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by David M Willis on July 14, 2015 at 12:01 am
  • 04 - Walking with Dina
└ Tags: dina, sarah

Discussion (259) ¬

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  1. Jen Aside
    Jen Aside
    July 14, 2015 at 12:01 am | #

    and Dina isn’t being sarcastic or anything

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      July 14, 2015 at 12:03 am | #

      The truth is the truth after all.

      • gkheyf
        gkheyf
        July 14, 2015 at 12:12 am | #

        she got it in one! props to her

        • Cholma
          Cholma
          July 14, 2015 at 12:47 am | #

          Sarah just got TRUTHED™.

          • Chinoy Industries, Ltd.
            Chinoy Industries, Ltd.
            July 14, 2015 at 1:13 am | #

            You read “Dilbert” on Sunday, didn’t you.

            • Cholma
              Cholma
              July 14, 2015 at 1:32 am | #

              I can neither confirm nor deny such a claim.

      • DudeMyDadOwnsADealership
        DudeMyDadOwnsADealership
        July 14, 2015 at 9:21 am | #

        Afraid so. Sarah has got severe passive-aggressive issues she just casually dumps on everyone she speaks to.

    • Freezer
      Freezer
      July 14, 2015 at 12:50 am | #

      The worst slams are always the ones that come from people who legit weren’t trying to be snarky.

    • Boojum
      Boojum
      July 14, 2015 at 3:28 am | #

      Dina needs to learn more history, owning people like that is wrong!

    • TomHCinMI
      TomHCinMI
      July 15, 2015 at 1:18 pm | #

      Dina doesn’t know how to be sarcastic or ironic or anything like that.

  2. Catullus
    Catullus
    July 14, 2015 at 12:01 am | #

    THE HOODIE IS HERE!

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      July 14, 2015 at 12:04 am | #

      As foretold! Willis be praised!

      • WolfLann
        WolfLann
        July 14, 2015 at 10:15 am | #

        Remember seeing it in the comments a while back and I WANT ONE!!!

        • thebombzen
          thebombzen
          July 14, 2015 at 1:43 pm | #

          Called it 😀

  3. Mr. Random
    Mr. Random
    July 14, 2015 at 12:02 am | #

    Even Dina knows the art of sass.

    • Dean
      Dean
      July 14, 2015 at 12:04 am | #

      That was not sass, but the straightest of talk.

      • Volkai
        Volkai
        July 14, 2015 at 10:08 am | #

        Can’t it be both?

        • Charlie
          Charlie
          July 14, 2015 at 11:45 am | #

          I agree, I’m pretty sure it was both.

      • BenRG
        BenRG
        July 14, 2015 at 1:57 pm | #

        Agreed; I’m not sure that Dina knows what sass is beyond a certain academic level. She’s just told Sarah what, to her, is a perfectly factual statement. I’m just not sure that your average human is capable of handling Truth on that level!

        • Shade
          Shade
          July 14, 2015 at 2:22 pm | #

          Sass is not just what you say, but how you say it, and she seems to have spent enough time around Sarah to approximate the appropriate facial expression. And the tone of voice, but since this is a webcomic, I’m imagining that. And it is good.

          Being truthful simply amplifies the power of one’s sass. She’s learning, clever girl.

  4. Plasma Mongoose
    Plasma Mongoose
    July 14, 2015 at 12:02 am | #

    Dina explains it all!

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      July 14, 2015 at 12:05 am | #

      Na na na na na! Just do it!

    • Volkai
      Volkai
      July 14, 2015 at 10:10 am | #

      I would watch this.

    • Tenn
      Tenn
      July 14, 2015 at 5:10 pm | #

      “Hi, Amber.”

      *twaaaannnnnnnnng*

  5. Kitty
    Kitty
    July 14, 2015 at 12:02 am | #

    but where can I get a Tricera-top?!

  6. Nono
    Nono
    July 14, 2015 at 12:02 am | #

    Did… did Sarah just ask another person to sit next to her?

    Miracles of miracles

  7. Michael Steamweed
    Michael Steamweed
    July 14, 2015 at 12:02 am | #

    This Dina-saur can SNAP! 🙂

  8. Lucina
    Lucina
    July 14, 2015 at 12:02 am | #

    i have been waiting for this hoodie and also i want it

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      July 14, 2015 at 12:05 am | #

      Please tell me it’s a real thing, or at least inspired by one.

      • Jen Aside
        Jen Aside
        July 14, 2015 at 12:44 am | #

        I was sad that Google’s top hits are merely a dinosaur RIDE.

        I can’t afford to go to amusement parks anymore =<

    • agentksilver
      agentksilver
      July 14, 2015 at 12:06 am | #

      I’ve found something similar on etsy: https://www.etsy.com/market/dinosaur_hoodie

      • Lucina
        Lucina
        July 14, 2015 at 12:09 am | #

        none of them are Tricera-Top™s, though. they’re all weird spiny theropods.

      • Leorale
        Leorale
        July 14, 2015 at 12:19 am | #

        eBay has some, too, if you search for ‘dinosaur hoodie’ or ‘dragon hoodie’. You will need to add the epic bored-eyes yourself but it’s an excellent start.

        Here’s a sexier midriff version for Becky:
        http://www.ebay.com/itm/XS-Seafoam-Holographic-Crop-Dragon-Hoodie-Set-with-Mid-Rise-Shorts-Festival-Rave-/231614789360?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35ed5136f0

        • Leorale
          Leorale
          July 14, 2015 at 12:30 am | #

          Oh hey I found it! But it’s $163.
          https://www.etsy.com/listing/99556629/triceratops-dinosaur-hoodie-costume?ref=shop_home_active_5&ga_search_query=dinosaur

        • gka
          gka
          July 14, 2015 at 9:18 am | #

          sexy dinosaur hoodie

          cannot unsee

          /gouges out eyes

        • Cobra
          Cobra
          July 14, 2015 at 11:37 am | #

          You missed the one with “cheeky” hotpants.

          *Tries to imagine Dina in croptop dino hoodie and cheeky hotpants*

          Nope… doesn’t work.

          • Smashwidget
            Smashwidget
            July 14, 2015 at 9:43 pm | #

            I could see Becky wearing that.

      • Opus the Poet
        Opus the Poet
        July 14, 2015 at 1:13 am | #

        this one is better

        https://www.etsy.com/listing/99556629/triceratops-dinosaur-hoodie-costume?ref=market

    • Mollyscribbles
      Mollyscribbles
      July 14, 2015 at 8:59 am | #

      It is not socially awkward to wear a thing when a heard of others are wearing a similar style.

      . . . there would need to be different designs so each individual would have recognizable markings. Helps the social order.

  9. otusasio451
    otusasio451
    July 14, 2015 at 12:02 am | #

    Personally, I prefer a nice Velociraptop, but to each their own.

    • Chris Phoenix
      Chris Phoenix
      July 14, 2015 at 12:07 am | #

      You mean a VelociWrap?

