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* In one strip of DarthsAndDroids (done on April Fools Day, that context can get lost when reading the entire series), during the ''AttackOfTheClones'' sequence, Padme "dies" in the desert. The scene then abruptly shifts to screencaps of the scene from ''Film/ThePrincessBride'' where the Grandson argues with Grandpa over Westley's death (only now they're arguing about Padme's). To make it even more confusing, Grandpa has the yellow speech balloons that indicates he's the GM, while the Grandson has the white speech balloons of a roleplayer. And the Grandson even calls him "Grandpa". (Is the GM a grandfather?!) Keep in mind, this strip is supposed to be about a bunch of players at a TabletopRPG.

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* In one strip of DarthsAndDroids ''Webcomic/DarthsAndDroids'' (done on April Fools Day, that context can get lost when reading the entire series), during the ''AttackOfTheClones'' ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' sequence, Padme "dies" in the desert. The scene then abruptly shifts to screencaps of the scene from ''Film/ThePrincessBride'' where the Grandson argues with Grandpa over Westley's death (only now they're arguing about Padme's). To make it even more confusing, Grandpa has the yellow speech balloons that indicates he's the GM, while the Grandson has the white speech balloons of a roleplayer. And the Grandson even calls him "Grandpa". (Is the GM a grandfather?!) Keep in mind, this strip is supposed to be about a bunch of players at a TabletopRPG.
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** During the end of Act 4, [[spoiler: The [[MoodWhiplash complete destruction of two planets]] is interrupted by a [[SuddenVideoGameMoment video game... with singing Squiddles???]] It's explained that they're subconscious manifestation of the [[EldritchAbomination Horrorterrors]] half an act later, offering the protagonists a dream-state separate from the rapidly-Crapsackifying Derse and Prospit,]] but]] this still doesn't explain the appearance in the End of Act 4 flash.

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** During the end of Act 4, [[spoiler: The [[MoodWhiplash complete destruction of two planets]] is interrupted by a [[SuddenVideoGameMoment video game... with singing Squiddles???]] It's explained that they're subconscious manifestation of the [[EldritchAbomination Horrorterrors]] half an act later, offering the protagonists a dream-state separate from the rapidly-Crapsackifying Derse and Prospit,]] Prospit, but]] this still doesn't explain the appearance in the End of Act 4 flash.

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Part of a requirement of a BLAM is that the moment never goes anywhere. Since the ring-proposal was relevant to the plot and the Never Ending Story thing was both brought up later and a Brick Joke, neither count. Another part is that it also comes out of nowhere, with no foreshadowing, which already excludes the Tricksters thanks to Calliope\'s drawing and her and Caliborn\'s jujus mentioned from time to time (and that\'s not taking the hints of plot-importance into matters.) However, the original Trickster Mode itself IS an example.


* During the end of Act 4 in ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'', [[spoiler: The [[MoodWhiplash complete destruction of two planets]] is interrupted by a [[SuddenVideoGameMoment video game... with singing Squiddles???]]]]
** [[ChekhovsGun Then an act and a half later]] the [[spoiler: singing Squiddles show up again, and it's explained that they're subconscious manifestation of the [[EldritchAbomination Horrorterrors]], offering the protagonists a dream-state separate from the rapidly-Crapsackifying Derse and Prospit.]] Our heroes don't seem to be too thrilled about this.
** Later, [[AuthorAvatar Andrew Hussie]], being [[Letters2Numbers manipul8ed]] by Vriska, participates in a [[Film/TheNeverendingStory Neverending Story]] shout out by riding Falcor (who has rapidly cycling pool ball eyes for some tangentially plot-related reason), who then barfs on some bullies.
*** Strangely enough, this BLAM is actually a BrickJoke - the bullies were mentioned earlier, in a similar fourth-wall breaking interlude.
*** Got referenced later, with a comment that Falcor had to be put down due to rabies.
** And then it has Andrew Hussie mourning over the death of a character from ''Hook''. [[LampshadeHanging Which resulted in the largest "THIS IS STUPID" yet.]]
** Did Hussie [[spoiler:proposing to Vriska]] have any foreshadowing, despite being a meme? Granted, they mentioned it again, but, without the context of the meme, it seems to come out of nowhere.
*** [[spoiler: However, it seems as if [[ChekhovsGun the engagement ring has some importance.]] ]]
** And then there is Act 6: Act 5: Act 2, an extended MushroomSamba so bizarre that both the AuthorAvatar narrator ''and'' the BigBad narrator are left speechless, save for a few [[FlatWhat flat whats]].
-->[[LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain Let us never speak of ACT 6 ACT 5 ACT 2 again]].

