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Dating
Posted on August 23, 2017 by David M Willis

570 thoughts on “Dating”

  1. Ana Chronistic

    Cool people don’t need distractions!

    (which is to say who cares about Becky thinking you’re cool as much as you don’t want to accidentally walk in on her “not partying”)

    1. Ana Chronistic

      HELLO TAGS

      1. Doctor_Who

        Whoa, nice catch.

      2. Beachfox

        Oh shit. So at the same bar, we have Jason and Walkie, Depressed Post-Date Leslie, and Depressed Post-Daughter Stacy?

        Who else has been sucked into this Nexus Point of Drama?!

        1. merbrat

          Well, since Leslie is at the same spot previously occupied by Jason, it stands to reason this Nexus is very Pointed!

        2. Bicycle Bill

          I was thinking the same thing.  That sure looks like the wheel of that bicycle on the wall behind her.

        3. foamy

          The shipping possibilities in this one bar are extraordinary.

        4. foamy

          Also I am liking this new avvy way more than the Roz one.

    2. Neeks

      I read that to the tune of “cool guys don’t look at explosions” for some reason

  2. Doctor_Who

    When they set up this date, Mindy said that Leslie was to pick her up.

    So, did they have a really awkward car ride back to Mindy’s place, or is she stranded at the restaurant?

    1. Halpful

      hopefully they walked or took transit there? especially since leslie’s now in a bar.

      1. inqntrol

        And we all now that mixing drinking and driving is a bad idea.

        1. Roborat

          Yea, you spill drinks everywhere, the mix falls off the seat and it is hard to steer while trying to crush the ice.

    2. Flakky

      It was no trouble at all for Mindy, because she had amazing public transport to use.

  3. Miguel

    Becky failed….

    1. Spencer

      There are Sayid gravs now omg

      1. HeySo

        Sayid is the best character.
        I mean. After Dina and Carla and Mike and Ruth and Becky and..
        uh.. But yeah, he’s great!

        Seriously though, I’d love to see more of him. :X

  4. AnvilPro

    Nooooo, I need more of Mindy’s eyebrows in my life

    1. King Daniel

      Intensify forward shipping power!

    2. Doctor_Who

      Eyebrows worthy of Emilia Clarke.

      1. Remmington Steele

        Hypnotic!

    3. Theluxland

      I just wanted the best for her.
      But this is Dumbing of Age. Nothing really gets okay in the end XD

      1. thejeff

        It might be okay in the end, but the end is a long way away.

        1. thejeff

          Oh hey. I got Lucy in the reshuffle.

          I can live with that.
          Do I now have to be nicer and more cheerful and talk less about gender politics than when I was Roz?

    4. ValdVin

      Me too. Yesterday’s strip has got to be one of the best eyebrow expression strips in this comic. At some point the dialog became almost secondary.

      There were no character big-surprise or big lab’s eyebrows going into low-earth orbit. But even without that, the closeups were full of feels.

  5. shadowcell

    so his name’s just gonna be stubbly, right? stubbly jones

    1. Cattleprod

      I came here to post ‘Johan Stubble’, because ‘John’ was too plain.

      1. Cholma

        Stubbly McStubble face

        1. Stephen Bierce

          I know some real people named Stubblefield. *shrug*

        2. JessWitt

          First or last name?

        3. Stephen Bierce

          Last.

    2. Ana Chronistic

      Stu Blee

      1. Amazi-Stool

        Gary Stu Blee

    3. Stephen Bierce

      F. O. Shadoe

      1. JessWitt

        Those are some unfortunate initials.

        Forrest sounds like a good name.

        1. Delicious Taffy

          Named for Nathan Bedford Forrest, naturally.

        2. Delicious Taffy

          Shit, are Forrest Gump references still in style?

        3. Spaz

          unless you want Treebeard to yell “Run, forest, run!” as they charge a bunch of orcs as “Final Countdown” blares……..

          …..not sure where I was going with this now. Too distracted by FERVENTLY desiring this.

        4. Delicious Taffy

          Nice Rittz grav. Too bad the comic ended so abruptly.

    4. maxyai

      He looks like a Fernando.

  6. Socks

    Oh, hey, Stacy. What a bizarre bar meetup we’re presumably about to have (Walky/Jason/Leslie/Stacy???)

    1. CJ

      Joe’s dad?

    2. Socks

      Oh god no I’m Rachel now ugh

      1. Socks

        roulette go

        1. Socks

          roulette no

        2. Socks

          but billie

        3. Socks

          no billie

        4. Socks

          is she even still an option

        5. Socks

          but

        6. Socks

          sigh

        7. Socks

          please

        8. Socks

          did I fix

  7. Rocketboy1313

    I have never understood this mentality.
    When I have a problem going on dates is usually how I find the confidence and support to get past the problem.
    Skipping out just leaves me in a cycle on no new input.

    1. Nonagon

      But what if the problem IS dating?

    2. Joselitlat

      Different strokes for different folks.

    3. Gordon

      Okay, but in this particular case, her date is echoing all her insecurities back at her.

      It’s not exactly confidence building

      1. Jason

        I’m not sure insecurities is the right word- not the one I would have chosen anyway. But you’re dead on about her date echoing her issues.
        I think, personally, that hearing her thoughts coming out of someone else’s mouth, without judgement, enabled Leslie to realise that the place she’s in right now isn’t a healthy one and that she still has things about herself that she desperately needs to address for her own well-being.

        Super proud of her here.

  8. Kris

    Wow! Lesbian dating is really depressing.

    1. Blackbird

      I may have to steal that for the title of my autobiography.

  9. Emperor Norton II

    And everyone who said that Leslie’s facial expressions were because she realised that what Mindy said also applied to herself:

    BOOM, you were spot on.

    Have five Imperial Internet Points each.

    1. StClair

      what’s the conversion to metric?

      1. avarisclari

        Depends on the current political climate. If the US is on good terms with the world 0.95IIP=1MIP, if the US is on bad terms, 0.25IIP=1MIP. If the US is the only country in the world, who cares?

        1. Amazi-Stool

          A metric point?

      2. Emperor Norton II

        They’re not possible to convert.

        We mean, We’re sure there are people who would love to trade in their normal internet point for the IIPs that are given out by Us, but We have to take a stand on this: The only way to acquire Imperial Internet Point is to impress Us one way or another.

        1. Goblin Scribe

          I am sick of the goddamn neocolonial Imperial Internet trying to supplant and erase other Internet currencies!

        2. Emperor Norton II

          Will you feel better if We, the emperor of the Internet, give you an IIP?

        3. Spaz

          What’s the IIP conversion ratio for cookies and cupcakes?

        4. Emperor Norton II

          About 1 496 IIPs will get you one homemade cocoa muffin.

    2. Emperor Norton II

      Oh hey, it seems like I have a new avatar. And it’s Sierra! From awesome to awesome-er!

  10. DailyBrad

    Oh, poor Mindy.
    Sucks that Leslie made this call, but I suppose it’s better than leading Mindy on if she just isn’t in the right headspace right now.

    1. C.T Phipps

      In the words of Drew Barrymore, “They’re just not that into you.”

      Leslie wasn’t feeling it.

  11. Emperor Norton II

    Also, I’m sure at least one commenter in this field *coughnotbaggeatallcough* agrees that there is nothing more important in this world than making sure Becky thinks you’re cool.

    1. Bagge

      Weeeeeell…

      I friggin’ LOVE Becky, but let’s not kid ourself. She has some… not always well thoughtout attitudes do what makes someome ‘cool’. I mean, we wouldn’t want Leslie to jailbrake her phone or try sushi or something radical like that.

      1. Emperor Norton II

        …Ignoring how the odds are that Leslie has already at least tried sushi, why wouldn’t we want Leslie to do those things again?

        1. Bagge

          She could go to JAIL and not be allowed to watch monkey master and have to scoop out the eyeball of the biggest lady with a rusty spoon.

        2. Emperor Norton II

          But what if she then jailbreaks jail?

        3. Bagge

          *mindblown*

        4. Emperor Norton II

          Not as much as your mind was blown when you saw my awesome new Sierra avatar!

