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All right

by David M Willis on November 3, 2019 at 12:01 am
  • 01 - Birthday Pursuit
└ Tags: joyce, leslie, walky

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  1. Ana Chronistic
    Ana Chronistic
    November 3, 2019 at 12:01 am | #

    “also she’s only been sending me Blowjob Cat PoGo gifts as of late”

  2. Stephen Bierce
    Stephen Bierce
    November 3, 2019 at 12:03 am | #

    *plays “All Right Now” on the hacked Muzak*

    • Stephen Bierce
      Stephen Bierce
      November 3, 2019 at 12:06 am | #

      Aye, Blame The Scots!

  3. Shane Wegner
    Shane Wegner
    November 3, 2019 at 12:03 am | #

    It’s the Skittles Breakfast Smoothies DeSanto insists on. Fruit is healthy!

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      November 3, 2019 at 12:05 am | #

      One bag skittles for vitamins, one tub cool whip for calcium, and some Swedish fish because seafood is high in protein.

      • ValdVin
        ValdVin
        November 3, 2019 at 12:06 am | #

        And make sure it’s the little Swedish fish. The big ones, like all long-lived seafood, accrue mercury.

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      November 3, 2019 at 1:56 am | #

      Skittles counts towards your 5 fruit a day as -2.

      • He Who Abides
        He Who Abides
        November 3, 2019 at 7:27 am | #

        Only -2, eh? They’ve gotten healthier, then.

      • Deanatay
        Deanatay
        November 3, 2019 at 10:57 am | #

        Great! 5-2=3, so only 3 more servings needed!

        Mmm, more Skittles will help!

        • Plasma Mongoose
          Plasma Mongoose
          November 4, 2019 at 4:25 pm | #

          Wrong maths 5-(-2)=7

  4. ValdVin
    ValdVin
    November 3, 2019 at 12:03 am | #

    Walky is the first person on campus I’d pick if I wanted to be in the dark about it being the real Hillary and Barack.

    What odds are there on him knowing who they’re supposed to be?

    • Raen
      Raen
      November 3, 2019 at 1:08 am | #

      Haven’t we been told Robin’s a Republican? It certainly wouldn’t be the real Hilary and Barack, then, then add to that that Walky wouldn’t call Hilary a “girl,” and Barack hasn’t called himself “Barry” in several decades. No, it’s either a funny coincidence, or as Walky said, a bit.

      • BBCC
        BBCC
        November 3, 2019 at 1:23 am | #

        They’re old Shortpacked characters.

      • yamikuronue
        yamikuronue
        November 3, 2019 at 11:17 am | #

        I kinda figured they didn’t want to give their real names just in case this campaign goes south

  5. Pocky
    Pocky
    November 3, 2019 at 12:12 am | #

    . . .t-. . . taste the rainbow?

    • Delavan
      Delavan
      November 3, 2019 at 11:12 am | #

      Glad someone made this one so I didn’t have to XD

  6. Catman
    Catman
    November 3, 2019 at 12:15 am | #

    Hillary Barry is a famous news anchor in New Zealand, so it took me a few moments to realize what Walky was talking about.

    • Yumi
      Yumi
      November 3, 2019 at 12:18 am | #

      Obviously, he was talking about the famous news anchor from New Zealand.

      • Clif
        Clif
        November 3, 2019 at 2:33 pm | #

        It’s the first thing I thought of.

  7. Jamie
    Jamie
    November 3, 2019 at 12:19 am | #

    Wait. Did Becky seriously never say a word to Leslie? What the hell, Becky?

    • Lingo
      Lingo
      November 3, 2019 at 12:32 am | #

      Well clearly Leslie must have already known Becky was working for Robin, or she wouldn’t have asked if she was at Robin’s booth.

      • darkgloomie
        darkgloomie
        November 3, 2019 at 3:39 am | #

        Robin presented Becky live on tv as her new campaign manager, word would easily get around that Robin hired some homeless queer youth for “diversity”, and from there to thinking of Becky and fact checking isn’t a long jump

    • Bagge
      Bagge
      November 3, 2019 at 1:28 am | #

      She’s got a bad role model.

      http://www.dumbingofage.com/2019/comic/book-9-comic/04-vote-for-robin/benefactor/

    • HeySo
      HeySo
      November 3, 2019 at 12:42 pm | #

      @Jamie Last time on Dragonball Z: http://www.dumbingofage.com/comics/2019-05-16-benefactor.png

      By which I mean, last time we heard of Becky putting Leslie to thought.

