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November 23, 2023

Legit sorries

by David M Willis on May 26, 2019 at 12:01 am
  • 04 - Vote for Robin

└ Tags: amber, becky, dina

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  1. Doctor_Who
    Doctor_Who
    May 26, 2019 at 12:02 am | #

    Forget the guy, Ethan might just cut out the middleman in this case.

    Also, do Dina’s pajama pants form a pair of dino jaws, because that is amazing. She’s a dinosaur with a dinosaur on her head, a dinosaur for legs, and sleeping on a dinosaur.

    • Evan
      Evan
      May 26, 2019 at 12:08 am | #

      Also kind of another sexual innuendo article of clothing that Dina bought without realizing the implications, given where the dinosaur’s throat ends up being on her body…

      • butting
        butting
        May 26, 2019 at 12:25 am | #

        Dinanychus Dentata

      • Solenoid
        Solenoid
        May 26, 2019 at 7:34 am | #

        I’m just imagining the look on Becky’s face when she noticed.

    • MaddMaxx
      MaddMaxx
      May 26, 2019 at 7:41 am | #

      I want her entire wardrobe

    • oz
      oz
      May 27, 2019 at 3:16 pm | #

      Now Dina and Gigantic Raptor both have dinosaurs eating their heads!!

  2. DarkoNeko
    DarkoNeko
    May 26, 2019 at 12:03 am | #

    That looks comfy

    • someone
      someone
      May 26, 2019 at 1:44 am | #

      For a short while maybe, but it’s going to be murder on her back if she actually sleeps on it.

      • DarkoNeko
        DarkoNeko
        May 26, 2019 at 1:46 am | #

        It’s ok, Dina is like a cat, she doesn’t really have a spine

      • Wizard
        Wizard
        May 26, 2019 at 4:45 am | #

        Sleep positions are totally individual. A guy I used to date seemed none the worse for wear despite often falling asleep in positions that hurt me just to look at.

      • DSL
        DSL
        May 26, 2019 at 11:36 am | #

        When you’re young, sleep position can be anything you want. A few years on, though, and the options narrow. Painfully so.

      • LookingIn
        LookingIn
        May 26, 2019 at 2:37 pm | #

        she will just turn over and sleep on its head, that’ll probably be more comfortable and it’d be like she’s hugging it all night

  3. butts
    butts
    May 26, 2019 at 12:03 am | #

    that thing’s surprisingly ergonomic, huh

    • ShinyNeen
      ShinyNeen
      May 26, 2019 at 12:13 am | #

      It’s highly adjustable

    • DarkoNeko
      DarkoNeko
      May 26, 2019 at 1:46 am | #

      the most important thing for a butt

  4. Streben
    Streben
    May 26, 2019 at 12:03 am | #

    Dina’s priorities amuse me.

  5. Ana Chronistic
    Ana Chronistic
    May 26, 2019 at 12:03 am | #

    hopefully not while Dina is using it

    • JetstreamGW
      JetstreamGW
      May 26, 2019 at 12:06 am | #

      Bor-ing!~

    • Needfuldoer
      Needfuldoer
      May 26, 2019 at 8:26 am | #

      Ethan and [guy name here] come wandering into the room mid-makeout, oblivious to the world around them. They flop over on the back of the giant dino, and the rebound catapults Dina across the room.

  6. Rosicrucian
    Rosicrucian
    May 26, 2019 at 12:04 am | #

    Man have we seriously never seen Dina below the waist in sleepwear before?

    How could we have been denied those awesome jammies for so long?

    • Clif
      Clif
      May 26, 2019 at 12:52 am | #

      I don’t believe so and I don’t know, respectively. But it is obviously an injustice of epic proportions.

      • Clif
        Clif
        May 26, 2019 at 1:02 am | #

        I just realized that the odds are high she is wearing mind-bendingly cute dinosaur themed underwear that we will never see outside of a slipshine.

        • Tan
          Tan
          May 26, 2019 at 1:44 am | #

          Suddenly I have very strong feelings about what the next Slipshine should be.

