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by David M Willis on September 23, 2013 at 12:01 am
  • 04 - Just Hangin' Out With My Family
└ Tags: dorothy, jeremiah, walky

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  1. Vivvav
    Vivvav
    September 23, 2013 at 12:01 am | #

    I want some nachos.

    • KingMabel
      KingMabel
      September 23, 2013 at 12:03 am | #

      Me too!

      • Damien
        Damien
        September 23, 2013 at 12:07 am | #

        I’m eating nachos right now!

        • Core279
          Core279
          September 23, 2013 at 2:44 am | #

          …Gonna share ’em with us? >.>

          • ALLxISxGONE
            ALLxISxGONE
            September 23, 2013 at 2:45 am | #

            Share?

      • MrMercury
        MrMercury
        September 23, 2013 at 12:14 am | #

        we all have our priorities straight here

        • Gordon Blvd
          Gordon Blvd
          September 23, 2013 at 12:16 pm | #

          DEFINITELY Walky does! 🙂

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      September 23, 2013 at 12:14 am | #

      I rather have potato crisps.

    • qka
      qka
      September 23, 2013 at 12:18 am | #

      And Pepsi

      http://blowatlife.blogspot.com/2009/02/pepsi-logo-response.html

      • Justin Reilly
        Justin Reilly
        September 23, 2013 at 8:22 pm | #

        Dr. Pepper. Always.

    • Kennerly
      Kennerly
      September 23, 2013 at 2:47 am | #

      I prefer nachitos.

      • Kraang the Somewhat Wobbly
        Kraang the Somewhat Wobbly
        September 23, 2013 at 10:34 am | #

        Do Nachitos even exist in this paradigm?

      • ProjectXa3
        ProjectXa3
        September 24, 2013 at 10:02 am | #

        What even are those?

  2. Mr. Random
    Mr. Random
    September 23, 2013 at 12:01 am | #

    It’ swanky!

    • Mr. Random
      Mr. Random
      September 23, 2013 at 12:14 am | #

      Huh. That’s actually better than what I wanted to put.
      Thanks auto-correct.

      • ALLxISxGONE
        ALLxISxGONE
        September 23, 2013 at 2:47 am | #

        …

        • Mr. Random
          Mr. Random
          September 23, 2013 at 4:57 pm | #

          I know, it sounds weird too.

  3. Jen Aside
    Jen Aside
    September 23, 2013 at 12:01 am | #

    He’s NACHO ORDINARY WAITER

    …sorry

    [not sorry]

    • TacosForever
      TacosForever
      September 23, 2013 at 12:04 am | #

      I know this may not mean much coming from a stranger, but…I’m proud of you.

    • mechaqua
      mechaqua
      September 23, 2013 at 12:05 am | #

      Well it’s NACHOur fault the opportunity for the pun was right there!

    • Kernanator
      Kernanator
      September 23, 2013 at 12:09 am | #

      I hate you for coming up with this before I could.

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        September 23, 2013 at 12:17 am | #

        First pun, first serve.

    • Vivvav
      Vivvav
      September 23, 2013 at 12:11 am | #

      Fuck you, NuLobo.

    • Ryune
      Ryune
      September 23, 2013 at 12:23 am | #

      That was pretty cheesy, dude.

    • Keroshino
      Keroshino
      September 23, 2013 at 1:18 am | #

      Barbra Dunkelman…is that you? lol

      • Seigga
        Seigga
        September 23, 2013 at 6:22 pm | #

        I think you mean Barbra PUNkelman.

    • Heimdall
      Heimdall
      September 23, 2013 at 6:22 pm | #

      Just thought I’d chip in and say good job with the pun.

  4. Anderhail
    Anderhail
    September 23, 2013 at 12:01 am | #

    Good priorities Walky

    • Totz the Plaid
      Totz the Plaid
      September 23, 2013 at 12:04 am | #

      Indeed.

    • TacosForever
      TacosForever
      September 23, 2013 at 12:05 am | #

      I’m glad that even in front of Dorothy’s parents, Walky has his priorities firmly in order.

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      September 23, 2013 at 12:05 am | #

      One of the best ways of checking out someone’s character is by how they treat the waiters.

      • TacosForever
        TacosForever
        September 23, 2013 at 12:07 am | #

        This may not say great things about Walky. He doesn’t even know Cliff’s name! It’s like he’s just a walking nacho to him. So insensitive.

        • Yotomoe
          Yotomoe
          September 23, 2013 at 12:08 am | #

          “Is that all I am to you!? Walking nachos!?” *runs out of the room crying.

          • Mr. Random
            Mr. Random
            September 23, 2013 at 12:16 am | #

            “Of course not! You bring me Pepsi too! I said that, right? Yeah, I said that.”

