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* PoorCommunicationKills: Demonstrated [[http://xkcd.com/1028/ here]].
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** Ironically averted [[http://www.xkcd.com/1024/ when "the *real* milestone" came.]]
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** The appeal of this trope is parodied in [[http://xkcd.com/122/ comic 122]]: "I didn't actually mean be different. I just want silly and entertaining on demand now and then."

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** The appeal of this trope is parodied in [[http://xkcd.com/122/ comic 122]]: "I didn't actually mean be different. I just want silly and entertaining on demand command now and then."



* UnholyMatrimony: Hat Guy acquired a girlfirend in a mini-arc, although [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse she has not been seen in recent strips]]

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* UnholyMatrimony: Hat Guy acquired a girlfirend in a mini-arc, although [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse she has not been seen in recent strips]]who shares similar interests and is more than a match for him. She comes up again, but slightly more rarely than he does.
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Given by the target of a pickup artist in [[http://xkcd.com/1027/ this strip]].
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*** In the same one, it also has someone asking how long it'll take the flu to reach [[{{Pandemic}} Madagascar]].
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** In the first "1337" comic, one character poses the question, "How does she type with oven mitts on?" This is a reference to a frequently asked question on HomestarRunner's Strong Bad emails, and possibly also a reference to his "training gloves" in the site's "In Search of the Yello Dello" toon.

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** In the first "1337" comic, one character poses the question, "How does she type with oven mitts on?" This is a reference to a frequently asked question on HomestarRunner's WebOriginal/HomestarRunner's Strong Bad emails, and possibly also a reference to his "training gloves" in the site's "In Search of the Yello Dello" toon.



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Inverted Trope Averted in the...? What nonsense is that supposed to be?


** InvertedTrope {{Averted}} in the AltText: "Dot Tumblt Dot Com" would ''not'' make AGoodNameForARockBand, due to potential confusion about its website.

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** InvertedTrope {{Averted}} Inverted in the AltText: "Dot Tumblt Dot Com" would ''not'' make AGoodNameForARockBand, due to potential confusion about its website.
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** InvertedTrope {{Averted}} in the AltText: "Dot Tumblt Dot Com" would ''not'' make AGoodNameForARockBand, due to potential confusion about its website.
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* AGoodNameForARockBand: [[http://xkcd.com/1025/ Or for a Tumblr.]]
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* NightmareFuel: Velociraptors, in-universe.

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* NightmareFuel: [[strike:Accidental]] [[NightmareFuel WHOLLY INTENTIONAL Nightmare Fuel]]: Velociraptors, in-universe.
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* {{Creepypasta}}: Parodied [[http://xkcd.com/1023/ here]].

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Trope renamed per TRS


* TheArtOfBraRemoval: It doesn't help that the mechanism to unhook a woman's bra is apparently a [[http://xkcd.com/457/ Rubik's Cube.]]



* CaughtOnTheHooks: It doesn't help that the mechanism to unhook a woman's bra is apparently a [[http://xkcd.com/457/ Rubik's Cube.]]
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* BogglesTheMind: [[http://www.xkcd.com/492/ "Scrabble";]] on the prevalence of dirty words you find when playing family games.
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** [[http://www.xkcd.com/260/ Draw. Make make. Scoop. Pour.]] [[LightningCanDoAnything Tie. Rumble. Boom. Crack. Fuse.]] [[OverlyLongGag Follow. Detach. Open. Remove. Admire. Examine. Grind. Set. Approve.]] '''[[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming Give.]]'''

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** [[http://www.xkcd.com/260/ Draw. Make make. Scoop. Pour.]] [[LightningCanDoAnything Tie. Rumble. Boom. Crack. Fuse.]] [[OverlyLongGag [[LongList Follow. Detach. Open. Remove. Admire. Examine. Grind. Set. Approve.]] '''[[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming Give.]]'''
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This is listed twice.


** [[http://xkcd.com/884/ Rogers St.]] discusses PornNames; the AltText mentions the "middle name + street you lived on" formula for them, and calls back to [[http://xkcd.com/327/ Exploits of a Mom]].
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** [[http://xkcd.com/1021 1021: "Business Plan"]] is hand-drawn, like the early strips were.

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Trying to sweep an issue under the rug with a patch instead of actually fixing it. You must work in computer programming.


