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by David M Willis on September 21, 2011 at 12:01 am
  • 06 - Yesterday Was Thursday
└ Tags: dorothy, jennifer, joyce

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  1. Deuecebag
    Deuecebag
    September 21, 2011 at 12:02 am | #

    I’ve seen girls faster than Billie.

    • Inara
      Inara
      September 21, 2011 at 1:10 am | #

      It seems like a girl faster than Billie would be moving too fast to be seen by the naked eye…

      • LordAlucad
        LordAlucad
        September 21, 2011 at 1:26 am | #

        …Robin?

      • 3DSarge
        3DSarge
        September 21, 2011 at 1:34 am | #

        Hurr hurr…”naked…”

        • David Herbert
          David Herbert
          September 21, 2011 at 2:20 am | #

          With her boobies.

          • wandering meme
            wandering meme
            September 21, 2011 at 9:09 am | #

            Hmm…Super speed…

            Hey, True believers! Could this be the beginning of a nemesis for Amazi-girl?

            Tune in next week for: The rise of “SPEEDY-SLUT”!

            dun-dun-DUUUUUN!

      • 3DSarge
        3DSarge
        September 21, 2011 at 1:34 am | #

        Hurr hurr…”naked…”

      • Suilean Dubh
        Suilean Dubh
        September 21, 2011 at 9:00 pm | #

        The only girl (or person honestly) I’ve seen move that fast was running away from something, not towards it. Specifically one of those centipede-spider-abomonation-against-man-and-god bug things.

  2. Jen Aside
    Jen Aside
    September 21, 2011 at 12:02 am | #

    She don’t waste time!

    WOOO

  3. Nexev
    Nexev
    September 21, 2011 at 12:02 am | #

    Dear god Billie works fast

    • Wix
      Wix
      September 21, 2011 at 1:09 am | #

      You should see her when she’s -really- feeling motivated.

  4. Moonshine McGee
    Moonshine McGee
    September 21, 2011 at 12:02 am | #

    Was Billie ever NOT at the party? That’s the real question.

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      September 21, 2011 at 12:12 am | #

      She was always there in spirit, at least.

      She’s Schrodinger’s Party Girl. She is both partying and not partying at any given moment, until you attend the party and observe her there.

      • fellixe
        fellixe
        September 21, 2011 at 1:16 am | #

        Does that mean she’ll die if you open her…

        • dchorror
          dchorror
          September 21, 2011 at 2:07 am | #

          I think anyone might die if you open them up.

          • creatorx2
            creatorx2
            September 21, 2011 at 2:48 am | #

            …… chicka bow wow

      • Zoey
        Zoey
        September 21, 2011 at 2:55 am | #

        i love you doc who

        • Wix
          Wix
          September 21, 2011 at 3:53 pm | #

          Platonically, I agree. With the series and our Who.

      • Mally
        Mally
        July 22, 2015 at 4:23 am | #

        Billie confirmed for Party Lord English.

  5. Darth Shadow
    Darth Shadow
    September 21, 2011 at 12:03 am | #

    Billie can go from zero to drunk in less than 5 seconds.

    • Digidestined of Trust (Tim)
      Digidestined of Trust (Tim)
      September 21, 2011 at 12:09 am | #

      That was more like a nano-second!

    • MeHael
      MeHael
      September 21, 2011 at 12:14 am | #

      While the drink in her hand is probably alcoholic, I doubt her tolerance is low enough for her to be drunk that quickly. Also, I think she’s perfectly capable of acting that way when sober. She’ll probably be drunk before long though.

      • Canvas Hat
        Canvas Hat
        September 21, 2011 at 4:52 pm | #

        That probably wasn’t the first. Or the sixth.

    • wandering meme
      wandering meme
      September 21, 2011 at 9:12 am | #

      Well, she was also GONE in LESS than 60 seconds, so i think she has Nicolas Cage beat.

  6. Bobnotk
    Bobnotk
    September 21, 2011 at 12:03 am | #

    Wasting no time are we there Billie?

