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Launch

Posted on October 16, 2012 by David M Willis

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Tags: dorothy, sierra, walky

Discussion (140) - “Launch”

  1. Aizat

    10/16/2012, 12:02 am
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    And when Dorothy throws a shoe, it’ll land on a moving truck.

    1. SkepticJ

      10/16/2012, 12:04 am
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      But will she still be able to predict the weather?

    2. Plasma Mongoose

      10/16/2012, 1:26 am
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      I will now imagine Dotty with English dub Osaka’s voice.

      1. Sir Robin

        10/16/2012, 8:01 am
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        Dorothy sounds like Twilight Sparkle

        1. Scout

          10/16/2012, 4:57 pm

          Approved. Headcannon.

        2. Sir Robin

          10/16/2012, 8:46 pm

          I imagine most DoA characters voiced by a combination of MLP: FiM and Futurama

        3. Nathan

          09/06/2013, 1:04 am

          Walky’s Fry, but would Mike be Bender? Yeah, I like that idea! Bender’s voice would fit Mike fairly well.

        4. Volkai

          10/18/2012, 1:00 pm

          Headcannon? FIRE!!

    3. AckAckAck

      10/16/2012, 2:11 am
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      From now on we will call her Indiana.

      1. Spazman

        10/16/2012, 8:46 am
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        You’re named after the DOG???

      2. Volkai

        10/18/2012, 1:00 pm
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        Just as long as her nickname’s not ‘Indy’.

    4. LaurelRaven

      10/16/2012, 2:32 am
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      Ow! That really hurt!

      Honestly, who throws a shoe? You fight like a woman, man!

      1. Jacob

        10/16/2012, 4:25 am
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        Nice Austin Powers reference.

      2. Jeff K!

        10/16/2012, 7:34 pm
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        How appropriate. You fight like a cow.

        1. Steven

          10/17/2012, 8:15 am

          *Highest of fives*

    5. LimeTH

      10/16/2012, 8:36 am
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      Goddamnit, why do I always get beaten to the Azumanga Daioh reference?

      1. Andrusi

        10/16/2012, 9:45 am
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        Saturation.

    6. BrokenEye, True False Prophet

      09/18/2015, 10:08 pm
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      It’s too late! There they are, and there they’ll stay!

  2. David Herbert

    10/16/2012, 12:02 am
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    Dorothy is giving in to her childishness. That’s going to make naughty time weird.

    1. AckAckAck

      10/16/2012, 2:12 am
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      Weird? it will be much more fun!

      1. Garth

        10/16/2012, 2:44 am
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        Perfect avatar moment. Here’s hoping I get walky

      2. Tenn

        10/16/2012, 4:00 am
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        Your current avatars (screw you, future readers!) make it seem like an actual conversation between Sierra and Dorothy. That makes my avatar a happy Walky. Threesome FTW!

        1. DaJoshMaster

          10/16/2012, 4:21 am

          I don’t have a reply I just wanted to use my gravatar to make this thread into a four way. 😀

        2. David Herbert

          10/16/2012, 5:21 am

          We’re going to get a Dorothy clone?

        3. DaJoshMaster

          10/16/2012, 8:26 am

          Of course…

        4. Izzy

          10/16/2012, 7:37 pm

          What’s a four way?

        5. David

          10/16/2012, 8:31 pm

          It’s a 3-way with either diced onions or red beans added.

        6. KazasDrakon

          10/16/2012, 11:21 pm

          if we add both can it be a 5 way? Dammit now I’m hungry.

        7. David

          10/16/2012, 11:44 pm

          Yep, that is the actual definition of a 5-way!

        8. KazasDrakon

          10/18/2012, 1:49 am

          So it’s chili, spaghetti, diced onions, red beans, and cheese. That’s some kind of kink I’ve never even heard of, and my Gravitar is Joe right now.

    2. Kirt Dankmyer

      10/16/2012, 10:38 am
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      It’s already made weird by the fact she started out talking to him like she’s his mom.

  3. Aizat

    10/16/2012, 12:03 am
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    Not so above it all,huh, Dorothy?

    1. Resne

      10/16/2012, 1:34 am
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      She’s not so much above as she is trying to tread water on the surface of it.

  4. Sensedog

    10/16/2012, 12:03 am
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    I believe that is the first time I have seen Dorothy address Walky by his real name.

    1. Aizat

      10/16/2012, 12:05 am
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      And she sounds just like a mother berating a child.

      1. Not now

        10/16/2012, 11:14 am
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        It does! And itt makes this ship even more abhorrent.

  5. Wonder Wig

    10/16/2012, 12:04 am
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    So this is football?

    1. Yotomoe

      10/16/2012, 12:05 am
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      I think we’re missing a few items.

      1. Aizat

        10/16/2012, 12:06 am
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        Namely, the ball.

