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by David M Willis on March 24, 2014 at 12:01 am
  • 02 - I Was a Teenage Churchmouse
└ Tags: amber, dina, ruth

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  1. Jen Aside
    Jen Aside
    March 24, 2014 at 12:01 am | #

    “Should I be making a =D or D= face?”

    • berober
      berober
      March 24, 2014 at 12:03 am | #

      =Dina?

      • rachel
        rachel
        March 24, 2014 at 12:04 am | #

        yaaaaaaaaaaay

        • Mr. Random
          Mr. Random
          March 24, 2014 at 12:07 am | #

          Appropriate Kermit flailing.

          • Dante
            Dante
            March 24, 2014 at 10:47 am | #

            http://i.imgur.com/07GHrh2.gif

  2. Opus the Poet
    Opus the Poet
    March 24, 2014 at 12:01 am | #

    Dina never change.

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      March 24, 2014 at 12:02 am | #

      On the contrary, she changed quite quickly between panels.

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      March 24, 2014 at 12:13 am | #

      But then her clothes will get dirty. Noone wants a stinky Dina.

      • Khrene
        Khrene
        March 24, 2014 at 12:31 am | #

        I can say with confidence that there are people are into that, solely based on the fact that I’ve seen people who are into weirder and even more oddly specific stuff than that.

  3. Mr. Random
    Mr. Random
    March 24, 2014 at 12:01 am | #

    so, Dina’s Batman then?

    • Questionor
      Questionor
      March 24, 2014 at 12:06 am | #

      Dina is Alfred!

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        March 24, 2014 at 12:11 am | #

        Considering how quickly she changed in and out of the Amazi-suit, Dina is more likely the Flash.

        • Jen Aside
          Jen Aside
          March 24, 2014 at 12:22 am | #

          It’s a tearaway suit

          • Plasma Mongoose
            Plasma Mongoose
            March 24, 2014 at 12:47 am | #

            Like a stripper’s costume? OH MY!

            • MichaelHaneline
              MichaelHaneline
              March 24, 2014 at 8:43 pm | #

              So, the Flasher then.

        • Rutee
          Rutee
          March 24, 2014 at 4:17 am | #

          Its just really big on her

      • Sheller153
        Sheller153
        March 24, 2014 at 7:38 pm | #

        Dina Pennyworth at your service Mistress Amber, shall I prepare the Amazemobile?

        • Rheinman
          Rheinman
          March 24, 2014 at 8:30 pm | #

          That would be… Amazing!

      • BrokenEye, True False Prophet
        BrokenEye, True False Prophet
        September 25, 2015 at 5:29 am | #

        Well of course she is. Because Alfred is Batman.

  4. Cragalanch
    Cragalanch
    March 24, 2014 at 12:02 am | #

    Dina: Master of the quick-change

    • Totz the Plaid
      Totz the Plaid
      March 24, 2014 at 12:06 am | #

      Potentially, she hadn’t even zipped up the suit, so she could just slip her arms out the sleeves and let it drop off her.

    • David
      David
      March 24, 2014 at 9:14 am | #

      She just switched the holo off again.

  5. they gon bang
    they gon bang
    March 24, 2014 at 12:02 am | #

    they gon bang

    • EvilPenguin
      EvilPenguin
      March 24, 2014 at 12:02 am | #

      i got so excited for that comment i put it in my name slot by accident

      • Opus the Poet
        Opus the Poet
        March 24, 2014 at 12:43 am | #

        Well, yes. But who is banging whom. There are many ships in the Dumbiverse

      • Shadow12000
        Shadow12000
        March 24, 2014 at 1:21 am | #

        I thought there was literally a commenter named “They gon bang” too. I’m disappointed.

        • they gon bang
          they gon bang
          March 24, 2014 at 2:58 pm | #

          there is now!

          • Perfect Gravatar
            Perfect Gravatar
            March 24, 2014 at 6:30 pm | #

            Perfect gravatar

      • Darth Cariss
        Darth Cariss
        March 24, 2014 at 3:06 am | #

        That is a pretty great name.

        • Ocbrad1
          Ocbrad1
          March 24, 2014 at 9:28 am | #

          Especially for this crowd of shippers!

  6. David Herbert
    David Herbert
    March 24, 2014 at 12:02 am | #

    “Your eyes indicate you are insecure about your position of power. Do you also dress up as a superhero?”

