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Outta here

by David M Willis on July 9, 2013 at 12:01 am
  • 03 - Answers in Hennessy
└ Tags: dina, dorothy, jennifer, joyce, one direction, ruth, sierra

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  1. Geegles
    Geegles
    July 9, 2013 at 12:02 am | #

    Meaningful Glances: The Webcomic
    It’s happening

    • NerdHerder
      NerdHerder
      July 9, 2013 at 12:04 am | #

      Next time: STARES

      • Geegles
        Geegles
        July 9, 2013 at 12:05 am | #

        Someday we will upgrade to Hand Gestures

        • Doctor_Who
          Doctor_Who
          July 9, 2013 at 12:05 am | #

          Mike has one prepared.

          • Leorale
            Leorale
            July 9, 2013 at 12:21 am | #

            Mike could ask Marcie to teach him some more, but he really only needs the one.

            • EvergreenFir
              EvergreenFir
              July 9, 2013 at 1:23 am | #

              Or Roz…

            • Khrene Cleaver
              Khrene Cleaver
              July 9, 2013 at 1:30 am | #

              I’m sure after a few def moms he’s learned to sign “for a nickel.”

              • Neospector
                Neospector
                July 10, 2013 at 12:04 am | #

                This gave me the strangest thought; when mutes do the dirty, does it make a sound?

      • TheLurkerAbove
        TheLurkerAbove
        July 9, 2013 at 3:57 am | #

        ALL. THE. STARES.

        (And here’s your background music.)

      • Kazumei
        Kazumei
        July 9, 2013 at 1:23 pm | #

        Next time: STAIRS

        • Dean
          Dean
          July 9, 2013 at 7:51 pm | #

          Next time: BEARS

          • Wombat
            Wombat
            July 9, 2013 at 10:38 pm | #

            And then: EARS

    • Luzahn
      Luzahn
      July 9, 2013 at 12:07 am | #

      Billie’s just upset that Ruth insulted One Direction.

      • MrMercury
        MrMercury
        July 9, 2013 at 2:50 am | #

        I’d be happy :3 1D suck

        • Somebody
          Somebody
          July 11, 2013 at 1:52 am | #

          Yeah 2D is better.

    • saltchocolate
      saltchocolate
      July 9, 2013 at 12:08 am | #

      Looking meaningfully into each other’s FAAAAAAACE!!! . . . I mean, eyes.

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        July 9, 2013 at 12:13 am | #

        ‘Til I saw your face, now I’m a believer
        Now there’s not a trace of doubt in my mind

        • saltchocolate
          saltchocolate
          July 9, 2013 at 12:19 am | #

          I’m a believer,
          I couldn’t leave her if I tried

          • N0083rP00F
            N0083rP00F
            July 9, 2013 at 8:28 am | #

            I thought love was only true in fairy tales
            Meant for someone else but not for me.

            • Somebody
              Somebody
              July 11, 2013 at 1:54 am | #

              That’s how I feel about bacon…

      • nothri
        nothri
        July 9, 2013 at 1:56 am | #

        Eyes are a part of the face. Your joke is acceptable.

        • Doom Shepherd
          Doom Shepherd
          July 9, 2013 at 6:32 am | #

          Though you can have Eyes Without a Face.

          • Makkabee
            Makkabee
            July 9, 2013 at 8:29 am | #

            You can, but they’re not really sufficient. The last time she saw eyes without a face she cried “more, more, more!”

            • saltchocolate
              saltchocolate
              July 9, 2013 at 11:28 am | #

              I see what you’re doing there, Doom Shepherd and Makkabee. I see it, and I like it.

          • N0083rP00F
            N0083rP00F
            July 9, 2013 at 8:30 am | #

            When you hear the music you make a dip
            Into someone else’s pocket then make a slip.

    • Kernanator
      Kernanator
      July 9, 2013 at 12:38 am | #

      Meaningful Glances 2: Glance Harder.

      • CiaranLovejoy
        CiaranLovejoy
        July 9, 2013 at 3:33 am | #

        Shouldn’t it be “Meaningful Glances 2: Electric Boogaloo”?

