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by David M Willis on May 10, 2014 at 12:01 am
  • 02 - I Was a Teenage Churchmouse
└ Tags: dexter, dorothy, hymmel the humming hymnal, joyce, walky

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  1. Jen Aside
    Jen Aside
    May 10, 2014 at 12:01 am | #

    MINDWIPES

    I see what you did there

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      May 10, 2014 at 12:02 am | #

      Almost as useful as babywipes. 😛

      • Doctor_Who
        Doctor_Who
        May 10, 2014 at 12:08 am | #

        One can rid you of disgusting filth. The other is great for cleaning baby butts.

        • Opus the Poet
          Opus the Poet
          May 10, 2014 at 12:09 am | #

          +1

        • Plasma Mongoose
          Plasma Mongoose
          May 10, 2014 at 12:09 am | #

          Also +1

          • AgentKeen
            AgentKeen
            May 10, 2014 at 12:10 am | #

            +1 x3 multiplier

        • Yet_One_More_Idiot
          Yet_One_More_Idiot
          May 10, 2014 at 9:13 am | #

          I’m willing to place a bet that Dorothy later asks Walky to dress up as a churchmouse again during their lovemaking, and then pretends it was just a joke.

          Anyone willing to take it? 😛

          • Jack Finch
            Jack Finch
            May 10, 2014 at 10:40 am | #

            Not sure. I can see Dorothy dressing up as a wedge of cheese for halloween though.

            • Yet_One_More_Idiot
              Yet_One_More_Idiot
              May 10, 2014 at 11:30 am | #

              Yasssssss, that would be a great couples’ costume for them at Hallowe’en, Walky!Mouse and Cheese!Dorothy

              Joyce prolly wouldn’t dress up for Hallowe’en though, it’s an evil pagan tradition after all. 😛

          • Chris
            Chris
            May 10, 2014 at 11:35 am | #

            I think first she might try to sneak a preview by putting her cupped hands on either side of his head. He might not even notice if he is otherwise occupied.

    • Edster
      Edster
      May 10, 2014 at 12:02 am | #

      MIB get around..

      • Jen Aside
        Jen Aside
        May 10, 2014 at 5:30 am | #

        …something just occurred to me XD

        [I’m making a collection!]

        • Parnifia the Bastard
          Parnifia the Bastard
          May 10, 2014 at 9:41 pm | #

          …WHAT THE HELL.

  2. Opus the Poet
    Opus the Poet
    May 10, 2014 at 12:01 am | #

    Nightmares huh?

  3. Geminia999
    Geminia999
    May 10, 2014 at 12:02 am | #

    So Dorothy’s into turds then?

    • AgentKeen
      AgentKeen
      May 10, 2014 at 12:02 am | #

      Hopefully Joyce isn’t forced to google that next.

      • JustCheetoDust
        JustCheetoDust
        May 10, 2014 at 12:10 am | #

        Tricked, not forced. No one put a gun to her head and said she has to enter “strap-ons” in the Google search field.

        • Cody B
          Cody B
          May 10, 2014 at 1:50 am | #

          Well, it happened off pannel so the jury’s still out.

          • Led
            Led
            May 10, 2014 at 4:18 am | #

            Yeah… Where was Mike when that happened?

            • Parnifia the Bastard
              Parnifia the Bastard
              May 10, 2014 at 9:42 pm | #

              There’s an obvious joke here, and it has to do with a nickel.

              ‘Nuff said.

    • Jen Aside
      Jen Aside
      May 10, 2014 at 5:25 am | #

      It’s a little curious that Joyce’s willing to say “turd” when Discovery Channel was told to bleep that.

      • MakingAPoint
        MakingAPoint
        May 10, 2014 at 10:12 am | #

        I doubt Joyce was allowed to watch the Discovery Channel, it supports the myth of evolution!

