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by David M Willis on September 24, 2013 at 12:01 am
  • 04 - Just Hangin' Out With My Family
└ Tags: dorothy, jeremiah, walky

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  1. dailybrad
    dailybrad
    September 24, 2013 at 12:02 am | #

    Walky is really damn witty when he wants to be.

    • Skull025
      Skull025
      September 24, 2013 at 12:04 am | #

      Walky walks a witty life, may fall prey to a witty wife.
      So break out the wine and then we shall dine
      Let us toast to the couple free of marital strife
      (Except that part concerning toys being thrown at heads).

      • ALLxISxGONE
        ALLxISxGONE
        September 24, 2013 at 8:10 am | #

        …waht?

      • discountmusketeer
        discountmusketeer
        February 7, 2015 at 3:05 am | #

        Okay, where’s that from? It sounds like a quote I remember, but I can’t for the life of me recall where.

  2. Zellar
    Zellar
    September 24, 2013 at 12:02 am | #

    Oh my Dorothy.

    • Kaci
      Kaci
      September 24, 2013 at 12:55 am | #

      and her little dog too!

  3. Wonder Wig
    Wonder Wig
    September 24, 2013 at 12:02 am | #

    Well now Dorothy, then let me introduce you to… Atheist God.

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      September 24, 2013 at 12:09 am | #

      The great and powerful ATHEISMO.

      • Kraang the Somewhat Wobbly
        Kraang the Somewhat Wobbly
        September 24, 2013 at 12:06 pm | #

        Why does it smell like spaghetti sauce? Sweet, garlicky, cheesy, yummy spaghetti sauce?

        • xKiv
          xKiv
          September 24, 2013 at 7:11 pm | #

          Edible gods are best gods.

      • GrrArg42
        GrrArg42
        September 25, 2013 at 12:18 am | #

        I believe it is spelled AWESOM-O!

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      September 24, 2013 at 12:13 am | #

      Makes sense as God does not believe that anyone created him.

      • Kaci
        Kaci
        September 24, 2013 at 12:56 am | #

        that’s kinda mind-blowing right there

      • Jeff K!
        Jeff K!
        September 24, 2013 at 1:05 am | #

        That depends on who you ask. Some faiths hold that God was once a human being on another world similar to ours, and became like His Heavenly Father, and is trying to guide us to follow in his footsteps.

        • Blob Marley
          Blob Marley
          September 24, 2013 at 8:16 am | #

          Okay, so who created THAT Heavenly Father?
          IT JUST GOES ON FOREVER!!

          • Volkai
            Volkai
            September 24, 2013 at 9:18 am | #

            Turtles all the way down, Heavenly Fathers all the way up?

            {That’s interesting.}

            • begbert2
              begbert2
              September 24, 2013 at 10:44 am | #

              The one faith I’m aware of that believes this (Mormonism) is also not known for applying high levels of logical analysis to its beliefs, so yeah. Turtles for everyone.

            • Lord Circe
              Lord Circe
              September 24, 2013 at 10:45 am | #

              No, eventually, after enough turtles, you would get to the Great A’tuin.

              • N0083rP00F
                N0083rP00F
                September 24, 2013 at 1:28 pm | #

                Usually after enough turtles I get all “Bleah” and go into a sugar coma.

            • xKiv
              xKiv
              September 24, 2013 at 7:14 pm | #

              But go up far enough and you end up way down.
              Therefore, each heavenly father is a turtle.

          • GoogerGeiger
            GoogerGeiger
            September 24, 2013 at 7:49 pm | #

            If you live a REALLY pure life, I’m told you get to go to Super Heaven and live in the kingdom of Super God.

          • Cory
            Cory
            April 14, 2015 at 7:31 pm | #

            If what I understand from discussing it with a former Mormon temple office holder……. That’s exactly how it works. Also polygamous spirit sex

      • Rowen Morland
        Rowen Morland
        September 24, 2013 at 1:40 am | #

        Does Reverse-Atheist God refuse to believe that he created the universe?

        • The Candyman
          The Candyman
          September 24, 2013 at 8:23 am | #

          Yes. And yet he has a bunch of angels on his ass talking about how there’s no proof he didn’t create the universe.