  5. Herohatch
    Herohatch
    September 23, 2013 at 12:02 am | #

    Nachos will always get my vote.

  6. Doctor_Who
    Doctor_Who
    September 23, 2013 at 12:02 am | #

    Wait, so if you get one of those big expensive private boxes, the nachos are free?

    Lessee…nachos are like $6 at a football game…and in three hours I can eat…zounds! The private box would pay for itself!

    • Bob
      Bob
      September 23, 2013 at 12:03 am | #

      you should probably factor in the medical bills once the nacho consumption reaches that scale.

      • Yotomoe
        Yotomoe
        September 23, 2013 at 12:07 am | #

        He’ll die a cheesy death.

        • Jacob
          Jacob
          September 23, 2013 at 12:20 am | #

          And it will be glorious.

    • Mo
      Mo
      September 23, 2013 at 1:12 am | #

      We got a box at an Isotopes game once. It was like $900. Can you eat 150 trays of nachos in three hours? And that was a minor-league baseball game in Albuquerque, not Big Ten football.

      Plus the food wasn’t even free. I guess it was free to our guests, since we paid for it.

      • Oishi1117
        Oishi1117
        September 23, 2013 at 1:22 am | #

        I go to Isotope games too! 😀 Also Go Lobos!

    • Daibhid C
      Daibhid C
      September 23, 2013 at 7:35 am | #

      Walky has no idea if the nachos are free or not. He just knows he isn’t the one paying for them.

  7. David Herbert
    David Herbert
    September 23, 2013 at 12:03 am | #

    Dorothy’s loving how her man’s not falling apart. She may even bang him in a closet during half time.

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      September 23, 2013 at 12:06 am | #

      But they might run into Ethan in there.

      • Heavensrun
        Heavensrun
        September 23, 2013 at 12:07 am | #

        (rimshot)

        • Tunaro
          Tunaro
          September 23, 2013 at 12:13 am | #

          (canned laughter)

          • NightmareWarden
            NightmareWarden
            September 23, 2013 at 12:18 am | #

            (party poppers) “Surprise!”

            • Ryune
              Ryune
              September 23, 2013 at 12:24 am | #

              (and the audience goes WOOOOOOOOOO~!)

              • Josh
                Josh
                September 23, 2013 at 4:38 am | #

                (dog goes woof)

                • Whittier
                  Whittier
                  September 23, 2013 at 8:35 am | #

                  But what does the fox say?

                • Whittier
                  Whittier
                  September 23, 2013 at 8:35 am | #

                  Sorry, it’s early yet, that’s where my head goes.

                • Whittier
                  Whittier
                  September 23, 2013 at 10:04 am | #

                  And then I realise that’s probably where you wanted me to go anyway.

                • xKiv
                  xKiv
                  September 23, 2013 at 1:43 pm | #

                  That’s not my cow!

  8. clodia
    clodia
    September 23, 2013 at 12:03 am | #

    IDK why, but that last panel just warms my heart. So cute!

    • Someone
      Someone
      September 23, 2013 at 12:04 am | #

      Agreed 🙂

      • Opus the Poet
        Opus the Poet
        September 23, 2013 at 1:38 am | #

        +1

  9. The Sound Defense
    The Sound Defense
    September 23, 2013 at 12:04 am | #

    If you bring me free nachos, I will build a shrine to you in my house.

    • Leah Rockshard
      Leah Rockshard
      September 23, 2013 at 12:07 am | #

      Call me paranoid about crazies, but this seems like a good reason never to bring you free nachos.

      • GrrArg42
        GrrArg42
        September 23, 2013 at 2:22 am | #

        BUT IF WE DO NOT HE WILL BUILD YOU AN ALTER OF PAIN!!!
        : (

        • Carlos
          Carlos
          September 23, 2013 at 6:45 am | #

          Oh, no nachos? Fine but there is somthing on your face [PUNCH] IT WAS PAIN!

  10. Kernanator
    Kernanator
    September 23, 2013 at 12:04 am | #

    The most important criteria for how important someone is is how willing they are to bring you food.

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      September 23, 2013 at 12:05 am | #

      Yeah, you saved my life, but you didn’t bring me a hotdog so I still like that guy better.

      • Doctor_Who
        Doctor_Who
        September 23, 2013 at 12:09 am | #

        This is why those saint bernards who bring you whiskey in the alps are such heroes.

        • Kiggy
          Kiggy
          September 23, 2013 at 3:11 am | #

          I thought that was cognac . . .

          • L.K. Croctuta
            L.K. Croctuta
            January 19, 2015 at 4:20 pm | #

            I thought it was brandy.

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      September 23, 2013 at 12:06 am | #

      Is that also your criteria for a wife?

