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by David M Willis on March 27, 2014 at 12:01 am
  • 02 - I Was a Teenage Churchmouse
└ Tags: amber, ruth

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  1. Jen Aside
    Jen Aside
    March 27, 2014 at 12:01 am | #

    some crazy SPIDER-KILLER

    • Jay Eff
      Jay Eff
      March 27, 2014 at 12:09 am | #

      Don’t forget – we’ll have to add “Blaine-Maimer” to her list of titles, as well.

    • Mr. Random
      Mr. Random
      March 27, 2014 at 12:14 am | #

      She will not stop. She has to kill ten more.
      Nine More.
      ten more.

  2. Doctor_Who
    Doctor_Who
    March 27, 2014 at 12:01 am | #

    Ruth gives the best pep talks ever.

    • Deathjavu
      Deathjavu
      March 27, 2014 at 12:03 am | #

      Even when she’s trying really hard to help…it isn’t exactly the most helpful thing.

    • JustCheetoDust
      JustCheetoDust
      March 27, 2014 at 12:03 am | #

      As long as you aren’t particular about seating arrangements during the talk.

    • Tom T.
      Tom T.
      March 27, 2014 at 8:34 am | #

      If she’s going to reach out like this, it might have been a good idea to suggest the various counseling resources available on campus. I guess maybe she did so between strips, and Amber’s not likely to get help anyway.

  3. KingMabel
    KingMabel
    March 27, 2014 at 12:02 am | #

    Damn, should have tried to make it look like a mugging…

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      March 27, 2014 at 12:04 am | #

      Plus you could always use an extra $20.

      • shietka
        shietka
        March 27, 2014 at 1:12 am | #

        Hey, Yotomoe, I’ve been meaning to ask. The sadpanda site that used to have lots of your fanart is down or something. Are they hosted elsewhere? Do you have a tumblr or deviantART page?

        • Yotomoe
          Yotomoe
          March 27, 2014 at 1:37 am | #

          I’ve posted some of them on my sister blog “Yotwomoe” but a good chunk of them are still in my hard drive. Also if you wanna check out my stuff you can try my main blog Yotomoe. Sorry for the self-plug.

    • JustCheetoDust
      JustCheetoDust
      March 27, 2014 at 12:10 am | #

      Cover ups don’t always work out.

    • tinfoil theory
      tinfoil theory
      March 27, 2014 at 2:59 am | #

      It’s not about the money. It’s about sending a message.

      • gangler
        gangler
        March 27, 2014 at 4:13 am | #

        Well yeah, but after you’ve sent your message wouldn’t you like to have a sandwich? Five dollar footlongs, yo!

  4. Plasma Mongoose
    Plasma Mongoose
    March 27, 2014 at 12:02 am | #

    Never has the hovertext been so true. ^_^

    • WaveRocker
      WaveRocker
      March 27, 2014 at 12:40 am | #

      Someone mind typin it out for us viewers on mobile?

      • SilvarrJon
        SilvarrJon
        March 27, 2014 at 12:48 am | #

        “ruth’s just jealous because it wasn’t her”

      • carl320
        carl320
        March 27, 2014 at 1:04 am | #

        Ruth’s just jealous it wasn’t her.

      • RJ
        RJ
        March 27, 2014 at 1:05 am | #

        “ruth’s just jealous it wasn’t her”

        I’m on mobile too. If it’s iOS at least, you can just long-press on the comic.

        • sanddorn
          sanddorn
          March 27, 2014 at 4:25 am | #

          For some weeks you can try and click/push the areas left and right of the navigation to get a nice overlay.

          • sanddorn
            sanddorn
            March 27, 2014 at 4:27 am | #

            No wonder I feel tired if it’s 4:30 AM. Damn you time zones!

        • Chrissy
          Chrissy
          March 27, 2014 at 8:55 am | #

          On an iPhone, you can also just click next to the “first” or “last” buttons

      • Ocbrad1
        Ocbrad1
        March 27, 2014 at 9:21 am | #

        On iOS (and I believe most other mobiles) all you do is tap the blank space to the left of the navigation buttons, and the hover text will…well hover.

  5. Kernanator
    Kernanator
    March 27, 2014 at 12:02 am | #

    A bear. Sure, let’s go with that.