      • HeySo
        HeySo
        November 3, 2019 at 12:44 pm | #

        Sorry, didn’t mean to be redundant. It’s a blargh morning. 😛

  8. Tacos
    Tacos
    November 3, 2019 at 12:20 am | #

    Oh no. Becky is at the “smelling-like-Skittles-stage”.

    • He Who Abides
      He Who Abides
      November 3, 2019 at 12:57 am | #

      Skittles were what Walky!verse Robin binged on before becoming a representative, right?

      • Keulen
        Keulen
        November 3, 2019 at 1:41 am | #

        I think it was cadbury cream eggs or something.

        • RowenMorland
          RowenMorland
          November 3, 2019 at 4:21 am | #

          Cadbury cream egg as a breakfast cereal.

          • He Who Abides
            He Who Abides
            November 3, 2019 at 7:26 am | #

            Okay. What did the Skittles make her do, then? I seem to recall the Walky!pedia mentioning something Skittles-related, but I forget what.

            • timemonkey
              timemonkey
              November 3, 2019 at 9:35 am | #

              Robin wanted to own all the Skittles. She never did anything notable because of them though.

            • Needfuldoer
              Needfuldoer
              November 3, 2019 at 10:11 am | #

              Robin’s light-speed metabolism essentially ran on sugar in the Walkyverse, with the occasional laundry detergent chaser. IIRC she always had fruit-flavored candy on her breath, or that’s what the cartoon dust clouds she left behind smelled like.

              Here she’s just on a collision course with type 2 diabetes before 40. At least she’s not eating detergent pods (unless she starts chasing stale memes for “youth outreach”).

  9. Kyrik Michalowski
    Kyrik Michalowski
    November 3, 2019 at 12:20 am | #

    I love that Leslie still cares about Becky and is concerned enough about her to want to know if she is alright. Makes me wish Becky would stop long enough to come see Leslie and let her know.

    • timemonkey
      timemonkey
      November 3, 2019 at 12:54 am | #

      Leslie is good people.

  10. Dr T
    Dr T
    November 3, 2019 at 12:21 am | #

    Wonder who is calling Joyce.

    • Cholma
      Cholma
      November 3, 2019 at 12:30 am | #

      If they’re *calling* then it’s a telemarketer; none of her friends would be so cruel. It’s most likely that’s actually a text notification anyway.

  11. BBCC
    BBCC
    November 3, 2019 at 12:26 am | #

    I mean, she’s making a fucking awful decision, but she’s not dead in a ditch or anything.

    • Reaver
      Reaver
      November 3, 2019 at 1:40 am | #

      Getting tuition and a home doesn’t seem like the worst decision

      • BBCC
        BBCC
        November 3, 2019 at 1:58 am | #

        She’s getting them from an untrustworthy flake in exchange for getting her elected, despite her being a terrible human being. I’m dubious.

        • BrokenEye, the True False Prophet
          BrokenEye, the True False Prophet
          November 3, 2019 at 4:00 am | #

          In exchange for serving as here Social Media Advisor. Actually convincing people to vote for her was technically never part of the arrangement (a loophole which Becky cheerfully exploits at every opportunity).

          • BBCC
            BBCC
            November 3, 2019 at 4:33 am | #

            1) No, she’s the campaign manager.

            2) Robin explicitly makes getting her elected part of the deal here:
            http://www.dumbingofage.com/2019/comic/book-9-comic/03-sometimes-the-sky-was-so-far-away/stunt/

            • darkgloomie
              darkgloomie
              November 3, 2019 at 8:45 am | #

              Even if Robin isn’t elected, so what? Becky still gets at least a semester of tuition and room and board. That’s more than she had before

              • BBCC
                BBCC
                November 3, 2019 at 1:23 pm | #

                She already had room and board from Leslie and again, Robin is an untrustworthy flake. I understand why Becky’s taking it, but making a deal with Robin is tripping all my ‘deal with the devil bad idea’ moments.

