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Falls
Posted on April 15, 2021 by David M Willis

276 thoughts on “Falls”

  1. Ana Chronistic

    I’ll have what she’s having!

    1. King Daniel

      I think we all will

      1. Yet_One_More_Idiot

        > strip title “Falls”?
        More like “feels”, am I right? xD

        Or is it implying that Dorothy is “falling” for Walky again?

        *Just remembered that Americans refer to autumn as “fall”, d’oh* xD

    2. Demoted Oblivious

      Quick, someone give her a transformer to throw at his head.

      1. Rycan

        Now I’m imagining Dorothy climbing up a utility pole, ripping off a transformer, and dropping it on Walky’s head.

        1. NickG

          Maybe in another universe…

  2. Doctor_Who

    You know how there are some songs that become the defining soundtrack for a certain mood? Like, you’ve never seen an awesome car without “Oh Yeah” by Yello playing in the theater of your brain.

    Doesn’t matter that the song came out many years before she was born, Dorothy is hearing “Careless Whisper” right now.

    1. RassilonTDavros

      Dammit, just when I’d finally gotten it out of my head!

      1. Stephen Bierce

        I like it when somebody else does my job for me. 🙂

        1. RassilonTDavros

          Of course, there’s one song that’s just ever so slightly sexier.

        2. Eskeboi

          ?and here I was expecting some barry white or Ronnie Isley

        3. Keulen

          Damn it I can’t believe I fell for that.

        4. milu

          tbf it is a very sexy song.

        5. Ana Chronistic

          actually it is tho!

        6. Demoted Oblivious

          Presumably it’s only when they do your job /well/ for you.

          And well played Rassilon, expected, but well played.

    2. Yotomoe

      That or kiss from a rose from me (blame overly sarcastic for that)

      1. ian livs

        Yesss, another OSP fan!

        1. Fist_of_Life

          We are many. Still really fun finding ourselves out in the wild though!

      2. Doctor_Who

        OSP always chooses the best music to sample.

      3. King Daniel

        I was just about to say, OSP was what made me aware of the existence of Careless Whisper to begin with

        1. Jon Rich

          I’ve been looking for the name of that soundbite for goddamn forever! Also, where was it in OSP? Where did OSP mention Kiss from a Rose? I don’t remember either of them and I watch OSP quite frequently.

        2. King Daniel

          Not sure about Kiss from a Rose off the top of my head (edit: looked it up, apparently it’s from Batman Forever, its chorus I recognize as the other song Red uses bites from in these contexts), but Red uses the Careless Whisper intro in a lot of “romantic/sexy vibes”-type scenes – the earliest video I can recall with it is her one on the Iliad, where it gets used for Patroclus and Achilles.

        3. jflb96

          Kiss from a Rose gets used a lot as the music when romance is mentioned.

        4. Socks

          OSP uses Kiss From A Rose, mostly an instrumental cover of it actually, like a ton in the Aphrodite video, I remember that.

    3. Doctor_Who

      (And Willis just linked Careless Whisper on his twitter. Toldja, that song is UNIVERSAL for situations like this.)

    4. Walky_Talky

      I was getting more of a Marvin Gaye’s Let’s Get It On vibe. But yeah….Careless Whisper works, too.

    5. Needfuldoer

      [Kenny G intensifies]

      Duh-roh. Dorothy’s plans just took another wrench in the works.

    6. Sunny

      That’s some good saxophone.

    7. JBento

      Am I the only who reads Careless WHisper as a relationship that ends because of cheating? It’s one of the least romantic songs that ever passed my ears.

      1. milu

        well, there’s Careless Whisper the actual song, and there’s Careless Whisper the memed saxophone sample

      2. Rycan

        Like most songs, it sounds better if you ignore what the lyrics mean.

  3. BBCC

    OH NO THE EX IS HOT.

    1. Sirksome

      Real question here. She already thought he was hot right? So has his sudden new hotness really changed anything for Dorothy? She was willing to throw pity sex at him fresh off their breakup and never once stopped being thirsty for the Walkman.

      1. BBCC

        This is an EXTREME thirst.