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      March 27, 2014 at 12:05 am | #

      The Amazi-bear.

    • newllend
      newllend
      March 27, 2014 at 12:38 am | #

      Ya a bear dressed yellow perfect story.

      And just in case nobody buys it, we blaim it on Chuck Norris he doesn’t even remember half the guys he’s nearly beaten death how he going to deny it?

    • Animal
      Animal
      March 27, 2014 at 7:26 am | #

      Why do you all keep looking at me?

      • StClair
        StClair
        March 27, 2014 at 9:20 am | #

        … no reason.

      • Ocbrad1
        Ocbrad1
        March 27, 2014 at 9:22 am | #

        Is that a cape you’re wearing?

  6. LiaHansen
    LiaHansen
    March 27, 2014 at 12:02 am | #

    Ouch

  7. Jay Eff
    Jay Eff
    March 27, 2014 at 12:03 am | #

    *reads alt text*

    STOP BEING SO JELLY RUTH.

    • Wack'd
      Wack'd
      March 27, 2014 at 12:06 am | #

      THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH JELLY

      • Stephen Bierce
        Stephen Bierce
        March 27, 2014 at 12:08 am | #

        Tho’ Jelly Wrestling involving Ruth might be a good idea for a spectator sport.

    • Mr. Random
      Mr. Random
      March 27, 2014 at 12:18 am | #

      Am I going have to get peanut butter and a clock?

      • ninja_jesus
        ninja_jesus
        March 27, 2014 at 11:44 am | #

        And a baseball bat?

  8. Darth
    Darth
    March 27, 2014 at 12:03 am | #

    “Ruth’s just jealous it wasn’t her.”

    We’re ALL jealous it wasn’t us.

    • Rheinman
      Rheinman
      March 27, 2014 at 12:05 am | #

      Reminds me of the line of people waiting in line with lead pipes and baseball bats to “calm down” the hysterical woman on “Airplane.”

      I think we would all like to take a turn calming Blaine down.

      • Doctor_Who
        Doctor_Who
        March 27, 2014 at 12:09 am | #

        Wow, strange minds. I type too slow, I guess.

      • someguywithakatana
        someguywithakatana
        March 27, 2014 at 12:47 am | #

        So your comment is really important and wonderful, but can I just say “OH MY GOD! PUPPY! SO CUTE!!!”

        • Rheinman
          Rheinman
          March 27, 2014 at 7:25 am | #

          He is Fluffy, Destroyer of Worlds… and shoes.

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      March 27, 2014 at 12:08 am | #

      Know that scene in Airplane where a line forms to beat the tar out of the hysterical woman?

      I could see us all waiting like that to take a crack at Blaine. It would stretch for miles, concessions vendors would be walking around selling hot dogs and beer, people would bring sleeping bags for the wait.

      Willis could charge $5 a punch and retire on the proceeds.

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

        Let’s put the “Kick” in “Kickstarter”.

      • Porglezomp
        Porglezomp
        March 27, 2014 at 9:52 am | #

        Little men with green wings and Dr Scholl sandals selling scooters.

  9. Yotomoe
    Yotomoe
    March 27, 2014 at 12:03 am | #

    I mean some crazy, dumb, ugly, fat, stupid, stinky, infinitely fallible animal. I mean just the wor-
    “Can you please go?”

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      March 27, 2014 at 12:09 am | #

      “Who is super vulnerable to criticism.”

    • newllend
      newllend
      March 27, 2014 at 12:18 am | #

      “I mean Damn this guy was brutal, I hope they arrest this guy soon he seems to dangerous to be around the public.”

      • TemplarKnight
        TemplarKnight
        March 27, 2014 at 1:11 am | #

        “I mean seriously, the savage beating they laid down on this guy. I don’t believe any tortured past or personal vendetta could justify what was done to this man. I mean the person who did this could not have a soul or any redeeming qualities. And definitely doesn’t deserve to date a guy like Danny.

        You know just speaking in general terms.”

        • John
          John
          March 27, 2014 at 5:43 am | #

          No one deserves to date a guy like Danny.

          Not even Blaine.