        • Totz the Plaid
          Totz the Plaid
          July 9, 2013 at 3:44 am | #

          The internet’s declared a moratorium on “Electric Boogaloo” jokes.

          • James
            James
            July 9, 2013 at 4:40 am | #

            Freakin’ Obama…..

            now all the boogaloos went overseas.

            • Crimson Doom
              Crimson Doom
              July 9, 2013 at 8:13 am | #

              Thanks, M.A. Larson!

            • kiapdx
              kiapdx
              July 9, 2013 at 7:28 pm | #

              Nah, just electric boogaloos. All other boogaloos are free game so long as they do not require electricity.

              Amish boogaloo anyone?

    • eddy_h
      eddy_h
      July 9, 2013 at 4:29 am | #

      meaningfulglances.com isn’t currently registered as far as I can tell. Who wants to claim it?

      • das-g
        das-g
        July 9, 2013 at 4:38 pm | #

        If you’re at it, also grab meaningfulglances-the-movie.com

        You never know.

  2. Yotomoe
    Yotomoe
    July 9, 2013 at 12:02 am | #

    If you wanna blare One Direction at top volume you can go ahead and get out.

    • Totz the Plaid
      Totz the Plaid
      July 9, 2013 at 12:06 am | #

      If you wanna blare One Direction at top volume, wear some fucking headphones, and the PE Department will rent you some of their gym mats to use as soundproofing. If you don’t follow those guidelines, we’ll rent the gym mats to smother you. Understood?

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        July 9, 2013 at 12:15 am | #

        I thought that in this day and age, the only time you listen to music through a loudspeaker was at a party, otherwises headphones are the norm.

        • Totz the Plaid
          Totz the Plaid
          July 9, 2013 at 12:21 am | #

          Full-on amps and loudspeakers are still only for parties, but I only wear headphones out in public. When I’m at home listening to music, I just let it play out of the speakers on whatever I have it playing from (usually my laptop, but sometimes my turntable or the TV when I’m watching a concert).

        • AgentKeen
          AgentKeen
          July 9, 2013 at 12:32 am | #

          It’s not uncommon for people in dorms to point speakers out windows and blare music outside on nice days.

          • Yotomoe
            Yotomoe
            July 9, 2013 at 12:37 am | #

            What better way to welcome a nice day than to pollute the air and violate the ears of all within earshot with forcibly loud music.

          • Tom Speelman
            Tom Speelman
            July 9, 2013 at 12:57 am | #

            And it’s ALSO not uncommon for a good deal of that music to be crap! XD

          • Makkabee
            Makkabee
            July 9, 2013 at 8:33 am | #

            I had a friend who lived in a dorm when Kurt Cobain committed suicide. She got sick of pretty much everybody playing “Smells Like Teen Spirit” constantly as a sign of herd mentality — er, I mean mourning — so she put Weird Al’s “Smells Like Nirvana” on top volume in her room, locked the door, and left for the day.

            • Makkabee
              Makkabee
              July 9, 2013 at 8:34 am | #

              “Had” should be “have” — didn’t mean to imply a falling out or death (other than Kurt’s, of course).

        • John
          John
          July 9, 2013 at 2:52 am | #

          Right now Leonard Cohen and my 8″ speaker cones are filling my house with music in a way that no headphones or crappy laptop speakers ever dreamed of.

          I’m old, though. And I despise earbuds.

          • Totz the Plaid
            Totz the Plaid
            July 9, 2013 at 3:43 am | #

            I’m young and despise earbuds.

            • phlebas
              phlebas
              July 9, 2013 at 6:28 am | #

              I’m old. Earbuds are SO much better than the crappy phones I had on my first walkman.
              Still. Full cans for listening to music in the office, speakers at home.

        • eddy_h
          eddy_h
          July 9, 2013 at 4:31 am | #

          In which case I’m happy to be your 31 y.o. anachronism, with my 38 y.o. amplifier and turntable and 8 month old blu-ray/dvd/cd player (mostly used for the latter)

          Earphones are for when you’re outside.

          • eddy_h
            eddy_h
            July 9, 2013 at 4:32 am | #

            Or, I suppose, in the office.