      • Opus the Poet
        Opus the Poet
        May 10, 2014 at 12:19 pm | #

        Actually DC made Mythbusters bleep “turd” but allowed poop, scat, dung, feces…

        • Jen Aside
          Jen Aside
          May 11, 2014 at 2:00 am | #

          Dung is fairly scientific, though! I mean, BEETLES.

  4. AgentKeen
    AgentKeen
    May 10, 2014 at 12:02 am | #

    Well crap, now both Joyces have willingly chosen a mindwipe.

    • Hoboturtle
      Hoboturtle
      May 10, 2014 at 12:24 am | #

      Same for Walky considering how long it took him to remember he was even in the video.

  5. Yotomoe
    Yotomoe
    May 10, 2014 at 12:02 am | #

    And by nightmares I mean my incredibly long and sexual dreams.

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      May 10, 2014 at 12:05 am | #

      Adds a whole new meaning to the term book-bindings. 😀

  6. Tunaro
    Tunaro
    May 10, 2014 at 12:02 am | #

    See now, this is an actual good reason why people should drink. To forget having seen stuff like this.

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      May 10, 2014 at 12:09 am | #

      Nothing quite like alcohol and absinthe to purge those horrid thoughts.

    • Animal
      Animal
      May 10, 2014 at 12:13 am | #

      Who needs a reason?

      I drink to make other people interesting.

      • Akilika
        Akilika
        May 10, 2014 at 12:49 am | #

        I drink to make the people drinking around me bearable. 😛

        (On a related note, I’m REALLY glad the lacrosse frat didn’t get their lease at the neighbor’s house renewed… Look at what I save! Money AND braincells!)

        • Animal
          Animal
          May 10, 2014 at 4:32 pm | #

          A lacrosse frat? How is that even a thing?

    • Sam
      Sam
      May 10, 2014 at 8:12 am | #

      Nah, if you forget it now, you’ll just be reminded of it the next day by other people that do remember when you seem confused about something related to it.

  7. DailyBrad
    DailyBrad
    May 10, 2014 at 12:02 am | #

    I love these three.

  8. Kernanator
    Kernanator
    May 10, 2014 at 12:03 am | #

    Suddenly, the Hymmel tape becomes corrupted and unstable.

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      May 10, 2014 at 12:07 am | #

      I think “corrupted” and “unstable” are good adjectives to describe Hymmel videos, and their real life equivalents.

      • Yotomoe
        Yotomoe
        May 10, 2014 at 12:11 am | #

        Hymmel the Humming Hymnal; Behind the Blow.

    • newllend
      newllend
      May 10, 2014 at 12:29 am | #

      Mike gets a hold of the vibeo

    • maxyai
      maxyai
      May 10, 2014 at 2:05 am | #

      Next on Biography- Walky: Confessions of a Churchmouse.
      “And then he flashed his pages.”

      • Tenn
        Tenn
        May 10, 2014 at 3:40 am | #

        “He told me to touch his centerfold.”

        • Jen Aside
          Jen Aside
          May 10, 2014 at 5:25 am | #

          “He wrapped his leather cover around me.”

          • CianM1301
            CianM1301
            May 10, 2014 at 5:57 am | #

            “He kept making me flip the centre pages back and forth, back and forth…”

            • JustCheetoDust
              JustCheetoDust
              May 10, 2014 at 10:17 am | #

              Then another hymnal showed up, and they proceeded to bookend me!

    • David
      David
      May 10, 2014 at 4:36 am | #

      The “soiled bookmark scandal” was Hymmel’s undoing.

  9. AgentKeen
    AgentKeen
    May 10, 2014 at 12:03 am | #

    Hah! I just noticed the title.

  10. Plasma Mongoose
    Plasma Mongoose
    May 10, 2014 at 12:04 am | #

    Thank goodness for that, if anyone got off on churchmice, they would be a cause for worry.

    • Deanatay
      Deanatay
      May 10, 2014 at 7:02 am | #

      Rule 34, PM. Rule 34.