  10. Wonder Wig
    Wonder Wig
    March 27, 2014 at 12:03 am | #

    *Aerosmith’s “Crazy” begins playing*

  11. MM
    MM
    March 27, 2014 at 12:04 am | #

    I think Ruth means some AMAZI-animal.

  12. Wack'd
    Wack'd
    March 27, 2014 at 12:07 am | #

    PLAY DRUMS! SMASH BLAINE!

  13. Cholma
    Cholma
    March 27, 2014 at 12:08 am | #

    Blaine just has that affect on some people. (effect?)

    • Vex Godglove
      Vex Godglove
      March 27, 2014 at 12:11 am | #

      Effect. Affect is the verb.

      • Mr. Random
        Mr. Random
        March 27, 2014 at 12:12 am | #

        Amber affected Blaine’s face, but is still feeling the effects, as shown by Ruth talking about Blaine’s personal effects.

        • Pope William T Wodium
          Pope William T Wodium
          March 27, 2014 at 1:12 am | #

          Fortunately Ruth does not suspect her, taken in as she is by Amber’s shy and gentle affect.

          (Obsolete, possibly – but I can’t resist muddying the waters)

          • Shadlyn Wolfe
            Shadlyn Wolfe
            March 27, 2014 at 6:08 am | #

            Could Ruth harbor some affection for Amber’s affectations that affect her judgment regarding the effects of this effective pep talk?

          • Gigafreak
            Gigafreak
            March 27, 2014 at 10:01 am | #

            That beating certainly effected a negative affect in both parties involved.

      • Kamino Neko
        Kamino Neko
        March 27, 2014 at 7:46 am | #

        Affect is also a noun, but not the one needed here. (Also, effect, for its part, can also be a verb, but, again, not one that’s a synonym for affect.)

  14. Albion
    Albion
    March 27, 2014 at 12:09 am | #

    Well if she beats up some Nazis/Turks she could somehow be a toned down version of Alucard

    • JustCheetoDust
      JustCheetoDust
      March 27, 2014 at 12:20 am | #

      Despite playing a lot of 2D Castlevania the past few years I can’t stop thinking about the horrible-ass Captain N version of Alucard.

      • Yotomoe
        Yotomoe
        March 27, 2014 at 12:44 am | #

        It had to coincide with the horrible-ass Captain N version of Simon Belmont.

    • SilverArrowArtemis
      SilverArrowArtemis
      March 27, 2014 at 1:28 am | #

      Am I the only one who thought Hellsing Ultimate?

    • StClair
      StClair
      March 27, 2014 at 9:23 am | #

      Except that it’s Amber (at least as much as her dad) who is a “miserable little pile of secrets.”

  15. Darwin
    Darwin
    March 27, 2014 at 12:09 am | #

    Dumbing of Age, starring Ruth’s shirt. God, I hope we get more panels of Ruth’s shirt. It’s become my favorite character, eclipsing even Dina.

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      March 27, 2014 at 12:45 am | #

      What about Dina’s shirt?

      • Historyman68
        Historyman68
        March 27, 2014 at 7:44 am | #

        Spin-off: Shirting of Age! Featuring all your favorite shirts, just “hangin out”

        • Gigafreak
          Gigafreak
          March 27, 2014 at 10:03 am | #

          …To dry, mostly.

  16. Mr. Random
    Mr. Random
    March 27, 2014 at 12:11 am | #

    I am starting to realize how differently she really acts as Amazi-girl here. Her entire demeanor is completely repressed. And then I think of her smashing Blaine up. It’s insane.

    • timemonkey
      timemonkey
      March 27, 2014 at 1:44 am | #

      She’s kind of broken right now.

  17. Zuzi
    Zuzi
    March 27, 2014 at 12:11 am | #

    Some nice choice words from Ruth

  18. Vile Gamer
    Vile Gamer
    March 27, 2014 at 12:12 am | #

    Ruth always knows the right words to say. Lol

  19. Cheryl
    Cheryl
    March 27, 2014 at 12:12 am | #

    He was in the….. DANGER ZONE

  20. Mr k
    Mr k
    March 27, 2014 at 12:13 am | #

    “Uhh, that biker chick with gloves and long hair did that”.

  21. sps48
    sps48
    March 27, 2014 at 12:14 am | #

    Amber fills her shirt out nicely here. I dunno why I haven’t noticed before.