      • Kernanator
        Kernanator
        September 23, 2013 at 12:13 am | #

        No, my criteria for that is how many Pokemon they can name from memory.

        • Plasma Mongoose
          Plasma Mongoose
          September 23, 2013 at 12:21 am | #

          Thanks to the 6th Generation, there are now over 600 Pokemons to remember, the only two things I know about the 6th Gen is that they will indroduce the Fairy Type which is strong against Dragon Types and there will be a Fairy type Eevee evolution available.

          • Cholma
            Cholma
            September 23, 2013 at 1:07 am | #

            Plasma, are… are you coming on to Kernanator?
            (it’s the condom hat, isn’t it?)

            • Plasma Mongoose
              Plasma Mongoose
              September 23, 2013 at 6:11 am | #

              Kerny doesn’t have to worry about any sort of cum thanks to his magic hat.

              I’m just saying that 600+ is a lot of Pokemons to remember is all, but then again the average Japanese citizen has to learn over 1900 everyday kanji by the time they reach highschool.

              • Crimson Doom
                Crimson Doom
                September 23, 2013 at 9:35 am | #

                Eh, it tends to help if you can memorize their types. Then you can go through each individual type combination and list off all Pokemon you recall in those types. You can remember a lot that way.

                Alternatively, I’m just a dork. Either-or.

                • Kernanator
                  Kernanator
                  September 23, 2013 at 11:44 am | #

                  Yeah, I’m not crazy enough to require someone to remember all the Pokemon. Even I don’t know them all off the top of my head. 10 seems like a more reasonable recommendation.

      • Aizat
        Aizat
        September 23, 2013 at 1:55 am | #

        I have my own criteria for a wife too…if you guys are interested.

        • begbert2
          begbert2
          September 23, 2013 at 10:40 am | #

          My criteria starts with “likes me rather a lot”, and gets even more specific from there.

          I am damn picky.

  11. Yotomoe
    Yotomoe
    September 23, 2013 at 12:04 am | #

    That’s the “My boy’s got connections” face, that Dorothy has.

    • TacosForever
      TacosForever
      September 23, 2013 at 12:05 am | #

      Connections to free nachos and Pepsi. The most important connections.

    • GoogerGeiger
      GoogerGeiger
      September 23, 2013 at 12:07 am | #

      With that, Walky’s gonna get laid tonight.

      • Shade
        Shade
        September 23, 2013 at 12:47 am | #

        But first, nachos.

      • GrrArg42
        GrrArg42
        September 23, 2013 at 2:23 am | #

        Not a bad type of “connection” if you ask me…

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      September 23, 2013 at 12:22 am | #

      Connections are mighty important for someone wanting to be President one day.

      • ninja_jesus
        ninja_jesus
        September 23, 2013 at 4:49 am | #

        Free nachos and Pepsi are going to be a part of Dorothy’s political platform.

        • Yotomoe
          Yotomoe
          September 23, 2013 at 10:03 am | #

          I’d have to vote for her just out of principle alone!

          • The Candyman
            The Candyman
            September 23, 2013 at 3:52 pm | #

            And then comes the strict nacho and Pepsi rationing such wastefulness brought upon us. Followed by mass riots and passionate youths demanding a government based on coca-cola.

  12. David B.
    David B.
    September 23, 2013 at 12:05 am | #

    God damn Dorothy is adorable in that last panel.

  13. Wonder Wig
    Wonder Wig
    September 23, 2013 at 12:06 am | #

    Only I can say who is a big WIG around here.

    I approve.

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      September 23, 2013 at 12:10 am | #

      Really? Hair puns.
      They should LOCK you up for that.

      • Buckybone
        Buckybone
        September 23, 2013 at 12:21 am | #

        CUT it out, all of ya!

        • Pope William T Wodium
          Pope William T Wodium
          September 23, 2013 at 1:22 am | #

          Hey, if ya don’t like it, why don’t ya just va-MOOSE?

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      September 23, 2013 at 12:23 am | #

      Hair puns make you want to just curl up and dye. 😀

      • Pope William T Wodium
        Pope William T Wodium
        September 23, 2013 at 1:20 am | #

        Two puns at once! I like your style.

        • Plasma Mongoose
          Plasma Mongoose
          September 23, 2013 at 6:05 am | #

          Thank you, thank you! 😀

      • Leorale
        Leorale
        September 23, 2013 at 4:35 am | #

        I’d like to come straighten out this thread, but I think you’ll just brush me aside.

    • Ryune
      Ryune
      September 23, 2013 at 12:25 am | #

      Didn’t we do hair puns on Thursday?

      • xKiv
        xKiv
        September 23, 2013 at 1:48 pm | #

        Don’t you mean … Thairsday?

