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by David M Willis on July 26, 2017 at 12:01 am
  • 04 - The 'Do' List
└ Tags: amber, danny, ethan, nautica, stacy

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  1. Ana Chronistic
    Ana Chronistic
    July 26, 2017 at 12:02 am | #

    “…and… you took her out of the box…”

    • Aeron
      Aeron
      July 26, 2017 at 1:09 am | #

      It’s like I don’t even know you anymore!

    • Mr. Random
      Mr. Random
      July 26, 2017 at 3:30 am | #

      NRFB! NEVER REMOVE FROM BOX!

      • Reltzik
        Reltzik
        July 26, 2017 at 4:28 am | #

        …… but then how are you supposed to play with the toy?

        • Sephiroth144
          Sephiroth144
          July 26, 2017 at 7:56 am | #

          Play?

          TOY?!?

          It’s like you’re talking Swahili…

          • SgtWadeyWilson
            SgtWadeyWilson
            July 26, 2017 at 2:21 pm | #

            What about: You cannot transform, pose, and display your robot properly in it’s plastic and cardboard prison.

          • Reltzik
            Reltzik
            July 26, 2017 at 7:18 pm | #

            Lakini basi unapaswa kucheza na hilo jinsi gani?

            (Shukrani, Tafsiri ya Google.)

        • Kamino Neko
          Kamino Neko
          July 26, 2017 at 4:59 pm | #

          Ethan and Amber are apparently of the opinion toys are meant to be played with. (Or, at least as SWW mentions displayed as if they are.)

  2. Doctor_Who
    Doctor_Who
    July 26, 2017 at 12:02 am | #

    I want that Nautica. Problem is, it’s the only figure in the set I do want. It’s a conundrum.

    • Reltzik
      Reltzik
      July 26, 2017 at 4:29 am | #

      You say conundrum. They say, brilliant sales strategy.

    • Chai
      Chai
      July 26, 2017 at 9:08 am | #

      You say conundrum. Ebay says free money.

      • Ana Chronistic
        Ana Chronistic
        July 26, 2017 at 11:13 pm | #

        I have approximately $3k in pre-moving day profiteering experience that says the other two figures are in fact a sinkhole

        • Ana Chronistic
          Ana Chronistic
          July 26, 2017 at 11:14 pm | #

          or, however many in a set since for what reason I assume three and that’s prolly wrong but even five seconds’ worth of research will send me down a Wikiwalk-style rabbithole from which I may never emerge

  3. Emperor Daniel
    Emperor Daniel
    July 26, 2017 at 12:02 am | #

    What can I say, except “You’re…

    • Shaunock
      Shaunock
      July 26, 2017 at 3:00 am | #

      Don’t get you’re knickers in a twist.

    • Falling Star
      Falling Star
      July 26, 2017 at 7:23 am | #

      damn you, now it’s stuck in my head

      • Charlie Spencer
        Charlie Spencer
        July 26, 2017 at 10:50 am | #

        It won’t get stuck in mine; I don’t know the reference!

        • foamy
          foamy
          July 26, 2017 at 5:55 pm | #

          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79DijItQXMM

          You’re welcome!

      • Deanatay
        Deanatay
        July 26, 2017 at 4:56 pm | #

        Stuck in you’re head.

  4. HL
    HL
    July 26, 2017 at 12:03 am | #

    I spy bags under Ethan’s eyes. I hope he’s doing ok

    • Kernanator
      Kernanator
      July 26, 2017 at 12:31 am | #

      Are we sure that isn’t just how he’s usually drawn?

    • Tacos
      Tacos
      July 26, 2017 at 12:48 am | #

      You’d probably have bags under your eyes too from spending so much time trying to find a Nautica on Ebay.

      • Falling Star
        Falling Star
        July 26, 2017 at 7:24 am | #

        (Spongebob timecard) Thirty six years later…

      • Clif
        Clif
        July 27, 2017 at 1:17 am | #

        Having them over your head trumps having them under your eyes.

    • pumacatrun2
      pumacatrun2
      July 26, 2017 at 2:51 am | #

      i interpreted them more as the sort of desperate eyes for hoping it’ll work

  5. miados
    miados
    July 26, 2017 at 12:03 am | #

    there are times you want to help but know you’re not the person to help them.

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      July 26, 2017 at 12:04 am | #

      Nautica is the person to help.

      At least until they make a Rung toy. Rung would clear this right up.

      • Doctor_Who
        Doctor_Who
        July 26, 2017 at 12:33 pm | #

        I take it back. I just read the latest issue, and Nautica says:

        “Effervescent hedges bestow cosmic secretions upon my granular milk wives.”

        Not even Rung could possibly say what Amber needs to hear better than that.

  6. General Tekno
    General Tekno
    July 26, 2017 at 12:03 am | #

    Wait, wait, Amber’s talking to toys that are actually out at retail, rather than toys the author had every reason to expect would be out when the buffered strip caught up to reality, but ended up still not being released?

    • Reltzik
      Reltzik
      July 26, 2017 at 4:31 am | #

      If that were the case, then Ethan did some awesomesauce black market trading for the prototype of an unreleased model. Willis wins either way.

      (…. that was part of a set. On the black market. And the set cost only 100 dollars. On the black market.)

  7. Opus the Poet
    Opus the Poet
    July 26, 2017 at 12:03 am | #

    Ethan is a good friend. Not the friend Amber deserves, but the friend she gets anyway.

  8. MM
    MM
    July 26, 2017 at 12:03 am | #

    Good job, Danny.

    • StClair
      StClair
      July 26, 2017 at 1:45 am | #

      Agreed.

  9. Miguel
    Miguel
    July 26, 2017 at 12:04 am | #

    The only other person she needs is Dina

    • ValdVin
      ValdVin
      July 26, 2017 at 12:11 am | #

      How likely that Dina is one inch off-panel and Amber doesn’t see her?

      Seriously, though, if Dina’s there, how would Amber respond to sympathy via physical contact?

      • MM
        MM
        July 26, 2017 at 12:13 am | #

        Without sufficient warning? Probably not well right now.

