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September 20, 2023

Ingenuity

by David M Willis on October 31, 2011 at 12:01 am
  • 01 - Pajama Jeans

└ Tags: pajama jeans, walky

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  1. Platypus
    Platypus
    October 31, 2011 at 12:01 am | #

    Indeed

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      October 31, 2011 at 12:31 am | #

      Walky Approved!

  2. Kurai Seraphim
    Kurai Seraphim
    October 31, 2011 at 12:02 am | #

    I think Walky’s face was designed for a gravatar here.

    I wonder if Walky Prime had access to such wonders and insights while Cheesing.

    • turkishproverb
      turkishproverb
      November 6, 2011 at 6:09 pm | #

      The world may never know!

  3. Mkvenner
    Mkvenner
    October 31, 2011 at 12:02 am | #

    What?

    • ALostProphet
      ALostProphet
      October 31, 2011 at 12:04 am | #

      I…. have no idea. Are they really loose denim or denim-look soft fabric?

      Or is this just a mind-screw?

      • Mkvenner
        Mkvenner
        October 31, 2011 at 12:06 am | #

        Willis isn’t the mindf*ck kind of person.
        Randy Milhound is.

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        October 31, 2011 at 12:08 am | #

        The only thing I can think of is flannel pants designed to look like jeans.

      • AaronS
        AaronS
        October 31, 2011 at 12:32 am | #

        I’ve seen these before. They’re sweatpants with jean-colors and fake jean designs.

        So, basically it’s like camo sweatpants. Except instead of printing camp on them, they print fake jean designs. Often seen on “What Not to Wear”, ect, along with people saying, “Girl, you’re not fooling anyone. Those are so obviously pajama pants.”

        …What?

    • Jetstream
      Jetstream
      October 31, 2011 at 6:54 pm | #

      https://www.pajamajeans.com/

      Google, yo.

      • Jetstream
        Jetstream
        October 31, 2011 at 6:55 pm | #

        … These are really goddamn expensive.

        • Joraiem
          Joraiem
          October 31, 2011 at 7:32 pm | #

          Depends on what you think of them as! For girls’ jeans, they’re probably around the middle ground of expense. But for pajamas, they’re frigging expensive as crap.

          • Sagara S.
            Sagara S.
            November 2, 2011 at 12:15 am | #

            i hate that you’re right.

  4. iSaidCandleja-
    iSaidCandleja-
    October 31, 2011 at 12:02 am | #

    I’m confused. It looks like Walky is the one who climaxed, but Dorothy isn’t here. Or is he just imagining her wearing those?

  5. David Herbert
    David Herbert
    October 31, 2011 at 12:02 am | #

    Why would Walky be watching this commercial? Does he like wearing women’s clothes?

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      October 31, 2011 at 12:04 am | #

      Why? Don’t you? 😛

    • Mkvenner
      Mkvenner
      October 31, 2011 at 12:05 am | #

      It’s little Walky that’s watching the commecrial.

    • Rex Hondo
      Rex Hondo
      October 31, 2011 at 12:18 am | #

      Depending on what channel he’s watching, these commercials are kind of hard to avoid…

      • David Herbert
        David Herbert
        October 31, 2011 at 1:16 am | #

        I think he’s on his laptop. But if he’s watching blip videos then yeah, the ads would be unskippable.

  6. Plasma Mongoose
    Plasma Mongoose
    October 31, 2011 at 12:06 am | #

    Aint PJ jeans essentially tracksuit pants?

    • darcos0
      darcos0
      October 31, 2011 at 5:22 am | #

      humanity’s way of jumping the shark

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        October 31, 2011 at 5:03 pm | #

        Is that what they call it these days?

  7. Larson E. Jones
    Larson E. Jones
    October 31, 2011 at 12:06 am | #

    Still clings to your cottage cheese ass like actual jeans!

    (Enhanced self-esteem not included.)

  8. Seerow
    Seerow
    October 31, 2011 at 12:07 am | #

    Is Walky climaxing at this commercial while Dorothy is still sitting on the bed next to him?

    • iSaidCandleja-
      iSaidCandleja-
      October 31, 2011 at 12:10 am | #

      Maybe she left and the commercial is just what he needed to end his “frustration” afterward.

    • Rex Hondo
      Rex Hondo
      October 31, 2011 at 12:39 am | #

      Well, that’s one way to break the ice, I suppose.

    • MuleyBob
      MuleyBob
      October 31, 2011 at 7:41 am | #

      Humankind’s Ingenuity is kind of a long name for one’s penis. I just call mine Pepe.

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        October 31, 2011 at 5:05 pm | #

        A long name for sure, but it is certainly impressive looking to have a name like that tattooed on your willy.

      • Rex Hondo
        Rex Hondo
        October 31, 2011 at 9:50 pm | #

        Mine is “Gargo the Pleasure Cyclops.”

