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by David M Willis on February 1, 2016 at 12:01 am
  • 02 - That Perfect Girl
└ Tags: dina, sarah

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  1. Ana Chronistic
    Ana Chronistic
    February 1, 2016 at 12:01 am | #

    “sounds like you’ll need an Other Becky”

    “but I like the Becky I have”

    “yeah, uh, me too now if you’ll excuse me I have an unchaperoned date with Other Jacob”

    “have I met this Other Jacob?”

    “…I don’t know if you should”

    • Sue Aside
      Sue Aside
      February 1, 2016 at 12:02 am | #

      …that prolly goes with this Gravatar but I didn’t get it moderated

      • Screwball
        Screwball
        February 1, 2016 at 7:26 pm | #

        Right now, it kinda looks like Ruthless is saying all this, which adds a weird twist to the conversation…

    • gkheyf
      gkheyf
      February 1, 2016 at 12:02 am | #

      they should double date

      • Uncertainty Moth
        Uncertainty Moth
        February 1, 2016 at 12:04 am | #

        The Daisy avatar makes this comment.

        • Doctor_Who
          Doctor_Who
          February 1, 2016 at 12:05 am | #

          Maybe a triple date?

          “Hey, Daisy, who’d you bring?”

          “I call this Other Amazi-Girl.”

          “Huh. Never seen a vibrator with a chest window before.”

          • Uncertainty Moth
            Uncertainty Moth
            February 1, 2016 at 12:08 am | #

            Plot twist: the vibrator is Amazi-girl!

            • Deanatay
              Deanatay
              February 1, 2016 at 10:57 am | #

              Amazi-brator!

          • Disloyal Subject
            Disloyal Subject
            February 1, 2016 at 12:19 am | #

            I’m strangely certain that those exist. Probably in Power Girl’s colours.

            • Clif
              Clif
              February 1, 2016 at 8:59 am | #

              Surprisingly https://www.google.com/search?q=yellow+and+red+vibrator&oq=yellow+and+red+vibrato

              • Clif
                Clif
                February 1, 2016 at 9:02 am | #

                Except change red to blue. Curse you lack of edit.

                • Leorale
                  Leorale
                  February 1, 2016 at 10:21 am | #

                  Not only did your search show me various vibes (Fun Factory has her colour scheme covered, yo), it also informed me that there are Minions vibrators (why) and that there is such a thing as a knit vibrator cozy (also-why).

                • Clif
                  Clif
                  February 1, 2016 at 10:36 am | #

                  And I get a nothing that matches your search message and two paid ads. Surely I don’t have some kind of search censorship set?

    • Uncertainty Moth
      Uncertainty Moth
      February 1, 2016 at 12:15 am | #

      Having the real-life name Jacob makes this running joke just a little awkward.

      • gkheyf
        gkheyf
        February 1, 2016 at 12:21 am | #

        hey, remember when sarah was telling jacob how joyce was ““”? yeah, that wasn’t awkward…

        • gkheyf
          gkheyf
          February 1, 2016 at 12:22 am | #

          figures. the one friggin’ time i don’t google to double-check that i’ve done it right…

  2. gonegirl
    gonegirl
    February 1, 2016 at 12:02 am | #

    awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

    • saltchocolate
      saltchocolate
      February 1, 2016 at 1:15 am | #

      <3 Sarah!

      (Alt-text: it's her Achilles heel—the very thing that got her into her present situation, though somehow it's always remembered as "the-purely-selfish-thing-she-did-so-as-not-to-lose-her-scholarship-that-bongo" . . . )

    • Tabitha Desanto
      Tabitha Desanto
      February 1, 2016 at 7:14 am | #

      Next step Dina and Sarah go on a rescue mission to save Becky from Joyce’s mother.

      • Captain Button
        Captain Button
        February 1, 2016 at 7:59 am | #

        Should I be picturing that scene from Aliens?

        • Deanatay
          Deanatay
          February 1, 2016 at 11:09 am | #

          Joyce’s Mom will self-destruct in… 5 MINUTES… You have… 5 MINUTES… to reach minimum safe distance…

          • Meamoi
            Meamoi
            February 1, 2016 at 5:51 pm | #

            On the topic of exploding Fanatical Christians…
            I learned awhile ago that the fastest way to defuse a fanatical Christian who is acting oppressive is to quote something biblical that contradicts their actions, then say, “Luke 6:44.. a tree is judged by the fruit it bares.” Immediately follow with “Matthew 16:23- Get Thee Behind me Satan” and turn around and walk away from them.

            To a fanatical Christian, probably one of the harshest hitting insults you can do.
            For added damage, follow with quoting Matthew 10:14-15 as you walk away, “If anyone will not welcome you or listen to your words, leave that home or town and shake the dust off your feet. Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment.” And tap your toes against the ground to “knock the dust away” as you walk away.

            Most that turns from angry revigilantious to being stunned speechless. Will cause some to reevaluate their lives.

            • Rukduk
              Rukduk
              February 1, 2016 at 8:13 pm | #

              I tend to like Matthew 5:11-12 and use an interpretation where the fundamentalists are the ones falsely attacking others on account of Christ, and thus the ones that they would persecute are blessed. Always throws them for a loop.

  3. LimeSheep
    LimeSheep
    February 1, 2016 at 12:02 am | #

    oh good, theyre gonna keep talking about it already
    their last conversation was pretty unsatisfying

  4. miados
    miados
    February 1, 2016 at 12:02 am | #

    I really enjoy silence. And i hope one day to find my own becky…… tired of being so pathetic honestly.

    • Amias
      Amias
      February 1, 2016 at 12:08 am | #

      Same, friend. Same.

    • Havtorn
      Havtorn
      February 1, 2016 at 4:56 pm | #

      Don’t fret too much, meeting a compatible person is in a very large part a matter of chance and trial-and-error. Being alone in the interim isn’t being pathetic, it’s a perfectly natural state. People who claim someone needs to be a part of a relationship to be complete are simply mistaken.

  5. Doctor_Who
    Doctor_Who
    February 1, 2016 at 12:02 am | #

    And thus Dina vows to discover an undocumented species of dinosaur so she can name it Becky and combine her favorite things.

    • Kamino Neko
      Kamino Neko
      February 1, 2016 at 12:51 am | #

      Beckiraptor mcintirii

      • Commodore Jeep-Eep
        Commodore Jeep-Eep
        February 1, 2016 at 5:08 pm | #

        Oh don’t worry Sarah. Something tells me there will be a source of noise closer to home soon enough.

        • Commodore Jeep-Eep
          Commodore Jeep-Eep
          February 1, 2016 at 5:09 pm | #

          Jesus fuck, comment section, you are a turd.

          • Spencer
            Spencer
            February 1, 2016 at 5:12 pm | #

            Hey you leave the comments section alone!

