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Fuckup
Posted on October 12, 2014 by David M Willis

138 thoughts on “Fuckup”

  1. Jen Aside

    WORST TRICK-OR-TREATERS EVAR

    1. Plasma Mongoose

      Doe what Billie and Ruth did earlier count as a trick or a treat? 😀

      1. Emoroffle

        Depending on what they did one or both had something good to eat.

        1. David Herbert

          And some booze to wash it down.

      2. John

        A trick is what your mom did for Mike for a nickel. Billie and Ruth were a treat.

        1. kurodansei

          like

        2. MrBurrows

          Mike IS the trick.
          http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=trick&defid=576298

      3. nothri

        As with Walky’s painting of a butt taco…..it is neither, and both.

      4. Malchus

        No, it was more like trick or teat.

        1. Kryss LaBryn

          That’s awful. Bravo.

        2. Jen Aside

          lick a teat moar like

  2. Camachri

    Caught with their pants down!

    1. Levi

      And bottles up.

    2. Plasma Mongoose

      It’s just a no pants candy party for adults.

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEWlecIF408&list=UUVtt6C8Qu_ia7g2l80sY2kQ

    3. MrSirk

      Is Ruth not wearing any underwear?

      1. MrBurrows

        I didn’t even notice that until you pointed it out.
        Maybe she didn’t either, since her first thought was hide Billie, not
        “You can’t come in, I don’t have pants on!”

  3. Doctor_Who

    She’ll run into Sal on the way down, naturally.

    1. newllend

      Or Amazi-girl.

      1. pyrophobia

        Why not both?

        1. spaceinvader42

          Obviously both, because Sal IS Amazi-girl

        2. Lume

          She will also run into the Ding Dong Bandit, Mike, and someone’s mother.

  4. Plasma Mongoose

    But that’s Sal’s MO not mine!

    1. Camachri

      You live with Sal for a month and don’t try it at least once, you’re wasting your life.

      1. Plasma Mongoose

        Sal maybe a windows sort of gal but Billie is strictly a mac user. 😛

        1. Jen Aside

          Big Macs are better than eunuchs

        2. Plasma Mongoose

          Last night they were both lie-next to each other.

        3. Opus the Poet

          That is stretching a pun past the breaking point

      2. Yotomoe

        Billie has certain assets (upper and lower) that make Window travel difficult…

        1. Gangler

          Hey! Billie’s a Cheerleader. She can leap about like a lemur.

        2. GamaranSepudomyn

          I initially read that as femur.

        3. Yotomoe

          Her leaping ability is hindered if she can’t fit through a window.

    2. TimeLoss

      I think the window is slowly becoming the preferred means of exit and entry. Sal, Amazi-girl, now Billie

      1. Jackson

        This will only reinforce Sal’s belief that Billie is Amazi-girl.

        Wait, that’s not right. This will only reinforce Amazi-girl’s belief that Bille…no, that Sal is…um…

        Crap. Who believes who is whom, again?

  5. Mr. Random

    Truth being spoken.

  6. liahansen

    I’m honestly surprised that comic title hasn’t been used on a DoA strip before

    1. Doctor_Who

      I’m surprised it’s not the title of the comic in general.

      1. AgentKeen

        It’ll be the subtitle of the second version of the comic, like with Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood.

        ‘Dumbing of Age: Fuckup’

        1. Opus the Poet

          Dumbing of Age Sophomore Year: Fuckup

  7. Idon'tcarenomore

    So why not just come right out and say hey we’re a pair….oh yeah….not so good for the RA with a student and booze in her room.

    1. newllend

      Think we would have a repeat reaction of this http://www.dumbingofage.com/2011/comic/book-1/04-the-bechdel-test/hics/

      1. Bill

        I binge-read the earlier strips after discovering this last winter.  I need to go back and re-read them.

      2. gwalla

        I’m cool with my Sarah default but sorely tempted to make an avatar out of Joyce’s hiccup face.

  8. Cattleprod

    “Hey, we noticed you had this weird stalkerish thing going on with Billie, we figured you’d know where she is.”

    1. MrMercury

      She’s the RA, isn’t it her job for that kinda stuff?

  9. Kamino Neko

    … Never make a promise like that, Billie…things like this are bound to happen.

