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by David M Willis on January 20, 2011 at 12:01 am
  • 03 - Men are from Beck, Women are from Clark
└ Tags: danny, joe

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  1. NCP19
    NCP19
    January 20, 2011 at 12:01 am | #

    Joe’s expressions are full of win.

  2. David Herbert
    David Herbert
    January 20, 2011 at 12:02 am | #

    Yes, but he’s different, he wants a girl who would give up her dreams if they kept her from being with him.

  3. MM
    MM
    January 20, 2011 at 12:03 am | #

    It’s scary when Joe’s romantic advice actually makes sense.

    • Undrave
      Undrave
      January 20, 2011 at 12:04 am | #

      Obviously Danny should try to date Shaggy :p

      • Cratacon
        Cratacon
        January 20, 2011 at 12:12 am | #

        Shaggy probably wants to date Amber too, she looks like Velma.
        Wait, did Shaggy like Velma, or was that just me pairing people off arbitrarily since the poor guy had no chance with Daphne with Fred around?

        • David
          David M Willis
          January 20, 2011 at 12:13 am | #

          Velma really likes Shaggy. Shaggy really likes Scooby.

          Shaggy’s kind of off.

          • Sam
            Sam
            January 20, 2011 at 12:23 am | #

            “Kinda” being the understatement of the year, man.

          • dchorror
            dchorror
            January 20, 2011 at 12:29 am | #

            That’s not fair. Shaggy is an incredibly talented guy. He just doesn’t compare well to the rest of the gang.

            Obviously you watch Mystery Inc.

        • Kavonde
          Kavonde
          January 20, 2011 at 2:23 am | #

          Wasn’t Shaggy shacking up with Daphne for awhile during one of the shows where it was just them, Scooby, and Scrappy?

          • dutchguy
            dutchguy
            August 5, 2014 at 12:36 pm | #

            Also during Mystery Inc. Velma wanted Shaggy to choose between her and his best friend Scooby, and she was a lot more serious about the relation than he was

    • MeHael
      MeHael
      January 20, 2011 at 12:06 am | #

      He’d have to know something about dating to get action in spite of his chauvinism.

  4. Undrave
    Undrave
    January 20, 2011 at 12:04 am | #

    Danny is a mouthbreather?

    • A random reader
      A random reader
      January 20, 2011 at 1:22 am | #

      Assuming Joe is using a negative tone when speaking, apparently it’s wrong to be in jaw-dropping awe of the world at all time. Well, some of us don’t get enough air otherwise.

      • RickZarber
        RickZarber
        January 20, 2011 at 3:03 am | #

        Yeah I really wish the phrase “mouthbreater” would just die. Makes me feel crappy and self-conscious. just ’cause my nose dun’ work…

        The fact that it’s always used maliciously doesn’t help.

        • Trae Dorn
          Trae Dorn
          January 20, 2011 at 9:40 am | #

          I don’t know, I’ve always seen a difference between “mouthbreathers” and “people who happen to breathe via their mouths”

          • Tunasammich
            Tunasammich
            January 20, 2011 at 10:28 pm | #

            Believe it or not, obligate mouth breather is actually a medical term. Being forced to breath through your mouth can be caused by craniofacial deformities and other pathologies. I’m not sure if when it caught on as an insult that was the source, but there you go.

  5. worstwebcomic
    worstwebcomic
    January 20, 2011 at 12:04 am | #

    I actually graduated with a couple of identical twin sisters who got their CS degrees… the odds of that blow my mind.

    • Lis
      Lis
      May 24, 2013 at 4:39 am | #

      I happen to be best friends with a female CS Major who is also a twin (the twin is not a cs major and considering their relationship THANK GOD). But she is actually really sensitive about people saying there are so few girl CS majors. Don’t get me wrong it is a minority in the field as far as I can tell I’m a math major myself. But there are more girls in her classes than her.

  6. Dan
    Dan
    January 20, 2011 at 12:07 am | #

    I used to major in computer science. There were plenty of girls present ^^;

    • airfox
      airfox
      January 20, 2011 at 5:41 pm | #

      I also majored in CS (an equivalent actually, being in a different country and all), and not only there were plenty of girls, we also had a couple of former pageant contestants.

