse]] to explain why he had sex with Nikki [[TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior despite being 10]]. It doesn’t work.
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* AnAesop: The comic has those very frequently, with characters calling each other out or explaining their own philosophies and observations.
** People will have [[BlueAndOrangeMorality wildly different ideas]] of what ‘good’ and ‘[[WhatIsEvil bad]]’ mean, and [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2004/05/post-112.html they will uphold what they believe in in earnest]]. This means sometimes they’ll wind up in a situation in which their ideals cannot coexist and ViolenceIsTheOnlyOption.
** Everything [[spoiler:Nikki]] is taught after [[spoiler:being adopted and [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2006/07/chapter-15-reco-8.html having to undo the damage]] done by [[ParentalIncest her father]]]].
** Two [[AnAesop Aesops]] appear in two successive comics in chapter 16:
*** HidingBehindReligion [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2006/08/chapter-16-lucy-1.html does not make you a good person]].
*** [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2006/08/chapter-16-lucy-2.html A healthy partner]] should neither be an ExtremeDoormat nor make you one, and have ''joie de vivre''.
** Lucy’s stint as a radio relationship advisor is this by definition, and two of her pieces of advice apepar onscreen:
*** Before you cling to ‘BeYourself’, [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2007/08/chapter-19-part-7.html have a good look at who ‘yourself’ is.]]
*** Even in a monogamous relationship, [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2007/08/chapter-19-part-11.html people will want to glance at other attractive people]]--it’s a fact of life that should be tolerated, so long as it doesn’t go any further.
** Marvin Lipschitz delivers [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2007/11/chapter-19-part-36.html several at once]] at a [[spoiler:[[ItMakesSenseInContext bachelor/ette party gone awry]]]]. Subverted when he says that ‘only ''most''’ male strippers are gay.
** Several are used as recurrent themes:
*** Live your own life first and foremost for yourself. This is highlighted in particular when [[spoiler:Elizabeth realises how much of her life she’s wasted living for her family and leaves her husband David for Fisk]].
*** Take responsibility for your own actions. This message is highlighted when Fisk rejects explaining [[spoiler:his mother’s and his neighbour’s (who also his best friend’s father) affair]] as a ‘[[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2005/03/chapter-11-arme-46.html mistake]]’.
*** Remain optimistic (and ''alive'') and fight for what you believe in--it’ll be a long, hard struggle, and it will demand [[StarCrossedLovers great]] [[HeroicSacrifice sacrifices]], but ultimately you’ll EarnYourHappyEnding.
** People will have [[BlueAndOrangeMorality wildly different ideas]] of what ‘good’ and ‘[[WhatIsEvil bad]]’ mean, and [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2004/05/post-112.html they will uphold what they believe in in earnest]]. This means sometimes they’ll wind up in a situation in which their ideals cannot coexist and ViolenceIsTheOnlyOption.
** Everything [[spoiler:Nikki]] is taught after [[spoiler:being adopted and [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2006/07/chapter-15-reco-8.html having to undo the damage]] done by [[ParentalIncest her father]]]].
** Two [[AnAesop Aesops]] appear in two successive comics in chapter 16:
*** HidingBehindReligion [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2006/08/chapter-16-lucy-1.html does not make you a good person]].
*** [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2006/08/chapter-16-lucy-2.html A healthy partner]] should neither be an ExtremeDoormat nor make you one, and have ''joie de vivre''.
** Lucy’s stint as a radio relationship advisor is this by definition, and two of her pieces of advice apepar onscreen:
*** Before you cling to ‘BeYourself’, [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2007/08/chapter-19-part-7.html have a good look at who ‘yourself’ is.]]
*** Even in a monogamous relationship, [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2007/08/chapter-19-part-11.html people will want to glance at other attractive people]]--it’s a fact of life that should be tolerated, so long as it doesn’t go any further.
** Marvin Lipschitz delivers [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2007/11/chapter-19-part-36.html several at once]] at a [[spoiler:[[ItMakesSenseInContext bachelor/ette party gone awry]]]]. Subverted when he says that ‘only ''most''’ male strippers are gay.
** Several are used as recurrent themes:
*** Live your own life first and foremost for yourself. This is highlighted in particular when [[spoiler:Elizabeth realises how much of her life she’s wasted living for her family and leaves her husband David for Fisk]].
*** Take responsibility for your own actions. This message is highlighted when Fisk rejects explaining [[spoiler:his mother’s and his neighbour’s (who also his best friend’s father) affair]] as a ‘[[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2005/03/chapter-11-arme-46.html mistake]]’.
*** Remain optimistic (and ''alive'') and fight for what you believe in--it’ll be a long, hard struggle, and it will demand [[StarCrossedLovers great]] [[HeroicSacrifice sacrifices]], but ultimately you’ll EarnYourHappyEnding.
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* LoveEpiphany: Inverted near the end, when [[spoiler:Amy [[ArmorPiercingQuestion asks Elizabeth if she loves her husband]], and Elizabeth [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2009/01/chapter-24-men-9.html realises she doesn’t]]]].
