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by David M Willis on November 21, 2011 at 12:01 am
  • 01 - Pajama Jeans
└ Tags: dorothy, jennifer, joyce, sal, sarah, walky

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  1. Michael
    Michael
    November 21, 2011 at 12:02 am | #

    It’s good to see that Walky keeps his priorities in order.

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      November 21, 2011 at 12:11 am | #

      there’s silly old attempted rape and assult and then there are more important things, like revolutionary pants!

      • Henry
        Henry
        November 21, 2011 at 4:36 am | #

        I don’t know what other people think is important, but a good pair of pants can be very hard to find sometimes.

      • chronicler
        chronicler
        November 21, 2011 at 7:52 am | #

        A revolution in your pants!

        • Valil
          Valil
          November 21, 2011 at 9:55 am | #

          I have some jeans with a fleece lining inside and I felt the same way Walky did I had to have them they are the best 😛

          • chronicler
            chronicler
            November 21, 2011 at 12:27 pm | #

            You felt like Walky… In Your Pants!

            • Vabolo
              Vabolo
              November 21, 2011 at 5:41 pm | #

              Better than feeling Walky in your pants.

        • Jenny Creed
          Jenny Creed
          June 3, 2013 at 6:59 pm | #

          The Revolution will not be delayed! It’s polite enough to wait while you deal with pressing emotional and legal issues, but should there be any lulls in the conversation, it’s right there in your face.

      • Andrusi
        Andrusi
        November 21, 2011 at 9:09 am | #

        All I want is pants! A revolutionary pair of pants!

    • Nobody Really
      Nobody Really
      November 21, 2011 at 2:47 am | #

      God knows his feelings on Pajama Jeans just like how he knows Joyce’s feelings on Sour Cream and Onion.

    • Name
      Name
      November 21, 2011 at 11:31 pm | #

      He waited his turn. They finished. Walky shouldn’t have to apologize for letting woman know of this wonderful thing he can’t wear. He said “live vicariously,” which means through another person’s experience. Walky’s the ultimate humanitarian (since the did vigilante the guy into his place).

      • Name
        Name
        November 21, 2011 at 11:31 pm | #

        *women, not woman in line 2

  2. arjay2813
    arjay2813
    November 21, 2011 at 12:02 am | #

    that really is the best way to live through someone…

    • alex
      alex
      November 21, 2011 at 12:12 am | #

      yes, through their pants.
      …there’s an innuendo in there that i’m too tired to see, isn’t there…?

      • Kernanator
        Kernanator
        November 21, 2011 at 12:47 am | #

        There’s ALWAYS an innuendo.

        • Joraiem
          Joraiem
          November 21, 2011 at 1:29 am | #

          In-your-endo!

          …Shut up, I’m sleepy.

          • wererat2000
            wererat2000
            November 21, 2011 at 3:43 am | #

            SLEEP DEPRIVATION; THE NEMESIS OF INNUENDOS EVERYWHERE!!

            • AkuMetsu091
              AkuMetsu091
              November 21, 2011 at 4:36 am | #

              Adding length.

              • Darksied
                Darksied
                November 21, 2011 at 6:06 am | #

                Ha Ha, Double entendre!!

              • vermi
                vermi
                November 21, 2011 at 6:26 am | #

                wangs.

                • SlaveBlade
                  SlaveBlade
                  November 21, 2011 at 10:02 am | #

                  And dames.

  3. David Herbert
    David Herbert
    November 21, 2011 at 12:02 am | #

    At least he’s honest. Maybe he’ll get to see one of them in the pants. And get them out of them. With his penis.

    • dchorror
      dchorror
      November 21, 2011 at 12:29 am | #

      One of them is his sister.

      • a99steaksauce
        a99steaksauce
        November 21, 2011 at 12:38 am | #

        And?…

        • iSaidCandleja-
          iSaidCandleja-
          November 21, 2011 at 12:48 am | #

          Possibly his identical twin sister. A splitting egg could have one half lose the y-chromosome and result in a boy and girl who are otherwise genetically identical. It’s not incest, it’s xxxtreme masturbation.

          • vermi
            vermi
            November 21, 2011 at 6:27 am | #

            I somehow pictured xxxtreme masturbation to involve BASE jumping or something like that.

          • no
            no
            November 21, 2011 at 7:11 am | #

            Fraternal twins are not “otherwise identical.”

