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by David M Willis on September 28, 2016 at 12:01 am
  • 01 - Glower Vacuum
└ Tags: agatha, dorothy, jennifer

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  1. Doctor_Who
    Doctor_Who
    September 28, 2016 at 12:04 am | #

    Good interactions, Dorothy. Your letter to Princess Celestia will turn out nicely this week.

    • CaptainBatson
      CaptainBatson
      September 28, 2016 at 12:06 am | #

      Oh, golly, can you imagine if there was a week when she didn’t have anything to write a letter about? Why, she might go insane!

      • Disloyal Subject
        Disloyal Subject
        September 28, 2016 at 12:08 am | #

        So long as she isn’t…
        TARDY!

      • brionl
        brionl
        September 28, 2016 at 12:13 am | #

        As long as she doesn’t get a visit from future Dot we should be OK.

        • Orion Fury
          Orion Fury
          September 28, 2016 at 1:29 am | #

          Well, if she gets an eye patch in the near future, we’ll know why.

          • StClair
            StClair
            September 28, 2016 at 3:05 am | #

            Some kind of epic Soggies war?

            • Perry
              Perry
              September 28, 2016 at 7:25 am | #

              Bless you all for this thread. 🙂

      • Bagge
        Bagge
        September 28, 2016 at 1:30 pm | #

        Everypony here is CRAZY!!!

        • Emperor Norton II
          Emperor Norton II
          September 28, 2016 at 9:52 pm | #

          And that’s why you love us sooooo much!

    • Emperor Norton II
      Emperor Norton II
      September 28, 2016 at 12:12 am | #

      “Dear soon-to-be Madam President

      Today I learned that it’s important to make time for people in distress, even if they don’t really have time for you. Or any reason to talk to you whatsoever, because they are in a place you’ve never been in, and will most likely not fully understand if it took you a lifetime. Sometimes, a smile can absolutely not go a long way at all, when throwing it all willy-nilly at a suicidally depressed person.

      I also learned about the third restraining order you’ve taken out on me for sending you these letters. I’m not so sure there is a moral lesson in this, though.”

      • BenRG
        BenRG
        September 28, 2016 at 4:43 am | #

        “Your faithful student,

        Twilight Sparkle
        Dorothy Keener”

    • The Pigma
      The Pigma
      September 28, 2016 at 12:32 am | #

      Now I can only imagine Dorothy sounding like Twilight Sparkle.

      • Emperor Norton II
        Emperor Norton II
        September 28, 2016 at 12:44 am | #

        Oh fricking goddess, we so fucking need to get Tara Strong (and some friends) to read out the best Dorothy strips!

        • Doctor_Who
          Doctor_Who
          September 28, 2016 at 1:00 am | #

          Weirdly, I always imagined Joyce having Tara’s voice. She can do “chipper” very well, as you’ll know if you’ve ever heard her as Squirrel Girl.

          As for Dorothy, I dunno, maybe Mae Whitman?

          • Emperor Norton II
            Emperor Norton II
            September 28, 2016 at 1:27 am | #

            I have not seen Squirrel Girl, and I think that perhaps I should.

            In any case, Tara can simply do a conversation between Joyce and Dorothy. Problem solved!

            • Roborat
              Roborat
              September 28, 2016 at 3:24 pm | #

              Squirrel Girl got me reading comics again (I love Ryan North and will read anything he produces). Mind you, those are the only ones I read, although I will also probably start following Gwenpool.

          • EvilMidnightLurker
            EvilMidnightLurker
            September 28, 2016 at 6:25 am | #

            …I was not aware that Squirrel Girl had ever been professionally voiced by anyone. Where might I find this wonder?

            • Deanatay
              Deanatay
              September 28, 2016 at 9:03 am | #

              Apparently she voiced Squirrel Girl in the Marvel Heroes video game. Sound bites can be found here.

              • DudeMyDadOwnsADealership
                DudeMyDadOwnsADealership
                September 28, 2016 at 9:19 am | #

                She did great.

            • Vicmaze
              Vicmaze
              September 28, 2016 at 10:35 am | #

              Didn’t squril girl appear in the ultimate spiderman cartoon or does that not counts professional?

      • Rosstifer
        Rosstifer
        September 28, 2016 at 2:42 am | #

        Oddly enough, I’ve always imagined Sal sounding EXACTLY like Applejack.

        • StClair
          StClair
          September 28, 2016 at 3:05 am | #

          Y’ reckon?

        • MM
          MM
          September 28, 2016 at 9:08 am | #

          Well, great, now Penny sounds like Rarity.

      • Yet_One_More_Idiot
        Yet_One_More_Idiot
        September 28, 2016 at 3:27 am | #

        If Dorothy is the Dumbiverse’s version of Twiley, then…who are the Dumbiverse’s version of Princesses Celly, Luly and Cady?

        • Emperor Norton II
          Emperor Norton II
          September 28, 2016 at 3:33 am | #

          Celestia: Leslie Bean, when she’s in proper teacher mode.

          Luna: Hank. Started out pretty horrible, ends up very nice.

          Cadence: Hmmm, that one’s a toughie… No wait, it’s not. That’s Sierra. She always makes people feel better.

          • No Name
            No Name
            September 28, 2016 at 11:56 pm | #

            AND she’s Roomies with Dorothy!

            • Emperor Norton II
              Emperor Norton II
              September 29, 2016 at 12:48 am | #

              Oh, so -she- made Dorothy fall in love with Walky, then!

      • Paul
        Paul
        September 28, 2016 at 2:52 pm | #

        Jen Taylor (Cortana) as AG, Ellen McLain (doing the Glados Voice) as Dina, Katey Sagal as Billie, Nancy Cartwright (Bart Simpson Voice) as Walky, John C. Reilly (Ralph in Wreck-it Ralph) as Joe, and more!

        • Roborat
          Roborat
          September 28, 2016 at 3:18 pm | #

          You forgot Tress Macneille, There is a law in Hollywood that any animated feature has to have her doing at least one voice.

          • Paul
            Paul
            September 28, 2016 at 8:40 pm | #

            I thought of her but I couldn’t think of who she would fit best, Joyce comes to mind. Of course Mark Hamil for Joe, Billy West for Danny (and any one else) and Frank Welker for random noises.

    • LeslieBean4Shizzle
      LeslieBean4Shizzle
      September 28, 2016 at 12:51 am | #

      **opens mouth**
      **closes mouth**
      **slow claps**

      • LeslieBean4Shizzle
        LeslieBean4Shizzle
        September 28, 2016 at 12:52 am | #

        (My comment above is directed at Doctor_Who, in case it wasn’t apparent. Not that I don’t like Emperor Norton’s idea, but that’s mostly because I want to hear Tara Strong read just about anything.)

