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Ruined

by David M Willis on June 7, 2011 at 12:01 am
  • 05 - Media Rumble
└ Tags: danny, dorothy

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  1. Jen Aside
    Jen Aside
    June 7, 2011 at 12:02 am | #

    “Say, Amber, will you bleach your hair?”

    SHIT THAT WON’T WORK NOW WILL IT

    • David Herbert
      David Herbert
      June 7, 2011 at 2:21 am | #

      You never know until you ask.

      • Angelgex01
        Angelgex01
        June 7, 2011 at 3:44 am | #

        No it can’t work because now she knows she has a blond clone….but that would do wonders for the whole secret identity thing…

        • dchorror
          dchorror
          June 7, 2011 at 5:40 am | #

          That would be frustrating to have to die your hair every time you changed into costume.

          • TemplarKnight
            TemplarKnight
            June 7, 2011 at 5:43 am | #

            when did Ultracar get hair to dye?

          • Daibhid C
            Daibhid C
            June 7, 2011 at 6:36 am | #

            Believe it or not, Kid Flash used to do this — Wally West had red hair, but KF was brunet. Of course, he could put it in/wash it out at superspeed.

            • Rowen Morland
              Rowen Morland
              June 7, 2011 at 8:42 am | #

              Superspeed or not that much dee would kill your hair.

              • Caf
                Caf
                June 7, 2011 at 10:56 pm | #

                Peter David’s Supergirl wore a blonde wig at some point…

                • Undrhil
                  Undrhil
                  June 8, 2011 at 3:28 am | #

                  Wonder Girl (from Young Justice, the comic series) wears a black wig to cover up her naturally blonde hair.

                  :: Nods ::

            • KHNO
              KHNO
              June 9, 2011 at 6:02 am | #

              even at superspeed you’d have to wait a bit for the product to have an effect

  2. Paranoia
    Paranoia
    June 7, 2011 at 12:04 am | #

    Mm mm mm.

  3. Outrider
    Outrider
    June 7, 2011 at 12:05 am | #

    For some reason it makes me real sad seeing Dorothy lead Danny out of the room hand-in-hand.

    • A. Colunga
      A. Colunga
      June 7, 2011 at 2:19 am | #

      Me too, my eyes shot to it before actually reading the bubbles.

  4. Zap
    Zap
    June 7, 2011 at 12:06 am | #

    And then Dorothy and Amber had lesbian sex.

    If somebody else made that joke already in the past few strips (which is likely), I apologize.

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      June 7, 2011 at 12:10 am | #

      You should never apologize about lesbian sex… unless it involves really ugly people.

      • Joebo
        Joebo
        June 7, 2011 at 12:42 am | #

        real life lesbian sex makes me sad

        • Khrene Cleaver
          Khrene Cleaver
          June 7, 2011 at 8:58 pm | #

          My friend you just haven’t found good lesbian porn yet.

          Try googling “tribbing” and hit the second link.

    • Darth Shadow
      Darth Shadow
      June 7, 2011 at 12:11 am | #

      If somebody draws that though (and if they haven’t already (which is ALSO likely)), then they get…………

      Actually I’m not sure what they get, considering we’ll only be able to view it as “clonecest” or something along those lines.

  5. knowwonattawl
    knowwonattawl
    June 7, 2011 at 12:06 am | #

    Considering that he didn’t really seem interested in even talking to Amber until she started muttering geeky things during class I’m going to choose to disbelieve Danny here. I think he’s afraid Joe is right, but is just giving himself too little credit.

    • Angelgex01
      Angelgex01
      June 7, 2011 at 3:42 am | #

      I think you right, there have been many points where Danny would just rationalize things on the spot even if the rational doesn’t fit the facts. Plus…. isn’t people jumping the gun here, I thought the last we heard about someone reciprocating Danny’s feelings was hypothetical conversation about her fears of Danny being in the closet… and his non-ironic love of ponies.

    • das-g
      das-g
      June 7, 2011 at 8:44 am | #

      My thoughts, exactly.

