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Better than

by David M Willis on July 18, 2013 at 12:01 am
  • 04 - Just Hangin' Out With My Family
└ Tags: danny, randal, sharon

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  1. AHR
    AHR
    July 18, 2013 at 12:02 am | #

    See? He IS Joyce!

    • zomgvampires
      zomgvampires
      July 18, 2013 at 12:04 am | #

      That was my exact first thought.

      • NF
        NF
        July 18, 2013 at 12:16 am | #

        Mine too.

        • Totz the Plaid
          Totz the Plaid
          July 18, 2013 at 12:41 am | #

          Nah, at least I’ve got some sympathy for Joyce.

          • AckAckAck
            AckAckAck
            July 18, 2013 at 7:42 am | #

            I dunno, I don’t have sympathy toward Joyce when I read Roomies’ early strips. I only grew to like her during Walky and Joyce & Walky pace.

  2. Jen Aside
    Jen Aside
    July 18, 2013 at 12:02 am | #

    “DANNO THAT WAS YOUR TICKET OUT OF NOT-LIKEABLENESS AND YOU BLEW IT”

    • Geegles
      Geegles
      July 18, 2013 at 12:59 am | #

      Even his parents…

    • David Herbert
      David Herbert
      July 18, 2013 at 7:26 am | #

      Now all he has is nice shoes and availability.

    • AckAckAck
      AckAckAck
      July 18, 2013 at 7:44 am | #

      Nononono Danno (From Hawaii Five-O old and new version) are awesome. Danny.. is not.

  3. Plasma Mongoose
    Plasma Mongoose
    July 18, 2013 at 12:02 am | #

    Amazi-Girl is the bestest Canadian GF ever!

    • ASmellyOgre
      ASmellyOgre
      July 18, 2013 at 12:03 am | #

      Umm, Sal isn’t Canadian.

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        July 18, 2013 at 12:04 am | #

        But Ruth is…

      • Mr. Random
        Mr. Random
        July 18, 2013 at 12:05 am | #

        She became a Canadian citizen after she escaped from her school once and drove cross country just to spite her parents and the country they live in.

        • Mkvenner
          Mkvenner
          July 18, 2013 at 12:17 am | #

          Except For the fact that would only work if one of her parents was already a Canadian citizen or in the process of becoming one (if under 18).

          • Luzahn
            Luzahn
            July 18, 2013 at 12:21 am | #

            Silence, you reasonable person. There’s no place for your sort here. =P

            • Mr. Random
              Mr. Random
              July 18, 2013 at 1:02 am | #

              Considering that in The Walkyverse Sal was shown to be very similar to her mom, and I’m not sure but I think it’s implied She was like Her mother, we can assume that there is an unbroken chain of the family going back dozens of generations. It’s the only logical conclusion.

              • AckAckAck
                AckAckAck
                July 18, 2013 at 7:46 am | #

                Are you saying that Sal’s great ancestor was Leia Organa?

                • inkwell
                  inkwell
                  July 18, 2013 at 9:43 am | #

                  Thank you for this. That made my day.

          • gangler
            gangler
            July 18, 2013 at 1:17 am | #

            Sal doesn’t play by your rules.

            • Mkvenner
              Mkvenner
              July 18, 2013 at 1:39 am | #

              Except this a law not a rule. The RCMP is only polite when the press is watching.

              • slicedtoad
                slicedtoad
                July 18, 2013 at 2:04 am | #

                what does the RCMP have to do with becoming a citizen? The RCMP are similar to the American FBI. Except they also do parades with red costumes and horses…

                • Mkvenner
                  Mkvenner
                  July 18, 2013 at 2:11 am | #

                  you are more likely to run into a RCMP constable than a Canada Border Services Officer.

                • John
                  John
                  July 18, 2013 at 2:45 am | #

                  I don’t think I’ve ever actually encountered a Mountie, but I almost got busted for kidnapping by Canadian Border Services one time.

                • Andrew_C
                  Andrew_C
                  July 18, 2013 at 6:34 am | #

                  They also engage in massive corruption, deal in drugs, take bribes, abuse prisoners and have murdered several people.

                • inkwell
                  inkwell
                  July 18, 2013 at 9:44 am | #

                  But the border services people are so nice! At least over here on the far west coast. Trying to get back is terrible, but the Canadian side are so pleasant!

              • Drunken Nordmann
                Drunken Nordmann
                July 18, 2013 at 5:22 am | #

                I’ve once read somewhere that if you committed a crime in Canada, the Mounties would hunt you down – wherever you go.
                Cue images of a Mountie walking out of the waves on a beach in Spain, gunning down a fugitive and disappearing again.

                Where I’m from we theorize that the main reason for the US not spying on Canade is fear – fear of the Mounties.

                • AckAckAck
                  AckAckAck
                  July 18, 2013 at 7:48 am | #

                  “The Mountie always gets his man”

                • Cybersnark
                  Cybersnark
                  July 18, 2013 at 8:52 am | #

                  Haven’t you seen Due South?

                  There are very few things that can truly piss off a Mountie, but when they do…

                • Mkvenner
                  Mkvenner
                  September 20, 2013 at 4:10 pm | #

                  Actually they can only do that in case of crimes against humanity and crimes commited within 24nmi of the coastline. If you flee across the border after commiting any crime other than a crime against humanity the have follow the same process as everyone else.

        • David
          David
          July 18, 2013 at 8:48 pm | #

          I thought it was the result of American beer.

          No wait, it was the result of making love in a canoe. I knew it was fscking close to water in some respect.

