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May 12, 2026

Disaster

by David M Willis on July 23, 2024 at 12:01 am
  • 04 – For Me It Was Tuesday
└ Tags: amber, ethan

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  1. Ana Chronistic
    Ana Chronistic
    July 23, 2024 at 12:01 am | #

    Amber’s face like 45 demanding refunds for the money spent campaigning against Biden

    • Ana Chronistic
      Ana Chronistic
      July 23, 2024 at 12:01 am | #

      (Asher IS hot tho)

    • Thag Simmons
      Thag Simmons
      July 23, 2024 at 4:24 am | #

      What an odd thing to say

      • eh, whatever
        eh, whatever
        July 23, 2024 at 5:03 am | #

        Trump actually did that, but his face is not recorded (and Stephen Miller also made this complaint, on camera, but was almost screaming and looked accordingly).

        • Clif
          Clif
          July 23, 2024 at 7:01 pm | #

          If you have a youtube link, I’d watch that.

      • Caro
        Caro
        July 23, 2024 at 9:25 am | #

        we have to place these strips within historical context for the sake of future backreaders

        • Clif
          Clif
          July 23, 2024 at 7:04 pm | #

          Like did it occur before or after the mass memory mindwipe of the Martian invasion.

          • Taellosse
            Taellosse
            July 26, 2024 at 10:03 pm | #

            (After, in case it was unclear from context, O Hypothetical Future Reader)

  2. NGPZ
    NGPZ
    July 23, 2024 at 12:01 am | #

    *plays “Life is Like a Boat” by Rie fu on hacked muzak*

    • lightsabermario
      lightsabermario
      July 23, 2024 at 10:21 am | #

      “Nobody kno-ows who I really am…”

  3. Sirksome
    Sirksome
    July 23, 2024 at 12:05 am | #

    Kinda sad Amber values her rage as an identity. She needs to find some new niches. Maybe she can be the girl who knows how to juggle and do close up magic.

    • Sirksome
      Sirksome
      July 23, 2024 at 12:07 am | #

      Also Danny has achieved so much by wearing a hat and picking up a tiny instrument. Hat-Amber could be dating a hot biker one day.

    • anon
      anon
      July 23, 2024 at 12:13 am | #

      i would’ve thought, therapy aside that her being on the roller derby team would’ve been a good outlet for the rage

      and lol i’m surprised he wouldn’t have known about the speedrun records unless ethan only cared about transformers versus any kinda gaming

      • Dante
        Dante
        July 23, 2024 at 12:27 am | #

        It would’ve been nice! But Amber still sees _her_ anger as to be leashed – and thus Amazigirl got the Roller Derby outlet.

      • Thag Simmons
        Thag Simmons
        July 23, 2024 at 4:26 am | #

        I feel like if Ethan did care about gaming he largely doesn’t anymore, and even if he did he might have been distracted by other things

  4. Cholma
    Cholma
    July 23, 2024 at 12:09 am | #

    Unrelated to this comic, but it occurred to me earlier today: I wonder if regarding parties, would Sal & Amber’s favorite song (and possibly Dina’s) be Alessia Cara’s “Here”?

    • Laura
      Laura
      July 23, 2024 at 12:26 am | #

      Ooh, that’s a Good one! I could see Sal in that song. For sure.

      For Dina, though, I’m thinking “Alligator_Aviator_Autopilot_Antimatter” by R.E.M. Maybe for Amber, too.

      “Surfin’ Bird” by the Trashmen, too, of course. “Bird is the word!”

      Of course, Becky and Dina right now are grooving to Katy Perry’s “I kissed a girl (and I liked it)”

      Of course Ethan’s theme song is “It’s much too late for goodbyes,” by Julian Lennon.

      While Joyce is all over “I want to be evil!” by Eartha Kitt

      Ooh, fun game!

      Anyone else? What theme songs do you see in the characters assembled here tonight?

      • NGPZ
        NGPZ
        July 23, 2024 at 12:48 am | #

        One of them gotta be “Paralyzer” by Finger Eleven ^^

        • Laura
          Laura
          July 23, 2024 at 7:18 am | #

          Oh, yes, those lyrics just scream “Amber” right now!

      • Thag Simmons
        Thag Simmons
        July 23, 2024 at 4:46 am | #

        I feel like there are songs about doing lesbian things that don’t spend 50% of the song saying “still straight tho”.

