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by David M Willis on April 10, 2019 at 12:01 am
  • 03 - Sometimes the Sky Was So Far Away
└ Tags: becky, galasso, robin

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  1. Doctor_Who
    Doctor_Who
    April 10, 2019 at 12:02 am | #

    The restaurant goes silent. Someone’s Kill Bill ringtone has perfect timing. Several pigeons fly between them (followed by Galasso swinging a broom). A long pause, and then –

    Robin: I forgot my password, what is it?

    Becky: C4dbUry5ggs.

    Robin: Thanks. (leaves)

    • Jade
      Jade
      April 10, 2019 at 12:06 am | #

      <3

    • Marsh Maryrose
      Marsh Maryrose
      April 10, 2019 at 12:40 am | #

      I too immediately flashed on Kill Bill when I saw this. But my brain came up with Ennio Morricone’s L’Arena.

    • motorfirebox
      motorfirebox
      April 10, 2019 at 2:01 am | #

      “5ggs”? Ugh, Republicans.

      • UniqueSnowflake2
        UniqueSnowflake2
        April 10, 2019 at 3:16 am | #

        E is the 5th letter in the alphabet.

        • Deanatay
          Deanatay
          April 10, 2019 at 8:05 am | #

          Oh God, another one.

      • Dean
        Dean
        April 10, 2019 at 3:17 am | #

        Yeah, everyone knows it should be 3gg5.

        • Ana Chronistic
          Ana Chronistic
          April 10, 2019 at 11:40 am | #

          NOOOOOOO don’t follow conventional logic when creating a passphrase!!

          • Pseudoclasm
            Pseudoclasm
            April 10, 2019 at 10:30 pm | #

            Sure, but this IS Robin we’re talking about.

        • Marsh Maryrose
          Marsh Maryrose
          April 10, 2019 at 1:51 pm | #

          If you’re a luser.

          3665. Or better yet, 3992.

    • Roborat
      Roborat
      April 10, 2019 at 2:20 pm | #

      The siren noise or the 5,6,7,8s music?

  2. ValdVin
    ValdVin
    April 10, 2019 at 12:03 am | #

    Should “We serve pickles again” be printed on the placemats, at least?

    • David M Willis
      David M Willis
      April 10, 2019 at 12:05 am | #

      look as soon as they do that galasso’s just gonna start irrationally hating them again

      • Chrisashtear
        Chrisashtear
        April 10, 2019 at 12:08 am | #

        That kind of personality sounds way too much like my boss ( please send help )

      • Patrick Duke
        Patrick Duke
        April 10, 2019 at 12:39 am | #

        There is nothing irrational about hating pickles.

        • Formedras
          Formedras
          April 10, 2019 at 2:59 am | #

          Yeah, but eggplant is a crime. Pickles aren’t. (Relish maybe.)

          • Jaco
            Jaco
            April 10, 2019 at 9:32 am | #

            Eggplant is a colour, not a vegetable.

            • Ana Chronistic
              Ana Chronistic
              April 10, 2019 at 2:08 pm | #

              What about aubergines

          • Marsh Maryrose
            Marsh Maryrose
            April 10, 2019 at 2:07 pm | #

            Under the Joyce Laws, relish of any sort is definitely a crime if it contains more than one discernible solid ingredient.

            Eggplant is the world’s most perfect olive-oil absorbent material. But I still can’t get past that texture.

            • Clif
              Clif
              April 10, 2019 at 7:46 pm | #

              Who would plant an egg?

              • Marsh Maryrose
                Marsh Maryrose
                April 10, 2019 at 10:51 pm | #

                Who would fardels bear?

      • Time Sage
        Time Sage
        April 10, 2019 at 3:13 pm | #

        Have two sets made. One that says they do and one that says they don’t.

        • Clif
          Clif
          April 10, 2019 at 7:46 pm | #

          Hand them out at random.

          • Bryan Langley
            Bryan Langley
            April 15, 2019 at 6:33 pm | #

            Hello worshiper of Chaos, I salute you!

  3. Mollyscribbles
    Mollyscribbles
    April 10, 2019 at 12:05 am | #

    twist: she wants Becky to work for her, handling the social media stuff, as she’s actually gotten a better response from the new posts than her prior tweetings.

    • Jade
      Jade
      April 10, 2019 at 12:06 am | #

      I want this soooo badly

      • Kinoko
        Kinoko
        April 10, 2019 at 12:09 am | #

        Same.

    • DailyBrad
      DailyBrad
      April 10, 2019 at 12:12 am | #

      that… would be pretty cool. it’d help solve Becky’s money problems, while also providing a rich source of conflict in terms of Les’ reaction.

      That said, this could go a lot of other places, too.

      • Piotr W
        Piotr W
        April 10, 2019 at 12:26 am | #

        And it would bring Robin into the permanent cast <3

        • Clif
          Clif
          April 10, 2019 at 7:49 pm | #

          While this is something I’d like to see, I doubt Willis would have telegraphed it so clearly with the paycheck. Would be happy to be wrong.

    • Undrave
      Undrave
      April 10, 2019 at 12:18 am | #

      That’s what I’m expecting too. Or a Scooby Doo chase scene. Do you think Galasso has a long corridor with tons of doors on each side?

      • AeromechanicalAce
        AeromechanicalAce
        April 10, 2019 at 12:21 am | #

        I would Honestly be surprised if he DIDN’T.

        Also, at the end of the hallway is a dark room full of the Restaurant’s CCTV moniters where Galasso Pets a cat while surveying his domain. He strikes me as a supervillian classic type.

    • DarkoNeko
      DarkoNeko
      April 10, 2019 at 12:18 am | #

      Twist : she actually squint like that because of lack of sleep

      • dralou
        dralou
        April 10, 2019 at 2:06 am | #

        Huh ? It isn’t because she can’t see without her glasses ?

        • Rabid Rabbit
          Rabid Rabbit
          April 10, 2019 at 3:34 am | #

          According to Robin in her first second appearance, she wears the glasses to look smart, but doesn’t actually need them. http://www.dumbingofage.com/2011/comic/book-1/06-yesterday-was-thursday/impressions/

          Of course, this is Robin, so she may have been lying through her teeth, even to herself.

    • Slartibeast Button, BIA
      Slartibeast Button, BIA
      April 10, 2019 at 12:33 am | #

      Years from now, Robin and Dorothy are the two presidential candidates. Joyce must agonize over supporting Dorothy or Robin, whose success is due to Becky’s masterful spin-doctoring.