        • Emperor Norton II
          Emperor Norton II
          September 28, 2016 at 3:42 am | #

          Yeah, I’m not so much having an idea as stating the obvious, really.

    • Keulan
      Keulan
      September 28, 2016 at 3:50 am | #

      I was gonna make a comment about Dorothy acting like Twilight Sparkle here, but you clearly beat me to it.

      • Bagge
        Bagge
        September 28, 2016 at 1:53 pm | #

        Me to. Didn’t stop me!

        • Emperor Norton II
          Emperor Norton II
          September 29, 2016 at 12:49 am | #

          Bagge, not even a fortified titanium castle with lava moats and laser turrets could stop you when you’re determined to say something.

          Thank goodness for that!

          • Bagge
            Bagge
            September 29, 2016 at 1:06 am | #

            Bagges IRL friends: Don’t we know it…

    • WikiDreamer
      WikiDreamer
      September 28, 2016 at 10:42 pm | #

      …OMG HEAD CANON ACCEPTED!

  2. Victor Riley
    Victor Riley
    September 28, 2016 at 12:05 am | #

    She’s trying… even if she does seem to have a schedule.

    • zoelogical
      zoelogical
      September 28, 2016 at 12:30 am | #

      haha sometimes that extra work is what it takes to make sure that you don’t accidentally neglect people

  3. Nono
    Nono
    September 28, 2016 at 12:05 am | #

    …Did Dorothy just transmogrify that cup into a notepad and pen?

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      September 28, 2016 at 12:06 am | #

      So my quip about her attending Hogwarts 2 days ago was accidentally accurate?

      • Woobie
        Woobie
        September 28, 2016 at 1:14 am | #

        Nah, she just dropped it back on the floor behind her.

    • Thursday Violist
      Thursday Violist
      September 28, 2016 at 12:06 am | #

      It’s actually a requirement to become president.

      Remember, that’s her goal, right?

    • Slartibeast Button, BIA
      Slartibeast Button, BIA
      September 28, 2016 at 12:07 am | #

      No, she just stuck it in Billie’s back pocket.

    • Reltzik
      Reltzik
      September 28, 2016 at 12:34 am | #

      She’s an x-treem recycler.

  4. Mr. Mendo
    Mr. Mendo
    September 28, 2016 at 12:05 am | #

    You can’t make your sadness go away by turning it into homework, Dorothy!

    • Train Moblin
      Train Moblin
      September 28, 2016 at 12:27 am | #

      I usually turned my homework into sadness

      • Mr. Mendo
        Mr. Mendo
        September 28, 2016 at 4:35 am | #

        As God intended! LOL ^_^

  5. Marvelman
    Marvelman
    September 28, 2016 at 12:05 am | #

    Is it just me, or are the new strips being uploaded a few minutes later than they used to be?

    • David M Willis
      David M Willis
      September 28, 2016 at 12:07 am | #

      I upload them three months ago.

      Sometimes the website is late making a new page for them.

      • Bluewind
        Bluewind
        September 28, 2016 at 12:10 am | #

        Good to know. I’m on mobile and CST and they seem to pop up between 11:05 and 11:06 PM for me. I just thought it was because the mobile version came out later. 🙂

      • Cholma
        Cholma
        September 28, 2016 at 12:10 am | #

        Nice try, Sly Sir! We ALL know that you scribble the latest comic at the last moment, based on the previous day’s comment section! BUSTED.

      • Opus the Poet
        Opus the Poet
        September 28, 2016 at 12:11 am | #

        Perhaps because the server is getting hammered by people checking in and doing refreshes to get the day’s comic?

        • David M Willis
          David M Willis
          September 28, 2016 at 12:21 am | #

          There’s an automated script running that publishes the strip a few minutes later in case the actual update time of 12:01am misfires.

          • Orion Fury
            Orion Fury
            September 28, 2016 at 1:31 am | #

            Redundancies to make sure a post isn’t missed. Comics are serious business.

            • DSL
              DSL
              September 28, 2016 at 7:42 am | #

              When it’s your livelihood, and when you have fans/readers/clients wanting and occasionally paying for not just your content but reliable delivery of your content, it’s serious business indeed.

              • Orion Fury
                Orion Fury
                September 28, 2016 at 5:33 pm | #

                The one’s that pay to see the daily’s see it the day before on another site.

    • Needfuldoer
      Needfuldoer
      September 28, 2016 at 3:09 am | #

      Depends on how accurate the clock you’re reading is, and whether the server’s clock has drifted. (Though anything connected to the Internet should poll an NTP time server to stay within a handful of seconds of actual time.)

  6. Dean
    Dean
    September 28, 2016 at 12:05 am | #

    It would be so much easier if people had glowing quest markers hovering over their heads, wouldn’t it?

    • MatthewTheLucky
      MatthewTheLucky
      September 28, 2016 at 12:07 am | #

      At least Dotty is remembering to save often.

      • Tacos
        Tacos
        September 28, 2016 at 12:11 am | #

        But is she saving as separate save files or just overwriting her old one?

        • Orion Fury
          Orion Fury
          September 28, 2016 at 1:33 am | #

          I don’t picture her as a scum saver, but I could be wrong.

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      September 28, 2016 at 12:07 am | #

      Right? I would know exactly who to avoid at work, because they’re going to ask me for favors if I speak to them.

      • Nono
        Nono
        September 28, 2016 at 12:10 am | #

        The dangerous ones are the one with daily quests.

      • Bluewind
        Bluewind
        September 28, 2016 at 12:13 am | #

        And who not to kill to keep from breaking the quests because SOMEBODY forgot to make them essential. -_-

        • Disloyal Subject
          Disloyal Subject
          September 28, 2016 at 12:16 am | #

          What, you don’t use mods to keep everyone mortal?

          • Orion Fury
            Orion Fury
            September 28, 2016 at 1:37 am | #

            Well at least in the code here everyone is currently flagged as essential. Don’t know how much luck you’d have with mods there.

    • Reltzik
      Reltzik
      September 28, 2016 at 1:16 am | #

      Oh I would so troll the whole world with one of those.

    • AgentKeen
      AgentKeen
      September 28, 2016 at 1:53 am | #

      Until the times I’d see someone with one floating over their head while I’m already in a hurry to finish the previous one.

      And then I end up losing track of that quest I started really early on that still hasn’t finished yet; did I miss the next interaction? Did I have to do it before I talked to someone else?

      What do you mean there isn’t a strategy guide for it?!?

