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September 28, 2023

Alone

by David M Willis on October 6, 2010 at 12:01 am
  • 01 - Move-In Day

└ Tags: danny, dorothy, joe, ruth

Discussion (72) ¬

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  1. Trae Dorn
    Trae Dorn
    October 5, 2010 at 11:06 pm | #

    It’s soul crushing time!

    Or, for Joe, bet winning time!

    • Trae Dorn
      Trae Dorn
      October 5, 2010 at 11:08 pm | #

      (For some reason I thought he’d bet Danny he would get dumped. Re-reading the comic, apparently my brain just made that bit up)

      • Jedai
        Jedai
        August 1, 2011 at 5:41 pm | #

        No you’re perfectly right, Joe asked Danny if he could put Dorothy on his list of “to do” and as he spoke with Danny he started saying “So by eight tonight” and then corrected to seven thirty as Danny continued to ramble insanely…

  2. Cassidy
    Cassidy
    October 5, 2010 at 11:07 pm | #

    #heartbreaking.

  3. Mason
    Mason
    October 5, 2010 at 11:09 pm | #

    Easier. Definitely easier.

  4. hobotron
    hobotron
    October 5, 2010 at 11:23 pm | #

    you should pbobably fix the typo in the first panel. Unless that was intentional.

    • Joebo
      Joebo
      October 6, 2010 at 12:17 am | #

      what typo?

      • agentksilver
        agentksilver
        October 6, 2010 at 8:33 am | #

        “Probably” was misspelled.

    • Drpepperfan
      Drpepperfan
      October 6, 2010 at 12:41 am | #

      Im gonna make a guess, are you British?

      • David
        David M Willis
        October 6, 2010 at 12:46 am | #

        It’s fixed.

        • TexasNinjaBuzzard
          TexasNinjaBuzzard
          October 6, 2010 at 2:41 am | #

          That’s one hour, twenty three minutes between nitpicking and nit picked– Willis is a machine.

          • Joebo
            Joebo
            October 6, 2010 at 7:59 am | #

            What typo!?

          • David
            David M Willis
            October 6, 2010 at 5:21 pm | #

            Eh, it was only half an hour, and only because I waited for the Colbert Report to be over. I only mentioned fixing it when folks started questioning hobotron for noticing it.

        • beeftony
          beeftony
          October 6, 2010 at 8:17 pm | #

          It still doesn’t look fixed to me. Unless there were two typos and you still left “pbobably” sitting up there.

          That or your R’s are really deformed.

          • hobotron
            hobotron
            October 6, 2010 at 9:20 pm | #

            It should show up in time. The edit didn’t show up right away for me, but it’s definitely fixed for me now. I’m not sure why I had the delay, but that might be what happened for you too.

          • beeftony
            beeftony
            October 7, 2010 at 3:19 am | #

            It’s been a day. The change should have happened by now. I’ll try clearing my cache and see what that does.

    • hobotron
      hobotron
      October 6, 2010 at 8:15 pm | #

      Sorry if I sounded too nitpicky. I just noticed it and thought I’d make mention of it. I blame being an English major.

      • Jenny Creed
        Jenny Creed
        July 19, 2013 at 2:45 pm | #

        I’ve heard people suggest that comics with typos and other such technical mistakes are great because it’s realistic. I’m certainly more on the side of seamless immersive storytelling which invariably gets completely destroyed when you notice a typo. Not to mention being a writer myself I really hate pushing anything with a typo in it, and would want to fix it as soon as possible. So with both sympathy for Mr Willis and an invested reader’s enthusiasm I thank you for noticing and pointing it out.

  5. davmopedia
    davmopedia
    October 5, 2010 at 11:28 pm | #

    I’m gonna have to echo Ruth on this one. Dorothy’s getting on my nerves

    • davmopedia
      davmopedia
      October 6, 2010 at 12:05 am | #

      Specifically, the whole harping on Yale to the exclusion of all else. Poor Danny.

      • JesseJanitect
        JesseJanitect
        October 6, 2010 at 12:23 pm | #

        Except I think Ruth’s more annoyed because Dorothy wouldn’t let her do the soul crushing, but I do agree with you. Yale is annoying. Willis, please send her off or crush her hopes so we don’t have to hear about it anymore!

  6. agentksilver
    agentksilver
    October 5, 2010 at 11:34 pm | #

    That is…overeager to the point of creepiness. RUN FOR YOUR LIFE, DOROTHY.

    Or, upon rereading, it’s more like a bet. Still kind of overeager though. Still, this is a good position to springboard some character development on Danny! I’m eager to see what direction he goes in. And if he’ll hook up with Sal or Billie (or, heck, Dina).

    • MrGBH
      MrGBH
      October 6, 2010 at 12:48 pm | #

      Heck no! Dina’s mine! MINE!

