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by David M Willis on November 5, 2013 at 12:01 am
  • 01 - The Only Dope For Me Is You
└ Tags: jennifer, ruth

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  1. Variaman
    Variaman
    November 5, 2013 at 12:01 am | #

    Oh just make out already!

    • Mkvenner
      Mkvenner
      November 5, 2013 at 12:02 am | #

      second

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        November 5, 2013 at 12:03 am | #

        Sloppy seconds! 😀

      • saltchocolate
        saltchocolate
        November 5, 2013 at 12:07 am | #

        Third! (Though I agree with Tunaro below, at the same time…)

        • Neospector
          Neospector
          November 5, 2013 at 8:05 pm | #

          At least this didn’t start with “FIRST!”…

    • Tunaro
      Tunaro
      November 5, 2013 at 12:03 am | #

      Give it a bit. Insulting each other and bickering a bit is part of the foreplay.

      • Marcos Dantas
        Marcos Dantas
        November 5, 2013 at 8:12 am | #

        Like this?
        http://wondermark.com/979/

  2. Jen Aside
    Jen Aside
    November 5, 2013 at 12:02 am | #

    That shirt reminds me of Sailor Moon for some reason.

    • Mkvenner
      Mkvenner
      November 5, 2013 at 12:04 am | #

      Your Sailor Moon is no match against the ORDO MALLEUS!

      • Aizat
        Aizat
        November 5, 2013 at 12:21 am | #

        Soundwave Superior, ORDO MALLEUS INFERIOR.

        • Mkvenner
          Mkvenner
          November 5, 2013 at 1:19 am | #

          Tau Superior, Soundwave a pile of slag.

          • Aizat
            Aizat
            November 5, 2013 at 1:26 am | #

            Decepticons Superior, Tau squishy flesh creatures.

            • Mkvenner
              Mkvenner
              November 5, 2013 at 1:34 am | #

              With godlike fire power.

              • Joker Two
                Joker Two
                November 5, 2013 at 11:06 am | #

                The gods of the older, stagnant races are nothing but myth. The Greater Good is the true path into the future!

                • The Candyman
                  The Candyman
                  November 5, 2013 at 1:35 pm | #

                  Every time I hear about the Tau I keep thinking of the Qunari from Dragon Age, even though the Tau came first.

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      November 5, 2013 at 12:05 am | #

      Well Billie is as ‘talented’ as Lita/Makoto after all.

      • Aizat
        Aizat
        November 5, 2013 at 12:20 am | #

        Apparently, Sailor Moon sounds better than I had originally thought…which is not much.

        • Biege
          Biege
          November 5, 2013 at 1:24 am | #

          the non-dub sailor moon is actually pretty good, if a bit repetative

          • Aizat
            Aizat
            November 5, 2013 at 1:44 am | #

            I never really got into Sailor Moon when it aired in my country…but then again, I was a kid back then. And back then, if you’re a dude and you watch Sailor Moon, you’ll be the laughingstock of the the other boys.

          • lightsabermario
            lightsabermario
            November 5, 2013 at 10:25 am | #

            Skip both and watch the live action Sailor Moon. Soooo much better.

            • Andrusi
              Andrusi
              November 5, 2013 at 3:50 pm | #

              Skip all of them and just wait for the new anime. That way you can avoid having 75% of the fandom tell you you like the wrong version.

    • Mkvenner
      Mkvenner
      November 5, 2013 at 1:23 am | #

      Billie is 4 years older than sailor moon.

      I recommend doug walker’s nostalgia critic review of the show.

      • Nev
        Nev
        November 5, 2013 at 4:42 am | #

        The one where he watched like a few episodes of the show dubbed and decided her knew something about it? And calls the main character stupid and a slut because she *gasp* wears a short skirt? And talks about how lesbians give him the boner?

        Yeah, I really don’t care about some white dude’s “informed opinions” on a story created by a Japanese woman and aimed for young girls, when he barely did any research.