        • ValdVin
          ValdVin
          July 26, 2017 at 12:26 am | #

          Oh, I figure sufficient warning into the mix (and I should have been clearer on that). Dina is shown to be working on her interaction skills and is very much into observing other people when she doesn’t know what to do.

          I just mean, is Amber on the self-loathing spiral to such an extent that the accepted comfort gesture (which has of course done wonders before) doesn’t help her much, no matter how Amber recognizes Dina’s outreach effort.

      • Fart Captor
        Fart Captor
        July 26, 2017 at 12:21 am | #

        Well, there’s a door right there, so pretty likely.

  10. ValdVin
    ValdVin
    July 26, 2017 at 12:05 am | #

    That Danny’s a good egg.

    • Doki
      Doki
      July 26, 2017 at 12:09 am | #

      Agreed OMG

    • Chai
      Chai
      July 26, 2017 at 9:09 am | #

      It’s the hat. The hat has turned him into a good egg. Mr.Willis don’t get rid of the hat please.

      • Vulcanodon
        Vulcanodon
        July 26, 2017 at 9:21 am | #

        It will turn out the good-eggness was within him all along.

        • Makkabee
          Makkabee
          July 26, 2017 at 9:35 am | #

          He just had to click his ears together three times…

      • ValdVin
        ValdVin
        July 26, 2017 at 1:19 pm | #

        And the uke. He can perform songs, just the right tone and volume of background music, and also stings. He’s a one-man musical score accompanying Joe’s arc.

  11. Passchendaele
    Passchendaele
    July 26, 2017 at 12:06 am | #

    gah the sudden mood whiplash is messing with my mind. o-o

    • Meta
      Meta
      July 26, 2017 at 3:16 pm | #

      That’s the DoA tagline

  12. Stephen Bierce
    Stephen Bierce
    July 26, 2017 at 12:07 am | #

    *plays “Europa and the Pirate Twins” on the hacked Muzak*

    • Opus the Poet
      Opus the Poet
      July 26, 2017 at 12:09 am | #

      Haven’t heard that one in a while.

  13. Kris
    Kris
    July 26, 2017 at 12:07 am | #

    *some bullshit quote about the mom you deserve vs the one you need that sounds cool at the end of a movie but doesn’t make very much sense in the long run*

    • Cephalo the Pod
      Cephalo the Pod
      July 26, 2017 at 12:14 am | #

      I can’t even remember whether Gordon said Batman was the hero Gotham deserves or the one it needs.

      • 3oranges
        3oranges
        July 26, 2017 at 12:19 am | #

        I double-checked and man have people explained the heck out of it.

      • Pidgey
        Pidgey
        July 26, 2017 at 12:21 am | #

        So am I the only one who liked that batman quote?

    • foamy
      foamy
      July 26, 2017 at 12:25 am | #

      I always thought it made perfect sense.

    • zoelogical
      zoelogical
      July 26, 2017 at 12:36 am | #

      i feel like that makes more sense if it’s a comparison between the mom you deserve, the mom you need, and the mom you have

    • hof1991
      hof1991
      July 26, 2017 at 8:41 am | #

      Eh. Figured they were just riffing on Dylan.
      “Your debutante just knows what you need
      But I know what you want”

  14. Tom T.
    Tom T.
    July 26, 2017 at 12:08 am | #

    I wore a Nautica undershirt to work yesterday. Didn’t cost nearly that much.

  15. Goki
    Goki
    July 26, 2017 at 12:09 am | #

    Danny is too good for this world…..

    • Boomer Gonzales
      Boomer Gonzales
      July 26, 2017 at 6:23 am | #

      Or at least he would be if he wasn’t staring at his (ex-?)girlfriend’s Mom’s bodacious rack.

  16. Shiro
    Shiro
    July 26, 2017 at 12:11 am | #

    Nooooooo Stacy :c Nooooo Amber :c Nooooo Danny :c

    …yes Ethan?

    (Nooooo Ebay scalpers >:C)

    • Fart Captor
      Fart Captor
      July 26, 2017 at 12:37 am | #

      Ethan is the best egg

  17. amanda
    amanda
    July 26, 2017 at 12:13 am | #

    This strip is so precious and sweet I may faint.

  18. Keulan
    Keulan
    July 26, 2017 at 12:13 am | #

    She’s the mom Amber deserves but not the one she needs? Wait, that doesn’t make sense.

    • ditrysia
      ditrysia
      July 26, 2017 at 1:12 pm | #

      I think it kinda does though.
      Amber has many many flaws but she deserves to be loved. The mother she has is one that can provide her with kindness and compassion. That Amber doesn’t think she’s worth being loved is another issue.
      But right now what she needs is her space to be able to process everything that’s happened to her.

  19. lia47
    lia47
    July 26, 2017 at 12:16 am | #

    aww, what a good dan

  20. Emperor Norton II
    Emperor Norton II
    July 26, 2017 at 12:17 am | #

    Ethan: A student who is spending one hundred dollars on a way to open up a conversation with a friend in dire need of a safe talk.

    That’s committed friendship right there.

    • Emperor Norton II
      Emperor Norton II
      July 26, 2017 at 12:22 am | #

      And though I have no evidence for it, I wouldn’t be completely surprised if Danny had chipped in.

    • zoelogical
      zoelogical
      July 26, 2017 at 12:29 am | #

      *wipes a tear away* he’s such a good bacon

      • JessWitt
        JessWitt
        July 26, 2017 at 3:07 am | #

        All aboard the bacon-egg ship.

        • zoelogical
          zoelogical
          July 26, 2017 at 3:33 am | #

          AYE AYE CAP’N

          • JessWitt
            JessWitt
            July 26, 2017 at 4:44 am | #

            Oh, but wait – does Ethan keep kosher or not?

            • Falling Star
              Falling Star
              July 26, 2017 at 7:33 am | #

              I mean, probably, considering Wonderbread is kosher.

            • DonDueed
              DonDueed
              July 26, 2017 at 7:47 am | #

              Turkey bacon.

              • JessWitt
                JessWitt
                July 26, 2017 at 8:09 am | #

                There’s such a thing? Sounds heavenly.

