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by David M Willis on December 20, 2017 at 12:01 am
  • 02 - This Is the Way that We Love
└ Tags: amber, walky

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  1. Ana Chronistic
    Ana Chronistic
    December 20, 2017 at 12:01 am | #

    the sequel to Fight Dads

    starring Wack and Amazi-Durden

  2. MM
    MM
    December 20, 2017 at 12:02 am | #

    It’s a little early in this…whatever it is to be introducing your kinks, Walky.

    • Yumi
      Yumi
      December 20, 2017 at 12:04 am | #

      Some people find it helpful to get it out there early. YMMV.

    • gkheyf
      gkheyf
      December 20, 2017 at 12:04 am | #

      sometimes you gotta skip steps to the roof!

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      December 20, 2017 at 12:06 am | #

      The THIRD rule of Garbage Roof is that what happens on Garbage Roof stays on Garbage Roof.

      • Marsh Maryrose
        Marsh Maryrose
        December 20, 2017 at 12:12 am | #

        I’ll bite. What is the second rule of Garbage Roof?

        • Regalli
          Regalli
          December 20, 2017 at 12:14 am | #

          Presumably, don’t talk about Garbage Roof.

          • Deanatay
            Deanatay
            December 20, 2017 at 9:09 am | #

            Nope, it’s you DON’T DISCOURAGE SELF-EMASCULATION on Garbage Roof!

            Basically, same as the first rule, only with more emphasis.

        • Zach
          Zach
          December 20, 2017 at 12:15 am | #

          There is no second.
          Second isn’t good enough!

          • Chronos
            Chronos
            December 20, 2017 at 9:54 am | #

            First rule really is second rule, because first rule is too good for garbage.

          • HeySo
            HeySo
            December 20, 2017 at 8:26 pm | #

            “There is no second.
            Second isn’t good enough!
            Second is for people who are garbage!”

            Fixed. >.>

        • Tacos
          Tacos
          December 20, 2017 at 12:35 am | #

          The second rule doesn’t exist. It’s just there to annoy people who ask about it.

        • CrazyJ
          CrazyJ
          December 20, 2017 at 12:47 am | #

          No poofters.

          • Joe Covenant
            Joe Covenant
            December 20, 2017 at 5:33 am | #

            Only if his name’s Michael…

            • thejeff
              thejeff
              December 20, 2017 at 7:23 am | #

              But we’ll call him Bruce just to keep things straight.

      • Needfuldoer
        Needfuldoer
        December 20, 2017 at 1:55 am | #

        Garbage Roof Rule #4: No littering. The name is strictly metaphorical.

        • Roborat
          Roborat
          December 20, 2017 at 2:57 pm | #

          Rule 6 is that there is nooooo . . . Rule 6.

      • N0083rp00F
        N0083rp00F
        December 20, 2017 at 8:30 am | #

        Oh? And I though that pretty much everything from the roof ended up on the sidewalk. Preferably via the stairs mind you. The other way …. cleanup in aisle seven.

    • geno
      geno
      December 20, 2017 at 10:16 am | #

      Early? We’re like four years in at this point. I’m amazed WIllis didn’t include his kinks before this. Roomies has a whole miniarc about how sexy glasses are

    • HeySo
      HeySo
      December 20, 2017 at 8:28 pm | #

      In fairness, Walky mentions his ass-related kinks in nearly every conversation he’s a part of, so it’s a bit late for him to start holding back on it. 😛

  3. Nono
    Nono
    December 20, 2017 at 12:03 am | #

    Next strip: Walky’s revenge???

  4. Yumi
    Yumi
    December 20, 2017 at 12:03 am | #

    Well, this interaction is just full of great would-be book titles. I’d buy the hell out of “You Take It Back and Shove It Right Up My Ass.”

    • Bast
      Bast
      December 20, 2017 at 1:27 am | #

      Things you should never say in a sex toy shop…

      • Mr. Bulbmin
        Mr. Bulbmin
        December 20, 2017 at 5:22 am | #

        That sounds like a Jeopardy! category.