        1. AbacusWizard

          One might even say… a POWER thirst.

      2. jeffepp

        OK, fine. “EVEN HOTTER.”

      3. Yotomoe

        Imagine your favorite food right? But like prepared by a gourmet chef who found out how to make what you already tasted good WAY better in a way you didn’t even think was possible.

      4. Diner Kinetic

        That might be why her brain’s melting now, Walky was already hot to her now he’s practically begun gone stellar. The next strip’s just going to be her bursting into flames and being reduced to ash; followed by Becky screaming about the rapture and joyce having an existential crisis.

      5. Keulen

        She just noticed Walky got even more hot.

    2. Demoted Oblivious

      Meh. My ex (well, one of them) is still physically attractive, but it really isn’t hard is quite easy to remember why they became an ex. (10+ years of negativity and isolation will do that to you)

      1. Demoted Oblivious

        Of course Dorothy has RAMPAGING TEEN HORMONES to deal with, so good luck with that.

        1. thejeff

          Also, Dorothy doesn’t have negative memories attached to Walky to deal with. Just that she was overscheduled.

  4. Proto_Eevee

    i see nothing but ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) in walky’s face

  5. Sirksome

    Me thinks some sex with the ex is in Walky’s future! Good for him! It’s what he deserves.

    1. Yotomoe

      I’d prefer it be his other “ex” to be honest. Though I’m definitely not opposed to boooooth

      1. jupiterror

        100% same

      2. Delicious Taffy

        Both is good. Add Lucy to the mix and we’ve got a logistical nightmare real good weekend.

        1. Yotomoe

          I think Amber/Lucy/Dorothy is my official Walky harem. No he doesn’t deserve it. Yes I want to see him getting manhandled by thicc girls in glasses.

        2. Delicious Taffy

          Does anyone with a harem really ever deserve it? Sometimes life is less about what we deserve and more about what we’re gonna do with all these thicc glasses-wearing ladies.

        3. Keulen

          I didn’t know I needed to see this particular harem of thicc girls in glasses until now.

        4. Butt Sir

          Book 11: “Getting Manhandled by Thicc Girls in Glasses”

        5. Demoted Oblivious

          How is Willis gonna work that into the dialogue as a stand-alone sentence?

        6. OBBWG

          Joe: Hey, I have unfulfilled fantasies.

          Dan: Like what?

          Joe: Getting Manhandled by a Harem of Thicc Girls in Glasses.

          Dan: Why the capitalization?

          Joe: Thought it would make a good book title.

        7. dej

          this is already canon it just happened offscreen

        8. milu

          are you seriously calling Dorothy and Lucy thicc though?!

        9. milu

          also while i’m out here killing buzzes and probably making a fool of myself, joking about harems is ok??? i don’t know anything about anime, so i’m sure this is a conversation that’s been had a billion times, but i’ve only ever seen the word used as a leering orientalist cliche

        10. Yotomoe

          At this point harem anime has overwritten my previous stereotypes of “harem” to the point where I don’t even associate them. And that is basically the genre name of the trope so…yeah.

        11. milu

          i mean, to reiterate i really am illiterate about anime and i’m white, so i don’t have skin in the game i guess! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

        12. Yotomoe

          1 thicc and two sticc girls in glasses then. The important part is that whatever body-type they are it’s spelled with two Cs and not a K.

        13. milu

          that is pretty important, honestly

  6. JetstreamGW

    Chop chop, Lucy.

    1. Demoted Oblivious

      Wait.. now we’re getting into snuff and maybe vore?

  7. Chris ashtear

    Its the santa anna wiiiiiiinds

    1. Quietlythundering

      Blows gently across my miiiind

    2. milu

      oh no i can see it now

      you might say “don’t do it wind”
      leave these poor people alooone
      but i’m a prankster (pranksteeer)
      tee hee hee heeeee
      i just wanna see what will happen

      Willis is the Santa Ana Winds

  8. Proto_Eevee

    we all knew this was happening

    1. Clif

      Yes, we did. Does it reduce our popcorn consumption? No, it does not.

