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November 8, 2022

Herbivores

by David M Willis on December 27, 2017 at 12:01 am
  • 02 - This Is the Way that We Love

└ Tags: carla, malaya, sal

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  1. Ana Chronistic
    Ana Chronistic
    December 27, 2017 at 12:01 am | #

    It’s a bag of thoughts

    which totes count

    and have escaped

    • Jamie
      Jamie
      December 27, 2017 at 12:09 am | #

      Should’ve put some prayers in with them. It’d weigh the same.

      • Yet_One_More_Idiot
        Yet_One_More_Idiot
        December 27, 2017 at 7:07 am | #

        “It was lettuce…which escaped.”
        “Why’d you get lettuce? You know Fuckface doesn’t like lettuce!”
        “Why? I dunno, just…Cos.”

        (ba-dum tsh!)

  2. Doctor_Who
    Doctor_Who
    December 27, 2017 at 12:01 am | #

    “And I certainly didn’t augment some of the lettuce with cybernetic limbs and laser beams just to see what would happen.”

    • MM
      MM
      December 27, 2017 at 12:09 am | #

      Somehow that sounds better with actual lettuce.

      • Van Jealous
        Van Jealous
        December 27, 2017 at 12:47 am | #

        Lettuce prey!

        • K^2
          K^2
          December 27, 2017 at 12:57 am | #

          With that gravatar, I hope that’s an intentional pun.

    • Nobody
      Nobody
      December 27, 2017 at 1:03 am | #

      Well it didn’t seem fair before, she wanted the lettuce to have a sporting chance

  3. gen
    gen
    December 27, 2017 at 12:02 am | #

    I wonder how Malaya is going to break Marcie’s heart.

    • Reltzik
      Reltzik
      December 27, 2017 at 12:06 am | #

      Probably by not being into her.

      • gen
        gen
        December 27, 2017 at 1:02 am | #

        I guess I did leave that open to “liking her but still breaking her heart,” but it sounds like we were already on the same page.

    • Gesc
      Gesc
      December 27, 2017 at 2:19 pm | #

      Probably by leading her own, having her way with her and then ignoring her.

  4. Danni
    Danni
    December 27, 2017 at 12:03 am | #

    which of them are named jiminy?

    • Passchendaele
      Passchendaele
      December 27, 2017 at 12:07 am | #

      all of them

      • Danni
        Danni
        December 27, 2017 at 12:12 am | #

        you have good ideas

        • HeySo
          HeySo
          December 27, 2017 at 5:26 am | #

          Nono. They were all given completely original names that had nothing to do with Jiminy: Jim-Manny, Jim-Annie, and Jim N. E. Cricketston the Third are all completely distinct names, and we are not in copyright infringment of Disney properties.

          Completely. Original. Names.

          • Whittier
            Whittier
            December 27, 2017 at 7:06 am | #

            Like Rickey Rouse and Monald Muck.

            • Goshii
              Goshii
              December 27, 2017 at 3:36 pm | #

              I really loved that show on the Mimsey afternoon: Salvage Soldiers. Was about these anthropomorphic birds that dress like Columbo and Sam Spade. They had a friendly mechanic named Widget, and a horribly stereotypical redneck rat with them named Bubba Cheddar. Was a really cool show though

  5. Shiro
    Shiro
    December 27, 2017 at 12:03 am | #

    …Ruth is going to “accidentally” hear about Fuckface, isn’t she

    • Owlmirror
      Owlmirror
      December 27, 2017 at 12:05 am | #

      I’m thinking more along the lines of blackmail.

      “No more bullshit, or the lizard gets tossed!”

      • Doctor_Who
        Doctor_Who
        December 27, 2017 at 12:08 am | #

        Malaya’s whole shtick here seems to be needling Sal for not being the cool rebel she claims to be, and threatening to tattle to an authority figure would kind of prove her point. Sal needs to find a solution that goes against the grain.

        Maybe she can bring home a pet bobcat or something.