    • Janette
      Janette
      June 7, 2011 at 10:26 pm | #

      I agree. I think it’s the geek the won him over…

  6. Bunk
    Bunk
    June 7, 2011 at 12:06 am | #

    Fail Danny… just fail…

  7. Shadic
    Shadic
    June 7, 2011 at 12:07 am | #

    …Ooof. 😐

  8. Vivvav
    Vivvav
    June 7, 2011 at 12:07 am | #

    As the Ancient Greeks once said, SHIT JUST GOT REAL.

    • das-g
      das-g
      June 7, 2011 at 8:46 am | #

      Ancient Greeks spoke English?

      • Loki
        Loki
        June 7, 2011 at 10:45 am | #

        That’s part of the joke there, yes.

    • Lesharo
      Lesharo
      June 8, 2011 at 11:32 am | #

      I’m a firm believer in the ancient latin phrase: verum fuerit stercus

  9. Tristan J
    Tristan J
    June 7, 2011 at 12:14 am | #

    Danny, I was with you right up until you turned your head melodramatically. It’s impossible to take someone seriously when they pose like a Mary Worth character.

    (FAAACE, to stem the tide of FAAACE replies my comments tend to draw)

    • Rognik
      Rognik
      June 7, 2011 at 1:31 am | #

      Turned his HEAAAA- eh, it’s just not worth it.

      • Khrene Cleaver
        Khrene Cleaver
        June 7, 2011 at 9:00 pm | #

        Thats not worth it but remember you can always give head with your FAAACE.

  10. Plasma Mongoose
    Plasma Mongoose
    June 7, 2011 at 12:14 am | #

    Damn, and here I thought it was cos Amber was willing to ‘trade pokemons’ with him.

    • Darth Shadow
      Darth Shadow
      June 7, 2011 at 12:28 am | #

      That might be the greatest nerdy sexual euphemism ever created.

      Kudos to you.

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        June 7, 2011 at 1:16 am | #

        ^_^ Lets hope that he can still ‘trade’ his Cubone for her Skitty then.

        • Kernanator
          Kernanator
          June 7, 2011 at 2:28 am | #

          Nonono, you mean his Onyx for her Cloyster.

          • Vibbles
            Vibbles
            June 7, 2011 at 5:07 am | #

            Naaah.
            http://www.pokemonelite2000.com/v2dex005.gif <– the greatest penis-lookalike Pokemon there is.
            I giggle every time.

            • dchorror
              dchorror
              June 7, 2011 at 5:38 am | #

              But…it evolves from a chick…

            • Plasma Mongoose
              Plasma Mongoose
              June 7, 2011 at 7:09 am | #

              Isn’t that Cockbusten?

          • Bill M.
            Bill M.
            June 7, 2011 at 3:14 pm | #

            His metapod for her tangela?

            • Plasma Mongoose
              Plasma Mongoose
              June 7, 2011 at 6:16 pm | #

              He will have to rename it Penis and have it come with a moveset like this:

              *FRUSTRATION
              *HARDEN
              *GROWTH
              *SPLASH

  11. Ryune
    Ryune
    June 7, 2011 at 12:17 am | #

    Now where did I put my “wah wah” trombone?

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      June 7, 2011 at 1:20 am | #

      http://www.sadtrombone.com/

      • MediaDuke
        MediaDuke
        June 7, 2011 at 1:26 am | #

        That is the best trombone-based website ever.

      • Horerczy
        Horerczy
        June 7, 2011 at 5:39 am | #

        I clicked it 150 times because danny isn’t thinking about weedle-ing amber’s caterpie.

        • Aizat
          Aizat
          June 7, 2011 at 10:30 am | #

          Don’t you mean Wailording her Skitty or Onixing her Cloyster? Darn it, now I’m making euphemism using Pokemon.

  12. Jetpack Monkey
    Jetpack Monkey
    June 7, 2011 at 12:25 am | #

    And Danny bounces from righteous to ruined in the span of two strips.

    *golf clap*

  13. Kernanator
    Kernanator
    June 7, 2011 at 12:33 am | #

    The problem is that this was a one-time deal. He only got one shot at finding a new girl, and now he’ll die alone and unloved. Poor Danny.

