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* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: [[http://basicinstructions.net/basic-instructions/2012/5/29/how-to-show-some-civic-pride.html "How to Show Some Civic Pride]]
-->'''Scott's Mother''': Why not talk about the Christmas Lighted Farm Implement parade?
-->'''Scott''': There's not much to say. They put Christmas lights on farm implements and have a parade. It's all right there in the title.
-->'''Scott's Mother''': Why not talk about the Christmas Lighted Farm Implement parade?
-->'''Scott''': There's not much to say. They put Christmas lights on farm implements and have a parade. It's all right there in the title.
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* SwordCane: The only way [[http://basicinstructions.net/basic-instructions/2012/2/19/how-to-disagree-like-civilized-gentlemen.html to settle a dispute among gentlemen]] is to ''compare'' them - perish the thought of possibly damaging one's sword-cane!
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** Another strip had the Emperor trying to force this, only to find his enemies were already friends with each other.
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* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: "''Jack and the Beanstalk'' teaches kids the following: sell your parents' stuff for things you want. If a deal sounds too good to be true, take it. And worst of all, "fum" rhymes with "Englishman"."
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* KnifeNut: The Knifeketeer and (even more so) his [[http://basicinstructions.net/basic-instructions/2011/1/13/how-to-handle-exposition.html sidekick Stabby]].
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* NoHeroToHisValet: The Moon Emperor does a poor job of convincing his Moon Minions that he cares about them.
* NoHeroToHisValet: The Moon Emperor does a poor job of convincing his Moon Minions that he cares about them.
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* CelebrityEndorsement: Scott Adams, creator of ''{{Dilbert}}'', was a great fan of this strip right from the beginning and his support and endorsement helped establish it and spread its popularity.
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* NotSoDifferent: Scott likes to point this out with him and Mr. Ryan, much to the latter's chagrin.
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* IncompetenceInc: Scott's workplace. Incompetent boss, apathetic employees, angry clients. The corporate higher ups of the company send their worst employees there and deliberately provide them low funding.
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* IncompetenceInc: Scott's workplace. Incompetent boss, apathetic employees, angry clients.clients who keep inexplicably coming back for more. The corporate higher ups of the company send their worst employees there and deliberately provide them low funding.
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* IncompetenceInc: Scott's workplace. Incompetent boss, apathetic employees, angry clients. The corporate higher ups of the company send their worst employees there and deliberately provide them low funding.
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* SelfDeprecation: A [[http://basicinstructions.net/basic-instructions/2012/2/5/how-to-visit-the-mirror-universe.html few]] [[http://basicinstructions.net/basic-instructions/2012/2/2/how-to-reinvent-a-classic-character-for-modern-audiences.html comics]] break the fourth wall to mention Scott's drawing ability:
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* SelfDeprecation: A [[http://basicinstructions.net/basic-instructions/2013/11/19/how-to-figure-out-what-went-wrong.html A]] [[http://basicinstructions.net/basic-instructions/2012/2/5/how-to-visit-the-mirror-universe.html few]] [[http://basicinstructions.net/basic-instructions/2012/2/2/how-to-reinvent-a-classic-character-for-modern-audiences.html comics]] break the fourth wall to mention Scott's drawing ability:
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* FreakierThanFiction: According to [[http://basicinstructions.net/basic-instructions/2012/3/6/how-to-defend-an-artistic-decision.html "How to Defend an Artistic Decision"]], Comic Scott is ''less'' of a ButtMonkey than Real Scott, because "people would never accept the grim reality of what it means to be you".
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* FreakierThanFiction: According to [[http://basicinstructions.net/basic-instructions/2012/3/6/how-to-defend-an-artistic-decision.html "How to Defend an Artistic Decision"]], Comic Scott Rick is ''less'' of a ButtMonkey than Real Scott, Rick, because "people would never accept the grim reality of what it means to be you".
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Rick got his own SpinOff blog series, [[http://askingthewrongguy.com/ Asking The Wrong Guy]].
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* NoodleImplements: Parodied; Rocket Hat gained his abilities in a conspicuously unexplained "accident involving model rockets, a hot glue gun and a plastic souvenir Viking helmet". Despite it being transparently obvious how such items would create ''a'' rocket-hat, it doesn't remotely explain how it turned him into a BadassNormal superhero.