        5. Bagge

          It IS an awesome avatar, so that’s the truth

        6. Deanatay

          Sierra is still best character.

  12. ValdVin

    I just hope.Becky’s having more fun than Leslie. But Leslie figured this out, at least.

    So, who shows up at the bar, Anna or Robin?

    1. MatthewTheLucky

      Stacy. Check the tags.

      1. ValdVin

        I already did, thanks. I didn’t type it, but was thinking more along the lines of Stacy having grown-up talk time with Leslie (which she could use).

        Then, add Robin or Anna for hijinx ensue. It’d be just like Leslie’s luck to have to deal with one of them right now given her mood.

  13. Puckish Rogue

    Never has a part of me ever identified as strongly with a lesbian (Mindy) as it does right now

  14. jeffepp

    No! She’s hot! What are you doing!

    1. Emperor Norton II

      She’s doing the right thing, by not leading someone on when she’s not really ready to date; before she’s managed to clear up an issue or two about herself.

      Issues that are very important to start a healthy relationship with.

    2. Jamie

      “She’s hot” is a terrible reason to get into a relationship. It’s a great reason to chat someone up, and maybe get into their pants, possibly even on a regular basis, but it’s a terrible reason to get into a relationship.

      1. Delicious Taffy

        You just described a valid form of relationship, though?

        1. Emperor Norton II

          I’m preeeeeeetty sure that Jamie very, very, very heavily implied “stable, romantic, long-term” when he said “relationship” in the context he did.

      2. Nono

        Avatar is appropriate?

  15. Cholma

    DAMN YOU WILLIS.

    This better not be the last time we see Mindy! I’ll sneak into your house and take back my wedding presents!

    1. Emperor Norton II

      You left wedding presents?

      1. begbert2

        The first time they snuck in, yes.

      2. Cholma

        Of course! I would have been a pretty rude wedding guest if I hadn’t. Of course, it’s been, uh, 8 years, so my memory on *what* gifts I bought is a little dim. (Also: 8 YEARS?! How has it been 8 years already!?)

        1. Spaz

          It was a Tesla, a big-ass-screen TV, and all the Transformers in the house.

          Pretty sure that’s about right.

          >.>

  16. Cheshrin

    Well, that was a sobering moment of character development for Leslie, I hope she gets her thoughts all sorted out and *looks at tags* wait, Stacy?????

    1. Halpful

      omg.

      yep, that’s her arm, at the end of the last panel.

  17. C.T Phipps

    Would it be awkward for Leslie to hook up with Anna now? Because I really want to see that happen.

    1. Fart Captor

      It would be awkward, and counter-productive, what with her deciding she isn’t ready to jump back into the dating pool just yet.

      Plus, Leslie didn’t really seem like she actually found Anna’s her abrasiveness attractive so much as she was too insecure to object to it when she was also getting attention. There may be plenty of people who Anna would be great for, but it doesn’t seem like it’d be good for Leslie any more than it was for Mindy :/

      1. C.T Phipps

        She looked shy and flattered when Anna was the supposed date.

        1. Fart Captor

          Yeah, which is not really the dynamic I’d expect. I’ve never seen someone just blow past a total stranger insulting them, even in jest, without some sort of acknowledgement. Like, I’d expect some sort of playfulness in her response, like a self-deprecating remark, or making her own jab back at Anna.

          Instead, she just seemed flustered, as if she just didn’t recognize in the moment how backhanded the compliment was. That’s not good for her, even if Anna was just being playful, and didn’t intend anything mean by it.

        2. C.T Phipps

          Eh, some people like jerkasses. I note I am one of them. I didn’t start warming to my wife until she chewed me out several times on the Anita Blake forums.

        3. a/snow mous/e

          Jerkassery with the intent to undermine someone’s self-esteem is different from affectionate banter or a well-deserved slap for poor behavior.

        4. a/snow mous/e

          oh hey avatar change. now who is this?

    2. Dean

      No, it would be awkward if Leslie hooked up with Stacy now.

      1. Dean

        But I ship it.

  18. Halpful

    huh. “stubbly guy” looks almost identical to the one that was behind jason and walky, but he’s wearing a different yellow shirt (no stripes).

    1. Yumi

      Maybe the shirt only has stripes on half, since technically only the same front half was visible in his previous panels, and the other side is visible here.

      Or the person he seemed to be looking for and then found in the previous strip was actually his identical twin.

    2. hof1991

      They’re twins who look identical but dress differently.

  19. Tacos

    Isn’t that the bar Jason and Walky are at? Well I wonder if they’ll all see each other and how awkward it shall be?

    1. C.T Phipps

      One gay romance fails but another one blooms. Come on Walky, show your true feelings to Jason!

      1. Spaz

        this establishment serves neither McNuggets nor Mac and Cheese. I don’t see a Walky date succeeding here.

  20. Dave

    That’s too bad the Mindy Date didn’t work out. She seems like she could use some good luck on the dating scene and to have her attempts at confidence rewarded with positive results.

    I also think Mindy’s a real cutie. Not relevant to anything, but it colors my ideas. ;P

    1. C.T Phipps

      Mindy seems desperate to put her self-worth on a partner. Getting out of that seems a very good thing to do before she starts dating.

      1. Halpful

        except that can take years and years… and sounds kinda like staying out of the water until you’ve learnt to swim.

        1. Li

          Not… really.

          Water is necessary for swimming. Dating is absolutely not necessary for self-esteem, AND dating when you value yourself so little and are hoping a partner will make you worth something is kind of a recipe for getting into an abusive relationship. Mindy is safer if she stops expecting her future partners to make her feel like a worthwhile person via their interest before she starts dating.

        2. Li

          Ooh yikes Robin. Noooo.

        3. Li

          Aww. Better. I got really attached to Amber tho…

        4. Li

          … huh. Who is that?

        5. Li

          Okay just shuffling don’t mind me

        6. Amazi-Stool

          But now you are Mind-ee!

        7. a/snow mous/e

          I’m pretty sure that’s Sarah’s arch-nemesis, Raidah.
          No idea who my new avi is, though.

        8. a/snow mous/e

          Let me change the caps and see if I get someone recognizable…

        9. a/snow mous/e

          NOPE. Take 3…

        10. a/snow mous/e

          vaguely know that’s someone in Joyce’s hall. Hm, maybe the original spiky-haired girl was that Sydney Yus from Galasso’s pizza shop?
          Another variation

        11. a/snow mous/e

          okay i’m like 30% sure that’s Claire from QC

        12. a/snow mous/e

          hm, you again…

        13. a/snow mous/e

          well, my actual name is Michael, so I guess I COULD take that… idk…

        14. a/snow mous/e

          Roz is certainly one of the major minor characters. I’ll just give it one last whirl…

        15. a/snow mous/e

          oh hey, it’s Howard aka mini-Clinton. well actually let’s do this one last time

        16. a/snow mous/e

          PFFFFT

    2. Needfuldoer

      She is really cute, but it seems like she has the same relationship insecurities as Leslie. That can turn into either them helping each other figure it out, or a feedback loop. Looks like Leslie’s leaning toward ‘feedback loop’.

      1. Localvigiliante

        I do want to see Mindy around (I respect a good pair of eyebrows, and own a decent pair of my own) for the plot potential of her interacting with the rest of the cast. I kind of suspected this character development for Leslie was on the way. It sucks to ‘realize oh huh maybe I do extract self worth from current and/or potential romantic partners’. I have so much sympathy for both Leslie and Mindy. I suspect Leslie is feeling kind of guilty and relieved.

        Also it is cute as heck that Leslie wants to give Becky the opportunity to have alone time with her girlfriend. I feel happy for Becky that she can have a fun date and just be herself. Becky is in the stage where being out is liberating and exciting. She knows other queer women now! She gets to start building a community outside of her fundie upbringing.

        1. thejeff

          I don’t think Leslie knows Dina is there – she just doesn’t want to blow Becky’s image of her by letting her know the date didn’t even last a half hour.

        2. StClair

          Agreed.

  21. Irredentist

    You could have at least invited Mindy to the bar. Booze always makes everything better, if Dumbing of Age has taught me anything.