      • otusasio451
        otusasio451
        July 14, 2015 at 12:16 am | #

        …You come up with the names, I’ll come up with the designs. We get someone to make them, and WE WILL BE UNSTOPPABLE. EVERYONE will be wearing Hoodrosaurus! LET’S DO THIS.

        • Jason
          Jason
          July 14, 2015 at 12:22 am | #

          I got the brains, you got the looks….let’s make lots of money.

          • Stephen R. Bierce
            Stephen R. Bierce
            July 14, 2015 at 12:50 am | #

            There’s a lot of Opportunities if you know where to take them, you know.

            • Deanatay
              Deanatay
              July 14, 2015 at 9:01 am | #

              There’s a lot of opportunities, if there aren’t you can make them, make or break them

        • 3oranges
          3oranges
          July 14, 2015 at 1:20 am | #

          What would go well with some parasauroloafers?

          • otusasio451
            otusasio451
            July 14, 2015 at 1:24 am | #

            An Anatotie, I’d think.

            Seriously, I want this to happen so bad.

          • curiousg
            curiousg
            July 16, 2015 at 1:12 am | #

            An ankletosaurus?

        • Boojum
          Boojum
          July 14, 2015 at 3:31 am | #

          Can I get the DeinoNachos concession?

  10. Rebecca
    Rebecca
    July 14, 2015 at 12:02 am | #

    This is making me love Dina even more and I didn’t know that was possible. Also I need that hoodie.

  11. Watson The Snail
    Watson The Snail
    July 14, 2015 at 12:02 am | #

    Well, we found our new Slipshine comic. Finding out if Dina is a Tricera-top, or a Tricera-bottom.

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      July 14, 2015 at 12:04 am | #

      Somehow I see Dina as a top, it just seems right somehow.

    • Michael Steamweed
      Michael Steamweed
      July 14, 2015 at 12:04 am | #

      Dina is a scientist and will require hypothesizing, testing, and repetition. Science demands no less!

    • Tekkactus
      Tekkactus
      July 14, 2015 at 12:05 am | #

      You’re a bad person and I love you.

      • zach
        zach
        July 14, 2015 at 12:12 am | #

        Science saw this coming.

        • A Scientist
          A Scientist
          July 14, 2015 at 12:19 am | #

          But I did not.

          Such is the way of the world.

    • timemonkey
      timemonkey
      July 14, 2015 at 8:53 am | #

      Personally I’m a Versa-raptor.

  12. madock345
    madock345
    July 14, 2015 at 12:03 am | #

    Please tell me you actually sell Tricera-Tops.

    Also, damn dina, that was sick.

    • Rebecca
      Rebecca
      July 14, 2015 at 12:04 am | #

      If ANYONE sells these, please tell us. I NEEEEEEEEED IT.

  13. Alice Macher
    Alice Macher
    July 14, 2015 at 12:03 am | #

    Sarah has just been DINAed. *Z-snap*

    • RavenRyy
      RavenRyy
      July 14, 2015 at 8:28 pm | #

      You said the words I was struggling to say. Kudos!

  14. OwenSohmer
    OwenSohmer
    July 14, 2015 at 12:04 am | #

    I’m disappointed Tricera-Tops isn’t a real thing I can have

  15. timemonkey
    timemonkey
    July 14, 2015 at 12:04 am | #

    The entire cast should just take turns sitting with Sarah at lunch so she can explain how eeach of them is fucked up.

    • madock345
      madock345
      July 14, 2015 at 12:06 am | #

      With that kind of setup, She’d make a surprisingly great talkshow hostess.

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      July 14, 2015 at 12:06 am | #

      That’s what the comments section is for. You wanna put us out of a job?

      • Opus the Poet
        Opus the Poet
        July 14, 2015 at 12:11 am | #

        You getting paid for this gig?

        • gkheyf
          gkheyf
          July 14, 2015 at 12:14 am | #

          you’re not? i assumed we were all 6-figure here

          • Tacos
            Tacos
            July 14, 2015 at 12:27 am | #

            Wait. Y’all are getting paid? Someone must be screwing me over. Who do I got to talk about this? Accounting? Human Resources?

            • gkheyf
              gkheyf
              July 14, 2015 at 12:29 am | #

              human resources?? you’re looking for the soylent factory next door

              • JessWitt
                JessWitt
                July 14, 2015 at 12:51 am | #

                Commenters! Soylent green is commenters!

                • DarkVeghetta
                  DarkVeghetta
                  July 14, 2015 at 12:18 pm | #

                  It all makes sense now!

        • Doctor_Who
          Doctor_Who
          July 14, 2015 at 12:31 am | #

          Sure. What do you think that sweet Patreon money goes toward? It’s just us, Taco Bell, and a shelf full of Hot Shots.

          • begbert2
            begbert2
            July 14, 2015 at 10:41 am | #

            Though most of it goes to the Hot Shots.

            • HMRC4EVR
              HMRC4EVR
              July 14, 2015 at 11:32 am | #

              I thought it went to lavishing Maggie with untold riches? The finest silks and spices from the Far East and exotic cars (painted like Hot Shot) to drive around in!

              • Roborat
                Roborat
                July 14, 2015 at 2:52 pm | #

                I thought is was so Sir Willis could buy up every transformer evar. Not just each model, but every. single. transformer. ever. made.

          • Opus the Poet
            Opus the Poet
            July 14, 2015 at 11:49 am | #

            What about the Arby’s?

            • Rutee
              Rutee
              July 14, 2015 at 12:11 pm | #

              What ABOUT the Arby’s? It’s not like it matters.

              • Tenn
                Tenn
                July 14, 2015 at 5:19 pm | #

                Of course not. Nothing matters. Everything is meaningless. Might as well eat at Arby’s.

    • Blackdrazon
      Blackdrazon
      July 14, 2015 at 12:24 am | #

      And then, at the end of the sequence, Sarah sits next to Sarah.

      • Cephalo the Pod
        Cephalo the Pod
        July 14, 2015 at 2:31 am | #

        “I’m from the future. Don’t say anything to Dorothy on November 15.”

    • Halloween Jack
      Halloween Jack
      July 14, 2015 at 10:20 am | #

      Sarah has become Lady Darkseid, in constant search for the Anti-Fun Equation.

      SARAH IS.

  16. John
    John
    July 14, 2015 at 12:05 am | #

    I’m with Sarah in panel four, honestly.

    • Tomas
      Tomas
      July 14, 2015 at 12:30 am | #

      Nice try, Sarah, but we can tell this is a sock puppet account.

      • podian
        podian
        July 14, 2015 at 2:41 am | #

        The avatar kinda gave her away.

    • Halloween Jack
      Halloween Jack
      July 14, 2015 at 10:21 am | #

      Yeah, “John.”

  17. otusasio451
    otusasio451
    July 14, 2015 at 12:05 am | #

    So, I’ve decided to make a brand of hoodies called Hoodrosaurus. Anyone want in on this?

