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* CanadaEh: Mentions the Boxing Day sale a few times, as well as the U.S. dollars/Canadian dollars exchange rate. One story mentions trips across the border to purchase ''massive'' quantities of Cherry Coke.
* CatchPhrase:
** "Some people's children!"
** "Door's to your left." This is usually [[PhraseCatcher preceded by]] "I'm never shopping here again!"
* CatchPhrase:
** "Some people's children!"
** "Door's to your left." This is usually [[PhraseCatcher preceded by]] "I'm never shopping here again!"
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* SurroundedByIdiots: Apparently, Penticton in TheNineties and the TurnOfTheMillennium was a WretchedHive of thieves and idiots.
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* WretchedHive: Judging by how many of Gord's customers are thieves, criminals, idiots, or outright lunatics? One wonders if there was still lead in the water in Penticton when the stories take place...
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** The most obvious piece of bait was a [[http://www.actsofgord.com/Wrath/chapter02.php completely inoperable PS1]] complete with a note in place of the laser assembly mockingly "congratulating" would-be thieves on stealing broken UsefulNotes/PlayStation, which the employees "enshrined" in old [=PlayStation=] boxes just outside the store, with a little sign saying "Please don't steal me. You're being watched. -Mgnt." Only one person picked up the console, and quickly set it back down before running off.
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** The most obvious piece of bait was a [[http://www.actsofgord.com/Wrath/chapter02.php completely inoperable PS1]] complete with a note in place of the laser assembly mockingly "congratulating" would-be thieves on stealing broken UsefulNotes/PlayStation, Platform/PlayStation, which the employees "enshrined" in old [=PlayStation=] boxes just outside the store, with a little sign saying "Please don't steal me. You're being watched. -Mgnt." Only one person picked up the console, and quickly set it back down before running off.
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* DanBrowned: Most of the "Proclamations," i.e., "UsefulNotes/ConsoleWars" section.
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* YouMakeMeSic: "The Gord" does this whenever someone gives him a CV. [[http://www.actsofgord.com/Annoy/chapter11.php An example (about halfway down)]].
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* CutHimselfShaving: Nearly invoked by the principal when a thief that Gord and a [[KidSidekick Demi-Gord]] confronted at School Started bragging that Gord and [[KidSidekick Demi-Gord]] were lucky the Principal showed up.
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* CutHimselfShaving: Nearly invoked by the principal when a thief that Gord and a [[KidSidekick Demi-Gord]] confronted at School Started bragging that Gord and [[KidSidekick Demi-Gord]] Demi-Gord were lucky the Principal showed up.
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* KidSidekick: Demi-Gord.
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-->"Would someone please explain to these people that my not losing money is a good thing?"
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-->"Would someone please explain to these people that my not losing money is a good thing?"
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* BlatantLies: Several examples, but special mention goes to [[http://www.actsofgord.com/Chronicles/chapter28.php the guy]] who claimed that he had an arrangement with the store's previous owner where he got all his games at half price. Gord was the ''founder'' of his store; there had never been a previous owner. Gord counters with some BlatantLies of his own by claiming that he is aware of the arrangement and would be happy to honor it, just as soon as the guy pays off the several hundred dollars in (nonexistent) late-fees first.
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* BlatantLies: Several examples, but special mention goes to [[http://www.actsofgord.com/Chronicles/chapter28.php the guy]] who claimed that he had an arrangement with the store's previous owner where he got all his games at half price. Gord was the ''founder'' of his store; there had never been a previous owner. Gord counters with some BlatantLies of his own by claiming that he is aware of the arrangement and would be happy to honor it, just as soon as the guy pays off the several hundred dollars in (nonexistent) late-fees first. Unsurprisingly, the guy [[KnowWhenToFoldEm desists with his scheme and quickly leaves]].
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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: "[[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment The Gord often wonders why people threaten to never come back after they've been told never to return.]]"
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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: From Annoyances chapter 3: "[[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment The Gord often wonders why people threaten to never come back after they've been told never to return.]]"
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* SoBadItsGood: [[invoked]] [[http://www.actsofgord.com/Chronicles/chapter37.php Chronicles 37]] gives us the game ''Fox Hunt'' which is so bad Gord has wrapped it in masking tape and written "WARNING: DO NOT PLAY" on it. A curious customer takes the game and plays it anyway, and has this reaction.
-->'''Customer:''' Gord, this game is so bad it's sweet! Why didn't you tell us about it earlier!
-->'''Customer:''' Gord, this game is so bad it's sweet! Why didn't you tell us about it earlier!
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* SoBadItsGood: [[invoked]] [[http://www.actsofgord.com/Chronicles/chapter37.php Chronicles 37]] gives us the game ''Fox Hunt'' which is so bad Gord has wrapped it in masking tape and written "WARNING: DO NOT PLAY" on it. A curious customer employee takes the game and plays it anyway, and has this reaction.
-->'''Customer:''' -->'''Employee:''' Gord, this game is so bad it's sweet! Why didn't you tell us about it earlier!
