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* SilverFox: The reason Mel Cooley is eager to get a job with ''ComicStrip/{{Blondie}}''

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* SilverFox: The reason Mel Cooley is eager to get a job with ''ComicStrip/{{Blondie}}''''[[ComicStrip/Blondie1930 Blondie''.

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* {{Expy}}: "H. Ross Peroach" and "Bob Village".



* GrandmaWhatMassiveHotnessYouHave: The reason Mel Cooley is eager to get a job with ''ComicStrip/{{Blondie}}''
-->'''Argus:''' Good lord, man! What is she - 70? 80 years old?!
-->'''Mel Cooley:''' And she's ''still'' got it.



* {{Expy}}: "H. Ross Peroach" and "Bob Village".


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* SilverFox: The reason Mel Cooley is eager to get a job with ''ComicStrip/{{Blondie}}''
-->'''Argus:''' Good lord, man! What is she - 70? 80 years old?!
-->'''Mel Cooley:''' And she's ''still'' got it.
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-->'''Keagan:''' Something about Kong, Godzilla, a crate of scotch and the UsefulNotes/StatueOfLiberty...

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-->'''Keagan:''' Something about Kong, Godzilla, a crate of scotch and the UsefulNotes/StatueOfLiberty...Art/StatueOfLiberty...

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* BreakingTheFourthWall / MetafictionalDevice: The Narrator.


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* InteractiveNarrator: The Narrator.
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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: A tourgoer remarks that the relationship between Mel Cooley and Argus reminds them of ''TheDickVanDykeShow'', much to Argus' amusement.

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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: A tourgoer remarks that the relationship between Mel Cooley and Argus reminds them of ''TheDickVanDykeShow'', ''Series/TheDickVanDykeShow'', much to Argus' amusement.
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* NoodleIncident: Keagan returns from his stand-up comedy gig in Las Vegas with Franchise/{{Godzilla}} with the tale of "the KingKong incident".
-->'''Keagan:''' Something about Kong, Godzilla, a crate of scotch and the StatueOfLiberty...

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* NoodleIncident: Keagan returns from his stand-up comedy gig in Las Vegas with Franchise/{{Godzilla}} with the tale of "the KingKong Film/KingKong incident".
-->'''Keagan:''' Something about Kong, Godzilla, a crate of scotch and the StatueOfLiberty...UsefulNotes/StatueOfLiberty...
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* DramaticDownstageTurn: Parodied in one strip. The main characters are interviewing a woman who used to work for a soap opera; she keeps Downstage Turning, and they react the way one might expect if someone tried this in real life. Argus finally gets fed up and forces her to resume normal eye contact, at which point she admits that she can't work for a comic strip.

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* NoodleIncident: Keagan returns from his stand-up comedy gig in Las Vegas with {{Godzilla}} with the tale of "the KingKong incident".

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* NoodleIncident: Keagan returns from his stand-up comedy gig in Las Vegas with {{Godzilla}} Franchise/{{Godzilla}} with the tale of "the KingKong incident".
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A few others too


The series takes place in the same universe as, and shares a few characters[[note]]Lightning Lady, Keagan, and Samantha[[/note]] with, Guigar's strip that suceeded it, ''Webcomic/EvilInc''.

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The series takes place in the same universe as, and shares a few characters[[note]]Lightning Lady, Keagan, and Samantha[[/note]] Samantha most notably[[/note]] with, Guigar's strip that suceeded it, ''Webcomic/EvilInc''.

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* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Why Trever the intern dresses like a punk.
* AmoralAttorney: It turns out that Argus' lawyer is a [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampire]].
-->'''Mac:''' Did you know your lawyer is a blood-sucking vampire?!
-->'''Argus''' No, [[EvilLawyerJoke I just assumed]]...



* CatsAreMean: Mister Tummy-Tums



* ExactWords: In the ShowWithinAShow Argus was enchanted by an ancient wizard to watch over the owners of the land Greystone Inn sits on.
-->'''Argus:''' You're my MTV, pal.
* FlyingBrick: Titanic Man
* GodGuise: The Narrator can't resist having a little fun with Mr. Warship.



* GrammarNazi: Lawrence
-->'''Argus:''' And you wonder why nobody ever asks editors to go to lunch!



* {{Expy}}: "H. Ross Peroach".

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* {{Expy}}: "H. Ross Peroach".Peroach" and "Bob Village".



