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by David M Willis on September 28, 2013 at 12:01 am
  • 04 - Just Hangin' Out With My Family
└ Tags: amber, harriet, mike, sarah

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  1. Geminia999
    Geminia999
    September 28, 2013 at 12:01 am | #

    Sarah… do you really not like hugs that much?

    • Darth
      Darth
      September 28, 2013 at 12:03 am | #

      I would say that Sarah is the closest we’ll get to this world’s The Fallen, but The Fallen wishes he was that lucky.

      • ALLxISxGONE
        ALLxISxGONE
        September 28, 2013 at 8:40 pm | #

        …

    • Keroshino
      Keroshino
      September 28, 2013 at 12:06 am | #

      Hugs, fun and any form of happiness.

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      September 28, 2013 at 12:25 am | #

      I’m a lot like Sarah in that respects, I’m not a huggy kind of person at all and I certainly never kiss anyone.

      • saltchocolate
        saltchocolate
        September 28, 2013 at 12:34 am | #

        Nice Ruth grav, Plasma!

        • Plasma Mongoose
          Plasma Mongoose
          September 28, 2013 at 12:38 am | #

          Thanks ^_^

      • m2iCodeJockey
        m2iCodeJockey
        August 20, 2015 at 4:35 pm | #

        You don’t happen to be in pact an Asian-American GF who has really strong thighs, do you?

    • Foxhack
      Foxhack
      September 28, 2013 at 12:44 am | #

      Some of us don’t like to be hugged unless we’re very familiar with the person doing the hugging.

      Outside of my family only four people could hug me without any issues: My ex-girlfriend while she was my girlfriend, our best friend at the time, another friend who also liked to punch me in the arm, and someone who taunted me but still liked me a lot.

      … all females.

      … huh.

    • Andiemus
      Andiemus
      September 28, 2013 at 12:59 am | #

      It’s a matter of personal space. If I don’t know who the hell you are and you run up and throw your arms around me, I may just straight kick you off of me Nala style.

      • Wallace Wells
        Wallace Wells
        September 28, 2013 at 9:47 am | #

        Yup. Ask me first (even possible to do so non-verbally), and then you can hug me.

        I do the same before hugging others.

      • Ourorboros
        Ourorboros
        September 28, 2013 at 6:19 pm | #

        Will a nickel sweeten the deal?

    • begbert2
      begbert2
      September 28, 2013 at 11:34 am | #

      Hugs from people I’m not very very fond of are freaky and weird.

      …This includes my own family. All my sisters and mothers are too damn short, and if my brother of father hugged me, I’d be freaking out because they’d been replaced by aliens.

  2. thecanvashat
    thecanvashat
    September 28, 2013 at 12:01 am | #

    Sarah is allergic to displays of happiness.

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      September 28, 2013 at 12:22 am | #

      Or it could be that hugs is Sarah’s kryptonite.

    • gangler
      gangler
      September 28, 2013 at 1:25 am | #

      Sarah is allergic to assholes who won’t take “no” for an answer.

      Seriously, why is “Don’t touch me” a fucked up thing to ask for? Why is it socially acceptable for people like her to just keep going?

      • Charlie
        Charlie
        September 28, 2013 at 3:01 am | #

        Yeah, I agree. If Sarah says she doesn’t want hugs, it’s pretty crummy to keep attempting it?

      • Benbo231
        Benbo231
        September 28, 2013 at 10:54 am | #

        Wait a sec! If she hates people who won’t take no for an answer… Is that just a moral stance on things, or is there some backstory there?

      • desolation0
        desolation0
        September 28, 2013 at 10:58 am | #

        I think someone needs a hug!

  3. Jen Aside
    Jen Aside
    September 28, 2013 at 12:01 am | #

    Sarah makes everything better ^_^ [in her own way]

  4. Keroshino
    Keroshino
    September 28, 2013 at 12:02 am | #

    That’s our Ms. Warner!

    • thecanvashat
      thecanvashat
      September 28, 2013 at 12:02 am | #

      *laugh track*

    • The Candyman
      The Candyman
      September 28, 2013 at 12:02 am | #

      *canned laughter*

      • The Candyman
        The Candyman
        September 28, 2013 at 12:02 am | #

        Dammit, beat me to it.

        • thecanvashat
          thecanvashat
          September 28, 2013 at 12:04 am | #

          The Riddler is one step ahead of you, but is two steps behind Johnny Witts.

        • Doctor_Who
          Doctor_Who
          September 28, 2013 at 12:04 am | #

          Don’t worry, it’s a sitcom! ALL the jokes are repetitive! 😀

          • Bilfred
            Bilfred
            September 28, 2013 at 1:32 am | #

            Don’t worry, it’s a sitcom! ALL the jokes are repetitive! 😀

            • Izzy
              Izzy
              September 28, 2013 at 1:56 am | #

              C-c-c-c-combo beaker!