    • AgentKeen
      AgentKeen
      March 24, 2014 at 12:03 am | #

      “You have a symbol on your chest. Are you a superhero right now?”

      • Ivan
        Ivan
        March 24, 2014 at 12:08 am | #

        They have the pussy. They know they have Super-Powers.

        • Opus the Poet
          Opus the Poet
          March 24, 2014 at 12:47 am | #

          But it does not appear that any of them have “The Most Common Female Superpower”.

          • Beige
            Beige
            March 24, 2014 at 6:59 am | #

            ummmmm, take another look at Amber’s torso for me 😉

          • David
            David
            March 24, 2014 at 9:16 am | #

            Take hours to dress?

  7. Vile Gamer
    Vile Gamer
    March 24, 2014 at 12:03 am | #

    I wonder what’s on Ruth’s mind?

    • Opus the Poet
      Opus the Poet
      March 24, 2014 at 12:20 am | #

      That Amber’s father is probably a sociopath who gets physically violent with women, and wanted to tell Amber not to expect any more visits from him on campus, legal visits at any rate.

      • Opus the Poet
        Opus the Poet
        March 24, 2014 at 12:41 am | #

        …and SHE wanted to tell…

    • Beachfox
      Beachfox
      March 24, 2014 at 12:37 am | #

      Probably finally going through on that “I need to tell that Amber girl that her dad’s been trying to get back onto campus but security’s been chasing him off.” thing she mentioned a few days/a year ago (in-comic/IRL time).

      Because Ruth is all about the timely information.

    • tinfoil theory
      tinfoil theory
      March 24, 2014 at 4:01 am | #

      That Amber is surprisingly difficult to get a hold of for a WoW-addicted shut-in.

    • begbert2
      begbert2
      March 24, 2014 at 10:02 am | #

      Possibly that conversation she wanted to have when a distraught Amber was in a stairwell.

    • gypsyreborn
      gypsyreborn
      March 24, 2014 at 10:28 am | #

      is ruth “The Boshy”? her shirt says she is.

  8. Doctor_Who
    Doctor_Who
    March 24, 2014 at 12:03 am | #

    Dina knows no fear. Is she looks scared, she’s only humoring you.

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      March 24, 2014 at 12:14 am | #

      Why would a dinosaur fear feeble man?

      • tinfoil theory
        tinfoil theory
        March 24, 2014 at 4:24 am | #

        Because dinosaurs taste like chicken.

        • Fred Garber
          Fred Garber
          March 24, 2014 at 8:28 pm | #

          And velociraptors are about the same size….

    • Ivan
      Ivan
      March 24, 2014 at 11:24 am | #

      Knowing no fear is a feature of Borderline Personality Disorder and other mental/social dysfunction.

      • HMRC4EVR
        HMRC4EVR
        March 24, 2014 at 12:42 pm | #

        Doesn’t hurt if you’re trying to get into the Green Lantern Corps.

  9. The Meek Ninja
    The Meek Ninja
    March 24, 2014 at 12:03 am | #

    Nobody intimidates Dina when the “Raptor” is on her side!

  10. Fen_Star
    Fen_Star
    March 24, 2014 at 12:04 am | #

    Come on Ruth, she is trying to accomadate you. You don’t have to act like that.

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      March 24, 2014 at 12:06 am | #

      Dina’s lack of true fear disturbs Ruth greatly.

      • jeffepp
        jeffepp
        March 24, 2014 at 12:34 am | #

        This

        • Gravissime
          Gravissime
          March 24, 2014 at 7:58 am | #

          “she’s weird! she’s weird!” *Sharks rapidly jump back into the water and run away*

          • N0083rP00F
            N0083rP00F
            March 24, 2014 at 11:46 am | #

            Dragons freeze in mid person squishing stomp, get very creeped out, and then back away with all due haste.

          • John
            John
            March 24, 2014 at 8:30 pm | #

            Freshwater sharks can swim up the Ohio River into Indiana.

  11. Flimsyfishy
    Flimsyfishy
    March 24, 2014 at 12:04 am | #

    Still hoping for Amazi-Girl and her sidekick Dinasaurus to happen sometime.

    • newllend
      newllend
      March 24, 2014 at 12:34 am | #

      Soon my friend, soon.

