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Amended

by David M Willis on December 16, 2018 at 12:01 am
  • 02 - But the Sun Still Shines
└ Tags: amber, dina, joyce, walky

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  1. Doctor_Who
    Doctor_Who
    December 16, 2018 at 12:01 am | #

    This may seem like a failure on Dina’s part, but she thinks that by offering her chicken and calling it a dinosaur, Joyce is acknowledging the veracity of evolution. Also, she included dipping sauce.

    The reason Starscream is on Amber’s mind is that she’s currently writing an alternate ending to this scene where Megatron IS glad to see him, and after the glomp things get really X-rated.

    • Ob
      Ob
      December 16, 2018 at 12:40 am | #

      Wait, where is the dipping sauce?

      • Meta
        Meta
        December 16, 2018 at 1:44 am | #

        Headcanon, I think.

      • motorfirebox
        motorfirebox
        December 16, 2018 at 9:00 pm | #

        Fanfiction dot net, under StarscreamxMegatron86.

    • Clif
      Clif
      December 16, 2018 at 10:54 am | #

      The important thing to be concluded from this strip is that Walky always carries chicken McNuggets with him in hammerspace.

  2. Shiro
    Shiro
    December 16, 2018 at 12:02 am | #

    Okay, someone who knows stuff about the robots, what insight does this give into Amber’s psyche?

    • Azhe
      Azhe
      December 16, 2018 at 12:04 am | #

      Well she’s probably describing Starscream. So she probably ships him and Megatron… not sure how to answer the question though.

      • Zach
        Zach
        December 16, 2018 at 12:19 am | #

        She has a thing for gay masochists and aspires to be like Megatron?

        • Tacos
          Tacos
          December 16, 2018 at 12:27 am | #

          I mean, who doesn’t aspire to be like Megatron?

          • Mr. Random
            Mr. Random
            December 16, 2018 at 12:41 am | #

            AUTOBOTS!

            • Tacos
              Tacos
              December 16, 2018 at 1:34 am | #

              Megs became an Autobot though in IDW.

              • Daibhid C
                Daibhid C
                December 16, 2018 at 7:35 am | #

                Without having read it, that kind of sounds like the opposite of Autobots wanting to be like Megatron?

          • Mr D
            Mr D
            December 16, 2018 at 1:08 am | #

            Depends on which Megatron. Yeeeeees.

            • Regalli
              Regalli
              December 16, 2018 at 1:12 am | #

              Get a robot who will violently topple oppressive power structures for you.

              … And then try and avoid the self-sustaining loop of atrocities after. Staying live and organic will help this!

          • Falcon
            Falcon
            December 16, 2018 at 12:50 pm | #

            Beast Wars Megatron has plenty of admirable qualities.

        • Leorale
          Leorale
          December 16, 2018 at 3:18 am | #

          She does have a thing for gay masochists, given that her first major crush was Ethan.

      • Regalli
        Regalli
        December 16, 2018 at 1:06 am | #

        Or Windblade, maybe. There were Interactions there.

      • Mandy
        Mandy
        December 16, 2018 at 1:22 am | #

        Obviously… she likes bad comedy.

      • Freemage
        Freemage
        December 16, 2018 at 2:35 am | #

        Smarmy, Snarky, Self-Serving Jerkass…

        Mike’s 50% of the way there, that’s all I’m sayin’.

        • Catman
          Catman
          December 16, 2018 at 2:55 am | #

          Plot twist, Amber was describing Mike (we have no reason to believe he doesn’t have a high pitched voice) but realized that and quickly made it about Starscream

          • Catman
            Catman
            December 16, 2018 at 2:56 am | #

            One might say she amended it

  3. Azhe
    Azhe
    December 16, 2018 at 12:03 am | #

    Chicken’s a dinosaur. Dina is probably trying very hard not to think about how Joyce did not know this while making her offering, for the sake of her own fragile dino-nerves.

    • Tilt
      Tilt
      December 16, 2018 at 12:03 am | #

      I was thinking the same thing. XD Eat that distant descendant of the t-rex, Dina!