    • saltchocolate
      saltchocolate
      September 23, 2013 at 7:46 am | #

      I still feel like we should WEAVE one more pun in here somehow…

    • Azaph
      Azaph
      September 23, 2013 at 12:33 pm | #

      Don’t be silly! The Whigs’ve been defunct for AGES. Robin’s obviously part of the Communist Party.

      • The Candyman
        The Candyman
        September 23, 2013 at 7:36 pm | #

        And here I thought she was from the Bull Moose party.

  14. Jack Finch
    Jack Finch
    September 23, 2013 at 12:06 am | #

    Comfort zone unlocked. All systems cocksure captain. Steady as she goes number one.

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      September 23, 2013 at 12:08 am | #

      Everything will be AOK just as long as there are no hidden klingons on your starboard bow. 😛

      • Cholma
        Cholma
        September 23, 2013 at 1:08 am | #

        Scrape ’em off, Jim!

        • Paul
          Paul
          September 23, 2013 at 1:13 am | #

          Walky. Caramel. Hot.

        • Leorale
          Leorale
          September 23, 2013 at 4:36 am | #

          It’s life, Jim, but not as we know it
          not as we know it
          not as we know it
          It’s life, Jim, but not as we know it
          not as we know it, captain

          • Rheinman
            Rheinman
            September 23, 2013 at 3:43 pm | #

            We come in peace.
            Shoot to kill.
            Shoot to kill.
            Shoot to kill.

            • The Candyman
              The Candyman
              September 23, 2013 at 3:54 pm | #

              There’s Klingons on the starboard bow.
              Starboard bow.
              Starboard bow.
              There’s Klingons on the starboard bow.
              Starboard bow, Jim.

              • Jack Finch
                Jack Finch
                September 23, 2013 at 6:05 pm | #

                You guys really know how to Make it So!

      • Ocbrad1
        Ocbrad1
        September 23, 2013 at 9:23 am | #

        So much win! We come in peace. Shoot to kill!

    • Heimdall
      Heimdall
      September 23, 2013 at 6:30 pm | #

      All systems nominal.

  15. Darth
    Darth
    September 23, 2013 at 12:07 am | #

    PEPSI?!

    Walky I thought you had good taste!

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      September 23, 2013 at 12:09 am | #

      I quite like Pepsi Next myself.

      • Yotomoe
        Yotomoe
        September 23, 2013 at 12:15 am | #

        Dr. Pepper ALL THE WAY

        • GrrArg42
          GrrArg42
          September 23, 2013 at 2:23 am | #

          Yotomoe is correct
          +2 points

          • Kiggy
            Kiggy
            September 23, 2013 at 3:12 am | #

            +2 more from me

            • ninja_jesus
              ninja_jesus
              September 23, 2013 at 4:50 am | #

              +2 more from me, Dr. Pepper for life.

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      September 23, 2013 at 12:10 am | #

      We already know he’s a Mountain Dew fan, so perhaps he likes Pepsi products in general.

      And stadiums usually only have one brand or the other. Though it wouldn’t surprise me if the guys with the private boxes get Coke products while the peasants are stuck with Pepsi.

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        September 23, 2013 at 12:13 am | #

        Coke products are only more commonly drunk cos that is all there is available in many places.

        • L.K. Croctuta
          L.K. Croctuta
          January 19, 2015 at 4:30 pm | #

          I beg to differ. If I have to drink brown cola, I want Diet Coke, and there are considerably more places that sell Pepsi in my neck of the woods. Of course, I’d much rather have something fruit-flavored, typically lemon-lime or orange. Seven-Up is preferred for lemon-lime stuff, but I’ll settle for Sprite or Sierra Mist, both of which are pretty much equal in my eyes. Orange soda brand doesn’t matter unless it’s early morning when I need Sunkist, the only caffeinated one to wake up.

    • NightmareWarden
      NightmareWarden
      September 23, 2013 at 12:16 am | #

      Diet Cherry Vanilla Dr. Pepper is the epitome of soda pop. Other kinds of Dr. Pepper, most variations of Coca~Cola, and Big Red are also high ranking.
      All I’m saying, is that restaurants always run out of coke before pepsi.

      • Ryune
        Ryune
        September 23, 2013 at 12:26 am | #

        I concur with the first statement. The worst thing about living in Northern California is that there is no Diet Cherry Vanilla Dr. Pepper. Only Cherry or Diet sans vanilla.

        • Roborat
          Roborat
          September 23, 2013 at 3:19 pm | #

          I am in a similar situation. Here in Alberta there is no Cherry Coke. I brought back 8 cases from my last visit to my parents in Arizona.

      • ninja_jesus
        ninja_jesus
        September 23, 2013 at 4:52 am | #

        >Diet

        NOOOOOOPE. Any diet soda tastes disgusting, even if it’s Dr. Pepper.