          • Gordon Blvd
            Gordon Blvd
            September 24, 2013 at 9:13 am | #

            Are the Angels on retainer? And who is paying that bill?
            Blob Marley was right – IT JUST GOES ON FOREVER!! 🙂

    • biege
      biege
      September 24, 2013 at 1:45 am | #

      well, athiest requires you not to believe in a higher power. If your god, you can probably say for sure there’s no higher power

    • Dr. Von Z.
      Dr. Von Z.
      September 24, 2013 at 2:54 am | #

      All hail Athe!

      http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=798#comic

  4. Super Duper
    Super Duper
    September 24, 2013 at 12:03 am | #

    Wait: Her infant, premature baby would be pregnant?
    Dorothy is one sick mother fucker. Maybe literally.

    • EvergreenFir
      EvergreenFir
      September 24, 2013 at 12:04 am | #

      guess who the dad would be

      • Yotomoe
        Yotomoe
        September 24, 2013 at 12:09 am | #

        Mike’s grandson.

        • saltchocolate
          saltchocolate
          September 24, 2013 at 12:25 am | #

          For a nickel.

          • Aeron
            Aeron
            September 24, 2013 at 12:50 am | #

            And adjusted for future inflation.

            • Bizze
              Bizze
              September 24, 2013 at 2:25 pm | #

              Mike’s a savvy investor. He just lies to other people about good strategy.

    • Gareth
      Gareth
      September 24, 2013 at 12:16 am | #

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PwVy15YgTA

    • Thor
      Thor
      September 24, 2013 at 12:56 am | #

      Since people count themselves as parents, even when the spawn in still in the flesh crock pot. We can assume that any grandchildren can be merely immanent. And since Dorothy’s first born would still be a zygote that wouldn’t be viable outside of the womb, her grandkids would have to be twins gestating inside the zygote that is gestating inside of her.

      Which leads to the question of who knocked up said zygote while it was inside of her. The possibilities are all more horrible than each other.

      I think we can safely conclude that Dorothy should not be making any decisions that require rational thought when Walky is doing whatever it is he does to arouse her. With this in mind, she had best opt for a contraceptive implant, just to be as safe as she can hope to be.

    • Roborat
      Roborat
      September 24, 2013 at 2:52 pm | #

      I prefer to interprete that as a dig on how slow the comic advances versus reality.

    • Whittier
      Whittier
      September 24, 2013 at 4:02 pm | #

      They’re really tribbles.

    • xKiv
      xKiv
      September 24, 2013 at 8:46 pm | #

      In a universe where Walky could mature so fast, their child(ren) could be adults by the next day.

  5. David Herbert
    David Herbert
    September 24, 2013 at 12:03 am | #

    Oh yeah, he’s totally getting some freckled action tonight.

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      September 24, 2013 at 12:14 am | #

      He will be connecting with the Dot(s) that’s for sure. 😀

    • Roborat
      Roborat
      September 24, 2013 at 2:55 pm | #

      Sorry for the off topic post. David, what happened to your webcomic?

      • David Herbert
        David Herbert
        September 25, 2013 at 12:12 am | #

        Working on getting it back up.

        • Roborat
          Roborat
          September 25, 2013 at 2:45 pm | #

          Good to hear. When it suddenly disappeared, I was somewhat concerned.

  6. Wolfe
    Wolfe
    September 24, 2013 at 12:03 am | #

    Walky and Dorothy are one of the cutest ships I’ve seen in a while, ugh I can’t handle how cute they are. my heart’s gonna explode.

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      September 24, 2013 at 12:10 am | #

      GET THIS PERSON TO A HOSPITAL, STAT. THEY’VE OVERSHIPPED!

      • Aizat
        Aizat
        September 24, 2013 at 12:16 am | #

        Does the patient have insurance?

        • Doctor_Who
          Doctor_Who
          September 24, 2013 at 12:25 am | #

          Got it covered.

          • saltchocolate
            saltchocolate
            September 24, 2013 at 12:26 am | #

            6 internets for you, Doctor Who.

            • Thasvaddef
              Thasvaddef
              September 24, 2013 at 6:12 am | #

              6 Internets? Back in my day we’d be lucky to get one, and we were grateful for it.

              • DSL
                DSL
                September 24, 2013 at 6:20 am | #

                Back in my day we awarded each other mimeograph machines. And we were ungrateful bastards about it.

