* Max being fired from the U.S Army supply apartment for basically no reason. But Max ends it with a funny revelation that really saved him from a huge problem.
-->'''Max:''' Fortunately, I did not remember to tell them I was once a communist.
* Max's harmless pretending to be "an intergalactical robot" scared a woman so badly she rushed to the phone booth to call 911.
* Some of Max's LiteralMinded moments fall into this, particularly the "Take a Seat" portion.
* While in the Army, Max is asked whether he's [[RedScare a member of any radical groups]], replying that he was [[ComicallyMissingThePoint a member of the New York Science-Fiction Fan-club.]]
** Then it turns out he actually ''was'' a registered member of the Communist party.
* In the middle of his otherwise emotional letter to Mary, Max drops this gem.
-->The hurt felt like when I accidentally stapled my lips together. (''Cue Young!Max doing just that'')
* The deaths of the Henrys, especially when one jumps out of the window trying to catch a fly.
* Max having to go to jury for a man who killed all his friends... at his own surprise birthday party.
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