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Arms race

by David M Willis on October 2, 2012 at 12:01 am
  • 06 - Strange Beerfellows
└ Tags: dorothy, ethan, joyce, walky

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  1. Gundi
    Gundi
    October 2, 2012 at 12:01 am | #

    Joyce is so happy it makes me sad.

    • AckAckAck
      AckAckAck
      October 2, 2012 at 12:06 am | #

      Sadness also made us laugh harder when Joyce find out about Ethan’s secret.

      Man, I sounds like a heartless bastard.

      • darcos0
        darcos0
        October 2, 2012 at 12:22 am | #

        you sound like the typical dumbing of age reader

      • Kensou
        Kensou
        October 2, 2012 at 1:36 am | #

        It’ll be schadenfreude in my case. I don’t hate Joyce, but she really pushes my buttons sometimes.

      • Witch [Soul] of Heart
        Witch [Soul] of Heart
        January 31, 2014 at 1:16 am | #

        I sound the same way, trust me.
        I HATE Joyce. I can’t stand more than one of her type per day, and by the time I meet her I’ve already dealt with my one per day… at least twice.

    • iRamble
      iRamble
      October 2, 2012 at 12:53 pm | #

      Joyce’s happiness and Ethan’s reclostedness make me want to slap these fake people really hard.

    • Petre Pan
      Petre Pan
      October 2, 2012 at 2:29 pm | #

      I love Dorothy’s eye twitch.

  2. David Herbert
    David Herbert
    October 2, 2012 at 12:02 am | #

    She’s like a little kid who imitates what mommy and daddy do.

    • AckAckAck
      AckAckAck
      October 2, 2012 at 12:07 am | #

      Including the horizontal tango? Man, that sounds wrong…. and kinky, at the same time.

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        October 2, 2012 at 12:09 am | #

        Incest: The boardgame the whole family can play.

        • Yotomoe
          Yotomoe
          October 2, 2012 at 12:14 am | #

          Ages 4 +
          May contain small parts.

          • Aizat
            Aizat
            October 2, 2012 at 12:27 am | #

            Beware of choking hazards.

            • David Burnward
              David Burnward
              October 2, 2012 at 12:51 am | #

              Never let children of any age play with uninflated or broken balloons because of the choking danger.

              • AckAckAck
                AckAckAck
                October 2, 2012 at 2:39 am | #

                But broken balloons are the cause of children’s sudden appearance in a family nowadays!

                • iRamble
                  iRamble
                  October 2, 2012 at 12:51 pm | #

                  This thread wins so many things. Upvotes, internets, high fives, I don’t care. It just fucking wins them all.

      • David Herbert
        David Herbert
        October 2, 2012 at 8:08 am | #

        Why do so many of my posts receive incestuous replies?

        • Marika Oniki
          Marika Oniki
          October 3, 2012 at 1:54 am | #

          Because I’m too lazy to be lazy enough to type it out, and feel like posting pony:

          http://i.chzbgr.com/completestore/2012/3/23/38ca6aeb-401e-45be-9771-419923031b75.jpg

        • Random Guy
          Random Guy
          October 3, 2012 at 7:44 pm | #

          It’s not what you post, it’s where.

    • Kirt Dankmyer
      Kirt Dankmyer
      October 2, 2012 at 10:34 am | #

      Not only is she serving as a beard for Ethan, it’s the other way around, too. “Look, I can get a boyfriend as well!”

  3. Wonder Wig
    Wonder Wig
    October 2, 2012 at 12:03 am | #

    Joyce is so happy that her head turned into a LEGO person’s head.

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      October 2, 2012 at 12:08 am | #

      I want Dumbing of Age Legos so bad.

      • AckAckAck
        AckAckAck
        October 2, 2012 at 12:08 am | #

        Can we custom mod our own lego?

        Maybe use a play doh or something for the hair.

        • Plasma Mongoose
          Plasma Mongoose
          October 2, 2012 at 12:11 am | #

          Just keep your pets away from the playdoh, dogs love to eat that stuff.

        • Freezze12
          Freezze12
          October 2, 2012 at 1:01 pm | #

          As a lego fan trust me the hair pieces will already exhist to make this scene. Not sure if I have walky’s skin tone though

  4. Kernanator
    Kernanator
    October 2, 2012 at 12:03 am | #

    That’s our Joyce!