  9. Stephen Bierce
    Stephen Bierce
    October 31, 2011 at 12:07 am | #

    After they invented jean-lookalike diapers for babies (which is, by definition, so babies) and the Snuggie, I doubted they’d have much further to go in fashion technological innovation.

    • Rex Hondo
      Rex Hondo
      October 31, 2011 at 12:20 am | #

      Next step, everyone gets their standard issue Star Trek:TNG civilian unitard.

    • NakedDumblydore
      NakedDumblydore
      October 31, 2011 at 1:26 am | #

      Wait, do they have denim snuggies now?

      • Anon
        Anon
        October 31, 2011 at 4:22 am | #

        ..Overalls?

  10. A. Colunga
    A. Colunga
    October 31, 2011 at 12:08 am | #

    Pannel 1, Is Dora’s behind, without a doubt. It’s like a seventh sense.

    • Joraiem
      Joraiem
      October 31, 2011 at 7:34 pm | #

      OH NO THE BUTTS DISEASE IS SPREADING

  11. Noel Schornhorst
    Noel Schornhorst
    October 31, 2011 at 12:09 am | #

    I’m with Walky. I want ‘guy’ pajama jeans… 😛

    Don’t judge me (with your faaaaaaaaaace!)

    • Rex Hondo
      Rex Hondo
      October 31, 2011 at 12:34 am | #

      Would you rather I judge you with my penis?

      It’s gotta be one thread meme or the other. CHOOSE.

      • Marika Oniki
        Marika Oniki
        October 31, 2011 at 1:01 am | #

        I’m judging you both. For a nickel.

        • Rex Hondo
          Rex Hondo
          October 31, 2011 at 2:01 am | #

          GAH! OUTMANEUVERED!! AND FOR WHAT YOU REFER TO AS A NICKEL!

        • Dr. Smart
          Dr. Smart
          January 26, 2015 at 11:09 pm | #

          oh hey its Sonja, nice to see another Wotch fan, even if its a very old comment

  12. Ragnal
    Ragnal
    October 31, 2011 at 12:09 am | #

    Before I was moved to a different department at my job, part of my morning routine focused on folding these stupid things and putting them back in their boxes.

    Yes. This was a routine thing. Every day people took these pants out of their boxes, decided NOT to buy them, even though there’s a little whole that lets you feel the fabric, and just walk away leaving me to do the work that they could have done.

    Bottom line, I FUCKING HATE PEOPLE.

    • ALostProphet
      ALostProphet
      October 31, 2011 at 12:11 am | #

      So are they denim or aren’t they? The people need to know!

      • Rex Hondo
        Rex Hondo
        October 31, 2011 at 12:21 am | #

        According to their website, they’re a proprietary blend of cotton and spandex.

        • Mrelegos
          Mrelegos
          October 31, 2011 at 1:41 pm | #

          THEY ARE NOT SPANDEX!!!!

          Sorry, old Power Rangers RPM reflex kicking in there…

      • Ragnal
        Ragnal
        October 31, 2011 at 5:04 pm | #

        They don’t feel like jeans. That’s all I got.

    • RedScharron
      RedScharron
      October 31, 2011 at 12:21 am | #

      On the one hand, I’d point out that being able to touch a small portion of the fabric tells you fairly little about how the fabric will drape when not confined to a box.

      On the other, I used to work fashion retail as well, and the number of people who are apparently completely incapable of putting so much as a long sleeved t-shirt back on a hanger rather than throwing it in the corner of the dressing room made me want to go on a shooting spree in the food court.

      We would not have sold pajama jeans even if that wardrobe atrocity had been committed back then. I never thought to be grateful for that until now.

      • isitsevenyet
        isitsevenyet
        October 31, 2011 at 12:46 am | #

        I agree. I imagine some people want to get an idea of how stretchy they are or how long they are, etc. But they could at least TRY to put them back.

        • RedScharron
          RedScharron
          October 31, 2011 at 1:27 am | #

          Exactly. It’s like how there are rules for how things that aren’t on hangers had to be folded, so I knew when someone tried one on there was a 99% chance I’d have to re-do it, but the effort to fold anything at all really was appreciated just for the fact that some respect was being implied.

      • NakedDumblydore
        NakedDumblydore
        October 31, 2011 at 1:27 am | #

        Some men just want to watch the world burn.

        • nothri
          nothri
          October 31, 2011 at 11:59 am | #

          Your avatar makes this horrifically appropriate to say.

    • André
      André
      October 31, 2011 at 12:13 pm | #

      I kind of love it when people think that things that are their job are not their job, and blame their customers rather than their employers.

      • André
        André
        October 31, 2011 at 12:13 pm | #

        Or themselves.

        • SlaveBlade
          SlaveBlade
          October 31, 2011 at 3:12 pm | #

          Oh my god, why do I have to slice meat for this person, it’s almost closing time!

