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Stains

by David M Willis on February 26, 2018 at 12:01 am
  • 03 - Faz Is Great
└ Tags: dorothy, walky

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  1. Ana Chronistic
    Ana Chronistic
    February 26, 2018 at 12:02 am | #

    “PAY NO ATTENTION TO THE STAIN BEHIND THE CURTAINMY ARM”

    • LeslieBean4Shizzle
      LeslieBean4Shizzle
      February 26, 2018 at 12:19 am | #

      You know, it took me until reading the comments to realize that’s what he was doing. I thought he was wiping off his hand and the smudge on his face so that he could do a cool thinker pose… for some odd Walky-based reason. Hiding the stain on his hoodie makes far more sense – and is also way less interesting than the strange things I was thinking. Ah well.

      • Spaz
        Spaz
        February 26, 2018 at 12:21 am | #

        I thought that was just something on my monitor I have been meaning to clean off for the past….months.

        • Clif
          Clif
          February 28, 2018 at 2:19 am | #

          So since yesterday, comic time.

      • Loki
        Loki
        February 26, 2018 at 12:22 am | #

        I thought his first instinct was to fondle her, but then he realized they were on break and he hat to put his hand somewhere… (In my defense, I woke up half an hour ago).

        • Loki
          Loki
          February 26, 2018 at 12:22 am | #

          …as you can see by my spelling.

    • Nobody
      Nobody
      February 26, 2018 at 2:17 am | #

      He calls that arm the curtain

    • Pink Freud
      Pink Freud
      February 26, 2018 at 8:16 pm | #

      I didn’t see the previous strip and the last one I remember was Dorothy debating taking a shower, so until the comments I thought he instinctively went to cover his nose then decided to be more polite and bear it.

  2. Doctor_Who
    Doctor_Who
    February 26, 2018 at 12:03 am | #

    Bad timing, Walky. If you had met her ten minutes ago, you would have had complimentary filth.

  3. Yumi
    Yumi
    February 26, 2018 at 12:03 am | #

    Eye contact. That what the kids are calling it these days?

  4. Keulen
    Keulen
    February 26, 2018 at 12:03 am | #

    At least he’s not wearing the butt-taco shirt. Or is he, can’t tell under that hoodie.

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      February 26, 2018 at 12:07 am | #

      In the spiritual sense, he is always wearing the butt-taco shirt.

      • jeffepp
        jeffepp
        February 26, 2018 at 12:20 am | #

        In a physical sense, he’s wearing butt-taco all over that shirt.

    • bhtooefr
      bhtooefr
      February 26, 2018 at 7:59 am | #

      The butt-taco shirt is yellow, IIRC.

      He’s wearing a yellow shirt under that hoodie.

      I’m gonna say yes.

      • No Name
        No Name
        February 27, 2018 at 12:05 am | #

        It also happens to be that particular shade of yellow, so definitely.

  5. King Daniel
    King Daniel
    February 26, 2018 at 12:03 am | #

    In the final panel, we see Dorothy supporting Walky.

  6. Derek
    Derek
    February 26, 2018 at 12:04 am | #

    he’s doing a James Bond accent

    • JessWitt
      JessWitt
      February 26, 2018 at 12:15 am | #

      I’m getting Ryan Gosling vibes instead.

      • Spaz
        Spaz
        February 26, 2018 at 12:48 am | #

        I’m getting “Austin Powers tries to be ‘street'” vibes.

        Dunno where it came from. My brain is weird.

    • A Nonymous
      A Nonymous
      February 26, 2018 at 12:55 am | #

      I’m picturing him channeling Axis of Awesome.

  7. ninjazaku
    ninjazaku
    February 26, 2018 at 12:04 am | #

    Smooth, Walky. Smooth.

    • Deanatay
      Deanatay
      February 26, 2018 at 9:15 am | #

      Walky puts the ‘EWWW’ in ‘smEWWWth’.

  8. Passchendaele
    Passchendaele
    February 26, 2018 at 12:04 am | #

    The stains of ten thousand mcnuggets, vanquished by the mighty thingley. 😛

    • Tacos
      Tacos
      February 26, 2018 at 12:10 am | #

      Just like any good conqueror, the Duke of Thingley knows to clothe himself in attire covered in the remains of his vanquished opponents.

