Nobody would ever forget “the Twins”. Even mind-wiped Joyce from It’s Walky! would remember the Twins, had she seen them.
Fact: If you save a picture of the Twins on your computer, you cannot delete it. Ever.
Doctor_Who
I think it’s more that your computer won’t want to delete it. That would be desecrating a work of art.
Disloyal Subject
Well, they said “you cannot delete it,” implying that the human is responsible. I know I wouldn’t want to delete my Sal folder even if it didn’t have something of the twins.
Be pretty impressive if the could override machine logic, though.
Hey, we’re still a couple months shy of two whole years, and it’s Monday now, so it’s been a week and a day.
Mr. Random
But just to be totally clear, we’ve gone through two books since then, right?
leftwingfox
I wonder what the psychological impact would be if David used the in-universe date as a chapter marker. New readers would see “Monday, September 29”, go through six weeks worth of drama and angst, then suddenly see “Tuesday, September 30”.
My candidate for that title is Grrl Power, which, after five years, has finally gotten to the second day of a flashback to several months before the first few pages, thus having made negative progress.
Roborat
Between Failures would also be a candidate, taking over 300 pages to cover one day. However it updates daily, so depends how you measure it, pages or chronological time.
I think it’s picked up speed since then, though. Though I have to admit being not entirely clear on how much time has passed since that first day.
Freefall is also legendarily slow. Both Between Failures and Freefall have been making steady, if slow, forward progress, though. At its current rate, it’s going to be many years before Grrl Power catches back up to where it started.
Maveric1984
Between Failures is only MWF now.
I really hope Jackie gets well soon…
Roborat
Don’t know how I forgot that it has been MWF for a while now.
Durandal_1707
Thanks for the link. I gotta ask, though, what the heck was Joyce doing in Sal’s room in that strip, anyway?
I looked back and forward quite a ways from that strip in the storyline, and I still can’t seem to figure it out.
She wanted to ask for a ride on Sal’s motorcycle because she thought that disobeying her parents made her a rebel and thus cool enough for the bike. (Alas, motorcycles are only for people who can say fuck).
Durandal_1707
How’d she get *in* there, though? Does Sal leave her door unlocked while she sleeps?
I heard Daniel the Human has had both a puppy & his younger-at-the-time little Sister jump over him to try & wake him. all he does is roll over, grab them, drag them in & snuggle with them. So I tried it. HE DOES NOT LET GO! THERE IS NO ESCAPE!! NOT UNTIL HE WAKEs UP!! And then he has solid things near his bed which hurt…
His Mother on the other hand flails around when woken. That hurts too…
…Add to that the freaky fact Daniel the Human sleeps with his eyes open…
This is probably just meant to be a running joke but I can’t help but wonder exactly what happened to Sal that her first instinct, upon waking and finding someone leaning over her, is to attack them.
Oh, wait! I forgot! She went to an all-girls boarding school! Yeah, she probably learnt the hard way that no-one should be allowed near your sleeping area lest you be pranked half-way to death!
Except Becky is shooting with the hand she needs to be using on the throttle. Dina needs to shoot while Becky does the driving. Dina can hold on with one hand and shoot with the other.
See, its funny cause she made it sound like she was saying “this joke never gets old” but instead of ‘joke’ she said ‘choke’ cause Sal is straggling them in the comic.
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Ana Chronistic
Sal killed the brain cells that remembered being choked when Joyce did that last time
evan
Yeah, but that doesn’t explain her forgetting “The Twins”.
-Sentinel-
Nobody would ever forget “the Twins”. Even mind-wiped Joyce from It’s Walky! would remember the Twins, had she seen them.
Fact: If you save a picture of the Twins on your computer, you cannot delete it. Ever.
Doctor_Who
I think it’s more that your computer won’t want to delete it. That would be desecrating a work of art.
Disloyal Subject
Well, they said “you cannot delete it,” implying that the human is responsible. I know I wouldn’t want to delete my Sal folder even if it didn’t have something of the twins.
Be pretty impressive if the could override machine logic, though.
Durandal_1707
I’m probably forgetting something. When did Joyce do this before?
John
Last Sunday.
Mr. Random
Just to be clear, it took two whole years here.
To move forward one week in the there.
John
Hey, we’re still a couple months shy of two whole years, and it’s Monday now, so it’s been a week and a day.
Mr. Random
But just to be totally clear, we’ve gone through two books since then, right?
leftwingfox
I wonder what the psychological impact would be if David used the in-universe date as a chapter marker. New readers would see “Monday, September 29”, go through six weeks worth of drama and angst, then suddenly see “Tuesday, September 30”.
John
Yeah, the previous strangulation was the first strip of Book Four. This’ll be the first strip of Book Six.
GanymedeanOutlaw
I wonder what the slowest ratio of real time:comic time is.
Dumbing of Age would be around 5 years:1 month, about 60 times slower than real time
I’m not really sure when Move-in Day starts though, but I’d guess it’s near the end of august.
John
My candidate for that title is Grrl Power, which, after five years, has finally gotten to the second day of a flashback to several months before the first few pages, thus having made negative progress.
Roborat
Between Failures would also be a candidate, taking over 300 pages to cover one day. However it updates daily, so depends how you measure it, pages or chronological time.
John
I think it’s picked up speed since then, though. Though I have to admit being not entirely clear on how much time has passed since that first day.
Freefall is also legendarily slow. Both Between Failures and Freefall have been making steady, if slow, forward progress, though. At its current rate, it’s going to be many years before Grrl Power catches back up to where it started.
