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Sharp

Posted on May 29, 2021 by David M Willis

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Tags: daisy, jason, ruth

Discussion (118) - “Sharp”

  1. Ana Chronistic

    05/29/2021, 12:05 am
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    the ghost of Mike manifesting in bangs on Jason

    1. RassilonTDavros

      05/29/2021, 12:07 am
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      I knew the bangs signified something…

      1. NotThatDrew

        05/29/2021, 12:12 am
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        If the bangs are the source of his power, I’m coming in at about 1.5 Mikes right now

        1. Reltzik

          05/29/2021, 1:05 am

          The bangs aren’t the source of his power, but they are associated with the source of his power. The actual source of his power are all the nickles for those ba- *vaudeville hook*

        2. Clif

          05/29/2021, 1:25 am

          But the real source was all the moms who provided both the nickels and the bangs.

        3. King Daniel

          05/29/2021, 1:29 am

          Who knew that Jason was secretly powered by woodpeckers all along

        4. Merbrat

          05/29/2021, 3:02 am

          Its the bowtie.
          It is also a trick one, that spins, to facilitate blowing ciggy smoke back into rude customer’s face.

        5. Wizard

          05/30/2021, 12:24 am

          You’ll know you’re at full Mike when your bangs can defy gravity.

    2. Proto

      05/29/2021, 2:39 am
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      Damn came here to post just that. Can’t compete with the champ though.

    3. Deanatay

      05/29/2021, 9:51 am
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      Apparently no character in DOA is cutting their hair this year.

  2. Octopus Ink

    05/29/2021, 12:06 am
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    Hostility, thy name is Ruth.

  3. Sirksome

    05/29/2021, 12:06 am
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    Oh. I guess Jason is still in this comic. Still not very relevant though, even with new hair. Remember that time he and Sal banged? That was his peak.

    1. Leorale

      05/29/2021, 12:10 am
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      Banging and bangs. A fringe character now has a fringe. It’s all connected, man.

      1. BarerMender

        05/29/2021, 12:42 am
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        Don’t Bogart the joint.

    2. RassilonTDavros

      05/29/2021, 12:13 am
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      I see what you did there.

    3. DailyBrad

      05/29/2021, 12:13 am
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      Plus tutoring Walky. Wonder if he still is, though I’d imagine it’s not super likely.

    4. Anon A Mouse

      05/29/2021, 12:20 am
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      Despite the road bumps he’s had a fairly uneventful school life. With so many characters and him not showing any particular problems it’s not unlikely he fell by the wayside. I mean, Daisy is here so it’s already kind of a “side character” chapter.

      1. Thag Simmons

        05/29/2021, 12:27 am
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        Huh. Is Ruth going to hit it off with Jason while Daisy’s in the bathroom? Is that where this thing is going?

        I mean I hope not for Daisy’s sake but I can kind of see it happening.

        1. Thag Simmons

          05/29/2021, 12:28 am

          This was not intended as a reply. Whoops.

          Be nice if there were edit/delete functions.

        2. Sirksome

          05/29/2021, 12:41 am

          Ruth is kind of insulting him in the last panel. Not really a great start to them hitting it off. Plus I don’t think Jason’s really her type personality wise, but I assume he has an accent so maybe Ruth would be into that.

        3. Amias

          05/29/2021, 12:45 am

          You’d think an insult would be a bad start to a relationship, but look at how Ruth and Billie hit it off. With literal hitting.

        4. Clif

          05/29/2021, 1:17 am

          Ruth became interested in Daisy only after there was yelling.

        5. Needfuldoer

          05/29/2021, 4:37 am

          They just make small talk, but Daisy thinks they’re hitting it off. Confusion and drama ensue.

    5. ktbear

      05/29/2021, 1:18 am
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      TBF banging Sal would be the peak for anyone.

      1. Clif

        05/29/2021, 12:40 pm
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        Are you saying that Ethan would never give us peak Danny?

  4. Suet

    05/29/2021, 12:07 am
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    He has seen better days. Still dang spiffy.

    *orders whole wheat bread for the table*

    1. NotThatDrew

      05/29/2021, 12:10 am
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      The new hairdo suits him well

    2. RassilonTDavros

      05/29/2021, 12:17 am
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      I mean he’s having some better days in the Joyce and Walky reruns right now. Horrifically violent days with characters on the brink of death, sure, but better than this.

    3. Deanatay

      05/29/2021, 9:54 am
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      Cheezy bread for me, thanks

  5. Nono

    05/29/2021, 12:07 am
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    I wonder if the fact that Ruth’s new ID is probably American bothers her Canadian sensibilities, too.

    1. Needfuldoer

      05/29/2021, 4:33 am
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      It’s possible she has dual citizenship, if her mother was from Indiana and her father was Canadian.