      • Ancestral Hamster
        Ancestral Hamster
        July 18, 2013 at 1:34 am | #

        Sal was bitten by a radioactive Canadian chain-smoking biker, thus giving her the powers of AMAZI-GIRL! (And a penchant for motorcycles, smoking and giving The Man the finger.)

        • AckAckAck
          AckAckAck
          July 18, 2013 at 7:51 am | #

          I want to know how she got bitten 😉

          • Ancestral Hamster
            Ancestral Hamster
            July 18, 2013 at 6:31 pm | #

            Sheer lust on the biker’s part … couldn’t help himself. He then avoided the knee in the ‘nads, but then Sal planted her right fist in his solar plexus, a left to the jaw, then she picked him up and threw him through the bar’s front window. The biker still thinks it was worth it.

        • The Candyman
          The Candyman
          July 18, 2013 at 10:45 am | #

          But where would she get the urge to fight crime in the night?

          Unless that’s a trait all Canadians posses.

          • Reg
            Reg
            July 18, 2013 at 2:15 pm | #

            Duh.

      • NaYa
        NaYa
        July 18, 2013 at 4:12 pm | #

        Um, why are we talking about Sal? Isn’t Amazi-girl Amber?
        Or am I missing something?

        • Ancestral Hamster
          Ancestral Hamster
          July 18, 2013 at 6:28 pm | #

          Running joke. We the audience know that Amber is Amazi-Girl, but at various times someone will say how X is really Amazi-Girl and cite “evidence”. Other people will either run with it, or cite “counter-evidence” to show how X isn’t Amazi-Girl, but Y is.

          • NaYa
            NaYa
            July 19, 2013 at 10:17 pm | #

            Right, I realized that after I posted my comment. LOL
            Silly me, the joke went right over my head.

    • Scott
      Scott
      July 18, 2013 at 1:15 am | #

      Ohhhh, I wish you could meet my girlfriend! My girlfriend who lives in Canadaaa~

      • Kamino Neko
        Kamino Neko
        July 18, 2013 at 6:16 am | #

        It’s Avenue Q day at IU!

        Meanwhile, Walky is singing ‘I’m not wearing underwear today, no I’m not wearing underwear today…’

        • Maestro
          Maestro
          July 19, 2013 at 12:27 pm | #

          GET A JOB!

    • Mkvenner
      Mkvenner
      July 18, 2013 at 1:41 am | #

      I thought she was Finnish?

  4. Geminia999
    Geminia999
    July 18, 2013 at 12:02 am | #

    Okay, I’m convinced that these are Mike’s parents.

    • Icalasari
      Icalasari
      July 18, 2013 at 12:06 am | #

      No, his parents are actually extremely nice, at least in the Walkyverse

      …Maybe Mike and Danny were swapped at birth?

      • Yotomoe
        Yotomoe
        July 18, 2013 at 12:09 am | #

        That’d be pretty cool to see.

      • Kernanator
        Kernanator
        July 18, 2013 at 12:10 am | #

        …Dammit, that makes so much sense.

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        July 18, 2013 at 12:32 am | #

        Does that mean that Mike accidently did his own mum for a nickel?

        • Totz the Plaid
          Totz the Plaid
          July 18, 2013 at 12:41 am | #

          Accidentally?

        • Josh
          Josh
          July 18, 2013 at 4:17 am | #

          Nothing Mike does is an accident.

        • andmangrewproud
          andmangrewproud
          July 18, 2013 at 12:29 pm | #

          Now I’m picturing Mike starring in Oedipus Rex.

          • DrunkenGator
            DrunkenGator
            July 18, 2013 at 11:12 pm | #

            …as your Gravatar seems to be illustrating…
            Alternate punchline: …for 5 drachma.

    • Belades
      Belades
      July 18, 2013 at 12:15 am | #

      I was actually thinking that myself, but more due to character design and hairstyle stuff.

  5. John
    John
    July 18, 2013 at 12:03 am | #

    Wow. Danny’s family are assholes.

    • Thor
      Thor
      July 18, 2013 at 12:23 am | #

      Hey, lay off them! They are coping very well with having a child who is such a disappointment, thank you very much. Considering that they had to deal with 18 years of Danny in the house, they are practically saints.

      • Zach
        Zach
        July 18, 2013 at 12:37 am | #

        What is STAGGERING is how often I hear people make such sweeping statement and mean them, often in spite of good impressions in a petty ‘I was right about you!’way.

        This though pattern must be stopped. Where are you, sociology man?

        • Kernanator
          Kernanator
          July 18, 2013 at 12:50 am | #

          …Okay, I can’t tell. Are you speaking in favor of Thor’s comment, or against it?

          • Zach
            Zach
            July 18, 2013 at 1:21 am | #

            Against. His parents are being cruel. On purpose. Note that they are walking away from him.

            • kujazlilmage
              kujazlilmage
              July 18, 2013 at 1:27 am | #

              Danny’s parents seriously bother me. They were making me get frowny feelings since the last strip where they suddenly seemed to hit a flat note when Danny said he and Dorothy broke up, but now I really am not a fan. I honestly wouldn’t be surprised if the way they are treating him here is somehow linked to the reason why Danny was so annoying at certain points.

              • Heavensrun
                Heavensrun
                July 18, 2013 at 7:12 pm | #

                Keep in mind the relevation that he and Dorothy had broken up came after they saw Dorothy’s parents and chatted cheerfully with them and suggested they all go out to lunch later as though their children were still dating, thus demonstrating to the Keeners that they have NO IDEA what’s going on in their son’s life. Then he made a tasteless joke about their other son dying in Afghanistan, which is probably something they legitimately worry about often.

                • Kernanator
                  Kernanator
                  July 18, 2013 at 8:48 pm | #

                  Sharon’s line still bothers me. She asks her son whether his current girlfriend is better than his ex, and when he refuses to answer, automatically assumes the answer is no.