              • POSTER
                POSTER
                September 28, 2013 at 2:21 am | #

                Don’t worry, it’s a sitcom! ALL the jokes are repetitive! 😀

                • Riku
                  Riku
                  September 28, 2013 at 11:07 am | #

                  C-c-c-c-cracker combos

                • Heimdall
                  Heimdall
                  September 28, 2013 at 4:02 pm | #

                  Don’t worry, it’s a joke! All the sitcoms are repetitive. 😀

    • Keroshino
      Keroshino
      September 28, 2013 at 12:03 am | #

      Mrs. Warner I mean! :p

  5. Pyr05
    Pyr05
    September 28, 2013 at 12:02 am | #

    “And when you do, THAT’S when I’ll get you. I’m like herpes.”

    • thecanvashat
      thecanvashat
      September 28, 2013 at 12:05 am | #

      ” You know who I am. You don’t know where I am. And you’ll never see me coming.”

      • Paul
        Paul
        September 28, 2013 at 1:58 am | #

        Sarah is the Bat man.

      • Batman
        Batman
        September 28, 2013 at 8:19 am | #

        I’m Batman.

        • Riku
          Riku
          September 28, 2013 at 11:07 am | #

          Oh you

      • Heimdall
        Heimdall
        September 28, 2013 at 4:09 pm | #

        “I have a very particular set of skills. I will find you…and I will hug you.”

        • das-g
          das-g
          September 28, 2013 at 6:44 pm | #

          One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them,
          One Ring to bring them all and in a hug bind them

  6. Doctor_Who
    Doctor_Who
    September 28, 2013 at 12:02 am | #

    It’s official, Sarah has the bat with her at all times. Now if only we could figure out where she’s keeping it.

    I have a theory, which might also go some way to explaining her attitude problem.

    • Kiggy
      Kiggy
      September 28, 2013 at 12:03 am | #

      I see what you did there

    • timemonkey
      timemonkey
      September 28, 2013 at 12:04 am | #

      The bat is a manifestation of her rage.

      • Doctor_Who
        Doctor_Who
        September 28, 2013 at 12:05 am | #

        Too small.

        • timemonkey
          timemonkey
          September 28, 2013 at 12:13 am | #

          It’s not the size that matters it’s how she uses it.

        • Hoboturtle
          Hoboturtle
          September 28, 2013 at 12:28 am | #

          It’s really dense to make up for it.

        • Eposi
          Eposi
          September 28, 2013 at 10:21 am | #

          It’s small because she hasn’t released her bankai yet

        • Iceholder
          Iceholder
          September 28, 2013 at 5:48 pm | #

          When you get to her level, you have to learn to control it’s size, otherwise you’ll be swinging around a bat the size of a skyscraper.

          • ShadowMaskPrime
            ShadowMaskPrime
            September 28, 2013 at 10:39 pm | #

            Wait, wasn’t this part of the plot to Bleach?

    • Bob
      Bob
      September 28, 2013 at 12:05 am | #

      it is well documented that the space between a woman’s boobs is in fact a portal to extradimensional space that will consume any unwanted party dumb enough to reach in while said woman is clothed. Get with the times, man.

      • Icalasari
        Icalasari
        September 28, 2013 at 12:26 am | #

        Best. Death. Ever

    • Geminia999
      Geminia999
      September 28, 2013 at 12:06 am | #

      Where her Femurs are (since everyone here’s favourite bodypart is the femur!)

      • Jackson
        Jackson
        September 28, 2013 at 9:27 am | #

        We do, after all, need them to live!

    • John
      John
      September 28, 2013 at 12:40 am | #

      So Sarah is a paladin?

      Maybe she just thought it would be a good idea to pick up the bat after her encounter with Dr. Dick.

    • Big Drahma
      Big Drahma
      September 28, 2013 at 12:45 am | #

      Dumbing of Age is actually a Ranma 1/2 fanfic from 1995, and Sarah’s using Akane’s Hammerspace trick.

      • Spack
        Spack
        September 28, 2013 at 9:12 am | #

        Hammerspace existed long before Ranma. Even bigger mallets were hidden by nothing more than a tiger-striped bikini.

        • StClair
          StClair
          September 30, 2013 at 3:32 am | #

          *nostalgic sigh*

          (also, gravatar cascade!)

  7. spriteless
    spriteless
    September 28, 2013 at 12:02 am | #

    Everyone is friends with Mike for his mom. He just wants to return the favor. For a nickel.

  8. Pizzathehutt
    Pizzathehutt
    September 28, 2013 at 12:02 am | #

    Oh, Sarah. 🙂

  9. Psycho
    Psycho
    September 28, 2013 at 12:03 am | #

    You can’t run from the hugs forever Sarah! NO ONE CAN!!!

  10. nick
    nick
    September 28, 2013 at 12:03 am | #

    I would complain about the delayed resolution of Danny/Amber, but I guess this works

  11. someguywithakatana
    someguywithakatana
    September 28, 2013 at 12:03 am | #

    Oh hey… Mike and Amber are together again… after Amber got dumped…

    If I didn’t know better.

    • someguywithakatana
      someguywithakatana
      September 28, 2013 at 12:03 am | #

      But I do, so yeah…

      • Keroshino
        Keroshino
        September 28, 2013 at 12:12 am | #

        Good…as long as you know better!

