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by David M Willis on April 16, 2014 at 12:01 am
  • 02 - I Was a Teenage Churchmouse

└ Tags: leslie, roz

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  1. Jen Aside
    Jen Aside
    April 16, 2014 at 12:01 am | #

    “what if I rip my shirt open”

    • KingMabel
      KingMabel
      April 16, 2014 at 12:06 am | #

      “who are you, Hulk Hogan? And yes that might work in your favor.”

      • Aizat
        Aizat
        April 16, 2014 at 12:15 am | #

        OK…I got a mental image of Leslie in 80′ Hulk Hogan gear….though we could try Leslie in Brutus Beefcake gear.

        • Doctor_Who
          Doctor_Who
          April 16, 2014 at 12:17 am | #

          I can’t really see Leslie as a pro wrestling fan…even if they DO show it on the SciFi channel now.

          …(I’m not calling it Syfy. I’ll die first).

          • Aizat
            Aizat
            April 16, 2014 at 12:20 am | #

            Yeah, what kind of moron calls it the Syfy channel? Sounds a like a damn venereal disease.

            • brionl
              brionl
              April 16, 2014 at 12:27 am | #

              I call it SyFy. It’s certainly not any kind of Science Fiction I want to watch.

              • Drunken Nordmann
                Drunken Nordmann
                April 16, 2014 at 8:29 am | #

                Why is it called “SyFy”? There are no Ys in Science Fiction. Why don’t call it SciFi?

                • Lieutenant Dan
                  Lieutenant Dan
                  April 16, 2014 at 8:40 am | #

                  Because “sci-fi” can’t be trademarked.

                • Drunken Nordmann
                  Drunken Nordmann
                  April 16, 2014 at 9:31 am | #

                  Still looks ridiculous.

                • Yet-One-More-Idiot
                  Yet-One-More-Idiot
                  April 16, 2014 at 6:00 pm | #

                  The name of the SyFy channel (formerly the SciFi channel) and the sort of “science fiction” they typically are known for showing, is kind-of the reason why serious science fiction these days is known as SF, to distance themselves from silly lowest-common-denominator “sci-fi”. 😛

                • Jen Aside
                  Jen Aside
                  April 16, 2014 at 6:19 pm | #

                  I dunno, you saw they trademarked “candy” and “epic” for things that aren’t really either? =p

            • Luzahn
              Luzahn
              April 16, 2014 at 3:22 am | #

              You know, I think they actually kept the original names in some countries because “syfy” was a venereal disease…

              • Pjotroos
                Pjotroos
                April 16, 2014 at 5:11 am | #

                Not even that. In polish it’s just informal word for pimples. The name made me laugh so much.

                • Parnifia the Bastard
                  Parnifia the Bastard
                  April 16, 2014 at 6:02 am | #

                  And now you’ve made me laugh. It’s a damned circle of friggin’ laughter.

                • Gadgeteer Smashwidget
                  Gadgeteer Smashwidget
                  April 16, 2014 at 9:05 am | #

                  Wow. That is probably the most apt description of the Syfy channel I’ve ever seen. It is truly a pimple on the face of science fiction.

                  Except for Defiance. That there is a good show.

          • Rowen Morland
            Rowen Morland
            April 16, 2014 at 12:50 am | #

            More like you’ll watch pro-wrestling on it first.

          • QuantumPolagnus
            QuantumPolagnus
            April 16, 2014 at 8:29 pm | #

            There is no SciFi channel anymore. I won’t even pronounce it like “Sci-Fi” anymore, what with all the stupid stuff they have on there now. It will forevermore be pronounced “sifee” (rhymes with iffy).

          • Nee Hou
            Nee Hou
            April 17, 2014 at 12:30 pm | #

            “…(I’m not calling it Syfy. I’ll die first).”
            Only sifies call if SyFy.

        • KingMabel
          KingMabel
          April 16, 2014 at 12:18 am | #

          “WHAT YOU GONNA DO, WHEN MY …..

          crap how big is Leslie’s bust? I don’t wanna sound like a noob.

          • John
            John
            April 16, 2014 at 12:24 am | #

            Walkyverse Leslie, at least, is a C-cup.

            • Aizat
              Aizat
              April 16, 2014 at 12:26 am | #

              Hmm….since it’s possible that somethings remain constant even in alternate universes….the same here, I guess.

              • KingMabel
                KingMabel
                April 16, 2014 at 12:32 am | #

                “WHAT YOU GONNA DO ROBIN, WHEN THIS C-CUP CLEAVAGE RUNS WILD ON YOU!!??”

                • Zero
                  Zero
                  April 16, 2014 at 8:08 pm | #

                  As a pro wrestling fan, this made me giggle like a schoolgirl.

                • garaden
                  garaden
                  April 16, 2014 at 9:30 pm | #

                  Hulk Hogan might actually be a C-cup.

                  I’m probably only thinking about this because I watched Hercules yesterday. Zeus has some truly excellent man-boobs.

            • bodmans
              bodmans
              April 16, 2014 at 2:55 am | #

              so it’s Galasso who does your mom for a nickel!

        • ShadowWing Tronix
          ShadowWing Tronix
          April 16, 2014 at 10:51 am | #

          Considering Brutus’s real last name IS Leslie, there IS a connection.

          IS

  2. Opus the Poet
    Opus the Poet
    April 16, 2014 at 12:02 am | #

    Roz wants Moar Boobies!

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      April 16, 2014 at 12:02 am | #

      Roz speaks for us all.

      • Cholma
        Cholma
        April 16, 2014 at 12:06 am | #

        So say we all.

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      April 16, 2014 at 12:04 am | #

      Roz: Your Local Fanservice Provider.

      • KingMabel
        KingMabel
        April 16, 2014 at 12:08 am | #

        Does she allow bundling? I’d like to know if I can save by getting Sal and Amber fanservice.

        • Aizat
          Aizat
          April 16, 2014 at 12:11 am | #

          How about just Amber fanservice…Sal is already a walking fanservice.

