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by David M Willis on July 18, 2015 at 12:01 am
  • 04 - Walking with Dina
└ Tags: dina, sarah

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  1. Chrissy
    Chrissy
    July 18, 2015 at 12:02 am | #

    You mayyy find yourself slightly more noticeable as a dinaceratops.

    • LeslieBean4Shizzle
      LeslieBean4Shizzle
      July 18, 2015 at 12:03 am | #

      Yeah… I don’t think I could ignore dinaceratops if she was following me around.

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      July 18, 2015 at 12:20 am | #

      But Dinaceratops are the ninjas of the dinosaur world, everybody knows that.

    • Someone
      Someone
      July 18, 2015 at 12:29 am | #

      Radiah: did you here something?
      Jacob: don’t worry it’s just a harmless triceratops

    • Tacos
      Tacos
      July 18, 2015 at 12:33 am | #

      Do not doubt the sneakitude-ness of Dina.

    • Tawdry Quirks
      Tawdry Quirks
      July 18, 2015 at 3:33 am | #

      The Triceratop is basically one big “Somebody Else’s Problem” field covering the top half of her body. And since a pair of legs wandering around without a perceptable torso would also generate a SEP field, Dina would thus be completely invisible except to onlookers who knew to look for her.

      This might also explain Dina’s uncanny hiding ability in other circumstances.

      • saki
        saki
        July 18, 2015 at 4:10 am | #

        *percievable. Sorry, it’s gonna keep bothering me otherwise. ^^”

        • saki
          saki
          July 18, 2015 at 4:10 am | #

          Aaand of course I typoed perceivable. *shakes fist at self*

          • Lumin
            Lumin
            July 18, 2015 at 5:41 am | #

            The only thing that’s the matter with ‘perceptable’ is the spelling: it’s ‘perceptible’. Why do you say it ought to be ‘perceivable’?

            • Arkham
              Arkham
              July 18, 2015 at 10:24 am | #

              It’s almost splitting hairs, but not quite. Perceptible means able to be detected by the senses (as opposed to being indiscernible). Perceivable is not only detecting but consciously understanding the sensory input so as to know what it is.

              An observer would see the actual physical form of the Triceratop but, because of its almost magical deception properties, would not make the mental connection that there is a person inside it. And, as the original comment continues, seeing only a pair of legs walking around is itself an unfathomable situation and would be mentally not perceived (mentally ignored) as well.

            • saki
              saki
              July 18, 2015 at 1:21 pm | #

              I didn’t know perceptible was actually a word in English. ^^”

              • Opus the Poet
                Opus the Poet
                July 18, 2015 at 1:25 pm | #

                Only on Saturdays and alternate Tuesdays. 😀

      • Leinad Werecat
        Leinad Werecat
        July 18, 2015 at 11:51 am | #

        That Hitchhiker’s Guide reference though~

      • Rowen Morland
        Rowen Morland
        July 18, 2015 at 7:29 pm | #

        Unless she starts playing cricket.

    • Baggy
      Baggy
      July 18, 2015 at 4:22 am | #

      Heyyyyyy. First comments are Jen’s job!!

      • Rycan
        Rycan
        July 18, 2015 at 4:36 am | #

        And this is getting olllllld.

        • Darkoneko
          Darkoneko
          July 18, 2015 at 7:32 am | #

          Yes, it is..

      • Roborat
        Roborat
        July 20, 2015 at 2:40 pm | #

        Oh come on, everybody needs a day off now and then. She got a temp to cover for her.

    • Aeron
      Aeron
      July 18, 2015 at 4:30 am | #

      Dinaceratops didn’t survive for millions of years by being easy to detect. They still roam the Earth today. See? You didn’t even notice them!

      • Bagge
        Bagge
        July 18, 2015 at 7:43 am | #

        Wasn’t that an early dilbert strip? Dinosaurs didn’t go exitinct, they just hid behind peoples furnitures (and were later used for gags about obsolete programming languages)

        • Lurlock
          Lurlock
          July 18, 2015 at 8:50 am | #

          Dinosaurs didn’t go extinct. They’re flying all around in the trees.

          • Lurlock
            Lurlock
            July 18, 2015 at 8:51 am | #

            (I could’ve sworn the “s” tag meant “strong”. Oops. That’s why we need either preview or edit features in these forums.)