      -airfox

  7. arjay2813
    arjay2813
    January 20, 2011 at 12:07 am | #

    i thought of him as a mouth breather, and now confirmation. the way Joe reacts to intro to comp. sciences is just hilarious.

  8. Hebbes
    Hebbes
    January 20, 2011 at 12:09 am | #

    half of th CS class I’m in right now is women…odd

  9. addude
    addude
    January 20, 2011 at 12:14 am | #

    Why Haven’t I seen Batman in their dorm?

    • David
      David M Willis
      January 20, 2011 at 12:18 am | #

      Ethan siphoned off all of their Batman merch in the continuity reboot.

      • Undrave
        Undrave
        January 20, 2011 at 12:36 am | #

        Maybe in this new universe they’re into a different superhero? Like Aquaman or The Elongated Man :p

        • Gianni
          Gianni
          January 20, 2011 at 12:54 am | #

          “I’m Aquaman.”

          I dunno, just doesn’t have the right ring to it.

          • Undrave
            Undrave
            January 20, 2011 at 12:58 am | #

            Maybe they’re Marvel fans.

            “I’m Moonknight!”

            • Izzy
              Izzy
              July 20, 2011 at 8:37 am | #

              maybe they’re into image
              “I’m Spawn!”

          • n0z3k1ll3r
            n0z3k1ll3r
            January 20, 2011 at 1:32 am | #

            OUTRAGEOUS!

          • Merrick
            Merrick
            January 20, 2011 at 1:46 am | #

            “I’m Sodomuffin?”

        • Andy
          Andy
          January 20, 2011 at 1:52 am | #

          Nobody is into Aquaman. Nobody. Ever.

          • Osaru Sensei
            Osaru Sensei
            January 20, 2011 at 2:24 am | #

            … Unless he’s chopping of his own right hand to save his son.

            Also, epic mullet.

          • gangler
            gangler
            January 20, 2011 at 6:37 am | #

            Aquaman is awesome as a king, but just so terrible as a superhero.

          • Velsharoon
            Velsharoon
            January 22, 2011 at 6:56 am | #

            I always liked Aquaman… The old one, not the bitter bearded one (really love the version from “Batman – the Brave and the Bold”). As a kid, he was actually my favorite superhero. Might have something to do with living in a harbour city, but still…

    • Doom Shepherd
      Doom Shepherd
      January 20, 2011 at 4:01 am | #

      No Batman, huh? Check out the positioning of that “bedsheet” in the last panel. Looks like a cape being blown upwards. Joe IS Batman. Or he’s gonna date the Amazigirl identity.

      This is a Willis Arrow, or I’m mad.

      Well, okay, I AM mad, but I’m NATURALLY mad… I don’t use any chemicals!

      • I_like_Mike
        I_like_Mike
        January 20, 2011 at 4:57 am | #

        Now that you mention it, it does look kinda like a cape in the last panel. Anyone terribly surprised that whatever type of superhero Joe might be, he’d have a *bed*sheet (or blanket, whatever) as his cape.

    • mnk
      mnk
      January 20, 2011 at 6:28 pm | #

      Unless it’s Batman: The Brave and the Bold Aquaman.

      OLD CHUM

      • Strephon
        Strephon
        January 20, 2011 at 8:58 pm | #

        That always sounds subtly threatening, given what chum is used for in an aquatic context.

      • Undrave
        Undrave
        January 20, 2011 at 10:26 pm | #

        He is quite the fun character.

  10. Corey
    Corey
    January 20, 2011 at 12:19 am | #

    I’m obviously going to the wrong school for my major. There’s only like, 5 in the entire department here.

  11. Shift
    Shift
    January 20, 2011 at 12:19 am | #

    Joe’s its the 21st Century. There’s probably just as many girls in Compter Science Classes as there are boys. Hell, some school have it as a requirement for various degrees.

    • dchorror
      dchorror
      January 20, 2011 at 12:31 am | #

      For someone who doesn’t take the class, it’s understandable.