          • KingMabel
            KingMabel
            April 16, 2014 at 12:14 am | #

            Sal is too cool to walk.

            She rides.

            • Aizat
              Aizat
              April 16, 2014 at 12:16 am | #

              So, Sal’s a riding fanservice then.

              • GingerMadman
                GingerMadman
                April 16, 2014 at 2:11 am | #

                I’m pretty sure riding Sal is a completely different fan service.

                • Ocbrad1
                  Ocbrad1
                  April 16, 2014 at 9:28 am | #

                  Thanks for going there and saving me the trip!

        • Yotomoe
          Yotomoe
          April 16, 2014 at 12:19 am | #

          I would like a Billie-Amber Premium Package.

          • Aizat
            Aizat
            April 16, 2014 at 12:22 am | #

            Wait, there’s a premium?

            • Freemage
              Freemage
              April 16, 2014 at 10:49 am | #

              I think it’s called Slipshine.

    • Nee Hou
      Nee Hou
      April 17, 2014 at 12:36 pm | #

      Opus the Poet: “Roz wants Moar Boobies!”

      Honest Trailer: Game of Throne on YT

  3. Spectre
    Spectre
    April 16, 2014 at 12:02 am | #

    There is no willpower on earth that could resist that 4th panel.

    • Novbe
      Novbe
      April 16, 2014 at 12:04 am | #

      Mike possibly?

      • Aizat
        Aizat
        April 16, 2014 at 12:11 am | #

        Me..then again, lack of human contact tend to dull the senses.

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      April 16, 2014 at 12:13 am | #

      I think Leslie may be trying to out Moe Dina.

      • Yotomoe
        Yotomoe
        April 16, 2014 at 12:20 am | #

        What she doesn’t realize is I’m Yotomore moe than all of them.

        • Random832
          Random832
          April 16, 2014 at 1:23 pm | #

          You could almost say you’re…

          *sunglasses*

          Yotomoe.

          • Roborat
            Roborat
            April 17, 2014 at 6:48 pm | #

            Huh? Thought I just heard a high pitched scream.

  4. Nunc Pro Tunc
    Nunc Pro Tunc
    April 16, 2014 at 12:03 am | #

    Them good ‘ol student-teacher boundaries.

    • Cybersnark
      Cybersnark
      April 16, 2014 at 8:41 am | #

      Robin is not a student, so technically, this is perfectly fine.

  5. hof1991
    hof1991
    April 16, 2014 at 12:03 am | #

    Leslie posing as Mr. Burns? Excellent.

    • LiaHansen
      LiaHansen
      April 16, 2014 at 12:04 am | #

      Leslie’s really more of a Smithers.

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        April 16, 2014 at 12:13 am | #

        So she has a collection of Barbie-knockoffs at home then?

  6. Wonder Wig
    Wonder Wig
    April 16, 2014 at 12:03 am | #

    Is it possible to have over 100% cleavage?

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      April 16, 2014 at 12:05 am | #

      If you include butt cleavage then yes, yes it is possible.

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      April 16, 2014 at 12:21 am | #

      That’s called being topless. And squeezing.

      • Aeron
        Aeron
        April 16, 2014 at 6:57 am | #

        “Christina Hendricks” is also an acceptable answer.

        • StClair
          StClair
          April 16, 2014 at 10:30 am | #

          She has a condition.

        • Aizat
          Aizat
          April 16, 2014 at 2:51 pm | #

          I don’t know who she is…so I looked her up. Let’s just say….I know now why heroes want redheads.

        • Fen_Star
          Fen_Star
          April 16, 2014 at 9:13 pm | #

          She has large boobs.

          Being serious for a moment though: She should probably get a breast reduction, as that much forward weight can cause back problems. It is a legitimate concern that isn’t often discussed.

          http://www.webmd.com/beauty/breast-reduction/is-breast-reduction-right-for-you

  7. LiaHansen
    LiaHansen
    April 16, 2014 at 12:03 am | #

    YES! MULTIVERSAL ROBINxLES! THE WALKIVERSE DIES BUT THE ROMANCE LIVES ON!

  8. Plasma Mongoose
    Plasma Mongoose
    April 16, 2014 at 12:03 am | #

    So there will be Leslie fanservice coming up?

    OH MY INDEED!

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      April 16, 2014 at 12:21 am | #

      It’s not like we haven’t seen her naked or nuthin.

      • newllend
        newllend
        April 16, 2014 at 12:24 am | #

        Nope.

  9. Mr. Random
    Mr. Random
    April 16, 2014 at 12:03 am | #

    Of course you do, Leslie.
    Of course you do.

  10. KingMabel
    KingMabel
    April 16, 2014 at 12:04 am | #

    Don’t we all have that “In case I meet a hot person and want to look sexy” outfit?

    • Kernanator
      Kernanator
      April 16, 2014 at 12:08 am | #

      Mine is an extra-clean t-shirt and slacks.

      I’m not good at dressing.

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      April 16, 2014 at 12:08 am | #

      Does ana red terry-toweling moomoo count?

      • KingMabel
        KingMabel
        April 16, 2014 at 12:15 am | #

        Depend on who you are trying to impress.

        • Plasma Mongoose
          Plasma Mongoose
          April 16, 2014 at 12:21 am | #

          Who wouldn’t be impressed by a terry-toweling moomoo, it’s terry-toweling for goodness sakes, you cannot get much sexier than that!

          • KingMabel
            KingMabel
            April 16, 2014 at 12:35 am | #

            Real talk, I’m having the worst time finding this on the Google Machine.

            • Plasma Mongoose
              Plasma Mongoose
              April 16, 2014 at 12:43 am | #

              Try Goodling “terrycloth robe”

              • KingMabel
                KingMabel
                April 16, 2014 at 12:50 am | #

                Found it thanks.

                And you have a point. Hard to not be attracted to someone wearing that.