            • Bagge
              Bagge
              July 18, 2015 at 9:25 am | #

              Where’s the fun in that?

            • Pat
              Pat
              July 18, 2015 at 11:42 am | #

              You probably want b for bold, or maybe i for italics.

    • merbrat
      merbrat
      July 18, 2015 at 11:40 am | #

      Maybe she *doesn’t* have to be stealth! She just needs to get Raidah to notice her, and comment on her “special-ness” in front of Jacob! Raidah might mention meeting Dina at the mall, and Dina might correct her on that whole debacle, mentioning the slights. In front of Jacob.

  2. Plasma Mongoose
    Plasma Mongoose
    July 18, 2015 at 12:02 am | #

    “Sick’em Rex err I meant Dina!”

  3. Hi
    Hi
    July 18, 2015 at 12:02 am | #

    “That was just a way to get you to stop talking about me!”

  4. brumagem
    brumagem
    July 18, 2015 at 12:03 am | #

    Is Dina the new Ninja Rick?

    • Stephen R. Bierce
      Stephen R. Bierce
      July 18, 2015 at 12:18 am | #

      “Do not presume a woman does not have DINAS at her disposal.”

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      July 18, 2015 at 12:22 am | #

      “Dina’s sword will not be sheathed until it tastes blood!”

    • Someone
      Someone
      July 18, 2015 at 12:24 am | #

      Dina should start hiring herself out as a mercenary, that was pretty much ninja ricks deal

    • Someone
      Someone
      July 18, 2015 at 12:42 am | #

      But Ninja Rick never had any sneakiness, his ninja skills all involved swords, so far Dina has shown no sword skills

      • saki
        saki
        July 18, 2015 at 12:48 am | #

        Who needs sword skills when you have raptor skills?

        • -Sentinel-
          -Sentinel-
          July 18, 2015 at 1:21 am | #

          She sure has rope + hook skills: http://www.dumbingofage.com/2013/comic/book-3/04-just-hangin-out-with-my-family/return/

          • saki
            saki
            July 18, 2015 at 4:08 am | #

            Oh hey, I forgot about this! … Man they really coulda used Dina over in SP! – before the class 1-9-9-7 anomaly that is.

  5. Opus the Poet
    Opus the Poet
    July 18, 2015 at 12:03 am | #

    Dina is extra adorable here, and also using her ninja skills for good.

  6. A Scientist
    A Scientist
    July 18, 2015 at 12:03 am | #

    Dina’s at her most detectable right now! This is not a good time for covert ops!

    • Disloyal Subject
      Disloyal Subject
      July 18, 2015 at 2:16 am | #

      That’s the best time for covert ops! It tests your skills to the limit!

      • Touchfuzzy
        Touchfuzzy
        July 18, 2015 at 4:20 am | #

        Its time for Cover’cera’tops

        • Opus the Poet
          Opus the Poet
          July 18, 2015 at 1:28 pm | #

          Bad pun. No, seriously, way too convoluted to be a “good” pun.

  7. caesaria82
    caesaria82
    July 18, 2015 at 12:04 am | #

    lol these two are totally gonna end up besties, aren’t they? 😉

  8. Andr3wtime
    Andr3wtime
    July 18, 2015 at 12:04 am | #

    Dina is Sarah’s Dobby spying on Sarah’s Malfoy.

  9. JessWitt
    JessWitt
    July 18, 2015 at 12:06 am | #

    Actions before contractions, Dina! It’s go time!

    • gkheyf
      gkheyf
      July 18, 2015 at 12:10 am | #

      Yes, that is how pregnancy works

      • JessWitt
        JessWitt
        July 18, 2015 at 6:52 am | #

        Darn it gkheyf, I’m a ninja, not a doctor!

        • Sanguine Cavalier
          Sanguine Cavalier
          July 18, 2015 at 11:28 pm | #

          Is that why you lack super-strength?

          http://drmcninja.com/archives/comic/1p17/

    • Tori
      Tori
      July 18, 2015 at 12:11 am | #

      I need to find a way to work “actions before contractions” into conversation.

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      July 18, 2015 at 12:26 am | #

      More like “Actions leads to Contractions” am I right?