  9. Opus the Poet
    Opus the Poet
    February 26, 2018 at 12:04 am | #

    I like the non-Wacky Walky better.

    • Clif
      Clif
      February 27, 2018 at 10:42 pm | #

      Wait. There’s a non-wacky Walky? Are you sure?

  10. Stellar
    Stellar
    February 26, 2018 at 12:05 am | #

    Dorothy seems automatically calmer, or at least less manic, with Walky.

    • Needfuldoer
      Needfuldoer
      February 26, 2018 at 1:53 am | #

      She’s losing focus! Never mind that the commute between the dorm and dining hall counts as break time anyway.

      • Stellar
        Stellar
        February 26, 2018 at 1:59 am | #

        Or maybe her focus has just shifted somewhat…

    • Clif
      Clif
      February 28, 2018 at 2:38 am | #

      Appearances are deceiving.

  11. Keulen
    Keulen
    February 26, 2018 at 12:06 am | #

    *plays Santana’s Smooth on the hacked music*

  12. newllend(henryvolt)
    newllend(henryvolt)
    February 26, 2018 at 12:08 am | #

    Geez this represents me in so many ways.

  13. Stephen Bierce
    Stephen Bierce
    February 26, 2018 at 12:09 am | #

    MAN: The sauce!
    The Waiter (Benny Hill) sets down a bottle of Worcestershire Sauce on the table.
    MAN: The BLOODY sauce!
    The Waiter sets down a bottle of Ketchup on the table.

  14. butts
    butts
    February 26, 2018 at 12:09 am | #

    Walky Performs an Eye Contact

  15. Zach
    Zach
    February 26, 2018 at 12:11 am | #

    This is gonna be a “stuck in an elevator” plot, isn’t it?

    • Tacos
      Tacos
      February 26, 2018 at 3:20 am | #

      God I hope so. Might be the only way to make Dorothy take an actual break instead of exasperatedly counting a 10 minute walk to and from the showers as a break.

  16. Bagge
    Bagge
    February 26, 2018 at 12:14 am | #

    Just Walky’s luck. If they had run into each other ten minutes earlier she wouldn’t have showered, and they could laugh about both of them being slobs. Now he’s the slob and she’s a friggin’ shampoo commercial. Life just isn’t fair.

  17. MatthewTheLucky
    MatthewTheLucky
    February 26, 2018 at 12:16 am | #

    David Walkerton: Master of Deception

  18. Reltzik
    Reltzik
    February 26, 2018 at 12:23 am | #

    See, Dorothy, if you’d just foregone (F-WORD!) that shower, you wouldn’t be awkwardly intimidating Walky by comparison in a manner that is silently and subconsciously sabotaging your paused relationship.

    … actually you don’t see, because Walky’s smooth gesture is flawlessly hiding his stain of shame.

  19. Spaz
    Spaz
    February 26, 2018 at 12:23 am | #

    so I’ve been away from the comments for a while, and I’ve got a question.

    I poke my head in every once in a while, and recently I’ve been wondering where Cerberus is.

    • Inahc
      Inahc
      February 26, 2018 at 12:31 am | #

      she’s ok, but JerkBrain was making her feel too self-conscious about commenting iirc.

      • Reltzik
        Reltzik
        February 26, 2018 at 1:00 am | #

        And I keep wondering whether the better approach there is to reassure her that she’s awesome, or go the “nobody’s perfect and that’s okay” low-pressure route. (Both are true, of course.)

        • Inahc
          Inahc
          February 26, 2018 at 1:42 am | #

          I think spaz’s comment came out really well 🙂

          Of course, part of the problem is that JerkBrain isn’t exactly a good listener :p the part of Cerberus talking to us might know everything we say is true but still have to deal with JerkBrain yelling at her anyways. :/ But reassurance does sometimes make *me* feel better when my own JerkBrain is acting up 🙂

    • BBCC
      BBCC
      February 26, 2018 at 12:32 am | #

      She was on Patreon not that long ago. She seemed okay.

