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by David M Willis on June 27, 2011 at 12:01 am
  • 05 - Media Rumble

└ Tags: dorothy, mary

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  1. Jen Aside
    Jen Aside
    June 27, 2011 at 12:01 am | #

    Mary + Roz = WOW

    • NF
      NF
      June 27, 2011 at 12:34 am | #

      My reaction exactly. I know Willis said that most of the roommates were foils for each other, but still, Mary and Roz. Wow. Like to know what their conversations today have been like.

      • Kernanator
        Kernanator
        June 27, 2011 at 12:44 am | #

        “Why would you DO that?!”
        “Why WOULDN’T I do it?”

      • arjay2813
        arjay2813
        June 27, 2011 at 12:55 am | #

        doesnt really work for the dina/amber situation though. as Willis said, they’re enablers for each other

        • Kernanator
          Kernanator
          June 27, 2011 at 1:17 am | #

          Like they said, MOST, not all, are foils. Dina/Amber was basically said to be the exception.

          • Zem
            Zem
            June 27, 2011 at 10:35 am | #

            This also raises the question who on the campus decides the room arrangements.

            Some puppet master she must be.

            • Noel Schornhorst
              Noel Schornhorst
              June 27, 2011 at 4:33 pm | #

              I like to think Mike arranged the roommates somehow. Seems like something he’d do…

        • bramblepatch
          bramblepatch
          June 27, 2011 at 1:56 am | #

          Actually, foils don’t have to be opposites, they just have to be characters who accentuate each other’s qualities (good or bad) by the comparison. Like how applying a bit of foil to the back of a gemstone makes it look brighter. With Dina and Amber, it’s their similarities that make the differences more apparent – either on her own would just be the girl who doesn’t go out much, but putting them together really makes the difference between Dina’s shyness and Amber’s reclusiveness obvious.

          • David Herbert
            David Herbert
            June 27, 2011 at 2:24 am | #

            It could be that Mary is is also liberated about her body, but prefers to be private about it. Being naked in the dorm room, but not liking it when someone barges in on her.

            • ALostProphet
              ALostProphet
              June 27, 2011 at 4:33 am | #

              Or she’s just lazy.

  2. Ragnal
    Ragnal
    June 27, 2011 at 12:01 am | #

    ‘Ey, your body, your fault.

  3. arjay2813
    arjay2813
    June 27, 2011 at 12:03 am | #

    i bet that survey is very much in favor of that option

  4. Mkvenner
    Mkvenner
    June 27, 2011 at 12:04 am | #

    I can see why they’re roommates. 🙂

  5. Gentooman
    Gentooman
    June 27, 2011 at 12:04 am | #

    Damn, all these people keep interrupting my fapping session – err, uh… whatever the female equivalent is!

    • iSaidCandleja-
      iSaidCandleja-
      June 27, 2011 at 12:07 am | #

      Shlick.
      The female equivalent is shlicking, and you lock your door while you do it.

      • gangler
        gangler
        June 27, 2011 at 12:27 am | #

        I should hope the locked door isn’t a distinction…

      • TsunamiJane
        TsunamiJane
        June 27, 2011 at 9:04 am | #

        You read that comic too huh?

      • Melizza
        Melizza
        June 27, 2011 at 5:24 pm | #

        It’s fun when someone walks into that though! Well, depending on who it is.

    • 1Samildanach
      1Samildanach
      June 28, 2011 at 8:22 am | #

      “Wanking” is reasonably gender neutral.

  6. Aizat
    Aizat
    June 27, 2011 at 12:06 am | #

    Who’s the Indianapolis star?

    • Undrave
      Undrave
      June 27, 2011 at 1:30 am | #

      I think its a team. Maybe they play footbasket or something.

      • Undrave
        Undrave
        June 27, 2011 at 1:31 am | #

        holy smokes new gravatar! Who got added?! I’m Mry now o.o

        • Kernanator
          Kernanator
          June 27, 2011 at 1:36 am | #

          Daisy and Mandy. Mandy was yesterday/2 days ago, Daisy was today/yesterday.

          • Undrave
            Undrave
            June 27, 2011 at 2:57 am | #

            Who’s Mandy?

            • Kernanator
              Kernanator
              June 27, 2011 at 12:50 pm | #

              Back in IW, she was the leader of Squad 48, aka, the team that had orgies with Joe. She was also a bi-sexual.
              Here, in DOA, she has shown up only once, back on the first day in the floor meeting. Willis recently did some stuff involving minor characters on his Tumblr, including her, giving us more information.