  10. Jackson
    Jackson
    July 18, 2015 at 12:08 am | #

    Sarah’s face in panel 4 as she sees Dina coming back: +1 +1 +1

  11. gkheyf
    gkheyf
    July 18, 2015 at 12:12 am | #

    Dina’s presence is so well hidden that we didn’t even notice her spying on the comments from the last comic! Seriously fourth wall, make an effort!

  12. Lucina
    Lucina
    July 18, 2015 at 12:13 am | #

    …wait, is Sarah shouting that across the lunchroom in panel 3? that seems a little… attention-attracting.

    • timemonkey
      timemonkey
      July 18, 2015 at 7:53 am | #

      Amber scream at the to of her lungs flipping table barely got noticed

      • gkheyf
        gkheyf
        July 18, 2015 at 8:54 am | #

        Never overestimate the attention span of college students

      • Lord Stoneheart
        Lord Stoneheart
        July 18, 2015 at 10:15 am | #

        Sarah throwing her tray and yelling does seem to be a bit more conspicuous.

        http://www.dumbingofage.com/2012/comic/book-2/05-saturdays-all-right-for-slighting/coffin/

  13. saki
    saki
    July 18, 2015 at 12:14 am | #

    I really love Sarah and Dina as a team! 😀

  14. DarkOracle
    DarkOracle
    July 18, 2015 at 12:16 am | #

    For those curious:

    http://www.dumbingofage.com/2012/comic/book-2/05-saturdays-all-right-for-slighting/challenged/

    • Sionyx
      Sionyx
      July 18, 2015 at 12:27 am | #

      Oh, thank you, I knew there was a reason I keep thinking of Raidah as a condescending bongo along with REALLY needing to grow up but couldn’t think of where it was.

      • Sionyx
        Sionyx
        July 18, 2015 at 12:28 am | #

        *snickers* Shows how often I post that I didn’t know about the censoring here!

    • Chubsius
      Chubsius
      July 18, 2015 at 10:30 am | #

      Oh yeah, I forgot how it was literally after one sentence that Raidah declared Dina to be mentally-challenged. Real nice.

  15. Jack Faire
    Jack Faire
    July 18, 2015 at 12:16 am | #

    Yeah she seems like the kind of sanctimonious judgemental bongo that expects everyone not exactly like her is defective and needs help or condemnation while thinking she is “saving them”

    I bet if she found out one of her friends was being sexually abused by a parent she would be all “you just don’t understand how affection works”

    • saki
      saki
      July 18, 2015 at 12:45 am | #

      I don’t think so. She doesn’t understand neuro-divergency, but that doesn’t mean she doesn’t understand sexual abuse. Don’t put that on her. She’s awful, but she’s not horrible.

      • Disloyal Subject
        Disloyal Subject
        July 18, 2015 at 2:23 am | #

        I wouldn’t even go so far as to call her awful. She was actively pleasant to Joyce and quick to shut down her posse’s mockery of Dina; ignorance of and inexperience with neuroatypical folks is pretty common and perfectly curable.
        The only thing I hold against Raidah is her certainty that Dana was doing as well as she pretended.

        • oldFart
          oldFart
          July 18, 2015 at 3:04 am | #

          Hmmm, that is the first time I have seen or heard “neuroatypical”. I like it. I am not considered neurotypical (or “ordinary”, as I sometimes say). I may try that moniker on for size. Sounds better than my alphabet soup diagnostic label.

          • Smashwidget
            Smashwidget
            July 18, 2015 at 2:12 pm | #

            “neurodivergent” is the more common term as far as I know.

        • timemonkey
          timemonkey
          July 18, 2015 at 7:59 am | #

          Even that is likely a self-defensive mechanism. Dana HAS to been alright and Sarah HAS to have been a backstabbing bongo because if Sarah was right than she fucked up, she fucked up BAD. She doesn’t want to acknowledge that so she doubles down on the belief Sarah was wrong and bullies her harder.

          Tl:dr- “What have I…what has she done!?”

          • gkheyf
            gkheyf
            July 18, 2015 at 9:01 am | #

            And now she may never be proved wrong.

            After finding out the full back story, going back to reread all the times where Raidah bullied and bongoed at Sarah does not make her any more appealing as a character

          • hof1991
            hof1991
            July 18, 2015 at 9:22 am | #

            There’s a good book about the science behind that titled Mistakes were made but not by me. Humans rarely backtrack and change their position on anything. Too much cognitive work. Easier to just double down. You often have to wait for a generation to die to change mass opinion about something.