    • John
      John
      March 27, 2014 at 12:42 am | #

      There’s a reason I started calling it the Amazi-Rack.

      • Yotomoe
        Yotomoe
        March 27, 2014 at 12:45 am | #

        That’s the reason I have to fight back my desire to draw her.

        • John
          John
          March 27, 2014 at 1:38 am | #

          What, you’re worried that, once your pencil has traced the contours of that amazing rack, you’ll forget all about Sierra?

          • Yotomoe
            Yotomoe
            March 27, 2014 at 2:00 am | #

            Amber may have the Amazi-rack but she doesn’t have the AMAZI-EVERYTHING.

            • LimeTH
              LimeTH
              March 27, 2014 at 7:07 am | #

              She’s got some Amazi-hips, though, does that count?

              • Yotomoe
                Yotomoe
                March 27, 2014 at 9:09 am | #

                Fair point…Fair…Point.

  22. Sock
    Sock
    March 27, 2014 at 12:14 am | #

    I am defenseless. Strike me down & your journey towards the darkside will be complete.

    Whoops. Guess she blew that one.

  23. AgentKeen
    AgentKeen
    March 27, 2014 at 12:14 am | #

    Ruth : Man, good thing it wasn’t me, though. I woulda taken his femurs at least.

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      March 27, 2014 at 12:46 am | #

      What a waste. Those perfectly good femurs.

  24. newllend
    newllend
    March 27, 2014 at 12:14 am | #

    Ya Ruth you did a hell of a job giving Amber some support.

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      March 27, 2014 at 12:49 am | #

      Ruth may not have very good support, but she offers decent lift and and flexible straps.

  25. Dr. Zeus
    Dr. Zeus
    March 27, 2014 at 12:16 am | #

    Mayhap Ruth knows and is trying to offer a different way to blow off steam and that last panel is her taking a parting shot saying that Amber’s current path is not a healthy one.

  26. Cass
    Cass
    March 27, 2014 at 12:18 am | #

    Suddenly I really hope that Amber suddenly blurts out a confession from the way Ruth’s unknowing poking at her guilt. I would really like to see them bonding over having anger issues and violent streaks that have lately started dragging them down!

    And then Ruth can become Amber’s Oracle, using the inside info she gets as RA to pass on useful tips about problems that need solving. She even has the red hair and glasses.

    • Riku
      Riku
      March 27, 2014 at 12:48 am | #

      But what about the wheel chair?

      Maybe something involving a drunk driver?

    • Historyman68
      Historyman68
      March 27, 2014 at 7:46 am | #

      Yeah but EVERYBODY in this strip has glasses. At least most of the girls.

  27. JessWitt
    JessWitt
    March 27, 2014 at 12:19 am | #

    Oh dearie dear, people ARE gonna catch on to this. Will this be the end of Amazi-Girl?

    • shietka
      shietka
      March 27, 2014 at 1:04 am | #

      Find out next time! Same Amazi-Time, Same Amazi-Channel! (or should that be Amazi-Site?)

      • JessWitt
        JessWitt
        March 27, 2014 at 3:25 am | #

        Ha! I used to watch the old Batman series, too. YouTube the clips involving a shark, it’s hilarious.

    • Bill
      Bill
      March 27, 2014 at 2:47 am | #

      I think we lost Amazi-Girl in the parking lot outside the AAA office.  If you do a tag search for “amazi-girl”, you will find that Blaine’s beatdown was administered by Amber, not Amazi-Girl, and her only appearance since then was as the front-page picture in the IDS.

  28. Idon'tcarenomore
    Idon'tcarenomore
    March 27, 2014 at 12:23 am | #

    At least Ruth’s session went better here than the first session she called in the common room. Seem to recall she threw someone across the room at that time.

    But, Ruth just ain’t got a clue here, too bad. She could be a strong friend and at least she offered to listen.

    Hope Amber realized that, and that for those who do know what Blaine is like – she has no explanations due to anyone for beating the shit out of him. She is not the animal, he is.