            • octern
              octern
              November 21, 2011 at 10:37 am | #

              RIght, that’s what isaidcandleja was saying. Sal and Walky are, reasonably, assumed to be fraternal twins. But they could have originated in the same way that identical twins typically do (one fertilized egg splitting into two individuals), if one of the eggs suffered some chromosomal damage that caused it to develop as female instead of male. Sal would be genetically identical to Walky, except for chromosome pair 23. She’d also have Turner Syndrome. There’s zero textual evidence for this, but it’s biologically possible.

              • iSaidCandleja-
                iSaidCandleja-
                November 21, 2011 at 1:37 pm | #

                But what if Walky has Klinefelter syndrome, in which case the damage would result in Sal having normalized chromosome pairs while Walky suffers from an increased affinity for pajama jeans.

                It makes sense, even if the odds of it happening are only 1 in 10. The odds that I made up that statistic are only 11 in 10.

                • vlademir1
                  vlademir1
                  November 21, 2011 at 2:13 pm | #

                  Using the data on both conditions on wikipedia, it’s more likely one in a hundred million to one in a billion. That assumes that both conditions could coexist in a set of identical twins…

        • dchorror
          dchorror
          November 21, 2011 at 6:46 pm | #

          Before today, I thought Joe was the best avatar for a perverted comment. You have proven me wrong.

      • Jetstream
        Jetstream
        November 21, 2011 at 8:43 am | #

        Several people on this comments section have already, in the past, referred to that as “wincest.”

        • Cybersnark
          Cybersnark
          November 21, 2011 at 10:18 am | #

          What does this have to do with the Winchesters?

          • Cassidy
            Cassidy
            November 21, 2011 at 12:16 pm | #

            I am very okay with that. Also Deanstiel.

  4. A. Colunga
    A. Colunga
    November 21, 2011 at 12:03 am | #

    What kind of man wants to get ladies INTO their jeans?
    Walky, that’s who.

    • Static Air
      Static Air
      November 21, 2011 at 1:30 am | #

      (Chorus) WALKY!

      Walky: The New Shaft.

      • Kernanator
        Kernanator
        November 21, 2011 at 2:28 am | #

        Can you dig it?

      • L
        L
        November 21, 2011 at 4:21 am | #

        That walky is one baaad mutha-

        • lightsabermario
          lightsabermario
          November 21, 2011 at 5:06 am | #

          Shut your FAAAAAAACE!

          • Xartarin
            Xartarin
            November 21, 2011 at 3:16 pm | #

            We’re just talkin’ ’bout Walky!

            • dchorror
              dchorror
              November 21, 2011 at 6:47 pm | #

              We can dig it.

  5. Plasma Mongoose
    Plasma Mongoose
    November 21, 2011 at 12:03 am | #

    Be a man and order the damn jeans yourself.

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      November 21, 2011 at 12:12 am | #

      And what will he say to the whoever it is he will face when he does it, hmm? I’m pretty sure the “I’m buying it for my girlfriend” is not going to hold up. Besides, it’s kinda awkward for a guy to buy women’s clothing.

      • TemplarKnight
        TemplarKnight
        November 21, 2011 at 12:20 am | #

        Actually, based on this, he wants his female friends to have comfy pants and live vicariously through them rather than wear the pants himself. Apparently he cannot wear girly pants himself.

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        November 21, 2011 at 12:27 am | #

        He just needs to say that he isn’t ready to go into full drag yet, so he wants to get these pants as a safer alternative.

      • Laura
        Laura
        November 21, 2011 at 12:30 am | #

        Or he could order them over the internet, thus eliminating any face-to-face interaction.

        • Plasma Mongoose
          Plasma Mongoose
          November 21, 2011 at 1:52 am | #

          But where is the drama?

          • Wackd
            Wackd
            November 21, 2011 at 5:24 pm | #

            It’s over there, in a box.

            • dchorror
              dchorror
              November 21, 2011 at 6:48 pm | #

              No, the tag is in whatever building Galasso didn’t buy to start Shortpacked!

        • ryan
          ryan
          November 21, 2011 at 9:53 am | #

          women’s sizes are all but impossible to understand though. and on top of that, the things may not even fit properly, being made for women and all. but i wouldn’t be surprised if that last point mattered too much to him.

  6. Doctor_Who
    Doctor_Who
    November 21, 2011 at 12:03 am | #

    Walky just wants to get into their pants. Even his sister’s.

    • das-g
      das-g
      November 22, 2011 at 6:46 pm | #

      Who doesn’t wear any.

  7. Aizat
    Aizat
    November 21, 2011 at 12:05 am | #

    What’s the word I’m looking for here? Oh right, awkward.

  8. JayStrang
    JayStrang
    November 21, 2011 at 12:05 am | #

    Wait, Sal has been pantsless this entire time?