    • MiraiKira
      MiraiKira
      March 24, 2014 at 2:18 pm | #

      I deduce Dina has raptor powers, presumably from being bitten by a radioactive raptor, I know this because if xkcd has taught me anything, it is that raptors know no fear.

  12. Wonder Wig
    Wonder Wig
    March 24, 2014 at 12:04 am | #

    If Dina had her brain downloaded to a computer she would be EDI.

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      March 24, 2014 at 12:05 am | #

      Unless she goes nuts and becomes Glad0s.

    • Jason
      Jason
      March 24, 2014 at 5:07 am | #

      Great, now her every line shall sound like EDI to me and I shall forever be disappointed when she does not say “…that was a joke.”

      You may have ruined either EDI or Dina for me, I’m not sure which, and I’m not sure how upset I should be.

  13. Plasma Mongoose
    Plasma Mongoose
    March 24, 2014 at 12:05 am | #

    “I have no fear, for fear is the little death that kills me over and over. Without fear, I die but once.”

    • Ancestral Hamster
      Ancestral Hamster
      March 24, 2014 at 2:01 am | #

      Bene Gesserit witch!


      It is by will alone I set my mind in motion.
      It is by the juice of Sapho that thoughts acquire speed,
      the lips acquire stains, stains become a warning.
      It is by will alone I set this mind in motion.

      • tinfoil theory
        tinfoil theory
        March 24, 2014 at 4:00 am | #

        I thought it was the juice of Sappho?

        • Smartass
          Smartass
          March 24, 2014 at 7:03 am | #

          In doubt, use oranges.

      • ThemSapphicVibes
        ThemSapphicVibes
        March 24, 2014 at 11:18 pm | #

        mmm… I’d be all over the juices of Sappho….

        • Mally
          Mally
          July 24, 2015 at 7:30 am | #

          That gravatar is perfect.

  14. Idon'tcarenomore
    Idon'tcarenomore
    March 24, 2014 at 12:05 am | #

    Ah yeah!. Gotta doubt just how ‘terrified she really is.
    Go Dina….cutest thing there is in the comic.

  15. Patrick
    Patrick
    March 24, 2014 at 12:05 am | #

    Dude what the hell didn’t realize that Dina was Deluxe class and Ruth was Voyager class. Where is the scale chart.

  16. Count Dracula
    Count Dracula
    March 24, 2014 at 12:05 am | #

    Without context, it can sometimes be difficult to remember that Dina and Amber are both really freaking short. I’m not sure if that’s interesting or not, but it’s what I’m taking away from this strip.

    • Jay Eff
      Jay Eff
      March 24, 2014 at 12:14 am | #

      RUTH (to Dina): “You will address me as Your Tallness.”

      • Yotomoe
        Yotomoe
        March 24, 2014 at 12:16 am | #

        The Talless hate Invader Dina so they sent her to Indiana U.

        • Jay Eff
          Jay Eff
          March 24, 2014 at 12:20 am | #

          So that hat is her “Gir,” I take it?

          • Doctor_Who
            Doctor_Who
            March 24, 2014 at 12:23 am | #

            No, the hat IS Dina. She comes from a species of sentient parasitic hats. They are like Yeerks, but more adorable.

            She descended upon a random teenage girl, and is using her as a host.

            …Come to think of it, I believe that was the exact plot of an episode of Darkwing Duck.

            • vlademir1
              vlademir1
              March 24, 2014 at 3:36 am | #

              It may have been… been many a year, but that sounds familiar in that context.

              *engages in film hacker stereotype typing sequence*

              OK yeah, per the wiki they were known as “The Brainteasers”. [a href=”http://darkwingduck.wikia.com/wiki/The_Brainteasers”]Link[/a]

              • Osaru Sensei
                Osaru Sensei
                March 24, 2014 at 4:52 am | #

                Like so?

  17. Super Duper
    Super Duper
    March 24, 2014 at 12:08 am | #

    Glad to know that Ruth still enjoys being the Matron Mother Malice Do’Urden of this strip.

    • fudo81
      fudo81
      March 24, 2014 at 6:09 am | #

      Who’s Drizzt then?

  18. Yotomoe
    Yotomoe
    March 24, 2014 at 12:08 am | #

    This concept…This…”fear”… What is?

  19. JessWitt
    JessWitt
    March 24, 2014 at 12:08 am | #

    It’s interesting to see Ruth be so concerned and scary at the same time. Who else can pull that off?