  10. newllend

    That would take to much time its like traffic on those window sills.

    1. JWLM

      There are passing lanes on the ledges so that people don’t run into one another.

      Problem is, Ethan keeps trying to pass, too.

  11. Kernanator

    Excuse me, do I look like Sal?

    1. timemonkey

      Well, Walky does.

      1. Yotomoe

        But not nearly as badass.

  12. Flimsyfishy

    aaaand cue up Yakety Sax.

  13. JoeMerl

    “Don’t you get it, Ruth? Alone, we’re two dysfunctional alcoholics, but together? We’re one functional alcoholic.”

    1. Camachri

      You, sir, win the prize.

  14. nothri

    Okay, see, nothing ominous. Just shenanigans.

    1. TheGreatLordBagel

      Nothing ominous. Yet.

      1. Leonou

        Nothing ominous except your avatar at least.

        1. Lume

          (She just punched you)

        2. Opus the Poet

          I’m still waiting for Willis to kill Squirrel…

  15. Emperor Kiva

    Well you can always say “I’m not leaving…….Even if Walky, Dorothy, and Joyce are right outside.”

  16. newllend

    Oh wait I forgot does Ruth not have pants on right now?

    1. TParadox

      From the looks of things, she may not even have underpants on.

      1. Yotomoe

        Pants are for squares.

        1. Disloyal Subject

          Kilts are where it’s at.
          Or nudity, if local laws permit, but they usually don’t if you expect to go out in public.

      2. Rabid Rabbit

        Juding by the September 10th strip, and by those two red dots that look more like freckles than knickers in the first panel, I would say you were correct.

  17. dailybrad

    Billie butt is always a welcome surprise. That said, it’d be such a Billie move at this point to climb out without putting her pants on first. “It never occurred to me!”

    1. Yotomoe

      Not enough Billie butt to satisfy my delinquent tastes.

      1. desolation0

        Would have to be “Billie Butt: the Comic”

        1. desolation0

          Now that I think about it, why isn’t this a thing already?

        2. Yotomoe

          Cuz noone will ever pay me to make it.

  18. TimeLoss

    Billie and Ruth have now used up their one hour of allotted happiness, may the angst recommence!

  19. Emoroffle

    Well it is national coming out day, they might as well take advantage of it.

    1. Kerry

      goddammit, I missed it
      I should’ve drawn something special for it >:

  20. Boomwolf

    oh, this is gonna be fun…

  21. Tunaro

    Probably a stupid question, but why are Ruth ‘n Billie trying ta hide this? Not exactly an uncommon thing for two people to hook up in a college dorm.

    1. Yotomoe

      Cuz Jobs.

      1. Tunaro

        Should probably mention I did not choose to room in a dorm in college.

        1. Disloyal Subject

          Ruth’s position as RA would be jeopardized by sexual relations with a resident of the dorm, I’m guessing.

        2. Bill

          Would it because of fraternization with a fellow student or fraternization with a fellow student of the same sex?  Remember, the people who run an institution like IU would likely insist on at least maintaining a facade of decorum and propriety for the record, even if they knew off-the-record that it was still a sham.

        3. artemi

          This is the same situation as Sal/Jason. You can’t be in a position of authority over the person you are dating. Thats, like, basic working class jobs 101. Especially in college. Otherwise the whole student/teacher separation starts to look more like a H Dating Sim…

        4. MrBurrows

          In fairness though, all they should have to do is sign an agreement where Ruth says she won’t let her relationship (Or an ending of it) influence how she mitigates arguments involving Billie, or let her get away with anything she wouldn’t let other students get away with.

        5. Clif

          Why would you want people to lie like that. If you’re going to make people sign something, it should at least be plausible.

  22. timemonkey

    You know what this strip needs? Danny.

    1. Yotomoe

      DON’T YOU EVER SAY THAT. DON’T YOU EVER SAY THAT.

      1. Jen Aside

        IT’S RUINED EVERYONE GO HOME NOW

    2. John

      Ruth and Billie have already had more than enough Danny for two lifetimes.

      1. Razzmatazz MacKenzie

        Not to mention Dorothy’s heaping helping of Danny.

  23. monica

    Nothing like post-coital bliss to completely override Billie’s anything-resembling-logic. Oddly (or not oddly), Ruthless seems a bit bliss-less.

