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by David M Willis on December 1, 2011 at 12:01 am
  • 01 - Pajama Jeans
└ Tags: jennifer, sal, walky

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  1. Jen Aside
    Jen Aside
    December 1, 2011 at 12:01 am | #

    Nono, Billie. At NIGHT.

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      December 1, 2011 at 12:11 am | #

      How very 80s.

      • fellixe
        fellixe
        December 1, 2011 at 12:26 am | #

        You will respec’ her a-thor-itay!

    • Joraiem
      Joraiem
      December 1, 2011 at 12:58 am | #

      “Psst, Billie… We’re riding the bus… AT NIGHT.”

      • fellixe
        fellixe
        December 1, 2011 at 1:17 am | #

        Her future’s so bright she’s gotta wear shades. B)

        • NakedDumblydore
          NakedDumblydore
          December 1, 2011 at 1:25 am | #

          Something tells me Billie is not studying nuclear science.

          • Michelle J Caboose
            Michelle J Caboose
            December 1, 2011 at 4:04 am | #

            But does she love her classes?

            • Plasma Mongoose
              Plasma Mongoose
              December 1, 2011 at 3:40 pm | #

              Don’t know about classes, but she sure likes her glasses.

            • NakedDumblydore
              NakedDumblydore
              December 2, 2011 at 1:02 am | #

              The real question is whether or not her crazy teacher wears dark glasses.

      • Wandering Meme
        Wandering Meme
        December 1, 2011 at 5:28 pm | #

        “No $#!+, THERE SHE WAS…RIDING THE MIDNIGHT BUS IN A HALF DRUNKEN STUPOR WHEN SUDDENLY… she…sees…HER!”

        • Joraiem
          Joraiem
          December 1, 2011 at 10:50 pm | #

          Aha! Someone got it!

    • John Harmon
      John Harmon
      December 1, 2011 at 1:29 am | #

      Don’t switch the blade on the guy in shades oh no!

  2. G.S.Mercs
    G.S.Mercs
    December 1, 2011 at 12:01 am | #

    And yet the only thing that goes through my head is “Wow, Sal would look amazing in those!”

    • MacFluffers
      MacFluffers
      December 1, 2011 at 1:02 am | #

      Damn straight they would.

    • darcos0
      darcos0
      December 1, 2011 at 1:27 am | #

      with the popped collar, stylin’

  3. John Harmon
    John Harmon
    December 1, 2011 at 12:01 am | #

    Just as long you don’t make stupid puns while you take them off.

    • Thores
      Thores
      December 1, 2011 at 12:02 am | #

      YEAHHHHHHHHH

      • Tucker
        Tucker
        December 1, 2011 at 12:16 am | #

        Look at her emotion… It’s DETACHED!

        Look at her seating arrangement… It’s DETACHED!

        YEEEAAAHHHHHHHHH!

        • Tucker
          Tucker
          December 1, 2011 at 12:17 am | #

          Sal’s pantsuit… It’s ATTACHED!

          Looks like… She got her PANTS ON!

          YEEEAAAHHHHHHHHHH!

          • CWR
            CWR
            December 1, 2011 at 5:21 am | #

            She’ll punch you so hard, your retina…it’s detached!

            • CWR
              CWR
              December 1, 2011 at 5:22 am | #

              Oh! Umm – YEEEAAAHHHHHHHH!

              • Plasma Mongoose
                Plasma Mongoose
                December 1, 2011 at 3:42 pm | #

                This is one meme I just cannot jump on.

                NAAAAAAAAAAAH!

  4. JackNapier
    JackNapier
    December 1, 2011 at 12:01 am | #

    Not bad, but you need a cheesy pun to go with the sunglasses.

  5. David Herbert
    David Herbert
    December 1, 2011 at 12:02 am | #

    More disinterested than thou.

  6. Joraiem
    Joraiem
    December 1, 2011 at 12:02 am | #

    Sal, if you wanted to be antisocial, why did you come along?

    Stop pretending and go make friends. D=<

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      December 1, 2011 at 12:05 am | #

      What’s the point of being all anti-social if no one sees you doing it?

      • Joraiem
        Joraiem
        December 1, 2011 at 12:11 am | #

        No, no, this is Sal we’re talking about, not Billie. She doesn’t need to be an attention whore, attention just naturally flocks to her.

        Also, Walky, how many statements about pants have you made in this chapter so far?

        • Plasma Mongoose
          Plasma Mongoose
          December 1, 2011 at 12:12 am | #

          As many times as he can possibly manage.