  14. Dahlia
    Dahlia
    June 7, 2011 at 12:35 am | #

    NO!

    NO NO!!

    NO NO NO!!!

    YOU HAD IT AND THEN YOU LOST IT, DANNY!!!!!!

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      June 7, 2011 at 12:53 am | #

      There, there. This could just be a setback. I’m sure it’s all going to be alright. Or it could go worse but I might be wrong about that.

      • Dahlia
        Dahlia
        June 7, 2011 at 1:37 am | #

        s: Well, I mean, I just want the majority of the cast to be happy in the end, so I guess its pointless a year in, but still D:

        I was hoping with his backbone he would get over Dorothy, but instead hes caving to his feelings for her instead of moving on…

        • Angelgex01
          Angelgex01
          June 7, 2011 at 3:47 am | #

          I’m sure we’ll see him angry and spinefull (you heard me) when he see’s Joe again, Joe has a way of bringing out the rage with Danny… especially when he’s not wearing pants…. *shudders*

          • Dahlia
            Dahlia
            June 7, 2011 at 7:30 am | #

            *laughs* yep!

            o.e;;; He could at least invest in some BOXERS…good lord…

            • Aizat
              Aizat
              June 7, 2011 at 10:27 am | #

              Heck, I’m a dude and even I think Joe should put on something to cover up Lil Joe. Anyways, here’s hoping Danny regrows his spine and get on with his life.

              • Dahlia
                Dahlia
                June 7, 2011 at 11:47 pm | #

                *nods vehemently* yes yes.

                Yep…s: Dannys affections for Dorothy are like his for Sal: pointless infatuation with no where to go.

  15. Kater
    Kater
    June 7, 2011 at 12:38 am | #

    AGNST!

    • Joebo
      Joebo
      June 7, 2011 at 12:41 am | #

      ANGST even

      • Tristan J
        Tristan J
        June 7, 2011 at 6:02 am | #

        AGNES!

        • knowwonattawl
          knowwonattawl
          June 7, 2011 at 8:14 am | #

          STANG!

          • Raiser
            Raiser
            June 7, 2011 at 8:33 am | #

            GNATS!

            • LimeTH
              LimeTH
              June 7, 2011 at 9:14 am | #

              GANTZ!

              • NeoDarklight
                NeoDarklight
                June 7, 2011 at 9:47 am | #

                TANG(S)!

              • TsunamiJane
                TsunamiJane
                June 7, 2011 at 10:07 am | #

                TSANG!

                This comment thread is full of win. I love you all.

                • nothri
                  nothri
                  June 7, 2011 at 11:34 am | #

                  Goth/2

        • zuche
          zuche
          June 7, 2011 at 4:29 pm | #

          “IT’S SO FLUFFY I COULD DIE!”

          • zuche
            zuche
            June 7, 2011 at 4:31 pm | #

            Aw. That should have appeared under Tristan’s reference to the Lamb of God.

  16. Joebo
    Joebo
    June 7, 2011 at 12:40 am | #

    Is this story line feeling a little meta for anyone else?

    • HMRC4EVR
      HMRC4EVR
      June 7, 2011 at 12:44 am | #

      No. It’s life, in all it’s glory, being what it is-an overall miserable lurching day to day of it getting your hopes up, then Nelson-laughing when everything falls apart.

      Don’t expect anything good to happen, and you’ll never be disappointed. If something good actually happenes, enjoy it and then expect something even worse to happen before too long.

      • Katosen27
        Katosen27
        June 7, 2011 at 1:24 am | #

        and people think I’m nuts when I tell them this same speil I thoroughly follow lol

        • gangler
          gangler
          June 7, 2011 at 2:39 am | #

          Those people live whimsical and romantic lives, and thus the harshness of reality sounds of insanity to them. Its’ very sight bludgeons their fragile reality in such a way that it would force them to gaze elsewhere.

      • Scot
        Scot
        June 13, 2011 at 4:00 am | #

        This comment is the epitome of pessimism.

