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June 14, 2026

Creep

by David M Willis on October 21, 2022 at 12:01 am
  • 01 – Bring Me to Life Drawing
└ Tags: amber, booster

Discussion (107) ¬

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  1. Ana Chronistic
    Ana Chronistic
    October 21, 2022 at 12:05 am | #

    Booster with secret Amazi-Girl-style persona busted

    …unless there’s more of a timeskip between strips than is suggested

    • JepMZ
      JepMZ
      October 21, 2022 at 8:52 am | #

      Well, Mike can do Amber and Ethan at the same time in Short stacked so who knows

      • Clif
        Clif
        October 22, 2022 at 2:37 am | #

        Mike can do Jennifer, Booster, and Boosters sister at one time and he’s dead.

        And we didn’t even mention your mother.

        Or a woodpecker.

    • Harmony
      Harmony
      October 21, 2022 at 12:05 pm | #

      Hey, it just shows dopplebooster in class and booster in room, and Amber in class and Amber in room. Dopplebooster could have easily left class first, hit room, while Amber takes longer to pack her stuff, and has dropped breastforms and re-brushed hair in a minute.

      • thejeff
        thejeff
        October 21, 2022 at 3:14 pm | #

        Amber wasn’t in that class, which doesn’t really change the point. It could be long enough after class for them to get back and change.

  2. Nono
    Nono
    October 21, 2022 at 12:06 am | #

    So we’re going from Garbage Roof to… Weirdo Hallway?

    • Rose by Any Other Name
      Rose by Any Other Name
      October 21, 2022 at 12:20 am | #

      I very much hope not.

    • TheCozburger
      TheCozburger
      October 21, 2022 at 5:58 am | #

      A.k.a. the “Mike Warner” hallway.

      …it’s what he would’ve wanted…

      • Mravac Kid
        Mravac Kid
        October 21, 2022 at 8:49 am | #

        He’d want there to be a hole people occasionally step into and break a leg.

        • elebenty
          elebenty
          October 21, 2022 at 8:01 pm | #

          Can verify.

    • Ana Chronistic
      Ana Chronistic
      October 22, 2022 at 12:00 am | #

      Creep Corridor

  3. BBCC
    BBCC
    October 21, 2022 at 12:06 am | #

    HOW DARE YOU IMPLY I CAN PEOPLE

    • Twitcher
      Twitcher
      October 21, 2022 at 9:30 am | #

      I just took an online test. The results imply that I might have autism. My sister was on the hunt, I think at first, to disprove the connection by looking into crossover studies about autism and cerebral palsy, the latter of which we both have. Turns out there’s a slight overlap between the two conditions. The thing is, of the two of us (we’re also twins) our parents always thought that I could people better than Sis. She’s a bit of a Booster herself, so what she chalked it up to was our differing presentations: She can walk, and so was repeatedly in situations where she could simply fuck off whenever she wanted to. I can’t, therefore it was a necessity that I learn how to be social. Of course, like Willis, I suspect that my mother’s behavior had a lot to do with mine.

  4. TrueVCU
    TrueVCU
    October 21, 2022 at 12:06 am | #

    HOW DARE

    • Needfuldoer
      Needfuldoer
      October 21, 2022 at 11:04 am | #

      HOW

  5. Sirksome
    Sirksome
    October 21, 2022 at 12:07 am | #

    The secret to making friends is giving barely known acquaintances your rough shot psychoanalytic hot take of their personality!

    • Clif
      Clif
      October 22, 2022 at 2:40 am | #

      We knew that. Almost goes without saying.

  6. Doctor_Who
    Doctor_Who
    October 21, 2022 at 12:07 am | #

    Amazi-Girl is immune to criticism.

    Amber is immune to compliments.

    • Taffy
      Taffy
      October 21, 2022 at 12:16 am | #

      I know a few people who are immune to compliments, both IRL and in online spaces I frequent. Lately, I’ve been avoiding them as much as possible, because it gets exhausting to hear “No, you’re wrong about this nice thing you said” in response to even innocuous little things, and I just simply don’t have the energy to compulsively argue against it.

