Line #7 Literature/Lunatics


1	''Lunatics'' is a 2012 comedy novel written by Creator/DaveBarry and Alan Zweibel.
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3	Phillip Horkman is a relatively pleasant nice guy who owns a pet store called The Wine Shop, and has more than a few DoggedNiceGuy tendencies. Jeffery Peckerman is a loud, rude, obnoxious slob with more than a few outdated beliefs. Thanks to a call of offsides during a peewee soccer game, Peckerman and Horkman's paths intertwine to the point they become international terrorists, freedom fighters, hijackers, and even guests of Donald Trump.
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6	!!Tropes included in the novel:
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8	* AccidentalHero: Peckerman and Horkman. How else could you explain getting aid to Africa because [[spoiler:Peckerman had the runs]]?
9	* AchievementsInIgnorance: Peckerman and Horkman chock up a lot of their escapes from the law and/or death to this.
10	* AmoralAttorney: The Frickers. Sharisse is actually happy when her husband is thrown off the side of the cruise ship they're on.
11	* ButtMonkey: Philip Horkman, most of the time.
12	* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Donald Trump.
13	* CrypticallyUnhelpfulAnswer: Whenever one of the two protagonists typically asks a question, they're told to either shut up or that they'll "know when you get there."
14	* DeusExMachina: Used intentionally throughout the book, and PlayedForLaughs each time.
15	* DoggedNiceGuy: Peckerman and Horkman, moreso with the latter.
16	* DumbassHasAPoint: Several times, the much more level-headed Horkman has to concede that Peckerman is right about something. Conversely, Peckerman silently notes a few points where Horkman was especially clever.
17	* EarnYourHappyEnding: Despite all the heartbreak, frustration and outright absurdity, [[spoiler:Peckerman and Horkman get off relatively scot-free from their ordeal, and even have their businesses expand because of their misadventures]].
18	* ForWantOfANail: The entire plot could have been avoided if Horkman had not called Peckerman's daughter offsides in the peewee soccer game.
19	* GroinAttack: An NYPD police officer is accidentally shot in the groin by Peckerman, while said officer was [[ImprobableAimingSkills flying a helicopter]].
20	* HilarityEnsues: Boy, does it ''ever''.
21	* HonorBeforeReason: Horkman. He even tries to help a pirate who ''just tried to kill him''.
22	* KarmaHoudini: Sharisse Fricker. [[spoiler:She threatens a ship captain with a fake bomb scare, flees to Central America, and eventually gets an investment in the Panama Canal.]]
23	* LaResistance: Peckerman and Horkman run into one in Cuba.
24	* LovableCoward: Peckerman. He constantly tries to ditch Horkman or even get him killed, but at least is smart enough to see what's going on in front of him.
25	* ShootTheShaggyDog: Sue and Arnie Kogen, two old folks who have absolutely nothing to do with the plot, end up arrested [[spoiler:because Peckerman set them up to have a gun]], and die in jail.
26	* SuddenDownerEnding: [[spoiler:Peckerman ends up in jail for life after what he did at the second soccer game between him and Horkman.]]

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