Maveric1984
Between Failures is only MWF now.
I really hope Jackie gets well soon…
Roborat
Don’t know how I forgot that it has been MWF for a while now.
Durandal_1707
Thanks for the link. I gotta ask, though, what the heck was Joyce doing in Sal’s room in that strip, anyway?
I looked back and forward quite a ways from that strip in the storyline, and I still can’t seem to figure it out.
Lord Stoneheart
http://www.dumbingofage.com/2013/comic/book-4/01-the-only-dope-for-me-is-you/supercool
She wanted to ask for a ride on Sal’s motorcycle because she thought that disobeying her parents made her a rebel and thus cool enough for the bike. (Alas, motorcycles are only for people who can say fuck).
Durandal_1707
How’d she get *in* there, though? Does Sal leave her door unlocked while she sleeps?
Mada
Poof!
Explosions
If I was Sal I wouldn’t be chocking I’d be punching them in the face. NO ONE INTERRUPTS MY SLEEP!!!!! NO ONE!!!!!
inqntrol
SHUT YOUR FAAAACES!!
Gordon
Punching is only a deterrent. It can be rationalized around.
Choking them to death ensures they won’t ever disrupt her sleep again.
TrueVCU
YOU SHOULD HAVE LET ME SLEEEEEEEP
Screwball
I heard Daniel the Human has had both a puppy & his younger-at-the-time little Sister jump over him to try & wake him. all he does is roll over, grab them, drag them in & snuggle with them. So I tried it. HE DOES NOT LET GO! THERE IS NO ESCAPE!! NOT UNTIL HE WAKEs UP!! And then he has solid things near his bed which hurt…
His Mother on the other hand flails around when woken. That hurts too…
…Add to that the freaky fact Daniel the Human sleeps with his eyes open…
…I just let him sleep now…
BenRG
This is probably just meant to be a running joke but I can’t help but wonder exactly what happened to Sal that her first instinct, upon waking and finding someone leaning over her, is to attack them.
Oh, wait! I forgot! She went to an all-girls boarding school! Yeah, she probably learnt the hard way that no-one should be allowed near your sleeping area lest you be pranked half-way to death!
Ana Chronistic
stank breath prolly doesn’t help
inqntrol
2 for the price of one.
begbert
They just need to get three people to wake her up at once! Then they’ll be fine! Or a third fine!
liahansen
and just like that, everything dina loved was extinct
Doctor_Who
Again? That’s the second time in 65 million years. What rotten luck.
nothri
In two universes no less.
ThatMadCat
Aww you made me remember sad things.
nothri
Sorry. It was the best I could do.
JonRich
Oh, man, that was the best thing you could have said. Man, tears in my eyes this early in the morning…
John
If it makes you feel better, Willis has declared this Walkyverse canon.
Opus the Poet
Except Becky is shooting with the hand she needs to be using on the throttle. Dina needs to shoot while Becky does the driving. Dina can hold on with one hand and shoot with the other.
Bicycle Bill
So this means that soggies may *NOT* rule?
John
I dunno, my theory is that Soggies rule, do a pretty good job of it actually, and Sogmaster gets statues erected in his honor for his vital role in repelling the Martian invasion.
… has anyone else noticed that the Walkyverse is maybe kind of weird?
Screwball
Kind of?
Deanatay
Adventures In Soggybusting!
Mada
This choke never gets old 🙂
otusasio451
Oh…oh-HO…ISEEWHATYOUDIDTHERE
Darkoneko
ho ho ho
Cephalo the Pod
How fucking dare you.
Mada
I make no apologies 🙂
Disloyal Subject
Nor should you. That was an excellent pun.
inqntrol
,,claps”
JessWitt
Plus one to you!
nothri
See, its funny cause she made it sound like she was saying “this joke never gets old” but instead of ‘joke’ she said ‘choke’ cause Sal is straggling them in the comic.
inqntrol
Which means the choke’s one them
Disloyal Subject
…oh fuck you.
Give yourself a cookie, because for some reason I was compelled to read that whole thing even once I could guess it.
nothri
I am relieved I could help.
DSL
“straggling”? — I love correcting pedants.
nothri
I resent that. I’m just making the joke better by explaining it. That’s always a thing that happens. Totally.
Clif
Now make the choke better.
Amazi-Stool
There’s already a patent for that; but doing it is the responsibility of otusasio451.
Because apparently you need at least one cylinder!
Opus the Poet
Like this? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choke_(firearms)
MeyerFTW
Clever girl
Jackson
This gag never gets old.
Xakthul
Until you try to jugular more than one of ’em
Ana Chronistic
Gag puns really take your breath away
Deanatay
Shouldn’t it be, ‘this choke never gets hold’? Ya know, ‘choke’ ‘hold’?
Have we beaten this joke enough? It should do what we say now. Now, get it up. I need it to carry my baggage.
Doctor_Who
What a terrible way for Becky to discover she’s into this sort of thing.
Or, as Cheryl Tunt would say, “Sploosh”.
gkheyf
dina will have to adapt quickly to keep up with this
Tobias
Sal likely being mostly naked at the moment does not help matters.
HMRC4EVR
For some reason I don’t think Becky will mind.
Marc in MN
Becky: “You got another one in ya?….”
Safgaftsa
Oh right, that’s why!
otusasio451
SAL UNIT HAS EXITED SLEEP MODE. DESTROYDESTROYDESTROYDESTROY
Darkoneko