        • Mr K
          Mr K
          November 5, 2013 at 1:08 pm | #

          He did. He does point out that the age of consent is lower in japan, and he is surprised about the censorship of lesbians but not the sexualization of minors

          • Andrusi
            Andrusi
            November 5, 2013 at 3:53 pm | #

            That doesn’t make “barely did any research” accurate. If I had started out with the viewpoint Nev is complaining about and had decided to do five minutes of halfassed research and call it good, that information is probably the sort of thing that would pop up in my Googling.

        • Arkadi
          Arkadi
          November 5, 2013 at 2:51 pm | #

          It was well worth watching if only for the Darth Vader scene.

        • khrene
          khrene
          November 5, 2013 at 5:59 pm | #

          1) Why don’t you make a point to specify what was so shoddy about his opinion and research? What could he have done better?

          2) He wasn’t commenting on the series as a whole, he was talking specifically about the cartoon’s impact in America when it first aired in the 90’s. So of course he only gonna talk about the English dub and how they made sailor moon quite ditzy, because thats what was aired. No one watched the Japanese version because it wasn’t available

          3) You have informed opinion in quotes. Who said that? It wasn’t Doug Walker nor anyone else here. Doug just said his opinion and talked his reasoning as to why he felt the way he did/

          4) Also most of the reactions were played up for comedic effect, notably the lesbians.

          5) Oh yeah he never called her a slut. He did mention how her clothes were revealing for American (and Japanese for that matter) standards, especially given that she supposed to be 14. He could’ve mentioned that it was a Japanese fad to pull up ones school uniform skirt to defy uniform regulations, but honestly he spent more than enough time talking about the whole sexualization thing

  3. Gottawonder
    Gottawonder
    November 5, 2013 at 12:02 am | #

    These two are a definite pair. They gotta work.

  4. Rabbling Rouser
    Rabbling Rouser
    November 5, 2013 at 12:02 am | #

    yay for self awareness

    • -Sentinel-
      -Sentinel-
      November 5, 2013 at 12:09 am | #

      Awesome avatar! Did you get it randomly, or is it unique?

      • Kladeos
        Kladeos
        November 5, 2013 at 12:42 am | #

        I think all the random ones are close-ups with transparent backgrounds.

  5. Yotomoe
    Yotomoe
    November 5, 2013 at 12:02 am | #

    I honestly don’t have any jokes to say about this strip.

  6. Opus the Poet
    Opus the Poet
    November 5, 2013 at 12:02 am | #

    Daww, she still cares. (Who cares is an exercise I leave up to the observer…. 😉 )

  7. Plasma Mongoose
    Plasma Mongoose
    November 5, 2013 at 12:02 am | #

    We need Dina to explain what is going on between these two.

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      November 5, 2013 at 12:03 am | #

      Ruth is hiding behind a door, The Dina’s most common habitat.

    • TJ
      TJ
      November 5, 2013 at 12:05 am | #

      “Billie is knocking on the door in order to gain access. This is a common tradition in all cultures with doors.”

      Yep, we need some kind of nature documentary with Dina narrating.

      • Doctor_Who
        Doctor_Who
        November 5, 2013 at 12:08 am | #

        I want Dina Commentary on all my DVDs.

        • Aizat
          Aizat
          November 5, 2013 at 12:18 am | #

          I want Dina to narrate my life….no matter how depressing it is.

          • Baf
            Baf
            November 5, 2013 at 3:46 am | #

            The great thing is that she’ll completely fail to understand how depressing your life is and narrate it as if you’re a lot happier than you really are. And then maybe you can convince yourself that she’s right!

            • xKiv
              xKiv
              November 5, 2013 at 8:15 pm | #

              Who wouldn’t be happy with Dina around narrating their life?

        • Totz the Plaid
          Totz the Plaid
          November 5, 2013 at 1:45 am | #

          …except for the ones with dinosaurs, unless you REALLY want super-accurate and pedantic rants about everything wrong with them.

          • John
            John
            November 5, 2013 at 1:52 am | #

            Doesn’t everyone want super-accurate and pedantic rants about everything wrong with movies?