          • Narbodi
            Narbodi
            October 31, 2011 at 6:07 pm | #

            I see your complaint and raise you a “how DARE the lone minimum-wage meat wrapper cleaning the meat department at thirty minutes to closing because one of the cutters left five full racks at a quarter to six and didn’t offer to help finish up refuse to put together a fifteen piece machine with a scalloped saw blade capable of taking off your hand before you can say “what was that GRRNK noise” that he has never been trained to use so I can get this roast cut into steaks when there are already two dozen pre-cut packaged steaks in the case because it saves me ten cents!”

            For every employee you’ve met that doesn’t want to help you, there’ve been at least twenty customers that employee has had to bend over backwards for because basic sense is in short supply. In that month alone.

            Doubly so if it’s a small-town business. Infinitely so if you recognize him as the guy that was stocking Aisle 4 yesterday, chasing carts two days ago, cleaning the ten-inch-deep pool of rotten meat drippings out of the deli’s industrial smoker last week, and stocking the frozen food department while the department’s one employee (that is, the Frozen Food Manager) spends half an hour talking with a cashier after returning from a two-hour lunch while her eight-year-old runs around making a mess.

            (Aye, I might still be a little bitter about that job.)

            I never blamed the customer. No, no. I blamed the backwards-minded offal that ran the company into the ground with such wond’rous ideas as “let’s make our package assistants do potentially hazardous work that normally constitutes a pay raise but not actually transfer them out of package assistance under fear of punitive action if they don’t, after letting go a dozen employees across the store and not hiring anyone to fill the gaps!”

            tl;dr – Sometimes an employee isn’t acting entitled so much as already dealing with a shitty job and none-too-pleased that circumstances are what they are. Also, sometimes their boss is a dick and insists that things that aren’t their job are, and you’re just the unfortunate soul that they’ve sighted in their time of impotent rage. (To my credit, customers often said I was a very nice and helpful person. Might’ve been the proximity to sharp objects, though.)

      • Ragnal
        Ragnal
        October 31, 2011 at 5:22 pm | #

        Yes, how dare the customer not show a shred of decency and common sense?

      • Ragnal
        Ragnal
        October 31, 2011 at 5:24 pm | #

        …Okay, to be honest, I should’ve thought a bit more before I said that, but you know what? I’d LOVE IT if my store’s policy would change to “do not open item up unless you’re going to buy it”. Because apparently they’re not aware that this makes their product look WORSE when other customers see the box lid open.

        OR worse, it invites MORE people to open the box as well, which leads to that neverending cycle I mentioned earlier.

        • MarcinMN
          MarcinMN
          October 31, 2011 at 8:12 pm | #

          It wouldn’t work. I’ve spent time in retail too. If such a policy existed, some people would still open them and then leave them behind. And if you had someone watching them to make sure they didn’t do that, they’d take the empty box and the pants and stuff them behind something on the far side of the store. You’d find them in a mop bucket or a cat bed or something like that. :p

      • Jetstream
        Jetstream
        October 31, 2011 at 6:58 pm | #

        The retail slave’s job is to clean up, yes.

        The customer, however, can have the courtesy to not be an asshole and put things back where they found them.

        • André
          André
          November 2, 2011 at 9:25 am | #

          Right, but who knows why they didn’t put it back. Maybe they got a text from their grandma saying she got hit by a tractor-trailer. Which is facetious. But it’s also kind of like complaining that someone had an accident when it is your job to clean bathrooms—sucks when that happens, but sometimes it just happens, and it’s what you’re paid to do. Complaining about the customer is a nice defense mechanism, but that’s pretty much all it is.

          I’d rather put clothes back in boxes, personally.

  13. TaZZerath
    TaZZerath
    October 31, 2011 at 12:12 am | #

    First jeggings, now this….

    • fellixe
      fellixe
      October 31, 2011 at 8:37 am | #

      Jeggings! Glad you remembered that. I knew what they were but prying the name out of my cold, dead brain would have taken all day.

  14. Plasma Mongoose
    Plasma Mongoose
    October 31, 2011 at 12:15 am | #

    These Pajama jeans wouldn’t happen to be a new line of merch you are working on by any chance Willis?

    • LimeTH
      LimeTH
      October 31, 2011 at 5:16 pm | #

      No, they’re a real thing.

      • Deckhouse5
        Deckhouse5
        October 31, 2011 at 6:54 pm | #

        Willis got it down to the checkboxes
        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFoGg_aJYkM

  15. Noel Schornhorst
    Noel Schornhorst
    October 31, 2011 at 12:16 am | #

    Well done review. I can’t say I agree with every point made, but then I read only a few webcomics and Mr. Willis’ is the only one I read daily.

    I do have to say, though, humor is *highly* subjective and may not be a great point to rate in things… perhaps instead of rating it, compare and contrast the general humor style of the strip with other sources so that way folks who read the review will have an idea of what to expect…

    • Noel Schornhorst
      Noel Schornhorst
      October 31, 2011 at 12:17 am | #

      And now the review is gone. I feel foolish. 😛

      • ALostProphet
        ALostProphet
        October 31, 2011 at 12:22 am | #

        It’s back now. I asked David to delete it because MS Word ate the breaks between the paragraphs. It’s less of a Wall-Of-Text now.