        • Cybersnark
          Cybersnark
          July 9, 2013 at 9:52 am | #

          You obviously haven’t been in a college/university dorm.

          What’s the point of listening to music unless EVERYONE ELSE IN THE WHOLE FUCKING BUILDING CAN HEAR IT TOO?

  3. Jen Aside
    Jen Aside
    July 9, 2013 at 12:03 am | #

    “Your LIFE is not a toy, so… THERE”

  4. Lumino
    Lumino
    July 9, 2013 at 12:03 am | #

    Sexy time?

    • cyoung
      cyoung
      July 9, 2013 at 12:31 am | #

      I’m waiting for anger kiss/sex

      • Asurasur
        Asurasur
        July 9, 2013 at 1:49 pm | #

        Seconded!

  5. Wonder Wig
    Wonder Wig
    July 9, 2013 at 12:03 am | #

    Bets on who was listening to one direction?

    • Geegles
      Geegles
      July 9, 2013 at 12:04 am | #

      Sal. Definitely Sal. Totally her thing

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        July 9, 2013 at 12:06 am | #

        Hah, she’s more likely to be a secret Bieberer.

        • Geegles
          Geegles
          July 9, 2013 at 12:11 am | #

          Imagining Sal in a Belieber shirt now

          • Yotomoe
            Yotomoe
            July 9, 2013 at 12:12 am | #

            Well her parents said Bieber was terrible and that made him cool.

            • Plasma Mongoose
              Plasma Mongoose
              July 9, 2013 at 12:16 am | #

              That’s disturbingly plausible.

              • Totz the Plaid
                Totz the Plaid
                July 9, 2013 at 12:18 am | #

                She probably still hates his music, and just blares it on her rare visits home to rebel against her parents.

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      July 9, 2013 at 12:04 am | #

      Mary? 😛

      • Yotomoe
        Yotomoe
        July 9, 2013 at 12:17 am | #

        You’ll have to take me out to dinner first.

        • AJBulldis
          AJBulldis
          July 9, 2013 at 12:40 am | #

          I now ship this.

          • Khrene Cleaver
            Khrene Cleaver
            July 9, 2013 at 1:34 am | #

            Yotomo and Plasma… Huh…

            • Wonder Wig
              Wonder Wig
              July 9, 2013 at 3:44 am | #

              *tears* I thought we had something special

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      July 9, 2013 at 12:04 am | #

      My money’s On Joyce.

      • Totz the Plaid
        Totz the Plaid
        July 9, 2013 at 12:07 am | #

        Mary. Sarah would smash the stereo if Joyce listened to that crap without headphones.

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      July 9, 2013 at 12:05 am | #

      Dina.

      Yeah, okay, kind of a stretch.

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        July 9, 2013 at 12:07 am | #

        I see Dina as more of a retro music lover, listening to groups like T-Rex.

        • Doctor_Who
          Doctor_Who
          July 9, 2013 at 12:10 am | #

          “Walk the Dinosaur” is a favorite of hers.

          And “I Am a Paleontologist” by They Might Be Giants.

          • Totz the Plaid
            Totz the Plaid
            July 9, 2013 at 12:12 am | #

            Ha! We probably both typed our comments about “Walk the Dinosaur” at the same time.

            Speaking of that song, I’m _still_ kinda buzzing over having a close encounter with Don Was on Saturday (okay, technically Sunday morning)!!!

        • Totz the Plaid
          Totz the Plaid
          July 9, 2013 at 12:10 am | #

          T. Rex is probably a given.

          “Walk the Dinosaur” by Was (Not Was) maybe?

    • Geegles
      Geegles
      July 9, 2013 at 12:06 am | #

      …but actually it was probably Walky

      • Yotomoe
        Yotomoe
        July 9, 2013 at 12:16 am | #

        While he was in Dorothy’s room. Touchin’ boobs to One Direction.

