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1* [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2000/10/04/ "And For My Next Trick"]]: "[[VideoGame/DaytonaUSA DAYTONAAAAAAAAA]]'''[[KilledMidSentence AAAA]]''[[KilledMidSentence AAAGH!]]'''''"
2* [[https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2005/04/11/our-recent-adventures Gabe learns a new word!]]
3* [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2006/04/10/ I Hope You Like Text]].
4* [[https://www.penny-arcade.com/news/post/2008/03/28/uncompromising-vision "You're arguing for a universe with fewer waffles in it," I said. "I'm prepared to call that cowardice."]]
5* [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2004/08/06/ This]] and [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/2004/8/6/ Tycho's delivery]].
6* [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2010/01/11 While discussing]] ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}''...
7-->'''Gabe''': I heard someone talking about tits and breasts!\
8'''Tycho''': Weren't you at the mall?\
9'''Gabe''': ...yes.
10* [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2008/03/12/the-case-of-texas-vs.-kryolord "The prosecution asserts that this shit is off the hook."]]
11* [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/2008/12/05/ This]] news post with Tycho's efforts to run a charity are horribly subverted by Gabe.
12* Gabe is playing ''VideoGame/InFamous'' as a [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2009/05/25/ bad, bad man.]]
13* Gabe's [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2004/10/11/ hiccup remedy.]]
14* [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2008/04/11/ Battle not with nerds, lest ye become nerdy]].
15* Despite [[OldShame the embarrassment]], Gabe [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/2005/05/27/ posts a comic]] he drew in eighth grade. Tycho mocks the writing, but instantly changes his tune when Gabe threatens to post some of ''his'' old writing.
16* Tycho [[https://www.penny-arcade.com/news/post/2003/06/11/do-you-remember-the-time describes their quest to make carrot cake soup]], and his fear that the authorities will try to stop them. From the same [[https://www.penny-arcade.com/news/post/2003/06/11/venice-italy the same rant]], he suffers game withdrawal and starts seeing Venice as an {{FPS}} level. Then he goes into an internet cafe to find them playing the city on ''VideoGame/CounterStrike''. "The psychotic break made was practically audible... Thank God that place had a liquor license."
17* Tycho is considering creating a harem. His wife... [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2010/09/24/ disagrees.]]
18* The [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2008/07/16/ Abridged versions]] of [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2010/06/16/ the presentations]] by Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony at E3. "Nintendo, [[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch bitches]]! ''We out.''"
19* [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2010/06/18/ Tycho can't stand the thought of losing to Gabe at Words With Friends just from Gabe button mashing.]]
20** Even better when you look up what "churl" means.
21* [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2010/07/14/ God help you if you mix up Tycho's ice cream order.]]
22* [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2008/05/26/ The Unhorse.]]
23* [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2005/01/17/ Cha Cha Cha Changes.]]
24* [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/1999/12/13/ I play violent video games! I could snap any minute!]]
25* Tycho uses the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4bVY-YNE0E Wii Weather Channel]] to ''[[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2006/12/20/ destroy a life.]]''
26* [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2005/10/17/ "I'll tell you this: the best thing about the placenta]] [[{{Squick}} is cold placenta sandwiches the next day."]]
27* From PATV Episode, 4th Panel of Racist Clocks. Jerry hurt his back playing ping pong earlier that day:
28-->'''Jerry''': I achieved victory but at what cost?\
29At what cost Michael?!\
30'''Michael''': I don't care.
31* From PATV, season 2, episode 7.
32-->'''Mike''': I heard that sometimes if someone presses on your prostate you cum. I've heard that.\
33'''Jerry''': (beat) How... how much do you wanna know? About that?
34* [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2011/04/25/ It Only Doesn't]]. Made even funnier by the fact that it's structured ''exactly'' like an "It Only Does" ad, so you can imagine it becoming real for yourself.