  16. Vabolo
    Vabolo
    October 31, 2011 at 12:17 am | #

    In-jean-nuity?

    • Rex Hondo
      Rex Hondo
      October 31, 2011 at 2:05 am | #

      Looks like he’s got an in-jean-something…

      • fellixe
        fellixe
        October 31, 2011 at 8:40 am | #

        With his in-jeanis.

        • Plasma Mongoose
          Plasma Mongoose
          October 31, 2011 at 11:55 pm | #

          Were these two items of clothing combined with jean-splicing technology?

          • Rex Hondo
            Rex Hondo
            November 1, 2011 at 1:31 am | #

            I don’t know, but if he wants to save money, he can just wait until somebody comes out with a jean-eric brand.

  17. ALostProphet
    ALostProphet
    October 31, 2011 at 12:18 am | #

    Thanks, David. Now I can post something vaguely readable. MS Word ate my breaks between paragraphs.

    I already posted this on Saturday, but I’ll repost it here since a lot of people won’t have seen it. Again, sorry for the double post.

    Well, here’s the end of the first book, and I can honestly say that I enjoyed it. Dumbing of Age is quite hard to review, honestly, because of the downright enormous and highly plotted storyline. Everything is very deeply woven, and clearly planned out far, far in advance. That makes it very hard to point out the plot holes and loose threads, seeing as how plenty have come by, and been explained as part of a storyline.

    First, art. DoA!’s artstyle is generally not very exaggerated in terms of basic design (mostly normal proportions with exaggerated heads), but does exaggerate greatly when characters have extremes of emotion. This usually works, but the exaggerated expressions can occasionally suck the impact out of a dramatic moment, such as Sarah’s reaction to being asked to socialize with Joyce and Dorothy. The backgrounds have decent variation for what is a generally static setting, with the recycled backgrounds being limited to places where it would make sense, such as dorm rooms. The only other problem I have with the art is the occasional dropping of background art, usually when focusing on a characters face, or for a non-standard panel. This is really distracting, and makes the strip seem unfinished, which is jarring for such an otherwise polished work.

    As for characters, depth has been handed out sparingly, usually after establishing the character with a strong first impression. The technique of presenting a simple exterior, and then pulling back to reveal a characters deeper motivations isn’t overused, with only Sarah and Roz as clear cut examples. Some characters are left underdeveloped, but my instincts tell me to trust the author will develop them further.

    The core concept of the strip is simple, rebooting the extended Walkyverse! into a single continuity, leaving only human interaction. This was a major step forward for the author, stripping out the geek humor and shocking swerves typical of Shortpacked! and It’s Walky! for the simpler, and more honest approach. One-off jokes and bit characters are rare compared to the rest of the authors various works, leaving more room for realistic interactions. There are no breaks from continuity or fourth-wall humour, with only the occasional call-back to the Walkyverse! .

    The authors engaged with the audience pretty frequently, often stepping in to correct misinformation and answer legitimate questions, but he does seem to engage with trolls or overly critical fans a tad too eagerly. In my opinion, the swift application of the banhammer is the best solution. Trolling is a bit less frequent that in the comments section for Shortpacked!, but the mostly shared fanbase is eager to attack any displaying a hint of homophobia or a slut-shaming attitude, leaving the door wide open for thuggish behaviour.

    Storyline: 8/10, Very Good. Clearly a complex and carefully arranged plot, with only occasional “Idiot Ball” or “Because the plot says so” coincidences. Well written and engrossing.

    Dialogue: 7/10, Good. Usually succinct, but a slight tendency to drift into wall-of-text territory when a character has a point to make.

    Art: 7/10, Good. Expressive, with distinctive character designs, but not especially detailed.

    Humor: 5/10. I only laughed out loud at around one in ten strips, with about a fifth being amusing or better. A great deal of comics have no humor intended at all, so those weren’t included in this rating.

    Pacing: 6/10. Decent. Some strips seemed unnecessary, but only a handful were plodding or slow.

    Political correctness/Offensiveness:Very Good. A good array of groups and values presented without judgement or an issue being made of it. Joyce’s character handles the issue of offensive behaviour without malice
    interestingly, without outright condemning any group. The only exception being Billie, with her alcohol addiction being the butt of several jokes.

    Regularity: 10/10. Perfect: David Willis has not, to my knowledge, missed a single scheduled update by more than 60 seconds for the lifespan of the comic, the only exceptions being bonus weekend comics at the beginning and first anniversary of the strip.

    Overall quality: 7/10. Good. A solid, realistic, believable work from a veteran of the Webcomics industry. David Willis proves he can present believable characters and incredibly complex plots.

    My Enjoyment: 8/10. Very Good. I always anticipate the release, and I’ll take a minute out of pretty much anything to check my phone for the newest update and leave a comment or two.

    TFL;DR. Love the Comic. Keep up the good work 🙂

    • Mkvenner
      Mkvenner
      October 31, 2011 at 12:36 am | #

      I disagree with the unnecessarly long post.