      • Steelbright
        Steelbright
        October 21, 2022 at 12:38 am | #

        THIS. is very real. that’s just when people’s self-loathing becomes so big that it starts sucking in other people around them, and they start becoming a jerk.

        I remember having to teach myself the lesson of “you have to let people have their good opinions of you. EVEN if you believe they’re wrong. cause otherwise you’re just being rude to them.” some people do not learn this lesson, and it’s hard and it sucks because attempts to support them will often just be sucked into that black hole

        • Hilen
          Hilen
          October 21, 2022 at 1:32 am | #

          I mean, it also depends on the experiences who led to not trusting compliments. If they have always been used when people meant to take something from you- as currency, if you may, it’s hard to put the walls down because it is a way to protect yourself. I’m always suspicious of people dishing me compliments after a hour of knowing I exist, because they don’t know me, and their reason for giving a compliment is probably less about stating a fact and more about initiaing a transaction. And in that case, I must always say “no thank you, I’m not up to trading right now”.

          • Taffy
            Taffy
            October 21, 2022 at 2:36 am | #

            Just to be perfectly clear, in the case of it being a defense mechanism against transactional “nice”ness, I totally get that and can’t necessarily fault a person for it. The people I’m talking about, which I probably should have mentioned, are emotional vampires who are so clearly doing it to fish for attention that they may as well be holding up a neon sign. Especially the ones who try to claim “certain people” in the group (they never specify who, for plausible deniability) are the actual problem, or something similarly two-faced.

            It’s a distressingly common problem in the RP communities I frequent, and they make a point to ingratiate themselves with anyone friendly and earnest, so they can have a constant supply.

          • Christina
            Christina
            October 21, 2022 at 10:40 am | #

            Familiar! That’s”love bombing” for ya!

            I started becoming friends with someone who was very flattering and gave me gifts. Then as we became closer friends, I realized they used that attention as a currency to get attention; they’d show interest in [project I’m working on], tell me they wanted to help me work on it and set a time up to do so, and then get on the call and complain about their life for two hours. If they’d said, “hey, things suck and I need someone to talk to, do you have some time?” I would have gladly helped, but being manipulated through things I cared about upset me.

            Things kept happening like that until I realized they were someone who felt no self worth who gave gifts and compliments to people to buy friends. I realized that I was insecure and looking for that kind of validation from others, but that almost always the person who’s very liberal with gifts and compliments is “love bombing” me. Their love and attention rang hollow because it’s just words; they didn’t demonstrate love or care and regularly flaked on me, misled me,and did small acts of disrespect. They even stopped expressing as much verbal affection after they felt like they “had” me.

            We’re still friends in a loose sense, but I de-invested in them. And I became aware of my own tendency to be really complimentary and use lots of emojis and exclamation points because I realized I wasn’t always genuine either, and sometimes it came from a place of “I want to make them happy/want them to like me/want them to not hate me” and how unhealthy that was (that was the shadow self moment).

            • milu
              milu
              October 21, 2022 at 6:18 pm | #

              Thats a pretty insightful and moving comment. Thank you, take care

        • thejeff
          thejeff
          October 21, 2022 at 3:19 pm | #

          I tend to just get awkward or pass it off as no big deal. Or self-deprecating humor. Similar root problem, but a less aggressive approach.

      • Kimi
        Kimi
        October 21, 2022 at 1:57 am | #

        Makes me wonder what led them to constantly respond back saying that rather than just thinking that thought to themselves. I might not be the best one to think about that stuff though, since I tend to get weird compliments, like “If I was ever stuck in a haunted house, I would want you to be the one stuck there with me” and other similar stuff.

        • Taffy
          Taffy
          October 21, 2022 at 3:04 am | #

          I’ve never been in a haunted house before. Well, unless my mom was right about the one I grew up in. She’s a witch, so if there’s such a thing as ghosts, there’s a good chance she’s right.

          • RedCat
            RedCat
            October 21, 2022 at 9:14 am | #

            If there are gosts, I think you’d be hard pressed to find a house without any.