      • Azhe
        Azhe
        December 16, 2018 at 12:05 am | #

        “Just pretend Joyce meant this in a clever, pro-evolutionary way and enjoy the delicious foods, Dina…”

      • Keulen
        Keulen
        December 16, 2018 at 12:58 am | #

        Eat the dinosaur! Absorb its power!

        • Pablo360
          Pablo360
          December 16, 2018 at 8:49 am | #

          Eating a dinosaur IS what a dinosaur would do…

  4. Yumi
    Yumi
    December 16, 2018 at 12:03 am | #

    Do you think Walky’s voice is high-pitched enough for her?

  5. BBCC
    BBCC
    December 16, 2018 at 12:03 am | #

    Well, huh, that explains a lot. About Walkyverse Amber too actually – Mike’s a snarky self-serving jerkass.

    • Cass
      Cass
      December 16, 2018 at 12:58 am | #

      And now we can guess what his voice sounds like!

      • Tacos
        Tacos
        December 16, 2018 at 1:41 am | #

        Chris Latta? Steve Blum? Tom Kenny?

        • Pablo360
          Pablo360
          December 16, 2018 at 8:50 am | #

          Actually, the F-15 is a red herring, he just sounds like Tara Strong.

    • No Name
      No Name
      December 16, 2018 at 2:54 am | #

      Y’know, I knew there was reason I gave Mike adenoids. Now I know why.

      (For reference, “having adenoids” was an older way to to refer to a high pitched, nasally voice and was usually reserved for women – think Fran Drescher.)

  6. Opus the Poet
    Opus the Poet
    December 16, 2018 at 12:03 am | #

    Chickensaurus Rex, the better white meat.

    • Marsh Maryrose
      Marsh Maryrose
      December 16, 2018 at 12:11 am | #

      If I ever do have a band, Chickensaurus Rex will be its name.

    • Icalasari
      Icalasari
      December 16, 2018 at 12:51 am | #

      Hilariously enough, chickens and all other avians are technically dinosaurs

  7. ShinyNeen
    ShinyNeen
    December 16, 2018 at 12:04 am | #

    Dina, calmly eating mcnuggets while watching Joyce’s nonsense unfold, might just be the greatest thing.

  8. ForeverEgg
    ForeverEgg
    December 16, 2018 at 12:05 am | #

    if she is describing starscream i am dissapointed in myself in addition to her. if its just some transformer im only dissapointed in her.

    • Tacos
      Tacos
      December 16, 2018 at 12:14 am | #

      It is indeed ‘Screamer.

      • Screwball
        Screwball
        December 16, 2018 at 1:20 am | #

        Yeah, sounds a lot like my bongoscream, I believe you Humans call him “Transformers Prime Starscream”?

        Wait, that filter thing is still going, isn’t it? I’m wondering if it will work here. LOL changing his name from Bravo Indigo Tango Charlie Hotel -Scream to Bongoscream… 😛

        • Screwball
          Screwball
          December 16, 2018 at 1:25 am | #

          Wait, an F-15? I think I misread that as F-16, which my Starscream is. Apparently the “Gee-One” (did I get that right?) Starscream was a F-15 Eagle, not a F-16 Falcon…

          • Betty Anne
            Betty Anne
            December 16, 2018 at 10:13 am | #

            G1 Starscream is still the sexiest Starscream. :3

  9. pjeseb
    pjeseb
    December 16, 2018 at 12:05 am | #

    If at first you don’t succeed, try bribery.

  10. Shiro
    Shiro
    December 16, 2018 at 12:07 am | #

    Oh oh, semi topical since dinosaurs: today I told a kid The Truth About Velociraptors, and I’m not sure she believed me

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      December 16, 2018 at 12:09 am | #

      I hope you did so in song!

    • Gamaran Sepudomyn
      Gamaran Sepudomyn
      December 16, 2018 at 12:20 am | #

      If by that you mean “Velociraptor was about turkey-sized”, make sure to also tell her about Utahraptor being over half the size of a T. rex.

      • Gamaran Sepudomyn
        Gamaran Sepudomyn
        December 16, 2018 at 12:23 am | #

        In length, that is.