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* LoveEpiphany: Inverted near the end, when [[spoiler:Amy [[ArmorPiercingQuestion asks Elizabeth if she loves her husband]], and Elizabeth [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2009/01/chapter-24-men-9.html realises realizes she doesn’t]]]].
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* MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: [[spoiler:[[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2003/10/post-50.html Jim’s old Army friends pay Longfellow a visit]] and [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2003/10/post-51.html deliberately infect him with lethal meningitis]] so [[MakeItLookLikeAnAccident he appears to have died in surgery]]. His own doctor willingly helps out, and tells them he’s going to start the paperwork when they show up.]]
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* MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: [[spoiler:[[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2003/10/post-50.html Jim’s old Army friends pay Longfellow a visit]] and [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2003/10/post-51.html deliberately infect him with lethal meningitis]] so [[MakeItLookLikeAnAccident he appears to have died in surgery]].surgery. His own doctor willingly helps out, and tells them he’s going to start the paperwork when they show up.]]]]
* MalcolmXerox: Nikki's father, Muhammad al-Aziz, is revealed to be a black... er, hyena-supremacist terrorist wanted for multiple murders and rapes.
* MalcolmXerox: Nikki's father, Muhammad al-Aziz, is revealed to be a black... er, hyena-supremacist terrorist wanted for multiple murders and rapes.
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* ParentalIncest: Nikki’s father sexually abuses her and her siblings. [[spoiler:[[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2006/07/chapter-15-reco-8.html It takes time to undo the psychological damage he’s left]] after she’s adopted.]]
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* ParentalIncest: Nikki’s father sexually abuses her and her siblings. [[spoiler:[[http://jaynaylor.[[spoiler: When she learns that he's killed later, she's pretty happy about it, even if she doesn't show it. [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2006/07/chapter-15-reco-8.html It takes time to undo the psychological damage he’s left]] after she’s adopted.]]
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* AnimalStereotypes: Two characters are explicitly said to be weasels: [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2005/05/chapter-12-exem-11.html Randy]], who has a penchant for [[YourCheatingHeart infidelity]] and [[spoiler:lies to Lucy about using a condom without knowing she’s on the pill]], and [[spoiler:[[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2008/12/chapter-23-pers-32.html Ralphie]], Persia’s pimp, who claims ‘[[BlueAndOrangeMorality there’s no such thing as right and wrong]]’ and keeps her [[PlayingWithSyringes addicted to heroin]]]].
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* AnimalStereotypes: Two characters are explicitly said to be weasels: [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2005/05/chapter-12-exem-11.html Randy]], who has a penchant for [[YourCheatingHeart infidelity]] infidelity and [[spoiler:lies to Lucy about using a condom without knowing she’s on the pill]], and [[spoiler:[[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2008/12/chapter-23-pers-32.html Ralphie]], Persia’s pimp, who claims ‘[[BlueAndOrangeMorality there’s no such thing as right and wrong]]’ and keeps her [[PlayingWithSyringes addicted to heroin]]]].
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* ArrangedMarriage: Elizabeth’s mother has the nasty habit of trying to govern Elizabeth’s love life, to make sure [[MalignedMixedMarriage she marries a Jew]].[[note]]Aside from [[UsefulNotes/{{Judaism}} Orthodox Jews]], arranged marriage is not practiced among Jews.[[/note]] [[spoiler:Unable to work up the courage to defy her, she winds up in a [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2009/01/chapter-24-men-9.html loveless marriage]] to an [[YourCheatingHeart unfaithful]] [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2009/01/chapter-24-men-8.html husband]], whom she ultimately leaves [[VictoriousChildhoodFriend for Fisk]] at the end of the comic.]]
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* ArrangedMarriage: Elizabeth’s mother has the nasty habit of trying to govern Elizabeth’s love life, to make sure [[MalignedMixedMarriage she marries a Jew]].[[note]]Aside from [[UsefulNotes/{{Judaism}} Orthodox Jews]], arranged marriage is not practiced among Jews.[[/note]] [[spoiler:Unable to work up the courage to defy her, she winds up in a [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2009/01/chapter-24-men-9.html loveless marriage]] to an [[YourCheatingHeart unfaithful]] unfaithful [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2009/01/chapter-24-men-8.html husband]], whom she ultimately leaves [[VictoriousChildhoodFriend for Fisk]] at the end of the comic.]]
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* BaitAndSwitch: After the [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2005/09/chapter-12-exem-44.html three]] [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2005/09/chapter-12-exem-45.html previous]] [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2005/09/chapter-12-exem-46.html comics]] imply [[spoiler:Lucy will [[GroinAttack sever Randy’s penis with shearers]] for [[YourCheatingHeart dating her and Andrea simultaneously, keeping them both a secret from each other]], and for lying about using a condom when sleeping with her]], it turns out [[spoiler:[[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2005/09/chapter-12-exem-47.html she only intended]] to [[TraumaticHaircut cut his hair]]]].