  20. Plasma Mongoose
    Plasma Mongoose
    March 24, 2014 at 12:09 am | #

    Don’t know why flying makes you think that you could die Willis, especially since riding in a car is way more likely to kill ya.

    • saltchocolate
      saltchocolate
      March 24, 2014 at 12:17 am | #

      And anyway, don’t even joke about that, Willis!

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        March 24, 2014 at 12:19 am | #

        Maybe he sees himself as the Buddy Holly of webcomics. *shrugs*

        • RK
          RK
          March 24, 2014 at 12:37 am | #

          Pretty sure Willis is over 27 though.

          • Ancestral Hamster
            Ancestral Hamster
            March 24, 2014 at 2:03 am | #

            It’s okay as long as he doesn’t get into a plane with another two webcomic artists. Then, and only then, will we have “The Day the Intrawebs died”.

            • Reltzik
              Reltzik
              March 24, 2014 at 3:10 am | #

              Drove my browser to the website but the website was dry. Them comment threads were shipping Zoe and Di… and they’ll be doing it ’til the day that I die… doing it ’til the day that I die…

              • Ancestral Hamster
                Ancestral Hamster
                March 24, 2014 at 3:16 am | #

                Ah, “American Pie”, so to speak. Two thumbs up.

      • Reltzik
        Reltzik
        March 24, 2014 at 3:12 am | #

        …. you do realize that telling Willis not to joke about it ensures that he will joke about it more.

        …. How many levels of…

        … okay, are you using an EVEN or ODD number of levels of reverse psychology?

        • Ancestral Hamster
          Ancestral Hamster
          March 24, 2014 at 3:17 am | #

          “Never bet against a Sicilian when death is on the line!”

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      March 24, 2014 at 12:18 am | #

      Or just being in the kitchen.

      • tinfoil theory
        tinfoil theory
        March 24, 2014 at 4:05 am | #

        Most people die in bed.

    • MarcinMN
      MarcinMN
      March 24, 2014 at 12:19 am | #

      If he does die though, I certainly hope he has someone lined up to at least post the rest of the comic buffer. The last strip before the plane doesn’t have to be the last! 😉

      • David Willis
        David M Willis
        March 24, 2014 at 12:39 am | #

        The buffer is automated. I have strips uploaded through the date seen on the site.

        • Opus the Poet
          Opus the Poet
          March 24, 2014 at 12:45 am | #

          Yay! A legacy! (However brief it may be)

          • Kernanator
            Kernanator
            March 24, 2014 at 11:45 am | #

            “Brief” is not a word most people would use to describe Willis’ buffer.

    • Blue Dragon
      Blue Dragon
      March 24, 2014 at 3:18 am | #

      He probably has to travel to and from the airport in a car. He didn’t specify what kind of vehicle he might be in should this event occur. Two car trips plus a plane trip are potentially over twice as likely for a crash to occur than just one car trip.

  21. Joe
    Joe
    March 24, 2014 at 12:10 am | #

    Dina’s true superpower has been revealed:
    She literally knows no fear.

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      March 24, 2014 at 12:13 am | #

      It’s an even better power than Immune To Criticism.

    • Jay Eff
      Jay Eff
      March 24, 2014 at 12:16 am | #

      I suspect Dina does know fear.
      She just isn’t afraid of what other people think she ought to be..

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      March 24, 2014 at 12:18 am | #

      Is that a superpower or a disability?

      • Opus the Poet
        Opus the Poet
        March 24, 2014 at 12:22 am | #

        Well for DareDevil it was part of his superpower suite.

        • begbert2
          begbert2
          March 24, 2014 at 10:08 am | #

          And Green Lantern. You know, before the movie.

    • Stephen Bierce
      Stephen Bierce
      March 24, 2014 at 12:27 am | #

      We don’t know the meaning of ‘fear’
      We play every moment by ear
      One for all and all for one
      Everybody’s on the run
      Especially at this time of year!
      –Paul McCartney, “Spies Like Us”

      • Jonathan S.
        Jonathan S.
        March 24, 2014 at 1:38 am | #

        “Groo does not know the meaning of the word ‘fear’! Also the words ‘prevaricate’, ‘mendicant’, and ‘mulch’.”