    • Aydr
      Aydr
      January 20, 2011 at 12:32 am | #

      Hate to say it, but I’m pretty sure that’s still nowhere even close to true- a lot more women are in computer science nowadays than 15 years ago, including one of my housemates, but the first relevant result I find with a quick google search shows that Stanford has less than 10% of their graduating CS majors as female.

      • Ristar
        Ristar
        January 20, 2011 at 8:49 am | #

        My school had a few of the female gender. The odd thing was that there were more female math and CS professors than male. Sadly only 1 in 10 women who attempted a CS degree stayed more than 1 year. same for guys, but doesn’t seem as staggering since that means after a year there is 1 female and 30 males…it’s ok tho since after 4 years it is weeded down to 4 or 5 males.

      • maggiemarmalade
        maggiemarmalade
        January 20, 2011 at 7:41 pm | #

        Indeed, while I was there, one of my friend’s dormmates designed the Stanford CS Dept. t-shirt … it had seven icon dudes (like the kind on men’s bathroom’s doors), and one woman icon dude. It was totally accurate, but it did NOT go over well. I kinda liked it though. (But I majored in Japanese).

    • HamFighter
      HamFighter
      February 14, 2011 at 4:30 am | #

      Nope. I graduated with a CS major a couple years ago from a very large university. In my CS classes, which were usually between 40-70 people, the number of female students ranged from 0 to 4. Interestingly, most of the women were from Asia.

  12. captainswift
    captainswift
    January 20, 2011 at 12:35 am | #

    I have decided I am tired of adding “with my penis” to the end of all Joe’s dialogue, so if anyone wants to continue down this dark and sordid path, feel free.

    • Loki
      Loki
      January 20, 2011 at 10:02 am | #

      Really, it was supposed to be a game people could play on their own as they read.

  13. Undrave
    Undrave
    January 20, 2011 at 12:38 am | #

    with your penis.

  14. cruncher3019
    cruncher3019
    January 20, 2011 at 12:44 am | #

    Pretty much how anything computer-related works.

    • cruncher3019
      cruncher3019
      January 20, 2011 at 12:44 am | #

      Oh hell yeah, Amber avatar.

      • Undrave
        Undrave
        January 20, 2011 at 12:51 am | #

        It is a…Coinkidink as you say no?

  15. NF
    NF
    January 20, 2011 at 12:56 am | #

    I’ll let you all in on a secret: At both the graduate and undergraduate levels, the life sciences (biochemistry, molecular biology, neuroscience, biophysics, etc.) are probably the highest percentage female of any of the hard sciences in college. Seriously, I went to a college with a 2:1 male:female ratio, and all of my life sciences courses were at least half female. I’m now in grad school, and women are the majority in a number of professors’ labs.

  16. John
    John
    January 20, 2011 at 1:07 am | #

    I dunno. I hooked up with the one girl in CS in my year.

    On the other hand, I’m not Danny.

  17. Fyre
    Fyre
    January 20, 2011 at 1:17 am | #

    Mouthbreather? What the hell kind of insult is that?

    I guess I’ve never seen a severe “mouthbreather”, so I don’t see the atrocity.

    (Then again, I’ve never been to an anime convention.)

  18. MeFailWords
    MeFailWords
    January 20, 2011 at 1:46 am | #

    He doesn’t stand a chance. Amber’s dating WoW.

    • Andy
      Andy
      January 20, 2011 at 1:54 am | #

      Unless he goes in through WoW. He could be Amber’s internet boyfriend in this continuity.

  19. Malph
    Malph
    January 20, 2011 at 3:14 am | #

    From what I heard, if you want to get laid you have to major in theatre. I don’t know where psychology is when it comes to that, but as long as it’s above biology I won’t regret changing my major from theatre. Why biology? There’s actually a story behind that, but you probably don’t give a crap.

