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* LivingCurrency: The embodiment of the Rand (the South African dollar) shows up from time to time; one storyline also has him encounter embodiments of the American Dollar, a few other currencies, and Gold and Platinum as well.
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* AnimateInanimateObject: Talking household appliances appear in [[https://madamandeve.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/madam-and-eve-archive.cgi?shown=1&comic=2910 this strip]], although they were probably just boredom-induced hallucinations.
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* AcidRefluxNightmare: A RunningGag is that eating curry for lunch gives Mother Anderson nightmares. [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me001352.jpg Case in point.]]
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* AcidRefluxNightmare: A RunningGag is that eating curry for lunch gives Mother Anderson nightmares. [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me001352.jpg Case in and point.]]
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* AnimatedOuttakes: [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me002606.gif Now available on DVD!]]
* AnnoyinglyRepetitiveChild: This is one of Thandi's favorite ways to annoy Mother Anderson, as she demonstrates [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me004564.jpg here.]]
* AnnoyinglyRepetitiveChild: This is one of Thandi's favorite ways to annoy Mother Anderson, as she demonstrates [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me004564.jpg here.]]
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* AutoIncorrect: Done in [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me007087.jpg this comic.]]
-->"Time for my gym and tongue it!"
-->"Time for my gym and tongue it!"
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* BlackComedy: Though the strip is usually family-friendly, it sometimes dips into some dark areas, such as [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me001342.jpg this strip about childhood HIV.]]
* BlatantLies: Invoked when [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me001498.jpg Madam and Mother serve as impartial investigators]] to see if Iraq has any nuclear weapons.
* TheBodyPartsThatMustNotBeNamed: Played with in [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me001336.jpg this strip,]] which tries to talk about [[https://www.vday.org "V-Day"]] without actually ''naming'' the body part in question.
* BratsWithSlingshots: Mother Anderson is a granny with a katty.
* BreakingTheFourthWall: Done from time to time, such as one strip where the characters complain about the bad art because artist Rico Schacherl was on vacation.
** [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me003809.gif Happy holidays!]]
* TheButlerDidIt: Parodied in [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me002784.gif this comic.]] "The maid did it! The maid ''always'' does it!"
* BlatantLies: Invoked when [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me001498.jpg Madam and Mother serve as impartial investigators]] to see if Iraq has any nuclear weapons.
* TheBodyPartsThatMustNotBeNamed: Played with in [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me001336.jpg this strip,]] which tries to talk about [[https://www.vday.org "V-Day"]] without actually ''naming'' the body part in question.
* BratsWithSlingshots: Mother Anderson is a granny with a katty.
* BreakingTheFourthWall: Done from time to time, such as one strip where the characters complain about the bad art because artist Rico Schacherl was on vacation.
** [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me003809.gif Happy holidays!]]
* TheButlerDidIt: Parodied in [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me002784.gif this comic.]] "The maid did it! The maid ''always'' does it!"
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** Done from time to time, such as one strip where the characters complain about the bad art because artist Rico Schacherl was on vacation.
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* CorruptPolitician: '''[[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me007582.jpg Very]]''' [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me004507.jpg frequently]] [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me005671.jpg seen,]] due to the RealLife corruption of the South African government, and arguably the main source of humor in the comic. Often accompanied by sarcastic commentary from the main characters.
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* ADayInHerApron: Madam and Eve trade places for a day in [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me006442.jpg this strip.]]
-->'''Madam:''' [[TemptingFate "How hard can it be?"]]
-->'''Madam:''' [[TemptingFate "How hard can it be?"]]
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* ADogAteMyHomework: This is Thandi's go-to excuse for not doing her homework. [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me007532.jpg Case in point.]]
* DoingInTheWizard: Appears in [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me002559.gif this comic]] with Eve's voodoo dolls.
* DoingInTheWizard: Appears in [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me002559.gif this comic]] with Eve's voodoo dolls.
