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Darling

by David M Willis on June 5, 2015 at 12:01 am
  • 03 - The Butterflies Won't Fly Away
└ Tags: becky, dexter, dina, dorothy, joyce

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  1. Jen Aside
    Jen Aside
    June 5, 2015 at 12:01 am | #

    I got hit by a swarm of yellow jackets once, and that wasn’t half the shit of what’s on those other cards =(

    • Rycan
      Rycan
      June 5, 2015 at 12:41 am | #

      The Midwest is that bad?

      • Person
        Person
        June 5, 2015 at 1:16 am | #

        Not everybody no, but enough that people feel bold enough to be pricks in public sometimes out here. It can be…nerve wracking at times. “The worst” no, not really, but “painful” sure.

      • Benjy
        Benjy
        June 5, 2015 at 1:23 am | #

        Yes. I was lucky enough to escape. Not very many people are.

      • Random Opinion
        Random Opinion
        June 5, 2015 at 1:51 am | #

        I mean, I don’t think it is…

      • Dante
        Dante
        June 5, 2015 at 4:23 am | #

        Yes

      • No Name
        No Name
        June 5, 2015 at 4:41 am | #

        The Midwest includes Indiana.
        You tell me.

      • apostateCourier
        apostateCourier
        June 5, 2015 at 10:00 am | #

        The Midwest includes Wisconsin.
        You tell me.

        • -Sentinel-
          -Sentinel-
          June 5, 2015 at 10:48 am | #

          Is Wisconsin that bad? I think it looks pretty okay on paper — Scott Walker notwithstanding.

          • Bicycle Bill
            Bicycle Bill
            June 5, 2015 at 11:37 am | #

            Normally I would have said that Scott Walker does not represent Wisconsin, and you should not judge Wisconsin based solely on Scott Walker.  But given the fact that he was able to get elected — twice — plus survive a recall gives me pause for concern about some of my fellow Wisconsinites and their willingness to swallow whatever the media feeds them.

            • Fred
              Fred
              June 5, 2015 at 3:16 pm | #

              I currently attend (and work at) UW Parkside. Even the more conservative people on campus (and we do have a few) are much less happy with Walker than they were a few years ago.

            • Wafflebob
              Wafflebob
              June 5, 2015 at 9:43 pm | #

              I like WI. Madison is ranked at #10 in the top 50 cities for LGBTQ people in the country. And Milwaukee is at #22. And my city has 2 very popular gay bars, a yearly pride festival and a LGBTQ resource center. As far as Scott Walker winning, the dems haven’t put up a good candidate to rally the party behind, so dems just don’t vote. The last election had one of the worst turnouts in history. Pretty much everyone who voted were over the age of 50 and just voted for whoever the incumbent was.

          • BAppleman
            BAppleman
            June 5, 2015 at 11:05 pm | #

            obviously, it’s that bad, that’s where god sent Loki and Bartleby when Loki refused to smite for god anymore at the suggestion of Bartleby.

          • Dante
            Dante
            June 6, 2015 at 2:40 am | #

            Being from Wisconsin myself. Yes. It’s that bad. It’s just so boring here.

      • Halloween Jack
        Halloween Jack
        June 5, 2015 at 11:09 am | #

        No. I mean, being stuck in a small town that’s really far from a big city or even a decent-sized college town can be deadly, but that’s true anywhere. I’ve known plenty of people who thought so, moved to one of the coasts, and insisted that they were having a much better time than they obviously were.

      • Sarah
        Sarah
        June 5, 2015 at 3:00 pm | #

        My dad’s family is from a rural town in the Midwest. I’m a queer atheist woman. I have to go back every Christmas and listen to hunting talk and slurs. So, yes.

      • Jamie D
        Jamie D
        June 5, 2015 at 7:08 pm | #

        Detroit, Michigan is also in the Midwest. Not exactly a happy place. And large swaths of Ohio need some serious help.

        • Jamie D
          Jamie D
          June 5, 2015 at 7:11 pm | #

          And then there’s Chicago…

    • Cheryl
      Cheryl
      June 5, 2015 at 2:07 am | #

      Gezz when you cant even believe in the heart of the cards…

      • Kamino Neko
        Kamino Neko
        June 5, 2015 at 5:16 am | #

        Oh, Becky believes in the heart of the cards. It’s just a cold and lonely heart, full of loathing for her.

  2. Rycan
    Rycan
    June 5, 2015 at 12:02 am | #

    Well, GOOD THING NOBODY’S JEALOUS.

    • Rich
      Rich
      June 5, 2015 at 12:12 am | #

      Dorothy continues to fulfill her role as unintentional Becky nemesis. She’s Joyce’s favorite bony poindexter.

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        June 5, 2015 at 12:17 am | #

        At least Dotty hasn’t become Joyce’s favourite poindexter to bone.

        • Ryuksan2021
          Ryuksan2021
          June 5, 2015 at 12:42 am | #

          That may be a few years down the road, but a man can hope it’ll happen eventually

    • Charles RB
      Charles RB
      June 6, 2015 at 9:58 am | #

      I was wondering about that “we’re enemies!” joke she did with Dorothy and now we know where Becky got that idea from. Nicely set-up, Willis

  3. Knifleman
    Knifleman
    June 5, 2015 at 12:02 am | #

    It’s funny because it’s depressing! Ha ha ha ha…

    • TheZachariah
      TheZachariah
      June 5, 2015 at 2:42 am | #

      C’mon man, that’s not funny. I mean, we’re dealing with hornets here. Angry ones. That is seriously depressing.

      • marianne
        marianne
        June 5, 2015 at 7:43 am | #

        Let us never forget the angry hornet massacre of ’13. Too soon, Willis. Too soon.

        • Deanatay
          Deanatay
          June 5, 2015 at 8:56 am | #

          Look on the bright side – once all the bees are extinct, I’m sure hornets will be the next to suffer from Colony Collapse Disorder. 😀

        • Rycan
          Rycan
          June 5, 2015 at 12:54 pm | #

          Hey, it was me or the hornets. I regret nothing.

  4. Doctor_Who
    Doctor_Who
    June 5, 2015 at 12:03 am | #

    Becky may be the first person in history to be sad while playing Apples to Apples.

    • abacuswizard
      abacuswizard
      June 5, 2015 at 1:54 am | #

      I’ve been sad while playing Apples To Apples.