                  Maybe he just doesn’t want to comment because his answer could get back to either one of them and piss them off. I mean, it’s not like she’s asking in a closed car, with only family or close friends. She’s asking in the middle of campus, where anyone nearby could be friends with one or the other.

            • timemonkey
              timemonkey
              July 18, 2013 at 1:29 am | #

              They’re fictional, who cares?

              • Twirls
                Twirls
                July 18, 2013 at 1:40 am | #

                I care?

              • Kernanator
                Kernanator
                July 18, 2013 at 1:57 am | #

                If characters don’t make you care, something has gone wrong somewhere.

                • Kaci
                  Kaci
                  July 18, 2013 at 2:01 am | #

                  hey that rhymed! You’re a poet and you didn’t even know it

                • Mal
                  Mal
                  July 18, 2013 at 11:48 am | #

                  Kaci, don’t be deceived. Kernanator knows. Kernanator knows all.

                • I got a new name!
                  I got a new name!
                  July 18, 2013 at 1:02 pm | #

                  Kernanator is Roablock with access to a computer.

              • GrrArg42
                GrrArg42
                July 18, 2013 at 4:27 am | #

                But… but… but I’M fictional!! : (

                • Heavensrun
                  Heavensrun
                  July 18, 2013 at 7:19 pm | #

                  Wait, are you -actually- Elan, then? ;p

            • Dean
              Dean
              July 18, 2013 at 1:42 am | #

              Come on, wouldn’t any of us walk away from Danny, given the chance?

              • sun tzu
                sun tzu
                July 19, 2013 at 5:00 am | #

                No. I quite like the guy.

            • Kennerly
              Kennerly
              July 18, 2013 at 1:42 am | #

              Being cruel to their children is a favored hobby of many parents.

              It doesn’t mean they don’t love as well.

              • Andy
                Andy
                July 18, 2013 at 2:17 am | #

                Being cruel in ways that aren’t likely to cause emotional trauma is a favored hobby of parents. For instance, holding your kids down and tickling them is a classic. So is threatening to bring out the embarrassing pictures when they bring a date home. Belittling your child? Not so much.

                • Totz the Plaid
                  Totz the Plaid
                  July 18, 2013 at 5:10 am | #

                  Yeah, Danny’s parents aren’t just being dicks, they’re being emotionally and psychologically abusive.

                • DudeMyDadOwnsADealership
                  DudeMyDadOwnsADealership
                  July 18, 2013 at 11:35 pm | #

                  Long story short, Danny gets his Danny-ness from his parents’ sorry example. I mean, come on, they were going on about how much of a good life plan clinging to someone else’s like a parasite is before they learned it wasn’t going to happen! Something tells me Danny’s brother CHOSE the army over college to get away from this sinking ship full of shoes…and availability….Hmmm, wonder how man pairs of shoes Danny’s Dad owns?

      • DudeMyDadOwnsADealership
        DudeMyDadOwnsADealership
        July 19, 2013 at 10:10 pm | #

        Assuming Danny didn’t learn everything about being Danny from how they raised him, yes. Who else is confident that neither Dorothy nor her parents have any idea this is how Mr. and Mrs. Wilcox treat their son when they, or anyone else they want to put on airs for, aren’t around?

        • Rogue of Space
          Rogue of Space
          July 20, 2013 at 9:38 am | #

          That last bit, seeing Danny’s parents in that light reminds me of my girlfriend’s parents, to a very frightening degree

    • andmangrewproud
      andmangrewproud
      July 18, 2013 at 12:52 pm | #

      I’m going to start posting this every time I see someone “hate” a webcomic character for behaving a certain way: “Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall into an open sewer and die.”- Mel Brooks

      Comedy ain’t pretty folks.

  6. Ryune
    Ryune
    July 18, 2013 at 12:03 am | #

    Danny’s parents are… kind of terrible. “You’re not dating Dorothy anymore? Begone, son.”

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      July 18, 2013 at 12:10 am | #

      “Now I remember why we got rid of you”

      • Thor
        Thor
        July 18, 2013 at 12:39 am | #

        Dorothy was a girl who was going places, son. Places far away where we wouldn’t have to deal with you. And you messed that all up, as expected. Where did we fail, Sharon? We wound up with the wrong child in Afghanistan somehow.

        • Darth Cariss
          Darth Cariss
          July 18, 2013 at 1:06 am | #

          Haha.

        • StClair
          StClair
          July 18, 2013 at 2:07 am | #

          “You wish now that our places had been exchanged. That I had died and Boromir had lived.”
          “Yes. I wish that.”

  7. Cholma
    Cholma
    July 18, 2013 at 12:03 am | #

    Digging a hole, Danny, digging a hole.

    • Mkvenner
      Mkvenner
      July 18, 2013 at 12:21 am | #

      I think he already hit bed rock about 4 days ago and is waiting for the heavy drilling equipment to he ordered arrive. Delivery time be 10:30pm and 10:35pm Friday.

      • AckAckAck
        AckAckAck
        July 18, 2013 at 7:54 am | #

        Or he can try several dynamites.

        • Mkvenner
          Mkvenner
          September 20, 2013 at 4:12 pm | #

          That is two steps backward.

  8. Mr. Random
    Mr. Random
    July 18, 2013 at 12:04 am | #

    Yeah, Danny’s parents are dicks.
    BAD PARENTS. BAD RANDALL. BAD SHARON. YOU APOLOGIZE TO YOUR SON RIGHT NOW!

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      July 18, 2013 at 12:11 am | #

      Why doesn’t he have to apologize for being so LAAAAAAAME.