                • Hampsterpig
                  Hampsterpig
                  July 26, 2017 at 8:36 am | #

                  It is a thing, it’s not that great if you are familiar with pig bacon.

                • Leorale
                  Leorale
                  July 26, 2017 at 11:37 am | #

                  Beef bacon is very tasty. Turkey bacon is like cardboard.

            • zoelogical
              zoelogical
              July 26, 2017 at 10:48 pm | #

              i straight up woke up this morning and then was like “ethan’s jewish he can’t do bacon OH NO. OH NOOOOOOOO” but i didn’t have time to hop on the computer and say anything so i just lived in that consciousness today until i found other things to be self-conscious about

              thankfully y’all stepped in and brought to existence TURKEY BACON. is there such a thing as tofu bacon? do i want to know??

    • pjeseb
      pjeseb
      July 26, 2017 at 12:37 am | #

      To be fair, he still gets to keep the toy after using it as a conversation opener, but yeah. Ethan is awesome.

      • Emperor Daniel
        Emperor Daniel
        July 26, 2017 at 1:00 am | #

        I was under the impression that Nautica was a gift for Amber.

        • Emperor Norton II
          Emperor Norton II
          July 26, 2017 at 1:35 am | #

          They will have shared custody.

  21. ValdVin
    ValdVin
    July 26, 2017 at 12:19 am | #

    Now I wanna know what Amber’s (off-panel) communications with Stacy have been like since Frosh Family Weekend.

    Was anything at all said re Danny? Amazi-Girl? I know Stacy has her own things to workout, but introverted, depressed college freshmen not keeping lines open with parents is a thing. (Don’t ask me how I know.)

  22. Rukduk
    Rukduk
    July 26, 2017 at 12:35 am | #

    Man. Amber’s eyes are so wide in that last panel. Also, Stacy’s face in panels 2 and 3 are really expressive. She clearly wants to help Amber but doesn’t know how and she feels guilty about that because she can tell that Amber is hurting. Also, damn but Danny is just getting all of the good egg points today. Keep it up at this rate Danny, and within 3 days (in comic time) you’ll probably be considered at least a good egg if not a saint by everyone in the hall. Well, everyone but Mary. But she doesn’t really count that much as far as everyone else is concerned.

    • Reltzik
      Reltzik
      July 26, 2017 at 1:00 am | #

      Rachel might also take some winning over.

  23. chris2315
    chris2315
    July 26, 2017 at 12:39 am | #

    Stacy is not the mom Amber needs. She’s the mom Amber deserves.

    • pjeseb
      pjeseb
      July 26, 2017 at 12:43 am | #

      It’s a good thing she’s not the mom Amber THINKS she deserves.

    • thejeff
      thejeff
      July 26, 2017 at 7:40 am | #

      Pretty sure she’s not the one she deserves either, sadly.

  24. pjeseb
    pjeseb
    July 26, 2017 at 12:40 am | #

    This strip reminds me, I just ordered a $50 mtg deck for $40 from eBay. I’m excited, you can’t even buy the deck in stores anymore and if you bought all the cards separately today it would be like $60+ dollars… aaaand you guys don’t care.

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      I’m always glad for people when something that’s really great for them happens. I find their enthusisam very engaging. So yeah, that’s amazing for you, and yay! 🙂

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      Don’t play mtg anymore, but I know enough to realize that what you found is a super good deal. It’s awesome that you’re expressing your excitement so openly on the internet. Keep doing you and enjoying the things you enjoy, random stranger, don’t let other people get you down! Enjoy your new deck, be sure to get some cool sleeves for it, and have fun playing. (^u^)

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      What sort of deck? What colour(s)?

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          thejeff
          July 26, 2017 at 6:57 pm | #

          Probably not. There’ve been a couple of Doctor Who RPGs. Time Lord, as you say. One from FASA back in the 80s and a recent version from Cubicle 7. This looks like the new one.

  25. Cauchemar
    Cauchemar
    July 26, 2017 at 12:41 am | #

    Stacy and Danny may not be the close ones who are welcome, but they sure are the close ones who care and help. That’s a really hearthwarming strip.

  26. C.T Phipps
    C.T Phipps
    July 26, 2017 at 12:44 am | #

    Danny should go to Amber and reveal he’s seen the light. He’s got a new identity and they travel across the country together, eviscerating rapists!

  27. Tacos
    Tacos
    July 26, 2017 at 12:46 am | #

    Out of curiosity, how expensive is a Nautica toy by itself on Ebay?

    • JohnnyO
      JohnnyO
      July 26, 2017 at 12:53 am | #

      There’s a wide variety of prices, but the average seemed to be about 50 bucks.

      • Katrika
        Katrika
        July 26, 2017 at 8:08 pm | #

        Expensive enough I won’t get one for myself, but juuust low enough I could swing it if it wouldn’t make me feel guilty to buy a toy I just wanna look at. Alas!

  28. C.T Phipps
    C.T Phipps
    July 26, 2017 at 12:50 am | #

    Danny, don’t sleep with Stacy. That’s where this is going. You know it.

    • bryy
      bryy
      July 26, 2017 at 1:34 am | #

      What suggests that?

    • fillerusername
      fillerusername
      July 26, 2017 at 7:02 pm | #

      Huh?

  29. Bagge
    Bagge
    July 26, 2017 at 12:51 am | #

    l’m so glad for the support network they’re building up.

  30. Fart Captor
    Fart Captor
    July 26, 2017 at 12:55 am | #

    Okay, so Ethan, you hug the shut out of Amber right damn now, and Danny, you hug Stacy. Then Stacy hugs Ethan, while Amber hugs Danny. Finally, Stacy hugs Amber while Danny hugs Ethan. It’s the perfect plan.

    Unless Dina shows up in the middle. Then everyone will have to start over

    • Reltzik
      Reltzik
      July 26, 2017 at 12:59 am | #

      Dina’s already there, the sneaky little ninja.

      • Delicious Taffy
        Delicious Taffy
        July 26, 2017 at 1:20 pm | #

        Careful, there.