          • N0083rP00F
            N0083rP00F
            April 16, 2014 at 11:17 am | #

            I hurt my brain trying to imagine a terry-towel wearing bovine.

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      April 16, 2014 at 12:12 am | #

      I don’t. I just look like a mess everyday.

      • Doctor_Who
        Doctor_Who
        April 16, 2014 at 12:14 am | #

        I’m in IT, so I basically dress like a flood victim.

        • Aizat
          Aizat
          April 16, 2014 at 12:17 am | #

          What kind of flash victim? Flash flood? Mud flood?

          • Doctor_Who
            Doctor_Who
            April 16, 2014 at 12:18 am | #

            Is there such a thing as a marinara flood? There’s usually at least one food stain on my shirt.

            • Aizat
              Aizat
              April 16, 2014 at 12:21 am | #

              Oh, you mean “the fast food lunch rush mayhem” look?

              • Doctor_Who
                Doctor_Who
                April 16, 2014 at 12:24 am | #

                With a hint of “Maybe people will mistake this for blood and think I’m a psycho killer, so no one will bother me today.”

                • Aizat
                  Aizat
                  April 16, 2014 at 12:28 am | #

                  Ah, the Fast Food Lunch Rush Mayhem crossed with “This is not what it looks like” look

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      April 16, 2014 at 12:21 am | #

      That’s my One Piece t-shirt. Because if they ain’t down with the straw hats, then they are a sexual non-entity in my eyes.

      • newllend
        newllend
        April 16, 2014 at 12:40 am | #

        Angry Badass luffy approves this message.

      • Confuzor
        Confuzor
        April 16, 2014 at 12:44 am | #

        TRUTH!

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        April 16, 2014 at 12:44 am | #

        Theory: The one-piece in One Piece is in fact an actual one-piece swimsuit.

    • begbert2
      begbert2
      April 16, 2014 at 10:55 am | #

      I do, but it’s indistinguishable from all my other blue jeans-and blue logoless short-sleeved collared three-button t-shirt ensembles.

  11. caesaria82
    caesaria82
    April 16, 2014 at 12:04 am | #

    *squeeeeeeee*

  12. JessWitt
    JessWitt
    April 16, 2014 at 12:04 am | #

    Wait, what exactly is Roz getting out of this? Taking conservatism down a peg?

    • MM
      MM
      April 16, 2014 at 12:07 am | #

      If the press has a field day over Robin getting involved with a lesbian, then Roz doesn’t get any more lectures about her extracurricular activities.

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      April 16, 2014 at 12:08 am | #

      She gets to see more cleavage, isn’t that enough?

    • someguywithakatana
      someguywithakatana
      April 16, 2014 at 12:11 am | #

      Something like that. Robin is running on a conservative platform. So if she gets caught in a lesbian relationship, it’ll seriously affect her campaign, to the point where she doesn’t really have a chance of winning. Roz wins because

      A. That’s one less conservative politician in a seat of power.

      B. With her sister’s political career over, she no longer has to worry about how her image affects her sister’s job, and can go about doing as she pleases, campaigning for sexual liberation… stuff…. as loudly as she wants without getting yelled at (as much)

      C. There’s clearly some sort of power dynamic… sister…complex… thing going on here and Roz is almost certainly interested in flipping that on its head.

      This is actually some Mike-level scheming here. Or at least Blaine-level. I’m kind of impressed.

      • Viktoria
        Viktoria
        April 16, 2014 at 12:17 am | #

        That’s not Mike-level, it only works if Robin does get involved. Mikes schemes have every endpoint with you being wrong and him getting what he wants.

        • Carlos
          Carlos
          April 16, 2014 at 5:57 am | #

          Dont forget that it also somehow improves your life. Ie. Dorothy and walky

          • begbert2
            begbert2
            April 16, 2014 at 10:57 am | #

            Or maybe it doesn’t. Ie. Ethan and Joyce.

            (It annoys me when people try to paint Mike as a saint. It’s like making a vampire sparkly.)

      • JessWitt
        JessWitt
        April 16, 2014 at 12:37 am | #

        Oh yeah I remember now, Roz’s sexual shenanigans could be disastrous for Robin’s traditional family-based campaign. Steering Robin to the other side would render Roz’s further actions as less of a negative influence on her (well, except for outing her sister to the voting public, that’s a no-no, Roz).

      • John
        John
        April 16, 2014 at 12:42 am | #

        The problem with this as a political scheme is that this is southern Indiana. If Robin gets with Leslie, that doesn’t mean that liberal lesbian enlightenment will dawn over her congressional district. It means that Robin’s political career is over and she gets primaried out by someone who isn’t just paying lip service to reactionary ideals, likely a teabagger, who goes on to win the general election because this is southern Indiana, and the white dude Leslie voted for never had a chance ’cause of the D after his name. This is really not a step in the left direction.

        • JessWitt
          JessWitt
          April 16, 2014 at 1:04 am | #

          Totally get it now. I didn’t think Roz’s plan was going to take off anyway. Heck, she likely wants Robin out of politics completely.

          • T Campbell
            T Campbell
            April 16, 2014 at 1:54 am | #

            It’s also worth considering that Roz might not be as good a master planner as she thinks.

        • Random832
          Random832
          April 16, 2014 at 1:28 pm | #

          Indiana’s 9th district was represented by a white dude with a D after his name from 2007 to 2010, and from 1999 to 2004.

      • newllend
        newllend
        April 16, 2014 at 12:45 am | #

        That’s so underhanded and…sadistic.

    • Jen Aside
      Jen Aside
      April 16, 2014 at 4:01 am | #

      Well, in The Other Universe, she DOES find Leslie attractive, though the feeling isn’t mutual.

  13. Vile Gamer
    Vile Gamer
    April 16, 2014 at 12:05 am | #

    I really like Leslie, but I really don’t like Roz, despite the avatar I was given. Robin, on the other hand…

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      April 16, 2014 at 12:20 am | #

      You could always pick a new avatar.