      • Elva Rodríguez
        Elva Rodríguez
        September 28, 2013 at 12:33 am | #

        Wouldn’t be the first time he get togheter with Amber after she get dumped, though this he has no idea about all the Danny thing so who knows

      • saltchocolate
        saltchocolate
        September 28, 2013 at 12:36 am | #

        I would *so* love that!!!

    • John
      John
      September 28, 2013 at 12:59 am | #

      I don’t think this Amber is evil enough to handle Mike yet. She needs some experience working retail first.

    • ninja_jesus
      ninja_jesus
      September 28, 2013 at 1:53 am | #

      Except Amber wasn’t dumped…

      • vsophi
        vsophi
        September 28, 2013 at 4:03 am | #

        She was friend-dumped.

        • Keroshino
          Keroshino
          September 28, 2013 at 7:27 pm | #

          That’s worse 🙁

  12. Kiggy
    Kiggy
    September 28, 2013 at 12:03 am | #

    I like her.

    Mrs. Warner that is…

  13. timemonkey
    timemonkey
    September 28, 2013 at 12:04 am | #

    No means no, Mrs. Warner.

    Also we’ve been needing some Old Testament God in the comic for a while now.

  14. Sir Robin
    Sir Robin
    September 28, 2013 at 12:05 am | #

    Amber and Mike?

    Nah, that will never work

    • Keroshino
      Keroshino
      September 28, 2013 at 12:08 am | #

      Been there…done that!

      • timemonkey
        timemonkey
        September 28, 2013 at 12:12 am | #

        For a nickel.

        • Aizat
          Aizat
          September 28, 2013 at 12:32 am | #

          The hugs?

  15. Shade
    Shade
    September 28, 2013 at 12:06 am | #

    And now you know why Mike is so good at hitting people when their guard is down.

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      September 28, 2013 at 12:13 am | #

      Well, hugs are good for dropping people’s guards. Why do you think stabbing someone while hugging is one of the best ways to kill someone?

  16. Sir Robin
    Sir Robin
    September 28, 2013 at 12:06 am | #

    Is it wrong that I want Sarah and Mike to get together?

    • Keroshino
      Keroshino
      September 28, 2013 at 12:08 am | #

      Nope! I do to.

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      September 28, 2013 at 12:08 am | #

      Epic. Hatefucks.

      • Sir Robin
        Sir Robin
        September 28, 2013 at 12:09 am | #

        No survivors

    • tunasammich
      tunasammich
      September 28, 2013 at 12:15 am | #

      omg yes, perfect

    • The Candyman
      The Candyman
      September 28, 2013 at 12:32 am | #

      I dunno. Mike is actively malicious, while Sarah seems to have just been forced into bitterness by the world around her. Not much to go on.

      Mike and Ruth, on the other hand, is something I can totally ship.

      • Urzu13
        Urzu13
        September 28, 2013 at 12:40 am | #

        I could see it.

      • POSTER
        POSTER
        September 28, 2013 at 5:46 pm | #

        But… isn’t Ruth a lesbian?

        • taekwondogirl
          taekwondogirl
          September 28, 2013 at 6:11 pm | #

          Ruth likes Billie. The only clue outside of that we have is that she is too busy to be “concerned with the plumbing”, implying that she doesn’t really care what gender the person is, if she finds that specific individual attractive.

  17. Cliff
    Cliff
    September 28, 2013 at 12:08 am | #

    Cue waiting months and months for any sort of closure regarding the Danny/Amber/Amazigirl situation -________-

    • Keroshino
      Keroshino
      September 28, 2013 at 12:10 am | #

      Give it time…we deserve a break from the feels.

      • timemonkey
        timemonkey
        September 28, 2013 at 12:11 am | #

        Or the indifferent annoyance.

        Honestly, for that plot to go anywhere soon the people involved would need to not be Amber and Danny.

        • saltchocolate
          saltchocolate
          September 28, 2013 at 12:40 am | #

          This may be *super-true,* a truth so obvious and forceful, you didn’t need to say it.

          • timemonkey
            timemonkey
            September 28, 2013 at 12:43 am | #

            But then you wouldn’t have replied and we wouldn’t be having this lovely conversation.

  18. Z3tto
    Z3tto
    September 28, 2013 at 12:09 am | #

    My memory is bad. Are Mike and Amber friends in this universe?

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      September 28, 2013 at 12:11 am | #

      They are both friends with Ethan. But “friend” may be a strong word for Mike in any context.

      • xKiv
        xKiv
        September 28, 2013 at 6:09 pm | #

        Mike just has people he’s willing to stand next to.

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      September 28, 2013 at 12:11 am | #

      Yes.

    • John
      John
      September 28, 2013 at 12:19 am | #

      Mike, Amber, and Ethan went to high school together. I won’t testify to “friends”.

    • saltchocolate
      saltchocolate
      September 28, 2013 at 12:27 am | #

      Let’s just say that Amber knows Mrs. Warner.

  19. Aizat
    Aizat
    September 28, 2013 at 12:11 am | #

    Seriously Sarah, why don’t you want to a hug? Is it because that you are secretly a hugwolf?