    P.S. No, I haven’t, but if anyone ELSE wants to do it and include me, I’M IN. I’m a good idea and design man. Plus, I love me some dinosaurs.

    • MeghanTheWorldEater
      MeghanTheWorldEater
      July 14, 2015 at 12:07 am | #

      I’ll be the partner that gets all the money despite having contributed nothing.

      • Dean
        Dean
        July 14, 2015 at 12:11 am | #

        And I’ll be the one who gets upset with you over nothing and badmouths you all over the internet.

        • Someone
          Someone
          July 14, 2015 at 12:13 am | #

          And I’ll be the fat guy who releases all the hoodies

          • gkheyf
            gkheyf
            July 14, 2015 at 12:17 am | #

            and i’ll be the wet blanket that points out that funding or lack of consumer interest are no longer the main issues preventing this product from becoming a reality. the biggest hurdle will be recruiting someone capable of working out the logistics of a practical 3d article of clothing that holds its form and doesn’t flop over

            • MeghanTheWorldEater
              MeghanTheWorldEater
              July 14, 2015 at 12:22 am | #

              underwire?….but it’s a hood…overwire?

              • Roborat
                Roborat
                July 14, 2015 at 2:54 pm | #

                Simple, inflatable. I will take my reward in shares.

            • Someone
              Someone
              July 14, 2015 at 12:22 am | #

              The current hoodies no longer interest the public, we must create a new cooler hoodie!

              • gkheyf
                gkheyf
                July 14, 2015 at 12:27 am | #

                a cooler-hoodie?? that may be just the product that the alcoholic college student market has been waiting for! billie can totally fund us!!!

                • Tacos
                  Tacos
                  July 14, 2015 at 1:30 am | #

                  I don’t know about a cooler-hoodie but I think I remember that there is an article of clothing that is a cooler for your alcohol that you use to sneak alcohol with you to places.

                • Dean
                  Dean
                  July 14, 2015 at 1:57 am | #

                  A guy I used to work with would fill four hip flasks with liquor and tuck them into his socks. Worked every time.

            • otusasio451
              otusasio451
              July 14, 2015 at 12:26 am | #

              We can (almost) make hearts with a printer. WE CAN MAKE A DINOSAUR HOODIE.

            • Julez
              Julez
              July 14, 2015 at 8:08 am | #

              Batting would work on the horns. The ridge could have boning in it, or be lined inside with a stiffer material. As for a cooler-hoodie, easy enough to sew in some internal pockets lined with the insulated grocery bag material.

              • Kryss LaBryn
                Kryss LaBryn
                July 14, 2015 at 10:10 am | #

                You can use plastic cross-stitch sheets for the ridge. Bonus: cheap and washable! I use it in my stomachers for my 18th Century dresses. With a slight vertical curve to it you can hold 18″ with sandwiching material both sides upright, no problem.

  18. Packy
    Packy
    July 14, 2015 at 12:05 am | #

    I, for one, am glad Willis put Dina in an outfit three times harder to draw.

    • otusasio451
      otusasio451
      July 14, 2015 at 12:27 am | #

      We all are. We ALL are.

  19. Foxhack
    Foxhack
    July 14, 2015 at 12:06 am | #

    Infantilizing.

    Guess Sarah’s never heard of kigurumi pajamas.

    • Foxhack
      Foxhack
      July 14, 2015 at 12:07 am | #

      Hell I wouldn’t be surprised if Dina had a set somewhere.

  20. Law
    Law
    July 14, 2015 at 12:06 am | #

    Sell me the dang hoodie willis!

    • Cephalo the Pod
      Cephalo the Pod
      July 14, 2015 at 2:32 am | #

      Damn hood, Willis!

  21. Opus the Poet
    Opus the Poet
    July 14, 2015 at 12:06 am | #

    well, it isn’t a thing in our universe, yet.

  22. caesaria82
    caesaria82
    July 14, 2015 at 12:07 am | #

    OMG new Dina costume! And such an epic one! And Dina confidence and sarcasm and sticking up for herself and yesssssss. You go, girl!

    And I love how Sarah is such a complex character that I sometimes adore her and sometimes get really mad at her (like here), so yay for multi-dimensional, fleshed-out characters (especially female characters, but everyone in DoA is like this, really) that feel super real and human and relatable. I just love this strip a lot, in case you can’t tell lmao.

    • Barf Ninjason
      Barf Ninjason
      July 14, 2015 at 12:12 am | #

      Totally. Sarah is exactly the kind of person who I would usually hate (she is so relentlessly discouraging!) conceptually but then be like “well, okay, at least you’re honest) in person. Very realistic.

      • caesaria82
        caesaria82
        July 14, 2015 at 12:32 am | #

        Right? I was just thinking that, I totally know a person like Sarah. Heck, I can *be* Sarah occasionally. I think most people can. That’s what I love about her as a character.

        • claudewicked
          claudewicked
          July 14, 2015 at 6:48 am | #

          In my experience, people in Sarah’s archetype hate eachother more than anyone else.

  23. Nena
    Nena
    July 14, 2015 at 12:10 am | #

    Willis, are you going to make the dinosaur hat and hoodie available at your shop? I bet you will sell a lot of those. =)

    • Someone
      Someone
      July 14, 2015 at 12:15 am | #

      Things Willis must sell:

      Sals biker gloves

      Dina’s hat

      Joyce’s monkey master pajamas

      Dina’s hoodie

      • gkheyf
        gkheyf
        July 14, 2015 at 12:19 am | #

        the biker gloves would be the easiest to buy/relabel/mark-up cuz they’re a fairly generic product

        • Someone
          Someone
          July 14, 2015 at 1:13 am | #

          Ooh and the monkey master toy

          • Opus the Poet
            Opus the Poet
            July 14, 2015 at 11:54 am | #

            Don’t forget the Head Alien bong http://www.dumbingofage.com/2012/comic/book-2/05-saturdays-all-right-for-slighting/bong/

    • Tenn
      Tenn
      July 14, 2015 at 5:24 pm | #

      I think he actually made a few dinosaur hats some years ago. No mass production, though.

  24. Kraken
    Kraken
    July 14, 2015 at 12:10 am | #

    Sarah thought they were hat/head covering sisters. 😛

    Also, yay for Sarah friendship and Dina sarcasm!

    • gkheyf
      gkheyf
      July 14, 2015 at 12:20 am | #

      they did both take the elevator that’s only for people wearing hats

  25. Tacos
    Tacos
    July 14, 2015 at 12:10 am | #

    Wait, is the hoodie an actual article of clothing that we can buy? Because I would buy it and wear the hell out of it.

    • Opus the Poet
      Opus the Poet
      July 14, 2015 at 1:17 am | #

      I have a feeling someone is going to make a few just to see what the market is like.

      • Tacos
        Tacos
        July 14, 2015 at 1:25 am | #

        Welp, apparently they do exist but are super expensive.