    • Willoughby Chase
      Willoughby Chase
      May 10, 2014 at 9:58 am | #

      A three-way involving a church-mouse? This I had not thought of.

  11. Jay Eff
    Jay Eff
    May 10, 2014 at 12:04 am | #

    …and now, “PSL” has a new meaning!

    • Animal
      Animal
      May 10, 2014 at 12:14 am | #

      As the living embodiment of Perverse Sexual Lust, I think I’ll stick with the original.

  12. eostby
    eostby
    May 10, 2014 at 12:05 am | #

    The hover text just got me. Damn you, Willis! I haven’t even read that yet, and I still found it funny. At least I’ve got that PDF showing up eventually.

  13. Rabid Rabbit
    Rabid Rabbit
    May 10, 2014 at 12:08 am | #

    And in Panel 1, Walky gives us the title of the next book.

    • Tenn
      Tenn
      May 10, 2014 at 3:40 am | #

      Beat me to it.

  14. Deathjavu
    Deathjavu
    May 10, 2014 at 12:08 am | #

    The only possible solution to this problem…

    …but we all know secrets have a way of coming back, especially in DOA, and typically at the least convenient time.

    Imagine the absolute field day Sarah would have with this.

    (Mike, of course, already knew.)

  15. JessWitt
    JessWitt
    May 10, 2014 at 12:09 am | #

    Chastity Churchmouse is already giving me nightmares. *shivers*

    • Opus the Poet
      Opus the Poet
      May 10, 2014 at 12:25 am | #

      There’s a kink for everybody…

      • JessWitt
        JessWitt
        May 10, 2014 at 1:28 am | #

        You can have this kink then, Opus. I’ll keep my EthanxDrew fanfic TYVM.

        • Opus the Poet
          Opus the Poet
          May 10, 2014 at 12:23 pm | #

          Not my kink, I’m more into Dina in a raptor costume.

        • TJ Baltimore
          TJ Baltimore
          May 10, 2014 at 10:32 pm | #

          Please share!

  16. T Campbell
    T Campbell
    May 10, 2014 at 12:10 am | #

    LOTS of winking at the pre-DoA fans here, I can’t help but notice. “Mindwipes,” “p. sexual lust,” and oh yeah, “Joyce + Walky.” I’m pretty happy that DoA doesn’t indulge us too often– new universe, clean slate, and this kind of thing is really easy to overdo– but a little change is nice every once in a while.

    I’m pretty sure “turd” is the filthiest language I’ve ever heard Joyce use, though it’s better than even odds she thinks it means some kind of dodo-like creature.

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      May 10, 2014 at 12:13 am | #

      She wouldn’t even say butthole yesterday, so yeah, turd seems a little harsh for her.

      • John
        John
        May 10, 2014 at 1:25 am | #

        I’m pretty sure she’s accused Walky of “being a butt” before, but I can’t find the strip on a quick check. I did find this one, where she calls him “the stupidest little piece of poop I have ever met”, though, so it seems Walky just brings out the best in Joyce.

        • Never Simple
          Never Simple
          May 10, 2014 at 6:35 am | #

          What about this little gem.
          http://www.dumbingofage.com/2012/comic/book-2/03-the-first-step-towards-recovery/liberals/
          Forget Walky, MIKE brings out the ‘best’ in people.

          • Chris
            Chris
            May 10, 2014 at 7:11 am | #

            Wow, the “F” word from Joyce! I completely missed that at the time.

            And another reference to her skull. That’s twice in two days. Foreshadowing? Or just weird coincidence?

  17. Plasma Mongoose
    Plasma Mongoose
    May 10, 2014 at 12:13 am | #

    I don’t think I has seen so much of Joyce’s gums as I have in the last couple of comics.

    • KingMabel
      KingMabel
      May 10, 2014 at 1:25 am | #

      She’s got gums for days.

    • TSB
      TSB
      May 10, 2014 at 4:43 pm | #

      There is some quality sneering going on here.