        • kurodansei
          kurodansei
          July 9, 2013 at 2:49 am | #

          When you love a girl it starts with a kiss
          Next is the breast for man who know best
          Go in One Direction and you surely can’t miss

          • kurodansei
            kurodansei
            July 9, 2013 at 2:50 am | #

            When you love a girl it starts with a kiss
            Next is the breast for a man who knows best*
            Go in One Direction and you surely can’t miss

    • ninja_jesus
      ninja_jesus
      July 9, 2013 at 8:12 am | #

      Amazi-girl. Why? Because she sends all criminals in one direction: justice.

    • RobJustRob
      RobJustRob
      July 9, 2013 at 11:19 am | #

      I don’t know if he Blares it at full blast but I bet Walky is a closet one direction fan, he bad mouths them in public but it’s his secret shame.

    • Jen Aside
      Jen Aside
      July 9, 2013 at 1:37 pm | #

      My bf

      =|

  6. Doctor_Who
    Doctor_Who
    July 9, 2013 at 12:03 am | #

    Thought you weren’t trying to date this comic; 1D’s gotta be on like minute 13 of fame already.

    • Shade
      Shade
      July 9, 2013 at 12:08 am | #

      Eh I think most people will realise it’s some annoying generic boy band.

    • Totz the Plaid
      Totz the Plaid
      July 9, 2013 at 12:08 am | #

      They’ll still be remembered as purveyors of shitty pop.

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        July 9, 2013 at 12:19 am | #

        Or at best, a boy-band that was popular back in the early 2010s.

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      July 9, 2013 at 12:13 am | #

      I gotta get to know a comic before I date it.

    • David
      David M Willis
      July 9, 2013 at 12:16 am | #

      Old folks are always quick to dismiss anything the youngins are into as forgettable nothings.

      But then, I just got back from a store that was playing “Bye Bye Bye,” so.

      • Doctor_Who
        Doctor_Who
        July 9, 2013 at 12:18 am | #

        Hey, I lived through the Boy Band Wars. All those groups my sisters listened to and swore were more talented than the Beatles? Not one is still around.

        • Totz the Plaid
          Totz the Plaid
          July 9, 2013 at 12:23 am | #

          They occasionally have reunions, as does New Kids on the Block, but the only one with actual personal talent (Justin Timberlake, and I’ll admit to liking a few of his solo tunes), is the only one who most people can name.

          • saltchocolate
            saltchocolate
            July 9, 2013 at 12:26 am | #

            N’Sync.

            • Astfgl
              Astfgl
              July 9, 2013 at 2:48 am | #

              Word.

          • saltchocolate
            saltchocolate
            July 9, 2013 at 12:27 am | #

            Backstreet Boys.

            • Plasma Mongoose
              Plasma Mongoose
              July 9, 2013 at 12:31 am | #

              The main thing I remember about Backstreet Boys was all the Backdoor Boys jokes.

              • Historyman68
                Historyman68
                July 9, 2013 at 8:35 am | #

                On that note, I always wonder how One Direction can avoid people calling them Wonder Erection. Though I guess the English accent makes that confusion a bit harder.

                • begbert2
                  begbert2
                  July 9, 2013 at 9:46 am | #

                  One Dirirection?

            • Doctor_Who
              Doctor_Who
              July 9, 2013 at 12:35 am | #

              They had one song I thought was actually pretty good, “Everybody”. Even liked the video.

              Then every other song they did was schmaltzy love junk that all sounded the same.

              • Cheryl
                Cheryl
                July 9, 2013 at 1:27 am | #

                Umm what about The Call? that was a pretty cool song

                • marr
                  marr
                  July 9, 2013 at 2:48 am | #

                  The Call is an Excellent band. She Sells Sanctuary is a classic.

              • Roborat
                Roborat
                July 10, 2013 at 2:51 pm | #

                My introduction to them was the Key of Awesome parody video. Still think it is better than the actual song.

            • Totz the Plaid
              Totz the Plaid
              July 9, 2013 at 12:38 am | #

              I meant the members themselves.

        • Piccolo
          Piccolo
          July 9, 2013 at 1:19 am | #

          The Beatles haven’t been around since 1970, if we want to get technical.

          • Astfgl
            Astfgl
            July 9, 2013 at 3:20 am | #

            The surviving Beatles had a reunion at the
            London Olympics, but no-one remembered to invite Ringo.