35** Not to mention that the strip became ''both'' HarsherInHindsight and HilariousInHindsight when, well...
36--->'''[[TheRant Tycho]]''': We put up today’s comic on Friday because it was ''inconceivable'' to conceive of ''thinking'' that they [[http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/04/25/psn-update/ still wouldn’t have their shit together]] by today. In the interim, its spicy payload has only grown more intense, like kimchi.
37* [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2011/05/30/ Whyyyyyyyyyy]]
38* [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2001/12/28/ "I might grind, there may be grinding."]]
39* [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2008/11/17/ "911? I've cut off all my fingers. They're all gone. It is excruciating, yes!"]]
40* [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2009/01/30/ "Using this Macbook is like putting my dick in a George Foreman Grill. Okay? It's like making a penis panini."]]
41* [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2009/08/26/ "You understand that there's more to]] ''[[VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy Dissidia]]'' than murdering [[TheScrappy Tidus]] over and over."
42* [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2011/06/13/ "I saw where a hippo was not, and said, no. This will not do."]]
43* [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2011/07/22/ Anneservice, Part 4]], aka the [[Franchise/StarWars geek's]] [[Franchise/StarTrek hat]] [[Series/DoctorWho trick]].
44* [[http://penny-arcade.com/comic/2011/09/02 On]] CripplingOverspecialization in the new [[VideoGame/DeusExHumanRevolution Deus Ex]].
45-->'''Barrett''': '''''I'M GONNA BREAK YOU IN HALF!'''''\
46'''Nerd!Jensen''': Oh yeah? Well... well... I'll hack into your laptop and ''read all your mail!''
47* [[http://penny-arcade.com/comic/2007/03/05 This lampooning]] of TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'s {{grimdark}} nature.
48* [[http://penny-arcade.com/comic/2007/04/30 An option that Xbox Live desperately needs.]]
49* [[http://penny-arcade.com/comic/2008/03/19 How are these exterminators still in business?!?]]
50* [[http://penny-arcade.com/comic/2011/10/17 Either Gabe fails at]] [[Series/DoctorWho nerdiness]], or he's just trolling Tycho. Either way, hilarious.
51* [[http://penny-arcade.com/comic/2011/10/31 Tycho's]] OhCrap face in the last panel as he realizes what's [[NauseaFuel coming]]. ''Epic.''
52* There's nothing quite like innocently [[http://penny-arcade.com/news/post/2011/12/26/good-data clicking]] your shortcut to ''Penny Arcade'' and being confronted with a ''giant'' banner proclaiming... '''[[spoiler: [[VulgarHumor SEMEN]] [[CrossesTheLineTwice WEEK]]]]'''.
53-->''It’s like Shark Week on the Discovery Channel, but with [[CaptainObvious one key difference.]]''
54* The [[CrossesTheLineTwice Dickerdoodle]] contest. Investigate further at your own peril.
55** Perhaps the best was an [[https://www.penny-arcade.com/news/post/2008/12/05/dickerdoodles2 update on the contest]], along with a few Gabe and his wife made. Said post was sandwiched between two of Tycho's posts, the first being some information about the Child's Play event, the second consisting entirely of an angry, "GOD DAMMIT I AM TRYING TO RUN A CHARITY HERE!"
56* [[http://penny-arcade.com/comic/2002/10/07 Everyone Else Seems to Like It]]
57-->''I can't let these guys know how much I hate Franchise/KingdomHearts.''\
58'''Gabe:''' I hate Kingdom Hearts.\
59''[[DidIJustSayThatOutLoud Shit! Alright, damage control.]]''\
60'''Gabe:''' I like Kingdom Hearts.\
61''Well played.''\
62'''KH Fan:''' Huh?\
63''Uh-oh. Think of something! Fast!''\
64'''Gabe:''' Hair!\
65''That may have been too fast.''
66* [[http://penny-arcade.com/comic/2002/08/19 On Yahoo! Maps giving driving directions.]]