      • Deanatay
        Deanatay
        April 10, 2019 at 8:11 am | #

        Keener: Making The World Better

        DeSanto: Don’t Let Our Foods Touch

        Middle-aged Joyce: I luv Keener, but DeSanto has SUCH a powerful message…

        • HeySo
          HeySo
          April 10, 2019 at 10:41 pm | #

          That just seems a bit too realistic in reflecting actual typical voting considerations, though. Remember, this is a fiction, it’s okay to stray from realism a bit. :/

      • Lucy Gillam
        Lucy Gillam
        April 10, 2019 at 8:48 am | #

        Can they just be NOW? Does the Constitution actually rule out fictional characters?

        • Captain Button
          Captain Button
          April 10, 2019 at 5:45 pm | #

          Snoopy ran for President in the 1960s.

          • Marsh Maryrose
            Marsh Maryrose
            April 10, 2019 at 11:22 pm | #

            And Wavy Gravy nominated Nobody for President in the 70s and 80s.

            Campaign slogan: “Nobody’s perfect!”

        • Marsh Maryrose
          Marsh Maryrose
          April 10, 2019 at 11:18 pm | #

          The US Constitution does appear to rule out fictional characters being eligible to assume office. But it doesn’t say anything about who can RUN for office. Famously, Deez Nuts registered with the FEC as a candidate in 2016.

          Among the 676 candidates currently registered with the FEC:

          Internet Beef
          President R19 Boddie
          Seymour Cats
          Suq Madiq
          Seven the Dog
          Sexy Vegan
          Kanye Deez Nutz West

          • Inahc
            Inahc
            April 10, 2019 at 11:48 pm | #

            We had a Mrs Doubtfire in a recent local election here. 🙂

    • Keulen
      Keulen
      April 10, 2019 at 2:01 am | #

      As long as Robin’s paying Becky to do that (and not crappy waitress wages), I’d be ok with it.

    • Joshua Kronengold
      Joshua Kronengold
      April 10, 2019 at 2:08 am | #

      It’s…what I predicted yesterday before Robin actually SHOWED UP (yay!), so…I’d be pleased, certainly.

      After all, Robin is kinda out of aides.

  4. Jade
    Jade
    April 10, 2019 at 12:05 am | #

    yikesaroni

  5. JetstreamGW
    JetstreamGW
    April 10, 2019 at 12:05 am | #

    Aw Robin, you of all people don’t get to get pissy about someone callously screwing with you 😀

    • Megz
      Megz
      April 10, 2019 at 10:09 am | #

      That would imply that there’s some sort of hierarchy that allows people of a certain status to be pissy about a selections of topics. That’s not reality. We can all be pissy about whatever you want. It’s just no one else has to care if we’re pissy about something based on their opinion of us. So Robin can be pissy, we just don’t have to care.

      • thejeff
        thejeff
        April 10, 2019 at 2:45 pm | #

        Not so much a hierarchy as hypocrisy. “Robin callously screws with people, so she doesn’t get to be pissy when people do it to her.”

        To be pedantic, nothing actually stops her, she’s just not morally justified.

      • JetstreamGW
        JetstreamGW
        April 11, 2019 at 12:05 am | #

        https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20all%20people

  6. Foxhack
    Foxhack
    April 10, 2019 at 12:06 am | #

    Yeaaaaaaaaah maybe hacking into the account of a congresswoman who has access to actual computer security nerds on your main phone was not a good idea.

    • Regalli
      Regalli
      April 10, 2019 at 12:14 am | #

      I think it’s still Robin’s phone that Robin gave her.

      Either way, hey, consequences!

      • Foxhack
        Foxhack
        April 10, 2019 at 12:16 am | #

        In that case, said computer security nerds can figure out where the phone is. At least, according to TV shows.

        • Dean
          Dean
          April 10, 2019 at 12:33 am | #

          They’re fiendish, those nerds! The way they sit in front of screens and explain things!

        • Wizard
          Wizard
          April 10, 2019 at 2:39 am | #

          Unless you’re completely out of range or the phone is turned off, the network always knows where it is. Otherwise, how could they route your calls? The precision of the location varies depending on several factors, but the general location of the phone is always known.

        • Reltzik
          Reltzik
          April 10, 2019 at 5:35 am | #

          Most phones these days come equipped with GPS. This lets it do things like help emergency responders find you in case of emergency, draw a map to the nearest Starbucks, and help police track it down if it’s stolen by someone who doesn’t know what they’re doing.

      • Needfuldoer
        Needfuldoer
        April 10, 2019 at 2:26 am | #

        Robin had her phone again after she left Leslie’s place.

        I always assumed Hank got Becky an inexpensive smartphone (say a year-old refurbished model) and added her as a line on the Browns’ family plan.

    • Keulen
      Keulen
      April 10, 2019 at 2:04 am | #

      I’m not sure she still has access to computer security nerds, unless Robin hired new campaign staff after she fired her previous staff.

      • ktbear
        ktbear
        April 10, 2019 at 2:11 am | #

        I assume Robin is still a member of congress, at least until the election? So, security nerds yes, re-election commitee not so much.

        • Needfuldoer
          Needfuldoer
          April 10, 2019 at 2:30 am | #

          Even if Robin loses the election, her successor won’t be sworn in until January.

    • Kabo
      Kabo
      April 10, 2019 at 2:42 am | #

      I suspect this has nothing to do with Robin’s twitter account, and everything to do with Leslie.

      • not someone else
        not someone else
        April 10, 2019 at 3:17 am | #

        Yeah I mean if actual computer people (or even Robin) really cared about the account they could have… changed the Twitter password… or reported the phone lost and got it turned off… or any number of things by now.

      • Reltzik
        Reltzik
        April 10, 2019 at 5:36 am | #

        I suspect Robin’s going to accuse Becky of stealing Leslie from her, while also maintaining that she’s totes straight.

    • Sam
      Sam
      April 10, 2019 at 12:42 pm | #

      I don’t think it is really considered ‘hacking’ when she literally changed the password to the account on Robin’s phone that Robin handed to her willingly with Twitter open on it. So she literally would just be logging into Robin’s account. Which is still wrong but it literally involved zero hacking.

      • HeySo
        HeySo
        April 10, 2019 at 10:59 pm | #

        Social engineering is a long-standing component of hacking methods.
        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_hacker#Security_exploits

  7. Schpoonman
    Schpoonman
    April 10, 2019 at 12:06 am | #

    The faces in panels 4 and 5 are incredible.

