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by David M Willis on May 16, 2015 at 12:01 am
  • 03 - The Butterflies Won't Fly Away
└ Tags: jennifer, ruth

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  1. Jen Aside
    Jen Aside
    May 16, 2015 at 12:01 am | #

    so how much is in there from the whiteboard ding dong bandit

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      May 16, 2015 at 12:05 am | #

      Enough to pay for all the pizzas.

      • Leorale
        Leorale
        May 16, 2015 at 12:25 am | #

        I initially read this as paying for the pizzazz. Some of those ding-dongs were jazzy and vivacious. they were doing jizz-hands

        • Leorale
          Leorale
          May 16, 2015 at 12:26 am | #

          –jazz hands, I mean jazz hands. D:

          • Plasma Mongoose
            Plasma Mongoose
            May 16, 2015 at 12:35 am | #

            Not sure if that is better or worse. 😀

            • Volkai
              Volkai
              May 16, 2015 at 7:15 am | #

              Paying for the pizzaz is worse than paying for pizzas because it does not involve delicious pizza for you (or me) to eat.

          • Gordon
            Gordon
            May 16, 2015 at 12:37 am | #

            The ding dongs were doing jizz-hands.

            That’s less a Freudian slip than a Freudian dive.

            • Kaoy
              Kaoy
              May 16, 2015 at 2:07 am | #

              It was beautiful one too. A flawless 900 flip with 1080 rotation, penetrating with almost no displacement; not a splash was seen and barely a ripple. It was so magnificent, one of the judges was moved to tears as he raised his 10.

              The judge was later quoted as, at that time, feeling an intense pang of regret for every other 10 he had ever given, because he was unable of giving Leorale a better score for the level of perfection he was previously unable to imagine.

              • Screwball
                Screwball
                May 16, 2015 at 2:59 am | #

                Meanwhile the next judge holds up their 10, only to put the 9 in front of it for added measure…

                • AndieStardust
                  AndieStardust
                  May 16, 2015 at 3:29 am | #

                  There is at least one thread a week that causes my sides to hurt from hysterical laughter. This, this is one of them.

                • Leorale
                  Leorale
                  May 17, 2015 at 7:43 pm | #

                  You guys are the best.

          • Rycan
            Rycan
            May 16, 2015 at 12:56 am | #

            Sure you did.

  2. Architex
    Architex
    May 16, 2015 at 12:01 am | #

    Probably the tamest party in existence

    • DarkoNeko
      DarkoNeko
      May 16, 2015 at 4:47 am | #

      You should see Amber’s.

      • kinzvlle
        kinzvlle
        May 16, 2015 at 6:40 pm | #

        Amber has Amazi partys

      • Architex
        Architex
        May 18, 2015 at 3:47 am | #

        I’d go to an Amber party

  3. Kris
    Kris
    May 16, 2015 at 12:02 am | #

    “Tampon” Geez Billie you kiss Ruth with that mouth?!

    • Dr. Smart
      Dr. Smart
      May 16, 2015 at 12:03 am | #

      damn it you beat me to the joke!

    • Jen Aside
      Jen Aside
      May 16, 2015 at 12:04 am | #

      “No, but I did something with your mother with this one!”

      • boomwolf
        boomwolf
        May 16, 2015 at 12:05 am | #

        And it only cost me a nickel.

        • modernpython
          modernpython
          May 16, 2015 at 12:08 am | #

          Not even all the ice on the maple leaves hockey rink is enough for that burn.

    • Kennerly
      Kennerly
      May 16, 2015 at 3:11 am | #

      She pulls Ruth’s tampons out with that mouth.

      • Willoughby Chase
        Willoughby Chase
        May 16, 2015 at 3:35 am | #

        Strawberry dip!

  4. madock345
    madock345
    May 16, 2015 at 12:03 am | #

    Ruth makes my heart hurt 🙁

  5. Dr. Smart
    Dr. Smart
    May 16, 2015 at 12:03 am | #

    Tampon! there I said it and I don’t feel bad at all!… well… okay maybe that was a little harsh… I’m sorry!… okay I’ll go wash my mouth out with soap…

    • Animal
      Animal
      May 16, 2015 at 10:25 am | #

      What’s the big deal? It doesn’t hurt anybody! Fuck, fuckity-fuck-fuck-fuck!