        Like I have limited musical reference pools so the best replacement I can think of is like Tegan and Sara’s “Closer”, but there’s a lot of actual lesbian music out there to pick from

        • Laura
          Laura
          July 23, 2024 at 7:15 am | #

          Ooh, yes, that’s a lovely one. “I won’t treat you like you’re typical.” Perfect choice!

          Hmm lesbian songs…
          Indigo Girls, “Closer to Fine”?
          Pat Humphries “You Taught Me to Face the Music”?
          Ani DiFranco, “Both Hands”?

          Hmmm…. nothing seems quite perfect.

          Other ideas?

          • Thag Simmons
            Thag Simmons
            July 23, 2024 at 8:53 am | #

            I really should check out Ani DiFranco’s music, she was great as Persephone

            • Laura
              Laura
              July 23, 2024 at 10:19 pm | #

              Oh, yeah. That was an inspired choice of casting, for sure! So glad to see her career flourishing.

          • GingerMadman
            GingerMadman
            July 23, 2024 at 11:23 am | #

            Fast Car by Tracy Chapman

            • Laura
              Laura
              July 23, 2024 at 10:20 pm | #

              “Speed so fast I felt like I was drunk…” Yes! Perfect.
              Maybe for Slamber/Amazigirl next time they go to roller derby practice. 🙂

              And I definitely feel that vibe with Becky and Dina: “Is it fast enough that we can fly away?”

  5. Newlland(Henryvolt)
    Newlland(Henryvolt)
    July 23, 2024 at 12:12 am | #

    So what exactly was she excepting? She was going to get drunk and then things we’re going to end up like what happened in the finale of Cobra Kai season 5

    • Sirksome
      Sirksome
      July 23, 2024 at 12:42 am | #

      Amber still doesn’t think highly of herself. I think she expects the worst of herself in any scenario and if that were to happen Amazi-girl would step in. That leads to an interesting question. If they were to switch right now would Amazi-girl be drunk?

      • Bash
        Bash
        July 23, 2024 at 2:36 am | #

        Alcohol affects the body, which they share, so I assume yes.

      • Sporky
        Sporky
        July 23, 2024 at 3:53 pm | #

        …Yes, obviously she would. DID isn’t magic.

        • Sirksome
          Sirksome
          July 23, 2024 at 8:22 pm | #

          Sorry. I don’t know anything about DID and would rather ask the question than assume something. Amber has done things like perform amazing feats of physicality and athleticism while going multiple days without sleep assumedly just from switching. Also different personalities react differently to alcohol so maybe AG holds her drink better. I don’t think it’s magic, I just thought it was worth asking.

    • GingerMadman
      GingerMadman
      July 23, 2024 at 11:26 am | #

      I have a history of anger management issues (I haven’t had trouble with this in a long time). I do NOT get drunk. Period. I have been drunk precisely once and I panicked because I was worried I might lose my temper, because I have seen a lot of people in my life have massive anger issues when drunk. I truly doubt I would be an angry drunk, but I don’t ever want to take that chance.

  6. Nono
    Nono
    July 23, 2024 at 12:13 am | #

    So is Amber pissed about the Asher thing, or about the ‘well you have… video games?’ comment?

    • Dante
      Dante
      July 23, 2024 at 12:14 am | #

      Yes

      • Dante
        Dante
        July 23, 2024 at 12:32 am | #

        (I have to clarify: Amber wasn’t against him pursuing Asher. She went to warn him because it’s what a decent friend does, but in her heart of hearts she was very in favor.)

        • Michael Steamweed
          Michael Steamweed
          July 23, 2024 at 6:56 am | #

          Amber wants all the hot guys to kiss. So she can watch. And write smut.

    • StClair
      StClair
      July 23, 2024 at 12:14 am | #

      definitely the video games.

    • Armadillo
      Armadillo
      July 23, 2024 at 12:17 am | #

      The video game thing has become a sore subject ever since a certain record got broken.

      • Michael Steamweed
        Michael Steamweed
        July 23, 2024 at 6:57 am | #

        Is she STILL going on about that? Sheesh, talk about a broken record!

        (thankyouthankyoui’llbehereallnightpleasetipyourwaitstaff)

    • Newlland(Henryvolt)
      Newlland(Henryvolt)
      July 23, 2024 at 12:24 am | #

      Pooh wait she’s still sore about losing the Mario Kart world record to Sal…well I guess that literally was a big thing to her she had going.