    • Andy
      Andy
      September 21, 2011 at 12:31 am | #

      She may be at the same point one guy I knew was: the point at which her liver no longer filters alcohol out of the bloodstream, but instead distills it and puts it in.

    • invisiblemoose
      invisiblemoose
      September 21, 2011 at 4:24 am | #

      She’s been wanting this.

      • wandering meme
        wandering meme
        September 21, 2011 at 9:40 am | #

        tapping that vein…

  7. Another Commenter
    Another Commenter
    September 21, 2011 at 12:03 am | #

    That was quick.

  8. Plasma Mongoose
    Plasma Mongoose
    September 21, 2011 at 12:05 am | #

    Are you sure nobody has abductee powers Willis?

  9. Jimmy
    Jimmy
    September 21, 2011 at 12:06 am | #

    And she’s off!

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      September 21, 2011 at 12:16 am | #

      So is her top.

      • Henry
        Henry
        September 21, 2011 at 12:20 am | #

        So is her FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACEE.

        • Jackson
          Jackson
          September 21, 2011 at 6:50 am | #

          So are her femurs!

          • wandering meme
            wandering meme
            September 21, 2011 at 9:13 am | #

            So is her…penis?

            • Wix
              Wix
              September 21, 2011 at 4:02 pm | #

              So is the top of her next three beers.

            • Henry
              Henry
              September 21, 2011 at 8:37 pm | #

              Wouldn’t surprise me.

          • Henry
            Henry
            September 21, 2011 at 8:38 pm | #

            But she needs her femurs to live!

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      September 21, 2011 at 12:18 am | #

      *Insert William Tell Overture here*

  10. Wackd
    Wackd
    September 21, 2011 at 12:07 am | #

    I dunno why, but my immediate first thought when I looked at this was that it’s rather out-of-character for Archie to be at a party like this.

    My second was that this is the most well-lit frat party I’ve ever seen.

    My third is that Billie’s drunk face is goofy as all hell. I am trying to make that face now. It makes my cheek hurt and my lips aren’t feeling to good either.

    My fourth was “Oh hey! Boobs!”

    • Wackd
      Wackd
      September 21, 2011 at 12:12 am | #

      I lied.

      Before any of that, I looked at Billie’s hand in the fourth panel to see if she was, in fact, protecting herself against roofies.

      • creatorx2
        creatorx2
        September 21, 2011 at 2:52 am | #

        yyyyyyyyep, that’s correct she is. That is a nice touch.

        • wandering meme
          wandering meme
          September 21, 2011 at 9:20 am | #

          Doesn’t matter really. Roofies aren’t needed, given that her top “practically begs for that!”

          • eagalian
            eagalian
            September 21, 2011 at 1:56 pm | #

            well, considering she’s already lost the top, i’d say she is begging for it too.

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      September 21, 2011 at 12:14 am | #

      My first through tenth thoughts were “Boobs”.

      My eleventh was “Stupid bra. It blocks the view of the boobs”.

      • Thunderbattle
        Thunderbattle
        September 21, 2011 at 9:33 pm | #

        :: grins :: Is there a particular significance to the fact that you had *eleven* thoughts?

        • dralou
          dralou
          September 22, 2011 at 12:50 pm | #

          Quickest deaths ever for the Doctor… It seems they were induced by some booby trap…

    • Platypus
      Platypus
      September 21, 2011 at 12:22 am | #

      Well, if Velma is there, is it so weird for Archie to be there?

    • RachelEvil
      RachelEvil
      September 21, 2011 at 1:10 am | #

      Are you sure that isn’t Jimmy Olsen?

      • Thunderbattle
        Thunderbattle
        September 21, 2011 at 9:32 pm | #

        I think it might actually be Wally, Kid Flash from “Young Justice.”

  11. Dave Van Domelen
    Dave Van Domelen
    September 21, 2011 at 12:09 am | #

    It’s Artie!

    • Viktor
      Viktor
      September 21, 2011 at 1:21 am | #

      Oh my god, you’re right. That’s awesome. He must be there for the…ah…medical supplies.