    • Laura
      Laura
      November 21, 2011 at 12:10 am | #

      Yes. Yes she has.

      Oh God, I’m going to answer questions with a Phineas and Ferb reference for the rest of my life, aren’t I?

      • Digidestined of Trust
        Digidestined of Trust
        November 21, 2011 at 12:21 am | #

        Yes, yes you are.

        • a99steaksauce
          a99steaksauce
          November 21, 2011 at 12:40 am | #

          No, no im not.

          • Spazman
            Spazman
            November 21, 2011 at 4:45 am | #

            aren’t you a little old for a Phineas and Ferb reference?

            • Drake
              Drake
              November 21, 2011 at 5:22 am | #

              No, no we’re not.

              • captainswift
                captainswift
                November 21, 2011 at 11:57 am | #

                Say, where’s Perry?

                • TheBenenator
                  TheBenenator
                  November 21, 2011 at 10:09 pm | #

                  Curse you, Perry the Platypus!

                • Spazman
                  Spazman
                  November 22, 2011 at 5:47 am | #

                  doo be doo be doo, be doo be doo be doo be–A-GENT P!!!!!!!

            • a99steaksauce
              a99steaksauce
              November 21, 2011 at 4:27 pm | #

              Actually I have no clue who they are. : lD

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      November 21, 2011 at 12:12 am | #

      Thus meeting her fanservice quota for this quarter.

      • wererat2000
        wererat2000
        November 21, 2011 at 12:13 am | #

        Wait, there’s a fanservice quota for this webcomic?

        • Laura
          Laura
          November 21, 2011 at 12:15 am | #

          Every webcomic has a fanservice quota. Shortpacked’s is filled by lesbians, Dumbing of Age’s by Sal’s lack of pants.

        • Aizat
          Aizat
          November 21, 2011 at 12:15 am | #

          IIRC, yes but I don’t know what is the quota for this webcomic.

          • Digidestined of Trust
            Digidestined of Trust
            November 21, 2011 at 12:22 am | #

            FAAAAAACES!

          • dchorror
            dchorror
            November 21, 2011 at 12:33 am | #

            It hasn’t been met.

            • Plasma Mongoose
              Plasma Mongoose
              November 21, 2011 at 12:36 am | #

              Sal has met hers for now, now it is the other characters who have yet to meet theirs.

              • vlademir1
                vlademir1
                November 21, 2011 at 1:59 am | #

                the way Joyce is sitting in that chair is inspiring perverse sexual lust… admittedly under the character’s current circumstances that’s creeping me out thus negating the fan service.

                • iSaidCandleja-
                  iSaidCandleja-
                  November 21, 2011 at 1:39 pm | #

                  I bet you’d just love to be her shadow right now.

      • Jamal K.
        Jamal K.
        November 21, 2011 at 4:39 pm | #

        Suitable comment coming from THAT avatar!

    • fellixe
      fellixe
      November 21, 2011 at 12:14 am | #

      Has the power of her pantslessness had an effect on you?

    • Bill M.
      Bill M.
      November 23, 2011 at 1:18 pm | #

      No, not the ENTIRE time. Just since Walky was watching the Pajama Jeans commercial. Unless she constantly has a hologram/illusion covering her lower half when she’s not in her dorm room.

  9. DiDi
    DiDi
    November 21, 2011 at 12:08 am | #

    I think any possible chance for the relationships between Sarah and Joyce to get sappy just went down the drain. It’s at least gonna take them a few steps back now.

    • Xalticus
      Xalticus
      November 21, 2011 at 9:40 am | #

      Or just more roofies.

  10. Leorale
    Leorale
    November 21, 2011 at 12:20 am | #

    Woo, dorm rocking-desk-chair thingies!

  11. Kisai
    Kisai
    November 21, 2011 at 12:21 am | #

    Haha, Walky you’re going to have to order the pants yourself now.

    or

    Guess what Walky’s getting for Christmas.

  12. Stephen Bierce
    Stephen Bierce
    November 21, 2011 at 12:21 am | #

    *Plays David Bowie’s “Jean Genie” in the background*

  13. Steven
    Steven
    November 21, 2011 at 12:30 am | #

    So THIS is how Walky and Joyce get together in this universe.

    • fellixe
      fellixe
      November 21, 2011 at 12:45 am | #

      Alien invasion, pants fetish. It takes unusual circumstances to say the least.

  14. Alechsa
    Alechsa
    November 21, 2011 at 12:32 am | #

    So…. Sal just let Joyce agree to let a KNOWN date rapist get away with it.

    …. Not cool.