      Sad that I’m not playing a game that I actually enjoy. 😛

      • JaneDoe
        JaneDoe
        June 5, 2015 at 4:40 am | #

        Yeah, I’ve never really understood the “fun” of that game. Of course, that could have to do with the fact that the one time I’ve played it was with my sister and her friends, none of whom share my rather odd sense of humor 😛

        • lipsticksuckerpunch
          lipsticksuckerpunch
          June 5, 2015 at 11:19 am | #

          Ya, you have to play with the right group of people.

          • John
            John
            June 6, 2015 at 12:03 am | #

            The one time I played, it was with people who didn’t think it was funny when I played “Adolf Hitler” on “sexy”.

            • Kelly
              Kelly
              June 6, 2015 at 11:50 pm | #

              They didn’t? They have no taste!

  5. LiaHansen
    LiaHansen
    June 5, 2015 at 12:03 am | #

    “Giving a H-“?

    im imagining what the rest of that could be but it doesnt seem like something that would be in this version of the game

    • lejwocky
      lejwocky
      June 5, 2015 at 12:03 am | #

      ug?

      • LiaHansen
        LiaHansen
        June 5, 2015 at 12:05 am | #

        OH. ohhhhhhhhh

        • DarkoNeko
          DarkoNeko
          June 5, 2015 at 12:10 am | #

          Your mind, out the gutter XD

    • thebombzen
      thebombzen
      June 5, 2015 at 12:04 am | #

      “Giving a Hug” is an actual card.

      • A Scientist
        A Scientist
        June 5, 2015 at 12:07 am | #

        As is “Getting a Hug,” if I remember correctly, and when played in conjunction, magic happens.

        • SmartAlec105
          SmartAlec105
          June 5, 2015 at 12:18 am | #

          Once the word was Cartoonish and the cards played were something like Homer Simpson, Bart Simpson, and The Simpsons. We had to rule that one as a draw.

          • A Scientist
            A Scientist
            June 5, 2015 at 12:26 am | #

            The only fair decision, really.

    • Justin
      Justin
      June 5, 2015 at 12:04 am | #

      Based on how much space is left on the card, I’m going with “Hug”.

    • DarkoNeko
      DarkoNeko
      June 5, 2015 at 12:05 am | #

      Giving a hoot ?

    • Dean
      Dean
      June 5, 2015 at 12:05 am | #

      ‘Giving A High Five To Your Best College Friend, While Your Best Childhood Friend Watches.”

      • Dana
        Dana
        June 5, 2015 at 12:24 am | #

        Painful.

    • TJ in Pittsburgh
      TJ in Pittsburgh
      June 5, 2015 at 7:24 am | #

      -andjob?

      DAMMIT WILLIS, COMICS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE FUNNY!

      P.S. Becky should become a tarot card reader.

    • Deanatay
      Deanatay
      June 5, 2015 at 9:00 am | #

      andjob?
      ummer?
      oroscope Reading?
      eil Hitler Salute?

    • Mimur
      Mimur
      June 5, 2015 at 5:44 pm | #

      Heh I saw that as an Fu… If it’s “Hu-” I wold go with Hug.

  6. Yumi
    Yumi
    June 5, 2015 at 12:03 am | #

    Oh the Midwest…

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      June 5, 2015 at 12:22 am | #

      I live there, and I often feel sad about it too.

      • Yumi
        Yumi
        June 5, 2015 at 12:33 am | #

        Me too. If I was judging this round and someone played “The Midwest,” they’d probably win.

  7. HMRC4EVR
    HMRC4EVR
    June 5, 2015 at 12:03 am | #

    Watch out everyone: incoming feels!

  8. Opus the Poet
    Opus the Poet
    June 5, 2015 at 12:03 am | #

    Becky has some really personal cards there in relation to the green card.

  9. DarkoNeko
    DarkoNeko
    June 5, 2015 at 12:03 am | #

    …life is giving Becky bad cards 😐

    • DarkoNeko
      DarkoNeko
      June 5, 2015 at 12:07 am | #

      seriously, the more I re-read the panel… fuck that’s depressing.

    • Kryss LaBryn
      Kryss LaBryn
      June 5, 2015 at 7:26 am | #

      She should make bad card-onade! Wait…

      • Gigafreak
        Gigafreak
        June 5, 2015 at 9:12 am | #

        But they’re not lemons

        They’re APPLES

        • Opus the Poet
          Opus the Poet
          June 5, 2015 at 10:40 am | #

          Bad card cider then.

          • Gigafreak
            Gigafreak
            June 5, 2015 at 11:59 am | #

            Becky wants a certain someone in cider but sadly that someone does not reciprocate

  10. Kris
    Kris
    June 5, 2015 at 12:04 am | #

    I feel this strip would have more impact if I knew how to play apples to apples.

    • chris73
      chris73
      June 5, 2015 at 12:06 am | #

      Same, this is quite confusing

    • David M Willis
      David M Willis
      June 5, 2015 at 12:06 am | #

      Becky explains the mechanics in yesterday’s strip.

    • otusasio451
      otusasio451
      June 5, 2015 at 12:06 am | #

      Green card with an adjective is put in the center of the table. One person is appointed the judge. Everyone else picks a red noun card that they feel best matches the green card. The judge picks whoever they thinks has the best card, and gives the green card to the winner. The judge changes every turn, and whoever has the most green cards by the end wins.

      • A Scientist
        A Scientist
        June 5, 2015 at 12:09 am | #

        Also, you then use the green cards you won to describe yourself, in some wrinkles of the game, which is always fun.

        Though, my collections are generally rather unflattering.

      • chris73
        chris73
        June 5, 2015 at 12:09 am | #

        Ah ok, cheers

      • AgentKeen
        AgentKeen
        June 5, 2015 at 5:20 pm | #

        I must be Dina, because every time someone explains the rules, then describes the example round, I don’t get it.

        • tal
          tal
          June 6, 2015 at 12:38 am | #

          You gather a group of people, preferably ones you know and like. Everyone gets some red cards, which have nouns and explanations of those nouns on them. One person starts off as the judge, they pick a green card which will have an adjective (like “round”) on it, then everyone else goes through their red cards looking for something they think the judge will agree works with “round”. The goal is to be lucky in the cards you have but also in how well you know the judge, if the card is “round” and my mom is the judge, you better not play “cat”, but if it’s my sister she will laugh and go with it.

          So the judge has set out the green card, everyone’s found their best pick of their red cards, and they set them in a pile face-down. Then the judge looks at all the red cards and picks the one they like best, and the person who played that red card gets to keep the green card to keep score. Everyone but the judge draws a replacement red card and the next person is the judge.