      • Bickendan
        Bickendan
        December 16, 2018 at 5:02 am | #

        Jurassic Park/World velociraptors = Utahraptors or deinonychi, so yeah, that T Rex comparison works.

  11. Raen
    Raen
    December 16, 2018 at 12:07 am | #

    And here I’d have guessed “Batman with kissable lips.”

    • cbwroses
      cbwroses
      December 16, 2018 at 12:23 am | #

      That’s Ethan’s perfect boyfriend.

      • Freemage
        Freemage
        December 16, 2018 at 2:38 am | #

        It was a Shortpacked reference, when she drew Shoujo-Bats to freak out Buckets of Blood.

  12. Tacos
    Tacos
    December 16, 2018 at 12:15 am | #

    Now y’all decide which of those traits Walky and Starscream share.

    • Jamie
      Jamie
      December 16, 2018 at 12:21 am | #

      I’m going with the bit about the F-15.

      • Wizard
        Wizard
        December 16, 2018 at 12:37 am | #

        But the transformation is really complicated, which is why he stays in Walky mode most of the time.

    • fire_daws
      fire_daws
      December 16, 2018 at 12:26 am | #

      Smarmy: Tick
      Snarky: Tick
      Effeminate: He has said he’s been mistaken for his sister so…
      Self Serving: Tick
      Jerkass: Tick
      High Pitched Voice: The comic doesn’t come with sound so unsure
      40 Feet Tall: er….
      Turns into an F-15: maybe?

      • chris73
        chris73
        December 16, 2018 at 3:42 pm | #

        Walky makes Danny look an alpha male by comparison

  13. meep
    meep
    December 16, 2018 at 12:17 am | #

    did she just describe starscream? I know he has a lot of fans, he is a very entertaining character, by why would you want to date someone you openly acknowledge as self serving? Also, I specifically imagined starscream from the 2010’s Transformers Prime. Anyone else?

    • Ivy
      Ivy
      December 16, 2018 at 1:00 am | #

      Sometimes people find assholish qualities attractive because attraction isn’t always based on logic.

      • Regalli
        Regalli
        December 16, 2018 at 1:08 am | #

        Also true. I just like making jokes about Most Datable Starscream because it’s such a hilariously low bar.

        Really you should date Cyclonus instead. (Then again, he’s taken.)

      • CJ
        CJ
        December 16, 2018 at 3:19 am | #

        [strike]always[/strike] ever

        • Pablo360
          Pablo360
          December 16, 2018 at 8:52 am | #

          Use <angled/> brackets for HTML.

          • CJ
            CJ
            December 16, 2018 at 5:22 pm | #

            Strike in angle brackets is not really valid HTML any more.Let’s see if it works.

            • CJ
              CJ
              December 16, 2018 at 5:22 pm | #

              Ok, I was overthinking. 😂

    • Regalli
      Regalli
      December 16, 2018 at 1:04 am | #

      I’m guessing the version she has on her mind is the recently-ended IDW Starscream, who…

      Listen, if you have to date a Starscream, go with the one who spent like four years formally unaligned and did a not-COMPLETELY terrible job ruling Cybertron, at least by Cybertron’s extremely low standards. He got some solid character development in. Accidentally invented Robot Christmas. Easily the most datable Starscream.*

      * Shattered Glass doesn’t count.

      • Tacos
        Tacos
        December 16, 2018 at 1:38 am | #

        Heck Starscream might actually BE the best leader of Cybertron. He hasn’t tried to restart the Great War or destroy the universe multiple times.

        • Regalli
          Regalli
          December 16, 2018 at 8:00 am | #

          Yeah, I’d have to see how he compares to Bumblebee and Windblade (sadly, as I said, we didn’t get to see a ton of Windblade governing Cybertron,) since I haven’t read those parts in detail. But he is, at absolute WORST, the third-best leader of Cybertron.

          And it’s STARSCREAM we’re talking about here. That will always delight me.

    • Black Bumblebee
      Black Bumblebee
      December 16, 2018 at 1:34 am | #

      Electra complex, maybe?

