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by David M Willis on November 30, 2014 at 12:01 am
  • 01 - When Somebody Loved Me
└ Tags: dorothy, walky

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  1. Jen Aside
    Jen Aside
    November 30, 2014 at 12:01 am | #

    effort is for SUCKAHS

    • Pantheon the Mantheon
      Pantheon the Mantheon
      November 30, 2014 at 12:06 am | #

      Effort is for the weak.

      • Rowen Morland
        Rowen Morland
        December 1, 2014 at 2:38 am | #

        The weak are for effort.

    • MrSirk
      MrSirk
      November 30, 2014 at 12:10 am | #

      I’d type something clever but…meh.

      • Boom
        Boom
        November 30, 2014 at 11:42 am | #

        …

        • Felix
          Felix
          November 30, 2014 at 12:25 pm | #

          • Clif
            Clif
            December 1, 2014 at 8:20 am | #

            Type something clever for me, will ya?

  2. Idon'tcarenomore
    Idon'tcarenomore
    November 30, 2014 at 12:01 am | #

    Way to play it Walky.

  3. Raine
    Raine
    November 30, 2014 at 12:01 am | #

    Dear everyone…

    I didn’t learn anything! I was right all along! – Walky

    • Khaner
      Khaner
      November 30, 2014 at 12:04 am | #

      *snickers*

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        November 30, 2014 at 12:05 am | #

        ^ really satisfies! 😛

        • nothri
          nothri
          November 30, 2014 at 3:44 pm | #

          Especially if you aren’t going anywhere for awhile.

    • alicemacher
      alicemacher
      November 30, 2014 at 12:06 am | #

      Applewalky!

      • 6Qubed
        6Qubed
        November 30, 2014 at 1:43 am | #

        oh thank god I wasn’t the only one who thought that

        • Disloyal Subject
          Disloyal Subject
          November 30, 2014 at 2:01 am | #

          So how do we combine chicken nuggets with something apple-related for his cutie mark? Is applesauce-breaded chicken a thing?
          …whoa, that actually sounds good.

          • Disloyal Subject
            Disloyal Subject
            November 30, 2014 at 2:03 am | #

            Oh my stars it’s real. We live in a magical world.
            The question becomes, then: fried or baked?

            • Soylent Daveage
              Soylent Daveage
              November 30, 2014 at 5:03 am | #

              Like that is ever a question…

    • MrSirk
      MrSirk
      November 30, 2014 at 12:13 am | #

      Now if only he’d start sharing some of that delicious apple cider with everyone.

      • Disloyal Subject
        Disloyal Subject
        November 30, 2014 at 5:08 pm | #

        DRINK CIDER
        LEARN NOTHING

    • Atomix26
      Atomix26
      November 30, 2014 at 12:40 am | #

      This

    • Flipz
      Flipz
      November 30, 2014 at 2:57 am | #

      And suddenly everyone is ponies.

      …is DoA ponies a thing? Surely it must be. TO GOOGLE!

      • tinfoil theory
        tinfoil theory
        November 30, 2014 at 3:24 am | #

        Is this a new internet rule?
        Flipz law: There’s ponies of it. No exceptions.

        • asdf
          asdf
          November 30, 2014 at 3:32 am | #

          aka rule34p. Google it

        • Bill
          Bill
          November 30, 2014 at 4:10 am | #

          God forbid!!

        • Black
          Black
          November 30, 2014 at 9:49 am | #

          Apparently it falls in one of two rules:

          Rule 34B, subcategory of Rule 34.

          Rule 85, which would make more sense.

      • gwalla
        gwalla
        December 1, 2014 at 1:53 pm | #

        DoA characters as Homestuck troll ponies.

        In a Sonic the Hedgehog crossover.

    • TheZachariah
      TheZachariah
      November 30, 2014 at 2:58 am | #

      Oh, there was A lesson learned…

  4. David Herbert
    David Herbert
    November 30, 2014 at 12:02 am | #

    Reminds me of that LICD arc where Rayne learned there’s going to be no consequences for his actions because his life will turn out pretty well anyway.

    • StClair
      StClair
      November 30, 2014 at 4:51 pm | #

      It’s nice being the author’s pet/surrogate, innit?

  5. timemonkey
    timemonkey
    November 30, 2014 at 12:02 am | #

    And he fixes it! the ship remains strong!