      • Undrave
        Undrave
        June 27, 2011 at 1:33 am | #

        Or a newspaper run by an elderly gentleman who used to be a professional Ronald Reagan lookalike?

        • Aizat
          Aizat
          June 27, 2011 at 3:47 am | #

          But it begs the question, does Ronnie exists in this continuity?

          • ryan
            ryan
            June 27, 2011 at 8:51 am | #

            watch it be walter mondale

          • David
            David M Willis
            June 27, 2011 at 9:32 am | #

            He was President of the United States in the Eighties. Right now he’s in the ground.

            • Tempo
              Tempo
              June 27, 2011 at 2:29 pm | #

              He’s currently in peace talks with the Mole-People.

            • Aizat
              Aizat
              June 27, 2011 at 3:14 pm | #

              Thanks for clearing that up.

            • Mkvenner
              Mkvenner
              June 27, 2011 at 4:28 pm | #

              Yea!

            • Undrave
              Undrave
              June 27, 2011 at 4:29 pm | #

              So his Ronald Reagan gay in this universe?

              XD I still say the dean of the university should be a Ronnie look-alike.

              • Plasma Mongoose
                Plasma Mongoose
                June 27, 2011 at 6:08 pm | #

                Nah, anyone paired with Ronnie nowadays would be a necrophiliac.

    • Rachel
      Rachel
      June 27, 2011 at 4:34 pm | #

      It’s a newspaper, like the New York Times, but for Indiana.

  7. addude
    addude
    June 27, 2011 at 12:07 am | #

    What does Mary’s shirt say?

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      June 27, 2011 at 12:13 am | #

      STA… could be STAR something.

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        June 27, 2011 at 2:00 am | #

        STARK NAKED???

        • Kernanator
          Kernanator
          June 27, 2011 at 2:06 am | #

          Not anymore she isn’t.

        • Jackson
          Jackson
          June 27, 2011 at 5:48 pm | #

          I might just buy that shirt for the irony alone.

  8. MM
    MM
    June 27, 2011 at 12:11 am | #

    Sheesh, Dorothy. Exhibitionist =/= willing to leave your dorm room open so that anyone can walk in and steal stuff.

    • David
      David M Willis
      June 27, 2011 at 12:15 am | #

      She’s not expecting it to be open. She’s expecting her knocks to be answered.

      • MM
        MM
        June 27, 2011 at 12:20 am | #

        Aha. Clarification appreciated. (I would say I still think Dorothy’s definition is a bit off, but this is Roz we’re talking about. Based on what we’ve seen so far, I’m not sure she needs downtime.)

      • Zanosuke_Kurosaki
        Zanosuke_Kurosaki
        June 27, 2011 at 2:40 am | #

        Which is quite funny, because 3 pm can sometimes mean “person is in class.” So Dorothy’s still catching up on that “not everyone has the same schedule” idea college tends to teach. XD

  9. Brendan
    Brendan
    June 27, 2011 at 12:13 am | #

    Wait… Roz’s roommate… naked at 3pm…?

    Now whyyy miiight thaaat beee…

    • iSaidCandleja-
      iSaidCandleja-
      June 27, 2011 at 12:17 am | #

      Well it’d be awkward if she didn’t wait for Roz to leave before watching the video again.

    • Kernanator
      Kernanator
      June 27, 2011 at 12:43 am | #

      Your currently Daisy avatar makes this comment all the better.

  10. Plasma Mongoose
    Plasma Mongoose
    June 27, 2011 at 12:48 am | #

    A cam-whore and a closet nudist sharing a room together… now that is what I call an interesting pair.

    • Undrave
      Undrave
      June 27, 2011 at 1:33 am | #

      So do they got a live feed? :p

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        June 27, 2011 at 1:59 am | #

        Quite possibly!

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      June 27, 2011 at 3:46 am | #

      I thought it was a start of a joke.

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        June 27, 2011 at 4:02 am | #

        Sorry, it was more of an observation than humour this time.

  11. Kernanator
    Kernanator
    June 27, 2011 at 12:49 am | #

    Roz Does Indianapolis?

    • Undrave
      Undrave
      June 27, 2011 at 1:32 am | #

      I’m guessing it’s going to be the sequel to ‘Roz Does College’ and ‘Roz Does the Constituency’.