        • Gunlock
          Gunlock
          September 23, 2013 at 9:26 am | #

          Yeah, I agree completely 😛

        • brionl
          brionl
          September 23, 2013 at 12:08 pm | #

          ITYM especially if it’s Dr Pepper.

        • Tenn
          Tenn
          September 23, 2013 at 5:29 pm | #

          Any Dr. Pepper tastes disgusting, even if it’s diet.

          FTFY.

    • Hythrain
      Hythrain
      September 23, 2013 at 3:29 pm | #

      Sir! I take great offense to this! Mocking my precious Pepsi?! I shall scorn you for this!

      Scooooooooooooooooorn!

  16. ObiRobKenobi
    ObiRobKenobi
    September 23, 2013 at 12:07 am | #

    I made this account just so I can say how absolutley adorable Dorothy’s face is in the last panel.

  17. Galatine
    Galatine
    September 23, 2013 at 12:07 am | #

    Boy’s got his priorities right.

    • Shade
      Shade
      September 23, 2013 at 12:45 am | #

      Of course. Walky knows that the person holding your food is the single most important person in the room, because there is nothing worse than having to wonder if they spat in your drink.

  18. Khantalas
    Khantalas
    September 23, 2013 at 12:07 am | #

    Pepsi, Walky? You are dead to me. Do you hear me? DEAD!

    On the other hand, Dorothy seems so impressed with you that she probably can’t wait to get you out of those clothes (after you get nachos on them).

    • Luke
      Luke
      September 23, 2013 at 12:12 am | #

      I prefer Cheerwine, personally.

    • Hythrain
      Hythrain
      September 23, 2013 at 3:30 pm | #

      You too shall receive my scorn for this insult!

      Scooooooooooooooorn!

      Also pretzels.

  19. John
    John
    September 23, 2013 at 12:09 am | #

    I find the idea of Robin being someone you can namedrop to impress people hilarious.

    • Leah Rockshard
      Leah Rockshard
      September 23, 2013 at 12:16 am | #

      Me too! I did almost a double-take there. It made me giggle, to be honest. I’ve never really thought of Robin as “a congresswoman,” here or in the Other Comic. She’s always been Robin, who, oh yeah, was in Congress for a while. The idea that people consider her important and respectable is certainly a different take from the sugar-fuelled lovable rogue I still think of her as.

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      September 23, 2013 at 12:17 am | #

      Outside of the DC universe.

      • Aizat
        Aizat
        September 23, 2013 at 1:59 am | #

        Well, only if you name drop Dick Grayson or Tim Drake. Or if you really that well connected, Damian Wayne.

    • Bill
      Bill
      September 23, 2013 at 2:40 am | #

      It’s not her specifically; notice Walky didn’t mention her name?  For that matter he didn’t mention the dean by name either.  It’s the position that’s important, not necessarily the person in it.

  20. Big Drahma
    Big Drahma
    September 23, 2013 at 12:11 am | #

    Walky’s got quite the charisma.

  21. Leah Rockshard
    Leah Rockshard
    September 23, 2013 at 12:11 am | #

    That Dorothy face is, “And THAT’s why he’s my boyfriend.”

    He’s in a fancy box full of bigwigs and is getting excited about nachos. His attitudes are endearing for Dorothy. While she’s freaking out about making perfect impressions, he’s just chilling and being who he is. It’s something she lacks, and a big part of why she loves spending time with him.

    • Cass
      Cass
      September 23, 2013 at 12:42 am | #

      That last panel’s the first time I’ve ever seen the two of them as a couple that could have some staying power (which isn’t to say I don’t like them together, I think they’re pretty adorable); it being Walky being himself and geeking about free snacks that makes her all blushy and smiley, not his successfully impressing her dad which just seems to confuse/weird her out.

    • John
      John
      September 23, 2013 at 1:13 am | #

      Yeah, that’s why I like them as a couple. Dorothy needs to learn some of that, or she’s going to be yesterday’s-Dorothy all the time before she’s thirty. On the flip side, Walky needs to learn some of Dorothy’s discipline, or he’s going to be in trouble when he starts hitting challenges that he can’t slack his way through. If he helps her loosen up, and she helps him tighten down, they’ll both be the better for it.

      • Jack Finch
        Jack Finch
        September 23, 2013 at 6:07 pm | #

        This.

    • saltchocolate
      saltchocolate
      September 23, 2013 at 8:15 am | #

      I rechristen this ship! *hits the prow of the ship with a bottle of Pepsi and a carton of cheese nachos*

  22. Plasma Mongoose
    Plasma Mongoose
    September 23, 2013 at 12:11 am | #

    So is Cliff just a single hovertext punchline or will he become a recurring character?

    • Leah Rockshard
      Leah Rockshard
      September 23, 2013 at 12:17 am | #

      A recurring character, often mentioned but always out of frame.