      • Luzahn
        Luzahn
        July 18, 2013 at 12:26 am | #

        He plays a vital role in the superhero – secret-identity dynamic, so it’s necessary.

      • Mr. Random
        Mr. Random
        July 18, 2013 at 1:06 am | #

        Because you can ignore being lame and relegate yourself to Minimal social contact. Being dicks to your children either makes them LAAAAAAAAME or INSAAAAAAAANE! (With a portion being emotionally distraught)

        • Crimson Doom
          Crimson Doom
          July 18, 2013 at 10:00 am | #

          Especially if you do that to your child’s FAAAAAAACE.

  9. JBO
    JBO
    July 18, 2013 at 12:04 am | #

    You are dating princess peach?

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      July 18, 2013 at 12:11 am | #

      NO!
      …Samus…

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      July 18, 2013 at 12:12 am | #

      …and she’s in another castle at this time.

      • Yotomoe
        Yotomoe
        July 18, 2013 at 12:14 am | #

        That’s what she says when she’s not in the mood.

        • Plasma Mongoose
          Plasma Mongoose
          July 18, 2013 at 12:22 am | #

          Just because mario’s a plumber, doen’t mean he knows how to ‘fix her drainhole’ properly.

          • GrrArg42
            GrrArg42
            July 18, 2013 at 4:30 am | #

            Is THAT why my mom asked Joe for a plunger?

            • Plasma Mongoose
              Plasma Mongoose
              July 18, 2013 at 5:10 am | #

              Yes and when that didn’t work, she got herself one of those plumbing-snakes.

  10. Ragnal
    Ragnal
    July 18, 2013 at 12:04 am | #

    Amber. Her name. Is Amber. AMAZI-GIRL IS AMBER YOU TWIT HOW HARD IS IT TO PUT TWO AND TWO TOGETHER OH MY GOD IS THERE ANY WONDER WHY DOROTHY BROKE UP WITH YOUR IDIOTIC ASS?!

    …wow, that was more rage-y than I expected. >_> Where’d that come from?

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      July 18, 2013 at 12:05 am | #

      You need to take a chill-pill bro.

    • Mr. Random
      Mr. Random
      July 18, 2013 at 12:05 am | #

      Inside you the dark side is.

      • Zach
        Zach
        July 18, 2013 at 12:42 am | #

        I always found the Light side and Dark side stuff to be trite. Where are the people that just want to play with magic and fuck the applications this is neat.

        • Mr. Random
          Mr. Random
          July 18, 2013 at 1:09 am | #

          They aren’t taught magic because they don’t A) want to rule the universe, or B) rule the universe by withholding all emotion and influencing events through subtle mind control. C) have fun with powers, is strictly forbidden.

          • Zach
            Zach
            July 18, 2013 at 1:29 am | #

            THEY!!!!!!!!!!!!,,,,,…………. . . . . . Wait.
            Shun the non bliever! She knows not of the force.

            • GrrArg42
              GrrArg42
              July 18, 2013 at 4:30 am | #

              shuuuuuunnnnnnn

    • GoldStarz
      GoldStarz
      July 18, 2013 at 12:06 am | #

      Amazi-Girl is AMBER?! You’re crazy, Amazi-Girl is obviously Dina.

      • ShadowMaskPrime
        ShadowMaskPrime
        July 18, 2013 at 12:09 am | #

        You’re all nuts, I think we all know that it’s Mike, messing with us all…

        • TurtlyLooker
          TurtlyLooker
          July 18, 2013 at 12:16 am | #

          No, it’s Jason, sans bowtie.

          • phlebas
            phlebas
            July 18, 2013 at 6:34 am | #

            Nice idea. But we’ve seen Jason sans bowtie.

        • Frogboy
          Frogboy
          July 18, 2013 at 12:20 am | #

          Amazi-Girl is Danny, obviously. It’s all very Fight Club-esque.

          • Kernanator
            Kernanator
            July 18, 2013 at 1:56 am | #

            I have had this exact same thought.

          • Josh
            Josh
            July 18, 2013 at 4:22 am | #

            But we’ve never seen Amazi-Girl and Galasso in the same place at the same time. Coincidence? I think NOT!

            • Random832
              Random832
              July 18, 2013 at 1:25 pm | #

              But he said Fight Club-esque – therefore it has to be someone we have seen her in the same scene.

        • Mkvenner
          Mkvenner
          July 18, 2013 at 1:55 am | #

          Okay that one is possible.

    • T~Bone
      T~Bone
      July 18, 2013 at 12:08 am | #

      You realize that Danny’s stupidity is what drives most of the plot lines with Danny in them, right?

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      July 18, 2013 at 12:12 am | #

      You can only hold in your Danny rage for so long before it changes you.

      • Thor
        Thor
        July 18, 2013 at 12:25 am | #

        We can expect Amazi-Girl to become a supervillain in just a few short months.

        • The Candyman
          The Candyman
          July 18, 2013 at 10:51 am | #

          You either break up with Danny a hero, or stay with him long enough to become the villain.

    • Luzahn
      Luzahn
      July 18, 2013 at 12:29 am | #

      Well, it’s only been a few weeks, and he’s not the sort to investigate. I’d try to compare it to some real-life circumstance, but sadly we don’t have costumed heroes running around.

      • Totz the Plaid
        Totz the Plaid
        July 18, 2013 at 12:38 am | #

        http://www.reallifesuperheroes.com/

        Yes we do.

    • timemonkey
      timemonkey
      July 18, 2013 at 1:31 am | #

      See, this is why you need to insult Danny casually every day, so it doesn’t build up.

  11. AJBulldis
    AJBulldis
    July 18, 2013 at 12:04 am | #

    This could go a long way to explaining why Danny kind of sucks; he was raised to.