            It tries its best!

  6. Spencer
    Spencer
    February 1, 2016 at 12:02 am | #

    “I-it’s not l-like I like that s-stupid Joyce or anything.”

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      February 1, 2016 at 12:04 am | #

      Now I want to see Sarah call Joyce “Baka” at some point.

      I may watch too many cartoons.

      • Uncertainty Moth
        Uncertainty Moth
        February 1, 2016 at 12:06 am | #

        I maintain the headcanon that you saw my comment and travelled back in time to one-up it.

        • Doctor_Who
          Doctor_Who
          February 1, 2016 at 12:13 am | #

          W-why would I do that? It’s not like I LIKE your stupid comment or anything.

          …Baka Moth.

          • Uncertainty Moth
            Uncertainty Moth
            February 1, 2016 at 12:17 am | #

            Your dere is showing.

            • Tacos
              Tacos
              February 1, 2016 at 12:25 am | #

              Which one? Tsun or Yan?

              • Mr. Bulbmin
                Mr. Bulbmin
                February 1, 2016 at 1:04 am | #

                Tsun. Definitely tsun.
                I can hear Rie Kagimiya now.

                • altalemur
                  altalemur
                  February 1, 2016 at 8:03 am | #

                  she needs a bit more blush to be a proper tsundere.

      • Screwball
        Screwball
        February 1, 2016 at 7:41 pm | #

        You…weren’t calling Anime “cartoons”, were you doctor? Surely 1 as traveled as yourself there are those who don’t take such words lightly…

        I made that mistake with Daniel the Human. While he’s not the type to get angry over it, he made sure I heard all the differences (or was THAT because I kept trying to escape?). Have seen some angry ones tho, they scare me…

    • Uncertainty Moth
      Uncertainty Moth
      February 1, 2016 at 12:04 am | #

      Baka

    • coreymon77
      coreymon77
      February 1, 2016 at 12:10 am | #

      …BAKA!

      • Ana Chronistic
        Ana Chronistic
        February 1, 2016 at 12:13 am | #

        Baka…YAROU!!!

        • Doctor_Who
          Doctor_Who
          February 1, 2016 at 12:14 am | #

          Baraka.

          • Spencer
            Spencer
            February 1, 2016 at 12:31 am | #

            Baccano.

            • Abel Undercity
              Abel Undercity
              February 1, 2016 at 4:31 am | #

              Morena Baccarin.

              • Steven
                Steven
                February 1, 2016 at 10:12 am | #

                I’ll be in my bunk…

            • Tenn
              Tenn
              February 1, 2016 at 5:15 pm | #

              Durarara!

          • showler
            showler
            February 1, 2016 at 9:44 am | #

            Obama

        • Leorale
          Leorale
          February 1, 2016 at 12:31 am | #

          Gesundheit.

          • inqntrol
            inqntrol
            February 1, 2016 at 3:32 am | #

            Spasiba.

            • 3-I
              3-I
              February 1, 2016 at 4:53 am | #

              Skoal!

              • 3-I
                3-I
                February 1, 2016 at 4:54 am | #

                … I have absolutely no idea how that posted three times in under a second.

                • Clif
                  Clif
                  February 1, 2016 at 9:09 am | #

                  Convergence of alternate realities that failed to maintain their divergence quotients. Happens all the time. Basically a glitch caused by a cost saving measure to maximize the use of reality cores.

            • 3-I
              3-I
              February 1, 2016 at 4:53 am | #

              Skoal!

            • 3-I
              3-I
              February 1, 2016 at 4:53 am | #

              Skoal!

            • Liliet
              Liliet
              February 1, 2016 at 7:19 am | #

              it’s “spasibo”, learn to spell!

              • NelC
                NelC
                February 1, 2016 at 7:49 am | #

                Спасибо, товарищ!

              • inqntrol
                inqntrol
                February 1, 2016 at 8:05 am | #

                Oops, sorry I haven’t spoke russian in like…26 years

                • gkheyf
                  gkheyf
                  February 1, 2016 at 10:48 pm | #

                  i haven’t spoken russian for 26 years…yet!

        • Tacos
          Tacos
          February 1, 2016 at 12:40 am | #

          Kono yarou!

  7. Raulwicke
    Raulwicke
    February 1, 2016 at 12:02 am | #

    This makes my heart hurt 🙁 Poor Dina

  8. Stephen R. Bierce
    Stephen R. Bierce
    February 1, 2016 at 12:02 am | #

    *plays Steve Perry’s “Foolish Heart” on the hacked Muzak*

  9. AnvilPro
    AnvilPro
    February 1, 2016 at 12:02 am | #

    Cue Dina getting worried Becky will fall for Joyce again and so she and Sarah drive to catch up with them

  10. DarkoNeko
    DarkoNeko
    February 1, 2016 at 12:02 am | #

    Aand Dina did the finishing blow on Sarah, just like that.

  11. Mada
    Mada
    February 1, 2016 at 12:02 am | #

    Someone hug Dina before it’s too late!

    • Spencer
      Spencer
      February 1, 2016 at 12:11 am | #

      Yeah, Becky, get in he-oh wait.

    • miados
      miados
      February 1, 2016 at 12:13 am | #

      I am not sure of the proper intensity or time required but this feels like a time where a hug might be appropriate. would you like to partake in one?

    • JustCheetoDust
      JustCheetoDust
      February 1, 2016 at 12:19 am | #

      Comments like this remind me of the “emergency hug.”

      Then I’m reminded that Gravity Falls ends in two weeks.

      • Disloyal Subject
        Disloyal Subject
        February 1, 2016 at 12:22 am | #

        Well shit. I liked what little of it I watched.
        Was chugging through season 1 until I hit the episode where Dipper’s being awkward over his crush on Wendy. I hate cringe comedy, but I also hate skipping episodes.

        • JustCheetoDust
          JustCheetoDust
          February 1, 2016 at 12:37 am | #

          Yeah, going back and watching what I missed from season 1 (the multi-bear, and a few episodes towards the end of that season) has been kind of rough.

        • Void
          Void
          February 1, 2016 at 2:10 am | #

          YES THIs. Why do people like cringe comedy? WHY!?

          • StClair
            StClair
            February 1, 2016 at 4:03 am | #

            Well, this is certainly a good place to ask…

            • Clif
              Clif
              February 1, 2016 at 9:12 am | #

              😀

          • Kryss LaBryn
            Kryss LaBryn
            February 1, 2016 at 7:03 am | #

            I’ve certainly never understood that but I assumed (because Hollywood does) that it was just me. :/

            Hey, anyone know of a comedy that is actually, you know, funny? Not gross or stupid (no “Dumb and Dumber”, thanks), no fart jokes, no cringe “humor”; just, you know, actually funny? Doesn’t have to be a new movie. But do they even make those anymore? 🙁

            –I’ve made myself sad.