67* [[http://penny-arcade.com/comic/2002/05/20 How to install the GBA Afterburner.]]
68* [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2002/08/23 Oh, that's right, he had two purposes.]]
69* Gabe [[http://penny-arcade.com/comic/2007/07/09 posts a video of Tycho playing]] ''Literature/HarryPotter'' on the Wii while wearing a Gryffindor scarf and pretending to be casting spells. The video got 704 billion views; likely far more than any [=YouTube=] video in existence.
70** It's far more than the entire population of the Earth! About a hundred times more!
71** [[http://penny-arcade.com/comic/2007/07/11 Then how Tycho retaliates.]]
72*** The best part of the entire mini-story is arguably the newspost accompanying the first strip, where Tycho mentions the video being "inserted into the public sphere by a villain".
73* [[http://penny-arcade.com/comic/2002/10/04 Tycho's story on Gabe playing Unreal Tournament.]]
74* ''[[http://penny-arcade.com/comic/2011/03/04 Roiling]]''. The sight of [[spoiler:Tycho having a BalloonBelly from holding in his poop, and trying to poop his pants ''in front of the guy talking to him'']] is ''priceless''. The face he makes is the icing on the cake.
75* [[http://penny-arcade.com/comic/2011/05/20 Gabe explaining to Tycho the method of "Topping".]]
76* ''[[http://penny-arcade.com/comic/2011/08/05 Kickball, Sport of Kings]]''
77* [[http://penny-arcade.com/comic/2012/04/06 Words cannot describe how great this one is.]]
78* [[http://penny-arcade.com/comic/2010/11/15 The result of Gabe and Tycho playing Kinect.]]
79** [[http://penny-arcade.com/comic/2010/11/29 Speaking of Kinect...]]
80* ''[[http://penny-arcade.com/comic/2011/10/12 The Line]]''
81* ''[[http://penny-arcade.com/comic/2005/06/27 The Great Indoors]]''
82* ''[[http://penny-arcade.com/comic/2007/04/06 In the Before-Now]]''
83* Tycho: [[https://www.penny-arcade.com/news/post/2012/08/24/the-dark-diary "When I was in the shower this morning trying to scour off a lifetime of regret..."]] The funny thing is that he doesn't make anything of that, it just leads into what he's really talking about. Trying to scrub away the burden of past mistakes is just how Tycho lives.
84* First panel:
85-->'''Tycho:''' Listen, I'm not saying you know anything about ''my'' penis ''specifically''. What I'm saying is that there are things about it you can probably ''infer''. [[http://penny-arcade.com/comic/2011/05/27 Like, its base damage or something.]]
86** The [[http://penny-arcade.com/patv/episode/page-234-table-29-a-4th-panel "4th Panel" episode for the comic]] is also gold.
87* [[http://penny-arcade.com/comic/2005/05/11 Pay Close Attention To His Technique]]. Gabe destroys a guy in ''VideoGame/SplinterCell'' so hard that [[spoiler:the guy loses his network connection]].
88* In [[https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2012/11/30/mindcraft Tycho's commentary to Mindcraft]], a moment which is simultaneously heartwarming and hilarious:
89-->'''Tycho:''' We knew that "online rules" were something we wanted to do for the comic, but the strip as you see it very nearly didn't happen. I wrote it out this way, but was afraid to tell him what I had written because it's a little... close, so I asked him if he had his phone because then I could send it to him and I wouldn't have to read it aloud. He didn't. At the same time, he had come up with something very similar, but only got halfway through the idea before he said it was dumb, but I made him tell me ''just in case'' we were actually on the same page. We've been making stuff for almost twenty years now, and this thing almost didn't happen because we were each, independently, afraid to be honest. There is no doubt a lesson in all this but ''I refuse to learn it.''
90* While the topic of conversation in [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2013/02/11 this strip]] most certainly is [[{{Squick}} not funny]], Gabe's reaction to it is enough to bring it right back into rib-cracking territory.
