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by David M Willis on June 5, 2012 at 12:01 am
  • 04 - Time Keeps on Slippin'
└ Tags: jennifer, walky

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  1. Jen Aside
    Jen Aside
    June 5, 2012 at 12:02 am | #

    haha DOUBLE ENTENDRES

    Double Butt-Tacos too, I bet, on his Twitter feed

  2. Kurai Seraphim
    Kurai Seraphim
    June 5, 2012 at 12:04 am | #

    Ah, so Walky’s recent taco binge is why that was trending last week…

    • Rognik
      Rognik
      June 5, 2012 at 12:28 am | #

      That and the amazing sale on ottomans.

  3. Plasma Mongoose
    Plasma Mongoose
    June 5, 2012 at 12:06 am | #

    He tweets obout his pooping? This redefines the term stool-pigeon.

    • Andiemus
      Andiemus
      June 5, 2012 at 1:22 am | #

      (^.^)/)*(\(^.^) high five!

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        June 5, 2012 at 4:47 am | #

        +1 for ASCII art. 😀

    • Shade
      Shade
      June 5, 2012 at 9:58 pm | #

      Yes but atleast he tags the crap.

  4. wererat
    wererat
    June 5, 2012 at 12:07 am | #

    the two of them were alone in an elevator, his pants are half way down and the door is opening.
    gee, i wonder what’s going to happen.

    • Ben
      Ben
      June 5, 2012 at 12:09 am | #

      I don’t think it’s even possible to take that the wrong way, what with it being Walky and all.

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      June 5, 2012 at 12:13 am | #

      All we need now is someone to show up and end up misinterpreting the situation.

      • Random Guy
        Random Guy
        June 5, 2012 at 3:31 am | #

        Dorothy even.

        • Plasma Mongoose
          Plasma Mongoose
          June 5, 2012 at 4:48 am | #

          Yeah, that would be hard to explain.

          • Sam
            Sam
            June 5, 2012 at 12:58 pm | #

            Nah, I am pretty sure the catchall “It’s Walky” would cover it.

            • Southern Belle
              Southern Belle
              June 5, 2012 at 5:29 pm | #

              It’s opening up to the male wing, so I’m pretty sure Dorothy wouldn’t be there. Maybe Joe… but he’d probably just high five him. 😛

    • Rognik
      Rognik
      June 5, 2012 at 12:26 am | #

      I’m pretty sure the way his hands are positioned in panel 2, he’s done them up again. Otherwise, she would’ve pointed out that he still hadn’t pulled up his pants yet.

      • Khrene Cleaver
        Khrene Cleaver
        June 5, 2012 at 4:07 am | #

        No, he was just taking a leak, cause he doesn’t care what others think, he just does what makes him happy!

    • ryan
      ryan
      June 5, 2012 at 9:10 am | #

      and billie challenged walky to prove he’s “fully equipped”.

  5. Ben
    Ben
    June 5, 2012 at 12:07 am | #

    Maybe I should reconsider getting a twitter..

    • Valdrax
      Valdrax
      June 5, 2012 at 1:08 pm | #

      Only if you already have one.

      • DarkoNeko
        DarkoNeko
        April 13, 2015 at 9:42 pm | #

        You know, this exchange, with those 2 avatars (Walky and Billie, if that change later) … just gives it a lot more meaning. hehe

  6. Wack'd
    Wack'd
    June 5, 2012 at 12:11 am | #

    JUST FUCKING TELL HER, WALKY. You’ve let this get too damn contrived.

    • Oracle
      Oracle
      June 5, 2012 at 12:16 am | #

      you’d think the smoochies were a hint…

      • Rognik
        Rognik
        June 5, 2012 at 12:27 am | #

        She’s not in that class.

  7. Oracle
    Oracle
    June 5, 2012 at 12:12 am | #

    Words to live by

  8. Wonder Wig
    Wonder Wig
    June 5, 2012 at 12:15 am | #

    Walky thought #amazistool was for super jaw-dropping poops.

  9. Yotomoe
    Yotomoe
    June 5, 2012 at 12:17 am | #

    Billie spent 4 business days and never noticed? Maybe she needs pointers in life.

    • TacosForever
      TacosForever
      June 5, 2012 at 12:36 pm | #

      I’m betting she spent those 4 days drinking and fuming over her lack of popularity. And clearly not looking at Twitter enough, what kind of college student is she?

      • madd
        madd
        June 5, 2012 at 2:01 pm | #

        The kind who wishes she was still in high school.

  10. Splash*Boogie
    Splash*Boogie
    June 5, 2012 at 12:27 am | #

    Oh Billy that’s a long fall from a pedestal you’re about to fall from.

    • Splash*Boogie
      Splash*Boogie
      June 5, 2012 at 12:43 am | #

      *Billie

    • Historyman68
      Historyman68
      June 5, 2012 at 2:12 am | #

      Does anybody put her on a pedestal?

      No, I guess she just got up there herself.

    • Khrene Cleaver
      Khrene Cleaver
      June 5, 2012 at 4:09 am | #

      Yeah I know, she thinks Walky is bragging about his pedistool. Well Billie prepare to fall down in the dumps =T

      • Jessie
        Jessie
        June 5, 2012 at 3:20 pm | #

        Scatalogical puns for the WIN.

      • Jackson
        Jackson
        June 5, 2012 at 3:25 pm | #

        Walky can brag all he wants, but I think it’s just a bunch of BS.

  11. Janette
    Janette
    June 5, 2012 at 12:31 am | #

    I think Billie actually has a point.