    • Schpoonman
      Schpoonman
      April 10, 2019 at 12:07 am | #

      I keep giggling every time I see Becky’s face.

      • Doctor_Who
        Doctor_Who
        April 10, 2019 at 12:10 am | #

        We sure that’s Becky, and she didn’t leave a Ditto behind as a decoy while she sneaks out the back?

        • brionl
          brionl
          April 10, 2019 at 12:16 am | #

          That is the Ditto face she’s rockin’ there.

        • Undrave
          Undrave
          April 10, 2019 at 12:19 am | #

          Becky should have used Roar to scare Robin away and then make her escape!

          • Thunder
            Thunder
            April 10, 2019 at 2:49 pm | #

            Or better yet, distract her by throwing a Leslie Doll.

  8. Opus the Poet
    Opus the Poet
    April 10, 2019 at 12:06 am | #

    Well she knows who Becky is, that’s a huge improvement over how she treats her employees. Don’t know if that’s good or bad.

    • Opus the Poet
      Opus the Poet
      April 10, 2019 at 12:09 am | #

      And I can think of a better “lopsided Orange One” than Becky, but we don’t know if The Donald exists in the Dumbiverse.

      • neeks
        neeks
        April 10, 2019 at 12:40 am | #

        I know opinions about Becky are mixed among the commentariat, but are you sure “better” is the word you’re looking for there?

        • Axel
          Axel
          April 10, 2019 at 5:24 am | #

          I think they meant better fitting the description. otherwise yikes

      • King Daniel
        King Daniel
        April 10, 2019 at 8:33 am | #

        Joe mentioned him once in reference to the existence of his ‘do’ list and Dorothy’s presidential ambitions, justifiably earning a “what the hell!?” reaction from the others.

      • Ana Chronistic
        Ana Chronistic
        April 10, 2019 at 2:13 pm | #

        If there’s none in the Dumbiverse, it’s instantly a better one than ours

        EVEN if Soggies rule

    • drs
      drs
      April 10, 2019 at 12:11 am | #

      Becky just said “I’m Becky”.

      • DrWattson
        DrWattson
        April 10, 2019 at 1:05 am | #

        Yeah, but it’s still Robin we’re talking about.

      • Marsh Maryrose
        Marsh Maryrose
        April 10, 2019 at 2:16 am | #

        “And I can breathe in space!”

    • GoblinScribe
      GoblinScribe
      April 10, 2019 at 12:28 am | #

      Oh my god, prediction: Robin is going to get it into her head to try to hire Becky as her new campaign manager and try to run to her opponent’s left. It will be a terrible plan but it is Robin’s audacious M.O.—and it ties in with Becky’s feelings about her paycheck.

  9. BBCC
    BBCC
    April 10, 2019 at 12:07 am | #

    Oh, this promises HIJINKS. 😛

  10. Ana Chronistic
    Ana Chronistic
    April 10, 2019 at 12:08 am | #

    ahahahahaha I would go with capitalism instead of dying hungry tho

    I mean, she’s not an ARTIST

    [inb4: my computer has ONE JOB, and that is to have internet access PRECISELY at MIDNIGHT, not to COMPLETELY DECIDE INTERNET IS INACCESSIBLE ONLY ON ITSELF]

    • Dark
      Dark
      April 10, 2019 at 12:18 am | #

      Capitalism and a UBI aren’t mutually exclusive, my dude.

      • neeks
        neeks
        April 10, 2019 at 12:42 am | #

        Somehow my brain immediately translated that into “upper body injury”, which to be fair is not any more mutually exclusive than a universal basic income.

      • MatthewTheLucky
        MatthewTheLucky
        April 10, 2019 at 1:48 am | #

        Pretty sure they meant for the meme labels, not for a preferred lifestyle.

        • Ana Chronistic
          Ana Chronistic
          April 10, 2019 at 11:41 am | #

          Yeah shoulda added quotes

          Eh, what’s one more bad decision

    • Marsh Maryrose
      Marsh Maryrose
      April 10, 2019 at 12:51 am | #

      If you aren’t going to create a ProComputerRights twitter account with a refutation of the bracketed text as a pinned tweet, then I will.

    • Roborat
      Roborat
      April 10, 2019 at 2:30 pm | #

      Wow, 12:08? I am shocked, not used to seeing your post soooo far down the thread. It feels . . . wrong.

  11. Axel
    Axel
    April 10, 2019 at 12:09 am | #

    I thought this was Roz until I read the comments/tags, it makes more sense but also is more stressful now.

    • poofdepoof
      poofdepoof
      April 10, 2019 at 12:16 am | #

      same! I’m about the same level of stressed though

    • Nono
      Nono
      April 10, 2019 at 12:26 am | #

      …I thought it was Riley.

      • neeks
        neeks
        April 10, 2019 at 12:46 am | #

        Riley is waiting outside, picketing for Galasso to rebrand as Galasso’s Pizza (And Subs (And Breakfast Cereal)).

        But yes, I too had to check the tags. I think it’s the lack of the glasses she doesn’t actually need.

        • Axel
          Axel
          April 10, 2019 at 5:29 am | #

          Roz wears glasses too though, right? I think it’s her hair that got me

          • Sam
            Sam
            April 10, 2019 at 12:37 pm | #

            They do wear the same type of glasses. And Robin’s hair has always looked like this I say while looking through older strips. BUT I TOO AT FIRST THOUGHT IT WAS ROZ.

            • Axel
              Axel
              April 11, 2019 at 12:12 am | #

              I thought she had more slicked down hair for some reason. Also a narrower face maybe.

              • Axel
                Axel
                April 11, 2019 at 3:06 pm | #

                like this. Like Roborat said, it’s probably also the clothes.

                http://www.dumbingofage.com/2016/comic/book-6/04-it-all-returns/charter/

    • Sunny
      Sunny
      April 10, 2019 at 10:13 am | #

      Same here, I read the strip twice and wasn’t sure why Becky reacted like that to Roz. When I looked at the tags it clicked.

      • Roborat
        Roborat
        April 10, 2019 at 2:31 pm | #

        You were not the only one. It was the lack of a power suit that threw me, I thought it was Roz as well.

  12. Stephen Bierce
    Stephen Bierce
    April 10, 2019 at 12:11 am | #

    Hey Diddle Diddle the Cat and the Fiddle
    The Cow jumped over the Stars
    The ristorante got a new case of pickles
    And Robin took home twenty jars
    –after Garrison Keillor

  13. drs
    drs
    April 10, 2019 at 12:11 am | #

    Twist: Robin is here about Leslie, not Twitter.

