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by David M Willis on December 13, 2010 at 12:01 am
  • 03 - Men are from Beck, Women are from Clark
└ Tags: dorothy, jennifer, walky

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  1. Jen Aside
    Jen Aside
    December 13, 2010 at 12:01 am | #

    WOO CO-ED DORMS

    [our college was barely a co-ed CAMPUS]

    • Teowulf
      Teowulf
      December 13, 2010 at 12:10 am | #

      Co-ed dorms? Pfft, that’s nothing. Co-ed bathrooms are the way to go.

      • Jen Aside
        Jen Aside
        December 13, 2010 at 12:59 am | #

        Starship Troopers, yes?

        • Taellosse
          Taellosse
          December 13, 2010 at 6:39 pm | #

          Do you refer to the book or the movie? If the latter, you should be scolded most severely. New Battlestar Galactica is a far more acceptable reference to co-ed bathrooms in science fiction.

          • Jen Aside
            Jen Aside
            December 13, 2010 at 11:56 pm | #

            When the deliberate extent of brain-melting media you consume is what bullshit happens to come on the telly during family get-togethers, that’s what you get.

            BSG bored the hell out of me, anyway *runs away*

          • John Harmon
            John Harmon
            December 16, 2010 at 1:40 pm | #

            What’s wrong with Starship Troopers, the movie? It’s amazing.

            • Jenny Creed
              Jenny Creed
              June 3, 2013 at 7:43 am | #

              well, the shower scene is kind of weird because it’s like in the future we’ll have co-ed showers but only with nudity above the waist.

              But the movie is great and if anyone says different I’ll make the gesture with my hand flying back over my head and say “whoosh” at you.

      • baffo32
        baffo32
        December 13, 2010 at 10:23 am | #

        do those exist? I know many colleges are doing co-ed roommates, though, which seems a pretty big step.

        • Lyman Green
          Lyman Green
          December 13, 2010 at 12:59 pm | #

          Yes, co-ed bathrooms exist. Well, I can only speak from personal experience. When I was in college (’88-’92) we had co-ed bathrooms in the co-ed dorms.

        • Roborat
          Roborat
          December 13, 2010 at 4:52 pm | #

          Yup, I was in a co-ed dorm in the early 80s. It was supposed to be separate bathrooms (there were three wings, one bathroom in each). But after about two weeks, we said screw it, and just started using the closest bathroom. It was funny that some of the guys wouldn’t use the urinals. I didn’t care. Plus it was fun seeing the girls before they got their hair done and makeup on; pretty scary sometimes. Plus, I discovered that girls can make some of the most horrible smells, much worse than guys.

        • Kamino Neko
          Kamino Neko
          December 13, 2010 at 9:31 pm | #

          Indeed they do. The bathrooms in the residence I was in weren’t that big – only 2 stalls, 2 sinks, and the shower – but they were co-ed. (Obviously, only in co-ed houses – the all-girl house, obviously, had single-sex washrooms.)

        • David McGuire
          David McGuire
          December 14, 2010 at 2:51 am | #

          I had co-ed dorms in college.

          • David McGuire
            David McGuire
            December 14, 2010 at 2:52 am | #

            Oh, you meant do coed bathrooms exist.

        • tahrey
          tahrey
          May 15, 2012 at 7:35 am | #

          Yeah, mine was like that as well, though typical pokey british-style 😉

          One person to a (cell-like) room, shared kitchen arguably not large enough to get everyone into at once, and a shared washroom with three toilet stalls, one shower, and a row of about seven washbasins… in their own stalls. It was a bit strange.

          Oh and two actual baths, in their own broomcupboard-like rooms with windowless doors and external light switches. Some genius came up with that. Needless to say they weren’t much used, even though we effectively had free hot water.

      • Rogue of Space
        Rogue of Space
        June 25, 2013 at 12:14 pm | #

        How about just a college where people are allowed to live and act like the adults they all legally are?

  2. RaijinK
    RaijinK
    December 13, 2010 at 12:03 am | #

    “Go away!”
    “Get back here!”
    Oh Billie, so transparent.

