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* KindHeartedCatLover: Does ''not'' take it well when he receives a letter from someone who claims to have shaved their Maine coon cat.

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* KindHeartedCatLover: Does As with the RealLife Lovecraft, the Lovecraft of this show is a huge fan of cats.
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* NaughtyTentacles: Addressed in "Adults Only." Suffice it to say, [[{{Squick}} he's very uncomfortable with this trope]] and his association with it.
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* TakeAThirdOption: His main opinion on gun control is that [[DuelToTheDeath we should bring back dueling,]] since [[RefugeInAudacity it helps us clean out the riff-raff.]]

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* IrrationalHatred: Of Esperanto and the Welsh, among many other things.

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* IrrationalHatred: Of Esperanto Esperanto, Italians and the Welsh, among many other things.things.
* KindHeartedCatLover: Does ''not'' take it well when he receives a letter from someone who claims to have shaved their Maine coon cat.
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* RealMenWearPink: A fan of [[Franchise/ArchieComics Archie]] and Series/TheGilmoreGirls, among other "unmanly" things.
** [[spoiler: He really, ''really'' likes Hawaiian shirts.]]

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* BeethovenWasAnAlienSpy: Simon Cowell is a HumanoidAbomination who ought to be banished to the otherworldly realm from whence he came.

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* BeethovenWasAnAlienSpy: [[spoiler: Simon Cowell Cowell]] is a HumanoidAbomination who ought to be banished to the otherworldly realm from whence he came.came.
** Lovecraft is depressed to find out that the only pictures of him that have survived paint him as extremely dour and depressed, [[spoiler: without his "trademark" [[HawaiianShirtedTourist Hawaiian shirt.]]]]
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* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: Lovecraft is asked for a recommendation on how to punish Leeland for getting her to blog about ''Series/{{Farscape}}''. After watching the whole thing for himself, Lovecraft suggests the punishment of... being forced to promote his wife's blog (which can be found [[http://geekuallyyoked.com/ here]]).

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* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: Lovecraft is asked for a recommendation on how to punish Leeland Leeman for getting her to blog about ''Series/{{Farscape}}''. After watching the whole thing for himself, Lovecraft suggests the punishment of... being forced to promote his wife's blog (which can be found [[http://geekuallyyoked.com/ here]]).



** When playing a game of [[TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons D&D]], he asks the DM if the buildings in the city are "cyclopean." The DM ([[AsHimself Leeland himself]]) has no idea what he's talking about.

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** When playing a game of [[TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons D&D]], he asks the DM if the buildings in the city are "cyclopean." The DM ([[AsHimself Leeland Leeman himself]]) has no idea what he's talking about.
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* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: Lovecraft is asked for a recommendation on how to punish Leeland for getting her to blog about ''Series/{{Farscape}}''. After watching the whole thing for himself, Lovecraft suggests the punishment of... being forced to promote his wife's blog (which can be found [[http://geekuallyyoked.com/ here]]).
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-> *''holds up a copy of TabletopGame/TheCallOfCthulhu''*

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-> *''holds up a copy of TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons''*

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-> ---> *''holds up a copy of TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons''*



-> *''holds up a copy of TabletopGame/{{Paranoia}}''*

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-> ---> *''holds up a copy of TabletopGame/{{Paranoia}}''*

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--> "Why, people use games to play in my worlds," *''holds up a copy of TabletopGame/TheCallOfCthulhu''* "In the worlds of Creator/RobertEHoward," *''holds up a copy of TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons''* "Even Creator/JaneAusten!" *''holds up a copy of TabletopGame/{{Paranoia}}''*

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--> "Why, people use games to play in my worlds," worlds,"
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*''holds up a copy of TabletopGame/TheCallOfCthulhu''* TabletopGame/TheCallOfCthulhu''*
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"In the worlds of Creator/RobertEHoward," Creator/RobertEHoward,"
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*''holds up a copy of TabletopGame/{{Paranoia}}''*
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* VisualPun: In "Golden Dawn," Lovecraft notes how it seems to be gamemakers that are most interested in secret societies and magic, rather than serious academics or scholars.
--> "Why, people use games to play in my worlds," *''holds up a copy of TabletopGame/TheCallOfCthulhu''* "In the worlds of Creator/RobertEHoward," *''holds up a copy of TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons''* "Even Creator/JaneAusten!" *''holds up a copy of TabletopGame/{{Paranoia}}''*
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** In "A Bear in the Woods," Lovecraft is asked if a bear farts in the woods, does it still stink.
--> "Now, this question might strike one as [[ToiletHumor impertinent or inane]], but it actually follows a long line of thought experiments, such as 'does an unobserved fallen tree make a sound?' or '[[BreadEggsMilkSquick do Italians have souls?]]'"
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[[caption-width-right:151:Greetings.]]