          It’s a great game for mixed groups of adults and kids, because they will like different card pairings and it’s not pure luck, so winning isn’t random but isn’t something the adults will always be able to do.

    • caesaria82
      caesaria82
      June 5, 2015 at 12:10 am | #

      Becky explained it yesterday. I hadn’t heard of it either (non-American here). You have to pick a card in your hand that relates to the word/phrase on the green card , in this case, ‘painful’. And then the person who called out the word on the green card picks whatever they like best. Like, I personally would probably pick The Midwest for painful b/c it’s funniest to *me*. But everyone has a different sense of humor, which I guess makes this game fun and unpredictable.

    • Kris
      Kris
      June 5, 2015 at 12:17 am | #

      Y’know I think I preferred being ignorant, cause now I’m sad. 🙁

      • redsquirrel
        redsquirrel
        June 5, 2015 at 5:08 pm | #

        You can join the sad part now! It’s got balloons and party favors, but no one had touched them, and everyone is avoiding (teary) eye contact with one another.

    • Just saying
      Just saying
      June 5, 2015 at 10:31 am | #

      It’s a little bit like Cards Against Humanity

      • George
        George
        June 5, 2015 at 12:03 pm | #

        It’s *exactly* like Cards Against Humanity, but with different cards.

        • Random832
          Random832
          June 5, 2015 at 2:29 pm | #

          Does A2A have the “Draw 2 Play 3” cards too?

          • No Name
            No Name
            June 5, 2015 at 3:33 pm | #

            No. Also, A2A doesn’t have any green cards that require two or more reds, while CaH does have black cards that need two or more whites.

  11. otusasio451
    otusasio451
    June 5, 2015 at 12:04 am | #

    Stop being a jerk, Apples to Apples.

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      June 5, 2015 at 12:24 am | #

      I recall something about some people wanted A2A changed so it’s less inclined to cause triggering.

      • Rowen Morland
        Rowen Morland
        June 5, 2015 at 1:43 am | #

        Is this a story from real life or is it a internet hyperbole triggering story?

        (That’s nit me accusing you of anything btw Plasma, I’m just if you remember where you heard it from.)

        • Plasma Mongoose
          Plasma Mongoose
          June 5, 2015 at 4:26 am | #

          I recall reading about it in one of the YouTube comments, so to try to answer your question I looked for any references and discovered it was Cards Against Humanity not Apples To Apples that caused the triggering issue. http://nothingismere.com/2014/06/23/cards-against-humanity-against-humanity/

          • Kaoy
            Kaoy
            June 5, 2015 at 4:40 am | #

            Seriously? That is beyond ridiculous. The entire point of the existence of CaH is to be as awful as possible. It is right there on the damned tin. I hate hipsters for stealing this word, but the entire fun of the game is to be as ironically terrible as you can be. If someone isn’t into that sort of fun, they shouldn’t play it. Not everything has to be for them.

            • Li
              Li
              June 5, 2015 at 11:42 am | #

              Right, because “passable transvestites”, “roofies”, and “date rape” were such great cards… those darned oversensitive people.

              Pro tip: rape jokes are really funny to rapists, and help normalize the idea of rape. When you, a non-rapist, make this joke in a room full of people, you might be making it in front of a rapist, which will make that rapist very comfortable, and will probably make them think you are also a rapist. (Rapists rationalize their behavior by telling themselves everyone does it; you’ve just reinforced that.)

              So no. Fuck those cards.

              • chrisashtear
                chrisashtear
                June 5, 2015 at 2:30 pm | #

                theres a card on there that says ‘ethnic cleansing’.

                Its for people who like dark humor. If you cant deal with it, dont play it.

                • David M Willis
                  David M Willis
                  June 5, 2015 at 2:48 pm | #

                  Ethnic cleansing likely hasn’t happened to people you’re playing CAH with. There’s sadly a good chance someone in your game has been sexually assaulted.

                  These are not equivalent cards.

                • Kaoy
                  Kaoy
                  June 5, 2015 at 3:12 pm | #

                  Except for Jewish people with relatives who survived the holocaust, African immigrants of various ethnicites, or any Muslims (what with Shiites and Sunnis both being groups that seem to exist in the middle east just to methodically eradicate the other). It is a fringe example, but Eugenics makes a comeback every few years or so with some asshat claiming to have perfected a surefire way to prevent homosexuality.

                  Willis, that is an argument I am going to have to say you didn’t think through entirely.

                • David M Willis
                  David M Willis
                  June 5, 2015 at 3:27 pm | #

                  *facepalm*

                  I was talking about relative likelihoods, and I did not rule out anything absolutely. Please read the words I used more clearly.

                  And if you’re playing with someone who survived a genocide, like your 90-year-old Jewish immigrant grandmother, you’re probably going to know. Sexual assault is not so damned transparent, in addition to happening to hundreds of thousands of people in just America per year. You will know not to have “ethnic cleansing” in your deck when playing Cards Against Humanity with your 90-year-old grandmother. You might not know not to have “roofies” in your deck while playing it against your sister or your friend or your friend’s friend.

                • Kaoy
                  Kaoy
                  June 5, 2015 at 3:15 pm | #

                  Oh, and anyone who lost someone during The Troubles.

                • Li
                  Li
                  June 5, 2015 at 3:54 pm | #

                  “Can’t deal with it”

                  Dude, I love dark humor. CAH’s use of it just frequently fails to be… you know, actually funny in any way.

                  I also tried fairly hard to point out that rape jokes have an affect on rapists specifically because I did not want to have an argument over whether it’s “oversensitive” for anyone else to find them awful.

                  The rapist playing CAH with you isn’t “offended” by your rape jokes. That rapist is enjoying them, and thinks they mean you’re pro-rape, possibly even a rapist yourself.

                  If that idea doesn’t make you at least a little bit uncomfortable, I’m very glad I probably won’t ever meet you in person.

    • Svankensen
      Svankensen
      June 5, 2015 at 1:17 am | #

      Shes imagining them. Theres 5 cards in her hand. When she pulls angry hornets (nowhere to be seen in the fifth panel), she is left with only 4.

      • No Name
        No Name
        June 5, 2015 at 4:49 am | #

        You get seven cards, and we only see six in the first panel (the cards she had left after “Darling Dexter”). She then draws her new seventh, which is “Angry Hornets”. I don’t think she’s imagining anything.

        • Svankensen
          Svankensen
          June 5, 2015 at 9:16 am | #

          Damn, thats even worse.