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* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'':
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During the end of Act 4 in ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'', 4, [[spoiler: The [[MoodWhiplash complete destruction of two planets]] is interrupted by a [[SuddenVideoGameMoment video game... with singing Squiddles???]]]]
** [[ChekhovsGun Then an act and a half later]] the [[spoiler: singing Squiddles show up again, and it's
Squiddles???]] It's explained that they're subconscious manifestation of the [[EldritchAbomination Horrorterrors]], Horrorterrors]] half an act later, offering the protagonists a dream-state separate from the rapidly-Crapsackifying Derse and Prospit.]] Our heroes don't seem to be too thrilled about this.
Prospit,]] but]] this still doesn't explain the appearance in the End of Act 4 flash.
** Later, [[AuthorAvatar Andrew Hussie]], being [[Letters2Numbers manipul8ed]] by Vriska, participates in a [[Film/TheNeverendingStory Neverending Story]] shout out by riding Falcor (who has rapidly cycling pool ball eyes for some tangentially plot-related reason), who then barfs on some bullies.
*** Strangely enough, this BLAM is actually a BrickJoke - the bullies were mentioned earlier, in a similar fourth-wall breaking interlude.
*** Got referenced later, with a comment that Falcor had to be put down due to rabies.
** And then it has Andrew Hussie
Hussie's AuthorAvatar mourning over the death of a character from ''Hook''. [[LampshadeHanging Which resulted in the largest "THIS IS STUPID" yet.]]
** Did Hussie [[spoiler:proposing to Vriska]] Some of the earlier flashes have any foreshadowing, despite being a meme? Granted, they "Trickster Mode," where pressing certain keys will distort the flash into something else. Effects include giving John a [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Link]] outfit, [[VideoGame/EarthBound Ness and his buddies]] making an appearance in a secret room, going into Webcomic/ProblemSleuth's office, and a brightly-colored John with a lolipop stuck in his hair floating near the corner of the screen. [[spoiler:The candy-themed alternates specifically show up, as does the ''Final Fantasy'' room, but nothing else about them is ever mentioned it again, but, without and Trickster powers do not seem to have any connections with what is demonstrated on the context of the meme, it seems mode itself. In fact, their design was even ret-conned to come out of nowhere.
*** [[spoiler: However, it seems as if [[ChekhovsGun the engagement ring has some importance.]] ]]
** And then there is Act 6: Act 5: Act 2, an extended MushroomSamba so bizarre that both the AuthorAvatar narrator ''and'' the BigBad narrator are left speechless, save for a few [[FlatWhat flat whats]].
-->[[LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain Let us never speak of ACT 6 ACT 5 ACT 2 again]].
resemble Cherubim more]].
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* [[http://xawu.thecomicseries.com/comics/24 A troper-Made comic ends its first chapter.]] Very literal.
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* ''Webcomic/MassEffect3Generations'':
** The so-called “Neo Medi-gel” is mentioned once, with absolutely no explanation of what it is, when it was made, etc. and promptly forgotten again, doing nothing but disconnecting the comic from canon even further.
** Also, the so-called “vorcha bats” which are presumably husks… as are quarian spider husks, never seen or hinted at in any of the games.
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* ''WebComic/DragonBallMultiverse'': The beginning of the tournament's second day is celebrated with a musical performance by the ''Film/StarWars'' Cantina Band. Pan and Tapion enjoy the musical interlude, Bra, Frieza's Family and Babidi do not. [[spoiler: Zen Buu thought it was so bad that he demanded that they give their instruments to him so he could play.]]
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** This is apparently a reference to the campaign the players ran (offscreen) between Episode I and Episode II, which applied the same idea to ''The Princess Bride'' as the main comic does to ''Star Wars''. Even in that context it still makes little sense.
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*** Got referenced later, with a comment that Falcor had to be put down due to rabies.