  24. DSL

    BILLIE: “I’ll just hide in the closet. I’ve done … I mean, I’m sure there’s room.”

    1. Yotomoe

      Hmm…Was Billie really closeted? Like I know she didn’t go out of her way to bring it up but it’s not like she ever denied it.

      1. spaceinvader42

        I think DSL was referring to the time Billie literally hid in Ruth’s closet, back in this comic

      2. Wack'd

        That wasn’t a euphemism. Billie really has hid in Ruth’s closet before.

      3. Yotomoe

        Drat. Hoisted by my own Petard.

        1. AgentKeen

          Wait, is that a euphemism or not?

  25. John

    Sorry, Ruth, that roommate agreement that you insisted Billie get signed strictly forbids her as well as her roommate from using the window as an egress.

    1. Jen Aside

      I’m pretty sure it was only for THEIR window, not Ruth’s

  26. T Campbell

    I’m honestly not sure how to feel about Billie’s optimism here. Yes, she’s ignoring or minimizing some massive issues, but the thing is, Billie’s life is FULL of massive issues and pushing some of them to the periphery of her consciousness might be necessary for her survival at this point. She has been in such low places that feeling good about a probably-doomed relationship actually seems like a huge step up.

    Best case scenario, the overall good feelings will last long enough that she starts to feel better about other things. Worst case, I guess, is that Ruth’s embarrassment about this tryst and her “irresponsibility” as an RA has them back at each other’s throats in about three more installments.

  27. saltchocolate

    This strip just makes me go “Ahahahaha!” Especially the look on Billie’s face in the last panel. But then I still want everything to be alright for them in the next strip.

    1. TheZachariah

      Oh sure, since this is a Willis strip everything is going to be FINE.

      1. Jackson

        Look, their current problem is shenanigans-and-inconveniences level, not soul-crushing-pain-and-despair. Frankly, I’ll take it.

  28. Koms

    Hm.. If Ruth quits her position as RA she could date Billie. RA work stresses her out anyway. And it’s not like she’s getting paid for this. If she gets college credits for this she could try figuring out some alternative activity for that. Really she needn’t stress out so much.

    1. TheGreatLordBagel

      Somehow, I don’t think Ruth’s only issue with the relationship is her job.

    2. Betty Anne

      I don’t know about Ruth’s school, but our RAs got pay PLUS room and board. Depending on her financial situation, that might be tough to give up.

      1. Koms

        Oh in that case, she might get into trouble if word of Billie and her got out.

  29. JA

    If Billie jumps out of the window, and no one is there to see, does her landing make a sound?

  30. Kiggy

    Panel 2: the face of bliss

  31. zmm

    This isn’t really a problem is it?

    You just tell them Billie came to talk to you… Problem solved? you are an RA… just wanna hide all the beer and such.

    Heck you could just tell them at the door she’s there talking to you and she’ll catch up. Their in private talks right now…

    I mean use that RA status!

    1. Gangler

      I mean, they’d probably both want to put some pants on first, but yeah.

      1. What Was The Question Again?

        Pants are the problem.

        Pants are the solution.

      2. Clif

        The common sense approach just won’t work. The universe demands that Amazigirl be appealed to, to find and resque Sal’s room-mate.

    2. Kryss LaBryn

      That sort of reminds me of a time at a huge camping trip we were on, I wandered down to the local group hangout where I run into a friend who asks me if I’ve seen her daughter. I reply, “Yeah, she’s asleep in our tent,” (a group of us were camping together) and she burst into tears, startling me considerably.

      See, what happened from my side is that the pre-teen, alarmed at the rumour of mundanes sneaking into the periphery of the camp and causing trouble, and not wanting to be alone in her Mum’s encampment, came over next door to ours (which was much larger, walled, well-lit, and guarded) and asked if she could crash out with us until her Mum came back, so of course I said sure and eventually wandered down to where I ran into her Mum.

      Her Mum, however, didn’t realize this; she just came back to check on her and found her gone, and had spent the intervening time going crazy trying to find her daughter in a camp of around a thousand people, with creeks surrounding it. She figured her daughter had been abducted or was drowned.

      I still don’t know why she didn’t check with us first, I mean we were literally the next tent over, but yeah. She was pretty freaked out.