            • thejeff
              thejeff
              November 3, 2019 at 8:49 am | #

              Well, it’s about getting her reelected, but success is not required. Campaign managers still get paid if their candidates lose.

              • BBCC
                BBCC
                November 3, 2019 at 1:39 pm | #

                I’m more worried about if she succeeds.

            • Needfuldoer
              Needfuldoer
              November 3, 2019 at 10:15 am | #

              Becky’s putting in just enough effort to look like she’s doing the job, and counting on Robin’s polling deficit to hold.

              http://www.dumbingofage.com/2019/comic/book-9-comic/03-sometimes-the-sky-was-so-far-away/pinata/

              • BBCC
                BBCC
                November 3, 2019 at 1:39 pm | #

                That first part is fine, but it’s the second I’m concerned about.

                • Bagge
                  Bagge
                  November 3, 2019 at 3:02 pm | #

                  What could possibly go wrong?

                • thejeff
                  thejeff
                  November 3, 2019 at 3:37 pm | #

                  Thing is, what we’ve seen Becky doing shouldn’t work. Neither her changing Robin’s positions by Tweet or whatever minor outreach Becky’s doing on campus. The first should lose her more votes than it gains and the second just can’t scale.
                  If Robin wins it’s through shenanigans and authorial fiat, not because of Becky’s deal with the devil.

                • BBCC
                  BBCC
                  November 3, 2019 at 4:03 pm | #

                  @ Bagge – You know better than to use that phrase in a Willis comic. I’m taking away one of your good noodle stars. 😛

                  @ thejeff – Well, sure, if you’re being all Doyleist about it. Watsonian wise, it’ll probably be about Becky.

                • thejeff
                  thejeff
                  November 3, 2019 at 7:13 pm | #

                  The shenanigans may revolve around her, but I’ll have a lot of trouble believing it’s her masterful campaigning that wins it for Robin.

                  If it was, for example, a massive sympathy vote in the wake of a public Blaine/Ross attack, I can’t really blame Becky for not foreseeing that.

                • Bagge
                  Bagge
                  November 3, 2019 at 10:29 pm | #

                  BBCC: That’s fair 🙂

                • BBCC
                  BBCC
                  November 4, 2019 at 12:48 am | #

                  @ Thejeff – I have a hard time believing it too, but we’re supposed to believe these are the only things popular about Robin right now.

                • thejeff
                  thejeff
                  November 4, 2019 at 6:42 am | #

                  @BBCC – I can certainly see her getting social media likes for them and that could seem popular, but it’s harder for me to believe they’ll translate into votes.

        • Reaver
          Reaver
          November 5, 2019 at 10:24 am | #

          ..At least she’s not jumping on top of cars…?

  12. Reltzik
    Reltzik
    November 3, 2019 at 12:52 am | #

    Huh.

    Leslie’s developing mom-priorities.

    …..

    … Absolutely nothing could possibly go wrong with this, and I unreservedly endorse it.

  13. Thursday Violist
    Thursday Violist
    November 3, 2019 at 1:06 am | #

    But is she all right?

  14. Regalli
    Regalli
    November 3, 2019 at 1:17 am | #

    Leslie’s third panel face kills me.

    And suddenly I have the total crack idea that this ends up intersecting with the League Of Evil Dads plot when Toedad comes after Becky again and Leslie goes Mama Bear on him and Becky suddenly realizes that no, this wasn’t nearly as conditional a situation as Becky had thought.

    And then everyone beats the shit out of the dads and gets ice cream, Linda and Carol reveal that they’ve run off into the sunset to be horrible together forever, Sir gets hit by a truck, Ryan went to jail once he left the hospital, Leland got kicked out of Yale for doing drugs or something and nothing bad happened to anyone again ever! Totally what happens.

  15. Bagge
    Bagge
    November 3, 2019 at 1:22 am | #

    Suddenly a wild Joyce appears out of nowhere to make a social situaion less awkward.

    I’m a surprised as anyone.

    • Clif
      Clif
      November 3, 2019 at 2:42 pm | #

      But now we’ll never know if Walky would have run out of pizza eventually.

  16. Bagge
    Bagge
    November 3, 2019 at 1:24 am | #

    Leslie… I know this is stressful for you, but please, TRY to put some distance between your role as a teacher and the rest of your life.