            • John
              John
              July 9, 2013 at 3:33 am | #

              That was the worst rendition of Hey Jude I’ve ever heard.

            • patrick
              patrick
              July 9, 2013 at 10:13 am | #

              Pretty sure that is not a reunion then. That is just Paul doing Beatle songs.

              • Kernanator
                Kernanator
                July 9, 2013 at 6:26 pm | #

                Pretty sure that’s the joke.

        • Historyman68
          Historyman68
          July 9, 2013 at 8:32 am | #

          You know who else isn’t around any more? The Beatles.

          • Doctor_Who
            Doctor_Who
            July 9, 2013 at 11:32 am | #

            The two who aren’t dead are still pretty famous and influential.

            I don’t think it will make national news when Joey Fatone kicks the bucket.

        • Cybersnark
          Cybersnark
          July 9, 2013 at 9:55 am | #

          Sadly, the Boy Band Wars were not nearly as exciting as that name makes them sound.

          • das-g
            das-g
            July 9, 2013 at 4:53 pm | #

            The browser wars however …
            (And let’s not speak of the editor war.)

      • Animal
        Animal
        July 9, 2013 at 1:38 pm | #

        Who are you calling old?

    • Asurasur
      Asurasur
      July 9, 2013 at 1:51 pm | #

      Look Willis can blow his budget on grunge shirts and Spice Girls posters, or he could use it on killbots and explosions.

      • The Candyman
        The Candyman
        July 9, 2013 at 3:32 pm | #

        Unnecessary Cracked references FTW.

  7. ASmellyOgre
    ASmellyOgre
    July 9, 2013 at 12:03 am | #

    GAH.
    Poor Ruth…
    Poor Billie…
    Poor everybody except Joe.

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      July 9, 2013 at 12:12 am | #

      Poor Joe!

      …All the hot chicks are in the same room, two of them are giving each other subtext-filled looks, and he’s not around to witness it.

      • Yotomoe
        Yotomoe
        July 9, 2013 at 12:13 am | #

        He’s always around to witness it. He’s just disguised as a lamp.

  8. Yotomoe
    Yotomoe
    July 9, 2013 at 12:03 am | #

    Now I’m imaginig this comic with background music.
    And it’s One Direction
    DAMN YOU WILLIS.

  9. piemanpie24
    piemanpie24
    July 9, 2013 at 12:05 am | #

    Plot twist; Ruth was the one blaring One Direction.

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      July 9, 2013 at 12:14 am | #

      In Billie’s room. TO FRAME HER.

  10. Gram91
    Gram91
    July 9, 2013 at 12:06 am | #

    For sake of the status quo, they’re lucky no one looked back lol

  11. Joe
    Joe
    July 9, 2013 at 12:07 am | #

    Stop brooding, Billie. What you did was noble, and you know damn well that Ruth appreciates it. But it still broke a rule, and when the RD doesn’t have the noble context, they’re going to make the RA remind the residents of it.
    But it’s not gonna matter, because Sal is going to pull the alarm before any conversation between Ruth and Billie can happen anyway.

  12. Doom Shepherd
    Doom Shepherd
    July 9, 2013 at 12:07 am | #

    Before I noticed the high collar, I had a brief imagining that Ruth had tolen Jean-Luc Picard’s jacket. (Also I am red-green colorblind, so that may not actually look anything like said jacket…)

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      July 9, 2013 at 12:10 am | #

      It’s green for your information and now you have pointed it out, I can totally see Ruth as a Trekkie.

      • Yotomoe
        Yotomoe
        July 9, 2013 at 12:15 am | #

        Her brother definitely was.

    • Shade
      Shade
      July 9, 2013 at 12:11 am | #

      Yeah the shoulders are green. Similiar design though besides the collar.

      • Totz the Plaid
        Totz the Plaid
        July 9, 2013 at 12:16 am | #

        Yeah, like Shade said, the Trek uniform had a different collar (that style actually had like a turtleneck-style undershirt and no collar on the uniform jacket), but also, the band extended down to a triangle pointing down the top of the arms.

