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1	''Mike: Bookseller'' is a gag-a-day webcomic written and drawn by Mike Lugaresi about working in retail. In this comic, Mike and his friends must survive stupid management, annoying co-workers, and of course, angry and unintelligent customers. Recurring characters include Mike's brother, Jason, {{benevolent boss}} Fab, the incredibly annoying Carol, and {{pointy haired boss}} Lark. Can be found at [[http://www.krrobar.com/ krrobar.com]]
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3	!!This comic contains examples of:
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5	%%* AccidentalPun: Invoked with the nük e-reader and the sheet e-reader.
6	%%** And now there's the light nük e-reader, which according to the add, is "amazing in bed".
7	%%* AnimeHair: Mike, as well as several customers
8	%%* ApologizesALot: Carol
9	%%* ArtEvolution: Lugaresi's art has improved since he started the comic. Compare the [[http://www.krrobar.com/mikebookseller/comics/1.html first comic]] with [[http://www.krrobar.com/mikebookseller/comics/573.html comic 573]].
10	%%* AuthorAvatar: Mike
11	* BenevolentBoss: Fab is smart, reasonable, and well-liked by his employees.
12	%%* BerserkButton: Mike has many, especially the Christmas muzak blared throughout the store all holiday season long.
13	* BlandNameProduct: Booksellers for Barns & Noble, and the nük for the nook.
14	%%* {{Catchphrase}}: What's in the boooox?
15	%%* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Carol
16	%%* ComicallyMissingThePoint: "So [[VerbalTic hee hee hee]] you don't know hee hee where it goes [[http://www.krrobar.com/mikebookseller/comics/542.html either]]?"
17	%%* DeadpanSnarker: Mike, as well as many of the other Booksellers employees.
18	%%* AndADietCoke: Done by a coustomer [[http://www.krrobar.com/comic/low-fat/ here.]]
19	%%* DirtyOldMan: Many of the customers, much to the staff's displeasure.
20	%%* ImpossiblyTackyClothes: Jason's incredibly loud [[http://www.krrobar.com/mikebookseller/comics/292.html Hawaiian shirts]].
21	* ImprobableWeaponUser: Mike seems to have a thing for using spatulas when he gets angry.
22	%%* KitschCollection: Mike collects stuffed giraffes.
23	* MoodWhiplash: In the space of one comic, no less. Essentially, "Hi everyone! Have some hot chocolate! [[spoiler: Your store is closing and all of you will likely lose your jobs.]]"
24	%%* MouthfulOfPi: "Lark to cash/wrap [[http://www.krrobar.com/mikebookseller/comics/27.html 3.141592653589]]."
25	%%* NeverMyFault: "Lark, that's a cardboard display of [[http://www.krrobar.com/mikebookseller/comics/67.html Henry Winkler]]".
26	* NoodleImplements: Mike apparently did something [[http://www.krrobar.com/comic/no-no-no-no-no-no-no/ very bad]] with a cream puff.
27	%%* NumberOfTheBeast: Causes a customer to freak out [[http://www.krrobar.com/mikebookseller/comics/392.html here]].
28	%%* OhCrap: Done by Jason [[http://www.krrobar.com/mikebookseller/comics/105.html here]].
29	%%* OnlySaneMan: The employees at Booksellers tend to cycle through this.
30	%%* OverdrawnAtTheBloodBank: Happens to Mike, from '''[[http://www.krrobar.com/mikebookseller/comics/563.html a nose bleed]]'''.
31	%%* PointyHairedBoss: Lark, on so [[http://www.krrobar.com/mikebookseller/comics/96.html many]] [[http://www.krrobar.com/mikebookseller/comics/85.html levels]].
32	%%** [[http://www.krrobar.com/mikebookseller/comics/356.html Pat]] takes this up to eleven.
33	%%* RacistGrandma: While not a grandma (or at least not shown to be one in the comic) [[http://www.krrobar.com/mikebookseller/comics/385.html Ginger]] most certainly fits this trope.
34	%%* RefugeInAudacity: Mike's story about [[http://www.krrobar.com/mikebookseller/comics/307.html Timmy the Turkey]].
35	%%* {{Rule 34}}: Invoked [[http://www.krrobar.com/mikebookseller/comics/342.html here]]. (safe for work)
36	%%* RunningGag: see {{accidental pun}}
37	%%* SeriousBusiness: [[http://www.krrobar.com/mikebookseller/comics/391.html Tape]]
38	%%* ShoutOut: Many to ''Film/ThePrincessBride'' and other movies.
39	* SickAndWrong: Mike's reaction to some of the more unfortunate titles in the bookstore. The [[http://www.krrobar.com/comic/drastically-different-doctors/ Dr. Seuss meets Dr. Ruth]] books had one of the stronger reactions.
40	%%* TakenForGranite: Happens to a customer [[http://www.krrobar.com/mikebookseller/comics/297.html here]] when Mike smiles.
41	%%* TakeThat: [[http://www.krrobar.com/mikebookseller/comics/366.html many]] towards ''Literature/TheTwilightSaga'' and e-readers.
42	%%* TheLoad: Lark, Carol, and Pat.
43	%%* TimeTravel: Used to change the future in order to make the ''Franchise/StarWars'' prequels watchable.
44	%%* UltimateJobSecurity: No one is quite sure how Carol still works at Booksellers.
45	* VerbalTic:
46	** Carol -hee hee- tends to do this -hee hee- whenever she -hee hee- talks.
47	** Lark, you know, also tends to, you know, talk like this.

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