      • Joy
        Joy
        October 21, 2022 at 12:45 pm | #

        I’ve broken up with someone over this.

        I used to do the same thing, so i was patient about it, but I just got burnt out. At this point I’m a lot more assertive about giving people compliments and having people take them, and if they don’t, j give us both space instead of insisting. Way less tiring.

      • marcus erronius
        marcus erronius
        October 22, 2022 at 1:24 am | #

        If you have to avoid them, avoid them, but there’s no need to get all victim-blamey. Alternatively, you could respond with “Just say ‘that’s kind of you’ and leave it at that”. You might be doing them a kindness.

    • Reltzik
      Reltzik
      October 21, 2022 at 12:17 am | #

      If she was immune to them she wouldn’t be allergic to them.

      • thakoru
        thakoru
        October 21, 2022 at 1:50 am | #

        Actually, from a certain perspective, allergies are just being TOO immune to something.

        • Kimi
          Kimi
          October 21, 2022 at 1:59 am | #

          The joys of an overreactive immune system wanting to wage an all out war against the “foreign invaders”. I keep on telling it that it’s just dust and it’s fine, but it doesn’t believe me.

  7. Blibdoolpoolp
    Blibdoolpoolp
    October 21, 2022 at 12:07 am | #

    The nerve of some people to give synonymously accurate statements. SMH

  8. Dara
    Dara
    October 21, 2022 at 12:07 am | #

    Noooooo Amber don’t back down you were riiiiiiiiiight

  9. Queen Anthai
    Queen Anthai
    October 21, 2022 at 12:07 am | #

    I think the reason I don’t like Booster very much is because they tend to see others as a collection of diagnoses instead of people. They’re even doing it here: “Oh look how well-socialized you are.” It’s kinda gross.

    • Leorale
      Leorale
      October 21, 2022 at 12:17 am | #

      Definitely. It sure made Amber feel dehumanized and objectified (and if we were there, you and I would feel that way, too).

      I forget if I’ve mentioned before, but I love that Booster (who may tend to objectify people) is into photography (where they can literally turn people or moments into an object, ie, into a photograph). It’s gonna be a really fun parallel.

    • Nono
      Nono
      October 21, 2022 at 1:02 am | #

      They even see themselves as one.

    • Needfuldoer
      Needfuldoer
      October 21, 2022 at 11:08 am | #

      That can also easily be taken as a backhanded compliment when you’re neurodivergent. “Oh but look how well you pass for normal!”

      Bleh.

    • Joy
      Joy
      October 21, 2022 at 2:31 pm | #

      I agree.

  10. Svankensen
    Svankensen
    October 21, 2022 at 12:08 am | #

    “I’m sorry I called you an ugly creep.”

    “…You said I had bad taste.”

    • Scoops!
      Scoops!
      October 21, 2022 at 12:17 am | #

      “Well, I should have called you an ugly creep, and for that, I’m sorry.”

  11. Imogen
    Imogen
    October 21, 2022 at 12:08 am | #

    So, like, Amber has the right to apologize, and I think it can be healthy to recognize bad things you do even when you do them to people who definitely “have it coming”.

    That said, Booster absolutely had it coming and their unwillingness to apologize back definitely doesn’t endear them to us.

    • thakoru
      thakoru
      October 21, 2022 at 1:53 am | #

      Give it a minute, they’re only like 5 sentences into this conversation.

      • Imogen
        Imogen
        October 21, 2022 at 7:30 pm | #

        I haven’t judged anyone. I’m literally just observing actions as they take place.

  12. Taffy
    Taffy
    October 21, 2022 at 12:08 am | #

    This is a positive interaction and has no gross secrets hiding underneath. Good vibes only.

  13. The Wellerman
    The Wellerman
    October 21, 2022 at 12:08 am | #

    Eh, wouldn’t say “ratty”. More like a Pikachu to me 😆

    • True Survivor
      True Survivor
      October 21, 2022 at 12:20 am | #

      True. Though for some reason, this reminded me of that Magic card Skittering Host. That thing is freaking creepy.