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* BaitAndSwitch: After the [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2005/09/chapter-12-exem-44.html three]] [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2005/09/chapter-12-exem-45.html previous]] [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2005/09/chapter-12-exem-46.html comics]] imply [[spoiler:Lucy will [[GroinAttack sever Randy’s penis with shearers]] for [[YourCheatingHeart dating her and Andrea simultaneously, keeping them both a secret from each other]], other, and for lying about using a condom when sleeping with her]], it turns out [[spoiler:[[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2005/09/chapter-12-exem-47.html she only intended]] to [[TraumaticHaircut cut his hair]]]].
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* BlatantLies: [[spoiler:Randy lies about [[YourCheatingHeart his fidelity]] to [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2005/07/chapter-12-exem-22.html get into Lucy’s pants]].]]
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* BlatantLies: [[spoiler:Randy lies about [[YourCheatingHeart his fidelity]] fidelity to [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2005/07/chapter-12-exem-22.html get into Lucy’s pants]].]]
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* CaptainObvious: Minor example with Elizabeth near the end of the comic, when Lucy tries to [[ShipperOnDeck set her up with Fisk]] after [[spoiler:[[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2009/01/chapter-24-men-8.html she catches her husband David]] [[YourCheatingHeart cheating on her]]]].
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* CaptainObvious: Minor example with Elizabeth near the end of the comic, when Lucy tries to [[ShipperOnDeck set her up with Fisk]] after [[spoiler:[[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2009/01/chapter-24-men-8.html she catches her husband David]] [[YourCheatingHeart cheating on her]]]].her]].
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* GambitRoulette: Almost--Marissa relies on [[spoiler:[[YourCheatingHeart Fisk to leave her and Randy to cheat on Lucy]]]] specifically during the Halloween dance, in order to [[spoiler:win Lucy over]]. Her predictions are correct, but [[spoiler:Lucy has no interest in her]].
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* GambitRoulette: Almost--Marissa relies on [[spoiler:[[YourCheatingHeart Fisk [[spoiler:Fisk to leave her and Randy to cheat on Lucy]]]] Lucy]] specifically during the Halloween dance, in order to [[spoiler:win Lucy over]]. Her predictions are correct, but [[spoiler:Lucy has no interest in her]].
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* INeedAFreakingDrink: [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2009/01/chapter-24-men-7.html Elizabeth’s reaction]] to [[spoiler:[[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2009/01/chapter-24-men-8.html catching her husband David]] [[YourCheatingHeart cheating with the neighbour]]]].
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* INeedAFreakingDrink: [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2009/01/chapter-24-men-7.html Elizabeth’s reaction]] to [[spoiler:[[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2009/01/chapter-24-men-8.html catching her husband David]] [[YourCheatingHeart cheating with the neighbour]]]].neighbour]].
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* MrViceGuy: [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2005/08/chapter-12-exem-35.html Marissa]] and Andrea think Randy is this, his vice being his [[YourCheatingHeart infidelity]]. [[spoiler:That’s why [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2005/10/chapter-12-exem-49.html Andrea sticks by him]], believing it’s likely he’ll change.]]
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* MrViceGuy: [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2005/08/chapter-12-exem-35.html Marissa]] and Andrea think Randy is this, his vice being his [[YourCheatingHeart infidelity]].infidelity. [[spoiler:That’s why [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2005/10/chapter-12-exem-49.html Andrea sticks by him]], believing it’s likely he’ll change.]]
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** When Lucy openly tries to [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2009/02/chapter-24-men-20.html encourage Fisk to pursue a relationship with Elizabeth]] after [[spoiler:[[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2009/01/chapter-24-men-8.html her husband David]] [[YourCheatingHeart cheats on her]]]], Fisk, having just returned from been deployed in Singapore for six months, can only think of [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2009/02/chapter-24-men-20.html ‘having a real American cheeseburger’]].[[note]]He later reconnects with Elizabeth when she reaches out to him herself.[[/note]]
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** When Lucy openly tries to [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2009/02/chapter-24-men-20.html encourage Fisk to pursue a relationship with Elizabeth]] after [[spoiler:[[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2009/01/chapter-24-men-8.html her husband David]] [[YourCheatingHeart cheats on her]]]], her]], Fisk, having just returned from been deployed in Singapore for six months, can only think of [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2009/02/chapter-24-men-20.html ‘having a real American cheeseburger’]].[[note]]He later reconnects with Elizabeth when she reaches out to him herself.[[/note]]
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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Borderline-ExtremeDoormat timid Elizabeth [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2009/01/chapter-24-men-7.html walks into the bar Lucy and Amy are at]] and [[INeedAFreakingDrink rudely demands a drink]]. The next comic reveals that [[spoiler:[[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2009/01/chapter-24-men-8.html she just caught her husband David]] [[YourCheatingHeart cheating on her with the neighbour]]]].
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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Borderline-ExtremeDoormat timid Elizabeth [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2009/01/chapter-24-men-7.html walks into the bar Lucy and Amy are at]] and [[INeedAFreakingDrink rudely demands a drink]]. The next comic reveals that [[spoiler:[[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2009/01/chapter-24-men-8.html she just caught her husband David]] [[YourCheatingHeart cheating on her with the neighbour]]]].neighbour]].
