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“Turn around”
“Every now and then I get a little bit tired of listening to the sound of my tears”
“Turn around”
“Every now and then I get a little bit nervous that the best of all the years have gone by”
“Turn around”
“Every now and then I get a little bit terrified and then I see the look in your eyes”
“Turn around, bright eyes”
“Every now and then I fall apart”
Whereas I went to:
Turn around, Turn around
there’s a thing there that can be found
Turn around, turn around
it’s a human skull on the ground
To every thing, turn turn turn…
There is a season, turn turn…
And I went here:
Turn around and you’re two, turn around and you’re four,
Turn around and you’re a young girl going out of the door.
Turn around (turn around),
Turn around (turn around),
Turn around and you’re a young girl goin’ out of the door.
Yeah, I’m old.
You do the Hokey Pokey,
And You Turn Yourself Around.
That’s What It’s All About.
Yeah, PP&M, coulda gone there, went to “It won’t belong til we get back from where we came, and go round and round and round, ..“ so … Joannie.
I’m a super-massive Billy Joel dork, so I went, immediately and without question, to the incredibly obscure:
“turn around, oh turn around
And I will sing for you a song
I don’t know where you been
But you been gone too long.”
won’t you please remember what I tried so hard to be?
yeah remember what I tried so hard to be.
I was thinking The Pass by RUSH
All of us get lost in the darkness
Dreamers learn to steer by the stars
All of us do time in the gutter
Dreamers turn to look at the cars
Turn around and turn around and turn around
Turn around and walk the razor’s edge
Don’t turn your back
And slam the door on me
I was out by myself in the graveyard
I was doing an interpretive dance
When I felt something heavy and pointed
Strike me in the back of the neck
Well, okay.
But if it was midnight, I have to think that falls under the heading of asking for it.
And then the ghost of my dance instructor
Pushed me down into an open grave
And as dirt rained down she played a xylophone
And sang me this song
On the one hand, it’s a b-side, and not exactly a huge hit; but on the other, I’m a little sad not to see Devotees commenting :
Take a step outside yourself
Then you turn around
Take a look at who you are
It’s pretty scary
Eh? No reference to Ace of Base’s “Don’t Turn Around” yet?
Come on, it’s one of their most notable songs!
[…]
See if I care
Go on and go now but
Don’t turn around
‘Cause you’re gonna see my heart breaking
Don’t turn around
I don’t want you seeing me cry
Just walk away
It’s tearing me apart
That you’re leaving
I’m letting you go
But I won’t let you know
I won’t let you know
[…]
To be clear, this was my go-to because it’s a fun song, and not because I was trying to go with something contrary. ..that was just a nice bonus. 🙄
Yay…
“Wow…that’s a neat bird.”
“That is a neat bird.”
“I don’t think I’ve ever seen one of those in this area.”
“I think they only pass by briefly during this season, while migrating from Canada. Hey, weren’t we just worried about something?”
“Huh? Oh yeah, Jess is gone. Canada, you say?”
A Canada goose has just stolen Blaine’s hostage!
Untitled Goose Game DLC?
Untitled Goose Blaine
I like to think his goose is not so much untitled as cooked.
I’ve seen a movie where a villain is taken down by a goose in the car (hopefully you have to, but I don’t want to spoil which). I believe it can happen here.
Joyce isn’t all alone with Blaine and company, they’re alone with her….
…and Jesus.
And that’s how The Historical Jesus was introduced to Dumbing of Age: He’s Joyce’s Stand.
( Cursed thought for the day: Joshua ben Joseph. )
Actually that’s Yehuda ben Yosef
So… YoYo?
Okay, I’m caught between “Nope, Chuck Testa” and “Seems like the kind of topic that could really wind some people up and then set them spinning, sure.”
Pick your preference. 😛
Too bad she’s not named Joyce Johns, then she could be a JoJo…
Joyce Joestar would be too obvious.
Jose Hasture however would be a fine … What were we talking about again?
If she ends up with Joe, their ship name could be JoJo
You jest, but from what I understand, this is actually brought up in one of the later story arcs for Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure.