        1. Wonder Wig

          10/16/2012, 12:09 am

          And the keepers.

        2. Yotomoe

          10/16/2012, 12:09 am

          Walky could argue that he has too. Then again that game might not be very fun…at least not for him.

        3. slicedtoad

          10/16/2012, 5:18 pm

          *two
          sorry, it was bothering me

  6. Amaziboy

    10/16/2012, 12:04 am
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    Amazigirl will show him.

  7. Yotomoe

    10/16/2012, 12:05 am
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    You call that a shoe toss Walky? You disapoint me…

    1. Aizat

      10/16/2012, 12:06 am
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      *Puts on a weighted shoe* THIS is a shoe toss.

    2. AckAckAck

      10/16/2012, 2:15 am
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      *Puts on a Croc shoe* NO! THIS is a shoe toss!

      1. Pyr05

        10/16/2012, 6:33 am
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        Crocs have speed holes. They make the shoe go faster.

        1. Lazywaters

          10/16/2012, 1:47 pm

          Weak results, but kudos to the kid for his form and face. Not so great for shoe tossing, but I had to smile and say, ‘Only Walky.’

  8. Pyr05

    10/16/2012, 12:05 am
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    Woo for Dotty trying to act like a reasonable adult, only to go “Really? That’s it? Psh. WATCH THIS!”

    1. Yotomoe

      10/16/2012, 12:07 am
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      That’s how it begins. Next thing you know they’re kicking them across the lot and they beam a drunken Ruth with it.

      1. Aizat

        10/16/2012, 1:39 am
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        Even better, a drunken Ruth catches the shoe…while she was drinking beer.

        1. AckAckAck

          10/16/2012, 2:16 am

          Even better, the shoe hit Ruth while she’s “bumping around” with Joe in the bush.

        2. Pyr05

          10/16/2012, 3:49 am

          Even better, a drunken Ruth catches the shoe while “bumping around” with Joe in the bush and beams them in the head with it. Two(or three)-fer!

        3. DaJoshMaster

          10/16/2012, 4:49 am

          Bluh… *mind breaks*

  9. Bekah

    10/16/2012, 12:06 am
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    His technique was all wrong. But he still gets a 5.9 from the Russian judge.

    1. Yotomoe

      10/16/2012, 12:08 am
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      Getting 5.9 is like getting a D+.

    2. Joe H

      10/16/2012, 12:39 am
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      I’m glad I’m not the only one to notice that he has poor technique.
      You can’t kick off a shoe like you’re rearing to kick a soccer or football. The best shoe-kicks are more like half-kicks.

      1. Geegles

        10/16/2012, 2:26 am
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        It’s all in the ankle…

        1. GenericScreenName101

          10/16/2012, 8:10 am

          Also he needs more of his foot in the shoe as opposed to having it dangle off his toes

        2. OrlahEhontas

          10/16/2012, 6:48 pm

          Not to mention the untied laces cause way to much drag and cause to shoe to hit the floor way to soon.

      2. Pyr05

        10/16/2012, 3:51 am
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        You clearly haven’t seen the epic-ness that is a classmate of mine PLAYING soccer and kicking his shoe off further than he kicked the ball.

    3. AckAckAck

      10/16/2012, 2:17 am
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      The scoring system only go up until 5…..

    4. Björn

      10/16/2012, 2:18 am
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      And those pants should have give him +1 DEX.

  10. Leorale

    10/16/2012, 12:06 am
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    I just love how happy Sierra looks at the shoe-kicking. They’re gonna be pals!

  11. Parkrndl

    10/16/2012, 12:08 am
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    Is Ruthless back to her room yet? My money says the shoe Dorothy flings is gonna whack Ruth somewhere unpleasant. Hilarity will ensue.

    1. taekwondogirl

      10/16/2012, 12:26 am
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      Yup, exactly what I’m thinking too.

    2. Historyman68

      10/16/2012, 1:13 am
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      Hmm…

  12. Aizat

    10/16/2012, 12:08 am
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    I used to do that…..then the shoe hits the school tough guy in the balls.

    1. Yotomoe

      10/16/2012, 12:11 am
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      10 points?

      1. Aizat

        10/16/2012, 1:00 am
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        I didn’t know how did it happened but it hit the guy sole first, as if it was stomping the guy’s balls.

        1. Historyman68

          10/16/2012, 1:14 am

          You kicked your shoe into a guy’s soul?

  13. Dave

    10/16/2012, 12:08 am
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    Dorothy knows if you’re gonna misbehave, you gotta do it right

    1. Raine

      10/16/2012, 12:11 am
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      I just wish I could thumbs up that comment so hard.

      This will have to do.