        • Chubsius
          Chubsius
          July 18, 2015 at 10:35 am | #

          Yeah but she was hella condescending. She declared Dina mentally-challenged after exchanged just one sentence with her. I’d add to what Dina said: Raidah probably thought she was keeping her friends in check more than she actually was.

  16. Aislashu
    Aislashu
    July 18, 2015 at 12:23 am | #

    Quick Dina! Find all the door hiding spots!

  17. doubleW
    doubleW
    July 18, 2015 at 12:47 am | #

    Luckily, Jason and the Target Lady will be hanging out in a part of the school decorated in nothing but yellow and green.

    • saki
      saki
      July 18, 2015 at 12:55 am | #

      And with lots of doors within earshot.

  18. JoeMerl
    JoeMerl
    July 18, 2015 at 12:49 am | #

    With this hood over my face I am even less likely to be noticed! Dina thought, as several people stopped to boggle at the triceratops-girl.

    • timemonkey
      timemonkey
      July 18, 2015 at 8:00 am | #

      They might notice she’s there but their infantalising of her will cause them to dismiss her presence.

  19. Chronos
    Chronos
    July 18, 2015 at 1:05 am | #

    You said it right the first time Dina; the extra emphasis on the word, “not”, was appropriate.

    • gkheyf
      gkheyf
      July 18, 2015 at 9:02 am | #

      In most cases I find that she uses emphasis that would drop away in a contraction

  20. Gangler
    Gangler
    July 18, 2015 at 1:09 am | #

    Man, this is pretty much built for failure every step of the way.

    Dina’s doing the spywork, but she’s not exactly great at interpreting social stuff. A lot of the nuance of what she hears and sees is gonna be lost on her.

    But then once Dina’s gathered the information, we’re gambling everything on Sarah’s ability to actually capitalize on any of this. Sarah’s not exactly a charmer. This is really playing outside of Sarah’s strengths.

    • Disloyal Subject
      Disloyal Subject
      July 18, 2015 at 2:25 am | #

      Time for her to invest in social skills beyond snark, insight, and intimidation, then.

    • timemonkey
      timemonkey
      July 18, 2015 at 8:02 am | #

      But Sarah has people now, if Sarah can’t use the information then she can get Joyce to work it into a friendly conversation.

      • Gangler
        Gangler
        July 18, 2015 at 8:49 am | #

        Eh, maybe if we just handed off the job to Joyce entirely. Had Joyce charm Jacob to date her instead of Raidah, leaving Sarah out of the picture. Joyce is pretty good at winning people over.

        Don’t think a wingwoman’s enough to cover Sarah’s inadequacies here though. Sarah’s really woefully incapable. She couldn’t nab Jacob when there wasn’t another woman in his life. She had Joyce’s help back then too. Dina’s gonna come back with a lot of information like “They love shopping together” and it’s all gonna be useless in Sarah’s hands.

        • gkheyf
          gkheyf
          July 18, 2015 at 9:06 am | #

          Actually, this batch of strips is about Dina being awesome, so I think she’ll manage somehow. And let’s not overestimate Joyce’s ability to win people over. Don’t forget that Jacob has…actually met her. And hard numerous stories about her peculiarities

        • timemonkey
          timemonkey
          July 18, 2015 at 9:09 am | #

          Sarah’s not trying to seduce Jacob, she’s simply trying to stop Raidah from having him as well.

          Dina will likely discover that their relationship is fresh and shallow, easily destroyed by letting him see her nasty side.

          • Spencer
            Spencer
            July 18, 2015 at 9:23 am | #

            “Simply trying to stop Raidah from having him as well” as if that were a perfectly moral and acceptable thing to do.

            • timemonkey
              timemonkey
              July 18, 2015 at 10:10 am | #

              No, it’s a simple thing to do.

              I don’t care if it’s moral or acceptable. And quite frankly Raidah’s earned some punishment. Especially if it’s nothing more than simply showing him how terrible she is to Sarah.

            • Disloyal Subject
              Disloyal Subject
              July 18, 2015 at 3:12 pm | #

              Morality often takes a backseat when revenge is on the line.

  21. Safgaftsa
    Safgaftsa
    July 18, 2015 at 1:12 am | #

    Didn’t someone predict this last strip?