        …and, of course, green wasn’t a regulation Starfleet color…

        • TheBenenator
          TheBenenator
          July 9, 2013 at 2:14 am | #

          I thought Dr. Bashir’s was green.

          • Totz the Plaid
            Totz the Plaid
            July 9, 2013 at 3:45 am | #

            Nope. Blue. It looked teal sometimes due to the lighting, but it was blue.

            • N0083rP00F
              N0083rP00F
              July 9, 2013 at 8:52 am | #

              Green was command in STTAS,
              Medical in the motion picture – the one with the cowardly Klingons
              During generations there was light and dark green but for the life of me I can’t remember which divisions were which.

            • Cybersnark
              Cybersnark
              July 9, 2013 at 9:57 am | #

              Actually, it was teal; they had to change the colour in the DS9/Voyager era because of camera tech/lighting reasons.

    • c
      c
      July 9, 2013 at 12:22 am | #

      Even though the shoulder color is green, I was totally thinking it had a Star Trek look to it before I even read your comment. Like that awesome leather jacket Picard wore in the “Darmok” episode.

    • Blue
      Blue
      July 9, 2013 at 12:28 am | #

      It’s actually more a DS9/VOY era jacket though, since the coloured bit is on the shoulders at the top. In TNG it was the middle part of the uniform that had the division colour.

      • Totz the Plaid
        Totz the Plaid
        July 9, 2013 at 12:37 am | #

        The TNG movies had that style, though, so Doom’s not wrong.

    • marr
      marr
      July 9, 2013 at 2:49 am | #

      I was picturing that collar hiding a hickey.

  13. Kafloobop
    Kafloobop
    July 9, 2013 at 12:10 am | #

    Trying to decide if it’s Billie or Ruth that’s thinking the alt text.

    • Totz the Plaid
      Totz the Plaid
      July 9, 2013 at 12:14 am | #

      I really wish I didn’t know it, but the alt. text is a reference to one of One Direction’s many shitty songs.

      • Yotomoe
        Yotomoe
        July 9, 2013 at 12:15 am | #

        This comment made me laugh more than it should have.

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        July 9, 2013 at 12:26 am | #

        I feel lucky in that I can honestly say that I wouldn’t recognise a 1D song if one was played.

        • Arkadi
          Arkadi
          July 9, 2013 at 2:39 am | #

          Me neither; and I want it to stay that way.

  14. John
    John
    July 9, 2013 at 12:16 am | #

    Those last panels are making me expect those two to leap past each other with katanas.

    Then they stop, turn, look at each other, and Ruth says, “You missed.” And Billie says, “Um. Yeah. I guess. So did you.” “No, I didn’t,” Ruth says, and Billie’s scrunchy flutters to the ground in two pieces, and her hair falls loose all slow-motion-like down around her face. And then they make out.

  15. mathiasmindblade
    mathiasmindblade
    July 9, 2013 at 12:18 am | #

    Sexy Time. Billie become Bi-sexual for the sake of Baby Ruth. Go.

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      July 9, 2013 at 12:19 am | #

      She tried to smooch Sal once, she’s probably already there.

      Although, it’s SAL. Everyone wants her, regardless of gender.

      • mathiasmindblade
        mathiasmindblade
        July 9, 2013 at 12:22 am | #

        I do know Joyce is aching for that chocolate river…

        • Plasma Mongoose
          Plasma Mongoose
          July 9, 2013 at 12:28 am | #

          Chocolate river? Where I come from, that’s slang for diarrhea.

          • mathiasmindblade
            mathiasmindblade
            July 9, 2013 at 12:34 am | #

            Yeeeeeaaah, that’s a bit too kinky for this comic.

          • mathiasmindblade
            mathiasmindblade
            July 9, 2013 at 12:34 am | #

            I was referring to sal’s hair

      • timemonkey
        timemonkey
        July 9, 2013 at 1:25 pm | #

        Not with that hair they don’t

    • saltchocolate
      saltchocolate
      July 9, 2013 at 12:24 am | #

      I like “Baby Ruth” so much better than “Ruth-less”! (Both the nickname and her more human side.)