    1. Fart Captor

      Mindy seems like she took it kinda hard. Probably wasn’t up for turning the date into just gals bein’ pals

  22. Passchendaele

    Haha, I knew that was stacy before I even saw the tags. That bar’s going to be *jam-packed* before the end of the night, isn’t it?

    Also leslie’s cool 100% of the time and becky knows this so ehhhhhh she probably shouldn’t worry too much about it, but at least we got confirmation that schrodinger’s man has collapsed into one state. Yay!

  23. Yumi

    *starts marching in place* Date Amber’s mom (Stacy)! Date Amber’s mom (Stacy)! Or just hook up because you just said you might not be ready for dating, but I want something to happen with you and Stacy (Amber’s mom).

    1. Emperor Norton II

      Your avatar continues to be very appropriate for your comments.

      Also, I said this in yesterday’s strip, but it was rather late, so you probably never saw it:

      ”

      I truly and earnestly hope you get that feeling one day. With boundaries respected, of course!

      And for what it’s worth, and knowing that this is not in the romantic way you hope for: I do read your comments (even if I don’t always respond), and I do think you add something important to this comment field.”

      1. Yumi

        That’s very nice of you, and it also makes me want to go into my mode of, “What? Shut up, I am not emotional, how dare you, I have NEVER had an EMOTION in my LIFE.”

        1. Emperor Norton II

          Search your feelings, you know it to be true.

      2. Yumi

        Also, isn’t it weird how talking to people in comment sections like this can be? And you like form impressions and different groupings of people and even how you interact with them based on what you’ve seen. I was pretty happy yesterday when Cerberus responded to one of my comments because, you know, she’s Cerberus, and all of this is just based on comments that happen on a webcomic.

        1. Emperor Norton II

          It’s almost as if when the assholes are pruned out*, it’s much easier for the rest of us to be open about things; and sharing experiences, and learn that we are not alone.

          And while I am pretty much the same wherever I am (silly attention-seeker with the occasional serious thought), I’m really glad to see a lot people being able to be who they are here. Also a bit sad because they can’t be that elsewhere… But still, having one place like that is better than none.

          *Thanks for pruning out the assholes, Willis!

        2. BBCC

          Speaking as someone who moderates at a similar-ish forum, you really do notice the quality goes up when you ditch the assholes.

        3. Knayt

          It’s also super noticeable when the same few assholes keep bypassing various IP bans and showing up over and over – it’s amazing how much two or three of them can drive down the quality of even a large comments section/forum.

        4. Cerberus

          Yup, it doesn’t take many assholes to ruin everything. Banning them and keeping them banned does a lot of good for the culture of an online space… or a meatspace space. Like, I’ve seen tight communities ruined by one toxic harassing asshole.

        5. Cerberus

          Aw, thanks. I’m glad I was able to make you feel happier yesterday. 😀

      3. Yumi

        Suddenly my avatar is less appropriate for my comments.
        I was sort of enjoying how well I meshed with Daisy at times.

        I like this one too, though.

        1. Emperor Norton II

          You will always be Daisy to me, Yumi.

          I mean, if you’re fine with that, of course.

  24. Kravis

    The guy behind her is Dexter Douglas, the “real” identity of Freakazoid.

    What the fuck he’s doin’ at a bar, however, we do not know.

    1. KSClaw

      Wouldn’t he ve old enough to go to a bar at this point?

      1. Opus the Poet

        Well Freakazoid was an early ’90s cartoon character and this is 2017, so probably?

        1. KSClaw

          Mid-90s, it ran from 1995 to 1997, and Dexter was 16 or 17.

        2. StClair

          So, even allowing for comic time, probably!

  25. Dave

    Aaaaaaaaand wait, just checked tags. Leslie is sitting next to Amber’s Mom.

    … rebound opportunity? >_>

    1. C.T Phipps

      I’d ship it!

      1. Neeks

        Amber’s mom has got it going on.

        1. Betty Anne

          ^ All of the above.

        2. Gordon

          She has to, I mean, they wrote a song about Amber’s grandmother.

        3. Marius Wynyard

          Stacy’s Mom has got it goin’ on, they wouldn’t write a song about it if it wasn’t true! ?

        4. Deanatay

          ITYM “Stacy’s a mom, who’s got it goin’ on”

  26. Kernanator

    Don’t worry, Becky would probably come up with a bizarre explanation of what lesbian dating is like to explain how you took so little time.

    1. Neeks

      Lesbian speed dating

  27. motorfirebox

    I already named him a few pages back, when he was merging with his clone across two comic panels. His name is Derp/dorp. He’s one of the Boston Derp/dorps, very fine family. Deep roots in the local community.

    1. Needfuldoer

      It’s true! The Derp/dorps run a successful local chain of pubs, with locations in Mattapan, Dorchester, Quincy, Brockton, Fall River, Lowell, and Hyde Park.

      1. Spaz

        Are the Derp/Dorps related to the Dorpchesters out of New York?

  28. JessWitt

    Aww, I didn’t think it meant that much for Leslie to be cool in front of Becky.

    1. Bagge

      That’s really sweet! And OF COURSE Becky will still think she’s cool. She’s a lesbian who takes up space in society, AND who took in Becky when she needed it.

      1. JessWitt

        Yes to all of that. But the one blemish is shooting down the date she scouted for her. Hope Becky is reasonable enough to accept it.

  29. Bagge

    Huh? Leslie pulls the plug when she realizes that the date has run its course. She communicates clearly and doesn’t lie to either herself or her date.

    Where’s the dumb drama in this? What about our cravings for messed up lesbian relationships, huh? Leslie? Did you think of that?

    1. Sporky

      She’s already of age, so she doesn’t need to do as much dumbing

      1. JessWitt

        She is still bound within the comic’s rights to meet the minimum amount of dumbing.

        1. Deathjavu

          She failed to plan for the failure of a half-blind (?) date. Dumb, but not “I have a do-list” or “I’m running from failing classes” dumb.

        2. thejeff

          She did so much dumbing in the Robin part of the arc that she’s got credit to apply to future arcs.

  30. Neeks

    On the one hand, it’d be nice if an evening spent in Stacy’s company had as positive an effect on Leslie as it did on Danny.

    On the other hand, what if Joe’s dad is sitting on the other side of her off-panel and suggests a threesome.

    1. Neeks

      Also putting in my vote for “Reggie” as stubbly guy’s name

      1. CoMa

        Even though you might not read this – I love your avatar, and I know that I know the character from somewhere, but I’m not sure. Could you help me out? 😀

        *(It’s not from “Marmalade Boy”, is it? If it is, oh boy, I do remember my mangas, it’s been ages since I last read that. Like, literally at least a decade)

        1. CoMa

          (Okay, I’m DEFINITELY NOT keeping the blowjob cat as avatar O.O)
          Time to experiment!

        2. Neeks

          I believe it was from Marmalade Boy… I made the avatar a longass time ago, don’t really remember myself, lol.

  31. Heavensrun

    Oh PLEASE tell us Leslie hooks up with Amber’s mom. That would be AMAZING.

    1. JessWitt

      Dang, what a twist that would be.

      But Stacy is seeing Dr. Richard.

    2. Puckish Rogue

      Even better, hooks up with Amber’s mom AND Joe’s dad!

      1. Emperor Norton II

        Minus infinite Imperial Internet Points!

        That’s right, now you need to earn infinite Imperial Internet Points just to get back at zero. And We have not been known for handing out more than 90 Imperial Internet Points to any one single person at any time.

        1. ValdVin

          Imperial? How many SAE points is that, for those of us using old US internets?

        2. ValdVin

          I’ll withdraw the question, as it’s been answered upthreae.

  32. timemonkey

    Does guy on the right with brown hair and glasses have a name? He’s cute.

    1. Fart Captor

      He actually looks vaguely like me in college, especially with those glasses.

      1. Keulan

        He kinda looks like me in college too, except I rarely wore hoodies and my hair is more curly. And I don’t think I’ve ever thought of myself as cute.

    2. HeySo

      It’s Liam. That’s my head-canon, and I’m sticking to it.

  33. Fox

    The hardest person to face is yourself. No one wants to look at another person and see a reflection of the most painful things inside themselves. This hits home.

