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September 28, 2023

Expecting

by David M Willis on July 22, 2013 at 12:01 am
  • 04 - Just Hangin' Out With My Family

└ Tags: howard, jennifer, ruth

Discussion (306) ¬

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  1. AHR
    AHR
    July 22, 2013 at 12:01 am | #

    HOWARD

    • GoldStarz
      GoldStarz
      July 22, 2013 at 12:02 am | #

      OH GOD ITS BEGUN

      • Znayx
        Znayx
        November 25, 2015 at 9:55 pm | #

        In the future, noting all the comments to come after yours, your comment has become incredibly apt. Well done sir.

        And may I have your crystal ball?

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      July 22, 2013 at 12:03 am | #

      STARK

      • Jenny Creed
        Jenny Creed
        July 27, 2013 at 5:41 pm | #

        In a cave with a box of scraps?

        I don’t know what we’re doing.

    • Mkvenner
      Mkvenner
      July 22, 2013 at 12:12 am | #

      SHARPE

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      July 22, 2013 at 12:16 am | #

      THE DUCK

      • Aeron
        Aeron
        July 22, 2013 at 7:04 pm | #

        Winner by default.

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      July 22, 2013 at 12:18 am | #

      STERN

    • Mkvenner
      Mkvenner
      July 22, 2013 at 12:20 am | #

      PATRICK HARPER

    • Luzahn
      Luzahn
      July 22, 2013 at 12:39 am | #

      ER…BOROMIR

    • Vince
      Vince
      July 22, 2013 at 12:41 am | #

      HUGHES

    • GoSpeedRumpist
      GoSpeedRumpist
      July 22, 2013 at 12:49 am | #

      Lettuce?

    • Wonder Wig
      Wonder Wig
      July 22, 2013 at 12:51 am | #

      YOU?

      • Axel
        Axel
        July 22, 2013 at 1:17 pm | #

        FINE THANKS FOR ASKING

    • Wonder Wig
      Wonder Wig
      July 22, 2013 at 1:02 am | #

      BE THY NAME

    • Rex Hondo
      Rex Hondo
      July 22, 2013 at 1:24 am | #

      WOLOWITZ!

      • Mr Mercury
        Mr Mercury
        July 22, 2013 at 1:34 am | #

        BRIAN MAY

        • Atcote
          Atcote
          July 22, 2013 at 1:59 am | #

          BRIAN BLESSED.

          • Viredae
            Viredae
            July 22, 2013 at 4:29 am | #

            LEROOOOOOOY JENKINS!!

            • Solitarianknight
              Solitarianknight
              July 22, 2013 at 4:09 pm | #

              HIPPOPOSTIMUS

              • Roborat
                Roborat
                July 22, 2013 at 4:11 pm | #

                WHY ARE WE ALL SHOUTING?

                • AckAckAck
                  AckAckAck
                  July 22, 2013 at 7:12 pm | #

                  I DON’T KNOW!

            • JA
              JA
              July 22, 2013 at 5:54 pm | #

              GODAMMIT WHY DIDN’T I THINK OF LEROY!

              • Treb Meister
                Treb Meister
                July 22, 2013 at 7:04 pm | #

                KRIPKE!!

    • Mkvenner
      Mkvenner
      July 22, 2013 at 2:09 am | #

      SPAWN

    • JA
      JA
      July 22, 2013 at 2:13 am | #

      LOUD NOISES

      • ALLxISxGONE
        ALLxISxGONE
        July 26, 2013 at 2:52 pm | #

        I see waht you did there… I like it, do it again.

    • Josh
      Josh
      July 22, 2013 at 4:07 am | #

      GARY OAK!

      • AckAckAck
        AckAckAck
        July 22, 2013 at 7:13 pm | #

        10 BADGES!

    • Farmer_10
      Farmer_10
      July 22, 2013 at 5:40 am | #

      MARA WILSOOOOOOOON!

    • Crumplepunch
      Crumplepunch
      July 22, 2013 at 7:00 am | #

      YOU KNOW NOTHING, JENNIFER BILLINGSWORTH.

    • Josh
      Josh
      July 22, 2013 at 9:20 am | #

      DONKEY!

    • CianM1301
      CianM1301
      July 22, 2013 at 10:54 am | #

      KHAAAAAN!

      • dropded
        dropded
        July 22, 2013 at 11:25 am | #

        FRAU BLUCHER!

        • Phillip Wilde
          Phillip Wilde
          July 22, 2013 at 11:43 am | #

          *HIGH-PITCHED WHINNY*

    • Kernanator
      Kernanator
      July 22, 2013 at 12:26 pm | #

      WHY ARE WE YELLING?!?

      • The Candyman
        The Candyman
        July 22, 2013 at 1:36 pm | #

        I’M IMITATING YOUR ENERGY.

        • Shariku Onikage
          Shariku Onikage
          July 22, 2013 at 2:54 pm | #

          I WANT TO JOIN IN BUT I CAN’T THINK OF ANY NAMES WHATSOEVER!

          • ALLxISxGONE
            ALLxISxGONE
            July 22, 2013 at 7:11 pm | #

            MOMO!!

    • AckAckAck
      AckAckAck
      July 22, 2013 at 7:17 pm | #

      HODOR

    • Rytsuryn
      Rytsuryn
      July 22, 2013 at 8:18 pm | #

      LOUD NOISES!!

      • Rex Hondo
        Rex Hondo
        July 22, 2013 at 10:57 pm | #

        RARGLE BLARGLE

    • Volkai
      Volkai
      July 23, 2013 at 2:46 am | #

      YES

    • Mkvenner
      Mkvenner
      September 20, 2013 at 4:14 pm | #

      TYRION

  2. Jen Aside
    Jen Aside
    July 22, 2013 at 12:01 am | #

    NOOOOOOO

    [Red Wedding time]

    • arjay2813
      arjay2813
      July 22, 2013 at 12:24 am | #

      i had HBO during season one, but got rid of it b/c it was to expensive. now i have to wait over half a year for season three AND I REALLY WANT TO SEE THE WEDDING. my family watches the show together, but i’m the only one that’s read the books…lol

      i like howard’s taste in TV

      • Luzahn
        Luzahn
        July 22, 2013 at 12:33 am | #

        Just grin ominously through the entire episode.

        Just remember, they deserve it for not reading the books. =P

        • Mr. Random
          Mr. Random
          July 22, 2013 at 12:40 am | #

          HBOGO. Best part, I enraptured my sister’s boyfriend, knowing he’d share. She got hooked, and I laughed as I knew she would encourage my other sister. I have enjoyed the reaction of both separately. Now on to my final sibling. Surely it shouldn’t be hard. He’ll want to know what everyone’s talking about.