        • Viktoria
          Viktoria
          December 27, 2017 at 12:13 am | #

          Huh. I’m a dog person, but I would absolutely rather room with a wild bobcat than with Malaya. It’s probably quieter, for one.

          • Inahc
            Inahc
            December 27, 2017 at 12:17 am | #

            also it doesn’t know how to turn lights on. 😉

          • Chris Phoenix
            Chris Phoenix
            December 27, 2017 at 3:14 am | #

            Instead of bobcat, box contained Malaya. -1 Would not buy again.

        • DailyBrad
          DailyBrad
          December 27, 2017 at 12:13 am | #

          That and, I mean, Sal doesn’t really like to involve authority, anyway. She’d be more likely to punch out Malaya than anything like that, and she doesn’t want to do that, either, to not piss Marcie off anymore than she already has.

        • Owlmirror
          Owlmirror
          December 27, 2017 at 12:40 am | #

          I get the impression that Sal does not care what Malaya thinks about her. If “giving in” by taking the nark option gets Malaya off her back, Sal might be willing to take it.

          But seeing Carla reminds me of another possible lateral move: Sal asks Carla if she can room with her. Or, Sal suggests that Malaya move in with Carla (thus possibly re-establishing the Shortpacked ship).

          Carla has a room to herself, but I don’t think there’s any reason that Carla can’t take the initiative to change that if she wants to. Well, except for the fact that she hates people.

          • BBCC
            BBCC
            December 27, 2017 at 12:50 am | #

            I can’t see her doing it to get rid of Malaya, but if it came down to ‘either the iguana goes or we BOTH get busted for it’ I can see it. She’s cool with a lot of rule breaking but like hell is she going down for Malaya’s crap.

          • Viktoria
            Viktoria
            December 27, 2017 at 1:02 am | #

            Carla is trans. Even though Sal is cool with that, I’m betting it’s admin policy that Carla gets her own room, to avoid potential problems.

            • Owlmirror
              Owlmirror
              December 27, 2017 at 1:16 am | #

              To put it more clearly: I know that Carla is trans. My point is that the admin policy is probably more like “don’t assign anyone in with Carla”. If Carla invites a roommate (that she is OK with, and who is in turn OK with her) on her own initiative, why would “admin policy” be a problem?

              • Viktoria
                Viktoria
                December 27, 2017 at 11:03 am | #

                You’re expecting a level of respect for student’s decisions and a flexibility in policy that I think is unlikely from a public university.

                • Clif
                  Clif
                  December 27, 2017 at 11:24 pm | #

                  Yep.

                • Pablo360
                  Pablo360
                  December 28, 2017 at 11:54 am | #

                  You’re expecting a level of giving-a-shit-one-way-or-another that just doesn’t exist in public universities.

                • Owlmirror
                  Owlmirror
                  December 29, 2017 at 12:34 am | #

                  Well, perhaps.

                  But it also occurs to me that Carla Rutten, daughter of the founders of Ruttentech, might have some €xtra-$pecia£ wa¥$ of inducing r€$p€ct from any school administrators who might be problematic.

              • Slartibeast Button, BIA
                Slartibeast Button, BIA
                December 27, 2017 at 12:56 pm | #

                I don’t know about admin policy, but I assume that Carla has a single room, which would be too small for a roommate* and lack the extra bed and desk.

                Digressing, does Carla get her own half-bath, or share one like everyone else?

                * Unless they were something much closer than a roommate.

                • BBCC
                  BBCC
                  December 27, 2017 at 2:25 pm | #

                  She has her own, as does Ruth. It seems like there are two singles – one for the RA and one mirror of the RA’s room, which is what Carla has.

                • thejeff
                  thejeff
                  December 27, 2017 at 2:33 pm | #

                  In theory, though her room is too small for a double, she could move in with Sal, letting Malaya have her room.
                  Not sure she’d be cool with it though.