  34. Wendy

    Ughhhh. I really hope this doesn’t mean she turns to Robin “I Was Perfectly Okay Actively Destroying the Lives Of LGBT People Until I Got Outed” DeSanto. Because if Leslie’s looking for someone very far from being an echo of her (like, you know, an actually decent person), Robin sure fits the bill.

    I mean it’s good that she doesn’t want to lead anyone on; not so great that she seems to actively seek out people who…are just…not…good…

    1. Li

      I mean she ended the date to get away from someone who was telling her how awesome it was that Robin did all that, so. I doubt she’s looking for someone more like Robin.

  35. Fox

    It’s so hard to feel like you’re worthless. To have to fight to build some self-esteem and even then, when you hit a low place, it all falls away and you have claw your way back up again and each time it gets both easier and harder to get back up again.

  36. Bagge

    Poor Mindy 🙁

    OK, since we probably won’t see anything else about her night, my headcanon is that the second Leslie leaves the waitress will gather her courage and ask if she can tag in on the date. One thing leads to another and two days later they are on a bus to Seattle for a weekend of giggling, handholding and lots and lots of sex.

    1. Delicious Taffy

      Headcanon seconded.

    2. Adj

      I will gladly board the Mindy/Waitress ship.

      “Mindress?”

      1. Delicious Taffy

        I’m stealing that for the name of my new psychic lesbian superhero.

        1. Slartibeast Button, BIA

          Does she battle the evil Dr. Heteronormative from QC?

        2. Delicious Taffy

          Mindress’s arch-nemesis is Shane from the Game Emporium. He’s always selling her low-rolling dice and really bad Yu-Gi-Oh! booster packs, and he does it with a friendly smile, the fiend.

          Shane’s coworker Deb, on the other hand, is secretly in a committed relationship Mindress’s civilian identity, Karen Murray

        3. Jago

          I’s read it.

        4. NickG

          Is that a custom avatar or has DYW added an official Mindy?

        5. NickG

          Must try to escape pudding Head Avatar

  37. C.T Phipps

    I really hope we see Leslie come across the Crazy Parking Lot LadyTM on the way back home. Note: Robin is not homeless (and has multiple ones) but is perfectly capable of living around her campaign headquarters’s ruins like a phantom out of spite/pride.

  38. Saaaam

    Gotsta be the cool mom

  39. Goblin Scribe

    Stubbles is the guy who tried to dismiss the rape claims earlier, right? Let’s name him Ryan. That’s right, he gets Not-Ryan’s old name!

    1. Emperor Norton II

      They seem superficially similar, but they have different chins, different haircuts, and different glasses. So probably not the same person.

    2. Delicious Taffy

      Too uninspired.

    3. King Daniel

      …why do so many people forget that his name was Ryan? It was just his middle name, which is why not many people knew him as that.

      1. King Daniel

        …also, wait, when did my gravatar change to Penny? I don’t like this Penny.

        1. King Daniel

          …and now I just realized that Emperor Norton is no longer Jacob.

        2. Fart Captor

          It looks like Willis added a bunch of avatars for new characters (and I think new ones for old characters?) and now everything has been thrown into chaos!

          I’m gonna have to start reading usernames more closely now

        3. Michael Chandra

          I miss my old avatar… ;_;

        4. Fart Captor

          But Amber is the most huggable!

        5. Marsh Maryrose

          And as we all know, chaos is a ladder.

          (Anxious to see who I got.)

        6. adjudicus

          “Only the ladder is real. The climb is all there is.”

          (also curious to see which avatar I got)

        7. Emperor Norton II

          We are indeed Sierra. Maybe we should change Our title to Empress to commemorate this awesome change?

        8. Marsh Maryrose

          She is the Emperor.

          Or perhaps you could go with a gender-neutral title like “Emperix.”

        9. Kamino Neko

          Check the Twitterbox. Willis rerandomized the avatars at about 1:30 Eastern time.

    4. Amazi-Stool

      That does not make a lot of sense.

      First “stubbles” (or as Willis puts it: the stubbly guy) is the guy on the left, with the three-day (stubbly) beard.

      The guy on the left is indeed looking slightly similar to the guy you are talking about, but:

      1) Rounded glasses vs. square glasses;
      2) Black sclera vs. coloured (brown) sclera (a bit difficult to judge, as it is dark now).

  40. C.

    Hmm… there’s no evidence in canon that Stacy is bi, but there’s no counter-evidence either.

    1. BenRG

      FWIW, I think it’s more likely that she and Leslie are going to end up commiserating over their mutual sucky taste in significant others (basically, abusive). It is possible that there could be a drunken one-night stand but I doubt it somehow.

  41. Keulan

    Damn it I was hoping their date would go better. Leslie’s reasons for ending it make sense though.

    1. Kamino Neko

      And hopefully she’s being honest with Mindy and herself, and it’s not really ‘you’re not zany and boundary-ignoring enough’.

  42. Badgermole

    I hope this isn’t the last we see of Mindy. I’m weirdly invested now in seeing her get some combination of happiness and self-esteem.

    1. Badgermole

      Uh, can someone tell me who my new auto generated grav is a picture of?

      1. Keulan

        Is it Bloodrose? I hope it’s Bloodrose.

        1. Keulan

          And apparently my grav is now Mike, quite the change from when it was Joyce.

      2. spoopyfox

        i think it’s bloodrose

      3. Fart Captor

        I think it’s good ol’ what-her-face, Agatha’s room mate

      4. Kamino Neko

        Shoulder McHairson.

      5. Badgermole

        Ah, I’m not too familiar with the Walkyverse characters. Also think it’s interesting how I keep getting gravs (Dina was my last one) who are hard to spot as a running joke. (Should I lurk less, comment on posts here more? Maybe.)

        1. Roborat

          Careful, knowing Sir Willis’s sense of humour, your next grav will be an empty panel.

  43. Emperor Norton II

    Ok, people, people, people!

    While we’ve had our first avatar shuffle in four years, you know what the coolest thing is?

    Go to yesterday’s strip, and see which avatar Cerberus ended up with. DO EEEET!

    1. King Daniel

      *claps*

      1. King Daniel

        Alright, Penny really isn’t doing it for me. Let me try this:

        1. King Daniel

          OH NO NO NO WHYYYYYYYYYYYYY

          Grav roulette, don’t fai

        2. King Daniel

          Whew.

        3. Emperor Norton II

          First Penny, then Mary!

          Next, you’ll end up with Peter.

        4. King Daniel

          Fortunately not.

        5. Delicious Taffy

          But Penny was combat-ready.

        6. King Daniel

          Wrong Penny. That Penny I like, but DoA’s Penny isn’t half as cool.

    2. Badgermole

      Well done, algorithm.

    3. BBCC

      She got the absolutely best possible grav for her. Well done, gravatar roulette.

    4. Needfuldoer

      Well played, Gravatar algorithm.

      1. Needfuldoer

        Huh, apparently I get Dina now. Not sure if I’m worthy…

        1. Emperor Norton II

          Do you like dinosaurs?

        2. Needfuldoer

          Well, yes, but who doesn’t?

        3. Bagge

          Bad people who should feel bad.

        4. Emperor Norton II

          OK, what is your favourite dinosaur, then?

    5. Ninjamaid

      Just commenting (seriously I so rarely comment) to see my avatar.

      1. Ninjamaid

        Eh.

      2. Emperor Norton II

        I’m sure you actually comment a lot.

        We just don’t see it.

        1. Sara Hysaro

          I comment all the time! …in my head. Because I’m a little shy about new (to me) communities. Plus I’m stretched a little thin as is.

        2. Emperor Norton II

          And now I got The Cranberries’ “Zombie” stuck in my head.

          I was just trying to make a joke about not being able to see ninjamaid’s posts because ninja.

        3. Delicious Taffy

          Thanks for the earworm.

    6. butting

      RAWWWWWWWK!!!

      (alsoes, Grace is pretty damn cool. *checks a few pages to see who’s got Mary in the new shuffle*)

    7. Random832

      Avatar test.

      1. Random832

        Who even is… Meredith?