      1. milu

        *popcorn consumption intensifies*

  9. zacxl

    OKAY OKAY I SEE IT NOW

  10. Nono

    “‘Santa Ana Winds’ from Crazy Ex-Girlfriend starts playing”

  11. crow

    Oh no, now Dorothy needs ear-glasses

    1. King Daniel

      I do not recommend pouring shots into your ears

      1. Reltzik

        Or listening to Tumbler.

    2. Needfuldoer

      If ear-glasses are hearing aids, does that make eyeglasses seeing aids?

      If a motorcycle is a “steel horse”, does that make a horse a flesh motorcycle?

      1. Fist_of_Life

        I’m going to go with yes to all of the above. The flesh motorcycle is probably just never used due to its canny ability to sound like an innuendo, though.

      2. Bicycle Bill

        I’ve seen the term “wire donkey” used to refer to bicycles being employed as beasts of burden — the ‘wire’ apparently being in reference to the thin spokes in the wheels.

    3. Sam

      Glasses are already ear-glasses, a lot of people can’t hear without their glasses on (visual cues they can now see with their glasses on likely make up for their poor hearing, the McGurk Effect shows what you hear can be altered by what you see).

  12. Pizzawiz

    I don’t say this often, well at all but listen to Jennifer, Lucy

  13. Newllend(henryvolt)

    Only reason I’m not recommending using a hose on Dorothy is because of the freezing temperatures they’re in right now.

  14. Nevermaker

    DOROTHY NO.

    1. Mr D phone posting

      DOROTHY YES.

      1. AbacusWizard

        DOROTHY MAYBE.

        1. Diner Kinetic

          DOROTHY SCHRODINGER

        2. Michael Haneline

          SCHRODINGER’S DOROTHY

        3. King Daniel

          DOROTHY’S CAT

        4. Doc Harleen

          CAT DOROTHY

        5. StClair

          SURRENDER DOROTHY

        6. Farmer_10

          DOROTHY SMASH!

        7. Rabisch

          DOROTHY GO!!!

        8. JBento

          DOROTHIES ASSEMBLE!

        9. Clif

          DOROTHY, BATTERIES NOT INCLUDED!!!

    2. BBCC

      DOROTHY YES.

    3. David Blair

      DOROTHY NO

  15. TheKelliestKelly

    If you listen to the wind carefully, you’ll hear Careless Whisper

  16. Ava-Ann

    This is literally the first time Walkie has looked anything more than normal

  17. Mister Gray

    Omg how did he get hot?

    1. BigDogLittleCat

      Willis drew him differently.

      1. Needfuldoer

        Nah, it can’t be that simple.

    2. Yotomoe

      I think it’s the jacket keeping him warm.

      1. King Daniel

        That’s how he stays hot, the question was how did he get like that in the first place

        1. Yotomoe

          I’m not 100% sure about it, but I think the campus has centralized heating.

        2. Clif

          It was probably the centralized heating that finally dried out the wet head look he got from the underwater Martian Embassy.

    3. hof1991

      He’s not hot, he’s just drawn that way.

    4. MrBookBoy

      My guess? Booster convinced him to try a touch of makeup, nothing too obtrusive.
      It’d explain how sudden the change was.

  18. BigDogLittleCat

    But he’s still Walky.

    1. Fist_of_Life

      Yes, but he’s hot now. My stovetop is still a stove top whether it burns me when I touch it or not.

  19. Beau Kirin Maysey

    this is another bump in the road to our Dorothy-Joyce dreams but we’ve faced tougher obstacles before!

    1. Thag Simmons

      Like her being self-identified as a Kinsey 0 with no reason to think that’s an inaccurate assessment?

      1. RacingTurtle

        And that she’s going to Yale! Dorothy is straight and there’s a time limit! I do wish y’all many happy fanfics, but I don’t see Joyrothy really going further in canon

  20. Sirksome

    I just realized that since Dorothy’s now been accepted into Yale or whatever there’s actually nothing stopping them from getting back together. Her deciding to focus on work toward that admittance was the only reason they even broke up in the first place. Just food for thought.

