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September 28, 2023

Landes

by David M Willis on September 17, 2012 at 12:01 am
  • 06 - Strange Beerfellows

└ Tags: bryan, jim, raidah, sarah

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  1. Vabolo
    Vabolo
    September 17, 2012 at 12:03 am | #

    Yes, Sarah.

    JOIN THE DARK SIDE

    • Leorale
      Leorale
      September 17, 2012 at 12:12 am | #

      I’m pretty sure she’s been there for a while.

      • Wack'd
        Wack'd
        September 17, 2012 at 12:29 am | #

        That’s racist!

        (no it isn’t but I couldn’t resist)

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      September 17, 2012 at 12:18 am | #

      Good, good. Let the hate flow through you.

      • Resne
        Resne
        September 17, 2012 at 1:14 am | #

        Barring that, let the nacho cheese flow through you.

        • Tucker
          Tucker
          September 17, 2012 at 5:16 am | #

          With that icon… an absolutely perfect comment.

        • Aisling
          Aisling
          June 4, 2015 at 7:42 pm | #

          If you bought it at Taco Bell, it probably will anyway…

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      September 17, 2012 at 12:29 am | #

      No, Sarah. JOIN THE MUFFIN SIDE!

      • Marshall Erickson
        Marshall Erickson
        September 17, 2012 at 6:10 am | #

        Rule the galaxy as muffin and muffin master.

      • AndaisQ
        AndaisQ
        September 17, 2012 at 10:08 am | #

        I just don’t know what went wrong…

        • Nerdman
          Nerdman
          September 17, 2012 at 11:16 am | #

          Yeah, it’s a mystery…

          • N0083rP00F
            N0083rP00F
            September 17, 2012 at 12:06 pm | #

            Quick everybody …. to the mystery machine for another adventure and a mystery to solve.

            • Aizat
              Aizat
              September 17, 2012 at 12:53 pm | #

              And usually the mystery turned out to be a hoax.

              • Roborat
                Roborat
                September 17, 2012 at 3:16 pm | #

                . . . by the first person they meet.

  2. Jen Aside
    Jen Aside
    September 17, 2012 at 12:03 am | #

    NINJA SARAH

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      September 17, 2012 at 12:11 am | #

      BAT-SARAH!

    • Whittier
      Whittier
      September 17, 2012 at 9:22 am | #

      Dina rubbing off on Sarah?

  3. otusasio451
    otusasio451
    September 17, 2012 at 12:03 am | #

    Sarah enjoys instilling fear in the hearts of criminals.

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      September 17, 2012 at 12:08 am | #

      I am the night

      • Aizat
        Aizat
        September 17, 2012 at 12:14 am | #

        “NO! NO! YOU ARE NOT MY FATHER! I AM NOT A DISGRACE! I AM VENGEANCE! I AM THE NIGHT! I AM BATMAN!”

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        September 17, 2012 at 12:38 am | #

        She’s Darkwing Duck??

        • otusasio451
          otusasio451
          September 17, 2012 at 1:09 am | #

          She is the terror that FLAPS IN THE NIGHT.

          • Kernanator
            Kernanator
            September 17, 2012 at 2:25 am | #

            She is the batteries that are not included!

          • Jimmy
            Jimmy
            September 17, 2012 at 6:40 am | #

            She is the jackal that gnaws on your bones!

          • N0083rP00F
            N0083rP00F
            September 17, 2012 at 12:07 pm | #

            I thought she was the stern lecturer that bats in the night?

          • Audiophillie
            Audiophillie
            September 17, 2012 at 4:35 pm | #

            Totally read that as “Faps in the night”.

            • otusasio451
              otusasio451
              September 18, 2012 at 12:17 am | #

              And now, my childhood is ruined.

  4. Wonder Wig
    Wonder Wig
    September 17, 2012 at 12:03 am | #

    There’s a dog turd on the sneeze guard.

    • Liam L.
      Liam L.
      September 17, 2012 at 12:05 am | #

      I believe they serve that at most cafeterias in the US.

      • Bekah
        Bekah
        September 17, 2012 at 12:07 am | #

        Especially high school ones. The youth are our future, after all.

        • Plasma Mongoose
          Plasma Mongoose
          September 17, 2012 at 12:44 am | #

          It is what has helped make the US the country it is today.

          • Andiemus
            Andiemus
            September 17, 2012 at 4:30 pm | #

            Who are we today, Plaz?