      • ALostProphet
        ALostProphet
        October 31, 2011 at 12:47 am | #

        Again? It’s even longer this time, what with all the apologies 🙂

        • lawzlo
          lawzlo
          October 31, 2011 at 3:01 am | #

          I don’t think that there’s anything wrong with the length of your post. It was thoughtful and well-written, and (in my opinion) not unnecessarily prolonged.

          With regards to the content of your review, I can’t say I disagree with any of your statements on the comics itself, except that I, personally, never found the backgrounds dropping out during close-ups terribly distracting.

          With regards to the portion of the review which dealt with Willis’ interactions with his fans, particularly trolls or “overly critical fans”, I’m somewhat torn. I have never been in the position of moderating a comments section the way that Willis is, and so I’m not certain how I would handle situations involving trolls. Being generally a pretty anti-censorship kinda guy, I for one would be very uncomfortable wielding the banhammer (although I do recognize that in certain cases it is necessary). So I can’t really criticize Willis for preferring to attempt to engage the trolls, at least for a while, before smiting them. It seems only fair to give them a fair chance to reform.

      • nothri
        nothri
        October 31, 2011 at 12:05 pm | #

        i disagree with your excessively short post! And now I am going to write a fairly long sentence for no other purpose at all save to allow my comment to fall into the middle ground between long and short. There, that should do it.

    • Spammy McSpamster
      Spammy McSpamster
      October 31, 2011 at 3:24 am | #

      tl;dr

      • ALostProphet
        ALostProphet
        October 31, 2011 at 6:22 am | #

        Wow, when Spammy McSpamster thinks my post is too long, I KNOW I’ve gone too far 😉

  18. Historyman68
    Historyman68
    October 31, 2011 at 12:19 am | #

    Only disagreement I can think of at the moment is about the background disappearing for close-ups. I was never confused and thought it generally was a good way to highlight the character’s emotion. I did not assume that the character’d instantaneously teleported to a featureless, monochromatic void.

    • Historyman68
      Historyman68
      October 31, 2011 at 12:21 am | #

      Dammit. This was supposed to be a reply to ALostProphet, but his post got deleted from the top of the page while I was writing this post.

    • iSaidCandleja-
      iSaidCandleja-
      October 31, 2011 at 12:21 am | #

      I thought it was a great use of the medium (webcomic) to add dramatic emphasis. Like when a movie’s soundtrack drops out.

    • ALostProphet
      ALostProphet
      October 31, 2011 at 12:24 am | #

      It’s back now. Now, I’ve completed my master plan of fucking up the order of posts in the comment section! Epic Troll! 😉

      (I am kidding. I did not mean to. Please don’t ban me 🙂 )

  19. Davecom3
    Davecom3
    October 31, 2011 at 12:19 am | #

    I’ve seen comercials on those things, so unless he’s been selling them on TV, I’d have to go with “no”.

    • Davecom3
      Davecom3
      October 31, 2011 at 12:20 am | #

      This was supposed to be a response to Plasma Mongoose.

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        October 31, 2011 at 12:27 am | #

        @Davecom3, I think that replies to comments sometimes end up in the wrong place whenever comments are removed.

        • ALostProphet
          ALostProphet
          October 31, 2011 at 12:48 am | #

          Again, sorry.

          • Plasma Mongoose
            Plasma Mongoose
            October 31, 2011 at 1:49 am | #

            I forgive you my son. 😀

  20. ShifterComic
    ShifterComic
    October 31, 2011 at 12:20 am | #

    The cruelest cut of all is that Pajama Jeans aren’t made for men.

    …Walky might still be able to pull them off.

    • fellixe
      fellixe
      October 31, 2011 at 8:44 am | #

      Yes, but pull them off of whom?

      • Michelle J Caboose
        Michelle J Caboose
        October 31, 2011 at 9:00 am | #

        Duh… Dorothy, of course! ^_^

  21. Shmuel
    Shmuel
    October 31, 2011 at 12:23 am | #

    I’ve got to admit, the number of people in this thread who have been unaware of Pajama Jeans until now amazes me. Here’s the infomercial.

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      October 31, 2011 at 12:30 am | #

      I don’t watch TV much anymore and unless I am mistaked, this ad most likely doesn’t even exist in Oz.

      • isitsevenyet
        isitsevenyet
        October 31, 2011 at 12:48 am | #

        I only knew about them from FailBlog’s “Poorly Dressed” section.

  22. Janette
    Janette
    October 31, 2011 at 12:27 am | #

    Hehehehe. Oh them jean alternatives. Although I find them more tolerable then jeggings.

    I’m at a modeling agency right now which leaves me encountering a lot of teens and tweens who want to do want they want. And it always comes up “You can’t wear jeans at an audition.” “Oh, these are okay! These are jeggings. They only look like jeans.”