      • Orion Fury
        Orion Fury
        September 28, 2016 at 2:13 am | #

        Life needs cheat codes? At the very least a cow level.

  7. Julie
    Julie
    September 28, 2016 at 12:05 am | #

    Thus, the author reveals how he tags each strip

  8. MatthewTheLucky
    MatthewTheLucky
    September 28, 2016 at 12:06 am | #

    She should probably stay away from Becky an Dina if she’s keeping score.

  9. Foxhack
    Foxhack
    September 28, 2016 at 12:06 am | #

    … is Billie mad at Dorothy?

    • Idontcarenomore
      Idontcarenomore
      September 28, 2016 at 12:09 am | #

      I don’t think so, not sure though.
      I think Billie is possibly stopping drinking?
      Also, she is worried about Ruth.

    • Fart Captor
      Fart Captor
      September 28, 2016 at 12:11 am | #

      Not specifically, no

      • Leorale
        Leorale
        September 28, 2016 at 12:16 am | #

        She’s just hella depressed in general, and didn’t mean to come out about it. She probably classifies Dorothy’s well-meant friendliness as a disingenuous hassle or similar annoyance.

        • Fart Captor
          Fart Captor
          September 28, 2016 at 12:27 am | #

          I think that might be over-complicating it. She just doesn’t want to deal with people right now, sincere or not. Certainly not people who aren’t Ruth.

          Hopefully she’ll at least be willing to talk Walky, or at least tolerate him hanging around while not talking.

          • Deanatay
            Deanatay
            September 28, 2016 at 9:15 am | #

            Walky: Hey, Billie!
            Billie: LEAVE ME ALONE, Walky. I’m not in the mood for your shit!
            Walky: Oh, okay.
            Billie: I just… I feel like there’s a hole in my – hey, where are you going? DON’T WALK AWAY FROM ME WHEN I’M TALKING TO YOU!!

    • tim gueguen
      tim gueguen
      September 28, 2016 at 12:12 am | #

      Perhaps she doesn’t want any more help, since the last time someone tried to help it put Ruth’s job and continued school attendance in jeopardy.

    • Emperor Norton II
      Emperor Norton II
      September 28, 2016 at 2:11 am | #

      Thing is… Dorothy can’t really understand. Dorothy has —at least to our knowledge— never shown sign of clinical depression. What little Billie knows of her, she’s never seen any such signs either.

      And here’s the thing. That sort of-smile on Dorothy as she offers to listen… It makes the offer look a bit awkward. A bit forced.

      And maybe, just maybe, someone in Billie’s position would feel it as somewhat patronizing. “I would like to do this thing that I think is expected of me to do in this situation, so that I can cross off a checklist of Being a Good Person.” I.e, Dorothy doing it for Dorothy, not for Billie.

      I’m not saying that it’s what Dorothy is doing. I’m saying that Billie might well feel that way. Because we get back to the part where Dorothy’s never been depressed, and can’t really, -really- understand. If Billie even wants to talk to anyone at all right now (biiiig if), she wants to talk to someone who truly knows how she feels. Someone who will, first and foremost, just validate those feelings of hers, and tell her how they dealt with it. What she sure as hell doesn’t want is to be someone’s “project” in any way or form. And anyone that she perceives is looking at her like a project -will- be cut off.

      • Emperor Norton II
        Emperor Norton II
        September 28, 2016 at 3:45 am | #

        Fart Captor: “Seven hells, and I thought Leorale over-complicated things needlessly!”

      • Fart Captor
        Fart Captor
        September 28, 2016 at 9:58 am | #

        Well, for one, the offer IS a bit awkward, because Dorothy is in fact socially awkward. Being a nerd with ambitious career goals from a young age can do that.

        Secondly, I actually like your assessment better because you empathized Billie’s emotional reaction to Dorothy in a way that distinguishes it from how she might rationally interpret her actions.

        I absolutely agree about how Dorothy’s offer felt to Billie, and that she definitely doesn’t know her well enough for it to not feel patronizing.

        However, what I how is that Billie isn’t feeling so terrible about herself right now that on a rational level, she won’t be able to see — at least in hindsight — that Dorothy was just trying to be nice.

        I realize she might well feel that bad, but there seems to be room for a small amount of hope there, so I’m damn well going to cram in however much hope will fit

  10. Opus the Poet
    Opus the Poet
    September 28, 2016 at 12:06 am | #

    Running late, but I think our Dot is working her buns off trying to get Ruth’s job next year.

    • poofdepoof
      poofdepoof
      September 28, 2016 at 4:10 pm | #

      Wow, I like that idea. Maybe she’s trying to get the RA position now; there is currently a vacancy, after all.

  11. Darkoneko
    Darkoneko
    September 28, 2016 at 12:06 am | #

    Day 20.
    I have robbed another minute from the server clock.
    They have yet to notice.

    • Orion Fury
      Orion Fury
      September 28, 2016 at 1:44 am | #

      Day 21.
      I have taken an additional 2 seconds.
      I’m a rebel.

      • Anorak
        Anorak
        September 28, 2016 at 8:51 am | #

        Day 22.
        I stole a whole minute. It doesn’t seem like anyone noticed.

  12. Idontcarenomore
    Idontcarenomore
    September 28, 2016 at 12:07 am | #

    Yes indeed, that’s our compassionate Dorothy, with the computer mind set and counting ‘in-counters’.

    • Orion Fury
      Orion Fury
      September 28, 2016 at 2:12 am | #

      Well there are a lot of people to show that she cares and wants them to be better. Practice and all that.

  13. Bluewind
    Bluewind
    September 28, 2016 at 12:07 am | #

    Poor Billie. I wonder how she’s coping 🙁

    • Orion Fury
      Orion Fury
      September 28, 2016 at 2:11 am | #

      So long as it’s not with alcohol, things will be better.

      • Bluewind
        Bluewind
        September 28, 2016 at 11:37 am | #

        Agreed. The last thing she needs right now is a depressant. Alcohol withdrawal must have been a bongo though.

        I wonder how Ruth is? She would have required 3 days in patient in a psy hospital minimum, but it could be as long as two or three weeks if she had an especially bad case with no external support system. They will probably put her on an antidepressant as well. Here’s hoping we get a strip showing how she is. I’m gonna go with “not happy”.

        • Bluewind
          Bluewind
          September 28, 2016 at 4:33 pm | #

          Lol! I like the censorship on this site. Instead of doing the whole * thing, it changes naughty stuff to bongo XD

          • Orion Fury
            Orion Fury
            September 28, 2016 at 5:35 pm | #

            Well, that word to bongo. Other ones range from nothing to nullifying the comment.