      • agentksilver
        agentksilver
        October 6, 2010 at 1:06 pm | #

        Compromise: you distract her and I steal her awesome hat.

  7. Steven Fisher
    Steven Fisher
    October 5, 2010 at 11:50 pm | #

    Immature Danny is very immature.

  8. Schornforce
    Schornforce
    October 5, 2010 at 11:52 pm | #

    It’s okay, Danny. You can marry me.

    • Drpepperfan
      Drpepperfan
      October 6, 2010 at 12:03 am | #

      Hahaha! The avatar, genius!

  9. Drpepperfan
    Drpepperfan
    October 5, 2010 at 11:54 pm | #

    Good god man, why can’t you let Danny not have his sould crushed for once? What did he ever do to you!? Is it the mullet?!

  10. David Herbert
    David Herbert
    October 6, 2010 at 12:02 am | #

    I figured this would go on for a little while, and then Dorothy gets crushed when she realises she’s not going to Harvard, but thankfully still has Danny.

    • beeftony
      beeftony
      October 6, 2010 at 12:19 am | #

      Why would she be crushed about not going to Harvard? She’d probably be glad not to go to Harvard.

      • Nick Wright
        Nick Wright
        October 6, 2010 at 12:48 am | #

        Yeah, who needs immeasurable wealth and power? Overrated, I say. President of the United States, pssht.

        • Lycinder
          Lycinder
          October 7, 2010 at 11:15 am | #

          I think beeftony means that she is a actually Yale-bound, not Harvard-bound, there is a big difference between the two.

  11. TheAlucinaut
    TheAlucinaut
    October 6, 2010 at 12:06 am | #

    Interesting that this is both sad as hell & hilarious.

    It’s also kind of weird seeing Danny be a little over the top w/ Joe as his straight man.

    Hm.

  12. beeftony
    beeftony
    October 6, 2010 at 12:07 am | #

    Danny is reminding me an awful lot of the original Joyce. I’m not sure if that’s a good thing or a bad one, but the fact that I cringe every time he speaks is probably my answer.

    • Ascension
      Ascension
      October 6, 2010 at 12:11 am | #

      Cringing is a good thing, right? Right?

      …I sure hope so, otherwise my love life has to be reinterpreted drastically.

      • DCHorror
        DCHorror
        October 6, 2010 at 2:04 am | #

        Your avatar makes your comment gold.

  13. gurrrrl
    gurrrrl
    October 6, 2010 at 12:10 am | #

    Oh goodness. He IS my ex-boyfriend.

  14. gk
    gk
    October 6, 2010 at 12:16 am | #

    Poor, poor idiot 🙁 </3

  15. Jabberwocky
    Jabberwocky
    October 6, 2010 at 12:57 am | #

    In your faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaace, Joe!

  16. Ben
    Ben
    October 6, 2010 at 1:44 am | #

    He’s making HER MOM harder. HAHAHA– yeah, not funny…

    • Matt
      Matt
      October 6, 2010 at 2:05 am | #

      ALWAYS funny. ALWAYS.

    • Mike Warner
      Mike Warner
      October 6, 2010 at 6:47 am | #

      That wasn’t funny.

      You know what IS funny?

      Your mom.

      Right after I’ve f#cked her.

      • agentksilver
        agentksilver
        October 6, 2010 at 8:35 am | #

        In the faaaaaaace.

  17. DCHorror
    DCHorror
    October 6, 2010 at 2:06 am | #

    You know, I really want to feel bad for Danny. It’s almost like watching a train wreck. No one is going to feel good the morning after.

    That last panel just makes him seem like a bit of a jerk though. Stupid smile.

  18. TrevorBlack
    TrevorBlack
    October 6, 2010 at 2:35 am | #

    Oh boy….game over man.

    • jimfromtx
      jimfromtx
      December 6, 2010 at 3:56 pm | #

      FINISH HIM!

  19. TexasNinjaBuzzard
    TexasNinjaBuzzard
    October 6, 2010 at 2:52 am | #

    Blonde White people should not wear yellow. This has been bothering me.

    Is it just me, or is Danny the 1980s? I swear to Punky Brewster I’ve seen him standing next to Alex Keaton before.

    That corkboard in the background that says “READ BECK”– is this about that fuggin’ hilariously awful speckalativ fikshin novel Glenn Beck “wrote”? I dare you to pick that thing up from the 75% OFF! bin at the grocery store and read half a random page without making a public spectacle yourself.

    • beeftony
      beeftony
      October 6, 2010 at 3:44 am | #

      It’s the name of the dorm.

      • David
        David M Willis
        October 6, 2010 at 5:22 pm | #

        The name of the dorm and the wing.