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* Pretty much any {{XKCD}} strip that involves [[CloudCuckoolander Beret Guy]]. Even in a series known for zaniness and little plot continuity, he and his train of thought are ''so'' over-the-top strange as to delve straight into {{BLAM}} territory.

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Pretty much any {{XKCD}} strip that involves [[CloudCuckoolander Beret Guy]]. Even in a series known for zaniness and little plot continuity, he and his train of thought are ''so'' over-the-top strange as to delve straight into {{BLAM}} territory.
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** Ron Paul [[{{VideoGame/Pokemon}} evolving]] into [[{{Film/Tron}} Tron Paul]] in the 5-part [[http://xkcd.com/494/ "Secretary"]] comic. The rest of the mini-series is within the bounds of reality. That bit definitely isn't, but no explanation is given, there's little point to it besides the IncrediblyLamePun, and once Paul turns back into a mild-mannered geezer, no one says anything about it. Actually, the senators apparently forgot about the entire hearing-with-a-psycho they just did [[AttentionDeficitOohShiny because wow the whole building is a giant ball pit now, hooray!]]
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* In a comic that is otherwise a fairly ordinary retelling of ''FinalFantasyVI'', we get to the boss batle with the two magitek knights in the Figaro desert. [[http://ff6comic.comicgenesis.com/d/20090928.html One of them]] appears to be... [[FinalFantasyIV Cecil]]?

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* In a comic that is otherwise a fairly ordinary retelling of ''FinalFantasyVI'', ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'', we get to the boss batle with the two magitek knights in the Figaro desert. [[http://ff6comic.comicgenesis.com/d/20090928.html One of them]] appears to be... [[FinalFantasyIV [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV Cecil]]?
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-->Let us never speak of ACT 6 ACT 5 ACT 2 again.

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** And then there is Act 6: Act 5: Act 2, an extended MushroomSamba so bizarre that both the AuthorAvatar narrator ''and'' the BigBad narrator are left speechless, save for a few [[FlatWhat flat whats]].
-->Let us never speak of ACT 6 ACT 5 ACT 2 again.
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*** [[spoiler: However, it seems as if [[ChekhovsGun the engagement ring has some importance.]] ]]
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* [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0091.html The strip]] featuring Fruit Pie the Sorcerer in ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick''.

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* [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0091.html The strip]] featuring [[DeliciousFruitPies Fruit Pie the Sorcerer Sorcerer]] in ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick''.
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* Pretty much any {{XKCD}} strip that involves [[CloudCuckoolander Beret Guy]]. Even in a series known for zaniness and little plot continuity, he and his train of thought are ''so'' over-the-top strange as to delve straight into {{BLAM}} territory.
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**Did Hussie [[spoiler:proposing to Vriska]] have any foreshadowing, despite being a meme? Granted, they mentioned it again, but, without the context of the meme, it seems to come out of nowhere.
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* The [[HalloweenEpisode appearances]] of the [[http://bobadventures.comicgenesis.com/d/20081031.html Halloween Monster]] in ''{{The Inexplicable Adventures of Bob}}''.

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* The [[HalloweenEpisode appearances]] of the [[http://bobadventures.comicgenesis.com/d/20081031.html Halloween Monster]] in ''{{The Inexplicable Adventures of Bob}}''.''TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob''.



* [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0091.html The strip]] featuring Fruit Pie the Sorcerer in ''Webcomic/OrderOfTheStick''.

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* [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0091.html The strip]] featuring Fruit Pie the Sorcerer in ''Webcomic/OrderOfTheStick''.''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick''.



* {{Tragic Deaths}} has one in the first story arc. It's even lampshaded by Petalklunk.
* In {{Our Little Adventure}}, Julie sang about the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dL30lU26egw glory which is Megaman]] in order to prove herself and get the [[PlotCoupon pendant]]. This didn't work well, though she got the pendant anyway due to a much more efficient look through her thoughts.