            • Plasma Mongoose
              Plasma Mongoose
              September 17, 2012 at 7:32 pm | #

              The mystery meat capital of the world.

      • Luke
        Luke
        September 17, 2012 at 12:09 am | #

        True… Unfortunately. When I eat lunch, I have to drink a cup of black coffee just to get the taste of ass outta my mouth.

        • Pyr05
          Pyr05
          September 17, 2012 at 12:21 am | #

          You trade the taste of ass for the taste of cigarette butts?

          • Luke
            Luke
            September 17, 2012 at 12:24 am | #

            I personally enjoy the taste of black coffee. Because I’m a MANLY MAN.

          • Aizat
            Aizat
            September 17, 2012 at 12:25 am | #

            Either way you still have to taste the behind.

      • Doctor_Who
        Doctor_Who
        September 17, 2012 at 12:30 am | #

        It appears to be steaming, so at least it’s fresh.

        • Luke
          Luke
          September 17, 2012 at 12:31 am | #

          Just slap some BBQ sauce on there and you’re good to go.

  5. David Herbert
    David Herbert
    September 17, 2012 at 12:03 am | #

    She’s gonna punch Raidah in the FAAACE again to get more laughs.

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      September 17, 2012 at 12:23 am | #

      “NOT IN THE FACE! NOT IN THE FACE!”

  6. Yotomoe
    Yotomoe
    September 17, 2012 at 12:05 am | #

    -Hey Brian
    -Yeah, Jim?
    -Have you noticed we’re always walking together in the background
    -That’s cuz we’re best friends, but don’t do drama
    -At least not plot worthy drama
    -Right. Now buy me a slice.

    • Leorale
      Leorale
      September 17, 2012 at 12:13 am | #

      These two are my new faves.

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      September 17, 2012 at 12:15 am | #

      Brian and Jim is the textbook example of Those Two Guys.

      • Wack'd
        Wack'd
        September 17, 2012 at 12:31 am | #

        I think that, besides the main dudes, they’re the only two other guys on campus.

        • begbert2
          begbert2
          September 17, 2012 at 10:38 am | #

          What about Shaggy?!

      • Valdrax
        Valdrax
        September 17, 2012 at 6:39 am | #

        The two have no personality, characterization, or plot relevance.

        Quick, let’s go find out how many fanfics have already been written shipping them together!

      • William
        William
        September 17, 2012 at 10:13 am | #

        I’m beginning to think the Internet just makes up these titles.

        • Wack'd
          Wack'd
          September 17, 2012 at 10:28 am | #

          Dude, TV Tropes.

          • thomas0comer
            thomas0comer
            September 17, 2012 at 3:01 pm | #

            Still, he’s not entirely wrong.
            Also, what kind of friend would I be if I didn’t link you to their home page?

            • Kernanator
              Kernanator
              September 17, 2012 at 8:03 pm | #

              One that doesn’t want me to die?

  7. Bri
    Bri
    September 17, 2012 at 12:05 am | #

    I think that’s the biggest smile I’ve ever seen on Sarah.

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      September 17, 2012 at 12:12 am | #

      I don’t know…the Humoring Billie Smile was pretty big too.

    • Björn
      Björn
      September 18, 2012 at 2:09 am | #

      Yeah, I did a double-take when I saw that.

  8. Doctor_Who
    Doctor_Who
    September 17, 2012 at 12:06 am | #

    I wish I could inspire primal terror just by walking up to someone. Like Batman.

    • ASmellyOgre
      ASmellyOgre
      September 17, 2012 at 12:15 am | #

      I do that all the time on accident. It’s because I’m that rare combination of “quiet” and “a foot taller than everyone.” Like Batman without the ass-kicking or style.

      • Deathstalker
        Deathstalker
        September 17, 2012 at 1:27 am | #

        The foot taller thing probably has nothing to do with it.

        I’m of average height, but I move quietly. I unintentionally surprise people even when completely not intending to. I hate making noise when I walk. Shoes, floor, keys, anything drives me nuts.

        (There’s a fun side effect: sneaking up on people when you want to is so much easier when you normally suppress any noise when moving.)

        • Kernanator
          Kernanator
          September 17, 2012 at 2:20 am | #

          I did that all the time in high school, though I think it had less to do with me being quiet and stealthy, and more to do with other people being really inattentive to their surroundings.