      • Kernanator
        Kernanator
        June 27, 2011 at 1:37 am | #

        Not to mention “Roz does Springfield”.

        • Aizat
          Aizat
          June 27, 2011 at 2:21 am | #

          Does that mean that “Roz does America” comes later?

          • Kernanator
            Kernanator
            June 27, 2011 at 2:52 am | #

            It comes after “Roz Does California”. It’s a very big movie.

            • Undrave
              Undrave
              June 27, 2011 at 2:58 am | #

              but before ‘Roz Does Congress’.

              • Aizat
                Aizat
                June 27, 2011 at 3:46 am | #

                But will Roz do Alaska?

                • Plasma Mongoose
                  Plasma Mongoose
                  June 27, 2011 at 4:01 am | #

                  No that is Sarah’s job.

              • Onion
                Onion
                June 27, 2011 at 1:10 pm | #

                They all sound much more exciting than her first, “Roz does her taxes”

                • Undrave
                  Undrave
                  June 27, 2011 at 4:30 pm | #

                  Admitedly she was naked during the whole movie.

                • Kernanator
                  Kernanator
                  June 27, 2011 at 10:36 pm | #

                  Is this a meme? Did I start a meme?

  12. Mr. Cat
    Mr. Cat
    June 27, 2011 at 1:38 am | #

    That would make an interesting survey to run in the school’s paper…
    “What percentage of college students think I should be dressed by 3pm?”

    • Mr. Cat
      Mr. Cat
      June 27, 2011 at 1:39 am | #

      Yay, I’m Ethan now!

      • turkishproverb
        turkishproverb
        June 27, 2011 at 1:49 am | #

        Did we reshuffle?

  13. Confuzor
    Confuzor
    June 27, 2011 at 1:48 am | #

    Lots of nudity between the 2 comics recently. Not complaining, just pointing it out. As it’s likely been done ad nauseum since friday.

    • ALostProphet
      ALostProphet
      June 27, 2011 at 10:27 am | #

      To quote Willis’ Twitter; “You know you’re drawing naked people when one of your top referrers is “hidemyass.com.””

      • Jackson
        Jackson
        June 27, 2011 at 5:51 pm | #

        Not that it’s all that hard to tell in the first place. How often does a cartoonist find himself saying, “Whoops, I forgot to draw the clothes?”

        • Plasma Mongoose
          Plasma Mongoose
          June 27, 2011 at 6:13 pm | #

          If they have a history of drawing mostly naked and/or sex acts, it can be a force of habit.

  14. turkishproverb
    turkishproverb
    June 27, 2011 at 1:50 am | #

    Yes we did. Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to go act awkward and throw toys at girls while eating a metric ton of nuggets.

  15. Kernanator
    Kernanator
    June 27, 2011 at 1:58 am | #

    Testing Gravatar. Did my custom get through?

    • Kernanator
      Kernanator
      June 27, 2011 at 2:07 am | #

      Yes, it finally did! Condom Hat is go!

  16. Larson E. Jones
    Larson E. Jones
    June 27, 2011 at 1:59 am | #

    Personally, I have to wonder why everyone ELSE is dressed by 3 pm. I mean, what is this, some kind of nun factory?

    • Gordon
      Gordon
      June 27, 2011 at 2:18 am | #

      I know.

      A busy day for me means I put on pants.

    • Daeva
      Daeva
      June 27, 2011 at 3:03 am | #

      No kidding! Every day should be no-pants day.

    • Undrave
      Undrave
      June 27, 2011 at 4:31 pm | #

      Yeah why bother getting dressed unless you’re going outside?! Especially in summer when it gets really hot.

  17. Daeva
    Daeva
    June 27, 2011 at 3:05 am | #

    Hmm, this inspires me.

    Alright everyone, survey time:

    What time of day is the ideal time for getting dressed?

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      June 27, 2011 at 4:00 am | #

      When you need to go outside.

      • dchorror
        dchorror
        June 27, 2011 at 8:24 am | #

        I second this.

      • Kernanator
        Kernanator
        June 27, 2011 at 1:00 pm | #

        I go outside in my underwear sometimes.

      • Trenton
        Trenton
        June 27, 2011 at 2:36 pm | #

        And sometimes not even then.

      • Healy
        Healy
        June 27, 2011 at 5:01 pm | #

        It is the perfect time to properly get dressed.