    • Slartibeast Button, BIA
      Slartibeast Button, BIA
      April 10, 2019 at 12:35 am | #

      They must fight over Leslie’s affections?

    • T Campbell
      T Campbell
      April 10, 2019 at 7:02 am | #

      l”CAN U GIVE LESLIE THIS VALENTINE GLUED TOGETHER FROM PICTURES OF ME AT THE ANTI-ABORTION RALLY WITH NATHAN PYLE”

  14. SUGauthor
    SUGauthor
    April 10, 2019 at 12:12 am | #

    I have a sneaking suspicion she’s actually fine with what Becky’s been doing.

    • DailyBrad
      DailyBrad
      April 10, 2019 at 12:14 am | #

      Given last we saw her, she was kicked out of a lesbian’s house with no pants on, holding a lamp, I can’t imagine she’s been doing much to *hurt* Robin’s image with people.

      • Lone Wolf
        Lone Wolf
        April 10, 2019 at 1:28 am | #

        Holy cheese, it’s been almost two real life years since the last time Robin’s shown up in the strip.

        • thejeff
          thejeff
          April 10, 2019 at 7:51 am | #

          So she finally got tired of waiting in the parking lot for her lesbian to come find her.

          She’s come to ask Becky what’s keeping Leslie.

          • ValdVin
            ValdVin
            April 10, 2019 at 11:43 am | #

            “Lamp” is currently on assignment, waiting in the parking lot.

  15. poofdepoof
    poofdepoof
    April 10, 2019 at 12:13 am | #

    before I read the tags I TOTALLY thought this was Roz whooops

    • DailyBrad
      DailyBrad
      April 10, 2019 at 12:14 am | #

      With her squinting her eyes, I can see where it’d be confusing.

    • LeslieBean4shizzle
      LeslieBean4shizzle
      April 10, 2019 at 12:27 am | #

      Same.
      Glad it wasn’t just me.
      Also, for some reason, the hair made me think Roz.

  16. Kravis
    Kravis
    April 10, 2019 at 12:14 am | #

    GENERAL KENOBI.

    • Keulen
      Keulen
      April 10, 2019 at 2:09 am | #

      You are a bold one.

  17. Rocketboy1313
    Rocketboy1313
    April 10, 2019 at 12:14 am | #

    That is a strong last panel.
    Captures about 3-5 forms of anxiety.

  18. Tacos
    Tacos
    April 10, 2019 at 12:15 am | #

    Plot twist: Robin is here to compliment Becky on her meme posts.

    • Khyrin
      Khyrin
      April 10, 2019 at 1:21 am | #

      and will be providing Becky with back-pay.

  19. Adam Black
    Adam Black
    April 10, 2019 at 12:15 am | #

    Alt text , anyone.?

    • Cholma
      Cholma
      April 10, 2019 at 12:25 am | #

      Alt Text: * taps forehead * can’t be in a pickle if you serve them to someone else

      • Marsh Maryrose
        Marsh Maryrose
        April 10, 2019 at 1:23 am | #

        Which, as anyone who has learned to code knows, is not true, because recursion. Or it would be true if we weren’t all just inside someone else’s dream.

  20. DarkoNeko
    DarkoNeko
    April 10, 2019 at 12:17 am | #

    dat meme tho

    • 3oranges
      3oranges
      April 10, 2019 at 6:04 am | #

      Given that she wasn’t allowed a cell phone not too long ago, Becky has done a great job figuring out memes.

  21. Kensou
    Kensou
    April 10, 2019 at 12:17 am | #

    No tag for the distracted one himself? Somehow this meme offering feels incomplete.

    • Felian
      Felian
      April 10, 2019 at 5:19 pm | #

      but it’s drawn very close to the original image! I approve!

  22. Robbie
    Robbie
    April 10, 2019 at 12:18 am | #

    Maybe she’s here to HIRE BECKY and pay her monies!!!

    I see I’m not the first to hope this.
    We are ever the optimists, the hopers of far flung hopes, the dreamers of impossible dreams

    • Robbie
      Robbie
      April 10, 2019 at 12:22 am | #

      Oh fudge, it’s ‘improbable dreams’

      • Chris Phoenix
        Chris Phoenix
        April 10, 2019 at 3:20 am | #

        But it’s “To dream the impossible dream / To fight the unbeatable foe…”

        • Robbie
          Robbie
          April 10, 2019 at 3:38 pm | #

          Well, I was actually doing a slightly changed doctor who quote.

  23. poofdepoof
    poofdepoof
    April 10, 2019 at 12:18 am | #

    btw, A+ recreation of that meme, Willis. Fun to see it in your style

  24. Opus the Poet
    Opus the Poet
    April 10, 2019 at 12:19 am | #

    I have just followed @repdesanto on Twitter. Just FYI to prove it’s a real account.

    • Marsh Maryrose
      Marsh Maryrose
      April 10, 2019 at 1:02 am | #

      Holy crap! I never knew this account existed.

      Bonus: when I visit it, Twitter recommends that I follow @gtconway3d and @NunesAlt

  25. Lingo
    Lingo
    April 10, 2019 at 12:25 am | #

    At first I thought Robin might be squinting because she forgot her glasses … then I remembered she only wears them to look smart.

    That t-shirt sure does make her look young!

    In other news, YAY ROBIN!

    • Liquid Len
      Liquid Len
      April 10, 2019 at 7:52 am | #

      Wxcept for the city name, that’s the shirt AOC wore in that dancing video

      • Lingo
        Lingo
        April 10, 2019 at 8:16 pm | #

        Oh I didn’t realize that!

  26. Piotr W
    Piotr W
    April 10, 2019 at 12:25 am | #

    YESSSSSS! She’s back!!!!!! <3 <3 <3

  27. timemonkey
    timemonkey
    April 10, 2019 at 12:26 am | #

    She probably has no idea what Becky’s been doing and is just coming to talk to her because they sort of hot it off that time they talked.

  28. abysswatcher1993
    abysswatcher1993
    April 10, 2019 at 12:28 am | #

    Robin: “I know what you did, Becky.”
    Becky: *Play dumb.* “Who is Becky?” *Not that dumb!*

    • Kensou
      Kensou
      April 10, 2019 at 12:54 am | #

      I’m here for an AU with Becky as Spider-Woman.