    • KHNO
      KHNO
      January 20, 2011 at 7:26 am | #

      I studied literature and had a 1:10 ratio male / female. i studied german and had a 1:8 male/female. I studied in the state school to teach children and the ratio was 1:20. Neither me nor any of the male audience never get laid because of that ratio. Know why? Because if you’re a guy in these things, you’re more interested into the subject than into getting laid. Half the girl are more interested into the subject than getting laid. The other half just aren’t at right place and would only date anyone with sufficient wealth, as they’ve been told a woman has to – and you don’t get wealth by studying languages nor children’s care. These are women jobs, so why should anyone pay high wages for what is a hobby.

      And moreover, all have the social skills to get laid whatever the other study/job is. Even computer.

      I am beeing ironic somewhere in this post. Just guess when.

      • Glooble
        Glooble
        January 20, 2011 at 12:02 pm | #

        I majored in English, with probably a 1:5 male:female ratio, and the English majors all slept with each other a lot. Now granted, this was a small liberal arts school in a small town, but I didn’t get that impression from most of the other majors. Well, except Women’s studies. They all slept together, but they comprised most of the lesbians at the school, so it was kind of inevitable.

      • Malph
        Malph
        January 20, 2011 at 6:49 pm | #

        That was more of a fun fact. Obviously picking your major based on if it’ll get you laid isn’t really the best plan.

        By the way, I originally majored in theatre because I was an idealist fresh out of high school. I changed majors because the year and a half between the time I started college and when I changed my major made me cynical. Sex had nothing to do with it (for once).

    • Trae Dorn
      Trae Dorn
      January 20, 2011 at 10:04 am | #

      The real secret is to not pick a major based on who you could date, and to not be afraid to date people from other majors.

      My wife studied Microbiology with minors in Chemistry and History — I didn’t study any of those subjects in College (where we met). I studied Political Science with a minor in Web Design.

      In fact, out of all of the women I dated in college, only one did I meet via my classes. Social interests are much more important than scholastic interests in dating in my experiences.

  20. Minadin
    Minadin
    January 20, 2011 at 3:17 am | #

    The first girl I hooked up with at college was my physics TA. So, it’s possible, and not only that – they’re far more likely to want to go see Wolverine VI: Occam’s Adamantine Razor than most girls you might meet at your typical kegger.

    • TsunamiJane
      TsunamiJane
      January 21, 2011 at 8:16 pm | #

      Is that a real movie?

  21. Erinaceus
    Erinaceus
    January 20, 2011 at 4:20 am | #

    Joe, who is likely going to study mechanical engineering or something like that (and there are even less women than in CS), mocks Daniel for his choice… I wonder how that will work out…

    • begbert2
      begbert2
      January 20, 2011 at 10:52 am | #

      He’s not criticizing him for his major, he’s criticizing him for his *target’s* choice of major. Based on that she is not what you would call a low-hanging fruit.

  22. Tana
    Tana
    January 20, 2011 at 8:42 am | #

    There’s about a 5:1 male:female ratio in my CS classes. It’s an even greater difference in my maths courses… it can be a little scary when all the guys stare at you…

  23. Just for kix
    Just for kix
    January 20, 2011 at 10:10 am | #

    I majored in computer science, you insensitive clod

    *obligatory slashdot humour*

  24. Deimir
    Deimir
    January 20, 2011 at 2:49 pm | #

    *Hopes that Joe’s “I am not amused” face becomes an avatar in the near future*

  25. Keegan
    Keegan
    January 20, 2011 at 3:44 pm | #

    It’s true. It’s all true.

  26. Lord_of_pins
    Lord_of_pins
    January 20, 2011 at 11:59 pm | #

    Wait what is Joe majoring in?

    • Bill M.
      Bill M.
      January 21, 2011 at 12:34 am | #

      Joeing, with his penis.

  27. Ceric
    Ceric
    January 26, 2011 at 5:57 pm | #

    Met my Wife though Computer Science. She sat by me in Intro Comp. Sci. but we didn’t date till a year later.