    • Nim
      Nim
      September 21, 2011 at 9:14 pm | #

      I am *so glad* that I am not the only person who squealed “Artie!” before even figuring out what Billie was doing. >.>

  12. Ragnal
    Ragnal
    September 21, 2011 at 12:10 am | #

    Well, someone already made the “that was quick” comment…um…um…

    BILLIE’S BOOBS.

    V.V

  13. alicemacher
    alicemacher
    September 21, 2011 at 12:13 am | #

    That’s the happiest I’ve seen Billie in a long time. But then, she’s in her natural habitat. 😀

  14. Honey-Flash
    Honey-Flash
    September 21, 2011 at 12:14 am | #

    And here, we observe the wild Billie in her natural habitat.

    • Honey-Flash
      Honey-Flash
      September 21, 2011 at 12:14 am | #

      Dang, alicemacher beat me to it.

    • wandering meme
      wandering meme
      September 21, 2011 at 9:39 am | #

      Fascinating!

  15. Janette
    Janette
    September 21, 2011 at 12:16 am | #

    The happiest she’s been since she got to college.

  16. Henry
    Henry
    September 21, 2011 at 12:17 am | #

    That takes some kind of skill.

  17. Plasma Mongoose
    Plasma Mongoose
    September 21, 2011 at 12:18 am | #

    Later on, we find out that photos of her being drunk end up on facebook, leading her to get arrested/fined by the cops.

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      September 21, 2011 at 12:35 am | #

      Or an embarrassing video on Youtube that leads to a lifetime of shame and infamy.

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        September 21, 2011 at 1:07 am | #

        That is why I am glad that I don’t attend parties where photos are taken or even have a facebook account.

      • Wix
        Wix
        September 21, 2011 at 1:08 am | #

        All of those already happened, I think this is the time she wakes up in somebody else’s bedroom (again.) And on a side note, Roz will be there as well.

      • wandering meme
        wandering meme
        September 21, 2011 at 9:28 am | #

        Wait a sec…You mean, that was HER on “equals 3”?

        stops to check…

        no wait. not yet. just lindsey lohan again.

  18. Aizat
    Aizat
    September 21, 2011 at 12:19 am | #

    Damn, Billie is fast.

  19. lifeless1
    lifeless1
    September 21, 2011 at 12:32 am | #

    I want that hot ginger in the foreground to be the new Howard SO BADLY. In High School he was the nerdy Howard Classic™ but now that he’s in college the hunky Ultimate Howard™. No, Howard Prime™. No, Ultimate Howard Prime (Earth One Reboot)™!

  20. Doom Shepherd
    Doom Shepherd
    September 21, 2011 at 12:35 am | #

    Dorothy has cute shoulder freckles.

  21. Kernanator
    Kernanator
    September 21, 2011 at 12:37 am | #

    Oh Billie. She’s like the original Robin, except instead of running on sugar, she runs on booze.

    • Wix
      Wix
      September 21, 2011 at 1:06 am | #

      So she’s like the old Billie?

      • Kernanator
        Kernanator
        September 21, 2011 at 2:10 am | #

        Exactly! Only with Hyper-Booze powers!

  22. Locke
    Locke
    September 21, 2011 at 12:45 am | #

    I love how everyone else doesn’t look drunk or like they’re partying. For all we know it’s actually a study group.

  23. |Agent
    |Agent
    September 21, 2011 at 12:52 am | #

    *cave johnson*

    That little lady is a go-getter who doesn’t waste any time. I respect that. And I respect her boobs.

    • NakedDumblydore
      NakedDumblydore
      September 21, 2011 at 1:15 am | #

      Sorry, fellas. She’s married… TO ALCOHOL!

      • wandering meme
        wandering meme
        September 21, 2011 at 9:31 am | #

        cave johnson, after walking out of the bedroom billie walked into an hour earlier

        Cave Johnson, we’re done here.