      1. thejeff

        05/29/2021, 9:44 am
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        That’s what I’ve always assumed.

        1. Clif

          05/29/2021, 12:45 pm

          Vague memory suggests that those born with dual citizenship, both US and something else, are required to pick one at a certain age, but I’m not sure what the age is, or if this is something my mind is making up.

        2. Clif

          05/29/2021, 1:15 pm

          Apparently I was wrong. It seems that the ability for adults to be simultaneously citizens of two countries under US law was recognized by the Supreme Court in Kawakita v. United States.

  6. Mrimm

    05/29/2021, 12:08 am
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    What if Jason has actually been Mike in a time travel witness protection program this whole time??

    1. Clif

      05/29/2021, 1:19 am
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      Now that his earlier self is out of the picture, he can slowly relax his disguise.

    2. King Daniel

      05/29/2021, 1:30 am
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      Nah, I’m pretty sure Jennifer is actually Mike.

      1. I am Nothing

        05/29/2021, 4:28 am
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        Y’sure it’s not Sal?

        1. milu

          05/29/2021, 4:57 am

          Hello, Mike is Fuckface, obviously???

        2. I am Nothing

          05/29/2021, 9:25 am

          Well, if it isn’t any of these people, it can only be Blowjob Cat.

      2. ASTAPHE

        05/29/2021, 11:59 am
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        Nono! Mike is Amazigirl!

        1. Clif

          05/29/2021, 12:17 pm

          They both disappeared at the the same time. Can that be coincidence?

      3. Clif

        05/29/2021, 12:19 pm
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        But, King Dan, where does she hide all the woodpeckers?

        1. King Daniel

          05/29/2021, 3:28 pm

          In her trunk, obviously.

  7. butts

    05/29/2021, 12:08 am
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    jason with a combover, huh

    1. Needfuldoer

      05/29/2021, 4:34 am
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      Looks more like a combforward.

      Self-conscious about your hairline, Jason?

  8. Cattleprod

    05/29/2021, 12:08 am
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    Nice synergy with the reruns, Jason’s performing CPR over there and talking about taking someone to the hospital here.

  9. GoldDragon387

    05/29/2021, 12:09 am
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    Cripes, Jason me lad, it’s been yonks! When’d we see you last, can’t’ve been more than a few months but it feels like years. The longer hair and darker brows suit you, mate.

  10. BBCC

    05/29/2021, 12:10 am
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    Dude, if Jason has that good a memory for people who’ve used fake IDs, he’s gotta be kicking ass as a bartender. Good on ya, Jason, good on ya.

    1. DailyBrad

      05/29/2021, 12:14 am
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      College town, he probably gets a lot of practice.

      1. BBCC

        05/29/2021, 12:40 am
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        I mean, yeah, fair, I remember the Before Times.

    2. Thag Simmons

      05/29/2021, 12:20 am
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      I mean his last encounter with Ruth was probably more memorable than most

      1. BBCC

        05/29/2021, 12:39 am
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        True enough!

    3. He Who Abides

      05/29/2021, 1:32 am
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      I mean, you kinda hafta remember who’s got fake ID for when they try to sneak in again. Spoken from personal experience.

      1. milu

        05/29/2021, 4:37 am
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        Speaking as not-a-barman, I don’t get why this matters? Surely if someone’s fake ID was good enough you wouldn’t get in trouble for serving them would you?

        1. Anon A Mouse

          05/29/2021, 8:53 am

          No, the law is pretty clear in most matters involving a fake ID. While the person with the fake ID will of course be in trouble ( I believe it’s considered fraud for faking a government document ) the other side will also be in trouble for not accurately spotting a fake ID. There are a few cases where this has been argued but it’s rare for it to change.

        2. He Who Abides

          05/29/2021, 2:05 pm

          Plus, you can’t come into a strip club (where I bounce) when you’re under a certain age. And we’ve had a few of our more persistent creeps try sneaking back in as well, hoping a fake ID will be enough to fool whoever’s at the door.

        3. Clif

          05/29/2021, 3:25 pm

          Like a lot of laws in the US, it varies by state. In Texas, knowingly using or even possessing a fictitious or altered driver’s license or other official personal identification certificate is a misdemeanor which can get you a year behind bars and a few thousand dollars poorer. If it’s not such a certificate but only confusingly similar to one, then possibility of the jail term goes away, but there is still a fine. Unless the confusingly similar certificate has a clear statement “not a government document” somewhere in the fine print, in which case it’s perfectly okay. Tampering with a real government certificate can get you ten years behind bars and a ten thousand dollar fine. Loaning someone your ID or providing them with a fictitious document gets you the same penalty as using one.

          But.

