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Boyfriend dance

by David M Willis on June 27, 2021 at 12:01 am
  • 05 – As Long As It's Free
└ Tags: agatha, becky, lucy, sal

Discussion (155) ¬

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  1. Cmasta1992
    Cmasta1992
    June 27, 2021 at 12:06 am | #

    Be nice Becky.

    • Rabisch
      Rabisch
      June 27, 2021 at 6:31 am | #

      GOOD ONE!

    • Demoted Oblivious
      Demoted Oblivious
      June 27, 2021 at 10:37 am | #

      Sometimes it doesn’t matter what else people will do, you just need a little celebration. Other times you find out they’re psychopaths and the reason no-one else was celebrating with you is because you are too. But do your little dance anyways, because we all deserve a little celebration when we need to.

      • Clif
        Clif
        June 27, 2021 at 11:40 am | #

        Wait. Who was the psychopath again?

        • Demoted Oblivious
          Demoted Oblivious
          June 27, 2021 at 12:17 pm | #

          Yes

          • Clif
            Clif
            June 27, 2021 at 12:22 pm | #

            Just wanted to be sure.

          • Needfuldoer
            Needfuldoer
            June 28, 2021 at 3:43 pm | #

            What did Jon Anderson and company ever do to you?

  2. Leorale
    Leorale
    June 27, 2021 at 12:06 am | #

    Agatha is super nice! And also looks like Leslie.

    • Clif
      Clif
      June 27, 2021 at 12:47 am | #

      But she is fueled by Robin’s skittles.

      • RassilonTDavros
        RassilonTDavros
        June 27, 2021 at 2:37 pm | #

        I mean Robin’s design was always basically just a palette-swapped Agatha, and Shortpacked! used her as Robin’s “Good Twin” at McAwesome’s, so it kinda fits.

  3. Shitbird
    Shitbird
    June 27, 2021 at 12:06 am | #

    I feel like Becky might genuinely be happy for Lucy

    • Leorale
      Leorale
      June 27, 2021 at 12:09 am | #

      I agree. Becky’s got a genuine little smile there. (She just saves her dancing and singing for news of girlfriends.)

    • brute
      brute
      June 27, 2021 at 3:25 am | #

      Also she should empathize with someone wanting to shout to the world about their romantic endeavors

  4. Nono
    Nono
    June 27, 2021 at 12:07 am | #

    How does Lucy know so many people in this dorm? She lives in a completely different one unless she’s been by really often to visit Walky.

    • Sirksome
      Sirksome
      June 27, 2021 at 12:08 am | #

      Yes.

    • Schpoonman
      Schpoonman
      June 27, 2021 at 12:09 am | #

      We did miss two and change months. Sarah said Thursday that it felt like she and Walky had been dating without Walky ever being informed that they were dating.

    • Lokitsu
      Lokitsu
      June 27, 2021 at 12:10 am | #

      Also, Lucy is the friendly sort who’ll introduce herself to everyone.

    • Keulen
      Keulen
      June 27, 2021 at 3:49 am | #

      I’m assuming she’s been to this dorm a lot to visit Walky, possibly during the time skip and definitely after it.

      • Thomas
        Thomas
        June 27, 2021 at 7:32 am | #

        Yeah, but Walky *also* doesn’t live in this dorm, am I right? So it’s probably more like Lucy introduced herself to Walky’s friends that he hangs out with, which in turn led to her visiting their dorm.

        • zee
          zee
          June 27, 2021 at 8:34 am | #

          No he does, just not this wing

          • Clif
            Clif
            June 27, 2021 at 11:06 am | #

            But Walky spends a lot of his time in this wing. Note his tour guidance of Booster and maybe of Jason.

            https://www.dumbingofage.com/2018/comic/book-8/03-faz-is-great/actualfactual/

            https://www.dumbingofage.com/2020/comic/book-11/01-this-bright-millennium/highstakes/

    • Lone Duck
      Lone Duck
      June 27, 2021 at 8:48 am | #

      I mean, yeah she’s in a different dorm, but it’s not like she’s a music major or something.