      Or be lazy like me and just go with it. My avatar’s been stuck as this blue box thingie for years, so eventually I gave up on trying to fix it and just started telling people I like it that way.

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        April 16, 2014 at 12:23 am | #

        I remembered that for a while it looked like a pipe-organ.

    • David M Willis
      David M Willis
      April 16, 2014 at 12:26 am | #

      I hope you’re forced to have that Roz avatar forever.

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        April 16, 2014 at 6:58 am | #

        Are you able to make that happen?

        • StClair
          StClair
          April 16, 2014 at 10:32 am | #

          The Willis works in mysterious ways, his wonders to perform.

          • Bill
            Bill
            April 16, 2014 at 11:10 am | #

            Willis may have awesome powers, but I don’t think they extend to influencing the avatars.

            • John
              John
              April 16, 2014 at 2:21 pm | #

              Given that he’s the one who decides how many default gravatars there are and who they are, his powers totally do extend that far. (Unless Vile Gamer registers his own custom gravatar, of course.) And given that Vile Gamer has Roz already, the obvious easiest method to stick him with her forever would be to simply not change the default gravs ever again. But it should be possible to manipulate the number or order of them to give him her even after changing the selection. Probably more hassle than it’s worth, but not impossible.

    • John
      John
      April 16, 2014 at 12:59 am | #

      Leslie is the awesomest. I’m hoping that the imminent doom of Shortpacked! means that we’ll be getting more Leslie over here.

      … Hey, if I say I don’t like Billie, can I be forced to have the Billie avatar forever? I’ve gotten kind of attached to her after getting her in the last two reshuffles and over on BBR too. … um I mean I hate Billie she’s the worst.

    • Jake
      Jake
      April 16, 2014 at 2:15 am | #

      You have disgraced the Roz avatar.

  14. GoogerGeiger
    GoogerGeiger
    April 16, 2014 at 12:07 am | #

    Leslie, have some decency! You’re a professor, you have a PhD!

    • Dr. Zeus
      Dr. Zeus
      April 16, 2014 at 12:10 am | #

      Clearly you had a different breed of professor than me if you think a PhD implies decency.

      • Swerve
        Swerve
        April 16, 2014 at 9:17 pm | #

        Having worked with lots of ‘Bots who had the equivalent of a “PhD” (we don’t call them that on Cybertron) back on Kimia, I can quite clearly and unequivocally state that being a professor does not require decency, modesty, or sanity. Thankfully Cybertronians do not wear clothes, because I have a feeling Perceptor would forget to put his pants on on a daily basis. (And don’t get me started on a certain someone and his briefcase!)

        Of course I’m hardly one to talk. I’m a metallurgist by training, but I spend most of my time running off on quests, mixing drinks or talking about all the quests I’ve run off on.

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      April 16, 2014 at 12:11 am | #

      A PhD in Fashion and Textiles perhaps?

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      April 16, 2014 at 12:22 am | #

      A PHD in cleavage.

      • Khrene Cleaver
        Khrene Cleaver
        April 16, 2014 at 1:16 am | #

        Ph-DAYUMN! Lookatdemtitties!

        • Jen Aside
          Jen Aside
          April 16, 2014 at 8:25 pm | #

          PhDEEZ NUTSTITS

  15. Kernanator
    Kernanator
    April 16, 2014 at 12:10 am | #

    Huh. A tie is a good look on Roz, especially when she’s in a thinking pose.

    • Dr. Zeus
      Dr. Zeus
      April 16, 2014 at 12:11 am | #

      Heh, I must admit I am one of those who thinks a tie looks good on any woman.

      • Aizat
        Aizat
        April 16, 2014 at 12:14 am | #

        So do I. Then again ties can work with anyone. Well, except maybe kids…because they know ties are actually serpent like creatures.

        • Dr. Zeus
          Dr. Zeus
          April 16, 2014 at 12:17 am | #

          Well if you include bow ties those can be just adorable on kids and wel all know kids take better to butterflies that to snakes.

          • Aizat
            Aizat
            April 16, 2014 at 12:18 am | #

            Well, bowties are always cool.

            • Dr. Zeus
              Dr. Zeus
              April 16, 2014 at 12:23 am | #

              Oh, wholly agree. I always default to a bow tie over a regular one when I get the chance.

            • Jen Aside
              Jen Aside
              April 16, 2014 at 12:31 am | #

              o no my bowtie

            • maxyai
              maxyai
              April 16, 2014 at 10:18 am | #

              Somehow I read “blowflies” are always cool. What’s cool about a blowfly?
              Idiot moment. Shared for everyone’s amusement.

            • N0083rP00F
              N0083rP00F
              April 16, 2014 at 11:22 am | #

              And the Fez. The Fez is cool.

        • Opus the Poet
          Opus the Poet
          April 16, 2014 at 1:39 am | #

          Ties are strangulation devices that I will not allow around my neck.

          • Hawkwing
            Hawkwing
            April 16, 2014 at 11:19 pm | #

            This man speaks the truth so that others may not suffer! Heed his warnings and rid yourself of the accursed murder collars!

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      April 16, 2014 at 12:12 am | #

      Looks like a Windsor knot no less.

  16. EpikAlia
    EpikAlia
    April 16, 2014 at 12:13 am | #

    I can’t imagine a situation in which saying that to a professor is a good idea. Except for this one, I guess.

    • KingMabel
      KingMabel
      April 16, 2014 at 12:16 am | #

      “Hey professor, I wanted to talk to you about my paper due next week. By the way, you should show more cleavage in class.”

      • Aizat
        Aizat
        April 16, 2014 at 12:17 am | #

        I could imagine Joe saying that.

      • Yotomoe
        Yotomoe
        April 16, 2014 at 12:18 am | #

        “Y’know. I was wondering how I could get students to pay more attention! Thank you”

        • Plasma Mongoose
          Plasma Mongoose
          April 16, 2014 at 12:26 am | #

          What happened to your grav Yotomoe?