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* {{Tragic Deaths}} TragicDeaths has one in the first story arc. It's even lampshaded by Petalklunk.
* In {{Our Little Adventure}}, OurLittleAdventure, Julie sang about the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dL30lU26egw glory which is Megaman]] in order to prove herself and get the [[PlotCoupon pendant]]. This didn't work well, though she got the pendant anyway due to a much more efficient look through her thoughts.



* The ''Webcomic/{{Mulberry}}'' comic "Jack the Ripper" has Jack's attempts to download illegal patches [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/mulberry/index.php?issue=8&page=7 invoke the presence]] of some [[CartoonAllStarsToTheRescue cartoon all-stars]] hoping to talk him out of it. Mulberry squishes the characters before they can actually go find Jack, and she never tells anyone that she met them.

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* The ''Webcomic/{{Mulberry}}'' comic "Jack the Ripper" has Jack's attempts to download illegal patches [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/mulberry/index.php?issue=8&page=7 invoke the presence]] of some [[CartoonAllStarsToTheRescue cartoon all-stars]] hoping to talk him out of it. Mulberry squishes the characters before they can actually go find Jack, and she never tells anyone that she met them.
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** Probably no longer a Big-Lipped Alligator Moment - about an act and a half later the [[spoiler: singing Squiddles show up again, and it's explained that they're a manifestation of some sort of Elder Gods, supposedly offering the protagonists a dream-state separate from the rapidly-Crapsackifying Derse and Prospit.]] Our heroes don't seem to be too thrilled about this.
** Later, [[AuthorAvatar Andrew Hussie]], being manipul8ed by Vriska, participates in a [[Film/TheNeverendingStory Neverending Story]] shout out by riding Falcor (who has rapidly cycling pool ball eyes for some tangentially plot-related reason), who then barfs on some bullies.

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** Probably no longer a Big-Lipped Alligator Moment - about [[ChekhovsGun Then an act and a half later later]] the [[spoiler: singing Squiddles show up again, and it's explained that they're a subconscious manifestation of some sort of Elder Gods, supposedly the [[EldritchAbomination Horrorterrors]], offering the protagonists a dream-state separate from the rapidly-Crapsackifying Derse and Prospit.]] Our heroes don't seem to be too thrilled about this.
** Later, [[AuthorAvatar Andrew Hussie]], being manipul8ed [[Letters2Numbers manipul8ed]] by Vriska, participates in a [[Film/TheNeverendingStory Neverending Story]] shout out by riding Falcor (who has rapidly cycling pool ball eyes for some tangentially plot-related reason), who then barfs on some bullies.
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*** Though this was a BrickJoke - the bullies were mentioned earlier, in a similar fourth-wall breaking interlude.

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** And now it has Andrew Hussie mourning over the death of a character from ''Hook''. [[LampshadeHanging Which resulted in the largest "THIS IS STUPID" yet.]]

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*** Though this was a BrickJoke - the bullies were mentioned earlier, in a similar fourth-wall breaking interlude.
** And now then it has Andrew Hussie mourning over the death of a character from ''Hook''. [[LampshadeHanging Which resulted in the largest "THIS IS STUPID" yet.]]
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* This was an unfortunate result of Dan of ''ElGoonishShive'' declaring that he's [[LighterAndSofter bringing silly back]]. One of the first tries involved Sarah calling for the Demonic Duck for absolutely no logical reason, leading to a bizarre exchange, that ends with the duck jumping out of the car, and the conversation picking up from exactly the same spot it left off, wasting a whole page, plus two panels on basically nothing.

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* This was an unfortunate result of Dan of ''ElGoonishShive'' ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'' declaring that he's [[LighterAndSofter bringing silly back]]. One of the first tries involved Sarah calling for the Demonic Duck for absolutely no logical reason, leading to a bizarre exchange, that ends with the duck jumping out of the car, and the conversation picking up from exactly the same spot it left off, wasting a whole page, plus two panels on basically nothing.
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* ''Webcomic/{{Sonichu}} has the WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy [[http://archive.cogsdev.org/cwcipedia/index.php?title=Issue_7/Page_10 "skitch".]]