    • Bagge
      Bagge
      July 26, 2017 at 1:32 am | #

      And Sal hugs…

      “Nope.”

      Fair enough

    • ValdVin
      ValdVin
      July 26, 2017 at 1:13 pm | #

      Is this your plan to get Danny and Ethan to hug? If so, I like it. Could be worse things for Danny (now that we know he’s self-knowingly bi) to become better friends with Ethan.

      (And I mean that, romance or not.)

      • Fart Captor
        Fart Captor
        July 26, 2017 at 2:01 pm | #

        The plan is hugs

        • Fart Captor
          Fart Captor
          July 26, 2017 at 4:55 pm | #

          huuuuuuugssss

  31. pjeseb
    pjeseb
    July 26, 2017 at 1:01 am | #

    Ethan, coming to the rescue with the power of Shared Interests!

  32. rabid rabbit
    rabid rabbit
    July 26, 2017 at 1:10 am | #

    Danny: slightly more sensible than the last time he met one of Amber’s parents.

  33. Katrika
    Katrika
    July 26, 2017 at 1:12 am | #

    Can’t believe I’m jealous of Ethan.

    • Falling Star
      Falling Star
      July 26, 2017 at 7:27 am | #

      I’m always jealous of Ethan.
      Just not because of the toys.

  34. Black Bumblebee
    Black Bumblebee
    July 26, 2017 at 1:25 am | #

    Oooh, Ethan’s got connections, I see. I still can’t find that set in my area (grumble, grumble stupid Tennessee ToysRUs….)

    • hof1991
      hof1991
      July 26, 2017 at 8:44 am | #

      Maybe he knows someone at a very strange toy store?

  35. Danni
    Danni
    July 26, 2017 at 1:33 am | #

    i want to give stacy a bear hug

  36. A Scientist
    A Scientist
    July 26, 2017 at 1:34 am | #

    Smart move by Danny.

    Brilliant move by Ethan. Like, next-tier move. Those are some friendship chops.

    • A Scientist
      A Scientist
      July 26, 2017 at 1:35 am | #

      But was it Nautica who coordinated this whole thing, I wonder…

  37. Orion Fury
    Orion Fury
    July 26, 2017 at 1:43 am | #

    The challenge for him was that the auction that he accepted included Fastlane.

  38. Fart Captor
    Fart Captor
    July 26, 2017 at 1:59 am | #

    No.

  39. BenRG
    BenRG
    July 26, 2017 at 2:08 am | #

    One thing that Amber cannot deny, no matter how hard she tries, is that she is a nerd and a geek in all the best ways! Ethan is smart to use that their common collectables obsession as a wedge!

    BTW, in some ways, Amber has a lot of Peter Parker’s nature. I wonder if she’s ever tried the wise-cracking extrovert style for Amazi-Girl rather than try to mimic Batman’s brooding anti-social introvert? I know that this might sound like enabling but I think that would be healthier for her.

    • Sam
      Sam
      July 26, 2017 at 7:45 am | #

      I don’t think so mainly because when you are an introvert that isn’t naturally outgoing it would be tiring as all hell to pretend to be.

  40. Reltzik
    Reltzik
    July 26, 2017 at 4:32 am | #

    …….

    ……. so are we all agreed that we can blame Mike for Amber lashing out like this?

    • NotPiffany
      NotPiffany
      July 26, 2017 at 7:39 am | #

      I was going to blame Amber’s psychological issues, but you can consider Mike a catalyst.

      • thejeff
        thejeff
        July 26, 2017 at 7:43 am | #

        I’d blame Blaine, but Mike as a trigger point sure.

        Stacy didn’t really help either.

        • Unusually Angry Hippie
          Unusually Angry Hippie
          July 26, 2017 at 1:34 pm | #

          I’m sure there’s a German word for it, but I’m pretty sure what mike did was an superposition of helping and not helping. Like schrodingers friend or something.

          I do like the description of Mike as a catalyst though. He doesn’t create peoples problems, he just brings them to the forefront.

          • thejeff
            thejeff
            July 26, 2017 at 2:26 pm | #

            He doesn’t create people’s problems, he just exploits them.

        • Cerberus
          Cerberus
          July 26, 2017 at 2:11 pm | #

          This. Like, the origin is definitely Blaine, but Mike walked up and poured a hell of a lot of gasoline on an already volatile situation and modeled an absolutely terrible method of support for Stacy that preceded the blow-up.

          He may be a lot of things but he’s not… safe as a friend.

  41. Bickendan
    Bickendan
    July 26, 2017 at 5:33 am | #

    Did Danny just play Ethan and Amber like a ukulele?

    • Falling Star
      Falling Star
      July 26, 2017 at 8:06 am | #

      Danny: (dramatic riff) DUN DUN DUNNNNN

  42. foducool
    foducool
    July 26, 2017 at 6:09 am | #

    but the mom she deserves

    • @zombieundergrnd
      @zombieundergrnd
      July 26, 2017 at 8:03 pm | #

      I was wondering how long it would be before someone dropped the obvious line.

      Damn, you people are slipping.

  43. Jackie
    Jackie
    July 26, 2017 at 7:02 am | #

    A goddamn set they won’t ship to your fucking house!

    • NotPiffany
      NotPiffany
      July 26, 2017 at 7:52 am | #

      Huh? That’s a stupid move for a retailer.

  44. darkoneko
    darkoneko
    July 26, 2017 at 7:12 am | #

    Not all heroes wear capes.

    • Falling Star
      Falling Star
      July 26, 2017 at 7:22 am | #

      That’s an Owl City song about how great his dad is.
      Score zero for tact today, DarkoNeko.

      • a snow ʍousɐ
        a snow ʍousɐ
        July 26, 2017 at 8:29 am | #

        “Not all villains wear capes” would be Amber’s version

  45. TheHeroesOfCRASH
    TheHeroesOfCRASH
    July 26, 2017 at 7:28 am | #

    Does this mean that Dumbiverse Amber is another Transformers fan like Ethan, and not the Ninja Turtles fan that she is in the Walkyverse? Bummer, dude…

    • TheHeroesOfCRASH
      TheHeroesOfCRASH
      July 26, 2017 at 7:31 am | #

      And yes, I am aware that someone can be a fan of more than one thing; I just haven’t seen anything TMNT-related with her, and she’s willing to speak to Ethan over a Transformer. Although perhaps I’m jumping the gun; maybe the notion that he’s willing to part with something precious to HIM means more than what that figure in and of itself means to HER.