        *checks tags* Ah. Gluten-free. Anyway, trying my other email now.

        1. Random832

          Oh yeah, that one still has a custom gravatar. I should take care of that, I actually specifically stopped using it here for that reason.

          Now trying my other other email, which I’ve never used here before so I’ll probably need approval.

    8. Rukduk

      Sorry I’m late to the Grav party. And the comment section party. And the new comic party. Let’s see who I have.

      1. Rukduk

        Ok. Didn’t expect Meredith. But I also doubt that she fits me well. So here we go again.

        1. Rukduk

          …Unexpected. Here’s another go around

        2. Rukduk

          Oh sweet lord no!!!!

        3. Rukduk

          Dammit!

        4. Rukduk

          …ok, last try then I’m going back to Meredith.

        5. Rukduk

          Welp. Guess Meredith it is.

        6. Rukduk

          Wait. How’d I get Sarah?

        7. Rukduk

          No no no. I’m trying to get back to the first one.

        8. Rukduk

          Is this what I need to type to get back?

        9. Rukduk

          Nope.

        10. Rukduk

          Ok. This should get me back to the first one.

      2. Halpful

        o.0 I got some dude.

        so, first try: capitalizing character 0.

        1. Halpful

          huh, I think my gravatar test hit moderation. (4)

        2. Halpful

          another test, 5

        3. Halpful

          and 8

        4. Halpful

          oh crud, autofill threw off some of these. (9)

        5. Halpful

          and my method of tracking changes kinda sucks too. this one would be … 0,9?

        6. Halpful

          urrgh so many male avatars, come on, I want dina or amber…
          2,9

        7. Halpful

          come on, gravatar. 4,9

        8. Halpful

          yay! dina 🙂 but let’s see if there’s an amber in here. 5,9

        9. Halpful

          maybe 8,9

        10. Halpful

          what. an avatar of… someone’s hair? what even is that?
          0,8,9

        11. Halpful

          how about… 2,8,9

        12. Halpful

          no, amazi-jerk doesn’t count. 😛 4,8,9

        13. Halpful

          5,8,9 maybe?

        14. Halpful

          screw it, caps ALL the things! (with six bits, I could do 2^6=64 tries, but that seems excessive)

        15. Halpful

          lol 🙂 it’s always the last place you look, right? 😉

  44. HeySo

    “that stubbly guy’s gonna hafta get a name”

    Aren’t the guys in that strip already named Ahmed, Liam, and Gavin?
    Don’t go ruining my head-canon now..

    1. HeySo

      Ooh. Lovin’ the new avatar it chose for me 😀

  45. Pl0x

    Final panel reminds me so much of Pearl, like omigosh dangit, the similarities between these two, cross-universe fictional lesbians.

    1. Pl0x

      Wait. My icon isn’t Becky anymore and that makes me sad. 🙁

      1. Loki

        You look splendid, though.

        1. Shariku

          Loki stole it!

        2. StClair

          LOKI DID IT -> MAKE LOKI FIX IT

        3. Emperor Norton II

          You pretty much described half of the stories about the gods in Asgard.

        4. StClair

          There’s a flowchart!

        5. Bagge

          That’s pretty spot on.

          You COULD add a box of “Odin did it” and “Eh, shit were pretty fudged up anyway. Let’s just drink meed and watch Loki tie his balls to a goat* instead.”

          *) “Loki played some antics with a goat” as one translation so delicately put it.

        6. Kamino Neko

          The other half are evenly split between ‘we broke it, make Loki fix it’ and ‘Loki broke it…break Loki’.

        7. Pl0x

          Unfortunately I don’t really care about Jacob.

          (Let’s see who I get now.)

        8. Pl0x

          Oh. It’s Joyce. Hmmmm. I don’t really want to comment spam just to try out avatars, but…

        9. Bucket

          But you’re gonna anyway, for fun!

        10. Bucket

          And so am I, now that I saw the hint…

        11. Bucket

          hmm, not quite.

        12. Bucket

          one more time…

  46. Slartibeast Button, BIA

    Doesn’t Rom-Com logic dictate that Leslie meet someone in the bar and really hit it off with them?

    1. CJ

      Yes. Considering Stacy is tagged that won’t happen any time soon though.
      I wonder if we will get drunken Stacey telling Leslie her daughter needs help she can’t provide- thus putting it on Leslie to do so – or drunken Leslie seeing Stacy and Joes dad make out.
      Or will Robin appear in search of a drink or because someone posted a picture of Leslie in that bar?

  47. BenRG

    This is the scenario that can end with an ill-considered one-night stand.

  48. BBCC

    Ooooh, gravatar swap! Time to play gravatar roulette until I get Sal again! 😀

    1. BBCC

      Awwww, I like Sierra! Shame she’s not Sal.

      1. BBCC

        Nope, sorry Daisy.

        1. BBCC

          Sorry, Ken, this is yet another girl you’re about to strike out with.

        2. BBCC

          Nope, I want your sister, walky.

        3. BBCC

          I’m sorry, Mindy, you’re a button, but I want a different girl.

        4. BBCC

          Sorry, Joss, but pass.

        5. BBCC

          Oooh, does this mean more Beatrice?

        6. BBCC

          Beat it, Walky

        7. BBCC

          Okay, I was gonna wait until the new strip to continue, but FUCK THAT if that means being Mary.

  49. Anowan

    Hiii what is my avatar

    Oh also good strip and is everybody in the same bar and will Leslie and Bowtie communicate ? (I’m the worst reader, can’t remember his name right now, don’t care to search it in the archive).

    1. Anowan

      Well let’s play the game of “turning a random letter into a capital letter”

      1. Anowan

        Oh universe, why

        1. Emperor Norton II

          *Can’t stop laughing at the avatar pairing to the “oh universe, why” comment.*

        2. Anowan

          I get you.

        3. King Daniel

          It is certainly an appropriate match.

    2. thejeff

      Jason, but more importantly: Blowjob Cat is an actual avatar now? Awesome.

  50. Anowan

    Let’s remember this one and take another chance

    1. Anowan

      Really cute buuuuut now I’m launched I want to see it through sorry for the spam.

      1. Anowan

        Settling for this one, sorry for making you lose your time while you were reading the comments fellow reader

  51. Barf Ninjason

    For Stubbs’ name, how about “Crando”…? That’s sort of like a name.

    1. McBogue

      Crando LOLrissian?

  52. Jago

    Stacy… why is it tagged Stacy? *clicks*
    OH! STACY!

    1. Jago

      I love my new Avatar! Can I keep it? She even looks a bit like me.

      1. Nickg

        That settles my question above and gives me hope we’ll see more of Mindy

        1. NickG

          Now I’ve got Robin, try again

    2. BenRG

      More importantly, she’s right next to Leslie. Something is about to happen, I think!

  53. John

    I have become what I hate.

    1. Emperor Norton II

      You hate dapper guys with newfound self-confidence and ukulele skills?

      1. John

        Yes.

        Also, Danny.

        Especially Danny rocking his Sally Forth Sly Smirk™.

        This may have finally convinced me to register a gravatar. I’m going to steal the random Philémon grav I got over on Frivolesque, I think.

  54. Michael Chandra

    Aw, the avatars changed. I liked angry Ma-… What’s her name again?

  55. Dev

    Oh hey, my avatar changed from Dorothy to Ruth. I was very confused when looking for my comment a few days ago. 😀

  56. not someone else

    I admit I am posting entirely to see what my new avatar is.

    1. not someone else

      Roz… hm.

      …At least it’s someone I recognize? She’s kind of the nega-me. Straight cis woman who’s very loud and has a lot of sex.

      1. Roborat

        Can’t be nega-you, she doesn’t have a goatee.

        1. George

          That just means “not someone else” *has* a goatee.

    2. missilentmurmur

      me too!

      1. missilentmurmur

        that didn’t go too well

        1. Cholma

          I think you meant: “that went VERY well”!

        2. MatthewTheLucky

          A little too well, probably.

        3. MatthewTheLucky

          Wait, what?

        4. MatthewTheLucky

          Hmm, a little too bland.

        5. MatthewTheLucky

          Not quite…

        6. MatthewTheLucky

          Needs more character development…

        7. MatthewTheLucky

          There we go.