      • chisci
        chisci
        May 16, 2015 at 11:39 am | #

        Gasp!

  6. Archivist
    Archivist
    May 16, 2015 at 12:03 am | #

    The switch from transparent to solid background in panels five and six makes it seem like her declaration is being punctuated by a flag appearing behind her.

    • Mr Ak
      Mr Ak
      May 16, 2015 at 12:06 am | #

      The Maple Leafs proudly support Billie attending Joyce’s party.

    • modernpython
      modernpython
      May 16, 2015 at 12:06 am | #

      “I can’t always be keeping you here.”

      Ohhhhhhhhh Canada!
      My home and native laaaaaand!

      • Leorale
        Leorale
        May 16, 2015 at 12:28 am | #

        She just wants to keep Billie glorious and free.

        • DarkoNeko
          DarkoNeko
          May 16, 2015 at 4:47 am | #

          She just want to be left alone ;_;

    • Kernanator
      Kernanator
      May 16, 2015 at 12:07 am | #

      CANADA!

      • Gamaran Sepudomyn
        Gamaran Sepudomyn
        May 16, 2015 at 5:00 am | #

        Probably the only country with a strategic maple syrup reserve.

  7. Plasma Mongoose
    Plasma Mongoose
    May 16, 2015 at 12:03 am | #

    There will also be nickels from Mike since he’s a walking motherfucker even without saying so.

    • JessWitt
      JessWitt
      May 16, 2015 at 12:10 am | #

      He must make baristas and homeless people very happy.

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        May 16, 2015 at 12:12 am | #

        Only if they have swear jars. ^_^

        • Gangler
          Gangler
          May 16, 2015 at 1:42 am | #

          Life Hack!

  8. dailybrad
    dailybrad
    May 16, 2015 at 12:04 am | #

    That last panel makes me laugh a lot harder than I expected

  9. Twilightomens
    Twilightomens
    May 16, 2015 at 12:06 am | #

    Billie said the wrong thiiiiing
    Oh nooooes

    • newllend(henryvolt)
      newllend(henryvolt)
      May 16, 2015 at 12:13 am | #

      You fucked up, you fucked up, you fucked up

    • Jackson
      Jackson
      May 16, 2015 at 1:51 am | #

      I wouldn’t worry. “The wrong thing” constitutes at least half of what comes out of Billie’s mouth, and she seems to be doing okay so far.

      • Jackson
        Jackson
        May 16, 2015 at 1:54 am | #

        …oh no. I just realized Billie is buying a ticket for the Disaster Lottery every time she opens her mouth.

  10. Dr. Smart
    Dr. Smart
    May 16, 2015 at 12:08 am | #

    I hope mike doesn’t get a hold of that quarter, he could fuck like 5 moms!

  11. JessWitt
    JessWitt
    May 16, 2015 at 12:09 am | #

    It amazes me that menstruation is still misunderstood in this day and age.

    • Bill
      Bill
      May 16, 2015 at 2:15 am | #

      What, exactly, is misunderstood about it?

      • saltchocolate
        saltchocolate
        May 16, 2015 at 8:21 am | #

        It’s the idea that something associated with women’s blood is going to be “dirty” (hence, a swear word).

        • John
          John
          May 16, 2015 at 9:30 am | #

          It’s not the blood, it’s that it goes in that downstairs area that Joyce doesn’t want to think or talk about or even admit that she has because it’s associated with sex. I’m pretty sure even Joyce wouldn’t make you put money in the Swear Jar for saying “band-aid”. (Though Johnson & Johnson might make you put money in their Genericizing Our Trademark Jar.) This says some pretty awful things about Joyce’s upbringing and mental state, but I don’t think misunderstanding menstruation is it, exactly.

          Y’know, it wouldn’t surprise me at all to find out that Joyce uses pads, because she thinks that putting even a tampon in there is going to get added to her sexual shame reel for her entrance interview in Heaven.

  12. boomwolf
    boomwolf
    May 16, 2015 at 12:10 am | #

    “And everybody please, watch your gosh darned language!” Tony Stark, 2015.