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* EvilLawyerJoke: Apparently, hating lawyers is one thing that both humans and ''tokoloshes'' [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me002065.gif have in common.]]
* ExpospeakGag: Thandi tries it in [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me007607.jpg this comic.]]
* ExpospeakGag: Thandi tries it in [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me007607.jpg this comic.]]
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* FindingABraInYourCar: Parodied in [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me004231.jpg this strip]] with a feather duster.
* ForInconveniencePressOne:
** Played with in [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me007049.jpg this comic,]] which features all of the inconvenience with none of the machinery.
--->"Nice try, buddy! You're not a robot!"
** Eve sets up her own Customer Care line in [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me000195.jpg this strip.]]
* ForInconveniencePressOne:
** Played with in [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me007049.jpg this comic,]] which features all of the inconvenience with none of the machinery.
--->"Nice try, buddy! You're not a robot!"
** Eve sets up her own Customer Care line in [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me000195.jpg this strip.]]
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* GroinAttack: Mother Anderson delivers one when she takes [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me001066.gif boxing lessons from Evander Hollyfield.]]
* GrowingUpSucks: Mother Anderson frightens Thandi by [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me006572.jpg invoking this trope here.]]
* GrowingUpSucks: Mother Anderson frightens Thandi by [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me006572.jpg invoking this trope here.]]
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* IdleRich: The Andersons seem to fall under this trope -- neither of them do any work (except for [[NewJobAsThePlotDemands occasional part-time jobs as needed for a laugh]]), and there's seldom any anxiety about paying the bills or rising prices. Most discussions about money only arise during [[RunningGag Eve's annual wage negotiations.]]
** Mocked by Eve in [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me002502.gif this comic.]]
** Mocked by Eve in [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me002502.gif this comic.]]
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* IdleRich: IdleRich:
** The Andersons seem to fall under this trope -- neither of them do any work (except for [[NewJobAsThePlotDemands occasional part-time jobs as needed for a laugh]]), and there's seldom any anxiety about paying the bills or rising prices. Most discussions about money only arise during [[RunningGag Eve's annual wage negotiations.]]
** %%** Mocked by Eve in [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me002502.gif this comic.]]
** The Andersons seem to fall under this trope -- neither of them do any work (except for [[NewJobAsThePlotDemands occasional part-time jobs as needed for a laugh]]), and there's seldom any anxiety about paying the bills or rising prices. Most discussions about money only arise during [[RunningGag Eve's annual wage negotiations.]]
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--->'''Interviewer:''' I have here some Rorschach ink-blot tests. Would you mind taking a look and tell me what you see?
--->'''Strydom:''' For sure. No problem. Let me see... I've got it! It's a picture of a white man beating up a black man.
--->'''Interviewer:''' Uh-huh... and this one?
--->'''Strydom:''' ...I would say this is a black man flattened by a steamroller... and this one is a dead black man surrounded by butterflies... Got any more?
--->'''Interviewer:''' Well, Barend, I think you have a serious problem.
--->'''Strydom:''' ''ME?!! You're'' the one showing me all these racist pictures!
--->'''Strydom:''' For sure. No problem. Let me see... I've got it! It's a picture of a white man beating up a black man.
--->'''Interviewer:''' Uh-huh... and this one?
--->'''Strydom:''' ...I would say this is a black man flattened by a steamroller... and this one is a dead black man surrounded by butterflies... Got any more?
--->'''Interviewer:''' Well, Barend, I think you have a serious problem.
--->'''Strydom:''' ''ME?!! You're'' the one showing me all these racist pictures!
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--->'''Interviewer:''' I have here some Rorschach ink-blot tests. Would you mind taking a look and tell me what you see?
--->'''Strydom:'''see?\\
'''Strydom:''' For sure. No problem. Let me see... I've got it! It's a picture of a white man beating up a blackman.
--->'''Interviewer:'''man.\\
'''Interviewer:''' Uh-huh... and thisone?
--->'''Strydom:''' ...one?\\
'''Strydom:''' ...I would say this is a black man flattened by a steamroller... and this one is a dead black man surrounded by butterflies... Got anymore?
