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** "[[https://nobodyhere.com/justme/stuff.here Stuff]]" is a poem about all the things Jogchem owns. Passing his silhouette in the back are images and gifs from other stories.

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** "[[https://nobodyhere.com/justme/stuff.here Stuff]]" is a poem about all the things Jogchem owns. Passing through his silhouette in the back are images and gifs from other previous stories.
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* InsistentTerminology: "[[https://nobodyhere.com/justme/alive.here Alive]]" has Jogchem asking to call a fly by its proper name (''Calliphora vicina'') and insist that it's not dead, but rather "vitally challenged".

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* InsistentTerminology: "[[https://nobodyhere.com/justme/alive.here Alive]]" has Jogchem asking the reader to call a fly by its proper name (''Calliphora vicina'') and insist that it's not dead, but rather "vitally challenged".
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* RunningGag: The help tab for each of the interactive animations will often ask you to notice something about it, usually how it makes you feel.
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* CollectorOfTheAbsurd: "[[https://nobodyhere.com/justme/gum.here Gum]]" shows us Jogchem's collection of used chewing gum that he took from strange women, as well as bits of info about what each one was like and how they reacted to him picking it up.

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* CollectorOfTheAbsurd: CollectorOfTheStrange: "[[https://nobodyhere.com/justme/gum.here Gum]]" shows us Jogchem's collection of used chewing gum that he took from strange women, as well as bits of info about what each one was like and how they reacted to him picking it up.
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* CollectorOfTheAbsurd: "[[https://nobodyhere.com/justme/gum.here Gum]]" shows us Jogchem's collection of used chewing gum that he took from strange women, as well as bits of info about what each one was like and how they reacted to him picking it up.
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* NoBrows: "[[https://nobodyhere.com/justme/symmetry.here Symmetry]]" is about Jogchem trying to keep his eyebrows symmetrical with tweezers, only to rip out every hair instead. He hates the result, as it's hard to look serious
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* InsistentTerminology: "[[https://nobodyhere.com/justme/alive.here Alive]]" has Jogchem asking to call a fly by its proper name (''Calliphora vicina'') and insist that it's not dead, but rather "vitally challenged".
* NoBrows: "[[https://nobodyhere.com/justme/symmetry.here Symmetry]]" is about Jogchem trying to keep his eyebrows symmetrical with tweezers, only to rip out every hair instead. He hates the result, as it's hard to look serious
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* BirdPoopGag: "[[https://nobodyhere.com/justme/bird.here Bird]]" is about a bird soiling Jogchem's head.
-->I guess that just says it all.



* ExtraDigits: Part of the BodyHorror in "[[https://nobodyhere.com/justme/toes.here Toes]]" involves Jogchem growing extra toes.



* NoBrows: "[[https://nobodyhere.com/justme/symmetry.here Symmetry]]" is about Jogchem trying to keep his eyebrows symmetrical with tweezers, only to rip out every hair instead. He hates the result, as it's hard to look serious without them.

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* NoBrows: "[[https://nobodyhere.com/justme/symmetry.here Symmetry]]" is about Jogchem trying to keep his eyebrows symmetrical with tweezers, only to rip out every hair instead. He hates the result, as it's hard to look serious serious
without them.them.
* NonSequitur: The first thing that comes to Jogchem's mind upon stubbing his toe against the table in "[[https://nobodyhere.com/justme/ouch.here Ouch]]"? "A pen, a pen, quickly!"


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* PuffOfLogic: In "[[https://nobodyhere.com/justme/dodo.here Dodo]]", Jogchem states that he would like to {{reincarnat|ion}}e as a dodo, upon where he'll keel over and die when someone points out that dodos are extinct.


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* TakeAThirdOption: "[[https://nobodyhere.com/justme/pet.here Pet]]" has a chicken and a frog fighting to see which one Jogchem will get as a pet. Regardless of who wins, Jogchem will decide to get a plant instead.
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* BodyHorror: "[[https://nobodyhere.com/justme/toes.here Toes]]" is about a nightmare of Jogchem's. It features photos of his toenails being mysteriously gone, then regrowing on his joints, and finally some more toes sprouting.