Part 7 was a fucking trip
The greatest work of fiction in the entire comicsphere, but a fucking trip
Oh snap, is Sydney Yus behind them?
I’m guessing motorcycle. Those can catch up to vans, right?
When ridden by an angry Sal, yes.
Well if we’re going all out, let’s go for a Rutton Carlacopter.
A 600cc sport bike is a hell of a lot faster and more maneuverable than a van, but can’t do much to stop it once you catch up.
You might have trouble with a dirt bike depending on gearing, and most scooters wouldn’t have a chance.
alternatively, it’s the 4th wall behind them
and they just realized if they break the 4th wall then they can easily follow him
And Gwenpool to show them how it’s done.
LOOK OUT FOR THE TRUCK YOU GUYS
everyone dies
DoA is over
Nah they just get isekaid.
And they all ended up in some world were they got abducted by aliens, got given super powers, made a flying sentient car, and ended up running a toy shop.
Somewhere out there, Overpowered Isekai Walkyverse Ruth is defeating the demon lord and dating all the girls.
The cops are finally here, aren’t they?
Either that or it’s Ruth and Sal on her bike.
Any chance it could be Joyce? We saw her tossed into the van, but does that particular model have a side door she could have escaped from before Blaine drove away?
Not unless she came to in the few seconds it took him to get the driver’s seat.
Could be. If Faz changed his mind (due to actually caring for Joyce or learning about the already committed murder) and pulled/pushed her out the side door.
Or it could be just Faz who stayed behind (for similar reasons).
I think we’ve seen that there is no side door on the passenger side of the vehicle, which is the usual position. And if there was one on the driver’s side, she’d have opened it up and run right into Blaine again.
What cop doesn’t have flashing lights and sirens?
They don’t necessarily use them unless they need people to get out of the way.
Becky: “A bunch of weirdos seem to be watchin’ us from afar.”
Hell of a time for her to become fourth wall aware.
Still, Becky will make a fine Gwenpool.
Ethan?!?!
I wonder what it is. A miracle?
Maybe if Sal calls her bike ‘Mashine Mirakuru’ or something?
Blaine botched and left Fez behind, didn’t he?
Can leaving Faz behind really be considered a botch?
That’s like forgetting to forget to buy milk, or accidentally leaving your depression on the bus.
“Accidentally leaving your depression in the bus” is my new favorite saying.
Thank you.
What if it’s Faz and Joyce? I wouldn’t put it past Blaine to have totally not checked that either of them were still in the back when he started the van.
Though it gets a bit implausible that they managed to get out without anyone noticing, I guess. Easier for Faz to slip away during the earlier confrontation.
Faz, who can explain exactly how and why he rescued her. With charts.
It’s zombie Ross, shambing along and calling out for “Blaaaiiinnes.”
(thanks to whomever posted this gag earlier in this arc for alllowing me to borrow it)
Well, at this point Joyce is probably more useful as a live hostage, so he probably won’t try to off her right away.
Quick! Turn around so Amazi-Girl can pull a Batman and spawn on top of the van!
Amber’s gaming habit is finally paying off. She learned that trick from Watson.
I just registered that I had not thought about how Becky got there in the first place.
I’m guessing she either ‘borrowed’ DeSantos sports car (you know she has one) or her campaign van. Either way, we about to get a car chase…..I think.
Or the kidnapping house is within reasonable walking distance of the apartment.
Reasonable?
THIS comic??
(j/k)
It’s more likely than you think.
Hadn’t thought of that – but no: If Becky had brought a car, she would be already sitting in it by the last panel.
Okay so, last chance to place your bets – Faz pulling a heel face turn or did Sal show up and we’re about to get evil dad chase down part 2: electric boogaloo
Becky realized they’re in a webcomic and is peering through the fourth wall.
Don’t look at us, Becky. We don’t know what’s going on either.
Look at him! [Points at Willis]
As far as we know Faz is there, but I don’t know if a heel turn is likely. They might just try to use him as bait/leverage.
That wouldn’t work too well. Have you ever read “The Ransom of Red Chief”?
Is there anyone who hasn’t been force to read that? We were tortured in 6th grade, 7 th grade, and 9 th grade.