  22. wil
    wil
    July 18, 2015 at 1:13 am | #

    Oh right! I think we’re supposed to be rooting for this to go well, right? Kinda hope it doesn’t?

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      gkheyf
      July 18, 2015 at 9:07 am | #

      Drama and catastrophe in this strip? Surely not, sir!

  23. John
    John
    July 18, 2015 at 1:16 am | #

    Reminds me of assassins creed no mater how unusual your guy in the hood looks he can’t be seen by the enemy in a group of people.

  24. Idon'tcarenomore
    Idon'tcarenomore
    July 18, 2015 at 1:19 am | #

    Yes indeed. Sarah and Dina. Excellent together.
    Sarah might actually now have a ‘real’ friend.

  25. OrtyBortorty
    OrtyBortorty
    July 18, 2015 at 1:25 am | #

    OH NO WHERE’S JEN ASIDE IS SHE DEAD?!

    • saki
      saki
      July 18, 2015 at 4:03 am | #

      It’s freaking me out too! Does anyone know anything?

      • Bagge
        Bagge
        July 18, 2015 at 6:58 am | #

        Remember that Jen had to traverse vast and alien deserts every day to reach an internet hotspot and make the post

    • Opus the Poet
      Opus the Poet
      July 18, 2015 at 1:45 pm | #

      Her(?) counterpart in the other dimension must have made the first comment because I didn’t see the Litch version of me.

  26. EvolutionistX
    EvolutionistX
    July 18, 2015 at 1:32 am | #

    Yelling across the cafeteria: good way to get your spy noticed.

    • BenRG
      BenRG
      July 18, 2015 at 2:37 am | #

      It depends on how noisy the cafeteria is. One woman yelling amongst many is no give-away.

      Additionally, Dina’s dino-hoodie may serve as a Somebody Else’s Problem Field generator.

      • m2iCodeJockey
        m2iCodeJockey
        July 18, 2015 at 3:11 am | #

        “…Emitting seventeen tera-SEPs, that’s Someone Else’s Problem units. The high number of SEPs are a product of…”

  27. StoicVisions
    StoicVisions
    July 18, 2015 at 1:41 am | #

    “She can camouflage!”
    -A movie Dina would have hated.

    • Zenvious
      Zenvious
      July 18, 2015 at 3:00 am | #

      All the likes to this 😉

    • timemonkey
      timemonkey
      July 18, 2015 at 8:03 am | #

      Why would she hate it? She’s already aware the series is highly innacurate.

    • Tacos
      Tacos
      July 18, 2015 at 6:14 pm | #

      Actually in the Lost World book, they show a Carnotaurus that does the same thing. At least I think it was a Carnotaurus, I don’t remember exactly what species and I have no idea where I left my copy of the book.

  28. Raibean
    Raibean
    July 18, 2015 at 2:01 am | #

    I keep seeing the Slipshine ad and going “Wow, Walky and Mike finally got together? Excellent!”

    • Jamie
      Jamie
      July 18, 2015 at 6:22 pm | #

      Pretty sure that’s Sal and the maths lecturer.

      • Raibean
        Raibean
        July 25, 2015 at 1:09 pm | #

        I know, that’s why it’s frustrating.

  29. Asper Storm
    Asper Storm
    July 18, 2015 at 2:14 am | #

    Eavesdropping in a dinosaur attire BRILLIANT!

  30. Darkoneko
    Darkoneko
    July 18, 2015 at 2:18 am | #

    This isn’t going to end well. this never was going to end well…

    • Disloyal Subject
      Disloyal Subject
      July 18, 2015 at 2:27 am | #

      That depends on who’s defining “well.”
      *opens bag of popcorn*

  31. Zenvious
    Zenvious
    July 18, 2015 at 3:00 am | #

    THEM: Dinaceratops aren’t sneaky
    ME: Have you ever seen one in public?
    THEM: Uh….
    ME: My point exactly

  32. ozzi
    ozzi
    July 18, 2015 at 4:36 am | #

    Panel 4 – invisible cheeseburger

    • JessWitt
      JessWitt
      July 18, 2015 at 6:50 am | #

      Lololol

  33. maxyai
    maxyai
    July 18, 2015 at 5:38 am | #

    I think this relationship will be good for both of them.

  34. CaptainBatson
    CaptainBatson
    July 18, 2015 at 7:19 am | #

    This is going to be quite good.