      In any event, as a fellow shellhead, I hope she shows some love towards the TMNT in this universe.

  46. Falling Star
    Falling Star
    July 26, 2017 at 7:29 am | #

    in which Danny enlists boyfriend’s help

  47. a snow ʍousɐ
    a snow ʍousɐ
    July 26, 2017 at 8:25 am | #

    She’s the mom Amber deserves… But not the one she needs right now.

    I’m sure someone else above has already done the Dark Knight reference, but I couldn’t resist the obvious comment on panel two.

  48. hof1991
    hof1991
    July 26, 2017 at 8:48 am | #

    Love that Danny has been on the lookout for Amber and that he and Ethan have a plan in place for her return. This isn’t a spur of the moment thing, but something they spent time setting up. Before she can go from the lobby to her room, the trap is sprung and they have her interacting.

  49. AgentKeen
    AgentKeen
    July 26, 2017 at 8:59 am | #

    I swear, I must’ve been standing near a monkey’s paw or something when I told myself that I wanted a Nautica and that it was the only way I’d start buying Transformers toys.

  50. Tenchan
    Tenchan
    July 26, 2017 at 9:50 am | #

    Danny, I’m sorry for enjoying on reading all the mean comments directed at you back in the day. You’re golden!

  51. Jdorr
    Jdorr
    July 26, 2017 at 10:07 am | #

    I like how Danny understands that right now, Amber doesn’t need her boyfriend (or are they exes now? I forgot) but who she realy needs is her best friend

    • Spencer
      Spencer
      July 26, 2017 at 10:58 am | #

      Amber (in her Amazi-Girl persona) had a paranoid freakout and broke up with him when she saw him hanging out with Sal, but after she reconciled with Sal she decided that Danny was better off without her and has avoided him despite Danny’s best efforts.

  52. Scar Man!!!
    Scar Man!!!
    July 26, 2017 at 10:28 am | #

    She’s lucky. When I’m in that kind of state, I instinctively hate all my geeky interests.

    • Egg
      Egg
      July 26, 2017 at 11:31 am | #

      Sort of same. While I don’t *hate* them, I do get the overpowering feeling that I will contaminate the things that I love and never be able to enjoy them again if I engage with them in a particularly bad mental state.

      • Scar Man!!!
        Scar Man!!!
        July 26, 2017 at 12:36 pm | #

        Yeah, that sounds more like what I was trying to get across anyway

  53. segnosaur
    segnosaur
    July 26, 2017 at 11:18 am | #

    Anyone else notice that ‘Nautica’ is included in the list of cast tags for this strip?

    • Deanatay
      Deanatay
      July 26, 2017 at 4:29 pm | #

      Remember, this comic is drawn by a noted Transformers nerd. Some of those plastic robots mean more to him than actual physical people.

  54. Joe Covenant
    Joe Covenant
    July 26, 2017 at 11:29 am | #

    If Dorothy could see how Danny has grown recently, she’d kick herself in the arse. (or at least she should)

    Irony: It probably took their break-up to make it happen
    Logical Fail: Still doesn’t mean they’d get back together.

    • Sam
      Sam
      July 26, 2017 at 1:14 pm | #

      I don’t think she would considering she broke up with him specifically because he needed to do more growing on his own.

      • Gojira
        Gojira
        July 26, 2017 at 1:18 pm | #

        And she wanted a more attractive boy toy.

        • Spencer
          Spencer
          July 26, 2017 at 1:35 pm | #

          Or maybe she wanted someone who actually believed in her dreams.

          • timemonkey
            timemonkey
            July 26, 2017 at 9:07 pm | #

            Yes, that one. It’s sad that we’re this far in and people still don’t get that.

      • Cerberus
        Cerberus
        July 26, 2017 at 2:12 pm | #

        Yeah, she’s seemed mostly just proud of him as she’s witnessed his growth and more convinced of the good her making that difficult choice was for him. Plus, they seem to be remaining decentish friends.

        • fillerusername
          fillerusername
          July 26, 2017 at 7:05 pm | #

          I’d say mostly amicable acquaintances more than friends yet.

  55. Cerberus
    Cerberus
    July 26, 2017 at 2:09 pm | #

    Comic Reactions:

    OT: … just once I’d like to wake up to my government not trying to kill me…

    Okay, self-pity aside, let’s dive into this one.

    Panels 1-2: I feel so bad for Stacy here. What Amber said was brutal to her, hitting her on all the self-victim-blaming buttons most people who survive abuse hit themselves with. A sort of “is there something wrong with me for not seeing how bad he was going to be”. A mistrust of trusting anyone again.

    Like, there’s a reason she’s stood in shock there for a minute or two. Because on top of all that, it’s also a direct blow on her reticent choice to trust a man again. Like, yeah, it’s Joe’s dad who’s admittedly pretty terrible, but it was also hinted at a while back by Amber that Stacy doesn’t date much at all and avoided dating anyone until Amber was an adult just to make sure she didn’t suck her back into something bad again.

    Plus, it’s just heartbreaking as a parent. Her own kid thinks of herself as a monster and claimed that her support of her is a sign of her poor taste in people. Like, how do you even begin approaching that as a parent? It’s a rough one.

    And like, I also just feel bad for Stacy. She clearly deeply cares about Amber’s well-being and took some major risks to keep her safe. Like, leaving a violent abuser? That can easily be deadly, especially when you have someone as willing to violate boundaries and “show up” somewhere as Blaine.

    And she did that to protect Amber. That’s huge and she’s trying to be there as best she can during Amber’s breakdown here.

    The tragedy is that she is just fucking up the execution of what Amber needs in this particular moment. She’s thinking it’s a “down in the dumps, needs some sugar and a positive mom” situation when it’s a clinical depression and worsening DID situation.