--->'''Interviewer:'''more?\\
'''Interviewer:''' Well, Barend, I think you have a seriousproblem.
--->'''Strydom:'''problem.\\
'''Strydom:''' ''ME?!! You're'' the one showing me all these racist pictures!
--->'''Strydom:'''
'''Strydom:''' For sure. No problem. Let me see... I've got it! It's a picture of a white man beating up a black
--->'''Interviewer:'''
'''Interviewer:''' Uh-huh... and this
--->'''Strydom:''' ...
'''Strydom:''' ...I would say this is a black man flattened by a steamroller... and this one is a dead black man surrounded by butterflies... Got any
--->'''Interviewer:'''
'''Interviewer:''' Well, Barend, I think you have a serious
--->'''Strydom:'''
'''Strydom:''' ''ME?!! You're'' the one showing me all these racist pictures!
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* InsultBackfire: Done with presidents [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me006337.jpg here.]]
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* MallSanta: Thandi ambushes the Mall Santa and forces him to listen to her wish list [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me000815.gif here.]]
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* ManInTheMachine: Played for laughs when Eve builds a [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me003923.gif Gin & Tonic vending machine.]]
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** Played straight with [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me002782.gif Tai Chi feather dusting.]]
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* MisaimedMarketing: Spoofed with the [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me002725.gif Nelson Mandela miniature golf course.]]
* MistakenForRacist: Happens to Eve and Madam when they [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me002575.gif argue]] over which [[EasternZodiac Chinese New Year animal]] is in effect.
* MistakenForTerrorist: Mother Anderson's chemist (pharmacist) "Al" [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me003447.gif gets subjected to this]] just because he's unfortunate enough to have the last name "Qaeda".
* MistakenForRacist: Happens to Eve and Madam when they [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me002575.gif argue]] over which [[EasternZodiac Chinese New Year animal]] is in effect.
* MistakenForTerrorist: Mother Anderson's chemist (pharmacist) "Al" [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me003447.gif gets subjected to this]] just because he's unfortunate enough to have the last name "Qaeda".
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* NeverMessWithGranny: Mother Anderson, full stop. In addition to terrorizing the neighborhood Mielie Ladies with her katty (slingshot), she's also gotten into [[BigBallOfViolence brawls]] with her AnimatedActor replacement, and once held a government minister hostage to protest a liquor tax increase.
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* NeverMessWithGranny: Mother Anderson, full stop. In addition to terrorizing the neighborhood Mielie Ladies with her katty (slingshot), she's Mother Anderson's also gotten into [[BigBallOfViolence brawls]] with her AnimatedActor replacement, and once held a government minister hostage to protest a liquor tax increase.
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* NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer: Done in [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me007499.jpg this comic]] with RealLife South African political statements and campaign commercials.
-->"We haven't made up anything lately. The politicians keep beating us to it."
* ObsessiveSportsFan: Mother Anderson [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me001387.jpg turns into one]] during the 2002 World Cup.
* ObliviousToHints: Done in [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me000188.jpg this comic]] with a Mercedes car dealer who forgot his company also sells weapons systems.
-->"Boy, is this guy dumb."
* PaintingTheMedium:
** Done in [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me007481.jpg this strip]] with a high-tech twist.
** [[https://madamandeve.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/madam-and-eve-archive.cgi?shown=5&comic=14 One set of comics]] revolve around a cartoon repairman who has to repair and replace their old cartoon panels.
-->"We haven't made up anything lately. The politicians keep beating us to it."
* ObsessiveSportsFan: Mother Anderson [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me001387.jpg turns into one]] during the 2002 World Cup.
* ObliviousToHints: Done in [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me000188.jpg this comic]] with a Mercedes car dealer who forgot his company also sells weapons systems.
-->"Boy, is this guy dumb."