  26. Leorale
    Leorale
    July 14, 2015 at 12:11 am | #

    Dina continues being amazing and taking no guff for her differences. In a triceratop. Yes.

    • caesaria82
      caesaria82
      July 14, 2015 at 12:40 am | #

      This is gonna be like the creepiest comment ever, but your avatar was in my dream the other night. Just randomly flashing by. Goes to show how much this comment section lives in my subconcious lmao.

      /sorry for being a creep xD

  27. Plasma Mongoose
    Plasma Mongoose
    July 14, 2015 at 12:12 am | #

    Sarah does have a point though, if Dina doesn’t want people to mistake for an early teen, that hoodie isn’t exactly the best thing to wear.

    • brasca1
      brasca1
      July 14, 2015 at 12:19 am | #

      True, but her approach tends to alienate more people than win arguments which is something an aspiring lawyer should know. Too often the lawyer who can level with the jury is the one that wins the case even if their client is guilty as hell.

    • Tacos
      Tacos
      July 14, 2015 at 12:20 am | #

      I dunno. I can see it as a conversation starter. I mean if I saw somebody wearing a hoodie like that I’d probably go, “Oh cool. That person must like dinosaurs. Imma go over there and talk to them about dinosaurs.”

      • MeghanTheWorldEater
        MeghanTheWorldEater
        July 14, 2015 at 12:56 am | #

        I’d say the same thing, and then just sit there awkwardly thinking about doing it cause I’m a social coward.

    • Yumi
      Yumi
      July 14, 2015 at 12:20 am | #

      At the same time, it is similar to things I have seen people in college wear.
      Only cooler.

    • chris73
      chris73
      July 14, 2015 at 12:20 am | #

      Exactly, its not fair for people to think of Dina as a young teen but if you look and dress like a young teen then thats what peoples first impression of you will be

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        July 14, 2015 at 12:26 am | #

        It’s hard to tell if Dina has a young looking face but her height and build lends itself to making her look like a person in her early teens.

        • Tacos
          Tacos
          July 14, 2015 at 12:30 am | #

          Some of us are just immortal time lords. The only reason I don’t get carded anymore is because I grew a beard.

          • Roborat
            Roborat
            July 14, 2015 at 2:58 pm | #

            So, what, you cut a hole in the bag?

      • Lucina
        Lucina
        July 14, 2015 at 12:29 am | #

        Yeah, but as with the cereal thing, is it necessarily her fault for doing what she enjoys, and having her age judged by that?

    • Someone
      Someone
      July 14, 2015 at 12:24 am | #

      We’ll given that people where pajamas to class in college, I don’t think anyone gives a crap about Dina’s hoodie, besides the fact that it is amazing

    • caesaria82
      caesaria82
      July 14, 2015 at 12:30 am | #

      I think in a perfect world people could wear whatever the hell they wanted to wear (as long as it’s not offensive or appropriation) and it would not one bit detract from their credibility as a person and from their personality and intelligence and all of that.
      Sadly, we do not live in a perfect world and people (mostly women) get judged for what they wear ALL THE TIME and you can’t really win w/ how you dress in society, so you do have a point. A sad point, but a point.
      I hope eventually this changes though and people just stop giving a crap about how people look and what people wear, unless to give a compliment or encourage or celebrate someone. Less negativity about superficial crap, people!

  28. Carms
    Carms
    July 14, 2015 at 12:17 am | #

    Is Sarah MORE abrasive than usual? I thought she’d topped out on non-farcical-troll abrasiveness.

    Sarand paper

    • saki
      saki
      July 14, 2015 at 7:23 am | #

      She’s probably in a bad mood because of her fight with Joyce. =/

    • SonicBlueRanger
      SonicBlueRanger
      July 14, 2015 at 9:30 am | #

      Nah I’d say she’s he normal amount of abrasive.

  29. JessWitt
    JessWitt
    July 14, 2015 at 12:19 am | #

    Jura-sick burn, Dina.

    • Kitty O'Possum
      Kitty O'Possum
      July 14, 2015 at 10:23 pm | #

      Yeaaaaaah B)

  30. NinjaNick
    NinjaNick
    July 14, 2015 at 12:23 am | #

    That hoodie is made of cotton, polyester, and awesomeness.

  31. gkheyf
    gkheyf
    July 14, 2015 at 12:24 am | #

    that was pretty great-aceous!

    …i concede

  32. StClair
    StClair
    July 14, 2015 at 12:25 am | #

    But they are!
    (wrong, I mean.)

  33. Eddie Dale
    Eddie Dale
    July 14, 2015 at 12:30 am | #

    Did Dina just roast?

  34. Bagge
    Bagge
    July 14, 2015 at 12:31 am | #

    TriceraTop(TM) – soon in a convention center close to you. Who will be the best Dina cosplayer ever?

    Translated from Sarah-speak: Sorry about being a jerk yesterday. Do you want to be my friend, I want to be your friend… thanks for tolerating me.

    • Bagge
      Bagge
      July 14, 2015 at 3:40 am | #

      Also: I like the way you dress.

  35. Tomas
    Tomas
    July 14, 2015 at 12:33 am | #

    Sarah is such a mom.

    “No daughter of mine is going out dressed like that.”

    • Bagge
      Bagge
      July 14, 2015 at 3:41 am | #

      “You want to go to WHAT kind of party? Will there be BOYS?”

  36. kelly
    kelly
    July 14, 2015 at 12:36 am | #

    “why don’t i put dina in an outfit that’s three times harder to draw”

    Three reasons. 1) It’s fucking adorable. 2) It’s fucking awesome. 3) She’s peacocking for Becky.

    • Bagge
      Bagge
      July 14, 2015 at 3:42 am | #

      3) …OMG, that makes so much sense!

  37. Em
    Em
    July 14, 2015 at 12:36 am | #

    Damn Sarah has no chill.

    Let Dina be Dina, come on. It’s not her problem that other people infantalize her, it’s the problem of the people doing it. You KNOW that Dina is a grown ass adult, and you make the conscious choice of treating her like a child. That seems a whole lot like your own problem.

    Also, way to drag this girl, and then be like “oh i’m glad you’re sitting with me, it’s so refreshing to not have joyce sit with me!” this is probably the last time Dina will sit with you. C’mon Sarah. Quit it.

  38. Katrika
    Katrika
    July 14, 2015 at 12:38 am | #

    You know what’s infantilizing? Trying to tell a grown woman how to dress and act.
    That being said, I know Sarah means the best here. It’s still pretty insulting.

    • Arkantos
      Arkantos
      July 14, 2015 at 12:39 am | #

      True, but when you’re being a twat about helping, it’s almost as bad as not helping.

  39. wil
    wil
    July 14, 2015 at 12:53 am | #

    I mean, it’s no worse than what most other college kids wear. But also, at some point, you can’t blame people for thinking you’re a kid if you dress like one and also growl at people.

