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[[caption-width-right:330:Left: Edmund. Right: One of the sanest people he's met.]]

->''"I've met [[CastOfSnowflakes many people]] in my travels, [[SacredHospitality many hospitable]], others not as much. It's times like these that reassure me you can still count on the kindness... and [[CloudCuckooLander strangeness]]... of strangers."''
-->-- '''Edmund''', [[http://eqcomics.com/2009/12/25/christmas-hospitality/ here.]]

Meet Edmund Finney, a man [[WalkingTheEarth traveling the world]], searching for... well, for [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin the meaning of life.]] The OnlySaneMan in a [[CloudCuckooLand mad, mad, world,]] Edmund has to deal with AxCrazy lunatics, monsters, cannibals, aliens, advertising companies, corporate CEO's, insanely high gas prices, musical pirates, the odd MonsterClown, and far, far more. He reacts to it all with a [[UnfazedEveryman calm rationality]]... well, when he's not running away screaming.

Keep in mind that a lot of the humour comes from [[SubvertedTrope subverting]], [[DoubleSubversion double subverting]] and [[ZigZagged zig zagging]] various tropes and expected punchlines.

You can read it [[http://eqcomics.com/ here.]] The comic stopped updating in June 2014.

!!Tropes that apply to this webcomic are:

* AltText: That little paintbrush icon on the left? Hover your mouse over that and you'll see some things Edmund wrote in his notebook. (Although, not for every comic.)
* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: [[http://eqcomics.com/2009/10/23/monster-games/ When Edmund has to choose a game]] at the monster party, his choices include Be the Piñata, Pin the Tail on the Sleeping Bear, Bobbing for Mousetraps, and Karaoke (''Film/{{Grease}}'' soundtrack only). He chooses the mousetraps.
%%* BangFlagGun: Used [[http://eqcomics.com/2010/03/19/the-getaway-plan/ here]] and [[http://eqcomics.com/2012/01/31/a-search-begins/ here]].
* BeatPanel: When Edmund pays a street performer to grow a moustache right in front of his eyes, [[http://eqcomics.com/2009/12/04/bartleby-the-growmeister/ there's a long pause]], because the performer's just waiting for it to grow as normal.
%%* BigfootSasquatchAndYeti: Both have appeared.
%%* CaptainColorbeard: [[http://eqcomics.com/2009/07/03/one-upsmanship/ Captain Twobeard]].
* CassandraTruth: Edmund gets taken to an insane asylum after he tells the police that he saw a "rhyming gentleman bouncing around, harvesting hands he grew from finger bones, intent on canning and selling them in town." Even though [[http://eqcomics.com/2010/11/02/let-them-arise/ he's telling the truth]].
* ChainsawGood: [[http://eqcomics.com/2010/04/27/chainsaw-chaz/ Chainsaw Chaz]] believes chainsaws solve all problems, and carries one around all the time as a result.
* ChewBubblegum: [[http://eqcomics.com/2010/11/09/the-street-trap/ Parodied]]. A monster says they're here to kick ass and chew bubblegum, and they're all out of bubblegum. A truck full of bubblegum then falls through the roof.
%%* ChristmasEpisode: One or two.
* CloudCuckooLander: ''Everyone.'' Including the author, who is terrified that someday a squirrel will fall on his head, and is worried that miniature people will shoot him while he's making popcorn.
%%* CrazyPrepared: Edmund himself, according to WordOfGod.