    • Screwball
      Screwball
      May 16, 2015 at 3:10 am | #

      “Language…” Captain America, 2015… 😛

      • la6ue mous snow angel
        la6ue mous snow angel
        May 16, 2015 at 8:26 pm | #

        SPOILERS

  13. advancecasette
    advancecasette
    May 16, 2015 at 12:10 am | #

    aw jeez. wish billie hadn’t let that slip out

    • Rowen Morland
      Rowen Morland
      May 16, 2015 at 12:56 am | #

      At least she didn’t let it slip in.

  14. Plasma Mongoose
    Plasma Mongoose
    May 16, 2015 at 12:11 am | #

    Le Tampon is also an actual place, there is even The church of Le Tampon where all the sins are wiped away just by saying “Hail Bloody Mary”.

    • tim gueguen
      tim gueguen
      May 16, 2015 at 12:19 am | #

      Interesting to compare that to Dildo, Newfoundland.
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dildo,_Newfoundland_and_Labrador

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        May 16, 2015 at 12:33 am | #

        I wonder if it will allow you easier access to Climax Georgia?

        • tim gueguen
          tim gueguen
          May 16, 2015 at 1:20 am | #

          Perhaps to Climax, Saskatchewan, which is a considerable way from Love, Saskatchewan.
          http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climax,_Saskatchewan
          http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love,_Saskatchewan

          • Jen Aside
            Jen Aside
            May 16, 2015 at 1:50 am | #

            When are we getting to good old Fucking?
            http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fucking,_Austria

          • Bill
            Bill
            May 16, 2015 at 2:18 am | #

            Or Intercourse.
            http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intercourse,_Pennsylvania
            Although people who refer to having sex as “intercourse” probably wouldn’t be caught dead doing it with people who call it “fucking”.

            • Opus the Poet
              Opus the Poet
              May 16, 2015 at 11:45 am | #

              And some of us will gladly associate with either or both. Because no matter what you call it it’s still all good.

          • Plasma Mongoose
            Plasma Mongoose
            May 16, 2015 at 4:23 am | #

            On the other hand, the townsfolk of Ramsbottom are much more fond of the ‘rear-door action’ if you catch my drift.

            • DarkoNeko
              DarkoNeko
              May 16, 2015 at 4:50 am | #

              You people are all going to Hell (Michigan)

              • Caleb A
                Caleb A
                May 16, 2015 at 7:22 pm | #

                Michigan where you can go from climax to paradise and then to hell. also where hell freezes over every year

  15. KingMabel
    KingMabel
    May 16, 2015 at 12:13 am | #

    Is ‘willy’ worth a quarter?

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      May 16, 2015 at 12:18 am | #

      Nah, just a dime at most, cock is worth a quarter.

    • tim gueguen
      tim gueguen
      May 16, 2015 at 12:20 am | #

      Where’s Willy only works with paper currency.
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Where%27s_Willy%3F

  16. ChocolateRat
    ChocolateRat
    May 16, 2015 at 12:13 am | #

    This comic makes me wonder if their relationship will go wrong faster than I thought. Billie letting that slip seems like something Ruth will pretend didn’t hurt her too much now, but might have hurt her more than she shows, and I think Ruth doesn’t need to many moments like that in order to give up.

    • Viktoria
      Viktoria
      May 16, 2015 at 12:21 am | #

      Eh, it could be a problem if Billie’s first comment was serious. I viewed it as more a gut reaction. She hasn’t been dating for long enough to remember that the presence of cute boys is no longer relevant to her life.

      (But it could easily go either way, I admit)

      • MeghanTheWorldEater
        MeghanTheWorldEater
        May 16, 2015 at 12:26 am | #

        I’m sure Billie wasn’t serious but the real question is if Ruth knows.
        When you’re as depressed as she is it’s not that hard to blow something like that way out of proportion.

        • TheZachariah
          TheZachariah
          May 16, 2015 at 1:03 am | #

          Well, she let it slip. The big question is if at a party she’ll slip back into that again…

          • Screwball
            Screwball
            May 16, 2015 at 3:21 am | #

            *Insert obvious “Don’t you mean let it slip back in” joke here…*

            *Open 1 serving canned laughter…*

        • DarkoNeko
          DarkoNeko
          May 16, 2015 at 4:57 am | #

          From the get go, Ruth’s take on this relationship is that she’s holding Billie back. She can’t let go of the mindset.