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* FreakierThanFiction: According to [[http://basicinstructions.net/basic-instructions/2012/3/6/how-to-defend-an-artistic-decision.html "How to Defend an Artistic Decision"]], Comic Scott is ''less'' of a ButtMonkey than Real Scott, because "people would never accept the grim reality of what it means to be you".
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* BotheringByTheBook: [[http://basicinstructions.net/basic-instructions/2012/11/29/how-to-find-your-motivation.html Utilized here]] to sabotage Mullet Boss.
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** This is ''fully'' intentional, [[http://basicinstructions.net/basic-instructions/2012/3/6/how-to-defend-an-artistic-decision.html with the blessing of the source material himself]]. He (apparently) had felt ''envious'' of his fictional self.
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* DiggingYourselfDeeper: Jenkins [[http://basicinstructions.net/basic-instructions/2012/7/26/how-to-give-performance-notes.html tends to specialize in this.]]
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* GroinAttack: Discussed between Knifeketeer and his nemesis.
-->'''Knifeketeer''': Nah, Girl-illa won't talk to me after what I accidentally did to her sidekick.
-->'''Macra-Mayhem''' How is Cojon-Ape?
-->'''Knifeketeer''': Still trying to come up with a new name.
-->'''Knifeketeer''': Nah, Girl-illa won't talk to me after what I accidentally did to her sidekick.
-->'''Macra-Mayhem''' How is Cojon-Ape?
-->'''Knifeketeer''': Still trying to come up with a new name.
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* BeardOfEvil: The source of this trope [[http://basicinstructions.net/basic-instructions/2012/2/5/how-to-visit-the-mirror-universe.html gets referenced]].
-->'''Scott''': But the way [[AlternateUniverse it works]] is that in one universe everyone's normal and in the other everyone's cruel and selfish.\\
'''Alternate!Rick''': And some people have goatees.\\
'''Scott''': Yeah! [[HeelRealization Oh...]]
-->'''Scott''': But the way [[AlternateUniverse it works]] is that in one universe everyone's normal and in the other everyone's cruel and selfish.\\
'''Alternate!Rick''': And some people have goatees.\\
'''Scott''': Yeah! [[HeelRealization Oh...]]
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* InstantAwesomeJustAddNinja: One of Scott's coworkers was complaining about how her son wanted to be a ninja when he grew up. Scott spun it [[http://basicinstructions.net/basic-instructions/2012/1/19/how-to-help-your-child-pick-a-role-model.html in the most positive light possible]].
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* StupidSexyFlanders: [[http://basicinstructions.net/basic-instructions/2011/12/27/how-to-make-fun-of-the-opposite-sex.html The "Sexy Uncle Sam"]] costume (for women).
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* NoMatterHowMuchIBeg: Used (and {{subverted}}) by the Moon Emperor [[http://basicinstructions.net/basic-instructions/2011/6/16/how-to-face-certain-death.html here]].
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* EpicFail: In "[[http://basicinstructions.net/basic-instructions/2006/7/30/how-to-cheat-at-video-games.html How To Cheat at Videogames]]", Meyer spends 4 hours stuck on a boss everyone else says is easy. And then spends ''another'' 4 hours just trying to enter the KonamiCode.
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* HypocriticalHumor: In "[[http://basicinstructions.net/basic-instructions/2013/8/18/how-to-evaluate-another-persons-artistic-expression.html How to Evaluate Another Person's Artistic Expression]]";
-->'''Scott:''' By just making cat noises and calling it a guitar solo, you're claiming to do something without learning the skills to do it.\\
'''Rick:''' [[SelfDeprecation Like a guy who traces over photos and calls himself a cartoonist.]]\\
'''Scott:''' No, that's completely different.
-->'''Scott:''' By just making cat noises and calling it a guitar solo, you're claiming to do something without learning the skills to do it.\\
'''Rick:''' [[SelfDeprecation Like a guy who traces over photos and calls himself a cartoonist.]]\\
'''Scott:''' No, that's completely different.