      • thakoru
        thakoru
        October 21, 2022 at 1:57 am | #

        Do you mean Chittering Host? I can’t find a “Skittering Host” on Scryfall.

        • True Survivor
          True Survivor
          October 21, 2022 at 11:40 am | #

          Chittering Host, yeah. Sorry about that.

  14. Kyrik Michalowski
    Kyrik Michalowski
    October 21, 2022 at 12:09 am | #

    Of course Booster would delay their sibling’s introduction by cutting to an apology. Worst sibling ever.

    • tim gueguen
      tim gueguen
      October 21, 2022 at 12:19 am | #

      That’s actually Booster as well. They’re actually a distributed intelligence that snuck in from the Questionable Content universe.

      • Taffy
        Taffy
        October 21, 2022 at 12:21 am | #

        And now I’m wondering whether Cubetown or this dorm hall is the bigger mess.

        • Kyrik Michalowski
          Kyrik Michalowski
          October 21, 2022 at 12:25 am | #

          We don’t know enough about Cubetown to be certain, but I’m going to put my money on the dorm.

          • Sirksome
            Sirksome
            October 21, 2022 at 12:30 am | #

            Cubetown? Did I miss something? Is Booster from Cubetown?

            • Taffy
              Taffy
              October 21, 2022 at 12:34 am | #

              Yeah, that was their first line. “Hi, I’m Booster! I just transferred in from Cubetown and I use they/them pronouns.”.

              • Clif
                Clif
                October 22, 2022 at 2:47 am | #

                That’s what I remember.

      • Kimi
        Kimi
        October 21, 2022 at 2:02 am | #

        Is resistance futile?

        • Clif
          Clif
          October 22, 2022 at 2:49 am | #

          Futilism is so Middle Ages.

      • Needfuldoer
        Needfuldoer
        October 21, 2022 at 11:47 am | #

        No, they’re just flipping between both roles fast enough for persistence of vision to kick in, just like the Olsen twin.

        • Clif
          Clif
          October 22, 2022 at 2:50 am | #

          Mike was both Olsen twins?

    • Sirksome
      Sirksome
      October 21, 2022 at 12:25 am | #

      Maybe Twister isn’t that important. Lots of the cast have siblings we know about but barely see. Even when we really want too, like Jocelyne.

      • Leorale
        Leorale
        October 21, 2022 at 1:31 am | #

        I want to see Jocelyne so much. Take her dang calls, Joyce!

  15. Yotomoe
    Yotomoe
    October 21, 2022 at 12:10 am | #

    Ah yes
    Nezumi Sennin
    My favorite Dragonball character

    She teaches the Nezuhameha.

    • The Wellerman
      The Wellerman
      October 21, 2022 at 12:13 am | #

      Ah, I can sense your brain is melting too 🙃

      Must be enjoying yourself in hyperfocus, eh?

      • Yotomoe
        Yotomoe
        October 21, 2022 at 12:25 am | #

        Naw, I just watched a video about dragonball names and have been thinking a bunch about how We don’t actually know Master Roshi’s real name.
        Muten Roshi meaning “Heavenly martial arts Master” and Kame Sennin meaning “Turtle Hermit” or “Turtle Sage”
        Fun fact.
        Characters who trained under him or are fellow martial artists will refer to him as Muten Roshi-sama, while characters who just know him as a person usually just call him “Kame Sennin”
        Except Goku, who is a rude little brat and calls him “Kame Sennin Ojii-chan” or “Old Man Turtle Hermit” or maybe something like “Gramps turtle hermit.”

        anywho. I just wanted to make a joke cuz Amber called herself a hermit. An animal themed hermit at that!

        • Cattleprod
          Cattleprod
          October 21, 2022 at 1:56 am | #

          Considering how many characters in Dragon Ball are named after food or underwear, “Turtle Hermit” doesn’t seem too outlandish to be his actual birth name.