        • TheGrammarLegionary
          TheGrammarLegionary
          September 24, 2015 at 4:11 am | #

          See, I saw it a little differently. I thought Becky was just looking at the cards in her hand in panel 5, then panel 6 is Dorothy looking at what she been given to match ‘painful’. And how, I wonder, did Becky’s card get there…

  12. A Scientist
    A Scientist
    June 5, 2015 at 12:04 am | #

    Dina’s hat does not approve of Joyce’s decision.

    • Bagge
      Bagge
      June 5, 2015 at 1:08 am | #

      Dina’s hat gives no fuck

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        June 5, 2015 at 4:27 am | #

        I thought Dina’s hat was a dinosaur not a honey badger.

        • DSL
          DSL
          June 5, 2015 at 7:46 am | #

          The honey badger learned the ways of not-giving-a-fuckness from distant descendants of dinosaurs.

          • Gigafreak
            Gigafreak
            June 5, 2015 at 9:15 am | #

            Birds?

            Well there ARE certain birds that are particularly disinclined in the “giving a fuck” field

  13. Marissa
    Marissa
    June 5, 2015 at 12:04 am | #

    Here, just take all of them.

  14. caesaria82
    caesaria82
    June 5, 2015 at 12:05 am | #

    Oh nooooooo this is so sad. Ouch. That actually really hurt. Poor Becky. I feel you. It gets better :3

  15. Vinny
    Vinny
    June 5, 2015 at 12:05 am | #

    I love Dina in panel 4.

  16. Captain Batson
    Captain Batson
    June 5, 2015 at 12:06 am | #

    Now I’m sad. I hate being sad, and THAT MAKES ME ANGRY!!

    • DarkoNeko
      DarkoNeko
      June 5, 2015 at 12:07 am | #

      HULK NOT LIKE SAD !
      APPLE SMATCH !!

      • Nono
        Nono
        June 5, 2015 at 12:11 am | #

        I read that as APPLE SNATCH, which suggests something completely different.

    • Tacos
      Tacos
      June 5, 2015 at 12:11 am | #

      And how does anger make you feel? Hungry? Gassy? Frisky?

      • 6Qubed
        6Qubed
        June 5, 2015 at 12:15 am | #

        Pensive, actually.

      • Rich
        Rich
        June 5, 2015 at 12:22 am | #

        Sad, obviously. Vicious circle of emotions.

    • Deanatay
      Deanatay
      June 5, 2015 at 7:32 pm | #

      Must… think… angry thoughts… like… kittens… NO! ANGRY kittens… covered in spikes…makes me angry! RAAAAHHHHH!!

  17. Pteropine
    Pteropine
    June 5, 2015 at 12:07 am | #

    i know that feeling depressingly well, when you can feel your best friend(s) (and in this case crush/love) slipping away from you and can’t do anything about it but sit there and watch helplessly as your heart breaks in front of you

    • marr
      marr
      June 5, 2015 at 4:22 am | #

      Go to am ex- whatever’s wedding. One that you thought you were going to get back together with once you moved back, sorted things out, got your act together. Go to the wedding she invited you to when decided she was the one, and screw this stupid self-imposed temporary separation. When you finally have a life plan and she figures into it. Go to that wedding and wish her the best because you love her and would do anything to make her happy; even give her up.

      • Inyo
        Inyo
        June 5, 2015 at 6:48 am | #

        Or even worse in that situation get brainwashed by an alien before going to the wedding.

  18. HeinousActsZX
    HeinousActsZX
    June 5, 2015 at 12:08 am | #

    I always say play to the judge, so family reunions would work for Joyce.

    • Eolirin
      Eolirin
      June 5, 2015 at 12:11 am | #

      Dorothy is the judge for this hand, not Joyce.

      • Yumi
        Yumi
        June 5, 2015 at 12:18 am | #

        On that note, I feel like Dorothy could dig “The Midwest” for this one.

        • Kennerly
          Kennerly
          June 5, 2015 at 4:47 am | #

          Painful Angry Hornets might be the name of a Dexter and Monkey Master episode.

      • A Scientist
        A Scientist
        June 5, 2015 at 12:22 am | #

        OH! They’re going counter-clockwise with the judging! Dina judged in yesterday’s strip, Joyce is to her right, and now it’s Dorothy’s turn!

        I had been assuming they were going clockwise, since that’s how I always play, and I couldn’t figure out what Dina was doing yesterday if not judging, and today I couldn’t figure out whose turn it was at the end of the strip.

        But now, thanks to your comment, Eolirin, I’ve finished mapping the circle, so that’s not bothering me anymore.

        • Kennerly
          Kennerly
          June 5, 2015 at 6:01 am | #

          Or they might be playing it that the winner of the last round is the judge.

          • A Scientist
            A Scientist
            June 5, 2015 at 9:34 am | #

            Don’t ruin this for me, Kennerly.

  19. L!ghtn!ng
    L!ghtn!ng
    June 5, 2015 at 12:08 am | #

    Oh, crud. Ouch. I wish I could hug Becky right now!

  20. TheLurkerAbove
    TheLurkerAbove
    June 5, 2015 at 12:10 am | #

    Only Willis can make Apples to Apples depressing.

    • Gigafreak
      Gigafreak
      June 5, 2015 at 9:37 am | #

      I once read about a round where the adjective was “spicy” and someone played “JFK Assassination”

      …Why does Apples to Apples even have a JFK Assassination card

      • Rich
        Rich
        June 5, 2015 at 12:12 pm | #

        It’s written for multiple generations, and that event was a big standout for anyone who lived through it, lots of strong associations. People tend to remember where they were, who they were with, what they felt. More modern equivalent for US citizens might be 9/11. If the game had come out twenty years earlier, Pearl Harbor might have made it into the mix.

        • Rich
          Rich
          June 5, 2015 at 12:13 pm | #

          That said, I don’t think I’ve ever seen it actually played. Maybe it’s only in some editions?

  21. ozaline
    ozaline
    June 5, 2015 at 12:10 am | #

    Poor Becky, your hand deserves the the sad Super Mario RPG music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_SDejECbS0

  22. Bicycle Bill
    Bicycle Bill
    June 5, 2015 at 12:13 am | #

    But who is passing Becky the extra “Angry Hornets” card?

    • David M Willis
      David M Willis
      June 5, 2015 at 12:14 am | #

      and why did her other hand disappear

      • JessWitt
        JessWitt
        June 5, 2015 at 12:18 am | #

        Mysteries upon mysteries, I say! 😱

        • Tacos
          Tacos
          June 5, 2015 at 12:36 am | #

          It’s a conspiracy I tells ya!