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* PhonyVeteran: [[spoiler:Longfellow claims [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2003/08/post-38.html he served with Sheila’s late husband Jim]], and that [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2003/08/post-39.html Jim was]] [[ReallyGetsAround very]] [[YourCheatingHeart unfaithful]], but Jim’s ''actual'' war buddy finds out [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2003/09/post-43.html Longfellow was lying, and his service was unremarkable, to say the least]]--he was lying to hurt Sheila and manipulate her better.]]
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* PhonyVeteran: [[spoiler:Longfellow claims [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2003/08/post-38.html he served with Sheila’s late husband Jim]], and that [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2003/08/post-39.html Jim was]] [[ReallyGetsAround very]] [[YourCheatingHeart unfaithful]], unfaithful, but Jim’s ''actual'' war buddy finds out [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2003/09/post-43.html Longfellow was lying, and his service was unremarkable, to say the least]]--he was lying to hurt Sheila and manipulate her better.]]
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** The notoriously [[YourCheatingHeart unfaithful]] [[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/randy Randy]].
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* SelfFulfillingProphecy: [[spoiler:Sam’s wife’s paranoia about his supposed infidelity makes her very petty and mean-spirited towards him, pushing him to [[YourCheatingHeart start an affair with Sheila]].]]
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* SelfFulfillingProphecy: [[spoiler:Sam’s wife’s paranoia about his supposed infidelity makes her very petty and mean-spirited towards him, pushing him to [[YourCheatingHeart start an affair with Sheila]].Sheila.]]
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* ShipperOnDeck: Lucy is this, on and off, for Fisk and Elizabeth--first she asks Fisk to date her when she wants to cheer her up when she’s the only one who hasn’t developed breasts in their class, then she doesn’t because she can’t spend as much time with her anymore, then she does when she realises how much Fisk cares about her, then she doesn’t because [[spoiler:she’s tragically still [[BrotherSisterIncest in love with Fisk]]]], then she does after [[spoiler:she gets over Fisk]]. By that point she mostly just teases Elizabeth for her [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2007/01/chapter-17-tria-17.html subtle]] [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2007/04/chapter-18-reac-6.html displays]] of jealousy of beth, but after [[spoiler:[[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2009/01/chapter-24-men-8.html Elizabeth’s husband David]] [[YourCheatingHeart cheats on her]]]], she pretty much [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2009/01/chapter-24-men-11.html spells it out]], and [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2009/02/chapter-24-men-20.html encourages Fisk to pursue the relationship too]].
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* ShipperOnDeck: Lucy is this, on and off, for Fisk and Elizabeth--first she asks Fisk to date her when she wants to cheer her up when she’s the only one who hasn’t developed breasts in their class, then she doesn’t because she can’t spend as much time with her anymore, then she does when she realises how much Fisk cares about her, then she doesn’t because [[spoiler:she’s tragically still [[BrotherSisterIncest in love with Fisk]]]], then she does after [[spoiler:she gets over Fisk]]. By that point she mostly just teases Elizabeth for her [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2007/01/chapter-17-tria-17.html subtle]] [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2007/04/chapter-18-reac-6.html displays]] of jealousy of beth, but after [[spoiler:[[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2009/01/chapter-24-men-8.html Elizabeth’s husband David]] [[YourCheatingHeart cheats on her]]]], her]], she pretty much [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2009/01/chapter-24-men-11.html spells it out]], and [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2009/02/chapter-24-men-20.html encourages Fisk to pursue the relationship too]].
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* TraumaticHaircut: [[spoiler:[[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2005/10/chapter-12-exem-49.html Lucy gives Randy one in his sleep]] for [[YourCheatingHeart dating her and Andrea simultaneously]] and lying about putting on a condom when sleeping with her. He takes it very hard, refusing to remove his hat even when sleeping, but he doesn’t hold a grudge against her.]]
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* TraumaticHaircut: [[spoiler:[[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2005/10/chapter-12-exem-49.html Lucy gives Randy one in his sleep]] for [[YourCheatingHeart dating her and Andrea simultaneously]] simultaneously and lying about putting on a condom when sleeping with her. He takes it very hard, refusing to remove his hat even when sleeping, but he doesn’t hold a grudge against her.]]
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** Downplayed example with [[spoiler:Sam’s wife]], who [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2005/03/chapter-11-arme-42.html slaps Sheila]] ''hard'' in front of Lucy for [[spoiler:[[YourCheatingHeart having an affair with her husband]]]].
** Lucy [[spoiler:Lucy gives Randy a TraumaticHaircut [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2005/10/chapter-12-exem-49.html in his sleep]]]] for [[spoiler:[[YourCheatingHeart dating her and Andrea simultaneously]] and lying about putting on a condom when sleeping with her]]. He takes it very hard, [[spoiler:refusing to remove his hat even when sleeping]], and she remarks he should be thankful she hadn’t taken more [[GroinAttack extreme measures]].