          • Greebs
            Greebs
            October 21, 2022 at 10:07 am | #

            As someone who agonises endlessly over picking names for RPG characters (the closest I, a creative vacuum get to ‘OCs’…), there is something incredibly inspiring about the complete lack of fucks some Mangaka give when it comes to naming their characters. Just this season I’m watching an anime with a character named ‘Yua Serufu’, and another with two sisters, the older named Hitori (one person) and the younger Futari (two people)…

            • thejeff
              thejeff
              October 21, 2022 at 11:12 am | #

              I hear you there.
              On of the reasons I hesitate to run table top rpgs is that I’d have to come up with names for so many npcs. 🙂

            • Yotomoe
              Yotomoe
              October 21, 2022 at 3:38 pm | #

              It actually inspired how I make characters names. Namely how character relationships can be inferred by naming conventions.
              For example our favorite blue(purple) haired scientist is named Blooma (misrepresented as Bulma on her outfit) and as such her family follows an undergarments theme.
              Her father is named Brief
              Her son is named trunks
              Her daughter is named bra
              Her sister is named tights
              Her mother’s potential name based on toriyama might be “Panchy”
              It makes certain twists easy to see coming when you keep that in mind and makes you feel clever.

              Or my favorite version of this. Saiyans are based on vegetables . Hell the name saiyan is just an anagram of the Japanese word for vegetable “Yasai”
              Kakarot is carrot
              Vegeta is vegetable
              Nappa is Napa cabbages
              Bardock is burdock
              Broly is broccoli
              Etc etc…
              The Santana are definitively under the rule of Frieda. But once we get to namek we meet frieza’s other soldiers who are named after fruits
              Qui is kiwi
              Apple is Apple
              Etc etc
              And then we meet the ginyu force who are named after dairy products.
              Recoome is an anagram if cream
              Jeice is cheese
              Burter is butter
              Guldo is yogurt
              Ginyu is milk
              All of the army are named after perishable foodstuff. And where do you keep perishable foods? In the fre-fridge. Yeah toriyama admitted his name should’ve been fridge or something but hey, freezer sounds cooler (pun unintended) and I still love it as a way to group friezas army.

          • Romanticide
            Romanticide
            October 22, 2022 at 11:58 am | #

            Guy birth name was probably just something like “turtle man”XD and becoming a martial arts hermit must have been a relief as “turtle hermit” is probably a better upgrade XD

  16. RassilonTDavros
    RassilonTDavros
    October 21, 2022 at 12:10 am | #

    It’s true.

    • True Survivor
      True Survivor
      October 21, 2022 at 12:21 am | #

      That actually is pretty cool. Great find!

  17. Derek
    Derek
    October 21, 2022 at 12:11 am | #

    no Amber, you’re just a person with poor judgement of boundaries and a misplaced sense of shame. And I do mean misplaced because you’re ashamed of things you shouldn’t be for, and not ashamed of things you should be.

  18. RassilonTDavros
    RassilonTDavros
    October 21, 2022 at 12:11 am | #

    This is not the character-who-resembles-Booster I wanted to see tonight

    • Sirksome
      Sirksome
      October 21, 2022 at 12:16 am | #

      You talking about Boosister? Twooster?….Wait no Twister! Twin-sister! Plus it’s in the same vein of slightly ridiculous that the name Booster is! I’m calling her Twister until I know her real name! Crazy how she’s already cooler than Booster is without doing anything.

      • Taffy
        Taffy
        October 21, 2022 at 12:23 am | #

        TWISTER! Why didn’t anyone else think of that? You’re the current champion now, the rest of the comments can get in the sea.

        • Sam
          Sam
          October 21, 2022 at 5:20 am | #

          Ooh! I love swimming!