    • Undrave
      Undrave
      December 13, 2010 at 1:10 am | #

      Oh yeah she feels really lonely but can’t help be tsundere to Walky. So cute in a way…

    • agentksilver
      agentksilver
      December 13, 2010 at 8:16 am | #

      She’s not even trying to hide it! :D:D:D:D

    • Kokopure
      Kokopure
      December 13, 2010 at 1:41 pm | #

      I’m not even any shade of shipper for them but I admit I found that awfully suspicious.

      • Fauxlosopher
        Fauxlosopher
        December 13, 2010 at 4:41 pm | #

        She wants to vocalize to him why she’s to important to talk to him. It’s an interestingly circular logic, but at the same time, it’s a show on how she’s trying to belittle Walky to feel better about herself. Having been the center of attention for a while, having been blown off by Walky really, really has to hurt.

  3. Dierna
    Dierna
    December 13, 2010 at 12:03 am | #

    it was shortly after this that Walky became the new lead singer of the Gorillaz….

    • arjay2813
      arjay2813
      December 13, 2010 at 12:12 am | #

      very close to 2D, but he has whites in his eyes still. from now on i’m gonna hear Walky talking like 2D in my head, lol

    • Ragnal
      Ragnal
      December 13, 2010 at 12:22 am | #

      Add some purple hair, a creepy mustache…

  4. David Herbert
    David Herbert
    December 13, 2010 at 12:04 am | #

    Quiet you, I must make an ass of myself in front of the cute blonde girl I’m crushing on!

  5. Fissioninferno
    Fissioninferno
    December 13, 2010 at 12:05 am | #

    Deer in the headlights look?

    MAYDAY MAYDAY ABANDON MISSION ABORT ABORT

    • Joebo
      Joebo
      December 13, 2010 at 12:38 am | #

      ACHTUNG!

  6. Dedlok
    Dedlok
    December 13, 2010 at 12:05 am | #

    I-it’s not like I’m giving you this because I like you or anything. I just happened to have an extra one. Geez!

    • Ancestral Hamster
      Ancestral Hamster
      December 13, 2010 at 1:00 am | #

      Tsunderes are usually female, but I guess Walky can go that route.

      • Dedlok
        Dedlok
        December 13, 2010 at 1:16 am | #

        Was kinda thinking Billie here because she’s starting down that route herself with her mercurial “go away!” “get back here!” 😀

        • Ancestral Hamster
          Ancestral Hamster
          December 13, 2010 at 4:25 am | #

          Ah, point. Thought you were referring to Walky “giving” the Monkey Master doll to Dorothy.

      • Rognik
        Rognik
        December 13, 2010 at 3:16 pm | #

        Well, why not reverse the gender roles! It’s not like there are very many “reverse-harems” out there.

        • maggiemarmalade
          maggiemarmalade
          December 13, 2010 at 7:17 pm | #

          You obviously do not watch enough anime, though I guess it depends on how many people are required to qualify as a harem. Fushigi Yuugi & Ouran HS Host Club DEFINITELY qualify, off the top of my head.

          …. how … how does tvtropes not have a “reverse harem” page? … how does it not have a “harem” page? Am I stupid or blind or something? Search-disabled?

  7. MercyDispensorMan
    MercyDispensorMan
    December 13, 2010 at 12:06 am | #

    Is that Micheal Jordon in the second panel!? CAMEO ALERT!!!

    • Merrick
      Merrick
      December 13, 2010 at 8:23 am | #

      Because every black guy in a basketball top is Michael Jordan…

      • XtraLargeRyan
        XtraLargeRyan
        December 13, 2010 at 3:51 pm | #

        Yes they are. And anyone who says otherwise is LYING

        • The A.D.D. Kidd
          The A.D.D. Kidd
          December 13, 2010 at 5:57 pm | #

          Even LeBron?

          • James
            James
            December 13, 2010 at 10:33 pm | #

            ESPECIALLY LeBron.

          • The A.D.D. Kidd
            The A.D.D. Kidd
            December 13, 2010 at 10:39 pm | #

            And Kobe? And Garnett? And Rose? Definitely Derrick Rose. Well, he’s not quite there. Yet.

            /Is actual Bulls fan. Even when everyone was on the Jordan Bandwagon back in the days. Ah good times…

  8. MM
    MM
    December 13, 2010 at 12:09 am | #

    Y’know, Walky, you’ll never be able to kiss her if you keep trying to bite off your bottom lip like that.