* FelonyMisdemeanor: Exaggerated [[http://eqcomics.com/2011/09/02/an-arrest/ with the sheriff]] at the tough guy saloon. The sheriff tries to hang a man for making a fake bomb threat, then tries to have Edmund hanged for asking if that's warranted. Then when Edmund keeps protesting, the sheriff keeps upping the number of hangings, to the point where he's threatening to hang Edmund three times over.
* {{Fiction500}}: Two [=CEOs=] stranded on a desert island discuss their situation. One says that he [[http://eqcomics.com/2009/05/15/discovering-ceos/ feels like a million bucks]] as a complaint.
* HalloweenEpisode: One every year! There have been four so far.
%%* GlassShatteringSound: According to the AltText, [[http://eqcomics.com/2009/08/25/of-pillows-and-rattlesnakes/ this.]]
%%* GlobalWarming: [[http://eqcomics.com/2009/05/05/global-warming/ This strip]], as well as being invoked and parodied [[http://eqcomics.com/2010/01/15/a-snowman-cornered/ here.]]
%%* IDontLikeTheSoundOfThatPlace: http://eqcomics.com/2010/10/12/an-ominous-island/
%%* ImAHumanitarian: [[http://eqcomics.com/2010/05/21/chowder-sales/ this guy.]] And [[http://eqcomics.com/2010/06/08/ill-taste/ this one.]] Subverted with the CannibalTribe.
%%* LampshadeHanging: [[http://eqcomics.com/2009/07/21/a-view-from-above/ ...]]
%%* LiteralMinded: [[http://eqcomics.com/2009/07/24/literal-lord-werriam/ Literal Lord Werriam.]]
* MathematiciansAnswer: [[http://eqcomics.com/2011/09/02/an-arrest/ "Is this guy the sheriff or the town drunk?" "Yes."]]
%%* MagicFeather: Parodied [[http://eqcomics.com/2012/01/24/an-accomplishment/ here.]]
%%* MonsterClown: [[http://eqcomics.com/2010/09/28/silhouettes/ This.]] And [[http://eqcomics.com/2011/06/14/supply-and-demand/ this.]] As well as [[http://eqcomics.com/2012/08/07/intimidation/ this]] for good measure.
%%* MortonsFork: [[http://eqcomics.com/2010/11/12/the-exam/ here.]] Edmund tries to TakeAThirdOption. [[spoiler: It doesn't work.]]
%%* NotTheFallThatKillsYou: [[http://eqcomics.com/2009/08/14/fortunate-at-first/ It's the snakes.]]
%%* OnlySaneMan: Edmund.
%%* PantsFree: The [[http://eqcomics.com/2009/05/01/small-talk/ man at the information desk.]]
%%* ShoutOut:
%%** Two [[http://eqcomics.com/2010/01/15/a-snowman-cornered/ in this strip]], one to Film/JurassicPark and one to Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet.
%%** [[http://eqcomics.com/2010/02/05/zoned-out/ This]] (and the following arc) to ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959''.
%%** [[http://eqcomics.com/2010/09/07/all-aboard/ This]] to ''Literature/MobyDick''.
%%** [[http://eqcomics.com/2011/05/06/facing-the-dragon/ This is one]] to ''Series/DragonsDen''.
%%** [[http://eqcomics.com/2009/08/14/fortunate-at-first/ This one]] to ''Franchise/IndianaJones''.
%%* {{Squee}}: Played with [[http://eqcomics.com/2011/09/30/a-message/ here.]] And again, [[http://eqcomics.com/2012/02/28/change-of-plans/ with this.]]
* TitleDrop: Not the title of the comic itself, but for each of the two book collections:
-->'''Edmund:''' It's times like these that reassure me you can still count on the kindness... and [[http://eqcomics.com/2009/12/25/christmas-hospitality/ strangeness... of strangers.]]
-->'''Edmund:''' Well, that was among [[http://eqcomics.com/2010/11/02/let-them-arise/ the stranger things I've seen.]]
%%* TotemPoleTrench: [[http://eqcomics.com/2011/10/31/walking-at-night/ Horribly subverted.]]
* UnfazedEveryman: Edmund is always polite and calm, whether he's dealing with pirates, aliens, or lunatics.
%%* WrongTurnAtAlbuquerque: Referenced in the AltText for [[http://eqcomics.com/2010/03/05/a-lot-of-effort/ this strip.]]
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