    1. drs

      Go for it Dorothy.

      Crush Lucy’s heart.

      And maybe Joyce’s.

      1. Clif

        And Amber’s. Though she has ghost Mike to fall back on.

    2. Thag Simmons

      I mean she is planning on going to Yale, so…..

      1. Sirksome

        Doesn’t mean they can’t bang in the meantime. Their relationship was originally meant to be pretty casual anyway before they both caught feelings.

        1. Clif

          And no way would that happen again.

  21. Ray Radlein

    AH HAHAHAHAHA

  22. plasticwrap

    lol I THINK I’M BOUT TA (go home and masturbate probably)

    1. King Daniel

      Just remember to follow the DoA banner’s instructions and socially-isolate responsibly

  23. Cmasta1992

    LMAO RIP

  24. TrueVCU

    In which Dorothy is H O R N Y

  25. AbacusWizard

    At first read I was focusing on the gibberish in Walky’s speech bubble instead of the precise way the faces were drawn and all I could think was “is the Joyce-admits-she-needs-glasses storyline going to get a Dorothy-admits-she-needs-hearing-aids sequel?”

    1. Svata

      Nah. it’s a Dorothy-admits-she-needs-DICK storyline.

    2. Yotomoe

      Walky’s become a man, and therefore his voice sounds like a muted trombone a la Peanuts.

      1. RacingTurtle

        I want to reply here, but I can’t think what to say. Nothing can improve on this joke. It is excellent

        1. Thag Simmons

          I GET IT NOW!

        2. Thag Simmons

          Ah hell that doesn’t scan properly.

      2. Rycan

        I remember the day I became an adult, and was given my trombone and my plunger…

  26. Thag Simmons

    I believe someone called this,.

    1. Clif

      Who could it be?

      1. Thag Simmons

        Well it wasn’t me

        1. Clif

          Technically, severL people did. The first was way back at https://www.dumbingofage.com/2021/comic/book-11/04-hompk/yappin/#comment-1536474

        2. Clif

          I mean, I thought I had, but apparently I didn’t. And rather unfairly, there are no extra credits for thinking it.

        3. milu

          i mean, you responded to the comment that (sort of) called it. that should count for something. 1 chocolate internet or something

    2. RassilonTDavros

      …I mean, I think it kind of went without saying.

  27. timemonkey

    Dorothy wants the D…..avid.

    1. Deanatay

      She wants the D – avidly.

  28. DarkoNeko

    This really is taking a weird horny direction lately www

    1. Yotomoe

      That’s the only kinda direction I care about!

      1. DarkoNeko

        heh 😀

    2. HMRC4EVR

      well, it is college. Though I think Lucy could do a lot better than Walky on an emotionally stable and supportive boyfriend standpoint, but the comic isn’t called ‘Smarting of Age’. All she may want right now is a meaningful overnight relationship and if so that’s totally OK.

    3. OBBWG

      9 Chickread Lane Hall

      1. Clif

        Don’t be mean.

  29. Disastroid

    “And that’s how Dorothy became President…of Bangin'”

    1. milu

      “Walky started getting really good grades, and by grades i mean sexy times”

  30. Reaver

    Are we done with “Walky is hot” thing yet? DX

    1. King Daniel

      This is only the beginning.

      1. Yotomoe

        He hasn’t even BEGUN to hot.

        1. Delicious Taffy

          *Walky is instantly vaporised by an enormous yellow woman*

        2. Thag Simmons

          I don’t get this reference and I don’t know if want to

        3. Rowan

          I suspect it’s Steven Universe

        4. Thag Simmons

          Oh. Oh yeah that would make sense

        5. Delicious Taffy

          Either that or Strit og Stumme, but I sincerely doubt even one other regular has seen the latter.

        6. Reaver

          Deadass read this as “ Begun to thot” and now I’m sad.

        7. milu

          same; except my headcannon is that Yoto actually did write “thot” and it’s my second, more careful reading that is erroneous.

        8. Yotomoe

          Walky can begin to do two things.

    2. Newllend(henryvolt)

      Not until the day is over I presume.