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* ''Webcomic/{{Sonichu}} ''Webcomic/{{Sonichu}}'' has the WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy [[http://archive.cogsdev.org/cwcipedia/index.php?title=Issue_7/Page_10 "skitch".]]
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* ''Webcomic/{{Sonichu}} has the WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy [[http://archive.cogsdev.org/cwcipedia/index.php?title=Issue_7/Page_10 "skitch".]]
** Also, [[http://archive.cogsdev.org/cwcipedia/images/4/4b/SchuComic7P27.jpg the reenactment of a scene]] from ''BeavisAndButthead'' for no purpose other than AuthorAppeal.
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* The ''Webcomic/{{Mulberry}}'' comic "Jack the Ripper" has Jack's attempts to download illegal patches [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/mulberry/index.php?issue=8&page=7 invoke the presence]] of some [[CartoonAllStarsToTheRescue cartoon characters hoping to talk him out of it]]. Mulberry squishes the characters before they can actually go find Jack, and she never tells anyone that she met them.

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* The ''Webcomic/{{Mulberry}}'' comic "Jack the Ripper" has Jack's attempts to download illegal patches [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/mulberry/index.php?issue=8&page=7 invoke the presence]] of some [[CartoonAllStarsToTheRescue cartoon characters all-stars]] hoping to talk him out of it]].it. Mulberry squishes the characters before they can actually go find Jack, and she never tells anyone that she met them.
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* To celebrate [[http://www.the-whiteboard.com/autotwb1500.html the 1500th strip]] of ''Webcomic/TheWhiteboard'', a big can-can line appears out of nowhere on Red's paintball field with most of the main cast, leaving behind some debris in the last panel along with a very confused Pirta.
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* In ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt'', while Antimony, Parley, Andrew, Reynardine, and Jones are viewing a simulation of the founding of the Court, Jones takes flowers from a bouquet that Dr. Disaster gave her and hands them out to the other four, leaving them understandably confused. It is never explained why the generally stoic and emotionless Jones would do something like this.
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** WordOfGod says this scene was originally part of a BrickJoke, with different characters coming later to lecture Jack, but the second scene would have disrupted the flow.

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** WordOfGod says this scene was originally part of a BrickJoke, with different characters coming later to lecture Jack, but the second scene would have disrupted the flow.flow.
* In ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt'', while Antimony, Parley, Andrew, Reynardine, and Jones are viewing a simulation of the founding of the Court, Jones takes flowers from a bouquet that Dr. Disaster gave her and hands them out to the other four, leaving them understandably confused. It is never explained why the generally stoic and emotionless Jones would do something like this.
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* The ''{{Mulberry}}'' comic "Jack the Ripper" has Jack's attempts to download illegal patches [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/mulberry/index.php?issue=8&page=7 invoke the presence]] of some [[CartoonAllStarsToTheRescue cartoon characters hoping to talk him out of it]]. Mulberry squishes the characters before they can actually go find Jack, and she never tells anyone that she met them.

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* The ''{{Mulberry}}'' ''Webcomic/{{Mulberry}}'' comic "Jack the Ripper" has Jack's attempts to download illegal patches [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/mulberry/index.php?issue=8&page=7 invoke the presence]] of some [[CartoonAllStarsToTheRescue cartoon characters hoping to talk him out of it]]. Mulberry squishes the characters before they can actually go find Jack, and she never tells anyone that she met them.
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** Later, [[AuthorAvatar Andrew Hussie]], being manipul8ed by Vriska, participates in a [[TheNeverendingStory Neverending Story]] shout out by riding Falcor (who has rapidly cycling pool ball eyes for some tangentially plot-related reason), who then barfs on some bullies.

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** Later, [[AuthorAvatar Andrew Hussie]], being manipul8ed by Vriska, participates in a [[TheNeverendingStory [[Film/TheNeverendingStory Neverending Story]] shout out by riding Falcor (who has rapidly cycling pool ball eyes for some tangentially plot-related reason), who then barfs on some bullies.

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