      • Cmasta1992
        Cmasta1992
        June 27, 2021 at 11:18 am | #

        Are music majors completely self contained at other universities too or is it just UNT

        • Clif
          Clif
          June 27, 2021 at 12:26 pm | #

          I believe it’s standard protocol for everyone’s protection.

        • thejeff
          thejeff
          June 27, 2021 at 1:33 pm | #

          Read Hall is close to the Music building so it’s apparently the dorm traditionally favored by music majors.
          Which is either the joke of the original comment or makes it ironic, I’m not sure which.

  5. Sirksome
    Sirksome
    June 27, 2021 at 12:07 am | #

    Just because a person likes to dance doesn’t make it not special. Who sucked the fun out of you, Becks?

    • Nono
      Nono
      June 27, 2021 at 12:11 am | #

      She used up her fun for the day with the Isle of Lesbos.

      • He Who Abides
        He Who Abides
        June 27, 2021 at 1:39 am | #

        *Pile* of Lesbos. I don’t like Rebecca, but that joke was too good to misquote.

        • Demoted Oblivious
          Demoted Oblivious
          June 27, 2021 at 10:44 am | #

          True, Mr. The Dude, however Becky did also say “Isle of Lesbos” when beating the equine corpse.

    • Thag Simmons
      Thag Simmons
      June 27, 2021 at 5:20 am | #

      I mean she’s saying that with a smile.

  6. BBCC
    BBCC
    June 27, 2021 at 12:07 am | #

    Agatha is an actual angel and we don’t deserve her.

    • Wagstaff
      Wagstaff
      June 27, 2021 at 12:17 am | #

      Now, just what makes you think that?

      • Clif
        Clif
        June 27, 2021 at 12:40 am | #

        That she’s an angel, that we don’t deserve her, or that her name is Agatha.

        • Wagstaff
          Wagstaff
          June 27, 2021 at 12:44 am | #

          The first two claims.

          • Clif
            Clif
            June 27, 2021 at 12:58 am | #

            Simple logic.

            Angels do not exist. Agatha does not exist. QED. Agatha is an angel.

            Agatha is a character in Dumbing of Age. We don’t deserve Dumbing of Age. Therefore (drum roll] we don’t deserve Agatha.

            • Wagstaff
              Wagstaff
              June 27, 2021 at 1:25 am | #

              Besides the claim that we don’t deserve this comic having no substantiation at all, you really shouldn’t deploy seriously flawed logic like that.

              Lest you end up like this guy.

            • Reltzik
              Reltzik
              June 27, 2021 at 1:36 am | #

              … I can’t remember logic any more. Is that inversion, conversion, or subversion?

              • I am Nothing
                I am Nothing
                June 27, 2021 at 2:02 am | #

                Forget logic, reasoning or laws of physics!

                What have they have ever done for us?

                • Wagstaff
                  Wagstaff
                  June 27, 2021 at 2:23 am | #

                  Without those, you wouldn’t be able to comment on webcomics like this.

                  In fact, there would be no webcomics, or even computers at all, for that matter!

                • I am Nothing
                  I am Nothing
                  June 27, 2021 at 2:27 am | #

                  Forget computers!

                  What have they ever done for us?

                • Reltzik
                  Reltzik
                  June 27, 2021 at 2:31 am | #

                  Computed.

                  Do YOU want to do your own math?

                • I am Nothing
                  I am Nothing
                  June 27, 2021 at 2:33 am | #

                  As long as it’s not anything important.

                  If anyone asks you’re my accountant.

                • 3oranges
                  3oranges
                  June 27, 2021 at 3:21 am | #

                  Webcomics depend on computers, and computers depend on logic, so without logic you couldn’t have webcomics.

                  But without logic, that also wouldn’t matter, so you could have webcomics anyway. 😉

                • Demoted Oblivious
                  Demoted Oblivious
                  June 27, 2021 at 10:51 am | #

                  [citation needed] –
                  What have the romans ever done for us?

                • Roborat
                  Roborat
                  June 28, 2021 at 3:36 pm | #

                  I don’t even have to look at the link, Monty Python Life of Brian.