      1. Rycan

        So maybe in a month or two is what you’re saying.

  31. Tus

    waiting for also the reactions of both Amber and Danny…. eyes emoji

    I don’t ship him with Danny (do with Amber!) but am curious to how they’d both react

    1. Newllend(henryvolt)

      Amber: oooh- wait no I’m still crossed with him…but still, oooh~

  32. Drakkin the Alien

    is it the winds or the lust wolves howling? 😉

    1. King Daniel

      The cragged shame pits are never far

      1. Tan

        Any flat surface can be a cragged shame pit if you’re sufficiently shameless.

        1. milu

          very good comment

  33. Josh Spicer

    Dorothy no.

    *spray bottles*

    1. King Daniel

      Dorothy yes!

      *surreptitiously drains spray bottle prior to use*

    2. David Blair

      Dorothy, no.
      *refills spray bottle with ice water*

    3. RassilonTDavros

      You’re either perfect or you’re not Dorothy!

  34. Nayann Martinelli

    As someone with long hair, I’d like to point out that are two kinds of wind: the one which blows your hair in just the right way to look cool and/ or sexy; or the jerk one that blows your hair all over your face and makes you look like a doofus.

    1. Delicious Taffy

      Southern Illinois is absolutely devoid of that first type of wind, for the record.

      1. Nyx

        Spittin FACTS

      2. Fist_of_Life

        In Iowa, we just call the latter kind wind. We too, are sexy windless.

  35. Kravis

    Well, it seems somebody is about to have a little case of the “Relapses”…

  36. BenRG

    I’m not sure if Dorothy is attracted to Walky’s new look or if she’s about to start laughing!

  37. Megan Rivera

    uh oh

  38. NinjaNick

    Lady boner alert!

    1. milu

      the euphoria is in her pants.

  39. ADLegend21

    wait so Walky is just attractive now. I thought something more sinister was afoot that had people looking at him funny cuz they knew and he didn’t….

  40. UniqueSnowflake2

    We’re getting some “Handsome Squidward” vibes here.

  41. Ray

    Sploosh!

    1. Clif

      Hompk!

  42. Needfuldoer

    If this were animated, we’d hear Walky’s dialogue get muddled and unintelligible and Careless Whisper fades into dominance, as the camera dolly-zooms in on both Walky and Dorothy. The shot alternates back and forth between them as the background loses focus and develops a soft white vignette.

    Then we crash back to normal when somebody else tries to get Dorothy’s attention but she stays zoned out for a beat.

  43. Tan

    Dumbing of Age Book 11:

    1. Tan

      (that did not work precisely, but it was meant to suggest Walky’s dialogue as the book title)

      1. Keulen

        It could also work as suggesting Dorothy’s thirsty face in the last panel.

    2. Tan

      Worst possible book title: Dumbing of Age Book 11: There’ll Be More Falls Probably

      1. Clif

        Only surpassed by: Dumbing of Age Book 11: I Dunno.

        1. milu

          and “Dumbing of Age Book 11: I–” is just confusing

        2. Tan

          I don’t think you have understood why it is the worst possible book title.

          Remember one of the major events that happened near the end of book 10.

        3. milu

          … i mean, it would be a pretty grim title. not necessarily a bad one, mind

  44. Bagge

    HOMPK!

    1. milu

      hompk! hompk! hompkjhgfsd

  45. Koms

    Insert bonk, go to horny jail meme

  46. Varangian

    “YES! HA HA HA… YES!”

    —Sickos*

    (*: I am a sicko)

    1. milu

      SICKOS UNITE!
      …oh that’s called a fandom? okay

  47. BenRG

    So, I’m thinking that this is mating season in Indiana?

    1. milu

      David Attenborough voiceover:
      It’s a chilly morning in the Northeast of the United States. Most animals have either migrated away or gone to sleep for the winter. One curious population of great apes, however, does not appear to care about the blistering temperatures! They have developed some of the most sophisticated technologies of the animal kingdom to cope with the cold. Uniquely among mammals, they have also evolved to mate all year round. This phenomenon is not yet well understood, but we think it may be due to their extremely complex social structures. This incredible footage captures the mating rituals of a group of their young.