** Lucy [[spoiler:Lucy gives Randy a TraumaticHaircut [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2005/10/chapter-12-exem-49.html in his sleep]]]] for [[spoiler:[[YourCheatingHeart dating her and Andrea simultaneously]] and lying about putting on a condom when sleeping with her]]. He takes it very hard, [[spoiler:refusing to remove his hat even when sleeping]], and she remarks he should be thankful she hadn’t taken more [[GroinAttack extreme measures]].
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** Downplayed example with [[spoiler:Sam’s wife]], who [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2005/03/chapter-11-arme-42.html slaps Sheila]] ''hard'' in front of Lucy for [[spoiler:[[YourCheatingHeart having [[spoiler:having an affair with her husband]]]].
husband]].
** Lucy [[spoiler:Lucy gives Randy a TraumaticHaircut [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2005/10/chapter-12-exem-49.html in his sleep]]]] for[[spoiler:[[YourCheatingHeart dating [[spoiler:dating her and Andrea simultaneously]] simultaneously and lying about putting on a condom when sleeping with her]]. He takes it very hard, [[spoiler:refusing to remove his hat even when sleeping]], and she remarks he should be thankful she hadn’t taken more [[GroinAttack extreme measures]].
** Lucy [[spoiler:Lucy gives Randy a TraumaticHaircut [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2005/10/chapter-12-exem-49.html in his sleep]]]] for
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* YouAreTooLate: Sam tries to stop [[spoiler:[[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2005/02/chapter-11-arme-39.html the private investigator]] his wife sent after him]], demanding that he hand over [[spoiler:the pictures he took of them [[YourCheatingHeart having an affair]]]], but he tells him [[spoiler:[[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2005/03/chapter-11-arme-40.html his wife already knows]], he’s just there to help build the case for her lawyer]].
* YouNeedToGetLaid: Sheila is discussing how irritable she is with Kelly, Elizabeth’s mother, and suggests she might need a man again, confiding in her that [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2004/10/chapter-11-arme-2.html she hadn’t had one]] since [[spoiler:principal Longfellow, who lied to her, cheated on her, and ''raped'' her]] about four or five years beforehand. Given Sheila’s [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2003/08/post-34.html liberal attitude towards sex and dating]] beforehand, Kelly is obviously shocked, and [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2004/10/chapter-11-arme-3.html suggests she set her up with some single men she knows]], but they are all [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2004/12/chapter-11-arme-19.html terrible dates]] and [[spoiler:she ultimately [[YourCheatingHeart starts an affair]] with Sam instead]].
* YourCheatingHeart: A recurring theme.
** [[spoiler:Longfellow]] [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2003/09/post-44.html cheats on Sheila with another woman]].
** [[spoiler:Sam]] cheats on his wife with Sheila.
** The most JustForFun/{{Egregious}} examples happen throughout ‘[[NonIndicativeName Exemplary Girls]]’:
*** [[spoiler:Randy cheats on Andrea with Lucy ''and vice-versa''. He seems to have [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2005/08/chapter-12-exem-35.html a penchant for it]].]]
*** Elizabeth cheats on Marvin Lipschitz with [[spoiler:Fisk]] at Lucy’s unintentional encouragement.
*** Marissa [[spoiler:turns out to have been ''[[BatmanGambit relying]]'' on Fisk cheating on her and Randy cheating on Lucy to [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2005/08/chapter-12-exem-36.html get a shot with Lucy]]]], and [[spoiler:her predictions were right, except it doesn’t work]]. Lucy is very upset, thinking she was the only one who came to the Halloween party with honest intentions.
** Rachel constantly cheats on Tommy, eventually driving to leave her for Lucy.
** Notably averted with Beth, who prefers {{Polyamory}} and open relationships, and gets called out on it when she get jealous for Fisk.
** Near the end of the series, [[spoiler:[[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2009/01/chapter-24-men-8.html Elizabeth catches her husband David cheating]]]], prompting her to [[spoiler:pursue a relationship with Fisk, [[ShipperOnDeck at Lucy’s encouragement]]]].
* YouNeedToGetLaid: Sheila is discussing how irritable she is with Kelly, Elizabeth’s mother, and suggests she might need a man again, confiding in her that [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2004/10/chapter-11-arme-2.html she hadn’t had one]] since [[spoiler:principal Longfellow, who lied to her, cheated on her, and ''raped'' her]] about four or five years beforehand. Given Sheila’s [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2003/08/post-34.html liberal attitude towards sex and dating]] beforehand, Kelly is obviously shocked, and [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2004/10/chapter-11-arme-3.html suggests she set her up with some single men she knows]], but they are all [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2004/12/chapter-11-arme-19.html terrible dates]] and [[spoiler:she ultimately [[YourCheatingHeart starts an affair]] with Sam instead]].
* YourCheatingHeart: A recurring theme.
** [[spoiler:Longfellow]] [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2003/09/post-44.html cheats on Sheila with another woman]].