            • Bluewind
              Bluewind
              September 28, 2016 at 10:07 pm | #

              Huh. Hopefully I won’t use the wrong ones then as I “cuss more than a lady should” according to my dad. 😉

              • Orion Fury
                Orion Fury
                September 29, 2016 at 12:18 am | #

                The nullifying one, when needed for reference, I think gets typed in as (slur for women). Starts with ‘c’, rhymes with ‘runt’? I think those might be the only two swears that get edited. Well, at least out of the seven you can’t say on tv.

      • Fart Captor
        Fart Captor
        September 28, 2016 at 12:03 pm | #

        I’ve no idea how long it takes to start detoxing or how long its been since Billie’s last drink, but I’m a little worried that she doesn’t look more disheveled.

        Really hoping it just means it hasn’t been long enough and she slept really well somehow :/

        • Bluewind
          Bluewind
          September 28, 2016 at 11:16 pm | #

          I did a quick search and found that withdrawal starts about 6 to 12 hours after the last drink with the length and severity depending on how long they have been an alcoholic and how much they drank on average, but it looks like the peek is over after 2 days and mostly over after like a week with some really bad long term alcoholics having symptoms for months. At least we know she probably hasn’t been an alcoholic for too long because of her age so… what? One maybe two years tops? How long has Ruth been in the hospital at this point? If it’s been 2 days or more, Billie might have gotten past the worst part of it already. Also, as someone with substance abuse running in her family, I can say for certain that a very strong case of “fuck you” is par for the coarse for a while. Sleep tends to be hard for them too (at least it was for my dad for a while), so she might be on a mild sleep aid explaining why she looks rested (also, too much booze makes your skin look like crap). I hope they have her on a temp antidepressant until the therapy starts helping.

          * My mother did pills, my brother shot dope and drank, my dad is an alcoholic (he’s cut back a lot so I’m proud of him), and I am the one in her 30s who has never been to a party and has to be pretty much forced to take an ibuprofen XD

          • Fart Captor
            Fart Captor
            September 29, 2016 at 12:06 am | #

            Ruth was brought to the medical center just last night, and it seems like its still morning, so probably less than twelve hours. Definitely less than sixteen. Two years sounds reasonable for how long she’s been drinking, but she’s been drinking pretty heavily. Sounds like she’ll start detoxing soon if she isn’t already.

            She didn’t mention any medication at the hospital, but I hope they gave her something as well. I’d think they would at least be able to give her something to help with the withdrawal symptoms.

            Also, oof. That sounds like a very reasonably excessive amount of caution

            • Emperor Norton II
              Emperor Norton II
              September 29, 2016 at 12:54 am | #

              As far as we know, Ruth hasn’t had a drink for some time longer than sixteen hours. She pretty much spent the weekend feeling the abstinence symptoms hit her pretty hard, and I never saw any bottles in her presence in that time. When she was sent in, it was because she was in a state of just hoping to die if she did nothing.

              • Fart Captor
                Fart Captor
                September 29, 2016 at 1:14 am | #

                I was talkin’ about Billie. Probably could have been clearer about that.

                I was only mentioned Ruth because it seems safe to assume Billie’s last drink was before she was brought to the medical center.

                • Emperor Norton II
                  Emperor Norton II
                  September 29, 2016 at 2:28 am | #

                  Ooooh, now it makes more sense.

                  Yeah, I honestly have no idea when Billie’s last drink was. Though I do think it’s a fair bit before the whole situation. She hasn’t seemed particularly drunk for quite some time now, but I may very well be wrong on that.

            • Bluewind
              Bluewind
              September 29, 2016 at 3:03 pm | #

              Sorry. I thought she had been taken in night before last as I had it in my head that the rally happened on the day between. Perhaps Billy had been detoxing before this or at least cut way back? Hopefully Willis will bring it up at some point.

              • Fart Captor
                Fart Captor
                September 29, 2016 at 8:07 pm | #

                No worries. That one night took like two months of strips to end.

                I can’t imagine she’d stopped drinking on her own without it being shown at some point, but it pretty much has to come up at some point either way

  14. newllend(henryvolt)
    newllend(henryvolt)
    September 28, 2016 at 12:07 am | #

    So is this a literal niceness agenda or something?

    • Slartibeast Button, BIA
      Slartibeast Button, BIA
      September 28, 2016 at 12:58 am | #

      The Niceness Agenda would be a good name for a political thriller novel.

      • Orion Fury
        Orion Fury
        September 28, 2016 at 1:45 am | #

        Smother the evil ‘x’ with hugs?

      • davidbreslin101
        davidbreslin101
        September 29, 2016 at 5:56 am | #

        Or a late ’80s Doctor Who storyline, one of the satirical ones.
        “[Enter NANNYBOT, a robot in a Victorian governess outfit with circular saws for hands. She backs the DOCTOR against the Mind Console.]
        NANNYBOT: Now now, play nice.
        [Go to credits]”

    • Fart Captor
      Fart Captor
      September 28, 2016 at 1:08 am | #

      Obviously, IU is secretly huge government run social experimentation laboratory. Dorothy is merely a plant, placed among the more interesting subjects to monitor them up close.

      • Willoughby Chase
        Willoughby Chase
        September 29, 2016 at 4:13 pm | #

        She’s a mouse?

    • OnyxIdol
      OnyxIdol
      September 28, 2016 at 1:28 am | #

      Possibly even a liberal niceness agenda.

      • Needfuldoer
        Needfuldoer
        September 28, 2016 at 3:14 am | #

        Which of course means the other side is obligated to staunchly hold the polar opposite position.

        Wait a minute…

        • Opus the Poet
          Opus the Poet
          September 28, 2016 at 4:06 pm | #

          Yep! The other party has the asshole agenda.

      • Jhon
        Jhon
        September 28, 2016 at 6:48 pm | #

        ‘You are a mindless tool of the liberal niceness agenda!’

        … I like the sound of that.

  15. Kernanator
    Kernanator
    September 28, 2016 at 12:07 am | #

    My dad also has a need to make spreadsheets out of everything.

    • Orion Fury
      Orion Fury
      September 28, 2016 at 1:45 am | #

      At least they’re not graphs.

      • Willoughby Chase
        Willoughby Chase
        September 29, 2016 at 4:15 pm | #

        You can make pie-charts and graphs from spreadsheets. It’s one of their disadvantages.

        • Orion Fury
          Orion Fury
          September 30, 2016 at 2:21 am | #

          alright, so not graphs yet.

    • Spencer
      Spencer
      September 28, 2016 at 11:36 am | #

      It shouldn’t be a problem unless it’s charts. At that point you might be dealing with a case of Fazitis.