      1. drs

        Kudos.

  48. foducool

    oh god, the Axe effect XD

  49. poofdepoof

    Since the alt text mentioned winds, I’m getting a very Santa Ana winds Rebecca finding Nathaniel hot kind of vibe here… Who also seen crazy ex-girlfriend?

    1. poofdepoof

      Who also = who else has*

      1. milu

        lots of people in this comment section apparently, ctrl-F “winds” =)
        =) =) =)

  50. Rabisch

    Yes, YES, YEEEEEEEES!!!!!!!! Dorothy go wild!!! Follow your instinct! It’s time for her to do crazy things! Will Lucky stay to watch or she will fight? GO MAD AND FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT!!!!!

    1. HMRC4EVR

      *insert ‘Star Trek’ Kirk vs. Spock fight music here*

  51. Zaxares

    You better stake your claim FAST, Lucy, because a new challenger has appeared! 😉

    1. thejeff

      I was just thinking that Dorothy showing interest again might get Lucy to make a move. Assuming she can figure out how.

      1. Fist_of_Life

        Tomorrow will be Lucy seeing Dorothy’s face, panicking for the next 2-3 panels. Then, still panicking, she pulls Walky in for a kiss.

        1. Delicious Taffy

          Then later on, Walky is talking to someone and says “Also, Lucy kissed me out of nowhere. I wonder what that was about.”

    2. Mravac Kid

      I’m guessing there might be some staking… my first instinct is to say Dorothy is more likely to stake Lucy, but then again Lucy is the quiet, polite sort and those are always way more dangerous than they seem at first.

  52. Opus the Poet

    Dorothy, you had that and gave up on it, it’s Lucy’s turn now, subject to Walky’s agreeing with the idea.

    1. milu

      you seem to forget the adage.
      all’s fair in love and college.

      1. thumb

        Lucy, don’t say that! I believe in you!

        1. milu

          …oh well, as Lucy, you see, I’m sure I still wouldn’t agree with Opus’s sentiment.
          …I might notice Dorothy’s interest and suddenly find the courage to make my move though?

  53. Spencer

    Dorothy broke up with Walky and got into Yale by the start of the next semester so imagine what she can achieve with a roundtrip.

  54. ValdVin

    Walky is more attractive sometimes when you can’t hear the words he saying, isn’t he?

    And is this the first time Willis has dropped the lip bite with two lines on it? (What trope is that anyway?)

  55. Jimmy

    Did we miss the part where Walky got bitten by a radioactive male model?

    1. Clif

      No, you missed the part where Amber figured out how to hack reality and decided to change more than Walky’s grades.

      It really wasn’t that hard after she figured out the contractor took shortcuts.

      1. Jimmy

        Speaking of Amber, I wonder if she’ll react differently to Walky now? Time will tell.

      2. Rycan

        She found out that Willis just uses the same password for everything; it was child’s play from there.

      3. annarchy

        not shortcuts, instructions.

        Some puzzles are built to open.

      4. Yotomoe

        That’s why she’s been acting so distant lately. She hasn’t optimized him yet. Looking at him just reminds her there’s still some work left to be done. No wonder his lips have been getting more kissable.

  56. Tomn

    Oh hey Asher

  57. Hopeluminous

    Anyone else wondering if the next strip will mention what Walky was talking about?

    1. BenRG

      I think that the point is that he’s pretty and no-one should pay any attention to the obvious nonsense dribbling from his mouth. In essence, Dorothy now knows how Lucy sees him.

  58. Adam Black

    I bet he is using mikes cologne with human pheremones or something.

    or a preplanned post hypnotic suggestion By MIke as a prank

  59. TheScreenJockey

    A friend of mine who grew up in Iran and never could afford any form of corrective eyewear got glasses for the first time after we met in college, and I remember the first words she said upon going outside in her new glasses were, “You can see the leaves on the trees! Everyone else could always see the individual leaves?!”

    She’d never before seen leaves on trees except as a general mass of color.

