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Claustrophobic
Posted on January 29, 2018 by David M Willis

148 thoughts on “Claustrophobic”

  1. Ana Chronistic

    a regular Danny da Vinci

    1. King Daniel

      Leonardo dan Vinci

      1. Tarpo

        micheldangelo

        1. MM

          Dannatello

        2. Plasma Mongoose

          He’s a Ninja Turtle?

        3. Aeron

          He’s looking for his Master Splinter.

        4. Znayx

          Trivia snippet: The Ninja Turtles were all named after real… renaissance artists, I believe.

        5. Nono

          Danphael

        6. Some1

          Danatello

        7. Danni

          biagio dantonio

        8. adjudicus

          Danicelli

        9. Marsh Maryrose

          Danvenuto Cellini

        10. Rowanmikaio

          Giodanni Palestrina

        11. Durandal_1707

          JosDan des Prez

        12. Marsh Maryrose

          I have just now realized that the cricket should have been named Danny. He is a good singer and can hold a long note. And, of course, he sings for love.

        13. Durandal_1707

          Dandrea Gabrieli

        14. Durandal_1707

          John Danstable

        15. Marsh Maryrose

          OrDando di Lasso

        16. Marsh Maryrose

          How could I have forgotten Francesco Dandini? He even has a cadence named after him.

        17. AGV

          Un… Leonardo Dancaprio?

        18. Mckyrrosi

          Danonymous IV

        19. Pablo360

          Yes, my people

          (also: Danavaggio)

      2. Proxiehunter

        Leonardo dan Caprio, wait that’s not right.

    2. Lingo

      Danny Devito.

      1. Eromer

        You beat me to it haha

    3. wwwhhattt

      Dante

    4. Keulen

      Dantonio Banderas

    5. Joe Covenant

      Salvador Danny

      1. Yet_One_More_Idiot

        Danblo Picasso

    6. maxyai

      Everybody left out my favorite artist:
      El Dano

      1. Ana Chronistic

        how about Dan U. Willis

        1. Clif

          internets for everyone.

  2. Dennis A Aleynikov

    at least he’s in tune now 🙂

    1. Badtux

      Unless he sings. It has already been established that Danny is pretty much tone deaf.

  3. ashely

    Danny: The Renaissance Dork

    1. Deanatay

      Truly, he is the Jeffersonian ideal of dorkiness.

  4. Reltzik

    DORK REBORN!

    1. Andy

      Let the Dork ride again on the winds of time.

      1. Blackparody

        The true Dork has been Reborn and so the Pattern has no room for false Dorks anymore. We have loosed the Dork Reborn on the world. The Light have mercy on us… And the use of his Ukelele!

    2. Khyrin

      Now go! let the Dork come back to life!

  5. Doctor_Who

    Don’t diss Renaissance Dorks. Eventually they get Ninja Turtles named after them.

    Centuries from now, kids will be watching the adventures of Dannytello. Play your cards right and you could be RaphaeSal.

    (This terrible joke brought to you by no sleep.)

    1. Danni

      marcyangelo

    2. Joe Moose

      It is time for something different.

      [shifts to the Finland Fish Slapping Dance scene]

    3. Commentary Ver.2.72

      No… sleep… ’til Brooklyn.

      1. LookingIn

        Drat, I only got as far as Queens!

  6. UltraKyrie

    prestige class in ukelele

    1. Some Random Name

      It ain’t a prestige class until you start making them.
      …wait shit, I got to that point.

    2. FacelessDeviant

      Weapon Master. Weapon Specialization – Ukelele.

      1. N0083rp00F

        Isn’t that backwards? Weapon Master gets to use anything as a weapon without penalty and apply any weapon feats freely.
        I whirlwind, power attack, cleave with an extension ladder ….

  7. Mr D

    Still shippin it.

    1. geno

      I think it’s really cute here, and that someone who hated their relationship in the last universe.

  8. Mr. Random

    A true dork of the people.

  9. Passchendaele

    will he play another jesus chord? 😛

    1. Cholma

      Or maybe he’ll play the secret chord, and it will please his Lord? (i.e., Ethan)

      1. Marsh Maryrose

        Well, there’s no fourth and no fifth. And while Cmaj->Amin is a minor fall and Cmaj->Dmaj is a major lift, you’d need the minor fall before the major lift.

      2. Passchendaele

        There *must* be a scene where Danny serenades Ethan coming up, and it will make my day (and possibly my week).