            … I’ve been watching movies wrong.

        • ninja_jesus
          ninja_jesus
          November 5, 2013 at 3:19 am | #

          If Dumbing of Age ever becomes a TV show, I want Dina commentary for every episode.

          • elysecat
            elysecat
            September 3, 2014 at 5:25 am | #

            This needs to be a thing. Get to it, Willis!

        • N0083rP00F
          N0083rP00F
          November 5, 2013 at 9:19 am | #

          I envision … no that’s not right … enhear? …. is that a word? .. well it is now.
          I enhear her speaking in the style of David Attenborough but with the voice of Hynden Walch. Yup that is her al right. {glomp}

      • Roborat
        Roborat
        November 5, 2013 at 3:07 pm | #

        Nah, Marlon Perkins should be narrating. Dina can be the assistant Marlon tries to kill every episode.

  8. Pyr05
    Pyr05
    November 5, 2013 at 12:02 am | #

    Now, I await the sniffing and realizing someone has been drinking.

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      November 5, 2013 at 12:04 am | #

      Ruth is a Boozehound.

    • Shadow12000
      Shadow12000
      November 5, 2013 at 12:06 am | #

      Calling it now, it’s both of them.

      • Kladeos
        Kladeos
        November 5, 2013 at 12:28 am | #

        Ruth seems more serious about the whole thing. I have faith in her.

        • Roborat
          Roborat
          November 5, 2013 at 3:08 pm | #

          Why is Faith in her, is she cheating on Ruth?

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        November 5, 2013 at 6:26 am | #

        They’re both lushs in both senses of the word.

  9. Gottawonder
    Gottawonder
    November 5, 2013 at 12:03 am | #

    5 Days? Wow.

    • Adam Lipkin
      Adam Lipkin
      November 5, 2013 at 12:13 pm | #

      Seriously; five days in comic time is five months in our world.

  10. Totz the Plaid
    Totz the Plaid
    November 5, 2013 at 12:03 am | #

    Looking super? Yeah.
    Looking ’90s? I disagree.

    I see no flannel on her, nor do I see super day-glo, or crop tops, or weird mini pigtails with long hair in the back, or basically anything from Fresh Prince or Buffy.

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      November 5, 2013 at 12:05 am | #

      But she is wearing her smug sense of undeserved self assurance and self satisfaction.

      • Totz the Plaid
        Totz the Plaid
        November 5, 2013 at 1:39 am | #

        Go back and look at portraits of Sir Isaac Newton, Louis XIV, Thomas Edison, etc. Undeserved smug satisfaction predates the 1990s by quite a bit!

        • Leonou
          Leonou
          November 5, 2013 at 6:35 am | #

          Wait, the frontman of modern science, the last French king to kick some european asses and one of the greatest businessman of his time do not deserve smug selfsatisfaction ?
          Then who does ?

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      November 5, 2013 at 12:19 am | #

      And I see no absurd amount of pouches or one shoulder pads.

      • Totz the Plaid
        Totz the Plaid
        November 5, 2013 at 1:40 am | #

        No spikes either, and neither “blood” nor “death” have been awkwardly shoved into her name, which also remains correctly spelled without any Xs or Zs…

        • Totz the Plaid
          Totz the Plaid
          November 5, 2013 at 1:44 am | #

          I mean, she’s still Jennifer “Billie” Billingsworth, not “Xennyfyr “Bloody” Deathingzwyrth”…

          • Aizat
            Aizat
            November 5, 2013 at 1:45 am | #

            And she doesn’t carry guns and I can still see her eyes. If this is 90’s Billie, she should have Youngblood’s disease.

            • Aizat
              Aizat
              November 5, 2013 at 1:46 am | #

              And don’t forget that her hips is still not in the swayed position.

              • Totz the Plaid
                Totz the Plaid
                November 5, 2013 at 1:52 am | #

                Speaking of her hips, it’s obvious that this isn’t being drawn by a mainstream artist since there are two women in the comic who are both legally adults, yet we barely see a slight bit of one boob on one of them, and neither’s ass is visible whatsoever!