  7. shadowcell
    shadowcell
    May 26, 2019 at 12:05 am | #

    at least seven legit sorries

    • Roborat
      Roborat
      May 27, 2019 at 3:29 pm | #

      Oh noes, Becky has caught Canadian disease.

  8. ian livs
    ian livs
    May 26, 2019 at 12:05 am | #

    Dina is supremely relatable here, you guys.

    • ShinyNeen
      ShinyNeen
      May 26, 2019 at 12:06 am | #

      Heck yeah! I’d start power tripping too if I got to lie on top of Dinoplushie!

  9. ValdVin
    ValdVin
    May 26, 2019 at 12:05 am | #

    Willis has provided us with two (or three) punchlines here. Great stuff.

    • Suitora
      Suitora
      May 26, 2019 at 12:17 am | #

      You mean Slipshines?

      • Schpoonman
        Schpoonman
        May 26, 2019 at 3:22 am | #

        Cue series of Slipshines (not unlike Welcome to the Fuck Zone) of people banging on the plush, earning the name Fuckface, and Malaya finds out causing extreme reptile envy.

  10. electriccombines
    electriccombines
    May 26, 2019 at 12:08 am | #

    The adorabloodthirsty pair of a lifetime, Dina and Dino!

  11. DarkoNeko
    DarkoNeko
    May 26, 2019 at 12:08 am | #

    tuition, a place to live, and garantee not to betray the values, pick two eh

    • Clif
      Clif
      May 26, 2019 at 12:53 am | #

      Hey, the third one was never a realistic option anyway.

      • abysswatcher1993
        abysswatcher1993
        May 26, 2019 at 2:51 am | #

        In retrospective, Becky could have gotten all three: she could have chosen tuiton and a garantee. In that way she could have used the money to pay Leslie for a bit of rental compensation, and because of helping keep Robin away from doing homophobic stuff Leslie would support Becky.

  12. BBCC
    BBCC
    May 26, 2019 at 12:09 am | #

    Ohhhhh, Ethan. He is such a dork.

    And yeah, might be wise. Just make sure you get all the stuff from the bed/any drawers/etc. though, Dina.

  13. Stephen Bierce
    Stephen Bierce
    May 26, 2019 at 12:12 am | #

    *plays the theme from the Dino-Riders cartoon on the hacked Muzak*

  14. maarvarq
    maarvarq
    May 26, 2019 at 12:12 am | #

    The plushie seems happy about it.

  15. timemonkey
    timemonkey
    May 26, 2019 at 12:14 am | #

    Honestly, I’d bang a dude on a giant raptor plushie.

    • All-Purpose Guru
      All-Purpose Guru
      May 26, 2019 at 1:26 am | #

      I have a feeling Becky is gonna bang Dina on one.

  16. Tacos
    Tacos
    May 26, 2019 at 12:14 am | #

    Those pants Dina has are awesome.

    • Keulen
      Keulen
      May 26, 2019 at 2:38 am | #

      Dina has all the best dinosaur-themed clothing.

  17. DailyBrad
    DailyBrad
    May 26, 2019 at 12:17 am | #

    Dina’s somehow even slower on the uptake than I am, but for the best of reasons.

  18. Golden Yak
    Golden Yak
    May 26, 2019 at 12:18 am | #

    Name the raptor.

    Name the raptor name the raptor name the raptor.

  19. Reltzik
    Reltzik
    May 26, 2019 at 12:19 am | #

    Forget Ethan. DINA’S going to want to bang on it.

    …. um, assuming she has a sex drive. I’m kinda not sure about that.

    • Bagge
      Bagge
      May 26, 2019 at 12:34 am | #

      And, not to put a too fine point in, BECKY is very aware of the idea in panel 4

    • ValdVin
      ValdVin
      May 26, 2019 at 12:51 am | #

      This one is pretty indicative.