  16. Ragnal
    Ragnal
    July 9, 2013 at 12:32 am | #

    Make out.

    MAKE OUT AND MAKE EVERYTHING OKAY BETWEEN YOU!

    • CianM1301
      CianM1301
      July 9, 2013 at 8:34 pm | #

      The fact that your icon is Joe makes that comment SO much funnier!

  17. Yotomoe
    Yotomoe
    July 9, 2013 at 12:39 am | #

    Sierra’s hair….it looks cuter. Sierra are you trying to make me love you more than I already do?

    • vsophi
      vsophi
      July 9, 2013 at 12:40 am | #

      Looks like it’s getting kinda Roz-y in the back.

      • Yotomoe
        Yotomoe
        July 9, 2013 at 12:45 am | #

        Sierra can pull off a good roz, methinks.

        • Kernanator
          Kernanator
          July 9, 2013 at 2:43 am | #

          Sierra with the Condom Cap?

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      July 9, 2013 at 12:58 am | #

      Seriousely though. I friggin’ love Sierra SO MUCH

      • saltchocolate
        saltchocolate
        July 9, 2013 at 11:34 am | #

        Adorable!!!

      • Tenn
        Tenn
        July 9, 2013 at 4:07 pm | #

        And we love you for it. 🙂

  18. vsophi
    vsophi
    July 9, 2013 at 12:39 am | #

    Ruth… that face… ; – ;

    • Jackson
      Jackson
      July 9, 2013 at 1:50 am | #

      That FAAAAAAAAACE!

      What?

  19. Kernanator
    Kernanator
    July 9, 2013 at 12:39 am | #

    This is her death glare.

  20. EvergreenFir
    EvergreenFir
    July 9, 2013 at 1:24 am | #

    Dat alt-text…

  21. ALLxISxGONE
    ALLxISxGONE
    July 9, 2013 at 1:27 am | #

    Can you feel the love tonight?

  22. Jenny Creed
    Jenny Creed
    July 9, 2013 at 1:39 am | #

    I’ve never heard One Direction, but they’re okay in my book due to the fact there’s one autistic boy who can speak with the aid of their songs.

  23. NF
    NF
    July 9, 2013 at 1:46 am | #

    Cutest Ruth ever in the last panel.

  24. Uniqueantique
    Uniqueantique
    July 9, 2013 at 1:56 am | #

    Took me a minute to connect to the Star Trek clothing ref. until I read the one about Picard, and realized these ref. are to Second Gen. clothes. Not the original Trek. The original Star Trek featured more than one kind of uniforms: besides the dress and the working: they had a crisis midway thru the first season. If you not that the sleeves look longer and the shirts fit better in the beginning-the first shirts were velour, and they shrunk. By mid season the things were well about the wrists and barely at waist level. With very little budget because all of was eaten up by the super high cost transporter beam and phasers, they did the best they could on everything else. They couldn’t replace them until the second season was secured.

  25. Drazisil
    Drazisil
    July 9, 2013 at 2:25 am | #

    Testing if I can get a sexy icon

    • Arkadi
      Arkadi
      July 9, 2013 at 2:41 am | #

      Success! ^^

  26. Drazisil
    Drazisil
    July 9, 2013 at 2:26 am | #

    Fine. silly system can’t beat me.

  27. nothri
    nothri
    July 9, 2013 at 2:32 am | #

    I have a feeling Billie is gonna let Ruth have it. Not sure if that’s harsh words, a knee to the stomach, or a savage make-outing, but something is definitely about to happen.

    • Astfgl
      Astfgl
      July 9, 2013 at 2:47 am | #

      I’d expect nothing less than all three in succession.

      • Josh
        Josh
        July 9, 2013 at 4:39 am | #

        In succession, how dull? I’m expecting them simultaneously!

        • Astfgl
          Astfgl
          July 9, 2013 at 6:51 am | #

          I’m not sure Ruth would be able to understand harsh words if Billie’s making out with her while saying them. But I would approve of one at a time simultaneous with knee violence. She’d probably enjoy it.