  35. Bagge
    Bagge
    July 18, 2015 at 7:44 am | #

    Dina is learning about social interaction from Amber.

    It seems like she is learning about how to right wrongs from Amazi-girl.

    That is problematic in so many ways, but there is one undeniable upside.

    Dina is Robin.

    • Inspector Hound
      Inspector Hound
      July 18, 2015 at 8:23 am | #

      That… but…

      [Collapses in awe at the correctness of the metaphor]

    • BenRG
      BenRG
      July 18, 2015 at 8:48 am | #

      Specifically she’s Jason Todd or possibly Stephanie Brown. Given what happened to Jason and Stephanie in the pre-One Year On Batverse, this is not a good thing to be.

      • timemonkey
        timemonkey
        July 18, 2015 at 9:06 am | #

        Dina’s already been dead and come back so we can skip that part.

  36. Crumplepunch
    Crumplepunch
    July 18, 2015 at 9:03 am | #

    How are they not going to notice her Tricera-Top™?

    • timemonkey
      timemonkey
      July 18, 2015 at 9:05 am | #

      It’s not about not being noticed, it’s about being ignored. Dina is seen as unthreatening so people ignore her when she’s around.

    • Bagge
      Bagge
      July 18, 2015 at 12:03 pm | #

      The same way people don’t notice her T rex hat I presume.

  37. read all over
    read all over
    July 18, 2015 at 10:22 am | #

    I have to say that’s the worst kind of kindness. The kind where they’re kinda condescending in their kindness. Kinda like reverse racism but it’s reverse kindness.

    • AdmiralChucK
      AdmiralChucK
      July 18, 2015 at 7:53 pm | #

      Ya know, I looked up reverse racism and couldn’t find a non-confusing answer as to what it actually is? Also, I think reverse kindness would be cruelty, or in other words, being a meanie :p

  38. Edupoet81
    Edupoet81
    July 18, 2015 at 11:26 am | #

    I’m quite curious to see how well this plan works.

    I never thought Sarah actually cared how Dina talks. It seemed pretty clear to be that she was nitpicking to avoid an uncomfortable topic.

    I don’t think it matters how a person talks as long as the person is able to make him/ herself understood. My own verbal skills seem to fluctuate. At times, I manage to present as articulate. At other times, I stumble over my words, run words together, say words in the wrong order, leave words out, leave syllables of words out, leave sentences unfinished, switch gears mid-sentence, etc. My brain likes to be random and inconsistent like that. When I’m in the latter mode regarding verbal skills, I’m not always successful in making myself understood by other humans. Dina’s infrequent use of contractions don’t seem to preclude her being understood, so I don’t see an issue there.

  39. Mr. Morningstar
    Mr. Morningstar
    July 18, 2015 at 11:36 am | #

    i actually forgot that dina had met her before this.

    guess i’ll have to go back and re-read that bit.

    • Opus the Poet
      Opus the Poet
      July 18, 2015 at 1:48 pm | #

      There are links in the comment thread above.

  40. Tenn
    Tenn
    July 18, 2015 at 1:46 pm | #

    Second panel: Dina is more socially perceptive than she gives herself credit for.

  41. Arikel
    Arikel
    July 18, 2015 at 2:28 pm | #

    Dina is nearly my favorite character. If she keeps up being this cool.. I won’t be able to object.

  42. Darkoneko
    Darkoneko
    July 18, 2015 at 7:56 pm | #

    For the late crowd :

    she’s probably stealthy only when she’s not trying to be.

  43. PheonixGRX
    PheonixGRX
    July 18, 2015 at 10:21 pm | #

    Only just realised that the voice I gave Dina in my head is a more calm version of Styx from Sonic Boom. It seems to fit.

  44. Hiraku
    Hiraku
    July 18, 2015 at 11:41 pm | #

    Raidah is getting her karma when she least expects it, probably didn’t realize that comment about Dina being “middle school” and then talking down to her like a kid would come back and haunt her, did she?

    • Mr. Morningstar
      Mr. Morningstar
      July 19, 2015 at 11:22 am | #

      i think the “mentally challenged” comment probably is playing into it as well.

  45. Ancient Mariner
    Ancient Mariner
    January 23, 2016 at 10:35 am | #

    Dina’s last question, in the form of a statement:

    “I should’ve said ‘She wasn’t kind to me.’ That’s what I’ll do next time.”

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