  17. brumagem
    brumagem
    May 16, 2015 at 12:17 am | #

    NOT related to today’s strip, but it just occurred to me: would Ethan be jealous or resenting of Danny once he finds out Dan’s bisexual? Would Ethan’s feeling turn to something like “Dammit why do you get to choose and I don’t!?”

    • boomwolf
      boomwolf
      May 16, 2015 at 12:19 am | #

      I dunno. Ethan seems like a pretty chill dude. Then again, it’s always the quiet ones. At most, I feel there’d be some level of resentment, though I think Ethan would do his best to be cool about it.

    • Gordon
      Gordon
      May 16, 2015 at 12:32 am | #

      I dunno… I don’t feel like this will ever become an issue? Like, as things stand now, the Danny/Amber/Ethan situation is doomed to crash and burn pretty quickly.

      Inevitably, Danny is either going to accidentally cheat on Amber with Ethan and he’ll confess or she’ll catch them, or that he will tell Amber about his newly realized bisexual leanings and she won’t be able to deal with a second boyfriend coming out of the closet. Ethan will choose Amber over whatever tension he has with Danny. Either way, sad times for everyone for awhile.

      • Leorale
        Leorale
        May 16, 2015 at 12:40 am | #

        I really don’t think that Danny’s got it in him to be a cheater. Dude loves his (serial) monogamy. Plus there’s the whole false stereotype of bisexuals as cheaters that I rather think Willis would avoid.

        Before establishing that he’s bi, Danny was already thoroughly established as centrally loyal and devoted and monogamous to a fault. It’s one of the many reasons I love that Danny was the choice for the Great Bisexual Retconning.

        • Gordon
          Gordon
          May 16, 2015 at 12:51 am | #

          I agree with your characterization of Danny.

          Well, I was imagining something more like what already happened once. Where Ethan tackled Danny and landed on top of him. I think Ethan needs only a little push(such as the feeling that Danny appreciates the attention or some such) to make him act on the impulse to kiss him. Nothing Danny purposely instigates or encourages. An impulsive act on the part of another that he will confess to Amber out of guilt.

      • timemonkey
        timemonkey
        May 16, 2015 at 7:41 am | #

        Amber’s crazy will end the relationship long before Danny ever cheats.

        • Gordon
          Gordon
          May 16, 2015 at 12:27 pm | #

          I feel like Amber’s crazy is a little too scary for Danny to end the relationship. She’ll have to be the one who ends it, and that will only come if there’s a reason.

          • Lord Stoneheart
            Lord Stoneheart
            May 16, 2015 at 12:47 pm | #

            I’m willing to bet that Amber will be the one to end the relationship, but I wouldn’t bet on it being because of possible cheating on Danny’s part. Amazi Girl is Amber’s preferred persona right? I think something bad will happen, and that something will make Amber think she can’t be Amazi Girl anymore. And part of shedding that persona will be dumping Danny.

    • Gordon
      Gordon
      May 16, 2015 at 12:34 am | #

      But then I’m a pessimist, so…

    • Sam
      Sam
      May 16, 2015 at 6:59 am | #

      I think it would depend exactly on Danny’s actions.

      If he decided to still date Amber then yeah, I can see some jealousy and resentment on Ethan’s part because he wasn’t able to keep doing that after realising his true sexuality.

      If he decided to date Ethan, I’m sure it wouldn’t matter quite as much to him because his ability to be sexually attracted to both would have actually played in Ethan’s favour.

      We’ll see when the time comes.

  18. Viktoria
    Viktoria
    May 16, 2015 at 12:17 am | #

    Okay, Joyce party, yes. But attended by Roz, Mike, and Billie. I can see it becoming something Ruth would want to know about.

    • Screwball
      Screwball
      May 16, 2015 at 3:25 am | #

      Should I be setting up the blackmail-cams- I mean fun time recording cameras… >_> <__>

    • Captain Batson
      Captain Batson
      May 16, 2015 at 8:30 pm | #

      Pretty sure Mike won’t actually be attending, given his reaction to the conditions of his invitation.