          • ryan
            ryan
            December 1, 2011 at 8:12 am | #

            “I’m going out with her tomorrow, she said she had some errands to run.”

            “That’s a date?”

            “What’s the difference? You know they way I work, I’m like a commercial jingle. First it’s a little irritating, then you hear it a few times, you hum it in the shower, by the third date it’s ‘By Mennen!’.”

  7. Mkvenner
    Mkvenner
    December 1, 2011 at 12:02 am | #

    Not you.

  8. iSaidCandleja-
    iSaidCandleja-
    December 1, 2011 at 12:02 am | #

    Emotionally detached or emotionally disturbed? Your paranoid delusions are showing, Billie.

  9. Plasma Mongoose
    Plasma Mongoose
    December 1, 2011 at 12:03 am | #

    “Anything you can do, I can do better!”

    “I can do anything better than you!”

    • paul
      paul
      December 1, 2011 at 12:05 am | #

      “No you can’t!”

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        December 1, 2011 at 12:07 am | #

        “Yes I can!”

        • SlenderTroll
          SlenderTroll
          December 1, 2011 at 12:15 am | #

          No you can’t!

          • Plasma Mongoose
            Plasma Mongoose
            December 1, 2011 at 12:21 am | #

            “YES I CAN, YES I CAN, YES I CAAAAN!”

            • a99steaksauce
              a99steaksauce
              December 1, 2011 at 12:31 am | #

              *tweet*

            • Mkvenner
              Mkvenner
              December 1, 2011 at 2:19 am | #

              Bull.

            • Wandering Meme
              Wandering Meme
              December 1, 2011 at 2:45 pm | #

              Any douche you can douche, I can douche better! I can douche any douche BETTER THAN YOU!!!

    • Lordphulish
      Lordphulish
      December 3, 2011 at 12:28 am | #

      C-C-COMBO BREAKER?

  10. A. Colunga
    A. Colunga
    December 1, 2011 at 12:04 am | #

    Sorry Billie, you need to either be Tom Cruise or wear a red bow tie in order for mirrored sunglasses to be effective.

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      December 1, 2011 at 12:07 am | #

      Billie can be Maverick and Sal can be Iceman.

      • Gotthammer
        Gotthammer
        December 1, 2011 at 12:14 am | #

        Only so long as they don’t lose the homoerotic subtext!

        • Plasma Mongoose
          Plasma Mongoose
          December 1, 2011 at 12:20 am | #

          That’s why I cast them that way! 😀

        • Joraiem
          Joraiem
          December 1, 2011 at 1:36 am | #

          But… but Top Gun isn’t gay! Yusei told me so!

          • Plasma Mongoose
            Plasma Mongoose
            December 1, 2011 at 7:11 am | #

            You clearly never saw the gay chemistry between Maverick and Iceman then.

            • Joraiem
              Joraiem
              December 1, 2011 at 7:16 am | #

              (Psst that’s the joke – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zv5Ox1YaZnk)

              • Plasma Mongoose
                Plasma Mongoose
                December 1, 2011 at 3:47 pm | #

                OH I SEEEEEEE!

                Top Gay err Gun

    • A. Colunga
      A. Colunga
      December 1, 2011 at 12:10 am | #

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8WZbDcex5k

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        December 1, 2011 at 12:15 am | #

        Groovy Vid!

    • Lord Synick XXIII
      Lord Synick XXIII
      December 1, 2011 at 10:02 am | #

      So Jason can wear sunglasses, right…?

    • Rachel
      Rachel
      December 1, 2011 at 10:41 am | #

      Bowties are cool.

  11. Daeva
    Daeva
    December 1, 2011 at 12:07 am | #

    The readers, Billie. While we watch your floundering attempts to be cool. 😀

  12. NCP19
    NCP19
    December 1, 2011 at 12:07 am | #

    For some reason I half expected (hoped, let’s be honest) that Sal was just going to skip the whole pants thing this entire arc.

    • Kintrex
      Kintrex
      December 1, 2011 at 10:29 am | #

      That is somewhat disappointing.

  13. The Sound Defense
    The Sound Defense
    December 1, 2011 at 12:07 am | #

    It’s time to kick ass and chew bubble gum, and Billie’s all out of gum.

    She reminds me of Duke Nukem, is what i’m saying.

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      December 1, 2011 at 12:09 am | #

      “DAmn… I’m looking good!” 😀

      • HiEv
        HiEv
        December 1, 2011 at 9:00 am | #

        Speaking of which, who’s your avatar today?