I’m all for using Faz as bait, but honestly, now is NOT the time to go shark-fishing!
I don’t think it’s either of those things, My guess is maybe Leslie who Becky might of informed about all this since she’s basically Becky’s guardian at this point and the modt trusted adult in her life.
Or Ruthless who Amber might’ve informed.
I feel like Amber made a big deal about not telling Ruth anything. Like she basically told Ruth to eff off and dared her to call the cops but didn’t revesl anything about what happened. Maybe Ruth did something on her own but not because of Amber.
Cops showed up too late to see the kidnapping, but just in time to see the black girl with a bat?
I’m better either the cops finally showed up, or Becky has figured out how to see through the fourth wall.
If they turn around how are they supposed to blame themselves for the series of extreme and specific situations that lead to Blaine somehow escaping despite being sn insane and delusional fuck up?!
Heads up warning, holding Faz hostage as a bargaining chip gives you negative negotiation points.
They could always threaten to release him unharmed.
You MONSTER.
See O. Henry’s “The Ransom of Red Chief”.
Faz might have an idea of where Blaine is running to. Or maybe just his phone number.
Also, 10 bucks says the off panel character is out favorite black sheep sister/biker girl(with bike)
How would she know where to go?
Becky had a phone and just demonstrated she’s smarter than Blaine.
At this point everyone else is much smarter than Blaine.
Yet he still managed to get away
That’s because Plot.
The Plot is with him.
Doesn’t Joyce still have Blaine’s phone from the kitchen counter?
I hope she has a hand grenade to throw at the driver’s seat of the white van that says Death to Blaine!
So, something’s going on that Becky knew about before she looked back.
Joyce is unconcious, but currently unbound, if she wakes up before he has time to bind her then maybe she can get out of this without him knocking her teeth out to prevent her from undoing her bindings.
Unlikely she will die as the main character, but a lifelong injury is still in the cards.
There was a tweet that Joyce is alive for a September 2020 comic.
Doesn’t have to be lifelong, how long has she had that broken toe?
I’m guessing Zombie Toedad.
It’s more likely than the kid who got into the van earlier, definitely.
Toeundead.
Ross Zombie
It’s Mike. The fall unlocked the full power of his Chi potential, making him a true Kung-Fu genius, here to save the day. Soon, after Mike employs the Buddhist Palm Descending from Heaven, Blaine will Bow down and call HIM “Master.”
What? I like “Kung Fu Hustle.”
Also, he stole Sal’s bike so he could get there quicker.
Turns out he left Faz. I would say Toedad but if he was still alive they wouldn’t have made a huge deal before… I am also guessing not police as they would hear them.
Whhhhaaaaat’s going on Beck
It’s not Ross or Mike. Everyone is way too calm. It’s gotta be Sal.
Are the police *finally* here?
They’ll never arrive. Monkey Master has a better chance of an appearance at this rate.
So it IS Monkey Master!!!
Nah, at this point I would have called the order off and refused to pay.
My Money is on Sal.
Let’s get another chase going.
I feel like this is kinda a repeat of when Toedad came through the first time.
Shut up and turn around.
It’s…
It’s…
IT’S FRONT DESK PACKAGE GIRL! WE’RE SAVED!
She’s called Asma.
It was late; I was tired; more people would get who I was talking about from my description than her actual name.
And I knew someone would do the work of either finding out her name or knowing it already and replying. 🙂
I think we’re gonna be seeing Ruth and Billie in a car, both of them wanting to redeem themselves.
Or we’re gonna see Sal swing by on her bike to give Amber/Amazigirl a boost.
Or Galasso is going to come flying by and force the car back by sheer willpower.
Or all of the above, plus Sydney Yus.
It’s Danny. With his ukelele. He wants to play a song to cheer them up. He is a good egg.
I really did not want a paralell between Dorothy and friggin’ Blaine, but here we are.
https://www.dumbingofage.com/2020/comic/book-10/03-when-it-crumbles/moment-2/
They’re freaking out for decidedly different reasons, though.
Oh, absolutely. also, Dorothy did not just kill a dude with a ball-peen hammer.