  18. Mr. Random
    Mr. Random
    May 10, 2014 at 12:16 am | #

    Come dance with us, Dorothy. You’ll be okay. You’re dreams will accomplish themselves. You were never meant to work. Come dance with us, Dorothy. Forever. And ever. And ever. And ever. And ever. And ever. And ever. And ever. And ever. And ever. And ever. And ever. And ever. And ever. And ever. And ever. And ever. And ever. And ever. And ever. And ever. And ever. And ever. And ever. And ever. And ever. And ever. And ever. And ever. And ever. And ever. And ever. And ever. And ever. And ever. And ever. And ever. And ever. And ever. And ever. And ever. And ever. And ever. And ever. And ever. And ever. And ever. And ever. And ever. And ever. And ever. And ever. And ever. And ever. And ever. And ever. And ever. And ever. And ever. And ever. And ever.

  19. Doctor_Who
    Doctor_Who
    May 10, 2014 at 12:16 am | #

    I’ve figured out where I’ve seen Dorothy’s expression in the last panel before.

    “I hate that video.

    • nothri
      nothri
      May 10, 2014 at 1:20 am | #

      Out of curiosity, the song he is referring to wouldn’t happen to involve him getting away from Batman due to his car losing a wheel, would it?

      • Bill
        Bill
        May 10, 2014 at 4:00 am | #

        No, he’s just channeling Rachel Phelps in the movie “Major League”.

        • Starscreamer
          Starscreamer
          May 10, 2014 at 9:31 am | #

          We should have got that live chicken…

  20. Giant Speck
    Giant Speck
    May 10, 2014 at 12:18 am | #

    The hover text made this ten times better.

  21. Stephen Bierce
    Stephen Bierce
    May 10, 2014 at 12:21 am | #

    And in canonical time, Halloween is just around the corner. What’s gonna happen if SOMEBODY ELSE wears a pink mousey costume, for giggles?

  22. newllend
    newllend
    May 10, 2014 at 12:27 am | #

    Man that grunt face in the last panel.

  23. EvergreenFir
    EvergreenFir
    May 10, 2014 at 12:34 am | #

    Where did Joyce say she had a crush on the mice boys?

    • Charlie
      Charlie
      May 10, 2014 at 5:50 am | #

      She didn’t outright state it, but she said “the churchmice are no longer age-appropriate” (or words to that effect) suggesting that she’d had a crush on one (or more) when she was younger and now felt awkward about it because they’re so young.

      I totally missed the meaning behind the sentence the first time and only understood after Dorothy’s reference back to it (“You’re right, the churchmice are cute once age appropriate”).

      • David M Willis
        David M Willis
        May 10, 2014 at 9:40 am | #

        http://www.dumbingofage.com/2014/comic/book-4/02-i-was-a-teenage-churchmouse/secularmedia/

  24. indignostudios
    indignostudios
    May 10, 2014 at 12:38 am | #

    “… my sexy nightmares…”

  25. someguywithakatana
    someguywithakatana
    May 10, 2014 at 12:51 am | #

    OH MY GOD!!!

    Joyce has gums…

    It’s not just a wall of infinite teeth…

  26. John
    John
    May 10, 2014 at 1:08 am | #

    They’re so gonna bang.

  27. Kitschensyngk
    Kitschensyngk
    May 10, 2014 at 1:25 am | #

    I gotta say, I have enjoyed the facial expressions in this comic IMMENSELY these past few days.

  28. Chico
    Chico
    May 10, 2014 at 1:29 am | #

    God they’re all so menacing

  29. Bill
    Bill
    May 10, 2014 at 1:34 am | #

    Dare I say it? —

    “They have washed their minds and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.”

    • Jen
      Jen
      May 10, 2014 at 6:17 pm | #

      Wow, you just gave me flashbacks to church camp. o_O

  30. nothri
    nothri
    May 10, 2014 at 1:37 am | #

    You know what? I tried. After all the talk and grousing about the way these comments trivialize the characters and make lewd comments about this person getting together with that and generally take shipping to absurd extremes…I tried to be good. But SCREW YOU (as in I’m not caring about your opinion, not as in I am making lewd comments about…anyway). These three are officially my OT3 (“only true threesome”). So nyah to the haters, and good night to the rest of you.

