* GeniusBonus: The comic [[http://machall.com/view.php?date=2005-08-15 Demon Days]] builds its joke around the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxwell%27s_demon Maxwell's demon]] thought experiment. What raises it from "clever reference" to this trope is the fact that it's been shown that such a demon would not, despite Maxwell's assertion, violate the Second Law of Thermodynamics...just like J.M. tells Maxwell.
* GrowingTheBeard: [[http://www.machall.com/comic/screw-mario#gsc.tab=0 Screw Mario]] marks the point where Matt began to help writing the strip. The earlier ones written entirerly by Ian were... let's just say "spotty".
* HilariousInHindsight: Deficiency of Goddamn Everything came long before the Doge meme.
* MemeticMutation: Shirtless O'Clock
** Also, briefly, [[http://machall.com/view.php?date=2003-05-01 ''Buttsex.'']]
*** [[http://www.machall.com/view.php?date=2003-05-05 Buttssssssssseeeeeexxxxxx]]
** The Bag Brothers Three.
* TearJerker: Helen ultimately breaking up with Micah. Happened near the end of the comic, and [[HeroicBSOD Micah]] wouldn't be seen again until Webcomic/ThreePanelSoul revisited him.