        • Crow T. Robot
          Crow T. Robot
          September 17, 2012 at 1:48 pm | #

          I’m the same way, I’m amazingly quiet for someone my size, and my voice is inadvertently “Creepy deep” Add in my lumberjack beard and i’ve caused a few “HOLY SHIT NINJA SANTA!!”s in my day.

          • thomas0comer
            thomas0comer
            September 17, 2012 at 3:03 pm | #

            Somebody draw this at once.

          • davidbreslin101
            davidbreslin101
            September 18, 2012 at 11:29 am | #

            Ditto, only more “Ninja Rasputin!”

  9. isitsevenyet
    isitsevenyet
    September 17, 2012 at 12:07 am | #

    I, for one, applaud Sarah for doing this. Considering the whole situation, it took guts for her to apologize like that.

    • kschenke
      kschenke
      September 17, 2012 at 12:53 pm | #

      Same here. Something I’ve learned over the years is that sometimes it’s better just to apologize if you know you did something wrong. It takes the person by surprise and can help you avoid unneeded resentment. And it makes you feel better that you at least tried.

  10. Aizat
    Aizat
    September 17, 2012 at 12:09 am | #

    The thoughts running in Raidah’s head would be: “NOT IN THE FACE”

    • Pyr05
      Pyr05
      September 17, 2012 at 12:25 am | #

      More like “NOT IN THE BOOB”

      • Wack'd
        Wack'd
        September 17, 2012 at 12:32 am | #

        Prepare to die, obviously!

        • Vex Godglove
          Vex Godglove
          September 17, 2012 at 9:02 am | #

          Is her BF about to get F’d in the B?

  11. Uniqueantique
    Uniqueantique
    September 17, 2012 at 12:10 am | #

    Good for Sarah for apologizing. It is right, I guess. On the other hand, good on you Sarah, for enjoying the reaction to your arrival.

  12. Leorale
    Leorale
    September 17, 2012 at 12:10 am | #

    I’ma just take a moment to appreciate the ethnically diverse cast, which doesn’t even mention the fact that they’re ethnically diverse! It’s like, they’re really people! So Nice.

    • Wack'd
      Wack'd
      September 17, 2012 at 12:34 am | #

      It has actually come up a few times, mostly in relation to Joyce, who doesn’t know how to handle these things. She called Sarah being black “a novelty”, her concern over her use of the word “sister” caused Billie to mention her half-Asian heritage, and she thought Walky was native-American.

      But beyond that–no, it isn’t a big deal, which is really cool.

      • tahrey
        tahrey
        September 17, 2012 at 5:18 am | #

        You mean he isn’t?

        What IS his background then? So enigmatic…

        • Whittier
          Whittier
          September 17, 2012 at 9:26 am | #

          Biracial, black-white.

          • thomas0comer
            thomas0comer
            September 17, 2012 at 3:07 pm | #

            I thought he was a sentient caramel sculpture.

            • fatemaster1
              fatemaster1
              June 18, 2014 at 2:42 am | #

              He is, ignore the naysayers, they’re just trying confuse you.

  13. brasca1
    brasca1
    September 17, 2012 at 12:26 am | #

    Seeing as how this is a universe of alternative coupling I have to wonder if Sarah and Mike will hook up.

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      September 17, 2012 at 12:36 am | #

      Mike already hooked up with Sarah’s MOM for a nickel.

      • joshlamont
        joshlamont
        September 17, 2012 at 2:34 am | #

        But wouldn’t hooking up with her mom make him the hooker? Instead of her mom, I mean. She’d have to be a hookee.

        Man, that’d have to screw with her whole business…

  14. Ridureyu
    Ridureyu
    September 17, 2012 at 12:27 am | #

    How are we going to twist this apology into an evil act?

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      September 17, 2012 at 12:34 am | #

      Making Raidah beg and plead while naked and singing “I’m So Pretty” while doing an Irish step dance. Wow, my mind is so weird.

      • Yotomoe
        Yotomoe
        September 17, 2012 at 12:42 am | #

        Go sit in the corner and think about what you’ve done.

        • Aizat
          Aizat
          September 17, 2012 at 5:57 am | #

          Spent time in the corner and had thought about what I had done and I found out that yes, my mind is an enigma wrapped in a mystery which is then stored in a locked iron box which is inside a titanium safe and the only way to open said safe is to answer a random question. And it is weird.