    • timemonkey
      timemonkey
      May 10, 2014 at 8:54 am | #

      But Joyce and Walky would be horrible together!

      • Jaxx Sentinel
        Jaxx Sentinel
        May 10, 2014 at 9:58 am | #

        you must have not read It’s Walky cause they are adorable together, but i do like the current pairing a bit more

        • timemonkey
          timemonkey
          May 10, 2014 at 12:34 pm | #

          I have. I don’t think they’re horrible there but I do not see them as a good romantic pairing. Best buds? Sure. A lasting romantic relationship? Not really.

          • nothri
            nothri
            May 10, 2014 at 3:38 pm | #

            Shrugo. I’ve come to think of shipping as finding what gives a couple potential, not locating a absolutely perfect pairing from the get go. Joyce and Walky have potential, here as well as in the other world. Are they in need of more development? Sure. Same was true in Itswalky.

  31. Ancestral Hamster
    Ancestral Hamster
    May 10, 2014 at 1:49 am | #

    Awww, it looks like the mousie fun is over …

  32. Kiggy
    Kiggy
    May 10, 2014 at 1:57 am | #

    Heheheheh P.S.L.

  33. Idon'tcarenomore
    Idon'tcarenomore
    May 10, 2014 at 2:24 am | #

    They are all nuts.

    • Bill
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      May 10, 2014 at 3:44 am | #

      With that avatar, the correct response is “Mammals are weird”.

  34. heyitsthatoneguy
    heyitsthatoneguy
    May 10, 2014 at 2:38 am | #

    The alt version: http://imgur.com/1OZAVAW

    • SilverArrowArtemis
      SilverArrowArtemis
      May 10, 2014 at 11:10 am | #

      +1 lol

  35. Chronos
    Chronos
    May 10, 2014 at 4:05 am | #

    And then Mike walks in…

  36. David
    David
    May 10, 2014 at 4:28 am | #

    Ok, all this behavior, particularly considering the past few strips (“Oh God, no!”, “age-appropriate” WTF?) makes it abundantly clear that we’ve not quite seen the bottom of this.

    I’m pretty sure by now that Joyce has been in the cast as well, or maybe she has somehow managed to gain control over the casting examination table (or what you’d be calling the Hymmelese age-appropriate “casting couch” equivalent).

    At least we know that Joyce does not apply the term “weenus” to … things. That would have been awfully suspicious.

    • pumpkincat
      pumpkincat
      May 10, 2014 at 1:44 pm | #

      I assumed she was the blonde girl in the show audience a few comics ago (on the tape)…

  37. Willoughby Chase
    Willoughby Chase
    May 10, 2014 at 4:43 am | #

    Denial … I don’t think that’s in Egypt, Joyce.

  38. Charlie
    Charlie
    May 10, 2014 at 5:46 am | #

    The fact that Joyce said “turd” surprises me. I know the swear ladder migt be different in the USA, but the fact she’d say “turd” and yet is unable to say “butt” or “sex” does seem odd to me.

    • Kaoy
      Kaoy
      May 10, 2014 at 6:27 am | #

      In the US, turd’s literal meaning is the same as anywhere else, but it also get used to mean something like dork, geek, or loser.

      And yes, we Americans are weird about anything that exists as a part of or is an action involving the thoracic, abdominal, or inguinal regions. Also, it is a good idea to avoid a certain, arbitrarily chosen, finger.

      • David
        David
        May 10, 2014 at 8:16 am | #

        Also, it is a good idea to avoid a certain, arbitrarily chosen, finger.

        Now that is the reason that cartoon characters intended for an all-age audience only have four fingers on each hand. I wasn’t aware of that previously. Thank you so much!