    But Dina is cool, so.

  40. KP
    KP
    July 14, 2015 at 12:54 am | #

    Who do I have to kill for a Tricera-Top? Or a print of Becky w/ Dina in said Tricera-top?

    • Deanatay
      Deanatay
      July 14, 2015 at 9:15 am | #

      Um… it’s only been a banner on the site for a couple of weeks, suppose you might have missed it…
      http://www.dumbingofage.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/sdcc2015bigbanner.png

  41. PlaneSite
    PlaneSite
    July 14, 2015 at 12:57 am | #

    Probably going to catch major flak for this, but that last line is approximately how I feel about Amandla Stenberg right about now.

    • Cephalo the Pod
      Cephalo the Pod
      July 14, 2015 at 2:40 am | #

      Should I know who that is?

  42. Kraken
    Kraken
    July 14, 2015 at 1:01 am | #

    Noticing her prey has replaced the head covering of the possible apex predator, tyrannosaurus rex, replacing it with that of the still formidable but arguably less imposing triceratops, Sarah (sarcasmus loneris) lures her in with the promise of a safe location to eat. Sensing the aforementioned weakness, loneris is compelled to attack, using barbed words pointed at Dina’s (dinosaurum enthusum) seemingly exposed emotional blind spots. Unexpectedly, nature has provided enthusum with a natural chitinous shell of logic on those seemingly defenseless areas and Dina deftly rebuffs the assault. The deadly dance occurs over scant seconds, but contains a variety of complex offensive and defensive maneuvers. With the outcome revealed, loneris attempts to save face and avoid retaliation by extending a pleasant olive branch. However, enthusum, high on adrenaline from the exchange as well as confidence from her succesful defense, fires back a concluding sharp phrase, establishing a new dynamic. An unsteady peace settles over the feeding grounds…

    • Tacos
      Tacos
      July 14, 2015 at 1:24 am | #

      Heh, I read this entirely in Attenborough’s voice.

      • Narf
        Narf
        July 14, 2015 at 1:26 am | #

        Oh my god, that works so well!

      • HMRC4EVR
        HMRC4EVR
        July 14, 2015 at 11:41 am | #

        Weird. I keep defaulting to William Conrad as my in head narriator.

      • Opus the Poet
        Opus the Poet
        July 14, 2015 at 12:01 pm | #

        Steve Irwin FTW, Crikey!

  43. Professor Fate
    Professor Fate
    July 14, 2015 at 1:07 am | #

    Heh! You go, Dina. Be your own person and to hell with everyone who doesn’t like it. Individuality is a virtue, conformity is a failing.

    Good ol’ Sarah, making friends wherever she goes. She’s a sad sack in a way. Humorless, excessively principled, bitter, antagonistic, she’ll make a fine lawyer.

    • chris73
      chris73
      July 14, 2015 at 1:17 am | #

      You forgot also looking out for Joyces best interests and the only one of her friends to actually have her back when she was drugged

    • Majere
      Majere
      July 14, 2015 at 4:08 am | #

      Some degree of conformity is pretty much a cornerstone of functional society. Heck, the reason Sarah is so relentlessly unpleasant is because she doesn’t conform to standards of politeness.

  44. Bagge
    Bagge
    July 14, 2015 at 1:21 am | #

    Hey, here is an idea, why not put ALL characters in hard to draw outfits and make it a costume party episode…

    • MeghanTheWorldEater
      MeghanTheWorldEater
      July 14, 2015 at 1:27 am | #

      Yours truly is a cruel mind.

    • John
      John
      July 14, 2015 at 2:29 am | #

      Halloween’s coming up! …in several years!

      • DarkoNeko
        DarkoNeko
        July 14, 2015 at 6:15 am | #

        By the time halloween comes Willis’ twins will have graduated from drawing school and do it for them (or not)

  45. Rowen Morland
    Rowen Morland
    July 14, 2015 at 1:36 am | #

    How many more times harder will it be to make when all your readers demand Tricera Tops.

  46. Torra
    Torra
    July 14, 2015 at 2:23 am | #

    Sarah, you might be trying to help, but really, the first two things you said were pretty insulting/derogatory so cmon, theres kind of a reason youre sitting by yourself. I love Dina telling it how it is. Looking forward to seeing her thoughts around all the other characters in this arc!

  47. BenRG
    BenRG
    July 14, 2015 at 2:30 am | #

    I wonder if Dina, at least in this chapter, is DMW’s self-insert by which he tells the characters how it is in a way that he could not plausibly do otherwise?

  48. Jazz Hands
    Jazz Hands
    July 14, 2015 at 2:31 am | #

    “You look like a twelve-year-old,” said the girl dressed like Lizzie McGuire.

  49. podian
    podian
    July 14, 2015 at 2:46 am | #

    I thought dinosaurs didn’t breathe fire, but then Dina burned Sarah here…

  50. Majere
    Majere
    July 14, 2015 at 3:59 am | #

    Well, maybe people should try not being constantly wrong then?

  51. read all over
    read all over
    July 14, 2015 at 4:01 am | #

    But has Sarah been wrong about other’s decisions being wrong?

    • Majere
      Majere
      July 14, 2015 at 4:10 am | #

      Sarah is like an incredibly bitter and jaded Cassandra.

      • Li
        Li
        July 14, 2015 at 8:02 am | #

        So, exactly like Cassandra would have been if she were an actual person?

        • read all over
          read all over
          July 14, 2015 at 2:11 pm | #

          I actually thought of that while at work and how messed up that is. I’m sure Cassandra would have been bitter after awhile of no one listening.

  52. Megatron
    Megatron
    July 14, 2015 at 4:02 am | #

    I constantly criticize others and I have no problems getting the rabble to sit next to me when I desire their adoration.

    • HMRC4EVR
      HMRC4EVR
      July 14, 2015 at 11:45 am | #

      They’re just glad you’re not Galvatron yet

  53. DarkoNeko
    DarkoNeko
    July 14, 2015 at 4:38 am | #

    Sarah does make a pretty good point, but no one’s forced to sit beside someone so disagreeable all the time ^^;

  54. Kaunisenkeli
    Kaunisenkeli
    July 14, 2015 at 4:45 am | #

    Can’t argue with you there, Dina.

  55. Jack Faire
    Jack Faire
    July 14, 2015 at 5:27 am | #

    And with that Sarah is being one of the worst kind of adults. “No fashion for adults got stuck 50 years ago you can’t keep dressing like you did as a child even though there is literally no reason not to.”

    I mean seriously unless your job requires a certain dress code why toss out your whole wardrobe and go buy clothes at the stores your parents shop at once you graduate high school? I didn’t grow up in the 1950s so why should I dress like I did. Seriously think about it adult fashion really hasn’t changed much since then. It’s like all of a sudden everyone decided to lock in adult fashions and that anyone dressing like they did when younger than 18 is being “juvenile” why?