* PaintingTheMedium:
** Done in [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me007481.jpg this strip]] with a high-tech twist.
** [[https://madamandeve.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/madam-and-eve-archive.cgi?shown=5&comic=14 One set of comics]] revolve around a cartoon repairman who has to repair and replace their old cartoon panels.
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* ProductPlacement: The comic strip promotes the live-action TV adaptation (and [[LampshadeHanging hangs a lampshade]]) [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me002714.gif here.]]
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* ReversePsychology: Madam attempts reverse psychology to get Eve to work better. They end up with [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me002514.gif double-secret reverse psychology with a twist]] instead.
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* SellOut: Done in [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me000572.jpg this comic,]] where Eve and Mother drop {{Anvilicious}} plugs for (fictional) businesses to make some extra money.
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* SeverelySpecializedStore: [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me000901.jpg Chez Mielie.]]
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** [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me006462.jpg This strip]] is one to Music/{{Queen}}'s "Bohemian Rhapsody".
** And [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me000062.jpg this comic]] gives props to both Music/{{Megadeth}} and Music/RedHotChiliPeppers.
** A gratuitous ''Film/JurassicPark'' [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me002123.gif strip.]]
** And [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me000062.jpg this comic]] gives props to both Music/{{Megadeth}} and Music/RedHotChiliPeppers.
** A gratuitous ''Film/JurassicPark'' [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me002123.gif strip.]]
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* StealthInsult: Invoked [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me002637.gif here]] with Eve's "Madam Report Cards".
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* SurprisePregnancy: Played for laughs when Eric introduces his girlfriend Lizeka [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me001912.gif here.]]
* TakeThat:
** Done on a national level in [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me002130.gif this comic,]] which takes a jab at New Zealand.
** ''Film/SpiderMan3'' gets poked [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me003758.gif here.]]
* TheTalk: Played straight ''and'' subverted when Thandi asks about "unprotected sex" [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me004599.jpg here.]]
* TokenMinority: Spoofed in [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me002484.gif this comic.]]
* TourGuideGag: Eve turns the Anderson's home into a tourist attraction in [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me000196.jpg this comic.]]
-->'''Eve:''' "Tourists want to see the ''real'' South Africa."
* TakeThat:
** Done on a national level in [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me002130.gif this comic,]] which takes a jab at New Zealand.
** ''Film/SpiderMan3'' gets poked [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me003758.gif here.]]
* TheTalk: Played straight ''and'' subverted when Thandi asks about "unprotected sex" [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me004599.jpg here.]]
* TokenMinority: Spoofed in [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me002484.gif this comic.]]
* TourGuideGag: Eve turns the Anderson's home into a tourist attraction in [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me000196.jpg this comic.]]
-->'''Eve:''' "Tourists want to see the ''real'' South Africa."
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* WildTeenParty: Except for the "teen" part, Eve plays this straight by throwing parties at the Anderson home whenever they're on holiday. Madam tries to catch her doing this, [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me000722.gif with varying degrees of success.]]
* WorldOfSnark: In this strip, ''everyone'' throws snark sooner or later. [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me006578.jpg Even the phones.]]
* WorthlessForeignDegree: Played for laughs [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me004004.gif here.]]
* WorldOfSnark: In this strip, ''everyone'' throws snark sooner or later. [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me006578.jpg Even the phones.]]
* WorthlessForeignDegree: Played for laughs [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me004004.gif here.]]
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* ArtifactTitle: When the strip first started, its main focus was on the relationship between the eponymous white Madam Gwen and her black maid Eve. In more recent years, however, the spotlight has shifted heavily to the relationship between Gwen’s mother Edith and her kid neighbor Thandi. If someone started reading the strip nowadays, they might wonder why it’s named after two characters who don’t appear as much as they did in the strip’s early years.
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* BetterThanABareBulb: The only trope ''Madam & Eve'' loves more than LampshadeHanging is [[WorldOfSnark excessive snark,]] as the examples on this page demonstrate. The lampshades are frequently used for BreakingTheFourthWall.