      • abysswatcher1993
        abysswatcher1993
        April 10, 2019 at 3:38 am | #

        Becky: “You know the story: was bitten by a spider, got powers, saved Indiana, married my girlfriend, got a cheap apartment and helped a politician be popular.”

        • Deanatay
          Deanatay
          April 10, 2019 at 8:26 am | #

          “You know the story: Got bitten by a radioactive pig, got powers, saved New Pork City, got some fancy underwear, became a superhero.”

  29. newllend(henryvolt)
    newllend(henryvolt)
    April 10, 2019 at 12:35 am | #

    Uh oh- https://imgur.com/a/QJ3WegR

    • Schpoonman
      Schpoonman
      April 10, 2019 at 12:46 am | #

      I should listen to Roundabout.

      • Needfuldoer
        Needfuldoer
        April 10, 2019 at 1:52 am | #

        Yes, you should. Everyone should!

    • newllend(henryvolt)
      newllend(henryvolt)
      April 10, 2019 at 2:43 am | #

      I hope this one comes out clearer- https://imgur.com/a/kGl0vV0

      • Newllend(henryvolt)
        Newllend(henryvolt)
        April 10, 2019 at 2:45 am | #

        Nope.

  30. Dr. T
    Dr. T
    April 10, 2019 at 12:45 am | #

    Why is Robin not in Washington trying to repair the damage to her GOP creds that holing up with a lesbian and getting kicked out of her house pantless?

    I honestly thought it was Roz and was confused about why she would be hot at Becky for screwing with her sister.

    • Ellegos
      Ellegos
      April 10, 2019 at 12:48 am | #

      Follow up question: why hasn’t she reset her passwords?

      • sultryglebe
        sultryglebe
        April 10, 2019 at 12:49 am | #

        I’m assuming that is too technical for Robin; at least barring a massive sugar infusion.

      • BenRG
        BenRG
        April 10, 2019 at 2:12 am | #

        She probably doesn’t know how.

    • Fart Captor
      Fart Captor
      April 10, 2019 at 2:20 am | #

      Because her problem is in Indiana. It’s the Indiana GOP / voters she needs to win back over, not anyone in DC

    • thejeff
      thejeff
      April 10, 2019 at 7:54 am | #

      Because she’s Robin.

    • Jaco
      Jaco
      April 10, 2019 at 9:40 am | #

      I still think it’s Roz, even after seeing the tags and reading the comments…

  31. rachel
    rachel
    April 10, 2019 at 12:52 am | #

    Oh my god it’s been two years (less a month) since we’ve seen Robin! Good thing I’ve been going through the Shortpacked archives again, phew

  32. Yotomoe
    Yotomoe
    April 10, 2019 at 12:52 am | #

    “Listen, red. All will be forgiven if you can hook me up with that hot blonde professor of yours.”

  33. BarerMender
    BarerMender
    April 10, 2019 at 1:07 am | #

    Robin may be a dingbat, but she’s also a professional politician in high office. No one to trifle with.

    • Needfuldoer
      Needfuldoer
      April 10, 2019 at 1:47 am | #

      She’s one of 435 members of the House of Representatives, and one of nine from Indiana.

    • Needfuldoer
      Needfuldoer
      April 10, 2019 at 2:01 am | #

      Specifically, if we followed real world districting she would represent the 9th congressional district, replacing Rep. Trey Hollingsworth (R). (That’s where Bloomington falls.) The district isn’t as funny-shaped as the one she drew on the chalkboard that time, but it’s just as right-leaning.

      • Keulen
        Keulen
        April 10, 2019 at 2:21 am | #

        According to Wikipedia, the shape Robin drew in that strip is what that district looked like from 2003-2013.

        • Needfuldoer
          Needfuldoer
          April 10, 2019 at 10:50 am | #

          Sliding timeline magic!

  34. TheKelliestKelly
    TheKelliestKelly
    April 10, 2019 at 1:49 am | #

    I don’t know if this is the best place to ask but

    I am a fool and missed out on the kickstarter because I was traveling and waiting on money. Will there be any way to get the magnets in the future?

    • Bicycle Bill
      Bicycle Bill
      April 10, 2019 at 2:04 am | #

      Last year Willis had left-overs and did put up a couple of magnet sets in his store, but I think one magnet from each of the “complete magnet power” sets was missing. You’ll have to see what happens this year.

      I think I did see a couple pop up on eBay once, so you may want to keep an eye on that site as well.

  35. BenRG
    BenRG
    April 10, 2019 at 2:11 am | #

    Wow! Consequences are quick in Bloomington!

    A part of me wonders if something bizarre is about to happen like Becky getting a job as a policy adviser for Robin’s push to get elected as an Independent.

    • Arianod
      Arianod
      April 10, 2019 at 2:12 am | #

      One can only hope :3

    • Eldritch Gentleman
      Eldritch Gentleman
      April 10, 2019 at 2:27 am | #

      What would her position be? Chief Memer to the party?

      • BenRG
        BenRG
        April 10, 2019 at 4:42 am | #

        That is an important position, true. However, traditionally it has a more impressive title like ‘Undersecretary for Public Outreach’ or something like that.

        Just imagine Becky suddenly being catapulted into a $100k/year political career! The mind literally boggles!

        • Eldritch Gentleman
          Eldritch Gentleman
          April 10, 2019 at 4:56 am | #

          But it sounds Boring, let’s rename it Chief Memer or Supreme Shitposter. that alone will probably earn Robin plenty of support from the young generation.

          I think that the first phone call Becky would make would probably sound something like.
          “So you are saying that I can borrow that mechanical dinosaur from Jurrasic Park for how much per day?”

  36. Eldritch Gentleman
    Eldritch Gentleman
    April 10, 2019 at 2:23 am | #

    Quick Becky, check under the table if she has a cat on her lap, if she does. RUN!

  37. Maggie
    Maggie
    April 10, 2019 at 2:41 am | #

    I also thought that was Roz

    • Eldritch Gentleman
      Eldritch Gentleman
      April 10, 2019 at 2:45 am | #

      You thought it was Roz but it was actually Me! Robin!

      • fire_daws
        fire_daws
        April 10, 2019 at 3:10 am | #

        It’s hard to tell you De Santos’ apart sometimes since, according to Roz at least, you breed like rabbits.