  9. Nathaniel VonLypathronpicaplasty
    Nathaniel VonLypathronpicaplasty
    December 13, 2010 at 12:09 am | #

    ….. Oh god…. He’s becoming a creeper.

    • Nathaniel VonLypathronpicaplasty
      Nathaniel VonLypathronpicaplasty
      December 13, 2010 at 12:10 am | #

      tsssssssssssssssss….

      • Jake
        Jake
        December 13, 2010 at 12:44 am | #

        That’ll earn you 5 internets.

  10. arjay2813
    arjay2813
    December 13, 2010 at 12:11 am | #

    lights are on, but Walky is not home

  11. Wackd
    Wackd
    December 13, 2010 at 12:13 am | #

    Anyone else wondering what exactly Dorothy is looking down at?

    Also, Walky looks…erm…disturbing.

    • KVogue
      KVogue
      December 13, 2010 at 12:38 am | #

      She’s probably just looking down at her feet while she walks, I do it a lot. At least in my case it’s a common trait to pick up when you’re having self-esteem issues and a hard one to kick once you’ve picked yourself up.

      • MeHael
        MeHael
        December 13, 2010 at 1:19 am | #

        It’s also common when people are lost in thought

      • SinisterTwist
        SinisterTwist
        December 13, 2010 at 9:14 am | #

        Also an easy one to pick up when you’re like me & tend to trip over every little thing in your path. Even when there’s nothing there.

    • Joebo
      Joebo
      December 13, 2010 at 12:40 am | #

      If that’s a book she was carrying under her arm it might be that. Though I think that may be a towel. So your guess is as good as mine.

    • Robert in San Diego
      Robert in San Diego
      December 13, 2010 at 10:03 am | #

      I initially thought Dorothy was trying to avoid eye contact with Walky, especially as she may have noticed he was in conversation with someone else.

  12. Alice Macher
    Alice Macher
    December 13, 2010 at 12:14 am | #

    Oh God, in that last panel Walky looks like he came straight outta Coraline. 0++++0

    • MLEst1
      MLEst1
      December 13, 2010 at 12:25 am | #

      Maybe he’s Wybie!

      …actually, that’s a terrifying thought, because their personalities are so similar. If Walky is Wybie, who do you think would be Coraline?

      • JesseJanitect
        JesseJanitect
        December 13, 2010 at 7:15 pm | #

        Uh, Billie,duh. Coraline did the whole GO AWAY!; WAIT COME BACK thing too.

    • Lokitsu
      Lokitsu
      December 13, 2010 at 5:12 pm | #

      My first thought was “Jack Skellington!”

      • maggiemarmalade
        maggiemarmalade
        December 14, 2010 at 11:44 am | #

        hugs

  13. Cha
    Cha
    December 13, 2010 at 12:18 am | #

    BEEP. You have reached Walky. Message will be returned when Walky’s brain is back. Don’t even bother to leave a message. It will be deleted. BEEP.

  14. Shift
    Shift
    December 13, 2010 at 12:26 am | #

    It’s amazing how saying “hi” results in Billie initiating bongo-mode.

    And poor Walky… he’s only a step away from a restraining order of creepiness.

    • Joebo
      Joebo
      December 13, 2010 at 12:42 am | #

      I’m not so sure of that. She kept his pose-able Monkey Master®, that does say a lot.

      • Shift
        Shift
        December 13, 2010 at 5:11 am | #

        Yeah, but even if you get a nice gift from the creepy stalker-guy, if they keep being creepy and stalker-guy-ish… well, then, say hello to the restraining order.

        • agentksilver
          agentksilver
          December 13, 2010 at 8:19 am | #

          That’s why I threw away my stalker’s gift of pumpkin muffin and hot chocolate. Don’t give them any encouragement.

          • Joebo
            Joebo
            December 13, 2010 at 1:06 pm | #

            Oh I understand entirely. Had an ex-girlfriend turned stalker give me a hand-made plate with some weird poem written on it. It was a really creepy gift considering that we’d broken up about a month previous. I threw that thing out within the hour.

    • Jen Aside
      Jen Aside
      December 13, 2010 at 12:54 am | #

      Yeah, that’s… weird.