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

      • DarkoNeko
        DarkoNeko
        May 26, 2019 at 1:48 am | #

        to be fair, this one was like hugging a HUGE plushie to sleep and yes, all the yes to this even without any sex drive~

      • Skemono
        Skemono
        May 26, 2019 at 4:08 am | #

        I think Dina declaring “YOU WILL KISS ME” is also pretty indicative.

        http://www.dumbingofage.com/2015/comic/book-5/04-walking-with-dina/misreading/

        • Minibit
          Minibit
          May 26, 2019 at 8:23 am | #

          Lots of aces and aspects people enjoy kissing.

      • Annika
        Annika
        May 26, 2019 at 4:36 pm | #

        I mean, you can like snuggling, kissing, and the way someone looks and still be asexual.

  20. fire_daws
    fire_daws
    May 26, 2019 at 12:25 am | #

    Shoulda have said this before; Becks is totally rockin’ that suit 😀

    • Bagge
      Bagge
      May 26, 2019 at 12:33 am | #

      She is, she truly is.

      I don’t think it’s ONLY the dinosaur that makes Dina search for words in the first strip.

      • ShinyNeen
        ShinyNeen
        May 26, 2019 at 12:56 am | #

        Becky made one hell of an entrance this sequence, yeah. Dressed snazzy and defied physics to surprise-deliver a gigantic dinosaur plushie to her girlfriend, dang!

        … Hmm, when I write it out like that it really sounds like a Robin kinda move.

        • Bagge
          Bagge
          May 26, 2019 at 2:53 am | #

          Robin and Becky share several important traits.

          But there are key differences. Case in point: Becky apologizes to Amber in the first panel.

          • fire_daws
            fire_daws
            May 26, 2019 at 2:01 pm | #

            And their opinion on closets. Rob’s is firmly shut in hers whilst Becky nuked hers from orbit.

  21. Bathymetheus
    Bathymetheus
    May 26, 2019 at 12:28 am | #

    It is not clear to me how removing Dina’s loft would free up floor space. If she wants to put the plushie ON her loft, maybe – though it’s a lot bigger than the bed frame. Such a sleeping arrangement would moreover be highly fraught, likely to lead to falls from a great height.

    • Tacos
      Tacos
      May 26, 2019 at 12:35 am | #

      Isn’t the bed and the space beneath it all one unit? If you take it out, it should free up a lot of space. Don’t know if the dorms would allow that though.

      • Clif
        Clif
        May 26, 2019 at 12:57 am | #

        What they don’t know, they can’t realistically disallow.

      • BarerMender
        BarerMender
        May 26, 2019 at 1:18 am | #

        There’s a desk under there, and room to use it.

    • Bathymetheus
      Bathymetheus
      May 26, 2019 at 11:03 pm | #

      I decided she means what she said – remove the entire bed/desk unit, and put the plushie in that location. This leaves her with no study desk, but I don’t doubt she can find a workaround.

      Where the loft unit goes is undefined. Perhaps it can be disassembled and the pieces stored in her closet.

  22. Bagge
    Bagge
    May 26, 2019 at 12:32 am | #

    Bed or Dinosaur. Dina knows what sparks with joy!

  23. JessWitt
    JessWitt
    May 26, 2019 at 12:33 am | #

    Slipshine on the dinosaur?

    Slipshine-o-raptor?

    • DarkoNeko
      DarkoNeko
      May 26, 2019 at 1:49 am | #

      imagine having to clean a giant plushie… bigger than any washing machine you’d want to use

  24. Miri
    Miri
    May 26, 2019 at 12:45 am | #

    … Great. Now I want a giant plush dinosaur for a bed… But don’t think it’s be wide enough for the husband, toddler and preschooler to join me on… Plush pteranodon bed maybe..?

  25. Schpoonman
    Schpoonman
    May 26, 2019 at 12:55 am | #

    Oh my god, Dina’s pants. And damn, that DOES look comfortable. I’m glad Becky is so distracted with all the baggage attached to the plush otherwise I’m pretty sure she would beat Ethan to the punch.