    • Mkvenner
      Mkvenner
      July 18, 2013 at 1:58 am | #

      Now I’m worried about Randy.

      • begbert2
        begbert2
        July 18, 2013 at 10:51 am | #

        No, Randy is the beloved child, probably a few years older, who was really good all along at things and giving the parents something to compare Danny to and find him wanting.

  12. zomgvampires
    zomgvampires
    July 18, 2013 at 12:05 am | #

    Go on Danny. Tell them. WHY ARE YOU SO ASHAMED OF DATING A SUPERHERO?! She’s awesome man. Stop being dumb.

    • Foxhack
      Foxhack
      July 18, 2013 at 12:07 am | #

      Maybe they know about what happens to their significant others…

      Hint: It involves fridges.

      • Thanks, I'll Have Another!
        Thanks, I'll Have Another!
        July 18, 2013 at 9:59 am | #

        No, no, that only happens if their S.O. is a woman. Danny’s in the clear.

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      July 18, 2013 at 12:09 am | #

      But if he reveals that he’s dating Amazi-Girl, he just might end up being Stuffed Into A Fridge.

      • Mkvenner
        Mkvenner
        July 18, 2013 at 1:58 am | #

        ….again.

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      July 18, 2013 at 12:12 am | #

      Cuz if you say I’m dating a superhero, his parents will say, “BULLSHIT” and what do you say after that.

      • zomgvampires
        zomgvampires
        July 18, 2013 at 12:19 am | #

        You point at them with crazy eyes and go, “YOU’LL SEE! YOU’LL ALL SEE!” and walk away dramatically with the paranoid look back every now and again.

      • timemonkey
        timemonkey
        July 18, 2013 at 1:32 am | #

        Then you direct them to the dozen or so witnesses or even Dorothy herself for verification. They may not be able to verify he’s dating her but they can verify she’s real.

        • Greenygal
          Greenygal
          July 18, 2013 at 1:59 pm | #

          Even if they believe Amazi-Girl is real, I doubt very highly they’re going to believe she’s Danny’s girlfriend, which is the point he’s trying to make.

          • timemonkey
            timemonkey
            July 18, 2013 at 5:52 pm | #

            And the point the parents are making is that they think he’s making her up.

            • Greenygal
              Greenygal
              July 18, 2013 at 10:32 pm | #

              Yes? I don’t see how that contradicts that they’re probably not going to believe Danny is dating a superhero even if the superhero is a real person. So bringing out the character witnesses is not going to help Danny any.

    • Dicrel Seijin
      Dicrel Seijin
      July 18, 2013 at 3:46 am | #

      Appropriate avatar is appropriate.

      Is she better than Dorothy? Weighs normal college student/ex-girlfriend vs. superheroine/girlfriend. Danny, the correct answer is “yes.” Learn this lesson well, your current girlfriend is always better than your ex. Always. (Especially if it’s your current girlfriend asking.)

      • GrrArg42
        GrrArg42
        July 18, 2013 at 4:34 am | #

        1) You speak the Truth.
        2) Still a f%@&ed up question though.

        • Thanks, I'll Have Another!
          Thanks, I'll Have Another!
          July 18, 2013 at 10:00 am | #

          Yeah, anyone who’s asking that question is looking for trouble.

          • Crimson Doom
            Crimson Doom
            July 18, 2013 at 10:01 am | #

            And making it double.

            • Mr. Random
              Mr. Random
              July 18, 2013 at 1:28 pm | #

              They’re gonna direct the world to devastation.

              • JimP
                JimP
                July 18, 2013 at 2:56 pm | #

                And unite all peoples within their nation

              • Kernanator
                Kernanator
                July 18, 2013 at 3:22 pm | #

                The rage will unite all peoples within their nation.

                • GrrArg42
                  GrrArg42
                  July 18, 2013 at 4:27 pm | #

                  To blur the line between truth and love.

          • The Candyman
            The Candyman
            July 18, 2013 at 5:02 pm | #

            And extend their reach to the stars above.

            • Ragnal
              Ragnal
              July 18, 2013 at 5:09 pm | #

              They would need a rocket to blast off at the speed of light.

              Surrender the question or prepare to fight!

              “MEOWTH! Dat’s riiight!”

              AH! TALKING CAT!

  13. Kernanator
    Kernanator
    July 18, 2013 at 12:07 am | #

    Okay, so they’re both Wilcocks.

    Seriously, asking someone to compare girlfriends is a terrible idea, unless one of them is totally awful, because no matter what, you piss somebody off.

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      July 18, 2013 at 12:13 am | #

      That is a pretty big dick move.

      • AJBulldis
        AJBulldis
        July 18, 2013 at 12:21 am | #

        Possibly a logical phallusy.

        • Totz the Plaid
          Totz the Plaid
          July 18, 2013 at 12:43 am | #

          They don’t care. They’ll be schlong gone for most of the fallout.

        • Valdrax
          Valdrax
          July 18, 2013 at 12:59 am | #

          A slippery grope argument?

      • Kernanator
        Kernanator
        July 18, 2013 at 12:24 am | #

        It’s even more awkward when both of them are in the same room when the question is asked.

        Er, this is all strictly hypothetical, of course.

        • Megatron
          Megatron
          July 18, 2013 at 12:45 am | #

          Wow, that is a dick move. Look, it’s easy. If someone breaks your heart, you just blast them with your fusion cannon. Why must you fleshlings make everything so difficult?

          • Mr. Random
            Mr. Random
            July 18, 2013 at 1:10 am | #

            It’s fun.