              • Twirls
                Twirls
                December 27, 2017 at 11:17 pm | #

                Ehhhh, I doubt the administration would be okay with it. My freshman year I tried to move rooms on the same floor to live with someone who didn’t have a roommate and I was told I couldn’t because I’d be taking that spot from someone who might need it in the future (even though… my spot… would then be open) After about a week of back and forth My mom ended up calling and, I assume, raising some hell (I didn’t find out about it for another week, I just thought they caved) and I was allowed to move. This situation would be more complicated than that, especially considering that people suck about gender identity.

                tl;dr: more likely they just move without involving administration at all. more hijinx and rebellion that way

              • Joe Helfrich
                Joe Helfrich
                December 28, 2017 at 12:18 am | #

                At least in my school, there were a few dorm room singles that were largely reserved for Juniors and Seniors still in the dorms. Carla’s at least not a freshman, though I don’t know if we’ve ever heard what her actual class is.

    • BBCC
      BBCC
      December 27, 2017 at 12:06 am | #

      Sooner rather than later if things like this carry on.

      I only hope this doesn’t end up blowing up on BOTH of them for keeping him in their room.

      • thejeff
        thejeff
        December 27, 2017 at 7:14 am | #

        So how do we arrange this so that Malaya gets kicked out, but Fuckface stays?

    • foamy
      foamy
      December 27, 2017 at 12:32 am | #

      Well the thing about that is, if Ruth hears someone talking about fuckface, she’s just gonna assume it’s Mary and move on.

      • BigDogLittleCat
        BigDogLittleCat
        December 27, 2017 at 12:49 am | #

        Laughed out loud!

  6. Passchendaele
    Passchendaele
    December 27, 2017 at 12:04 am | #

    “Don’t look down if you’re afraid of cri- I mean lettuce. Yeah. Afraid of lettuce.”

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      December 27, 2017 at 12:06 am | #

      They both make a crunchy noise when you step on either, so…

    • Commentary Ver.2.72
      Commentary Ver.2.72
      December 27, 2017 at 12:09 am | #

      Actually I fear lettuce more than crickets. True story.

      • Passchendaele
        Passchendaele
        December 27, 2017 at 12:11 am | #

        Crickets are like less annoying grasshoppers, but I still don’t want any near me, because they’re *gross*.

        • Verdande
          Verdande
          December 27, 2017 at 3:47 am | #

          A cricket got into the house last night. My mom made the cats eat it.

          • hof1991
            hof1991
            December 27, 2017 at 7:02 am | #

            How do you make cats eat something?

            • thejeff
              thejeff
              December 27, 2017 at 7:16 am | #

              Having had to force feed several sick cats over the last year or two, With a syringe, a towel, great difficulty, much indignation and most likely some blood loss.
              No idea how to apply this to crickets.

              • Bast
                Bast
                December 27, 2017 at 1:27 pm | #

                Buy the new cricket juicer, 50% off only 99.99.
                And if you order now you get a bag of lettuce completely free!

                Limited supply, offer only available to January first.

                So order today, order to night.
                From Toys R Us.

            • DSL
              DSL
              December 27, 2017 at 1:54 pm | #

              You tell the cats to not eat it. They’re guaranteed to. (And frankly, I’ve yet to meet a cat — other than my little sister’s completely spooked and squirrelly calico that’s afraid of its own shadow — that had to be persuaded to pounce on a bug.)

              • Liliet
                Liliet
                December 28, 2017 at 4:02 am | #

                So, basically, by grabbing a cat and bringing it where the cricket is.

      • Reltzik
        Reltzik
        December 27, 2017 at 6:23 pm | #

        Makes sense. After all, one variety of lettuce was responsible for sinking a cruise liner.

        • Passchendaele
          Passchendaele
          December 27, 2017 at 10:42 pm | #

          I want to say “no way, that can’t possibly be true,” but a lot of weird things *are* true, so could I have some context? o-o

          • Fart Captor
            Fart Captor
            December 28, 2017 at 2:17 am | #

            “Iceberg”

        • Roborat
          Roborat
          January 2, 2018 at 5:49 pm | #

          I actually had to think about that for a few seconds.