      • Spaz
        Spaz
        February 26, 2018 at 12:46 am | #

        Okay, good. Cerb, if you’re reading this, your commentary was always appreciated, at least by this guy.

        Take all the time you need.

        • Arian
          Arian
          February 26, 2018 at 1:09 am | #

          ^ What he said.

        • OnyxIdol
          OnyxIdol
          February 26, 2018 at 1:53 am | #

          Thirded.

        • Needfuldoer
          Needfuldoer
          February 26, 2018 at 2:15 am | #

          agreement++

        • adjudicus
          adjudicus
          February 26, 2018 at 3:06 am | #

          fifthed

        • Anowan
          Anowan
          February 26, 2018 at 3:50 am | #

          Six…thed ?

          Seriously, Cerberus, you not only helped people grasp underlying themed and issues and history behind the strips (like the question of “is it okay to out the closeted politician who is making laws against LGBTs”), but you also helped people who happened to have problems and came here to vent. I was one of those people. I hope this comment will reach you somehow.

        • Deanatay
          Deanatay
          February 26, 2018 at 9:19 am | #

          +1’d, whatever the count. Your voice is welcome, and missed.

        • Geneseepaws
          Geneseepaws
          February 26, 2018 at 10:27 am | #

          the presence of Cerberus in no way proves or disproves my reality. It is, for me, just that the comments by Cerberus provide external confirmation that local ground -which appears to be zero volts, Is at zero volts. …sort of an impartial external reality bench reference. Not needed for the test, but is just gentle reassurance that 110 volt political reality has not drifted off to 105 or 115, without my noticing.
          Be well, be strong, an’ if it harm none, then what thou will.

    • Vulcanodon
      Vulcanodon
      February 26, 2018 at 8:12 am | #

      Seventhed. Cerberus has expressed discomfort with receiving compliments but at the same time I hope the love we have for her comes through.

  20. tirachokko
    tirachokko
    February 26, 2018 at 12:34 am | #

    I’m not gonna lie, I have attempted similar maneuvers when video chatting people I like

  21. ailorn
    ailorn
    February 26, 2018 at 12:49 am | #

    Dorothy looks super cute in this strip. 🙂

  22. Delicious Taffy
    Delicious Taffy
    February 26, 2018 at 1:15 am | #

    Oh no he is Leafy

  23. stoodmuffin
    stoodmuffin
    February 26, 2018 at 1:36 am | #

    Omfg you fucking nerd

  24. CJ
    CJ
    February 26, 2018 at 1:50 am | #

    She has this instant “the whole body smiles” reaction to him being there.
    That’s cute, and also heartbreaking. You see when the rest of the brain kicks in and notices other things.

  25. OnyxIdol
    OnyxIdol
    February 26, 2018 at 1:54 am | #

    I was about to say “Look at these filthy motherfuckers” but then I remembered that Dotty took a shower.

  26. Stacyswirl
    Stacyswirl
    February 26, 2018 at 1:55 am | #

    Slightly disheveled Dorothy is cutest Dorothy.

    • Koms
      Koms
      February 26, 2018 at 8:39 am | #

      Yes. She looks beautiful.

  27. BenRG
    BenRG
    February 26, 2018 at 2:00 am | #

    It’s a sign of how good Dorothy is for Walky is that he is immediately ashamed of pigging out when he realises that she knows about it. It’s a sign of how good Walky is for Dorothy that running into him (literally) immediately makes her feel better.

    • cbwroses
      cbwroses
      February 26, 2018 at 11:43 am | #

      Have a +1

  28. Nobody
    Nobody
    February 26, 2018 at 2:16 am | #

    Anyone else kind of like Dorothy’s messy hair?

    • Bagge
      Bagge
      February 26, 2018 at 2:52 am | #

      Joyce.

      (and me too)

    • znk
      znk
      February 26, 2018 at 6:59 am | #

      yes <3

    • ValdVin
      ValdVin
      February 26, 2018 at 6:23 pm | #

      Yep. Enough to do this with it.

  29. Bluesnake462
    Bluesnake462
    February 26, 2018 at 2:56 am | #

    I just looked back and those stains were on him in the last strip, the continuity is astounding.