            • Belle
              Belle
              February 1, 2016 at 7:58 am | #

              The Princess Bride. 😀

            • NelC
              NelC
              February 1, 2016 at 8:05 am | #

              I recommend Simon Pegg’s movies in the so-called Cornetto Trilogy: Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and World’s End.

              By way of introduction, take a look at this, though it may give you more reasons for hating certain comedies.

            • Deanatay
              Deanatay
              February 1, 2016 at 11:16 am | #

              Running Scared. Yes, it’s a buddy cop movie, but it is the wise-sensei grandfather of all buddy cop movies, and is simultaneously adrenaline-pumping, tear-jerking, and drop-dead hilarious.

              • thejeff
                thejeff
                February 1, 2016 at 9:02 pm | #

                The 80s one, I hope. With Gregory Hines and Billy Crystal.
                The jokes about police brutality get to me these days, but it’s still brilliant.

                Of course, all my recommendations come from the 80s and tend to be that kind of semi-action comedies. Full of wit rather than cringe.
                Blues Brothers. Big Trouble in Little China. Buckaroo Banzai.
                Or for before even my time and simultaneously witty, dramatic and sad, probably my all time favorite movie: The Lion in Winter.

                • thejeff
                  thejeff
                  February 1, 2016 at 9:32 pm | #

                  And as someone mentioned downthread on another topic: Real Genius.

            • Willoughby Chase
              Willoughby Chase
              February 1, 2016 at 3:37 pm | #

              Spaced is a TV series worth looking for. Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright again.

            • Roborat
              Roborat
              February 1, 2016 at 5:49 pm | #

              Airplane I & II, Doctor, Doctor, Max Headroom, Johnny Dangerously, most british comedies.

              • Roborat
                Roborat
                February 1, 2016 at 5:53 pm | #

                I would have also included Not Another Teen Movie, except it has the funniest fart joke ever.

        • SundaesChild
          SundaesChild
          February 1, 2016 at 5:44 am | #

          That arc is kinda important to Dipper’s development, though. (AND plays a big part in one of his Big Speeches during the Weirdmageddon.)

          • Disloyal Subject
            Disloyal Subject
            February 1, 2016 at 7:04 pm | #

            And as such, I can’t just skip it.

      • Shiro
        Shiro
        February 1, 2016 at 12:34 am | #

        Tbf, it’s better for it to end while it’s strong than turn into something terrible.

        • Spencer
          Spencer
          February 1, 2016 at 12:40 am | #

          All things must end.

          Except Steven Universe. That’ll go on for an eternity and never stop being amazing.

          • Tacos
            Tacos
            February 1, 2016 at 12:44 am | #

            Oh yeah, I need to catch up on Steven Universe.

          • JustCheetoDust
            JustCheetoDust
            February 1, 2016 at 12:49 am | #

            As long as they don’t deviate from that winning formula it won’t stop.

            • Void
              Void
              February 1, 2016 at 2:13 am | #

              Oh my gosh. This is amazing absolutely amazing.

            • ScarvesandCelery
              ScarvesandCelery
              February 1, 2016 at 4:35 am | #

              That is definitely a winning formula.

          • Mr. Bulbmin
            Mr. Bulbmin
            February 1, 2016 at 1:07 am | #

            If anything goes on long enough, the magic fades.
            All must end, if only to attempt to preserve the goodness in the world, what little we have left. For, when things go on too long, they slowly suck the positivity from the area they inhabit.

            • JustCheetoDust
              JustCheetoDust
              February 1, 2016 at 1:25 am | #

              It’s not always that simple. The Venture Bros. has been running for 13 years, but that run only consists of 6 seasons (the latest of which started tonight) and 70+ episodes. Jackson Publick and Doc Hammer’s fight for the freedom to walk away from a show and then come back whenever they please (before Louis CK made it cool) is a rare proverbial middle finger to that idea.

          • drs
            drs
            February 1, 2016 at 1:11 am | #

            And Perry Rhodan.

        • JustCheetoDust
          JustCheetoDust
          February 1, 2016 at 12:45 am | #

          And Alex Hirsch’s explanation (pretty much what you said) was fair.

  12. ozaline
    ozaline
    February 1, 2016 at 12:03 am | #

    Now I’ve got the sad Super Mario RPG music in my head from Dina’s dourness.. It’ll be okay Dina!

  13. Fish Facade
    Fish Facade
    February 1, 2016 at 12:03 am | #

    Sarah: Not as Bad as she Looks since 1996

    • Spencer
      Spencer
      February 1, 2016 at 12:10 am | #

      Sarah actually turns out to be a giant asshole at one point in It’s Walky!.

    • Uncertainty Moth
      Uncertainty Moth
      February 1, 2016 at 12:21 am | #

      In fairness, it’s pretty tough to be as bad as Sarah looks.

      • saltchocolate
        saltchocolate
        February 1, 2016 at 1:18 am | #

        What?

        • Deanatay
          Deanatay
          February 1, 2016 at 11:19 am | #

          I think Moth meant ‘tries to act’.

  14. Tabitha Desanto
    Tabitha Desanto
    February 1, 2016 at 12:03 am | #

    Would be funny if Dina and Sarah go on a road trip.

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      February 1, 2016 at 12:12 am | #

      Okay, I just read Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas for like the 17th time, so I am now totally picturing them in a red convertable dressed as Duke and Gonzo (Dina is duke because Hat).

      “We had two bags of Captain Crunch, seventy-five pellets of Trix, five sheets of high powered Golden Grahams, a salt shaker half full of Fruity Pebbles, and a whole galaxy of multi-colored Hearts, Stars, Horseshoes, Clovers and Blue Moons… and also a quart of 2%, a quart of Almond Milk, a case of spoons, a pint of raw cane sugar and two dozen Rice Krispies Treats.”

      • StClair
        StClair
        February 1, 2016 at 4:15 am | #

        “Not that we needed all of that for the trip, but once you get locked into a sugary cereal collection, the tendency is to push it as far as you can.”

        • 3-I
          3-I
          February 1, 2016 at 4:47 am | #

          “The only thing that really worried me was the sugar. There is nothing in this world more helpless and irresponsible than a college student in the depths of a sugar high, and I knew we’d get into that rotten stuff soon.”

          “Every now and then, when your life gets complicated and the Compsognathus start closing in, the only cure is to load up on breakfast cereals and then drive like a young questioning fundamentalist girl from university back home… with the music at top volume and at least a pint of raw cane sugar.”

          “Turn the goddamn music up! My heart feels like a Deinosuchus!”

          • Eyebrow
            Eyebrow
            February 1, 2016 at 12:41 pm | #

            I would totally buy this version.

    • Leorale
      Leorale
      February 1, 2016 at 12:32 am | #

      That’s when Sarah goes and drives somewhere alone, but somehow Dina was hiding behind her door the whole time.