              • Clif
                Clif
                June 27, 2021 at 2:59 am | #

                When has logic, reasoning or the laws of physics had anything to do with the Internet?

                • I am Nothing
                  I am Nothing
                  June 27, 2021 at 3:19 am | #

                  Without the laws of physics, it’d be upside-down.

                • Wagstaff
                  Wagstaff
                  June 27, 2021 at 3:34 am | #

                  Oh, I believe you guys are joking…

                  But my Tommy Gun Dina doesn’t!!!!

                • Reltzik
                  Reltzik
                  June 27, 2021 at 3:45 am | #

                  Dammit, I don’t want .au in my web address!

                • Clif
                  Clif
                  June 27, 2021 at 11:45 am | #

                  I hear that Wagstaff believes this is the comic we deserve and that they named their gun Tommy.

      • BBCC
        BBCC
        June 27, 2021 at 3:46 am | #

        Agatha being an angel is self-evident. As for not deserving her, personal judgement. 😛

        • Wagstaff
          Wagstaff
          June 27, 2021 at 3:50 am | #

          Self-evident? That’s a very odd claim to make to people who don’t believe angels exist, at least in the supernatural sense.

          • Spencer
            Spencer
            June 27, 2021 at 8:13 am | #

            Of course literal, factual angels exist, as Agatha is one of them.

            • Clif
              Clif
              June 27, 2021 at 11:13 am | #

              She might even be two of them.

            • BBCC
              BBCC
              June 27, 2021 at 7:23 pm | #

              Exactly.

    • Lone Duck
      Lone Duck
      June 27, 2021 at 8:51 am | #

      Original Comment: Agatha’s a cutiepie.
      Subsequent comments: *lengthy debate about whether ‘cutie’ is a real pie filling*

      • Spencer
        Spencer
        June 27, 2021 at 10:07 am | #

        Original Comment: Agatha is nice.

        Subsequent comments: *arguing about whether Agatha is precise*

        • Clif
          Clif
          June 27, 2021 at 11:19 am | #

          A debate about whether cutie is a real pie filling?

          https://zagleft.com/life-changes-sweet-recipe-cutie-pie/

          • Clif
            Clif
            June 27, 2021 at 11:22 am | #

            But orange you glad you brought it up?

        • Clif
          Clif
          June 27, 2021 at 11:28 am | #

          Comment: Agatha is nice.

          Exactly.

  7. RassilonTDavros
    RassilonTDavros
    June 27, 2021 at 12:07 am | #

    …at first I thought that somebody put Sal in the trash chute and was wondering who could even accomplish such a feat and why.

    Then I remembered oh, right, Agatha grabs people and starts dancing with them.

    Agatha’s fun

    • Lokitsu
      Lokitsu
      June 27, 2021 at 12:12 am | #

      We could all use an Agatha in our lives.

      • Clif
        Clif
        June 27, 2021 at 1:09 am | #

        Though preferably not until after morning coffee.

        • Wagstaff
          Wagstaff
          June 27, 2021 at 4:46 am | #

          Oh! Yes! Her presence would go PERFECTLY with coffee! Right next to the almighty muffin, she would be the perfect complement!

          • Demoted Oblivious
            Demoted Oblivious
            June 27, 2021 at 11:00 am | #

            Thought #1: I’d eat a muffin.
            2: Her Muffin
            3: Or her pie
            4: Ugh, too vulgar for sunday morning.
            5: ah! I got it:

            “I’d eat her muffin with some fava beans and a bottle of cianti. tf – tf – tf – tf – tf”

            • Clif
              Clif
              June 27, 2021 at 12:17 pm | #

              That conversation certainly took a turn.

              I was just going to point out that though the Muffin may be complementary, only the Cheese is almighty.

              • Wagstaff
                Wagstaff
                June 27, 2021 at 6:16 pm | #

                Now that I think of it, cereal may very well supercede both. However, Agatha would still rival it very much as a complement.