91* Gabe's anger at [[http://penny-arcade.com/comic/2012/05/09 not being able to play a digital copy]] of ''VideoGame/DiabloIII'' before the stores have a chance to sell it. He ends on a perfect line.
92--> '''Gabe:''' [[ItMakesSenseInContext Well you know what? Fuck horses]]. \
93'''Tycho:''' Amen, brother. [[BestialityIsDepraved Let me get my jacket.]]
94* [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2008/06/02 A fellow reader tries to dissuade Tycho from picking up the Anita Blake books]] by pointing out that they basically devolve into sadomasochism and werewolf sex. [[NightmareFetishist This is not a deal breaker for Tycho]]
95* [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2008/06/16 Gabriel is not a gracious loser]]
96** [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2011/06/06/ He's not a very gracious winner either]]
97* Can you believe a NightmareFace can be made so goofy and silly, you can't help but crack up looking at it? [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2013/12/02 You're gonna have a hard time with the third panel.]] The context makes it even funnier.
98-->'''Gabe:''' I am way better at ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty'' on Platform/XboxOne. I think it's the increased fidelity and precision gameplay.\
99'''Tycho:''' No. You're playing against a bunch of super old dads. [[TakeThat COD teen superstars won't have their boxes until the twenty-fifth.]]\
100'''Gabe:''' You mean... after Christmas, I'm gonna suck again?\
101'''Tycho:''' Come nine a.m. Christmas morning, you're looking at zero kills, thirty deaths.\
102'''Gabe:''' Then I know what I need to do.\
103'''Tycho:''' Training regimen? Dial in your weapons and perks, optimize your routes?\
104'''Gabe:''' [=*=][[OhCrap holding a knife, surrounded by a sinister aura,]] RedEyesTakeWarning, NightmareFace[=*=] '''''[[spoiler: [[DespairEventHorizon Kill Santa.]]]]'''''
105* The ending of [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/patv/episode/stewardship-4th-panel the 4th Panel for "Stewardship"]]: after Mike and Jerry finished a script which had [[http://penny-arcade.com/comic/2012/02/29 Scott Kurtz telling Tycho what not to include]] in the duo's forthcoming ''Webcomic/PvP'' guest strips, they had the ''real'' Scott Kurtz come in to read the script out loud before finalizing. His reaction?
106-->'''Scott:''' That's good. Y'know, what's funny is ... I considered coming in and doing that.
107* [[http://penny-arcade.com/comic/2011/05/23/dickstarter Gabe's kickstarter]]. The sad part is that this really isnt that far from some real life Kickstarters.
108* The premise of [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2014/07/21/the-talk-by-mike-krahulik The Talk]]. Gabe's confronted with the fact that his son wants to learn about the birds and the bees, but since Gabe's not entirely emotionally ready to tell him the truth he just has a parade of other comic artists tell him in his stead.
109** An earlier strip has the same theme, where Gabe just resorts to telling his son that AWizardDidIt.
110--->'''Gabe''': I panicked!!\
111'''Tycho''': Why didnt you just tell him the truth?\
112'''Gabe''': ''I DONT KNOW THE TRUTH!!''
113* [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2006/09/20/in-breach-of-warranty Gabe doesn't handle game frustration very well]]
114* Penny Arcade's take on [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2006/09/29/mysteries-of-the-deep The Mermaid Problem]]
115* A minor running gag is Gabe trying to come up with some random career change when he needs more money for incoming game releases. One of the best ones would be his [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2006/10/09/john-gabriel-dentista brief career in dentistry]]
116* [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2006/10/23/the-ugliest-man-alive Gabe helps Tycho make a player character]]
117* [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2007/05/23/on-the-keeping-of-secrets "The bomb says no, Brian"]]
118* [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2007/05/30/the-time-of-his-life Gabe's relationship with Patrick Swayze is... complicated]]
119* [[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2007/06/22/perfectly-reasonable Gabe had an unusual concern when buying a house]]
120* Gabe gets to go to Gen Con. Tycho is not amused. [[https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2016/08/01/gen-confessional-part-one At all]].