    • Freemage
      Freemage
      December 16, 2018 at 2:42 am | #

      Lindsay Ellis, in her Youtube series, “Loose Canon” (it examines specific characters and how they morph over adaptations), describes Starscream as “Baby’s First Loki”, as her explanation for his fangirls.

    • Lore Krajsman
      Lore Krajsman
      December 16, 2018 at 6:53 am | #

      Considering how many people like and want to date characters like Peter from teen wolf or Loki from the mcu… a lot of people have this fantasy of the self serving asshole who loves only you and treats only you decently while being a shithead to everyone else.

      • StClair
        StClair
        December 16, 2018 at 12:07 pm | #

        Taken together, this comment and Freemage’s just above make a frightening amount of sense.

        (“I can change him! … or at least get him to not be a jerk to me!” No, girl, just no.)

        • BBCC
          BBCC
          December 16, 2018 at 1:56 pm | #

          If it helps, the general idea is that he’s already not an ass to you.

      • Doom Shepherd
        Doom Shepherd
        December 16, 2018 at 6:13 pm | #

        This fantasy is also the only way I am able to comprehend the idea of ANY woman voting for Trump.

        But… when Trump is your Draco Malfoy, you’re already too far gone.

  14. Delicious Taffy
    Delicious Taffy
    December 16, 2018 at 12:19 am | #

    Is she talking about Leobreaker?

  15. DinaWho
    DinaWho
    December 16, 2018 at 12:23 am | #

    Now I am hardcore craving some McNuggets.

    • Bicycle Bill
      Bicycle Bill
      December 16, 2018 at 12:38 am | #

      At 10 nuggets for $1.00, Burger King is currently giving you more dinosaur for your dollar.

      • Bicycle Bill
        Bicycle Bill
        December 16, 2018 at 12:39 am | #

        Or should that maybe be spelled “dine-o-saur”?

        • MatsuoTanuki
          MatsuoTanuki
          December 16, 2018 at 3:35 am | #

          *rimshot*

  16. Deadjolras
    Deadjolras
    December 16, 2018 at 12:34 am | #

    My perfect boyfriend would be a box of McNuggets.

  17. Kris
    Kris
    December 16, 2018 at 12:40 am | #

    Walky doesn’t have a high pitched voice. I imagine he sounds like The Flea from slightly obscure 2000’s cartoon Mucha Lucha!

    • UniqueSnowflake2
      UniqueSnowflake2
      December 16, 2018 at 1:36 am | #

      I kinda imagine him sounding like Beast Boy from Teen Titans Go!

    • No Name
      No Name
      December 16, 2018 at 3:00 am | #

      I hate to break to you, but from what little I’ve seen of that particular cartoon, The Flea does have a high pitched voice. Or at least what I would call a high pitched voice.

      • Kris
        Kris
        December 16, 2018 at 10:24 am | #

        Really? I never heard it as particularly high pitched. More scratchy like a buzzing fly. I guess it could be high pitched.

  18. Victor Riley
    Victor Riley
    December 16, 2018 at 12:41 am | #

    Hold on… Starscream is her ideal boyfriend?

    Okay, I know this may be redundant, but if nothing else before made this statement true, than this is it:

    Amber has issues.

    I mean… not Hot Rod? Dude becomes Rodimus Prime!

    • Regalli
      Regalli
      December 16, 2018 at 12:59 am | #

      Look. Starscream was probably among the top three rulers of Cybertron we actually got to see when all was said and done.

      Possibly higher, we didn’t get a whole ton of time with Windblade governing Cybertron.

      Meanwhile, Rodimus… also has issues. I mean really do you want to date a dude who gives out awards shaped like his head?

      • Mandy
        Mandy
        December 16, 2018 at 1:19 am | #

        But… ‘Till all are one!

    • Drunk Mike
      Drunk Mike
      December 16, 2018 at 7:20 am | #

      Did they really call a character on a kids show Rodimus Prime?

      • Regalli
        Regalli
        December 16, 2018 at 7:54 am | #

        It was the 80s.

  19. William Leonard Reese Jr.
    William Leonard Reese Jr.
    December 16, 2018 at 12:50 am | #

    . . . .I must say that Amber has some good taste. Starscream has always been the best Transformer/Cybertronian. Like . . .without contest.