    • Krell
      Krell
      November 30, 2014 at 5:39 pm | #

      This ship is like the nega-titanic: it seems destined to fail, but it always remains intact.

  6. Dave
    Dave
    November 30, 2014 at 12:03 am | #

    To Thine Own Self Be True. Or True-ish in some cases.

  7. Plasma Mongoose
    Plasma Mongoose
    November 30, 2014 at 12:03 am | #

    Sexy But Lazy is that even a trope?

    • Dorje Sylas
      Dorje Sylas
      November 30, 2014 at 8:28 pm | #

      It is a functional part of many harem manga. Although complacent, unambitious, and unmotivated could be substituted.

  8. MrSirk
    MrSirk
    November 30, 2014 at 12:03 am | #

    Yeag that’s right. He got a girl without trying.

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      November 30, 2014 at 12:06 am | #

      Well he throw a toy to her FAAAACE so that counts as effort right?

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        November 30, 2014 at 12:07 am | #

        throw threw

      • MrSirk
        MrSirk
        November 30, 2014 at 12:31 am | #

        Actually that probably more borderline assault with a deadly weapon. Hard molded plastic to the cranium. OUCH!

        • Bill
          Bill
          November 30, 2014 at 4:16 am | #

          I always assumed the Monkey Master toy to be a plush, like a Beanie Baby.

          • Plasma Mongoose
            Plasma Mongoose
            November 30, 2014 at 6:30 am | #

            Same here, I also assumed that MM was a plushie of some kind like this cute lttle Ebola plushie toy.

            • fogel
              fogel
              November 30, 2014 at 8:26 am | #

              Lord! Is that a law now? If it exists there’s a plushie of it.

              • Pooga
                Pooga
                November 30, 2014 at 10:54 am | #

                I thought that was one of the founding principles of etsy…

              • Plasma Mongoose
                Plasma Mongoose
                November 30, 2014 at 3:47 pm | #

                Rule #92: If it exists, there’s a plushie of it.

                • Jacknoir
                  Jacknoir
                  November 30, 2014 at 7:06 pm | #

                  with the addendum that if it doesn’t exist there’s at least a reasonable chance a plushy of it exists anyway.
                  which of course causes that thing to exist if only in plushy form.

                  that means that Rule#92 (inverted) is in fact correct, only things of which there are plushies can exist.

                • Sylvester Crow
                  Sylvester Crow
                  November 30, 2014 at 9:12 pm | #

                  Don’t forget rule #94 it may have a plushie of it even if it doesn’t exist.
                  (I have a little plushie of Sebastion from black butler, it got ripped along with the grel i had, so i took the best of both and made it their child.)

                • Roborat
                  Roborat
                  December 1, 2014 at 3:05 pm | #

                  don’t forget subparagraph (a), if said plushie doesn’t exist, there will be a kickstarter for it.

          • MrSirk
            MrSirk
            November 30, 2014 at 6:51 am | #

            It’s possible, but we’ll never know for sure! 0_0 Willis is the Monkey Master toy a plush or a plastic figure? These are the questions that need answers!!

            • Thomas64
              Thomas64
              November 30, 2014 at 8:44 pm | #

              I’d say it looks like a plushie.

      • Kelly
        Kelly
        November 30, 2014 at 1:05 am | #

        I haven’t seen any evidence that Dorothy’s face is on the back of her head. It seems to be in the normal position in fact.

    • WingedBeast
      WingedBeast
      November 30, 2014 at 1:17 am | #

      So…. uh… how do I do that?

      • MrSirk
        MrSirk
        November 30, 2014 at 1:37 am | #

        The key is to not try. That’s what we’ve all been doing wrong! You ever see Failure to Launch? It’s like that. Walky’s Mathew Mcconaughey.

        • tinfoil theory
          tinfoil theory
          November 30, 2014 at 3:45 am | #

          The Daoists call it Wu-Wei.

          • fogel
            fogel
            November 30, 2014 at 8:28 am | #

            The Dao is effortless effort, isn’t it?

          • Rutee
            Rutee
            November 30, 2014 at 9:09 am | #

            Wu Wei isn’t about not acting and everything falls into place, or keep doing what you were doing and your days will all be gravy.