  16. DinaWho
    DinaWho
    September 28, 2016 at 12:09 am | #

    Dorothy… what even.

    • Orion Fury
      Orion Fury
      September 28, 2016 at 2:10 am | #

      Do you even RA?

    • Willoughby Chase
      Willoughby Chase
      September 29, 2016 at 4:15 pm | #

      I think she read a book … How to Win Friends and Influence People, perhaps?

  17. rezby
    rezby
    September 28, 2016 at 12:09 am | #

    So Dorothy is now the new RA? huh.

    • Orion Fury
      Orion Fury
      September 28, 2016 at 2:10 am | #

      Temporary. Hopefully.

    • Slartibeast Button, BIA
      Slartibeast Button, BIA
      September 28, 2016 at 1:11 pm | #

      I bow down to Dorothy the Sun God.

  18. Derek
    Derek
    September 28, 2016 at 12:11 am | #

    did Dorothy pull that notepad out of her butt or Link’s Bag of Holding?

    • MatthewTheLucky
      MatthewTheLucky
      September 28, 2016 at 12:13 am | #

      Butt of Holding.

      • Train Moblin
        Train Moblin
        September 28, 2016 at 12:17 am | #

        Bag of butts?

        • Dellaran
          Dellaran
          September 28, 2016 at 12:38 am | #

          Butt-sket of deplorables?

          • Orion Fury
            Orion Fury
            September 28, 2016 at 1:46 am | #

            Braspace?

            • MatthewTheLucky
              MatthewTheLucky
              September 28, 2016 at 2:03 am | #

              Braspace is for some reason dominated by cats.

              • Orion Fury
                Orion Fury
                September 28, 2016 at 2:08 am | #

                Odd, never heard of that.

                • Orion Fury
                  Orion Fury
                  September 29, 2016 at 12:54 am | #

                  Dogs, I’d get.

    • Slartibeast Button, BIA
      Slartibeast Button, BIA
      September 28, 2016 at 1:12 pm | #

      Just generic Hammerspace. She just hasn’t used it on Walky. Yet.

  19. Sporky
    Sporky
    September 28, 2016 at 12:12 am | #

    Aw, I feel bad for Dorothy. She just wants to be friends with everyone.

  20. Scar Man!!!
    Scar Man!!!
    September 28, 2016 at 12:20 am | #

    i need to make that list

    • Orion Fury
      Orion Fury
      September 28, 2016 at 1:47 am | #

      But not Jericho’s…

  21. newllend(henryvolt)
    newllend(henryvolt)
    September 28, 2016 at 12:21 am | #

    You know the whole thing about Dorothy wanting to exel and get approvement from everyone because she wants to be president wasn’t really a bad trait. But now it’s starting to be unnecessary.

    A month from now there’s a chance we might have Donald Trump as president, the bar is now officially too low for her to be trying this hard.

    • Slartibeast Button, BIA
      Slartibeast Button, BIA
      September 28, 2016 at 1:00 am | #

      We didn’t realize how literally she meant that she intended to Excel™.

      • Bagge
        Bagge
        September 28, 2016 at 5:56 am | #

        *reluctant slowclap*

    • hof1991
      hof1991
      September 28, 2016 at 8:18 am | #

      Low bar for men, but a very high bar for female-Americans.

      • Anorak
        Anorak
        September 28, 2016 at 8:53 am | #

        Hillary is running as well. Neither her nor trump will set the bar very high for future presidents.

        • Fart Captor
          Fart Captor
          September 28, 2016 at 9:28 am | #

          That you put them on the same level perfectly illustrates hof’s point.

          • poofdepoof
            poofdepoof
            September 28, 2016 at 4:12 pm | #

            an internet for fart captor.

      • MM
        MM
        September 28, 2016 at 9:11 am | #

        And Dorothy’s an atheist. She might very well be expecting demands to produce documentation she has morals.

      • Slartibeast Button, BIA
        Slartibeast Button, BIA
        September 28, 2016 at 1:13 pm | #

        Trying to think of how Joe would twist that line into something dirty.

  22. Lipke the Articulate
    Lipke the Articulate
    September 28, 2016 at 12:30 am | #

    Oh.
    Right.
    The whole thing about Billie and Ruth.
    Dammit, I just can’t catch a feels break.

    • Reltzik
      Reltzik
      September 28, 2016 at 1:20 am | #

      Well, there is always the chance of a missed update.

      *harmonica note*

      It’s a feels break /
      Nothing but a feels break /
      When the comic comes late /
      When the server’s down

  23. newllend(henryvolt)
    newllend(henryvolt)
    September 28, 2016 at 12:35 am | #

    Aww classic Billie, would rather lash out than open up. We’ll Walky is going to have his work cut out here.

    • Orion Fury
      Orion Fury
      September 28, 2016 at 2:08 am | #

      He’ll shove himself into the closet for her for a laugh.

  24. brasca1
    brasca1
    September 28, 2016 at 12:37 am | #

    I’m surprised she still uses an actual tablet.

    • Orion Fury
      Orion Fury
      September 28, 2016 at 2:07 am | #

      As opposed to?

      • dralou
        dralou
        September 28, 2016 at 2:36 pm | #

        … A digital one ?

        • Orion Fury
          Orion Fury
          September 28, 2016 at 5:37 pm | #

          So stone and chesil? Funny, I didn’t picture Dorothy as a hippie.

  25. Fart Captor
    Fart Captor
    September 28, 2016 at 12:39 am | #

    I’m a little surprised neither Walky or Becky had Billie’s door staked out.

    I mean, Becky’s absence hopefully means she’s calmed down enough to realize she should let Billie have her space (or at least crashed too hard last night to get up yet, because damn she needed the rest), but I thought for sure the reason Walky got up early was to check on Billie.

    • Spencer
      Spencer
      September 28, 2016 at 1:58 pm | #

      I think one of the first things Walky will do when he actually wake up (IIRC he went back to bed) is check on Billie.

      It would be weird if he didn’t. She’s like the sister he never had.

  26. Griffin
    Griffin
    September 28, 2016 at 12:42 am | #

    Dorothy:
    > excited about trash
    > socially awkward

    Me, is that you?

  27. Arianod
    Arianod
    September 28, 2016 at 12:43 am | #

    I don’t think that’s how you get to President of the US, but what do I know.

    • Fart Captor
      Fart Captor
      September 28, 2016 at 12:54 am | #

      There used to be rules for that, but no longer. Now you can do anything and become president, as long as you do it hard enough.

      Even being a national embarrassment.

      • Orion Fury
        Orion Fury
        September 28, 2016 at 1:48 am | #

        NOT HARD ENOUGH?