  19. anon
    anon
    October 21, 2022 at 12:17 am | #

    i mean, being ‘terminally online’ and into ‘nerdy stuff’ would prolly lead you into a rabbit hole of character analysis and be exposed to all kinds of ppl, either worse as an internet interaction or observing from afar and the like

    (and while i do generally agree with the ‘give people a chance’ kinda concept i’m not gonna go outta my way to talk to/befriend strangers but if i don’t feel safe i’m just gonna keep my guard up and keep my distance to ppl i don’t know [wish i was less self aware/conscious or maybe i should get headphones or so, every time i think someone’s behind me it’s always been my own paranoia and the times ppl have passed me on walks and such i never hear coming at all lol but that’s apersonal issue])

  20. Wraithy2773
    Wraithy2773
    October 21, 2022 at 12:35 am | #

    Booster, if you’re acting like an asshole, you know you’re acting like an asshole, and then later on confirm that, yes, indeed, you are that specific kind of asshole, while not going to any lengths to curb those efforts at being an asshole…

    …that’s just being even more of an asshole.

    You should instead try not being an asshole. Sure, you’ve got instincts and habits that are hard to break, that can be difficult to do, but you only get points for being aware of your flaws if you’re trying to curb them instead of feeding them…

    • Steelbright
      Steelbright
      October 21, 2022 at 12:40 am | #

      Yeah, it’s the kind of excuse people make instead of trying to change. “I’m just an asshole.” Gives them an out if they fail to make those changes.

      • Yotomoe
        Yotomoe
        October 21, 2022 at 1:13 am | #

        That’s what I always do 😛

      • Leorale
        Leorale
        October 21, 2022 at 1:30 am | #

        Maybe Booster doesn’t think being “a judgey weirdo rooting through brains from afar” is all that bad. (For example, they could have the misconception that this is what will make them a good and objective psychologist.)

        Maybe we’ll find out tomorrow what Booster thinks of their own approach.

    • StClair
      StClair
      October 21, 2022 at 1:44 am | #

      Replacement Mike, remember?

      • Wraithy2773
        Wraithy2773
        October 21, 2022 at 3:34 am | #

        Sure, but the nice thing about Mike (…we’re grading on a VERY steep curve here) was that it was pretty unambiguous all-around that he was an asshole. He knew it, all the other characters knew it, the strip knew it, the audience knew it…

        And Mike could get some sort of comeuppance when he did step even further out of line than people were used to. Few would apologize to Mike for calling him an asshole, and Mike would probably just be confused if someone did try.

        I just don’t get that same sense from Booster. They’re an asshole, but they’re trying to be diplomatic and smooth about their open assholeishness. It’s… a very different flavor, I suppose you could say, even if it sounds real familiar.

    • Adept
      Adept
      October 21, 2022 at 10:29 am | #

      Yup. They are a self-aware arsehole.

    • powderweapon
      powderweapon
      October 21, 2022 at 3:55 pm | #

      i don’t think booster is saying “im an asshole and i know im an asshole and that means i can do anything i want.” they honestly seem to have a lot of empathy and be fundamentally kind- they are just very very *bad* at it.

      they don’t condemn people for their flaws, they just want to have an explanation and logical framework for why people do what they do, which includes themselves. they seem to be perfectly comfortable accepting how other people see or react to them without being angry at the other person (also dont seem to have a great ability to let themselves feel sad but thats its own issue).

      their behavior is not appropriate, but i don’t think its malicious or intentionally dehumanizing. i don’t even think they are particularly self aware. i would guess they are actually assuming the way they view themselves/the world/other people is the norm and what they are saying is genuinely a compliment or helpful, rather than insulting.

      like when you have someone whos response to someone they care about venting about an issue is to find a solution when what is needed is emotional validation. its a super common cause for conflict because both people assume that how they approach the situation is the obvious approach and get frustrated when the other person doesn’t respond “correctly”.

      • Wraithy2773
        Wraithy2773
        October 21, 2022 at 10:15 pm | #

        …mmm, good points… not sure what I can really say besides that, but it’s an interesting lens to look at the character through…

  21. bagge
    bagge
    October 21, 2022 at 1:11 am | #

    “And this is, what, deflection?”
    “Correct again!”

  22. Carms
    Carms
    October 21, 2022 at 1:13 am | #

    man Booster is great. what commitment to the bit.

  23. Lars
    Lars
    October 21, 2022 at 2:21 am | #

    Oh. I was hoping for more Leslie. Maybe next storyline.