        “I’ll take Things Not to Say in a Sex Shop for 400, Alex.”

  5. bearfuz
    bearfuz
    December 20, 2017 at 12:03 am | #

    This garbage roof thing is an interesting and yet valid way to show love.

  6. Regalli
    Regalli
    December 20, 2017 at 12:03 am | #

    Crap, I just broke the first rule of Garbage Roof would also be an acceptable title.

  7. Passchendaele
    Passchendaele
    December 20, 2017 at 12:05 am | #

    jeez amazi-girl, it was like the *one* rule.

    • Yumi
      Yumi
      December 20, 2017 at 12:06 am | #

      Well, it was Amber who broke it. (/AG voice)

      • Doctor_Who
        Doctor_Who
        December 20, 2017 at 12:09 am | #

        That’s worse! Now Amazi-Girl will have to punish her violation!

      • Passchendaele
        Passchendaele
        December 20, 2017 at 12:10 am | #

        oh whoops, I just saw the blue dialogue oval and thought it was AG, even though the past few comics easily disprove me. I should probably check on the tags more. anyways, thanks!

      • missilentmurmur
        missilentmurmur
        December 20, 2017 at 12:25 am | #

        She is not in the tags.

    • BBCC
      BBCC
      December 20, 2017 at 12:50 am | #

      A handy way to tell if it’s Amber or AG is to check if she has rosy cheeks. Amber has ’em, AG does not.

      • Liliet
        Liliet
        December 20, 2017 at 3:16 am | #

        Also, they don’t swap mid-conversation without a noticable break in the flow. It was Amber last time, it’s Amber this time. When Amazi-girl appears, we’ll NOTICE.

      • thejeff
        thejeff
        December 20, 2017 at 7:25 am | #

        Or just check the tags 🙂

        The cheeks are needed to tell when they swap if both are tagged though.

  8. m-m
    m-m
    December 20, 2017 at 12:07 am | #

    I like this pairing – it’s interesting and works oddly well. I’m finding myself liking Amber here. weird. 🙂

  9. Watson the Snail
    Watson the Snail
    December 20, 2017 at 12:10 am | #

    Next Slipshine comic idea identified.

  10. TheAmazingKMan
    TheAmazingKMan
    December 20, 2017 at 12:16 am | #

    You had ONE JOB >:(

  11. Eric
    Eric
    December 20, 2017 at 12:24 am | #

    Garbage Roof == Hataz Club?

  12. DailyBrad
    DailyBrad
    December 20, 2017 at 12:26 am | #

    Walky’s sense of responsibility really seems to exist more than he sometimes thinks it does, it just largely is tied up with Dorothy and Billie, though it’s cropped up for Joyce and developed more with Sal than it started off.

  13. chrisashtear
    chrisashtear
    December 20, 2017 at 12:33 am | #

    You said there’d be butt stuff!

  14. robertskitch
    robertskitch
    December 20, 2017 at 12:34 am | #

    “the second rule of garbage roof is… you know”

    Stay on the roof? ^_^;

    • Bagge
      Bagge
      December 20, 2017 at 1:02 am | #

      It’s not so much a RULE as a… strong advice.

      *Wistfully looks to horisont* We loose a lot of good members that way.

      • Khyrin
        Khyrin
        December 20, 2017 at 1:43 am | #

        Dark.

      • RIK
        RIK
        December 21, 2017 at 2:10 am | #

        Wouldn’t calling them “good” members also violate the first rule?

  15. PB
    PB
    December 20, 2017 at 12:34 am | #

    Phrasing!

  16. Reltzik
    Reltzik
    December 20, 2017 at 12:34 am | #

    Okay, so when does Walky get to ask why Amber/Amazi-Girl is garbage?

    • Fart Captor
      Fart Captor
      December 20, 2017 at 12:54 am | #

      Just after she makes a dramatic exit, I’d imagine :/

  17. Tacos
    Tacos
    December 20, 2017 at 12:34 am | #

    Slow down Walky. Most people would sidle up to revealing their kinks to near-strangers.

