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* GardenOfEvil: One of the ads is for a subscription feature that delivers killer plants to your door.
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* PunnyTitle: 'Medium; Tarrare'
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* BullyingTheDragon: Bloody Mary attempts to play a prank on Riley's mom. It goes very badly.
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* DeathAsComedy: Both Jon and Evelyn's deaths are played for laughs.
* FormatSpecificJoke: Several, but the ad breaks and the awkwardly-timed intro music are two of the most common and notable.
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* {{Halloweentown}}
* HorrifyingTheHorror:
** Todd is disgusted by Riley's drinking straight mayo in episode 5.
** Riley is horrified by Tiffany drinking out of her bong in episode 10.
** In that same episode, Florida Man is disgusted at being presented with tuna instead of meth, worried that the mercury would kill him.
** Todd is disgusted by Riley's drinking straight mayo in episode 5.
** Riley is horrified by Tiffany drinking out of her bong in episode 10.
** In that same episode, Florida Man is disgusted at being presented with tuna instead of meth, worried that the mercury would kill him.
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* OnlyInFloridaOnlyInFlorida: The show is set in Tallahassee, Florida and constantly takes shots at the state, to the point that ''Florida Man'' has appeared is a character.
->'''Florida Man:'''I’m wherever there is true Floridian spirit to be found. Every time someone tosses an alligator through the drive thru window at [=McDonalds=] as a prank, I’ll be there. Every time a drunk spring breaker falls off a hotel balcony, I’ll be there. Every time someone’s baby shoots them by accident, I’ll be there. Because Florida isn’t a place… it’s a state of being.
->'''Florida Man:'''I’m wherever there is true Floridian spirit to be found. Every time someone tosses an alligator through the drive thru window at [=McDonalds=] as a prank, I’ll be there. Every time a drunk spring breaker falls off a hotel balcony, I’ll be there. Every time someone’s baby shoots them by accident, I’ll be there. Because Florida isn’t a place… it’s a state of being.
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** Blackbeard in episode 6 finishes his series of financial tips by telling Riley and Evelyn [[Franchise/{{PiratesOfTheCarribean}} "You best start believing in economies, kids...you're in one!"]]
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** Blackbeard in episode 6 finishes his series of financial tips by telling Riley and Evelyn [[Franchise/{{PiratesOfTheCarribean}} [[Franchise/{{PiratesOfTheCaribbean}} "You best start believing in economies, kids...you're in one!"]]
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** Episode 4 has Riley play the Podcast/{{Congeria}} theme music when asked to play the most embarrassing song on their playlist.
** Blackbeard in episode 6 finishes his series of financial tips by telling Riley and Evelyn [[Franchise/{{PiratesOfTheCarribean}} "You best start believing in economies, kids...you're in one!"]]
** Scott caps off his outro in episode 8 by saying 'Ia Ia Wendigoes' and playing the Alexandria Archives theme.
** Blackbeard in episode 6 finishes his series of financial tips by telling Riley and Evelyn [[Franchise/{{PiratesOfTheCarribean}} "You best start believing in economies, kids...you're in one!"]]
** Scott caps off his outro in episode 8 by saying 'Ia Ia Wendigoes' and playing the Alexandria Archives theme.
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* BalloonBelly: Evelyn teases Riley for looking pregnant after eating too much barbecue in episode 9.
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* AdamWesting: Scott Thomas plays a heightened version of himself as the man who reads the outro.
* CouchGag: Every epiosde has the intro music awkwardly edited in in a way that cuts a character off mid-sentence.
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* OurGhoulsAreCreepier: Less is Morgue's ghouls are a mix of Lovecraftian and Mythological. They're born, not made, and they're humanoid, but with greyish skin, pointed ears, catlike eyes and claws, and they can shapeshift. Riley lays out most of the specifics in the 'Facts about Ghouls' trailer.
* OurGhostsAreDifferent: Invisible to everyone except for fellow undead, and mortals who are either on hallucinogens, being haunted, or are mentally unstable. They can be seen on camera sometimes, and can be recorded on digital audio, though that recorded audio then cannot be edited. Evelyn lays out most of the specifics in the 'Facts about Ghosts' trailer.
* OurGhostsAreDifferent: Invisible to everyone except for fellow undead, and mortals who are either on hallucinogens, being haunted, or are mentally unstable. They can be seen on camera sometimes, and can be recorded on digital audio, though that recorded audio then cannot be edited. Evelyn lays out most of the specifics in the 'Facts about Ghosts' trailer.
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* OurGhoulsAreCreepier: Less is Morgue's ghouls are a mix of Lovecraftian and Mythological. They're born, not made, and they're humanoid, but with greyish skin, pointed ears, catlike eyes and claws, and they can shapeshift. Riley lays out most of the specifics in the [[https://lessismorgue.com/listen/facts-about-ghouls 'Facts about Ghouls' trailer.