          If a bar takes your fake ID, there may be some minor criminal charges, but the serious thing is that the bar loses their liquor license and probably goes out of business, and since losing such a license in itself not a crime, it’s not entrapment when Alcoholic Beverage Commission conducts undercover sting operations at random, or on businesses that have ticked them off, using real minors to test the bar’s ability to spot fake IDs.

        4. milu

          05/29/2021, 6:31 pm

          alright! thanks to the 3 of you for that context

  11. Stephen Bierce

    05/29/2021, 12:11 am
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    *plays “The Hippy Hippy shake” on the jukebox*

    1. Stephen Bierce

      05/29/2021, 12:19 am
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      You see, I had the wrong band in my head about this particular cut. Which is why I didn’t mention anybody.

      1. RacingTurtle

        05/29/2021, 3:13 am
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        And the same band did Keep Your Hands to Yourself. Weird. TIL.

        1. Stephen Bierce

          05/29/2021, 10:08 am

          The Beatles made the most famous version but there are dozens. It’s one of those songs every garage band either does or tries to do, like “Mustang Sally” or “I Shot The Sheriff”.

  12. EpochFlame

    05/29/2021, 12:12 am
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    the jason with longer hair. first sighting in the wild

  13. Thag Simmons

    05/29/2021, 12:17 am
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    Dang, that’s not a bad look for him

  14. bcb

    05/29/2021, 12:19 am
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    Hold on, Sal said Jason had a student visa. How’s he still here? Either we’ll find out in the next few pages, or it will be a years-spanning mystery!

    1. Thag Simmons

      05/29/2021, 12:22 am
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      “Mostly by not thinking about it with every bit of his might”

    2. RassilonTDavros

      05/29/2021, 12:40 am
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      His new look is probably an attempt to hide from the authorities.

    3. Nono

      05/29/2021, 2:02 am
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      He got kicked out as a TA, not necessarily as a student.

    4. Keulen

      05/29/2021, 4:22 am
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      I’m sure Galasso doesn’t care if his minions have student visas or not, as long as they are willing to do his bidding.

  15. RassilonTDavros

    05/29/2021, 12:20 am
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    I’m guessing Jason’s trying to make himself look unrecognizable to authorities, considering the state of his student visa.

    1. RassilonTDavros

      05/29/2021, 12:29 am
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      I’m noticing that pretty much all of the Dumbiverse characters post-skip now have immediately obvious physical differences from their Walkyverse counterparts (mostly related to hair). Almost the sort of thing one might want to do if one were planning a crossover. Obviously Willis has said that’s not happening, but then again they’ve changed their mind before…

      1. Axel

        05/29/2021, 3:18 am
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        A lot of time has passed out of universe (since the beginning of DOA, but especially since previous comics), so it also might have been an excuse to modernize the haircuts and stuff a bit.

        1. Needfuldoer

          05/29/2021, 4:40 am

          Sure, if you want a pRaCtIcAl explanation!

          Obviously this means we’re going to see the dimension-hopping troupe from Shortpacked! pop into the background.

        2. Yuki

          05/29/2021, 7:55 am

          I mean, in Shortpacked! Rachel mentions how she found a Joe who was still in college…

        3. RassilonTDavros

          05/29/2021, 12:34 pm

          That was explicitly referring to the Joe of the universe that story took place in, though, since it was an effect of the Tag never getting pulled.

        4. King Daniel

          05/29/2021, 9:53 pm

          Do we know the status of the Drama Tag in this ‘verse? It could well be unpulled still.

  16. Proto_Eevee

    05/29/2021, 12:21 am
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    The man still exists!

    1. Clif

      05/29/2021, 12:31 pm
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      And Jason is still working for him.

  17. plasticwrap

    05/29/2021, 12:22 am
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    Matching shoes! She did dress up.

    1. milu

      05/29/2021, 4:44 am
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      She even went to all the trouble of wearing trousers!

  18. Johan

    05/29/2021, 12:29 am
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    Huh, Jason got hot.

  19. Matty

    05/29/2021, 12:30 am
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    Completely unrelated to the current storyline and I know we’re already mired in some story stuff but as a bisexual dude myself I’d like to see Danny get a molecule of character development at some point ngl

    1. Delicious Taffy

      05/29/2021, 12:35 am
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      He’s gotten plenty of development, though. All of it towards being more of a prick.

      1. Geneseepaws

        05/29/2021, 1:09 am
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        Danny? Danny! He was the Bizzaro-World Mike, right?

    2. Thag Simmons

      05/29/2021, 3:24 am
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      Might be a while.

    3. Spencer

      05/29/2021, 7:27 am
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      That… that happened a lot though, over the course of like ten years. What character development has he missed out on?