    • RobHagen
      RobHagen
      September 28, 2013 at 12:18 am | #

      Hugwolf? A variant of the lustwolves?

      “Don’t let Mrs Warner cast you into the fluffy and comfy armchairs of the Hugwolves, Sarah!”

      • Aizat
        Aizat
        September 28, 2013 at 12:20 am | #

        I thought whywolves are a variant of lustwolves?

        • RobHagen
          RobHagen
          September 28, 2013 at 1:01 am | #

          Why a duck?

        • Keroshino
          Keroshino
          September 28, 2013 at 1:14 am | #

          As long as they aren’t dickwolves!

  20. Astraea
    Astraea
    September 28, 2013 at 12:11 am | #

    Hahaha, well played, Willis, well played – follow up the uber sad comic with hilarious Mike’s mom. (Give in to the love, Sarah. You can’t resist!)

  21. neon5162
    neon5162
    September 28, 2013 at 12:11 am | #

    what people dont know that not only is she hugging them but also planting tracking/listening/explosive devices on them so that when she gets home she will know all your secrets and your location at all times so that she will rule the world with the infromation she has gained

    • vsophi
      vsophi
      September 28, 2013 at 4:02 am | #

      Knowing Ms. Warner, it’s more likely she’s planting cookies on them.

      • vsophi
        vsophi
        September 28, 2013 at 4:02 am | #

        mrs* goddammit I keep on typoing

        • anifreik
          anifreik
          September 28, 2013 at 9:17 pm | #

          It could have been worse. It could have come out “Mr.” instead 😀

  22. Aizat
    Aizat
    September 28, 2013 at 12:12 am | #

    You know, I imagined that Mrs. Warner sounded like Muriel.

    • vsophi
      vsophi
      September 28, 2013 at 4:01 am | #

      oh god, you’re right

  23. Thor
    Thor
    September 28, 2013 at 12:12 am | #

    Hmm. No Danny to rage about here. Now what do I do?

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      September 28, 2013 at 12:14 am | #

      Enjoy the free hugs?

    • Keroshino
      Keroshino
      September 28, 2013 at 12:23 am | #

      Enjoy the brief freedom away from Danny.

      • saltchocolate
        saltchocolate
        September 28, 2013 at 12:29 am | #

        Join the Sarah-haters up-stream? (No surprise, I like Sarah!)

        • Aizat
          Aizat
          September 28, 2013 at 12:30 am | #

          Sarah-haters? Where?

          • saltchocolate
            saltchocolate
            September 28, 2013 at 12:43 am | #

            First comments on the strip. As if everyone else on the planet would hug a total stranger.

            • timemonkey
              timemonkey
              September 28, 2013 at 1:40 am | #

              Some people would. They are the ones who must be stopped.

              • saltchocolate
                saltchocolate
                September 28, 2013 at 3:19 am | #

                Right you are, timemonkey. And we’re just the ones to stop them!

  24. tunasammich
    tunasammich
    September 28, 2013 at 12:14 am | #

    Hahaha, man, I knew I loved Sarah the most for a reason. Stranger hugs. . . *shudder*

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      September 28, 2013 at 12:16 am | #

      Yeah, but Mrs. Warner looks like type of person who would offer you pie and would ask if you want seconds while you are halfway eating through the first one.

      • John
        John
        September 28, 2013 at 12:21 am | #

        And if you don’t want pie, she will slip pieces into your inventory when you’re not looking. Just in case you want pie later.

        • Aizat
          Aizat
          September 28, 2013 at 12:25 am | #

          At least having pieces of pie in your inventory is way better than having junk parts that has no uses and you can’t sell them in your inventory.

          • John
            John
            September 28, 2013 at 12:36 am | #

            You say that like someone who’s never discovered the hard way that they have a pocket full of meringue. Or, um, the soft, squishy way.

            • Mr. Random
              Mr. Random
              September 28, 2013 at 2:02 am | #

              Depending on how often you reach into your pockets, it could be the hard way.
              I learned it the hard way.
              Still delicious though.

    • saltchocolate
      saltchocolate
      September 28, 2013 at 12:31 am | #

      Thank you!! I thought I was the only one to think you might have a right to like hugs exclusively from your friends and family . . .

  25. Wonder Wig
    Wonder Wig
    September 28, 2013 at 12:15 am | #

    I am vengeance. I am the night. I… HAVE… A BAT!

  26. Ragnal
    Ragnal
    September 28, 2013 at 12:15 am | #

    Wow, Sarah, you really DO need that hug!

    No, c’mon, drop the bat, just give her the hu-Sarah, no. Sarah! SARAH! Drop the bat, Sarah! Give it to me! Give me the BA-*THWACK*

    …Well. She gave it to me. X_.

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      September 28, 2013 at 12:17 am | #

      At least you didn’t say “The bat, Sarah. Let me have it”

      • Ancestral Hamster
        Ancestral Hamster
        September 28, 2013 at 12:39 am | #

        Or the wizard’s last wish …
        “Make me a milkshake!”
        *POOF*
        “Okay, you’re a milkshake.”