    • AckAckAck
      AckAckAck
      October 2, 2012 at 12:14 am | #

      *BA DUM TSH!*

      *Canned laughter and applause*

  5. Plasma Mongoose
    Plasma Mongoose
    October 2, 2012 at 12:03 am | #

    AWKWARD…

    • Resne
      Resne
      October 2, 2012 at 5:09 am | #

      WELCOME TO DUMBING OF AGE, WHERE THE RELATIONSHIPS ARE BUILT ON MISUNDERSTANDING AND THE HAPPY DOESN’T MATTER.

      • Wack'd
        Wack'd
        October 2, 2012 at 11:11 am | #

        That’s right, the happiness matters as much as people’s feelings to Mike!

        • AckAckAck
          AckAckAck
          October 2, 2012 at 8:16 pm | #

          I love you all for the WLIIA references.

      • Liam
        Liam
        October 2, 2012 at 5:01 pm | #

        >welcoming Plasma Mongoose to DoA

        • Resne
          Resne
          October 2, 2012 at 8:23 pm | #

          It’s like walking into a Red Robin and asking if the manager’s ever thought of serving hamburgers.

        • Plasma Mongoose
          Plasma Mongoose
          October 2, 2012 at 11:44 pm | #

          Thanks Liam, it’s not easy being the ‘new’ guy here. *coughs*

  6. nexev
    nexev
    October 2, 2012 at 12:03 am | #

    Keeping up with the Walkertons.

  7. Aizat
    Aizat
    October 2, 2012 at 12:04 am | #

    Her mind is a jerk? You never seen my mind.

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      October 2, 2012 at 12:08 am | #

      My mind is like a living harddrive of Rule 34 and 36, also puns.

      • Yotomoe
        Yotomoe
        October 2, 2012 at 12:13 am | #

        My mind is Brilliant. It’s my body that needs to keep the fuck up.

        • lord of dance
          lord of dance
          October 2, 2012 at 12:16 am | #

          i haven’t heard from my mind since it got distracted by that shiny thing in the back yard last year… i should probably look into that

      • AckAckAck
        AckAckAck
        October 2, 2012 at 12:17 am | #

        But no traps right?

        • Plasma Mongoose
          Plasma Mongoose
          October 2, 2012 at 12:24 am | #

          Au contraire, there are loads of traps in my mind, more than enough to make me question my sexuality.

          • Aizat
            Aizat
            October 2, 2012 at 12:25 am | #

            The traps in my mind are the stuff of nightmares.

            • AckAckAck
              AckAckAck
              October 2, 2012 at 12:27 am | #

              Hideyoshi too?

              • Aizat
                Aizat
                October 2, 2012 at 12:28 am | #

                What?

                • Random832
                  Random832
                  October 2, 2012 at 12:45 am | #

                  Refers to a character from the anime Baka+Test.

              • vsophi
                vsophi
                October 2, 2012 at 12:44 am | #

                Baka and Test? 0:

                • shoeboxjeddy
                  shoeboxjeddy
                  October 2, 2012 at 1:03 am | #

                  Yeah another nonsense anime title that gets the point across. There are these dummies and they take some kind of test… geddit?

  8. GenericScreenName101
    GenericScreenName101
    October 2, 2012 at 12:06 am | #

    Oh Dorothy… Wait untill you finish college before you realize the economic benefits of cartoon conversations on a global scale

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      October 2, 2012 at 12:09 am | #

      I talked about cartoons yesterday and the stock market skyrocketed.

      • DSL
        DSL
        October 2, 2012 at 5:40 pm | #

        I talked about skyrockets yesterday and the stock market cartooned.

        • AckAckAck
          AckAckAck
          October 2, 2012 at 8:17 pm | #

          I want to see what it look like when cartoon characters handle our stock market.

  9. David Burnward
    David Burnward
    October 2, 2012 at 12:06 am | #

    Seeing joyce like this and having the omnipresence of mind to know what happens next makes me feel like a sick twisted god for checking in every day at midnight to see what happens next

    like the god in the bible

    • begbert2
      begbert2
      October 2, 2012 at 10:40 am | #

      At least you probably kill less people than the god in the bible. That’s an upside.