  30. Liliet
    Liliet
    February 26, 2018 at 2:58 am | #

    god they’re so cute <3

    • BenRG
      BenRG
      February 26, 2018 at 6:15 am | #

      Voted ‘Couple Most Likely to Elope’.

      • Deanatay
        Deanatay
        February 26, 2018 at 9:41 am | #

        Dotty: Fine, I’ll marry you, but we have to make it quick, I have to get back to studying!
        Walky: Okay, yeah, gimme a sec, I know people… JOYCE!
        *behind Joyce’s door, a box of spoons is heard hitting the floor*
        Walky: Joyce! You gotta marry us!
        Joyce: ME??? I’m not a pastor!
        Walky: Close enough! You have more religious knowledge than anyone I know!
        *Mary tries to barge in, but Rachel and Other Rachel tackle her, gag her, and drag her off before she can interrupt*
        Joyce: O-okay, fine, let’s do this! Dorothy, do you take this smelly doofus to be your husband, to have and to hold, in stinkiness and in poverty, for as long as you can tolerate him, which hopefully won’t be forever?
        Dorothy: As long as I can still go to Yale, yes!
        Joyce: Walky, do you promise to take this angel of womanhood to be your wife, even though she’s WAAY too good for you, and treat her like a queen until the day she discards you?
        Walky: Um… *BURP* Yeah, okay, sure?
        Joyce: Fine, then, you’re married, and I’M NOT JEALOUS AT ALL!! *sob*
        *runs into her room and slams the door*

        • cbwroses
          cbwroses
          February 26, 2018 at 11:45 am | #

          Have you been skipping ahead?

  31. Dean
    Dean
    February 26, 2018 at 4:20 am | #

    Honestly, in Walky’s place I wouldn’t have noticed the stain until ten minutes after Dorothy left.

    • BenRG
      BenRG
      February 26, 2018 at 7:14 am | #

      Walky is hyper-aware of how out of his league Dorothy is (at least in his own mind), so it makes sense that he’d notice these things.

    • dralou
      dralou
      February 26, 2018 at 12:05 pm | #

      I’m somewhat sure he already knew of their existence since they’re the sains of the mcnuggets he ate the day before. He just didn’t care, and told people he didn’t care because “woot temporary freedom, I can be a pig”.

  32. Jay
    Jay
    February 26, 2018 at 9:03 am | #

    THEY’RE PERFECT FOR EACH OTHER HOLY SHIT. Notice how Dorothy isn’t freaking the fuck out over having a break anymore. IUSDBNAFPIUDFNGLAKJDNFLIAUSDBLHB WHY UNIVERSE WHY MUST YOU SPLIT THESE 2 FOR SO LONG

  33. hof1991
    hof1991
    February 26, 2018 at 11:39 am | #

    Walky wears the symbols of his “empire of dirt’. It’s the coat of arms of the Duke of Thingly. And it coats his arms. and face. and hoodie.

    • thejeff
      thejeff
      February 26, 2018 at 2:49 pm | #

      That’s why he’s hiding it! He can’t let Dorothy learn his secret identity.

  34. tim gueguen
    tim gueguen
    February 26, 2018 at 2:55 pm | #

    “Faz has the deepest thoughts of all, especially when the attractive women are involved.”

    • Clif
      Clif
      February 28, 2018 at 2:16 am | #

      Apropos of nothing.

  35. Vangeln
    Vangeln
    February 26, 2018 at 3:13 pm | #

    You can’t hide the smell with your hand, Walky

    • Clif
      Clif
      February 28, 2018 at 2:37 am | #

      You can if you can flap it fast enough. But maybe the wind effect wouldn’t work in an enclosed elevator.

  36. David DeLaney
    David DeLaney
    February 26, 2018 at 10:55 pm | #

    In panel 6, Walky temporarily borrows his twin’s sultry-eye expression, a form of body-telepathy occasionally practiced by the bi-bodied.

    –Dave, he knows when she’s been sleeping, he knows when she’s awake … okay, maybe not

  37. Clif
    Clif
    February 28, 2018 at 2:35 am | #

    Panel 4 Dorothy is just so cute. Love today’s strip even if it’s missing the final panel where she pretends to be taken in.

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