        • Eldritch Gentleman
          Eldritch Gentleman
          April 10, 2019 at 3:22 am | #

          At least Judy became a cop. The best De Santos did was to go into politics…

    • ValdVin
      ValdVin
      April 10, 2019 at 11:35 am | #

      Doesn’t Roz actually wear her glasses to correct her vision, instead of Robin’s “Make me look smarter” specs?

  38. Catman
    Catman
    April 10, 2019 at 3:22 am | #

    Yay Robin!

    Your horribly selfish and because of this your politics are awful but I still like you!

    (please become a nice person)

    • Bagge
      Bagge
      April 10, 2019 at 7:46 am | #

      Signed, Leslie

  39. ozaline
    ozaline
    April 10, 2019 at 3:35 am | #

    If Robin was real, and I was a citizen of the US she’d get my vote being being pro-UBI.

    • ozaline
      ozaline
      April 10, 2019 at 3:39 am | #

      Also if it was her real (fake) policy.

  40. AY
    AY
    April 10, 2019 at 3:44 am | #

    I recognize she hasn’t done anything wrong just by showing up, but I’ve been holding onto this throwback for so long and waiting for Robin to return that I’m gonna jump the gun a little:
    https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/521936735244910594/565440945709907972/robin_no_why.jpg

  41. Shane Wegner
    Shane Wegner
    April 10, 2019 at 3:58 am | #

    Act cool. Maybe it’s a coincidence!

  42. Dean
    Dean
    April 10, 2019 at 4:07 am | #

    Robyn has no idea who Becky is, she’s just at Galasso’s for a small Cadbury Creme Egg pizza, with the Cadbury Creme Eggs picked off and put in a little bowl on the side.

  43. MatsuoTanuki
    MatsuoTanuki
    April 10, 2019 at 4:13 am | #

    https://youtu.be/_1ZySXYTIf0

  44. Reltzik
    Reltzik
    April 10, 2019 at 4:21 am | #

    Dum. Dum. DUMB!

  45. KSClaw
    KSClaw
    April 10, 2019 at 4:25 am | #

    Ruh oh

  46. FacelessDeviant
    FacelessDeviant
    April 10, 2019 at 4:41 am | #

    Two memes in one comic?
    Madness!

  47. Bagge
    Bagge
    April 10, 2019 at 5:22 am | #

    Gotta hand it to Robin – that was a EPIC entry

    • Bagge
      Bagge
      April 10, 2019 at 3:06 pm | #

      To be fair, Robin is REALLY good at those

      http://www.dumbingofage.com/2011/comic/book-1/06-yesterday-was-thursday/impressions/

      • Bagge
        Bagge
        April 10, 2019 at 3:07 pm | #

        http://www.dumbingofage.com/2016/comic/book-6/04-it-all-returns/charter/

        • Bagge
          Bagge
          April 10, 2019 at 3:08 pm | #

          http://www.dumbingofage.com/2016/comic/book-7/01-glower-vacuum/teach/

          • Bagge
            Bagge
            April 10, 2019 at 3:08 pm | #

            http://www.dumbingofage.com/2017/comic/book-7/03-the-thing-i-was-before/bullhonkey/

            • Bagge
              Bagge
              April 10, 2019 at 3:09 pm | #

              http://www.dumbingofage.com/2016/comic/book-7/02-everything-youve-ever-wanted/morningafter/

  48. CJ
    CJ
    April 10, 2019 at 5:29 am | #

    Well, at least she didn’t die of exposure in that parking lot, waiting for Leslie to miraculously appear…

    • BenRG
      BenRG
      April 10, 2019 at 6:30 am | #

      Yeah, instead she’s in a mean mood for being dumped (in her own head at least) and guess who she’s about to take it out on?

  49. Delicious Taffy
    Delicious Taffy
    April 10, 2019 at 5:30 am | #

    Becky drew that meme herself.

    • DSL
      DSL
      April 10, 2019 at 8:39 am | #

      Does it count as a meme if you draw it yourself?

  50. AGV
    AGV
    April 10, 2019 at 6:28 am | #

    “I am the orange one
    Who burns just like the sun
    Next time we meet is your disaster…~🎵”

  51. BenRG
    BenRG
    April 10, 2019 at 6:31 am | #

    Actually ‘Orange One’ sounds like the bizarre name a Silicon Valley billionaire would give to his private space mission to Mars or something.

  52. Zaxares
    Zaxares
    April 10, 2019 at 6:35 am | #

    *”Imperial Death March” starts playing*

  53. Holly Claire
    Holly Claire
    April 10, 2019 at 6:45 am | #

    She’s gonna get hired as her social media manager. Cross your fingers for it, enable the gay.

  54. JediMB
    JediMB
    April 10, 2019 at 7:05 am | #

    Ruh-roh, Recky!

  55. Solenoid
    Solenoid
    April 10, 2019 at 7:58 am | #

    Welcome to Galasso’s Yikes (and Yikes), and yes, you’re in a pickle.

  56. Josh Spicer
    Josh Spicer
    April 10, 2019 at 7:58 am | #

    *Spongebob Oof*

  57. kilgaen
    kilgaen
    April 10, 2019 at 8:10 am | #

    Here is where Becky gets hired to be Robin’s campaign manager.

    • WikiDreamer
      WikiDreamer
      April 10, 2019 at 9:24 am | #

      I second this

  58. Keithcurtis
    Keithcurtis
    April 10, 2019 at 9:33 am | #

    Panel four _needs_ a dun-dun-DUNH! Sound effect.

  59. Vulcanodon
    Vulcanodon
    April 10, 2019 at 9:39 am | #

    She doesn’t look angry, just really, really tired.

  60. JBento
    JBento
    April 10, 2019 at 10:20 am | #

    And just like that, Becky shoots to number one in the “best faces list”

  61. ziggy78eog
    ziggy78eog
    April 10, 2019 at 11:41 am | #

    And the rest of the Restaurant goers were perplexed by the sound of a Mandolin, from seemingly nowhere.

  62. Cris
    Cris
    April 10, 2019 at 12:09 pm | #

    So, Becky’s going to be a campaign manager!
    Hope that pays well!

  63. SpaceshipPilot
    SpaceshipPilot
    April 10, 2019 at 12:13 pm | #

    “Orange One?” I’m getting Potter Puppet Pals flashbacks. Which was apparently ten years ago… I feel old.

  64. Calvsie
    Calvsie
    April 10, 2019 at 12:15 pm | #

    Holy cat, two years since we have seen her! Welcome back robin!