  27. Mkvenner
    Mkvenner
    September 28, 2013 at 12:23 am | #

    😀

  28. vsophi
    vsophi
    September 28, 2013 at 12:26 am | #

    aw man, I hope she meets up with ethan too and they all hang out together, just like old times ; w ;

  29. Yotomoe
    Yotomoe
    September 28, 2013 at 12:26 am | #

    We all need a Mrs.Warner in our lives.

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      September 28, 2013 at 12:28 am | #

      I seriously need one.

      • Carlos
        Carlos
        September 28, 2013 at 12:40 pm | #

        I can find you one….. for a nickel

    • Bloody_Jerk
      Bloody_Jerk
      September 28, 2013 at 12:31 am | #

      You are so fucking right, you just don’t know.

    • Kelly
      Kelly
      September 28, 2013 at 2:52 am | #

      Agreed!

  30. JessWitt
    JessWitt
    September 28, 2013 at 12:31 am | #

    Mike’s parents are now my favorite ones.

    • Keroshino
      Keroshino
      September 28, 2013 at 1:03 am | #

      Well his mom is indeed the best…but his dad on the other hand still need to fight for our approval!

  31. I don't know what to put here.
    I don't know what to put here.
    September 28, 2013 at 12:33 am | #

    Sarah’s gone batty.

    • saltchocolate
      saltchocolate
      September 28, 2013 at 12:50 am | #

      Wah-wahhh . . .

  32. Bloody_Jerk
    Bloody_Jerk
    September 28, 2013 at 12:34 am | #

    I know, it sounds unrealistic, but I want Amber to get together with Mike and Danny to die alone. At least until College Graduation.

  33. Plasma Mongoose
    Plasma Mongoose
    September 28, 2013 at 12:37 am | #

    Wtch out Sarah, Mrs Warner is a Care-Bear in disguise and believe me you don’t want to by mind-flayed by their care-Bear Stare that’s for certain.

  34. Tom Speelman
    Tom Speelman
    September 28, 2013 at 12:41 am | #

    Awww HUGS YAY!!!

    Seriously, finally some relief from all the heartbreaking.

  35. caesaria82
    caesaria82
    September 28, 2013 at 12:42 am | #

    I love everything about today’s comic.

    • Keroshino
      Keroshino
      September 28, 2013 at 1:18 am | #

      It is a pretty great comic! 😀

  36. Charles Phipps
    Charles Phipps
    September 28, 2013 at 12:47 am | #

    Dump Danny, Amber! You’ll feel better!

    Admittedly, poor Danny will wonder why Amazi-Girl hates him now.

  37. Oishi1117
    Oishi1117
    September 28, 2013 at 12:47 am | #

    Anyone else missing Joyce?

    • Keroshino
      Keroshino
      September 28, 2013 at 1:16 am | #

      Kinda.

  38. Epic
    Epic
    September 28, 2013 at 12:49 am | #

    Sarah is so polite… and athletic!

  39. Baker
    Baker
    September 28, 2013 at 1:06 am | #

    She shouldn’t be so sad, would she really preferred it if Danny HAD cheated on her with her, and then broke up with her alter ego because there was someone else? What if there is someone else again, later on down the road, only it’s actually another person next time? He basically just said “Look I’m attracted to you and I love being with you but I can’t do that to my girlfriend. However, I AM really stupid and don’t realize is also you. But your not so you should be super happy I’m not cheating on you even when sorely tempted!”

    I mean she can date him anytime she wants if she just puts on her outfit or decides to make the reveal. A third option is there too since he just said he’d love to be with her but he’s already seeing someone else. She could just break up with him as Amazi-girl and tell him she wants him to date Amber. He’s a pushover who already wants to do just that, the likelihood of that working is incredibly high.

    • ninja_jesus
      ninja_jesus
      September 28, 2013 at 2:19 am | #

      I wouldn’t necessarily call him a push-over. He resisted Billie’s tits out of moral obligation. That HAS to count for something.

      • KKoro
        KKoro
        September 28, 2013 at 2:37 am | #

        He’s a push-over to whichever girl he’s chasing, pretty much. He’s just really, really committed to commitment.

        • ninja_jesus
          ninja_jesus
          September 28, 2013 at 2:56 am | #

          Which isn’t necessarily a bad thing.

          • Norj
            Norj
            September 28, 2013 at 8:52 am | #

            Yes it is, thats why Dorothy dumped him.

            • gangler
              gangler
              September 28, 2013 at 11:36 am | #

              That’s a terrible example. Dorothy wasn’t even looking for the same kind of relationship as him, and she didn’t communicate this with him despite his being quite vocal about the kind of relationship he thought they were going for.

              She does not speak as the definitive voice for what’s good in all kinds of relationships with everybody. She spoke as the definitive voice for what’s good in the specific relationship she was looking for. That particular quality of Danny’s was wrong for her, but that hardly stands as evidence that this quality is necessarily a bad thing.