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* OurGhostsAreDifferent: Invisible to everyone except for fellow undead, and mortals who are either on hallucinogens, being haunted, or are mentally unstable. They can be seen on camera sometimes, and can be recorded on digital audio, though that recorded audio then cannot be edited. Evelyn lays out most of the specifics in the [[https://lessismorgue.com/listen/facts-about-ghosts 'Facts about Ghosts' trailer.]]
* OurGhostsAreDifferent: Invisible to everyone except for fellow undead, and mortals who are either on hallucinogens, being haunted, or are mentally unstable. They can be seen on camera sometimes, and can be recorded on digital audio, though that recorded audio then cannot be edited. Evelyn lays out most of the specifics in the [[https://lessismorgue.com/listen/facts-about-ghosts 'Facts about Ghosts' trailer.]]
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** The villain of Episode 3 is defeated using Paramount's reboot of Heathers.
** Silverstream, the streaming service that Riley subscribes to, is a reference to an episode that Henry Galley previously wrote for The Hidden Frequencies.
** Silverstream, the streaming service that Riley subscribes to, is a reference to an episode that Henry Galley previously wrote for The Hidden Frequencies.
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* BlackComedyCannibalism: Whether it's ghouls eating humans (Riley eating Jon in episode 1), humans eating humans (the Sawyer-esque Barbecue restaurant ad from episode 9) or ghouls eating ghouls (Riley repeatedly threatening to eat their parents), this is a staple of the series.
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* ShoutOut: Multiple to Film/{{BeetleJuice}} and Nickelback.
** The Last Chance Texas-Style BBQ references the name of the truck stop in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. (The promo code in the ad is even 'We Slaughter'!)
** Also in episode 9, Tarrare directly calls out [[Creator/{{McElroyBrothers}} Justin McElroy]] for saying "this dude ate a baby" on an episode of Podcast/{{Sawbones}} about Tarrare.
** The Last Chance Texas-Style BBQ references the name of the truck stop in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. (The promo code in the ad is even 'We Slaughter'!)
** Also in episode 9, Tarrare directly calls out [[Creator/{{McElroyBrothers}} Justin McElroy]] for saying "this dude ate a baby" on an episode of Podcast/{{Sawbones}} about Tarrare.
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* CharacterBlog: Riley and Evelyn run the show's [[https://twitter.com/LessIsMorgue twitter]] and [[https://lessismorguepod.tumblr.com/ tumblr]] accounts in-character. [[https://twitter.com/ToddProducts Todd]] and [[https://twitter.com/skipbinbarbie Shaz]] also have twitter accounts that frequently interact with the main one, as well as with fans.
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* TheMasquerade: PlayedWith. Humans and monsters seem to be aware of each other, but the existence of ghosts hasn't been proven.
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* CelebrityEndorsement: Zeus shills a brand of condom in the first episode. Satan is selling condos in the second one.
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* ParodyCommercial: The ad breaks. Specifically parodying the intrusive nature of ads on some podcasts.
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* SketchComedy: The ad breaks.
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->'''Evelyn:''' Hey everyone! If you're listening to this, it means you like having a good time, and there are other worlds than these!\\
'''Riley:''' In Tokyo, you can pay the Family Romance Corporation to imitate your friends, co-workers, and loved ones. Me? I do it for free. Welcome to the show. I'm Riley, your best Ghoulfriend. [Shudders] God, it never gets any easier to say.\\
'''Evelyn:''' And I'm Evelyn, your ghost host with the most!\\
'''Riley:''' In Tokyo, you can pay the Family Romance Corporation to imitate your friends, co-workers, and loved ones. Me? I do it for free. Welcome to the show. I'm Riley, your best Ghoulfriend. [Shudders] God, it never gets any easier to say.\\
'''Evelyn:''' And I'm Evelyn, your ghost host with the most!\\
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* YouAreWhoYouEat: Ghouls can shapeshift into any person or animal they've eaten recently. Riley first uses this power in episode 9.
* YouAreWhoYouEat: Ghouls can shapeshift into any person or animal they've eaten recently. Riley first uses this power in episode 9.
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* DeathIsCheap
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* TheSecretOfLongPorkPies: The Last Chance Texas-Style BBQ, run by Tarrare's present-day descendants, serves human brisket and chilli.
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* ArtificialAfterlife: Todd's Heaven, which is still in Beta testing.
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* CelestialBureaucracy: Evelyn compares limbo to waiting in line at the DMV.
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* DivineMisfile: Happens in episode 8, when Riley's basement is re-classified as an afterlife.
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* OddCouple: Our best ghoulfriend and ghost host with the most fit this trope to a tee.
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* AffectionateParody: Episode 3, which is about watching TV, parodies everything from 80's cartoons to Netflix Original Movies to Shounen Anime.
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* OurZombiesAreDifferent: Brains Vincent was zombified by a bite from a [[DeadAlive Sumatran rat monkey]], and although he does have rotting purple skin and eat human flesh, he has fully retained his mental faculties in death, and is almost indistinguishable from a normal human due to skilled application of makeup.