121* [[https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2011/06/03/now-with-more-death The original design for Death]] in ''VideoGame/DarksidersII'' was a bit on the nose.
122* [[https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2011/06/10/unbeatable-value The problem with freemium games]]
123* [[https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2011/07/18/annservice-part-two "Know your audience"]]
124* [[https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2016/12/07/psi Tycho plays]] ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil7Biohazard'':
125--> I thought I'd try that Resident Evil 7 demo that went up over the'''GOD!\
126GOD!\
127NO! NOOO!\
128I'm FEAR-SHITTING! NOOO\
129I'm SHITTING and PISSING and now I'm PISSING on my SHIT\
130AND VICE VERSA\
131EVERY HOLE\
132BUY A NEW COUCH ON AMAZON'''\
133Oh man. You've gotta try it!
134** Gabe's response:
135---> No, I '''''don't'''''.
136* "[[https://www.penny-arcade.com/news/post/2017/05/31/kane-and-abel Artists]] complaining about their hardships is an act universally despised.  It will always be vile, and unwelcome, like a sax solo."
137* [[https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2013/02/08/age-of-majority "It's only, like, twenty-one years ol--my God... Super Mario Kart is old enough to drink."]]
138* [[https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2016/12/05/doppelgaber Tycho's reaction]] to an OutOfCharacterAlert from [[{{Manchild}} Gabe]].
139-->'''Gabe:''' [[SesquipedalianLoquaciousness Huh. Do you think the anachronisms they've juxtaposed in]] ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXV'' [[SesquipedalianLoquaciousness are purely aesthetic?]]\
140'''Tycho:''' (grabs a knife with the biggest OhCrap expression ever)
141* [[VideoGame/FarCry5 Thank you so much]] [[https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2018/04/02/freedom for saving me- *chomp*]]
142* [[VideoGame/GodOfWarPS4 The new God of War]] [[https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2018/04/20/the-net-serpent draws liberally from]] Myth/NorseMythology, but its most '''''fantastical''''' element is the useful, well-behaved '''''child'''''.
143* Tycho needs the ''premium'' shit [[https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2007/10/15/interdimensional-values to prepare his computer]] for the original ''Crysis''.
144-->'''Thinking Aliminum''': Hey.\
145'''Tycho''': Hey. Alright, and let's see... five "denimite mem-shards."
146* [[https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2007/10/26/a-wrench-descending Ratchet resorts to drastic measures]] to gain the necessary bolts.
147* [[https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2020/01/22/take-me-away Gabe is so addicted to margaritas]] he now [[spoiler: passes them as waste, as confirmed by WordOfGod]]
148* [[https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2011/11/04/working-conditions I don't know how much they pay you, but it cannot possibly be enough]].
149* [[Franchise/KingdomHearts Well, Mickey Mouse is a king and a wizard, and Sephiroth is there, and sometimes Cloud, and you can ride a Light Cycle with Jack Skellington,]] and I don't know ''[[https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2012/07/02/melange what the fuck else YOU WANT!]]''
150* Gabe and Tycho's argument over ''VideoGame/TheStanleyParable'' [[https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2013/10/28/parabolic goes a little too far]]:
151-->'''Tycho:''' Here's your problem: if there's no obvious button to push, some hole somewhere you can stick your dick in, then you're like, fuck it! I'm out!
152-->'''Gabe:''' You just want a game that'll suck your brain's dick! You want to be told how smart you are over and over!
153-->''(cut to Jerry and Mike)''
154-->'''Jerry:''' Euugh.
155-->'''Mike:''' Yeah. It's getting kinda real in here.