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* BatmanGambit: In one strip, Eve is doing all sorts of disruptive housekeeping chores -- vacuuming the floor, washing the windows, etc. -- while Madam is trying to watch television in the living room. Madam eventually gets frustrated and retreats to her bedroom, leaving the TV free for Eve to watch her soap operas.
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* BatmanGambit: In one strip, Eve is doing all sorts of disruptive housekeeping chores -- vacuuming the floor, washing the windows, etc. -- while Madam is trying to watch television in the living room.lounge. Madam eventually gets frustrated and retreats to her bedroom, leaving the TV free for Eve to watch her soap operas.
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* FindingABraInYourCar: Parodied in [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me004231.jpg this strip]] with a feather duster.
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* WorthlessForeignDegree: Played for laughs [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me004004.gif here.]]
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** President Mugabe [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me003968.gif finds another 50,000 votes.]]
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* ManInTheMachine: Played for laughs when Eve builds a [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me003923.gif Gin & Tonic vending machine.]]
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* GroinAttack: Mother Anderson delivers one when she takes [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me001066.gif boxing lessons from Evander Hollyfield.]]
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* IShouldWriteABookAboutThis: One story arc [[https://madamandeve.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/madam-and-eve-archive.cgi?shown=1&comic=794 (starting here)]] features Eve writing and starring in a play about working for the Andersons. [[WhoWouldWantToWatchUs They don't find it funny,]] but it becomes a critical success.
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* IShouldWriteABookAboutThis: IShouldWriteABookAboutThis:
** One story arc [[https://madamandeve.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/madam-and-eve-archive.cgi?shown=1&comic=794 (starting here)]] features Eve writing and starring in a play about working for the Andersons. [[WhoWouldWantToWatchUs They don't find it funny,]] but it becomes a criticalsuccess.success.
** Another arc had Eve write a novel about her job, but it's rejected by the publisher because the characters are [[{{Flanderization}} unbelievable.]]
** One story arc [[https://madamandeve.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/madam-and-eve-archive.cgi?shown=1&comic=794 (starting here)]] features Eve writing and starring in a play about working for the Andersons. [[WhoWouldWantToWatchUs They don't find it funny,]] but it becomes a critical
** Another arc had Eve write a novel about her job, but it's rejected by the publisher because the characters are [[{{Flanderization}} unbelievable.]]
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* BratsWithSlingshots: Subverted with Mother Anderson, who's a ''[[GrumpyOldWoman grandmother]]'' with a katty.
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* BratsWithSlingshots: Subverted with Mother Anderson, who's Anderson is a ''[[GrumpyOldWoman grandmother]]'' granny with a katty.
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** [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me003809.gif Happy holidays!]]
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** Eve's roadside booths are often a way to throw shade at the Andersons or squeak out a few extra dollars from them.
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** Eve's roadside booths are often a way to throw shade at the Andersons or [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me003789.gif squeak out a few extra dollars from them.]]
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* PunBasedTitle: The comic is named after the Biblical characters Adam and Eve, naturally.
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* PunBasedTitle: The comic is named after the Biblical characters Adam and Eve, naturally. Lampshaded [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me001132.gif here.]]
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* TakeThat: Done on a national level in [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me002130.gif this comic,]] which takes a jab at New Zealand.
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* TakeThat: TakeThat:
** Done on a national level in [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me002130.gif this comic,]] which takes a jab at NewZealand.Zealand.
** ''Film/SpiderMan3'' gets poked [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me003758.gif here.]]
** Done on a national level in [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me002130.gif this comic,]] which takes a jab at New
** ''Film/SpiderMan3'' gets poked [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me003758.gif here.]]
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** Thandi periodically riles up Mother Anderson by throwing snarky comments about her age or her Gin & Tonic habit.
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** Thandi periodically riles up Mother Anderson by throwing snarky comments commenting about [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me006481.jpg her age or her Gin & Tonic habit.habit]].
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** Madam will prank Eve over her paycheck or their annual wage negotiations.