        • Ancestral Hamster
          Ancestral Hamster
          March 24, 2014 at 2:04 am | #

          “There’s no such word as ‘fear” in auto racing!”
          – Tom Slick –

          • N0083rP00F
            N0083rP00F
            March 24, 2014 at 1:59 pm | #

            Also the vikings, some Romans and a few gauls didn’t know the meaning of the word – well – that is until Cacofonix begins his Bardic ways.

            • 3oranges
              3oranges
              March 24, 2014 at 5:17 pm | #

              Nobody knew the meaning of the word “fear” until the Medieval English, but “terror” goes back to the Romans.

            • dralou
              dralou
              March 24, 2014 at 6:37 pm | #

              …An Asterix reference, here ?!?

              So, the bard is called Cacofonix in English… It sure is appropriate.

    • Jake
      Jake
      March 24, 2014 at 2:04 am | #

      She is a kender.

      • John
        John
        March 24, 2014 at 6:11 am | #

        Impossible. Committing genocide against Dina is not a moral imperative.

      • Ocbrad1
        Ocbrad1
        March 24, 2014 at 9:32 am | #

        Ahhh, I thought I sensed some Tasslehoff in her.

  22. Tainnryst
    Tainnryst
    March 24, 2014 at 12:12 am | #

    Daaaang. Ruth is taaaall. No wait we’re talking about Dina and Amber here. Yeah Ruth is average. The company is short.

  23. GoogerGeiger
    GoogerGeiger
    March 24, 2014 at 12:12 am | #

    I was kind of expecting Ruth to have gone full relapsed alcoholic by now.

    • newllend
      newllend
      March 24, 2014 at 12:35 am | #

      And throw all that work down the drain? No way.

  24. Bunivasal
    Bunivasal
    March 24, 2014 at 12:12 am | #

    Dina is not afraid, but given Ruth’s violent, unpredictable temper, sher lack of fear underscores her disability interpreting other humans and their motivations. Or identifies her as a cold blooded badass.

    • tinfoil theory
      tinfoil theory
      March 24, 2014 at 4:14 am | #

      She is a ninja. She has faced and defeated worse than a femurectomy.

  25. MM
    MM
    March 24, 2014 at 12:12 am | #

    No regrets, Willis. (Besides, this one’s got Dina, so you’re covered.)

  26. Sam
    Sam
    March 24, 2014 at 12:14 am | #

    Oh right, Ruth still didn’t tell her about Blaine’s attempt to sneak in that one night.

  27. Kernanator
    Kernanator
    March 24, 2014 at 12:16 am | #

    Dinadevil: The Girl Without Fear

    • Dean
      Dean
      March 24, 2014 at 1:27 am | #

      No, no it’s DinaDevil Dinosaur. Maybe Danny can be Moon-Boy.

      • N0083rP00F
        N0083rP00F
        March 24, 2014 at 2:01 pm | #

        Danny Moon Moon – I love my memes XD

    • ninja_jesus
      ninja_jesus
      March 24, 2014 at 7:50 am | #

      I kinda like DiNA, pronounced “DNA”.

  28. Xerxes93
    Xerxes93
    March 24, 2014 at 12:24 am | #

    shouldn’t Dina be in like, class or something?

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      March 24, 2014 at 12:28 am | #

      I was about to say we’ve never seen her in class, but I guess there was that one time she got back Walky’s math notes.

      Or maybe she’s in class every day, but we never see her because she’s behind the door.

    • MrMyerst
      MrMyerst
      March 24, 2014 at 12:58 am | #

      My guess is, given what we know about Dina, she gets bored (maybe frustrated) with the slow pace of class, and goes off to learn on her own.
      I imagine, and will state it as fact even though I have no evidence, that she only goes to class to:

      1- Observe the traditional educational environment
      2- Observe people

      This is all conjecture, but…

  29. newllend
    newllend
    March 24, 2014 at 12:29 am | #

    I see Ruth now a days in the same way I see She Hulk or wonder woman, a powerful women to be feard but the nature they have kind of makes her less intimodateing, only when she wants to be.

    • Chase
      Chase
      March 24, 2014 at 12:35 am | #

      Ahhhh! Grammar.

  30. Plasma Mongoose
    Plasma Mongoose
    March 24, 2014 at 12:29 am | #

    …and the last panel sinks any plans for the RS Runa/Dith.