  26. Fuzzy
    Fuzzy
    May 26, 2019 at 12:57 am | #

    Wait, did Becky know Ethan is gay? I forget if that was ever established on-screen.

    • Schpoonman
      Schpoonman
      May 26, 2019 at 1:01 am | #

      I believe it came up and was clarified at some point. I could be wrong, Becky has been a regular character for like four years now, she’s been through a lot.

    • Nono
      Nono
      May 26, 2019 at 1:51 am | #

      Not explicitly, but they’ve never really interacted aside from Becky firing Ethan as Joyce’s boyfriend.

  27. All-Purpose Guru
    All-Purpose Guru
    May 26, 2019 at 1:28 am | #

    Dina looks so damn cute on that dinosaur.

    I predict lots of smooches. and maybe bangin’.

  28. Lacuna
    Lacuna
    May 26, 2019 at 1:45 am | #

    Does Plush Raptor get a name or are we just gonna call them whatever?

    I propose Bangasaurus, because they’re the dino you see when you wanna bang.

    • maxyai
      maxyai
      May 26, 2019 at 2:18 am | #

      sexolocosaurus

    • Delicious Taffy
      Delicious Taffy
      May 26, 2019 at 5:03 am | #

      Fuckyopteryx

    • Reltzik
      Reltzik
      May 26, 2019 at 9:08 am | #

      Coitasaurus Grandiosus.

    • Portland
      Portland
      May 26, 2019 at 9:50 am | #

      Bed.

    • StClair
      StClair
      May 26, 2019 at 3:41 pm | #

      Old Lace?
      nah, been done.

    • Kravis
      Kravis
      May 27, 2019 at 1:20 pm | #

      Fuckface II.

    • Roborat
      Roborat
      May 27, 2019 at 3:38 pm | #

      Slight modification: Bangasaurus Sex.

  29. NinjaNick
    NinjaNick
    May 26, 2019 at 2:13 am | #

    I don’t think Dina will let Ethan have her velociraptor. Roar! Hands off! Cool pants, though.

  30. BenRG
    BenRG
    May 26, 2019 at 2:32 am | #

    Amber is experiencing that feeling where, despite her mental health issues, she’s still the sanest person in the room.

    Meanwhile, Dina is extra-cute on Dinoplushie.

    • Bagge
      Bagge
      May 26, 2019 at 2:55 am | #

      Becky has noticed

  31. Keulen
    Keulen
    May 26, 2019 at 2:38 am | #

    Who wouldn’t want to sleep on a giant dino plushie?

  32. abysswatcher1993
    abysswatcher1993
    May 26, 2019 at 2:48 am | #

    Ethan is enough of a jerk to bang a guy over a dinosaur plush that reminds him of one of the best transformers.

  33. Rose
    Rose
    May 26, 2019 at 2:50 am | #

    I know it makes for a better story if we ignore this, but

    How exactly did she get that in there without Dina OR Amber noticing?

    Are those two deaf while asleep? One I could believe, but both of them didn’t notice?

    • Bagge
      Bagge
      May 26, 2019 at 2:56 am | #

      Amber was in the shower and Dina was dreaming sweet, sweet dreams about penteratops.

    • Fart Captor
      Fart Captor
      May 26, 2019 at 3:23 am | #

      I sleep like the dead, so I could pretty easily imagine somebody pulling this off without waking me up. Especially in college

    • Lone Duck
      Lone Duck
      May 26, 2019 at 2:52 pm | #

      Amber was probably killing spiders in a game. As for Dina, she was asleep. Also Becky has learned from a true master on entering rooms of sleeping people (Joyce).

  34. Icalasari
    Icalasari
    May 26, 2019 at 3:03 am | #

    Knew it. Dina was in too much shock and surprise to register the whole DeSanto thing

    • Bagge
      Bagge
      May 26, 2019 at 5:51 am | #

      I still think she has barely understood one third of what is going on. This will take some time, explanation and cuddles.