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* BodyHorror: "[[https://nobodyhere.com/justme/toes.here Toes]]" is about a nightmare of Jogchem's. It features photos of his toenails being mysteriously gone, then regrowing on his joints, and finally [[ExtraDigits some more toes sprouting.sprouting]].
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* IncrediblyLameFun: "[[https://nobodyhere.com/justme/peace.here Peace]]" is a memory of Jogchem as a kid in which he suggested to his friends that they play "peace", where they throw their weapons (sticks, rocks, a water pistol, a plastic tube, darts) to the ground and then leave in peace. This is [[DefiedTrope defied]] upon realizing that his friends found the game boring: he then suggested setting the weapons on fire, much to their enthusiasm.
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* CallBack:
** "[[https://nobodyhere.com/justme/trash.here Trash]]" has Jogchem decide to explore his trash can after it starts making strange noises. Inside he finds two archeologists analyzing and tagging items from previous stories and animations. This was made as [[MilestoneCelebration a celebration of the website's 25th anniversary]]. %%In-universe
** "[[https://nobodyhere.com/justme/stuff.here Stuff]]" is a poem about all the things Jogchem owns. Passing his silhouette in the back are images and gifs from other stories.
** "[[https://nobodyhere.com/justme/homophobic.here Homophobic]]" has Jogchem try to figure out which of the people he knows might be gay, and his list includes his neighbors from "[[https://nobodyhere.com/justme/raft.here Raft]]" and "[[https://nobodyhere.com/justme/listen.here Listen]]", the woman in the bus from "[[https://nobodyhere.com/justme/conversation.here Conversation]]" and the titular characters from "[[https://nobodyhere.com/justme/vagabond.here Vagabond]]" and "[[https://nobodyhere.com/justme/mister.here Mister]]"
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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: "[[https://nobodyhere.com/justme/homophobic.here Homophobic]]" has Jogchem pay the doctor a visit, fearing that he might be homophobic and that he's subconsciously avoiding gay people since he doesn't know any. When the doctor says that this is likely due to him not having strong bonds with anyone, considering sexuality is a very intimate subject, Jogchem tries to deduce which of the people he knows could be gay, before guessing that the doctor himself is the likeliest candidate.

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->''"I'd like to apologize for all this."''

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->''"I'd ->''I'd like to apologize for all this."''
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* TheThingThatWouldNotLeave: "[[https://nobodyhere.com/justme/mister.here Mister]]" is about a stranger following Jogchem into his house and making himself at home. While confused as to who he is and why he's doing this, Jogchem doesn't particularly seem to mind.
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* BrokenRecord: "[[https://nobodyhere.com/justme/messages.here Messages]]" has the answering machine repeatedly say "You have no new messages" as it's being destroyed.

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* BrokenRecord: "[[https://nobodyhere.com/justme/messages.here Messages]]" has the answering machine repeatedly say "You have "There are no new messages" as it's being destroyed.
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->''"I'd like to apologize for all this."''
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* AudienceParticipation: Some of the links invite the audience to submit content themselves.

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* AudienceParticipation: Some of the links invite the audience reader to submit content themselves.
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* EyeScream: "[[https://nobodyhere.com/justme/eye.here Eye]]" has the reader drag various objects (nails, screws, bullets, bees, paperclips, flowers) into a man's eye, who writhes in pain before commenting phrases such as "That's ok" and "Think positive".
-->'''Notice''' the importance of a positive attitude in situations like these.
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[[https://nobodyhere.com/justme/me.here Nobody Here]] is a website founded in 1998 by Dutch artist Jogchem Niemandsverdriet. In essence, it's comprised of a series of short vignettes and poems and the occasional interactive toy. Pages will always have links to other pages, which themselves have links to other pages. Reader beware, you might spend a lot of time [[WikiWalk traveling through the links]].

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[[https://nobodyhere.com/justme/me.here Nobody Here]] is a website founded in 1998 by Dutch artist Jogchem Niemandsverdriet. In essence, it's comprised of a series of short vignettes and poems stories, random musings and the occasional interactive toy. Pages will always frequently have links to other pages, which themselves have links to other pages. Reader beware, you might spend a lot of time [[WikiWalk traveling through the links]].
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** "[[https://nobodyhere.com/justme/avoid.here Avoid]]" asks the reader to name four things that they love or hate--whether by manually typing them or by selecting them from a list of previous responses--as well as adding their name. It will then produce the names of users they should avoid, ones whose opinions are different.
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** "[[https://nobodyhere.com/justme/reality.here Reality]]" shows an insect dying, and its body parts being pulled apart by ants. The ants' movements are the actions of the previous visitors.
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* AudienceParticipation: Some of the links invite the audience to submit content themselves. Examples:
** "[[https://nobodyhere.com/justme/blasphemy.here Blasphemy]]" tracks the movements of the readers' cursor to be played when other readers open it.

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* AudienceParticipation: Some of the links invite the audience to submit content themselves. Examples:
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** "[[https://nobodyhere.com/justme/blasphemy.here Blasphemy]]" tracks the movements of the readers' cursor cursors to be played when other readers open it.the link.
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* HookersAndBlow: "[[https://nobodyhere.com/justme/hermit.here Hermit]]" has Jogchem bring a hermit crab to the city, only for it to hide behind drugs, religion, money and lust. It contains a little interactive animation of the crab dancing behind beer, a pack of Marlboros and some Prozac.
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* InnerMonologue: "[[https://nobodyhere.com/justme/inner.here Inner]]" shows a visual representation of Jogchem's inner monologue -- namely, that he doesn't need one.
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* AudienceParticipation: Some of the links invite the audience to submit content themselves. Examples:
** "[[https://nobodyhere.com/justme/blasphemy.here Blasphemy]]" tracks the movements of the readers' cursor to be played when other readers open it.
** "[[https://nobodyhere.com/justme/apologies.here Apologies]]" allows readers to submit things they would like Jogchem to apologize for.
** "[[https://nobodyhere.com/justme/wait.here Wait]]" asks the audience three questions, and the answers are displayed for everyone to see: "What are you waiting for?", "What are you doing in the meantime?" and "What if it doesn't happen?".
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Aptly-titled only with the full title