      • Switchchris
        Switchchris
        July 23, 2024 at 12:26 am | #

        Wasn’t it also earlier that day? lol. its still a very fresh wound.

        • staszu13
          staszu13
          July 23, 2024 at 8:32 am | #

          Yeah time goes slowly indeed in the Dumbiverse

      • Reaver
        Reaver
        July 23, 2024 at 12:55 am | #

        It was a few hours ago at most, yeah she’s still allowed to be sore/upset about something she cares about being taken from her yeah.

      • Wereg
        Wereg
        July 23, 2024 at 5:47 am | #

        It happened like a few hours ago at most, and she hasn’t had time away from people to process. I can’t blame her for still being upset about that.

    • Needfuldoer
      Needfuldoer
      July 23, 2024 at 4:13 am | #

      Mostly the video games thing. Sounds like Asher doesn’t know about Sal’s record-breaking yet.

      • Needfuldoer
        Needfuldoer
        July 23, 2024 at 6:59 am | #

        Asher doesn’t know, so he hasn’t told Ethan who also doesn’t know.

        (Whew, salvaged that one. I swear I know which character is which.)

    • staszu13
      staszu13
      July 23, 2024 at 8:35 am | #

      Video games. The Asher thing is meant to change the subject

  7. Dara
    Dara
    July 23, 2024 at 12:13 am | #

    little surprised the alt-text isn’t “ah, there’s the rage” xD

  8. NGPZ
    NGPZ
    July 23, 2024 at 12:19 am | #

    Did server time shift again or is COVID causing me hallucinations?

    • Laura
      Laura
      July 23, 2024 at 12:28 am | #

      I’m sorry to hear about the COVID! Rest well and thoroughly!

      🍜🫕🥗🍊🍯🍵🫖🫚🍋

      • NGPZ
        NGPZ
        July 23, 2024 at 12:46 am | #

        Thanks for the support, and tell me about it

        My head and body feel like they’re full of lead and hella clammy, and while i thankfully got Paxlovid in time, it makes my mouth feel like a metal paper shredder :/

    • True Survivor
      True Survivor
      July 23, 2024 at 12:40 am | #

      I am sorry to hear you are not feeling well. I don’t know if the clock shifted, but if so it is by less than 7ish minutes (it was posting at 3 after the hour for me a while ago and it was up for me before 10 after the hour).

  9. True Survivor
    True Survivor
    July 23, 2024 at 12:38 am | #

    How hot is sin exactly? If we go by the bible, it is presumably hot enough to ignite sulfur – which may not be that hot as sulfur is pretty flammable. However, it never says which molecular form of sulfur or under what pressure it is burning.
    Also, if the lake of fire is burning forever and ever it would presumably run out of sulfur to sublimate at some point, unless instead it is just molten sulfur? Octasulfur is a liquid between 115.21 and 444.6 degrees Celsius, so maybe sin is between those temperatures? However, those at one atmosphere of pressure and the lake of fire may in fact be far below sea level even underground or at the bottom of an oceanic trench. Maybe it is up high in volcanic caldera?
    So many questions – which presumably form the basis of demonic pop science quizzes, hell’s true torture.

    • Mark
      Mark
      July 23, 2024 at 6:58 am | #

      Relatively cool, perhaps. I wish I had a reference to offer, to someone’s calculations (based on hints about heavenly insolation from Isaiah(?) and the boiling point of sulfur) that heaven must be hotter than hell.

  10. Taffy
    Taffy
    July 23, 2024 at 12:41 am | #

    He’s not even that hot. Informed Attractiveness is in action.

  11. Sajuuk-Khar
    Sajuuk-Khar
    July 23, 2024 at 1:16 am | #

    Ethan, the actual Replacement Mike

    • staszu13
      staszu13
      July 23, 2024 at 8:31 am | #

      Maybe. Mike was intentionally mean. Ethan is just depressed.

      Ok, WAY depressed.

  12. Pocky
    Pocky
    July 23, 2024 at 1:20 am | #

    I’m surprised how quietly Becky and Dina are doing it while several conversations are happening.

    That dinosaur plushie must muffle noises pretty well.

    • Taffy
      Taffy
      July 23, 2024 at 2:11 am | #

      Lesbian sex doesn’t produce noise, by nature of biology. You see, lesbians are born with multiple pockets of a sound-absorbing foam-like tissue, which expands during arousal. They could be going at it like they’re animated on ones and you’d never know.