        • Kernanator
          Kernanator
          September 21, 2011 at 2:22 pm | #

          Haha, I think I love you guys.

        • Joraiem
          Joraiem
          September 21, 2011 at 5:28 pm | #

          Oh god now the face meme will become the SPAAAAAAAAAAACE meme

  24. NF
    NF
    September 21, 2011 at 1:05 am | #

    I’m actually impressed.

  25. Chiatroll
    Chiatroll
    September 21, 2011 at 1:06 am | #

    I get the feeling that despite the costume warning it isn’t that kind of party and billie will be a bit awkward..

  26. RachelEvil
    RachelEvil
    September 21, 2011 at 1:08 am | #

    Y’know what? I really like Dorothy’s top. It’s cute.

  27. HMRC4EVR
    HMRC4EVR
    September 21, 2011 at 1:58 am | #

    I’ve seen starships jump to warp slower than that girl!

    Geesh Billie! Already with the top off and drink in hand. Drunk, stoned and pregnant might not have been too far off of a call.

  28. Daeva
    Daeva
    September 21, 2011 at 2:05 am | #

    Party-portation.

    It’s Billie’s mutant power.

  29. zsquaredagain
    zsquaredagain
    September 21, 2011 at 3:16 am | #

    I certainly hope that is, in fact, the right house…

    • narmenduke
      narmenduke
      September 21, 2011 at 3:20 am | #

      Well, if it’s not, the people there seem to be taking the events in stride. Probably because of the boobs.

      • Rognik
        Rognik
        September 21, 2011 at 5:59 am | #

        If it wasn’t a party before, it sure is now!

  30. Asuka L.S.
    Asuka L.S.
    September 21, 2011 at 7:07 am | #

    Hey, look! Shaggy’s black in this universe! (He’s right next to the boobs, so you don’t have to take your attention off of them fellas).

    • Sir Robin
      Sir Robin
      September 21, 2011 at 7:57 am | #

      It’s clearly Archie Andrews, not Shaggy

    • fellixe
      fellixe
      September 21, 2011 at 10:50 am | #

      And it looks like Black Shaggy has his nickel ready.

    • MM
      MM
      September 21, 2011 at 2:21 pm | #

      He looks more like Artie (from Narbonic/Skin Horse)’s less studious brother to me.

  31. Sir Robin
    Sir Robin
    September 21, 2011 at 7:56 am | #

    Is that Archie? What is he doing out of Riverdale?

    • Krimson
      Krimson
      September 21, 2011 at 8:51 am | #

      I was thinking the same thing.

    • begbert2
      begbert2
      September 21, 2011 at 10:51 am | #

      Why does everybody keep saying that’s Archie? He obviously isn’t; he lacks the crosshatching at his temples. There’s no resemblance whatsoever.

      • Asuka L.S.
        Asuka L.S.
        September 21, 2011 at 2:51 pm | #

        I’m with you. That guy’s chin is WAY too chiseled to be Archie.

      • Sir Robin
        Sir Robin
        September 21, 2011 at 8:51 pm | #

        Archie has already met the Ninja Turtles and the Punisher and is meeting KISS, so why not the Walkyverse?

  32. aaron_bourque
    aaron_bourque
    September 21, 2011 at 8:32 am | #

    Aaaaaaaaand that’s why I don’t like Billie.

  33. Mkvenner
    Mkvenner
    September 21, 2011 at 9:12 am | #

    That was fast.

  34. Erinaceus
    Erinaceus
    September 21, 2011 at 10:36 am | #

    Just wait until Ruth turns up, then the party is effectively over for Billie…

    • Shade743
      Shade743
      September 21, 2011 at 4:01 pm | #

      The way I figure things’ll work out, the house belongs to someone Ruth knows, so she’s there, equally drunk and well… I’ll leave the rest to your imaginations…

  35. begbert2
    begbert2
    September 21, 2011 at 10:52 am | #

    Previously, it might have been a party that Joyce could have been comfortable at.

    Billie will correct that.