        • JustDucky
          JustDucky
          July 22, 2013 at 10:44 am | #

          Luzahn – Nope. What happened to Talisa didn’t happen to Jeyne. And honestly, it was just gross of the director to handle that part the way he did.

          • Luzahn
            Luzahn
            July 22, 2013 at 2:11 pm | #

            Wait, are you saying that they made the Red Wedding worse for the show? I haven’t seen the show, and it was terrible enough in the books.

            • Rex Hondo
              Rex Hondo
              July 22, 2013 at 11:00 pm | #

              There’s one key difference Martin added specifically to kill a particularly popular fan theory.

            • JustDucky
              JustDucky
              July 23, 2013 at 12:30 pm | #

              Luzahn – Yes, they made it worse for the show.

              Rex Hondo – The method he went with wasn’t necessary.

              • JustDucky
                JustDucky
                July 23, 2013 at 12:34 pm | #

                Luzahn – I’ll stop being cryptic.

                ***SPOILER***

                Talisa is visibly pregnant and in attendance at the Red Wedding. She is killed by being stabbed repeatedly in the stomach. On screen.

                It was completely vile and unnecessary.

                • Luzahn
                  Luzahn
                  July 23, 2013 at 8:22 pm | #

                  Eeesh…

                  I would say it could be a measure to avoid speculation of a son somehow surviving, given what we know about red priests, but surely they could have just not made her pregnant.

                • JustDucky
                  JustDucky
                  July 24, 2013 at 11:53 am | #

                  Yep, pretty much. But had they followed the book more closely, they wouldn’t have gotten all of that yummy shock value!

                  And when you consider that the third leading cause of death in pregnant women is homicide, it adds an extra level of “ick” to the whole thing.

    • Wizard
      Wizard
      July 22, 2013 at 12:32 pm | #

      It’s a nice day for a RED Wedding!
      It’s a nice day to START AGAIN!

      • Aeron
        Aeron
        July 22, 2013 at 7:08 pm | #

        “…There is nothin’ fair in this world
        There is nothin’ safe in this world
        And there’s nothin’ sure in this world
        And there’s nothin’ pure in this world
        Look for something left in this world…”

  3. Bob
    Bob
    July 22, 2013 at 12:01 am | #

    …The hell kind of greeting is that?

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      July 22, 2013 at 12:02 am | #

      I knew a guy who greeted with “Up yours, buddy”.

      • Doctor_Who
        Doctor_Who
        July 22, 2013 at 12:09 am | #

        I knew a guy who was doing “WASSSSSUUUUPPPP?!” as late as 2007.

        Can we trade?

        • AckAckAck
          AckAckAck
          July 22, 2013 at 7:18 pm | #

          I need to greet people with

          “I’ve seen you naked!”

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      July 22, 2013 at 12:09 am | #

      It’s like how pokemon trainers never say anything relevant before the battle.

      • Aizat
        Aizat
        July 22, 2013 at 12:10 am | #

        Yeah, like how shorts are comfortable and easy to wear.

        • Undrave
          Undrave
          July 22, 2013 at 12:13 am | #

          I bet he gets paid by the shorts manufacturer to say that. It’s a type of grassroot marketing, dude gets free potion for his crappy Pokémon.

          • Bob
            Bob
            July 22, 2013 at 12:20 am | #

            Which is remarkable, because the only thing department stores actually sell is stuff for pokemon. Mothers spontaneously generate clothing (like shoes) when you need it.

            • Yotomoe
              Yotomoe
              July 22, 2013 at 12:29 am | #

              And apparently whatever shoes you start out with are literally impossible to run in. What are you wearing? Dress shoes? Heels?

              • Aizat
                Aizat
                July 22, 2013 at 12:30 am | #

                Flip-flops, I guess.

              • Undrave
                Undrave
                July 22, 2013 at 1:00 am | #

                Iron Boots, you just came back from the Temple of Water and you lost your regular shoe in the boss fight.

                • Farmer_10
                  Farmer_10
                  July 22, 2013 at 5:42 am | #

                  So THAT’S how you qualify to be a trainer. It was driving me crazy.

                • ICSM
                  ICSM
                  July 22, 2013 at 6:45 am | #

                  I can hardly believe that those bug catchers were able to beat the water temple.

                • Neospector
                  Neospector
                  July 22, 2013 at 8:59 pm | #

                  Silly fool.
                  No one simply “beats” the water temple.

  4. Super Duper
    Super Duper
    July 22, 2013 at 12:02 am | #

    He’s the Dina of Game of Thrones

    • Null Set
      Null Set
      July 22, 2013 at 4:21 am | #

      That statement is the Abed of Racism of Dumbing of Age.

      • Farmer_10
        Farmer_10
        July 22, 2013 at 5:43 am | #

        Way to be the Britta of Similes of Dumbing of Age.

    • The Candyman
      The Candyman
      July 22, 2013 at 1:38 pm | #

      Back in Roomies! he was the Dina of Star Trek, but maybe now he’s moved on to generic geekness.

  5. Doctor_Who
    Doctor_Who
    July 22, 2013 at 12:02 am | #

    Yaaay! This’ll be funny.

    And he’s into GoT instead of Star Trek in this reality? I figured he’d be into the new movies since he’s younger, and come dressed as Benedict Cumberbatch or something.

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      July 22, 2013 at 12:04 am | #

      Hey at least it’s not Nero.

    • Leorale
      Leorale
      July 22, 2013 at 12:06 am | #

      I bet Howard is into all of the above, plus D&D. Let’s see how long Billie can resist punching him!

      • Totz the Plaid
        Totz the Plaid
        July 22, 2013 at 12:30 am | #

        Things Howard is probably into, aside from Game of Thrones:

        – Star Trek
        – Star Wars
        – Doctor Who
        – Discworld
        – Neil Gaiman
        – DC Comics
        – Marvel Comics
        – The Walking Dead
        – Firefly
        – Buffy the Vampire Slayer
        – Angel
        – Various Anime
        – My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
        – Monty Python
        Etc. etc. ad infinitum.

        • Aizat
          Aizat
          July 22, 2013 at 12:32 am | #

          Depends on what kind of anime Howard likes, I’d say he’s my kind of guy.

        • Luzahn
          Luzahn
          July 22, 2013 at 12:37 am | #

          – Checks list –

          Hmm, everything but the animation. ( Well, aside from Ghost in the Shell)

          I don’t know what to make of this.