            • Megatron
              Megatron
              July 18, 2013 at 2:04 am | #

              You know what else is fun? Taking over a hydroelectric plant to conquer the world with!

              • Mr. Random
                Mr. Random
                July 18, 2013 at 1:31 pm | #

                Most people don’t have fusion cannons. I do, but after a while you need to put it away or the cops will find you, and over use makes it no fun anymore.

              • Optimus Prime
                Optimus Prime
                July 18, 2013 at 7:06 pm | #

                Funny, Megatron, I don’t recall you enjoying it that much at the time.

  14. ShadowMaskPrime
    ShadowMaskPrime
    July 18, 2013 at 12:12 am | #

    I know all the comic titles tend to be quotes from the actual comic, but I feel that “Love +” would also have made a good title for this one with that punch line.

  15. Uniqueantique
    Uniqueantique
    July 18, 2013 at 12:20 am | #

    It’s not really their business who he dates. He’s in college, he doesn’t need their approval or their permission. Man up spineless Danny.
    It will be their business when he brings a girl home and says ‘here meet my parents’.
    On the other hand…I wouldn’t bring anyone home to meet these two.

    • Thor
      Thor
      July 18, 2013 at 12:27 am | #

      You could bring home Dorothy. She’d be good enough. Or you could just settle for someone who wasn’t imaginary.

  16. BigMadDraco
    BigMadDraco
    July 18, 2013 at 12:48 am | #

    The worst part is telling his parents who his new girlfriend is would make them believe him less. I mean would you believe someone if they said their girlfriend was Amazigirl, the campus superhero?

    • timemonkey
      timemonkey
      July 18, 2013 at 1:34 am | #

      But he’s not the only one who knows about her, he can go up to basically anyone he knows and get them to back up that she exists. Dorothy is actively trying to write an article on her.

      • Nono
        Nono
        July 18, 2013 at 3:00 am | #

        Dorothy doesn’t even know Danny is dating her, does she? Her reaction is going to be priceless.

        • Greenygal
          Greenygal
          July 18, 2013 at 10:37 pm | #

          He actually told her back when he found out she was dating Walky. Her reaction was “Ohmygod let me interview you!!”; she didn’t respond to the dating part of it at all. (It’s possible she thinks he was exaggerating the relationship, which would have been understandable under the circumstances, but she did definitely believe he’d been spending time with Amazi-Girl.)

  17. EvergreenFir
    EvergreenFir
    July 18, 2013 at 1:00 am | #

    Surprised they don’t think he’s gay and making up a girlfriend as cover.

    • Alex Stritar
      Alex Stritar
      July 18, 2013 at 1:13 am | #

      I think they know him well enough to know he’s not gay, but something much worse. A loser! XD

    • timemonkey
      timemonkey
      July 18, 2013 at 1:34 am | #

      Danny being gay would be less disappointing.

    • Heavensrun
      Heavensrun
      July 18, 2013 at 7:02 pm | #

      Actually, I think it’s 50/50 they bump into Ethan, who introduces himself as a friend of Danny’s, and they pick him up on their gaydar and go “Oohhhhhhh!” And ask Ethan to have lunch with all of them.

  18. ridtom
    ridtom
    July 18, 2013 at 1:42 am | #

    I stand by my decision to dub these two as Sharon and Randal Wilcock. It just seems more fitting for some reason…

  19. Eurkos
    Eurkos
    July 18, 2013 at 1:49 am | #

    So Dorothy and Amber both kinda look like Danny’s mom. Coincidence?

    • John
      John
      July 18, 2013 at 2:01 am | #

      In that… they wear glasses?

      • Kernanator
        Kernanator
        July 18, 2013 at 3:53 am | #

        I guess their faces are structured kinda similar, too.

        • Josh
          Josh
          July 18, 2013 at 4:27 am | #

          Not really… Amber and Dotty have very round heads. Sharon’s is very pointy.

          • Kernanator
            Kernanator
            July 18, 2013 at 2:09 pm | #

            Well, I guess this is just more proof that I am terrible with faces.

    • phlebas
      phlebas
      July 18, 2013 at 6:36 am | #

      Not as much as Danny looks like Dorothy’s dad.

  20. Not now
    Not now
    July 18, 2013 at 1:55 am | #

    Danny’s mom’s hair got less gray.

  21. Gram91
    Gram91
    July 18, 2013 at 2:01 am | #

    Wow, this conversation happened a lot earlier than I thought. I expected another week or so.

  22. Pinja
    Pinja
    July 18, 2013 at 2:08 am | #

    Shitty parents are shitty 🙁

  23. bunivasal
    bunivasal
    July 18, 2013 at 2:11 am | #

    Yes, mom. My new girlfriend is better than Dorothy, in the sense that she wants to be with me, and Dorothy does not.

  24. John
    John
    July 18, 2013 at 2:18 am | #

    Y’know what this situation needs to get really Dannied up? For Danny to get Amber to pose as his girlfriend in order to “prove” that she really exists.

    Bonus points if the Wilcocks don’t believe she’s actually dating him.

    • Rowen Morland
      Rowen Morland
      July 18, 2013 at 5:08 am | #

      Yes!

    • Rheinman
      Rheinman
      July 18, 2013 at 7:05 am | #

      Don’t you think that gambit is a bit overused in situational comedies? Oh wait….

      • Mr. Random
        Mr. Random
        July 18, 2013 at 1:34 pm | #

        Ah, but then there’s the twist where his parents don’t believe it and both parties know. That has definitely not been… Oh, wait.

      • John
        John
        July 18, 2013 at 2:01 pm | #

        I don’t think I’ve ever seen it with the twist that the girl posing as the girlfriend actually is the girlfriend, but the boyfriend doesn’t know that.