  28. Tomas
    Tomas
    September 28, 2016 at 12:52 am | #

    So, did she just drop the trash on the ground again to write in her log book?

    • Slartibeast Button, BIA
      Slartibeast Button, BIA
      September 28, 2016 at 1:01 am | #

      Yes, then she can pick it up again for double the Green Points.

  29. Bagge
    Bagge
    September 28, 2016 at 1:02 am | #

    Oh Dotty, you so Twilight Sparkle.

    That was pretty good grades for Billie!

    • Orion Fury
      Orion Fury
      September 28, 2016 at 2:06 am | #

      The next level is curmudgeonly.

    • Taigan
      Taigan
      September 28, 2016 at 6:56 am | #

      That was my thought. Now I’m going to hear that voice whenever Dorothy is speaking.

    • Jhon
      Jhon
      September 28, 2016 at 7:09 pm | #

      Twilight Sparkle is Best Pony.
      Anypony can sparkle by the dawn’s early light.
      It takes talent to sparkle at the twilight’s last gleaming.

      • Bagge
        Bagge
        September 29, 2016 at 1:08 am | #

        I know, right. To shimmer when the sun sets… to glimmer in the starlight… Yes, it takes a special talent. A Great and Amazing talent.

  30. trlkly
    trlkly
    September 28, 2016 at 1:06 am | #

    If I didn’t know what OCD was (having it myself), I would say “wow, she’s really OCD.”

    Here I thought her major flaw was caring so much about people’s feeling that she wouldn’t do what’s best. Like she did when she didn’t break up with Danny before he followed her to college.

    Makes me think about how different the comic would be if she had.

    • Orion Fury
      Orion Fury
      September 28, 2016 at 1:50 am | #

      I’m curious, when people jokingly call it ‘CDO’, does it bother you?

      • Bicycle Bill
        Bicycle Bill
        September 28, 2016 at 3:32 am | #

        No, because now it’s in alphabetical order …. LIKE IT DAMNED WELL IS SUPPOSED TO BE!!!

        • Anorak
          Anorak
          September 28, 2016 at 8:54 am | #

          Except then you should realize that there is no reason that alphabetical order needs to be in that order.

          • Orion Fury
            Orion Fury
            September 28, 2016 at 5:39 pm | #

            As well as it becomes ‘Compulsive Disorder Order’, which makes no sense. I’m not a fan of the joke, or even of people saying they have it when they’re just particular about something.

      • trlkly
        trlkly
        September 28, 2016 at 10:02 pm | #

        Nah. I’ve accepted that it has a different meaning for other people. I don’t see any sign that people think less of the actual disorder because of it.

        Okay, so I cringe slightly. But I think that has more to do with how it’s bad even for a “dad joke.”

        • trlkly
          trlkly
          September 28, 2016 at 10:07 pm | #

          (By “think less,” I meant that they don’t think it’s not serious because of that usage. That’s usually the argument against it. But people do seem to realize what they are describing is not the real disorder.)

          I myself avoid it just to avoid offending people, as I know that those of us with mental illnesses have less privilege in this arena than even other minorities. We can more easily be dismissed as crazy for objecting.

          That’s why you’ll see me telling people “Please don’t make fun of the mentally ill by calling them ‘crazy,’ ‘psycho,’ ‘insane,’ etc.” I think it’s a decent compromise: use the words, but don’t use them against us. It’s too hurtful for a lot of us.

          • Orion Fury
            Orion Fury
            September 29, 2016 at 12:24 am | #

            I get that. There’s a lot of thing that I’d say, if only in reference, but only one I don’t like typing out, ‘r-word’. Lot of pain there for me.

  31. Dana
    Dana
    September 28, 2016 at 1:32 am | #

    Of course Dorothy uses her hammerspace for school supplies.

    • Orion Fury
      Orion Fury
      September 28, 2016 at 2:05 am | #

      Well she is in college, and isn’t a drinker, so it makes sense to me.

  32. Rukduk
    Rukduk
    September 28, 2016 at 1:39 am | #

    Dorothy’s a witch!!! She turned that paper cup into a pen and notepad! Quick, grab your torches and pitchforks!!!

    • Orion Fury
      Orion Fury
      September 28, 2016 at 1:49 am | #

      And she turned me into a newt!

      • Rukduk
        Rukduk
        September 28, 2016 at 1:55 am | #

        …I got better.

    • Queezel
      Queezel
      September 28, 2016 at 2:11 am | #

      yes but she is ourwitch..

    • Slartibeast Button, BIA
      Slartibeast Button, BIA
      September 28, 2016 at 1:18 pm | #

      Does she weigh the same as a duck?

  33. Jacques Cornelius Parrot III
    Jacques Cornelius Parrot III
    September 28, 2016 at 1:50 am | #

    Last panel is now officially my favorite Dorothy moment of DoA.

    • Orion Fury
      Orion Fury
      September 28, 2016 at 1:52 am | #

      I know, so cheery about it.

    • Bagge
      Bagge
      September 28, 2016 at 4:31 am | #

      I know, right. So happy about her own progress and reward system! Things like this is why I think Dorothy is both very likeable and completely hilarious.

  34. Delicious Taffy
    Delicious Taffy
    September 28, 2016 at 1:53 am | #

    I really want to just go into this comic and give everyone a hug and tell them everything will be alright. How many Patreon moneys will it take to have an entire chapter of that?

    • Orion Fury
      Orion Fury
      September 28, 2016 at 2:02 am | #

      Even Mary? But she’s studying…

      • Delicious Taffy
        Delicious Taffy
        September 28, 2016 at 2:05 am | #

        Oh, right. I forgot about Mary. I try to do that, you see. She doesn’t get a hug until I get some indication she isn’t an soulless hate robot. Ryan is also excluded from any and all hugs that may be around. Maybe I should start a list of people who aren’t allowed on my hug list.

        • Orion Fury
          Orion Fury
          September 28, 2016 at 2:15 am | #

          When you do, add that little stupid idiot from Joyce’s church that ignored her and Becky.

          • Delicious Taffy
            Delicious Taffy
            September 28, 2016 at 2:44 am | #

            No-Hug List: Rough Draft

            Mary, Ryan and his ‘bros’, Carol, John, Ross, that church kid, Faz, Blaine, Raidah and her posse, Linda, and that one guy who tried to tag that sign.

            • Spencer
              Spencer
              September 28, 2016 at 11:33 am | #

              Raidah bagged Jacob. She must be doing something right.

