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1* In the Mallcop storyline, three QR codes are shown:
2** [[https://www.schlockmercenary.com/2010-03-22 Here]] -- which says:
3--> UID=ADMIN PASS=DEFAULT CMD=SLEEP[600sec noprompt fnord]
4** [[https://www.schlockmercenary.com/2010-04-20 Here]] -- which says:
5--> UID="ADMIN" PASS="DEFAULT" CMD="sleep, 600sec, noprompt, fnord"
6** and [[https://www.schlockmercenary.com/2010-05-02 Here]] -- which says:
7--> fnord UID=*** PASS=*** CMD="overwrite daylog, prev 28800 sec, sleep, 6000sec, noprompt" fnord
8* ContestWinnerCameo: Lieutenant Pibald and Corporal Pontucci are modeled after winners of a contest on the Schlock Mercenary forums.
9* {{Defictionalization}}:
10** [[https://www.schlockmercenary.com/2003-09-06 The chupaqueso]]. Fried cheese filled with gooey cheese.
11** On the other, more horrible hand, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1q_e6dEoWk Smutto]]. [[ForeignQueasine Corn smut + natto]].
12** And now [[https://www.schlockmercenary.com/blog/puckerdoodles/ Puckerdoodles.]]
13** The often-quoted in-universe book "Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries" now has a real-world print version, thanks to the successful Planet Mercenary RPG kickstarter.
14* ScheduleSlip: In the ultimate defiance of webcomic stereotypes, Schlock Mercenary posted 7347 daily strips in a row, covering the entire run of ten years, one month, and twelve days. One time it was several hours late, but only because [[StuffBlowingUp the data center hosting the site literally exploded]].
15* ScienceMarchesOn: The Milky Way is consistently depicted as a regular spiral; fortunate, since a barred spiral would have made [[https://www.schlockmercenary.com/2005-06-11 this strip]] a bit more blatant.
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