  19. MrZombieScordo
    MrZombieScordo
    May 16, 2015 at 12:33 am | #

    ah crapplesauce. that must really be hurting Ruth. That would sure put me in the dumps and I’m not already depressed. The way her face squares up like that also really makes the situation seem more pronounced. Like it’s very visible when she is upset.

  20. Jazz Hands
    Jazz Hands
    May 16, 2015 at 12:36 am | #

    Open mouth. Insert foot.

    • Screwball
      Screwball
      May 16, 2015 at 3:25 am | #

      Repeat as unnecessary…

  21. meow
    meow
    May 16, 2015 at 12:38 am | #

    🙁 Aw Ruth. Why you feeling so sad? 🙁

    • timemonkey
      timemonkey
      May 16, 2015 at 7:42 am | #

      Because she’s an alcoholic with depression.

  22. Ry
    Ry
    May 16, 2015 at 12:38 am | #

    Billie you fucking idiot. You stupid piece… you have a simpatico girlfriend who’s given you mind-blowing orgasms on multiple occasions sitting 6 inches away from you, and you’re complaining about a lack of people to screw.

    Ruth deserves WAY better than this blithering idiot.

    • tim gueguen
      tim gueguen
      May 16, 2015 at 11:29 am | #

      Billie definitely isn’t the best person for Ruth right now. She’s too self absorbed at this point, and likely will stay that way for a long time to come. Ruth’s problems are pretty obviously more severe, but I also get the impression she might get past them easier than Billie will get past hers, if conditions are right. But that’s a pretty big might, as right now a giant crash and burn seems far more likely.

      • Captain Batson
        Captain Batson
        May 16, 2015 at 8:32 pm | #

        Neither of the two is good for the other. In fact, I’m pretty sure Ruth herself described their relationship as a “sexy lesbian suicide pact”.

  23. Professor Fate
    Professor Fate
    May 16, 2015 at 12:48 am | #

    Well, if ‘tampon’ is worth a quarter, then ‘fuck’ is easily worth a dollar. Speaking of ‘fuck’, you just did with that remark, Billie. As in ‘up’ I mean. Poor Ruth is insecure enough as it is. Now she’ll think you prefer tube steak to bearded clams.

    • John
      John
      May 16, 2015 at 2:03 am | #

      Even “damn” is worth more than $20.

  24. leadsynth
    leadsynth
    May 16, 2015 at 1:12 am | #

    I would think the t-word would be “tits.” Just saying.

    • Screwball
      Screwball
      May 16, 2015 at 3:27 am | #

      Maybe that would be the t-t word instead?

      • Captain Batson
        Captain Batson
        May 16, 2015 at 8:33 pm | #

        I see what you did there.

    • Someone
      Someone
      May 16, 2015 at 4:33 am | #

      Tit can’t be a bad word, its just a type of bird

  25. Rutee
    Rutee
    May 16, 2015 at 1:15 am | #

    Billie, you idiot.

  26. theheroesofcrash
    theheroesofcrash
    May 16, 2015 at 1:21 am | #

    The highlight of a Joyce party: Spin-the-Bottle, except instead of kissing, you need to say something nice about the other person.

    • DarkoNeko
      DarkoNeko
      May 16, 2015 at 4:55 am | #

      Mike would so win at this. Too bad he’s not attending.

      • DarkoNeko
        DarkoNeko
        May 16, 2015 at 4:55 am | #

        Oh, wait, no alcohol anyway.

        • John
          John
          May 16, 2015 at 8:46 am | #

          Sober Mike would be the best at that game. How many rounds of things that are technically complimentary but the target doesn’t want to hear, or doesn’t want others at the party to hear, do you think they’d have to go through before no one there would ever play that game again?

          (Say what you want about Mike, but stopping that kind of game is a service to humanity.)

    • Nono
      Nono
      May 16, 2015 at 8:03 am | #

      Joyce and Hannelore have similar taste in party games, then?

      • tim gueguen
        tim gueguen
        May 16, 2015 at 11:33 am | #

        Joyce and Hanners meeting would be bizarre.

        • DarkoNeko
          DarkoNeko
          May 16, 2015 at 3:43 pm | #

          I imagine Hanners would throw a fit at the mention of creationism.