      2. Keulan

        I did not expect one of the avatars to be Blowjob Cat.

        1. Keulan

          Ok I’m sticking with Dorothy.

    3. Brian Buhl

      It’s been forever since I’ve commented. I wonder….

    4. Lyingcat

      doing the same even though this is like the 5th time I’ve ever commented. But I did used to have kind of a lame avatars… so maybe if it’s a cool one now I’ll comment ALL OF THE TIME

      1. Lyingcat

        hmm… yeah not sold

        1. Lyingcat

          Ooo but the email thing changes it

        2. Lyingcat

          yep. like that one.

  57. Keulan

    Ok, I have a feeling I’m not gonna like the results if I try for a different avatar…

    1. Keulan

      Ooh, Agatha! Nice.

      1. Keulan

        Haven’t see much of Marcie lately.

        1. Keulan

          I’m basically playing avatar roulette again.

        2. Keulan

          Marcie twice apparently.

        3. Keulan

          One more try, sorry for the spam.

        4. Keulan

          Ok, last time now.

        5. Keulan

          Final try for real this time.

        6. Gandalf007

          How do you do that, use a different email? Until Willis changes them again, a given email address will always have the same avatar associated with it, right? (Of course you could go sign up for Gravatar and pick your own, but that sounds suspiciously like work!)

          Let’s see what my new assignment is… old one was Billie, which I probably wouldn’t have selected myself, but grew to appreciate. Her expression seemed to add just a hint of snark to my comments (in a positive way, hopefully).

        7. thejeff

          Gravatar roulette is case sensitive, email isn’t.
          foo@bar.com gets you a different result than Foo@bar.com

        8. UniqueSnowflake2

          You can capitalize letters in the email address.

        9. StClair

          back when I learned email, the rule was that all letters should be/had to be lowercase, period.

          then again, when I learned email, some people/places were still using bang-paths to route it manually…

        10. thejeff

          Interestingly, theoretically email addresses are still case sensitive. The domain name is not, but the actual user name should be.

          Almost no email servers enforce this though, treating user names differing only by case as the same.

  58. Li

    I really think this is the best thing Leslie could have done, given that she was not feeling a spark with Mindy, who was simultaneously broadcasting much less “I’m into you specifically” and much more “I am desperate to not be single anymore”.

    Going on the date at all was giving Mindy a chance despite her not being attracted to her on their initial meeting. Staying longer when she isn’t into her would just have led Mindy on.

    (Which in no way means that Leslie will go “back” to Robin (they art never dating so there’s no “back” to go), and it definitely doesn’t mean she’ll look Anna up. Leslie bot being into Mindy has only a little bit to do with Robin and nothing to do with Anna. Nor does it mean she needs more drama in her life or that Mindy isn’t cute. Sometimes you just don’t feel a spark.)

    1. Li

      shuffle shuffle

      1. Li

        oh no, I come off aggressively enough online without an actively angry face XD sorry Malaya

        1. Li

          Nope

        2. Li

          … ermmmm

        3. Li

          Nono thank you

        4. Li

          I really like the new Amber too… /shakes fist

        5. Li

          sigh

        6. Li

          … The Roz is really cute too hrmmm

        7. Li

          Nnnnnope

        8. Li

          Getting further away from it

        9. Li

          Dang. SO CLOSE AND YET SO FAR

        10. Emperor Norton II

          Now the real question is… Why did you not stop at this point?

        11. Li

          My reply to skills are really not great on this site

  59. Li

    That is such a cute avatar 😐 is it Raidah?

    1. BenRG

      No, Malaya.

  60. vulcanodon

    Feeling bad for Mindy right now. She is going to go home in an awful state of mind.

    1. BenRG

      Yeah but sometimes it’s best to just tear off the band-aid. It wasn’t going to go anywhere; at the very best the two would end up reinforcing their mutual worst characteristics (in terms of self-esteem).

      1. StClair

        Agreed.
        (also, test…)

  61. hof1991

    Instead of a ship, maybe the two will talk about their failures and bad choices. And how best to deal with daughters in troubled situations.

  62. Josh Spicer

    This is the same bar Walky and British Teach are at, aren’t they?

    (Shows how much I don’t care about British Teach enough to remember his name from Joyce and Walky)

    1. ValdVin

      Nah, don’t worry about his name. Just remember, “Hey, that’s a bicycle!”

  63. Matt

    Am I the only one that’s unreasonably distracted by the fact that she’s not wearing a watch on the first panel?

  64. Spencer

    You’re too good for this world, Mindy.

    o hai stacy

    1. Spencer

      Grav roulette go.

      1. Spencer

        Hmm. One more try.

        1. Spencer

          Man, this is tough.

        2. Amazi-Stool

          You have uploaded yourself a custom avatar at gravatar.com, so you do not participate in the grav roulette.

        3. Spencer

          You’re pulling my leg here.

  65. Io

    *Posts just to see new avatar*

    1. Io

      Who the heck even is this person??

      1. Random832

        The guy from the LGBTQ group.

  66. Scar Man!!!

    So can someone tell me who my new gravatar is supposed to be? I think it’s Ruth from the original Walkyverse, but I’m not sure?

    1. Spencer

      It’s Rose. Minor character who used to be Amber’s half-sister in the Walkyverse.

      1. Scar Man!!!

        That’s funny. I could swear I read all of shortpacked and I don’t remember seeing her

    2. Emperor Norton II

      It appears to be Rose, and I’m surprised you don’t remember her, considering how many times she’s appeared in this comic!

      (One time)

  67. Cerberus

    Comic Reactions:

    Panels 1-2: I love how Leslie takes the opportunity here to do the healthiest thing for all parties and do so in as kind a way as she can. It reflects how she tried to handle the Robin situation at the bar and her character in general, being prone to destructive thinking but also recognizing that impulse and the danger of letting that impulse rule over her actions.

    Panel 3: Oof, that headspace. Where things not working out are because you did something personally wrong. It’s an easy headspace to fall into, especially if you have a mindset that likes to try and problem-solve situations and break them down or if you struggle with low self-esteem or anxiety/depression. I’ve struggled with this headspace a lot myself thanks to past bad relationship and familial situations where I was gaslit and blamed for things outside my control.

    So yeah, I feel for Mindy here a bit, but this is still the right call.

    Panels 4-5: Words cannot contain how much I love this bit here. It’s so self-aware and well-delivered. And yeah, it gets into a very specific thing. Someone who shares neuroses can sometimes be a good thing, can mean someone who understands and respects how those little things mean to you. But it can also be mutually destructive.

    And this would have been the latter. As Leslie said, what Mindy said wasn’t anything she hasn’t said to herself, but that’s exactly why she doesn’t need external support for her self-destructive loneliness and romanticism. She needs confirmation and strength that she’s made the correct decisions in the end to stand for her mental health and well-being.

    And she especially needs that now coming out of the personally destructive saga that was Robin.

    But I love how she delivers that with empathy for Mindy’s headspace. That tells her, no, you’re not alone, I’ve felt the same way, but that’s not a good thing. It maybe even gives her a nudge to re-examine the self-destructive life she’s currently trapped in pining after a woman in her house who will never love her or treat her with full respect.

    Panel 6: This is also adorable. It feels like Leslie continuing morphing into her role as adoptive mom for Becky, wanting to still be thought of as the cool mom even though she’s a giant dork (a common struggle for mom types).

    I think as they get to know each other more, this will settle, but in the meantime, it’s just cute.

    1. Cerberus

      Wait… holy shit new gravatars?!? And I got Carla?!?

      *happy dance*

      1. Emperor Norton II

        It’s even confirmed that it was only luck that you got her.

        Incredible, awesome luck.

      2. StClair

        you ****ing goddess. 🙂

        1. Emperor Norton II

          Exactly. This was the universe’s way to remind Cerberus that she is a motherfucking goddess, and don’t you forget it!

      3. OBBWG

        Nobody deserves Carla more.

        (Also, this post is a great chance to jump into the avatar roulette.)

      4. Scar Man!!!

        Did you not notice this yesterday?