    • GenericScreenName101
      GenericScreenName101
      June 5, 2012 at 2:35 am | #

      I agree with that butfore only for panel #5

  12. taekwondogirl
    taekwondogirl
    June 5, 2012 at 12:32 am | #

    Well shit.

  13. Ziaheart
    Ziaheart
    June 5, 2012 at 12:49 am | #

    Just wanted to point out one of the links are broken.
    http://www.dumbingofage.com/2012/comic/book-2/04-time-keeps-on-slippin/dumbingofagebook1preview3/
    I click on the back button twice and then it says page not found.
    Just a heads up.

    • Ziaheart
      Ziaheart
      June 5, 2012 at 12:50 am | #

      *”one of the links is”, goddamnit.

    • David
      David M Willis
      June 5, 2012 at 1:06 am | #

      Try refreshing those pages. The Kickstarter Begging Pages are gone and deleted, so they won’t be there anymore. There may be some cached versions of the pages on either side of those pages on your hard drive, which you need to replace with newer versions.

  14. Mrelegos
    Mrelegos
    June 5, 2012 at 1:07 am | #

    See, I like this. Clearly Walky has gotten annoyed to the point where he’s just gonna let Billie keep embarassing herself and proving herself wrong repeatedly. Not contrived, just sly.

    • Sensedog
      Sensedog
      June 5, 2012 at 6:59 pm | #

      No objections from me. I just want to see the look on her face when she learns the truth, assuming that she can put down the bottle long enough.

      This comic in particular does nothing to make me appreciate Billie more as a person.

  15. Andiemus
    Andiemus
    June 5, 2012 at 1:20 am | #

    Am I the only one who doesn’t see this ending with Walky and Dorothy breaking up? I mean she seems savvy enough to understand that they’ve known each other FOREVER and that Walky has all the relationship experience of a Franciscan monk, and that unbuttoning his pants in semi-public is rather normal for hum.

    • TacosForever
      TacosForever
      June 5, 2012 at 12:40 pm | #

      Yeah, I don’t really think this will automatically lead to ALL THE DRAMA. Because I mean, it’s Walky. He’s expected to do things like undress in the dudevator occasionally.

  16. Kernanator
    Kernanator
    June 5, 2012 at 1:44 am | #

    …Really, Billie? It’s been 4 days, and it’s not like it’s a secret or anything.

    On the other hand, I’m in no position to scold her. It took me more than a month to find out that two of my friends were dating.

    • Shade
      Shade
      June 5, 2012 at 9:54 pm | #

      I think it’s a brilliant commentary on how far society has come that delcarations of heterosexuality are no longer a topic of tadry gossip.

  17. T Campbell
    T Campbell
    June 5, 2012 at 3:15 am | #

    It’s nice to see this portrayal of Walky when David has a liiiittle more distance from the character.

    • Gundi
      Gundi
      June 5, 2012 at 11:34 am | #

      So you’re saying Willis doesn’t unbutton his pants in public elevators? Because if so, I’ve just lost another idol.

  18. Kobrag
    Kobrag
    June 5, 2012 at 3:31 am | #

    …
    I love that imature little dude.

  19. Creatorx2
    Creatorx2
    June 5, 2012 at 4:41 am | #

    I read this comic before the preceding one. That first line of dialogue was very funny out of context.

  20. AckAckAck
    AckAckAck
    June 5, 2012 at 6:43 am | #

    Let see what my prediction comes true in the next comic…..

  21. iRamble
    iRamble
    June 5, 2012 at 9:10 am | #

    Whellp. I just caught up on all the DoA and the two years of unread Shortpacked I had finally and now I have no idea what to do with my life after spending so much time reading these.

    Dammit, Willis…

    • Leorale
      Leorale
      June 5, 2012 at 12:27 pm | #

      But what if those are about Stoolie the Amazi-Stool??

      • Leorale
        Leorale
        June 5, 2012 at 12:28 pm | #

        oops, that wasn’t meant to be a reply. To iRamble I say, “Damn you, Willis!”

    • Kryss LaBryn
      Kryss LaBryn
      June 5, 2012 at 12:53 pm | #

      Well, there’s still It’s Walkie! and Roomies…

      • Sam
        Sam
        June 5, 2012 at 12:59 pm | #

        That way lies only madness.

      • iRamble
        iRamble
        June 5, 2012 at 1:13 pm | #

        I might have to. Looks like another slow week at work and I’m so desperate I’m actually checking out XKCD again. And I stopped reading that years ago because reading a webcomic that makes me feel like a moron isn’t a brilliant idea.

        • status
          status
          June 5, 2012 at 5:29 pm | #

          Try read Hunger games! If you google it, you can read it as if youre checking it out in the library

  22. Mayhemzero
    Mayhemzero
    June 5, 2012 at 1:09 pm | #

    Oh yeah, because you’re the voice of reason and sanity around here when it comes to relationships, Billie. At this point, I’d trust Joe more than her!

    Also, I wanna give him a Todd-style Five for banging a congresswoman’s sister!

  23. andrew
    andrew
    June 5, 2012 at 2:26 pm | #

    Nice to know she cares enougth to follow him xD

  24. JA
    JA
    June 5, 2012 at 7:19 pm | #

    Billie speaks truth. Twitter is useless.

  25. Quantum Polagnus
    Quantum Polagnus
    June 5, 2012 at 8:10 pm | #

    Is Billie squeezing Walky’s man-boob?

    • David
      David M Willis
      June 5, 2012 at 9:53 pm | #

      Only if his man-boob is on the top of his arm!

  26. Arkon
    Arkon
    June 6, 2012 at 4:19 am | #

    Anyone seeing where this is going? walky and billy in the elevator…Walky with his pants undone…elevator doors opening~

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