  7. LookingIn
    LookingIn
    December 27, 2017 at 12:04 am | #

    …please let them end up in Mary’s room and cause her to awaken to screams and fearing the plagues of God

    • Reltzik
      Reltzik
      December 27, 2017 at 12:07 am | #

      Mary DREAMS about plagues from God as righteous punishment against the unChristian.

      …. obviously the crickets are there for Roz.

      • Tacos
        Tacos
        December 27, 2017 at 12:17 am | #

        What’d Mary think then if she wakes up covered in the little Blighters?

        • Reltzik
          Reltzik
          December 27, 2017 at 2:39 am | #

          …. if it’s just internal (plus external) incoherent screaming, does that actually count as THOUGHT?

        • Slartibeast Button, BIA
          Slartibeast Button, BIA
          December 27, 2017 at 12:44 pm | #

          Like Melon in today’s Questionable Content?

          • Goshii
            Goshii
            December 27, 2017 at 3:40 pm | #

            I have so many questions on what Melon’s job actually is. I would probably take that job if it was available… screaming for a shift while covered in bugs sounds a lot more appetizing than driving a desk punching numbers into a computer.

    • Wright
      Wright
      December 27, 2017 at 1:41 am | #

      Nothing could make me happier.

    • ValdVin
      ValdVin
      December 27, 2017 at 5:24 am | #

      Mary would just take it as a sign, as in the end line from song “Give a little.whistle”.

      Mary being Mary, though, she thinks her conscience is infallible.

  8. timemonkey
    timemonkey
    December 27, 2017 at 12:06 am | #

    Yay Carla, you tried!

  9. Kitanin
    Kitanin
    December 27, 2017 at 12:06 am | #

    I have brought
    the lettuce
    that was in
    the icebox

    And which
    you were probably
    saving
    for Fuckface

    Forgive me
    it has escaped
    so wily
    and so bold.

    • Lingo
      Lingo
      December 27, 2017 at 12:10 am | #

      I understood that reference.

    • jeffepp
      jeffepp
      December 27, 2017 at 1:27 am | #

      This always bothered me in school. It wasn’t a poem, it was an apology note. It’s just one step above a grocery list.

      • Chris Phoenix
        Chris Phoenix
        December 27, 2017 at 3:22 am | #

        Trying to teach poetry in high school to a class of 30 as one unit of an English class is ridiculously, abominably bad. It guarantees that most of them will grow up thinking they don’t “get” poetry, or don’t like it.

        Come to think of it, that’s true of a lot of subjects. Here, memorize this list of names and dates. That’s history. Isn’t it boring and pointless?

        Now produce a picture using the specified technique. You will be graded on your technique. This is art. If you didn’t get a good grade, or didn’t enjoy the exercise, then you must not be an artist.

        Now, in lockstep with 29 other students, learn a very complex, highly conceptual subject that builds on itself. If you get lost or confused at any point, then you will never be good at math.

        Oh, and learn to be creative by raising your hand when called upon. Bonus points if you’re brown-skinned – then if you do anything actually self-expressive, you’ll be body-slammed out of your chair by an imported police officer.

        American school just sucks. There’s no polite way to put it.

  10. Kernanator
    Kernanator
    December 27, 2017 at 12:06 am | #

    Carla, you fool! Haven’t you ever watched “Attack of the Killer Tomatoes”?

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      December 27, 2017 at 12:08 am | #

      Never saw the movie, only the cartoon of it.

      • Opus the Poet
        Opus the Poet
        December 27, 2017 at 12:20 am | #

        The helicopter crash near the end was real, they were getting ready for an overhead shot and they were filming the copter coming in and it hit the tail rotor on the ground and lost yaw control and crashed. And they never got that overhead shot that would have made the movie.

    • merbrat
      merbrat
      December 27, 2017 at 12:15 am | #

      I have the VHS Director’s Cut! Came with a packet of tomato seeds. (they are unopened… for our safety)

  11. Reltzik
    Reltzik
    December 27, 2017 at 12:07 am | #

    Don’t worry, Carla, you’ll be able to hunt them down at 2 AM when all the lights are out and everyone’s trying to sleep.