  8. King Daniel
    King Daniel
    June 27, 2021 at 12:07 am | #

    It was Agatha all along

    • Lokitsu
      Lokitsu
      June 27, 2021 at 12:11 am | #

      +1

      • Cmasta1992
        Cmasta1992
        June 27, 2021 at 12:13 am | #

        x1

        • Clif
          Clif
          June 27, 2021 at 12:41 am | #

          **1

          • Reltzik
            Reltzik
            June 27, 2021 at 1:37 am | #

            ++1.

            YES THE PREFIX ONE DEAL WITH IT!

            • Clif
              Clif
              June 27, 2021 at 3:01 am | #

              ^1

              • Demoted Oblivious
                Demoted Oblivious
                June 27, 2021 at 11:01 am | #

                GOTO Lokitsu June 27, 2021 at 12:11 am

                • Clif
                  Clif
                  June 27, 2021 at 11:25 am | #

                  Is that circular reasoning?

                • Demoted Oblivious
                  Demoted Oblivious
                  June 27, 2021 at 12:25 pm | #

                  Compile time error. Unreachable code block @
                  Clif June 27, 2021 at 11:25 am

                • Clif
                  Clif
                  June 27, 2021 at 12:33 pm | #

                  *** EXECUTE PROGRAMMER AND EXIT ***

                • thejeff
                  thejeff
                  June 27, 2021 at 1:36 pm | #

                  There’s some code I’ve been maintaining where that sounds like a reasonable approach.

                • milu
                  milu
                  June 27, 2021 at 1:57 pm | #

                  var yallsjokes;
                  yallsjokes:array[1..10] of integer;

                  begin
                  yallsjokes:=10
                  end.

                • milu
                  milu
                  June 27, 2021 at 2:00 pm | #

                  ok i forgot a semicolon but a single typo in an entire program is pretty impressive i think

                • Reltzik
                  Reltzik
                  June 27, 2021 at 2:56 pm | #

                  /* Comments are left as an exercise to the product maintenance team */

                • Jhon
                  Jhon
                  June 27, 2021 at 8:42 pm | #

                  @milu: What language is that? Pascal?
                  What would that snippet have done had it run?

                • milu
                  milu
                  June 27, 2021 at 9:14 pm | #

                  It is pascal (ish?) and it would have done absolutely nothing ^_^
                  I was just trying to blend in with the hip kids by fawning in geek but I doubt using pascal is the way to do that (I had an intro to pascal in high school and enthusiastically embarked on a very ambitious text-based RPG project on my free time, made it as far as designing the start menu and figuring out how to make save points then quit programming forever ^^)

                • Wagstaff
                  Wagstaff
                  June 27, 2021 at 10:26 pm | #

                  @milu I’m just about the same in that regard, at least for now.

                  In high school, I took a class on C++ which I succeeded, yet remember little.

                  Since then I got into programming in Gamemaker: Studio, although I just played around with its coding language (a lot like Javascript), but I never really made any games.

                  I will eventually have to learn C# or something if I want to make it far in physics, so there’s that.

                • Demoted Oblivious
                  Demoted Oblivious
                  June 27, 2021 at 11:11 pm | #

                  Wagstaff: If you want to start some intro physics programming, Python has a lot to recommend it. Very concise syntax, large library set, cross OS support, Open codebase and many open science libraries. Can be as effective for quick scripts, large professional application suites and everything in between. Of course there’s also matlab and mathematica, but you need to pay to (legally) do anything serious in them.

                  Caveat: I am not a python programmer, though i’ve used it here and there. My experience is more db, java, c and web development with a smattering of shell scripting.

    • DailyBrad
      DailyBrad
      June 27, 2021 at 12:34 am | #

      Who will dance to anything?
      It was Agatha all along!

      Who will take every chance to swing?
      It was Agatha all along!