          • Opus the Poet
            Opus the Poet
            April 16, 2014 at 1:41 am | #

            Shhh! That’s not the Real yotomoe. He capitalized the “y” and used a different e-mail addy. That’s how you can tell him from the Real guy.

  17. ninja_jesus
    ninja_jesus
    April 16, 2014 at 12:17 am | #

    AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH LESLIE YOU’RE SO CUTE

  18. SilverArrowArtemis
    SilverArrowArtemis
    April 16, 2014 at 12:18 am | #

    Roz: Do they hug your curves, though?

  19. newllend
    newllend
    April 16, 2014 at 12:21 am | #

    Something just came to me off of a comment I left the other day, how many lesbian characters does Willis have in DoA?

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      April 16, 2014 at 12:25 am | #

      Let’s see…Daisy, Leslie….Billie’s bisexual…Ruth, maybe bi but who knows..more than 2 I guess?

      • newllend
        newllend
        April 16, 2014 at 12:29 am | #

        And we might be getting more not that I’m complaining.

        • GhostWriterL
          GhostWriterL
          April 16, 2014 at 2:45 am | #

          College is a time of ‘experimentation’… Though hopefully if more gay characters are introduced, we get a few more males, of which aren’t automatically mandated to fall into the “Ethan’s boyfriend” role, if that character ever decides to stop trying to force himself into a ‘normal’ lifestyle with Joyce.

    • Dr. Zeus
      Dr. Zeus
      April 16, 2014 at 12:26 am | #

      Two to my recollection. Maybe three as I don’t recall if Robin is exclusively attracted to women. I’m probably forgetting someone though.

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      April 16, 2014 at 12:28 am | #

      Well, Leslie and Daisy are actual lesbians. Billie and Ruth are more the “straight with an exception” type, I think. Then there’s Mandy and Grace, who we don’t really know about, but Billie implied they might just be trying it out because sooner or later you get “curious”.

      • newllend
        newllend
        April 16, 2014 at 12:35 am | #

        Didn’t Ruth want to watch a womens beach bolly ball tournament the first time she hanged out with Billie?

      • Rutee
        Rutee
        April 16, 2014 at 6:26 am | #

        Ruth has made no indication of liking dudes. At all. If that’s ‘straight with an exception’ then pretty much every lesbian who does not make a huge show of wanting to castrate all men is straight, I guess, myself included.

        Billie is not ‘straight with an exception’, given the moves she made while drunk on Sal and her stated “…everyone’s gay kinda?” that Willis basically point blank stated is her not-so-objective viewpoint colored by her sexuality. She’s certainly not a lesbian, because she, unlike Ruth, has repeatedly demonstrated interest in dudes, ofc, but that doesn’t make her ‘straight with an exception.’ The evidence indicates it means she leans towards dudes but considers women perfectly hot as well.

        It’s not frickin’ hard, seriously. Just because I like my ships doesn’t mean I don’t know the canon; why don’t you?

        • Doctor_Who
          Doctor_Who
          April 16, 2014 at 8:15 am | #

          Ruth implies in this strip that Billie is how she discovered she liked girls, so unless she was completely asexual before (unlikely, I believe Willis mentioned on tumblr at least once that neither Ruth or Billie is exclusively into girls) then Billie seems to be her “exception”.

          • Jen
            Jen
            April 16, 2014 at 8:35 am | #

            It’s still not necessarily “with an exception”. I know a lot of people who identify as GLBT who showed a lot of interest in heteronormative relations in junior high and high school, but as they grew older developed a greater sense of understanding of their own sexuality.

            I myself identify as bisexual but I never really expressed interest in women until I was almost done with college. (I actually did have a crush on a friend in Jr. high but I was so naive it wasn’t until years later that I realized that those feelings were a crush and not just really, really liking my friend).

            So, at this point, without Willis doing word of god, I don’t think we can say definitively whether a lot of the characters are actually straight, GLBT, straight with exception, etc. They’re all in a highly transitional space so we don’t know yet which behaviors are manifestation of their true sexualities coming out, if they’re experimenting, if they’re confused, etc.

          • Rutee
            Rutee
            April 16, 2014 at 12:31 pm | #

            Ruth saying she discovered she was into girls thanks to Billie is, in fact, more evidence that she was asexual with an exception without, yanno, a dude she was attracted to. It’s not even really that, just moreso than ‘straight’. If Willis said that, it is STILL not indication of being straight with an exception, because again, that only means she did not realize she could be into women until Billie. It could EASILY mean that Billie helped her put other feelings for women into perspective, also, not that the only woman she was ever attracted to was Billie.

          • David M Willis
            David M Willis
            April 16, 2014 at 1:03 pm | #

            You keep using this “exception” word. I don’t think it means what you think it means.

            • Doctor_Who
              Doctor_Who
              April 16, 2014 at 3:06 pm | #

              Yeah, in hindsight it was a bad way of putting it.

    • Jen Aside
      Jen Aside
      April 16, 2014 at 12:30 am | #

      Potentially… ALL OF THEM

    • Nono
      Nono
      April 16, 2014 at 1:44 am | #

      On the flipside, gay characters are limited to Ethan, and… possibly Mike in the bit category. Who knows if Manny or Drew will show up.

      Would be interesting to see if Ethan actually shacks up with a guy. Maybe someone from the Shortpacked! universe who hasn’t had a displayed orientation yet? Arnold?

      • Z3tto
        Z3tto
        April 16, 2014 at 2:09 am | #

        I’m going with a crack ship of Ethan and Dumbiverse!Duncan.

      • timemonkey
        timemonkey
        April 16, 2014 at 9:02 am | #

        Drew is bi anyway, as is Mike (assuming he’s not just straight here).

        • Aizat
          Aizat
          April 16, 2014 at 10:13 am | #

          Mike is whatever he wants to be…that’s who he is, constantly screwing around with people…literally and figuratively.

    • Rutee
      Rutee
      April 16, 2014 at 6:30 am | #

      Ruth, Leslie, Daisy, the Greek Chorus (I forget their names).