  17. MM
    MM
    June 7, 2011 at 12:50 am | #

    “Liked”? Past tense? Geez, Danny. Way to be defeatist.

    Okay, okay, yeah, four days is probably a little soon to expect to be able to move on completely. (Though that just makes Dorothy’s “just a girlfriend” comment twice as unhelpful.) But dude, you copped to liking My Little Pony and she found it hot! You can’t just give up like that!

  18. Tey
    Tey
    June 7, 2011 at 12:51 am | #

    Dorothy’s numbers in the tag cloud just went past Billies…

    • Melizza
      Melizza
      June 7, 2011 at 9:15 pm | #

      Yup and she has replaced Billie on the banner!!

      • Melizza
        Melizza
        June 7, 2011 at 9:15 pm | #

        Next comic strip should be with Billie and then we will have a banner war!

  19. Aizat
    Aizat
    June 7, 2011 at 12:51 am | #

    WHAT? WHAT? I could not believe this, Danny. I thought you were over her and had moved on but after what had transpired here today, “Ruined” is somewhat of a fitting title but maybe I’m wrong and you bounce right back up, you never know.

  20. Ridureyu
    Ridureyu
    June 7, 2011 at 12:51 am | #

    Well, it was nice of her to apologize. That’s kinda rare in the real world.

    Also… Is it now time for Danny to go all emo?

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      June 7, 2011 at 12:54 am | #

      Well I hope he didn’t start drinking because you know what happen the last universe where he start drinking.

      • Seerow
        Seerow
        June 7, 2011 at 1:14 am | #

        An annoying character got killed off?

        I support Danny picking up drinking again…. but only after Fazz is introduced to this universe.

        • Plasma Mongoose
          Plasma Mongoose
          June 7, 2011 at 1:32 am | #

          If Danny takes up drinking, maybe Billie will get herself a drinking buddy.

          • Kernanator
            Kernanator
            June 7, 2011 at 2:27 am | #

            I can’t see any possible consequences!

            • dchorror
              dchorror
              June 7, 2011 at 5:34 am | #

              Not until he starts dating Ruth.

              • Horerczy
                Horerczy
                June 7, 2011 at 6:13 am | #

                yeah then he has to hear nagging every time he drinks.

                • zuche
                  zuche
                  June 7, 2011 at 4:32 pm | #

                  Only after the threesome is over.

        • Jackson
          Jackson
          June 7, 2011 at 6:58 am | #

          I support Danny picking up drinking again…. but only after Fazz is introduced to this universe

          That would be awesome.

  21. Lt. Taz
    Lt. Taz
    June 7, 2011 at 12:53 am | #

    Oh, Danno, cut the melodramatics. I had so much respect for the sudden appearance of your spine and then you said “ruined my life” and dramatically head-turned.

    • Loki
      Loki
      June 7, 2011 at 10:47 am | #

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8Kyi0WNg40

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      June 7, 2011 at 7:52 pm | #

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-jGYAbjIOI

  22. Seerow
    Seerow
    June 7, 2011 at 12:55 am | #

    And everyone watch in awe and amazement at Danny’s amazing melting spine.

  23. gangler
    gangler
    June 7, 2011 at 12:57 am | #

    Don’t worry Danno. I still ship you. Harima Mika and Yagiri Seiji are in my top five ships. You’ll find no judgement here.

  24. Plasma Mongoose
    Plasma Mongoose
    June 7, 2011 at 1:05 am | #

    “Spine, spine, I had it a minute ago, so where the hell did I put it?”

    • Loki
      Loki
      June 7, 2011 at 10:51 am | #

      It was swallowed by his dramatic FAAAAAAAAACE.

  25. Bekah
    Bekah
    June 7, 2011 at 1:06 am | #

    Awwww…. poor Amber.

  26. Lazarus
    Lazarus
    June 7, 2011 at 1:09 am | #

    Prediction: Danny becomes broken and rebels against everything, steals a motorcycle, and meets Sal, who finds his criminal nature hot.

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      June 7, 2011 at 1:17 am | #

      Unless it was her bike, then she will just kill him.