    • Rutee
      Rutee
      March 24, 2014 at 4:20 am | #

      Oh ye of little faith. I can already see how that would work out~

  31. seeprybyrun
    seeprybyrun
    March 24, 2014 at 1:03 am | #

    Anyone else read Dina in Starfire’s voice?

    • Jaxx Sentinel
      Jaxx Sentinel
      March 24, 2014 at 4:09 am | #

      And now I’m hearing it

    • N0083rP00F
      N0083rP00F
      March 24, 2014 at 2:06 pm | #

      Always did though I tried to hear it in Ravens voice and got a headache. Then I tried Jinx but it kept slipping back to starfire.

  32. Darwin
    Darwin
    March 24, 2014 at 1:05 am | #

    The cheerful expression on Dina’s face just kills me.

  33. Pyr05
    Pyr05
    March 24, 2014 at 1:12 am | #

    Dina’s not afraid of NAAAUUTHHINNN’!

    • Jerden
      Jerden
      March 24, 2014 at 2:20 pm | #

      But she can try her best to pretend, if it makes you feel better.

  34. JoeMerl
    JoeMerl
    March 24, 2014 at 1:16 am | #

    “I once skinned a dinosaur and made it into this hat. As of that moment, I fear nothing but human social interaction.”

  35. Valdrax
    Valdrax
    March 24, 2014 at 1:52 am | #

    Now, why would Ruth be so hostile to Dina. What was the last time they were in the same strip toge—

    Ohhhhhhhhh. That’s why.

    • David
      David
      March 24, 2014 at 9:23 am | #

      Huh. It would appear that the current strip is not the first time that Dina has been raiding Amber’s prop closet.

  36. TheOtherDibbler
    TheOtherDibbler
    March 24, 2014 at 1:53 am | #

    Well, Ruth doesn’t seem like she heard/registered what Amber just said, so she might get away with it.

  37. IncadescentFlame
    IncadescentFlame
    March 24, 2014 at 2:21 am | #

    This sounds like a hint that is supposed to be taken. May I have the hint now? I believe I should show it to others as proof that I am adjusting.

  38. Baker
    Baker
    March 24, 2014 at 2:36 am | #

    Or in case your plane goes somewhere it shouldn’t and disappears.

  39. caesaria82
    caesaria82
    March 24, 2014 at 2:38 am | #

    I love everything about this strip, but I think I love Dina’s quick-change skills the most.

    • Al Schroeder
      Al Schroeder
      March 24, 2014 at 9:48 am | #

      She could become her own superheroine—Dinosaur Damsal, perhpas.

  40. Bane
    Bane
    March 24, 2014 at 2:47 am | #

    Now was not the time for fear, that comes later

  41. Bane
    Bane
    March 24, 2014 at 2:48 am | #

    How do you change the picture? I have not been able to learn this.

  42. Yotomoe
    Yotomoe
    March 24, 2014 at 2:57 am | #

    I’m here to make one of your many clones Jealous. Not the blonde one, but the Asian one.

    • Rutee
      Rutee
      March 24, 2014 at 6:00 am | #

      Willis knows what fear is. He simply chooses to ignore it; see: Him siccing Homestuck fans on Spike so and so (My memory for names is awful)

  43. ninja_jesus
    ninja_jesus
    March 24, 2014 at 3:06 am | #

    R.I.P. David Willis

    He got out.

  44. Rutee
    Rutee
    March 24, 2014 at 6:00 am | #

    Oh Ruth. You’re kind of cute reacting to someone who isn’t helping you cope. Dina, of course, is always incredibly adorable.

    • Rutee
      Rutee
      March 24, 2014 at 6:07 am | #

      Ah, crap. I just realized this is the point in the story where Amber and Ruth will echo Danny and Billie, but Willis being Willis, Ruth will become more furious when the reminder is brought up, and thus veer the ship further back into the storm.

  45. Arturo
    Arturo
    March 24, 2014 at 6:46 am | #

    Mmm, I’m starting worry Dina’s autism is being used a little too heavily as a character novelty without ever really getting to know the actual person.

    • ninja_jesus
      ninja_jesus
      March 24, 2014 at 7:42 am | #

      It hasn’t been established that Dina has autism, so saying that autism is being used as a “character novelty” is inaccurate. It’s true that we have no real backstory on her right now, and I’m really looking forward to seeing it, but for now, I think that it’s best not to claim that Dina has any specific disorder until Willis explains it in the comic. All we can really say for certain is that Dina is very socially impaired and is a big fan of dinosaurs.