      • Da Boy
        Da Boy
        July 23, 2024 at 3:38 am | #

        Oh please, you want me to believe Dina would not emit some kind of dino mating call? Preposterous!

        • Taffy
          Taffy
          July 23, 2024 at 3:45 am | #

          Dina isn’t at this party.

          • Da Boy
            Da Boy
            July 23, 2024 at 4:17 am | #

            She is? It’s happening in her room? Or am I just dense and you are making a “People don’t notice Dina’s presence” joke?

            • Taffy
              Taffy
              July 23, 2024 at 5:19 am | #

              M’aiq knows much, tells some.

              • Da Boy
                Da Boy
                July 23, 2024 at 5:29 am | #

                Dobra, film zaczyna się gdy Franek Dolas (znany również jako Grzegorz Brzęczyszczykiewicz) pilnuje granicy Polsko-Niemieckiej. Strzela do jakiegoś podejrzanego typa i Nagle rozpętuje się Piekło i Druga Wojna Światowa! Biedak jest przekonany że rozpętał wojnę i przez trzy filmy błąka się po Europie i Afryce i różnych frontach wojny.

                • NGPZ
                  NGPZ
                  July 23, 2024 at 1:15 pm | #

                  wth, it that Polish?

                • Da Boy
                  Da Boy
                  July 23, 2024 at 2:27 pm | #

                  Yeah

                • HueSatLight
                  HueSatLight
                  July 23, 2024 at 6:27 pm | #

                  we need more cognates for Polish words in English, I say, recognizing “film” from cda.pl

                • Da Boy
                  Da Boy
                  July 23, 2024 at 7:20 pm | #

                  Haha now I’m getting an urge to watch Franek’s adventures again

      • NGPZ
        NGPZ
        July 23, 2024 at 4:29 am | #

        I read this entire thing in a British nature documentary narrator voice. No regrets ^^

    • GholaHalleck
      GholaHalleck
      July 23, 2024 at 2:13 pm | #

      They crawled inside it like a Tauntaun.

      • NGPZ
        NGPZ
        July 23, 2024 at 4:28 pm | #

        “And I thought they smelled like sex on the outside!” XD

  13. IntangibleMatter
    IntangibleMatter
    July 23, 2024 at 1:42 am | #

    Only thing she’s got is being terminally online.

    • Needfuldoer
      Needfuldoer
      July 23, 2024 at 4:14 am | #

      Relatable.

  14. DashWallkick
    DashWallkick
    July 23, 2024 at 5:49 am | #

    Amber getting drunk and making bad decisions means…being emotionally unguarded for once? I can’t tell if AG/Ambs subconsciously knows this was possible but I’m happy to see it.

  15. Michael Steamweed
    Michael Steamweed
    July 23, 2024 at 6:53 am | #

    “What did I say?”
    “Change of subject, please.”
    “Oh dang. Are you sucking at video games now?”
    “CHANGE OF SUBJECT PLEASE.”

  16. darkoneko
    darkoneko
    July 23, 2024 at 8:00 am | #

    There’s more to games that playing a single level of a single mario game over and over and over and over and over and over and over, Amber.

    • Da Boy
      Da Boy
      July 23, 2024 at 2:30 pm | #

      To be fair when you are in a real mental dump repeating a single section can be… grounding. It gives you some kind of goal and direction when you have no emotional energy for anything else.

    • HueSatLight
      HueSatLight
      July 23, 2024 at 6:19 pm | #

      How about a game of Global Thermonuclear War?

    • NGPZ
      NGPZ
      July 23, 2024 at 6:32 pm | #

      Yeah, worse case scenario if you bored still, you can always be like me and start making your own! :p

  17. staszu13
    staszu13
    July 23, 2024 at 8:29 am | #

    Poor clueless drunk Ethan, innocently reminding Amber of the Sal Mario Kart thing

  18. staszu13
    staszu13
    July 23, 2024 at 8:39 am | #

    Oh look Dorothy and Joyce on the lesbian dream horse header! Thank you!

    Damn it can’t post image

  19. Amós Batista
    Amós Batista
    July 23, 2024 at 2:46 pm | #

    First time I’m seeing alchool working reversely as I usually expected

  20. BadRoad
    BadRoad
    July 23, 2024 at 11:56 pm | #

    he hasn’t seen the leaderboard has he

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