        Red hair, blue eyes, twintails, glasses… damn that cutie is pushing all of my buttons.

        • Plasma Mongoose
          Plasma Mongoose
          December 1, 2011 at 3:39 pm | #

          Would you believe Asuka from Eva?

    • Michelle J Caboose
      Michelle J Caboose
      December 1, 2011 at 4:07 am | #

      “Hail to the Queen, baby.”

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        December 1, 2011 at 3:53 pm | #

        “Hell, I’d still hit it.”

  14. Henry
    Henry
    December 1, 2011 at 12:11 am | #

    Billie’s got designer shades that hide her face.

    She thinks she’s cooler than Sal.

  15. SlenderTroll
    SlenderTroll
    December 1, 2011 at 12:16 am | #

    Is Walky being sarcastic there? Does he actually think she has intent other than appearing antisocial, or is he just stating the obvious?

    • LuckyShot
      LuckyShot
      December 1, 2011 at 12:22 am | #

      Because it’s not possible that her character has depth that only Walky, as her brother, would know about, right?
      There’s emphasis on the word definitely, so I’m pretty sure he was being sarcastic.

      • Valdrax
        Valdrax
        December 1, 2011 at 4:25 am | #

        But he said it with such a completely straight face, and the emphasis also works if he’s serious too. Given that Walky seems to sass Sal about her character flaws at every opportunity, he could be griping.

        Then again, it’s Billie he’s talking to, and Billie demands sarcasm for her ridiculous high school pecking order obsessions, so I’m not sure either.

    • Slipgate
      Slipgate
      December 1, 2011 at 12:22 am | #

      My good Slender (oh noes, a reference!) man,

      Billie is incorrect in thinking that’s why Sal’s doing it, and Walky’s like ‘Uh, yeah, sure, that’s why she’s doing it’ because he recognizes that is wrong but sees little point in arguing with Billie. It’s not that she’s trying to appear cool, she’s trying to be left alone.

      • LuckyShot
        LuckyShot
        December 1, 2011 at 12:46 am | #

        Okay yeah, that’s much more likely than what I said. However I would still like to see some hidden character depth from her in this chapter…
        It seems like the perfect setting for it too. 🙂

    • John Harmon
      John Harmon
      December 1, 2011 at 1:32 am | #

      His sarcasm was directed at Billie’s insinuation that Sal’s antisocial behavior was to get attention and try and look cool, I think.

  16. Kernanator
    Kernanator
    December 1, 2011 at 12:17 am | #

    You suurrrrrrre showed her, all right.

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      December 1, 2011 at 12:23 am | #

      She can always try to freak Sal out by pretending to be a cop. 😛

      • Tobias
        Tobias
        December 1, 2011 at 12:48 am | #

        ….maybe with an axe?

        • Red
          Red
          December 1, 2011 at 9:24 pm | #

          AXE COP!

  17. Uniqueantique
    Uniqueantique
    December 1, 2011 at 12:25 am | #

    Walky knows his sister, don’t think he’s being sarcasic.

  18. Vabolo
    Vabolo
    December 1, 2011 at 12:25 am | #

    I couldn’t help myself:

    http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/9853/doa1.png

    • Tucker
      Tucker
      December 1, 2011 at 12:29 am | #

      You are a god among men.

      • Tucker
        Tucker
        December 1, 2011 at 12:30 am | #

        Oh perhaps, Vabolo: “Look who’s emotionally — detached — NOW!”

    • Joraiem
      Joraiem
      December 1, 2011 at 12:51 am | #

      And I couldn’t help myself:

      http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/9782/terriblepun.png

      In retrospect, I probably should have.

    • Tucker
      Tucker
      December 1, 2011 at 1:09 am | #

      I actually decided to jump in on this one:

      http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/7346/billieyeeeaaahhhhhh.png

      • Michelle J Caboose
        Michelle J Caboose
        December 1, 2011 at 4:09 am | #

        Oh gods, does this mean it’s going to become a meme?

        [facepalm]

        • Anonymous
          Anonymous
          December 1, 2011 at 3:36 pm | #

          Quick, somebody get it to 4chan. If it meme-ifies Walky can get more ad traffics. More monies = more swag (mass produced Dina hats, perhaps?)

      • SlenderTroll
        SlenderTroll
        December 1, 2011 at 11:07 pm | #

        This is so much better with that gravatar.

  19. Ravux
    Ravux
    December 1, 2011 at 12:34 am | #

    Does that mean this will become canon soon?