** [[spoiler:Sam]] cheats on his wife with Sheila.
** The most JustForFun/{{Egregious}} examples happen throughout ‘[[NonIndicativeName Exemplary Girls]]’:
*** [[spoiler:Randy cheats on Andrea with Lucy ''and vice-versa''. He seems to have [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2005/08/chapter-12-exem-35.html a penchant for it]].]]
*** Elizabeth cheats on Marvin Lipschitz with [[spoiler:Fisk]] at Lucy’s unintentional encouragement.
*** Marissa [[spoiler:turns out to have been ''[[BatmanGambit relying]]'' on Fisk cheating on her and Randy cheating on Lucy to [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2005/08/chapter-12-exem-36.html get a shot with Lucy]]]], and [[spoiler:her predictions were right, except it doesn’t work]]. Lucy is very upset, thinking she was the only one who came to the Halloween party with honest intentions.
** Rachel constantly cheats on Tommy, eventually driving to leave her for Lucy.
** Notably averted with Beth, who prefers {{Polyamory}} and open relationships, and gets called out on it when she get jealous for Fisk.
** Near the end of the series, [[spoiler:[[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2009/01/chapter-24-men-8.html Elizabeth catches her husband David cheating]]]], prompting her to [[spoiler:pursue a relationship with Fisk, [[ShipperOnDeck at Lucy’s encouragement]]]].
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* YouAreTooLate: Sam tries to stop [[spoiler:[[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2005/02/chapter-11-arme-39.html the private investigator]] his wife sent after him]], demanding that he hand over [[spoiler:the pictures he took of them [[YourCheatingHeart having an affair]]]], affair]], but he tells him [[spoiler:[[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2005/03/chapter-11-arme-40.html his wife already knows]], he’s just there to help build the case for her lawyer]].
* YouNeedToGetLaid: Sheila is discussing how irritable she is with Kelly, Elizabeth’s mother, and suggests she might need a man again, confiding in her that [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2004/10/chapter-11-arme-2.html she hadn’t had one]] since [[spoiler:principal Longfellow, who lied to her, cheated on her, and ''raped'' her]] about four or five years beforehand. Given Sheila’s [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2003/08/post-34.html liberal attitude towards sex and dating]] beforehand, Kelly is obviously shocked, and [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2004/10/chapter-11-arme-3.html suggests she set her up with some single men she knows]], but they are all [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2004/12/chapter-11-arme-19.html terrible dates]] and [[spoiler:she ultimately[[YourCheatingHeart starts an affair]] affair with Sam instead]].
* YourCheatingHeart: A recurring theme.
** [[spoiler:Longfellow]] [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2003/09/post-44.html cheats on Sheila with another woman]].
** [[spoiler:Sam]] cheats on his wife with Sheila.
** The most JustForFun/{{Egregious}} examples happen throughout ‘[[NonIndicativeName Exemplary Girls]]’:
*** [[spoiler:Randy cheats on Andrea with Lucy ''and vice-versa''. He seems to have [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2005/08/chapter-12-exem-35.html a penchant for it]].]]
*** Elizabeth cheats on Marvin Lipschitz with [[spoiler:Fisk]] at Lucy’s unintentional encouragement.
*** Marissa [[spoiler:turns out to have been ''[[BatmanGambit relying]]'' on Fisk cheating on her and Randy cheating on Lucy to [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2005/08/chapter-12-exem-36.html get a shot with Lucy]]]], and [[spoiler:her predictions were right, except it doesn’t work]]. Lucy is very upset, thinking she was the only one who came to the Halloween party with honest intentions.
** Rachel constantly cheats on Tommy, eventually driving to leave her for Lucy.
** Notably averted with Beth, who prefers {{Polyamory}} and open relationships, and gets called out on it when she get jealous for Fisk.
** Near the end of the series, [[spoiler:[[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2009/01/chapter-24-men-8.html Elizabeth catches her husband David cheating]]]], prompting her to [[spoiler:pursue a relationship with Fisk, [[ShipperOnDeck at Lucy’s encouragement]]]].instead]].
* YouNeedToGetLaid: Sheila is discussing how irritable she is with Kelly, Elizabeth’s mother, and suggests she might need a man again, confiding in her that [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2004/10/chapter-11-arme-2.html she hadn’t had one]] since [[spoiler:principal Longfellow, who lied to her, cheated on her, and ''raped'' her]] about four or five years beforehand. Given Sheila’s [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2003/08/post-34.html liberal attitude towards sex and dating]] beforehand, Kelly is obviously shocked, and [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2004/10/chapter-11-arme-3.html suggests she set her up with some single men she knows]], but they are all [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2004/12/chapter-11-arme-19.html terrible dates]] and [[spoiler:she ultimately
* YourCheatingHeart: A recurring theme.
** [[spoiler:Longfellow]] [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2003/09/post-44.html cheats on Sheila with another woman]].
** [[spoiler:Sam]] cheats on his wife with Sheila.
** The most JustForFun/{{Egregious}} examples happen throughout ‘[[NonIndicativeName Exemplary Girls]]’:
*** [[spoiler:Randy cheats on Andrea with Lucy ''and vice-versa''. He seems to have [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2005/08/chapter-12-exem-35.html a penchant for it]].]]