    • Stranger
      Stranger
      May 16, 2015 at 7:47 pm | #

      Just reading that made me want to drop out of a fictional college just to get away from that party

  27. Bagge
    Bagge
    May 16, 2015 at 1:33 am | #

    Language!

    • Jen Aside
      Jen Aside
      May 16, 2015 at 1:44 am | #

      Is no one going to comment that Bagge just said “language”?

      • Reaver
        Reaver
        May 16, 2015 at 2:17 am | #

        You kiss your momma with that mouth?

        • DarkoNeko
          DarkoNeko
          May 16, 2015 at 4:57 am | #

          No, but Mike does.

      • fogel
        fogel
        May 16, 2015 at 1:14 pm | #

        Really! There are hardly any movies today that dont carry a warning because they contain “language”. Its shocking how much people talk in movies. There should be more movies about mimes.

        • Rich
          Rich
          May 17, 2015 at 4:45 pm | #

          Talkies ruined everything.

  28. Em
    Em
    May 16, 2015 at 1:37 am | #

    Damn Billie that was harsh as fuck. Are you mad at Ruth or something? Why would you say that to your girlfriend? …She IS your girlfriend, right? Not just a fwb?

    • Rutee
      Rutee
      May 16, 2015 at 5:14 am | #

      Because she’s an idiot.

    • timemonkey
      timemonkey
      May 16, 2015 at 7:45 am | #

      At what point did you think Billie made good decisions?

    • setsun
      setsun
      May 16, 2015 at 9:58 am | #

      They’re not FWB, they’re in an alcoholic bisexual suicide pact.

  29. Screwball
    Screwball
    May 16, 2015 at 2:08 am | #

    *Keeps reloading previous page to see when latest 1 shows up.*

    *Repeats reload several times, usually around the 30 minute marks.*

    *2 hours after expecting new page to load, tries using RSS feed link. discovers page has been up for a while & already has 65 comments…*

    🙁 😛

  30. Torra
    Torra
    May 16, 2015 at 2:22 am | #

    Ahh ouch, that’s a slip up that’s gonna come back to haunt her.

  31. Doom Shepherd
    Doom Shepherd
    May 16, 2015 at 2:41 am | #

    Way to stick your foot in it, Billie.

  32. Charles Phipps
    Charles Phipps
    May 16, 2015 at 3:27 am | #

    The problem is you can’t be a nurse and a girlfriend. Ruth, seek professional help, don’t try and put that off on your date.

  33. Arianod
    Arianod
    May 16, 2015 at 4:53 am | #

    A “sear jar”?

    Is that, like… a thing? An actual one?

    • Arianod
      Arianod
      May 16, 2015 at 4:54 am | #

      swear*

      • DarkoNeko
        DarkoNeko
        May 16, 2015 at 4:59 am | #

        It’s a common gag in comics, if anything. Can’t say I ever saw one in real life. Maybe it’s US-specific ?

        • hikaru
          hikaru
          May 16, 2015 at 5:38 am | #

          i dont know if its us specific or not but i know its usually for little kids

          my family didnt personally have one but i think some of my friends did

      • Trolldrool
        Trolldrool
        May 16, 2015 at 6:23 am | #

        When I watched season 1 of Game of Thrones at a friend’s house, his mom came into the room with a swear jar after the scene with Melisandre in the sewer. The one with the shadow aberration. Needless to say, my friend went; “Oh, fuck. Oh, fuck. Fuck. Fuck. Fuck.” etc etc, you get the picture.

        I don’t remember how much money he had to put on it.

  34. Cheryl
    Cheryl
    May 16, 2015 at 5:05 am | #

    I prefer vaginal flood stopper……no just me?

    • AtomsOrSystems
      AtomsOrSystems
      May 16, 2015 at 12:55 pm | #

      Or you could just go with “Moses.”

      • fogel
        fogel
        May 16, 2015 at 1:16 pm | #

        To part the Red Sea?

  35. Ruthful
    Ruthful
    May 16, 2015 at 7:28 am | #

    Gosh, I feel so bad for Ruth. She’s my favorite character but Willis seems to delight in tormenting her, both in walkyverse and this one. Even this relationship… of course everyone knows it’s a rocky relationship that isn’t likely to go to good places, but it’s always Billie hurting Ruth, not the other way around.