      Especially since 90% of her brain will be busy processing the dinosaur the entire time.

  35. Cass
    Cass
    May 26, 2019 at 3:24 am | #

    Yay, called it!

  36. TheFlamingonator
    TheFlamingonator
    May 26, 2019 at 3:37 am | #

    DINAS SWEATPANTS??? I NEED THEM GIVE ME THE LINK

  37. Shane Wegner
    Shane Wegner
    May 26, 2019 at 3:38 am | #

    How did Becky get this thing all the way here, anyway. Delivery guys? The dorm doesnt have a front desk?

    Sleeping on that seems like a good idea for the first hour. 8 hours of spine shattering muscle soreness will be less fun.

    • Bagge
      Bagge
      May 26, 2019 at 5:49 am | #

      All I’m saying is that she better gave Asma a fuckload of chocolate for helping her lug that thing into the elevator.

  38. Kryss LaBryn
    Kryss LaBryn
    May 26, 2019 at 6:32 am | #

    Hey Willis, don’t have a Twitter so I’ll say it here.

    I’m sorry about your mom. I lost mine to cancer a couple months after my first child was born. I remember that last race through the night to where she lived, several hours away, trying to get home again so she could meet her first grandchild before she died.

    We made it, and I have a photo of her holding him.

    I know how awful it is to lose your mother, especially when it’s much earlier than you would have ever thought, and how long that drive to get to her is. I’m sorry you’re having to go through this; it sucks harder than just about anything else you can go through. But I’m glad she got to meet your kids, and they had a chance to get to know each other.

    My sincere condolences.

    {{Internet hugs if wanted}}

  39. Alan in D.C.
    Alan in D.C.
    May 26, 2019 at 7:51 am | #

    Wanna see something weird? Remove Amber’s reading glasses and add 40 years to her face and hairstyle: you’ve got US Senator Amy Klobuchar. Google her image for proof.

    Looks like the wrong DoA cast member is running for President!

    • Needfuldoer
      Needfuldoer
      May 26, 2019 at 8:21 am | #

      So she’s Stacy?

  40. Geneseepaws
    Geneseepaws
    May 26, 2019 at 8:23 am | #

    Noted: the smug smile on the Dinoplushie is highly similar to that smug, “I know something I won’t tell,” smile that fuckface wears.

    • Charlotte
      Charlotte
      May 26, 2019 at 10:24 am | #

      Oh, yes! I was wondering why the facial expression was so familiar — you’re right that it’s exactly like Fuckface’s.
      I guess Willis has a default facial expression for dinosaurs/reptiles?

  41. wakeangel2001
    wakeangel2001
    May 26, 2019 at 12:04 pm | #

    Ethan will bang on it, Dina will bang it, there’s gonna be a lot of banging involving giant Dinobot plush…how do you clean love stains out of plush?

  42. Pan-Chan
    Pan-Chan
    May 26, 2019 at 12:44 pm | #

    So, I was really confused with Amber’s comment in the last panel that I had to re-read 5 times before I realized it was saying Ethan was going to try to “bang a dude ON that” and not “bang a dude WITH that”.

  43. He Who Abides
    He Who Abides
    May 26, 2019 at 1:53 pm | #

    I’m not the only one jealous of Dina sleeping on top of a giant plush dinosaur, am I?

  44. drs
    drs
    May 26, 2019 at 2:42 pm | #

    Tuition -> living on campus -> Dina and Becky living together

    • Jade
      Jade
      May 26, 2019 at 9:57 pm | #

      Very cute idea, but I’m not positive Dina would “abandon” Amber.

  45. Megan
    Megan
    May 26, 2019 at 2:49 pm | #

    What’s the Dinosaur’s name?

  46. Jhon
    Jhon
    May 26, 2019 at 2:58 pm | #

    Best panel #3 ever!

  47. skittylover3
    skittylover3
    May 26, 2019 at 5:24 pm | #

    Man this comic’s cute

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    I should draw a demonic fusion between mike and Faz.

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