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* [[Anachronic Order]]: The comic alternates between red and blue sections. The blue sections are mostly in chronological order, while the red sections are in no particular order other than occurring chronologically before the blue ones.
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* {{spoiler|[[Did Not Get the Girl]]}}: Although if you tilt your head and squint, you could interpret it as {{spoiler|[[Maybe Ever After]]}} instead.
* [[Hipster]]:
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* [[I Want Grandkids]]:
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'''Jimmy:''' Geez, Ma. }}
* [[Man Child]]: Jimmy signs all his paychecks over to his mom and receives an allowance from her. He's 25. When Sara calls him out on this, Jimmy insists "it's an Asian thing". Elsewhere, he admits that in spite of his age, he doesn't feel grown-up or understand half the grown-up things he thinks he should.
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* [[Race For Your Love]]: [[Invoked Trope]]. After debating about the ending of ''[[Sleepless in Seattle]]'' with Sara, Jimmy deliberately tries to reenact it. He figures that even if he fails and makes a fool of himself, it beats spending the rest of his life wondering what would have happened.
* [[Reality Ensues]]:
** Jimmy thinks a cross-country bus trip will be just like ''[[The Incredible Hulk (TV series)|The Incredible Hulk]]'' TV series--seeing the country and solving mysteries in small towns. The ex-con in the next seat is quick to point out that Jimmy actually signed up for a week of gas station food, terrible restrooms, and no bathing opportunities.
** The aforementioned [[Race For Your Love]] scene ends with {{spoiler|Jimmy phoning Sara and discovering that she never received his letter, and thus has no idea that he's in New York City.}}
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* [[Screams Like a Little Girl]]:
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'''Sara:''' What did you do?
'''Jimmy:''' I screamed like a girl. }}
* [[Splash Panel]]: A desert panorama during Jimmy's bus trip; Jimmy's arrival the New York bus station.
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