                • Animal
                  Animal
                  September 24, 2013 at 9:05 am | #

                  Hah. Kids these days. When I was a young feller, we had to find a pointy rock and inscribe messages in the primordial ooze.

                • N0083rP00F
                  N0083rP00F
                  September 24, 2013 at 1:33 pm | #

                  OOze? You were lucky. All we had was some amino acids to string together in a lame sort of Morse code before there was a Morse or a code.

                • Animal
                  Animal
                  September 24, 2013 at 2:00 pm | #

                  Amino acids? You had amino acids? When I was a kid, the Big Bang was just the Little Pop. We had to cobble together our own carbon and silicon atoms out of wandering quarks to make tablets to scribe on.

                • Batman
                  Batman
                  September 24, 2013 at 8:53 pm | #

                  Luxury.

            • Saru
              Saru
              September 24, 2013 at 9:06 am | #

              Ooh, that’s an internet for each of the 6 days of the week.

              • Khantalas
                Khantalas
                September 24, 2013 at 12:44 pm | #

                Wait, what happened to Monday?

                • N0083rP00F
                  N0083rP00F
                  September 24, 2013 at 1:34 pm | #

                  Actually it’s “Never on a Sunday”.

                • Wack'd
                  Wack'd
                  September 24, 2013 at 2:28 pm | #

                  Monday has been cancelled due to a scheduling error.

                • Thasvaddef
                  Thasvaddef
                  September 24, 2013 at 6:02 pm | #

                  No post on Sundays

      • hmrc4evr
        hmrc4evr
        September 24, 2013 at 12:24 am | #

        That’s basically what happened to all us shippers at the of Digimon 02, but the reverse.

        It wasn’t over-shipping but rather having EVERY ship sank at once thanks to THAT DAMMED EPILOGUE!!!

        Matt and Sora my ass!

        Walky and Dorothy do look good together though.

        • Kaci
          Kaci
          September 24, 2013 at 2:00 am | #

          Reading your comment, I understood how Obiwan mujst have felt listening to Alderaan die

        • Nono
          Nono
          September 24, 2013 at 2:49 am | #

          I think I laughed maniacally when I saw that ending. It was the ultimate trolling fo their fanbase.

          Then it got kinda sadder when people went, ‘but they never showed the other characters’ spouses! They might still be married to each other!’

        • Keroshino
          Keroshino
          September 24, 2013 at 5:31 am | #

          What epilogue? All I remember is that the final episode suddenly cut to black screen for several seconds…then credits.

          It was a strange yet interesting way of ending the series!

          • HMRC4EVR
            HMRC4EVR
            September 24, 2013 at 12:06 pm | #

            You’re either thinking of the Suprano’s or, in a fit of self-preservation, have forgotten about the real ending of 02.

            Good call.

    • Bizze
      Bizze
      September 24, 2013 at 2:29 pm | #

      Is it really a ship if it’s canon? Is Han/Leia a ship?

      • TheBenenator
        TheBenenator
        September 24, 2013 at 9:11 pm | #

        …well, they’re IN a ship, at least.

      • Wolfe
        Wolfe
        September 24, 2013 at 11:11 pm | #

        I’ve always considered it a ship if they were canon, it’s just a canon ship….all other ships would be headcanon

  7. Plasma Mongoose
    Plasma Mongoose
    September 24, 2013 at 12:03 am | #

    This is why men prefer to play dumb in a relationship…

    • Super Duper
      Super Duper
      September 24, 2013 at 12:04 am | #

      I guess you could say it is the AGE we live in today?
      *rimshot*

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        September 24, 2013 at 12:05 am | #

        heh…nice! 😛

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      September 24, 2013 at 12:11 am | #

      Hey, if playing dumb works in war, it works in real life too.

      • Kaci
        Kaci
        September 24, 2013 at 1:57 am | #

        And now we’re on to you

        • Aizat
          Aizat
          September 24, 2013 at 4:20 am | #

          But how would you even know if we are playing dumb?

    • Bill
      Bill
      September 24, 2013 at 12:29 pm | #

      The problem is that too many people aren’t playing.

      • Roborat
        Roborat
        September 24, 2013 at 3:00 pm | #

        They are just really, really, good at it.