  20. Dana
    Dana
    December 16, 2018 at 12:52 am | #

    I very much hope Amber’s response is “Okay, I’ll give him a trial. Walky, come to bed. Joyce and Dina, give us some privacy.” Later she apologizes to Dina for kicking her out in order to troll Joyce.

  21. steelbright
    steelbright
    December 16, 2018 at 12:53 am | #

    Joyce, queen of subtlety.

    • BenRG
      BenRG
      December 16, 2018 at 3:17 am | #

      Joyce is definitely one of the ‘whatever gets the job done’ school of thought.

  22. Keulen
    Keulen
    December 16, 2018 at 12:55 am | #

    Chicken nuggets are the tastiest edible dinosaurs.

  23. Robert
    Robert
    December 16, 2018 at 1:01 am | #

    I believe this is actually the first time we’ve seen dina eat anything since this strip began. And she seems to be quite giddy over her first official meal.

    • Regalli
      Regalli
      December 16, 2018 at 1:05 am | #

      Cereal. She likes cereal.

    • Keulen
      Keulen
      December 16, 2018 at 1:08 am | #

      I think we’ve seen her eat cereal before a few times.

      • John
        John
        December 16, 2018 at 2:48 am | #

        Also, pizza.

    • Dana
      Dana
      December 16, 2018 at 2:39 am | #

      We’ve seen her purchase Chic-fil-a nuggets for herself.

  24. Bagge
    Bagge
    December 16, 2018 at 1:02 am | #

    Eh, close enough.

  25. Icalasari
    Icalasari
    December 16, 2018 at 1:03 am | #

    Well I’d say this is the most concerning thing yet about her, but at this point this barely gets an eyebrow raised

  26. DailyBrad
    DailyBrad
    December 16, 2018 at 1:03 am | #

    God, I could go for some McNuggets.

  27. Lingo
    Lingo
    December 16, 2018 at 1:13 am | #

    …Um, how old are those McNuggets? Do they have a McDonald’s in their dorm cafeteria??

    • BBCC
      BBCC
      December 16, 2018 at 1:27 am | #

      IIRC, yes.

      • Lingo
        Lingo
        December 16, 2018 at 12:33 pm | #

        I thought that cafeteria was in a different building on campus, IIRC.

        • BBCC
          BBCC
          December 16, 2018 at 1:54 pm | #

          Regardless, I don’t think its far away.

  28. Austin Coté Williams
    Austin Coté Williams
    December 16, 2018 at 1:44 am | #

    If it somehow by chance turns out that she is also wearing a yellow shirt that says “robots”, that would just be perfect, thanks.

    • Clif
      Clif
      December 16, 2018 at 11:01 am | #

      Ooooo.

  29. foducool
    foducool
    December 16, 2018 at 2:10 am | #

    walky just has to grow up A LOT

  30. Jay
    Jay
    December 16, 2018 at 2:39 am | #

    …Did she just describe Starscream?

    • abysswatcher1993
      abysswatcher1993
      December 16, 2018 at 2:45 am | #

      She did.

    • SpaceshipPilot
      SpaceshipPilot
      December 16, 2018 at 4:18 am | #

      I wonder which version of Starscream. I’m fond of the one from Prime, myself.

  31. abysswatcher1993
    abysswatcher1993
    December 16, 2018 at 2:46 am | #

    So Amber wants to bang Starscream. Considering that in the alternate universe she bangs Mike, that makes a lot of sense. Too much sense.

    Now I need a drawing of Mike with a Starscream armor.

  32. Eldritch Gentleman
    Eldritch Gentleman
    December 16, 2018 at 2:50 am | #

    “Ah bribery, such an ugly word.”

  33. RacingTurtle
    RacingTurtle
    December 16, 2018 at 2:53 am | #

    OBOTS

    • RacingTurtle
      RacingTurtle
      December 16, 2018 at 2:55 am | #

      Okay, this was funnier before I realized I missed yesterday’s comic. Oh, well. OBOTS FOREVER

    • StClair
      StClair
      December 16, 2018 at 12:16 pm | #

      MIGHTY ORBOTS?

