(I couldn’t remember whether they had any and I was on a phone and anyway it’s Sal talking, no doubt she was too distracted to notice the Twinkies and/or Amber was in the way)
I’m assuming there must have a been a few other random people in the convenience store who could’ve also called the cops on Sal, though they did arrive pretty fast if I remember right.
Man, where was Blaine during the whole scene? It doesn’t take that long to pump gas and then come in to pay.
BarerMender
Blaine paid with his credit card at the pump and than sat in his car waiting for the kids to come back, because to him any time away from them was blessed. And then when the cops got there, he stayed out of it until he was sure no trouble would redound to him.
Screwball
I hear Shotpacked-Blaine was with the Mob or something along those lines, part of me is surprised that he didn’t just vanish when the Cops showed…
Deanatay
(This Blaine also has mob ties, as Mike found out by going through restaraunt receipts…)
The convenience store was pretty much empty apart from Amber and Ethan from what we have seen. But the cops arrived pretty much the MOMENT she decided to act. Like, she kicked over a display sign then bam, the cops were there.
Fun, slightly-relevant fact–one time my brother (then 6) punched a black belt (then 11) in the stomach in my defense. The guy was my classmate, one of those “bullies you horrendously because he Likes you” kind of jerks. (Still got a tiny scar on my finger from that kid, actually.)
The black belt almost cried. My brother faced exactly no consequences somehow, and I still tell this story at parties. Jk, I don’t go to parties–but I do still tell the story in comment sections.
Yeah, no one gets to be called a black belt at 11 years old. That’s just parenting code for, “I want my child to feel special, even if they’re worthless.”
Yeah, the first two ranks of black belt that kids could gain were more “practice” black belting. (I was one too, haha)
Roborat
If I remember correctly, in the style of karate I was in, underage black belt level students got red belts, then were awarded black belts when they were old enough.
I was thinking Sal had likely connected the dots, but I guess we’re seeing this wasn’t out of left field, but not something she knew for a fact yet. Interesting.
Also, while it’s not for the best reasons that it’s been brought to the forefront, it’s been nice seeing Walky and Sal care about each other a lot this storyline.
At first, I thought you were talking about the “two fingered salute” and I thought “This is set in America. That’s not a thing in America.” Then I realized you probably meant flipping the bird with both hands… I’m a bad American.
I think that’s a disturbing thing to say about a 13 year old. Sal doesn’t look like the kind of person who’d threaten to slit another kids throat but it happened.
Walky punched Asher because Walky has poor impulse control and Asher rubbed Walky the wrong way. If Walky cared that much about Sal, he would have, I dunno, called her or emailed her or texted her while she was away for 5 years?
Walky is a pretty easygoing guy, and so far his impulse control issues have mostly resulted in him eating too much junk food, and doing other things when he should be studying. But when faced with other situations where impulse control matters…well, he’s Walky.
Axel
I’m not saying he cared (or at least, cared in the same way) during the five years, but he has been realizing how different his life has been from Sal’s, and how much he hasn’t been showing up for her, and that is literally what he got mad about on the page.
He didn’t care during those five years, but he has realised since then that he does care about his sister and lost 5 whole years with her because of Asher. And he regrets the fact he didn’t care before.
95 thoughts on “Heads-up”
Ana Chronistic
“ah mean, who ELSE woulda”
“like, a dozen OTHER witnesses?”
“seriously? have ya SEEN that convenience store? din’t even have Twinkies”
TheKelliestKelly
Ding dong, you are wrong.
http://www.dumbingofage.com/2013/comic/book-4/01-the-only-dope-for-me-is-you/twinkies/
Although, speaking of ding dongs, they were out of those.
Ana Chronistic
(I couldn’t remember whether they had any and I was on a phone and anyway it’s Sal talking, no doubt she was too distracted to notice the Twinkies and/or Amber was in the way)
TheKelliestKelly
All very good points to my pedantism
TheKelliestKelly
(sorry to be obnoxious about it but I really wanted to make a hostess snack joke)
ValdVin
Puns have no place in our Funny Bones.
fire_daws
There is ALWAYS places for puns. Have you no humerus?
Clif
We are not worthy.
Marsh Maryrose
When it comes to bone puns, we need to put the hammer down on the anvil. Otherwise we could stirrup controversy.
Jim Campbell
I hear that!
ValdVin
Listen, you ring dings, Funny Bones are a Drake snack cake, at least here in the USA.
Marsh Maryrose
You mean in the Eastern Seaboard of the USA. Never heard of Drake’s or Funny Bones ™ until I googled them just now.
ValdVin
Well, this is only going to Snowball.
Ana Chronistic
HoHo, breaking out all kinds of Zingers, are we
Deanatay
*tries to think of a way to work Hostess Fruit Pies into a pun, fails*
Marsh Maryrose
When all else fails, pie, pie again.
Makkabee
“There is ALWAYS places for puns. Have you no humerus?”
Is there an exact place for puns, or do they only have to be within a certain radius?
etherealdesiign
understandable. the chance to bust out all hostess and packaged snack cake material only comes along so often.
taekwondogirl
:O
Yumi
Now punch your parents like a good brother, Walky.
Doctor_Who
It’s Scooby’s Law: the innocuous secondary character who doesn’t seem to have any reason to be there did it.
ShinyNeen
Dang, and I totally thought Red Herring had done it. I never woulda guessed Asher did it!
Clif
Well, in fairness, Sal has had a while to think about it.
Stephen Bierce
*plays Mattiel’s “Food For Thought” on the hacked Muzak*
ValdVin
So Walky, ultimate comic/coward, has punched someone, and that’s only after being with Amber.
I never thought of it that way before.