      • dchorror
        dchorror
        June 7, 2011 at 5:24 am | #

        She’ll admire him for his nerves.

      • Strephon
        Strephon
        June 7, 2011 at 8:31 am | #

        Or she makes him her Robin, like the post-Crisis Jason Todd.

        • Plasma Mongoose
          Plasma Mongoose
          June 7, 2011 at 8:50 am | #

          So he will wear a brightly coloured costume and serve as a decoy huh?

        • zuche
          zuche
          June 7, 2011 at 4:34 pm | #

          Except he’ll have to ride in the sidecar.

  27. JBO
    JBO
    June 7, 2011 at 1:16 am | #

    This exact thing happened with my and my teenage crushes. Not that they all looked the same, but they all had exactly the same tomboyish, sorta mean personality. The weird thing is two of them were Bi and now have been dating for a year.

    • dchorror
      dchorror
      June 7, 2011 at 5:23 am | #

      That sounds awkward.

  28. TheBenenator
    TheBenenator
    June 7, 2011 at 1:41 am | #

    That scowl on Danny’s FAAAACE looks . . . rather familiar. ;~)

  29. Sambuchino
    Sambuchino
    June 7, 2011 at 2:07 am | #

    Do the Mike face
    Do the Mike face
    Rock the mike face
    Kill the Mikey face

    • dchorror
      dchorror
      June 7, 2011 at 5:44 am | #

      That last one made me flash to a certain turtle doing an uncharacteristic scowl.

  30. bunnyThor
    bunnyThor
    June 7, 2011 at 2:49 am | #

    I think we can all see what has to happen here.

    It’s time to have Danny put to sleep.

  31. gangler
    gangler
    June 7, 2011 at 3:04 am | #

    Fun trick. To lighten the mood pretend both of them are pronouncing it rew-eend stewy griffin style.

    • coobee
      coobee
      June 7, 2011 at 7:37 am | #

      As a Brit I automatically read everything in a British accent. How do Americans read/say ‘ruined’? Genuinely curious if there’s a difference, I’m trying to work it out but I sound silly when I try.

      • Strephon
        Strephon
        June 7, 2011 at 8:33 am | #

        It depends on the regional accent, but “roond” is pretty common.

      • Lt. Taz
        Lt. Taz
        June 7, 2011 at 11:59 am | #

        I pronounce it “roo-win’d” but I’m from jersey, so I just assume I’m pronouncing it incorrectly.

      • begbert2
        begbert2
        June 7, 2011 at 12:19 pm | #

        roo-ind, northwestern US.

      • gangler
        gangler
        June 7, 2011 at 1:31 pm | #

        soft “I” sound instead of a hard “E”. Emphasis on the first syllable.

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        June 7, 2011 at 7:48 pm | #

        As an Aussie, I pronounce it roo-ind.

      • Lesharo
        Lesharo
        June 8, 2011 at 11:41 am | #

        Midwestern (which is a fairly flat American accent) is “roo-ind”. Ruin and Rune are not pronounced the same.

  32. Steven
    Steven
    June 7, 2011 at 3:36 am | #

    This is a disturbingly mature conversation for college freshmen.

    • dchorror
      dchorror
      June 7, 2011 at 5:23 am | #

      For college freshman who just broke up with each other.

    • Pat
      Pat
      June 7, 2011 at 9:14 am | #

      “You ruined my life!” is mature?

      • zuche
        zuche
        June 7, 2011 at 4:36 pm | #

        Well, if what you meant ot say was, “You ruined my life,” rather than, “Pass the corn flakes,” yeah.

    • Zem
      Zem
      June 8, 2011 at 5:28 am | #

      To be honest, I find that a weakness of this particular Willis comic. Characters are acting way too mature for their age sometimes, in a narrating-myself kind of way, and they seem to switch behaviors without much consistence. That speaks “only happens in webcomics” to me. The loads and loads of drama in Walky! ws closer to my own teenage experience.’m not wishing for the drama tag back, but I have had difficulty thinking of DoA as real people.