  9. newllend
    newllend
    November 30, 2014 at 12:04 am | #

    Wow I was expecting a mother emotional blow up before things got better but OK.

    • newllend
      newllend
      November 30, 2014 at 12:05 am | #

      Another

      • Pantheon the Mantheon
        Pantheon the Mantheon
        November 30, 2014 at 12:09 am | #

        Keep your guard up. That damn Willis is just trying to lull us into a false sense of security. YOU WON’T GET ME THIS TIME WILLIS! *slaps aluminum foil on my head and hides under some cardboard that has “BUNKER” written on it in marker*

        • Yotsuyasan
          Yotsuyasan
          November 30, 2014 at 12:26 am | #

          Nah, I don’t expect another shoe to drop with these two for the moment. Why? ‘Cause December starts tomorrow… And Willis promised a Ruth & Billie Slipshine in December. They’ve gotten a bit better, but I think those two need at least one more big moment of mutual growth together before sexy times between them can actually be sexy to us as readers, and not just a sad thing between two unwell people.

          So Willis needs time to set that up in story! (And presumably resolve the Mary thing a bit better first.) So there’s no more time for Walky & Dorothy right now.

          (I say that… watch this entire upcoming week be nothing but Walky and Dorothy continuing their lunch… Maybe with one strip mid week cutting to Joyce and Becky.)

          • Adam Black
            Adam Black
            November 30, 2014 at 12:59 am | #

            Speak for yourself,
            I’m not even into Girl-on-Girl ,
            and I want to go back, and see the full-story of the first Time!

            • Kelly
              Kelly
              November 30, 2014 at 1:08 am | #

              “The first time” hasn’t really happened yet. Unless you are satisfied with some drunken groping and then passing out for a Slipshine.

              • Yotsuyasan
                Yotsuyasan
                November 30, 2014 at 7:51 am | #

                Indeed. Who wants to see, “Ruth and Billie Perform a Drunkenly Slobber On Each Other a Bit Before Passing Out”? I’d much rather look forward to, “Ruth and Billie Perform a Beautiful Event They Can Both Enjoy, and Remember Clearly the Next Morning.”

                And I feel they need to do just a wee bit more to earn that together first. It wouldn’t feel right if the only set-up it got was Ruth walking in the door, saying, “I’m back from class!” and Billie pouncing on her. That’d be too quick, not properly setting the scene for such a long awaited pay-off.

          • fogel
            fogel
            November 30, 2014 at 8:30 am | #

            Mary delenda est

            • Ntrovert60
              Ntrovert60
              November 30, 2014 at 1:32 pm | #

              You win the Internetz…

          • JWLM
            JWLM
            November 30, 2014 at 10:56 pm | #

            I don’t remember that promise. I know he’s working on the December porn, but I thought it was in the main (It’s Walky) universe.

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      November 30, 2014 at 12:08 am | #

      We already had our drama quota met for the time being.

    • Tommy Fresh
      Tommy Fresh
      November 30, 2014 at 12:08 am | #

      Not seeing an emotional blow up her only makes me worry that this is about to be balanced by whatever storm is brewing with Becky! All the couples (even Billie/Ruth is in a sort of temporary okay zone) are too happy right now for us not to be on the verge of the bubble bursting.

    • timemonkey
      timemonkey
      November 30, 2014 at 12:18 am | #

      Dorothy doesn’t do emotional blow ups. Her rational detachment and practicality is why Sarah likes her.

    • MrSirk
      MrSirk
      November 30, 2014 at 12:22 am | #

      Relax people. Walky got away with it! He’ll keep saying stupid things but as long as he doesn’t mean it and keeps believing in friends or whatever it’s fine….One could even say It’s Walky! Wacka wacka!

  10. Pantheon the Mantheon
    Pantheon the Mantheon
    November 30, 2014 at 12:05 am | #

    That’ll do Walkerton. That’ll do.

    • Reepunzel
      Reepunzel
      November 30, 2014 at 1:17 am | #

      To your what, your huh, your meh be true.

      • Kryss LaBryn
        Kryss LaBryn
        November 30, 2014 at 10:13 pm | #

        Baa ram ewe.

  11. Khaner
    Khaner
    November 30, 2014 at 12:06 am | #

    This is so cute it makes my kitten look ugly in comparison
    Damn you Willis.