    • No Name
      No Name
      March 27, 2014 at 3:55 am | #

      If he is the animal, then she is at least half animal. Yeah, yeah, temperament’s not really genetic, but there is a nurture aspect. Mike had a point when he pointed out Amber’s preference for submissive types, and the recent show of fury proves that Amber can indeed be at least as bad as her father when properly riled. She has not yet crossed a Moral Event Horizon, and Blaine definitely deserved what he got, but there is still the potential that Amber could become a second generation abuser. It happens surprisingly often in the real world, and I wouldn’t be surprised if Blaine were one.

      • Animal
        Animal
        March 27, 2014 at 7:27 am | #

        “If he is the animal, then she is at least half animal”

        Nope. No relation.

  29. newllend
    newllend
    March 27, 2014 at 12:27 am | #

    Me Amber, me smash puny Blaine.

  30. bob99938
    bob99938
    March 27, 2014 at 12:30 am | #

    Wow. Ruth is really showing her good side. She has a lack of information on the true situation, but yet she works to make it right

  31. C.W. Roden
    C.W. Roden
    March 27, 2014 at 12:37 am | #

    Its more like he let a tiger loose from its cage.

  32. Chaucer59
    Chaucer59
    March 27, 2014 at 12:38 am | #

    Come ON, Amber. The correct response was “Knowing my Dad, he deserved what he got.”

    • tinfoil theory
      tinfoil theory
      March 27, 2014 at 3:08 am | #

      “and I’d do it again! I mean Amazi-girl would do it again. I mean…”

  33. EvergreenFir
    EvergreenFir
    March 27, 2014 at 12:50 am | #

    He set off AmaziDina!

    • Jaxx Sentinel
      Jaxx Sentinel
      March 27, 2014 at 7:49 pm | #

      he released the raptor

  34. Charles Phipps
    Charles Phipps
    March 27, 2014 at 1:26 am | #

    It’s a pity that I still desire Ruth to die in a horrific car accident due to her distaste for Game of Thrones. Otherwise, I’d be supporting her actually trying to help a resident.

    • David M Willis
      David M Willis
      March 27, 2014 at 1:32 am | #

      When did Ruth say she personally disliked Game of Thrones?

      • Cybersnark
        Cybersnark
        March 27, 2014 at 5:54 am | #

        There’s at least one violent death per episode.

        Ruth’s all over that.

    • davidbreslin101
      davidbreslin101
      March 27, 2014 at 9:38 am | #

      Didn’t Ruth’s brother Howard introduce himself to everyone by shouting “Game of Thrones! Game of Thrones!”
      I suspect Ruth’s exasperation would’ve been the same if he’d been yelling “Doctor Who! Doctor Who!”

      • 3oranges
        3oranges
        March 27, 2014 at 2:11 pm | #

        Surely a REAL fan would have loved that introduction, and wanted everyone to see it regardless of age or what else was happening. So obviously, Ruth isn’t a real fan, and for all practical purposes is the same as someone who hates it.

        Charles is going to be all conflicted when it turns out Ruth dies in an accident because she pushes George Martin out of the way of an out of control truck, though.

        • Charles Phipps
          Charles Phipps
          March 27, 2014 at 2:38 pm | #

          Hehe. Point taken. While you might argue the material is inappropriate for a sixteen year old, I guess I felt put off. Anywho, I watched more R-rated movies when I was thirteen than I have movies period since and I turned out…*looks at himself* Okay, I’m supertech short of a supervillain but that’s unrelated!

          • Seerow
            Seerow
            March 29, 2014 at 10:19 am | #

            Game of Thrones is a bit beyond R-Rated anyway. It is often barely a step ahead of being softcore porn. I wouldn’t let a 16 year old watch it.

    • Bill
      Bill
      March 27, 2014 at 1:56 pm | #

      What is this “Throne Game” of which you speak?

      • John
        John
        March 27, 2014 at 3:36 pm | #

        It’s like musical chairs, but with more murder.

  35. GhostWriterL
    GhostWriterL
    March 27, 2014 at 1:46 am | #

    I kinda looked back through the archives and… noticing that there was a lot of evidence pointing to Amber being the campus vigilante that Ruth could have picked up on. The appearance of them in the dorm when she was about to throwdown in the dorm with Billie, the quick escape down the stairs, and… Faz being tied up and delivered to her by Dina to “return to sender” with a rope that had a grappling hook. Now unless Dina is secretly a rock climber and can shapeshift to have a less slender and curvier physique with short brown hair, why ELSE would there be a rope with a grappling hook just available to use to dispose of an unwanted pest?