    • Sunny
      Sunny
      December 20, 2017 at 8:32 am | #

      They’ve shared cookies, that makes them practically friends and confidantes.

  18. Keulen
    Keulen
    December 20, 2017 at 12:45 am | #

    Compliments are not allowed on garbage roof.

  19. Bagge
    Bagge
    December 20, 2017 at 12:51 am | #

    You fudged up the one rule, Amber. You are garbage. So…. that’s on brand for garbage club, I suppose. Well done, carry on.

  20. mister gray
    mister gray
    December 20, 2017 at 12:55 am | #

    first rule of garbage roof is you don’t compliment each other on garbage roof.

  21. tirachokko
    tirachokko
    December 20, 2017 at 12:58 am | #

    why does it feel like there is a budding ship. goddammit me, people can be platonic friends with other people who happen to also be within the target range of their sexual orientation

    • Rowen Morland
      Rowen Morland
      December 20, 2017 at 12:59 am | #

      Yeah, otherwise she couldn’t have any friends, since everyone is Amazi-sexual*.

    • Yumi
      Yumi
      December 20, 2017 at 1:01 am | #

      Platonic relationships are great and I like seeing them develop but I also ship way too many things. It’s interesting.

    • Fart Captor
      Fart Captor
      December 20, 2017 at 1:17 am | #

      Sure, okay, but what if instead of that there was smooching

      • spriteless
        spriteless
        December 20, 2017 at 7:18 am | #

        Nonono, not instead of, but in addition to. :X

    • Old Fart
      Old Fart
      December 20, 2017 at 10:14 pm | #

      Is shipping as friends allowed? I don’t undersand comment section protocols very well. I would like to ship them as friends.

      • Leorale
        Leorale
        December 21, 2017 at 12:05 am | #

        Friendshipping is allowed. ^.^

        • Fart Captor
          Fart Captor
          December 21, 2017 at 1:20 am | #

          I mean, I suppose. Seems like there’d be a lot less smooching that way tho

  22. Bagge
    Bagge
    December 20, 2017 at 1:00 am | #

    *Shakes Dorothy*: DON’T MAKE YOUR BOYFRIEND YOUR PROJECT
    *Shakes Walky*: DON’T MAKE YOUR PERSONAL INSECURITIES A DEPENDENCY FOR YOUR RELATIONSHIP

    • Reltzik
      Reltzik
      December 20, 2017 at 1:04 am | #

      *Shakes Bagge*: DON’T SHAKE PEOPLE IT CAN CAUSE NECK INJURIES

      • Tacos
        Tacos
        December 20, 2017 at 1:11 am | #

        *Shakes Reltzik*: UNLESS THAT IS WHAT THEY WERE AIMING FOR IN THE FIRST PLACE IN WHICH CASE, SHAKE AWAY

      • Bagge
        Bagge
        December 20, 2017 at 1:23 am | #

        *Shakes Reltzik* I REALIZE WALKY CAN COME ACROSS AS A MAN-BABY BUT THAT DOES NOT TRANSLATE TO RELATIVE NECK-STRENGTH. I’M A CERTIFIED SHAKER WITH DIPLOMA FROM THE DISCO ACADEMY OF RYTHM* AND I KNOW FIVE DIFFERENT WAYS TO HARMLESSLY SHAKE A GROWN PERSON WHILE SHOUTING AT THEM.

        *) No, you can’t see the diploma. It’s on… framing. Yeah, framing, that’s right. What do you mean I “do a basic disco-shake in front of you, right now”. I… could do that, but I don’t want to. Yeah, that’s right. Stop pestering me.