        • Doctor_Who
          Doctor_Who
          July 22, 2013 at 12:47 am | #

          I…I like all those things to varying degrees.

          Maybe deep down I AM Howard.

          • Aizat
            Aizat
            July 22, 2013 at 12:49 am | #

            We are all Howards.

          • Kernanator
            Kernanator
            July 22, 2013 at 12:31 pm | #

            What we found out is that each of us is a Dorothy, a Beef, a Joyce, a Billie, and a Sal. Does that answer your question, Professor Rees?

        • Kelly
          Kelly
          July 22, 2013 at 2:16 am | #

          I have trouble believing Howard is sensible enough to be into pterry and neilhimself.

        • Josh
          Josh
          July 22, 2013 at 4:10 am | #

          Howard seems like a pretty cool guy.

          • T~Bone
            T~Bone
            July 22, 2013 at 12:46 pm | #

            eh watches GoT and doesn’t afraid of anything.

            • AckAckAck
              AckAckAck
              July 22, 2013 at 7:22 pm | #

              Until the red wedding that is.

        • Dicrel Seijin
          Dicrel Seijin
          July 22, 2013 at 4:19 am | #

          Huh, with the exception of The Walking Dead (read the first couple issues of the comic and dropped it), I have been interested in everything on that list to some degree at one time or another over the past three or so decades.

        • ICSM
          ICSM
          July 22, 2013 at 6:51 am | #

          Ya, I don’t like Dr. Who, comics, and never watched Firefly or a single episode of Buffy, Angel, or MLP. Shortpacked is the only reason that I’m aware that MLP is a thing, actually.

          On the other hand, I find the walking dead to be hilarious.

          • Jessie
            Jessie
            July 22, 2013 at 12:46 pm | #

            YOU HAVE NOT SEEN FIREFLY. YOU ARE LIVING A HALF-LIFE.

            • StClair
              StClair
              July 24, 2013 at 3:26 am | #

              If you’ve seen at least three other series by Joss Whedon, you’ve seen enough to be able to interpolate Firefly.

              (I used to be a fan, but the man only has one act, and he does it over and over and over.)

          • JepMZ
            JepMZ
            July 22, 2013 at 5:47 pm | #

            To be fair. You don’t even have to be a nerd to find mlp. I found out through accidentally falling into the worst parts of youtube

        • inkwell
          inkwell
          July 22, 2013 at 9:51 am | #

          Supernatural. Also probably Alphas, Warehouse 13, and Eureka. And Battlestar Galactica.

        • Reepicheep-chan
          Reepicheep-chan
          July 22, 2013 at 11:41 am | #

          I think he also needs to be into Homestuck.

    • Sporky
      Sporky
      July 22, 2013 at 12:13 am | #

      Howard wouldn’t be into new Star Trek! He may be a complete loser, but he’s got STANDARDS, man.

    • Roborat
      Roborat
      July 22, 2013 at 4:14 pm | #

      Yea, I figured he would show up eventually, but I was expecting the Trek love to have been transformed to The Doctor love (as opposed to Dr. Love), or maybe Battlestar.

  6. Sir Robin
    Sir Robin
    July 22, 2013 at 12:04 am | #

    Howard isn’t a Trekkie in this universe? I’m not sure how I feel about that … but at least no making out with Janeway

    Though I guess he could with Lena Heady

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      July 22, 2013 at 12:06 am | #

      “That’s Hedeley!”

      • Sir Robin
        Sir Robin
        July 22, 2013 at 12:08 am | #

        It’s Headey, I was closer

        • stewbacca
          stewbacca
          July 22, 2013 at 11:49 am | #

          Damn younguns– get off of my lawn.

      • Jackson
        Jackson
        July 22, 2013 at 12:11 am | #

        Don’t worry; I got it.

        • Roborat
          Roborat
          July 22, 2013 at 4:18 pm | #

          Me too, and I was surprised that many others did. Thought that would take a miracle.

      • stewbacca
        stewbacca
        July 22, 2013 at 11:48 am | #

        I didnt get a Harumph out of that guy…

        • HMRC4EVR
          HMRC4EVR
          July 22, 2013 at 12:29 pm | #

          Take a free copy of Book One in lieu of pay

  7. Darth
    Darth
    July 22, 2013 at 12:06 am | #

    Perhaps maybe during this storyline Billie may learn to respect those she views as geeks, nerds, and dorks.

    And perhaps I’ll learn how to shit bacon instead of fecal matter.

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      July 22, 2013 at 12:08 am | #

      The nerds run the world, man.

      • Darth
        Darth
        July 22, 2013 at 12:09 am | #

        Tell that to Billie.

        • Mkvenner
          Mkvenner
          July 22, 2013 at 12:16 am | #

          She’s still in cheerleader mode.

          • Mr. Random
            Mr. Random
            July 22, 2013 at 12:43 am | #

            She uses the words ‘life force’. Howard is going to notice.

          • stewbacca
            stewbacca
            July 22, 2013 at 11:53 am | #

            I was a male cheerleader in college and a nerd– though I guess those are one and the same.. Although my wife was a college cheerleader and is reading them now and loves them

            — (and I know multiple former cheerleaders that have read game of thrones–) but you have to remember that its now trendy to like it– not nerdy..

    • timemonkey
      timemonkey
      July 22, 2013 at 12:09 am | #

      …you think exposure to HOWARD is going to do that? Even sarcastically?

      • Doctor_Who
        Doctor_Who
        July 22, 2013 at 12:10 am | #

        Yeah, seriously, I’M the biggest nerd I know and even I instinctively want to give Howard a wedgie.

        • Totz the Plaid
          Totz the Plaid
          July 22, 2013 at 12:31 am | #

          Howard is worse than Danny and Mary combined.

          • Josh
            Josh
            July 22, 2013 at 4:11 am | #

            Woah… that’s a bit harsh!

      • Yotomoe
        Yotomoe
        July 22, 2013 at 12:10 am | #

        I like nerds and Howard makes me want to punch them all in the face.

        • Totz the Plaid
          Totz the Plaid
          July 22, 2013 at 12:32 am | #

          Instead of punching all of us in the face, just direct the extra punches at Howard.

          • Leorale
            Leorale
            July 22, 2013 at 2:07 pm | #

            He’s like a lightning rod of hate!

  8. Mr Soviet
    Mr Soviet
    July 22, 2013 at 12:06 am | #

    I literally cannot think of a better way to have Howard Introduced in the Dumbing of Age Universe.