  9. Wagstaff
    Wagstaff
    June 27, 2021 at 12:07 am | #

    *plays “Orange’s Kiss” on Voxola PR-76*

  10. Proto_Eevee
    Proto_Eevee
    June 27, 2021 at 12:09 am | #

    Agatha is just very pleasant

  11. newlland(Henryvolt)
    newlland(Henryvolt)
    June 27, 2021 at 12:11 am | #

    Hmm, I’m starting to think maybe Walky is going to haft to play a role where he helps Lucy build her confidence. I know that people start to glow at the prospects of new romance and that this his probably her first relationship but she’s REALLY over the moon about the idea that a boy gave her a shot.

    Granted that might also mean leading by example and I don’t think he’s impressed with himself all that much to know how to do that.

    • Leorale
      Leorale
      June 27, 2021 at 12:14 am | #

      She really likes this particular boy. Plus it’s exciting to have a new relationship, to say nothing of a first relationship. It’s exciting, she’s excited.

    • Reltzik
      Reltzik
      June 27, 2021 at 1:39 am | #

      Most of us are pretty quick to see Walky’s myriad faults. But he’s also got a positives, and those are what people like Dorothy and Lucy are drawn to. Lucy probably could benefit from greater confidence, but she’s got every right to celebrate.

  12. MugiwaraNoPancakes
    MugiwaraNoPancakes
    June 27, 2021 at 12:16 am | #

    The world needs more Agatha’s in it

  13. JessWitt
    JessWitt
    June 27, 2021 at 12:32 am | #

    Aw I wanna see Agatha dancing with Sal. Unless there’s a bonus panel tier I don’t know about on Patreon.

    • Demoted Oblivious
      Demoted Oblivious
      June 27, 2021 at 11:07 am | #

      @Yotomoe may also have some idea of what Agatha and Sal ‘dancing’ together may look like.

  14. Sirksome
    Sirksome
    June 27, 2021 at 12:35 am | #

    Okay here me out here. Sal is in this strip. The tags and speech patterns of the last speech bubble indicate such, but upon closer inspection tells a tale missed by 99% of readers! Sal is secretly enjoying the dance. See how small the bubble is compared to Agatha’s, the lack of capitalization or exclamation point. Sal despite her words is not strongly protesting against the dance. In fact the words seem less enthusiastic than average coversation. As if she’s just going through the motions.

    I argue that Sal is putting up a front because “cool” people don’t dance despite her being amused and enjoying the dance and human connection thus………Sal = fakey!

    Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk. This comment was sponsored in part by Malaya.

    • Anon A Mouse
      Anon A Mouse
      June 27, 2021 at 1:08 am | #

      I actually took that as Agatha is singing so loudly that it can be heard clearly from down the hall as if she were right there. Sal’s voice is at an appropriate level for the distance.

    • Johan
      Johan
      June 27, 2021 at 1:28 am | #

      Sals in the tags

      • Clif
        Clif
        June 27, 2021 at 3:10 am | #

        She wouldn’t fit in the trash chute.

        • milu
          milu
          June 27, 2021 at 5:39 am | #

          alternate reading: Agatha is dancing with the trash chute. the trash chute is not impressed. the trash chute has a southern accent. Willis himself got confused because a talking trash chute is such a nonsense notion he mistakenly tagged Sal instead.
          it all scans

          • I am Nothing
            I am Nothing
            June 27, 2021 at 12:16 pm | #

            Sal is a talking trash chute?

            • milu
              milu
              June 27, 2021 at 4:41 pm | #

              what? is she? i’m so confused now

  15. electriccombines
    electriccombines
    June 27, 2021 at 12:37 am | #

    Agatha is genuinely so fucking cute in this strip, I am LOVING her energy. <3

  16. Brumagem
    Brumagem
    June 27, 2021 at 12:42 am | #

    One if by mouth and two if by peen.

    • a/snow/mous/e
      a/snow/mous/e
      June 27, 2021 at 12:46 am | #

      that’s where the british are coming? 😛

  17. Rognik
    Rognik
    June 27, 2021 at 1:02 am | #

    Validation is validation, even if it’s hollow.

  18. Leorale
    Leorale
    June 27, 2021 at 1:12 am | #

    Panel 1 & 2 demonstrate the correct amount of weight to give most of Sarah’s advice.