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* OurGhoulsAreCreepier: Less is Morgue's ghouls are a mix of Lovecraftian and Mythological. They're born, not made, and they're humanoid, but with greyish skin, pointed ears, catlike eyes and claws, and they can shapeshift. Riley lays out most of the specifics in the 'Facts about Ghouls' trailer.
* OurGhostsAreDifferent: Invisible to everyone except for fellow undead, and mortals who are either on hallucinogens, being haunted, or are mentally unstable. They can be seen on camera sometimes, and can be recorded on digital audio, though that recorded audio then cannot be edited. Evelyn lays out most of the specifics in the 'Facts about Ghosts' trailer.
* OurGhostsAreDifferent: Invisible to everyone except for fellow undead, and mortals who are either on hallucinogens, being haunted, or are mentally unstable. They can be seen on camera sometimes, and can be recorded on digital audio, though that recorded audio then cannot be edited. Evelyn lays out most of the specifics in the 'Facts about Ghosts' trailer.
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* SlidingScaleOfComedyAndHorror: Despite the monstrous lead characters and the dark, cynical tone, this show is firmly on the Comedy side of the scale.
* WorldOfGay: The hosts are an asexual nonbinary person and a lesbian, and many of the guest actors are LGBT, a fact which is reflected in the writing.
* WorldOfGay: The hosts are an asexual nonbinary person and a lesbian, and many of the guest actors are LGBT, a fact which is reflected in the writing.
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* SlidingScaleOfComedyAndHorror: Despite the monstrous lead characters and the dark, cynical tone, this show is firmly on the Comedy side of the scale.
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* BuryYourGays: Zig-zagged- the first two openly, explicitly gay characters to be introduced, Evelyn and Brains Vincent, died years before the podcast started.
* ExtremeOmnivore: Ghouls, as a species, will eat anything. Riley has referenced eating car tires, Shaz flavours their booze with bubble soap, and Teddy cooks up 'mice krispie treats' in episode 6.
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* WorldOfGay: The hosts are an asexual nonbinary person and a lesbian, and many of the guest actors are LGBT, a fact which is reflected in the writing.
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Less is Morgue is a fictional podcast where the titular characters Riley a nonbinary ghoul and Evelyn a nickleback loving ghost run a podcast biweekly covering various topics often including other supernatural creatures and cryptids
Episodes are free to listen to and can be found here https://lessismorgue.com/
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Less is Morgue is a fictional podcast where the titular characters characters, Riley a (an antisocial nonbinary ghoul ghoul) and Evelyn a nickleback (a Nickleback loving ghost lesbian ghost) run a podcast biweekly covering various topics topics, often including other supernatural creatures and cryptids
cryptids.
Episodes are free to listen to and can be found here https://lessismorgue.com/com/
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!!Less is Morgue provides examples of:
*AliensInCardiff: Monsters and ghosts living alongside humans in Tallahassee, Florida.
*BloodyHilarious: Manages to do this without any visuals, thanks to Scott Thomas' hilariously gross sound design.
*DarkComedy
*FantasticComedy
*FantasyKitchenSink: Everything from cyclops to sentient home AI to eldritch abominations exists in the Less is Morgue universe.
*HistoricalDomainCharacter: Episode 7 features Blackbeard, while Episode 9 has Tarrare.
*MediumAwareness: Unlike some other podcasts that take the form of radio shows or audio logs, Less is Morgue is a podcast in-universe, which allows for constant self aware jokes about the medium.
*OnlyInFlorida
*SlidingScaleOfComedyAndHorror: Despite the monstrous lead characters and the dark, cynical tone, this show is firmly on the Comedy side of the scale.
Episodes are free to listen to and can be found here https://lessismorgue.
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!!Less is Morgue provides examples of:
*AliensInCardiff: Monsters and ghosts living alongside humans in Tallahassee, Florida.
*BloodyHilarious: Manages to do this without any visuals, thanks to Scott Thomas' hilariously gross sound design.
*DarkComedy
*FantasticComedy
*FantasyKitchenSink: Everything from cyclops to sentient home AI to eldritch abominations exists in the Less is Morgue universe.
*HistoricalDomainCharacter: Episode 7 features Blackbeard, while Episode 9 has Tarrare.
*MediumAwareness: Unlike some other podcasts that take the form of radio shows or audio logs, Less is Morgue is a podcast in-universe, which allows for constant self aware jokes about the medium.
*OnlyInFlorida
*SlidingScaleOfComedyAndHorror: Despite the monstrous lead characters and the dark, cynical tone, this show is firmly on the Comedy side of the scale.
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Less is Morgue is a fictional podcast where the titular characters Riley a nonbinary ghoul and Evelyn a nickleback loving ghost run a podcast biweekly covering various topics often including other supernatural creatures and cryptidscryptids
Episodes are free to listen to and can be found here https://lessismorgue.com/
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