  15. Leorale
    Leorale
    February 1, 2016 at 12:04 am | #

    Sarah tried to not care. She tried to pimp-strut. But it just wasn’t working.

  16. Ctrl+C D@
    Ctrl+C D@
    February 1, 2016 at 12:04 am | #

    Was Dina prepared to walk through that wall if Dina hadn’t said anything?

    • Ctrl+C D@
      Ctrl+C D@
      February 1, 2016 at 12:05 am | #

      New plan, we edit all the comics from now on to only include Dina so that I don’t look like an idiot.

      • Someone
        Someone
        February 1, 2016 at 12:45 am | #

        Or replace other characters with Dina. Everyone remembers the arc where Dina went to a party, so that Dina could get a news scoop, but was roofied by Dina, she was ultimately saved by Dina wielding a baseball bat, but Dina was able to get away due to Dina distracting everyone.

        or the episode where Dina comes onto campus with a shotgun, and kidnaps Dina, who is saved by Dina, Dina and Dina.

        • Spencer
          Spencer
          February 1, 2016 at 12:53 am | #

          Why’s Dina such a mary sue.

          Dina is so much better than Dina, and yet Dina always gets the spotlight.

          • Someone
            Someone
            February 1, 2016 at 12:56 am | #

            will you read my DinaXDina fanfic?

            • Spencer
              Spencer
              February 1, 2016 at 12:58 am | #

              Dina/Dina is the worst pairing everyone knows the real OTP is Dina/Dina.

              • Someone
                Someone
                February 1, 2016 at 1:02 am | #

                But nothing is quite as bad as Dina/Dina who ever came up with that one is a fucking idiot

                • Bagge
                  Bagge
                  February 1, 2016 at 1:20 am | #

                  My OTP is Dina+Dina

              • 3-I
                3-I
                February 1, 2016 at 4:48 am | #

                DINAS MAY RULE. D=

                • Cacturne
                  Cacturne
                  February 1, 2016 at 8:56 am | #

                  D= (ina)

                • Harvey Janus
                  Harvey Janus
                  February 1, 2016 at 9:18 am | #

                  Would that be so bad though?

  17. Jay Eff
    Jay Eff
    February 1, 2016 at 12:05 am | #

    *reads alt text*

    Sarah, this is no time to half-ass it at Not Caring!

    Think of your record!

  18. Silamy
    Silamy
    February 1, 2016 at 12:06 am | #

    First reaction: “D’awwww.” Second reaction: “Oh god, Sarah heard that. Oh god, they’re gonna about this. Oh no. How badly is this gonna end up?”

    • Silamy
      Silamy
      February 1, 2016 at 12:07 am | #

      *^_talk_ about this -my bad.

  19. Someone
    Someone
    February 1, 2016 at 12:06 am | #

    does anyone else really want a Becky with Dina T-shirt

    Probably this image

    http://www.dumbingofage.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/print-dinabeckydinosaurs1.png

    • Uncertainty Moth
      Uncertainty Moth
      February 1, 2016 at 12:07 am | #

      I’m sure Someone does.

    • Amias
      Amias
      February 1, 2016 at 12:14 am | #

      Yes. 100% would buy and would wear, always.

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      February 1, 2016 at 12:19 am | #

      I had that image Willis posted of Becky and Dina on a motorcycle fighting Soggies as my wallpaper for like a month.

      If it ever became a shirt, my money would rip itself from my wallet, fly towards the screen, digitize itself to traverse the internet, and materialize directly in Willis’ house as a Transformer made out of origami folded bills named Cashimus Prime.

      • Someone
        Someone
        February 1, 2016 at 12:30 am | #

        I would also enjoy an Amazi girl T-shirt with this image

        http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/walkypedia/images/c/c8/Amazi-girl_doa.png/revision/latest?cb=20140321131405

        with either Amazi-Girl is ammune to criticism or Amazi girl is always prepared…for everything written on it

        • Someone
          Someone
          February 1, 2016 at 12:31 am | #

          *immune

      • Leorale
        Leorale
        February 1, 2016 at 12:33 am | #

        Becky, Dina, motorcycle?? Link please

        • JustCheetoDust
          JustCheetoDust
          February 1, 2016 at 12:53 am | #

          http://itswalky.tumblr.com/post/127759067732/i-declare-this-canon

          • Deanatay
            Deanatay
            February 1, 2016 at 11:24 am | #

            I’s Super-Soaker-water-canon, but definitely, canon.

        • Doctor_Who
          Doctor_Who
          February 1, 2016 at 12:58 am | #

          Enjoy.

          • Leorale
            Leorale
            February 1, 2016 at 10:25 am | #

            yaaaaay my life is better now.

  20. Psychotic Mantis
    Psychotic Mantis
    February 1, 2016 at 12:06 am | #

    Jeez, Dina.

    That was a tactical “ZING!”-bomb strike right there.
    You done did do me proud.

    Yeehaw.

    • inqntrol
      inqntrol
      February 1, 2016 at 3:40 am | #

      Clever girl, ain’t she?

  21. JessWitt
    JessWitt
    February 1, 2016 at 12:08 am | #

    Is Sarah crying a little in that last panel? Never mind, I’ll assume she is, makes it sweeter.

  22. CC
    CC
    February 1, 2016 at 12:08 am | #

    Sarah: “I don’t care”
    Sarah’s brain: “liar”

    • Ctrl+C D@
      Ctrl+C D@
      February 1, 2016 at 12:10 am | #

      Sarah’s feet: “BUY US NEW SHOES DAMMIT!

      • Deanatay
        Deanatay
        February 1, 2016 at 11:25 am | #

        Sarah’s loiins: GIVE ME JACOB DAMMNIT! EITHER ONE IS FINE!!

  23. Plasma Mongoose
    Plasma Mongoose
    February 1, 2016 at 12:09 am | #

    Dina needs some alone time if you know what I mean…

  24. Uncertainty Moth
    Uncertainty Moth
    February 1, 2016 at 12:11 am | #

    “With your penis?”
    “With my penis.”

    • Disloyal Subject
      Disloyal Subject
      February 1, 2016 at 12:25 am | #

      I’m trying to recognize which particular penis joke this is referencing, but I’m only getting Kaylee dialogue from Firefly and Serenity.

      • Rabid Rabbit
        Rabid Rabbit
        February 1, 2016 at 12:31 am | #

        At a guess, this: http://www.dumbingofage.com/2011/comic/book-1/03-men-are-from-beck-women-are-from-clark/penis/

        • heyman
          heyman
          February 1, 2016 at 12:58 am | #

          Sort of Real Genius?

        • Disloyal Subject
          Disloyal Subject
          February 1, 2016 at 1:17 am | #

          Much obliged.