      Now I’m not saying that you can’t enjoy a webcomic like say (I’m not gonna name the ones) even though you know that the characters do nothing even passably real, but I do wonder if being, er, older has had an effect on DW’s writing, and what it’d take to avoid DoA becoming one of those “for kids, by adults who think they know kids but it shows” shows.

      • Lesharo
        Lesharo
        June 8, 2011 at 11:49 am | #

        In my experience, that was part of life then. One moment you are the immature kid, laughing and goofing off, then the next you’re acting more mature than anyone twice your age has a right to be. It’s all part of being thrust into the real world for the first time, facing its problems alone and trying to learn the balance between the serious and the silly.

  33. Marion Delgado
    Marion Delgado
    June 7, 2011 at 5:18 am | #

    Let he who has never done this throw the first transformer.

    • Bill M.
      Bill M.
      June 7, 2011 at 3:17 pm | #

      I ready my Unicron kitbash…

  34. Corsair114
    Corsair114
    June 7, 2011 at 5:39 am | #

    Trying to think of a funny way to spin drama into this makes my brain feel… tingly. My hat may be on too tight.

  35. Horerczy
    Horerczy
    June 7, 2011 at 5:44 am | #

    Dorothy says he’ll do it again. So does that mean that Danny isn’t a virgin?

    • dchorror
      dchorror
      June 7, 2011 at 5:45 am | #

      This has actually been discussed in comic. He stated as such when Amber was asking if he might be gay.

      • Horerczy
        Horerczy
        June 7, 2011 at 6:11 am | #

        I was being sarcastic. >.>”

  36. docococococ
    docococococ
    June 7, 2011 at 5:58 am | #

    Danno shouldn’t look like Mike…DOES NOT COMPUTE

  37. wnderjif
    wnderjif
    June 7, 2011 at 6:29 am | #

    ehh, i sort of had the reverse of this. its awkward, worse when you get the death threats.

  38. Jackson
    Jackson
    June 7, 2011 at 7:08 am | #

    ::facepalms::

    Danny.

  39. Kelsey
    Kelsey
    June 7, 2011 at 7:40 am | #

    Words no one ever thought would ever be uttered: Joe was RIGHT.

  40. ryan
    ryan
    June 7, 2011 at 7:55 am | #

    the clone thing wouldn’t be a problem if danny was going out with amazi-girl. she’s immune to criticism.

  41. Hoop
    Hoop
    June 7, 2011 at 8:06 am | #

    ha ha danny is a pathetic sack of shit

  42. arjay2813
    arjay2813
    June 7, 2011 at 8:29 am | #

    even if that was his reason for liking her, he did like her, and should give it a chance. probably wont work out now, but it might

  43. ziggy78eog
    ziggy78eog
    June 7, 2011 at 9:11 am | #

    At least he is able to admit it as such. Maybe he can find something else in Amber besides “she looks like my ex”.

    • Bill M.
      Bill M.
      June 7, 2011 at 3:19 pm | #

      Yeah, he’ll find something else in Amber… with his p… nah, too easy of a joke.

  44. Pat
    Pat
    June 7, 2011 at 9:18 am | #

    My ex’s current boyfriend looks like me.
    My ex who calls me all the time. Whose boyfriend is a jackass.

  45. QueenThomas
    QueenThomas
    June 7, 2011 at 9:31 am | #

    Anyone else notice Dorothy’s hand over her stomach in the last panel?

    Preggers. Baby kicked.

    • TsunamiJane
      TsunamiJane
      June 7, 2011 at 10:12 am | #

      Eh. I put my hand over my stomach all the time. It’s a natural resting position for me. Maybe a comfort thing. I dunno. Anyway, I am very much UNpregnant.

      • Loki
        Loki
        June 7, 2011 at 10:50 am | #

        That’s especially nice with that icon. Sarah doesn’t have time to be pregnant… She has studying to do!

  46. NeoDarklight
    NeoDarklight
    June 7, 2011 at 9:50 am | #

    So he started dating her because she had a similar FAAAAACE. He needs to base his judgements on something a little more substantial, doesn’t he?