  20. Ucchan

    05/29/2021, 1:02 am
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    Helloooo, Jason.

  21. Ascension

    05/29/2021, 1:16 am
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    He wears that hair well!

  22. JessWitt

    05/29/2021, 1:20 am
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    Liking Jason’s new hair. The change of part-time job might have contributed to it.

  23. Bagge

    05/29/2021, 1:30 am
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    Heh, good line, Jason.

    1. ValdVin

      05/29/2021, 6:21 am
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      Also, considering how many IU students Jason has to ferry to hospitals I’m impressed he remembers individual cases.

  24. RacingTurtle

    05/29/2021, 2:40 am
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    Comb your hair, Jason!

    Does the loose hair look good? Sure. Does it suit Jason? NO. IT’S NOT JASONY.

    Oh, well, I’ll get used to it.

  25. Axel

    05/29/2021, 3:19 am
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    ngl I prefer these eyebrows.

  26. Keulen

    05/29/2021, 4:26 am
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    For some reason I didn’t expect Jason to still be working as a bartender at Galasso’s. Last time we saw him was before the time skip, if I remember right.

  27. KingoHrts

    05/29/2021, 4:40 am
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    Anyone else concerned that suddenly Ruth is in a bar that she didn’t plan on visiting? With a few minutes to kill now that her date is “occupied” momentarily? Bad things could happen quickly.

    1. milu

      05/29/2021, 4:50 am
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      I feel like the mention of ER might be just what she needed to hear. Besides, her date seems to be going unexpectedly well, so, I’d guess she’s relatively less self -destructive than usual rn!

    2. thejeff

      05/29/2021, 9:44 am
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      Hey, she’s legal now. It’s fine.

      She’s already said she’s not ready to date sober.

      1. Daibhid C

        05/29/2021, 1:42 pm
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        Yes, as soon as you reach legal drinking age, the whole “dangerous alcohol dependency” thing resets, and you get to start again with a clean slate.

        1. milu

          05/29/2021, 6:33 pm

          i think thejeff did a sarcasm?

        2. Daibhid C

          05/30/2021, 9:40 am

          Oops, probably.

          There is a slight chance this is hitting me in the family history, affecting my ability to detect sarcasm (but not, apparently, to dish it out). Today’s strip didn’t help.

  28. Rabisch

    05/29/2021, 5:46 am
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    Jason is a great guy. He care for the health of the others. Ruth don’t have a chance to order something at the bar with him as a bartender. Let’s hope Daisy will be Ok soon.

  29. Sombrero

    05/29/2021, 5:59 am
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    Connie: check.
    Jason: check.

    C’mon, Penny! It’s your turn!

  30. miri

    05/29/2021, 10:10 am
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    Unfortunately Jason do be looking like a snack though.

    1. Alex

      05/29/2021, 11:04 am
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      He looks super cute in panel 4.

  31. Mr. Random

    05/29/2021, 12:02 pm
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    Jason looks… different.
    Is it the hair or something?

    1. Clif

      05/29/2021, 12:24 pm
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      Something something Mike something something.

    2. RassilonTDavros

      05/29/2021, 12:36 pm
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      He also got thicker eyebrows.

  32. BlackScarabFilmZ

    05/29/2021, 12:32 pm
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    I apologize to everyone for this observation but Jason and the Nostalgia Critic have the same job description, remembering it so others don’t have to.

  33. MacareuxMoine

    05/29/2021, 12:43 pm
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    Am I the only one who is bothered by the fact, that the way to the bathroom is trough the bar (aka age restricted area)?

    1. Clif

      05/29/2021, 12:56 pm
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      Am I the only one who is bothered by the fact that the sign to the right of the Reds ad and above the list of Specials says “Mult Billie Hompk!AA/halp”

      1. MacareuxMoine

        05/31/2021, 11:23 am
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        according to the next strip it says something like “___ beer tomorrow”.

        Also I wonder how you managed to read anything of it in this strip – to me it’s just blurry.

    2. David M Willis

      05/29/2021, 2:40 pm
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      In real life the hallway to the bathroom goes all the way across the building – sure there’s an entrance from the bar but also from elsewhere in the restaurant. But Ruth is in the bar, so the entrance to the hallway from the back of the bar is the nearest route.

      1. MacareuxMoine

        05/31/2021, 11:30 am
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        Kind of expected it to be that way – but needed clarification regardless

  34. Darkseide

    05/29/2021, 7:23 pm
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    ha ha ha, Jason

  35. Juanoku

    05/29/2021, 7:42 pm
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    Wow Jason looks great, actually

  36. darkoneko

    05/31/2021, 4:33 am
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    Hi Jason

  37. Joya

    06/15/2021, 4:54 pm
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    I love his new hairstyle, it looks great

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