  19. Bicycle Bill
    Bicycle Bill
    June 27, 2021 at 2:19 am | #

    Trash chute’s full?

    Where’s a goddamned cheerleader when you need one?

    • Bicycle Bill
      Bicycle Bill
      June 27, 2021 at 2:22 am | #

      Incidentally, while searching for this particular strip I see that Willis has retro-tagged all the “Billie” tags to now read “Jennifer”.

      • Clif
        Clif
        June 27, 2021 at 3:04 am | #

        Dimebox has always been at war with Flatonia.

      • Reltzik
        Reltzik
        June 27, 2021 at 3:33 am | #

        Someone should’ve called no-tag-backs.

  20. theKOT
    theKOT
    June 27, 2021 at 2:33 am | #

    She’ll dance to anything… She’ll dance to ANYTHING!

    Willis now has panic’s hurricane stuck in my head… I’m not complaining.

    • Jhon
      Jhon
      June 27, 2021 at 10:21 am | #

      ‘Hurricane’ by ‘Panic! At the Disco’

      You’ll dance to anything!

  21. Josh Spicer
    Josh Spicer
    June 27, 2021 at 3:18 am | #

    Huh.

    Who knew Agatha had such a positive personality.

    • Thag Simmons
      Thag Simmons
      June 27, 2021 at 3:44 am | #

      I mean read basically any comic where Agatha has dialogue.

  22. Keulen
    Keulen
    June 27, 2021 at 3:39 am | #

    I don’t care what anyone else says, Agatha is freaking adorable.

    • Bagge
      Bagge
      June 27, 2021 at 5:46 am | #

      I’m pretty sure everyone else also say’s agatha is freaking adorable.

  23. Opus the Poet
    Opus the Poet
    June 27, 2021 at 4:44 am | #

    That’s the kind of support (almost) everyone needs.

  24. Max
    Max
    June 27, 2021 at 5:10 am | #

    Which dead Paul Revere is the alt-text referencing?

    • Anon A Mouse
      Anon A Mouse
      June 27, 2021 at 7:13 am | #

      Probably the “midnight ride” one. As in, Lucy is letting everyone know she is dating now.

    • Deanatay
      Deanatay
      June 27, 2021 at 8:20 am | #

      One if by land,
      Two if by SEE I GOT A BOYFRIEND!!

      or maybe

      THE BOYFRIEND IS COMING
      THE BOYFRIEND IS COMING

      • Demoted Oblivious
        Demoted Oblivious
        June 27, 2021 at 11:18 am | #

        They don’t seem to have gone far enough for the latter one (yet).

        • Clif
          Clif
          June 27, 2021 at 11:50 am | #

          Not till the third date.

          • Demoted Oblivious
            Demoted Oblivious
            June 27, 2021 at 12:26 pm | #

            I raisin that’s enough to preserve her fruitful modesty.

            • milu
              milu
              June 27, 2021 at 4:10 pm | #

              you make terrible fruit punch

    • Clif
      Clif
      June 27, 2021 at 12:20 pm | #

      Which dead Paul Revere is the alt-text referencing?

      Mike. Wasn’t it obvious?

  25. Bagge
    Bagge
    June 27, 2021 at 5:44 am | #

    agatha has the right attitude

  26. darkoneko
    darkoneko
    June 27, 2021 at 6:27 am | #

    Becky is keeping her hands far, far away from reach, just to be safe

  27. Rabisch
    Rabisch
    June 27, 2021 at 6:40 am | #

    Awwww. Lucy is so happy and Agatha so precious ♡. But I hope Lucy will not really go around saying to everyone about her private life. Let’s hope Becky and Sal will stop her.

    • Demoted Oblivious
      Demoted Oblivious
      June 27, 2021 at 11:23 am | #

      🎶 Agatha is Awesome,
      Everything is cool when she’s part of your team 🎶

      • Demoted Oblivious
        Demoted Oblivious
        June 27, 2021 at 11:26 am | #

        Bloody mobile, messing up my bloody replies all the bloody time!