    Or perhaps Ruth does know, isn’t saying so, and is being really quite vicious with a very passive aggressive way of telling Amber that she thinks she’s absolutely psychotic for what she did to Blaine. I would hope not, though.

    • tinfoil theory
      tinfoil theory
      March 27, 2014 at 3:10 am | #

      She meant it as a compliment.

  36. John
    John
    March 27, 2014 at 3:26 am | #

    For some perverse reason, Amber’s sadface in the last panel makes me laugh.

  37. Kevin
    Kevin
    March 27, 2014 at 4:24 am | #

    Speaking of setting crazy animals the fuck off, sex joke about Ruth and Billie, amirite?

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      March 27, 2014 at 9:57 am | #

      Are you proposing a Fuck-off?

      • nothri
        nothri
        March 27, 2014 at 11:13 pm | #

        Yes. But none of us is yet sure if it will be a request for sex or a request to go away.

        • Kevin
          Kevin
          March 27, 2014 at 11:44 pm | #

          Are you seriously NOT sure if you want Billie and Ruth to have a sex competition?

  38. nothri
    nothri
    March 27, 2014 at 5:33 am | #

    ::looks suspiciously at Animal, the occasional commenter on these very forums::

    WHAT DID YOU DO?

    • Animal
      Animal
      March 27, 2014 at 7:24 am | #

      Hey, don’t look at me.

      • Nothri
        Nothri
        March 27, 2014 at 12:54 pm | #

        Oh, I’m looking at you! For too long you talking bears have been stealing our picnic baskets and shooting us with your damn belly rainbow lasers (maybe I don’t WANNA care ya ever think of that???). Now your beating up svumbags, taking away the jobs of aspiring *human* vigilantes everywhere! The line ends here and now!

        • Jaxx Sentinel
          Jaxx Sentinel
          March 27, 2014 at 6:19 pm | #

          Don’t forget about saying that we can prevent forest fire…fires you talking bears start to hide all the murders and evidence of your thefts and salmon bones D: <! WE KNOW WHAT YOU DID!!

  39. RandomRedMage
    RandomRedMage
    March 27, 2014 at 10:13 am | #

    Total Props for Ruth here, but unfortunately, I don’t think it helped… especially that last little bit, unknowingly calling Amber a “crazy animal.” Mind you, this is that same kind of lack of knowledge that Danny is usually stuck with. So yea, yay for Danny actually being informed at this stage.

  40. Nothri
    Nothri
    March 27, 2014 at 1:06 pm | #

    And before I completely gloss over it…”I have some experience with this”. Allusion to the voice on the other end of the phone during Billie’s spying session

  41. Jerden
    Jerden
    March 27, 2014 at 1:15 pm | #

    Ruth: Shutb up.
    Despite your best intentions, you really aren’t helping!

    • Charles Phipps
      Charles Phipps
      March 27, 2014 at 2:40 pm | #

      While everything is set up for a Ruth/Billie angle and they are fan favorites, scenes like this make me think there could be fun Ruth/someone like Amber relationships. Since Amber has a doppleganger already, maybe there’s MORE STILL.

      • BlackIo
        BlackIo
        March 27, 2014 at 4:22 pm | #

        Ruth/Rose would be the most visually confusing ship ever.

      • nothri
        nothri
        March 27, 2014 at 9:56 pm | #

        I have consulted with my avatar and they say that this arrangement as presented is unacceptable. Then there was a lot of chanting “Billie/Ruth forever”. Then a quick bit of whispering, and a chagrined admission that a threesome of some variety might be acceptable.

  42. maycroft
    maycroft
    March 27, 2014 at 6:46 pm | #

    Amber: “Who’re you calling animal?”

  43. DarkExarch
    DarkExarch
    March 27, 2014 at 9:11 pm | #

    I AM NOT AN ANIMAL! I’M A HUMAN BEING!

  44. nothri
    nothri
    March 27, 2014 at 9:51 pm | #

    Amber is the crazy animal this university deserves….but not the one it needs right now.

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