        1. thejeff

          Changed sometime overnight, probably after she last posted.

          The change is retroactive though, so you can look back and see the new avatars on yesterday’s posts.
          Which means that this comment page will be completely incomprehensible after the next update.

        2. Emperor Norton II

          Yeah, it changed at around 01:30-ish in Eastern Summer Time.

          And thejeff: Most of it will be nonsense. However, all the people trying the avatar roulette and just saying “Nope” to each new attempt may become even funnier. Especially if they end up sticking with Peter in the end.

        3. thejeff

          You can already see that with some of the ones who have custom gravatars, but turned them off to play. Someone has a whole pageful of the Ruth/Billie/Carla reaction shot going “Ugh no”, “C’mon roulette”, etc, up above.

        4. thejeff

          But only sometimes. Some of them all go back to the custom grav when they’re done. Others leave the roulette ones in place.
          Depends on how they switch, I guess.

        5. vlademir1

          Playing roulette, with any real stakes anyway, is always a chumps game, even if it can be fun. The only sure winning strategy, as with Thermonuclear War, is to not play. The next best is to just accept that as you enjoy the process of playing you age going to, at best, be nickel and dimed to cover the cost.

          Now that everyone’s face has changed, it’ll take me weeks to get everyone straight in my head again…

      5. Bagge

        Whoooo! High five, you amazing goddess, you!

    2. Fox

      I’ve been there too cerberus, for much the same reasons. It’s a terrible habit and leads down so many dark roads. So many people suffer because of the idea that grand gestures can make up for being awful. It’s an unhealthy and destructive trope. Here’s to you and me and everyone else who’s crawled or is crawling out of that trap.

  68. Ragnarok101

    Gravity roulette…spin, spin, spin…

    1. Ragnarok101

      Ugh, Joe, nope, spinning again

      1. Ragnarok101

        …I have no idea who this guy is.

        1. Random832

          Mary’s boyfriend. Spinning again was definitely the right choice.

        2. Random832

          …nope.

        3. Random832

          ugh

        4. Random832

          Got Leslie in another reply and okay with that but running through a couple more options just to see

        5. Random832

          And one last one and then I’m done for today.

  69. Ragnarok101

    Trying some more

  70. Geno

    Grav roulette let’s see who I get

    1. Geno

      Works for me

  71. StClair

    Hm, none of the randoms so far are really doin’ it for me. Might be time to finally sign up for a custom…

    1. StClair

      yeah, definitely not HER.

  72. WillD

    Blatant gravatar-only post

    1. WillD

      I can live with that.

    2. WillD

      Alternative email

  73. Lulu

    That was quick and disappointing.
    Maybe author will throw that newspaper lesbian girl a bone in form of drunk Leslie?
    Also what are the chances Leslie will meet Robin now?
    I hope low.

    1. MatthewTheLucky

      That would be horribly inappropriate and also hilarious since Jason and Walky are there.

  74. Smooti

    Man, I feel really bad for Mindy though. I mean, Leslie’s right, and the two are too similar to hit it off romantically. But you also could’ve continued the date and made a new friend too. You know how hard it is making new friends when you’re an adult, Leslie!!!

    1. Smooti

      Sooooo uh, how do ya change the gravatar guys~?

      1. King Daniel

        Simplest way is to change the capitalization in your e-mail (for example: eMail@address instead of email@address), although you can use alternate e-mail addresses instead if you’d rather.

        1. 3oranges

          Some things like gmail will also let you add periods to your address without breaking it.

        2. Smooti

          Thank you!

      2. TheAmazingKMan

        Just capitalize different letters of your e-mail to get different results.

        1. Emperor Norton II

          Or just accept what you get on the first try, so we don’t all end up with about seven different avatars instead of the about 56 that Willis made for us.

          Or get a custom avatar if you -really- want something special.

        2. Inahc (formerly Halpful)

          that’s no fun 😛

  75. m-m

    Grav-roulette

  76. King Daniel

    Eh, while I’m here I might as well jump in on the Grav Roulette fad while it lasts.

  77. Inbar Fink

    Man, Grav Roulette day is the one thing that makes me kinda sad to have a set Gravatar (but only kinda), maybe I could’ve been Blowjob Cat

    *sigh* ….someday…

    1. Bagge

      I feel you. I mean, I have an AWESOME Becky gravatar but… to be part of the excitement, the rush of uncertainty… I could be anything. Joyce? Danny? Even Dorothy?

      1. Bagge

        …eh, what the fudge. YOLO!!!!

        1. Bagge

          …Huh? I SAID YOLO!!!

        2. Bagge

          Grace huh…

          Nah, BACK TO BECKY!!! SEE YOU ON THE FLIP SIDE, GRACE!

    2. Kamino Neko

      *checks URL* Nope…you’d have been Mike.

      I’d have got Sayid.

      1. Marsh Maryrose

        There’s a way to check without actually posting?

        1. Kamino Neko

          Well, you need to have posted, but those of us with set gravatars can check what we would have gotten by checking the URL of the one we have – it’s at the end.

          Can’t remember who informed me of that, but I learned it after I made the same comment that Inbar Fink did last time they got reshuffled.

      2. Spencer

        B-but… Sayid!

  78. King Daniel

    Okay, I think I’ll settle on Ruth for now. Unless this last test gives something better.

  79. JBento

    Wait, I’m exempt from grav roulette because I set an avatar, right?

    1. JBento

      Oh, good, right.

  80. Delicious Taffy

    …Alright, I’m curious.

    1. Delicious Taffy

      No thanks.

      1. Delicious Taffy

        Nah

        1. Delicious Taffy

          God no

        2. Delicious Taffy

          Not quite

        3. Delicious Taffy

          Not happenin’.

        4. Delicious Taffy

          Don’t be clingy

        5. Delicious Taffy

          Ha. Nope.

        6. Delicious Taffy

          Unrelatable

        7. Delicious Taffy

          Last try

        8. Delicious Taffy

          Ken’s a good kid, but I’ll stick to this.

  81. SolomonK

    The stubbly guy apparently has to be Kathy, Kate, Kitty or Kat…

  82. Flakky

    So bigger odds of Leslie running into Walky or a certain disgraced senator?

  83. ithehellamhenry

    Nooo. Nooo. Please don’t make Mindy sad!

    Nooo.

  84. papercurse

    Now what sweet avatar do the new RNG gods bestow upon me?!

    1. papercurse

      Eh… Could be better at least my cool haircolour fits and it’s not the Blowjobcat. ;P

      1. Emperor Norton II

        On the negative side, it’s not Blowjobcat.

  85. Apostate

    Grav roulette time. Also good on you Leslie for keeping your own mental health as a priority.

  86. Remmington Steele

    LET THE GRAV GODS SPEAK!

  87. Koms

    Might as well get on the grav train

    1. Koms

      Yay!!

  88. hallucigenia

    So Jason, Walky, Leslie, and Stacy walk into a bar.

    My guess is that we’re not done, and that about 2/3 of the people who’ll be in the final scene in this bar have arrived.

    1. hallucigenia

      OH man rerolling my avatar because Malaya’s a total pain in the ass.

  89. hallucigenia

    Nope. Apparently I am bad at this

  90. Pablo360

    Time to test out my new Gravi— oh, right.

  91. AlexDenton

    OMG a bit of Stacy’s hair is in the picture, so she gets a tag. That’s attention to details ^^

  92. Ryek Hvek

    People need to keep entering that bar scene above until we get this

  93. Marsh Maryrose

    New avatars (per the twitter feed) for which the tags as yet yield zero result: Beatrice, Nash, Spencer.

    Also, at least three different people got what might be Bloodrose. Not appearing in the posted set, and not even a valid tag. Some kind of Easter egg?

    1. Kamino Neko

      Bloodrose was a character in the other universe who was part of a running gag where she never appeared fully in a panel. Thus her appearing as only a shoulder and bit of hair in the avatar…and being replaced by Walky in that set.

      1. Fart Captor

        Bloodrose has shown up in DoA at least once, untagged

        1. King Daniel

          Apparently she’s shown up at least one other time.