      3. Makkabee

        And they all shout “Sal-eluja!”

    2. Keulen

      Nah, Satan chords from now on.

    3. Fart Captor

      Is that like the brown note?

      1. Passchendaele

        Any chord is a brown note if done poorly enough. 😛

    4. Marsh Maryrose

      Did anyone ever figure out what song he actually is playing?

      1. Gen

        I’m curious, too! One time was the Stephen Universe theme (or maybe Radiohead’s “Creep”), but once or twice before this we also saw the C-D-Am progression and I don’t remember an explanation.

      2. Gen

        For anyone archive-binging: looks like the chords go to “Hurt” by Nine Inch Nails (famously covered by Johnny Cash). http://www.dumbingofage.com/2018/comic/book-8/02-this-is-the-way-that-we-love/hurt-2

  10. Nono

    Is 5th panel Sal evaluating who she can be without Marcie around?

    1. Deathjavu

      Seems like it

    2. BBCC

      I realize this is not what you intended at all but now I have It’s Over, Isn’t It stuck in my head.

      So, ah, sure, take that as my brain agreeing with you.

    3. Skater Girl (@syleegrrl)

      That’s exactly what I came here to say. That look on her face. When someone has been that big of a part of your life for so long, it’s hard to imagine your life without them, to even know who you are without them.

    4. Needfuldoer

      Sure seems like it, she even does the ‘deflect and/or change the subject when the discussion gets too heavy’ thing like her brother.

    5. hof1991

      Doesn’t help that Malaya is rejecting Sal’s “cool rebel” persona as fake at the same time. If she isn’t Marcie’s protector and friend but not a high school rebel any longer, just who is she?

  11. Mr D

    Dream on
    Dream on
    Dream until your dream comes true

    1. ProfessorDetective

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yq4KA0mUnC8

    2. ozzi

      Yes master blowjob cat.

  12. BBCC

    So cute <33

    Also, ah, your room wouldn't happen to be claustrophobic because Marcie's over, eh?

    1. Gen

      That would be sad for poor Sal — the potential of having Marcie around again but leaving so she can have some time with Malaya. And even making new friends wouldn’t automatically make up for missing out on spending time with someone she’s been friends with for so long.

      1. BBCC

        Especially since in this scenario, she’d probably not be leaving because Marcie wants alone time with Malaya, but because Marcie is still mad at her.

    2. Deanatay

      For Sal, the presence of Malaya alone is enough to put the room off.

  13. Emperor Norton II

    I’m surprised Willis didn’t make the first not a G, because then it would be g’dam, or, you know “goddamn”

    I guess it was too obvious a joke to run with.

  14. kitty

    here is kitty’s finnish word of the day!

    bisnes (business)

    another example of a loan word. there are more finnish words meaning business but im making a point. other borrowed english used are: drinkki, swingi, pinkii, bonus and radio

    have a nice day!

    1. wwwhhattt

      Is the Drinki as in drink? What situations would you use that in (taking it for granted that there is an all purpose finnish word for drink)?

      (Also, thanks for always posting these. Languages are fun!)

      1. kitty

        oh yeah its drinking alcoholic drinks

        thank you ?

  15. brionl

    Kind of a Dork for All Seasons.
    Just like me!

  16. Kernanator

    Danny speaks 5 languages and in every single one of them, he’s been told, “You’re a dork.”

    1. Leorale

      In sooth, thou art a dork, of most nerdsome repute.

      1. adjudicus

        Life’s a tale told by a nerd, full of angst and ukulele, and signifying nothing

  17. Dean

    At least he has the hat right. Now all he needs are tights and a codpiece.

  18. Stephen Bierce

    At night, when all the world’s asleep
    When questions run too deep
    For such a simple man
    Won’t you please, please tell me what we’ve learned
    I know that sounds absurd
    But please tell me who I am    –Supertramp

    1. ProfessorDetective

      Hm, seems logical. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mh3Kk5tZSmo

  19. Some1

    He’s a regular Renaissance Dan!

  20. Opus the Poet

    We could all be renaissance dorks. It is aspirational.

  21. Romanticide

    well that is a good attitude about being a dork Danny.

    On the other hand, doesn’t he gets unconfortable of sitting in the same rough surface for hours? or does he ocasionally gets ups an walks a little around?

    1. A Scientist

      Buns of steel, presumably.