  28. Gwynedd
    Gwynedd
    October 20, 2011 at 9:37 pm | #

    As a female comp sci major, this comic bothers me. Electronically, the genders have been evenly represented for almost a decade. Every ditzy girl goes online thinking that she’s special because she’s a girl ONLINE, and is disappointed to learn that it’s just a myth… A very annoyingly ever-present stereotype that we all need to get over. GIRLS LIKE COMPUTERS. THERE ARE AS MANY GIRL NERDS AS THERE ARE GUY NERDS. GET OVER IT. On the other hand, Willis, I love your work and have for years… that’s kinda why this insults me. Now, back to reading, and possibly eating my words later.

    • RP
      RP
      November 22, 2015 at 10:49 pm | #

      1) It bothered you that the blatantly sexist character assumed there was only one girl?

      2) There is a difference between girls being online and interested in CS and actually majoring in CS in college. We have not reached parity when it comes to women getting CS degrees.

  29. Xydux
    Xydux
    December 11, 2012 at 9:31 pm | #

    I AM THE 76TH MOUTH-BREATHING COMMENT! HEAR ME AND TREMBLE BEFORE MY AWFUL BREATH!

  30. Symbi Aya
    Symbi Aya
    January 26, 2014 at 3:24 am | #

    “Mouth Breathing” is not an insult.

    I have a jaw deformity caused by an out of place jawbone that pinches a nerve. I need surgery to correct it, and it hurts to shut my mouth so I breath through my mouth. Because it’s easier.

    Why people think this is an insult is beyond me.

  31. Hollister Dixon
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    September 15, 2014 at 7:08 pm | #

    I just dropped by to say “nailed it!”

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Feel like this strip is very relevant now for some reason Strip: www.dumbingofage.com/2023/comic/b...
Two panel snippet from the Dumbing of Age webcomic showcasing Dorothy Keener in a laundry room.

Panel 1:
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 2h
Star Wars Episode IV
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 3h
I got my Prop Scaffolding in, so it was NO WAY HOME SHELF DISPLAY TIME
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KP @hagofbolding.bsky.social ⋅ 6h
Andor thoughts My friend also suggested they could be vapes and I wish I'd thought of that
A comic of two people (myself and my partner) watching Star Wars Andor on TV.
Me: What are those things in their front pockets? (Referring to Deirdre's imperial uniform with metal cylinders poking out of the front pockets.)
Partner: That is THE question.
Me: Maybe they're like... pens, for writing their fascy memos at double efficiency! (Deirdre frantically scribbles notes on a sheet of paper with a pen in both hands.)
Partner: No, no, no...
(A panel of Lio Partagaz unclipping the metal things and lifting them out of his pockets. In the next panel, his pants fall to the floor with a FWUMP.) 
Partner: ...it's the only way they can take their pants off.
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After Midnight @amidnightstudio.bsky.social ⋅ 9h
Nice.
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hotcyder @hotcyder.bsky.social ⋅ 1m
Few style explorations for the thumby of this one
patrickhwillems.bsky.social's user avatarPatrick Willems @patrickhwillems.bsky.social ⋅ 1m
the speed racer episode is out now on youtube www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwh9...
header image - The Most Important Movie Of The 21st Century
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The Most Important Movie Of The 21st Century
YouTube video by Patrick (H) Willems
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 12h
an animated octopus asking an animated fish
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Return of the Cmonmacques @cmonmaque.bsky.social ⋅ 1d
Never logging off
Return of the Cmonmac... @cmonm... • 1d
For my new followers you should know I hate
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 7m
no matter what happens i promise you dumbing of age will be even gayer next year
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 1d
Dumbing of Age: "Threshold" www.dumbingofage.com/2025/comic/b... #webcomics #webcomic
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Threshold
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 1d
For May's first bonus strip, folks voted for CARLA! and you'll enjoy this non-carla preview image Read this bonus strip and hundreds of previous at the Dumbing of Age Patreon: patreon.com/dumbingofage and remember you can always pledge up to read tomorrow's strip right the eff now
Sal relaxes on one of the couches in the commons room while looking at her phone.  There's no Carla here presently.
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 1d
Bros
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Wack'd @wackd.bsky.social ⋅ 5d
so my paycheck came back a little light this week because i missed work because i was in a car crash. if anyone wants to help me make up the $400 i owe my insurance company this month for their heroic effort to avoid paying me, i'd appreciate it www.paypal.com/paypalme/sah... venmo: sah32
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Pay Seth Hershman using PayPal.Me
Go to paypal.me/SAHershman and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 1d
mr stark i don't feel so good
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Kei Zama @keizama.bsky.social ⋅ 1d
Rondom sketch of Squirrel Girl and One Bee
Pencil sketch on a sketchbook page. There is squirrel girl bust shot with her squirrel in her left shoulder. There is super rough sketch of Transfomers one bumblebee full shot, his arms are on his hip.
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 1d
www.ebay.com/itm/23612235... Auctioning my Electro-Scramblerless, yellowing Kingdom Blaster/Eject! Bidding starts at 99 cents, BIN is six friggin' bucks!
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Ken Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social ⋅ 1d
"We can't ask people if we can do this because they'll say no" hey man maybe that means what you're doing sucks
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Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
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Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 1d
Time for One 2.
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Dies Irae (Trap Remix) @gonebabygone.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
Every comic creator's obituary is like, he created this iconic character who was in a movie that made $700 million last year. He died with a net worth of $12 after the publisher countersued him.
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Pablo Hidalgo @infinata.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
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Tightest shirt - Transformers Wiki
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Josh Fruhlinger @jfruh.bsky.social ⋅ 1d
new comics curmudgeon post! joshreads.com/2025/0... love it when my girlfriend's eyes are normal
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mattie lubchansky @mattielubchansky.com ⋅ 2d
crabs in a bucket | patreon.com/lubchansky
PANEL 1:  MATTIE sitting on the floor in front of a bucket.
MATTIE: Man, I put all these crabs in this bucket to watch them fight to the top for my amusement…