  23. Bobnotk
    Bobnotk
    October 31, 2011 at 12:29 am | #

    Is this what Walky and Dorothy were seeing at the end of last week?

  24. meanderling
    meanderling
    October 31, 2011 at 12:35 am | #

    I…I might own a pair of those. YOU CAN’T PROVE NUTHIN’.

    • Leorale
      Leorale
      October 31, 2011 at 1:19 am | #

      Me, too, to wear under a skirt. (At least, assuming that these are stretchy leggings that have been painted to look like jeans, yeah?) I find it amusing to have clothes that look like other types of clothes.

      • Leorale
        Leorale
        October 31, 2011 at 1:20 am | #

        and… now I’m imagining Tony in leggings. Thanks, random avatars!

      • Rex Hondo
        Rex Hondo
        October 31, 2011 at 2:22 am | #

        I also find it amusing. I totally have a jogging outfit that looks like I’m running around naked. Most people don’t seem to get it though. I swear, the police have no whimsy in their souls…

  25. R
    R
    October 31, 2011 at 12:41 am | #

    Your review is well thought out, but it seems completely unnecessarily long for a comment on this strip. Generally, I come to the comment session to find out what people’s reactions to the strip in question are, not not read a fully spelled out review of over a year’s worth of material with no discussion of the specifics. But that’s just me.
    Maybe you should start a webcomic review blog, so you can post your indepth reviews to that?
    In other news, if I could get away with it, I’m totally wear pajama jeans every day.

    • ALostProphet
      ALostProphet
      October 31, 2011 at 12:56 am | #

      This is the only place where I can be sure at least SOME of the audience of the comic, at least the regular commenters, will see it. Nobody reads my blog/twitter. Yet.

      • NakedDumblydore
        NakedDumblydore
        October 31, 2011 at 1:31 am | #

        We’re regular commenters; we don’t need you to sell us on DoA, we’re already hooked.

    • ALostProphet
      ALostProphet
      October 31, 2011 at 12:59 am | #

      Plus, this is the only way I can be sure the author sees it, and there’s not much else a critic can ask for 🙂

      • R
        R
        October 31, 2011 at 11:24 am | #

        Here’s my two cents: If the comment section turned into everyone’s very serious in-depth review of the span of the comic, complete with how funny they found it on average (not just the immediate strip), I wouldn’t read the comments section anymore and would probably spend much less time on this site. I don’t mean to be rude, normally I’d ignore something like this but, in your original now deleted post, you mentioned the possibility of writing further (possibly daily) reviews and you seemed to want feedback about all your ideas. This is my feedback.

        • ALostProphet
          ALostProphet
          October 31, 2011 at 1:20 pm | #

          Honestly I don’t think that’s a possibility. This comment section section is a lot of fun, and I don’t think even someone as awesome as me could hope to trigger that kind of change. I also disagree that it would be a bad thing for people to write more in-depth comments on the series.

          • ALostProphet
            ALostProphet
            October 31, 2011 at 2:11 pm | #

            The daily reactions will be here as long as we have a comment section. Thanks for the politeness in your feedback. This really is one of the nicer places on the interwebs. 🙂

  26. kazzellin
    kazzellin
    October 31, 2011 at 12:46 am | #

    I’m lucky, in that I get to wear jeans to work. 😀

    I don’t think pajama pants would pass inspection. Jeans are comfy enough. 😉

  27. Daeva
    Daeva
    October 31, 2011 at 12:57 am | #

    Aaaaand this could easily be made into a meme. Any takers?

    • iSaidCandleja-
      iSaidCandleja-
      October 31, 2011 at 1:44 am | #

      Your mom is a meme. Mike took her for a nickel. With his faaaaaaaace.

      • Mrelegos
        Mrelegos
        October 31, 2011 at 1:43 pm | #

        Are you sure he didn’t take her faaaace with his penis for a nickel?

  28. Paosheep
    Paosheep
    October 31, 2011 at 12:58 am | #

    Serious strip > Serious strip > Serious Strip > Pajama jeans.

    • Daeva
      Daeva
      October 31, 2011 at 1:16 am | #

      Hey now, Pajama Jeans are serious business.

      • NakedDumblydore
        NakedDumblydore
        October 31, 2011 at 1:32 am | #

        Thuper theriouth buthineth.

    • Joraiem
      Joraiem
      October 31, 2011 at 9:13 pm | #

      Wasn’t it more Serious strip > Serious Strip > FREAKING ADORABLE STRIP OHMAHGAH > Pajama Jeans?

  29. Locke
    Locke
    October 31, 2011 at 1:17 am | #

    Don’t fall for it, Walky!

  30. Matt
    Matt
    October 31, 2011 at 1:22 am | #

    …I want a pair

  31. Ryan Balis
    Ryan Balis
    October 31, 2011 at 1:25 am | #

    I felt as if I had been rickrolled reading this strip

  32. Muffinivorous
    Muffinivorous
    October 31, 2011 at 1:46 am | #

    Careful there, Walky, you’re nearing jeggings territory…:S

  33. Ridureyu
    Ridureyu
    October 31, 2011 at 1:49 am | #

    Wait… jeans that do not feel like I am wearing sandpaper on my legs? jeans with pockets that can fit a wallet or keys?