      • JustCheetoDust
        JustCheetoDust
        December 20, 2017 at 2:31 am | #

        *Shakes Reltzik*: I DON’T HAVE A POINT TO MAKE HERE, I’M JUST SOMEONE WHO’S WATCHED “AIRPLANE!” TOO MANY TIMES

        • Chris Phoenix
          Chris Phoenix
          December 20, 2017 at 3:41 am | #

          *Shakes JustCheetoDust*: I PICKED THE WRONG DAY TO STOP SNIFFING CHEETO DUST!

          • Deanatay
            Deanatay
            December 20, 2017 at 9:14 am | #

            Kinky.

            *doesn’t shake anyone, just likes to watch*

        • Sensei Le Roof
          Sensei Le Roof
          December 20, 2017 at 11:58 am | #

          *shakes JCD* WHAT IS IT!

        • 3-I
          3-I
          December 20, 2017 at 3:10 pm | #

          JCD, you’re needed on the phone. *takes over shaking someone.* EVERYTHING’S GOING TO BE ALRIGHT.

      • Proxiehunter
        Proxiehunter
        December 20, 2017 at 4:59 am | #

        *Shakes a martini* Oh wait, did you order this stirred?

        • Abel Undercity
          Abel Undercity
          December 20, 2017 at 5:13 am | #

          *Shakes milk* Wow, what are all these dudes doing in my yard?

          • Bagge
            Bagge
            December 20, 2017 at 7:23 pm | #

            +1

    • geno
      geno
      December 20, 2017 at 10:23 am | #

      this was a remarkably fun conversation to read, and pretend we were all in the same room for.

  23. Bast
    Bast
    December 20, 2017 at 1:31 am | #

    Many campuses have a safe space, I suggest they should also have a hostile space, where you are only allowed to be mean,vulgar and cruel. (Garbage roof is a good start)

    • CJ
      CJ
      December 20, 2017 at 2:21 am | #

      I though the idea of safe spaces was to have one place, where mean, vulgar and cruel are decidedly off-topic?

      • CJ
        CJ
        December 20, 2017 at 2:24 am | #

        To clarify: I think there are loads of spaces for mean, vulgar and cruel anyway. Garbage roof is not one of them.
        It’s a space for respect and not hiding your crap, quite a different story.

        • Deanatay
          Deanatay
          December 20, 2017 at 9:16 am | #

          Garbage Roof is a safe place for self-honesty, which can get you in trouble in your standard Safe Space.

          • thejeff
            thejeff
            December 20, 2017 at 10:28 am | #

            Self-honesty is usually fine in standard Safe Spaces, as I understand them. Unless the “self-honesty” involves attacking others.

            However, you’ll generally get support if you tear yourself down, rather than agreement. They’re not like the garbage roof in that people are likely to tell you you’re not garbage, rather than accept your feelings.

        • Bast
          Bast
          December 20, 2017 at 12:49 pm | #

          As I said “Garbage roof” is a good start but, the idea of “Hostile Space” is that you HAVE to be hostile, being kind, nice, cordial or even neutral would not be allowed. 😛

    • Chris Phoenix
      Chris Phoenix
      December 20, 2017 at 3:51 am | #

      That reminds me of alt.tasteless – because of what it wasn’t.

      It was an un-sanctioned, un-moderated, open-membership chat group on the internet, back when usenet was a thing, around 1990.

      The amazing thing is, even with that name, it was civil and harmless! Not cruel, not even mean – just vulgar. People would tell gross stories about their cats and dogs.

      Some things actually were better, back in the old days. I don’t think a group like that could exist on the internet today.

  24. auroki
    auroki
    December 20, 2017 at 1:43 am | #

    So that last panel needs some fun fan art now no?

  25. nlips
    nlips
    December 20, 2017 at 1:48 am | #

    So… she’s still tagged as Amber, so she’s just doing the Amazi-Girl voice so Walky doesn’t figure out who she is.

  26. Danni
    Danni
    December 20, 2017 at 1:56 am | #

    so walkys into pegging?