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* AnimationAgeGhetto: There is [[http://www.actsofgord.com/Chronicles/chapter12.php one section]] where this happens. Two children try to rent an anime named ''Anime/NinjaScroll'' that, due to its nature, is not a "family film". So thus he has to allow the kids' dad to come in to rent the film and he complains about having to come in "just so they could rent a cartoon". [[SocietyIsToBlame Then he comes back and yells at Gord for renting pornography to his kids.]] [[invoked]]
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* AnimationAgeGhetto: There is [[http://www.actsofgord.com/Chronicles/chapter12.php one section]] where this happens. Two children try to rent an anime named ''Anime/NinjaScroll'' that, due to its nature, is not a "family film". So thus he has to allow the kids' dad to come in to rent the film and he complains about having to come in "just so they could rent a cartoon". Gord warns him numerous times that the film is NOT suitable for children whatsoever, but he rents it anyway. [[SocietyIsToBlame Then he comes back and yells at Gord for renting pornography to his kids.]] [[invoked]]
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* CanadaEh: Mentions the Boxing Day sale a few times,as well as the U.S. dollars/Canadian dollars exchange rate. One story mentions trips across the border to purchase ''massive'' quantities of Cherry Coke.
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* CanadaEh: Mentions the Boxing Day sale a few times,as times, as well as the U.S. dollars/Canadian dollars exchange rate. One story mentions trips across the border to purchase ''massive'' quantities of Cherry Coke.
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* DeadpanSnarker: Take a guess.
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* DeadpanSnarker: Take a guess.The Gord. His stories frequently revolve around mocking or snarking at various people, especially people who try to wrong him.
* MortonsFork: The Gord places the Guardian and the Landlord in this at the end of the Book of Apocalypse. After finding out that [[TheQuisling the Guardian was going to get Gord's business shut down on fraudulent charges of late rent]], the Gord had his friends break into his own store and take everything that wasn't nailed down. The Guardian and the Landlord came back to an empty store the following day, leaving them in this situation. If they do nothing, they lose their jobs over failing to get any assets from the Gord's store. If they report the theft, they still lose their jobs because they'd have to expose their fraud scheme (and would likely go to jail).
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* UnreliableNarrator: Don't take the site ''too'' seriously.
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* UnreliableNarrator: Don't take the site ''too'' seriously. The Gord is clearly exaggerating a few details for the sake of comedy, and leaving out details to make himself look better. At the same time, he still comes across as humorous enough that it doesn't really matter.
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* ExtremelyOverdueLibraryBook: Gord rents out games, rather than books, but has a similar problem. A few of his customers are mentioned as keeping a game for so long that Gord simply bills the customer's credit card for the price of the game, as the late fees eventually exceed the cost of the game.
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** "Door's to your left."" This is usually [[PhraseCatcher preceded by]] "I'm never shopping here again!"
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* UnsatisfiableCustomer: The Gord gets quite a few of these. A primary source of humor from the tales is Gord being such a DeadpanSnarker that it makes the bad customers even angrier. If a customer ever threatens to sue Gord, shut down his store or beat him up, Gord's default response tends to be calling their bluff.
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* DoWrongRight: [[http://www.actsofgord.com/Villainy/chapter01.php If you're going to steal games, at least steal good games!]]
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* DoWrongRight: [[http://www.As detailed in the Book of Villainy: "[[http://www.actsofgord.com/Villainy/chapter01.php If you're going to steal games, at least steal good games!]]games!]]" The Gord frequently admonishes would-be thieves both for the act of trying to steal from him, and for stealing something of such low value.
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* AGodAmI: The site is written in the style of holy scripture.
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* AGodAmI: The site is written in the style of holy scripture.scripture, with "The Gord" as the figure of worship.
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* InsaneTrollLogic: Gord has to contend with this on a regular basis.
* IResembleThatRemark: In ''[[http://www.actsofgord.com/Annoy/chapter23.php Acts of Gord, Book of Annoyances, Chapter 23]]'', a reporter asks Gord, the owner of a video game store, for a quote for the front page of the newspaper, pertaining to video game violence and its impact on society. Gord replies, "Video games don't make people more violent, and I'll kill anyone who disagrees." After a dramatic pause, the reporter replies that he doesn't think his editor can print that.
* IResembleThatRemark: In ''[[http://www.actsofgord.com/Annoy/chapter23.php Acts of Gord, Book of Annoyances, Chapter 23]]'', a reporter asks Gord, the owner of a video game store, for a quote for the front page of the newspaper, pertaining to video game violence and its impact on society. Gord replies, "Video games don't make people more violent, and I'll kill anyone who disagrees." After a dramatic pause, the reporter replies that he doesn't think his editor can print that.
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* InsaneTrollLogic: Gord has to contend with this on a regular basis. \n Luckily, since he's the owner of the store, he can get away with frequent amounts of snark and admonishing to anyone who tries it.
* IResembleThatRemark: In ''[[http://www.actsofgord.com/Annoy/chapter23.phpActs of Gord, Book of Annoyances, Chapter 23]]'', a reporter asks Gord, the owner of a video game store, for a quote for the front page of the newspaper, pertaining to video game violence and its impact on society. Gord replies, "Video games don't make people more violent, and I'll kill anyone who disagrees." After a dramatic pause, the reporter replies that he doesn't think his editor can print that.
* IResembleThatRemark: In ''[[http://www.actsofgord.com/Annoy/chapter23.php
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* TheQuisling: The Guardian. When the Gord was out of town, the Guardian stabbed the Gord in the back and tried to have Gamer's Edge liquidated.
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* ThirdPersonPerson: The Gord. He never uses first-person anywhere on the site, only referring to himself as "the Gord" in every entry.
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* HeroicComedicSociopath: Generally speaking, Gord's style, in the manner of ''Literature/BastardOperatorFromHell.''
