Topic: Damn you, Willis! (Dumbing of Age) (Read 510109 times)

Kugai · « **Reply #3650 on:** 09 Jul 2017, 16:41 »

He'd be better off in a Fedora.

A Duck · « **Reply #3651 on:** 09 Jul 2017, 19:53 »

Joe is apparently just like Dora's father

Kugai · « **Reply #3652 on:** 10 Jul 2017, 14:53 »

It is sacrilegious to miss out on Pizza Day

Kugai · « **Reply #3653 on:** 11 Jul 2017, 18:06 »

Billie has a point

Kugai · « **Reply #3654 on:** 12 Jul 2017, 16:58 »

The true measure of love and devotion

A Duck · « **Reply #3655 on:** 12 Jul 2017, 21:17 »

Joe continues to ensure he won't get laid anytime soon, I see. And so much for Joyce being the only 10+ on his list.

Walkyverse stuff

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Kugai · « **Reply #3656 on:** 13 Jul 2017, 17:44 »

For Joe, life's just one statement away from permanent castration moment to another

BenRG · « **Reply #3657 on:** 14 Jul 2017, 00:21 »

I'd be a lot more sympathetic to Rachael's plight if she wasn't suddenly throwing judgement at complete strangers.

Neko_Ali · « **Reply #3658 on:** 14 Jul 2017, 07:23 »

Rachael's asking the important questions though.

Kugai · « **Reply #3659 on:** 14 Jul 2017, 15:25 »

Danny, the invisible man

Kugai · « **Reply #3660 on:** 15 Jul 2017, 16:22 »

And we have the Dumb and Dumber moment

JoeCovenant · « **Reply #3661 on:** 15 Jul 2017, 17:10 »

Yeah.. because who hacked Joe's website is *the* criminal act we're all waiting to hear about...

sigh.

cesium133 · « **Reply #3662 on:** 15 Jul 2017, 21:07 »

Welp.

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Kugai · « **Reply #3663 on:** 16 Jul 2017, 16:26 »

Joe is definitely crusin' for a brusin'

And we finally get another teaser about what went down three days ago.

That still does not answer the questions I have though

Method of Madness · « **Reply #3664 on:** 16 Jul 2017, 21:59 »

Quote from: cesium133 on 15 Jul 2017, 21:07

someone who had the password leaked it

It's The pasword was probably "guest".

Neko_Ali · « **Reply #3665 on:** 16 Jul 2017, 22:59 »

Nah, this is Joe. It's either 'babelicious' or 'sexmachine'.

BenRG · « **Reply #3666 on:** 16 Jul 2017, 23:20 »

Well, we now know what it takes to get Danny angry at Joe - He needs to disrespect Danny's personal crushes in some way.

Kugai · « **Reply #3667 on:** 17 Jul 2017, 16:21 »

"And that's when he hit me with the Ukulele Officer."

cesium133 · « **Reply #3668 on:** 17 Jul 2017, 21:10 »

This leaves open the question: who's "Beanbag with Glasses"?

Method of Madness · « **Reply #3669 on:** 17 Jul 2017, 21:12 »

Joe never learned her name, and doesn't realize that's because someone just left a pair of glasses on a beanbag...which was given a 7.5.

BenRG · « **Reply #3670 on:** 17 Jul 2017, 23:11 »

There are few interpersonal problems that cannot be solved with free baked goods.

More interesting, Joe is finally telling us what happened to Ryan. It must be pretty bad that Joe is using the term 'eviscerated' and it must have been quite a public incident if it is this rather than Ross running around with a rifle that has inspired the college authorities to beef up security!

JoeCovenant · « **Reply #3671 on:** 18 Jul 2017, 03:01 »

Well...

That was a bit of a jarring 'info-dump', huh?

Wonder if eviscerated is to be taken literally??

(Seriously? I'm bored of the teasing.)

Neko_Ali · « **Reply #3672 on:** 18 Jul 2017, 05:54 »

I seriously doubt what Joe has said can be taken literally, at any time. He's an expert at overstatement.

Kugai · « **Reply #3673 on:** 18 Jul 2017, 19:14 »

Quote from: JoeCovenant on 18 Jul 2017, 03:01

(Seriously? I'm bored of the teasing.)

So say we all!!

Well, it's a start Joe

cesium133 · « **Reply #3674 on:** 18 Jul 2017, 21:05 »

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Kugai · « **Reply #3675 on:** 18 Jul 2017, 21:15 »

SHE RETURNS!!!!!!!!!

Neko_Ali · « **Reply #3676 on:** 18 Jul 2017, 22:23 »

So, it looks like 'self defense' was what was told the police. Which in fairness, it was.. to a point. Ryan did come after them with a knife. How Amber reacted to that is what makes it questionable. I'm still getting sick of this dancing around the subject though.

JoeCovenant · « **Reply #3677 on:** 19 Jul 2017, 02:41 »

FINALLY!

Now... let's just hope we get a decent run at the backstory and explanations...

Tomorrow's Strip:
Walky: "Does my butt look fat in this shirt?"
...

(Joe's head asplodes!)

BenRG · « **Reply #3678 on:** 19 Jul 2017, 02:58 »

This is fascinating; I'm honestly wondering if (with the likely exception of Dorothy), no-one is judging Amber more harshly than Amber herself. She's always feared that she is a monster but this is one of the few times she's let it off the leash (nearly beating her father to death was the previous time). I think that what she needs is to be assured that she isn't a freak and that people are not scared of her.