    And she’s completely in the weeds on that, not least because Amber is very closed off about what is going on internally at any given point.

    And this lashing out has devastated her, hit her in her own triggers and fears and insecurities. And it’s broken her and from what Amber has inferred, it doesn’t sound like she’s got a robust social support network at the moment. It’s very likely she’s going home to cry alone or worse yet, reaching out to Joe’s dad who’s not likely to be a great help on this.

    I dunno, I just want her to be safe and okay.

    Panel 3: Oof, and again, that battle to want to be there but not sure you are welcome again. It’s rough. Also A+ Danning by Danny.

    Panel 4: And again, the instincts? The instincts and intention of Stacy are so good. Even after she was hit with some nasty victim-blaming, her first instinct is to do right by her daughter and she tries to recruit Danny to help out. Like, I just want to take her out to a coffee and tell her about psychological resources and the value of a good therapist.

    And Danny? Oh Danny continues to be wonderful, recognizing his own presence could be triggering or negative and immediately reaching out to someone more trusted who can help. It’s quick thinking and problem-solving and not in a “I must be the one to fix everything” way he was earlier on, but in a much more mature and aware way. Like, he’s growing into one hell of an awesome dude and I’m so proud of him.

    Panel 4: Crawling into yourself when that’s the worst thing for you. I’ve been there. I’m fighting against it right now after the Health Care vote and Trump statement on trans soldiers. Amber’s on a bad road right now and needs real help if she can get it.

    Panel 5: As Scar Man says, in that state, it’s hard to relate to interests that normally excite one. Like, I get into a state where anything fun becomes like ash and I end up bouncing through ninety different things until I can find something I can disappear into for a bit.

    And that brings up something I’m terrified about here. Amber is barely in communication, but it’s all so very numb. Like she’s interacting with intensity at points, but when left on her own, it’s all muted, which makes me worry a lot that she’s in a hellish fugue state and terrified of letting the Amber alter function because she believes all it can do is bring pain and death.

    Even here, it’s not squeeing over the toy, it’s a really muted response about it being expensive. Like, maybe this is just me projecting, but my fugue states tend to be the most dangerous and it’s when I need someone just keeping an eye on me to make sure I don’t do something unfixable the most.

    • JBento
      JBento
      July 26, 2017 at 2:29 pm | #

      OT: Hey. I can’t even tell if you’re talking about the whatever-the-fuck-is-happening-with-the-Republican-“health”-bill or the trans ban on the military or whatever other shit Republicans came up with. In any case, *support*. 8(

      On the other hand, new experiences: bet you never thought you’d be rooting for cancer in a fight, did you? Ok, to be fair, YOU probably aren’t, because you’re nice and all. *I*, however, totally am.

      On the last panel: is it just me and my poor eyesight, or does Amber have twinkly eyes there?

      • Cerberus
        Cerberus
        July 26, 2017 at 2:35 pm | #

        Oh there’s a very dark part of my brain that’s hoping for some of those celebrating senators to backpat their way down a long flight of stairs. So tired of “civil, respectable” culling of my human rights and right to live.

        • Vulcanodon
          Vulcanodon
          July 26, 2017 at 4:09 pm | #

          So sorry, Cerberus and Rukduk. *Gesture of support*

      • Rukduk
        Rukduk
        July 26, 2017 at 2:49 pm | #

        John McCain had his chance at life and he quite possibly just screwed over millions. I say cancer can take the old man. This bullshit was always simmering under the surface, but it got the lid knocked off and pushed to the forefront when he nominated that crazy lady as VP, and all of the sudden political insanity, conspiracy, and bigotry were allowed to be worthy of our attention, our consideration, and even our acceptance in some cases. I say this, knowing full well that there is hatred in my heart, let that tumor take him soon. Unless this Senate bullshit fails. Then let it take him immediately after that.

        • Fart Captor
          Fart Captor
          July 26, 2017 at 3:10 pm | #

          Yeah, the only thing McCain might actually do that I’d be willing to praise him for now is collapsing dead right on the Senate floor.

        • buli-buli
          buli-buli
          July 26, 2017 at 5:46 pm | #

          Wait, what did I miss? Last I checked, McCain voted to debate the Health Care Repeal Bill, then voted against it. And he’s criticized Trump’s transgender ban.

          • thejeff
            thejeff
            July 26, 2017 at 7:12 pm | #

            He voted to debate it, as you say. Then voted against at least one version, but there will be other versions offered. That first vote greatly increases the chance that something will get passed, which then can rewritten completely in conference with the House and possibly pushed through. It’s not a done deal by any means, but this was an important step forward (well, backwards really, but you know what I mean). Without that motion to proceed to debate, they couldn’t continue.
            McCain also made that big speech yesterday about getting back to bipartisanship and doing things in “regular order” and the old traditions of the Senate. Today he voted against a motion to send the healthcare legislation to committee to be worked on by both parties in that exact traditional way. McCain does a lot of grandiose talking and criticizing and then reliably votes the party line.

          • Tarmaniel
            Tarmaniel
            July 26, 2017 at 10:23 pm | #

            Both the BCRA + Cruz Amendment and the full repeal versions of the bill failed procedural votes. So at this point we have no idea what the final version that will be given to the Senate to vote on will actually look like. There will be some cuts to Medicaid and the marketplaces but it’s anyone’s guess as to how deep they’ll be.

