Line #18 Webcomic/YouSayItFirst


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2	''You Say It First'' was a FunnyAnimal slice-of-life webcomic by husband-and-wife team Terrence and [[Webcomic/NamirDeiter Isabel]] Marks that ran from Feb. 20, 2004 to Jan. 25, 2013. It was about Brisbane Adams and his wife Kimberly Taylor-Adams. You can read it from the beginning [[http://www.yousayitfirst.com/comics/first_day.php through this link here]].
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4	It was a sequel to [[http://www.unlikeminerva.com Unlike Minerva]], which featured Brisbane and Kimberly in a vaudeville theatre.
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6	In 2015, a SpinOffspring sequel comic, ''Webcomic/NicoleAndDerek'' debuted that would move the Adams to the country of Sherup, home of ''Webcomic/NamirDeiter''.
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8	In July 2022, the Marks started running the comic from the beginning, with creator commentary.
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11	!!Tropes:
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13	* AprilFoolsDay: Several, all viewable under the [[https://www.yousayitfirst.com/comics/search.php?search=April_Fools "April_Fool"]] tag
14	** 2009's gag was swapping Kimberly and Brisbane with Joan and Gabby of ''Webcomic/NamirDeiter'', without changing the dialog.
15	** 2010 portrayed Brisbane, Kimberly, Richard, Sinclair and Patrick in human form.[[note]]Another tag noted that Brisbane and Kimberly pretty much looked the same as a human.[[/note]]
16	* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Kimberly's parents. Though they'd never admit it to anyone else.
17	* BarbieDollAnatomy: Nipples? What nipples?
18	%%* BarefootCartoonAnimal: The entire cast.
19	* BrainlessBeauty: Caleb - though it was never clear if it's true stupidity, overwhelming self-absorption or a combination of the two.
20	* CharacterDevelopment: Brisbane and Kimberly are virtually different characters from their time in ''Unlike Minerva''
21	* CoolOldLady: Lola. Her vacation photos are of the various wrestling teams that she meets.
22	* {{Expy}}: Robert, Jake, and Sandra are basically furry versions of Carl, Todd, and Shandra of ''Spare Parts''
23	* MrFixit: Brisbane. At one point he fixes the Lounge TV after it sparked. He fixed it so well that it didn't show static anymore to the disappointment of the Lounge Guys. He then hit it and it went back to the good old static (until Lola finally paid to replace the broken aerial several years later).
24	* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Emily, Kimberly's high school buddy-turned-pest, who later latched on to Brisbane's sister, Sofia.
25	* KnowWhenToFoldEm: in the final chapter, when Kimberly and Brisbane make their move to replace her mother as head of Lemon Tech[[note]]Though the timing was more to save Ms. Taylor from herself, as she was putting her health at risk trying to return to work[[/note]], Ms. Taylor surrenders without a fight.
26	--> '''Kimberly''': Really? That's it? You're just stepping down?
27	--> '''Ms. Taylor''': I could keep playing this game for years, Kimberly. But we both know how it's going to end.
28	* LocationThemeNaming: Brisbane and his siblings are named after capital cities: Brisbane and Sydney are respectively the capitals of the Australian states of Queensland and New South Wales, while Sofia is the capital of Bulgaria.
29	* MusicalThemeNaming: Caleb (after Caleb Quaye), Kimberly (after Kimberly Rew of The Soft Boys and Katrina & The Waves), Richard & Sinclair (after Richard Sinclair, of Caravan), Dr. Paul (after the Faine Jade song of the same name).
30	* NoEnding: The final strips read more like a chapter wrap-up than a grand finale.
31	* PoorCommunicationKills: Brisbane and Kimberly nearly split up for good because neither would take the initiative to contact the other and both were convinced that was the way the other wanted it.
32	* SharedUniverse: YSIF and ''Webcomic/NamirDeiter'' take place in the same world. Silver_Blossom, Brisbane's on-line friend in the in-universe MMORPG Final Battle Adventure Online, is played by Joy Satu from ''ND''.
33	* SilverFox: Lola, Brisbane and Kimberly's landlord. A gray-haired matron openly lusted after by multiple younger men. [[http://www.yousayitfirst.com/comics/index.php?date=20130118 One of whom moved in with her.]][[note]]Though Dan was far older than her other "suitors."[[/note]]
34	%%* ThoseTwoGuys: The Lounge Guys
35	* WontTakeYesForAnAnswer: Brisbane was so determined to get through his prepared proposal to Kimberly, he it takes him several moments to register that she said "yes."

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