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Kugai · « **Reply #3679 on:** 19 Jul 2017, 17:38 »

Amber can, at times. be her own worst self critic. I think she may wind up being preasenly surprised by her greeting

Except of course from Mary, who will undoubtedly go into her First Class Bitch Mode as usual

Neko_Ali · « **Reply #3680 on:** 19 Jul 2017, 20:08 »

I only get worried when Mary is happy or being nice to people.

BenRG · « **Reply #3681 on:** 19 Jul 2017, 23:28 »

Trust Mike to get Amber to take action! There is nothing worse than having someone standing next to you and advocating the worst parts of your internal self-image as positives to get you to leave an indecision loop.

Given that this is Mike, this is almost certainly intentional. With Mike, of course, it is impossible to tell if this is from a genuinely-positive intent or if he believes that getting Amber moving would spread chaos and unhappiness. Perhaps, like the Walkyverse!Mike, he likes the idea of a dangerously violent and abusive woman and he's trying to get one?

Neko_Ali · « **Reply #3682 on:** 20 Jul 2017, 06:37 »

Quote from: BenRG on 19 Jul 2017, 23:28

With Mike, of course, it is impossible to tell if this is from a genuinely-positive intent or if he believes that getting Amber moving would spread chaos and unhappiness.

Why not both? He helps out someone he actually kind of likes, and spreads discord to everyone else.

Kugai · « **Reply #3683 on:** 20 Jul 2017, 15:39 »

Intentional or not, I'm glad to see he got her to finally move. Nothing like a bit of (un)intentional reverse psychology to get Amber moving.

BenRG · « **Reply #3684 on:** 20 Jul 2017, 23:20 »

I'm quite looking forward to Amber's reaction to Joe's Free Apology Donut Stall. She's probably missed the whole list leaking thing for understandable reasons. Her sense of logic is pretty strong and something tells me that these events will violate all of those rules!

Kugai · « **Reply #3685 on:** 21 Jul 2017, 17:14 »

SQUIRREL!!!!

Way to go Mom

Kugai · « **Reply #3686 on:** 22 Jul 2017, 15:35 »

Lie is full of coincidences

Method of Madness · « **Reply #3687 on:** 23 Jul 2017, 19:37 »

Have we met Joe's dad?

cesium133 · « **Reply #3688 on:** 23 Jul 2017, 19:40 »

Yes, in this comic that also features Faye's dad.

BenRG · « **Reply #3689 on:** 23 Jul 2017, 23:27 »

The more time we spend with Stacy the more I'm thinking that she's kindly, well-intentioned but oblivious to her daughter's real issues.

Kugai · « **Reply #3690 on:** 24 Jul 2017, 16:27 »

Indeed

Method of Madness · « **Reply #3691 on:** 24 Jul 2017, 16:46 »

Quote from: cesium133 on 23 Jul 2017, 19:40

Yes, in this comic that also features Faye's dad.

I read a few after that and was reminded that Ethan's parents (albeit possibly just his mom) are shit, and Dorothy's parents seem alright.

JoeCovenant · « **Reply #3692 on:** 25 Jul 2017, 08:39 »

Quote from: Method of Madness on 24 Jul 2017, 16:46

Quote from: cesium133 on 23 Jul 2017, 19:40
Yes, in this comic that also features Faye's dad.
I read a few after that and was reminded that Ethan's parents (albeit possibly just his mom) are shit, and Dorothy's parents seem alright.

It seems the vast majority of parents in DOA are awful people...

Kugai · « **Reply #3693 on:** 25 Jul 2017, 18:30 »

Damn Amber!!

A wee bit harsh there - especially on yourself

BenRG · « **Reply #3694 on:** 25 Jul 2017, 23:32 »

This is Amber we're talking about here. Self-condemnation is in her character, as is treating anyone liking her or caring for her as proof of a character flaw on their part.

Poor kid; I really hope that she gets some kind of help!

JoeCovenant · « **Reply #3695 on:** 26 Jul 2017, 09:04 »

I'm liking this more mature Danny.
I think Dorothy would too...

Tough Luck, Dotty!

Kugai · « **Reply #3696 on:** 27 Jul 2017, 01:31 »

Well done Ethan

It was well meant.

BenRG · « **Reply #3697 on:** 27 Jul 2017, 01:34 »

What Amber desperately needs right now is for her friends to refuse to let her isolate herself. By all means, give her distance and privacy (she probably needs to think about stuff) but don't let her just shut herself away. Have a relay of visitors to ensure she is okay and have people march her down to the canteen for meals with the most supportive group you can put together (recommended: Dorothy, Danny, Ethan and maybe Joyce; Becky would likely put her foot in her mouth and Sal would just trigger a flashback). Make sure that Amber realises she isn't being rejected and, if she asks why, make sure that you explain it to her.

Kugai · « **Reply #3698 on:** 27 Jul 2017, 15:49 »

It's going to be interesting to see what happens when she runs into Dorothy

JoeCovenant · « **Reply #3699 on:** 28 Jul 2017, 04:58 »

So...
Mary has been unusually happy since the little time skip.

Almost as if what occurred prior o that time skip has CAUSED her new-found happiness and general 'bongoness' towards others.
Almost as if she may have gone through similar, if not worse, an incident as Joyce... at scarface's hands...

Almost as if... Willis is setting up all the, "Mary is a horrible, terrible, irredeemable person!!" people, with a huge, "Well, FU - This is how victims can react when living with it!"

Might not be the case... but *I* think it would be a very interesting twist!

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