    • a99steaksauce
      a99steaksauce
      November 21, 2011 at 12:42 am | #

      Acting too far after the fact only makes it a waste of time and energy.

    • iSaidCandleja-
      iSaidCandleja-
      November 21, 2011 at 12:50 am | #

      He isn’t a “known” date rapist, just an attempted one. It is possible he is too inept to have ever finished his crimes.

    • Locke
      Locke
      November 21, 2011 at 12:57 am | #

      You’re missing the point, here: now Walky can order Pajama Jeans.

      • Spazman
        Spazman
        November 21, 2011 at 4:46 am | #

        your gravatar makes that comment funnier.

  15. NF
    NF
    November 21, 2011 at 12:46 am | #

    At least he still believes in justice!

    Okay, even I think that joke is in poor taste for this particular strip, but Willis opened the door with Walky’s ridiculous obsession with pajama jeans.

    • Kernanator
      Kernanator
      November 21, 2011 at 12:50 am | #

      At least he still believes in pants!

      • NF
        NF
        November 21, 2011 at 11:40 am | #

        Yes, that is much better.

  16. Kernanator
    Kernanator
    November 21, 2011 at 12:51 am | #

    That’s right Walky, go wild.

  17. Tristan J
    Tristan J
    November 21, 2011 at 12:57 am | #

    And the question ‘What exactly was Walky going to do regarding Pyjama Jeans’ is finally answered!

  18. Valdrax
    Valdrax
    November 21, 2011 at 1:20 am | #

    Let’s imagine Walky gets his wish.

    Now, every time you wear those pants, Walky will be there. Watching fondly.

    • madd
      madd
      November 21, 2011 at 10:10 pm | #

      Well, now I just have to buy some. Just so I can feel I’ve made someone happy every time I wear them. Even if it is just an imaginary character.

  19. Thores
    Thores
    November 21, 2011 at 1:30 am | #

    This plan is awesome because no matter who orders them, it’s going to be another year of strips before that person gets it in the mail.

    • Beautifail
      Beautifail
      November 21, 2011 at 2:45 am | #

      Ba-zing

  20. Shifty
    Shifty
    November 21, 2011 at 3:26 am | #

    Yes Joyce, trust the decisions making process of a girl who spent several years in a boarding school after being arrested for knocking over convenient stores, and who spent a week’s time climbing 3 story buildings so as to sneak into a room to avoid her roommate for reasons still left vague. Surely here opinion will lead you true…

    And Walky… thank you for lightening the mood, with your horribly inappropriate desires.

    • Kalan
      Kalan
      November 21, 2011 at 5:55 pm | #

      You’re forgetting: Sal rides a motorcycle. Her decision making is just too cool and a,axing to be wrong.

      • Kalan
        Kalan
        November 21, 2011 at 5:57 pm | #

        “amazing”‘ not a,axing. She’s saving the a,axing for Ryan.

  21. Osaru Sensei
    Osaru Sensei
    November 21, 2011 at 3:58 am | #

    Good job with the sensitivity Walky. 😛

  22. Henry
    Henry
    November 21, 2011 at 4:37 am | #

    Walky wants to see someone. In the PAAAAAAAAAAANTS.

  23. ryan
    ryan
    November 21, 2011 at 10:08 am | #

    if walky orders these things online, the wait for them to arrive is going to be unbearable. it’ll be even worse than calvin and his propeller beanie.

  24. Paul1963
    Paul1963
    November 21, 2011 at 1:15 pm | #

    …aaand then they killed him.

  25. Roborat
    Roborat
    November 21, 2011 at 2:48 pm | #

    Oh man, I just love that back shot of Sal in the third panel. Very nice work sir.

    • Gargamel
      Gargamel
      November 21, 2011 at 3:35 pm | #

      She certainly has allot of hair…

      • Joraiem
        Joraiem
        November 21, 2011 at 9:17 pm | #

        Yes, I sure love that shot of her hair blocking her ass.

  26. Plasma Mongoose
    Plasma Mongoose
    November 21, 2011 at 3:42 pm | #

    From the back, Sal looks like Cousin It.

    • Jamal K.
      Jamal K.
      November 21, 2011 at 4:43 pm | #

      If only you had that avatar when Sal opened the door for Walky…

  27. Name
    Name
    November 21, 2011 at 11:26 pm | #

    Let me restate it. Walky is the best character.

  28. BrokenEye, True False Prophet
    BrokenEye, True False Prophet
    September 16, 2015 at 10:50 pm | #

    “If thou at all take thy neighbor’s garment to pledge, thou shalt restore it unto him before the sun goeth down:”

    Exodus 22:26

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