  9. Mkvenner
    Mkvenner
    July 22, 2013 at 12:07 am | #

    Has Billie ever even heard of game of thrones?

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      July 22, 2013 at 12:12 am | #

      Silly Mkvenner, books are for nerds.

      • Mkvenner
        Mkvenner
        July 22, 2013 at 12:13 am | #

        I was thinking of the Showtime Series.

        • Totz the Plaid
          Totz the Plaid
          July 22, 2013 at 12:33 am | #

          She’s probably heard of the HBO series, but I don’t think ANYONE’s heard of the Showtime one…

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      July 22, 2013 at 12:12 am | #

      She knows enough about what it is so that she can shun those who like it.

      • Mkvenner
        Mkvenner
        July 22, 2013 at 12:14 am | #

        Is she really that lonely?

        • Yotomoe
          Yotomoe
          July 22, 2013 at 12:43 am | #

          It’s kind of her thing.

  10. Ragnal
    Ragnal
    July 22, 2013 at 12:08 am | #

    SHOUTING OUT REFERENCES!

    …That’s Shortpacked in a nutshell. Good night.
    “But this isn’t Shortp-”
    KNOCK IT OFF.

  11. Doctor_Who
    Doctor_Who
    July 22, 2013 at 12:08 am | #

    Okay, for some weird reason my eyes didn’t process panel 1 right for a second, and I thought the arms of the chair Ruth is sitting down in were her legs, and she had turned into an Adventure Time character.

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      July 22, 2013 at 12:09 am | #

      That is ACCEPTABLE!

      • VZG
        VZG
        July 22, 2013 at 12:15 am | #

        ONE MILLION YEARS DUNG— oh, no, wait. What’s the opposite of one million years dungeon?

        • VZG
          VZG
          July 22, 2013 at 12:16 am | #

          …probably should not have abbreviated “dungeon” as “dung—”. Whoops.

          • Doctor_Who
            Doctor_Who
            July 22, 2013 at 12:18 am | #

            I think I’d rather have a million years dungeon than a million tears dung.

            • VZG
              VZG
              July 22, 2013 at 12:21 am | #

              Which is worse: one million years of dung, or one million tears of dung?

              • Doctor_Who
                Doctor_Who
                July 22, 2013 at 12:26 am | #

                “Tears of Dung” sounds like a really awful curse. I’m gonna ask my Pathfinder GM if my witch can research that one.

                • Aizat
                  Aizat
                  July 22, 2013 at 12:28 am | #

                  Just don’t ask your GM to throw in a Manure Golem.

                • Doctor_Who
                  Doctor_Who
                  July 22, 2013 at 12:31 am | #

                  You saw that video too, huh? I have to admit, “Everything went to shit!” had me howling.

                • Rex Hondo
                  Rex Hondo
                  July 22, 2013 at 12:32 am | #

                  One of the funniest roleplaying tales I ever heard could be summarized in three words. “Invisible fecal explosion.”

                • Mr. Random
                  Mr. Random
                  July 22, 2013 at 12:48 am | #

                  I remember meeting a guy who played D&D. He told me of one particular session that had him as a barbarian. They had to use a switch to flood the chamber with water, and then cross the room. The switch, of course was on the bottom of this quite large room. This man was into role playing as the character. Barbarians are not smart.

                  Long story short, he smashed the switch. Everyone ran to safety, but he decided to swim, UP, the waterfall.

                  It worked.

                • Roborat
                  Roborat
                  July 22, 2013 at 4:21 pm | #

                  Thought that was the title of the next Game of Thrones book.

        • Aizat
          Aizat
          July 22, 2013 at 12:18 am | #

          NEGATIVE ONE MILLION YEARS DUNGEON?

          • Totz the Plaid
            Totz the Plaid
            July 22, 2013 at 12:34 am | #

            A taste of the Royal Tarts!

        • Rex Hondo
          Rex Hondo
          July 22, 2013 at 12:34 am | #

          One Millisecond Field of Wildflowers.

  12. Kernanator
    Kernanator
    July 22, 2013 at 12:08 am | #

    Howard!

    Now taking bets on how long until people want to strangle him.

    • JebJeb
      JebJeb
      July 22, 2013 at 12:09 am | #

      I’m putting money down on “right now”.

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      July 22, 2013 at 12:09 am | #

      Am I the only one here who don’t want to strangle Howard?

      • Dicrel Seijin
        Dicrel Seijin
        July 22, 2013 at 4:22 am | #

        No, I’m with you. I could see myself discussing/arguing various interests for hours.

      • N0083rP00F
        N0083rP00F
        July 22, 2013 at 11:33 am | #

        I also do not want to strangle him but instead will resort to the handyman’s secret weapon, duct tape.

        This is only temporary, unless it works.

    • timemonkey
      timemonkey
      July 22, 2013 at 12:10 am | #

      In universe or out? Because I already do.

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      July 22, 2013 at 12:12 am | #

      IMMEDIATELY.

    • Totz the Plaid
      Totz the Plaid
      July 22, 2013 at 12:35 am | #

      The better bet is on how long it will take him to sexually assault someone.

      • Yotomoe
        Yotomoe
        July 22, 2013 at 1:33 am | #

        You can’t put an average nerd in a room with Billie for prolong periods. He hasn’t built up a resistance to that level of FINE.

        • Kernanator
          Kernanator
          July 22, 2013 at 1:56 am | #

          I don’t know if anyone has a resistance to that.

          • Josh
            Josh
            July 22, 2013 at 4:14 am | #

            Ruth’s alcoholic withdrawals haven’t got anything to do with alcohol, she’s just overdosing on Billie’s FINE!

          • Jack Finch
            Jack Finch
            August 3, 2013 at 10:28 pm | #

            How is everybody forgetting Danny got the full high beams of Billy’s FINE and told her thanks-but-no-thanks—and that’s when Billy was wearing GLASSES, supposedly his kryptonite!

  13. Anywhere
    Anywhere
    July 22, 2013 at 12:09 am | #

    HEY EVERYBODY IT’S HOWARD!

    Aggh, it totally makese sense that a 2013 Howard would be into Game of Thrones. >_< Kudos to Willis for keeping his geek interests up-to-date!

    • Undrave
      Undrave
      July 22, 2013 at 12:15 am | #

      He could have been into Homestuck. You know, to synergize with the latest Shortpacked :p

      • Anywhere
        Anywhere
        July 22, 2013 at 2:57 am | #

        Howard would like to tell you all about Homestuck.