    • timemonkey
      timemonkey
      May 10, 2014 at 8:53 am | #

      She’s not unable to say ‘butt’ she was unable to say ‘butt-hole’.

      • John
        John
        May 10, 2014 at 3:04 pm | #

        More specifically, she was unable to call God a butthole.

  39. CianM1301
    CianM1301
    May 10, 2014 at 5:55 am | #

    Wait, so is Dorothy going to make this her story or not?

  40. Tenn
    Tenn
    May 10, 2014 at 6:09 am | #

    There was a panel missing at the end of today’s comic, so I added it: http://i.imgur.com/V78Iunl.png?1

    • Jaxx Sentinel
      Jaxx Sentinel
      May 10, 2014 at 9:55 am | #

      annnd there goes sleep for the next week

    • SilverArrowArtemis
      SilverArrowArtemis
      May 10, 2014 at 11:12 am | #

      You won the internet!

  41. Jack Finch
    Jack Finch
    May 10, 2014 at 7:18 am | #

    Worry Dorothy, because there IS a God in your world and he can be a real dick. All hail Willis.

  42. timemonkey
    timemonkey
    May 10, 2014 at 8:56 am | #

    Can anyone tell me how long after the update each night the site stops randomly crashing? It’s massively getting on my nerves and I keep losing rather long, well thought out posts.

    • Opus the Poet
      Opus the Poet
      May 10, 2014 at 12:35 pm | #

      Really? I never noticed, all my stuff gets posted within a few seconds right up until I decide to quit, about 2 AM Central time.

    • John
      John
      May 10, 2014 at 4:21 pm | #

      I… well, I can’t say I haven’t had any problems since DoA switched to Hiveworks, but I haven’t experienced it being particularly unreliable around update-time. Maybe a little slower than it is mid-day, but only rarely crashy.

  43. SyntetRen
    SyntetRen
    May 10, 2014 at 9:03 am | #

    Threeway?

    • nothri
      nothri
      May 10, 2014 at 3:42 pm | #

      I don’t see why not. Threesomes solve everything.

      http://www.shortpacked.com/index.php?id=1804

  44. Bagge
    Bagge
    May 10, 2014 at 10:31 am | #

    Next up: Hymmel the humming hymnal fanfic, or how eight your old Joyce learned about shipping.

    • drs
      drs
      May 10, 2014 at 11:37 am | #

      “Chastity Churchmouse and the Silver Key”

  45. Tealjoy
    Tealjoy
    May 10, 2014 at 11:41 am | #

    They’re both such dorks I swear

  46. Ashirogi
    Ashirogi
    May 10, 2014 at 11:44 am | #

    Is Walky used to being called a turd?

    • Animal
      Animal
      May 10, 2014 at 1:14 pm | #

      That’s a rhetorical question, right?

  47. Joe
    Joe
    May 10, 2014 at 12:32 pm | #

    I think we’re now all on a government watchlist somewhere for reading the phrase “prepubescent sexual lust”.

  48. ExtremeSalsaIng
    ExtremeSalsaIng
    May 10, 2014 at 1:12 pm | #

    I know it’s irrelevant, but the Persepolis poster in the background made me smile. I just finished writing a paper on it for school. Who’s is that supposed to be?

    • Nono
      Nono
      May 10, 2014 at 3:17 pm | #

      It’s Dorothy’s; she mentioned it was her favourite movie in Gender Studies class.

  49. Jimmy Joe III
    Jimmy Joe III
    May 10, 2014 at 3:49 pm | #

    The Walkyverse. It is leaking.

    • Swerve
      Swerve
      May 10, 2014 at 10:03 pm | #

      That’s bad. I’ve seen universes leak into each other before, and it never ends well. The Dead Universe leaked into my universe at least twice, and my universe leaked into the Dead Universe twice (once when Kup was fighting a Vampire/Zombie/Female Decepticon, and once when Shockwave used his time machine on the Dead Universe).