  8. Jen Aside
    Jen Aside
    September 24, 2013 at 12:03 am | #

    I swear I read “Jerky”

    I don’t know what’s wrong with me T_T

    • Kaci
      Kaci
      September 24, 2013 at 1:57 am | #

      Hungry for the other dried meat?

  9. Lavaticmay
    Lavaticmay
    September 24, 2013 at 12:04 am | #

    Man, If Walky got any smoother I’d have to spread him on toast

    • Spectre
      Spectre
      September 24, 2013 at 12:06 am | #

      Spreading caramel on toast? Interesting combination.

      • Lavaticmay
        Lavaticmay
        September 24, 2013 at 12:08 am | #

        I wouldn’t eat it, I just stare at it all day and wish I could be as smooth as it.

        • Yotomoe
          Yotomoe
          September 24, 2013 at 12:12 am | #

          So smooth that the toast won’t even make crumbs.

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

        And now I want french toast…

      • Keroshino
        Keroshino
        September 24, 2013 at 5:17 am | #

        Meh! I prefer Cinnimon and toast…
        Now that’s a nice combination!

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      September 24, 2013 at 12:07 am | #

      If he was any smoother, you would slip over and do yourself an injury.

      • Lavaticmay
        Lavaticmay
        September 24, 2013 at 12:08 am | #

        Oh I’d do more than just an injury 😉

        • Yotomoe
          Yotomoe
          September 24, 2013 at 12:13 am | #

          Why are we calling Dorothy Injury?

  10. Hoboturtle
    Hoboturtle
    September 24, 2013 at 12:04 am | #

    Wow Dorothy’s bloodline must have like cockroach genes in order for that to work out.

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      September 24, 2013 at 12:08 am | #

      It’s lucky for her that newspapers are a rarity these day then, isn’t it. ^_^

      • Yotomoe
        Yotomoe
        September 24, 2013 at 12:13 am | #

        I crush them with my ipad.

        • Plasma Mongoose
          Plasma Mongoose
          September 24, 2013 at 12:16 am | #

          and break your iPad screen in the process? Not one of your better ideas.

      • TacosForever
        TacosForever
        September 24, 2013 at 12:15 am | #

        Also, shoes still exist.

        • Spock
          Spock
          September 24, 2013 at 1:04 am | #

          Your logic is sound

        • hmrc4evr
          hmrc4evr
          September 24, 2013 at 5:30 am | #

          http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=q3fVj8A-K8E

        • Thasvaddef
          Thasvaddef
          September 24, 2013 at 6:14 am | #

          Walky only has one pair though. That’s why she likes him.

  11. AgentKeen
    AgentKeen
    September 24, 2013 at 12:05 am | #

    Oh come on, throwing a toy at your head was clearly the best idea. I mean, you did go back and get it later, Dorothy.

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      September 24, 2013 at 12:14 am | #

      You two have made out. So technically he did it right.

      • Tunaro
        Tunaro
        September 24, 2013 at 12:25 am | #

        The ends justify the means. Considering that end was Dorothy’s, he was pretty damned justified.

    • TacosForever
      TacosForever
      September 24, 2013 at 12:15 am | #

      Throwing a toy at her head got her attention, anyway!

  12. Doctor_Who
    Doctor_Who
    September 24, 2013 at 12:05 am | #

    Walky’s totes gonna get some at this rate. I mean, Dotty just stated she’d have jumped his bones almost immediately upon meeting him if he’d been this charming, no way she’s not implying she’ll do it now.

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      September 24, 2013 at 12:15 am | #

      WE’RE UP ALL NIGHT TO THE SUN,
      WE’RE UP ALL NIGHT TO GET SOME,
      WE’RE UP ALL NIGHT FOR GOOD FUN,
      WE’RE UP ALL NIGHT TO GET LUCKY!

      • TacosForever
        TacosForever
        September 24, 2013 at 12:28 am | #

        Song of the summer!

        • Kaci
          Kaci
          September 24, 2013 at 12:54 am | #

          but it’s Autumn!

          • TacosForever
            TacosForever
            September 24, 2013 at 8:20 am | #

            I know. I was just having fond memories of the Colbert Report…

      • Pizzathehutt
        Pizzathehutt
        September 24, 2013 at 1:25 am | #

        DAFT PUNK FOREVER! XD

  13. mechaqua
    mechaqua
    September 24, 2013 at 12:05 am | #

    Dorothy’s having political nerdgasam right now.