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      September 23, 2013 at 12:18 am | #

      Cliff is no recurring character. HE IS THE MAIN CHARACTER.

      • xKiv
        xKiv
        September 23, 2013 at 1:55 pm | #

        Is that why he doesn’t need a tag?

      • The Candyman
        The Candyman
        September 23, 2013 at 4:10 pm | #

        I hereby request a spinoff series focusing on the adventures of Jordan Brown, Riley DeSanto, Dirk Lonestyle, and Cliff.

  23. AgentKeen
    AgentKeen
    September 23, 2013 at 12:11 am | #

    Aww, she seems glad that Walky is still Walky.

    Also, Cliff would be better if her brought free Mt. Dew. Maybe Walky would even call him by name. Just Sayin’.

  24. NightmareWarden
    NightmareWarden
    September 23, 2013 at 12:13 am | #

    Never change, Walky. Never change.

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      September 23, 2013 at 12:40 am | #

      Not even his underwear?

      • Paul
        Paul
        September 23, 2013 at 1:15 am | #

        You’re assuming Walky wears underwear? He can barely be convinced to get out of pajama pants.

        Also, his little wardrobe malfunction with Mike’s mom would’ve been harder (though not impossible) with underwear. Just throwin’ it out there.

        • Leah Rockshard
          Leah Rockshard
          September 23, 2013 at 4:42 pm | #

          The wardrobe malfunction was when he was wearing only boxers, the sort with a slit in the front for easy access.

  25. Super Duper
    Super Duper
    September 23, 2013 at 12:13 am | #

    Walky, you are the best character in this damn comic.

  26. munky
    munky
    September 23, 2013 at 12:14 am | #

    eheh. she’s blushing because she thought he was going to clam up and be super nervous and quiet like when he and she first met, but instead he’s holding a normal conversation and might even be impressing her parents. she realized in that panel that she’s the only person who can make him freeze up and become smitten and nervous.

    it’s cute, i like it

    • Bilfred
      Bilfred
      September 23, 2013 at 12:17 am | #

      so true.

    • CleverTrousers
      CleverTrousers
      September 23, 2013 at 12:18 am | #

      Like that last bit. Cute.

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      September 23, 2013 at 12:21 am | #

      So that smile is more, “thank god he doesn’t have the hots for my dad”.

    • Anton
      Anton
      September 23, 2013 at 12:25 am | #

      She’s only blushing when he mentions the nachos and pepsi. Less that he’s having a normal conversation, and more that she’s blushing when Walky is his Walkyest.

    • Jack Finch
      Jack Finch
      September 23, 2013 at 6:45 pm | #

      Yes. She was afraid of the Monkey Master hurling Walky.

  27. wynne
    wynne
    September 23, 2013 at 12:20 am | #

    Why is Cliff not tagged?!

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      September 23, 2013 at 12:27 am | #

      If a single piece of Cliff was showing like a hand, a bit of hair or even just his speech bubble, he would rate a mention.

  28. Andrew
    Andrew
    September 23, 2013 at 12:22 am | #

    Why is Cliff not tagged, jerk.

    XD

    • Roborat
      Roborat
      September 23, 2013 at 3:21 pm | #

      Why would Cliff be tagged as a jerk?

  29. NF
    NF
    September 23, 2013 at 12:24 am | #

    Oh, Walky…

  30. Shade
    Shade
    September 23, 2013 at 12:32 am | #

    I’ll say this about Walky: he’s got his priorities straight.

  31. Biege
    Biege
    September 23, 2013 at 12:37 am | #

    heh, walky knows how to charm parents.

    also, anyone else horrified by dorothy’s father in the last pannel? he looks like some for of slug monster things.

    • xKiv
      xKiv
      September 23, 2013 at 1:57 pm | #

      I am horrified that he broke head (and hair) direction synchronization.

  32. Gottawonder
    Gottawonder
    September 23, 2013 at 12:38 am | #

    Grats Walky, you stayed true to yourself and still make Dorothy happy. WTG. Last panel is so cute.

  33. Allpurposeguru
    Allpurposeguru
    September 23, 2013 at 12:46 am | #

    Ah, Walky. Proving yet again how smart you are, and what a doofus you are, all in the same conversation.

    • dailybrad
      dailybrad
      September 23, 2013 at 12:53 am | #

      Being a little bit of a doofus can be charming.

      • Eric
        Eric
        September 23, 2013 at 2:00 am | #

        It can. It’s how I got married.
        I think.

        >.>

  34. dailybrad
    dailybrad
    September 23, 2013 at 12:52 am | #

    I think Walky is doing good. The last part probably comes across to Dorothy’s dad as having a sense of humor and being down to earth, which is partly is, along with of course the gluttony.