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[[caption-width-right:151:Greetings.]]
[[caption-width-right:151:"Hello, I'm Howard Phillips Lovecraft, and today's question comes from..."]]

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* {{Doppelganger}}: Lovecraft has one called "P.H." He looks almost identical to Lovecraft himself, except he has a Southern accent and a [[{{Troll}} slier demeanor.]]

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* {{Doppelganger}}: Lovecraft has one called "P.H." He looks almost identical to Lovecraft himself, except he has a Southern accent and a [[{{Troll}} slier demeanor.]] ]]
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: The episode "Jabberwocky" largely consists of Lovecraft dramatically reciting the eponymous poem, in response to a question about whether Lewis Carrol's work might be considered an early example of CosmicHorror.
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* CovertPervert: When playing D&D with P.H., Lovecraft asks the DM if there are any [[HotLibrarian comely women in the library.]]

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* SesquipidalianLocquaciousness: What else would you expect from Lovecraft himself?

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* SesquipidalianLocquaciousness: SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: What else would you expect from Lovecraft himself?himself?
** When playing a game of [[TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons D&D]], he asks the DM if the buildings in the city are "cyclopean." The DM ([[AsHimself Leeland himself]]) has no idea what he's talking about.
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* AxCrazy: A muted example, but the first thing P.H. does when he starts playing a game of ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' is to find the local library and [[{{Pyromaniac}} set it on fire.]] He's ''very'' insistent that the DM describe the fire and [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything how it licks against the sky.]]


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* SesquipidalianLocquaciousness: What else would you expect from Lovecraft himself?
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* BlazingInfernoHellfireSauce: Lovecraft was sent a copy of the book "Ana Kai Tangata" by Scott Nicolay, strangely packaged with an entire pack of chili powder. [[MasochistsMeal P.H. appreciates the gift.]]


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* NightmareFetishist: While Creator/HPLovecraft was known for obsessing over the macabre and terrifying aspects of reality, no one would say he ''enjoyed'' that kind of thing. P.H., on the other hand...
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* InSeriesNickname: P.H. refers to Lovecraft as "Howie."

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* AffablyEvil: P.H., Lovecraft's doppelganger.



* SouthernGentleman: P.H. has a lovely Southern accent and a polite demeanor, although he's [[CorruptHick not nearly as nice as he likes to pretend.]]



** Kessler appears as himself in the HalloweenEpisode to remind us that [[ScandalGate it's actually about]] [[MemeticMutation games journalism.]][[note]]This is a reference to the GamerGate "movement," for those unaware.[[/note]]

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** Kessler appears as himself in the HalloweenEpisode to remind us that [[ScandalGate it's actually about]] [[MemeticMutation games journalism.]][[note]]This is a reference to the GamerGate Gamergate "movement," for those unaware.[[/note]]
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* BeethovenWasAnAlienSpy: Simon Cowell is a HumanoidAbomination who ought to be banished to the otherworldly realm from whence he came.
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* AdaptationDistillation: Believes that the directors who would be best able to adapt his work is Creator/FritzLang and Creator/JohnWaters.
** AdaptationDecay: Fears discussing adaptations because of the potential for a "Dagon II: Electric Boogaloo."

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* BlackComedy: From his Twitter feed: "[Halloween] isn't all [[WesternAnimation/ItsTheGreatPumpkinCharlieBrown Great Pumpkins]] and [[RazorApples razor blades,]] sadly."



* IrrationalHatred: Of Esperanto and the Welsh, among other things.

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* NostalgiaFilter: In Lovecraft's opinion, cinema has been on a downward trend ever since the introduction of talkies.
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[[caption-width-right:151:Greetings.]]
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* DeliberateValuesDissonance: A source of [[PlayedForLaughs constant comedy,]] since Lovecraft retains his old belief system from when he was alive.
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* InnocentBigot/NobleBigot: Lovecraft's not a bad guy, per se, but that doesn't mean he can handle having [[UsefulNotes/BarackObama a black man in the White House.]]

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* InnocentBigot/NobleBigot: InnocentBigot / NobleBigot: Lovecraft's not a bad guy, per se, but that doesn't mean he can handle having [[UsefulNotes/BarackObama a black man in the White House.]]
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* InnocentBigot: Lovecraft's not a bad guy, per se, but that doesn't mean he can handle having [[UsefulNotes/BarackObama a black man in the White House.]]

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* InnocentBigot: InnocentBigot/NobleBigot: Lovecraft's not a bad guy, per se, but that doesn't mean he can handle having [[UsefulNotes/BarackObama a black man in the White House.]]
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* BackFromTheDead: Lovecraft is, and he's here to answer your questions!
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* InnocentBigot: Lovecraft's not a bad guy, per se, but that doesn't mean he can handle having a black man in the White House.

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* InnocentBigot: Lovecraft's not a bad guy, per se, but that doesn't mean he can handle having [[UsefulNotes/BarackObama a black man in the White House.]]
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