  12. GoogerGeiger
    GoogerGeiger
    November 30, 2014 at 12:10 am | #

    You know who ELSE fights for his friends?

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      November 30, 2014 at 12:13 am | #

      Practically every TV/movie/comic/anime protagonist ever?

      • Itama
        Itama
        November 30, 2014 at 12:23 am | #

        http://i.imgur.com/b2s9Kbs.png?1

        • ninja_jesus
          ninja_jesus
          November 30, 2014 at 12:29 am | #

          **The “Fight For Your Friends” Fitness Plan does not actually condone fighting or having friends.

        • MrSirk
          MrSirk
          November 30, 2014 at 12:29 am | #

          The catch is that it’s genetics!

        • Kelly
          Kelly
          November 30, 2014 at 1:04 am | #

          “prepare yourself”

          Sorry, I play SSB… haven’t played much FE (that’s what he is from, right?)

          • chisci
            chisci
            November 30, 2014 at 1:13 am | #

            it’s a ssb thing anyway, don’t worry 😛

            • AustKyzor
              AustKyzor
              November 30, 2014 at 8:52 am | #

              He never even said it in FE, so…

    • errorbear
      errorbear
      November 30, 2014 at 1:03 am | #

      Tuxedo Mask?

      • Yotsuyasan
        Yotsuyasan
        November 30, 2014 at 7:54 am | #

        If you call throwing a rose, mouthing a few platitudes, turning away, and scampering off again “fighting.” Usually, at best all he does is provide a convenient distraction for his friends while they regroup to finish the fight themselves.

        • TFC
          TFC
          November 30, 2014 at 7:42 pm | #

          Yeah, he seems more like a human flashbang.

    • TheCozburger
      TheCozburger
      November 30, 2014 at 2:36 pm | #

      “MY MOM!”

  13. Itama
    Itama
    November 30, 2014 at 12:17 am | #

    Holy shit, panel five Dorothy is fucking adorable.

    • cesium133
      cesium133
      November 30, 2014 at 1:12 am | #

      Walky is going to be so jealous of adorable.

      • Disloyal Subject
        Disloyal Subject
        November 30, 2014 at 1:56 am | #

        Meh, jealousy would take too much effort.

      • Itama
        Itama
        November 30, 2014 at 1:57 am | #

        Nah. Adorable is actually ninja rick in disguise. Even if Walky COULD see Adorable stealthily screwing panel five Dorothy right next to him, he’d probably just say “teach me, master ninja dude.”

    • Leorale
      Leorale
      November 30, 2014 at 1:52 am | #

      Agreed! Everyone should speak to Dorothy in language about accomplishments and then she will always be this happy ^.^

    • MarieGrey
      MarieGrey
      November 30, 2014 at 3:04 am | #

      She’s totes secretly panda man . . .

  14. Dedlok
    Dedlok
    November 30, 2014 at 12:18 am | #

    This comes to mind: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bz7dtIE6kQA

  15. Gally
    Gally
    November 30, 2014 at 12:19 am | #

    If Harrison Ford had gotten sick and Lucas had to cast Walky as Han Solo in the scene where Leia confesses her love for him, this is probably still what would have come out. 😀

    • Marc in MN
      Marc in MN
      November 30, 2014 at 1:27 am | #

      Hmm, Luke’s little arms-behind-the-head thing after Leia kisses him in Empire does seem a bit Walky-ish now that I think about it…

      • DSL
        DSL
        November 30, 2014 at 1:06 pm | #

        And then Walky discovers Dorothy is his … sister..

        • Itama
          Itama
          November 30, 2014 at 2:14 pm | #

          oh, gods… now i’m imagining dorothy turning out to be his half sister in THIS world. D:<

        • Estron
          Estron
          November 30, 2014 at 3:45 pm | #

          The REALLY white one!

  16. Yotsuyasan
    Yotsuyasan
    November 30, 2014 at 12:21 am | #

    There you go, Walky. That’s how you respond without pissing Dorothy off and shoving your own foot into your mouth. Even if you’re not quite able to say it back to her with quite the same sentiment, you acknowledge what she said and that you appreciate it!

    So that’s actually two lessons you learned! You get a Walky Snack!

    • Leorale
      Leorale
      November 30, 2014 at 1:53 am | #

      He would’ve gotten dumped if it weren’t for those meddling kids!