    • Tom Speelman
      Tom Speelman
      September 24, 2013 at 12:10 am | #

      I didn’t realize there were TYPES of nerdgasms. Boy, have I been living wrong.

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

        There different types nerds so in turn there a different types of nerdgasams.

        • mechaqua
          mechaqua
          September 24, 2013 at 12:25 am | #

          “a” was supposed to “are”

          • mechaqua
            mechaqua
            September 24, 2013 at 12:26 am | #

            I am just screwing up when it comes grammar and syntax tonight.

            • Kaci
              Kaci
              September 24, 2013 at 12:54 am | #

              combo breaker

  14. Kernanator
    Kernanator
    September 24, 2013 at 12:06 am | #

    But it’s totally worth it, right Walky?

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      September 24, 2013 at 12:15 am | #

      I refuse to believe your laziness overpowers your boners.

      • Paul
        Paul
        September 24, 2013 at 12:49 am | #

        Unless Kernanator is a panda.

  15. Bilfred
    Bilfred
    September 24, 2013 at 12:06 am | #

    They don’t have fancy pants on.

    THROW THEM OUT, GALASSO!

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      September 24, 2013 at 12:10 am | #

      Galasso: THEY ARE WEARING FANCY PANTS! YOU, HOWEVER, ARE NOT WEARING FANCY PANTS!

      • Bilfred
        Bilfred
        September 24, 2013 at 12:12 am | #

        aww damn.

      • Bilfred
        Bilfred
        September 24, 2013 at 12:12 am | #

        I knew my loafers weren’t fancy enough, compared to jeans of such stunning quality that they are wearing.

        • Aizat
          Aizat
          September 24, 2013 at 12:14 am | #

          Well, high quality jeans are so hard to come by these days.

          • Yotomoe
            Yotomoe
            September 24, 2013 at 12:16 am | #

            They’re not even pajamas!

            • Aizat
              Aizat
              September 24, 2013 at 12:17 am | #

              No more games, no more PAJAMAS!

              • Kaci
                Kaci
                September 24, 2013 at 12:54 am | #

                NAKED SLEEPING FOR YOU

                • biege
                  biege
                  September 24, 2013 at 1:50 am | #

                  Dorothy aproves

                • Aizat
                  Aizat
                  September 24, 2013 at 9:17 am | #

                  Well, I don’t wear pajamas to sleep.

  16. Maveric1984
    Maveric1984
    September 24, 2013 at 12:07 am | #

    Is he calling sex with Dorothy work? Or introducing her to Robin? Because if it’s the former, he’s never getting laid, despite how much she wants him.

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      September 24, 2013 at 12:09 am | #

      No I think he calls having babies work, which is more than fair enough.

      • Yotomoe
        Yotomoe
        September 24, 2013 at 12:20 am | #

        Babies are work, but you get paid in love. And you can’t buy nachos with love.

        • xain
          xain
          September 24, 2013 at 12:27 am | #

          especially when the nachos are free

        • Doctor_Who
          Doctor_Who
          September 24, 2013 at 12:27 am | #

          You CAN buy love with nachos, however, but they need to be really good nachos.

        • Bilfred
          Bilfred
          September 24, 2013 at 12:45 am | #

          Sure you can. I’ve traded in the love of my life for a particularly delicious plate of nachos*.

          *not actually true

        • Kaci
          Kaci
          September 24, 2013 at 12:53 am | #

          Thank goodness babies are work, or there would be no excuse for some people not having them…

          • Aizat
            Aizat
            September 24, 2013 at 1:02 am | #

            Aside from allergies to adorableness? Or some kind of fear of babies?

            • Kaci
              Kaci
              September 24, 2013 at 1:05 am | #

              Well, their cute-smell pheromones DO count as biochemical warfare…

      • Kennerly
        Kennerly
        September 24, 2013 at 1:51 am | #

        Not just babies, grandbabies.

        • John
          John
          September 24, 2013 at 7:23 pm | #

          Those are the best kind, because you can give them back when you’re done with them. Nieces and nephews, also good.

          Babies MacIntyre, are, of course, the worst.

          • John
            John
            September 24, 2013 at 7:26 pm | #

            (How had this strip been up for 19+ hours without a reference to “so babies”?)