  17. Bicycle Bill
    Bicycle Bill
    November 3, 2019 at 1:25 am | #

    “…smelling like Skittles.”
    Is that supposed to be a reference to “tasting the rainbow”?

    • Bagge
      Bagge
      November 3, 2019 at 1:34 am | #

      When it comes to Robin, it’s close enough.

    • abysswatcher1993
      abysswatcher1993
      November 3, 2019 at 1:02 am | #

      Dina: “I tasted the rainbow, and she hasn’tr showered in days!”

      • ValdVin
        ValdVin
        November 3, 2019 at 9:45 am | #

        *Golf clap*.

        I knew there was a great joke in there but couldn’t come up with the right glancing, sharp words.

    • Deanatay
      Deanatay
      November 3, 2019 at 11:22 am | #

      *pours milk into blender*
      *adds bag of Skittles (the whole bag, unopened)*
      *adds a bananna (unpeeled)*
      *purees for two minutes*
      *pours into large glass*

      Becky: Here ya go, Senator!
      Robin: Mmmm, breakfast!

  18. JessWitt
    JessWitt
    November 3, 2019 at 1:49 am | #

    Well, so long as it’s not zombie Skittles.

  19. abysswatcher1993
    abysswatcher1993
    November 3, 2019 at 1:01 am | #

    Smelling like skittles is not a good sign. Robin may be physically harmless, but Becky living with her is a REALLY bad idea. I doubt Robin can keep a hamster alive! Becky could suffer from malnutrition and and diabetes because of those candy eggs.

    • Icalasari
      Icalasari
      November 3, 2019 at 1:23 am | #

      I looked it up. Yeah, sweet, fruity smelling breath – like, say, a bag of skittles – is a sign of ketoacidosis, apparently, which can be a preliminary sign of, “Turn your diet around RIGHT now else you gonna be diabetic”

      • Sam
        Sam
        November 3, 2019 at 10:13 pm | #

        That’s not a preliminary sign. That’s a ‘you’re already diabetic’ sign and also a sign that you’re going to die if you don’t get to a hospital – ketoacidosis can kill you. You can still get diabetes even if you have a perfectly healthy lifestyle, a good diet and exercise plenty because it’s not directly caused by diet or sugar intake.

        You could have the worst and most sugar-filled diet in the world and not get diabetes because it is not a 1 to 1 link. And like, someone as young as Becky probably has a good enough pancreas to handle her diet regardless.

    • BrokenEye, the True False Prophet
      BrokenEye, the True False Prophet
      November 3, 2019 at 4:02 am | #

      I mean, nothing’s stopping her from buying her own groceries. It’s a paid gig, after all.

      • vitalProximity
        vitalProximity
        November 3, 2019 at 9:23 pm | #

        Nothing except that she’s been living on her own for less than a month, mostly mooching off of other people (understandably) up until very recently, and she is a Brand New Baby Adult (TM).

        Honestly, I wouldn’t be surprised if the idea hasn’t even occurred to her. She may not realize she can.

        Personally, as someone who did not move out for college (I commuted), and therefore still lived with ADULTIER adults once I technically became one… Let’s just say it took me awhile to realize I could just go to the store and buy ingredients and cook my own food whenever I wanted. Like, I totally contributed by cooking several meals a week for the family. But just going, hey, I think I’m going to make spaghetti this week, and then going to the store, buying ingredients, and then coming home and making it? …Yeah, that took awhile.

        • vitalProximity
          vitalProximity
          November 3, 2019 at 9:25 pm | #

          Like, I never did my own individual grocery shopping. Mostly, I bought the food once it arrived in the house, or I came with and helped, or once in awhile I did it myself but I was shopping for the household, like “What’s on the list that we all need?” I didn’t just choose food items and go get them, besides take out.

          • vitalProximity
            vitalProximity
            November 3, 2019 at 9:25 pm | #

            *cooked the food once it arrived

  20. Slartibeast Button, BIA
    Slartibeast Button, BIA
    November 3, 2019 at 1:32 am | #

    Where is the flame war about Leslie’s academic corruption?

    • Bagge
      Bagge
      November 3, 2019 at 3:25 am | #

      I know, right?