  35. Paul
    Paul
    September 23, 2013 at 1:17 am | #

    In the Fancy-pants Lounge, with the Big Wigs and the Big Bosses.

  36. Harry
    Harry
    September 23, 2013 at 1:30 am | #

    #nailedit

  37. Rocketboy1313
    Rocketboy1313
    September 23, 2013 at 1:48 am | #

    And now we get to spend a nice long time with the non despicable people who are smart, creative, and funny even in the context of their own universe.
    Instead of bigotry and violence and running away from emotional problems.

  38. Charles Phipps
    Charles Phipps
    September 23, 2013 at 2:06 am | #

    Walky has his priorities straight.

  39. Romanticide
    Romanticide
    September 23, 2013 at 2:15 am | #

    Honestly if somebody in any place is in charge of drinks and nachos, he is a person not to be ignored.

  40. Lightning Spiral
    Lightning Spiral
    September 23, 2013 at 2:32 am | #

    This is an absolutely beautiful use of the comic strip format. The way Walky grows gradually more comfortable with each panel makes something great out of having the moment divided into four parts. The way Walky settles a little more, both in expression and in speech, while slowly realizing that, hey, he really can just be himself, because he’s pretty awesome just the way he is. And Dorothy’s expression in the last panel shows that she agrees.

  41. Ancestral Hamster
    Ancestral Hamster
    September 23, 2013 at 3:40 am | #

    I thought Jeremiah was a bullfrog. With some mighty fine wine. 😀

  42. JA
    JA
    September 23, 2013 at 3:43 am | #

    Way to impress the gf’s parents.

  43. Iggzy
    Iggzy
    September 23, 2013 at 3:45 am | #

    Someone seems smitten

  44. MrMyerst
    MrMyerst
    September 23, 2013 at 4:41 am | #

    Not sure if Walky is attempting a joke, or dead serious, in the last panel.
    That said “Many a true word spoken in jest”…

    • The Candyman
      The Candyman
      September 23, 2013 at 4:12 pm | #

      I just assume he’s always being serious unless stated otherwise.

  45. T Campbell
    T Campbell
    September 23, 2013 at 5:04 am | #

    I love it when characters eke out a win after you’ve been given every reason to expect total failure like this. Of course, this could still all go pear-shaped in the next strip.

    • Bill
      Bill
      September 23, 2013 at 11:32 am | #

      Kinda like Danny did with Amber and her parents?
      http://www.dumbingofage.com/2013/comic/book-3/04-just-hangin-out-with-my-family/dynamic/

  46. Mynameis
    Mynameis
    September 23, 2013 at 6:24 am | #

    I will be so sad when they break up.

  47. Jimmy
    Jimmy
    September 23, 2013 at 7:01 am | #

    It doesn’t matter if it’s a party or sporting event or whatever: Whoever brings the food and drinks are the most important people.

  48. Plasma Mongoose
    Plasma Mongoose
    September 23, 2013 at 7:10 am | #

    I just noticed that last panel Jeremiah has no chin whatsoever.

    • What was the question again?
      What was the question again?
      September 23, 2013 at 10:49 am | #

      It has retracted into his body as a sign of accepting Walky’s dominance in the pack.

      Yes I’m calling it: This arc ends with Jeremiah turning out to be the missing link between great apes and men.

    • Roborat
      Roborat
      September 23, 2013 at 3:31 pm | #

      He is actually a Naga. He has dislocated his jaw in preparation to eat Walky.

  49. caesaria82
    caesaria82
    September 23, 2013 at 7:14 am | #

    Dorothy is so in lurrrve, it’s so cute, I can’t deal. I can’t deal with this couple, they are so cute. All I want for them is love and rainbows and cupcakes and nachos.

  50. Pat Myers
    Pat Myers
    September 23, 2013 at 7:25 am | #

    Oh my god, Dorothy’s face.

    • timemonkey
      timemonkey
      September 23, 2013 at 7:29 am | #

      She’s gonna eat all the caramel later.

  51. timemonkey
    timemonkey
    September 23, 2013 at 7:32 am | #

    That went so well he’s probably gonna start talking about poop in a page or two.

    • saltchocolate
      saltchocolate
      September 23, 2013 at 7:52 am | #

      Ahahahahahaha!!!! That’s the best prediction ever!

    • The Candyman
      The Candyman
      September 23, 2013 at 4:14 pm | #

      And Dorothy’s parents will like him even more.

  52. Alexis
    Alexis
    September 23, 2013 at 8:28 am | #

    I like how he was freaking out about them being all fancy and then all of a sudden it turns out he’s the one with connections to a dean and a congresswoman.

