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* FunnyAneurysmMoment: At one point, Skip mentions Creator/BillCosby as an example of a good role model. The book was written in 2011, when Cosby was still considered to be the human embodiment of wholesomeness - you know, before fifty-odd women came forward to accuse him of having raped them...

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* FunnyAneurysmMoment: HarsherInHindsight: At one point, Skip mentions Creator/BillCosby as an example of a good role model. The book was written in 2011, when Cosby was still considered to be the human embodiment of wholesomeness - you know, before fifty-odd women came forward to accuse him of having raped them...
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* StrawmanHasAPoint: Harry says a few things at the start of the debate that you might actually agree with if you're a liberal. Of course, it doesn't last long.

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* StrawmanHasAPoint: Harry says a few things at the start of the debate that you might actually agree with if you're a liberal. Of course, it doesn't last long.
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* IdiotPlot: Entirely intentional. Everyone in the book really ''is'' monumentally stupid.

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* CatharsisFactor: If you're feeling thoroughly sick of pretty much everything that turns up in the media, this novel will likely have this for you. If you still think there's hope for the world, you're more likely to develop DarknessInducedAudienceApathy.
* FunnyAneurysmMoment: At one point, Skip mentions Creator/BillCosby as an example of a good rolemodel. The book was written in 2011, when Cosby was still considered to be the human embodiment of wholesomeness - you know, before fifty-odd women came forward to accuse him of having raped them...

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* CatharsisFactor: If you're feeling thoroughly sick of pretty much everything that turns up in the media, this novel will likely have this for you. If you still think there's hope for the world, you're more likely to develop DarknessInducedAudienceApathy.
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* FunnyAneurysmMoment: At one point, Skip mentions Creator/BillCosby as an example of a good rolemodel.role model. The book was written in 2011, when Cosby was still considered to be the human embodiment of wholesomeness - you know, before fifty-odd women came forward to accuse him of having raped them...



* StrawmanHasAPoint: Harry says a few things at the start of the debate that you might actually agree with if you're a liberal. Of course, it doesn't last long.

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* StrawmanHasAPoint: Harry says a few things at the start of the debate that you might actually agree with if you're a liberal. Of course, it doesn't last long.long.
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* AwesomeMoments: Luther spotting Moondog's assassination attempt of Skip in time to push Skip out of harm's way, saving his boss at the cost of his own remaining leg. Skip in no way deserved the sacrifice, but it was certainly an awesome moment for Luther all the same.
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* IdiotPlot: Entirely intentional. Everyone in the book really ''is'' momumentally stupid.

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* IdiotPlot: Entirely intentional. Everyone in the book really ''is'' momumentally monumentally stupid.
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* AwesomeMoments: Luther spotting Moondog's assassination attempt of Skip in time to push Skip out of harm's way, saving his boss at the cost of his own remaining leg. Skip in no way deserved the sacrifice, but it was certainly an awesome moment for Luther all the same.
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* FunnyAneurysmMoment: At one point, Skip mentions Creator/BillCosby as an example of a good rolemodel. The book was written in 2011, when Cosby was still considered to be the human embodiment of wholesomeness - you know, before fifty-odd women came forward to accuse him of having raped them...
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* IdiotPlot: Entirely intentional. Everyone in the book really ''is'' momumentally stupid.

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* IdiotPlot: Entirely intentional. Everyone in the book really ''is'' momumentally stupid.stupid.
* StrawmanHasAPoint: Harry says a few things at the start of the debate that you might actually agree with if you're a liberal. Of course, it doesn't last long.
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* CatharsisFactor: If you're feeling thoroughly sick of pretty much everything that turns up in the media, this novel will likely have this for you. If you still think there's hope for the world, you're more likely to develop DarknessInducedAudienceApathy.
* IdiotPlot: Entirely intentional. Everyone in the book really ''is'' momumentally stupid.

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