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3 | [[quoteright:125:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/coyoteb_9847.jpg]] |
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5 | A novel by Creator/ChristopherMoore, published in 1994. |
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7 | Samson Hunts Alone, aka Sam Hunter, runs away from home as a teenager when he's tied to the death of a local police officer. |
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9 | [[TimeSkip Twenty years later]], he's a yuppie insurance salesman living peacefully in UsefulNotes/LosAngeles. His life is turned upside down when he unwittingly gets involved with the TricksterGod [[Myth/NativeAmericanMythology Coyote]]. |
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12 | !!This book provides examples of: |
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14 | %%* AllBikersAreHellsAngels |
15 | %%* BraidsBeadsAndBuckskins: Both averted and played straight. |
16 | * ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve: Gods will die out unless people believe in them and tell stories about them. Ultimately the fate of Anubis. |
17 | %%* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Coyote. |
18 | * CoolShades: Minty Fresh wears a pair to hide his SupernaturalGoldEyes. |
19 | * ComicallyMissingThePoint: Coyote talking about UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}}. |
20 | -->"He was funny. He tried to teach me how to walk on water. [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} I]] [[RuleOfFunny said I could do that just fine in the winter]]." |
21 | * CrossoverCosmology: [[Myth/EgyptianMythology Anubis]] is Coyote's older brother and he's met Jesus. |
22 | %%* LemonyNarrator |
23 | * NoSuchThingAsWizardJesus: Coyote has met Jesus once and is amused that Jesus makes such a big deal about coming back from the dead one time. ItMakesSenseInContext, as Coyote's brother is Anubis, a god who has brought the dead back to life on multiple occasions. |
24 | %%* PhysicalGod: Coyote. |
25 | * SupernaturalGoldEyes: Coyote, Anubis and their 'children' (Sam and Minty Fresh, respectively) all have golden eyes to denote their supernaturality. |
26 | %%* TricksterGod: Coyote. |
27 | %%* UnfazedEveryman: Sam Hunter. |
28 | * WhoNamesTheirKidDude: Minty Fresh. Even Sam, who is born as "Samson Hunts Alone". |
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