        • 3-I
          3-I
          February 1, 2016 at 4:50 am | #

          Wow. I almost forgot he didn’t always have the face-scruff.

  25. Cerberus
    Cerberus
    February 1, 2016 at 12:14 am | #

    Aww, that cute part of NRE (new relationship energy) where you don’t want to leave each other’s sides. Magnified by this being Dina’s first relationship. It is healthy that she is learning boundaries and letting Becky go off for a weekend now, but it’s still going to ache for her. Moreso because her brain will probably come up with lots of inaccurate and impossible things to worry about over the fact that Becky is going with her one-sided crush.

    She’ll be okay, but in the meantime she’ll pine and when Becky gets back they’ll have all the cuddles.

    • Uncertainty Moth
      Uncertainty Moth
      February 1, 2016 at 12:19 am | #

      This is a Willis comic, yeah?

      • Spencer
        Spencer
        February 1, 2016 at 12:20 am | #

        Dina will try.

        It’s the best she can do.

      • Shiro
        Shiro
        February 1, 2016 at 12:37 am | #

        Just give us this one. One healthy, happy, non-dramatic relationship. All the plot can come from outside the relationship, it’ll work, it’ll be great.

        • Spencer
          Spencer
          February 1, 2016 at 12:38 am | #

          Walky and Dorothy are pretty emotionally healthy.

          I guess Becky/Dina are dooooooooomed.

          • Shiro
            Shiro
            February 1, 2016 at 1:04 am | #

            I think they’re headed for some drama. Once Dorothy finds out about Walky’s grades…

            • Spencer
              Spencer
              February 1, 2016 at 1:07 am | #

              Dorothy’s the most drama averse person when she actually makes an effort. She’d probably just tell Walky to let her help.

              Hence, Walky’s probably going to sneak around it, because Willis is a wrathful god whose hunger can only be sated by inflicting misery and woe upon us.

              • Greenygal
                Greenygal
                February 1, 2016 at 10:39 am | #

                Which, given that we have seen that Dorothy wants him to tell her stuff and feels hurt when he doesn’t, may cause more drama than if he just ‘fessed up now.

                • Spencer
                  Spencer
                  February 1, 2016 at 10:52 am | #

                  I’m starting to think Dorothy might have accepted that Walky’s always going to put walls up in their relationship to prevent it from becoming more than “for fun.” Walky can’t talk about Billie’s depression, he can’t talk about the “L” word, he can’t talk about his grades, because that’s feelings and vulnerabilities and the last star will die before Walky acknowledges he has those. Dorothy wants the relationship to be taken more seriously, (because it is), but knowing her she’s either going to keep talking at Walky to get him to open up, or eventually accept that it’s Walky, Walky won’t stop being him, and that maybe “for fun” isn’t what she wants anymore.

          • Emily
            Emily
            February 1, 2016 at 5:07 am | #

            Only because they stubbornly refuse to acknowledge the fact that this “for fun” relationship is quickly becoming much more serious than either of them intended. It’s not hard to have a drama free relationship if you both are in denial about any issues until you are literally forced to address them.

            • Spencer
              Spencer
              February 1, 2016 at 9:11 am | #

              Dorothy’s acknowledged it and is trying to deal with that. Walky not so much.

              • Emily
                Emily
                February 1, 2016 at 9:26 am | #

                Walky is bad at dealing with anything that requires effort on his part.

  26. Ctrl+C D@
    Ctrl+C D@
    February 1, 2016 at 12:22 am | #

    I just realized Dina is wearing Becky’s hoodie.

    I just realized she’s BEEN wearing it for a while now.

    I’m an idiot.

    • Just Here
      Just Here
      February 1, 2016 at 12:42 am | #

      Yep, first seen in it

  27. Just Me
    Just Me
    February 1, 2016 at 12:26 am | #

    It is awful when someone starts a conversation then abruptly ends it with Forget it, I don’t care.

    If you didn’t care, why did you bring it up in the first place?

    • Spencer
      Spencer
      February 1, 2016 at 12:29 am | #

      Because she’s Sarah and Sarah is about as mature as the average 20 year old.

    • Shiro
      Shiro
      February 1, 2016 at 12:38 am | #

      When someone says it like that, it means that they secretly do kinda care a lot.

      • Spencer
        Spencer
        February 1, 2016 at 12:46 am | #

        It would be nice if Sarah showed it more often.

        • heyman
          heyman
          February 1, 2016 at 12:59 am | #

          Sarah is very good at caring. Her showing it needs work.

        • Shiro
          Shiro
          February 1, 2016 at 1:05 am | #

          This is how she shows it.

          • Spencer
            Spencer
            February 1, 2016 at 1:08 am | #

            And it stinks! She should probably try a different route!

            She took a bat to a rapist’s skull for Joyce and she’s still semi-convinced that Sarah hates her. Sarah does not make the friendship thing easy!

            • timemonkey
              timemonkey
              February 1, 2016 at 5:55 pm | #

              That’s because the friendship thing has burned her badly. You don’t just suddenly stop being introverted and afraid to reach out to people.

              She’d been getting better at expressing things with Joyce and what happened? Sarah said something Joyce didn’t want to hear and Joyce attacked her, using her intimate knowledge of Sarah’s past pain to hurt her as deeply as she could.

              • Spencer
                Spencer
                February 1, 2016 at 6:13 pm | #

                Joyce lashed out because Sarah constantly criticizes her and instead of actually suggesting anything to help the situation just went “do something different you idiot.” If I can forgive Sarah for being an asshole I think I can forgive Joyce for the same when she was desperately trying to protect her oldest and dearest friend from the campus, her parents and Toedad.

                It wasn’t okay to say that in the same way it wasn’t okay when Sal called Walky immature so he threw the robbery back in her face, but Sarah’s a big girl, if she wants to act like an asshole all the time, even here where she had to correct herself from showing any kind of concern for Joyce, then I’m not gonna feel to broken up when somebody tears into her, let alone when she decided the best course of action when she found out she was right about Becky still having feelings for Joyce was to act smug about her emotional pain.

        • StClair
          StClair
          February 1, 2016 at 4:27 am | #

          The last few times she’s done that, it hurt her.
          She’s trying to convince herself to stop.
          … it’s not going very well so far.

          • thejeff
            thejeff
            February 1, 2016 at 7:19 am | #

            Exactly. That’s what I like about Sarah as a character. She’s convinced herself that she shouldn’t care about anyone, that she shouldn’t need anyone (except Other Jacob), that she’s beyond all that.
            But she can’t do it. She can’t stop liking people. She can’t stop caring.

            Then think about the business with Dana from that perspective. We’ve only really heard Sarah’s version of that, which we’d normally expect to be slanted to make her look good, but given that it’s Sarah probably means it’s slanted to make her look cold and practical and uncaring.