* FunnyAnsweringMachine: The aptly-titled "[[https://nobodyhere.com/justme/answer.here Answer]]" has Jogchem pretend that the other person got the number wrong in the voicemail message.

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* FunnyAnsweringMachine: The aptly-titled "[[https://nobodyhere.com/justme/answer.here Answer]]" has Jogchem pretend that the other person got the number wrong in the voicemail message.
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* ShoutOut: "[[https://nobodyhere.com/justme/superman.here Superman]]" has Jogchem compare himself to the [[ComicBook/{{Superman}} famous superhero]], "helplessly looking for his glasses".
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[[https://nobodyhere.com/justme/me.here Nobody Here]] is a website founded in 1998 by Dutch artist Jogchem Niemandsverdriet. In essence, it's comprised of a series of short vignettes and poems and the occasional interactive toy. Pages will always have links to other pages,

The website's home page presents you with a large amount of links to pages whose content can vary from written prose to interactive toys. Many pages on the site have a link to other pages, which means that one can spend a lot of time simply traveling through the links.

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[[https://nobodyhere.com/justme/me.here Nobody Here]] is a website founded in 1998 by Dutch artist Jogchem Niemandsverdriet. In essence, it's comprised of a series of short vignettes and poems and the occasional interactive toy. Pages will always have links to other pages,

The website's home page presents you with a large amount of links to pages whose content can vary from written prose to interactive toys. Many pages on the site have a link to other
pages, which means that one can themselves have links to other pages. Reader beware, you might spend a lot of time simply [[WikiWalk traveling through the links.
links]].
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'''[[https://nobodyhere.com/justme/me.here Nobody Here]]''' is a website founded in 1998 by Dutch artist Jogchem Niemandsverdriet. In essence, it's comprised of a series of short vignettes and poems and the occasional interactive toy. Pages will always have links to other pages,

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'''[[https://nobodyhere.[[https://nobodyhere.com/justme/me.here Nobody Here]]''' Here]] is a website founded in 1998 by Dutch artist Jogchem Niemandsverdriet. In essence, it's comprised of a series of short vignettes and poems and the occasional interactive toy. Pages will always have links to other pages,
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'''[[https://nobodyhere.com/justme/me.here Nobody Here]]''' is a website founded in 1998 by Dutch artist Jogchem Niemandsverdriet. In essence, it's comprised of a series of short vignettes and poems and the occasional interactive toy. Pages will always have links to other pages,

The website's home page presents you with a large amount of links to pages whose content can vary from written prose to interactive toys. Many pages on the site have a link to other pages, which means that one can spend a lot of time simply traveling through the links.

The site also has a [[https://nobodyhere.com/bugs/ forum]], where everyone's avatars are bugs.
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!!Nobody Here contains examples of

* AuthorAvatar: Jogchem frequently makes appearances in the stories, though as a silhouetted version of himself.
* BodyHorror: "[[https://nobodyhere.com/justme/toes.here Toes]]" is about a nightmare of Jogchem's. It features photos of his toenails being mysteriously gone, then regrowing on his joints, and finally some more toes sprouting.
* BrokenRecord: "[[https://nobodyhere.com/justme/messages.here Messages]]" has the answering machine repeatedly say "You have no new messages" as it's being destroyed.
* CreepyCockroach: "[[https://nobodyhere.com/justme/omen.here Omen]]" talks about a cockroach that once leapt out of Jogchem's lunchbox, which he describes as "an omen foreshadowing the string of misfortunes which filled the rest of my day".
* FunnyAnsweringMachine: The aptly-titled "[[https://nobodyhere.com/justme/answer.here Answer]]" has Jogchem pretend that the other person got the number wrong in the voicemail message.
-->"This is the answering machine of some other guy. You must have dialed the wrong number. Please leave your apologies after the beep."
* NoBrows: "[[https://nobodyhere.com/justme/symmetry.here Symmetry]]" is about Jogchem trying to keep his eyebrows symmetrical with tweezers, only to rip out every hair instead. He hates the result, as it's hard to look serious without them.
* OneWordTitle: All of the individual stories are given a single-word title on the home page.
* WallOfText: The website's home page is comprised of a tall wall of links to every other page on the site.
* WikiWalk: Links will often contain more links within them, connecting the stories together and making the reader stray from their starting point. Each page also contains a "random" button at the bottom for more chaos.
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