      “Don’t you fuckin’ say hi to me! DON’T YOU IGNORE ME WHEN I TELL YOU TO GO AWAY!!!1ONE”

      o_O

      • agentksilver
        agentksilver
        December 13, 2010 at 8:20 am | #

        Billie is in denial and this is as close as we’re going to get for a while until she finally admits it to herself that she likes Walky. I have spoken. I have foreseen this.

        • addude
          addude
          December 13, 2010 at 9:51 am | #

          I’m surprised there is no Billie Walky Fanfic yet

          • agentksilver
            agentksilver
            December 13, 2010 at 10:46 am | #

            I drew some Billie/Walky fanart but haven’t been able to upload it to a site yet.

          • agentksilver
            agentksilver
            December 13, 2010 at 1:07 pm | #

            And now I’ve written a 2244-word fanfic. I’ll have to join the forums and post it.

  15. Red-Letter Day
    Red-Letter Day
    December 13, 2010 at 12:31 am | #

    Billie doesn’t hate Walky, she just has such fun verbally abusing him.

    Ah. What a beautiful friendship.

  16. KVogue
    KVogue
    December 13, 2010 at 12:36 am | #

    Walky is so in love with Dorothy he’s just walking right out of the panal. Now THAT’S love and dedication.

  17. Joebo
    Joebo
    December 13, 2010 at 12:37 am | #

    She’s finding it hard to no longer be the center of attention. She’s even getting pissed when Walky ignores her.

    • Ancestral Hamster
      Ancestral Hamster
      December 13, 2010 at 1:05 am | #

      Good, let her suffer. Both Billie and Mary were detestable in the Roomies/It’s Walky universe, and so far, Billie has not done anything in this continuity to improve my opinion of her.

      (Yes, I do realize the irony of posting this comment with a Mary gravatar. Need to find out if there is a hamster gravatar.)

      • Zanosuke Kurosaki
        Zanosuke Kurosaki
        December 13, 2010 at 2:03 am | #

        Eh, Billie got better later on once she stopped drinking/self-medicating in one of the unhealthier ways. Mary, on the other hand…

      • Dahlia
        Dahlia
        December 13, 2010 at 4:12 am | #

        You have no idea how much I agree with this statement O_O

        • zuche
          zuche
          December 13, 2010 at 9:23 am | #

          You’ve been practicing ways to expand “This” comments, haven’t you? Please don’t misunderstand this as an attack. It’s just been so well done it felt like it merited attention.

          • Dahlia
            Dahlia
            December 14, 2010 at 1:40 am | #

            Haha, yeah, I have…I wanna contribute more, but usually when I agree with somone all I usually say IS “I agree!” equivalent to a “THIS” O_o

      • Joebo
        Joebo
        December 13, 2010 at 1:07 pm | #

        And thus we have: hamster gravatar.

  18. Sporkaganza
    Sporkaganza
    December 13, 2010 at 12:42 am | #

    I love Walky’s Smitten Face. It’s a normal person’s Brain Hemorrhage Face.

    • creativerealms
      creativerealms
      December 13, 2010 at 9:39 am | #

      Is there a difference?

  19. jaredTSF
    jaredTSF
    December 13, 2010 at 1:11 am | #

    THE EYES

  20. jaredTSF
    jaredTSF
    December 13, 2010 at 1:14 am | #

    How come my Gravatar no work? different email?

    • Noxx
      Noxx
      December 13, 2010 at 8:26 am | #

      Ayuh. Gravatars are tied to the email account you registered them with.

  21. Ian
    Ian
    December 13, 2010 at 1:43 am | #

    I like how he actually walks straight out of the panel.

  22. darklion
    darklion
    December 13, 2010 at 1:48 am | #

    Walky looks like one of those beanbag characters from Little Big Planet.

  23. Tristan J
    Tristan J
    December 13, 2010 at 2:06 am | #

    Get back to where you once belonged!

  24. Ray
    Ray
    December 13, 2010 at 3:23 am | #

    Hello there, first time reader, first time commentor as well. Just read all of DoA, gonna start on shortpacked and Roomies next. Anyways a question, are the two comics i havent read linked into this one or are they all different universe like things, because i notice that the charaters dont see to know each other but the readers know them and they tendicies and such. Also while i don’t know this Billie person I do know her type and it makes me happy to no end that she fell to the bottom of the pecking order now that she is in college.