      So since Walky just said WHY they were looking for her, it’d be pretty simple for Ruth to just say “Billie? Oh yeah, don’t worry. She’s safe here; we were up all night talking about stuff. She’s just using the can but when she’s done I’ll have her text you.”

      Mind you, if they realize she isn’t wearing pants, questions might be raised, although if Ruth could always claim they caught her taking advantage of Billie being in the can to get some fresh undies on, or something.

      1. Jen Aside

        “She’s washing a stain out of her pants”

        …but that would be clever and not at all characteristic of this comic

        1. Jackson

          Yep.

          ::points soundlessly to title of webcomic::

      2. gwalla

        Given that they know what Ruth is normally like, “Up all night talking about stuff” would probably jump out at them as OOC.

  32. Charles Phipps

    Yeah, I’m of the mind that Ruth is sort of an Ethan.

  33. Varius

    Are Joyce and Ruth the only ones whose eyes actually have color?

    1. John

      Mary, Jocelyne, Penny, and Conquest all have colored irises.

      1. Jen Aside

        pretty much the entire Brown squadron, really

        dang inter-sex, same-race families

        1. Gigafreak

          http://www.dumbingofage.com/2013/comic/book-3/04-just-hangin-out-with-my-family/takeafter/
          Joyce, Jocelyn and Hank, yes. Carol, no. The kids have their father’s eyes.

  34. herbertron

    i have litrealy read all of this comic since friday night. oh god. this is amazing

    1. JacHunter

      One of us…one of us…

  35. wakeangel2001

    but make sure you put some pants on first…

  36. BigAngry

    Does no one have screens on their windows nowadays?

  37. Deanatay

    “Out the window? You’re confusing me with my roommate….

    You know, Amazi-Girl!”

  38. What Was The Question Again?

    Your regularly scheduled Dumbing of Age has been replaced by a door slamming Feydeau farce, apologies for any mirth this may cause you.

  39. Bugberry

    I’m getting a Shinji/Kowaru from these two.

    1. Gigafreak

      Ruth probably could crush Billie in the palm of her hand, yes

  40. pretty much

    Man, the times I got caught locked out of the dorm, in my chonies, at two, in the snow…

  41. Mr. Bawkbagawk

    Well no wonder she is depressed, she is a Make Beleafs fan.

    1. Bill

      If she was a true fan, she’d have a little model of this on her dresser…..
      http://sports.nationalpost.com/2014/10/08/toronto-maple-leafs-zamboni-transforms-into-giant-deodorant-stick-jokes-ensue/
      …. and yes, in Canada you *CAN* buy Zamboni models/toys/coin banks/etc. decorated for your favorite team.  It wouldn’t be too far-fetched that Ruth would have one (or two)….

  42. Jenny Islander

    Billie, hon, you’re wearing big girl panties.

    “Thanks, everybody, sorry I scared you! Ruth and I had a good cry, drank more than we should’ve, slept in. You guys are awesome friends. See you in class!”

    *shut door*

    1. TSB

      It would be a really, really bad idea to admit that they were drinking in the dorms, especially since Ruth is the RA.

      But yes, something along those lines. “I was having an emotional conversation with Ruth and ended up falling asleep here. Yeah, I thought she was a real hardass too, but I feel a lot better now. Maybe I’ll start hanging out with her some.” It would be inappropriate for an RA to date their residents, and questionable to be extremely close friends, but it’s totally unnecessary to pretend they’re not even on speaking terms.

      1. WeezerLuvr3030

        Why would it be a bad idea for an RA to admit to drinking in the dorms?

        1. Regalli

          In this case, because alcohol’s not allowed on campus and she’d be drinking in the presence of a minor with a known alcohol problem (and Walky and Joyce both know that), and depending on Ruth’s age she might not be legal either.

      2. Jenny Islander

        My only experiences with dorm life were of the “The Man says we shouldn’t drink ’til we puke, smash the furniture, or take PCP, so bring it ONNN” variety, so I’ll take your word for it.

  43. WeezerLuvr3030

    Great perspective in the first panel!

    1. Roborat

      Yea, Billie’s butt does look pretty impressive.

  44. Vic

    should have goth into the window crawling class of her roomate

    1. gwalla

      What’s gothic about crawling through windows? Crawling through tombs, maybe.

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