      1. Yotomoe

        10/16/2012, 12:14 am
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        11
        11
        I3333
        133333
        13333
        here’s a big ol’ thumbs up for ya

        1. Geegles

          10/16/2012, 2:28 am

          Your fingers look strangely…lumpy…

        2. Pyr05

          10/16/2012, 3:54 am

          You didn’t have to point it out! GAWD. He’s sensitive about it already you know!

        3. Geegles

          10/16/2012, 11:24 am

          I’m just concerned about his health and well-being!

        4. Lazywaters

          10/16/2012, 1:50 pm

          Ahmahgawd. Do you have, like, a problem with lumps? That’s low.

  14. Kernanator

    10/16/2012, 12:11 am
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    I am even more reminded of those nights me and my roomates threw grapes off the balcony.

    1. Yotomoe

      10/16/2012, 12:24 am
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      But did they have the GRAPES?

    2. Tenn

      10/16/2012, 4:04 am
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      Well, it’s cooler than cowtipping, I guess.

  15. Kafloobop

    10/16/2012, 12:11 am
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    And it’s official. Dorothy is the perfect girl.

    1. Mister Mercy

      10/16/2012, 12:17 am
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      I like your avatar. I got o’malleys autograph at nycc

  16. Rex Hondo

    10/16/2012, 12:16 am
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    Of course the shoe isn’t going to fly very far. It’s hard to get a good, clean release when it keeps sticking to the caramel.

    1. Aizat

      10/16/2012, 12:20 am
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      But, the caramel is wearing socks.

      1. Yotomoe

        10/16/2012, 12:25 am
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        it soaked through…for the sake of the joke.

        1. Rex Hondo

          10/16/2012, 12:44 am

          Exactly! It gets pretty warm in a guy’s shoes.

    2. Historyman68

      10/16/2012, 1:17 am
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      I am seeing a trend: less FACE, more caramel. Would it be that hard to program an engine to graph changes in memes in comment sections over time?
      Complication: FAAAAAACE doesn’t have a set number of As, and the variations are harder to recognize.

      1. Eolirin

        10/16/2012, 3:26 am
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        Oh that’s not a problem at all, you just have to use a regular expression, and check for FA[anynumber of As]CE

        1. Tenn

          10/16/2012, 4:08 am

          https://xkcd.com/208/

          You asked for it. 😉

  17. Romanticide

    10/16/2012, 12:19 am
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    Dorothy is such a extreme perfectionist even that she has to do better! XD

    1. Groove

      10/16/2012, 3:39 am
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      That was exactly what I thought.

      MUST BE BEST, BEST AT ALL

      It’s not the healthiest attitude, even if it is very productive.

      1. LurkerAbove

        10/16/2012, 3:41 am
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        That’s it, Dorothy is Amazi-Girl.

      2. Pyr05

        10/16/2012, 3:58 am
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        Dorothy aspires to be Batman.

        1. Spazman

          10/16/2012, 8:51 am

          Batman aspires to be Dorothy.

          Think about it…..Dorothy’s got Walky in Pajama pants.

          Batman hangs around Robin, who wears pajamas to fight crime.

  18. Dave McGravy

    10/16/2012, 12:26 am
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    Second panel needs to be a gravatar.
    All those that agree say I.

    1. Yotomoe

      10/16/2012, 12:40 am
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      Eye.

      1. Aizat

        10/16/2012, 12:58 am
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        Aye.

        1. Kernanator

          10/16/2012, 1:25 am

          Aiyiyi!

        2. Kryss LaBryn

          10/16/2012, 9:31 am

          Oi.

        3. begbert2

          10/16/2012, 10:52 am

          L.

        4. N0083rP00F

          10/16/2012, 12:22 pm

          Eh!

          Hey, I’m Canadian and that’s how we say it over here.

        5. Izzy

          10/16/2012, 7:44 pm

          Yup

  19. Ben

    10/16/2012, 12:26 am
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    Walky makes the best faces. hands down.

    1. Yotomoe

      10/16/2012, 12:41 am
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      you’re living proof of that, huh?

  20. Ryorin

    10/16/2012, 12:29 am
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    It is official: THEY ARE MEANT TO BE.

  21. taekwondogirl

    10/16/2012, 12:35 am
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    In 8th grade, my math class was in a portable behind the school. It was spring, and when we finished the test our teacher let us go outside. My friends and I decided to have a shoe kicking contest.

    We started going from the school down towards the creek, but then someone’s shoe almost landed in the creek.

    So then we started at the bottom of the hill by the creek and kicked our shoes up towards the school. One kid kicked his shoe and it smacked against the door right as another teacher came out of the one next to it. Missed her face by about a foot.

    We had to disperse, but after it was safe again, we lined up against the school gym and turned it into a height contest since it was pretty tall. I was wearing flip flops, and it started getting windy. I kicked my shoe up and it got blown onto the roof of the gym. I won that round.