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** Madam will prank Eve over her paycheck or their annual wage negotiations.[[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me000974.jpg employee-employer relationship requirements.]]
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** In return, Mother Anderson enjoys telling LiesToChildren and FracturedFairyTales to Thandi, apparent to see how long it'll take her to realize she's been pranked.
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** In return, Mother Anderson enjoys telling LiesToChildren and FracturedFairyTales [[FracturedFairyTale fractured fairy tales]] to Thandi, apparent to see how long it'll take her to realize she's been pranked.
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* TheGadfly: All of the main characters indulge in this.
** Eve's roadside booths are often a way to throw shade at the Andersons or squeak out a few extra dollars from them.
** Madam will prank Eve over her paycheck or their annual wage negotiations.
** Thandi periodically riles up Mother Anderson by throwing snarky comments about her age or her Gin & Tonic habit.
** In return, Mother Anderson enjoys telling LiesToChildren and FracturedFairyTales to Thandi, apparent to see how long it'll take her to realize she's been pranked.
** Eve's roadside booths are often a way to throw shade at the Andersons or squeak out a few extra dollars from them.
** Madam will prank Eve over her paycheck or their annual wage negotiations.
** Thandi periodically riles up Mother Anderson by throwing snarky comments about her age or her Gin & Tonic habit.
** In return, Mother Anderson enjoys telling LiesToChildren and FracturedFairyTales to Thandi, apparent to see how long it'll take her to realize she's been pranked.
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* LiesToChildren: Mother Anderson enjoys using these to "explain" various topics to Thandi.
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* BratsWithSlingshots: Subverted with Mother Anderson, who's a ''[[GrumpyOldWoman grandmother]]'' with a katty.
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* DropInCharacter: Thandi, though most strips start with her already in the Anderson home. A RunningGag consists of Mother Anderson throwing her out and slamming the door.
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* GleefulAndGrumpyPairing: Thandi is the perpetually cheery eight-year-old girl next door, and Mother Anderson is the GrumpyOldWoman of the house.
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* PrintLongRunners: In print since 1992.
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* SphereEyes: Most of the characters have these. Somewhat averted with Mother Anderson and Thandi, who are drawn with either two pupils in a single sphere eye or eyes with only a partial circumference.
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* SternTeacher: Thandi's unnamed and long-suffering teacher frequently sends her to the principal's office for failing to do her homework.
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* FarSideIsland: One story arc has Madam, Eve, and Mother abruptly stranded on a small island and find themselves trying to cope with the lack of resources. At the end of the week, a frustrated Mother walks off the island, revealing it to be in the middle of a city park.
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* NeverMessWithGranny: Mother Anderson, full stop. In addition to terrorizing the neighborhood Mielie Ladies with her katty (slingshot), she's also gotten into [[BigBallOfViolence brawls]] with her AnimatedActor replacement, and once held a government minister hostage to protest a liquor tax increase.
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** Several comics are deliberately done in the style of ''ComicStrip/TheFarSide''
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* AcidRefluxNightmare: A RunningGag is that eating curry for lunch gives Mother Anderson nightmares.
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* AcidRefluxNightmare: A RunningGag is that eating curry for lunch gives Mother Anderson nightmares. [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me001352.jpg Case in point.]]
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* {{Cloneopoly}}: A popular gag in the comic is to use [[FictionalBoardGame fake board games]] to comment on current events, such as [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me000313.gif "ANC Monopoly"]] and [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me002492.gif "Parliamentarian Monopoly".]]
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* {{Cloneopoly}}: A popular gag in the comic is to use [[FictionalBoardGame fake board games]] to comment on current events, such as [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me000313.gif "ANC Monopoly"]] Monopoly"]], [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me001301.jpg "South African Monopoly"]], and [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me002492.gif "Parliamentarian Monopoly".]]
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* NoFourthWall:NoFourthWall: The comic does this fairly often -- the characters will address the audience, criticize punchlines, experience technical difficulties, and file for unemployment.
