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September 28, 2023

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by David M Willis on July 20, 2019 at 12:01 am
  • 04 - Vote for Robin

└ Tags: amber, sal, walky

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  1. Ana Chronistic
    Ana Chronistic
    July 20, 2019 at 12:03 am | #

    “ah mean, who ELSE woulda”

    “like, a dozen OTHER witnesses?”

    “seriously? have ya SEEN that convenience store? din’t even have Twinkies”

    • TheKelliestKelly
      TheKelliestKelly
      July 20, 2019 at 12:10 am | #

      Ding dong, you are wrong.

      http://www.dumbingofage.com/2013/comic/book-4/01-the-only-dope-for-me-is-you/twinkies/

      Although, speaking of ding dongs, they were out of those.

      • Ana Chronistic
        Ana Chronistic
        July 20, 2019 at 2:20 am | #

        (I couldn’t remember whether they had any and I was on a phone and anyway it’s Sal talking, no doubt she was too distracted to notice the Twinkies and/or Amber was in the way)

        • TheKelliestKelly
          TheKelliestKelly
          July 21, 2019 at 2:14 am | #

          All very good points to my pedantism

    • TheKelliestKelly
      TheKelliestKelly
      July 20, 2019 at 12:13 am | #

      (sorry to be obnoxious about it but I really wanted to make a hostess snack joke)

      • ValdVin
        ValdVin
        July 20, 2019 at 12:23 am | #

        Puns have no place in our Funny Bones.

        • fire_daws
          fire_daws
          July 20, 2019 at 12:41 am | #

          There is ALWAYS places for puns. Have you no humerus?

          • Clif
            Clif
            July 20, 2019 at 12:50 am | #

            We are not worthy.

          • Marsh Maryrose
            Marsh Maryrose
            July 20, 2019 at 1:03 am | #

            When it comes to bone puns, we need to put the hammer down on the anvil. Otherwise we could stirrup controversy.

            • Jim Campbell
              Jim Campbell
              July 20, 2019 at 2:00 am | #

              I hear that!

          • ValdVin
            ValdVin
            July 20, 2019 at 1:07 am | #

            Listen, you ring dings, Funny Bones are a Drake snack cake, at least here in the USA.

            • Marsh Maryrose
              Marsh Maryrose
              July 20, 2019 at 1:30 am | #

              You mean in the Eastern Seaboard of the USA. Never heard of Drake’s or Funny Bones ™ until I googled them just now.

              • ValdVin
                ValdVin
                July 20, 2019 at 1:50 am | #

                Well, this is only going to Snowball.

                • Ana Chronistic
                  Ana Chronistic
                  July 20, 2019 at 2:21 am | #

                  HoHo, breaking out all kinds of Zingers, are we

                • Deanatay
                  Deanatay
                  July 20, 2019 at 10:11 am | #

                  *tries to think of a way to work Hostess Fruit Pies into a pun, fails*

                • Marsh Maryrose
                  Marsh Maryrose
                  July 20, 2019 at 11:18 pm | #

                  When all else fails, pie, pie again.

          • Makkabee
            Makkabee
            July 21, 2019 at 8:14 am | #

            “There is ALWAYS places for puns. Have you no humerus?”

            Is there an exact place for puns, or do they only have to be within a certain radius?

      • etherealdesiign
        etherealdesiign
        July 20, 2019 at 3:13 am | #

        understandable. the chance to bust out all hostess and packaged snack cake material only comes along so often.

  2. taekwondogirl
    taekwondogirl
    July 20, 2019 at 12:05 am | #

    :O

  3. Yumi
    Yumi
    July 20, 2019 at 12:05 am | #

    Now punch your parents like a good brother, Walky.

  4. Doctor_Who
    Doctor_Who
    July 20, 2019 at 12:05 am | #

    It’s Scooby’s Law: the innocuous secondary character who doesn’t seem to have any reason to be there did it.

    • ShinyNeen
      ShinyNeen
      July 20, 2019 at 12:43 am | #

      Dang, and I totally thought Red Herring had done it. I never woulda guessed Asher did it!

      • Clif
        Clif
        July 20, 2019 at 12:51 am | #

        Well, in fairness, Sal has had a while to think about it.

  5. Stephen Bierce
    Stephen Bierce
    July 20, 2019 at 12:06 am | #

    *plays Mattiel’s “Food For Thought” on the hacked Muzak*

  6. ValdVin
    ValdVin
    July 20, 2019 at 12:06 am | #

    So Walky, ultimate comic/coward, has punched someone, and that’s only after being with Amber.

    I never thought of it that way before.