      • Yotsuyasan
        Yotsuyasan
        November 30, 2014 at 7:57 am | #

        I just hope it doesn’t turn out that Dorothy was old man Caruthers all along!

  17. caramelundqueer
    caramelundqueer
    November 30, 2014 at 12:30 am | #

    Yeah still not into it but alright.

  18. Sheller153
    Sheller153
    November 30, 2014 at 12:30 am | #

    Walky is either going to soar and say something unknowingly beautiful in typical walky fashion, or he’s going to fail and say something unknowingly terrible in typical walks fashion.

    • neeks
      neeks
      November 30, 2014 at 5:30 am | #

      Imo his “you loving me is my greatest accomplishment” line was pretty sweet. Granted this is David Slackerton so the bar for “greatest accomplishment” isn’t exactly very high, but if you don’t take into account the personality of the guy saying it, it’s a good line.

      Slacker or not, though, his saying that does show that he places value in her opinion of and feelings for him.

      • Deanatay
        Deanatay
        November 30, 2014 at 9:07 am | #

        Nah, this is still his best line:
        http://www.dumbingofage.com/2014/comic/book-4/02-i-was-a-teenage-churchmouse/sharedmoment/

        Totes romantic.

        • MrSirk
          MrSirk
          November 30, 2014 at 7:04 pm | #

          Yes. Feeding someone to a shark pit is romantic!

  19. Rachel Roth
    Rachel Roth
    November 30, 2014 at 12:40 am | #

    Walky preforms an upwards fail.

    • TheCozburger
      TheCozburger
      November 30, 2014 at 2:25 pm | #

      Walky performs a Homer

      • Mitsukara
        Mitsukara
        November 30, 2014 at 4:08 pm | #

        Walky performs a home run with Homer. Coming 2015 to Slipshine!

        And now we’re back around to rule 34.

  20. Frost Magi
    Frost Magi
    November 30, 2014 at 12:43 am | #

    If you guys read my comment from the last strip, the last comment there, this didn’t happen XD

    MULTIVERSE PSYCHIC POWERS ACTIVATE O.O
    I… SEE… ALL 😀

    But yeah, this is more or less expected with these two now. And PLEASE put Danny with Ethan. That NEEDS to be a thing.

    • Dragon
      Dragon
      November 30, 2014 at 12:52 am | #

      Yes! Dethan! (couldn’t come up with a better ship name than that)

      • Leorale
        Leorale
        November 30, 2014 at 1:54 am | #

        Dethanny? Anyway I love them.

        • timemonkey
          timemonkey
          November 30, 2014 at 8:12 am | #

          Perhaps we could try Secox?

          • pyrophobia
            pyrophobia
            November 30, 2014 at 11:09 am | #

            Yes, yes! Let us see cocks!

    • Yotsuyasan
      Yotsuyasan
      November 30, 2014 at 8:10 am | #

      I don’t want that, because of how much that would suck for Amber. She looses Ethan (as a boyfriend) because of incompatible orientation, and then she looses Danny… to Ethan? Really?

      Given how much both Danny and Ethan both care about Amber (especially Ethan, who has been her best friend for who knows how long) do you really think either one of them could do that to her?

      I agree that Ethan needs to end things with Joyce and find himself a nice chunk of man, but unless Danny and Amber have already ended things together for other reasons, that man should not be Danny.

      And I don’t want to see Danny and Amber end. She needs him too much. She needs someone that can accept both her and Amazi-Girl, because someday (hopefully soon) she’s going to have to try to put both halves of herself back together so she can be one whole person, and having someone who cares about her and who knows the full situation can help ease her through it. And given all of the shit that had to go down for Danny to find everything out, do you really want to put Amber and some new guy through something similar again?

      Or, assuming Amber just remains single instead, have her go through things alone, because the two of the only three people who do know are too busy boning each other? I love Dina, but I don’t think she’s quite equipped to help Amber through things here.

      • segnosaur
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        November 30, 2014 at 10:18 am | #

        Not to mention… it might not necessarily be best for Ethan either.

        The best situation would be for Ethan to reveal he’s gay, and for Danny to say “So what?”

        Ethan does need to find himself a guy… but he’s been complaining about how the gay side of his life seems to overide everything. Giving him a male friend who’s strictly platonic would show him that yes, he can be gay, and continue to be the same person he’s always been…. comic book lover, and he’ll still be accepted by people.