  12. Keulen
    Keulen
    December 27, 2017 at 12:08 am | #

    Now you have an excuse to use the crickets chirping sound effect indoors.

    • jeffepp
      jeffepp
      December 27, 2017 at 1:30 am | #

      I immediately came to the conclusion that this is the reason, the ONLY reason, for this strip.

      BRICK JOKE LAUNCHED!

  13. HMRC4EVR
    HMRC4EVR
    December 27, 2017 at 12:12 am | #

    Lettuce take a moment to remember the brave crickets and their great bid for freedom.

    • Koms
      Koms
      December 27, 2017 at 12:15 am | #

      Oh my God you did not. Let the punning commence.

    • adjudicus
      adjudicus
      December 27, 2017 at 12:28 am | #

      Let’s not beet around the bush here, all of us have bean at the point where weed rather escape than face Malaya

    • Keulen
      Keulen
      December 27, 2017 at 12:57 am | #

      Sorry, I can’t find it in myself to carrot all about a bag full of crickets.

    • Owlmirror
      Owlmirror
      December 27, 2017 at 1:05 am | #

      Sal ‘ad better watch where she puts her feet, lest she squash something green and crunchy.

    • Koms
      Koms
      December 27, 2017 at 1:10 am | #

      These puns are 24 carrot gold.

    • jeffepp
      jeffepp
      December 27, 2017 at 1:32 am | #

      You must remember: There is no Pun…

    • Marsh Maryrose
      Marsh Maryrose
      December 27, 2017 at 4:00 am | #

      We should romaine firm in our resolve not to let trivial matters bug us.

    • Slartibeast Button, BIA
      Slartibeast Button, BIA
      December 27, 2017 at 12:48 pm | #

      If you don’t stop this at once I will have to beetle of you.

  14. Viktoria
    Viktoria
    December 27, 2017 at 12:14 am | #

    And here is reason one of several that you don’t have pets in a communal living situation where they’ve been banned.

  15. Tacos
    Tacos
    December 27, 2017 at 12:15 am | #

    Huh, now Carla’s shirt is super appropriate now that all those cri- lettuce escaped.

    • David DeLaney
      David DeLaney
      January 4, 2018 at 3:08 pm | #

      Reading backward from the current strip, I just want to know where Carla managed to get a

      DAMN
      YOU
      WILLIS

      shirt.

      –Dave, I recall she’s TALL, so obviously that’s just the top word in view

  16. DailyBrad
    DailyBrad
    December 27, 2017 at 12:17 am | #

    Carla is awesomeness.

    I kinda wonder if Malaya would end up into Carla this go round. What she liked about Ultra Car was the whole not-being-human thing. Carla, unlike Ultra Car, I don’t see being as receptive to Malaya even if she does end up into her, though. Hope for Marcie’s sake that she won’t be.

  17. Bagge
    Bagge
    December 27, 2017 at 12:18 am | #

    Awwwww. The Malaya/Carla interaction is genuinely nice.

    I also like how Sal just zones out when Carla shows up. “Great, someone else has the attention of the brat. A few seconds peace and quiet”

    • MM
      MM
      December 27, 2017 at 3:30 am | #

      Or possibly she knows this is headed somewhere even worse and has opted for the out of body experience in a vain attempt to escape.

    • ValdVin
      ValdVin
      December 27, 2017 at 5:39 am | #

      Well of course it’s nice. They’re kinda, sorta friends. At least per Carla, so I’m glad she has a buddy around. I guess we’ll see how much Malaya values Carla here.

      I wonder what it will be like without Marcie as a buffer now that three of them live on the same floor, and two, together.

      http://www.dumbingofage.com/2017/comic/book-8/01-face-the-strange/assignments-2/

  18. Woobie
    Woobie
    December 27, 2017 at 12:34 am | #

    Animal hater!

    • Reltzik
      Reltzik
      December 27, 2017 at 4:57 am | #

      Animal hatter!