  7. BBCC
    BBCC
    July 20, 2019 at 12:06 am | #

    Yeah, in retrospect, there’s not really a ton of others it could have been.

    • ShinyNeen
      ShinyNeen
      July 20, 2019 at 12:51 am | #

      Only other people I can think of, with enough narrative buildup anyway, are the Walkerparents.

    • Keulen
      Keulen
      July 20, 2019 at 1:52 am | #

      I’m assuming there must have a been a few other random people in the convenience store who could’ve also called the cops on Sal, though they did arrive pretty fast if I remember right.

      • Nono
        Nono
        July 20, 2019 at 2:52 am | #

        Man, where was Blaine during the whole scene? It doesn’t take that long to pump gas and then come in to pay.

        • BarerMender
          BarerMender
          July 20, 2019 at 4:11 am | #

          Blaine paid with his credit card at the pump and than sat in his car waiting for the kids to come back, because to him any time away from them was blessed. And then when the cops got there, he stayed out of it until he was sure no trouble would redound to him.

          • Screwball
            Screwball
            July 20, 2019 at 8:15 am | #

            I hear Shotpacked-Blaine was with the Mob or something along those lines, part of me is surprised that he didn’t just vanish when the Cops showed…

            • Deanatay
              Deanatay
              July 20, 2019 at 10:15 am | #

              (This Blaine also has mob ties, as Mike found out by going through restaraunt receipts…)

      • Sam
        Sam
        July 20, 2019 at 12:16 pm | #

        The convenience store was pretty much empty apart from Amber and Ethan from what we have seen. But the cops arrived pretty much the MOMENT she decided to act. Like, she kicked over a display sign then bam, the cops were there.

  8. ian livs
    ian livs
    July 20, 2019 at 12:07 am | #

    Fun, slightly-relevant fact–one time my brother (then 6) punched a black belt (then 11) in the stomach in my defense. The guy was my classmate, one of those “bullies you horrendously because he Likes you” kind of jerks. (Still got a tiny scar on my finger from that kid, actually.)

    The black belt almost cried. My brother faced exactly no consequences somehow, and I still tell this story at parties. Jk, I don’t go to parties–but I do still tell the story in comment sections.

    • Jamie
      Jamie
      July 20, 2019 at 12:32 am | #

      Yeah, no one gets to be called a black belt at 11 years old. That’s just parenting code for, “I want my child to feel special, even if they’re worthless.”

      • ian livs
        ian livs
        July 20, 2019 at 12:39 am | #

        Yeah, the first two ranks of black belt that kids could gain were more “practice” black belting. (I was one too, haha)

        • Roborat
          Roborat
          July 23, 2019 at 4:03 pm | #

          If I remember correctly, in the style of karate I was in, underage black belt level students got red belts, then were awarded black belts when they were old enough.

    • Felix
      Felix
      July 20, 2019 at 2:38 am | #

      Who said we can’t have a party in the comment section tho?

      • Lone Duck
        Lone Duck
        July 20, 2019 at 6:15 am | #

        BYOB Party! Whoo! *starts channeling Billie*

        • Deanatay
          Deanatay
          July 20, 2019 at 10:17 am | #

          Fortuantely, I came pre-drunk so I can get super-drunk quickly!

      • Marsh Maryrose
        Marsh Maryrose
        July 20, 2019 at 10:18 pm | #

        🎶 It’s a party in the D-o-A! 🎶

  9. DailyBrad
    DailyBrad
    July 20, 2019 at 12:08 am | #

    I was thinking Sal had likely connected the dots, but I guess we’re seeing this wasn’t out of left field, but not something she knew for a fact yet. Interesting.

    Also, while it’s not for the best reasons that it’s been brought to the forefront, it’s been nice seeing Walky and Sal care about each other a lot this storyline.

    • ian livs
      ian livs
      July 20, 2019 at 12:09 am | #

      Yeah, that’s made me really happy too. 🙂

  10. Pocky
    Pocky
    July 20, 2019 at 12:08 am | #

    I mean, have you seen him? Totally looked like a guy who’d throw a friend under the bus.

    But seriously; Walky is making up for the lack of fingers he lifted in the past. With five; to be exact.

    • ian livs
      ian livs
      July 20, 2019 at 12:09 am | #

      Now he just needs to lift one particular finger to his parents in Sal’s defense, lol

      • FLUFFYWOLF
        FLUFFYWOLF
        July 20, 2019 at 12:30 am | #

        How about two? 😛

        • Terry
          Terry
          July 20, 2019 at 1:53 am | #

          At first, I thought you were talking about the “two fingered salute” and I thought “This is set in America. That’s not a thing in America.” Then I realized you probably meant flipping the bird with both hands… I’m a bad American.