  28. Arianod
    Arianod
    February 1, 2016 at 12:27 am | #

    *Cue Depeche Mode*

  29. Romanticide
    Romanticide
    February 1, 2016 at 12:27 am | #

    She is now experimenting with… “longing”…

    • 3-I
      3-I
      February 1, 2016 at 4:50 am | #

      The worst part of any relationship is when the longing doesn’t work out, and you turn to shortening.

  30. Darwin
    Darwin
    February 1, 2016 at 12:29 am | #

    Damnit, Dina. Stop breaking my heart.

  31. Ctrl+C D@
    Ctrl+C D@
    February 1, 2016 at 12:35 am | #

    I like to pretend that the hat is Dina’s real face. It makes scenes like the one coming up more bearable. Bareable? Barrelable. Bearable.

    Bears.

    • Someone
      Someone
      February 1, 2016 at 12:39 am | #

      It will turn out that, the hat has a dino themed ghost in it and Dina uses it to fight evil spirits.

      I may have just archive binged Paranatural

      • Ctrl+C D@
        Ctrl+C D@
        February 1, 2016 at 12:46 am | #

        Check out Monster Pulse if you want something similar but more depressing.

      • heyman
        heyman
        February 1, 2016 at 1:02 am | #

        She had a demon trapped in the hat until Glirendree showed up.

      • Jordan
        Jordan
        February 1, 2016 at 2:57 am | #

        Isn’t it awesome?

  32. trlkly
    trlkly
    February 1, 2016 at 12:39 am | #

    And Dina has finally cracked the barrier, and been the first character in this comic to have a voice in my head. Unfortunately, I suck at describing them.

    The best I can do is that it’s kinda like Raven from the original Teen Titans, but without the sarcastic tone, and maybe a tiny bit more babyish.

    • Someone
      Someone
      February 1, 2016 at 12:51 am | #

      Dina is Starfire

      Mary is peridot from Steven Universe

      Walky is just my voice because of how damn similar we are

      • StClair
        StClair
        February 1, 2016 at 4:29 am | #

        Hynden Walch as Dina is very popular, yes.

      • Emily
        Emily
        February 1, 2016 at 5:09 am | #

        Why would you do this to Peridot you monster.

        • Someone
          Someone
          February 1, 2016 at 9:43 am | #

          (this is all pre-heelface turn for Peridot) She comes from the same people as the protagonist (Fundametalists vs Gems) who don’t like anyone different from them, displays a form of bigotry and is willing to say and do horrible things because of her blind faith to a being she views as perfect.

          • Emily
            Emily
            February 1, 2016 at 6:17 pm | #

            Except Peridot is open to learning and recognizing her own ignorance. She’s got much more in common with Joyce than Mary.

            • Someone
              Someone
              February 1, 2016 at 6:43 pm | #

              Yes but we didn’t know that when she first appeared. I still have hope for Mary.

              • gkheyf
                gkheyf
                February 1, 2016 at 10:54 pm | #

                you’re a good kid. i’ll be sad when this world breaks you.

                just stay away from ryan

                • Someone
                  Someone
                  February 1, 2016 at 11:08 pm | #

                  So maybe ordinary people don’t crack, Maybe there isn’t any need to crawl under a rock with all the other slimly things when trouble hits…maybe it was just you, all the time.

                • gkheyf
                  gkheyf
                  February 1, 2016 at 11:20 pm | #

                  i had to google that, but it was awesome.

                  fyi, i don’t really pity you for naivete. i just wanted to quote sarah. i genuinely do wish that more people thought the way you do instead of enjoying the fact that mary is a throw-away character that they’re allowed to pile hate on. i wish everyone hoped for the best for even those who they didn’t particularly like. and i wish that mary, amber, willis, sarah, ruth, and anyone else with a negative opinion of anyone (justified or unjustified) would think that just hating others wasn’t ok.

                  i also wish i were awake enough to think of a way to rephrase that to not sound like i’m insulting characters whom i like. i really didn’t intend for it to sound mean or patronizing toward anyone

      • Harvey Janus
        Harvey Janus
        February 1, 2016 at 9:23 am | #

        Mary Is Yellow Diamond’s Pearl.

      • trlkly
        trlkly
        February 1, 2016 at 4:00 pm | #

        Starfire? Sure. I can hear the resemblance, especially in the cadence. But I think the pitch is lower, even when she’s super happy.

        Like I said, I’m horrible at describing my head voices. As soon as I try, I can’t hear them anymore, so I have to try to remember what they sounded like.

    • Ctrl+C D@
      Ctrl+C D@
      February 1, 2016 at 12:56 am | #

      Tara Strong.

      And dammit now I hear it too. Here’s my headcannon for voices.

      Sara is Cree Summer when she does her Cree Lincoln voice from K.N.D.
      Joyce is Kath Soucie when she does Tish from Weekenders
      Dorothy is Gre DeLeslie when she does Lor from Weekenders
      Becky is Kate Higgins when she does Sakura from Naruto.

      • Needfuldoer
        Needfuldoer
        February 1, 2016 at 2:59 am | #

        Dina: Anndi McAfee doing a more stilted version of Phoebe from Hey Arnold.

        Becky: Lecy Goranson for the first few stories, then Sarah Chalke for a couple, then Lecey again.

        • StClair
          StClair
          February 1, 2016 at 4:38 am | #

          I see what you did there.

    • Cephalo the Pod
      Cephalo the Pod
      February 1, 2016 at 10:03 am | #

      Joyce is Nowacking (doing her Misty voice).
      Mary hnilmik (Team Four Star’s Chi-Chi voice).
      Billie is Megami33.
      Danny is the Alex Rochon (after being Yuri Lowenthal).
      Walky is Joshscorcher, but as of recently is also sometimes 1KidsEntertainment.

  33. Bagge
    Bagge
    February 1, 2016 at 12:57 am | #

    Dina will spend the rest of the weekend looking wistful by the window.

    Sara will yell to her books that she does NOT care about how Joyce are doing.

  34. Tenzhi
    Tenzhi
    February 1, 2016 at 12:58 am | #

    It’s a short trip from apathy to sap-athy.

  35. Solenoid
    Solenoid
    February 1, 2016 at 1:35 am | #

    RE flu: Get well soon, Willis. 🙂

    • Kryss LaBryn
      Kryss LaBryn
      February 1, 2016 at 7:11 am | #

      Yes, this. Lots of liquids and hang in there, dude. 🙂

      Heh. Trust Willis to get butt-flu.

  36. Megatron
    Megatron
    February 1, 2016 at 1:46 am | #

    I too, do not care about Becky. Or any fleshling. They’re all stupid. Were’s my fusion cannon?