        But then, I don’t watch a lot of sitcoms.

        • Heavensrun
          Heavensrun
          July 18, 2013 at 6:59 pm | #

          This. DO IT, WILLIS. DOOO IIIIIT.

          • Tofusmith
            Tofusmith
            August 31, 2013 at 4:44 am | #

            Hmmmmmmm…

  25. nothri
    nothri
    July 18, 2013 at 2:26 am | #

    I stand by my statement yesterday. “Go fuck yourself, mom and dad!”

  26. Azukar
    Azukar
    July 18, 2013 at 3:30 am | #

    “Is she better than Dorothy?” Seriously? People actually say that?

    • Gram91
      Gram91
      July 18, 2013 at 7:03 pm | #

      With my brother’s girlfriends, yeah. He finally got a good one after going through the crazies.

  27. SHAZAM
    SHAZAM
    July 18, 2013 at 3:40 am | #

    I’ve never fully understood the hate for Danny, in all honesty. What I can’t understand is why some people are supporting his parents here when they’re being awful and are probably to blame for him being unlikable in their eyes.

    • Tenn
      Tenn
      July 18, 2013 at 4:44 am | #

      Hear, hear! Danny has some big flaws (like his selective stupidity) but they cause him so much trouble that I see no reason to add hate on top of it. The only really bad thing he’s done is the way he “dumped” Amber.

      I would say Danny is The Woobie to me, but apparently, people who cause their own suffering don’t count.

    • Rowen Morland
      Rowen Morland
      July 18, 2013 at 5:07 am | #

      Yeah! Danny is a good egg, good egg dammit.

    • CallMeIshmael
      CallMeIshmael
      July 18, 2013 at 5:44 am | #

      Danny’s a self-centered manchild. And his parents are jerks too. Apples don’t fall far from the tree.

      • KilljoyBob
        KilljoyBob
        July 18, 2013 at 7:28 am | #

        Danny is hardly the only one to fit that description. Walky, Joe and Ethan are also self-centered man-children, yet Danny is the only one that gets the hatred poured on him.

        • Heavensrun
          Heavensrun
          July 18, 2013 at 6:58 pm | #

          Actually, of the four, Joe’s pretty balanced. He’s interested in doing things he likes, sure, but only if the person he’s doing them with is also going to enjoy themselves. We’ve never seen him be dishonest with anybody, or be cruel or intolerant of others. He might be a little full of himself, but I wouldn’t call him self-centered. And actually, of those four, I’d rate Walky and Ethan -below- Danny in my estimation. I mean, Danny’s pathetic, sure, but Ethan went from deceiving Joyce about his sexuality to deluding himself about it, and Walky is…kind of an ass. And by kind of I mean seriously and completely.

          • StClair
            StClair
            July 20, 2013 at 6:20 pm | #

            Walky would actually have to grow up a bit to be an ass. Right now he’s simply acting like a child in an adult body, enjoying his newfound freedom to do whatever he wants – which is mostly watch cartoons, eat unhealthy foods, and wear pajamas all the time – yet conflicted and confused by these strange new feelings about girls.

      • laila
        laila
        July 18, 2013 at 10:59 am | #

        Agreed on ‘self-centered’, but ‘manchild’ is a bit harsh. Danny’s, what, 18? 19? Of course he’s still got growing up to do. He’s barely stopped being a child-child.

    • Daibhid Ceannaideach
      Daibhid Ceannaideach
      July 18, 2013 at 6:28 am | #

      I understand the hate for Danny, although to the extent I share it, it’s an overflow of my own self-loathing, because I can easily see myself doing everything he does, and hating myself for it.

      His parents, on the other hand, are just jerks.

    • Regalli
      Regalli
      July 18, 2013 at 8:58 am | #

      Yeah, Danny’s a tool, but he’s also young and his toolishness has caused him trouble. And his parents are serious jerks. No one deserves that.

  28. CallMeIshmael
    CallMeIshmael
    July 18, 2013 at 4:21 am | #

    What a family of schmucks. I can’t wait to hate them even more than I already do!

  29. Crumplepunch
    Crumplepunch
    July 18, 2013 at 5:23 am | #

    Oh wow, his mom is awful as well.

    • laila
      laila
      July 18, 2013 at 11:02 am | #

      Come to think of it, his mother looks rather like mine does. I should probably have realized this was A Sign we weren’t going to get along.

    • CallMeIshmael
      CallMeIshmael
      July 18, 2013 at 2:44 pm | #

      To be fair, I had a similar reaction from my mom when I split up with a girlfriend of mine (who she really liked) in high school. And my mom’s a great mom.

      But, Danny’s not exactly making a case for himself.

  30. someguywithakatana
    someguywithakatana
    July 18, 2013 at 5:56 am | #

    So I guess the entire point of this storyline was for Willis to see if he could make someone less likeable than Danny.

    Good job…?

  31. Stranger
    Stranger
    July 18, 2013 at 6:36 am | #

    Oh sure, everything sounds ridiculous when you say it out loud

  32. Jimmy
    Jimmy
    July 18, 2013 at 6:56 am | #

    Yeah, not liking Danny’s parents one bit. Makes me feel even more sorry for him.

  33. Bugberry
    Bugberry
    July 18, 2013 at 8:12 am | #

    Danny could’ve chose a better way to phrase that last part.

  34. clodia
    clodia
    July 18, 2013 at 8:35 am | #

    I imagine that if Danny’s parents ever met Amber and Amazi-girl, they would immediately figure out Amazi-girl’s identity and just assume that their son was playing some kind of identity-porn game with his girlfriend.