  36. begbert2
    begbert2
    September 21, 2011 at 10:56 am | #

    I had been thinking yesterday that Billie’s top looked surprisingly conservative – moreso than Dorothy’s, even! But now I see that it wasn’t a top for the party, it was just for getting her there without being arrested for indecent exposure. (Also she developed the visible bra straps under it in the meanwhile; those would have made a difference too.)

  37. Sempiternity
    Sempiternity
    September 21, 2011 at 11:27 am | #

    Wow… that almost looks like the same house even. Wonder if Ruth will be there?

    • David
      David M Willis
      September 21, 2011 at 12:12 pm | #

      Same house as what? (If you’re talking about Ruth’s house from Roomies!, no, definitely not: http://joyceandwalky.com/d/20070212.html)

  38. Shifty
    Shifty
    September 21, 2011 at 1:03 pm | #

    Doesn’t take much, does it Billie?

  39. Romanticide
    Romanticide
    September 21, 2011 at 2:17 pm | #

    So are we sure nobody has powers in this universe? XD
    Billie lost no time identifying were drinks are xD good to see she follows her own advice, keep that hand over the drink girl! 😀

  40. Asuka L.S.
    Asuka L.S.
    September 21, 2011 at 2:53 pm | #

    You know, I just thought of something. Joyce promised Sprite and Apples to Apples. I see neither two-liters nor a game box, missy. >:(

  41. Phillip Wilde
    Phillip Wilde
    September 21, 2011 at 3:36 pm | #

    It seem Tubs has some pert jugs.

    • Phillip Wilde
      Phillip Wilde
      September 21, 2011 at 3:38 pm | #

      seems* I was distracted by them pert jugs.

  42. Scot
    Scot
    September 21, 2011 at 3:41 pm | #

    What if it was the wrong house?

  43. Tobias
    Tobias
    September 21, 2011 at 5:30 pm | #

    Not that I’m complaining about the fanservice, but why was Billie making a big deal about her top last week when she’s not even going to wear it to the party? (Though I guess she coulda been referring to her bra.)

  44. Pester
    Pester
    September 21, 2011 at 6:10 pm | #

    Does anyone want to guess whether those background actors are cameos? I’d say Artie from Narbonic on the right and maybe someone from Archie comics on the left.

    • David
      David M Willis
      September 21, 2011 at 7:21 pm | #

      Nobody’s a cameo. They’re all just random folks.

      I am the fun-spoiler!

  45. johannhowitzer
    johannhowitzer
    September 21, 2011 at 7:19 pm | #

    Next three comics are going to be *really* interesting.

  46. OmegaDez
    OmegaDez
    September 21, 2011 at 8:47 pm | #

    Why am I not surprised things would start like this?

  47. Sir Robin
    Sir Robin
    September 21, 2011 at 8:54 pm | #

    I was just going through the archives, this isn’t the first time seeing Billy shirtless oddly enough

  48. OrKuun
    OrKuun
    September 21, 2011 at 10:28 pm | #

    Anybody else noticed that nobody’s paying attention to her?

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      September 21, 2011 at 11:38 pm | #

      Now that would be sad for Billie if even acting like this fails to grab any attention.

  49. Hello, Mr. Anderson
    Hello, Mr. Anderson
    September 21, 2011 at 11:32 pm | #

    Hmmm, everyone else seems to be acting normal, not getting too crazy drunk. Maybe Billie the party just started.

    Or maybe this is just Billie we’re talking about

  50. DT
    DT
    September 22, 2011 at 1:17 am | #

    What’s Billie doing with her lips? It’s freaking me out.

    • insomniac
      insomniac
      September 25, 2011 at 11:35 pm | #

      “WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!”

  51. Brie
    Brie
    December 9, 2014 at 1:13 am | #

    I enjoy the consistency of this. She’s already got her top off, waving it around. Obviously she is already into the profoundly uninhibited stage.
    …
    And yet she’s doing exactly what she said in the last strip: Her hand is over her glass. Say what you want about Billie. But she’s DAMN SMART.

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