    • Yumi
      Yumi
      June 5, 2015 at 12:15 am | #

      She’s pulling the previously unseen red card from her own hand to play it. You typically have seven red cards at a time.

      • Bicycle Bill
        Bicycle Bill
        June 5, 2015 at 12:22 am | #

        But they already played one round (“Darling” matched with “Dexter the Head Alien”), so wouldn’t she now be down to only six cards?

        • A Scientist
          A Scientist
          June 5, 2015 at 12:24 am | #

          You replenish after each round.

          • Rich
            Rich
            June 5, 2015 at 1:09 am | #

            There’s a variant (maybe homebrew) where you refill to seven only once you’re down to one (or three, or whatever) cards. Makes your choices harder, and the rounds where everyone’s low on cards tend to be surreal because you have so few choices available. They probably aren’t playing that way, though.

        • Yumi
          Yumi
          June 5, 2015 at 12:24 am | #

          You play one and then draw one each turn.

        • Lyssie
          Lyssie
          June 5, 2015 at 12:29 am | #

          You draw a new card for the next round. Becky might be drawing “Angry Hornets” right now.

  23. boomwolf
    boomwolf
    June 5, 2015 at 12:14 am | #

    If you heard the sound of sometbing cracking, it was… a window. That I punched in frustration at Becky’s apparent plight. If you’ll excuse me, I’m gonna go find a paramedic, that window was more fortified than I thought.

    • caesaria82
      caesaria82
      June 5, 2015 at 12:22 am | #

      I heard something cracking, too. It was my heart.

      • boomwolf
        boomwolf
        June 5, 2015 at 1:05 am | #

        Mine broke weeks ago. Granted it was over something else, but it broke all the same.

    • MeghanTheWorldEater
      MeghanTheWorldEater
      June 5, 2015 at 12:54 am | #

      I thought the cracking was the sound of frozen soft serve shattering into bits

      • boomwolf
        boomwolf
        June 5, 2015 at 1:11 am | #

        Wait…. OH CRUD, MY FRIDGE!! And with that, I know lose a month’s supply of soft serve. Forget it, I don’t even care anymore, I’m eatin the tapioca.

      • Rycan
        Rycan
        June 5, 2015 at 12:59 pm | #

        With you, I’d hardly be surprised. Leave it to Meghan to bring soft-serve down to the cryogenic temperatures needed to make soft serve brittle.

  24. JessWitt
    JessWitt
    June 5, 2015 at 12:19 am | #

    Hornets? Butterflies? Are we in for more entomological delights?

  25. Rich
    Rich
    June 5, 2015 at 12:20 am | #

    Huh. Hard to be sure, but from the gap it looks like she’s picking the second card from the top there at the end, so if she just inverted them without shuffling that makes it…Spooning???

    Still the cheeriest option, really.

    • Leorale
      Leorale
      June 5, 2015 at 12:26 am | #

      Sometimes spooning can be a little too cheery
      http://www.dumbingofage.com/2012/comic/book-2/06-strange-beerfellows/cuddles/

    • Yumi
      Yumi
      June 5, 2015 at 12:28 am | #

      I’m confused by this comment, so I’m not sure if this makes sense as a response, but we can see the card she’s choosing to play. She didn’t flip over her hand, the cards are still facing up. The card she’s choosing wasn’t featured in the previous panel.

      • Rich
        Rich
        June 5, 2015 at 12:59 am | #

        You think the last panel is Becky passing her selection to Dorothy? Guess I can see that. I was assuming she was fiddling with her cards face down and pulling her choice in the last panel. Lot of people around here do it that way – keep their cards face down as much as possible regardless of what card game they’re in. Worried about people seeing their hand, I assume, although that doesn’t help with ATA.

        • No Name
          No Name
          June 5, 2015 at 4:53 am | #

          It’s Becky drawing her new seventh, which is “Angry Hornets”.

  26. caesaria82
    caesaria82
    June 5, 2015 at 12:25 am | #

    The more I look at that hand, the more I realize that legit ALL those cards are incredibly sad and relevant to Becky’s really sad life at the moment. I’m just gonna go cry now, bye.

  27. Cthulhu's Intern
    Cthulhu's Intern
    June 5, 2015 at 12:25 am | #

    She should’ve played the “Giving a fuck” card.

    • Bagge
      Bagge
      June 5, 2015 at 1:04 am | #

      Nah, she and Kaitlin got found out before that.

      • DarkoNeko
        DarkoNeko
        June 5, 2015 at 11:15 pm | #

        oow ouch.

    • No Name
      No Name
      June 5, 2015 at 4:54 am | #

      Also, Apples to Apples doesn’t have swears on there cards. That’s most likely “Giving a Hug”. Still painful though.

  28. Idon'tcarenomore
    Idon'tcarenomore
    June 5, 2015 at 12:26 am | #

    Poor Becky, sad cards.

    Just makes me wonder why it’s such a big deal for Joyce to have 2 good friends at one time. Becky is her best childhood friend, Dorothy her best college friend. (If Joyce doesn’t let them play her as to who she likes most, and Dorothy not apt to do that).

    • Eolirin
      Eolirin
      June 5, 2015 at 12:39 am | #

      It’s not so much that it’s such a big deal that Joyce has multiple good friends as much as that Becky is in love with her, and she’s not in love back, *and* she’s drifting away from Becky toward other people at the same time.

      If the first thing weren’t there, it’d be pretty much fine, allowing for a little time to adjust to the idea that the sort of relationship that existed between them wasn’t unique anymore. But because it is there, it’s a lot, lot, harder.

      • Yumi
        Yumi
        June 5, 2015 at 12:52 am | #

        And reading this, I had the realization that I may have feelings for a friend of mine.

        • Li
          Li
          June 5, 2015 at 3:59 pm | #

          There IS such a thing as platonic jealousy, especially if you only have the one friend and aren’t friends with their new friend, but I can only talk about this in theory because I’ve had a few crushes on my friends that confused matters.

  29. Plasma Mongoose
    Plasma Mongoose
    June 5, 2015 at 12:27 am | #

    Dina kinda looks sinister today.

  30. Peter Sadlon
    Peter Sadlon
    June 5, 2015 at 12:27 am | #

    I think I’d have gone with angry hornets as well.

    • Bagge
      Bagge
      June 5, 2015 at 1:01 am | #

      They way her life is going I bet that’s next.