      • Josh
        Josh
        July 22, 2013 at 4:17 am | #

        We all know how much Willis loves Homestuck and it’s shipping circles!

  14. Wack'd
    Wack'd
    July 22, 2013 at 12:09 am | #

    Gonna put aside my OMG HOWARD for a moment to point out that having neglectful parents and having dead parents aren’t the same thing, Billie, you dickweed.

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      July 22, 2013 at 12:11 am | #

      I admit, that Batman panel with him slapping Robin wouldn’t have the same kick if he were wailing “MY PARENTS ARE JEEEERRRRKS!”

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      July 22, 2013 at 12:13 am | #

      Well, they are dead to her. Just like how Captain Archer is dead to me.

      • timemonkey
        timemonkey
        July 22, 2013 at 12:18 am | #

        Captain Archer?

        • Aizat
          Aizat
          July 22, 2013 at 12:23 am | #

          Yes, Captain Archer.

          • timemonkey
            timemonkey
            July 22, 2013 at 12:27 am | #

            Who is that?

            • Aizat
              Aizat
              July 22, 2013 at 12:28 am | #

              Captain of the NX-01 Enterprise.

              • timemonkey
                timemonkey
                July 22, 2013 at 12:32 am | #

                ….oh, Enterprise. I keep forgetting that even happened. Worst series captain ever.

                • Mr. Random
                  Mr. Random
                  July 22, 2013 at 12:51 am | #

                  This is the Internet, it feeds off your rage. Please, give it another helping. Give us your Nerd Rage.

                • Roborat
                  Roborat
                  July 22, 2013 at 4:23 pm | #

                  Archer was good, the series, however, sucked.

      • Darkflame
        Darkflame
        July 22, 2013 at 5:49 am | #

        The odd thing is I thought Archer was a superb captain (ie, the actor fit well) in a very poor series.

        But, yes, “Enterprise Never Happened”. I once edited footage from a old Frankenstein movie to get the angry mob carrying banners that said that 😛

    • Rex Hondo
      Rex Hondo
      July 22, 2013 at 12:13 am | #

      Tomorrow’s strip is just Batman swooping in to shout “My parents are dead!” punching Billie and then swooping away.

      • Aizat
        Aizat
        July 22, 2013 at 12:19 am | #

        So, Sal punching Billie, then?

        • Rex Hondo
          Rex Hondo
          July 22, 2013 at 12:30 am | #

          Nah, no way is Sal Batman. You have to have at least some respect for the law to be Batman. If anything, Sal is probably Anarky.

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      July 22, 2013 at 12:13 am | #

      Yeah, Billie. You’re kinda bein’ REALLY insensitive. Good thing you’re pretty.

  15. Sir Robin
    Sir Robin
    July 22, 2013 at 12:10 am | #

    In before “was Game of Thrones aired when they started going to school and it’s only a few weeks after?” comments

    • Sam
      Sam
      July 22, 2013 at 12:13 am | #

      The books were definitely out. 😛

      • Super Duper
        Super Duper
        July 22, 2013 at 10:53 am | #

        But they were called A Song of Ice and Fire.

        • Wizard
          Wizard
          July 22, 2013 at 12:38 pm | #

          Heh, my wait between “Song of Ice and Fire” books is longer than *(#$%&* “Game of Thrones” has been on the air. Deal with, biatch.

          • AckAckAck
            AckAckAck
            July 22, 2013 at 7:28 pm | #

            “Deal with, biatch.”

            That’s what George RR Martin said.

    • begbert2
      begbert2
      July 22, 2013 at 10:45 am | #

      In before somebody points you at the FAQ.

  16. zomgvampires
    zomgvampires
    July 22, 2013 at 12:10 am | #

    Hahahaha aww Howard~ I love how he’s into GoT. It suits him.

  17. Rex Hondo
    Rex Hondo
    July 22, 2013 at 12:11 am | #

    Is this how we’re greeting each other now? By shouting fantasy titles at each other?

    “Game of Thrones!”

    “And The Wise Man’s Fear to you, sir!”

    • VZG
      VZG
      July 22, 2013 at 12:13 am | #

      God, I hope so. Merry Lord of the Rings to all, and to all, a good Harry Potter!

    • AgentKeen
      AgentKeen
      July 22, 2013 at 12:14 am | #

      “It’s a fine Harry Potter.”

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      July 22, 2013 at 12:14 am | #

      hey how are you doing?
      LEAGUE OF LEGENDS
      I’m sorry wha-
      TEKKEN TAG TOURNAMENT TWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

      • Aizat
        Aizat
        July 22, 2013 at 12:15 am | #

        So, you are frustrated, then?

        • Yotomoe
          Yotomoe
          July 22, 2013 at 12:18 am | #

          SUPER STREET FIGHTER IV!!!!

          • Aizat
            Aizat
            July 22, 2013 at 12:20 am | #

            You’re giving me mixed signals here.

            • Totz the Plaid
              Totz the Plaid
              July 22, 2013 at 12:55 am | #

              METAL GEAR SOLID 4: GUNS OF THE PATRIOTS!!!

              • Aizat
                Aizat
                July 22, 2013 at 12:56 am | #

                So, you’re excited yet the same time disappointed?

                • ICSM
                  ICSM
                  July 22, 2013 at 6:57 am | #

                  DEMACIA!

                  ..I’m horrible at this.

            • The Candyman
              The Candyman
              July 22, 2013 at 1:50 pm | #

              DRAGON AGE!!

              Sorry, I just wanted to be a part of it.

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      July 22, 2013 at 12:14 am | #

      Hey, at least it’s not speaking Moon language.

      • hmrc4evr
        hmrc4evr
        July 22, 2013 at 12:21 am | #

        Could be worse. Walky could do the whole comic in Kraang Speak from the new TMNT series on Nick.

        • Doctor_Who
          Doctor_Who
          July 22, 2013 at 3:40 pm | #

          Oddly, that wouldn’t sound too unnatural coming from Faz.

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      July 22, 2013 at 12:15 am | #

      Attractive lady: “Willow, my good fellow”
      Doctor_Who: “Krull.”
      Attractive lady: “Gasp!” *Slap*

      • Aizat
        Aizat
        July 22, 2013 at 12:17 am | #

        Hey, at least you didn’t Gor.

        • Doctor_Who
          Doctor_Who
          July 22, 2013 at 12:25 am | #

          Gor is illegal in my state.

          Damn moralist politicians. When are they going to learn that Gor is completely natural?

          Of course, Beastmaster is outlawed in Florida.