            • saltchocolate
              saltchocolate
              September 24, 2013 at 9:47 pm | #

              That’s right! Amazing!

    • Tenn
      Tenn
      September 24, 2013 at 11:30 am | #

      I think by “work”, he means having a serious, possibly lifelong relationship rather than just making out and watching D&MM.

  17. Aizat
    Aizat
    September 24, 2013 at 12:07 am | #

    So, apparently Walky is a freaking sex god in this universe.

    • TacosForever
      TacosForever
      September 24, 2013 at 12:17 am | #

      You say that like it’s a surprise.

      • Aizat
        Aizat
        September 24, 2013 at 12:24 am | #

        Yes, the dude live on the diet of freaking McNuggets, is a very smart dude but lazy and pretty much immature. How did he even becomes one?

        • Dirigible
          Dirigible
          September 24, 2013 at 1:23 am | #

          Well, in this universe the responsibilities he’s hiding from are significantly less than those faced by his original iteration. I don’t think he’s ever been immature, just knows things will go easier if people think he is.

          • N0083rP00F
            N0083rP00F
            September 24, 2013 at 1:41 pm | #

            Besides, being immature is both fun and more comfortable … just like pajama jeans.

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      September 24, 2013 at 12:20 am | #

      *in every universe.*
      Fixed.

      • Historyman68
        Historyman68
        September 24, 2013 at 10:52 am | #

        Yeah that’s a significant part of J&W!, if I recall correctly.

      • xKiv
        xKiv
        September 24, 2013 at 9:38 pm | #

        Man of caramel, woman of … umm … little help please?

    • saltchocolate
      saltchocolate
      September 24, 2013 at 12:21 am | #

      In panel 5, he sure is. Yeaaaaahhhhh….

      • Kaci
        Kaci
        September 24, 2013 at 12:51 am | #

        I know. That look is…. tantalizing.

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      September 24, 2013 at 11:23 am | #

      Heck, if I don’t know any better, Walky’s luck with women are just as good as Nobita’s luck.

  18. BayoWolf
    BayoWolf
    September 24, 2013 at 12:08 am | #

    Suave, witty personality, or underachievement and nachos? Walky knows where his priorities lie.

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      September 24, 2013 at 12:12 am | #

      Can’t we do both?

      • ninja_jesus
        ninja_jesus
        September 24, 2013 at 1:13 am | #

        Walky did both.

        • Kaci
          Kaci
          September 24, 2013 at 1:56 am | #

          At the same time

          • Khantalas
            Khantalas
            September 24, 2013 at 12:48 pm | #

            For a nickel?

            • The Candyman
              The Candyman
              September 24, 2013 at 4:01 pm | #

              Nah, they gave themselves up for free.

  19. Leep
    Leep
    September 24, 2013 at 12:09 am | #

    Dorothy just realized Walky can hold his own at fundraising dinners. Boom City.

  20. vsophi
    vsophi
    September 24, 2013 at 12:10 am | #

    Oh, guess my prediction failed.

    …but aw, I love you guys so much. Never break up. ; w ;

  21. Vex Godglove
    Vex Godglove
    September 24, 2013 at 12:10 am | #

    Walky just summed up my philosophy regarding my job. The better you are at your job, the more they (The Man) ask you to do. The trick is to be competent enough to stay employed, be generally well-regarded, and get the occasional raise, but not excel to the point that they think you can handle a heavier work load. It is a delicate balance.

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      September 24, 2013 at 12:22 am | #

      Anything less than your best is a disservice to yourself.
      That said I’m pretty lazy.

      • Nono
        Nono
        September 24, 2013 at 2:51 am | #

        But are you your best at being lazy? If you’re not getting the plushest couch cushions and the economy size bag of chips, you’re doing it wrong.

  22. Too Old To Be Cool
    Too Old To Be Cool
    September 24, 2013 at 12:13 am | #

    I met my first girlfriend in 1984. I was the first boyfriend she’d had that called her father “sir”.

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      September 24, 2013 at 12:22 am | #

      That’s because he wasn’t knighted yet when she was dating all the other guys!

      • Kaci
        Kaci
        September 24, 2013 at 12:51 am | #

        ba-dum psssssh

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

    Gotta go with that ToTbC…way back then ‘sir’ was sop when introduced to anyone’s fathers.