    I wear hoodies and wristbands. That’s how I dressed when I was 15 and that’s how I dress at 34 and no it’s not “trying to be a teen” because most of my daughter’s friends don’t dress like I do. They have their own sense of style born of their own time that doesn’t have jack to do with mine.

    I am a writer so why dress in a suit and tie, slacks and a dress shirt, insert more dress clothes here. I don’t like them and they are uncomfortable. And no they never made me feel more grown up. Quite the opposite those clothes always made me feel like a child playing dress up. I distrust anyone my age who looks uncomfortable in their clothes if you keep tugging at your tie guess what you hate it.

    And wearing casual dresses and pretending your dressed up yeah not fooling me. You’re dressed casual so don’t give me shit for doing the same.

    • Kryss LaBryn
      Kryss LaBryn
      July 14, 2015 at 10:54 am | #

      The two really interesting thing about clothing for adults and kids, historically speaking, is that, first off, until very recently (within the past 100 years), kids, once old enough to walk, just wore smaller version of adult outfits; the concept of separate fashions for people old enough to walk but younger than 18 is a very recent fad and I wouldn’t be surprised to see it go away again at some point, or else just expand into “everyone just wear whatever the hell you want,” which brings me to my second point.

      The other thing is the way fashions are expected to change for people over a certain age. Seriously, once you hit, what, fifty? Sixty? Suddenly (if you’re a woman) you “have” to cut your hair short (when was the last time you saw a woman with grey or white hair that was even shoulder-length?). I don’t know why it is but I’m not going to cut off my own butt-length hair just because I hit a certain age. I may do for some other reason, but “too old for hair” won’t be one of them.

      I’ve only seen a couple women with long grey hair but every one I’ve met has been awesome.

      Back in the day, though (like up through the 18th, early 19th centuries), when you were young and unmarried you’d wear the current fashions. However, once you were married, you just… kept wearing what had been the fashion when you were younger. So you see these awesome portraits of older women in their seventies, wearing clothes that had been fashionable fifty years earlier, because why change? You’ve got a full wardrobe; if it still fits then changing fashions just because when you no longer need to attract a spouse is kind of excessive, and probably considered vain or something.

      Which means there’s a historical basis for kids dressing like adults (but not for having their own separate fashions); and also one for dressing the way you did when you were younger for as long as you like. And there isn’t one for fashions aimed at particular age groups like kids or older adults.

      So, as long as it fits (and is appropriate for work/school when you’re there), wear whatever the hell you like; history will bear you out. 😀

      • Mada
        Mada
        July 14, 2015 at 11:44 am | #

        I go contra dancing a few times a month, and at every dance (ages range from 2 to 90 at these things) there’s this little old woman who’s maybe five feet tall and has completely white hair that she wears in a braid and it goes down to her knees.

        Also her husband wears a kilt.

    • chisci
      chisci
      July 14, 2015 at 11:13 am | #

      I understand where you’re coming from, I agree mostly, but in this case it seems to be exactly that Dina reads “like a child playing dress up” to Sarah -who, as another commenter commented, is dressed rather Disney Channel-chic, y’know?

  56. J42
    J42
    July 14, 2015 at 5:30 am | #

    I’m shocked these comments don’t yet have a flame war over Triceratops actually being a juvenile form of the actual species, Torosaurus.
    That’s right, Cera from land before time doesn’t exist. Suck it, inaccurate paleontologists.

    • Bagge
      Bagge
      July 14, 2015 at 5:49 am | #

      Does that make it a TorosauruTop(TM) or a ToroTop(TM)?

    • Jão
      Jão
      July 14, 2015 at 7:18 am | #

      Well, since the name Triceratops is older, the adult Toro was renamed Tricera, if I remember it correctly.

      • Kamino Neko
        Kamino Neko
        July 14, 2015 at 9:52 am | #

        That would require the theory to be generally accepted – which it is not.

      • 3oranges
        3oranges
        July 14, 2015 at 8:21 pm | #

        As Kamino Neko says, it’s mostly just the few people who argue they are the same. But yes, if they were right, it’s Triceratops that would be the name for both.

        Even if it was the other way, though, how do you go from Triceratops being only juveniles to saying a baby Triceratops doesn’t exist? Aside from Cera obviously not existing because she’s a cartoon, and one not really striving for accuracy.

  57. Asper
    Asper
    July 14, 2015 at 5:55 am | #

    Dina looks so much cuter with the whole jacket thing. Question though David is it an actual thing or did u just made it up?

  58. Stranger
    Stranger
    July 14, 2015 at 6:28 am | #

    Dont worry Dina, Sarah is just angry because for all her hard work, college just amounts to 4 years of adult high school, and she will be flushed out with everyone else into an oversaturated job market where her degree will mean about as much as a liberal arts diploma, no matter what she studies.

    • Kryss LaBryn
      Kryss LaBryn
      July 14, 2015 at 10:56 am | #

      –Although, if she joins the Canadian military, having a degree (in anything) will allow her to join as an officer instead of a grunt. Slightly higher pay grade.

      Mind you, if you want to enlist as an officer and don’t have a degree, they’ll support you while you go get it, provided you serve for I think four years after (they even pay your room and board). Pretty sweet deal.

    • Luzahn
      Luzahn
      July 14, 2015 at 11:39 am | #

      Well, she’s doing pre-law, so it’s not as bleak as all that. Sarah’s just a grump.

      • Opus the Poet
        Opus the Poet
        July 14, 2015 at 12:13 pm | #

        Still bleak. http://gothamist.com/2015/07/13/brooklyn_law_school_sorry.php

        “Brooklyn Law School Will Pay Back Some Tuition To Graduates Who Can’t Find Jobs”

        The law school has a 15% placement rate for graduates.

  59. Les
    Les
    July 14, 2015 at 6:47 am | #

    She might not say much but Dina is pretty observant (and candid)…

  60. Spencer
    Spencer
    July 14, 2015 at 6:47 am | #

    I really hate to admit it, but I’d probably be like Sarah in this instance. I’d like to think I’m a more open and accepting person but I probably would say the same thing to people under the guise of giving them some mature advice.

  61. saki
    saki
    July 14, 2015 at 7:13 am | #

    However hard the costume is to draw, it is totally worth it! Dina looks amazingly adorable in it!

    • saki
      saki
      July 14, 2015 at 7:38 am | #

      As far as Sarah goes… If this was my very first time seeing her, I’d probably hate her a little. But it’s not, so I know that she’s probably in a bad mood because of her fight with Joyce, and well she’s always had a hard time giving advice without sounding at least a little snarky or superior. I think she genuinely meant to give Dina some advice, but given the context, failed to do it in a nice and appropriate manner. *sigh*

      • DarkoNeko
        DarkoNeko
        July 14, 2015 at 8:32 am | #

        Took her a few panels to sttle down. I like what how she’s in the last panel once the defences are a bit lower.

  62. Li
    Li
    July 14, 2015 at 8:15 am | #

    Sarah’s point is valid but limited by context.