          • Aizat
            Aizat
            July 22, 2013 at 12:27 am | #

            Then again, thinking is outlawed in Florida. Well, the Internet is banned in Florida due to some poor wording but that poor wording also somehow covers thinking as well, at least that’s what I heard.

            • Totz the Plaid
              Totz the Plaid
              July 22, 2013 at 12:56 am | #

              Ladyhawke’s still legal though, right?

            • Dicrel Seijin
              Dicrel Seijin
              July 22, 2013 at 4:28 am | #

              “Legend of Zelda.” (Now that’s a greeting.)

              I see someone watches WTFIWWY?

              I’m surprised someone would take the time to ban Gor, which I was introduced to at my library’s Take One, Leave One table.

            • Wack'd
              Wack'd
              July 22, 2013 at 11:02 am | #

              Anything that can interface with the Internet is illegal, which includes brains.

            • Wizard
              Wizard
              July 22, 2013 at 12:40 pm | #

              You do realize that “teh interwebz” and “thinking” frequently seem to be mutually exclusive concepts, right?

              Then again, I’m sure that the FL legislature can somehow ban both.

          • Roborat
            Roborat
            July 22, 2013 at 4:28 pm | #

            Are you talking about the Dray Prescot books, or something else? I have most of them, but gave up at number 20 or so. It started out good, then got really silly, then turned into rape porn.

            • Roborat
              Roborat
              July 22, 2013 at 4:32 pm | #

              And,of course, by Dray Prescot, I meant Tarl Cabot. Sorry, I mixed up the two series for some reason, which I find strange, as I love the Scorpio books.

    • Undrave
      Undrave
      July 22, 2013 at 12:17 am | #

      I’d be up for that myself.

    • hmrc4evr
      hmrc4evr
      July 22, 2013 at 12:19 am | #

      So basically all of DoA will now read like it was taken from the Next Generation episode ‘Darmok’?

      • John
        John
        July 22, 2013 at 1:11 am | #

        Joe and Howard in the Walkyverse.

        • Ghostforge
          Ghostforge
          July 22, 2013 at 4:58 pm | #

          Ethan and Zeke in the Wasteland

        • Ghostforge
          Ghostforge
          July 22, 2013 at 5:08 pm | #

          Ron and Snape in the dormitory with their wands…..

          ….. And it was Sexy

          • Ghostforge
            Ghostforge
            July 22, 2013 at 5:12 pm | #

            for any that don’t read QC this is a reference to it, specifically
            a character who has a HORRIBLE grasp of how to write erotic fanfiction.

    • saltchocolate
      saltchocolate
      July 22, 2013 at 12:23 am | #

      Wise Man’s Fear!!! So in love with that book!

      Oh…I’m sorry. This thread isn’t really about that, is it?

      • Kennerly
        Kennerly
        July 22, 2013 at 12:51 am | #

        I just wish it didn’t take Rothfuss 5 or 6 years to release each successive book in the series! Especially when he said after the Name of the Wind that he already had the whole story already finished in his mind!

        • saltchocolate
          saltchocolate
          July 22, 2013 at 6:40 am | #

          It’s killing me to wait, too! But I’m guessing that one reason the books are so good is that he’s not speed-writing them… On the bright side, it gives me an excuse to reread the whole thing when book III comes out!

      • Mr. Random
        Mr. Random
        July 22, 2013 at 12:54 am | #

        Make it about it.

        • saltchocolate
          saltchocolate
          July 22, 2013 at 6:45 am | #

          I like the way you roll, Mr. Random.

          Rothfuss is the most amazing storyteller around at this moment.

          • Roborat
            Roborat
            July 22, 2013 at 4:33 pm | #

            Agree, as long as he doesn’t pull a Robert Jordan.

    • Michael
      Michael
      July 22, 2013 at 1:48 am | #

      You say farewell to people with, “A Merry Song of Ice and Fire to you.”

    • xKiv
      xKiv
      July 22, 2013 at 9:29 pm | #

      Return of the King!

  18. Uniqueantique
    Uniqueantique
    July 22, 2013 at 12:12 am | #

    Excellent intro. of Howard to DoA via the door of Ruth’s room.
    And I fail to see why Howard can’t be both Trekkie and GOT fan. I am.
    I have all the original tv series and while I could live with the followups and even enjoyed a few of them, the first was the best (Imo). As for GoT, I’m mapping the continents of Westeros and Essos, on my autocad. Also putting together a timeline/family line. So, enjoy Howard, just try not to expect everyone else to do so.

    • Doctor Lantern
      Doctor Lantern
      July 22, 2013 at 12:21 am | #

      I was going to say something very similar. You can be a fanatic of multiple nerdy things. I am a huge Doctor Who fan, Green Lantern fan, Sherlock fan, Supernatural fan, Star Wars fan…. etc. etc. And my friends wouldn’t even consider me to be a huge nerd (though a proudly consider myself one).

      So for Howard to be the nerdiest of nerds he must be a fan of multiple nerdy things.

  19. The blot
    The blot
    July 22, 2013 at 12:13 am | #

    HOWARD! I kinda wondered if he’d ever be a part of the DOA universe.

  20. Nono
    Nono
    July 22, 2013 at 12:14 am | #

    So guys who’s more unbearable, Danny or Howard?

    Feel free to use the Multiverse for comparison purposes.

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      July 22, 2013 at 12:15 am | #

      Howard makes Danny look like Walky.

    • Dicrel Seijin
      Dicrel Seijin
      July 22, 2013 at 4:31 am | #

      Howard’s strange, but I don’t look at him and then sigh and turn away shaking my head like I would with Danny.

  21. Yotomoe
    Yotomoe
    July 22, 2013 at 12:15 am | #

    Howard has thus far had one 3 word line and I already want to drop kick him.

    • Undrave
      Undrave
      July 22, 2013 at 12:18 am | #

      I want to Rider Kick him out of the building.

      • Aizat
        Aizat
        July 22, 2013 at 12:20 am | #

        Seriously though, why the sudden blood lust against Howard?

        • Regalli
          Regalli
          July 22, 2013 at 8:35 am | #

          I blame his face. It looks so… punchable.

          • Undrave
            Undrave
            July 22, 2013 at 11:41 pm | #

            Just following the cool kids crowd hahaha.

      • hmrc4evr
        hmrc4evr
        July 22, 2013 at 12:23 am | #

        Which Rider? I’d go with Decade`s.

        • Aizat
          Aizat
          July 22, 2013 at 12:25 am | #

          I’d go with Black.