          • nothri
            nothri
            November 13, 2013 at 5:24 pm | #

            Well, maybe if she wrote it down first…

    • Platinakettu
      Platinakettu
      July 9, 2013 at 3:17 am | #

      They will have an private shouting discussion in public. After all the staring taht has been going on.

  28. gangler
    gangler
    July 9, 2013 at 3:20 am | #

    What part of “Get Outta Here” don’t you understand?

  29. Björn
    Björn
    July 9, 2013 at 4:59 am | #

    Willis, those two last panels are really beautifully executed.

  30. Notebooked
    Notebooked
    July 9, 2013 at 5:52 am | #

    Ooh. Tension! Now that Billie’s helped Ruth out a little, seen her at a vulnerable time, Ruth can’t quite keep up the barrier towards her. I expect this means there’s going to be a frank and honest discussion about the nature of their relationship.

    Hah hah, who am I kidding. Emotional hurt ahoy!

    • EvergreenFir
      EvergreenFir
      July 9, 2013 at 11:49 pm | #

      No! You must believe in the ship! That’s what keeps it afloat! It’s like ET’s bicycle or something.

      • EvergreenFir
        EvergreenFir
        July 9, 2013 at 11:51 pm | #

        Oh, like Peter Pan! That’s it!

  31. Just for kix
    Just for kix
    July 9, 2013 at 7:27 am | #

    Woohoo, now its on! Approaching night time, intense exchange of glances, *drum roll* make out, make out, make out ….

  32. Gravatanator
    Gravatanator
    July 9, 2013 at 8:47 am | #

    Ruth, you had me at panel 1

  33. zack_falcon
    zack_falcon
    July 9, 2013 at 10:31 am | #

    Awkward…

    Commence hate-filled make out scene.

  34. RobJustRob
    RobJustRob
    July 9, 2013 at 11:07 am | #

    Thankfully one direction wasn’t a thing when I was in the dorms. But if someone did want to blare one direction at top volume well, remember the soap party scene from Full Metal Jacket?

  35. DARKFIRE32
    DARKFIRE32
    July 9, 2013 at 12:42 pm | #

    epic stare off

  36. OmegaDez
    OmegaDez
    July 9, 2013 at 2:50 pm | #

    Yay. It’s starting again. =D

  37. Raen
    Raen
    July 9, 2013 at 4:06 pm | #

    Do people actually listen to One Direction, y’know, intentionally? I thought it was just something radio stations played…

    • Raen
      Raen
      July 9, 2013 at 4:07 pm | #

      …then again, I went through a huge Killers phase in college, so I’m one to…

      …

      …nope, still better than One Direction.

      • cdot
        cdot
        July 9, 2013 at 8:34 pm | #

        hey the killers arent terrible, they still release 1 lsitenable song/album

  38. Potatamoto
    Potatamoto
    July 9, 2013 at 4:07 pm | #

    Fools! Here’s a thought… “You wanna try hanging out without booze? Maybe we could go do something, again, no drinking, and just see what happens?” This line could come from either party.

  39. CianM1301
    CianM1301
    July 9, 2013 at 8:37 pm | #

    *looks into microwave* Dammit, popcorn! Why aren’t you cooking fast enough?!

  40. HiEv
    HiEv
    July 9, 2013 at 8:42 pm | #

    I’m kind of amused that the URL says “outta-her” instead of “outta-here”.

  41. DJTsurugi
    DJTsurugi
    July 9, 2013 at 11:04 pm | #

    Why do I hear “Kiss the Girl” from The Little Mermaid during this?

    • lightsabermario
      lightsabermario
      July 19, 2013 at 3:46 pm | #

      I hear that every time they look at each other. Actually, I hear that all the time, period. Especially that one whale. I think I’m going deaf. With whales.

  42. Roborat
    Roborat
    July 10, 2013 at 3:28 pm | #

    So, apparently that meeting took less than 10 minutes.

  43. lightsabermario
    lightsabermario
    July 19, 2013 at 3:41 pm | #

    Not long ago, in a galaxy kinda close…

    STARE WARS!

  44. Corronchilejano
    Corronchilejano
    October 24, 2013 at 3:50 pm | #

    You know, I just love how Rachel looks in that last panel.

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