Gotta remember that full-face motorcycles have limited peripheral vision. I commonly make that kind of movement when I’m glancing back at a passenger. It’s either that or lean way to the side and pivot your hips enough to look directly at them, which – while fun – sometimes can be disconcerting to said passenger.
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Rule 62: Teenage girls should note that making love to a vampire is necrophilia and making love to a werewolf is beastiality. Either way, you are a moron.
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I actualy know a guy from a ride I did in Arkansas who just lost the tip of his finger while greasing the chain w/ his motor going. And hes not a Noob at bikes either… just lazy I spose.
Alternatively you use an oil can with a long nozzle on it, preferably with a squirty-trigger than can be gently squeezed to just dribble a little out at a time… (80w90 gear oil FTW)
That or blow a load of money on a Scottoiler if you’re, like, serious about things.
No need for your fingers to be near the chain at all (I learned that lesson well, messing with a pedal bike when i was MUCH younger… luckily it was old and had a lot of slack in it), or to get hands/gloves dirty spinning the wheel manually.
She wouldn’t need to be shouting, as her mouth is literally only a few inches away from Sal’s ear, an ear that is protected from the sound of the wind due to being inside of a helmet, as for the sound of the motorcycle itself, they only tend to be really loud when first starting up or stationary, when in motion your ears tend to accommodate toward the sound and it becomes hardly even noticeable making it rather easy to hear whoever is riding ‘bongo’.
Noise from the bike depends on the engine, the muffler (main factor), and what you’re doing with it. Stock pipes tend to be pretty quiet, so it would only be really loud if she’s modified stuff. And even then, a lot of aftermarket kit doesn’t add volume so much as improve the sound (unless you pull out the baffles…). If they’re coasting through the uni campus, Sal wouldn’t be pushing the bike at all hard — it wouldn’t be doing much more than idling, really.
Wind noise is actually the bigger problem, a lot of the time. But, if we continue with the assumption that they’re going relatively slowly, it wouldn’t be that loud.
So I’m willing to believe she’d be audible. But I’ve got zero experience with pillions, so I can’t confirm one way or the other.
I can usually understand what my wifes saying when were going 45 mph and we both wear full helmets. Granted I ride a suzuki S40 (650cc) so its not very loud.
Rats, does that mean the £10 I spent on a cheapo rider intercom system was a waste? 🙂 (I have a honda 125, lol)
Seeing as they’re just going from one place on campus to another, probably a mile or so (3 minutes on bike, 18 on foot = 15 min difference 😉 – places and/or areas of town that don’t tend to have high speed limits – Sal might not be taking it much over 25-30mph, in which case wind and engine noise are pretty minor things, especially if you have a bigger engine (lower revs, less throttle, much more muffling than a small one). Her gunning the engine and skidding to a halt could be just for show.
depends on the state, a lot of states dont have helmet laws or they have nearly unenforceable helmet laws. Also on across campus trips if all you really have to worry about are bike cops you dont really have to worry.
I’m more bothered about the potential harm than legal trouble, and hopefully that’s Undrave’s point as well.
You’re quite high up on that thing, and less able to catch yourself should you fall vs, say, a pedal cycle. It’s perfectly possible to catch a fatal head injury falling off whilst the bike is at a full halt. The helmet’s not there to protect you from slamming into a wall, it’s to protect you against gravity.
Or in other words: first time you’ve been on one of those, with a driver who’s probably unaccustomed to taking a pillion – is it worth saving 15 minutes?
@1Samildanach I actualy know a guy from a ride I did in Arkansas who just lost the tip of his finger while greasing the chain w/ his motor going. And hes not a Noob at bikes either…
All you really needed to say there was “Arkansas”.
He was probably rubbing it in by hand, taking a day off from applying it with his tongue.
Last can of chain-suitable oil I bought came with a 4-inch long dropper nozzle built into it… I’m not sure what the guys who are poking their fingers into the works are actually doing.
I’m sorry, but the concept of a vehicle who’s only method of restraint is… oh that’s right, there is no method of restraint. You’re riding directly on top of a machine that utilizes controlled explosions to propel you forward. There isn’t anything dangerous about that!
Actual statistical analysis doesn’t bear this out, though. In an average year, a car is more than three times as likely to be in a collision than a motorcycle, and out of all collisions, a car is almost 22% more likely to result in injury.
Granted, the likelihood of an injury being fatal is less than half as likely in a car than a motorcycle, but the fact remains that the actual statistics show that you are, overall, safer riding a motorcycle than a car.
It helps that everyone who actually rides a motorcycle is well aware that a crash is far more deadlier to them and that nobody on the road is paying attention to them, so they have to be more careful and attentive as well.
Most motorcycle accidents can be attributed to dumbasses and inattentive auto owners.