    • begbert2
      begbert2
      July 18, 2013 at 10:59 am | #

      The jury’s still out – he might actually be playing an identity-porn game with Amber. You know, to show her that it was Jem’s job to tell Rio about her double-life, not his responsibility to figure it out, or to cheat on her with her. (Personally I doubt he is, but it would be AWESOME if it turned out he was.)

      • clodia
        clodia
        July 18, 2013 at 2:00 pm | #

        He could be, but I feel like he’s deliberately oblivious. I can’t believe that if he knew then he’d still seem so clueless, especially to the audience.

    • The Candyman
      The Candyman
      July 18, 2013 at 11:04 am | #

      I’m fairly that’s what everyone who’s met Amber and Amazi-Girl would think.

      • The Candyman
        The Candyman
        July 18, 2013 at 11:25 am | #

        *sure.

  35. thatguy
    thatguy
    July 18, 2013 at 8:55 am | #

    Its like Danny was raised by two Mikes, but he is not awesome like Mike, its a shame…

  36. Mason Kramer
    Mason Kramer
    July 18, 2013 at 9:25 am | #

    And now we know *why* Danny is the way he is. You’d suck, too, with parents like that.

  37. Rami
    Rami
    July 18, 2013 at 12:13 pm | #

    Wow!!! I can’t belive I read all those comics in a weak!!!
    It’s like I finally pressed the last link and it showed up over and over and I was… “Is this a bug??? It can’t be over!!!!!”

  38. Neospector
    Neospector
    July 18, 2013 at 5:20 pm | #

    Hey though, the Wii U has a facetime feature. Now you can say this statement and not sound like a complete loser!

  39. Yubi
    Yubi
    July 18, 2013 at 5:21 pm | #

    Danny, dear lord your parents suck. WHO CARES IF SHE BROKE UP WITH HIM, HE’S YOUR FUCKING SON.

    • Heavensrun
      Heavensrun
      July 18, 2013 at 6:47 pm | #

      I don’t think their attitude has anything to do with the fact that she broke up with him. I think the first layer is annoyance that he didn’t tell them before they embarrassed themselves talking to Dorothy’s parents, the second layer is annoyance at Danny’s really unfunny reference to his brother’s potentially life-endangering presence in a foreign country, and the third layer is an understandable note of skepticism in Danny’s claim that he already has a new girlfriend who he cant give the name of and who they can’t meet and who really isn’t his right hand he swears.

      • TurtlyLooker
        TurtlyLooker
        July 18, 2013 at 7:30 pm | #

        Thank you. Everyone is acting like his parents are the worst people ever, but everything he’s saying is super sketchy, and worthy of earning their distrust. Before he told them, way too late, what happened, they were trying to be supportive and parent-y.

        • gangler
          gangler
          July 18, 2013 at 10:18 pm | #

          After that the switch turned just like that. Yet they wonder why their son hides things from them and lies and cracks really awful jokes.

          People like that fucking love to rub it in your face that you had secrets and lies like that’s some sort of crime. Never examine why they personally are always the last to hear about anything and have to dig through some convoluted bullshit to get there.

          Wonder how many of these parent weekends they get invited to? How long before Danny just stops calling and talking to them about what’s going on in his life.

          Danny’s biggest problem with his parents is that he’s only freshly moved out and hasn’t yet clued in that they don’t have to know anything but what he chooses to tell them anymore, and that can easily be nothing.

          Their biggest mistake is thinking their opinions still hold weight. They don’t get to be judgmental assholes and expect him to keep coming home at the end of the day anymore. If it’s not pleasant to talk to them about his breakup or whatever weird situation he’s got going with his new girlfriend then pretty quickly they just stop hearing about that shit.

          • Heavensrun
            Heavensrun
            July 19, 2013 at 2:40 am | #

            We have known Danny’s parents for like 5 minuites, and you’re already talking about “people like that”. Excuse me if I think you’re being a bit presumptuous.

            • gangler
              gangler
              July 19, 2013 at 1:52 pm | #

              I am. This is one of those things that I thought of later in the night like “Wait, did I right that?” and came back to find that indeed I had.

              Still, I don’t think too highly of the whole “they were totally supportive until we stopped” defense.

              • gangler
                gangler
                July 19, 2013 at 1:53 pm | #

                *write

              • gangler
                gangler
                July 19, 2013 at 1:55 pm | #

                *until they stopped

  40. Roger Willcocks
    Roger Willcocks
    October 12, 2013 at 4:29 am | #

    *sigh* These guys certainly do Something for my family name. I think the dad’s detracting from it though.

  41. SgtNumnum
    SgtNumnum
    October 14, 2013 at 9:15 am | #

    He was dumped because of his awkwardness,incompetence, and complete lack of intellegence

    • Rheios
      Rheios
      May 15, 2015 at 8:30 pm | #

      He was dumped because he was in love with what COULD be and not with what WAS. He’s awkward socially, certainly, but he hardly seems incompetent nor is he unintelligent. If he could have gotten into Purdue, and is right about being able to survive some of their course requirements then he isn’t dumb. (Or so I’ve heard. I went to a different school that’s still solid in engineering but probably not as well known as Purdue for its CS.)

  42. Aisling
    Aisling
    June 8, 2015 at 3:06 pm | #

    Yeah because that doesn’t make her sound like a dating sim at all.. lol

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The Onion @theonion.com ⋅ 19h
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 ⋅ 19h
GOTTEM
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geoffrey @parsnip.bsky.social ⋅ 20h
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 ⋅ 1d
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 ⋅ 1d
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 ⋅ 1d
*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 ⋅ 1d
(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 ⋅ 1d
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 ⋅ 2d
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 ⋅ 2d
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 ⋅ 3d
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 ⋅ 3d
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 ⋅ 3d
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
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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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