                If this were coming out of one of the main publishers, we’d definitely get at least one panel with T&A.

                • Roborat
                  Roborat
                  November 5, 2013 at 3:10 pm | #

                  Ah yes, the dreaded Liefeld disease, crippled many a promising superhero back in the day.

            • Totz the Plaid
              Totz the Plaid
              November 5, 2013 at 1:48 am | #

              Now, now, Liefeld is only the most memorably terrible artist of the ’90s. There were still plenty turning out work with visible eyes and at least semi-plausible anatomy.

              That said, you’re right, she is lacking the required gun twice her size…

              • Totz the Plaid
                Totz the Plaid
                November 5, 2013 at 1:49 am | #

                (Though, to be fair to Liefeld, he HAS improved noticably. He’s still not good, but he’s not nearly as bad as he was. And he does seem to be a nice enough guy who actually loves and cares about comics even though he’s a bad writer AND artist.)

                • Roborat
                  Roborat
                  November 5, 2013 at 3:12 pm | #

                  LOL, I love that compliment, he sucks less now.

  11. Gottawonder
    Gottawonder
    November 5, 2013 at 12:03 am | #

    No Yotomoe, I wasn’t, but now that you mention it…..

  12. Keroshino
    Keroshino
    November 5, 2013 at 12:04 am | #

    JUST FUCK ALREADY!!!!

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      November 5, 2013 at 12:17 am | #

      Dude, not in public. The last thing we need is an orgy and do you know how hard it is to clean up after an orgy?

      • JustcallmeSoul
        JustcallmeSoul
        November 5, 2013 at 1:46 am | #

        not to mention how difficult it is to draw, or how many ships willis would need to wreck to cause one.

  13. Kladeos
    Kladeos
    November 5, 2013 at 12:04 am | #

    Hurry up and ‘fess up, Billie.

    • Mr K
      Mr K
      November 5, 2013 at 12:07 am | #

      *”I’ve been cheating on you. With Dina”

      • Doctor_Who
        Doctor_Who
        November 5, 2013 at 12:10 am | #

        It’s Billie’s large posterior. Dina is predisposed towards such.

        • MR K
          MR K
          November 5, 2013 at 12:14 am | #

          “and I’m pregnant. Turned out Howard was right”

          • Mr K
            Mr K
            November 5, 2013 at 12:49 am | #

            “She was in love ever since I gave her tickets to the dinosaur exhibit. I’m sorry, but her dick is so large”

        • Aizat
          Aizat
          November 5, 2013 at 12:15 am | #

          Should I even bring the “Everyone goes with Billie” gag again?

        • Jonathan S.
          Jonathan S.
          November 5, 2013 at 12:46 pm | #

          “It’s Billie’s large posterior. Dina is predisposed towards such.”
          Is she incapable of deceit on this point, despite her siblings’ tendency toward self-delusion?

      • Roborat
        Roborat
        November 5, 2013 at 3:13 pm | #

        Are they playing on the old banjo?

        • Mr K
          Mr K
          November 5, 2013 at 3:33 pm | #

          I don’t get the reference.

          • MR K
            MR K
            November 5, 2013 at 9:18 pm | #

            Oh i looked it up. It seems to come from a folk song

          • Roborat
            Roborat
            November 7, 2013 at 3:11 pm | #

            Yay, I finally stumped someone, my day is complete. Honestly, I thought that might be just a little too obscure of a reference.

  14. Doctor_Who
    Doctor_Who
    November 5, 2013 at 12:05 am | #

    90s Billie is alright, but I prefer Generations Billie.

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      November 5, 2013 at 12:07 am | #

      As long as we don’t bring up Billie ’06.

      • Aizat
        Aizat
        November 5, 2013 at 12:26 am | #

        Or Billie R.

      • Jay Eff
        Jay Eff
        November 5, 2013 at 12:28 am | #

        I prefer Billie ’66, myself.
        Espeially when she does the Bill-Tusi.