    • Loki
      Loki
      June 7, 2011 at 10:49 am | #

      As others have said, he may be giving himself too little credit, as the geeky Pokemon thing also seemed to be a factor.

      • Angelgex01
        Angelgex01
        June 7, 2011 at 11:08 am | #

        Don’t forget the My Little Pony factor

        • nothri
          nothri
          June 7, 2011 at 12:04 pm | #

          Seriously. Have a certain set of features you tend to find more attractive than others is normal. Danny MIGHT have a point that he’s trying to replace her, but he might just be attracted to the geeky girls in glasses. In fact, if we’re assuming Danny is anything like his counterpart in the original Walkyverse, we know for a FACT that he is SUPER ATTRACTED to girls in glasses.

          • Jackson
            Jackson
            June 7, 2011 at 3:32 pm | #

            I’m inclined to believe Danny is being too hard on himself here–after all, Danny is Danny in any continuity, and Danny tends to be too hard on himself. But who knows, maybe Danny understands something about himself that I don’t; maybe he isn’t into Amber out of some genuine interest, maybe he’s just trying to fill the gaping void in his life that Dorothy left. I don’t think that’s the case, but we’ll see.

            Or maybe we won’t see. One of the two.

        • gangler
          gangler
          June 7, 2011 at 1:16 pm | #

          Keep in mind that Dorothy has a little bit of the geekiness too. It’s likely that he factors this in with the things that remind him of her, but really we could just call it a common interest.

          At the end of the day he’s got it all backwards though. Amber isn’t reminiscent of Dorothy any more than my laptop is reminiscent of an old Amiga system. Amber is Dorothy 2.0.

  47. Undrave
    Undrave
    June 7, 2011 at 1:11 pm | #

    Hey new baner with Dorothy! Sweet!

  48. gangler
    gangler
    June 7, 2011 at 1:24 pm | #

    It’s fun if you consider the logistics of ruining the same life multiple times consecutively.
    Step1: cause permanent and irreversible destruction.
    Step2:???
    Step3: Profit.

    • TheBenenator
      TheBenenator
      June 7, 2011 at 8:06 pm | #

      It’s more efficient if you just do it, and not stop to worry about the logistics.

      Not that I would ever support doing such a thing . . .

  49. MacGravatar
    MacGravatar
    June 7, 2011 at 2:51 pm | #

    Wooooooooooo! Truth comes out! (like a boss. With his Penis. for a nickel.) And that’s just at FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACE value!

    • Roborat
      Roborat
      June 7, 2011 at 4:01 pm | #

      Good job cramming the memes in. Two million imaginary points for you.

    • TheBenenator
      TheBenenator
      June 7, 2011 at 8:07 pm | #

      Way to rip the femurs out of all those memes. And their moms.

  50. Hitoshi
    Hitoshi
    June 7, 2011 at 5:32 pm | #

    Step2: Steel underpants.

  51. Shift
    Shift
    June 7, 2011 at 5:34 pm | #

    Well that answers my question about why Danny perused Amber.

    Danny is being over dramatic. Saying that just because Amber left, his life is ruined twice now, is a bit much. Its not like Amber said “never talk to me again” and its not like this was a serious relationship. Especially when Amber was being used for rebound purposes.

    And Dorothy… she’s gotta shut up. While I still agree with why she ended the relationship with Danny, she no longer is allowed to say ANYTHING about his dating life.

    • Glooble
      Glooble
      June 7, 2011 at 6:15 pm | #

      I think you meant pursued…

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        June 7, 2011 at 7:43 pm | #

        You are correct but I believe that Danny would have loved to peruse Amber in great detail.

        peruse
        1. Read thoroughly or carefully.
        2. Examine carefully or at length.

  52. Balance
    Balance
    June 8, 2011 at 4:17 am | #

    Your all forgetting one major fact though and that is the fact that in the walkyverse Danny and Billie fell in love and even began to hound her when she got glasses so won’t it be possible for the same thing to happen in the doaverse and looking back on past comments Willis will probably do the opposite of what I typed because he’s realized ticking us off about trivial things weved typed makes for good vewing.

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