    • vsophi
      vsophi
      September 28, 2013 at 3:59 am | #

      Amber’s upset because today has been awful for her. Her mom went missing, her dad showed up, and then right after Danny admitted all those warm, gushy feelings for her, he yelled at her. No wonder she doesn’t feel safe enough to spill the beans.

      (not blaming danny here btw, so don’t you pro-dannies jump all over me, ya hear)

      • vsophi
        vsophi
        September 28, 2013 at 4:01 am | #

        Oh right, I forgot to mention: not only did Danny just yell at her, he friend-dumped her. That kinda sucked too.

      • Carlos
        Carlos
        September 28, 2013 at 12:46 pm | #

        O my god! WE FORGOT ABOUT AMBERS MOM! Who knows what Joe’s dad is doing to her……… with his penis

        • Shade
          Shade
          September 28, 2013 at 1:40 pm | #

          Forget what they’ve been doing, the real question is how long they’ve been away. It’s been most of the day, those two must have incredible stamina.

  40. Gottawonder
    Gottawonder
    September 28, 2013 at 1:18 am | #

    For whatever his reason, Mike has never really hurt Amber, I don’t think. Her and Joyce. For some reason he leaves them alone and considers the rest of the world ‘his’…and it is.
    I don’t think malicious is the word for Mike, he is a force unto himself.
    As for his mom, she is scary.
    Swing that bat Sarah.

    • Norj
      Norj
      September 28, 2013 at 2:30 am | #

      Mike’s mom isn’t as scary Eska http://media.tumblr.com/25aeb92a916fcbb6e7de3ca392301b4f/tumblr_inline_mtt5lbj9hQ1s6f2ja.gif

      • KKoro
        KKoro
        September 28, 2013 at 2:37 am | #

        Oh man, I just saw that episode. I totally ship Bolin-Eska.

        • Norj
          Norj
          September 28, 2013 at 8:54 am | #

          Not if their genders were reversed.

    • vsophi
      vsophi
      September 28, 2013 at 3:56 am | #

      Naw, he’s expressed the desire to injure Joyce before: http://www.dumbingofage.com/2011/comic/book-1/03-men-are-from-beck-women-are-from-clark/lust/

      With Amber, I don’t think he’s really been given the chance (he actually doesn’t show up that often in DoA).

  41. Giant Speck
    Giant Speck
    September 28, 2013 at 1:18 am | #

    “my mom’s thought” — I’m trying to make it make sense in my head, but I can’t.

    • Dara
      Dara
      September 28, 2013 at 1:29 am | #

      ‘my mom has thought’

      • Giant Speck
        Giant Speck
        September 28, 2013 at 3:52 am | #

        It’s still a bit awkward.

        • David Willis
          David M Willis
          September 28, 2013 at 10:51 am | #

          Maybe you should vary up your tenses when you speak.

          • The Candyman
            The Candyman
            September 28, 2013 at 3:11 pm | #

            Actually, it does sound kind of weird when spoken aloud. “My mom thinks” would probably be better.

            • David Willis
              David M Willis
              September 28, 2013 at 5:06 pm | #

              Please see greengeekgirl’s comment below.

              • The Candyman
                The Candyman
                September 28, 2013 at 8:52 pm | #

                Huh. Never thought about that. Stupid dialects, making everything confusing (including my own).

    • Nono
      Nono
      September 28, 2013 at 4:04 am | #

      I think it’s grammatically wrong, but it might just be Mike’s speech pattern.

    • Keroshino
      Keroshino
      September 28, 2013 at 6:07 am | #

      Huh? I just noticed that…I originally read it as
      “My mom thinks everyone here could use a hug”

    • Clif
      Clif
      September 28, 2013 at 8:02 am | #

      Giant Speck, it’s not a possessive but a contraction; “mom’s” is a contractions of “mom has.” So it effectively reads “my mom has thought everyone here could use a hug.”

      It’s not the thought that belongs to my mom. Or your mom either. For a nickle.

      • Giant Speck
        Giant Speck
        September 28, 2013 at 10:32 pm | #

        I’m completely aware that it’s a contraction. It just read weird.

    • greengeekgirl
      greengeekgirl
      September 28, 2013 at 2:49 pm | #

      “my mom’s thought” is completely legit, especially for that area of the world. Love, someone from that area of the world.

  42. Bilfred
    Bilfred
    September 28, 2013 at 1:30 am | #

    Someday… someday she’ll droper her guard.
    And then she will pay. Ohh yes, will she.

  43. Elva Rodríguez
    Elva Rodríguez
    September 28, 2013 at 1:49 am | #

    I don’t usually consider myself a fangirl or a shipper, but a little part inside of me go all *squeaaaa* to see Amber and Mike interactiong…

    • Kaci
      Kaci
      September 28, 2013 at 3:20 am | #

      You do have a point.

      All of Amber’s heartache could go away with some sweet, hot Mike-love

      • ShaggyDonahugh
        ShaggyDonahugh
        September 28, 2013 at 8:11 am | #

        I can see how well that would end.
        “Where’s my nickel?”
        *Amazi-girl dick punch to the face*
        “I think I’m in love.”