              • yo.
                yo.
                September 28, 2016 at 1:19 pm | #

                People aren’t universally bongoy, unfortunately. And Raidah strikes me as the “popular girl” on campus; anything she does would get excused on likability factor alone, especially since her sole victim is “mean loser girl” Sarah.

                source: extensive history of being treated like crap by people with tons of friends

                • Spencer
                  Spencer
                  September 28, 2016 at 1:48 pm | #

                  Possibly, though I subscribe to the theory that there’s more to the Dana situation than previously believed, and that Raidah is more complex than just being the Alpha Bongo.

                  Jacob’s a dude looking for “the real deal”; that implies at least something positive about his relationship with Raidah.

                • Orion Fury
                  Orion Fury
                  September 28, 2016 at 5:41 pm | #

                  I also thought that Raidah was partially with Jacob cause it pissed Sarah off? Or am I just remember something wrong?

                • Slartibeast Button, BIA
                  Slartibeast Button, BIA
                  September 28, 2016 at 5:54 pm | #

                  No, Raidah had no idea there was anything between Jacob and Sarah. She’s just with Jacob because of his massive studliness. At least some of Sarah’s motivation is to get Jacob in order to hurt Raidah, but she realizes how messed up that is.

              • Fart Captor
                Fart Captor
                September 28, 2016 at 2:32 pm | #

                Raidah also treated Dina like a lost toddler. I’m definitely not a fan of her.

                I would also put Alice onto that list, due to her venomous meangirl bullshit.

                • thejeff
                  thejeff
                  September 28, 2016 at 4:01 pm | #

                  I’m reserving judgement on Alice – We’ve basically only seen her interact with her alcoholic ex-girlfriend. Not a time anyone comes across at their best.

                  If we ever see her again, we might get more depth or she might confirm the initial impressions.

            • Orion Fury
              Orion Fury
              September 28, 2016 at 5:44 pm | #

              That kid that hurt Marcie in Sal’s flashback.

              Is there a hug list too? Don’t forget to include Becky twice and Jessica.

              • Delicious Taffy
                Delicious Taffy
                September 28, 2016 at 8:17 pm | #

                There certainly is a Hug List. It’s basically everyone who isn’t on the No-Hug List. Right up at the top are Becky, Joyce, Ruth, and Billie.

  35. BenRG
    BenRG
    September 28, 2016 at 2:00 am | #

    Wait… what?

    So, this is either a class assignment or Dorothy has been replaced by an alien pod-person! Something tells me that she’s going to be deeply freaky to be around for a while!

    • Orion Fury
      Orion Fury
      September 28, 2016 at 2:04 am | #

      RA Bingo? Too bad no one else is playing.

      • BenRG
        BenRG
        September 28, 2016 at 4:10 am | #

        I guess ‘Made RA in the second month of my Freshman year’ would look good on the ol’ political resumé.

        • Bagge
          Bagge
          September 28, 2016 at 1:16 pm | #

          I bet the thought has occurred to her.
          I bet she feels slightly guilty over it.

  36. KaitouKidisBae
    KaitouKidisBae
    September 28, 2016 at 2:36 am | #

    Awwwwwww now I really wanna give Dorothy a hug.

    • Delicious Taffy
      Delicious Taffy
      September 28, 2016 at 2:46 am | #

      I want to give her several hugs, mostly for being a pretty cool gal. She’s been lucky enough not to be subjected to nearly as much madness as some of the others have, so far.

      • KaitouKidisBae
        KaitouKidisBae
        September 28, 2016 at 11:48 am | #

        Although, given how she’s been inserting herself into certain things, she probably will be in the future.

  37. CJ
    CJ
    September 28, 2016 at 2:46 am | #

    Do I miss a reference to some show here? What’s that with the clipboard and taking notes on how interaction go? Did someone give her an assignment of keeping track of her interactions with people on her floor?
    And how did she list her talk with AG/Amber and Walky discovering his face hair?

    • Delicious Taffy
      Delicious Taffy
      September 28, 2016 at 2:48 am | #

      This could just be one of her lesser-mentioned habits that’s just now surfacing, like her morning runs.

  38. foamy
    foamy
    September 28, 2016 at 3:36 am | #

    I could be mistaken — wouldn’t be the first time — but I’m thinkin’ that last line is dripping with sarcasm. Lookit the flip in expressions between the two panels.

    • BenRG
      BenRG
      September 28, 2016 at 4:42 am | #

      I’m starting to wonder if Dorothy has a problem with human behavioural subtleties, somewhat like Dina. She’s just a lot more methodical about dealing with it. She’s got a schedule for casual interaction and showing empathy, just like she has a schedule for exercise.

      • thejeff
        thejeff
        September 28, 2016 at 7:27 am | #

        There was a comment earlier (or maybe in the slipshine?) about her taking notes on sex.

        • Orion Fury
          Orion Fury
          September 28, 2016 at 5:46 pm | #

          Well it is important to know where things are going, in the ‘excels’, ‘satisfactory’ and ‘needs improvements’ departments.

    • Vulcanodon
      Vulcanodon
      September 28, 2016 at 9:43 am | #

      I got the same vibe – sarcasm. Says to herself; “Well, you’re doin’ great Dorothy. Way to go.” (facial expression)

    • Fart Captor
      Fart Captor
      September 28, 2016 at 10:04 am | #

      I think you might be underestimating how much of a dork Dorothy is. I read it as completely sincere and very adorable

      • BenRG
        BenRG
        September 28, 2016 at 11:09 am | #

        It’s the first time that I’ve seen a character in this strip do something that I could imagine early-show Lt Cmdr Data do in Star Trek – The Next Generation.

        • Vulcanodon
          Vulcanodon
          September 28, 2016 at 3:05 pm | #

          But… we already know that she is “fully-functional!”

          • Orion Fury
            Orion Fury
            September 28, 2016 at 5:48 pm | #

            and ‘anatomically correct’. I took it as happy serious, making sure people know they’re important, cause there are a lot of people there.

  39. Gangler
    Gangler
    September 28, 2016 at 4:00 am | #

    Not enough students fully embrace their skill set. Note taking doesn’t have to be just for school. It’s a skill that can help you in almost any area of life. It’s like having an external harddrive for your brain.

  40. AlexDenton
    AlexDenton
    September 28, 2016 at 6:08 am | #

    Oh god she’s so Lisa Simpson XD

    • Taigan
      Taigan
      September 28, 2016 at 6:54 am | #

      I was going to say “Twilight Sparkle.”

  41. Silly Name
    Silly Name
    September 28, 2016 at 6:55 am | #

    Why this doesn’t surprise me?

    And why I think it’s a good idea?

    • BenRG
      BenRG
      September 28, 2016 at 7:03 am | #

      Because, in the end, we’d all like to have a checklist of life hacks for our everyday existence.