  31. LeslieBean4Shizzle
    LeslieBean4Shizzle
    June 5, 2015 at 12:29 am | #

    Oh come on Becky. The obvious choice is “My Life”. Embrace the pain… and the possibility of an “irony win”.

    • No Name
      No Name
      June 5, 2015 at 4:56 am | #

      Ah, but the “My” cards are from the perspective of the Judge. And Dorothy’s got it pretty good right now.

      • Deanatay
        Deanatay
        June 5, 2015 at 9:12 am | #

        Plus, Becky MIGHT be subconsciously wishing Angry Hornets on Dorothy right now. Maybe. Just a guess.

    • hof1991
      hof1991
      June 5, 2015 at 9:37 am | #

      Those cards are all be in her head. She hears “painful” and just about everything is painful right now, even watching Joyce being happy. Thats the hand that life has dealt her. Then she can numbly play her actual cards.

      DYW is being deep and artistic here. Kudos, even if it goes over our heads. (Nothing goes over my head, I am tall and quick).

      • chisci
        chisci
        June 5, 2015 at 11:27 am | #

        they… don’t necessarily have to be all in her head….. specially considering that the My Life card stayed right there…….. had that card changed into something more inconspicuous I could agree…………. but otherwise it feels like overanalyzing her bad luck

  32. Nono
    Nono
    June 5, 2015 at 12:37 am | #

    Family Reunions should have been a gold card if half the group didn’t actually like their parents.

    All abut reading the crowd.

    • Yumi
      Yumi
      June 5, 2015 at 12:39 am | #

      But Dorothy does like her parents, so it wouldn’t have been great on the turn when she’s judging.

      • Gigafreak
        Gigafreak
        June 5, 2015 at 9:33 am | #

        Dorothy was present for Joyce’s family reunion and it was kinda painful for everyone involved!

        • No Name
          No Name
          June 5, 2015 at 3:40 pm | #

          Also, just because you like your parents doesn’t mean you don’t like your other relatives. Everyone’s got at least one cuckoo in the family tree, and not all of them are benign.

  33. advancecasette
    advancecasette
    June 5, 2015 at 12:38 am | #

    not the first nor the last person to burst into tears during game of apples to apples

    • DarkoNeko
      DarkoNeko
      June 5, 2015 at 1:04 am | #

      I hope you’re not speaking from experience.

  34. Jimbo
    Jimbo
    June 5, 2015 at 12:42 am | #

    she did NOT have that card in her hand in the previous panel!

    • Bagge
      Bagge
      June 5, 2015 at 1:00 am | #

      Don’t you draw new cards occasionally? (don’t actually know the game)

      • TheZachariah
        TheZachariah
        June 5, 2015 at 2:44 am | #

        The card she did have in her hand was “My Life”.

  35. Kernanator
    Kernanator
    June 5, 2015 at 12:42 am | #

    I can’t believe it took me nearly 45 minutes to get the joke.

  36. Dr. Smart
    Dr. Smart
    June 5, 2015 at 12:51 am | #

    Becky is such a jerk!

    okay actually I love Becky but this comment section was surprisingly void of Becky hate and I feel like the universe might implode.

    • DarkoNeko
      DarkoNeko
      June 5, 2015 at 1:04 am | #

      Beware of the pygmallion effect.

  37. Jon P
    Jon P
    June 5, 2015 at 12:52 am | #

    Hmm… Becky didn’t even say what she played the previous round, but Joyce is still declaring that it was funny.

    • Rich
      Rich
      June 5, 2015 at 1:02 am | #

      Either they were all funny (quite possible) or she’s good enough at reading Becky that she knew which was hers (which makes this worse) or she was just being polite.

  38. Wack'd
    Wack'd
    June 5, 2015 at 12:53 am | #

    Remember: things could always be worse. You could be covered in bees. That’d be pretty bad.

    • Rich
      Rich
      June 5, 2015 at 1:00 am | #

      I’ve been covered in bees. Unless they’re angry about something, it’s not so bad. Tickles, mostly.

      • DarkoNeko
        DarkoNeko
        June 5, 2015 at 1:05 am | #

        [screams internally]

        • Rich
          Rich
          June 5, 2015 at 1:14 am | #

          Did I mention I’m really allergic to the damn things?

          In hindsight it was fun, but kind of risky. Makes up for my never trying skydiving or bungee jumping, I guess.

      • yomi
        yomi
        June 5, 2015 at 4:42 am | #

        Ok, I should not get covered in bees. Even if they are peaceful at the beginning and thus just tickle me, I’m very ticklish so I’ll almost certainly make some involuntary movements that’ll make them angry.

  39. DarkOracle
    DarkOracle
    June 5, 2015 at 12:54 am | #

    For some reason I thought it was her turn to judge and was like “Who is giving her those cards!? Is the entire circle secretly Mike!?”

  40. Bagge
    Bagge
    June 5, 2015 at 12:56 am | #

    “Shamed and cast out for being who you are”

    “Dad can show up at any moment and drag you away”

    “Didn’t even have time for a proper snogging”

    “Joyce likes Dorothy better than you (is that why she picked her card)?”

    Becky’s next cards.

    • Dean
      Dean
      June 5, 2015 at 2:05 am | #

      Followed by ‘Why Not Just Kill Yourself?’ .

      • BenRG
        BenRG
        June 5, 2015 at 3:18 am | #

        My fears for Becky summarised in one sentence. God alone knows how or even if Joyce would cope with that.

        • timemonkey
          timemonkey
          June 5, 2015 at 7:03 am | #

          It’s been stated nobody will die in DoA, Becky’s safe.

          • Jess
            Jess
            June 7, 2015 at 12:52 am | #

            What if it’s a lie just to get all our guards down…
            Then when we’re least expecting it our feels just explode in sadness.

  41. beetnemesis
    beetnemesis
    June 5, 2015 at 1:24 am | #

    Jesus Christ, Willis.

  42. kimmibeans
    kimmibeans
    June 5, 2015 at 1:26 am | #

    Right in the feels!

  43. Catty
    Catty
    June 5, 2015 at 1:36 am | #

    I love the way Dina’s hat looks like it’s finally consumed its host and achieved a life all of its own.

  44. Victor Riley
    Victor Riley
    June 5, 2015 at 1:37 am | #

    And Becky is learning why I don’t like Apples to Apples. You have just as much chance of winning by picking random cards out of your hand. After losing so many rounds, you start making the depressing connections to the word, rather than the funny ones.

    • quix
      quix
      June 5, 2015 at 1:39 am | #

      If you’re a competitive player generally, you have to intentionally stop thinking of it as a game and more of a social exercise.