    • begbert2
      begbert2
      October 2, 2012 at 10:49 am | #

      And then Ethan’s hand accidentally brushes her breast and she punches him out.

      • begbert2
        begbert2
        October 2, 2012 at 3:15 pm | #

        I don’t know why this comment ended up here… it was supposed to be standalone…

  10. wooskie
    wooskie
    October 2, 2012 at 12:09 am | #

    i can’t stop saying “oh noooooooo” after all of these Joyce/Ethan pages

    like i’m just being suspended higher and higher into the air & it’s going to drop me at some point but i don’t know when

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      October 2, 2012 at 12:10 am | #

      Dumbing of Age is a proverbial emotional roller coaster…but it’s more like an emotional free-fall.

  11. Ryan Balis
    Ryan Balis
    October 2, 2012 at 12:09 am | #

    Now right leg up! UP I tell you!

    • AckAckAck
      AckAckAck
      October 2, 2012 at 12:23 am | #

      This comment reminds me that I need to watch a couple of skits from Whose Line Is It Anyway show.

      • David Burnward
        David Burnward
        October 2, 2012 at 12:48 am | #

        I want to ask how it could have possibly reminded you of that
        but i keep hearing Collin mockery say up…

        • Spazman
          Spazman
          October 2, 2012 at 2:38 am | #

          *insert more Candace laughing here*

          http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eH3FU4UTRs

        • AckAckAck
          AckAckAck
          October 2, 2012 at 2:51 am | #

          I’m talking about this kind of skit.

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

          And now you will waste your time watching every WLIIA posted on Youtube.

  12. Jon
    Jon
    October 2, 2012 at 12:09 am | #

    Joyce is joyful, Dorothy is distressed, Walky is wary, and Ethan is eerily numb.

    • AckAckAck
      AckAckAck
      October 2, 2012 at 12:20 am | #

      He try to numb himself before he hurt her feeling.

      Yeah, honesty will do that. But it need to be done.

    • Historyman68
      Historyman68
      October 2, 2012 at 3:21 am | #

      And Jon is …J’alliterating?

      • sun tzu
        sun tzu
        October 2, 2012 at 4:17 am | #

        I’d say Jon is just joking.

  13. Joe H
    Joe H
    October 2, 2012 at 12:10 am | #

    “Arms race”
    Doh ho ho ho. You so clever, David.

    • BD
      BD
      October 2, 2012 at 9:31 am | #

      Yeah, I guffawed. This is probably the worst pun Willis has done.

      The worst.

  14. Yotomoe
    Yotomoe
    October 2, 2012 at 12:11 am | #

    ah ah ah. She didn’t say Dorothy says…

  15. AckAckAck
    AckAckAck
    October 2, 2012 at 12:13 am | #

    Dorothy, is that an eye twitch? finally you realize that you’re not in the worst relationship situation for now.

    Walky disapprove. But I think Dorothy will stop him from being a motormouth about Ethan and Joyce.

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      October 2, 2012 at 12:15 am | #

      I’m pretty sure every other relationship is equally shitty.

    • lord of dance
      lord of dance
      October 2, 2012 at 12:17 am | #

      the best thing about being in a relationship is judging others

  16. Soozi
    Soozi
    October 2, 2012 at 12:21 am | #

    Walky seems to have gotten Mike!Brows here….

    • AckAckAck
      AckAckAck
      October 2, 2012 at 12:29 am | #

      It’s official, Mike’s Brows are contagious.

      • Yotomoe
        Yotomoe
        October 2, 2012 at 12:30 am | #

        So are Joe brows.

  17. nothri
    nothri
    October 2, 2012 at 12:23 am | #

    To be fair, her mind isn’t the only one berating her for having silly conversations, although in my case its not about poverty so much as the fact that focusing on her talking about cartoons takes time away from Billie and Ruth who are no doubt even now getting drunk and moving ever closer to the most epic hatesex make-out ever seen this side of Amber and Mike in another timeline.

    And yes, I am also a jerk.

  18. AliaPie
    AliaPie
    October 2, 2012 at 12:25 am | #

    Awwww so cuuuuuuute!

    Also Walky’s comment about Dorothy’s mind hits pretty close to home. Ouch depression.