    • Rukduk
      Rukduk
      July 26, 2017 at 2:42 pm | #

      *sympathy* What Mitch McConnel and John McCain did was sick and inhuman. And Trump’s doing to possibly as many as 11,000 military personnel is sick. And from a logistics stand point (since apparently the only way to convince these assholes is through cynical calculations), a nightmare for the military. Hundreds of trans soldiers are open about the fact they’re trans. It will take anywhere from six months to two years to replace them with properly trained individuals. And now there’s going to be paranoia for closeted trans individuals currently in the military about who they can actually trust, which means unit cohesion and ability to actually function properly is going to go down. Plus, now there will be a long legal battle over this. In addition, even conservatives in Congress didn’t consider banning trans individuals from enlisting. They still were assholes because they didn’t want to pay for extra medical needs but still. Commanders are upset because they’ve seen trans soldiers in the field are just as effective as quote on quote “normal” soldiers, and 18 other countries allow trans individuals to serve in the military without any problems. And it’s not just field officers but people very high up (just not joint chiefs of staff high up) that are pissed about this. Hopefully it gets overturned by a federal court like that damn travel ban did. And the Senate? They really expect to hammer something out in 20 hours of debate? Shame just shame.
      …I’m sorry this was supposed to be comforting and I’m just ranting aren’t I? I’m just…I’m frustrated. My friends are going to be hurt badly if Obamacare gets replaced by that Trumpcare abomination or even just repealed. A family member of mine in Michigan will most likely die without it. I’m currently in Michigan so I gave both Senators a call at their office asking them to vote no after this debate happens because otherwise my cousin will die, because he has preexisting condition from brain damage he suffered as a child and no one would insure him before Obamacare. I just, I just want to make it all go away so the people I love will feel better, and I can’t and it’s driving me insane!!! I’m sorry. But I, I need a safe place to speak and I won’t get that here in Michigan.
      You have all my sympathy, all my support, and I just want to let you know that I, and many others like myself, are trying to help. I just…feel like I can never do enough. I’m sorry.

      • JBento
        JBento
        July 26, 2017 at 2:48 pm | #

        I’m so sorry about your cousin. 8(

        • Rukduk
          Rukduk
          July 26, 2017 at 3:03 pm | #

          I’m worried so much about him. He’s 37 but his mind is trapped at 8 or 9 when some bastard bashed his head into a wall. One of his legs doesn’t work properly because the muscle won’t function right, he can’t see very well, and he has a lot of memory problems. Every time I see him I leave crying because there is no way he’ll ever get better, and there’s nothing I can do to help. He’s been a part of my life since I was six. I just…I don’t want to lose him, because every year I hope there’s a medical breakthrough that will allow him to…to grow up and maybe experience a bit of what life should be, instead of trapped inside his house with his mother by his own mind. I just…I just don’t understand why anyone would want to do something like this to people like him or be so callous as to let it happen. I’ve always thought, no matter how things were, that people are born good and turn evil or turned into monsters. But now, now I just don’t know. How much of their souls did they lose, to be able to kill people with penstrokes for the sake of political philosophy?

    • Scar Man!!!
      Scar Man!!!
      July 26, 2017 at 8:07 pm | #

      Omg, Cerberus senpai relates to me! Yeah, the Healthcare thing scares me too just as a midlling-functioninf mentally ill straight-passing cisman with a cancer survivor dad and ill family members. I can’t begin to imagine what the new military policy does to add to the shittiness for you.

      Anyway, God it’s not even when I’m feeling bad this year that I’ve been avoiding what I like. For some reason no matter what I’m feeling these days, I have an aversion to catching up on shows I know I like. I can only watch YouTube and read fanfiction.

    • Emperor Norton II
      Emperor Norton II
      July 26, 2017 at 8:40 pm | #

      And today, all those people claiming that Asshole In Charge wouldn’t come for the LBGQT community are suddenly oh-so-silent…

      https://twitter.com/choochoobear/status/890363768215150593

  56. wakeangel2001
    wakeangel2001
    July 26, 2017 at 2:25 pm | #

    that box set makes almost no sense to me. Sure, guys like you can love everything in it and I acknowledge there are probably lots of others like you, but it’s a minority compared to group A who would be like “AWESOME! Check out this box full of Late G1/Early G2 homages…who’s this purple Blurr with fans?” and then group B (like me) who would be “FINALLY! A real Nautica toy from the comic I like…why do I have to buy all these weird repaints to get at her?”

  57. Roborat
    Roborat
    July 26, 2017 at 3:00 pm | #

    Ah, it is a Transformer? That makes more sense, I couldn’t understand why they were talking about a clothing line.

  58. Deanatay
    Deanatay
    July 26, 2017 at 4:24 pm | #

    C’mon, Amber, Nautica misses you. She’s been worried about you. Maybe, you could tell her how you’ve been feeling?

  59. exoduslight
    exoduslight
    July 26, 2017 at 10:00 pm | #

    I am just here to comment that I just lost 48 hours of productive time reading this webcomic from the start.

    Goddamit.

  60. Spring
    Spring
    July 26, 2017 at 11:11 pm | #

    Danny’s pure goodness in DoA and pure Dannyness in the It’s Walky rerun are going to lead to some kind of crisis on infinite Dannys situation.

    • DinaWho
      DinaWho
      July 26, 2017 at 11:24 pm | #

      Danny and the Discon Dilemma?

  61. Alexx
    Alexx
    July 26, 2017 at 11:18 pm | #

    …it’s a really good set, though!

  62. Laladoria
    Laladoria
    July 27, 2017 at 12:01 am | #

    That is an adorable Ethan popping out of the side there. What a sweet looking face!!

  63. rectilinearpropagation
    rectilinearpropagation
    July 27, 2017 at 5:28 pm | #

    OK, this is more about the strip from two days ago but I’ve been re-reading the archives and just hit this one:

    http://www.dumbingofage.com/2016/comic/book-6/03-when-god-closes-the-door/sugar-2/

    Amber feeling better after getting some sugar in her has been mentioned before. It was over a year ago, so I didn’t remember, but there it is.

  64. Raibean
    Raibean
    July 29, 2017 at 2:48 am | #

    Tag-team support system!

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Two panel snippet from the Dumbing of Age webcomic showcasing Dorothy Keener in a laundry room.