  34. NinjaNick
    NinjaNick
    December 16, 2018 at 3:09 am | #

    McNuggets: Resistance is futile!

  35. BenRG
    BenRG
    December 16, 2018 at 3:12 am | #

    Seriously, Amber? You’re crushing on Starscream of all people? Still, Joyce is right, it means that Amber has a thing for losers and that is a good thing for Walky (at least in his mind).

    Meanwhile, whilst on the subject of Decepticons, Joyce’s strategy for getting past Dina could easily put her in the queue for a purple badge, given its cold-blooded cunning!

    • Emily
      Emily
      December 16, 2018 at 5:56 am | #

      Say what you will about Starscream but at least he has ambition which is more than can be said for Walky.

      • Sporky
        Sporky
        December 16, 2018 at 10:52 pm | #

        Legitimately: Why does that matter? At all?

  36. Leorale
    Leorale
    December 16, 2018 at 3:15 am | #

    I enjoy that this comic explains her attraction to Mike in another universe.
    Danny is in touch with his feminine side, and has a high voice according to Joe, but the others aren’t him. Maybe self-serving jerkass gets her away from Danny and Ethan. Or, more likely, she has more than one type.

    • BBCC
      BBCC
      December 16, 2018 at 4:06 am | #

      Ethan and Danny CAN be snarky, it’s just more of a gentle snark.

  37. Eldritch Gentleman
    Eldritch Gentleman
    December 16, 2018 at 4:18 am | #

    Ah I see Amber too fell for the charm of Cybertron’s benevolent dictator.

    • Wraithy2773
      Wraithy2773
      December 16, 2018 at 5:38 am | #

      High-pitched, though. Megatron’s decidedly a Baritone, I think she’s talking about Starscream.

      • Eldritch Gentleman
        Eldritch Gentleman
        December 16, 2018 at 6:47 am | #

        So was I

  38. Kensou
    Kensou
    December 16, 2018 at 4:59 am | #

    Wait, hold up, stop everything… Is this an example of a difference between our world and this corner of the Walkyverse, or are there some markets where McDonald’s sells their nuggets in a 50-count box? I didn’t think they went any higher than 20.

    • Khyrin
      Khyrin
      December 16, 2018 at 5:37 am | #

      I imagine it’s like ordering a Chik-fil-a nugget platter. It’s technically on the menu, but they expect you to be
      1: be buying several,
      2: for pickup later in the week,
      3: and ordering on the phone, not walking up to the register to dominate their fryer for the next 20 minutes.

      • TemperaryObsessor
        TemperaryObsessor
        December 16, 2018 at 3:15 pm | #

        I thought for the most part if a fry station was ready for you they were and if they weren’t there was not a ton of difference between ordering 10 more than they have in queve and ordering 50 more than they have in queve.

    • C.
      C.
      December 16, 2018 at 8:21 am | #

      Some McDonald’s have advertised 50 count McNuggets in the past.

    • bleepbloop
      bleepbloop
      December 16, 2018 at 11:55 pm | #

      The McDonald’s near my campus has a 50 count box, but you can only order it online

  39. Koms
    Koms
    December 16, 2018 at 5:12 am | #

    In the last panel, I didn’t initially see the Mcnugget in Dina’s hand. So I assumed she was acting out how close of a shot Walky has according to Joyce.

  40. ValdVin
    ValdVin
    December 16, 2018 at 5:43 am | #

    And Joyce, unlike Billie, didn’t even have to wipe Nachitos dust off Walky’s face.

    So far.

  41. Lauralot
    Lauralot
    December 16, 2018 at 6:35 am | #

    MEGATRON HAS FALLEN. I, STARSCREAM, AM YOUR NEW CRUSH.

    • StClair
      StClair
      December 16, 2018 at 12:17 pm | #

      Shipping Starscream? This is bad comedy…

      • Fire_daws
        Fire_daws
        December 16, 2018 at 12:20 pm | #

        +1

  42. brasca1
    brasca1
    December 16, 2018 at 7:16 am | #

    Amber you deserve better. Soundwave is more nurturing.