    • Raoullefere
      Raoullefere
      October 2, 2012 at 2:18 am | #

      Me, I’d ditch the current subject, shift that second person pronoun’s case from possesive to nominative, and tighten up that linking verb just a tad. Then it’d be a bulls-eye.

  19. Aizat
    Aizat
    October 2, 2012 at 12:26 am | #

    Joyce’s cuteness is pure energy.

  20. Aizat
    Aizat
    October 2, 2012 at 12:39 am | #

    Mike and Dina are most voted characters? Huh.

    • AckAckAck
      AckAckAck
      October 2, 2012 at 2:52 am | #

      Now Dina can officially compete with Hannelore from QC.

      • Pyr05
        Pyr05
        October 2, 2012 at 4:05 am | #

        Totally shipping Dina/Hanners.

        • Alyssa
          Alyssa
          October 2, 2012 at 7:43 am | #

          SOOOO CUUUUUTEEE. Platonic ship, of course. We don’t want to kill Hanners.

  21. Raen
    Raen
    October 2, 2012 at 12:40 am | #

    The look on Dorothy’s face… man, can everyone tell? (Except Joyce… hell, even Walky has kind of a “uh, Joyce, hate to break it to ya…” look on his face.)

    • Kernanator
      Kernanator
      October 2, 2012 at 2:04 am | #

      Of course it could be less of a “Joyce, he’s gay” look, and more of a “Joyce, pulling his arm around you does not make you two a couple” look.

    • Alyssa
      Alyssa
      October 2, 2012 at 7:44 am | #

      Isn’t he pretty well out? They might know because that.

      • Blue
        Blue
        October 2, 2012 at 10:51 am | #

        He came out in high school, but I think he’s trying to go back in the closet from what’s been going on since “Lincoln.”

        Mike and Amber know him from high school, so they know, and Sarah could tell by looking at him. I don’t think Either Dorothy or Walky would know though.

  22. Leon
    Leon
    October 2, 2012 at 12:50 am | #

    Okay Ethan really needs to set things straight with JOyce. (no pun intended)
    As for Joyce, getting too ahead of herself as usual.

    • isitsevenyet
      isitsevenyet
      October 2, 2012 at 2:57 am | #

      Indeed she is, but I can’t help finding her absolutely adorable in the last panel. XD

    • Cassie
      Cassie
      October 2, 2012 at 10:20 pm | #

      Yeah, I think we’re past the point where Ethan’s doing something wrong here; I can’t imagine any way he could still be rationalizing away their interaction as anything other than stringing her along.

      I mean, geeze, he doesn’t even need to come out of the closet to her if he’s uncomfortable doing so! He can let her down gently without bringing up his sexuality at all.

  23. Raoullefere
    Raoullefere
    October 2, 2012 at 2:22 am | #

    I suppose it’s just me that has Joyce shifting Ethan’s arm to ‘show’ Walky than for any other reason.

    • Sporky
      Sporky
      October 2, 2012 at 4:25 am | #

      Yeah, my reaction was “Is she trying to one-up Walky?” Joyce and Walky have been butting heads a lot so far in DoA and I like it.

  24. tahrey
    tahrey
    October 2, 2012 at 3:49 am | #

    Frames 3 and 4

    Forever

  25. Zoey
    Zoey
    October 2, 2012 at 4:07 am | #

    That award moment when you dont know were your arm is suppose to go…

  26. Pyr05
    Pyr05
    October 2, 2012 at 4:07 am | #

    Everyone’s mind who doesn’t enjoy the simpler things in life WITHOUT worrying about not talking about world hunger/something else important that you can’t do jack about by sitting at home = jerks.

  27. Blue
    Blue
    October 2, 2012 at 5:36 am | #

    Do either Walky or Dorothy know anything about Ethan’s sexuality?

  28. Arturo
    Arturo
    October 2, 2012 at 6:38 am | #

    I do hope she’s not planning on using Ethan to imitate everything they do.

  29. Jimmy
    Jimmy
    October 2, 2012 at 6:55 am | #

    I’m feel sad that Joyce will eventually be let down but I take some comfort in knowing it may be a few days DoA time, so we won’t have to see it for at least 6 to 8 months.

  30. Raticate5
    Raticate5
    October 2, 2012 at 9:29 am | #

    My face is buried so deep into my palm.