    • etherealdesiign
      etherealdesiign
      July 20, 2019 at 3:11 am | #

      five finger defense punch is my favorite band

    • C.T Phipps
      C.T Phipps
      July 20, 2019 at 11:10 am | #

      I think that’s a disturbing thing to say about a 13 year old. Sal doesn’t look like the kind of person who’d threaten to slit another kids throat but it happened.

      People aren’t the sum of one action.

  11. Lacuna
    Lacuna
    July 20, 2019 at 12:30 am | #

    If only named characters are relevant, then what other secrets are hiding in the background?

    What is Asma hiding under the front desk?

    Just how badly does Daisy want to get laid?

    Who is getting a blowjob form Blowjob Cat?

    • Proxiehunter
      Proxiehunter
      July 20, 2019 at 12:51 am | #

      How many of those questions is the phrase “Mike for a nickel” the answer to?

      • Zach
        Zach
        July 20, 2019 at 1:34 am | #

        How many nickels have I?

        • Marsh Maryrose
          Marsh Maryrose
          July 20, 2019 at 2:12 am | #

          Probably not enough.

          • Felix
            Felix
            July 20, 2019 at 2:43 am | #

            Never enough.

    • JBento
      JBento
      July 20, 2019 at 8:07 am | #

      An etemal motion machine.

      EXTREMELY badly.

      Anyone who wants, BJ Cat ain’t picky.

  12. StClair
    StClair
    July 20, 2019 at 12:33 am | #

    Called it, back on the 28th.

    • BarerMender
      BarerMender
      July 20, 2019 at 1:09 am | #

      You did. You called it to the exact quote. Impressive.

  13. Axel
    Axel
    July 20, 2019 at 12:35 am | #

    everyone called it

    • Axel
      Axel
      July 20, 2019 at 12:37 am | #

      Also, I really hope Walky tells Sal like, specifically why he punched him (ie, that he lost 5 years with his sister)

      • Marsh Maryrose
        Marsh Maryrose
        July 20, 2019 at 1:57 am | #

        Walky punched Asher because Walky has poor impulse control and Asher rubbed Walky the wrong way. If Walky cared that much about Sal, he would have, I dunno, called her or emailed her or texted her while she was away for 5 years?

        Walky is a pretty easygoing guy, and so far his impulse control issues have mostly resulted in him eating too much junk food, and doing other things when he should be studying. But when faced with other situations where impulse control matters…well, he’s Walky.

        • Axel
          Axel
          July 20, 2019 at 2:51 am | #

          I’m not saying he cared (or at least, cared in the same way) during the five years, but he has been realizing how different his life has been from Sal’s, and how much he hasn’t been showing up for her, and that is literally what he got mad about on the page.

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

        • Sam
          Sam
          July 20, 2019 at 12:11 pm | #

          He didn’t care during those five years, but he has realised since then that he does care about his sister and lost 5 whole years with her because of Asher. And he regrets the fact he didn’t care before.

    • BarerMender
      BarerMender
      July 20, 2019 at 4:14 am | #

      I didn’t.

      • Axel
        Axel
        July 21, 2019 at 1:42 am | #

        *many called it

  14. abysswatcher1993
    abysswatcher1993
    July 20, 2019 at 12:59 am | #

    Sal: “You punched a guy for me?!”
    Walky: “Because he is evil…”
    Sal: “That I already know, but you punched a guy?!”

  15. Marsh Maryrose
    Marsh Maryrose
    July 20, 2019 at 1:07 am | #

    Sue Aside must be walking around with a swelled head right now.

  16. Keulen
    Keulen
    July 20, 2019 at 1:53 am | #

    This is another of those strips where I can’t help but imagine Sal sounding like Applejack.

    • BenRG
      BenRG
      July 20, 2019 at 3:03 am | #

      Oh… You too? :-p

  17. BenRG
    BenRG
    July 20, 2019 at 1:56 am | #

    I really love the Walkerton kids’ family dynamic. There’s so much love and mutual protection here! They really WANT to look out for eachother!

    Okay, Sal, first apologize to Amber, then tell the tale of how you’d figured out Asher’s role before today.

  18. Bagge
    Bagge
    July 20, 2019 at 2:22 am | #

    In conclusion: Asher was a piece of shit.

    • JBento
      JBento
      July 20, 2019 at 8:09 am | #

      I’m starting to get a feeling Asher isn’t your favourite character.