  43. Zaxares
    Zaxares
    December 16, 2018 at 7:25 am | #

    Your ideal boyfriend is STARSCREAM?! Heresy! Everybody knows that Devastator is the best Decepticon! 😛

    • fire_daws
      fire_daws
      December 16, 2018 at 8:37 am | #

      Soundwave: superior. Constructicons: inferior.

    • Kamino Neko
      Kamino Neko
      December 16, 2018 at 9:34 am | #

      I’ve heard of size queens, but that’s getting ridiculous.

      • ValdVin
        ValdVin
        December 16, 2018 at 10:54 am | #

        Why am I hearing your post in Groucho’s voice?

        • Kamino Neko
          Kamino Neko
          December 16, 2018 at 12:36 pm | #

          I honestly don’t know what I would do if I heard Groucho talking about size queens. o.o

          • ValdVin
            ValdVin
            December 16, 2018 at 10:17 pm | #

            I would put a fainting couch under Margaret Dumont on the chance she understood the idiom.

            • Kamino Neko
              Kamino Neko
              December 16, 2018 at 10:43 pm | #

              Good point.

  44. Betty Anne
    Betty Anne
    December 16, 2018 at 10:36 am | #

    I dig it. Starscream’s such an asshole, but I have more Starscream figures than any other. >_>

    • PSadlon
      PSadlon
      December 16, 2018 at 7:50 pm | #

      Works out when you figure Megatron was a dick.

      • Betty Anne
        Betty Anne
        December 16, 2018 at 11:47 pm | #

        Only to the extent I can’t afford all the figures of Megatron I want AND I’m picky about his alt mode. :p

  45. kilgaen
    kilgaen
    December 16, 2018 at 11:34 am | #

    A Starscremsexual. They are many.

  46. Creativerealms
    Creativerealms
    December 16, 2018 at 12:49 pm | #

    Starscream is the perfect man.

  47. wakeangel2001
    wakeangel2001
    December 16, 2018 at 1:05 pm | #

    ugh, her husbando is Starscream? He’s such a douche, clearly Powerglide gets all the ladies…

  48. TemperaryObsessor
    TemperaryObsessor
    December 16, 2018 at 3:44 pm | #

    I sort of think most people have more than one ideal for there partner. The thing to remember is at least one of those ideals is someone who you wouldn’t want to date if they were real and you know it. And chances are none of those ideals would be enough without a real person who you actually like fitting them.
    I think her real ideal is someone who is generally a good guy, and a bit of a nerd (shares her interests), takes care of her and generally supports her decisions but is still willing to call her on her shit. I think bi would actually be her ideal (likes girl parts but shares her interests).
    But the jerkass robot is the person she would like her boyfriend to fantasize about with her.

  49. BadRoad
    BadRoad
    December 16, 2018 at 3:50 pm | #

    I didn’t realize Mike had a high-pitched voice.

  50. Ryek Hvek
    Ryek Hvek
    December 16, 2018 at 4:07 pm | #

    the Willis is not the only cartoonist with Transformers in his memory bank

  51. nightshade
    nightshade
    December 16, 2018 at 7:04 pm | #

    lasts summer my mcds had a 50 piece nugges special …. they served them in the large drink cups ….. Some one ordered one while I was in line turned to me and said “wall-e we are here ” half the line started laughing and making bad jokes …..

  52. nightshade
    nightshade
    December 16, 2018 at 7:15 pm | #

    you know I always thought that being on cybertron alone for millions of years would of driven shockwave nuts ……

    • PSadlon
      PSadlon
      December 16, 2018 at 7:43 pm | #

      He had the Dinobots, Ultra Magnus, and the Wreckers to keep him company.

  53. maninblack
    maninblack
    December 16, 2018 at 8:47 pm | #

    So her ideal boyfriend is Starscream?

  54. Author X
    Author X
    December 17, 2018 at 12:16 pm | #

    Clearly Amber is attracted to leadership qualities, specifically someone who DESERVES TO BE THE TRUE LEADER OF THE DECEPTICONS

  55. Mitch
    Mitch
    December 18, 2018 at 10:50 am | #

    Come on Amber, you can do better than Starscream!

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