* LethalChef: Mac

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* LethalChef: MacMac, until he practices [[spoiler:to impress Samantha]].


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* NoodleIncident: Keagan returns from his stand-up comedy gig in Las Vegas with {{Godzilla}} with the tale of "the KingKong incident".
-->'''Keagan:''' Something about Kong, Godzilla, a crate of scotch and the StatueOfLiberty...
* NotSoImaginaryFriend: In the flashback to the "early days of the strip", only Ned can talk to Argus due to the terms of the wizard's curse.


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* OurGhostsAreDifferent: Mac's roommate, who was [[spoiler:accidentally killed by a rock [[LaserGuidedKarma while ghost hunting]].]]
* PungeonMaster: Mac
-->'''Argus:''' ''(after a horrible date)'' I've been picking chewing tobacco out of my teeth all morning.
-->'''Mac:''' Ahhh. A Kodiak moment.


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* ShipperOnDeck: Argus, for [[spoiler:Mac and Sammy]].


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* TheCameo: A [[http://www.greystoneinn.net/d/20000630.html number of famous cartoon characters]] join Argus in DrowningTheirSorrows after failing to make ''People'''s "Sexiest Toons" list.
-->'''Argus:''' [[FrothyMugsOfWater Another round of root beer]].


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* TheDevil: When Argus decides he needs a new agent, said agent is decidedly diabiolical in [[http://www.greystoneinn.net/d/20000727.html both appearance and action]].
* TheFundamentalist: Mr. Warship


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* YourMom: Lawrence tells Yo Momma jokes with ''[[http://www.greystoneinn.net/d/20000816.html style]]''.
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and sleep time


The series takes place in the same universe as, and shares a few characters[[note]]Lightning Lady, Keagan, and Samantha[[/note]] with, with Guigar's strip that suceeded it, ''Webcomic/EvilInc''.

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The series takes place in the same universe as, and shares a few characters[[note]]Lightning Lady, Keagan, and Samantha[[/note]] with, with Guigar's strip that suceeded it, ''Webcomic/EvilInc''.
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The series takes place in the same universe as, and shares a few characters with[[note]]Lightning Lady, Keagan, and Samantha[[/note]], with Guigar's strip that suceeded it, ''Webcomic/EvilInc''.

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The series takes place in the same universe as, and shares a few characters with[[note]]Lightning characters[[note]]Lightning Lady, Keagan, and Samantha[[/note]], Samantha[[/note]] with, with Guigar's strip that suceeded it, ''Webcomic/EvilInc''.
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The series has some connections, and shared characters, with Guigar's strip that suceeded it, ''Webcomic/EvilInc''.

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The series has some connections, takes place in the same universe as, and shared characters, shares a few characters with[[note]]Lightning Lady, Keagan, and Samantha[[/note]], with Guigar's strip that suceeded it, ''Webcomic/EvilInc''.
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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: A tourgoer remarks that the relationship between Mel. Cooley and Argus reminds them of ''TheDickVanDykeShow'', much to Argus' amusement.

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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: A tourgoer remarks that the relationship between Mel. Mel Cooley and Argus reminds them of ''TheDickVanDykeShow'', much to Argus' amusement.
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* WingsDoNothing: Argus

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* WingsDoNothing: ArgusArgus

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* Expy: "H. Ross Peroach".

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* Expy: {{Expy}}: "H. Ross Peroach".
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''Greystone Inn'' was a webcomic by Brad J. Guigar that ran from February 2000 through June 2005. The strip's premise revolves around the life and career of a group of actors, managed by the [[TokenNonHuman gargoyle]] Argus, who produce a comic strip named ''Greystone Inn'', in which a bed-and-breakfast's owner discovers that his in is home to a gargoyle...

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''Greystone Inn'' was a webcomic by Brad J. Guigar that ran from February 2000 through June 2005. The strip's premise revolves around the life and career of a group of actors, managed by the [[TokenNonHuman gargoyle]] Argus, who produce a comic strip named ''Greystone Inn'', in which a bed-and-breakfast's owner discovers that his in inn is home to a gargoyle...



* OnlySaneWoman: Sammy, who has [[http://www.greystoneinn.net/d/20000219.html no paitence for Argus' antics]].