      I can’t think of a single gal I prefer straight except Dotty I guess, but them’s the ones what have not indicated interest in men and are banging women (…or trying to, especially in Daisy’s case)

  20. Khaner
    Khaner
    April 16, 2014 at 12:25 am | #

    Who’s the outfit for? Robin or Roz?
    I hope its Robin. Roz would be creepy.

  21. Yotomoe
    Yotomoe
    April 16, 2014 at 12:26 am | #

    You know. If you think about it, Leslie could use it as a chance to discuss the systematic brainwashing that denegrades the breasts to a “Private Part” due to the large scale of breast fetishism which is now perpetuated by a amodern society that has deemed such aphrodesiacs creating a self-fullfilling profecy that we, at a young age are subconsciousely told that boobs are something to be craved sexually and that to expose ones breast is shameful while for a man to expose his breast is not despite the fact that on humans (and humans only for that matter) men are also born with nipples and so the only difference betweeen a female breast and a male breast is the large amount of fat around the nipple. Which is wierd in itself because on telivision you can show as much cleavage as you want as long as you don’t expose the nipple, but the nipple is the part that everyone has.

    • Dr. Zeus
      Dr. Zeus
      April 16, 2014 at 12:33 am | #

      I have to admit that I was happy when I saw many comments on a CBC article complaining about the fact that they had blurred out the chests on a photo of a topless female protester being arrested. Especially silly as it is legal for women to be topless anywhere men are in Canada.

      • Rabid Rabbit
        Rabid Rabbit
        April 16, 2014 at 3:21 am | #

        Were they complaining because of ludicrous censorship or because they wanted to drool over the topless bit?

        • Stranger
          Stranger
          April 16, 2014 at 6:43 am | #

          Yes

        • Dr. Zeus
          Dr. Zeus
          April 16, 2014 at 9:01 am | #

          The ones I saw were complaining about the ludicrous censorship, even pointing to the legality of it. Amusingly enough the second type of complaint only ever seems to only pop up when it is an article about the legality of women being topless.

    • Stranger
      Stranger
      April 16, 2014 at 6:45 am | #

      No one said sexualization makes any goddamn sense. The whole taboo factor just makes it worse too. But its almost impossible to deprogram this kind of thing, especially in puritanical countries like the US that are so afraid of sex yet so obsessed with it you end up with schizophrenic bullshit like that.

  22. JessTheBest
    JessTheBest
    April 16, 2014 at 12:46 am | #

    Ok, but why does a Gender Studies professor have a crush on a socially conservative (and very heterosexual presenting) politician??? She seems rather un-conflicted about it.

    • Spiny Creature
      Spiny Creature
      April 16, 2014 at 12:51 am | #

      Seriously. If Robin is pandering to homophobic voters, she’s definitely not public about liking women. What is it about this straight (as far as Leslie knows), homophobic, socially conservative woman she’s exchanged 10 words with that she likes?

      I just find this whole storyline vaguely creepy (especially Leslie essentially telling a student to bring their hot sibling to class).

      • mistrali
        mistrali
        April 16, 2014 at 1:19 am | #

        Ditto. Why would Leslie think Robin would be interested?

      • 4th Dimension
        4th Dimension
        April 16, 2014 at 2:12 am | #

        Their relationship ALLWAYS was a bit creepy in Shortpacked too, what with Leslie following Robin around like a puppy in vague hope Robin would actually take theri relationship to the next level. Also she took all kinds of crap from her. It was only recently that their relationship got more balanced.

        What we could be seeing here is Willis setting up torpedoing of another another canonical pairing and popular shipping.

    • Khaner
      Khaner
      April 16, 2014 at 12:51 am | #

      I think its more of an “She’s my Ex” thing.

    • Dean
      Dean
      April 16, 2014 at 12:52 am | #

      The heart wants what it wants.

      • T Campbell
        T Campbell
        April 16, 2014 at 1:48 am | #

        Pretty much, yeah. She miiiight be buying into Roz’s stated idea that Robin can be converted, but even that seems like it’s rationalizing a bit. This would be a neck-and-neck race between adorable and pathetic if not for one thing: the spark between them definitely seems mutual. (No way would Roz be scheming like that if it didn’t.)

        It’ll REALLY seem mutual if Robin agrees to come back and guest-speak in a venue with maybe 20 college kids whom she’s already spoken to. Kind of hard to justify that as an effective use of pre-election shmoozing hours. But despite her useful contact, Leslie has limited options here. She can’t exactly charge into Robin’s office and start debating legislation with her, and while she could “meet” her again at some open-air campaign event, she’d have to compete for attention with the entire voting public. Here in the classroom probably is her best possible chance to have a quick one-on-one conversation with Robin that might lead to other things. It’s the one place she is a figure of some authority.

        Or at least she is so far. She barely got through her last encounter with Robin with most of her dignity intact, and it’s just possible that any future meetings might take her carefully-cultivated reputation with her students as a “wise young-old sage” and tear it completely to shreds. It is also just possible that at some point she might look back on that catastrophic loss of dignity and say “You know what? Totally worth it.”

      • Yotomoe
        Yotomoe
        April 16, 2014 at 1:54 am | #

        And it wants to assist in the transport of oxygen and nutrients through a never ending stream of blood vessels.

    • bunivasal
      bunivasal
      April 16, 2014 at 3:49 am | #

      Sometimes you have crushes on weird people and you don’t even really care about anything else. It happens and its not weird.

  23. ilvos01
    ilvos01
    April 16, 2014 at 1:40 am | #

    IT’S HAPPENING
    Willis heard my tumblr cries and they are joyously answered
    Now my Robslie tears may continue for many years to come

  24. Idon'tcarenomore
    Idon'tcarenomore
    April 16, 2014 at 1:59 am | #

    I confuse easily I know, but I have been following these guys for the past 5 or so years: read all the back issues to get on the same page as current.

    And trying to remember which character did what where when and in what universe without mentioning a no-no and pissing off DW sometimes gets a bit hard to do.