I should qualify that the average motorcycle is ridden a lot less than the average car. I didn’t actually account for the fact that any given car is likely to average 6 times the actual number of miles traveled over a given year. Which is to say, if you measure in accidents per mile instead of accidents per year, motorcycles accidents are more 5 times as likely as car accidents.
The majority of people who ride know the risks :shrug:. And at the end of the day, if someone is fully compos mentis and makes an informed decision to put themselves (and no-one else) in danger, do other people really have any right to stop them?
I realise that you were probably speaking only for yourself, but I figured it’d be worth throwing that out there (you know, seize the opportunity for propaganda and all that…).
Actually, as it relies on gyroscopic. pendulum and processionary effects to stay upright and steer, a bike is MORE stable with a HIGHER centre of gravity. Further to fall (in fact, a wider arc), so more time to correct the mistake, and inputs can be smoother.
If that bothers you, then for gawds sakes don’t ride a push cycle, they’re FAR more unstable… the working parts are more exposed and easier to get tangled up in… and the brakes and tyres (and lights) are generally quite inferior. Plus if you get slammed against an obstacle by another vehicle, those thin tubes are going to have a better chance of busting your bones than the sheet metal of a motorcycle.
(plus you’ll be wearing an inferior quality helmet, and probably nothing in the way of skin/joint protection that’s built into most decent biker clothing)
And since when has the “box full of explosions underneath you” thing ever stopped anyone? Plus, think of how many people STILL prefer to drive around without a seatbelt on (yikes…)
All the same, you do have a point that it’s a more dangerous thing. Hence why I wear my helmet (5* rated in government tests) and gloves (RST Pro’s – well worth the cash) every time, and “armoured” jacket, pants and boots almost every time unless it’s an emergency-type trip (donning them does add an extra minute or so to proceedings). Not least because that protects against hypothermia….
I’m not sure where the idea that it’s actually overall “safer” is coming from – I’d have to ask the guys saying that to bring out some statistics. It may well be that there are overall a lot less riders killed/seriously injured each year vs car drivers, but by the same token there’s a lot less of us anyway. Less time I saw a stat corrected for the proportion of each vehicle type, going on 2 wheels was something like 12x more likely to land you in ER and/or the morgue.
Then again, that could be because a lot of people go for a short-as-possible-to-get-a-full-license training course, and go straight out and buy a Hyabusa because they just WANNA GO FAST BRAH… then promptly total it into the side of a bus at 150mph because they had no idea of controlling their speed to a responsible (if not entirely legal) level, anticipating other’s actions, or being able to take avoiding action without falling off. Given I’m riding a commuter bike back and forth to work, my chances are probably about level with someone on a pedal cycle; there are points at which I’m filtering quite quickly and prey to sudden lane changers, or vulnerable to oil patches when making a turn… but on the other hand I have better brakes and clothing, can use expressway type roads (MUCH safer than surface streets), am not being continually overtaken with minimal clearance on hills, and can power my way out of difficulty if required rather than being close to 100% of my muscle capacity at all times.
Still more dangerous than driving, but probably more like 2-3x rather than 12x … the hooligans push the average up quite badly. And that’s just the risk of having a crash; I have good protection and can’t even go superfast, let alone make a habit of it, so may be at about the same risk of harm as someone driving an older car (…like mine). I’ve had a couple of stupid, life-lesson style accidents so far (too short a follow distance in the wet, ran into the back of a van; fell off when going SLIGHTLY too hard on a greasy corner… etc) and came through alright. Damage to the bike was more the issue than my own quite minor injuries.
And as Tex says below – your best bet is to jump clear (particularly if you have an engine killswitch system that uses a pullcord attached to your jacket or similar, so the motor stops immediately). Bikes may be lighter than cars but you still don’t want 150kg of metal, rubber and fuel toppling 4ft onto your leg.
well theres no method of restraint because your safer if you fall away from the bike in an accident than being strapped to it. Strapped to it you have a lot more momentum thus you hit things harder and slide farther.
I think you overlooked the fact that this is *funny*, which is pretty much undisputably more important to the comic in both the short and long run than concluding any given storyline a little bit faster.
I mean, do you have anywhere in particular that you needed to be, that dawdling on the way to to the end of the storyline is inconveniencing you?
I think you overlooked the fact that above comment was meant to be “sarcastic”. I may be new to this, but sarcasm doesn’t always need to be perfectly justified, it’s meant to be entertaining.
Unlike when I had it going with your mum. No offense, but she just didn’t know how to handle my “sarcasm”.
Of course she was being sarcastic; her intent was to actually complain about the fact the storyline being dragged out, not to praise its prolongation. Obviously. Nothing subtle about it.
Unless you think it’s some sort of high-speed double-reverse sarcasm with a full-gainer and a twist, where the intent is to mock the idea of criticizing the prioritization of comedy in a comedy comic over the timely conclusion of storylines that exist solely to be vehicles for comedy anyway…in which case I have to frankly admit, I totally missed that super-double self-subversion there. In fact I still don’t see it; I don’t know what’s wrong with me…
At least you’re willing to admit you might have been at fault. Unlike your mum.