    • Animaniac
      Animaniac
      June 27, 2011 at 4:21 am | #

      I generally get dressed about 9:15 PM (but then, I work nights and have to be at work by 10PM)

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      June 27, 2011 at 4:32 am | #

      After I wake up and took a bath which always around 7AM.

    • zuche
      zuche
      June 27, 2011 at 12:15 pm | #

      I’m kind of busy pondering that other survey, if you know what I mean.

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        June 27, 2011 at 6:17 pm | #

        She surveys in the nude to get more people willing to fill in the questionares.

  18. ALostProphet
    ALostProphet
    June 27, 2011 at 4:19 am | #

    When you unlock your door.

  19. ziggy78eog
    ziggy78eog
    June 27, 2011 at 8:56 am | #

    What is the important lesson in this particular story arc? Be dressed by 3 PM.

    • ADHadh
      ADHadh
      June 27, 2011 at 9:17 am | #

      She had wristbands on.

      • ADHadh
        ADHadh
        June 27, 2011 at 9:18 am | #

        Woah, I’m Joyce now.

    • Kernanator
      Kernanator
      June 27, 2011 at 1:02 pm | #

      And if you aren’t, keep your door locked.

  20. DaniellePhantom
    DaniellePhantom
    June 27, 2011 at 1:05 pm | #

    mary seems a bit less uptight but still a bit snooty in this comic…

  21. nothri
    nothri
    June 27, 2011 at 3:01 pm | #

    I’m calling a fowl! Not that Dorothy or this sex scandal news story aren’t interesting, but given the choice between seeing what happens to the girl trapped in the closet of the borderline psychopath who been tormenting her for two days and stealing her stuff or seeing what Dorothy is up to….FOWL!

    Also, Mary has clothes on. 10 YARD PENALTY!

    • nothri
      nothri
      June 27, 2011 at 3:05 pm | #

      And now I’m Ethan! Just when my slightly peeved looking Jason avatar would have really come in handy I get transmogrified into friendly Ethan! FOWL, damnit!

      • David
        David M Willis
        June 27, 2011 at 3:13 pm | #

        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fowl

        • zuche
          zuche
          June 27, 2011 at 3:41 pm | #

          Dude! Giving nothri the bird like that was NOT cool!

          • Aizat
            Aizat
            June 27, 2011 at 4:27 pm | #

            Good night everybody!

      • Alex
        Alex
        June 27, 2011 at 6:04 pm | #

        Yes he indeed a duck or maybe a flamingo.

    • Jackson
      Jackson
      June 27, 2011 at 8:58 pm | #

      I’m getting this mental image of Nothri, played by Ethan Siegal, standing in a phone booth phoning up a pigeon.

  22. Reiku189
    Reiku189
    June 27, 2011 at 5:13 pm | #

    aww, and now Billie fans will be double sad face because now she needs 2 more strips to beat Dorothy

  23. Jimmy
    Jimmy
    June 27, 2011 at 5:48 pm | #

    I should have gone to college for Journalism! Just so I could meet so many interesting people when doing interviews.

    • Jimmy
      Jimmy
      June 27, 2011 at 5:49 pm | #

      Woohoo I’m Roz!

  24. DragonWings
    DragonWings
    June 27, 2011 at 10:26 pm | #

    Because I felt a momentary lapse in memory, whatever happened to Roz’s brother after her accident in Roomies? I know he started to run away from danny but after that, it’s sketchy. Was he the dude that was always at a computer and got a mullet?

    • DragonWings
      DragonWings
      June 27, 2011 at 10:27 pm | #

      On second thought, I think it was Mary. I dunno

      • Kernanator
        Kernanator
        June 27, 2011 at 10:39 pm | #

        You’re thinking of Ruth, and no. Nobody knows what happened to Howard, except that he stowed away on Ultra Car during the Martian Invasion.

        • Reboot
          Reboot
          June 28, 2011 at 12:15 am | #

          http://www.shortpacked.com/tag/howard/

  25. Lis
    Lis
    June 27, 2011 at 11:23 pm | #

    In my general opinion there are two things that are potentially wrong with not being dressed by 3pm 1) for me, my freshman year that was the height of my depression, where I was sleeping all day and could potentially not be up/dressed as late as 5 pm 2) people will assume you should be dressed and if you don’t have automatically locking doors, barge in on you. If these two problems don’t apply to you then right on man.

  26. RandomPerson12
    RandomPerson12
    October 23, 2014 at 7:29 pm | #

    But Mary wasn’t naked…unless photoshop has anything to to say about it.

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