Panel 1:
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 2h
Star Wars Episode IV
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 3h
I got my Prop Scaffolding in, so it was NO WAY HOME SHELF DISPLAY TIME
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KP @hagofbolding.bsky.social ⋅ 6h
Andor thoughts My friend also suggested they could be vapes and I wish I'd thought of that
A comic of two people (myself and my partner) watching Star Wars Andor on TV.
Me: What are those things in their front pockets? (Referring to Deirdre's imperial uniform with metal cylinders poking out of the front pockets.)
Partner: That is THE question.
Me: Maybe they're like... pens, for writing their fascy memos at double efficiency! (Deirdre frantically scribbles notes on a sheet of paper with a pen in both hands.)
Partner: No, no, no...
(A panel of Lio Partagaz unclipping the metal things and lifting them out of his pockets. In the next panel, his pants fall to the floor with a FWUMP.) 
Partner: ...it's the only way they can take their pants off.
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After Midnight @amidnightstudio.bsky.social ⋅ 9h
Nice.
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hotcyder @hotcyder.bsky.social ⋅ 1m
Few style explorations for the thumby of this one
patrickhwillems.bsky.social's user avatarPatrick Willems @patrickhwillems.bsky.social ⋅ 1m
the speed racer episode is out now on youtube www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwh9...
header image - The Most Important Movie Of The 21st Century
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The Most Important Movie Of The 21st Century
YouTube video by Patrick (H) Willems
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 12h
an animated octopus asking an animated fish
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Return of the Cmonmacques @cmonmaque.bsky.social ⋅ 1d
Never logging off
Return of the Cmonmac... @cmonm... • 1d
For my new followers you should know I hate
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 7m
no matter what happens i promise you dumbing of age will be even gayer next year
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 1d
Dumbing of Age: "Threshold" www.dumbingofage.com/2025/comic/b... #webcomics #webcomic
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Threshold
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 1d
For May's first bonus strip, folks voted for CARLA! and you'll enjoy this non-carla preview image Read this bonus strip and hundreds of previous at the Dumbing of Age Patreon: patreon.com/dumbingofage and remember you can always pledge up to read tomorrow's strip right the eff now
Sal relaxes on one of the couches in the commons room while looking at her phone.  There's no Carla here presently.
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 1d
Bros
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Wack'd @wackd.bsky.social ⋅ 5d
so my paycheck came back a little light this week because i missed work because i was in a car crash. if anyone wants to help me make up the $400 i owe my insurance company this month for their heroic effort to avoid paying me, i'd appreciate it www.paypal.com/paypalme/sah... venmo: sah32
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Pay Seth Hershman using PayPal.Me
Go to paypal.me/SAHershman and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 1d
mr stark i don't feel so good
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Kei Zama @keizama.bsky.social ⋅ 1d
Rondom sketch of Squirrel Girl and One Bee
Pencil sketch on a sketchbook page. There is squirrel girl bust shot with her squirrel in her left shoulder. There is super rough sketch of Transfomers one bumblebee full shot, his arms are on his hip.
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 1d
www.ebay.com/itm/23612235... Auctioning my Electro-Scramblerless, yellowing Kingdom Blaster/Eject! Bidding starts at 99 cents, BIN is six friggin' bucks!
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Ken Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social ⋅ 1d
"We can't ask people if we can do this because they'll say no" hey man maybe that means what you're doing sucks
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Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
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Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 1d
Time for One 2.
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Dies Irae (Trap Remix) @gonebabygone.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
Every comic creator's obituary is like, he created this iconic character who was in a movie that made $700 million last year. He died with a net worth of $12 after the publisher countersued him.
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Pablo Hidalgo @infinata.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
tfwiki.net/wiki/Tightes...
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Tightest shirt - Transformers Wiki
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Josh Fruhlinger @jfruh.bsky.social ⋅ 1d
new comics curmudgeon post! joshreads.com/2025/0... love it when my girlfriend's eyes are normal
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mattie lubchansky @mattielubchansky.com ⋅ 2d
crabs in a bucket | patreon.com/lubchansky
PANEL 1:  MATTIE sitting on the floor in front of a bucket.
MATTIE: Man, I put all these crabs in this bucket to watch them fight to the top for my amusement…

PANEL 2: MATTIE peering in close to the bucket. One claw is raised, holding a little piece of paper folded over.
MATTIE: …But it looks like they all just started trading ZINES in there!
MATTIE: Kind of annoying.

PANEL 3: MATTIE grabs the zine.
MATTIE: Hm?

PANEL 4: Close up of the zine in MATTIE's hands. The title is STEVEN, THE CRAB DIRECTLY BELOW ME, IS A PIECE OF SHIT!
MATTIE: Haha okay this is pretty good
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 1d
thinking of that time i found an abandoned transformers wiki on wikia that was just a bunch of terrible and incomplete lists of character names, sitting back, and deciding i could fix this wiki by writing a comprehensive Donny Finkleberg Robot-Master page.
tfwiki.net's user avatarTransformers Wiki @tfwiki.net ⋅ 2d
#DidYouKnow we just turned 20 years old? Yes, really! The original incarnation of TFWiki was originally founded on Wikicities on this day in 2005. Thanks to everyone who has supported us over the years!
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
today in #9chickweedlane i learned the cartoonist definitely forgot the 2023 storyline in which mary showed up again and amos didn't recognize or remember her and mary was very clearly into him, and also her hair is just Juliette's Hair But Black today, rather than Mary's curly hair
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Jubs is auADHD @jubster.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
@damnyouwillis.bsky.social Well that's interesting
josiahhawthorne.bsky.social's user avatarJosiah Hawthorne @josiahhawthorne.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
Today I learned...
Psalty's Salvation Celebration: The Movie, starring a young Bethany Joy Lenz
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Timmerjoe @timmerjoe.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
It's a thing of beauty.
Screenshot of the disambiguation page for
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M Sipher @msipher.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
God, the story of this wiki. It's quite a ride.
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#DidYouKnow we just turned 20 years old? Yes, really! The original incarnation of TFWiki was originally founded on Wikicities on this day in 2005. Thanks to everyone who has supported us over the years!
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
www.ebay.com/itm/23611446... my mp movie megatron auction ends in 8 hours???
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Alejandro Arbona 🇵🇷 LAKE YELLOWWOOD SLAUGHTER on Kickstarter now @alejandrobot.com ⋅ 2d
Marvel could pay for my healthcare for the rest of my life for a fraction of 1% of profit from Spider-Man Noir, a character whose original comics I edited. For Peter David to die in medical debt, co-creator of Spider-Man 2099 and writer of countless seminal Hulk and X-Factor comics—that's a disgrace
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