      • ninja_jesus
        ninja_jesus
        November 5, 2013 at 3:25 am | #

        Follow me, set me free, trust me as we will escape from this Billie~

        • xKiv
          xKiv
          November 5, 2013 at 8:37 pm | #

          Old Testament Billie

    • DSL
      DSL
      November 5, 2013 at 12:43 pm | #

      Not Billie: The Next Generation? Deep Space Whine? Billiger? And we can’t forget Billieprise.

      • Kernanator
        Kernanator
        November 5, 2013 at 9:27 pm | #

        Bring back Billieprise.

  15. John
    John
    November 5, 2013 at 12:06 am | #

    “Geez, Ruth, come on. Wasting all that booze by spilling it on the floor? That’s alcohol abuse!”

    Ruth’s unexpectedly self-aware here.

    (Also voting for “just make out already”.)

    • insomniac
      insomniac
      November 5, 2013 at 5:16 pm | #

      Ruth’s always been pretty self-aware. She realizes the irony in her relationship with alcohol and her attraction to Billie.

      Just that her self-awareness doesn’t really help her in changing those things, so it just makes her more depressed.

      • John
        John
        November 5, 2013 at 7:29 pm | #

        True. It’s not really her self-awareness that was unexpected, now that I think on it, but that she actually came out and told Billie. But I guess she’s been letting Billie in on everything lately. It’s just such a radical change from her behaviour before the fire alarm, which often seemed to be specifically designed to keep Billie confused and off-balance, though that was probably mostly just a result of Ruth herself being confused and off-balance.

  16. saltchocolate
    saltchocolate
    November 5, 2013 at 12:06 am | #

    What’s Ruth hiding behind Door # 1??

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      November 5, 2013 at 12:07 am | #

      MORE DOORS.

      • saltchocolate
        saltchocolate
        November 5, 2013 at 12:09 am | #

        An infinite regression of doors!

      • Aizat
        Aizat
        November 5, 2013 at 12:14 am | #

        One does not simply hide behind More Doors.

        • Yotomoe
          Yotomoe
          November 5, 2013 at 12:16 am | #

          I see what you did there.

        • xKiv
          xKiv
          November 5, 2013 at 8:46 pm | #

          Best “more door” was in ruby quest …

    • Dean
      Dean
      November 5, 2013 at 12:12 am | #

      She isn’t wearing pants.

      • saltchocolate
        saltchocolate
        November 5, 2013 at 12:14 am | #

        And in the dark?? Billie, rush in!

      • Kladeos
        Kladeos
        November 5, 2013 at 12:41 am | #

        Sadly not the case… Not only is she wearing pants, she’s wearing pants with shoulder straps.

        • saltchocolate
          saltchocolate
          November 5, 2013 at 1:08 am | #

          I’m torn between cursing the evidence and laughing at your description of her overall shorts! Thanks, Kladeos!

        • Aizat
          Aizat
          November 5, 2013 at 1:11 am | #

          Ah, overalls. Next to sweater vests, one of the better articles of clothing that can men and women look good.

        • John
          John
          November 5, 2013 at 1:50 am | #

          There’s no straps in evidence now, so just because she’s wearing pants in one panel of tomorrow’s strip doesn’t mean that she doesn’t spend the first three panels sensually wriggling into them for Billie’s benefit. (And then, ’cause this is Ruth we’re talking about, demanding, “What’re you lookin’ at?!” and punching Billie in the sternum.)

    • Jay Eff
      Jay Eff
      November 5, 2013 at 12:23 am | #

      A NEW CAR!

  17. hof1991
    hof1991
    November 5, 2013 at 12:06 am | #

    And booze belongs in your mouth, not in a pool on the floor.

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      November 5, 2013 at 12:07 am | #

      But maybe in a pool in the backyard, if you have enough to fill it up.

  18. The Sound Defense
    The Sound Defense
    November 5, 2013 at 12:10 am | #

    Gotta appreciate that blunt honesty.