      • jeffepp
        jeffepp
        December 27, 2017 at 4:32 pm | #

        Dogs, with hats, through a fish-eye lens.

  19. pdp15
    pdp15
    December 27, 2017 at 12:40 am | #

    Free range lettuce. Very in these days.

  20. Derek
    Derek
    December 27, 2017 at 12:40 am | #

    what kind of iguana is Fuckface? some iguanas do eat mealworms

    • the final pam
      the final pam
      December 27, 2017 at 4:18 am | #

      “Live food such as crickets, mealworms and pinky mice are enjoyed by iguanas but are not necessary and are considered by some to be poor dietary choices. If fed, they should be offered infrequently.”

      Just because they can eat it doesn’t mean they should.

      • Derek
        Derek
        December 27, 2017 at 6:10 pm | #

        but what reptile is this description for? can your add a source?

        • dralou
          dralou
          December 27, 2017 at 6:43 pm | #

          It’s from the “know your pet” section of the VCA (Veterinary Centers of America) webpage. Considering the pictures shown in said page, Fuckface is part of the subjects covered. Link: https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/iguanas-feeding

  21. Poskie
    Poskie
    December 27, 2017 at 12:43 am | #

    I’m in love with Carla.

  22. John
    John
    December 27, 2017 at 12:49 am | #

    Stupid iguana is fucking with my stats.

  23. EvilMidnightLurker
    EvilMidnightLurker
    December 27, 2017 at 12:52 am | #

    Escaped lettuce? Bunnicula has feasted well this night.

  24. nothri
    nothri
    December 27, 2017 at 1:01 am | #

    Well….look at it this way. Now whenever Walky makes a bad pun and no one laughs the crickets can provide the appropriate sound effect.

  25. Reltzik
    Reltzik
    December 27, 2017 at 1:01 am | #

    Well of course, CARLA. It was lettuce, CARLA. First opportunity it had, it was obviously going to leaf. CARLA.

  26. Beef
    Beef
    December 27, 2017 at 1:06 am | #

    Didn’t Carla hate Malaya like all the others? Why’s she being so nice to her now?

    • Fart Captor
      Fart Captor
      December 27, 2017 at 1:18 am | #

      No, Carla is the only person besides Marcie that Malaya seems to get along with at all. And Carla seems to like her :3

      • BBCC
        BBCC
        December 27, 2017 at 1:21 am | #

        Interestingly, when Malaya first appeared and subsequently got her ass kicked, Carla didn’t seem sure who to back but quickly checked in on Malaya and made sure she was okay. Marcie, on the other hand, said AG deserved a medal for hitting Malaya.

        • Fart Captor
          Fart Captor
          December 27, 2017 at 1:46 am | #

          She can both recognize that Malaya’s an asshole and like her, though. I have several friends where I can easily imagine getting themselves punched and reacting “yeah, they probably had that coming”

          Friendship is weird sometimes

        • Fart Captor
          Fart Captor
          December 27, 2017 at 1:48 am | #

          Oh, wait. You were agreeing with me, weren’t you? Carry on.

          • BBCC
            BBCC
            December 27, 2017 at 2:34 am | #

            Oh, yeah, Marcie clearly likes her NOW, but I did think that was funny.

    • Owlmirror
      Owlmirror
      December 27, 2017 at 1:23 am | #

      Nope. There’s been plenty of scenes where Marcie and Malaya were skating/hanging out/drinking beer where Carla was present, and she never had a problem with Malaya (or vice versa, come to think of it).

    • DailyBrad
      DailyBrad
      December 27, 2017 at 3:49 am | #

      I think Carla probably likes Fuckface more than she likes Malaya, but that she is fine with Malaya when she’s not being obnoxious, or is at least directing it at someone else.

  27. Marsh Maryrose
    Marsh Maryrose
    December 27, 2017 at 1:17 am | #

    For someone with a secret…Malaya is kinda openly defiant?

    Not that I don’t approve of open defiance of a stupid rule, but Malaya is simultaneously depending on the tacit approval of her immediate social peers while thrusting both middle fingers in the face of her roommate who is already pissed off at her.