    • Animal
      Animal
      September 24, 2013 at 9:07 am | #

      Hell, yeah, and they would damn well remind you of it if you forgot.

      Our youngest (17) has a boyfriend. He calls me “sir” or “Mr. Clark.” I call him “bub.” He complies wholeheartedly – he’s seen my gun rack.

    • MeHael
      MeHael
      September 24, 2013 at 11:34 am | #

      I was raised the same way. I still use sir and ma’am regularly. It’s just how I was raised. (I’m 35).

      • Animal
        Animal
        September 24, 2013 at 11:56 am | #

        I’m… well, on the wrong side of fifty. The Old Man taught me to address older men as “sir,” women my age or older as “ma’am,” and younger women as “miss,” unless I was on first-name terms. Oddly there never really was a protocol for younger men, for whom I tend to use an informal “buddy” or some such. I still use those forms of address.

  24. saltchocolate
    saltchocolate
    September 24, 2013 at 12:24 am | #

    If I didn’t love these two as a couple, I would shove Dorothy out of the frame in that last panel… (Apparently, nachos and Pepsi make for a strong and healthy ship!)

  25. saltchocolate
    saltchocolate
    September 24, 2013 at 12:46 am | #

    Hmmm… Having been trained by (Damn you) Willis to expect no good situation to last more than 5 minutes in this strip, I interrupt this euphoria to wonder what the heck Walky’s mom is saying to Dorothy’s mom. *Shudders*

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      September 24, 2013 at 12:48 am | #

      “My daughter helped dressed my son and for that I thank you.”

      • Kaci
        Kaci
        September 24, 2013 at 12:50 am | #

        Probably around the time she was undressing him -_-;;

        • Aizat
          Aizat
          September 24, 2013 at 12:59 am | #

          Well, Walky is the caramel perfection and any excuse to get a peek of that, is a good one…..not that there’s anything wrong with that or anything.

      • Thor
        Thor
        September 24, 2013 at 1:01 am | #

        Sal helped dress Walky? When was this? And why would Dorothy’s mom care?

        • Aizat
          Aizat
          September 24, 2013 at 1:04 am | #

          saltchocolate is wondering what Walky’s mom is saying to Dorothy’s mom.

          • Kaci
            Kaci
            September 24, 2013 at 1:06 am | #

            The universe! NOOOOO!!!!!!

      • saltchocolate
        saltchocolate
        September 24, 2013 at 6:19 am | #

        Yeah — that’s probably the best-case scenario, Aizat. I’ll take it!

  26. ridtom
    ridtom
    September 24, 2013 at 12:52 am | #

    This is cute and all but what happened to CLIFF THE WAITER?!

    • Kaci
      Kaci
      September 24, 2013 at 1:07 am | #

      sorry, my comment was meant to be a reply to you.

  27. Kirkyboy
    Kirkyboy
    September 24, 2013 at 12:52 am | #

    I was unsure if I should turn on my computer in the 20 minutes I have left before work.

    Now I’m glad I did. Go Walky, go!

    • Tenn
      Tenn
      September 24, 2013 at 11:34 am | #

      *harpsi-harpsichord* Inspector Walky!
      *harpsi-harpsi-harpsichord* Wiigii!

  28. Kaci
    Kaci
    September 24, 2013 at 1:07 am | #

    He’s out hanging with Jimmy the D-Four Extra

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      September 24, 2013 at 1:12 am | #

      Don’t forget Frank the Moving Prop.

  29. biege
    biege
    September 24, 2013 at 1:43 am | #

    dat last pannel.

    the feels

  30. Mo
    Mo
    September 24, 2013 at 1:49 am | #

    The TAG doesn’t even call him Jerry.

  31. davesignal
    davesignal
    September 24, 2013 at 2:28 am | #

    The underachiever’s mantra: if I actually try, you’ll make me keep doing it.

  32. Crumplepunch
    Crumplepunch
    September 24, 2013 at 6:17 am | #

    Adorothy.

  33. LS
    LS
    September 24, 2013 at 6:38 am | #

    Grandpa Walky? That can be Willis’ next spin off…

  34. Ziaheart
    Ziaheart
    September 24, 2013 at 6:41 am | #

    Oh god. That last line. I can hear that in my ex boyfriend’s voice. It’s uncanny.