*** Elizabeth cheats on Marvin Lipschitz with [[spoiler:Fisk]] at Lucy’s unintentional encouragement.
*** Marissa [[spoiler:turns out to have been ''[[BatmanGambit relying]]'' on Fisk cheating on her and Randy cheating on Lucy to [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2005/08/chapter-12-exem-36.html get a shot with Lucy]]]], and [[spoiler:her predictions were right, except it doesn’t work]]. Lucy is very upset, thinking she was the only one who came to the Halloween party with honest intentions.
** Rachel constantly cheats on Tommy, eventually driving to leave her for Lucy.
** Notably averted with Beth, who prefers {{Polyamory}} and open relationships, and gets called out on it when she get jealous for Fisk.
** Near the end of the series, [[spoiler:[[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2009/01/chapter-24-men-8.html Elizabeth catches her husband David cheating]]]], prompting her to [[spoiler:pursue a relationship with Fisk, [[ShipperOnDeck at Lucy’s encouragement]]]].
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''[[http://www.jaynaylor.com/betterdays/ Better Days]]'' is a FurryComic by artist Creator/JayNaylor. It follows the lives of a cast of characters, originally primarily focused on siblings Fisk and Lucy Black, and their mother Sheila, though as the comic went on much of the story also involved Lucy’s former college roommate Beth.
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''[[http://www.jaynaylor.com/betterdays/ Better Days]]'' [[labelnote:caution]]Link is [=NSFW=] and leads to Jay Naylor's Patreon page; currently both Better Days and Original Life are behind a paywall.[[/labelnote]] is a FurryComic by artist Creator/JayNaylor. It follows the lives of a cast of characters, originally primarily focused on siblings Fisk and Lucy Black, and their mother Sheila, though as the comic went on much of the story also involved Lucy’s former college roommate Beth.
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* BiTheWay: When Persia first meets [[spoiler:her boyfriend]], he’s kicking his boyfriend out of his home.
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** When Lucy openly tries to [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2009/02/chapter-24-men-20.html encourage Fisk to pursue a relationship with Elizabeth]] after [[spoiler:[[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2009/01/chapter-24-men-8.html her husband David]] [[YourCheatingHeart cheats on her]]]], Fisk, having just returned from been deployed in Singapore for six months, can only think of [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2009/02/chapter-24-men-20.html ‘having a real American cheeseburger’]].
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** When Lucy openly tries to [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2009/02/chapter-24-men-20.html encourage Fisk to pursue a relationship with Elizabeth]] after [[spoiler:[[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2009/01/chapter-24-men-8.html her husband David]] [[YourCheatingHeart cheats on her]]]], Fisk, having just returned from been deployed in Singapore for six months, can only think of [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2009/02/chapter-24-men-20.html ‘having a real American cheeseburger’]].[[note]]He later reconnects with Elizabeth when she reaches out to him herself.[[/note]]
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* LoveObstructingParents: When Fisk and Elizabeth first expressed interest in each other as young teens, Elizabeth's mother was concerned about her [[MalignedMixedMarriage dating someone who wasn't Jewish]]. Her father rebutted her thusly:
-->'''Jerry:''' Kelly, they're going to see a movie. They're not going to go get married. She could stand to have fun while she is still a child. Besides, she seems to like him. If we forbid her from seeing him, [[ForbiddenFruit he will seem more enticing]]. Then, she will elope when she is sixteen, and they will live in a trailer with no wheels in [[UsefulNotes/{{Atlanta}} Lumpkin County]], with chickens.
-->'''Jerry:''' Kelly, they're going to see a movie. They're not going to go get married. She could stand to have fun while she is still a child. Besides, she seems to like him. If we forbid her from seeing him, [[ForbiddenFruit he will seem more enticing]]. Then, she will elope when she is sixteen, and they will live in a trailer with no wheels in [[UsefulNotes/{{Atlanta}} Lumpkin County]], with chickens.
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* {{Adorkable}}:
** Elizabeth.
** Marvin Lipschitz too, to some extent, especially in adulthood.
** [[AsianAndNerdy Aron]].
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** Marvin Lipschitz too, to some extent, especially in adulthood.
** [[AsianAndNerdy Aron]].
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%% ** Elizabeth.
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%% ** [[AsianAndNerdy Aron]].
%% ** Elizabeth.
%% ** Marvin Lipschitz too, to some extent, especially in adulthood.
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* AppetiteEqualsHealth: Increased appetite is used as a sign that [[spoiler:Persia]] [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2008/11/chapter-23-pers-31.html is recovering]] after Fisk rescues her from prostitution and heroin.
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* BalconyWooingScene: Tommy flees his home after the Rachel vilifies Lucy to Tommy's parents. Tommy resorts to lobbing pebbles at Lucy's upstairs window in the Monday 23 October 2006 strip. The window is open, so one pebble bips off Lucy's shoulder. This leads to a face-to-face discussion that furthers their relationship.