    • Melizza
      Melizza
      October 2, 2012 at 10:16 am | #

      You’re sure its not your palm that has buried itself into your face? That’s how I feel.

  31. G.G.
    G.G.
    October 2, 2012 at 9:45 am | #

    It’s already bad. If Ethan doesn’t say something now, it’s all going to hell. (no pun intended)

  32. Marshall Erickson
    Marshall Erickson
    October 2, 2012 at 9:57 am | #

    Smoooooth, Joyce.

  33. Bill Murphy
    Bill Murphy
    October 2, 2012 at 11:25 am | #

    Sometimes you just have to say to your inner voice,
    Shut up! 😛
    And Joyce needs to get a grip. 😉

  34. bunivasal
    bunivasal
    October 2, 2012 at 12:10 pm | #

    I knew people like this in college, going for their MRS. It’s incredibly depressing.

  35. Heavensrun
    Heavensrun
    October 2, 2012 at 1:24 pm | #

    Awwww…..Joyce is trying to make Dorothy jealous.

  36. Roborat
    Roborat
    October 2, 2012 at 2:48 pm | #

    This is so cute, and nice pun Willis, I approve. Also, Walky’s pose looks really uncomfortable, or his upper arm is really long.

    • Khrene
      Khrene
      October 2, 2012 at 4:39 pm | #

      Well it doesnt look bad at all in the close up, its just the way Walky and Dorothy are positioned, Walk’s fa~ace would be nestled behind Dotty in the rest of the strip.

      Willis exchanged proper anatomy for proper comedy.

  37. drdvd
    drdvd
    October 2, 2012 at 8:08 pm | #

    when will mike meet dina?

    • David
      David M Willis
      October 2, 2012 at 8:34 pm | #

      Two years ago: http://www.dumbingofage.com/2010/comic/book-1/02-uphill-from-here/dina/

  38. kiapdx
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    October 2, 2012 at 9:12 pm | #

    I was going to say to Ethan “Don’t stick your dick in cra-zy!” but then I remembered that that isn’t going to happen anyway.