    • Opus the Poet
      Opus the Poet
      May 16, 2015 at 11:53 am | #

      Well in the Walkyverse he didn’t so much torture her as “kill her with a truck”. I have to say that’s not a bad way to go if it’s quick. Now getting killed with a truck and then waking up a few minutes later, that fucking hurts like a mother.

  36. showler
    showler
    May 16, 2015 at 9:46 am | #

    I like to think that panel four is her political opinion.

    • Seerow
      Seerow
      May 16, 2015 at 12:03 pm | #

      She’s toeing the party line.

  37. Deanatay
    Deanatay
    May 16, 2015 at 9:52 am | #

    Uvula!
    Masticate!
    Meniscus!

    (Joyce would kick me out for my dirty science mouth.)

    • la6ue mous snow angel
      la6ue mous snow angel
      May 16, 2015 at 8:30 pm | #

      I’m guessing uvula is supposed to resemble “vulva”; what’s “meniscus” supposed to resemble other than the little curved bubble of water?

  38. Bantha
    Bantha
    May 16, 2015 at 9:55 am | #

    I forsee a DAMN YOU WILLIS moment upcoming….Billie goes to the party, discovers Becky is living there….tells Ruth…DUN DUN DUNNNNNNN

    • timemonkey
      timemonkey
      May 16, 2015 at 11:34 am | #

      And Ruth will procede to…..not care.

    • tim gueguen
      tim gueguen
      May 16, 2015 at 11:37 am | #

      And then Ruth surprises everyone in and out of comic by figuring out a way to hide Becky, or finding her someplace to stay nearby. After all she knows what it’s like to lose your family and lose your home.

      • chisci
        chisci
        May 16, 2015 at 11:56 am | #

        and having your only familiar alternative be an abusive jerk

        tho if this is what happens i’ll fuckin tattoo a maple leaf on my right buttcheek as appreciation of her Canadian Problem Solving skills, that’s like beyond a best case scenario but it could happen

  39. Animal
    Animal
    May 16, 2015 at 10:29 am | #

    <— Having flashbacks to George Carlin's Seven Words You Can't Say on the Radio: "Shit, Fuck, Cock, conga, Cocksucker, Motherfucker and… Tits."

    (Seriously? Tits?)

    • JBento
      JBento
      May 16, 2015 at 12:20 pm | #

      Tvtropes says it better than I ever could: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ArsonMurderAndJaywalking

  40. Kraken
    Kraken
    May 16, 2015 at 10:57 am | #

    The 2nd panel is a shitty thing for Billie to say. However, I can’t help but realize that she’s relied on men’s attraction to her as a big source of self-esteem as she’s floundered at the University. Her failing to get that reaction out of Joe was one factor that lead to her heartfelt plea to Ruth that lead to a kiss. It honestly does feel like a default reaction for her to have. She should still try to curb that while she’s in a relationship, though…

    On the other hand I was surprised that Billie never actually tried to quit booze for Ruth, so what the hell do I know.

  41. Nick Wright
    Nick Wright
    May 16, 2015 at 11:28 am | #

    Just from a purely technical viewpoint, this comic is seven panels and it doesn’t feel cramped. That’s some expert-level shit. Well done!

  42. Saaaam
    Saaaam
    May 16, 2015 at 1:54 pm | #

    Please go to the counseling center you two.

  43. Tenn
    Tenn
    May 16, 2015 at 4:53 pm | #

    Plot twist: the one who said “tampon” is Joyce.

  44. Stranger
    Stranger
    May 16, 2015 at 7:46 pm | #

    A party with no booze isnt a party at all, thats just being in a room full of people you dont even like enough to hang out with normally. A party WITH booze is still that, but the booze makes them interesting enough to make the whole experience worth the bother.

  45. Juliacool82
    Juliacool82
    May 16, 2015 at 8:41 pm | #

    Omg it took me a couple of months but, I actually caught up.

  46. Juliacool82
    Juliacool82
    May 16, 2015 at 8:42 pm | #

    Cool my avatar is walky!

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