      • John
        John
        September 29, 2013 at 2:37 am | #

        There is no such thing as sweet, hot Mike-love. There is only bitter, burning Mike-hate.

    • saltchocolate
      saltchocolate
      September 28, 2013 at 11:15 am | #

      I want it so bad, the good ship Amber-Mike . . .

      • Keroshino
        Keroshino
        September 28, 2013 at 7:32 pm | #

        Nah! It has already happened once…no use repeating it!

        • Elva Rodríguez
          Elva Rodríguez
          September 28, 2013 at 9:11 pm | #

          Hey, it already happened in two dimensions, another one won’t hurt 😉

          Hahaha, nah, I know it’s unlikely, still… *squeaaa*

  44. ninja_jesus
    ninja_jesus
    September 28, 2013 at 1:57 am | #

    Poor Sarah. I for one don’t mind stranger hugs. 🙂 Hugs are the ultimate remedy for any shitty day.

  45. Dom Joao II
    Dom Joao II
    September 28, 2013 at 1:59 am | #

    Parent’s weekend tomorrow, If it’s 1% as exciting as this, I’ll be highly pleased.

  46. dimblecon
    dimblecon
    September 28, 2013 at 2:06 am | #

    SarahxMike

    please please please please sarah x mike

    all my otps

    • AckAckAck
      AckAckAck
      September 28, 2013 at 5:51 am | #

      I want to see this happened!

    • saltchocolate
      saltchocolate
      September 28, 2013 at 11:17 am | #

      Okay, I just got through saying how much I ship Amber and Mike, because *reasons I won’t mention,* but you’re the second person to ship Sarah and Mike, and I’m beginning to see how that could be cool, too!

    • Keroshino
      Keroshino
      September 28, 2013 at 7:33 pm | #

      I am totally ok with this!

  47. ridtom
    ridtom
    September 28, 2013 at 2:18 am | #

    Oh man, Amber and Mike? Can you imagine the train wreck that relationship would be! What a Knee-slapper!

    • Keroshino
      Keroshino
      September 28, 2013 at 2:50 am | #

      I’d rather not.

  48. Kaci
    Kaci
    September 28, 2013 at 3:17 am | #

    Her Magical Girl power is a waving a wand, a flash of light blinds the area, and suddenly everyone is sitting around Sunday Breakfast eating baked goods.

  49. Jeremy
    Jeremy
    September 28, 2013 at 3:23 am | #

    Man, with that third panel I thought Mike was making a tasteless “your mom” joke about his own mom.

  50. Darnel
    Darnel
    September 28, 2013 at 3:34 am | #

    MEH.

    Damn,… GIVE AMBER A BREAK.

  51. M.Pomme
    M.Pomme
    September 28, 2013 at 3:52 am | #

    I just noticed the title of today’s comic is “guard”. Somehow I feel like it suggest the last panel could be some kind of perverse foreshadowing… when will sarah drop her guard? Will this mean bad things… for Joyce?

  52. linkotd
    linkotd
    September 28, 2013 at 4:03 am | #

    I’m drunk but im still like, what just happened and why the bat? Why is a student just running around with a bat. If everyone ran around with a bat randomly then collage would have been a lot different. but to be fair i lived in the computer labs where they didn’t turn the lights on to scare us off so take that as you will.

  53. vsophi
    vsophi
    September 28, 2013 at 4:14 am | #

    Everyone’s all talking about the possibilities of Amber/Mike (though that may just be an extended reference to the other ‘verse), but I seriously hope it doesn’t get a repeat. I like Dumbiverse Amber a lot more than Walkyverse Amber, and I just… I don’t think they’d fit very well together? Mike just wouldn’t work with this version of Amber.

    Honestly, maybe Amber doesn’t need a romantic resolution. I dunno. I sort of want things to work out with Danny, just because of this strip. So much potential, y’know*? And Danny will grow. He’ll get better. They’ll all get better.

    …oh god, I just imagined Amber ending up with Joe for some reason. Yikes.

    *AND LOOK AT AMBER’S FACE JUST D’AWWW

  54. Keroshino
    Keroshino
    September 28, 2013 at 4:14 am | #

    -from Willis on twitter-
    “According to tonight’s comment count, hugs are less popular than Danny.”

    • anifreik
      anifreik
      September 28, 2013 at 5:35 am | #

      Danny isn’t popular, he just incites massive testwalls either for or against his right to exist.

    • AckAckAck
      AckAckAck
      September 28, 2013 at 5:50 am | #

      But I like hugs!

    • saltchocolate
      saltchocolate
      September 28, 2013 at 11:21 am | #

      It’s not popularity that the comments measure, it’s controversiality (or a combination of the two). Comments go up when there’s something for us to disagree with each other about, ad nauseum!

      • Dragonwheel
        Dragonwheel
        September 28, 2013 at 2:23 pm | #

        Its true. I have almost nothing negative to say about hugs, Amber, Mike, or Sarah with a bat.