  42. JessWitt
    JessWitt
    September 28, 2016 at 7:14 am | #

    DoA bingo cards should be a thing. The random button would work in drawing strips.

  43. JBento
    JBento
    September 28, 2016 at 8:20 am | #

    I… I don’t get this one? Is this something Americans do? Indianans? Dorm people? Indianans dorm people? Is she an alien working through human interactions, and has only recently kicked the habit of calling other people “hello fellow Earthling?”

    • Arturo
      Arturo
      September 28, 2016 at 9:21 am | #

      for what I understand, Dorothy is the new RA

      • Neeks
        Neeks
        September 28, 2016 at 9:29 am | #

        Or at least acting like it because Ruth left a power vacuum, and who else to fill it besides Ruth’s superior who said she’d do it but has other responsibilities and so probably isn’t around that much?

      • JBento
        JBento
        September 28, 2016 at 9:59 am | #

        I’m not familiar with dorm power structures – can a 1st year student be an RA? Shouldn’t that job fall to someone who’s already familiar with how everything works from previous years?

        • Spencer
          Spencer
          September 28, 2016 at 11:17 am | #

          They cannot.

          If any of the current cast were to become the new RA, it would be Sarah, Carla, or maybe Rachel if she’s a sophomore as well.

          • JBento
            JBento
            September 28, 2016 at 12:02 pm | #

            *tries to imagine Mary’s reaction at “Carla, the RA”*

            *grins*

            • yo.
              yo.
              September 28, 2016 at 1:11 pm | #

              As utterly amazing as that development would be, something tells me that Carla is type to run from responsibility like a vampire from sunlight 🙁

              • Spencer
                Spencer
                September 28, 2016 at 1:49 pm | #

                “What do you mean I don’t get to throw water balloons at the students? You let Ruthless beat them up all the time!”

              • JBento
                JBento
                September 28, 2016 at 2:55 pm | #

                Carla: Eew, responsibility? Hard pass.
                Administration: You get to mess with Mary.
                Carla, deadpan: Where do I sign and how much do I have to pay to make this happen?

                • Orion Fury
                  Orion Fury
                  September 28, 2016 at 5:49 pm | #

                  “We pay you.”

    • Neeks
      Neeks
      September 28, 2016 at 9:27 am | #

      I don’t think this is a thing people in general do… my guess is Dorothy has a checklist for achieving/maintaining self-actualization or something.

    • BadMonkey
      BadMonkey
      September 28, 2016 at 12:52 pm | #

      It’s either trying to fill the RA void or her way of dealing with the suicidal feelings of both Ruth and Billie. Sometimes finding out someone you see daily has been suicidal for some time and you didn’t “see the signs” makes people out of their way to be consciously positively socially active. Dorothy, being the type of person she is, would feel the need to measure that activity to make herself feel better.

    • Slartibeast Button, BIA
      Slartibeast Button, BIA
      September 28, 2016 at 1:22 pm | #

      Dorothy is actually a Chinger in a human suit.

  44. BenRG
    BenRG
    September 28, 2016 at 9:29 am | #

    If Dorothy is the new RA then I’m remembering something I read in a ‘The Prisoner’ licensed novel with one of the other Numbers describing Number 6’s stint as the new Number 2: “You were the single most sickeningly and relentlessly upbeat and depressingly motivational scoutmaster that’s ever been inflicted on this place.” I’m thinking that Dorothy might be a similar shock for the residents of the floor.

    • Slartibeast Button, BIA
      Slartibeast Button, BIA
      September 28, 2016 at 12:58 pm | #

      Picturing Jason and Penny on that tetter-totter thing in The Village HQ.

      Is Monkey Master Rover?

  45. Toes14
    Toes14
    September 28, 2016 at 10:46 am | #

    Agatha is hot. We need to see more of her. Although being a Mormon, I doubt we’ll see too much of her . . .

    • Fart Captor
      Fart Captor
      September 28, 2016 at 2:25 pm | #

      I’m not sure why her religion would prevent her from getting additional appearances. It’s not as if she’s a Lessmon!

      :V

      • JBento
        JBento
        September 28, 2016 at 2:58 pm | #

        C’mon, folks, don’t be mean to Agatha – she’s a person, not one of those pokemon you’ve mentioned.

      • Spencer
        Spencer
        September 28, 2016 at 3:17 pm | #

        ayy lmao

  46. Tabula Rasa
    Tabula Rasa
    September 28, 2016 at 12:11 pm | #

    Excel pivot tables!

  47. Fire_daws
    Fire_daws
    September 28, 2016 at 12:24 pm | #

    Dorothy for new RA. Calling it now.

    • yo.
      yo.
      September 28, 2016 at 1:07 pm | #

      She can’t, unfortunately. I think they mentioned that only an upperclassmen can be the RA.

    • Jhon
      Jhon
      September 28, 2016 at 7:20 pm | #

      She can be the Temporary Acting Provisional RA. Only until they can find a new one, of course. (…months from now…)

      • Willoughby Chase
        Willoughby Chase
        September 29, 2016 at 4:11 pm | #

        or Temporay RA (Acting Provisional)?

  48. Roborat
    Roborat
    September 28, 2016 at 3:26 pm | #

    Comments like today’s are the reason I love following this comic. Oh, and the comic was pretty good too, I guess.

    • Orion Fury
      Orion Fury
      September 28, 2016 at 5:52 pm | #

      “Well, it’s alright.”

    • Jhon
      Jhon
      September 28, 2016 at 7:22 pm | #

      NOT HARD ENOUGH

      • Orion Fury
        Orion Fury
        September 29, 2016 at 12:25 am | #

        Thank you.

    • Fart Captor
      Fart Captor
      September 28, 2016 at 7:30 pm | #

      Want to hug characters, but am unable to. 8/10

  49. trlkly
    trlkly
    September 28, 2016 at 10:12 pm | #

    I just thought of someone else she reminds me of: CGP Gray.

    If you listen to his podcasts (google them), you find out that he loves to keep lists of his activities. The difference is that his would be on some iDevice, since he’s a huge Apple fanboy, and very minimalistic about possessions. He hates paper like that–it’s messy and takes up space.

  50. Trillion
    Trillion
    September 28, 2016 at 11:54 pm | #

    this comic is super super comforting for me to read. i can relate to some of these situations, especially dina’s difficulty with people. i especially like that old things don’t just vanish, it hangs around and changes the character a little bit. that feels realistic which is nice because it has that keep moving forward feel to it.

  51. Willoughby Chase
    Willoughby Chase
    September 29, 2016 at 4:10 pm | #

    Will Dorothy run for the Student Union? That would be interesting.

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