156* There's [[CrossesTheLineTwice crossing the line]], and then there's [[https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2009/04/22/maybe-too-soon Rock Band Nirvana edition]].
157* Gabriel has a... rather intense reaction to his [[https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2021/10/13/karate dentist visit]].
158-->'''Gabe:''' They had to use a special sedative called Darkest Night.\
159'''Tycho:''' Dear ''God'' tell me there's security cam footage.
160* [[https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2012/12/03/the-flexon "There is always a point in every [=YouTube=] video where the creator is revealed to be completely fucking insane."]]
161* [[https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2007/01/15/the-pilgrimage-part-one The]] [[https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2007/01/17/the-pilgrimage-part-two Pilgrimage]] [[https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2007/01/19/the-pilgrimage-part-three details]] [[https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2007/01/22/the-pilgrimage-part-four Gabe]] forcing Tycho to rub his severed penis on a TV at CES.
162--> '''Guard''': Son, are you aware that there's a penis in your luggage?
163--> '''Tycho''': I am now, yes.
164* [[https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2018/02/02/beaks-and-geeks Gabe has a problem with his new parrot.]]
165-->'''Gabe:''' You need to stop teaching him shit.
166-->'''Tycho:''' Hey, look. [[WhamLine I'm just finding out about this parrot]] ''[[WhamLine right now]]''.
167* [[https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2017/10/04/as-was-foretold "I can already feel my chute dilating."]]
168* [[https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2007/09/19 Tycho expects a lot out of Mass Effect's romance options.]]
169* [[https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2008/01/09/synesthesia-revisited Gabe gets a little too much mileage out of Rez HD's controller vibration.]]
170* [[https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2009/08/31/iteration Gabe attempts to catch Tycho in the act of watching America's Got Talent.]]
171* [[https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2015/04/29/ethically-sourced Tycho's frantic attempt at figuring out why Silent Hill got cancelled:]]
172-->'''Gabe:''' Is this...shit? Whose shit is this?
173-->'''Tycho:''' Does that matter?
174-->'''Gabe:''' It matters to ''me''.
175* [[https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2020/10/09/golf-4 "Why do you have all these naked pictures of Will?"]]
176* [[https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2013/10/18/tall-grass-big-stakes Gabriel is a very, very, very bad Pokémon Trainer.]]
177* [[https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2021/12/06/water Never say the words "hydration routine" to Tycho.]]
178* [[https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2015/08/31/thirty-seven-hour-energy Thirty-Seven Hour Energy]]
179* [[https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2018/04/27/a-pan-dimensional-shuriken Penny Arcade's idea for where the Soul Stone was hiding.]]
180* [[https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2013/04/26/monacolalia The Mole from]] ''VideoGame/{{Monaco}}'' might not be the most subtle recruit for a heist, [[CuttingTheKnot but he has his uses]].
181--> '''Mole''': '''Its crime time, mothafuckas!!'''
182* [[https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2021/09/29/bunker Jerry takes the necessary steps]] to bring Mike's WalkingTechbane tendencies under control.
183* [[https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2003/09/29/the-marketeers Tycho completely averted the typical]] SoulCrushingDeskJob in the days before Penny Arcade, by applying his MisanthropeSupreme tendencies towards it. Especially funny considering that in real life, Jerry had several simular jobs pre-fame, and absolutely despised them all.
184* [[https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2014/05/05/hearthboned Tycho and Gabes were apparently frustrated]] with the...unbalanced nature of the cards in ''Hearthstone''. The final card really puts it over the top.
185--> '''SECRET - Fuck You!''': ''When your opponent plays a card, you win Hearthstone!''
186* [[https://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2002/10/21/the-scent-of-fear Gabe and Tycho's reactions]] after watching the 2002 film version of ''Literature/TheRing''.
187--> '''Tycho''': I hid in the dryer for a day and a half!
188--> '''Gabe''': I ''thought'' you smelled fresh!

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