        • anifreik
          anifreik
          September 28, 2013 at 9:09 pm | #

          That’s a good thing, since there is nothing wrong with hugs, and speaking negatively about Amber, Mike, or Sarah and her bat could lead to massive physical trauma! But at least Mike’s mom would have a hug for you while you wait for the ambulance. 😀

  55. annabanana
    annabanana
    September 28, 2013 at 4:33 am | #

    This may have been said sometime or another but is this comic like some alternate universe of either shortpacked!, or walky?

    • saltchocolate
      saltchocolate
      September 28, 2013 at 11:23 am | #

      Whew! annabanana, I remember when I was you. Here you go: http://www.dumbingofage.com/about/.

  56. AckAckAck
    AckAckAck
    September 28, 2013 at 5:48 am | #

    Give that hug Mrs Harriet. A full 30 seconds hug that is.

    Funfact:

    Do you know that after 20 seconds of hug your body begins secreting the hormone oxytocin? This is the same powerful hormone that increases during lovemaking, child birthing, and kissing. Oxytocin acts as a neurotransmitter in the brain and increases the bond we feel with others.

    I know 20 seconds hug can be pretty awkward, but……

  57. adork
    adork
    September 28, 2013 at 6:35 am | #

    I would love to see Sarah and Mike join Amazigirl and become a hero team. Sarah can wield the bat and be Miss Anthrop. Mike…The Fist seems dull maybe Jawbreaker.

  58. MM
    MM
    September 28, 2013 at 7:31 am | #

    At least if Amazi-Girl needs a sidekick, she can always count on Bat-Girl!

    Or would Bat-Girl turn out to be an archnemesis? I’m not sure.

    • Heimdall
      Heimdall
      September 28, 2013 at 4:16 pm | #

      Pretty sure Sarah’s not really ‘superhero’ material, though. No theatrics, no poses, just get the job done. Jerk needs punching? He gets punched, no announcing it or whatever.

      • Vash
        Vash
        September 28, 2013 at 8:09 pm | #

        Sounds a tad like Batman to me I dunno ’bout you.

  59. Alexis
    Alexis
    September 28, 2013 at 7:31 am | #

    “To be fair, my mom thought EVERYONE here could use a hug”.

    To be fair, your mom is right.

  60. Sam
    Sam
    September 28, 2013 at 7:46 am | #

    YOU JUST NEED A HUG SARAH, IT IS THE SOLUTION TO ALL YOUR PAIN.

  61. hof1991
    hof1991
    September 28, 2013 at 8:10 am | #

    We haven’t seen Mike lately because he is the head of the Parent’s Weekend Committee. Bringing pain to the entire community is hard work, but so satisfying.

  62. Random832
    Random832
    September 28, 2013 at 8:37 am | #

    Speaking of Dr. Rosenthal, anyone think he’ll still be around when Amber meets her mom?

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      September 28, 2013 at 9:15 am | #

      Oh, he’ll be around alright.

    • TheKelliestKelly
      TheKelliestKelly
      September 28, 2013 at 3:29 pm | #

      I’d say he definitely come for that

  63. Andrusi
    Andrusi
    September 28, 2013 at 10:46 am | #

    This hovertext brought to you by the inability to un-associate ideas from words.

  64. Mr. Morningstar
    Mr. Morningstar
    September 28, 2013 at 11:01 am | #

    I forgot how cheerful and nice Mikes parents were.

  65. Super Duper
    Super Duper
    September 28, 2013 at 12:13 pm | #

    Amber gets exactly what she deserves…

  66. Stompinstein
    Stompinstein
    September 28, 2013 at 12:16 pm | #

    Wondering if my grav works. My first time making one. Don’t pay any attention to me, unless you want to. Then go ahead.

  67. ntrovert42
    ntrovert42
    September 28, 2013 at 1:34 pm | #

    Love hugs, in general. But completely respect those who don’t like to hug or be hugged.

    AckAckAck – nice fun fact. And there is almost certainly no need for protection, provided it stops there.

  68. hoop
    hoop
    September 28, 2013 at 2:19 pm | #

    she’s just worried mike’s mom is gonna try to touch her hair.

    • saltchocolate
      saltchocolate
      September 28, 2013 at 11:53 pm | #

      Hahaha!!! Probably right!

  69. Iceholder
    Iceholder
    September 28, 2013 at 5:59 pm | #

    Oh god, we’ve got a hugger.

  70. Mr. Random
    Mr. Random
    September 28, 2013 at 6:34 pm | #

    My theory of Mike’s parents being the inverse of him still stands.
    I love Mike’s parents.

  71. garblegarble
    garblegarble
    September 28, 2013 at 10:05 pm | #

    If Mrs Warner meets Billie, does that make her a FAAAAAAAACEhugger?
    sorry.

  72. Mystrana
    Mystrana
    September 29, 2013 at 1:29 pm | #

    This strip provided a much needed laugh out loud moment. The last panel is perfect.

  73. nothri
    nothri
    November 13, 2013 at 6:44 pm | #

    Given how this day turned out, Mrs. Warner was probably right!

  74. Cthulhu21
    Cthulhu21
    March 1, 2014 at 10:49 am | #

    I’d say that the trait that Matt picked up from his parents is being opportunistic, except for him it’s finding chances to mess with people on occasion.

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