    Wound up having to wait until the end of the class before my teacher let me go to the office and tell them. They had a hard time understanding what happened, but thankfully the janitor was able to retrieve my shoe for me.

    1. Pyr05

      10/16/2012, 4:00 am
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      You were lucky it was “time to clean the roof” day. Or, also known as “get all the phys. ed. balls off the damn roof to use” day.

      1. taekwondogirl

        10/19/2012, 4:58 pm
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        Nah, they had him go specifically up there just for my shoe. I felt really bad.

  22. Uniqueantique

    10/16/2012, 1:09 am
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    Shoe kicking! Brings back memories. Straight out kick, curl the foot, flip it, and release..shoe sails a mile if you do it right. And I have to agree with all who commented above, I think they are right, Dorothy’s going to hit Ruth smack in the head with it-or maybe the butt.

  23. Uniqueantique

    10/16/2012, 1:10 am
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    That is if the same dorm? Now I’m confused.

  24. fellixe

    10/16/2012, 1:14 am
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    Very intense. I can’t wait for the other shoe to fall.

    1. madock345

      10/16/2012, 1:16 am
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      That was terrible…

      Have a cookie.

    2. Jimmy

      10/16/2012, 2:02 pm
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      Aw man I had the same response *sits in a corner sulking*.

  25. Kernanator

    10/16/2012, 1:24 am
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    Give me the shoe. Then run.

  26. Plasma Mongoose

    10/16/2012, 1:27 am
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    “Anything you can do, I can do better!”

    1. AckAckAck

      10/16/2012, 2:19 am
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      Sex too?

      1. Plasma Mongoose

        10/16/2012, 3:23 am
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        Maaaaaaybeeeeeeee!

    2. Andiemus

      10/16/2012, 3:39 am
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      “I can kick a sneaker, farther than a squeaker”

      1. DaJoshMaster

        10/16/2012, 4:59 am
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        I can throw a slipper further than a flipper!

        1. Lieutenant Dan

          10/16/2012, 7:47 am

          I can toss a loafer further than a gopher?

        2. Kryss LaBryn

          10/16/2012, 9:33 am

          I can toss a croc further than a cock.

  27. Undrave

    10/16/2012, 3:32 am
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    And that’s how the Collegial Shoe Kicking League got it’s start.

  28. DaJoshMaster

    10/16/2012, 4:55 am
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    Anyone else notice that he kicked his right shoe, but that’s clearly a left shoe. ‘;)

    1. begbert2

      10/16/2012, 10:49 am
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      It just bent funny on impact; it’s a right show again in panel five.

      Or rather, behind panel four. Willis is messing with the first wall again!

  29. AJBulldis

    10/16/2012, 6:10 am
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    “YES. THIS PLEASES SIERRA.”

  30. Dichro

    10/16/2012, 6:51 am
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    Climbing up to Lucy levels of awesome, I see.

  31. Jimmy

    10/16/2012, 7:00 am
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    Now I have to wait for the other shoe to drop *insert groan here*

  32. GenericScreenName101

    10/16/2012, 8:14 am
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    Wow… This David Walkerton charm may work out for the possible three way!!

  33. EveryBody Popes

    10/16/2012, 8:20 am
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    Second panel.
    Dat face.

  34. Bill Murphy

    10/16/2012, 8:21 am
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    I’m afraid to see what happens when the other shoe goes airborne.

  35. Spazman

    10/16/2012, 8:45 am
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    ……Dorothy just became WAY more awesome.

  36. N0083rP00F

    10/16/2012, 12:27 pm
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    Seeing the sequence makes me flash-back to something similar in a certain school based anime series of shorts.

    Shoe sails way up and away, goes long and hits a taker truck. Explosive hilarity ensues. I won’t expect less for tomorrow’s strip. ^_-

  37. Kernanator

    10/16/2012, 12:43 pm
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    Wow, they’re made for each other.

  38. Stolen

    10/16/2012, 3:15 pm
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    so should i be proud that i have skill at this somehow?

  39. Corsair114

    10/16/2012, 6:58 pm
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    This is going to end with Ruthless getting a face-full of shoe, isn’t it?

  40. Kernanator

    10/16/2012, 10:00 pm
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    “That’s not how you kick a shoe…”

  41. Sock

    10/16/2012, 10:00 pm
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    Her shoe is going to hit somebody in the faaaaace

  42. Gamegeneral

    10/16/2012, 11:50 pm
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    That second panel reminds me of Dungeons of Dredmor.
    New Skill-tree.
    Shoechery. Launch footwear with devastating accuracy! Boot and arrow! Sneaker-attack!

  43. Elias Hedberg

    08/14/2013, 11:10 am
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    Very nice play with the frames and the placement of the shoe, it connects the strip with the surrounding and still keeps it within context. I like it!

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