    • Tucker
      Tucker
      December 1, 2011 at 12:37 am | #

      I think this pretty much established that:

      http://itswalky.tumblr.com/post/13192737310/it-was-revealed-that-the-dumbing-of-agers-are

      • Ravux
        Ravux
        December 1, 2011 at 9:33 am | #

        I was referring to them burying Walky in the sand. Burying him in the sand is fun, right? (shit-ton of sand in your hair and ears not withstanding)

  20. a99steaksauce
    a99steaksauce
    December 1, 2011 at 12:38 am | #

    Awww thats so cute how Billie’s jelousy can show so easily. <{:]D

  21. John
    John
    December 1, 2011 at 12:39 am | #

    Dude, Billie, *Walky* just put a sarcastic shot right over your head. That’s just pathetic.

  22. Bekah
    Bekah
    December 1, 2011 at 12:53 am | #

    I bet Billie’s got a good face for mirrored aviators. Not everyone can pull them off.

    • Michelle J Caboose
      Michelle J Caboose
      December 1, 2011 at 4:10 am | #

      Why? Are they held on with super glue? O_o

      • madd
        madd
        December 1, 2011 at 9:41 am | #

        How else would you get them to stay on your face?

        • Plasma Mongoose
          Plasma Mongoose
          December 1, 2011 at 3:37 pm | #

          Arms and ears.

          • madd
            madd
            December 1, 2011 at 5:03 pm | #

            Well, my ears are not prehensile, so I’m not sure what part they’d play, and walking around with my arms held up to my face all day would be both awkward and tiring.

        • Michelle J Caboose
          Michelle J Caboose
          December 1, 2011 at 5:16 pm | #

          Hmm… This would explain why my glasses keep falling off while I’m at work…

  23. Chase
    Chase
    December 1, 2011 at 12:55 am | #

    Why’s she gotta compete with everyone? :I

  24. Scot
    Scot
    December 1, 2011 at 1:06 am | #

    dat sal

  25. NakedDumblydore
    NakedDumblydore
    December 1, 2011 at 1:31 am | #

    After how much she drank at the party, I’m surprised it took her this long to put on the sunglasses.

  26. Kaci
    Kaci
    December 1, 2011 at 1:54 am | #

    emotionally something…

  27. Pandaawesome
    Pandaawesome
    December 1, 2011 at 2:05 am | #

    Pants

  28. quietdevious1
    quietdevious1
    December 1, 2011 at 2:28 am | #

    Are they prescription mirrored sunglasses? Because blindly stumbling off the bus is not cool.

    • Pat
      Pat
      December 1, 2011 at 5:23 pm | #

      Yeah, I was gonna say, that trick doesn’t work if you wear *regular* glasses and you gotta take ’em off first.

  29. Sporkaganza
    Sporkaganza
    December 1, 2011 at 3:36 am | #

    Suddenly “Danger Zone” is stuck in my head.

  30. Zababcd
    Zababcd
    December 1, 2011 at 5:49 am | #

    To those who think Walky was being serious, I remind you of that joke you’ve probably already heard, which I have modified to fit here, in the form established in posts above. Walky is being sarcastic. He’s mocking Billie’s jealousy because he’s (mostly) a good brother and he doesn’t like that Billie is badmouthing Sal to him behind Sal’s back.

    • Zababcd
      Zababcd
      December 1, 2011 at 5:55 am | #

      There’s a hyperlink in that post, on the word ‘here’. Apparently you can’t trust web formatting to make these things obvious for you nowadays. Darn young’uns messing up my internet with their “default hyperlink fonts”. I remember the days when a hyperlink was a hyperlink: blue until you clicked, purple once it was clicked. I’m not sure if ‘those days’ were reflective of technology at the time or my browsing habits at the time, but I miss those days.

      • NakedDumblydore
        NakedDumblydore
        December 2, 2011 at 1:04 am | #

        I’m not on your lawn, you crazy old goat!

      • taekwondogirl
        taekwondogirl
        December 2, 2011 at 8:34 pm | #

        *snrk* That was pretty good.

  31. vermi
    vermi
    December 1, 2011 at 6:38 am | #

    Sal needs to diversify her wardrobe. Motorcycle gear on a bus/at the beach is just not appropriate.

    • Zababcd
      Zababcd
      December 1, 2011 at 7:00 am | #

      Speaking of which, it’s not often that most people on the way to the beach are wearing jackets. Normally optimal beachgoing weather and optimal jacket-wearing weather are mutually exclusive.