        2. King Daniel

          Dangit, that was supposed to include this link: http://www.dumbingofage.com/2016/comic/book-7/02-everything-youve-ever-wanted/sandals/

  94. Marsh Maryrose

    I refuse to be Peter.

    1. McBogue

      DBAP (Don’t Be A Peter). Kinda means the same thing.

  95. Zatar

    Oh everyone’s Gravatar’s are changing…That’s disorienting.

    1. Zatar

      Oh! I like this one. Same general feel as the last one but I don’t have to see Mary’s stupid face anymore.

  96. Why do i even bother

    Grav-y

    1. Why do i even bother

      Wow actually this matches my personality way better than the Dina

  97. Nenja

    oh new Gravatars! what will I get?

    1. Nenja

      … damn it.

      1. Nenja

        no, no, I can’t do this. I’m trying this capitalizing thing.

        1. Nenja

          I’m not sure I’m cool enough for that one.

        2. Nenja

          aha, my old one!

        3. Nenja

          Yes. Danny is a good egg. I’m keeping that egg.

        4. coMa

          I’m trying too with the letters!

  98. CoMa

    I don’t know if I got this…

    1. CoMa

      Whoops, this was supposed to be a reply. Sorry for wasting extra space – I just got so confused by the new gravatars.

  99. Tenn

    I… actually don’t ship Leslie and Stacy. Am I getting a fever or something?

    1. Scar Man!!!

      No, you are in good company after that last comment by Stacy

  100. Puckish Rogue

    Ok so who am I today?

    1. Puckish Rogue

      Ok so don’t know who that is so we’ll try again…

      1. Puckish Rogue

        Good enough

  101. a/snow mous/e

    and more attempts down here

    1. a/snow mous/e

      hm

      1. a/snow mous/e

        ?

        1. a/snow mous/e

          cool hair :3

        2. a/snow mous/e

          oh it’s that b*ngo Penny. i mean i’m pretty sure she would self-label as a b*ngo. She’s all right, if underused

        3. a/snow mous/e

          that’s like agatha or something

        4. a/snow mous/e

          Roz with no hat? I’ll take it! (but let’s just check this last iteration)

        5. a/snow mous/e

          *suspense*

        6. a/snow mous/e

          Roz it is!

        7. a/snow mous/e

          (i think)

        8. a/snow mous/e

          *brushes ethan’s hair* <3 cute boi, likez boiz, good circle of friends / poly shipping material… seems good for now :3

        9. a/snow mous/e

          but just to be thorough/unbelievably picky, one last trial…

        10. a/snow mous/e

          FUCking yessss billie is my spirit cheerleader

        11. a/snow mous/e

          *spirleader

  102. hapax

    Okay, now I’m grav-curious.

    But surely I am NOT the only one to hear Leslie say, “Nothing you have said isn’t something I haven’t said quietly to myself” and thought, “Wait – Leslie said to herself ‘I’m a dental hygienist’?”

    1. Emperor Norton II

      I can see her telling herself that after a particularly trying day at work (i.e. days with Joe in them).

      “*sigh* I’m basically a dental hygienist. I clean out the old corn, but I can’t do anything about the inset rot.”

  103. Lordhaw

    Poor Mindy. But I totally get that Leslie isn’t in the right headspace for this right now.

  104. miina

    Ooh so excited for roulette. Feel a little guilty since our recent character friends have been glummy

  105. Arianod

    …or you could have talked about something else.

  106. crys

    it’s been said but man do i really love how leslie’s adopting the ‘cool lesbian mom’ role

    1. crys

      w h a t is that gravatar ahahahaha

      1. Emperor Norton II

        It’s Blowjob Cat.

  107. adjudicus

    Gravatar roulette!

    1. adjudicus

      I like amber as much as the next person, but…

      1. adjudicus

        Nope

        1. adjudicus

          Nah

        2. adjudicus

          Walky’s cool and all, but not who I’m looking for

        3. adjudicus

          Whoops

        4. adjudicus

          Sayid! But still not who I’m looking for

        5. adjudicus

          NOPE

        6. adjudicus

          Last try

        7. adjudicus

          Yeah, I’m keeping Danny.

  108. Carms

    ooh let’s find out my new avvy

    1. Carms

      WELP

      1. Gaia

        For shits and giggles.
        WELPing isn’t helping. 😛

  109. Gaia

    Completely unrelated, I just want to hear peoples opinions on this Anime quote. (If any of you have a forum where I/we can pose “rule breaking” questions, please inform me, I/we really need one.)

    “All men … are NOT created equal! Some are born swifter afoot, some with greater beauty, some are born into poverty and others born sick and feeble. Both in birth and upbringing, in sheer scope of ability every human is inherently different; Yes that is why people discriminate against one another, which is why there is struggle, competition and the unfaltering march of progress. Inequality is not wrong, equality is. What of the E.U. which made equality a right? Rabble politics by a popularity contest. The Chinese Federation with its equal distribution of wealth? A nation of lazy dullards. But not our beloved Britannia, we fight, we compete, evolution is continuous. Britannia alone moves forward, advancing steadily into the future. Even the death of my son, Clovis, demonstrates Britannia’s unswerving commitment to progress. We will fight on, we shall struggle, compete, plunder and dominate, and in the end, the future shall be ours. ALL HAIL BRITANNIA!!!!!”

    Parts of it make no sense without watching the Anime, nevertheless, opinions?

    Related: Please give Mindy a fair shake, she is so kind, she deserves some kindness, not the hell you/Willis seem to insist on. (I’ve been a Ruth girl for some time now.)

    1. Gaia

      Wouldn’t being a MTF transsexual be more appropriate for my friend? xD

      Oh on that any advice, seeing as my best friend is MTF, no hormones yet. ( He, soon to be She is going to Cuba for the “treatment”,European if it matters)

      1. Fart Captor

        For one, “transsexual” has generally fallen out of favor. Unless its the term your friend prefers, you should probably go with “transgender woman” instead.

        I would recommend making a point of educating yourself on trans issues in general, if you haven’t already started doing so since your friend came out to you. That’ll help you avoid stumbling blindly into sensitive topics you might not have known about, and spare your friend some effort explaining stuff to you, freeing up time & energy to spend talking about other stuff. Assigned Male is probably a good start. It does a good job of depicting the kind of stuff trans people have to put up with (in the US, at least. Hopefully not as much where she’s at) in a way that’s easy to digest and relate to. Also, you should generally favor articles and other stuff about trans people that’s written by trans people. Beware of assholes claiming to be feminists arguing that acceptance of trans women is somehow harmful to women.

        I dunno. Hopefully that’s helpful / correct enough to start with, in case nobody wiser happens to chime in

  110. Valerie

    New gravatars? But I was Becky before and it was awesome. Who will I be now…?

    1. Valerie

      I don’t recognize this guy. D: GIVE MY BECKY BACK.

      1. David M Willis

        chili’s becky back ribs

        1. Ryek Hvek

          we need a Shepherd’s Pie avatar – it would automatically be in poor taste

  111. Van Jealous

    Nothing to read here. Just heard about the av-shuffle and checking to see if I’m still Penny or not.

    1. Van Jealous

      Apparently not. Joyce is fine (although I’ll miss Penny).

  112. Jhon

    I think this will turn out to be Jacob.

    1. Jhon

      Yep, called it!

  113. Jhon

    I wondered about the huge number of comments today…

  114. Jhon

    It didn’t take long for me to catch on.

    1. Jhon

      I could keep that one if I want to be contrary.

      1. Jhon

        I can get 8 different ones just by ringing the changes on ‘.com’.

        1. Jhon

          Because, you know, binary.

        2. Jhon

          Just one more.

        3. Jhon

          Last one. For now.

  115. Rectilinear Propagation

    I actually wasn’t as far off from guessing what Leslie was thinking as I thought I was. I mean, I was wrong, I didn’t guess that Mindy was reminding Leslie of herself but I was a little right in that part of the problem was how Mindy thinks of herself.

    I dunno, being wrong in a different way and in a way I’m not certain I was even supposed to anticipate makes me feel better. (Please tell me if this was actually glaringly obvious. I will feel bad again but I want to know.)

  116. Nezumi

    Might I suggest “Stubb Lee Guy?”

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