  27. Samantha
    Samantha
    December 20, 2017 at 2:01 am | #

    I love this scene this is so cute and we get a rare look at Walky’s Vulnerable side and that he really does love DOROTHY. I also like that this is being an outlet for them to vent their self loathing almost healthily yes positive steps

  28. BenRG
    BenRG
    December 20, 2017 at 2:08 am | #

    Occasionally, Willis writes a strip that reminds us just how young the characters are in DoA and this one of them. Just for a few moments there, they are just a pair of eighteen-year-olds who still have a lot of youthful innocence about them.

    • geno
      geno
      December 20, 2017 at 10:31 am | #

      Funny I feel like most of his strips are like that. Pretty much everyone comes off as a late teen fumbling through in their own unique ways

  29. Aggrax
    Aggrax
    December 20, 2017 at 2:08 am | #

    The only comment I have to make on this is that apparently my dumbass angry ramblings are weirdly prophetic.

  30. adam
    adam
    December 20, 2017 at 2:08 am | #

    They are going to smosh

  31. Alex Denton
    Alex Denton
    December 20, 2017 at 3:22 am | #

    Walkie ! That’s … kinky XD

  32. Drakey
    Drakey
    December 20, 2017 at 3:23 am | #

    The title of book 8 shouldn’t be “Up Here, We Can Be Garbage,” it should be “The First Rule Of Garbage Roof”

    • David M Willis
      David M Willis
      December 20, 2017 at 3:50 am | #

      that title’s not even a complete sentence

      • foamy
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        December 20, 2017 at 4:07 am | #

        Lots of titles aren’t :p

        • David M Willis
          David M Willis
          December 20, 2017 at 4:09 am | #

          Yeah but maybe if you noticed that, like, the first six Dumbing of Age book titles are all complete sentences, you’d see that, y’know, there’s kind of an established pattern.

          • foamy
            foamy
            December 20, 2017 at 4:20 am | #

            Pattern recognition is for losers 🙁

            • DSL
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              December 20, 2017 at 6:59 am | #

              There’s the title for Book 9!

            • hof1991
              hof1991
              December 20, 2017 at 8:13 am | #

              Pattern recognition is already the title of a great book by William Gibson.

            • Reltzik
              Reltzik
              December 20, 2017 at 11:47 am | #

              …… is that a pattern you recognized there?

      • thejeff
        thejeff
        December 20, 2017 at 7:30 am | #

        “I just broke the first rule of garbage roof.” is though.

        Works better with “Crap!”, but that’s not part of the sentence and you may not want “Crap” as part of the title anyway.

  33. Dev Non
    Dev Non
    December 20, 2017 at 3:42 am | #

    I am here for hair-blowing-in-the-wind Walky

  34. Carms
    Carms
    December 20, 2017 at 4:42 am | #

    You could always re-invest in Dorothy I guess. Bring her food, help her manage the low-level survival shit, wake her up (or let her sleep). She doesn’t just think you’re a chance to prove herself, she also thinks you’re worth her investment. and you think she’s worth investment too, you just don’t think you’ve got anything valuable to offer. But anyone can bring food and tea and panadol.

  35. Martin Smith
    Martin Smith
    December 20, 2017 at 5:06 am | #

    The second rule of Garbage Roof is “no literal garbage up here. Come on guys, if the University start finding loads of rubbish up here they’re going to start making it harder for everyone to use.”

    • fire_daws
      fire_daws
      December 20, 2017 at 11:54 am | #

      The second law of Garbage Roof is “You don’t give out compliments”. The first law of Garbage Roof is also “You don’t give out compliments”.

  36. HMH
    HMH
    December 20, 2017 at 5:19 am | #

    how do i get to garbage roof garbage roof seems nice

  37. Formedras
    Formedras
    December 20, 2017 at 5:32 am | #

    Just change the emphasis. “You’re not HER flaw.” Still allows for him being a flaw, or at least flawed. (The latter, of course, he damn well is.)

  38. JepMZ
    JepMZ
    December 20, 2017 at 5:52 am | #

    S-slipshine???? *cough*

    • Clif
      Clif
      December 20, 2017 at 10:02 am | #

      Do you really want to deal with the resulting character guilt?