      • Victor Riley
        Victor Riley
        June 6, 2015 at 1:48 am | #

        That’s just it… I’m not a competitive player, normally. I actually prefer the cooperative games, where everyone wins, or everyone loses. (Pandemic is so much freaking fun…even when losing.) For a while, I always got a little excited when Apples to Apples comes out at a party… but I soon realized that the games got tedious rather quickly.

    • Kelly
      Kelly
      June 5, 2015 at 1:49 am | #

      I can win at AtA or CAH, but it is pretty hard (excepting when it happens by luck). So much of it is *knowing* the other people, and *reading* them and the general mood on the fly… Very tricky for an Apsie!

      • Kelly
        Kelly
        June 5, 2015 at 1:50 am | #

        *Aspie, even. clearly I need sleep.

  45. BenRG
    BenRG
    June 5, 2015 at 2:23 am | #

    It’s genuinely tragic, I think. Sarah is right, though. Even though Joyce’s actions are motivated by sisterly love, staying at the dorm is a torture for Becky. She’s so fixated on Joyce that she can’t even see that Dorothy is only her friend! All she sees is the girl that she loves in a relationship with someone else.

    For Becky’s sake, Joyce has got to somehow let her go! I know that she wants to help Becky but the fact is that she isn’t helping but instead is hurting her.

    • timemonkey
      timemonkey
      June 5, 2015 at 7:06 am | #

      She can’t even see that Dorothy is the only one actively trying to be her friend as well.

    • DarkoNeko
      DarkoNeko
      June 5, 2015 at 11:18 pm | #

      Becky litterally has no one else, tho.

      …

      Actually, I’m wondering about Joyce’s sister. The writer one. She doesn’t seems to live too far.

  46. Very Good Karma
    Very Good Karma
    June 5, 2015 at 2:42 am | #

    Also, Becky, try not to forget that you pretty much exclusively use your humor to make Joyce uncomfortable, not make her laugh. Because making Joyce uncomfortable is what makes *you* laugh. Because you’re kind of a jerk.

    • Tenn
      Tenn
      June 5, 2015 at 4:39 pm | #

      This really needed to be said in this particular comment thread. It is especially important to point out Becky’s well-documented flaws when they don’t obviously manifest themselves, lest we temporarily forget to moderate our amount of sympathy for her.

  47. Rheios
    Rheios
    June 5, 2015 at 2:44 am | #

    Oh come on! Family Reunions and My Life are gold.

  48. Chengrel
    Chengrel
    June 5, 2015 at 3:04 am | #

    Oh boy. If Beck doesn’t cry tomorrow I’m gonna start wondering if she’s human or not.

  49. Willoughby Chase
    Willoughby Chase
    June 5, 2015 at 3:33 am | #

    Singing the Becky Blues …

  50. feli
    feli
    June 5, 2015 at 3:37 am | #

    See, people, you did it.
    All your Becky-hate made Willis think she deserves more punishment. Hope you enjoy it.

  51. Kamino Neko
    Kamino Neko
    June 5, 2015 at 4:56 am | #

    Good thing she had that Angry Hornets card. She might have ruined the party if she hadn’t been able to keep repressing.

  52. Manda
    Manda
    June 5, 2015 at 5:11 am | #

    Apples to Apples was a thing I never heard of before this comic (maybe it’s not a huge thing in the UK, idk) but now my impression is it’s Card’s Against Humanity’s baby cousin

    • chisci
      chisci
      June 5, 2015 at 11:17 am | #

      joyce said it herself, it’s the christian cards against humanity!

  53. Kirkybobz
    Kirkybobz
    June 5, 2015 at 6:08 am | #

    “My first kiss”? Oooooooohhhhhhhh. That sucks.

    • BenRG
      BenRG
      June 5, 2015 at 6:16 am | #

      Exactly. Becky needs a hug, but not from Joyce. Probably not for very many years from Joyce.

      As bitter as it is (because Joyce is entirely innocent of any malice), Joyce is becoming poison to her and she needs to get away before it destroys her.

  54. timemonkey
    timemonkey
    June 5, 2015 at 7:07 am | #

    Trigon!Starfire Voice “I laugh at your pain! Hahahahahaha!”

  55. Spencer
    Spencer
    June 5, 2015 at 8:36 am | #

    You have an impeccable talent for making Becky really sad in mundane situations.

  56. Greenygal
    Greenygal
    June 5, 2015 at 9:02 am | #

    Awww, Becky.

    Well, at least this party is achieving its stated goal of making Joyce happy…?

    • BenRG
      BenRG
      June 5, 2015 at 9:48 am | #

      It takes a lot to make Joyce unhappy, IMHO at least. Still, she’s forgotten the bad flashbacks at least.

      The thing is that I suspect this party will end up with its own unique memories that may or may not be welcome.

  57. John
    John
    June 5, 2015 at 9:59 am | #

    Go with “The Midwest”, Becks. Dotty’ll appreciate it.

  58. JBento
    JBento
    June 5, 2015 at 10:11 am | #

    So, not content with dealing Becky a metaphorical bad hand, life is now handing her a LITERAL bad hand.

    Congrats, life. I think you’re a jerk and I don’t even like Becky.

    • JBento
      JBento
      June 5, 2015 at 10:18 am | #

      Ok, fine….

      *hugs Becky”

      See what you made me do, life? SEE WHAT YOU MADE ME DO?!

      • Deanatay
        Deanatay
        June 5, 2015 at 7:24 pm | #

        Now you’ve done it. You’ve got the Lesbian Cooties.

        • JBento
          JBento
          June 5, 2015 at 7:30 pm | #

          Lesbian cooties? As a straight dude, does that mean that I’m now MORE attracted to women?

  59. Bunk
    Bunk
    June 5, 2015 at 10:46 am | #

    Is the first card “Giving a hug”? If so, just complete sadness in there for Becky.

    • Bunk
      Bunk
      June 5, 2015 at 10:47 am | #

      Whoops, wrong email

  60. chisci
    chisci
    June 5, 2015 at 11:31 am | #

    well becky doesn’t know this but painful first kiss would have been a great match for dorothy, you know

  61. Rodimiss
    Rodimiss
    June 5, 2015 at 11:39 am | #

    Wow. Okay. I’ll play “this strip” for the word “painful,” here

  62. Havtorn
    Havtorn
    June 5, 2015 at 12:36 pm | #

    My brain is broken. To me “Painful Spooning” immedately stood out as a very tasteless euphemism for what could happen to you in prison. o_o

    • BenRG
      BenRG
      June 5, 2015 at 12:51 pm | #

      I think that this is why Dina was so suspicious of Becky’s claim that there are ‘no wrong answers’.