          • Belades
            Belades
            July 22, 2013 at 1:13 am | #

            I’d go with OOO from what I remember.. I prefer W as a series, but W’s rider kick is more than a little silly.

            • hmrc4evr
              hmrc4evr
              July 22, 2013 at 4:35 am | #

              Faiz`s was pretty neat.

              • AckAckAck
                AckAckAck
                July 22, 2013 at 7:37 pm | #

                Someone already said Black so I go with Amazon.

                • Undrave
                  Undrave
                  July 22, 2013 at 11:41 pm | #

                  Amazon didn’t really have a kick did he? He mostly violently dismembered foes. How about Fourze? A drill is pretty violent.

                • Belades
                  Belades
                  July 23, 2013 at 12:13 am | #

                  Yeah but Fourze’s design is kinda….. I never really liked it. And I REALLY need to watch Wizard.

    • Kernanator
      Kernanator
      July 22, 2013 at 12:56 am | #

      …That’s a bit harsh, don’t you think?

  22. Uniqueantique
    Uniqueantique
    July 22, 2013 at 12:16 am | #

    Yay. I got my hovertext working. Or something did anyway.

  23. Belades
    Belades
    July 22, 2013 at 12:17 am | #

    I don’t know HOW but I somehow misread the hovertext as “Get your brother some dick.”

    • Leorale
      Leorale
      July 22, 2013 at 2:16 pm | #

      It’s a clearly a message from the gods. That’s ineffability for you.

  24. Gram91
    Gram91
    July 22, 2013 at 12:22 am | #

    The one character I never felt any sympathy for…except for that one time

    • Jessie
      Jessie
      July 22, 2013 at 12:56 pm | #

      But oh man…that one time…*sniffle*

  25. piemanpie24
    piemanpie24
    July 22, 2013 at 12:26 am | #

    I think that I laughed for a good 5 minutes at the thought of Howard just greeting a random stranger by shouting “Game of Thrones” at them. And then I think of him shouting those words at Ruth, and I remember their dynamic in Roomies! and I get all emotional.

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      July 22, 2013 at 12:33 am | #

      Ruth doesn’t respond when Howard says that anymore.

  26. Lurlock
    Lurlock
    July 22, 2013 at 12:26 am | #

    I think a better greeting would’ve been just “Hodor!” But then anyone who didn’t know GoT wouldn’t get it…

  27. ridtom
    ridtom
    July 22, 2013 at 12:30 am | #

    Wait has he said that to everyone he’s seen??

    Joe: “Sup dude.”

    Howard: ” GAME OF THRONES!”

    Joe proceeds to wedgie him……… in the FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACE

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      July 22, 2013 at 12:33 am | #

      Hell, Even Joyce would give him a wedgie. He’s practically asking for it.

    • Rex Hondo
      Rex Hondo
      July 22, 2013 at 12:37 am | #

      Howard: “Game of Thrones!”

      Dina: “Jurassic Park.”

      And then they made out.

      • Gram91
        Gram91
        July 22, 2013 at 12:41 am | #

        I think even Dina would perceive him as social poison.

        • Mr. Random
          Mr. Random
          July 22, 2013 at 12:58 am | #

          Dina: I apologize but it appears that your actions will make me a target for negative social interactions unless I leave.
          Then she leaves.
          Then a panel of Howard staring.
          Howard: She’s perfect.

        • Yotomoe
          Yotomoe
          July 22, 2013 at 1:22 am | #

          As long as it keeps him from talking I can’t complain

          • Josh
            Josh
            July 22, 2013 at 4:41 am | #

            IT’S PERFECT!

          • Tenn
            Tenn
            July 22, 2013 at 4:34 pm | #

            That… gives me PSL for Dina.

          • Roborat
            Roborat
            July 22, 2013 at 4:36 pm | #

            You, my friend, have some serious talent. Also, how is Howard talking?

      • Ghostforge
        Ghostforge
        July 22, 2013 at 5:01 pm | #

        And it was sexy.

  28. Emoroffle
    Emoroffle
    July 22, 2013 at 12:35 am | #

    It was about time Billie met the future in-law.

  29. anonreader1
    anonreader1
    July 22, 2013 at 12:42 am | #

    when did Billie get so good looking?

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      July 22, 2013 at 2:09 am | #

      From the very beginning?

    • Kernanator
      Kernanator
      July 22, 2013 at 12:35 pm | #

      I do not understand the question, as it implies that Billie was ever anything less than sexy.

  30. Kennerly
    Kennerly
    July 22, 2013 at 12:44 am | #

    Instead of good bye, does he say “Breaking Bad”?

  31. WhiteEyedCat
    WhiteEyedCat
    July 22, 2013 at 1:04 am | #

    I am now greeting everyone I meet this way.

  32. KikiKoala
    KikiKoala
    July 22, 2013 at 1:30 am | #

    Y’know I meant to say this the other day but got distracted. It’s always been a little disconcerting how alike Billie and I are physically. And yet our personalities are almost complete opposites! BUT NOW BILLIE’S WEARING MY CLOTHES TOO?!?

    • Josh
      Josh
      July 22, 2013 at 4:40 am | #

      Easiest cosplay ever? 😉

    • begbert2
      begbert2
      July 22, 2013 at 10:51 am | #

      Willis watches you sleep.

  33. Luzahn
    Luzahn
    July 22, 2013 at 3:18 am | #

    I propose that “Game of Thrones!” becomes Secret DoA Fan Greeting. All in favor?

    • AckAckAck
      AckAckAck
      July 22, 2013 at 7:40 pm | #

      no

      • Kernanator
        Kernanator
        July 22, 2013 at 11:45 pm | #

        maybe?

  34. Thor
    Thor
    July 22, 2013 at 4:03 am | #

    So Billie’s hanging out with Ruth’s family. And when I say “Billie’s hanging out” I mean her chest, for I am puerile.

  35. Just for kix
    Just for kix
    July 22, 2013 at 4:43 am | #

    David Willis, thank you for all the cleavage shots from different angles for the past few comics 🙂

  36. Darkflame
    Darkflame
    July 22, 2013 at 5:51 am | #

    Given the amount of sex and nudity, isn’t watching GoT with your sister going to be a little awkward?

    • Thor
      Thor
      July 22, 2013 at 6:00 am | #

      I think the brother-sister incest would make it more awkward than the soft pr0n.

      • John
        John
        July 22, 2013 at 10:41 am | #

        I had a nightmare last night that Howard using, “Game of Thrones!” as a greeting at his sister’s door was shorthand for, “I’m here for our Jamie/Cersei roleplay!”