    • Ray
      Ray
      December 13, 2010 at 3:26 am | #

      Never mind on the question, found a banner at shortpacked that answered my question

  25. Tomb
    Tomb
    December 13, 2010 at 3:53 am | #

    We got Zombie!!!!

  26. Dahlia
    Dahlia
    December 13, 2010 at 4:11 am | #

    I don’t know, I kinda think Walky SHOULD ignore Billies uppity superior attitude :/

    Hes her friend but that doesn’t mean he has to put up with her crap!

    • Shift
      Shift
      December 13, 2010 at 5:15 am | #

      No, you’re right. He TOTALLY should ignore Billie. He says a casual “hi” to her in the hallway, and she insults him and tells him to go away. There was no provocation for that. She doesn’t treat him like a friend, so why should he keep talking to her?

      • Ancestral Hamster
        Ancestral Hamster
        December 13, 2010 at 11:04 am | #

        Hear! Hear! No reason for Walky to take the abuse.

        • XtraLargeRyan
          XtraLargeRyan
          December 13, 2010 at 3:58 pm | #

          I am now forming the “Walky’s Free From Abuse” commitee.. or the WFFA.

          I also formed the “How to handle a Zombie Walky” comittee. Admistion is free.

          Please join 😀

      • Lokitsu
        Lokitsu
        December 13, 2010 at 5:15 pm | #

        I have a feeling that’s WHY Walky is her friend. She abuses him and he just ignores it.

        • James
          James
          December 13, 2010 at 10:38 pm | #

          “Friend” might be a bit strong, imo. More likely Billie’s abuse gives Walky a free target for his snark.

      • Dahlia
        Dahlia
        December 14, 2010 at 1:42 am | #

        EXACTLY MY POINT!!

        I mean, I know I’m not the nicest person on earth, even TO my friends, but it’ll be a cold day in hell before I start treating them like that!

  27. Zem
    Zem
    December 13, 2010 at 5:41 am | #

    Because one of the two has to?

    Breaking off this friendship would be just what Billie thinks she wants.

  28. Raistandantilus
    Raistandantilus
    December 13, 2010 at 8:09 am | #

    My new life’s ambition is to use the phrase “contact dork” in a serious conversation.

    • zuche
      zuche
      December 13, 2010 at 9:28 am | #

      Every time I see the word “dork”, I shed a tear for the passing of Elf Only Inn.

      • Tristan J
        Tristan J
        December 14, 2010 at 12:57 am | #

        Every time I see the word “dork” I think of whale penises.

        I have no idea what Elf Only Inn is, but I suspect you have the advantage here.

  29. agentksilver
    agentksilver
    December 13, 2010 at 8:24 am | #

    Actually, Billie did make tracks after math class yesterday. She met some Juniors during her afternoon English class, when she was taking her gen ed English requirement. They’re not cheerleaders but they’re awesome anyway, and they’ll buy her beer.

    We just think that, because she’s kind of a prissy bongo, she’s totally lying, but really, she’s just insulting Walky and calling him a loser because she wants better for him and his childish ways, and she’s secretly awkward and terrible in serious social situations. So she’s hiding it all under her naturally prissy, bongoy exterior.

    Yes.

    • agentksilver
      agentksilver
      December 13, 2010 at 1:08 pm | #

      [it should be noted that the first paragraph is snarky but the rest of it isn’t]

  30. Cid
    Cid
    December 13, 2010 at 9:01 am | #

    do we really make that face around girls? damn…

  31. Ristar
    Ristar
    December 13, 2010 at 9:04 am | #

    Every time Walky makes that face I imagine he turned into a zombie…it’s close enough to the real fact to work, but far enough away to be funny. I HAVE BRAINS I GIVE TO YOU!

  32. ADHadh
    ADHadh
    December 13, 2010 at 10:02 am | #

    I’ll be cool with Billie the bongo as long as she gets a chance to kick Ruth’s ass.
    I have no idea why do I hate Ruth so.

    • Robert in San Diego
      Robert in San Diego
      December 13, 2010 at 12:37 pm | #

      Ruth’s a bully. She picks fights — and she’s good at it.. Billie’s just irascible, arrogant, and overconfident. Makes it easy to pick a fight with her. Be funny if Billie decides to take self-defense or martial arts classes, and finds out Ruth’s the instructor.