    • winter
      winter
      June 5, 2015 at 1:05 pm | #

      And this is why I was so confused at people asking how Apples to Apples could be made erotic, dirty, or disgusting. All it takes is a little imagination and bam! One hand in and we’ve already got painful spooning.

    • timemonkey
      timemonkey
      June 5, 2015 at 3:30 pm | #

      I saw that episode of Oz. Wasn’t expecting him to use an actual spoon.

  63. emikochan
    emikochan
    June 5, 2015 at 1:48 pm | #

    This is why I never play these kind of games -_-

  64. Roborat
    Roborat
    June 5, 2015 at 3:09 pm | #

    Becks should just play all of them.

  65. Benvincible
    Benvincible
    June 5, 2015 at 4:12 pm | #

    Oh, huh, what would Apples to Apples be like in other universes? Like, in the X-Men universe, there wouldn’t be a Wolverine card or whatever, because the subject of mutants would probably be too controversial for Apples to Apples, right?

  66. Tenn
    Tenn
    June 5, 2015 at 5:12 pm | #

    But I wanna know what Becky’s card waaaaaaaas… *whine*

  67. BMunro
    BMunro
    June 5, 2015 at 5:13 pm | #

    The apples laugh at her pain.

  68. Bagge
    Bagge
    June 6, 2015 at 3:01 am | #

    Apples, stop being a jerk to Becky

  69. thesuicidalgiraffe
    thesuicidalgiraffe
    June 7, 2015 at 2:41 am | #

    ALL OF THE ABOVE!

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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 20h
www.ebay.com/itm/23610614... selling my stege shockwave
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Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Transformers War for Cybertron Siege Leader Class Shockwave, loose, complete at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many pro...
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 1d
Dorothy!
dorothy in a dark purple collared shirt and her usual black vest, with cuffed pants
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 1d
i want to change the caption's image to a photo of a mountain of ET cartridges in a landfill
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 1d
today in #9chickweedlane i learned we have to be shown children learning and relearning what sex is, for Reasons, even though they already clearly know and have prepared nuanced questions about it! also that Gran must hate, if she's still alive, how Old Juliette is the same but with gray hair
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 1d
one of my favorite things is when a commenter explodes WHEN DO THESE CHARACTERS GET THERAPY but directed towards a character who canonically has a regular therapist
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 1d
www.ebay.com/itm/23609624... Three hours left on this murder machine
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He's been opened, stood on a shelf for a while, and placed back inside.
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 1d
mary: dawn says your girlfriend is trying to murder her wilbur: but what about MY happiness okay can we kill wilbur now
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
help I had a big yawny stretch after I got into bed and threw out my back
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
Dumbing of Age: "Dotty" www.dumbingofage.com/2025/comic/b... #webcomics #webcomic
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Dotty
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Brandy Jensen @brandyjensen.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
fuck off
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
Phew, they made NoHo Hank wear pants.
A McFarlane Toys action figure of Metamorpho, from James Gunn's Superman movie.  He's wearing pants.
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
where's my hour loop of Vader fist-dancing
preternia.com's user avatarpreternia @preternia.com ⋅ 2d
Hot Toys Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith 1/6 Scale Darth Vader Deluxe ($495) & Standard ($315) is up for preorder at Sideshow - shrsl.com/4wcx6 #ad If you preorder make sure to hit the Exclusive versions since they include a commemorative plaque and cost the same.
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Ryan North @ryannorth.ca ⋅ 2d
hey, FANTASTIC FOUR got an Eisner nomination for best ongoing series!! I think this news is... really great! Fantastic even :0
the cover of FF #1 featuring some beautiful art of said Fantastic Four
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
oh no, new content over at the nsfw patreon joe introduces joyce to fingers that aren't breaded chicken www.patreon.com/posts/joe-fi...
tastefully cropped art of joe and joyce discovering the joys of fingers
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
I may have to pin this
damnyouwillis.bsky.social's user avatarDavid M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 5d
btw if you're one of those rando bluesky weirdos who doesn't know me but sees me in the wild being sarcastic and don't know i'm being sarcastic because you haven't taken like 30 seconds to, like, maybe look at my user profile or something, keep walking, you're not going to score internet points here
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 2d
#relatable
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a man in a hospital gown says " stop pooping " to another man
ALT: a man in a hospital gown says " stop pooping " to another man
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OSMOTE @osmote.net ⋅ 3d
Screenshot of Jonathan Frakes on the set of Beyond Belief
brendelbored.bsky.social's user avatarBrendel @brendelbored.bsky.social ⋅ 1y
Politico: Ever been slapped by breasts?
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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com ⋅ 3d
Here's an entertaining cite at the bottom of the first page
The problems with this prosecution are legion, but most immediately, the
government cannot prosecute Judge Dugan because she is entitled to judicial immunity for her official acts. Immunity is not a defense to the prosecution to be determined later by a jury or court; it is an absolute bar to the prosecution at the outset. See Trump v. United States,
603 U.S. 593, 630 (2024).
joshgerstein.bsky.social's user avatarJosh Gerstein @joshgerstein.bsky.social ⋅ 3d
JUST IN: Milwaukee Judge Hannah Dugan moves to dismiss federal criminal case against her for allegedly helping immigrant hide from ICE. Her lawyers say she's protected by official acts & judicial immunity and 10th Amendment. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 3d
Dumbing of Age: "Up, continued" www.dumbingofage.com/2025/comic/b... #webcomic #webcomics
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Up, continued
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The Onion @theonion.com ⋅ 3d
Where did Hollywood go so wrong? I thought movies were supposed to be an escape from reality, a chance to put your worries aside and not have to think about any underlying ideas or concepts. Well, not anymore. theonion.com/you-can...
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You Can’t Even Watch A Movie Anymore Without Seeing Some Theme Explored
I’ve loved movies ever since I was a little kid. Just stepping into that dark theater, with the smell of fresh popcorn, was like being transported to a whole other world. It used to be so magical. But now I’m thinking about boycotting movies altogether. Why? Because I can’t seem to watch one anymore without […]
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David M Willis! @damnyouwillis.bsky.social ⋅ 3d
GOTTEM
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geoffrey @parsnip.bsky.social ⋅ 3d
the 90s were a wild time. if i told you how many magazines there were you wouldnt even believe me
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