That’s extremely specific and suggests she did do some killings with other weaponry.
Guess it’s too bad there’s definitely not a clearly visible license plate on the back bumper of the van that the police could use.
Protip: If you’re going to use a vehicle for skulduggery or other nefarious purposes, turn the license plate upside down. Sure you could just take it off, but a vehicle without a license plate tends to attract attention from the po-pos. If it’s upside down, it’s still there and looks normal to the casual observer, but but if someone is trying to catch the license number as you’re making your getaway it’s going to tougher than hell to get it right.
Toedad is still alive?
It’s Sydney Yus!
You keep saying that. I don’t think it means what you think it means.
It must be a very beautiful sunrise that she doesn’t want them to miss.
Some large and terrifying men, who are in fact actually looking for Blaine.
Some short, though still quite terrifying men.
It is the Korean Mafia after all…
“I should’ve…”
… agreed to call the police as soon as it was possible?
They did, they even state that Dorothy is staying behind to help with the police report, which only happens when police are coming…. bloody sins, it’s like no one wants to read that these kids called the police at the first available moment, and wants to keep calling them unrealistic idiots who didn’t.
Side Note: yes Amber didn’t, but Amber has other issues.
I realize it was Sarah saying I should’ve, and that she was against it… If this is a jab at her for that, fair enough I guess, I’ve just been seeing people in the comments a lot insisting the police were not called, and so on. Apologies for getting snappy there…
Yes, I was specifically referring to Sarah. IIRC she opposed calling the police when the first opportunity to do so first arose (which was before the kids broke out). If the kids called the cops then, not only after they thought they beat the bad guys themselves, the house would be surrounded and Blaine couldn’t just drive away…
Sarah didn’t want to die and that’s why she was against calling the police because having them coming in weapons drawn made that a particular risk for her and Walky. She already had two people actively threatening her life. Sarah didn’t have that objection once they were subdued because the polie weren’t going to come arms drawn then.
And regardless of Sarah’s objections, she had no ability to call the police before Blaine and co. were subdued. She didn’t have a phone. Amazi-Girl is the one who could have called the police and the reason SHE chose not to is because she knew some of them were in league with the mob and A) She doesn’t know which ones and B) She can’t control who gets sent to the scene.
stop
I hope this is what Tolkien would call “EAGLE TIME” because if I cane see Blaine being ripped apart by eagles I will be happy.
Dina, smugly: “Not all dinosaurs are dead”
I think the best theory so far is that it’s Faz, who, in terms of emotional attachment is not great for leverage BUT pretty sure if they’ve got a minor on their hands, one of his parents HAS to come retrieve him. Unless Blaine is also leaving his new wife, their legal custody of Faz should lead us to Blaine.
I like the idea of it being Mike but I don’t think they ever explicitly told Becky that Blaine had control over his life so she wouldn’t react that way.
Mike fell 30 feet onto pavement. Even if he survived that and isn’t paralyzed from neck or spinal injury, he’s not going to be up and about for a while.
Okay, the consensus seems to be that it’s either the Faz or the Cops, with other cast members running in order of likelihood downwards from Joyce herself to Sal and so forth on down to Carol, Mike, and then zombie Toedad.
Is that about right?
Zombie Toedad just picks Becky up and starts shambling toward conversion camp. Lack of upper brain function hasn’t made that much of a difference after all.
Ethan’s still out on finding Mike and it’s early in the morning
Either it’s Meredith on a bike or Sal on a BIKE
Plus, Amber’s woozy, Becky’s a bait, Dotty’s distraught, so maybe Sarah’s gonna participate?
Ruth in an Iron Man suit, Leslie in a mech bot, Danny on rocket skates brandishing Death Ukulele.
You mean like El Kabong?
Faz, with Joyce. Because Faz is the anti-Dina and if anyone could pull that off while Blaine wasn’t looking, it’d be him.
Jesus Christ, it’s
Jason BourneSidney YusFOOOOOOOOOLS
… does anyone remember when DoA went from 5 days a week to 7, and we had no idea how Willis would be able to torture us without the use of weekend cliffhangers?