  37. nothri
    nothri
    February 1, 2016 at 1:51 am | #

    Sarah: Dammit, just once I’d like to crush someone’s hopes and dreams with my cynicism without them getting sad…

  38. BenRG
    BenRG
    February 1, 2016 at 2:19 am | #

    Poor Sarah! She’s human enough that missing a gossip-worthy confrontation is a great disappointment! There’s still a high school teen in there!

    Meanwhile, Dina is demonstrating a rare talent for breaking through Sarah’s sour exterior and make her care.

  39. Uniqueantique
    Uniqueantique
    February 1, 2016 at 2:22 am | #

    I don’t understand why the hate on Sarah. She cares, she even almost let it show in the 2nd panel.
    There was no negative comments against Dina in that statement.
    Dina’s still so cute…I never want to hug anyone but her I would hug.

    • Uniqueantique
      Uniqueantique
      February 1, 2016 at 2:23 am | #

      Maybe she feels bad that Joyce didn’t say bye to her, they are roomies and were very close once.

    • Spencer
      Spencer
      February 1, 2016 at 2:54 am | #

      She’s kind of a pessimistic asshole who buries all her genuine caring and good intentions under miles of pissy language, says awful shit to people but then gets angry if anyone snipes back, and just seems plain determined to be as miserable as possible.

      Everything I just listed is also why she’s one of my favourites.

  40. boomboom
    boomboom
    February 1, 2016 at 2:46 am | #

    Won’t somebody think of the Mike? How’s all this affecting him? We deserve to know

    • Spencer
      Spencer
      February 1, 2016 at 2:55 am | #

      I’m hoping Mike is dead in a trash compactor. That would be nice.

      • Needfuldoer
        Needfuldoer
        February 1, 2016 at 3:01 am | #

        He is.

        Then one day he just shows up for class again. Nobody asks why or how.

        • inqntrol
          inqntrol
          February 1, 2016 at 3:33 am | #

          Because he would answer saying about the other people moms? But that’s the truth.

        • StClair
          StClair
          February 1, 2016 at 4:39 am | #

          It involves a bloody shirt.

          • Clif
            Clif
            February 1, 2016 at 10:29 am | #

            And your mom.

      • Emily
        Emily
        February 1, 2016 at 5:11 am | #

        Seriously if we never see that asshole again it’d be too soon.

        • Cacturne
          Cacturne
          February 1, 2016 at 8:59 am | #

          Your mom saw that asshole again. It was too soon.

          • Emily
            Emily
            February 1, 2016 at 9:27 am | #

            Like I give a damn about her.

        • Spencer
          Spencer
          February 1, 2016 at 12:53 pm | #

          Mike being an asshole isn’t why I hate him, lots of the assholes in the cast are interesting, but more that he’s a walking mess of contradictions. He needs to know every detail of every cast member and be supernaturally good at sussing out their weaknesses, but fantastical and cartoony enough that he can say gross shit without causing any damage because otherwise we’d need to acknowledge that a serial harasser who repeatedly targets women by holding their sexual history over them might be kind of fucked up. If he’s supposed to just be a comedy character, which is pretty gross since his main joke is “you’re a giant slut”, then he’s a comedy character who isn’t funny.

          Mike’s entire shtick is either harassing the disenfranchised or bluntly stating a plot point. I honestly can’t think of a reason he’s in the series beyond being a popular hold over from Willis’ other work.

          • Emily
            Emily
            February 1, 2016 at 6:23 pm | #

            Mike isn’t even a character in this setting he’s a plot device that gets pulled out whenever there isn’t an actual realistic source of conflict or impetus for character development which is why we haven’t seen much of him in a good long while.

            Well, he’s also a walking “joke” but maybe we’ve finally reached the point where being an unrepentant awful human being isn’t actually viewed as funny it’s just gross.

            • gkheyf
              gkheyf
              February 1, 2016 at 10:59 pm | #

              i could say something about your mom and nickels, but i don’t necessarily disagree with anything that’s been said. even though i haven’t hated mike with much venom (i’m not sure why), i do think that this comment thread has brought up some excellent points. he certainly is a walking plot device and occasional random-content generator who is a popular carry-over from previous works. i think he’s most likable when he’s saying random mean stuff which can be ignored

    • Clif
      Clif
      February 1, 2016 at 10:41 am | #

      Coodos to boomboom for asking the important question.

  41. MrInsecure
    MrInsecure
    February 1, 2016 at 3:11 am | #

    Dina’s relationship with Becky may, in fact, be too adorable. I didn’t know that was physically possible, but it already seems to have surpassed a playful kitten and is well on its way to “sleepy puppy” levels.

    • Leorale
      Leorale
      February 1, 2016 at 10:37 am | #

      Here’s what the sleepy puppies are dreaming of: http://cutepuppyanddog.blogspot.com/2014/11/cute-two-fluffy-puppy.html

  42. Zaxares
    Zaxares
    February 1, 2016 at 4:09 am | #

    I originally thought that Becky impulse-joined Joyce on her trip home out of a yearning to recapture some of those lost “happy days” of her past and feel like she’s part of a family again.

    But now, after seeing Dina, I’m beginning to wonder if Becky might not have an ulterior motive for wanting to be alone with Joyce again, without any of her new friends around. Especially given her “internal screaming” panel a few days back.

    • Dean
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      February 1, 2016 at 4:37 am | #

      Becky is probably also planning to recapture her personal documentation and any of her property that’s still at her dad’s house.

    • Bagge
      Bagge
      February 1, 2016 at 5:26 am | #

      And of course, to support Joyce and spend time with the Browns, who she has known her entire life and who she gambles on will be more like their daughter than her father.

    • thejeff
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      February 1, 2016 at 7:26 am | #

      Just because it hurts sometimes doesn’t mean she’s going to try anything that stupid.
      Sure, she’s still a bit hung up on Joyce and she still has that jealousy of Dorothy thing going, but none of that means she’s not also crazy about her dinosaur girl.
      And the jealousy of Dorothy thing is as much “best-friend stealing” as anything else. Still one of Becky’s major flaws, if a very realistic one.

    • altalemur
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      February 1, 2016 at 8:06 am | #

      it wasn’t impulsive. Becky and Joyce both agreed that Becky was coming earlier that morning.

      • Clif
        Clif
        February 1, 2016 at 10:42 am | #

        How quickly they forget.

      • thejeff
        thejeff
        February 1, 2016 at 9:19 pm | #

        It wasn’t quite clear. They talked about it, but we didn’t see any actual conclusion. I think Joyce was still in the “No, you don’t have to come. My parents are going to be awful and I don’t want to put you through it” phase.
        Which is why she was making “No, no” gestures at Becky a couple days back. And then Hank exceeded expectations and off they went.

        Becky of course planned to go all along, unless Hank turned out to be really awful when he saw her, in which case I suspect she’d have tried to keep Joyce from going.