    1. Minu

      As an Iranian, jumping in to say that eye care is not that hard to access in Iran and most of my extended family wears glasses or contacts (they also are not middle class since the sanctions crippled the economy–but hasn’t affected the rich guys who run the country btw). Just because the folks on the internet don’t have an Iranian friend who can relieve them of any misconceptions.

      1. Clif

        My mother would have never told me about all the poor starving children in China who would be grateful for the chance to eat my broccoli if it wasn’t so.

        She just never liked my suggestion to send it to them.

        1. Rycan

          People actually say that? I guess I wouldn’t hear it where I live (the West Coast), since there are a lot of Chinese Americans here.

        2. Yotomoe

          I remember in high school said “Everyone talks to us about the starving kids in Africa who can’t eat but like…There’s starving kids in America who can’t eat either!” Turns out you don’t have to cross the ocean to find starving children.

        3. Rycan

          Sometimes, you don’t even have to cross the street.

  60. Ziggy78eog

    Lucy had best get past her shyness right quick, because the ex has just noticed the hotness. Although, “Walky gets a Harem”, is becoming more, and more, plausible, everyday.

  61. Alan in DC

    Yes, from a dozen yards away, Walky has an undeniable visual appeal that I can see Dorothy going for a second time.

    Get within three feet of him though, and the goofiness and taco f*rts will ground anyone back in reality.

    1. thejeff

      I don’t know. Dorothy’s aware of all that and seemed quite happy with him the first time around. They broke up for her own time management reasons.

      Seems like a lot of people here have picked up on Joyce’s “Walky isn’t good enough for her” idea, when Dorothy’s never shown the slightest hint of feeling that way.

      1. ValdVin

        Her parents told her, specifically, that they got together for funsies, and they are still married and it is now two decades-plus later.

        I don’t know if there’s any drama in the Keener household, but as an adolescent or undergrad that’s the kind of thing which does register, perhaps positively.

  62. zee

    Oh shit Lucy lock it down now, LOCK IT DOWN

  63. John

    And Dorothy just got a lady boner.

  64. raultsi

    could somebody elucidate what OSP is in the above comments? Google says Old School Players

    1. MixMax

      probably Overly Sarcastic Productions, they’re a youtube channel doing summarizations of history, mythology, and classical literature mostly

      1. Clif

        Oh goodie. I needed another time sink.

  65. Ben

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    1. Delicious Taffy

      Bonk.

  66. Clell65619

    I’m not sure I understand this whole ‘Attractive Walkie’ plot.

    I mean even if he was suddenly overnight pretty because his hair (evidently) achieved perfect tosselling, he’s still a goober.

    1. BenRG

      Remember the strip title: ‘Dumbing of Age’. Willis makes it his mission to remind us how young adult ‘thinking’ and hormones makes idiots of even the smartest people.

      1. Rycan

        Bingo. Whenever I get frustrated with a character (that isn’t an evil parent), I just remind myself of this.

    2. Moonie

      That’s why it’s funny! Presumably he still kind of smells like old laundry and chicken nuggies.

    3. Spencer

      Yyeeeeaahh I’m really not into this. Walky grows his hair out a bit so now we’ve got like four strips in a row about women (and Asher) fawning over him and it’s just kinda indulgent. I really do like Walky’s new look but he’s still Walky, he’s going to be talking about his bowel movements eventually. I was never into it as a ship but the only romance Walky’s had so far that I liked was his brief one with Amber, where he said something of actual depth to her that her existing support group failed to ever act on: Amber’s allowed to feel miserable about herself sometimes without needing to be cheered out of it.

      The only really interesting development out of this is the potential for Asher being queer himself and possibly using Billie as a beard, but who even knows if that was the intent or if it was just more Walky being a super special boy.

      1. BBCC

        ??? Why would Asher being into guys automatically make Billie a beard? Bi/pan/poly/etc. guys exist.