      • RassilonTDavros
        RassilonTDavros
        June 27, 2021 at 2:18 pm | #

        Forget what Linda said about 128, Squadron 82 was the real best possible team.

    • Clif
      Clif
      June 27, 2021 at 11:52 am | #

      if you have good news in your private life, why wouldn’t you go around telling everyone?

      • Demoted Oblivious
        Demoted Oblivious
        June 27, 2021 at 12:29 pm | #

        Murphy’s Law
        flash BOOM
        dun, dun, DUNNNN

  28. Thomas
    Thomas
    June 27, 2021 at 7:40 am | #

    This is probably the first time we see Agatha wearing trousers. I was under the impression that she only wore dresses. (For religious reasons, also.)

    • He Who Abides
      He Who Abides
      June 27, 2021 at 9:35 am | #

      She’s worn trousers before. She just apparently prefers to wear dresses.

      • Clif
        Clif
        June 27, 2021 at 12:40 pm | #

        Mormon women wear pants, just usually not to church.

  29. JBento
    JBento
    June 27, 2021 at 8:09 am | #

    Listen, my children, and you shall hear
    Of the new boyfriend of Lucy, dear
    On whatever date we are in Dumbing of Age:
    A relationship in a new stage
    So long delayed by Walky’s obliviousness sheer.

    • Clif
      Clif
      June 27, 2021 at 1:01 pm | #

      Applause!

      Now, where are the other verses?

      • JBento
        JBento
        June 27, 2021 at 3:51 pm | #

        Ooof, tough crowd in this place.

    • Demoted Oblivious
      Demoted Oblivious
      June 27, 2021 at 10:00 pm | #

      Bravo (golf clap)

  30. ValdVin
    ValdVin
    June 27, 2021 at 9:00 am | #

    Nice to find out something more about Agatha.

  31. C.T. Phipps
    C.T. Phipps
    June 27, 2021 at 9:27 am | #

    I am choosing to believe Becky considers the two subjects equally worth singing about, which is to say not.

    🙂

  32. Kali
    Kali
    June 27, 2021 at 9:41 am | #

    I like that Sal is tagged for a word balloon here…

    • Eldritchy
      Eldritchy
      June 27, 2021 at 6:16 pm | #

      Sal already has one ray of sunshine to deal with, another would be overdose for her.

  33. Makkabee
    Makkabee
    June 27, 2021 at 10:11 am | #

    I love Agatha. *dances around room singing Agatha’s praises*

    • Demoted Oblivious
      Demoted Oblivious
      June 27, 2021 at 11:26 am | #

      🎶 Agatha is Awesome,
      Everything is cool when she’s part of your team 🎶
      (this belongs here, not at the other place. -grumbles-)

      • Makkabee
        Makkabee
        June 27, 2021 at 5:24 pm | #

        Thank you, that made my day.

  34. Jackie Howe
    Jackie Howe
    June 27, 2021 at 4:06 pm | #

    Wait! WHERE is Ana Chronistic! How can there be a comments page with her not at the top of the page?

    • Demoted Oblivious
      Demoted Oblivious
      June 27, 2021 at 9:25 pm | #

      See my misplaced reply to milu (below).

  35. milu
    milu
    June 27, 2021 at 4:45 pm | #

    Becky has learned

    • Demoted Oblivious
      Demoted Oblivious
      June 27, 2021 at 9:23 pm | #

      Retired, maybe? Ever since she got a comic named after her, the pressure is off.

      • Demoted Oblivious
        Demoted Oblivious
        June 27, 2021 at 9:24 pm | #

        G*d fucking damnit piss mobile page reloading between checkin url’s ass dick y*hw*h feces baboon.

        • Clif
          Clif
          June 28, 2021 at 12:16 am | #

          Come on, don’t soft peddle it. You can tell us what you really think.

    • Clif
      Clif
      June 28, 2021 at 12:19 am | #

      By the way, thank you, Milu. I had forgotten that strip.

  36. milu
    milu
    June 28, 2021 at 7:14 am | #

    Welcome. you mentioned Agatha was a Mormon which I didn’t remember and prompted me to trawl through her tag, so thank you too

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