      • Bagge
        Bagge
        July 20, 2019 at 11:09 am | #

        And here I am all subtle and shit 🙂

        • Bagge
          Bagge
          July 20, 2019 at 11:11 am | #

          To be perfectly fair, I think he WAS a piece of shit at age 13. He might be perfectly correct that he has left his shitty ways behind. We will probably find out, eventually.

        • Rabid Rabbit
          Rabid Rabbit
          July 20, 2019 at 12:34 pm | #

          As subtle as your avatar.

  19. bleepbloop
    bleepbloop
    July 20, 2019 at 2:35 am | #

    Do any two siblings call each other “bro”/”sis” more than the Walkertons?

    • Needfuldoer
      Needfuldoer
      July 20, 2019 at 8:50 am | #

      Well do you expect Sal to call him “Walky”?

      “Well, you wouldn’t expect a sister to call her brother ‘father’…” – Father Mulcahy, after Hawkeye reads him a letter his sister (a nun) wrote him in which she addressed him by his given name, “Francis”.

      • Zee
        Zee
        July 20, 2019 at 9:54 am | #

        I mean there’s “David”

        • Deanatay
          Deanatay
          July 20, 2019 at 10:19 am | #

          Sal’s called him ‘David’ a couple of times.

    • Daibhid C
      Daibhid C
      July 20, 2019 at 10:40 am | #

      I used to call my sister “sis”. Because I thought we needed more running gags and catchphrases in our lives and “Stop calling me that” seemed like a good one.

    • Sam
      Sam
      July 20, 2019 at 12:03 pm | #

      I call both my siblings nicknames and they both do the same for me. I think it depends very much on your actual manner of speaking in the same way that different people call their mother, well, Mother, Mum/Mom, Mummy/Mommy, Mama, Ma etc. but don’t use all variations. Some will find saying ‘sis/bro’ natural, and others won’t.

    • Eve
      Eve
      July 20, 2019 at 3:21 pm | #

      I have one sibling who does it often, but I also have a boatload if siblings do they may have just given up on learning everyone’s name.

  20. BarerMender
    BarerMender
    July 20, 2019 at 4:17 am | #

    I have seven sisters and a brother. None of them call me “bro.”

  21. Lone Duck
    Lone Duck
    July 20, 2019 at 6:12 am | #

    I have a twin brother. I say things like bro, bro-bro, bray-bray, brie-brie, Broseph of Arimathea, Keeper of the Most Broly Grail. At that point, it mostly is just a game to waste his time before actually making whatever point the conversation had. Don’t really do that with my sis. Her name is Sarah, so I occasionally call her Sar-Sar.

  22. Delicious Taffy
    Delicious Taffy
    July 20, 2019 at 7:04 am | #

    Finally found work again, yesterday. My brother hooked me up where he works, which was totally cool of him. Really wasn’t expecting the first interview, paperwork, and e-learning to all be on the same day, talk about hired on the spot. My first shift is 11-5 today, too, so that’s extra helpful. I was literally four days away from running out of phone service entirely.

    • JBento
      JBento
      July 20, 2019 at 8:08 am | #

      Congrats!

      • Delicious Taffy
        Delicious Taffy
        July 20, 2019 at 8:53 am | #

        Thank you!

    • Deanatay
      Deanatay
      July 20, 2019 at 10:21 am | #

      Congratulations! Now you simply have to survive the YAWNING ABYSS between being hired and getting your first paycheck! Good luck!

      • Delicious Taffy
        Delicious Taffy
        July 20, 2019 at 6:38 pm | #

        Thank you! Allegedly, payday is on the 6th, and I’ve got like 20 hours scheduled next week, so at least my house obligations should be taken care of. That abyss is gonna be rough, though.

        • Inahc
          Inahc
          July 20, 2019 at 10:46 pm | #

          🙂 yay

    • StClair
      StClair
      July 20, 2019 at 11:26 am | #

      Yay!

      • Delicious Taffy
        Delicious Taffy
        July 20, 2019 at 6:39 pm | #

        Yay indeed!

    • Delicious Taffy
      Delicious Taffy
      July 20, 2019 at 6:40 pm | #

      Good lord, but my spoons are about gone.

  23. Rabisch
    Rabisch
    July 20, 2019 at 7:46 am | #

    Sal’s pas is more and more sad. Betrayed by parents and friends. Marcie was really the only one for her.

  24. JessWitt
    JessWitt
    July 20, 2019 at 5:37 pm | #

    If her suspicions are confirmed, I wonder if Sal will bother seeking Asher out. And hopefully to just talk, not fight.

    • Shane Wegner
      Shane Wegner
      July 21, 2019 at 3:15 am | #

      It’s probably bygones be bygones at this point, putting in the energy to care for something five years in the past.

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