        • trlkly
          trlkly
          February 1, 2016 at 10:36 pm | #

          Right: don’t have to, not I’d prefer you not. In other words, I wish you would come, but I don’t want to make things hard on you.

  43. Bicycle Bill
    Bicycle Bill
    February 1, 2016 at 4:31 am | #

    Can anybody in DoA enjoy being with anybody else without a sexual connotation entering into it?

    • Mindlink
      Mindlink
      February 1, 2016 at 5:19 am | #

      In what way is this sexual ?

      • BenRG
        BenRG
        February 1, 2016 at 5:31 am | #

        I think that I’ve read the reader comment that inspired BB to ask that question.

    • thejeff
      thejeff
      February 1, 2016 at 7:28 am | #

      No. Not only that, they can’t even hate being with someone else with out a sexual connotation.
      Pretty much appearing on panel together is enough and that isn’t strictly required.
      Shippers gotta ship.

    • Clif
      Clif
      February 1, 2016 at 10:45 am | #

      How long have you been reading the comment section? And you have to ask?

  44. Skizz
    Skizz
    February 1, 2016 at 4:33 am | #

    Sarah is my favourite character.
    We see a lot of Sarah
    I voted to see more of Sierra
    Oh where can our Sierra be?

  45. Skizz
    Skizz
    February 1, 2016 at 4:35 am | #

    It is interesting that Dina turns to Sarah for support, rather than Dorothy or Amber.

    • Bagge
      Bagge
      February 1, 2016 at 4:42 am | #

      Sarah is her Favourite #2

      • Skizz
        Skizz
        February 1, 2016 at 8:56 am | #

        I like that Dina is that perceptive

    • BenRG
      BenRG
      February 1, 2016 at 5:33 am | #

      It’s probably because Sarah isn’t the sort to actively seek her out and pester her with demands that she open up (Dorothy) but is unlikely to ignore her and hide behind her own social anxieties when something needs to be said (Amber).

      • Skizz
        Skizz
        February 1, 2016 at 8:57 am | #

        I was thinking along similar lines, myself, Dina neither wants to be pressured or pressure someone else. Whereas Sarah just does what is right, albeit with poor grace, something Onfind very appealing in a character.

        • Leorale
          Leorale
          February 1, 2016 at 11:32 am | #

          Also, Dina likes Sarah’s bluntness. Sarah always says exactly what she means, which is a real relief for a person who has difficulty with body language and invisible social cues.

    • Spencer
      Spencer
      February 1, 2016 at 9:14 am | #

      The last significant interaction she had with Dorothy had her, Joyce and Sarah telling Becky how weird it is for Dina to be hit on.

    • segnosaur
      segnosaur
      February 1, 2016 at 5:18 pm | #

      Is Dina even good friends with Dorothy?

      Before Becky, I can’t remember any situation where Dina and Dorothy interacted in a significant way, being in separate social circles. (Perhaps in the bathroom at the pizza place, but Dina was a definite 3rd wheel there.) The 2 of them do interact a bit more now, but its often in association with other people.

      So maybe Dina just doesn’t know Dorothy well enough to confide in Dorothy.

      • Skizz
        Skizz
        February 1, 2016 at 10:53 pm | #

        Dina has paid close attention to her social circle and sought out Sarah, rather than Dorothy to talk to. I think that is based as much on her liking Sarah as it is Becky not liking Dorothy.

  46. Lordess of Madness
    Lordess of Madness
    February 1, 2016 at 6:12 am | #

    Sarah’s head: Oh Sh*t! Did I just care? Did anyone notice? Hm… Just Dina… Better cover it up quick before she does notice, just in case.

  47. Mr. Random
    Mr. Random
    February 1, 2016 at 10:39 am | #

    I’m really worried they’re gonna try and keep them there.

  48. jepmz
    jepmz
    February 1, 2016 at 11:13 am | #

    Is it just me or is there going to be hang out time?

  49. Mr. Morningstar
    Mr. Morningstar
    February 1, 2016 at 12:25 pm | #

    “Oh god damn it I do care” ~ Sarah in that last panel probably

  50. Ashley
    Ashley
    February 1, 2016 at 1:25 pm | #

    Sarah has been an enigma for me as of late. Like she cares but she wants to look like she doesn’t care but then she does and says things that are just this side of meddling in the name of caring for people. I dunno.

    • Spencer
      Spencer
      February 1, 2016 at 1:28 pm | #

      Sarah would probably rather not care.

      It’s just that this pesky compassion she’s carrying around gets in the way.

  51. Vangeln
    Vangeln
    February 1, 2016 at 2:01 pm | #

    Time to spy Raidah and Jacob again.

    • Spencer
      Spencer
      February 1, 2016 at 2:34 pm | #

      I like how we have a conflict where the viewpoint character is being a petty, homewrecking asshole.

  52. Doopyboop
    Doopyboop
    February 1, 2016 at 3:51 pm | #

    More Dina and Sarah, more Dina and Sarah~!

  53. Tenn
    Tenn
    February 1, 2016 at 5:31 pm | #

    I misread the first word(s) of the first panel, and for an instant, I thought that this was a guest strip written by Frank Miller.

  54. John
    John
    February 1, 2016 at 6:40 pm | #

    It just occurred to me that Becky may have just unknowingly foiled Mary’s evil scheme to hold her presence over Ruth by not being there for the weekend.

    It seems like too nice a way for things to work out in the Dumbiverse, though.

    • Mr. Morningstar
      Mr. Morningstar
      February 1, 2016 at 7:09 pm | #

      Hey Willis lets his characters have good luck sometimes

      Now and then

      Rarely

      Almost never actually but we can hope

      • trlkly
        trlkly
        February 1, 2016 at 10:39 pm | #

        I do not understand these comments. I even went back and binged a bit after seeing some older comics. And I was right: the vast majority of the comics are happy or funny or heartwarming or empowering, with just the occasional drop into a horrible funk.

        IOW, this is a fairly positive comic. So why does everyone act like all Willis does is make tears?

        • Emperor Norton
          Emperor Norton
          February 3, 2016 at 9:44 am | #

          My guess is that those occasional drops are such strong, hard gut-punches*, especially when contrasted with the otherwise fairly upbeat comic.

          It reminds me that sometimes, the rare thing is what stands out. Apparently, when creators get either mostly positive or mostly negative feedback about something, they sort of get used to that… And then there’s that one message that is the complete opposite, and it breaks (or makes) the day for them, filling up their internal world. Our brains are weird.

          *Especially because quite often, Willis is drawing upon his own experiences to make it seem much more real.

    • Ana Chronistic
      Ana Chronistic
      February 1, 2016 at 9:25 pm | #

      and Sal most likely won’t be there, either

  55. wafflebob
    wafflebob
    February 2, 2016 at 12:01 am | #

    I love Sarah. I want to snuggle her and hate everything together.

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