      Also, there was that time Kimia was invaded by Evil Autobots from a Mirror Universe, the time Mirage bumped his head and woke up in a galaxy conquered by the Decepticons, the time a group of super-humans from Earth-616 teamed up with the Earth-bound anti-Infiltration team to fight Megatron’s Earth Infiltration Unit, that annoying bounty hunter “freelance peace-keeper” bot, the humanoid in the wooden box, and the time cyborgs from Universal Stream GargEnt 984.08 Alpha attacked Junkion.

  50. Sir Robin
    Sir Robin
    May 10, 2014 at 3:55 pm | #

    One school year and so far Joyce has TWO repressed memories

  51. rachel
    rachel
    May 10, 2014 at 4:38 pm | #

    on second (let’s be real – like twentieth) reading, I am suddenly super charmed by joyce’s use of “turd.” that definitely walks a line with bad words and ahhhh she is so greatcute 🙂

  52. ShadowDJ
    ShadowDJ
    May 10, 2014 at 7:42 pm | #

    wow…did Joyce just…CURSE?!

    • Kyranthewalker
      Kyranthewalker
      May 10, 2014 at 10:15 pm | #

      She used crap when talking about the Gender Studies class while talking to Mike early on. Though I can’t remember the exact strip.

      • Chris
        Chris
        May 10, 2014 at 11:09 pm | #

        It’s this one, mentioned above by Never Simple. At least in the US, “crap” as a noun is mostly used to mean clutter, or something of low quality, or nonsense, so it’s not really profanity.

        I’m more shocked that Joyce says “Friggin'” in that same strip, which has no other meaning than “the ‘F’ word”. But subcultures are strange what they’ll allow as acceptable synonyms for profanity, even for kids, and that can change over time.

  53. Swerve
    Swerve
    May 10, 2014 at 9:50 pm | #

    Wait, wait, wait! They’re just going to pretend the whole thing, with all of those wacky shenanigans, never happened?!? Seriously, just walk through life acting like Walky wasn’t in an embarrassing TV show, that Joyce wasn’t attracted to Walky when he appeared on that TV show, and that Dorothy never saw said TV show at all?!? That’s a lot of repression. If there’s one thing I’ve learned from hanging out with Chromedome, it’s that repressing memories (or even worse, actively deleting them) is only asking for trouble.

    Oh, and Blaster still won’t look at my phone! Brainstorm and Nautica both offered to take a look, but I refused. Brainstorm would probably turn my phone into a hand grenade, while Nautica might turn my contacts list into a singularity or a white hole. (Or whatever it is a Quantum Mechanic does). I’ll go ask Hoist to take a look at my phone.

  54. Knightsky
    Knightsky
    May 10, 2014 at 9:56 pm | #

    The way Walky and Joyce are glaring at each other in panel 3, even before reading the alt-text, the first thing that popped into my head was ‘Walky Performs A Hate-Fuck’.

  55. mistrali
    mistrali
    May 11, 2014 at 10:53 pm | #

    I don’t get it. Why does Walky feel so strongly about this? Obviously he’s pissed off that Joyce and Dorothy spotted him in something he’d been making fun of, but he never struck me as that anti-religion.

  56. Roborat
    Roborat
    May 12, 2014 at 10:56 am | #

    Yay, another meaning for PSL. I don’t know which version I like better.

  57. Head Alien
    Head Alien
    September 16, 2014 at 9:18 am | #

    Do not make fun of me! I am not to be meddled with!

    Ooooh, just wait until I get inside that universe.

  58. stag
    stag
    September 15, 2015 at 4:35 pm | #

    Pretend panel 3 is about “Walky performs a sex”? Pretend panel 4 is as well and it’s even better.

  59. BrokenEye, True False Prophet
    BrokenEye, True False Prophet
    September 26, 2015 at 1:02 am | #

    Wait… there are mindwipes in Dexte—oh, you mean the cartoon with the alien, don’t you. Never mind

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