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* OnlySaneWoman: Sammy, who has [[http://www.greystoneinn.net/d/20000219.html no paitence patience for Argus' antics]].
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The archive can be read [http://www.greystoneinn.net/ here].

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The archive can be read [http://www.[[http://www.greystoneinn.net/ here].
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* InsistentTerminology: [http://www.greystoneinn.net/d/20000315.html They're not dolls, they're action figures].

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* InsistentTerminology: [http://www.[[http://www.greystoneinn.net/d/20000315.html They're not dolls, they're action figures].figures]].



* OnlySaneWoman: Sammy, who has [http://www.greystoneinn.net/d/20000219.html no paitence for Argus' antics].

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* OnlySaneWoman: Sammy, who has [http://www.[[http://www.greystoneinn.net/d/20000219.html no paitence for Argus' antics].antics]].



* ScreamsLikeAGirl: Mac upon finding a mouse in his kitchen.

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* ScreamsLikeAGirl: ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: Mac upon finding a mouse in his kitchen.



* ThatDidntHappen: A tour group is bribed to forget they saw anything when a scripting [http://www.greystoneinn.net/d/20000220.html goes awry].

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* ThatDidntHappen: A tour group is bribed to forget they saw anything when a scripting [http://www.[[http://www.greystoneinn.net/d/20000220.html goes awry].awry]].
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''Greystone Inn'' was a webcomic by Brad J. Guigar that ran from February 2000 through June 2005. The strip's premise revolves around the life and career of a group of actors, managed by the [[TokenNonHuman gargoyle]] Argus, who produce a comic strip named ''Greystone Inn'', in which a bed-and-breakfast's owner discovers that his in is home to a gargoyle...

The series has some connections, and shared characters, with Guigar's strip that suceeded it, ''Webcomic/EvilInc''.

The archive can be read [http://www.greystoneinn.net/ here].

*BackFromTheDead: The comic company avoids TheCharacterDiedWithHim by using cloned "franken-zombies".
*BreakingTheFourthWall / MetafictionalDevice: The Narrator.
*CigarChomper: Argus
*DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: A tourgoer remarks that the relationship between Mel. Cooley and Argus reminds them of ''TheDickVanDykeShow'', much to Argus' amusement.
*EccentricExterminator: Carl Spackler blows up "varmints" with plastic explosives shaped to look like his targets.
*GolfClubbing: Mac doesn't take criticism of his golf game well.
-->'''Argus:''' Funny, it's called a club but you use it like a spade.
-->'''Mac:''' Oh, I ''could'' use it like a club...
*GrandmaWhatMassiveHotnessYouHave: The reason Mel Cooley is eager to get a job with ''ComicStrip/{{Blondie}}''
-->'''Argus:''' Good lord, man! What is she - 70? 80 years old?!
-->'''Mel Cooley:''' And she's ''still'' got it.
*HairAntennae: Keagan has these
*Expy: "H. Ross Peroach".
*InsistentTerminology: [http://www.greystoneinn.net/d/20000315.html They're not dolls, they're action figures].
*LargeHam: Argus
*LethalChef: Mac
*NaiveNewcomer: Mac gets the job as producer ''because'' he has no prior experience.
*NonHumansLackAttributes: Argus rarely bothers to wear anything, and doesn't need to for modesty.
*OnlySaneWoman: Sammy, who has [http://www.greystoneinn.net/d/20000219.html no paitence for Argus' antics].
*PutOnABus: Mel Cooley
*RogerRabbitEffect: Argus, Ned and Inez are living cartoons.
*RunningGag: Argus is not fond of them.
*SecondFaceSmoke: The reason the plush Argus toy was discontinued.
-->'''Sammy:''' It was ''real smoke''! The darned thing needed a Surgeon General's warning!
*ScreamsLikeAGirl: Mac upon finding a mouse in his kitchen.
-->'''Mouse:''' I don't think the man saw me, but his girlfriend ''must'' have.
*ShowWithinAShow: The entire premise of the strip.
*StandUpComedy: Keagan's second job.
*TakenForGranite: Argus, being a gargoyle, has issues with his condo's "no lawn ornaments" policy.
*ThatDidntHappen: A tour group is bribed to forget they saw anything when a scripting [http://www.greystoneinn.net/d/20000220.html goes awry].
*TheCasanova: Keagan, [[spoiler:before he meets Lightning Lady]].
*TokenNonHuman: Argus.
*WingsDoNothing: Argus

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