        But then, that is just my opinion of what I’d prefer to see happen. I trust Willis to take his characters in whatever direction his storylines take him.

      • Frost Magi
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        November 30, 2014 at 11:39 am | #

        But Dina’s in a 5-way 🙁

      • Em
        Em
        November 30, 2014 at 3:01 pm | #

        I think that Ethan/Danny would be really emotionally damaging to Amber. And if I remember right, Willis said that Ethan would be with someone that was not introduced yet. I could be making that up though…

        • Em
          Em
          November 30, 2014 at 3:02 pm | #

          i uh. meant for that to be in response to yotsuyasan.

    • Mitsukara
      Mitsukara
      November 30, 2014 at 4:10 pm | #

      I’ll see your ship and raise you a polyamorous three-way thing that still includes Amber. Otherwise that works out pretty sadly for her.

      • Yotsuyasan
        Yotsuyasan
        November 30, 2014 at 6:49 pm | #

        1. Given the history between Ethan and Amber, I think that would be too awkward for either one of them to contemplate.

        2. Danny doesn’t need Ethan to have a three-way with Amber. The two of them can have a three-way just fine without anyone else, thank you very much

        • Frost Magi
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          November 30, 2014 at 9:11 pm | #

          Well, that’s true. I wouldn’t want Amber to get anymore hurt than she already has either. BUT if something happens (which, knowing Danny, it will) where Amber and Danny break up, then Danny and Ethan can be together and hide it from Amber to keep her from harm.

          In the Walky/Dorothy thing here, Walky will not follow Dorothy to Yale, this is a given. After Dorothy is gone to Yale, Walky will have nobody left. So thi will set up a flag for Wayce to occur and then the world will come to an end. Although Walky/Joyce would be cool, the world would still end if it ever happened.

          I still wanna see my 5-way though. Dina, Billy, Ruth, Dorothy and Joyce. That would be the greatest party ever. Then Sal would somehow end up with Joe, which would be cool, Sierra will still be barefoot and will be with someone (haven’t figured out who yet, the Cosmic forces haven’t been very active today) and Dethamber will be a thing. Dethamber is basically Danny with Amber, and Danny being with Ethan secretly on the side.

          I shall have more answers to alternate universes soon. Be patient fogel and all other disciples.

          • Frost Magi
            Frost Magi
            November 30, 2014 at 9:11 pm | #

            By the way, the Frost Magi up there is me still… they’re just not liking me today.

  21. Aolbain
    Aolbain
    November 30, 2014 at 12:49 am | #

    Keener for President, because it’s better if the emotionally stunted goofball is NOT on the ticket.

    • tinfoil theory
      tinfoil theory
      November 30, 2014 at 3:42 am | #

      These two will break up when Walky becomes president without even trying.

      • Thasvaddef
        Thasvaddef
        November 30, 2014 at 10:38 am | #

        While high on Cadbury’s creme egg cereal

        • Aolbain
          Aolbain
          November 30, 2014 at 10:59 am | #

          He barely defeated the equaly Cadbury-high Representative DeSanto in the infamous election of 2036.

  22. XMinusOne
    XMinusOne
    November 30, 2014 at 1:20 am | #

    Caramel Boy stumbles into another win, or is it because he has a woman that understands him. He may act like a boy, but he’s a man in bed and Dorothy likes that too.

    • Disloyal Subject
      Disloyal Subject
      November 30, 2014 at 1:59 am | #

      “A man is just a boy who’s old enough to ask [what it means to be a man].”

  23. Marc in MN
    Marc in MN
    November 30, 2014 at 1:26 am | #

    So, the lesson is….if it feels like you’re having to try at all, then it isn’t going to happen?

    Based on past experience, that actually makes a lot of sense. =P

    • neeks
      neeks
      November 30, 2014 at 5:35 am | #

      There is something to be said about one’s level of confidence creating a self-fulfilling prophecy. “Fake it till you make it” only works if you have a talent for lying to yourself and actually believing it.

  24. beege
    beege
    November 30, 2014 at 1:39 am | #

    This would be a lot less amusing if Walky weren’t poking some fun at himself.