  19. Aizat
    Aizat
    November 5, 2013 at 12:13 am | #

    So, wearing a blue shirt looked 90’s? Damn, I must’ve been the 90-iest guy half of the week.

    • David Willis
      David M Willis
      November 5, 2013 at 12:32 am | #

      Teal and pink, dude!

      • Totz the Plaid
        Totz the Plaid
        November 5, 2013 at 1:42 am | #

        I dunno, that doesn’t strike me as specifically ’90s… It’s more ’80s, if it belongs to any specific decade.

        That’s just how it strikes me.

        • John
          John
          November 5, 2013 at 2:03 am | #

          It’d be ’80s if she were a dude. Not sure about ladies. But I’m probably not qualified to have an opinion; I’m wearing the same black hoodie I was in 1992. (Literally the same one. It’s worn well.)

          • ninja_jesus
            ninja_jesus
            November 5, 2013 at 3:27 am | #

            That… sounds kinda sad.

            • begbert2
              begbert2
              November 5, 2013 at 10:50 am | #

              Being able to fit into the same hoodie you wore twenty years ago sounds victorious.

              Unless it’s all stretched and taut and un-floppy-hoodie-like. *That* would be sad.

              • Roborat
                Roborat
                November 5, 2013 at 3:16 pm | #

                He didn’t say anything about being able to fit into it, he just said he is still wearing it.

                • ninja_jesus
                  ninja_jesus
                  November 5, 2013 at 3:26 pm | #

                  Which sounds kinda sad because to me, wearing something from your teenage/young adult years has that sort of “can’t let go of the past” kind of feel to it.

                • John
                  John
                  November 5, 2013 at 8:09 pm | #

                  So I should get rid of a perfectly good hoodie (which, yes, still fits me) in order to satisfy some stranger on the Internet’s armchair diagnosis of my emotional problems on basically zero information?

                  It’s not like I’m getting drunk and putting on a damaged cheerleader uniform that I’ve gotten too fat for and trying to kiss my roommate or something.

          • Jonathan S.
            Jonathan S.
            November 5, 2013 at 11:30 am | #

            I’m just hoping it was laundered once or twice somewhere along the way…

            • John
              John
              November 5, 2013 at 1:04 pm | #

              Well, yeah. I’m not Walky.

  20. Beachfox
    Beachfox
    November 5, 2013 at 12:18 am | #

    “I’ve been cheating and totally drinking at night, so I’m figuring you are too, Ruth. So open up!”

  21. saltchocolate
    saltchocolate
    November 5, 2013 at 12:20 am | #

    You know, that’s a pretty misleading cartoon title there, Mr. Willis! 😀

    Question for the fanbase: which DoA woman is going to need the Pill most? Who’s already on it?

    • Alex Stritar
      Alex Stritar
      November 5, 2013 at 12:26 am | #

      Roz for both. She likes to fool around but always practices safe sex.

      • saltchocolate
        saltchocolate
        November 5, 2013 at 12:28 am | #

        Sez your gravitar. Well played.

      • Bill
        Bill
        November 6, 2013 at 12:39 pm | #

        Definitely Roz.  Joe even says so – “She said she was on the pill, man” – in this strip.

    • Leonou
      Leonou
      November 5, 2013 at 6:47 am | #

      Seeing as Billie was expecting a lot of action from college, she may have been taking it.
      It may also be the case for Dorothy as she was in a consumated relationship with Danny and soon got attached to Walky.

      Maybe Sal too.

    • drs
      drs
      November 5, 2013 at 12:49 pm | #

      Who might be on cheaper and more reliable contraception than the Pill?

      –this comment paid for by the IUD and Implant Awareness Service

  22. nothri
    nothri
    November 5, 2013 at 12:24 am | #

    Two thoughts going through my head right now.

    1. What Ruth says in panel four sounds pretty much like how Billie has lived her entire life.

    2. This strikes me as the penultimate opportunity for Ruth to lounge around in a towel and “accidentally” get caught by Billie.

    • Totz the Plaid
      Totz the Plaid
      November 5, 2013 at 1:55 am | #

      Wait… she’ll only have one more opportunity for that to happen?!