  39. ValdVin
    ValdVin
    December 20, 2017 at 6:55 am | #

    Again Walky has a moment somewhere mid-comic. His expression in panel three is just so different, and then he snaps out of it next panel.

  40. DarkoNeko
    DarkoNeko
    December 20, 2017 at 7:38 am | #

    Walky’s getting kinky

  41. Chris (the other one)
    Chris (the other one)
    December 20, 2017 at 8:09 am | #

    I’m sure this has been asked/pointed out, but frankly, this comic gets too many comments daily to wade through. Simply not enough time.

    Walky? Why? Why do you insist on wearing shoes that are required to be tied, when you (obviously) either can’t, won’t and are too lazy to tie them? You got comfy jeans…. now go get loafers, or at the very least, Velcro… before you trip and end your issue.

    • Jason
      Jason
      December 20, 2017 at 8:37 am | #

      He said he wanted velcro shoes when he went shopping with Dorothy. She thought he was joking and laughed iirc. Then these shoes happened.

  42. Clif
    Clif
    December 20, 2017 at 10:04 am | #

    Now it’s a fashion Statement.

  43. Freezer
    Freezer
    December 20, 2017 at 11:12 am | #

    Bonding over mutual self-loathing. Aww?

  44. Sensei Le Roof
    Sensei Le Roof
    December 20, 2017 at 12:01 pm | #

    The Garbage Roof Kids product line has been discontinued.

  45. Stacyswirl
    Stacyswirl
    December 20, 2017 at 12:16 pm | #

    Walky has perfect Spike Spiegel hair in this comic.

  46. Joshua Kronengold
    Joshua Kronengold
    December 20, 2017 at 1:32 pm | #

    The first rule of Garbage Roof is:

    Up Here, We can be Garbage.

    The second rule of Garbage Roof is:

    We can be Garbage Up Here.

    And yeah. The third rule of Garbage Roof is:

    Do not litter on Garbage Roof; that’s gross.

  47. Pylgrim
    Pylgrim
    December 20, 2017 at 3:37 pm | #

    That’s right. Anime hair is simply hair on which the wind is always dramatically blowing, always from the same direction.

  48. nysysy
    nysysy
    December 20, 2017 at 7:14 pm | #

    I’ve been getting into pairing Joyce and Joe, Sarah and Jacob, and now Amazigirl/Amber and Walky now. Also like the idea of Danny and Ethan.

    • nysysy
      nysysy
      December 20, 2017 at 7:17 pm | #

      Hmm actually maybe Amazagirl and Walky are a better friendship, he seems to kinda like Joyce a bit, but they already dated for years in the other comics.

      • HeySo
        HeySo
        December 20, 2017 at 8:24 pm | #

        “but they already dated for years in the other comics.”

        Just keep in mind how the DoA universe first got mentioned. There’s always been a “Will Walky and Joyce get together?” factor to the DoA universe that has overshadowed all other relationship considerations.

  49. HeySo
    HeySo
    December 20, 2017 at 8:17 pm | #

    There you go, Willis. Now you can insist on having “Shove it right up my ass” as the next book title.

    • Argon
      Argon
      December 20, 2017 at 8:37 pm | #

      Surely that would make a better title for the inevitable Slipshine compilation.

  50. A Scientist
    A Scientist
    December 21, 2017 at 12:09 am | #

    I don’t mean to be a buzzkill, but isn’t a roof a pretty bad place for garbage, what with all the wind up there and all?

    • A Scientist
      A Scientist
      December 21, 2017 at 12:09 am | #

      To clarify, I only said, “I don’t mean to be a buzzkill,” as a social formality. It was dishonest, however, as I absolutely do mean to be a buzzkill.

  51. Leon
    Leon
    December 22, 2017 at 6:32 am | #

    This is how I keep frustrating my sister.

    “You did very well, Leon.”

    “Don’t you dare!”

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