  35. Jack Finch
    Jack Finch
    September 24, 2013 at 7:19 am | #

    The would make the most awesome grandparents.

  36. ProjectXa3
    ProjectXa3
    September 24, 2013 at 7:44 am | #

    I am having trouble navigating back to this page once I cycle through comics.

  37. What was the question again?
    What was the question again?
    September 24, 2013 at 1:37 pm | #

    I’m not sure Walky and Dorothy can breed can they? Are her regular genes compatible with his pajamagenes?

    • Jack Finch
      Jack Finch
      September 24, 2013 at 5:41 pm | #

      You know, leave a pun like that just lying around and somebody’s going to hurt themselves. Like me for example.

      • saltchocolate
        saltchocolate
        September 24, 2013 at 9:50 pm | #

        Ouch! *tripped over the pun*

        • AgentKeen
          AgentKeen
          September 24, 2013 at 11:36 pm | #

          Aw man, now we have a punshot hole in the wall….

          This is why we can’t have nice things.

  38. Toes14
    Toes14
    September 24, 2013 at 1:39 pm | #

    I like it when Dorothy gets hot . . . Will this lead to her & Walky doing it?

    Although it seems like a large step considering that it wasn’t too long ago (strip time) when he wasn’t sure about breast touching even after she suggested it . . . .

    • Roborat
      Roborat
      September 24, 2013 at 3:06 pm | #

      Well, it looks like they are touching in the first panel, so maybe he managed to progress to that stage.

      • Bill
        Bill
        September 24, 2013 at 8:12 pm | #

        Dorothy’s the one doing the touching; it would be easier to pull an octopus off a piece of coral than it would be to get her to turn loose of Walky’s arm.

        Walky, on the other hand, isn’t touching anything, let alone one of Dorothy’s erogenous zones.

        • Roborat
          Roborat
          September 25, 2013 at 2:46 pm | #

          Hey, he is still getting to touch boob.

    • Roborat
      Roborat
      September 24, 2013 at 3:07 pm | #

      I see what you did there.

      • Roborat
        Roborat
        September 24, 2013 at 3:07 pm | #

        Argh, that was supposed to be a reply to What was the question again?

  39. GaiusTavarusMagnus
    GaiusTavarusMagnus
    September 24, 2013 at 6:10 pm | #

    Translation of Ambers words to non-creepy status.
    If Walky was nearly as charming and confident as he is now when she met him she would have mounted him and bore him a son. That son would then Retain his fathers charisma and by virtue of being Walkys child attract a fine female to bear him a child and thus bestow another heir to the Walkerton line

    • GaiusTavarusMagnus
      GaiusTavarusMagnus
      September 24, 2013 at 11:11 pm | #

      *DOROTHY Im sorry

  40. GaiusTavarusMagnus
    GaiusTavarusMagnus
    September 24, 2013 at 6:14 pm | #

    BY the way can someone draw a Son of Walky and Amber using the Willis design formula of distinctive feats derived from opposite sex parent.

    • John
      John
      September 24, 2013 at 6:58 pm | #

      That’s not Amber.

      • GaiusTavarusMagnus
        GaiusTavarusMagnus
        September 24, 2013 at 11:10 pm | #

        i must now commit seppuku

  41. Darnel
    Darnel
    September 24, 2013 at 9:27 pm | #

    (smile)

  42. Anderhail
    Anderhail
    September 24, 2013 at 10:52 pm | #

    Okay… so I guess they could have adopted a young lady, under the age of adulthood of course, who was pregnant and her had child within the time frame of them meeting and a day or so ago the Friday evening (as Dorothy was already fed up with studying and could have used the break.) Other than that, I can’t see it, especially as this universe is far enough away from the others to avoid any form of excessive technology overlap.

    • Anderhail
      Anderhail
      September 24, 2013 at 10:56 pm | #

      I only say this due to Dumbing of Age’s cameo in Shortpacked

      I don’t believe this contains anything spoileriffic.

      http://www.shortpacked.com/index.php?id=1761

  43. Somebody
    Somebody
    September 25, 2013 at 12:30 am | #

    I don’t want any past comments to send the wrong message, so I need to be clear now. I believe that God (specifically in the Bible) is real.

    • Roborat
      Roborat
      September 25, 2013 at 2:47 pm | #

      That’s nice.

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