    By which I mean, Dina has been infantilized by people who know her. Joyce was the worst offender at the party; and it is absolutely not like Joyce ever actually thought Dina was physically twelve. SARAH knows she’s not physically twelve and still made the comments.

    So it’s not really an issue with Dina theoretically inviting confusion, not from the people whose attitudes were most recently hurtful. Everyone at that party who infantilized her knew she was college-aged and did it anyway.

    Also Sarah seems pretty willing to grant JOYCE bodily autonomy despite her spending freshman weekend entirely in adult sized merchandise for a kid’s show that looked like pajamas. While she’s had objections to the Becky situation so far, “Joyce is so naive that she’s basically twelve so stop being creepy” was not among them.

    And then there’s Raidah, who thought Dina was 12 for maybe ten seconds but mostly took her for a mentally disabled adult. Which I don’t think had anything to do with the way Dina was dressed at the time.

    Which up until now was jeans, a t-shirt, and a fuzzy hat with animal eyes. The number of adults who own fuzzy felt hats with anime faces on them, especially in college, is surely high enough that it shouldn’t be assumed to be children’s attire.

    TL;DR: despite Sarah’s implication, the people who have been infantilizing Dina have not generally been at all confused about how old she is. As such, changing the way she dresses is a solution for a different problem than the one Dina has.

    • Li
      Li
      July 14, 2015 at 8:48 am | #

      I mean obviously there’s Riley. But it’s emphatically not about how Dina dresses, it’s about who she is, and it’s not cool to tell people to make treating someone as an adult human conditional like this.

      But also adding: while I think Sarah’s totally wrong, I certainly don’t hate her here. I just think she’s totally wrong 😀

      • Fish
        Fish
        July 14, 2015 at 8:55 am | #

        I see Sarah’s point here too (and also don’t hate her, even though I also think she’s multiple layers of wrong). If you are unwilling to play the game and provide a constant stream of adult social cues, people are going to treat you as a child especially if you are:

        * short
        * female
        * neuroatypical

        In fact, if you’re one of those things, you’ve got to be fairly careful to never provide “I am a child” cues because it will reinforce how people already want to see you (i.e. confirmation bias).

        Which is ass, because the problem, as you say, is in the heads of the people who are seeking confirmation bias, not in Dina being herself.

        But, even though Sarah has a point that Dina can’t control the heads of all those other people, but she can control her own behavior, Dina has a much better point: She didn’t ask for any advice from Sarah along these lines. Just sitting next to Sarah should not be consenting to be criticized and nit picked. Just because something is true doesn’t mean you should say it.

        • perlhaqr
          perlhaqr
          July 14, 2015 at 9:26 am | #

          I don’t hate Sarah either, but now I might be just a little in love with Dina. 😀

        • Edupoet81
          Edupoet81
          July 14, 2015 at 11:22 am | #

          Short, female, neuroatypical. Check, check, and check over here. At thirty-four, I’m nearly twice Dina’s age, and that age gap will grow as I continue to age, and Dina remains at the age of eighteen indefinitely.
          In any case, I have often been told that I seem *much* younger than my chronological age. I do try to play the game to some extent. I suck at the game, and find myself a target and scapegoat far too often. Still, I am the person I am, and can’t forcibly mold myself into a person more compatible with society as it now stands. I know this from long experience. Thus, “advice” such as Sarah’s is really frustrating and unhelpful.
          I actually like Sarah as a character. That doesn’t mean I always agree with the way she chooses to handle things. I applaud Dina for standing up to Sarah here.
          Incidentally, I love that hoodie.

  63. Abigail
    Abigail
    July 14, 2015 at 8:28 am | #

    I can’t find this hoodie. I want it to be real. :/

  64. DarkoNeko
    DarkoNeko
    July 14, 2015 at 8:31 am | #

    A bit off topic, but… it’s our (France’s) national day today and Ruth would probably appreciate this.

    • HMRC4EVR
      HMRC4EVR
      July 14, 2015 at 11:48 am | #

      Congratulations! Are presents part of this celebration? If so, I’d like subtitled seasons of Code Lyoko: Evolution please?

  65. Fish
    Fish
    July 14, 2015 at 8:50 am | #

    OH SNAP!!

    You go Dina! You be your blunt badass self!!

  66. JBento
    JBento
    July 14, 2015 at 8:54 am | #

    It’s really quite fantastic – every time I think I couldn’t possibly like Dina more, stuff like this happens.

    Also, Tricera-tops in the store or we riot!

  67. Boomer Gonzales
    Boomer Gonzales
    July 14, 2015 at 9:03 am | #

    OOOO!

    Harsh burn in the nice panel.

  68. Deanatay
    Deanatay
    July 14, 2015 at 9:08 am | #

    In the old tradition of nursery rhymes, I’m officially nick-naming Dina ‘Little Green Dino Hood’. Little Red Riding Hood’s got serious competition.

  69. Mr. Morningstar
    Mr. Morningstar
    July 14, 2015 at 9:42 am | #

    Wow Sarah.

    That was kinda uncalled for.

  70. Regalli
    Regalli
    July 14, 2015 at 9:52 am | #

    And Dina continues to be most relatable character to me. Complete with “no you’re not allowed to wear the clothes you find comfortable.”

  71. les-be-friends dinosaurs
    les-be-friends dinosaurs
    July 14, 2015 at 10:29 am | #

    All i can think is Dina and Sarah doing that bit from DBZA

    Sarah: is that sarcasm?
    Dina: im sorry i don’t think i can comprehend sarcasm.
    Sarah:…im proud of you.

  72. Crumplepunch
    Crumplepunch
    July 14, 2015 at 10:40 am | #

    That is some good Dina sass.

  73. Fabricati_Diem_Pvn
    Fabricati_Diem_Pvn
    July 14, 2015 at 10:51 am | #

    Screw you, Sarah, that outfit is cute as fuck.

  74. AustKyzor
    AustKyzor
    July 14, 2015 at 10:52 am | #

    Dina reminds me a lot of my brother.

    He has… speech issues. Most people would just assume he’s dumb just because his brain needs a little more time to make his mouth move, and often he goes in a loop. But if you ignore that, and snap your fingers whenever he starts looping, you find that he’s extremely intelligent – like, he could give doctors a run for their money.

    He’s also really funny, and a sarcastic little shit. Fortunately, so are the people who were patient enough to give him a chance to talk in the first place

  75. dreadedseamonster
    dreadedseamonster
    July 14, 2015 at 10:56 am | #

    Dina has a point here. If Sarah didn’t constantly criticize everyone for the most harmless of behaviors and take moral superiority in all situations she’d probably be ore likable.

    • chris73
      chris73
      July 14, 2015 at 5:51 pm | #

      Shes generally not wrong and she was the one that saved Joyce from potentially being raped because she had a very good idea of what was going to happen and was handy with a baseball bat so, for me, her positives far out weigh her negatives

      • Sophran
        Sophran
        July 14, 2015 at 7:35 pm | #

        It is still completely understandable why no one would like her or want to be her friend, though.