PANEL 2: MATTIE peering in close to the bucket. One claw is raised, holding a little piece of paper folded over.
MATTIE: …But it looks like they all just started trading ZINES in there!
MATTIE: Kind of annoying.

PANEL 3: MATTIE grabs the zine.
MATTIE: Hm?

PANEL 4: Close up of the zine in MATTIE's hands. The title is STEVEN, THE CRAB DIRECTLY BELOW ME, IS A PIECE OF SHIT!
MATTIE: Haha okay this is pretty good
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 1d
thinking of that time i found an abandoned transformers wiki on wikia that was just a bunch of terrible and incomplete lists of character names, sitting back, and deciding i could fix this wiki by writing a comprehensive Donny Finkleberg Robot-Master page.
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#DidYouKnow we just turned 20 years old? Yes, really! The original incarnation of TFWiki was originally founded on Wikicities on this day in 2005. Thanks to everyone who has supported us over the years!
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
today in #9chickweedlane i learned the cartoonist definitely forgot the 2023 storyline in which mary showed up again and amos didn't recognize or remember her and mary was very clearly into him, and also her hair is just Juliette's Hair But Black today, rather than Mary's curly hair
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Jubs is auADHD @jubster.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
@damnyouwillis.bsky.social Well that's interesting
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Today I learned...
Psalty's Salvation Celebration: The Movie, starring a young Bethany Joy Lenz
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Timmerjoe @timmerjoe.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
It's a thing of beauty.
Screenshot of the disambiguation page for
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M Sipher @msipher.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
God, the story of this wiki. It's quite a ride.
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#DidYouKnow we just turned 20 years old? Yes, really! The original incarnation of TFWiki was originally founded on Wikicities on this day in 2005. Thanks to everyone who has supported us over the years!
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
www.ebay.com/itm/23611446... my mp movie megatron auction ends in 8 hours???
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Alejandro Arbona 🇵🇷 LAKE YELLOWWOOD SLAUGHTER on Kickstarter now @alejandrobot.com ⋅ 2d
Marvel could pay for my healthcare for the rest of my life for a fraction of 1% of profit from Spider-Man Noir, a character whose original comics I edited. For Peter David to die in medical debt, co-creator of Spider-Man 2099 and writer of countless seminal Hulk and X-Factor comics—that's a disgrace
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