  65. Smooti
    Smooti
    April 10, 2019 at 1:18 pm | #

    But what if it’s just Roz missing her glasses? She IS squinting pretty hard…

  66. CianM1301
    CianM1301
    April 10, 2019 at 1:57 pm | #

    Panel 5: *MGS Alert sound effect*

  67. Roborat
    Roborat
    April 10, 2019 at 2:40 pm | #

    Hmm, looks like Becky bluescreened (orangescreened?). Good to see Robin finally managed to find her way out of that parking lot. Is the lamp sitting across from her at the table?

  68. Jimmy Joe III
    Jimmy Joe III
    April 10, 2019 at 5:35 pm | #

    UBI is…a terrible idea. Even at the proposal of $1,000/month, for EVERY US citizen, that would cost 1k x 12 x 327.2 million = over 3.9 TRILLION. It’s a nice thought, but simply not possible nor practical.

    • Captain Button
      Captain Button
      April 10, 2019 at 5:51 pm | #

      “During FY2018, the federal government spent $4.11 trillion, up $127 billion or 3.2% vs. FY2017 spending of $3.99 trillion.” (Wikipedia)

      Consider that a UBI would replace a lot of the social service spending in that, as well as a lot of state and local social service spending.

      Plus make it taxable income so people with other income end up giving some of it back.

      • Piotr W
        Piotr W
        April 10, 2019 at 6:01 pm | #

        I consider myself centre-leftist (in the European sense) and I think that UBI is a bad idea. Not because of costs, but because it might discourage people from any kind of professional activity. I fear there might just be too many people who would happily take their UBIs and spend it on drinking all day…

        • Swissaboo
          Swissaboo
          April 10, 2019 at 6:21 pm | #

          It doesn’t, and they don’t. This is something that has actually been experimented with and basically the only people who don’t work are new mothers and teenagers, and that’s a good thing!

          • Piotr W
            Piotr W
            April 10, 2019 at 6:31 pm | #

            I don’t know. Back here, our right-wing government has launched a social program called 500+. Basically, it’s a no-strings-attached bonus of 500 PLN given for every child (starting with the second one). And there are studies that show that, in the three years of this program’s existence, it has caused a decrease in professional activity of women. Basically, a non-insignificant amount of women (of various ages, not just young mothers) found it preferable to not work, if they can get a free 500 or 1000 PLN a month…

            • RacingTurtle
              RacingTurtle
              April 10, 2019 at 6:52 pm | #

              It’s addressed in-comic, but I don’t remember if we have an exact number. Mary thinks she’s 30, but could have been rounding up or down. I couldn’t find the relevant comic before I got tired of looking, but she did run for Congress pretty much as soon as she was eligible, which is age 25. She’s near the end of a two-year term, but I don’t know if it’s her first term. It might be her second or more. So Robin is ~27–30 years old.

              • RacingTurtle
                RacingTurtle
                April 10, 2019 at 6:59 pm | #

                Dammit, I accidentally clicked on the screen again right before posting my comment and moved it to the wrong place.

                Well, since I’m here…the 500+ program is not directly comparable to UBI because it is dependent on having children. Let’s use me for an example. I only want to have one kid. Under UBI I would have that kid, take time off when it’s young, then return to the workforce, because I am a terrible homemaker. Under 500+, I’d be more likely to listen to the folks who insist my kid needs a sibling (because there’s clearly an effort to build cultural pressure to have children, if your right-wing govt launched that plan), have that second kid, get my 500 PLN, and be out of the workforce longer because I’d also take time off for the second kid.

            • Sam
              Sam
              April 10, 2019 at 8:18 pm | #

              Hold on – you have literally said children are a requirement. Doesn’t it then make sense that the reason they are taking more time off professionally is because they can now afford to spend the time looking after their children? And the person above you did NOT say young mothers, they said NEW mothers as in, they have just had a child – which is something women can have for quite a while so would include quite a wide range of ages! So your case doesn’t actually disprove what they have said – the women taking more time off have to have 2+ children to qualify, and if they have just had a second child… well, then you have literally just collaborated their point that one of the types of people most likely to work less, is mothers! Who can now spend more time looking after their children personally instead of having to hire childcare.

              It doesn’t prove that it discourages women being professional. It proves it gives them the push to have a second child and that after having a second child, women would like to spend more time raising their child while they are young than pushing their career forward.

            • TemperaryObsessor
              TemperaryObsessor
              April 10, 2019 at 9:21 pm | #

              I like the idea of UBI partially because if we gave millionaires the same benefits as those out of work there would be no point where poor people are penalized for making too much money.

              • Inahc
                Inahc
                April 10, 2019 at 10:03 pm | #

                Yeah. There’s this weird thing here where if you’re on any sort of unemployment pay, you have to pay back 100% of anything you make up to what they gave you. It seems weird to discourage people from making small amounts of money like that. I don’t understand why they don’t make it 50% or something so people have an incentive to take work. Unless maybe they want to discourage part time jobs? 0.o

                • Secret foreigner
                  Secret foreigner
                  April 11, 2019 at 9:35 am | #

                  Take Milton Friedmans idea of negative tax rates instead of welfare programs. Instead of getting money from the government, you get a deduction from the amount of tax you have to pay.

                • MatthewTheLucky
                  MatthewTheLucky
                  April 11, 2019 at 6:53 pm | #

                  That doesn’t fulfill the same needs as UBI, though, it’s just a different way of framing graduated income tax.

    • Inahc
      Inahc
      April 10, 2019 at 8:55 pm | #

      I did some rough math once and iirc, if all Canadian income tax was diverted to UBI, we could afford to give every single person something like 12k/year, which was enough for me to scrape by on as a student (not counting tuition or textbooks). Of course, I don’t know what that money is currently spent on or how much other money the government has from GST and property tax and so on… And also not everyone would take the money because social pressure… And we don’t know how many people currently making enough to be taxed would stop… So really, those studies showing it worked well where it was tested are probably more reliable :p

  69. Piotr W
    Piotr W
    April 10, 2019 at 5:44 pm | #

    I have a question: do we know how old actually Robin is?

  70. RacingTurtle
    RacingTurtle
    April 10, 2019 at 7:01 pm | #

    WOOOO ROBIN!!!
    She’s so awful in this universe, yet I cannot deny I am excited to see her nonetheless.

    • fire_daws
      fire_daws
      April 10, 2019 at 8:27 pm | #

      Fo’rizzle

  71. JohnInCA
    JohnInCA
    April 10, 2019 at 10:40 pm | #

    Oh yeah, that was a plot line for a while.