    • Needfuldoer
      Needfuldoer
      October 21, 2022 at 11:48 am | #

      I doubt we’ve seen the last of Leslie’s class for this chapter. There was too much set-up to just drop it now.

  24. Tan
    Tan
    October 21, 2022 at 2:49 am | #

    “I’m sorry for commenting about your receding hairline which you’re certainly already aware of and possibly self-conscious about. That was rude of me and uncalled-for.”

    “…Wait, what? You didn’t say anything about my hairline. You just said I was too loud.”

    “Oh. Well, that was true, you were too loud. If I didn’t say anything else, alright, bye.”

    “Wait, but…”

    “Bye.”

  25. Daibhid C
    Daibhid C
    October 21, 2022 at 4:43 am | #

    I mean on the one hand, good on Booster that they’re not the “dish it out but can’t take it” type.

    On the other hand, if they think having this kind of insight into other people is eing “socialised”, rather than having the awareness not to say it out loud unless they have a reason, I think we’ve found the problem…

    • Yeet
      Yeet
      October 21, 2022 at 7:37 am | #

      to be fair, they pretty clearly know they shouldn’t say it out loud and choose to anyway. being able to read people, or at least their actions, is a pretty relevant part of being socialised.

  26. darkoneko
    darkoneko
    October 21, 2022 at 7:03 am | #

    what the heck

  27. John
    John
    October 21, 2022 at 10:09 am | #

    Could Amber go to therapy already.

    • Needfuldoer
      Needfuldoer
      October 21, 2022 at 11:49 am | #

      Nope. She decided it won’t work.

      • Taffy
        Taffy
        October 21, 2022 at 4:11 pm | #

        The neat part about therapy is, if you decide for yourself that it won’t work, you can’t be wrong.

  28. Adept
    Adept
    October 21, 2022 at 10:29 am | #

    Booster is surprisingly self aware. On some level this is just embracing their existence as an academic edge lord, of course.

  29. Keulen
    Keulen
    October 21, 2022 at 1:01 pm | #

    Booster, I’m pretty sure you weren’t supposed to take that as a compliment.

    • Andy Low
      Andy Low
      October 21, 2022 at 1:38 pm | #

      Sorry, did not mean to flag your post. Button is right beside the reply button.

      I don’t think Booster is taking Amber’s description as a compliment. They merely were impressed by the accuracy of the read. Given Booster’s recent spate of silence, I reckon they’ve been doing some self reflection.

      • Clif
        Clif
        October 22, 2022 at 9:51 am | #

        Spate of silence?

  30. Alex
    Alex
    October 21, 2022 at 1:28 pm | #

    Okay I officially ship it.

  31. powderweapon
    powderweapon
    October 21, 2022 at 3:30 pm | #

    honestly i dont think booster is a horrible asshole- i think they just give everyone a lot of leeway to be flawed and a bit terrible, including themselves. actively bigoted they clearly wont put up with, but they don’t just say “im very smart and logical so i can say what i want”. they definitely approach things from a very logical, analytical place in a way that is not so much intentionally judgemental or hurtful but doesnt externally translate well.

  32. Rabisch
    Rabisch
    October 21, 2022 at 4:50 pm | #

    YAY!!! The Ambooster is alive and stronger than before!

  33. TemplarKnight
    TemplarKnight
    October 21, 2022 at 11:06 pm | #

    So, would it be possible to get “I’m a Ratty Internet Hermit” on a T-shirt? It would go so nicely next to “My mind is trash And I live on the Internet!”