      1. BenRG

        Great! Now you’ve got Sal really distrated!

        1. Romanticide

          well at least she wouldn’t be claustrophobic anymore XD

  22. Vee

    why is danny/sal so powerful. by all rights it shouldn’t work, and yet…

    1. DailyBrad

      I can’t remember, did they date in Walkyverse?

      1. Nightsbridge

        They did, and it was a trashfire. Sal isn’t busy committing war crimes here, though, so maybe there’s a future there.

        1. BBCC

          IIRC, that all started after she dumped him.

        2. newllend(henryvolt)

          And tried to get back with him when she was in jail after almost committing mass genocide for like the 2nd or 3rd time.

        3. BBCC

          IIRC, all she did was tell him she loved him because he was being generally supportive – when he tried to actually get back together with her, she told him that was a stupid idea and he should go back to Billie. (Granted, she DID try to get back with him later but this was not while she was in jail).

        4. geno

          It’s had time to develop here instead of both of them just saying they love each other. Also in the other universe they both had much healthier relationships with Billie and Jason respectively. It never felt like a relationship in the other universe just two people with feelings being forced apart by circumstances.

  23. DailyBrad

    I’ve enjoyed seeing them find common ground.

    1. Some Random Name

      I could just picture Sal with a ukulele bass.

  24. Bicycle Bill

    How many people would have thought Sal capable of properly using the term ‘Renaissance’ in this context?

    1. Some1

      Sal is by no means dumb, in fact the only subject we know she struggles with is math, and a lot of people have issues with math. Now if this was Malaya I would agree with you.

      1. Emperor Norton II

        And as it turned out, the main reason she was struggling with math was because nobody bothered to teach it to her in a way she’d understand. In at least one confirmed case, this was clearly due to nothing but underlying prejudices.

      2. hof1991

        Not just math, but calculus. A lot of high school math stars trip up on calculus.

  25. Arianod

    Ah,yes. Renaissance: the Dork Ages.

  26. Keulen

    Danny is adorkable.

  27. newllend(henryvolt)

    You know what’s weird ? I’m getting a Drake & Josh type friendship going on with these two…I kind of like it.

  28. Marsh Maryrose

    “I am a dork in multiple disciplines” is the official motto I have been waiting to adopt since I was in high school. I need to have it translated into Latin…

    1. King Daniel

      The problem there being that Latin doesn’t have a word for “dork”. At least, not any dialect of Latin I’m familiar with. 😛

      1. Liquid Len

        dorcvs? 🙂

  29. Kitschensyngk

    A dork of all trades and a master of dork.

  30. Gen

    Do we know what Danny’s supposed to be strumming? C-D-Am doesn’t ring any bells, but I think he’s played the same progression once or twice before.

  31. DarkoNeko

    Just don’t start drawing on the ceiling of your hall.

    1. DarkoNeko

      Also, Sal’s likely to wake up with an iguana on her face.

    2. Chronos

      …did… did we both live in the same dorm on the same college? I swear something like that happened my first year at Loyola.

  32. BenRG

    Now, what was it that Danny said that provoked such a strong reaction in Sal in panel 5? Is it maybe that Malaya has sort of accused her of being a reactive personality too? I’m not sure if I’m reading this right but it definitely does seem to be something that has hit home personally.

    I’ll say something else: Sal could smoke anywhere. Instead, she’s chosen to sit with Danny, which could be significant as to her view of him as a ‘safe’ person around whom she can spend time.

    1. Emperor Norton II

      Short version: It’s about Marcie.

      Sal and Marcie’s been a team for the vast majority of Sal’s life now. Like, Marcie even moved to this town to stick with the team (and lives in a shitty commune and has to work crappy jobs); that’s how inseparable they are as a team.

      And Marcie’s not spoken to Sal since the night of AmaziGirl chashing gashface.

      1. Needfuldoer

        Here’s the last interaction they had.

        1. BBCC

          And the last time Marcie actually said anything to her was the text message the day after Sal and AG went after Ryan.

  33. miina

    I heard there was a secret chord
    That Danny played and it pleased the dorks
    But you don’t really care for music, do you…

    1. Ellegos

      It goes like this:
      The fourth, the fifth,
      The minor fall and the major lift…

  34. Stoodmuffin

    Certain events make it seem like possible, older, ships and plots lines could make a comeback.