  20. beeftony
    beeftony
    October 6, 2010 at 3:48 am | #

    You know what, the fact that they both made disparaging comments using exactly the same sentence structure is leading me to call this now: Joe and Ruth. Together.

    Forever.

    • Ascension
      Ascension
      October 6, 2010 at 7:31 am | #

      Whereas I’m calling RuthxMike OTP on the basis of violence and/or threats thereof. She will write valentine’s messages in the snow with sharpened femurs and he will have to fight down a genuine smile.

      • agentksilver
        agentksilver
        October 6, 2010 at 8:36 am | #

        But Amber/Mike is my OTP…

        • Trae Dorn
          Trae Dorn
          October 6, 2010 at 9:56 pm | #

          It’s okay, Mike/Everyone’s Mom is my OTP.

  21. arjay2813
    arjay2813
    October 6, 2010 at 9:29 am | #

    and the shippers come to the fore, though to my own 2 cents, it could be any of the girls…except joyce and maybe sarah (i can not see her w/anyone but joe). “Joe would totally Joe her. Even in the butt.”

    haven’t thought of that comic in a while

  22. Outrider
    Outrider
    October 6, 2010 at 10:30 am | #

    Damn, dumping the clingy boyfriend on the first day? I remember this happening left and right when I was a college freshman, but it usually happened at least a week into the semester.

    • Outrider
      Outrider
      October 6, 2010 at 10:57 am | #

      And oh my – I’m Joyce!

  23. MrGBH
    MrGBH
    October 6, 2010 at 12:51 pm | #

    I have a feeling that, after his soul is crushed, Danny is going to go to Joe for consoling. Joe will be unsympathetic. Possibly hit Danny. In the face.

    Either that, or Joe will be sympathetic, but Mike will be his roomie. Danny will still get hit. In the face.

    • Wackd
      Wackd
      October 6, 2010 at 12:56 pm | #

      Twitter has informed us that Mike is Walky’s roomie.

      • Sporkaganza
        Sporkaganza
        October 8, 2010 at 3:47 pm | #

        Oh boy. That’s bound to end well.

  24. Stephen
    Stephen
    October 6, 2010 at 1:56 pm | #

    This is where Danny’s soul snaps like a twix bar!

    BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! face

    • Wackd
      Wackd
      October 6, 2010 at 5:16 pm | #

      Ruth may be evil, but at least she’s not full of shit.

  25. Kayyte
    Kayyte
    October 6, 2010 at 4:55 pm | #

    if Ruth was doing the breakup, i would be on the sidelines (computerlines??) yelling,
    “GO FOR THE JUGULAR!”
    or something… but whatever, dannys obliviosness would probably make it just as worse as it would be if ruth was doing it.

  26. Ivan Braginski
    Ivan Braginski
    October 6, 2010 at 8:58 pm | #

    I see the user above me has become One with Ivan Braginski, da?
    Huzza for Hetalia… hehehe (love the avvie)

    -this comic is also amusing-

  27. Ragnal
    Ragnal
    October 6, 2010 at 9:41 pm | #

    So, this is where we slowly watch her not get accepted by Yale, and realize she screwed up…again? In another universe?

    Also, just realizing that this comic seems more focused on the female leads than the male leads. I think the only one to not focus on the girls was Danny and Joe with the “WE ARE SOUL MATES!” quote.

    • David
      David M Willis
      October 6, 2010 at 10:25 pm | #

      You’re on to something with that second paragraph…

      • beeftony
        beeftony
        October 7, 2010 at 3:22 am | #

        It’s like you put so much effort into passing the Bechdel Test that you actually failed at the other end of the spectrum. Not that I judge things based on those criteria to start with, but it does raise some interesting questions.

  28. Tomb
    Tomb
    October 10, 2010 at 7:56 am | #

    ITS A TRAP!

    Though Dans everywhere need love…

  29. thatgirlwiththeglasses
    thatgirlwiththeglasses
    December 22, 2010 at 2:53 pm | #

    IN YOUR FAAAAAAAAAAAACE, JOE!
    Meep. Poor Danny. 🙁

  30. Narf
    Narf
    March 1, 2013 at 12:11 pm | #

    “You are a moron.”

    That line made me laugh really hard 😀

  31. RandomPerson12
    RandomPerson12
    October 15, 2014 at 8:54 pm | #

    Dorothy is Ruth’s least favorite? That’ll change pretty quickly.

  32. nothri
    nothri
    November 6, 2014 at 6:28 pm | #

    I can’t tell if “least favorite” is a positive or negative. As in- “bottom of list of people I like” or “top of a list of people I don’t”. Oh well.

    Also Joe, Danny is a moron and you are a huge asshole. What’s your point?

  33. Mousa The 14
    Mousa The 14
    March 31, 2016 at 9:47 am | #

    Easier. Definitely Easier.

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