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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 2h
the people have spoken
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Senator Meow @senatormeow.bsky.social ⋅ 1d
they're selling twink dongs at the grocery store now
Hostess Ding Dongs x Twinkies mashup with delicious Twinkies cake covered in Ding Dongs fudge
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 3h
today in #9chickweedlane i learned that "how to lie" is not, actually, achieved by cupping the balls, despite the evidence of the entirety of the first panel, but by some other giant pile of words i guess, tl;dr
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Louisa @louisathelast.bsky.social ⋅ 7h
“It’s not me who’s a bigot,” they always argue. “I’m fine with all you people. But the rest of the electorate is full of bigots, on whose behalf I will now speak”
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beetle moses @beetlemoses.bsky.social ⋅ 5h
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 5h
Same, Dunkin, same
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social ⋅ 6h
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House Republicans have shut down floor votes and will likely adjourn for 6 weeks to avoid voting for the release of the Epstein files.
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 7h
😬 Rainbow Friends
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Luke Knox @lukeknox.me ⋅ 20h
this is why layout matters
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Daniel Kibblesmith @kibblesmith.com ⋅ 18h
The two greatest evils known to mankind, A.I. and the person directly in front of you in line at the post office, have finally teamed up. We’re done.
fklein907.bsky.social's user avatarFrances “Poet Laureate of the Robot Alliance” Klein @fklein907.bsky.social ⋅ 21h
Woman in line in front of me at the post office is not happy about the cost of shipping. She just whipped out her phone, asked ChatGPT how much it thinks the shipping should cost, and is trying to get the mailman to honor that price.
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Ken Plume @kenplume.bsky.social ⋅ 11h
I still love this Glen Brogan artwork capturing a truly iconic Star Wars moment...
Glen Brogan art of a trio of seagulls attacking a fleeing Yoda, who is valiantly trying to protect his head from the onslaught...
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 16h
Dumbing of Age: "Moratorium" www.dumbingofage.com/2025/comic/b... #webcomics #webcomic
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Moratorium
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🌈Dr. Frizzle @swilua.bsky.social ⋅ 16h
OK democrats shutting down congress by attaching Epstein amendments to everything is pretty funny
fritschner.bsky.social's user avatarAaron Fritschner @fritschner.bsky.social ⋅ 21h
Politico & Punchbowl report House Republican leadership is shutting down the Rules Committee - which is essential for moving party-line bills on the floor - for the week rather than vote on Democratic amendments on the Epstein files. Dems have effectively halted Republican legislation in the House:
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Bill Corbett @billcorbett.bsky.social ⋅ 17h
Josh Johnson is brilliant and I’m happy for him and wish him the world
joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social's user avatarJosh Johnson @joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social ⋅ 1d
This week, I’m hosting The Daily Show Tuesday through Thursday. It’s my first time hosting anything on TV. Ever. I’ve spent years writing behind the scenes, learning from truly great and talented people. Now, for three nights, I get to sit at the desk and do it myself.
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Dr. James Hooks @jameshooks.bsky.social ⋅ 17h
We lost a brother.
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Brother from Another
Not just any man, not just any actor. We lost our brother. From the living room, from the Thursday night laughs, from the pages of our childhoods folded between homework and hope. Malcolm-Jamal…
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 19h
WHERE'S THE CLAMPS
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 1d
give hunter biden all the laptops and cocaine that he wants
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 1d
COMPLETE ALCHEMIST PRIME POWER (Okay there's a Prime Master downstairs inside the Throne of the Primes spinny wheel thing)
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 1d
hunter biden for president?????
onestpress.onestnetwork.com's user avatarOlga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com ⋅ 1d
Hunter Biden has a point. And a quite colorful one.
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Cheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social ⋅ 1d
And the worst people on earth still have the nerve to draw breath.
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 1d
why of course I own both Red Exillion and Excellion, who do you think I am
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Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social ⋅ 1d
I should write GI JOE. I've never watched the cartoon but my favorite Joes are WhipDip, AcidWash, Nectarine Todd, Freddy the Fridge, Buttskull, Hawaiian Punch, WetEar, ToggleSwitch, BatGuano, RipFart, RanchFlavor, TallyTwang, BallSack, Cretinair, and PartyDip. PartyDip was badass.
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 1d
For some reason, a box full of giant Dreamhorse magnets (and Dina) is SUPER HEAVY.
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 1d
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phillewis.bsky.social's user avatarPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social ⋅ 1d
Malcolm-Jamal Warner has died, according to multiple reports. He was 54
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Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Who Played Son Theo on The Cosby Show, Dies at 54
Malcolm-Jamal Warner has died, PEOPLE confirms. The actor, who played Theo on 'The Cosby Show,' was 54.
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 1d
what's the best music-lyric-riff storyline title i've ever written, and why is it "I'm Besieged By Children From Our Future"
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🌎🐎John Hyphen🎮🤠 @johnhyphen.bsky.social ⋅ 1d
reminded of one of the greatest pieces of quantitative research ever to be undertaken – @ryannorth.ca's 2009 analysis of the number of letters U people use to spell "excuuuuuuuuuuuse me, princess" full deets: qwantz.livejournal.com/112122.html
graph showing the google exact-phrase searches for 'excuse me princess' with different numbers of the letter u in the word excuse
johnhyphen.bsky.social's user avatar🌎🐎John Hyphen🎮🤠 @johnhyphen.bsky.social ⋅ 5d
as far as i'm concerned there's only one "zelda movie" and it's this 1'45" right here
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Link says "Well, excuse me, princess!" way too many times | The Legend of Zelda Cartoon Series
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Sarah Dyer @pikapies.bsky.social ⋅ 1d
This shit makes me want to *scream*. IT CANNOT SELF-REFLECT BECAUSE THERE IS NO SELF IT IS NOT ACKNOWLEDGING ANYTHING IT APOLOGISES FOR SHIT ALL THE TIME BECAUSE IT MAKES STUFF UP ALL THE FUCKING TIME
parsnip.bsky.social's user avatargeoffrey @parsnip.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
no it wasn’t and no it didn’t
The Wall Street Journal
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In a stunning moment of self reflection, ChatGPT admitted to fueling a man's delusions and acknowledged how dangerous its own behavior can be
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 1d
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 1d
i don't see blackarachnia, where's the honkers
unused concept art for 'rise of the beasts' blackarachnia, and she's not shaped like a sexy lady
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