BBCC
Yeah, in retrospect, there’s not really a ton of others it could have been.
ShinyNeen
Only other people I can think of, with enough narrative buildup anyway, are the Walkerparents.
Keulen
I’m assuming there must have a been a few other random people in the convenience store who could’ve also called the cops on Sal, though they did arrive pretty fast if I remember right.
Nono
Man, where was Blaine during the whole scene? It doesn’t take that long to pump gas and then come in to pay.
BarerMender
Blaine paid with his credit card at the pump and than sat in his car waiting for the kids to come back, because to him any time away from them was blessed. And then when the cops got there, he stayed out of it until he was sure no trouble would redound to him.
Screwball
I hear Shotpacked-Blaine was with the Mob or something along those lines, part of me is surprised that he didn’t just vanish when the Cops showed…
Deanatay
(This Blaine also has mob ties, as Mike found out by going through restaraunt receipts…)
Sam
The convenience store was pretty much empty apart from Amber and Ethan from what we have seen. But the cops arrived pretty much the MOMENT she decided to act. Like, she kicked over a display sign then bam, the cops were there.
ian livs
Fun, slightly-relevant fact–one time my brother (then 6) punched a black belt (then 11) in the stomach in my defense. The guy was my classmate, one of those “bullies you horrendously because he Likes you” kind of jerks. (Still got a tiny scar on my finger from that kid, actually.)
The black belt almost cried. My brother faced exactly no consequences somehow, and I still tell this story at parties. Jk, I don’t go to parties–but I do still tell the story in comment sections.
Jamie
Yeah, no one gets to be called a black belt at 11 years old. That’s just parenting code for, “I want my child to feel special, even if they’re worthless.”
ian livs
Yeah, the first two ranks of black belt that kids could gain were more “practice” black belting. (I was one too, haha)
Roborat
If I remember correctly, in the style of karate I was in, underage black belt level students got red belts, then were awarded black belts when they were old enough.
Felix
Who said we can’t have a party in the comment section tho?
Lone Duck
BYOB Party! Whoo! *starts channeling Billie*
Deanatay
Fortuantely, I came pre-drunk so I can get super-drunk quickly!
Marsh Maryrose
? It’s a party in the D-o-A! ?
DailyBrad
I was thinking Sal had likely connected the dots, but I guess we’re seeing this wasn’t out of left field, but not something she knew for a fact yet. Interesting.
Also, while it’s not for the best reasons that it’s been brought to the forefront, it’s been nice seeing Walky and Sal care about each other a lot this storyline.
ian livs
Yeah, that’s made me really happy too. 🙂
Pocky
I mean, have you seen him? Totally looked like a guy who’d throw a friend under the bus.
But seriously; Walky is making up for the lack of fingers he lifted in the past. With five; to be exact.
ian livs
Now he just needs to lift one particular finger to his parents in Sal’s defense, lol
FLUFFYWOLF
How about two? 😛
Terry
At first, I thought you were talking about the “two fingered salute” and I thought “This is set in America. That’s not a thing in America.” Then I realized you probably meant flipping the bird with both hands… I’m a bad American.
etherealdesiign
five finger defense punch is my favorite band
C.T Phipps
I think that’s a disturbing thing to say about a 13 year old. Sal doesn’t look like the kind of person who’d threaten to slit another kids throat but it happened.
People aren’t the sum of one action.
Lacuna
If only named characters are relevant, then what other secrets are hiding in the background?
What is Asma hiding under the front desk?
Just how badly does Daisy want to get laid?
Who is getting a blowjob form Blowjob Cat?
Proxiehunter
How many of those questions is the phrase “Mike for a nickel” the answer to?
Zach
How many nickels have I?
Marsh Maryrose
Probably not enough.
Felix
Never enough.
JBento
An etemal motion machine.
EXTREMELY badly.
Anyone who wants, BJ Cat ain’t picky.
StClair
Called it, back on the 28th.
BarerMender
You did. You called it to the exact quote. Impressive.
Axel
everyone called it
Axel
Also, I really hope Walky tells Sal like, specifically why he punched him (ie, that he lost 5 years with his sister)
Marsh Maryrose
Walky punched Asher because Walky has poor impulse control and Asher rubbed Walky the wrong way. If Walky cared that much about Sal, he would have, I dunno, called her or emailed her or texted her while she was away for 5 years?
Walky is a pretty easygoing guy, and so far his impulse control issues have mostly resulted in him eating too much junk food, and doing other things when he should be studying. But when faced with other situations where impulse control matters…well, he’s Walky.
Axel
I’m not saying he cared (or at least, cared in the same way) during the five years, but he has been realizing how different his life has been from Sal’s, and how much he hasn’t been showing up for her, and that is literally what he got mad about on the page.
http://www.dumbingofage.com/2019/comic/book-9-comic/04-vote-for-robin/trail/
Sam
He didn’t care during those five years, but he has realised since then that he does care about his sister and lost 5 whole years with her because of Asher. And he regrets the fact he didn’t care before.
BarerMender
I didn’t.
Axel
*many called it
abysswatcher1993
Sal: “You punched a guy for me?!”
Walky: “Because he is evil…”
Sal: “That I already know, but you punched a guy?!”
Marsh Maryrose
Sue Aside must be walking around with a swelled head right now.
Keulen
This is another of those strips where I can’t help but imagine Sal sounding like Applejack.
BenRG
Oh… You too? :-p
BenRG
I really love the Walkerton kids’ family dynamic. There’s so much love and mutual protection here! They really WANT to look out for eachother!
Okay, Sal, first apologize to Amber, then tell the tale of how you’d figured out Asher’s role before today.
Bagge
In conclusion: Asher was a piece of shit.
JBento