  53. Notebooked
    Notebooked
    September 23, 2013 at 8:31 am | #

    Potential scenario: Walky gets so relaxed he starts talking about how cool and high class Dorothy’s parents are, thus making them uncomfortable.
    Everyone’s said it already but Dorothy’s faaaaace. He’s showing her parents the guy she loves, putting his best sneaker-clad foot forward.

  54. Kirkyboy
    Kirkyboy
    September 23, 2013 at 8:41 am | #

    Awwwh, Dorothy’s pride face. I wish I had a girl like Dorothy. ^_^

  55. Michael
    Michael
    September 23, 2013 at 9:15 am | #

    That blush. *Nosebleed has commerced, please get to the doctor before you are out of blood*

  56. Eebiot
    Eebiot
    September 23, 2013 at 9:41 am | #

    Is Walky conscious of the fact that he just applied Maslow’s hierarchy of needs? More people should do that in society, place greater importance on less prolific professions.

  57. Christopher Hutton (@liter8media)
    Christopher Hutton (@liter8media)
    September 23, 2013 at 10:04 am | #

    Classic Walky; nice recovery. He’s sure to impress.

  58. OmegaDez
    OmegaDez
    September 23, 2013 at 11:03 am | #

    There’s something really awesome with Dorothy’s dad’s chin and small smile. I don’t know what.

    • Rowen Morland
      Rowen Morland
      September 23, 2013 at 11:41 am | #

      He looks like a super nice benevolent frog-uncle.

  59. kixon shadowbane
    kixon shadowbane
    September 23, 2013 at 11:35 am | #

    With the poll I feel worse about voteing to see ambers parents than Joyce s

  60. xKiv
    xKiv
    September 23, 2013 at 12:44 pm | #

    There are *no* wigs in the fancy-pants lounge!

  61. I teach math for a living
    I teach math for a living
    September 23, 2013 at 1:16 pm | #

    Hey guys I bought like five pounds of habanero peppers and two pounds of dijon mustard and ginger and garlic and stuff and made a gallon of super-hot trinidad-style hot sauce and you would’t believe how good it tastes on nachos!

    • clodia
      clodia
      September 23, 2013 at 2:55 pm | #

      I want to be your friend and come over to your house and eat these delicious nachos with you.

    • Roborat
      Roborat
      September 23, 2013 at 3:25 pm | #

      Sounds good, but if you come over to my place, after eating that you aren’t allowed to use my bathroom.

  62. Hythrain
    Hythrain
    September 23, 2013 at 3:32 pm | #

    That last panel look is adorable! “There we go, that’s the Walky I wanted you to be!” That’s what it says to me.

  63. LBD "Nytetrayn"
    LBD "Nytetrayn"
    September 23, 2013 at 3:37 pm | #

    Free nachos and Pepsi? Yeah, this guy’s priorities check out.

  64. lilith
    lilith
    September 23, 2013 at 4:37 pm | #

    Jeremiah looks a lot like Joshua to me (except for the eyes). Wondering what would Ethan do, if met him.

    Walky, I like man with right priorities. And apparently so does Dorothy.

  65. Impy
    Impy
    September 23, 2013 at 4:41 pm | #

    Coincidentally enough, due to Walky’s remark, Cliff quit his job later that day. 30 years later, Dorothy is defeated during her first presidential run by a Senator from Indiana with the first name of Cliff who runs on a platform of providing free nachos and Pepsi for ALL sport event goers. He wins in a landslide.

  66. Shariku Onikage
    Shariku Onikage
    September 23, 2013 at 5:00 pm | #

    Congratulations, Walky. You are scoring all of the points.

    • Jack Finch
      Jack Finch
      September 23, 2013 at 9:29 pm | #

      Walky wins the fancy-pants lounge.

  67. vsophi
    vsophi
    September 23, 2013 at 5:50 pm | #

    I predict Riley will feature in the next strip.

  68. vsophi
    vsophi
    September 23, 2013 at 5:54 pm | #

    also hogodIshipthisship

  69. Tom Speelman
    Tom Speelman
    September 23, 2013 at 6:10 pm | #

    DAMN Walky that is SMOOTH.

  70. Jeffrywith1e
    Jeffrywith1e
    September 23, 2013 at 10:47 pm | #

    wow! look at her. she’s falling in love

  71. He'Stan
    He'Stan
    September 23, 2013 at 11:34 pm | #

    If I even find myself in a situation like this, I’ll be sure to use that joke. Even though I’m pretty sure Walky is being serious.

  72. TheGreatFaz
    TheGreatFaz
    September 28, 2013 at 8:30 am | #

    And what happens to Cliff?
    It’s a Cliff-hanger!

  73. DarkoNeko
    DarkoNeko
    April 14, 2015 at 8:45 pm | #

    I could really go for some pepsi right now. Except it’s almost 3AM. again.

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