    Make up your mind, Malaya. You can either keep Fuckface in your room or piss off your roommate, but doing both is going to require more social acumen than you seem to possess. Unless you have enough social acumen to alpha bongo Sal.

    • John
      John
      December 27, 2017 at 1:49 am | #

      Thing is, Sal would consider going to authority about it to be a personal failing.

      Beating Malaya to death with Fuckface’s heat lamp, though… Totally on the board.

    • Bagge
      Bagge
      December 27, 2017 at 2:18 am | #

      No point to be a rebel if people don’t know about it.

      In my reading of Malaya, all those things she accuse Sal of – “poser”, “fake rebel” and so on – applies much better to her.

      I don’t necessarily agree with her that it is a bad thing/i>, though. But that is a completely different discussion.

      • Bagge
        Bagge
        December 27, 2017 at 2:22 am | #

        (Yey me for fudgning up HTML)

        A related read on her is that she is a rebel without a cause, being a pest to get a cause. If you piss off enough people, one of them is bound to become someone worthy of being a rebel against (which I think explains half of her obnoxiousness towards Sal).

        http://www.dumbingofage.com/2017/comic/book-8/01-face-the-strange/introduction/

        • Deanatay
          Deanatay
          December 27, 2017 at 7:31 am | #

          That’s been my read on her character. She’s not the sort to make friends – she’d rather make enemies. They’re more challenging.

          • Marsh Maryrose
            Marsh Maryrose
            December 27, 2017 at 8:36 pm | #

            CYRANO
            …I mark
            The manner of these canine courtesies
            And think: “My friends are of a cleaner breed;
            Here comes—thank God—another enemy!”
            LE BRET
            But this is madness!
            CYRANO
            Method, let us say. It is my pleasure to displease. I love hatred.

  28. BenRG
    BenRG
    December 27, 2017 at 2:05 am | #

    So, thanks to Carla and her inexplicable need to impress Malaya, Reed Hall is now literally hopping with crickets lettuce. Well done, Carla; I’m sure that Ruth is going to regret waking up today!

  29. NinjaNick
    NinjaNick
    December 27, 2017 at 2:11 am | #

    Heads of lettuce do fall off easily in thin plastic bags. Can’t blame Carla.

    • Slartibeast Button, BIA
      Slartibeast Button, BIA
      December 27, 2017 at 12:51 pm | #

      Heisenberg’s lettuce.

  30. Liliet
    Liliet
    December 27, 2017 at 4:40 am | #

    I love Carla

  31. Reltzik
    Reltzik
    December 27, 2017 at 5:00 am | #

    Wow, Carla. Just wow.

    Trying to force-feed meat to a vegetarian?

    That’s not cricke-…. er, wait.

  32. Electriccombines
    Electriccombines
    December 27, 2017 at 6:19 am | #

    Carla is too precious in this strip and I’m gonna explode from cute.

    • BBCC
      BBCC
      December 27, 2017 at 1:36 pm | #

      I KNOW, she’s so cute it’s unfair.

    • Meta
      Meta
      December 27, 2017 at 2:39 pm | #

      Saw this comic and did a “find in page” search for “cute” so I could find someone to agree with

  33. nightsbridge
    nightsbridge
    December 27, 2017 at 1:28 pm | #

    Mary is going to be having a GOOD DAY today.

  34. Dierna
    Dierna
    December 27, 2017 at 3:07 pm | #

    Iguana also like bread…and raiding kitchens at night (I learned this at a villa I stayed in once in Mexico. *lol*)..

    Surprisingly Iguana’s are very light. I’ve had one on my shoulders.

  35. Ryek Hvek
    Ryek Hvek
    December 27, 2017 at 7:37 pm | #

    at no time do I want to see Mary sticking her head in the door, saying Lettuce Prey

  36. Jhon
    Jhon
    December 27, 2017 at 9:44 pm | #

    Nobody will rat out Fuckface because he will become the darling mascot of Read Hall. Never mind what they feel about Malaya.

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