    WOW!

    • a99steaksauce
      a99steaksauce
      October 31, 2011 at 2:10 am | #

      it is true, such items in this cosmos exist.

    • Jacob
      Jacob
      October 31, 2011 at 9:34 am | #

      Are you kidding? My and my friend’s jeans have pockets so deep that I’m always surprised whenever I reach in and actually get what I was going for.

      Seriously, they’re like little dimensions.

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        October 31, 2011 at 6:52 pm | #

        and that is how the Time Lords ended up inventing TARDISs.

        • Joraiem
          Joraiem
          October 31, 2011 at 9:14 pm | #

          Must… resist… bigger on the inside joke…

          • Rex Hondo
            Rex Hondo
            October 31, 2011 at 11:26 pm | #

            Greg Dean already beat you to the punch. 😛

            http://www.reallifecomics.com/archive/111031.html

  34. Kisai
    Kisai
    October 31, 2011 at 2:09 am | #

    I’ve heard of these things, but It’s not something I’d wear. Haven’t worn anything resembling sweat pants due to an incident with how easily they come off like 15 years ago. PJ pants stay inside the apartment, period.

  35. Spammy McSpamster
    Spammy McSpamster
    October 31, 2011 at 2:18 am | #

    WIIGI!

    • ALostProphet
      ALostProphet
      October 31, 2011 at 6:34 am | #

      Haven’t seen that catchphrase in a while. *dusts off box of old memes* IMMA CHARGIN MAH LAZA!!1!

      • Cybersnark
        Cybersnark
        October 31, 2011 at 9:49 am | #

        CRYOTEK WILL EAT YOUR OLD MEME!

        • Mrelegos
          Mrelegos
          October 31, 2011 at 1:44 pm | #

          All old memes KNEEL BEFORE ZOD!

          • Wix
            Wix
            October 31, 2011 at 6:01 pm | #

            Beware, I live! (OLD old OLD meme is old, if you know where it’s from, you’re too old for this comic and make sure you didn’t fill your adult diaper yet.)

            • Plasma Mongoose
              Plasma Mongoose
              October 31, 2011 at 6:50 pm | #

              A WINNER IS YOU

              • Wix
                Wix
                October 31, 2011 at 10:57 pm | #

                I hunger.

                • Rex Hondo
                  Rex Hondo
                  November 1, 2011 at 3:30 am | #

                  For great justice!

    • begbert2
      begbert2
      October 31, 2011 at 3:35 pm | #

      “Wiigii” has four ‘i’s.

      I’ve occasionally wondered, how is it officially pronounced? Like the board?

      • Wix
        Wix
        October 31, 2011 at 5:58 pm | #

        I just pronounce it as Whee and Gee combined. So we thought along the same lines probably.

      • Leorale
        Leorale
        October 31, 2011 at 8:08 pm | #

        I thought it was like “wiggy”

  36. Kernanator
    Kernanator
    October 31, 2011 at 4:23 am | #

    What. What what. Whatwhatwhatwhatwhat. Are you telling me this is a real thing? If it is, then I feel like punching someone.

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      October 31, 2011 at 6:47 pm | #

      Why? Cos they haven’t created a men’s version?

  37. AckAckAck(Bizarro Roz)
    AckAckAck(Bizarro Roz)
    October 31, 2011 at 5:20 am | #

    Funny, I was thinking about getting a pajama, and this is popping. tell me this is real, because I want one!

  38. Wackd
    Wackd
    October 31, 2011 at 6:51 am | #

    Are these real? Please tell me these are real.

    • Narbodi
      Narbodi
      October 31, 2011 at 6:14 pm | #

      They’re real. As real as the excessively large women I’ve seen squeezed into these at two sizes too small and wearing a ‘babydoll’ tee shirt with the word “Sexy” on it in glittery cursive that looks like a Bedazzled brassiere because they can’t squeeze it past the first fat roll.

      I’m certain there exists a place where women wear clothing that fits, and is attractively styled in such a way that it emphasizes their natural figure without reaching into blatant sexuality. It’s two miles east of the Fountain of Youth and just an hour’s walk from the Land of Milk and Honey.

      • Rex Hondo
        Rex Hondo
        October 31, 2011 at 10:32 pm | #

        Such a place does exist, and it’s not nearly so mythical. You just need to know where to look. Surely my wife isn’t the ONLY one shopping at Lane Bryant.

  39. Throg
    Throg
    October 31, 2011 at 7:39 am | #

    Geez, Walky spends one night watching videos with Dorothy and now he’s got a pajama fetish.

  40. Vivvav
    Vivvav
    October 31, 2011 at 8:32 am | #

    I think you’re caught Jeph’s butt disease.
    Not that I’m complaining…

  41. Ian
    Ian
    October 31, 2011 at 10:20 am | #

    These are… *puts on shades* injeanious.

    YEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!

    • narmenduke
      narmenduke
      October 31, 2011 at 9:22 pm | #

      Well done, sir.

  42. Kelvin
    Kelvin
    October 31, 2011 at 10:53 am | #

    There could be a better name. :3 How about Pajeamas?

  43. Zem
    Zem
    October 31, 2011 at 11:14 am | #

    Is this actually a new invention?

  44. Jimmy
    Jimmy
    October 31, 2011 at 11:22 am | #

    My friend owns a pair and they actually are pretty great. I do not need an excuse to never get out of my pajamas though.

  45. Makkabee
    Makkabee
    October 31, 2011 at 11:29 am | #

    “Human-kind’s ingenuity has climaxed.”

    And judging by the look on his face, so has Walky.

    Yeah. I went there.

    • Mrelegos
      Mrelegos
      October 31, 2011 at 1:46 pm | #

      Walky reaches for a packet of nachitos and a tissue.

      • Wix
        Wix
        October 31, 2011 at 5:56 pm | #

        He takes a Nachito… AND EATS IT!

  46. goatman95111
    goatman95111
    October 31, 2011 at 12:08 pm | #

    That just defeats the entire purpose of denim’s invention back in the late 18th Century, and it’s adoption by pioneers during the gold rush for panning and mining operations.

    • André
      André
      October 31, 2011 at 2:23 pm | #

      Totally relevant today.

  47. Kaylee
    Kaylee
    October 31, 2011 at 12:55 pm | #

    I have storyline whiplash! It’s worse than in Shortpacked, because I know Shortpacked is liable to interrupt drama with transformers bits at every moment, but this is just…dramadramadramadrama make fun of Walky!

  48. Jason
    Jason
    October 31, 2011 at 2:10 pm | #

    I’m amused that the title of the storyline itself is “Pajama Jeans.” Might our freshmen characters spend their entire weekend talking about, looking for, buying, and then wearing pajama jeans??

    P.S. I’ve seen these infomercials too, though not in a long time.

    • Joraiem
      Joraiem
      October 31, 2011 at 2:35 pm | #

      It’ll probably be a quick story compared to the others we’ve seen so far. Maybe a couple comics about pajama jeans and goofing around to bring us back in the happy mood we were in before attempted date rape.

      • begbert2
        begbert2
        October 31, 2011 at 3:28 pm | #

        And watch as it turns out to be a six month long epic tale. About Pajama Jeans. There will be car chases, arrests, at least two separate pregnancies, and the school will burn down.

        • Wix
          Wix
          October 31, 2011 at 6:01 pm | #

          And the mastermind WILL be Mike.

  49. Phillip Wilde
    Phillip Wilde
    October 31, 2011 at 2:32 pm | #

    Pajama Jeans were conceived in the deepest pits of Hell when Satan had sex with your mom for a nickel with his penis.

  50. Pooga
    Pooga
    October 31, 2011 at 3:16 pm | #

    I’m fairly sure I’ve seen these. Oddly, though, what first came to mind when I read this was an ancient Sam & Fuzzy storyline about people wearing pajama pants as regular pants. Okay, maybe not so odd, since I recently did an archive binge and it was still somewhat fresh in my mind.

  51. Arkadi
    Arkadi
    October 31, 2011 at 5:46 pm | #

    So, am I the only one to think Walky’s not looking very healthy on this strip??

    • Gargamel
      Gargamel
      October 31, 2011 at 6:01 pm | #

      It’s probably like 4 in the morning and he’s been with Dorothy all night. I would more than likely look like that too.

      • Arkadi
        Arkadi
        November 1, 2011 at 9:42 am | #

        You’re probably right. I just assumed it was already next day.

  52. MarcinMN
    MarcinMN
    October 31, 2011 at 8:13 pm | #

    We’ve gone from Book 1 to Book 2. I’m predicting that some time has passed since the party incident.

  53. Silver C.
    Silver C.
    October 31, 2011 at 9:13 pm | #

    I want this so badly. 😐 even at that price it’s -cheaper- than the jeans I usually buy. It’s only unfortunate that they’re only available in the US. (T^T)

  54. phildog
    phildog
    October 31, 2011 at 10:50 pm | #

    What the product placement?

  55. lightsabermario
    lightsabermario
    November 2, 2011 at 1:50 am | #

    I’ve seen these on girls before. Not only are they probably comfortable for the girl, those things hug the butt like yoga pants! In other words, omg sexy!

    I approve the product placement. Ladies, go buy these now!

  56. Alex
    Alex
    January 1, 2012 at 4:29 pm | #

    http://www.lakeside.com/catalog/all_sku_listing_product_detail.jsp?productId=prod320380&showSoldOut=true&fm=pinSearch&_requestid=23267

    Walky has to wait no longer, they do guys ones now too 😀

  57. newllend
    newllend
    August 13, 2013 at 10:59 pm | #

    That was my reaction too

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