      • Al Schroeder
        Al Schroeder
        March 24, 2014 at 9:47 am | #

        Yeah, as the father of two autistic sons, I’d really not have Dina formally diagnosed with that–granted mine were on the far end of the autism spectrum (totally nonverbal) still I’d rather not she be formally diagnosed with anything save PERHAPS Asperger’s. She’s socially clueless and obsessed with dinosaurs. Either could be a sign of Aspy’s, but not necessarily so.

    • begbert2
      begbert2
      March 24, 2014 at 10:16 am | #

      At this point it’s less character novelty and more character *consistency*: this is the way Dina is and this is how she’ll act unless presented with a stimulus that prompts a different response. You know, like a creationist or something.

  46. Jimmy
    Jimmy
    March 24, 2014 at 6:52 am | #

    I may have missed this discussion in prior strips but do we know exactly how tall Ruth is? She seems to tower over almost everyone.

    • BlackIo
      BlackIo
      March 24, 2014 at 4:53 pm | #

      Walkypedia says 5’7″.

      • David Willis
        David M Willis
        March 24, 2014 at 6:02 pm | #

        Dumbing of Age Ruth is a bit taller than that. Dumbiverse Billie’s 5’7″ and Ruth is taller than Billie.

  47. ZORK
    ZORK
    March 24, 2014 at 7:46 am | #

    Man, that’s quite an eerie alt text.

    Also, Dina is awesome again.

  48. Yarrr
    Yarrr
    March 24, 2014 at 7:52 am | #

    DIna: You don’t scare me bongo.

    • N0083rP00F
      N0083rP00F
      March 24, 2014 at 2:11 pm | #

      No No No… It’s … “You don’t scare me mammal.

  49. NF
    NF
    March 24, 2014 at 8:25 am | #

    Dina is a dinosaur-loving ninja.

  50. maarvarq
    maarvarq
    March 24, 2014 at 8:36 am | #

    Dina shows that, in her own quiet way, she’s kind of a badass.

    • David
      David
      March 24, 2014 at 9:26 am | #

      The real offense is not her being badass but rather her being helpful.

  51. Jerden
    Jerden
    March 24, 2014 at 2:22 pm | #

    Dina’s learning the importance of pretending to be a normal human being, in order to reassure the people around her.
    And really, does anyone do any more that?

  52. Quiwi
    Quiwi
    March 24, 2014 at 2:50 pm | #

    I just finished reading the ol’ walkyverse comics. Dunno what to say, except DAMN YOU WILLIS!

  53. nothri
    nothri
    March 24, 2014 at 3:24 pm | #

    Ruth, as badass as I think you are, I sincerely doubt your ability to follow through on any threats made towards someone as totally unobtrusive and harmless as Dina. While you have no compunctions about handing an asshat his own butt or getting rather “insistent” that rules be followed, I have yet to see you actively bully or harrass someone who didn’t fall into those categories.

    ….At least no one you weren’t secretly hoping to bone.

  54. CianM1301
    CianM1301
    March 24, 2014 at 4:21 pm | #

    Wow, Dina gets changed fast.

  55. Tealjoy
    Tealjoy
    March 24, 2014 at 6:34 pm | #

    Dina is a superhero all her own, she changed in a flash.

  56. bob99938
    bob99938
    March 24, 2014 at 9:15 pm | #

    Welp, this is bad. Potentially

    • John
      John
      March 24, 2014 at 11:02 pm | #

      I think good is more likely, if they can actually open up to each other. Amber and Ruth have a lot in common, and I think they’d both benefit from a chat. And I doubt Ruth has any particular desire to get Amber in trouble for any of the stuff she’s done, nor do I think she feels any real obligation to do so just because it might be her job.

      Of course, speculating that anything would be good around here always makes me imagine Willis rubbing his hands together and chortling in evil glee at my naïvety as he reads the comments.

  57. Sergei Andropov
    Sergei Andropov
    March 24, 2014 at 11:10 pm | #

    I see dead people. We need Mike to get in on this.

  58. Francesca
    Francesca
    July 18, 2014 at 6:39 am | #

    I think Dina is the bad-assest of them all.

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