    But……I KNOW..I think I know…that Senator Robin has already visited Leslie’s Gender studies class? But Leslie doesn’t seem to remember that?
    And this is the only universe Leslie is a Proff in, I think?

    Brain explosion imminent. Oh well, I’ll find out in due time.

    • John
      John
      April 16, 2014 at 2:39 am | #

      Congresswoman Robin DeSanto has visited Leslie’s Gender Studies class, yes. I doubt Leslie has forgotten that. (To judge by that blush, she’s probably remembered it over and over again in private.) I think she wants Robin to come back and talk about all that inspiring shit Leslie admires her for and y’know maybe a little dinner together afterwards… instead of just sweeping in to lecture little sis about her sex tape.

  25. Maycroft
    Maycroft
    April 16, 2014 at 2:05 am | #

    leslie’s always prepared.

  26. Jake
    Jake
    April 16, 2014 at 2:11 am | #

    Everyone hoping for Robin and Leslie to get together in this universe, I completely understand and am rooting for it alongside you, but I honestly don’t think it’s going to go that way. Or, at least, not for a long time. I don’t know how long it took their Shortpacked selves to get together, but I think that Robin’s political career in this universe is going to make this road much, much harder. Also, isn’t this setup just a bit too convenient? Don’t you think Willis is making it look this easy just to pull the rug out from under us?

    • I don't know what to put here.
      I don't know what to put here.
      April 16, 2014 at 3:12 am | #

      KEPE HOEP.

    • John
      John
      April 16, 2014 at 3:34 am | #

      I’m a big fan of Robin/Leslie in Shortpacked!, but I actually hope they don’t get it together in this universe. For all the character development Leslie’s gotten in Shortpacked! (even a name!… albeit kind of a dumb pun of a name), at the core she’s still Robin’s Lesbian, so shaped and defined by and around Robin and her relationship with Robin, whether it’s on or off, desperately yearning or making out licky-style or hurt and betrayed or making sci-fi lesbian babies, that I really want to see who she is without Robin in the picture. ‘Cause I think that that Leslie’s probably awesome too. (What we’ve seen of her here (not enough!) tends to confirm that.)

  27. bunivasal
    bunivasal
    April 16, 2014 at 3:25 am | #

    If you want to pass a class, I thought banging your TA was standard operating procedure (SEE ALSO: Sal, Jason). I’m not familiar with the “bribe with siblings” gambit.

  28. Crumplepunch
    Crumplepunch
    April 16, 2014 at 5:26 am | #

    Leslie gotta les.

  29. Stranger
    Stranger
    April 16, 2014 at 6:41 am | #

    Hey, who panders to the homophobic white dudes except everyone ever? Its an ignored, mariginalized demographic, sort of not at all.

  30. LimeTH
    LimeTH
    April 16, 2014 at 7:14 am | #

    Ah, an attraction that transcends universes.

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      April 16, 2014 at 10:11 am | #

      Or it could be a universal constant….like Uncle Ben being dead, or the Wayne family will never be whole….or Musashi dying. Musashi…no matter which version you are in, you’ll always be Getter pilot number 3 and you’ll always go out fighting.

  31. JohnnyO
    JohnnyO
    April 16, 2014 at 7:26 am | #

    Is this comic happening in the past, or is Leslie trying to get Robin to visit again?

    • Manly Bowler
      Manly Bowler
      April 16, 2014 at 8:33 am | #

      She wants her to visit again. Remember, her first visit was unannounced because Robin wanted to deal with her promiscuous sister.

  32. Cadlington
    Cadlington
    April 16, 2014 at 8:45 am | #

    Bleh. Why do people want Robin and Leslie together? This comic is a chance for NEW ideas. Not just a rehash of pairings and friendships we’ve been privy to for -years- on Shortpacked.

    • clodia
      clodia
      April 16, 2014 at 10:53 am | #

      1. They’re adorable together.
      2. Both of them are different people and in different places, so it will play out differently.
      3. They’re adults in a college setting, and so their relationship will probably not be a main storyline as it was on SP!. That means the types of romance we’ll see between them will be different as well.
      4. It may be the same pairing, but it will not be a rehash. Therefore, I am interested.

    • timemonkey
      timemonkey
      April 16, 2014 at 3:36 pm | #

      It’s not entirely new. Every character has retained their overall personality from their original incarnation. And at least 50% of leslie’s original character is being head over heels over Robin, love at first sight.

  33. Pat Myers
    Pat Myers
    April 16, 2014 at 12:57 pm | #

    I love that they both understand each other perfectly, to the point where Roz can just jump into saying something that could be misinterpreted as wildly inappropriate out of context.

  34. Nat
    Nat
    April 16, 2014 at 1:46 pm | #

    I really can’t even think of doing this to one of lesbian Women Studies profs. *shakes head* Like seriously? Isn’t it kinda straight up rude to ask that? I think you have mistaken the kind of professional relationships people have in uni Willis…

    • timemonkey
      timemonkey
      April 16, 2014 at 3:24 pm | #

      You remember they’ve discussed hooking Leslie up with Robin before, right?

      • Nat
        Nat
        April 17, 2014 at 12:18 am | #

        It’s still really cringe worthy to me, I couldn’t even imagine myself or any of my queer friends telling me to show some cleavage to try and get with a woman. It’s way more complicated and anxiety ridden than that. :S In my experience.

  35. Patrick Von Moneybags
    Patrick Von Moneybags
    April 16, 2014 at 7:40 pm | #

    I GOT THROUGH THE WHOLE COMIC IN ONE SITTING I AM FUCKING PRO

  36. Lel
    Lel
    April 16, 2014 at 8:22 pm | #

    I have a feeling that Robin/Leslie won’t happen.
    I mean we’ve gotten a lot (and are getting more of) Robin/Leslie in Shortpacked!. Also this incarnation of Robin seems to be more stable and set in her ways, in addition to being a Republican politician. We’re dealing with a whole new Robin here.