      I wrote an angry post about it and all, and no one bit my head off. What kind of internet are we really having?

      • Clif
        Clif
        November 3, 2019 at 2:48 pm | #

        I can’t dispute your point if I don’t understand it.

        • Clif
          Clif
          November 3, 2019 at 3:00 pm | #

          I mean, look. Leslie is a trained academic and educator. If her professional opinion is that Walky’s performance is best enhanced by teaching him to game the system, who are we to argue?

          • Bagge
            Bagge
            November 3, 2019 at 10:33 pm | #

            …if she’s clearly abusing the extra credit system for personal gains without any stated learning goals, submitted gradable material or even a remote connection to the course I kinda think we are to argue.

            • GoblinScribe
              GoblinScribe
              November 4, 2019 at 12:02 am | #

              All extra credit systems are pretty awful, tbh. It’s a bad grading mechanism 99% of the time.
              But nah, she’s clearly doing this to ensure the safety of Becky. It’s not meaningfully corruption because it’s not for personal profit.

    • DSL
      DSL
      November 3, 2019 at 6:39 am | #

      Now that it’s known one is wanted, one will not be provided. Such is the commentariat.

      • thejeff
        thejeff
        November 3, 2019 at 8:51 am | #

        The commentariat is Mike?

        • Clif
          Clif
          November 3, 2019 at 2:45 pm | #

          Half of the Internet is Mike.

    • Delicious Taffy
      Delicious Taffy
      November 3, 2019 at 4:05 pm | #

      …hm? Oh! Oh, right. Uhm lemme just brush these Timbits crumbs off my shirt, first.

      Yeah, that Leslie, she sure is a crooked crook of a teacher. One time, I caught her sniffing a slice of melon before she ate it. Trust issues and a severe lack of impulsiveness, much? Probably covering up for her own guilty conscience. Gosh, what an absolute felon of a person.

      It’s the best I could come up with on short notice, work with me.

    • Tan
      Tan
      November 3, 2019 at 5:03 pm | #

      My English professor at community college offered us extra credit if we attended a public reading from a book of poetry he wrote, and further extra credit if we bought the book. The class did not involve poetry in any form.

  21. Romanticide
    Romanticide
    November 3, 2019 at 1:58 am | #

    Leslie has the biggest heart and I adore her for that.

  22. BenRG
    BenRG
    November 3, 2019 at 2:50 am | #

    Leslie correctly pointing out the difference between ‘well’ and ‘all right’.

    • Amazi-Stool
      Amazi-Stool
      November 3, 2019 at 4:38 pm | #

      Actually she is pointing out the difference between “all right” and “all right“.

  23. Rabisch
    Rabisch
    November 3, 2019 at 6:57 am | #

    Leslie is really a good person. I hope Becky finds the courage to go and see her, explain the situation to her, thank her for everything, etc.

  24. Daibhid C
    Daibhid C
    November 3, 2019 at 8:34 am | #

    Honestly surprised that Walky knows the names Hillary and Barry might be a reference to something.

    • a/snow/mous/e
      a/snow/mous/e
      November 3, 2019 at 9:05 am | #

      he probably watches Saturday Night Live

    • 3oranges
      3oranges
      November 3, 2019 at 10:56 pm | #

      It sounds kind of like he doesn’t, he’s just wondering based on how they were acting.

  25. BenRG
    BenRG
    November 3, 2019 at 12:35 pm | #

    So, who is Joyce texting there? It’s unlikely to be Joe. Possibly Jocelyn?

    • Clif
      Clif
      November 3, 2019 at 3:07 pm | #

      Post Jacob, why is Joe unlikely? I would place the odds at Dorothy, Becky, Joe, and harassment from Radah in that order.

      • Delicious Taffy
        Delicious Taffy
        November 3, 2019 at 4:08 pm | #

        Raidah just sends Joyce a zoomed-in, grainy photo of someone who kinda looks like Joyce, eating in the cafeteria. The accompanying text says “I see you’re enjoying those tacos. Better eat up, punk”. Joyce is only confused by this, shrugs, and goes back to learning.

    • Tev
      Tev
      November 3, 2019 at 5:11 pm | #

      Joe is in the classroom, he entered ahead of Walky. Jocelyn, Becky, Ethan?

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