    And, honestly I don’t know how to take that/how much of that is my rampant imagination

    1. BenRG

      I’m hoping not because Danny and Sal’s relationship in the Walkyverse was mutually self-destructive. If there is a relationship here, I hope it is a lot healthier.

      1. geno

        To be fair the world isn’t being invaded by aliens in this verse (as far as we know) and Sal isn’t being mindfucked by a secret government agency. (as far as we know) It definitely feels more real here at least.

  35. Bagge

    Danny completely owns his dorkishness…

    …which makes him cool in Sal’s book.

    http://www.dumbingofage.com/2013/comic/book-4/01-the-only-dope-for-me-is-you/fudge/

    1. ValdVin

      Can we start a countdown to Danny getting a ride on the back of Sal’s bike? He’s passed the Beyond Ffffffffffffffffffff…. Test.

  36. Nobody

    Alright there are worse sounding labels than renaissance dork out there

    1. Eldritch Gentleman

      Leonardo Da Vinci was a renaissance dork. He was Renaissance’s Greatest Nerd!

  37. Ainara

    Disciplines, plural? How many things is he good at?

    The ukelele… programming……… being… a good egg?

    1. BenRG

      Tutoring math is in there too.

  38. Just a Ian

    It seems like they get along better than some of the relationships on display here or maybe thats just me wanting to ship them..

  39. Hat

    I want to be resentful that I like New Danny, I like him too much

    1. Chronos

      Ooh!

      Is the fandom at large getting tired of hating on Danny for no really good reason? I really hope it is

  40. Some Guy

    …hmm… I haven’t been shipping it, but I think I’m just now starting to see the possibility. Like… does Sal have a thing for dorks? Is she kind of annoyed that she has kind of a thing for dorks? That could certainly help explain her fling with Jason.

    Prediction: Danny and Sal actually do become a thing, Amber REALLY doesn’t like it, and Amber trying to “control” Danny by telling him what he can and can’t do even when they’re not dating feeds into that question Mike asked about which of her parents’ examples she was following. Drama! Which would hopefully lead to character development and not, like, a psychological break.

    http://www.dumbingofage.com/2013/comic/book-3/04-just-hangin-out-with-my-family/ensnared/

    1. Fart Captor

      Both Amber AND Amazi-Girl have not only made peace with Sal, but sort of befriended her, and they also don’t see getting back together with Danny as an option.

      Seeing him and Sal together would probably still hurt, but probably not any more than it would seeing him with anyone else. The whole reason she keeps pushing Danny away since their breakup is that she recognized that she handled that situation badly, and (wrongly) decided that she had to stay away from him for his own good. She might do something self-destructive, but interfering seems unlikely.

      I imagine we’ll see something happen to further stoke Amber’s fears about being like her father, but I doubt anything will validate what Mike said to her, because saying that was one of the most fucked up things Mike has ever done, and 100% bullshit.

  41. Pablo360

    I would have gone with A major myself but diff’rent strokes

  42. Liliet

    Best friendship? Best friendship.

    1. poofdepoof

      Best friendship!!

  43. Triniking1234

    Damn. Tsundere-mode Sal.

  44. Beef

    I like their relationship. I friend-ship them

    1. David DeLaney

      far off in the distance, we hear Etymology Man emit a string of capital-number symbols

      –Dave, he hears wut u did thar

  45. Cmd1095

    A renaissance dork, love it XD

  46. CommentSpawn

    Aww, I like these guys. They’re cute together.

  47. ischemgeek

    This is cute.

    I seriously hope Danny and Sal don’t get together at least until Dan figures out how to Dan without a girl or boy around. Also I hold a bit of a torch for Danny/Ethan because dorks dorking together is adorable.

    Also.. I think Sal is just relieved to meet someone who doesn’t seem to judge her just on appearance alone. She’s not a symbol of rebellion (Joyce) or a waste of space (Malaya) or a piece of ass (Jason) or a charity case (Dorothy) or whatever else to Dan. She’s just… Sal. His unlikely acquaintance (almost at the point where you could call her a friend) who helps him with video games and life like he helps her with math.

    Dan doesn’t come with preconceived notions and gives as much as he takes from her. I think that’s why she seeks him out (and not, you’ll note, her brother) when she needs emotional support.

    1. Romanticide

      I like the way you think. 😀

    2. Owlmirror

      Also I hold a bit of a torch for Danny/Ethan because dorks dorking together is adorable.

      * adorkable

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