        • chris73
          chris73
          July 14, 2015 at 7:53 pm | #

          Seriously? When I look for friendship one of the things I look for is if they’ll have my back

          Sarah would be top of my list for people from this cast I’d make friends with

  76. m2iCodeJockey
    m2iCodeJockey
    July 14, 2015 at 11:08 am | #

    It may be three times the difficulty but, it’s freakin cute, none-the-less…

  77. Bicycle Bill
    Bicycle Bill
    July 14, 2015 at 11:47 am | #

    Not at all related to today’s DoA strip — but y’know, way back in the beginning of DoA Willis admitted that it was somewhat autobiographical — and we all thought he meant that the character of JOYCE was his surrogate.

    However, after seeing the strip posted today on “It’s Walky” — and reading Willis’s comment about it — maybe it’s time to reconsider that thought.

    • timemonkey
      timemonkey
      July 14, 2015 at 12:36 pm | #

      Dude, pretty much all the characters are some part Willis’ psyche. Joyce just most represents his thought process at that age.

      • Someone
        Someone
        July 14, 2015 at 2:42 pm | #

        I sure as hell hope Blaine doesnt represent any part of Willis psyche

        • Rowen Morland
          Rowen Morland
          July 14, 2015 at 8:01 pm | #

          Ghost of Willis dystopian future?

  78. Charles RB
    Charles RB
    July 14, 2015 at 12:19 pm | #

    OHHHHH!!!

  79. CptNerd
    CptNerd
    July 14, 2015 at 12:22 pm | #

    Unintentional burn.

    • aroree
      aroree
      July 14, 2015 at 2:22 pm | #

      I don’t think it was unintentional. Look at her eyebrows. She meant that they exact way it sounds. A reproof.

  80. Angie
    Angie
    July 14, 2015 at 12:23 pm | #

    I can perfectly imagine Dina actually including saying Trademark in that sentence. It makes me giggle.

    • Bagge
      Bagge
      July 14, 2015 at 12:54 pm | #

      Me too, and it’s also something Joyce could do when she’s in fan mode

  81. JA
    JA
    July 14, 2015 at 1:03 pm | #

    TRICERATOPS HOODIES.

    Make them a thing!

  82. Arianod
    Arianod
    July 14, 2015 at 2:14 pm | #

    Snarkosaurus Viridians c:

  83. Roborat
    Roborat
    July 14, 2015 at 3:08 pm | #

    Dina should get together with Vanessa of Something Positive.

  84. MLBlue
    MLBlue
    July 14, 2015 at 4:19 pm | #

    Halloween costume? Im thinking she wouldnt like cosplayers… Seriously though, thats the best top ever.

  85. Ashley
    Ashley
    July 14, 2015 at 5:43 pm | #

    I like sassy Dina.

  86. CommentSpawn
    CommentSpawn
    July 14, 2015 at 5:55 pm | #

    Now Dina and Sarah can bond over talking about the many ways in which Joyce is wrong:

    Dina: “She’s wrong about evolution.”
    Sarah: “She’s wrong about people.”
    Together: “Yay.”

  87. MichaelHaneline
    MichaelHaneline
    July 14, 2015 at 7:49 pm | #

    So did Dina actually say “TM” after “Tricera-Top”?

  88. Brady Kj
    Brady Kj
    July 14, 2015 at 8:46 pm | #

    I already explained this to Willis years ago.

    T. rex

    Not T-Rex

    Period, no hyphen. And if possible, italicize it or underline it.

    T. rex is an abbreviation for a scientific term with a very specific format.
    Writing it any other way would be like saying you’re an H-Sapiens named D-Willis, who’s a fan of Mr-T. It makes no sense.

    • David M Willis
      David M Willis
      July 14, 2015 at 9:13 pm | #

      t-rex

    • Kelly
      Kelly
      July 14, 2015 at 9:34 pm | #

      yes

    • halcyon1234
      halcyon1234
      July 14, 2015 at 10:42 pm | #

      T-Rex vs. T. rex: It isn’t David’s mistake. It’s just Sarah’s accent.

    • 3oranges
      3oranges
      July 15, 2015 at 12:41 am | #

      T. rex could equally well mean the leech Tyrannobdella rex, the ant Tyrannomyrmex rex, the rat Tachyoryctes rex, or the snail Tropidoptera rex.

      The common name T-Rex on the other hand is more specific. 😉

      • Brady Kj
        Brady Kj
        July 18, 2015 at 10:23 am | #

        I’m surprised you didn’t include [i]Tachyoryctes rex[/i], the king mole rat.

        And while you may argue that “T-Rex” is more specific, it is nothing more than a misspelling.

        • Brady Kj
          Brady Kj
          July 18, 2015 at 10:23 am | #

          PS, how do you get italics on this page? Do you have to have magic powers?

  89. Brady Kj
    Brady Kj
    July 14, 2015 at 8:49 pm | #

    When writing about dinosaurs, always think “WWDD: What would Dina do?”

  90. feli
    feli
    July 14, 2015 at 9:03 pm | #

    There we have two of the most honest characters in this comic, sitting together, telling each other what they could do better to fit into society. Nice 😀
    Also … I think I’m part Sara, part Becky. Yay me.

  91. Tunasammich
    Tunasammich
    July 14, 2015 at 11:10 pm | #

    Sarah is totally my favorite character but I cackled. Very team Dina on this one XD

  92. Subtle Anagram
    Subtle Anagram
    July 14, 2015 at 11:54 pm | #

    Thank you for giving it those eyes, Dave! I haven’t gotten my hopes up just yet, but this is one of the most promising developments in a while.

  93. TomHCinMI
    TomHCinMI
    July 15, 2015 at 3:43 am | #

    How long will it take for the penny to drop for Sarah? Dina’s comment is right on.

  94. Samae
    Samae
    July 15, 2015 at 9:56 am | #

    DRAGGED

  95. Koms
    Koms
    July 16, 2015 at 5:26 am | #

    This reminded me of Try Sarah’s Tops

  96. Eric Honaker
    Eric Honaker
    July 17, 2015 at 12:59 am | #

    I’m so disappointed that the Tricera-Top isn’t a real thing.

  97. Abigail
    Abigail
    August 8, 2015 at 11:25 pm | #

    I FOUND THE HOODIE, but it looks like it was already sold or something, and made back in 2011:

    https://scontent-lga1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xaf1/v/t1.0-9/296769_226488824076185_1959760156_n.jpg?oh=767a03cc1888b7adeb5e31bcde019def&oe=5652BC31

  98. BrokenEye, True False Prophet
    BrokenEye, True False Prophet
    October 9, 2015 at 7:39 pm | #

    Did Dina actually pronounce the “®” out loud? How do you pronounce “®”, anyhow?

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