  39. B.D
    B.D
    March 20, 2015 at 5:14 pm | #

    😀

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brendelbored.bsky.social's user avatarBrendel @brendelbored.bsky.social ⋅ 1y
Politico: Ever been slapped by breasts?
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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com ⋅ 13h
Here's an entertaining cite at the bottom of the first page
The problems with this prosecution are legion, but most immediately, the
government cannot prosecute Judge Dugan because she is entitled to judicial immunity for her official acts. Immunity is not a defense to the prosecution to be determined later by a jury or court; it is an absolute bar to the prosecution at the outset. See Trump v. United States,
603 U.S. 593, 630 (2024).
joshgerstein.bsky.social's user avatarJosh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social ⋅ 16h
JUST IN: Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan moves to dismiss federal criminal case against her for allegedly helping immigrant hide from ICE. Her lawyers say she's protected by official acts & judicial immunity and 10th Amendment. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 8h
Dumbing of Age: "Up, continued" www.dumbingofage.com/2025/comic/b... #webcomic #webcomics
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Up, continued
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The Onion @theonion.com ⋅ 13h
Where did Hollywood go so wrong? I thought movies were supposed to be an escape from reality, a chance to put your worries aside and not have to think about any underlying ideas or concepts. Well, not anymore. theonion.com/you-can...
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You Can’t Even Watch A Movie Anymore Without Seeing Some Theme Explored
I’ve loved movies ever since I was a little kid. Just stepping into that dark theater, with the smell of fresh popcorn, was like being transported to a whole other world. It used to be so magical. But now I’m thinking about boycotting movies altogether. Why? Because I can’t seem to watch one anymore without […]
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 13h
GOTTEM
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geoffrey @parsnip.bsky.social ⋅ 14h
the 90s were a wild time. if i told you how many magazines there were you wouldnt even believe me
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Aubrey Gilleran @aubreygilleran.bsky.social ⋅ 19h
It's not a new argument, of course, but Chesterton dismissed it effectively in 1908. "You will hear everlastingly... this argument that the rich man cannot be bribed. The fact is, of course, that the rich man is bribed; he has been bribed already. That is why he is a rich man."
atrupar.com's user avatarAaron Rupar @atrupar.com ⋅ 20h
Hawley dismisses Trump lining his pockets with his memecoin: "Listen, I think nobody believes that Donald Trump can be bought. I mean, what does Donald Trump need more money for?"
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Cat Manning @catacalypto.bsky.social ⋅ 10d
1984 calendar meme reading 1529, the year of the first Ottoman siege of Vienna
spavel.bsky.social's user avatarPavel🐀 @spavel.bsky.social ⋅ 10d
Who can forget the Swiss-Austrian Union, or its famous capital - Istanbul.
AI generated ad by a company called Travello showing the 10 most visited cities in Europe, except the cities are hilariously poorly placed. London is in Wales, Paris is in Ireland, Rome is in France, Rom (yes like Rome but without an E) is in Spain, Barcelona is in Morocco, Prague is in Germany, Vienna is in Italy, Istanbul is in Austria, Milan is in Libya, and Antalya is correctly shown as in Turkey but is in the wrong place. Also a few of the borders like Switzerland and Austria or Hungary and Slovenia are missing.
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 20h
*at the very end of Andor, cassian travels through a vortex that makes everyone look a decade younger*
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 20h
(May 14, 2026)
a bemused lucy watches as somebody collapses on her dorm room floor
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 21h
wilbur, savvy enough to know he's in a comic strip but still not a great actor, awkwardly lifts a muffin up into frame so that we, the audience, understand that he has a muffin right now, which is very important narratively, but he's not really selling it well as an organic, human action
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 1d
Dumbing of Age: "Up" www.dumbingofage.com/2025/comic/b... #webcomics #webcomic #dofa
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Up
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 1d
i mean i... guess there are people who want toy-accurate hyper-articulated original-toy-look guys but in cartoon colors for some reason
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
Fuck you, Clayface!!!
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
www.ebay.com/itm/23609982... selling my LG34 Mindwipe, minus Servant
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Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Transformers Generations TakaraTomy Legends LG34 Wipe (Mindwipe), incomplete at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many pro...
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
Menace Level: up to date on his vaccinations
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
Today in #9ChickweedLane I learned Gran is back from the grave so she can jerk it to furry porn with her daughter
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
www.ebay.com/itm/23609184... 5 hours left on my 4-jet titans return tidal wave
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Check out those stickers. They make him look pretty great, actually. That aircraft carrier mode shines. Tidal Wave is loose and incomplete! So there's only four (4) jets!
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
confirming that the reason there's been no Galaxy Version female characters in Blokees until now is that they felt they needed to make Round Lady Thighs For Ladies
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
Dumbing of Age: "For you" www.dumbingofage.com/2025/comic/b... #webcomics #webcomic
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For you
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
y'know there's not an awful lot of rocketeering in The Rocketeer
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wint @dril.bsky.social ⋅ 3d
buddy you came to the wrong ass to fuck
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 3d
Man if they were arresting judges then this'd be the dumbest fucking thing I've ever heard but thankfully that's not happening.
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 3d
Stop making the one toy I want the super-expensive chase, Auldey!!!!
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 3d
And that's why you have Jesus wear a condom!
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 3d
It's #webcomicday? We have a special day??? Well, my name is Pat McHoarney and I draw 69 Mouse-Ear Blvd, a multigenerational story about women who all have sexy legs and probably other features. There was a grandmother, but she wasn't hot and so she died off-panel.
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hoanna newsom @bsweet.bsky.social ⋅ 3d
nytimes.com's user avatarThe New York Times @nytimes.com ⋅ 5d
Elizabeth Holmes is in prison for defrauding investors through her blood-testing company, Theranos. Her partner, Billy Evans, is now trying to raise money for a company that describes itself as “the future of diagnostics.” nyti.ms/3FbtZm9
Elizabeth Holmes and Billy Evans, sitting closely on a couch. A headline reads:
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Chris McFeely @chrismcfeely.bsky.social ⋅ 3d
That's the most upsetting LEGO Thing minifig possible
preternia.com's user avatarpreternia @preternia.com ⋅ 3d
LEGO Marvel Studios The Fantastic Four: First Steps Fantastic Four vs. Galactus will release June 1st ($59.99) - bit.ly/3F4uRci #ad
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 3d
what's going on with tariffs right now i dunno, what time is it today
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