      • begbert2
        begbert2
        November 5, 2013 at 10:55 am | #

        The next storyline will involve all the towels on the campus -nay, the world- mysteriously vanishing. It will not be suggested that aliens are responsible.

        And then Ruth is going to go chasing after a drunk-driving Billie and get hit by a truck. No regrets!

  23. Super Duper
    Super Duper
    November 5, 2013 at 12:25 am | #

    I’m using Keys! I mean it! I’ll be polite if I have to!

    • Robin
      Robin
      November 5, 2013 at 6:37 am | #

      I thought Ruth was the Canadian.

  24. Emoroffle
    Emoroffle
    November 5, 2013 at 12:30 am | #

    Whee! We’re back to my two favorite people.

  25. Kernanator
    Kernanator
    November 5, 2013 at 12:45 am | #

    90s Billie is a pretty sweet Billie.

    • MLBlue
      MLBlue
      November 5, 2013 at 12:59 am | #

      I miss the 90s bad. But Im thinking that her shirt has a little more of a late 80s early nighties flair. Just add some wrap around shades and a scrunchie and give the shirt some glittery lettering. Ugh, Ive gone too far.

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        November 5, 2013 at 6:23 am | #

        They say that fashions come back every 20 years or so, so that means that the 90s are due to make a comeback anytime now.

      • Kernanator
        Kernanator
        November 5, 2013 at 9:31 pm | #

        Too far? Nay, good sir, you have not.

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      November 5, 2013 at 1:04 am | #

      Billie is pretty sweet in general.

  26. Tahkuya
    Tahkuya
    November 5, 2013 at 2:22 am | #

    I HAVE THE POWER!

  27. Nono
    Nono
    November 5, 2013 at 2:38 am | #

    I’m still sad that Joe is losing to Danny of all people in the poll.

    • HMRC4EVR
      HMRC4EVR
      November 5, 2013 at 7:32 am | #

      I actually like Danny more than Joe. Danny-for his faults-at least tries to think of other people’s feelings and considers the people around him as he lives his life.

      Joe is a jerk of a bed-hopper who’s deepest though was if he wanted mustard on a corn dog at one point.

      So yea, I’d rather have a flawed but more human character like Danny than an ass like Joe.

      • Kladeos
        Kladeos
        November 5, 2013 at 1:00 pm | #

        Joe’s not that bad. He berated Danny for thinking Billie can’t make her own decisions. He straight-up told Walky that he’s insecure in his masculinity and tries to defend that by projecting arbitrary gender roles/rules on others. He was embarrassed by his dad’s inappropriate behaviour. Being promiscuous, if done honestly and openly, isn’t a flaw. His main flaw is he doesn’t understand Danny, but he’s been trying to stay good friends regardless. And yeah, he can be shallow, but he’s not the only one.

        • ProfessorZoot
          ProfessorZoot
          November 5, 2013 at 4:06 pm | #

          I hope someday you will join us
          and the world will be as one

          • Kladeos
            Kladeos
            November 5, 2013 at 5:17 pm | #

            With a Joe gravatar? Nah, I’ve got my fingers crossed for Sal.

      • Mr K
        Mr K
        November 5, 2013 at 1:02 pm | #

        Danny’s more complex than Joe. Joe’s sole interest is sex.

        • Kladeos
          Kladeos
          November 5, 2013 at 1:08 pm | #

          He also harbours a strangely strong interest in being Danny’s friend.

          One could also argue that Danny’s sole interest is being in a relationship.

          • drs
            drs
            November 6, 2013 at 12:02 am | #

            Old Joe was an inventor-genius and into geek toys. I forget, is this one also into geek stuff?

  28. Mr. Random
    Mr. Random
    November 5, 2013 at 3:13 am | #

    The 90s were not the best. But they were weird and wonderful, and this is not at all influenced by me having a childhood during that era and not knowing what was going on in politics.

  29. owltawny
    owltawny
    November 5, 2013 at 5:07 am | #

    I love this ship so much.