* LogicalFallacies:
** [[http://xkcd.com/605/ An intentional example in 'Extrapolation']]
** [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] [[http://xkcd.com/704/ here]], in the "Principle of Explosion" comic.



* [[YouFailLogicForever You Fail Logic Forever]]:
** [[http://xkcd.com/605/ An intentional example in 'Extrapolation']]
** [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] [[http://xkcd.com/704/ here]], in the "Principle of Explosion" comic.
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* YouFailLogicForever:

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* YouFailLogicForever: [[YouFailLogicForever You Fail Logic Forever]]:
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* FalseDichotomy: [[http://xkcd.com/871/ "Charity"]] has this as its argument; it is unclear whether this is an error on the part of the author.

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* FalseDichotomy: [[http://xkcd.com/871/ "Charity"]] has this as its argument; it is unclear whether this is an error on the part of the author.discusses this.
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** The {{Alt Text}} of [[http://xkcd.com/591/ this strip]] is [[{{Pogo}} "We have met the enemy and he is us"]].

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** The {{Alt Text}} of [[http://xkcd.com/591/ this strip]] is [[{{Pogo}} [[ComicStrip/{{Pogo}} "We have met the enemy and he is us"]].
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* OrganTheft: Inverted [[http://xkcd.com/914/ in 914]]. His ice is stolen... and he wakes up in a bathtub full of [[{{Squick}} kidneys]], rather than the other way 'round.
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I\'m trying to keep that line all blue. Either replace that with a different pothole or don\'t touch it.


** [[http://www.xkcd.com/260/ Draw. Make make. Scoop. Pour.]] [[LightningCanDoAnything Tie. Rumble. Boom. Crack. Fuse.]] Follow. Detach. Open. Remove. Admire. Examine. Grind. Set. Approve. '''[[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming Give.]]'''

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** [[http://www.xkcd.com/260/ Draw. Make make. Scoop. Pour.]] [[LightningCanDoAnything Tie. Rumble. Boom. Crack. Fuse.]] [[OverlyLongGag Follow. Detach. Open. Remove. Admire. Examine. Grind. Set. Approve. ]] '''[[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming Give.]]'''
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** [[http://www.xkcd.com/260/ Draw. Make make. Scoop. Pour.]] [[LightningCanDoAnything Tie. Rumble. Boom. Crack. Fuse.]] [[OverlyLongGag Follow. Detach. Open. Remove. Admire. Examine. Grind. Set. Approve.]] '''[[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming Give.]]'''

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** [[http://www.xkcd.com/260/ Draw. Make make. Scoop. Pour.]] [[LightningCanDoAnything Tie. Rumble. Boom. Crack. Fuse.]] [[OverlyLongGag Follow. Detach. Open. Remove. Admire. Examine. Grind. Set. Approve.]] '''[[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming Give.]]'''
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* ComicallyMissingthePoint:

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* ComicallyMissingthePoint:ComicallyMissingThePoint:
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* ComicallyMissingthePoint:
-->''[[http://xkcd.com/1014/ "Can anyone tell me what's wrong with this picture?"]]''
-->''The white balance, for one.''
-->''Focus is a bit too close.''
-->''The chromatic aberration suggests you bought your camera because it had "the most megapixels"''
-->'''THE CAR IS ON FIRE!'''
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-->'''BlackHatGuy:''' I have few principles, but I stick to them.

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-->'''BlackHatGuy:''' -->'''Black Hat Guy:''' I have few principles, but I stick to them.

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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Hat Guy and his girlfriend

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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Black Hat Guy and his girlfriendgirlfriend
* EvenEvilHasStandards: While going over Black Hat Guy's (extensive) criminal record...
-->'''Black Hat Guy:''' I plead the third.
-->'''Congresswoman:''' You mean the fifth.
-->'''Black Hat Guy:''' No, the third.
-->'''Congresswoman:''' ...You refuse to quarter troops in your house?
-->'''BlackHatGuy:''' I have few principles, but I stick to them.
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* EldritchAbomination: this is why you ''shouldn't'' [[http://xkcd.com/1013/ awaken the sheeple.]]

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* EldritchAbomination: this This is why you ''shouldn't'' [[http://xkcd.com/1013/ awaken the sheeple.]]
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* EldritchAbomination: this is why you ''shouldn't'' [[http://xkcd.com/1013/ awaken the sheeple.]]

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