    • Aolbain
      Aolbain
      November 30, 2014 at 3:32 am | #

      Indeed. Humor + seriousness – humor = no humor.

  25. barefootbiker
    barefootbiker
    November 30, 2014 at 2:31 am | #

    Now that I look at it, Walky’s eyes kind of look like he’s constantly looking down and left (from his orientation). Which, in panel 6, is a beeline either for Dorothy’s boobs or her orange juice. Actually, closer to the orange juice.

  26. Jim
    Jim
    November 30, 2014 at 2:43 am | #

    Dorothy’s face in the 5th panel – pure adorable.

  27. TheArcanist
    TheArcanist
    November 30, 2014 at 3:53 am | #

    And not a single lesson was learned that day.

    • Thomas64
      Thomas64
      November 30, 2014 at 6:13 am | #

      And so it should be.
      Because Walky is perfect just the way he is.

      • StClair
        StClair
        November 30, 2014 at 5:11 pm | #

        A bless-ed fool.

  28. Willoughby Chase
    Willoughby Chase
    November 30, 2014 at 4:07 am | #

    Unlearning for the new millennium

  29. Bill
    Bill
    November 30, 2014 at 4:10 am | #

    Attaboy, Walky!!  Be yourself.
    Besides, every one else is already taken.

    • JessWitt
      JessWitt
      November 30, 2014 at 5:16 am | #

      Polyamory is an option. Come to think of it, will a polyamorous relationship come to be in DoA?

      • timemonkey
        timemonkey
        November 30, 2014 at 8:10 am | #

        Considering the level of immaturity of the cast, probably not. Well, okay, I could see Joe and Roz managing it but they’d have to find a third person and decide to actually have a relationship.

        • dralou
          dralou
          November 30, 2014 at 9:17 am | #

          Thus, no, a polyamorous relationship is not going to happen anytime soon in DoA. Both seem pretty happy with their “nothing serious” policy… Well, last time we’ve seen them anyway.

      • John
        John
        November 30, 2014 at 10:13 pm | #

        I think Bill meant “everyone else to be”, not “everyone else to date”.

        Though if you don’t want to be yourself, there’s always Amber’s solution of being somebody else.

  30. Chris
    Chris
    November 30, 2014 at 4:43 am | #

    I’m trying to decide if “Don’t ever change” will next come out of Walky’s mouth or Dorothy’s.

  31. Sam
    Sam
    November 30, 2014 at 10:29 am | #

    That was…anti-climactic.

    • PSadlon
      PSadlon
      November 30, 2014 at 10:40 pm | #

      Did you really expect anything different with Walky?

  32. Volkai
    Volkai
    November 30, 2014 at 1:06 pm | #

    Have I mentioned that I love this comic?

    Because I love this comic.

  33. DSL
    DSL
    November 30, 2014 at 1:09 pm | #

    Self-awareness somehow combined with total lack of awareness. I’ve always wondered how the Walkys of the World pull that off.

    • DSL
      DSL
      November 30, 2014 at 5:53 pm | #

      Of course, “Fight(ing) selflessly for (your) friends” isn’t exactly “not doing anything.”

    • Zach
      Zach
      November 30, 2014 at 9:19 pm | #

      It’s knowing something without focusing on it, like I know I’m skinny, but I’m SELF CONSCIOUS at the gym.

  34. TheCozburger
    TheCozburger
    November 30, 2014 at 2:30 pm | #

    Ooh, I know, I know!

    “Winners Don’t Use Drugs”

    • Disloyal Subject
      Disloyal Subject
      November 30, 2014 at 5:27 pm | #

      Sure they don’t.

  35. Em
    Em
    November 30, 2014 at 3:03 pm | #

    You know I actually think that’s a good lesson. Be yourself! Don’t try to change who you are to make someone love you.

  36. chris73
    chris73
    November 30, 2014 at 10:07 pm | #

    Fourth panel = perfect thing to say to a women

  37. Jinxed44
    Jinxed44
    November 30, 2014 at 10:11 pm | #

    AAAHHHHHH!!!!!
    SO F@%*ING CUTE!!!
    I WILL COME TO YOUR WEDDING AND THROW RICE AT YOU SO HARD!!!!

  38. Zapmolcuno
    Zapmolcuno
    March 26, 2016 at 2:57 pm | #

    “i fight for my friends” – walky, probably

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