        1. Spencer

          Well one I said possibly, two it’s an easy thing to theorize about considering we’re talking about someone who left his criminal empire and they’re not exactly the kind of people who are super open and accepting and burying one part of your sexuality to appear hetero to an outside audience is still kinda like having a beard even if you’re legitimately attracted to your current partner. Billie’s with Asher and we know she likes dudes too, and while she is denying that she’s ever been into women she’s not dating Asher for the explicit purpose of proving her non-existent sexuality, but *were* she I would go “yeah that’s a beard.”

          We barely know anything about Asher to begin with.

      2. thumb

        You don’t think it does anything for Dorothy’s development? She’s always the cool, level-headed one making rational decisions for her career, unless Walky’s involved and then hormones mess her up. And then she decides to ignore her feelings for the sake of “career”. Because she’s not as rational as she either thinks or wants other people to think.

  67. Victor Riley

    If Walky is hot now… Dorothy shouldn’t start pining, she should be taking victory laps saying, “Yeah, I hit that.”

    1. thumb

      What she wants to do is hit it again.

      1. Yotomoe

        Imagine being in a cake shop and saying “hell yeah, I had cake before”

  68. hof1991

    It’s not Walky, it’s a short version of Asher with a rounder face. Like a puppy, kinda kid like.

  69. FacelessDeviant

    Nah, Dorothy, just nah.

  70. Brighter Side

    Ok, now Willis is just drawing his face sexier. Stop it. I don’t want it. Maybe I do….

  71. Lulu

    Honestly I want to see Joe falling for Walky next.

  72. LuminousLead

    Becky’s really hung up on perceptions this season.

  73. Rycan

    Did Walky get bitten by a radioactive Asher or something?

    1. Yotomoe

      He wishes.

  74. Joya

    Okay, well now I see what everyone else is seeing but it’s still not a good idea Dorothy you still have a college acceptance letter to tell everyone about…

  75. C.T Phipps

    I choose to believe Walky will tell Dorothy she’s not cool enough to date him now.

  76. Pan

    I’m surprised the lust wolves weren’t tagged

  77. Megz

    I predict that Dorothy is going to have some serious conflict added to her already hiding the fact that she was accepting into Yale with this “sexy Walky” development. I also predict Walky is going to have a hair accident that forced him to get a haircut, those freeing the lust wolves from his trance. Probably bubble gum.

  78. Bunivasal

    Ugh, Dotty thinks he’s hot? Where are the giant muscles? Where’s the tooth-grinding scowl? This doesn’t check out for me at all.

    1. Yotomoe

      That’s just cuz she doesn’t know about his secret identity. He’s clark kent right now.

  79. thumb

    If Dorothy ties herself to him again knowing she’s leaving soon, there will be bad feelings for sure.

  80. Black

    She could do SO, SOOOOOO much better with pretty much any other male on campus.

    Seriously, he’s a fucking loser, a lazy man-child who doesn’t want to use his fucking brain for anything beyond Monkeylord or whatever the fuck it’s called.

    What do these girls see in him? Do they like useless men, or do they just have such low self-esteem that they think he’s all they deserve?

    1. Wonderboy

      In their defense, it’s college. I know I made a lot of dumb dating decisions in college and my 20s that I’d rather overlook. Sometimes being hot is all some people need. But it doesn’t last forever. Walky will need to grow up eventually. But he won’t for another…5-6 years, based on similar people I’ve known.

    2. Avian Maria

      Are you jealous of a comic character? Is that why you have his gravitar?

      1. Spencer

        Damn yo I’ve never seen someone pull “you’re just jealous” over a cartoon character.

    3. Jay

      Confidence.

      Walky knows who he is and isn’t afraid of hiding it, he’s a geeky loser who’s only in college cause his parents told him too

    4. MrSmith

      I really don’t get it either, hes physically inferior, intellectually lazy and a coward (with questionable bathing habits)

  81. Oruncrest

    Is it just me, or is Walky looking like Asher in the second-to-last panel?

  82. Toes14

    8 strips later there’s a new slipshine where Dorothy is smoking Walky’s gloriously erect, lens-flared cock that is now somehow 50% larger.

  83. Uniquitous

    Dorothy: “Well, so long as I’m staying…”

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