      • ble.d_out.colo.r
        ble.d_out.colo.r
        December 1, 2011 at 8:03 am | #

        Well I would almost bet money (a nickel of course) that she doesnt own any other pants >.>. As evidenced by the fact that she has a habitual problem of answering the door (and walking around campus apparently) in her panties o.O.

  32. Sir Robin
    Sir Robin
    December 1, 2011 at 7:52 am | #

    Did someone at least pay Dina’s bus fare or was she forced to pay her own?

    • ryan
      ryan
      December 1, 2011 at 8:19 am | #

      bus drivers don’t check under everyone’s shoes for more passengers.

  33. ble.d_out.colo.r
    ble.d_out.colo.r
    December 1, 2011 at 8:00 am | #

    Ugh. I have a brother in law who reminds me of Sal. Except he thinks he is a Johnny Cash clone and too cool for everyone he meets. He wears the mirrored sunglasses and the fedoras all the time (although fedoras are fucking awesome…when not used for evil and douchebaggery). I really just wanna smack him and be like, GET A FUCKING JOB ALREADY. It would be different if he did sit at home on his ass all the time and expect my sister to do everything short of wipe his ass >.>. /end rant

    also can ah get a spellcheck on the douchebaggery please? I don’t wanna go around misspelling made up words and look like a total idiot now do I? ^.^

    • Michelle J Caboose
      Michelle J Caboose
      December 1, 2011 at 9:46 am | #

      Well, the “douche part is spelled right, as is “bag.” The rest looks pretty consistent with spelling rules for English. Given that the rules themselves aren’t always consistent, and that probably at least half of the English language isn’t consistent with the spelling rules, I’d say you’re doing better than most.

    • taekwondogirl
      taekwondogirl
      December 2, 2011 at 8:35 pm | #

      Only problem is I think your brother in law is interpreting Sal’s actions the same way Billie is. Sal has a reason for the things she does and we’ll presumably find out what it is in 3 years.

  34. ble.d_out.colo.r
    ble.d_out.colo.r
    December 1, 2011 at 8:01 am | #

    *didn’t sit at home on his ass* argh typos

    • madd
      madd
      December 1, 2011 at 10:20 am | #

      And you were worried about the spelling on douchebaggery.

  35. Animal
    Animal
    December 1, 2011 at 8:27 am | #

    Sal isn’t emotionally detached. She’s suffering from a shortage of Animal Magnetism.

  36. thomas0comer
    thomas0comer
    December 1, 2011 at 2:52 pm | #

    Is that… a far-off mountain reflected in her glasses?

    • Zababcd
      Zababcd
      December 1, 2011 at 3:43 pm | #

      They are mirrored sunglasses. She is looking at you. This means that what you see is your reflection.

      This was not intended as a fat joke, but it could certainly be interpreted that way. I would like to point out that I have no idea what physical form any other poster takes, and I’m not even 100% certain of my own. I’m sort of blue-ish with a white squiggle, from what I can see.

    • begbert2
      begbert2
      December 1, 2011 at 3:55 pm | #

      Yes, Mt. Specular Highlight.

  37. Doom Shepherd
    Doom Shepherd
    December 1, 2011 at 3:48 pm | #

    Crap. All this time I was cool, and didn’t even know it!

  38. aaron_bourque
    aaron_bourque
    December 1, 2011 at 4:05 pm | #

    You know what would REALLY put her in her place and make you look emotionally detatched? If you went over there and started making out with her!

    . . .

    What?

  39. Freeholder
    Freeholder
    December 1, 2011 at 5:03 pm | #

    Watch out Guys, we’re dealing with a bad ass over here.

  40. Pat
    Pat
    December 1, 2011 at 5:25 pm | #

    She has to ask Walky who looks more emotionally detached, because she’s not sure anymore. She’s not sure because she can’t see what anybody looks like.
    This would be because she removed the glasses she needs to see in order to put the sunglasses on instead.

  41. Kelvin
    Kelvin
    December 2, 2011 at 7:41 pm | #

    Billie…has FOUND her Salvation!

    YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!

    • Usayasha
      Usayasha
      December 4, 2011 at 12:12 am | #

      Are you implying that Billie is a Hufflepuff?

      • Kelvin
        Kelvin
        December 6, 2011 at 6:33 pm | #

        I was making a pun. SAL-vation. Do you get it? XD

  42. waterbuffalo
    waterbuffalo
    February 4, 2014 at 11:22 am | #

    Retinally detached, maybe.

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