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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 11h
Three days to go! www.makeship.com/petitions/tr...
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 4h
www.ebay.com/itm/23615364... selling my studio series 86-11 perceptor! with *jazz hands* instructions!!!
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 5h
....got into spx on the waitlist dreams are real!!!!!!!
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 6h
hey guess who's getting sold next
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 8h
ACAB means Dolly
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 11h
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 17h
I think you mean the Slug-Maker
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 18h
today in #9chickweedlane i guess we're memory-holing again that 1997 story where amos and edda kissed for the first time after she, uh, got shot at school
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 18h
this has real "leia comforting luke for losing a guy he just met after her planet got exploded" energy
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 19h
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 1d
butts disease
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Unnatural Selections @soundmirrors.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
It’s been awhile since I’ve more seriously read up on Ugaritic and Canaanite religions (alas, w/semi dated scholarship), but this is interesting, and not in a peaceful matriarchal fantasy kind of way.
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If you do a close read not only of the Bible but the archeology, it starts to look like the Israelites, & all but a couple of Judean kings, worshipped a goddess for pretty much the whole First Temple era. The implications of this are... far ranging-- & her name might not be what we've believed.
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 1d
Have some sticker ideas for Toyhax
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 1d
fellas, is hasbro trying to make toys for children again
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 1d
Erase Soundwave's mouth! Recolor him light blue! ...don't correct Ratbat's miscolored face in the next panel
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 1d
So, I put my mind to it and retaught myself 3D modeling.
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
who wore it better
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
Dumbing of Age: "Pervasively" www.dumbingofage.com/2025/comic/b... #webcomics #webcomic
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WIP: Taking a break for dinner, and then back to finish this later tonight:
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Gwen Snyder is uncivil @gwensnyder.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
I will say for the umpteenth time that the Democratic establishment is terrible at understanding enthusiasm math. An energized base is crucial to winning fights-- electoral and otherwise-- because they will drag the low info folks out to vote and protest and engage. You NEED that energy.
gwensnyder.bsky.social's user avatarGwen Snyder is uncivil @gwensnyder.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
It's not just that he and his policies are unpopular, there's a clear and demonstrated enthusiasm differential now. His base is energetically absent, ours is livid and out in the streets.
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FakeEyes @fakeeyes.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
Pretty good Spider-Man figure, I don’t care what they say.
Spider-Man doing that thing you expect. It’s the butt thing. Why have I done this to myself? Is this my life? Yes.
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zaratustra @zaratustra.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
@damnyouwillis.bsky.social adjacent to your interests
adashtra.bsky.social's user avatarAsh Parrish @adashtra.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
Turns out the guy was Chuck Ayers, a nationally recognized cartoonist and creator of Crankshaft. He had a lot to say but the thing that struck me was that when he talked about whats going on now, I could see he was holding back emotion. All this still hurts him to see 55 (!!) years later.
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Katie @katiestp.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
Right now, these sweet kids have no clue how impactful this period in history will be for them, but I hope they will be proud of the time they made the best protest sign ever: The green one that says “Trump eats boogers” #NoKings
Kids and adults standing on a pedestrian bridge over the highway with protest signs that say fascists out and no Trump no ice. The best one is green and says Trump eats boogers.
katiestp.bsky.social's user avatarKatie @katiestp.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
We can’t make the actual event at the capitol today, so you’ll find us with the kids on University with our signs (and I might bring the megaphone too). Even if you can’t make it to the capitol - come out in your own neighborhoods, even if it’s for a few minutes. Be seen. Be heard. #nokings
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Anguirus @anguirus.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
rude of you to call me out like this @damnyouwillis.bsky.social
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
www.ebay.com/itm/23614371... five hours left on this weirdo in the box weirdo not in the box is not for sale
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Charlie Jane "Lessons in Magic and Disaster" Anders 🏳️‍⚧ @charliejane.bsky.social ⋅ 3d
At Comic-Con 2009 I was getting misgendered a fair bit and feeling anxious AF about it. Robert Downey Jr. was doing a press conf for Sherlock Holmes. I wanted to shout out a question but hated drawing attn to myself. I did it anyway. He gestured at me: "the lady in the blue shirt." I was so happy.
bolt451.bsky.social's user avatarHunter S Schafer @bolt451.bsky.social ⋅ 4d
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 3d
dawn these are not the same things you had an abusive boyfriend wilbur had a live-in sex stranger who he chose over your safety because he was getting laid, until the moment something almost happened to HIS GOLDFISH
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 3d
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