      • ADHadh
        ADHadh
        December 13, 2010 at 3:25 pm | #

        Yeah, that might be it.
        It is possible all my sympathy for Billie is coming for my disliking of Ruth.

  33. Robert in San Diego
    Robert in San Diego
    December 13, 2010 at 10:11 am | #

    At the college I went to, there were a couple of buildings where discussion section spaces were in dorm space. You went to section literally between the lobby and the bathrooms. That’s why it’s only a little weird to see Walky carrying his towel and shampoo bottle where Dorothy’s walking past, possibly fresh out of a very early class.

    I don’t think that architects integrate formal class space inside residence halls so closely anymore, unless the school can afford only one building.

    • agentksilver
      agentksilver
      December 13, 2010 at 2:04 pm | #

      I thought she was just walking out of the girl’s bathroom.

      • XtraLargeRyan
        XtraLargeRyan
        December 13, 2010 at 4:01 pm | #

        but a guy is walking out too D:

        • agentksilver
          agentksilver
          December 13, 2010 at 5:18 pm | #

          I’ve seen lots of girls with that hairstyle, though.

    • mpark6288
      mpark6288
      December 13, 2010 at 4:52 pm | #

      Hard to tell if it is books or a towel. And if you look the tile is different. Maybe it is a common area, or the tv lounge?

    • JesseJanitect
      JesseJanitect
      December 13, 2010 at 7:19 pm | #

      At my school, the easiest way to get to the caf involves walking right past the guys bathroom. Probably the same sort of thing. When you take shortcuts through buildings you have to be prepared to see stuff.

    • Random832
      Random832
      December 13, 2010 at 11:22 pm | #

      I am pretty sure the ‘room’ she’s walking out of is an elevator – metal sliding door, and small panel to the right of the door.

  34. MrGBH
    MrGBH
    December 13, 2010 at 10:51 am | #

    “Pay attention when I tell you that I’m not speaking to you!”

  35. meow
    meow
    December 13, 2010 at 11:02 am | #

    I love Billie

  36. TyrantisTerror
    TyrantisTerror
    December 13, 2010 at 11:22 am | #

    So did anyone else notice that the Head Alien on Walky’s shirt from the last strip disappeared in this one?

    • David
      David M Willis
      December 13, 2010 at 11:50 am | #

      Argh, I drew a fix for this but didn’t upload it. I’ll have to remember to do that when I get back home.

  37. Jason
    Jason
    December 13, 2010 at 1:29 pm | #

    To me, Walky’s lust-face reminds me of one of those doggie chew-toys, you know when the dog bites the body and all the air goes into the head, making the head expand like a balloon. Or is it a baby squeeze-toy? Maybe both.

    • agentksilver
      agentksilver
      December 13, 2010 at 1:55 pm | #

      Maybe he’s getting the sense squeezed out of him whenever he sees Dorothy?

    • ADHadh
      ADHadh
      December 13, 2010 at 3:26 pm | #

      I’m pretty sure something else is squeezed somewhere else, if you catch my drift.

  38. Roborat
    Roborat
    December 13, 2010 at 5:01 pm | #

    Heh, Hormone overload, begin rational thought shutdown sequence; commence swallowing lower lip, initiate ignore laws of perspective mode.

    And because I have to: love that zombie FAAAAACE!

    Poor Billie, she is all: come back here so I can ignore you some more.

  39. The A.D.D. Kidd
    The A.D.D. Kidd
    December 13, 2010 at 5:57 pm | #

    Oh Walky… You and your hypnotic stare…

  40. Jimmy
    Jimmy
    December 13, 2010 at 11:44 pm | #

    The last panel reminds me of The Walking Dead… Walky’s a love zombie!

  41. Steve
    Steve
    December 14, 2010 at 11:15 am | #

    The face Walky makes in the last panel is funny and perfect, but it has been haunting me for some unknown reason until just now: I believe it to be the same exact face I make after I turn my head and cough.

  42. RandomPerson12
    RandomPerson12
    October 16, 2014 at 10:50 pm | #

    Is Walky gonna keep doing that every time he sees Dorothy?

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