  37. Charles Phipps
    Charles Phipps
    April 17, 2014 at 12:25 am | #

    Is it wrong I don’t support Leslie and Robin because I want to see new pairings? Get Leslie with someone different!

  38. LeslieBean4Shizzle
    LeslieBean4Shizzle
    April 17, 2014 at 12:48 am | #

    … I know I should be cheering for a new paring…
    … but…

    **SQUEEEEEEEEEE!!!**

    • LeslieBean4Shizzle
      LeslieBean4Shizzle
      April 17, 2014 at 1:21 am | #

      … and apparently I need to find a Leslie avatar, sign up for Gravatar, and upload it. Not that I dislike Sarah; I just find it disconcerting to see her picture when I’ve gone and used Leslie’s name for my first post.

  39. KingStarscream
    KingStarscream
    April 17, 2014 at 10:33 am | #

    So… is the extra cleavage for Robin or Roz? Or both?

CHOOSE A SIDE, NO COWARDS

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today in #9chickweedlane i learned alistair and lolly drowned
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Yesterday and today and probably also tomorrow and the next day in #9ChickweedLane I learned you can fill a whole week of strips with drawing the same two submerged heads kissing
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 1d
Dumbing of Age: "Riot police" www.dumbingofage.com/2025/comic/b... #webcomics #webcomic
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Riot police
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depths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social ⋅ 1d
very into these inconvenient, extremely long and pointy shoes that spread across europe in the 14th century and made everyone so horny and effeminate that the church went full on moral panic mode and a bunch of kings made them illegal!!! also everyone got bunions
They were a controversial fashion and faced criticism from several quarters. In 1368, Charles V of France issued an edict banning their construction and use in Paris. An English poem from 1388 complained that men were unable to kneel in prayer because their toes were too long.[37] The c. 1440 morality play Castle of Perseverance includes the footwear in the
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 1d
WON'T ANYONE LET SUNSTREAKER JERK OFF IN PEACE
storybook illustration of sunstreaker sitting down in the extreme foreground holding a rag and a bottle of wax while devastator in the extreme background approaches ominously
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jon rosenberg @jonrosenberg.bsky.social ⋅ 1d
Stop calling them 'tweets' already. You're embarrassing yourself. They're called "bluejaculations" here
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 1d
Weathering the colors a little bit
damnyouwillis.bsky.social's user avatarDavid M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
paint has struck again
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 1d
(july 3, 2026)
Becky and Carla!  One is |:| and the other is 8D
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
Sometimes I forget I have an original Sunstreaker! During Shortpacked! times I was gifted a giant pile of G1 from a fan, and this guy has trouble finding purchase in my memory. The tooling was lost/destroyed decades ago, so he's never been reissued.
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
we have a proper dental office with scooby doo mystery inc on the monitors
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
Do the other yellow pages have a gorilla
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Amir Talai @amirtalai.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
zohran come to Los Angeles!!!!!!!!!
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David Mariotte @davidmariotte.bsky.social ⋅ 4d
As I'm working through unemployment stuff, now's a great time to remind folks that I'm very employable! I am seeking full-time comics editorial work (or in a related field), and in the meantime, I am also freelance writing and editing! Hit me up: dmariottewebhost@gmail.com or www.davidmariotte.com
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The official home of writer and editor David Mariotte online!
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
Yesterday and today and probably also tomorrow and the next day in #9ChickweedLane I learned you can fill a whole week of strips with drawing the same two submerged heads kissing
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
really want to rescore this episode with Sound Mound's "It's Never Too Late (For Now)"
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
www.ebay.com/itm/23617834... winner never paid and didn't answer any messages, and it's been ten days, so hey, guess what we're relisting
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
look that was a different Dave Willis, I'm innocent
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
drew this panel 9 months ago, so if you conceived that night, your baby aughta be born now
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dorothy and joyce are outside
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
Dumbing of Age: "Facetious" www.dumbingofage.com/2025/comic/b... #webcomics #webcomic
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Facetious
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Kendra, regular version @kendrawcandraw.bsky.social ⋅ 3d
We are at 1,205 backers and nearly $35k with 9 days to go!! If we can hit 40k I’ll post more nude RHS characters on here
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Anywayyyyyy, it is actually the last day of pride month and there's 10 days left to back my very gay, very trans medieval fantasy adventure comedy REAL HERO SHIT: HARDER THAN IT LOOKS! Support a queer here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/iro...
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Grab the second volume of the queer fantasy adventures of a disparate band of mismatched adventurers: Real Hero Shit!
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
paint has struck again
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
"HELLO NEW NEIGHBOR!"
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Cable Contributes to Life @cctl.me ⋅ 4d
since it's the last day of pride month I figured I'd at least make one thing for it... i now unveil to you my greatest invention: color bars pride flag
An LGBTQ+ pride flag formatted in the layout of the SMPTE
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 3d
btw, the name of my 3d printer:
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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social ⋅ 3d
I got permission to share this, and I'm extremely grateful for that. The Onion got this letter from one of our subscribers in Alaska. She works with dementia patients and decided to leave a copy in the car for each one. This email made my year. Read it and you'll see what I mean. People are good.

I work as an elder and hospice caregiver, which I am oddly passionate about. I can love on them shamelessly and no one complains about my codependence. It's a win-win situation. 

Many of my caregiving colleagues complain about the repetitive questions and, sometimes reactions, of the elderly, especially when those patients happen to read the newspaper, especially with the current downward spiral of our country — as if these people haven't lived through enough horror...

I love my dementia peeps, but sometimes wonder if there's a Guinness Book World Record for how many times an hour a dementia patient can repeat the same question — it's got to be in the hundreds. At least with small children, they ask different questions. Dementia patients will get stuck on one short question and ask it until you can interrupt their train(carousel) of thought and successfully redirect their attention. That carousel is pretty manic sometimes. 

A couple days ago, I picked up my mail from the post office and drove over to the nursing home to take (let's call her
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