  30. fudo81
    fudo81
    November 5, 2013 at 7:17 am | #

    OT: it’s really disappointing that Walky is ahead of Sal in the polls, if just for a handful of votes. Come on, people.

    • Kladeos
      Kladeos
      November 5, 2013 at 11:08 am | #

      Sal deserves more love!

      • fudo81
        fudo81
        November 5, 2013 at 11:42 am | #

        Definitely! Now Dorothy and Mike have more votes as well 🙁

        • Kladeos
          Kladeos
          November 5, 2013 at 1:06 pm | #

          I wonder if some people are voting twice? It seems to go by IP, not device. It’s weird because Sal, along with everyone else I voted for (Ruth, Billie) were consistently in the same places in top 6 until a couple of days ago, when Walky started catching up.

        • Kladeos
          Kladeos
          November 5, 2013 at 10:03 pm | #

          Looks like Sal’s catching up.

  31. Jack Finch
    Jack Finch
    November 5, 2013 at 8:00 am | #

    Ruth’s so honest. Love her to bits.

    • Spik
      Spik
      November 5, 2013 at 8:58 am | #

      me too, she has such a strange personality!

      • Kladeos
        Kladeos
        November 5, 2013 at 1:04 pm | #

        No, it just goes to show that everything she does is deliberate. The whiplash moodswings, and pre-kiss Billie-abuse, were probably things she did for fun or to instil that power and sense of control through the fear of others.

        • Jack Finch
          Jack Finch
          November 5, 2013 at 5:33 pm | #

          Ruth has control issues….most def.
          Ruth starts with the guard all the way up.
          Part of that guard is her taking the offensive.
          Then she opens little windows.
          But she doesn’t lie about what she’s doing.

    • timemonkey
      timemonkey
      November 5, 2013 at 10:58 pm | #

      Still can’t stand this version of her. But I will admit she was a breath of fresh air while everyone’s horrible families were visiting.

  32. Colineo
    Colineo
    November 5, 2013 at 8:04 am | #

    MR. WILLIS:

    I know the character has just recently been introduced and is no longer a student, but would you consider adding Joshua to future fav. character polls?

    Any other support for this, guys?

    • Kladeos
      Kladeos
      November 5, 2013 at 11:07 am | #

      Why would Jocelyne appear when the poll is for favourite undergrad? A bunch of actual undergrads didn’t even make it.

      • David Willis
        David M Willis
        November 5, 2013 at 11:35 pm | #

        Jocelyn isn’t an undergrad and so she won’t be in the undergrad poll.

  33. Spik
    Spik
    November 5, 2013 at 8:57 am | #

    Ruth and Billie are the one of the weirdest love stories. I hope it has a happy ending :p .

  34. Parnifia the Bastard
    Parnifia the Bastard
    November 5, 2013 at 9:11 am | #

    Awww… She does care!

  35. CthulhuPanda36
    CthulhuPanda36
    November 5, 2013 at 11:11 am | #

    For a second, I thought the marks on Billie’s back were claw marks. I didn’t think it was weird until I realized there was a very low chance she fought a tiger between her room and Ruth’s.

    • Mr K
      Mr K
      November 5, 2013 at 11:24 am | #

      It’s Dina’s version of foreplay.

  36. LiamAldam
    LiamAldam
    November 5, 2013 at 12:01 pm | #

    5 days? Feels more like 5 months for some reason…

  37. sidhe3141
    sidhe3141
    November 5, 2013 at 1:42 pm | #

    Was I the only one who saw the title and expected that we’d see Joyce saying something funny?

  38. Tenn
    Tenn
    November 5, 2013 at 3:52 pm | #

    I believe this is an excellent time for hatefucks.

    The most epic of them.

    • Jack Finch
      Jack Finch
      November 5, 2013 at 7:52 pm | #

      Do you think there’s enough hate at the moment? Not that I don’t want them to, I do.

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      November 5, 2013 at 11:28 pm | #

      Uoumight have to settle for drunk-fucks.

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