        (Ruth’d be Jamie, of course. I think that makes Billie Breanne.)

        • AckAckAck
          AckAckAck
          July 22, 2013 at 7:41 pm | #

          ………..

          YOTOMOE, YOU’RE NEEDED HERE!

        • Rex Hondo
          Rex Hondo
          July 22, 2013 at 11:08 pm | #

          And, given her common mode of ingress and egress, Sal has unwittingly volunteered to play the role of Bran Stark.

          • Kernanator
            Kernanator
            July 22, 2013 at 11:45 pm | #

            Ruth pushes Sal out of a window?

            Hmmmmmm.

  37. showler
    showler
    July 22, 2013 at 7:31 am | #

    Here’s hoping Howard knows Ruth is bi and straight up asks Billie if she is Ruth’s girlfriend.

  38. davidbreslin101
    davidbreslin101
    July 22, 2013 at 8:36 am | #

    Howard’s First Line Ever: not completely implausible. In a book I’ve been reading about autistic spectrum disorders, one interviewee said that as a teenager, her idea of conversation involved firing out-of-context lines from Tank Girl comics at people. Which must have been disconcerting.

    • turkishproverb
      turkishproverb
      July 22, 2013 at 11:55 am | #

      Or he doesn’t have one, and was assuming his sister liked the show too, and would (you know) answer the door.

  39. Animal
    Animal
    July 22, 2013 at 10:13 am | #

    And now, the obligatory Blazing Saddles quote:

    “Oh, blow it out your ass, Howard.”

    (It’s been way too long with no Blazing Saddles quotes.)

    • Kernanator
      Kernanator
      July 22, 2013 at 1:25 pm | #

      “Never mind that shit, HERE COMES HOWARD!”

  40. Ryan Balis
    Ryan Balis
    July 22, 2013 at 12:56 pm | #

    Best entrance ever pal!

  41. Arkadi
    Arkadi
    July 22, 2013 at 12:59 pm | #

    I don’t want to dropkick Howard O_o Is it because I don’t know him from Roomies?

    • John
      John
      July 22, 2013 at 1:47 pm | #

      Yes. That’s the only possible reason to not want to dropkick Howard.

    • The Candyman
      The Candyman
      July 22, 2013 at 1:55 pm | #

      Not necessarily. Howard’s pathetic, true, but at least he wasn’t a passive-aggressive, moralistic douche like Danny.

      • AckAckAck
        AckAckAck
        July 22, 2013 at 7:43 pm | #

        True, at least with Howard we can see him trying to kiss one of the Lannister. But Danny…. ugh.

      • John
        John
        July 22, 2013 at 10:39 pm | #

        Howard is, I think, my single least favorite Walkyverse character. That includes Faz, Mary, and Danny – whose death I have openly called for on more than one occasion. I think the problem is that, unlike Faz, Mary, and Danny, who are just characters that I can hate, Howard feels like a insult directed at nerds in general, which I take kind of personally – though I know Willis wouldn’t have intended it that way.

  42. Jessie
    Jessie
    July 22, 2013 at 1:06 pm | #

    Ruth’s expression in panel 3…is that…dread?

  43. Em
    Em
    July 22, 2013 at 1:20 pm | #

    I’m kind of hoping he comes in and says “Is this your new girlfriend?” or something like that. I also hope they include Billie and not leave her in her room alone.

  44. The Candyman
    The Candyman
    July 22, 2013 at 1:55 pm | #

    I’m just waiting for when he meets Mike. Or Joyce. Either encounter would be fun.

  45. Aegon01
    Aegon01
    July 22, 2013 at 2:15 pm | #

    Billie is having a hard time dealing with the mainstream-ness of dorky culture nowadays.

  46. VZG
    VZG
    July 22, 2013 at 3:12 pm | #

    Just thought about the fact that Billie apparently thinks that “dorks” just randomly knock on doors to say dorky things. Like that’s just what they do. I don’t think it works that way, Billie. I mean, I never knock; it ruins the element of surprise.

    • Tenn
      Tenn
      July 22, 2013 at 4:38 pm | #

      NOBODY expects the fannish exposition!

    • John
      John
      July 22, 2013 at 10:32 pm | #

      Seems as reasonable an explanation as any for the observed facts.

  47. JepMZ
    JepMZ
    July 22, 2013 at 5:41 pm | #

    Wow. I didn’t know they were siblings! (But then again I only ready the later parts of IW) I’m not worried of him being possibly extremely annoying.

    He can’t possibly be worse than that annoying young girl in another webcomic. fudge, she sucked so bad. Like a little Mary Sue hogging all the storyline pages. Oh oops! Sorry for the little rant!

  48. Silka
    Silka
    July 22, 2013 at 6:24 pm | #

    Jeez, Billy, just because Ruth’s an orphan, it doesn’t mean she doesn’t have other family she’s been looking forward to seeing…

    • showler
      showler
      July 22, 2013 at 9:19 pm | #

      Speaking of Billie’s insane “orphan” comment…

      I wonder who the “sir” was she was talking to? http://www.dumbingofage.com/2011/comic/book-1/05-media-rumble/sir/

      • Kennerly
        Kennerly
        July 22, 2013 at 9:23 pm | #

        Peppermint Patty, obviously.

  49. Ruck Bogers
    Ruck Bogers
    July 22, 2013 at 6:29 pm | #

    Yeah, that’s a perfectly normal greeting.

  50. The Candyman
    The Candyman
    July 22, 2013 at 6:48 pm | #

    Now that Howard’s been introduced, I’m just going to come out and and say that Faz is totally going to be his roommate.

    • Andrew_C
      Andrew_C
      July 22, 2013 at 7:28 pm | #

      Howard is the Faz of Dumbing of Age

    • Ragnal
      Ragnal
      July 22, 2013 at 8:21 pm | #

      I don’t believe Howard’s a freshman. Prolly just visitting Ruth for the day or somehting.

      • Heatth
        Heatth
        July 22, 2013 at 10:05 pm | #

        Howard and Faz will be roommates when Dumbing of Age finally advance an year, then.

        I actually want this to be true. It would be fairly hilarious.

  51. Ian
    Ian
    July 23, 2013 at 11:43 am | #

    Hail house Targaryen. May Westeros be united in blood and fire once more.

  52. Aisling
    Aisling
    June 8, 2015 at 3:12 pm | #

    LOL “It’s just some dork.”

  53. Lordess of Madness
    Lordess of Madness
    July 1, 2015 at 8:51 am | #

    Naturally I’m watching GoT at the same time…

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