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[[caption-width-right:347:[[BrotherSisterTeam Lucy]], Sheila and [[TheHero Fisk]] Black.]]''[[http://www.jaynaylor.com/betterdays/ Better Days]]'' is a FurryComic by artist Creator/JayNaylor. It follows the lives of a cast of characters, originally primarily focused on siblings Fisk and Lucy Black, and their mother Sheila, though as the comic went on much of the story also involved Lucy’s former college roommate Beth.
While ''Better Days'' has a fairly well-established fanbase of its own, a number of people are also aware of it due to its politics, its sexual themes, and other material and philosophies some find controversial. Surprisingly, most of these don’t involve it [[AcceptableTargets being a furry comic]].
While ''Better Days'' has a fairly well-established fanbase of its own, a number of people are also aware of it due to its politics, its sexual themes, and other material and philosophies some find controversial. Surprisingly, most of these don’t involve it [[AcceptableTargets being a furry comic]].
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[[caption-width-right:347:[[BrotherSisterTeam Lucy]], Sheila and [[TheHero Fisk]] Black.]]''[[http://www.]]
''[[http://www.jaynaylor.com/betterdays/ Better Days]]'' is a FurryComic by artist Creator/JayNaylor. It follows the lives of a cast of characters, originally primarily focused on siblings Fisk and Lucy Black, and their mother Sheila, though as the comic went on much of the story also involved Lucy’s former college roommate Beth.
While ''Better Days'' has a fairly well-established fanbase of its own, a number of people are also aware of it due to its politics, its sexual themes, and other material and philosophies some find controversial. Surprisingly, most of thesedon’t don't involve it [[AcceptableTargets being a furry comic]].
''[[http://www.jaynaylor.com/betterdays/ Better Days]]'' is a FurryComic by artist Creator/JayNaylor. It follows the lives of a cast of characters, originally primarily focused on siblings Fisk and Lucy Black, and their mother Sheila, though as the comic went on much of the story also involved Lucy’s former college roommate Beth.
While ''Better Days'' has a fairly well-established fanbase of its own, a number of people are also aware of it due to its politics, its sexual themes, and other material and philosophies some find controversial. Surprisingly, most of these
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* AbsenteeActor: Lucy is entirely absent from ‘Reconciliation’, and Fisk is entirely absent from ‘Lucy Black’ right after.
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* AbsenteeActor: Lucy is entirely absent from ‘Reconciliation’, 'Reconciliation', and Fisk is entirely absent from ‘Lucy Black’ 'Lucy Black' right after.
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--->'''Sheila''': I bet your pardon!? I don't give a FUCK about your social engineering projects, but don't ''dare'' insult how I look '''OR LIVE'''!\\
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* HeinousHyena: Zig-zagged. While some hyena characters are depicted as the scum of the Earth (Muhammad al Aziz probably being the worst of them), hyenas as a whole are portrayed as being no worse than any other animal. Of course, since hyenas are the setting's [[FantasyCounterpartCulture equivalent to African-Americans]], depicting them as AlwaysChaoticEvil would be ''enormously'' racist.
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Sheila [[http://jaynaylor.com/betterdays/archives/2003/08/post-34.html gives one to Mrs. Bedbutter]] for her politically-motivated teaching and SlutShaming in Chapter 4:
--->'''Sheila''': I bet your pardon!? I don't give a FUCK about your social engineering projects, but don't ''dare'' insult how I look '''OR LIVE'''!\\
'''Mrs. Bedbutter''': Ms. Black-\\
'''Sheila''': '''[[BigShutUp SHUT UP]]!''' You'll teach Fisk math, science, and REAL history! If he chews gum or talks in class, tell me and I'll beat his little ass myself! But DON'T waste my time with CRAP like this! I have to go home and finish baking for my kids. After I send them to bed, I may just invite a man over, feed him, too, and give him such a hard orgasm, he won't be able to walk 'til morning. Because I'm a '''WOMAN'''! And it's my fucking '''RIGHT'''!
--->'''Sheila''': I bet your pardon!? I don't give a FUCK about your social engineering projects, but don't ''dare'' insult how I look '''OR LIVE'''!\\
'''Mrs. Bedbutter''': Ms. Black-\\
'''Sheila''': '''[[BigShutUp SHUT UP]]!''' You'll teach Fisk math, science, and REAL history! If he chews gum or talks in class, tell me and I'll beat his little ass myself! But DON'T waste my time with CRAP like this! I have to go home and finish baking for my kids. After I send them to bed, I may just invite a man over, feed him, too, and give him such a hard orgasm, he won't be able to walk 'til morning. Because I'm a '''WOMAN'''! And it's my fucking '''RIGHT'''!
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* SlutShaming: Mrs. Bedbutter openly insults women who dress in revealing clothing and have active sex lives. Sheila [[BerserkButton doesn't take it well]].
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* MatureAnimalStory: This webcomic deals with some very adult subject matter, such as rape, incest, and the horrors of war, among other things.