Because I don’t.
suspense on fri,
Trauma on saturday and sunday, a winning formula
I’m hoping it’s Sal on her motorcycle and not all the other thugs that Faz untaped.
Look! Behind you! It’s a giant mutant frosted honey bun!
In red swim trunks.
… for reasons.
Thankyou for that image of former Australian prime minister Tony Abbott.
All glistening and gigantic, covered in honey and icing sugar.
I thought our long national nightmare was over.
But no. The scars on my retinas have yet to heal…
On a side note, did you know you can weaponize PTSD..?
And gaze upon the Sun
Enter Ruth with a gang of RAs all riding bad ass motorcycles.
Everybody, in a monotone: “Car.”
[They all scramble to the sidewalks]
[Car passes]
[They run back out into the road and resume sulking]
Heh!
[Ultra Car takes out Blaine and saves Joycec]
It’s Congresswoman DeSanto! And she’s armed! With several rounds of Cadbury Eggs!
And they’re way past their expiration date so they’re now deadly projectiles.
and the Ugg squad, only slightly bruised
Somewhere in the enrolled student body, there has to be one enterprising person planning a company that will do Segway tours of all the prominent DoA landmarks. BJ Cat, the pizza joint, the fountain on campus, the road where the Toedad chase took place, Jacob’s big loud church etc etc, then culminating in the house where the murder occurred.
I’ll bet they already have a business plan in place, they’ve looked into city permits and coupon specials at Taco Bell and McDonalds… maybe even submitted it as a small business class project.
Go get ’em tiger.
You’re thinking too small. Set up vlogs where you travel around cities that are recreated in popular media and visit the places of interest while explaining their significance. Then tourists can download them and listen while walking the same route you did; bam, virtual tour guide.
Anyone who wants to bankroll this, call me.
Yeah, thought about that. But after being stuck in my basement office and living a virtual experience since mid- March, I’m all for realism at this point. Google Maps has already allowed me more personalized trips down the mean streets of Bloomington than I could have done if I traveled there. Besides, how u gonna order and enjoy a pizza via computer?
I’m in metro DC, and Segway tours here are still surprisingly popular. People who visit me oddly still want see the stone wall where Reagan was shot. An archive of vlogs would be easy and economical to produce and store, but there is something to be said about the Real Deal.
Doesn’t google.maps have an app for marking points of interest? I know I found one for sites used in “the room?” Perhaps we the fans can make a map with numerous DOA Points of interest for viewing on street view?
The tour naturally ends on breakup stairs
Who could it be?
1. Sal on her bike, because Sal on a unicycle would be pushing things.
2. Faz, and he’s too stupid to not just blurt out his home address the moment he’s asked.
3. Ruth, and while this time she’s ready to act with integrity, she does have at least a handful of regrets.
This is getting delightfully stressful.
its probably the News
Faz is great.
The chart points UP
And now what ¿??
Oh no. Becky suddenly Becky has the power to break the fourth wall and has learned that we’ve been observing everyone this whole time. Everyone put your popcorn and clipboards away!!!
I say Robin is coming to rescue Joyce
Three ideas as to what are they looking at:
1. Mike, alive and sound, arriving to help – along with the Bloomington PD and FBI agents alerted by Robin.
2. Sal on her bike, Carla in a mecha suit, Ruth on a flying femur – ready to give pursuit!
3. Faz with a remote detonator. “Don’t worry! The amazing Faz has a solution to stop my evil father! With the help of some handy explosives!”. He presses the button. The van explodes. THE END…
o_0
Robin’s car, which Becky borrowed to drive to the house.
Or Robin herself.
The possibilities are endless. I wanna say the motorized cavalry of Sal and Ruth.
“…It’s THE AUDIENCE!
“Surely, we can get Joyce back if you’ll all just put your hands together and beleeeeeeeeeeeve…”
I belieeeeeeeeeeve
Sal?
Or maybe the car that brought Becky there?
Unlikely. If she’d brought a vehicle capable of pursuit, she probably would have run directly for it, rather than trying to follow the van on foot.
Should we give Walky a Mouse Costume?