  15. GenericScreenName101
    GenericScreenName101
    September 17, 2012 at 12:35 am | #

    Aaaaaand that is how to use violence in a “good” way. Sarah apoloigizes (yet again proving herslef to be the better person), Raidah lives in fear or her, and no promises of never face punching again were made.

  16. The Aussie Bloke
    The Aussie Bloke
    September 17, 2012 at 12:58 am | #

    Sarah’s next line:

    “So, have you actually *spoken* to [ex-roommate who’s name I forget] lately?”

    • Wack'd
      Wack'd
      September 17, 2012 at 1:11 am | #

      Dana.

    • Aydr
      Aydr
      September 17, 2012 at 1:11 am | #

      Dana.

    • DudeMyDadOwnsADealership
      DudeMyDadOwnsADealership
      September 17, 2012 at 2:21 am | #

      If a line like that would make any difference, Raidah’s past heckling would have consisted of more than “She was getting better” and a bunch of put-downs to justify her point of view. Sarah relates too much to Raidah on a empathic level for it not to backfire.

      Honestly, I wanna see more background on Raidah that doesn’t have to do with her little holy war against Sarah. The side of herself that Sarah, Dana and so forth have never seen and so on. Something tells me it would be very…Informative…

    • tahrey
      tahrey
      September 17, 2012 at 5:33 am | #

      ^ Dina

      • AndaisQ
        AndaisQ
        September 17, 2012 at 10:12 am | #

        I don’t think Dina would do pot. At least, not to a destabilizing degree.

        • Axel
          Axel
          September 17, 2012 at 1:25 pm | #

          I think Tahrey was just pointing out that DMDOAD’s gravatar is Dina.
          Dana, Dana, Dina.

  17. bunivasal
    bunivasal
    September 17, 2012 at 2:00 am | #

    Would you say she’s “surproused” by that face? I would say so.

    • thomas0comer
      thomas0comer
      September 17, 2012 at 3:09 pm | #

      Mental note: use this word more often.

  18. Kernanator
    Kernanator
    September 17, 2012 at 2:18 am | #

    Raidah is gonna look away for a second, and by the time she looks back, Sarah has already disappeared.

    • DudeMyDadOwnsADealership
      DudeMyDadOwnsADealership
      September 17, 2012 at 2:29 am | #

      If that happens, it would certainly be a sign that Sarah is learning. The two should consider renting The Prestige and then try to figure out which one of the “two” rival illusionists they are.

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      September 17, 2012 at 10:58 am | #

      Dina taught Sarah her secrets.

  19. Riku
    Riku
    September 17, 2012 at 3:07 am | #

    Sarah smiled. I like that

    • Gordon Blvd
      Gordon Blvd
      September 17, 2012 at 7:54 am | #

      when the “Sarah”s of the world smile, they do manage to light up the room ……………in those RARE instances lol

  20. tahrey
    tahrey
    September 17, 2012 at 6:12 am | #

    *Googles “Landes”*

    …ok, I have NO idea.

    • Axel
      Axel
      September 17, 2012 at 1:22 pm | #

      I had better luck googling “Indiana University Landes”

      It’s the dining hall they’re in. And now you can appreciate how accurate and well-referenced the comic is!

      Also, it’s apparently closed on Sundays.

      • Wack'd
        Wack'd
        September 17, 2012 at 6:56 pm | #

        XD

  21. Maro
    Maro
    September 17, 2012 at 9:46 am | #

    Im just not liking Sarah through all of this. This one is cementing my dislike more

    • Kernanator
      Kernanator
      September 17, 2012 at 7:58 pm | #

      Yeah! She apologized! What an asshole!

      • Maro
        Maro
        September 18, 2012 at 12:32 am | #

        An apology in which you then take great amusement at someone being rightfully afraid of you because you just punched them is hard to take sincerely.

        To make a joke like she did in last panel really detracts, and is pretty callous and cold. Especially when Radiah seem genuinely afraid, and rightfully so.

        • Kernanator
          Kernanator
          September 19, 2012 at 2:17 am | #

          Man, me and my friends call that Tuesday.

  22. Bill
    Bill
    September 17, 2012 at 9:56 am | #

    Man, I wish more people would shriek at the site of me. It would make the subway so much roomier. 😉

    • begbert2
      begbert2
      September 17, 2012 at 10:43 am | #

      Or just louder.

  23. begbert2
    begbert2
    September 17, 2012 at 10:42 am | #

    I like how in the establishing shot, Sarah is nowhere nearby. Batman indeed!

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