Okay, I’m stopping already. This “your mum” thing is just too much fun not to be exploited. And admittedly her criticism wasn’t quite appropriate, but since sarcasm is famous for being used at unappropriate occasions, I think it was still justified.
Maybe I’m just crazy. o_O
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Second rule of motorcycle, do not talk about the motorcycle.
Joyce breaks it too much, which is why she can’t ride.
Did Sal break the fourth wall?
…I’m not sure how?
I think Sal was doing the classic aside glance or just experience fridge horror.
I haven’t got a clue how we’d know Sal was doing an Aside Glance but YMMV.
3rd panel – Her helmet is only so slightly asskeeww to us.
Doesn’t help that the helmet doesn’t look quite right.
The front is a bit flat, I think (especially in the last panel).
When you can’t look back at Billie because you’re driving the motorcycle, you do the best you can.
^^This
Gotta remember that full-face motorcycles have limited peripheral vision. I commonly make that kind of movement when I’m glancing back at a passenger. It’s either that or lean way to the side and pivot your hips enough to look directly at them, which – while fun – sometimes can be disconcerting to said passenger.
Seriously Billie, major party foul.
That went well, didn’t it? >.>
I found the third panel oddly more adorable than creepy. D:
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Sixth Rule: Do not lube with the engine running (unless you want to lose fingers). Spin it with your hands, you lazy bastard.
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19th Rule: There is no Rule 19.
Darn it, I already wrote rule 19.
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August 10, 2011 at 3:04 am | #
Rule 41: When recruiting pilots for a giant robot, make sure your pilot does not have any psychological trauma.”
Is this a reference to the first Dark Cloud game with the Sun Giant? pic: http://lparchive.org/Dark-Cloud/Update%2025/12-fd092dc607.jpg
Pilot I’m thnking of:
Boon: A giant pilot. Sissy who always needs company
Actually, I was referencing Shinji Ikari.
Sorry the Managment said I got rule 19 wrong.
Which rule 57?
PS. Anyone who knows what I’m talking about gets an internet high-five.
Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance?
Nah, mostly just common sense and motorcycle maintenance. Basically, I’m giving out high-fives to anyone who rides and has half a brain :P.
I actualy know a guy from a ride I did in Arkansas who just lost the tip of his finger while greasing the chain w/ his motor going. And hes not a Noob at bikes either… just lazy I spose.
Alternatively you use an oil can with a long nozzle on it, preferably with a squirty-trigger than can be gently squeezed to just dribble a little out at a time… (80w90 gear oil FTW)
That or blow a load of money on a Scottoiler if you’re, like, serious about things.
No need for your fingers to be near the chain at all (I learned that lesson well, messing with a pedal bike when i was MUCH younger… luckily it was old and had a lot of slack in it), or to get hands/gloves dirty spinning the wheel manually.
Look at what you’ve done. I hope you’re proud of yourself.
It’s even more awkward when you realize the sexual tension between Billie and your twin brother has just been transferred to you.
That works for me. 😀
I second that!
And my grav’s Jason. Fantastic.
yes
I’ll probably hate saying this when I wake up, but who says she can’t have it with both?
Twincest huh?
Is it still twincest if the twins themselves don’t touch each other? I would figure that would qualify for “it’s okay when it’s in a three-way.”
The only way to avoid the twincest is for Billie to remain as the meat in the sandwich at all times.
Are we opposed to this?
Only if two headed babies are the result.
I meant Billie always being the meat.
YAY TWINCEST
IN FACT, DCH, WE’RE DOING IT RIGHT NOW
Is there sexual tension between Billie and Walky?
Some of us like to think there is.
If they were actually riding, how loud was Billie shouting to be heard over the bike and wind?
She wouldn’t need to be shouting, as her mouth is literally only a few inches away from Sal’s ear, an ear that is protected from the sound of the wind due to being inside of a helmet, as for the sound of the motorcycle itself, they only tend to be really loud when first starting up or stationary, when in motion your ears tend to accommodate toward the sound and it becomes hardly even noticeable making it rather easy to hear whoever is riding ‘bongo’.
Noise from the bike depends on the engine, the muffler (main factor), and what you’re doing with it. Stock pipes tend to be pretty quiet, so it would only be really loud if she’s modified stuff. And even then, a lot of aftermarket kit doesn’t add volume so much as improve the sound (unless you pull out the baffles…). If they’re coasting through the uni campus, Sal wouldn’t be pushing the bike at all hard — it wouldn’t be doing much more than idling, really.
Wind noise is actually the bigger problem, a lot of the time. But, if we continue with the assumption that they’re going relatively slowly, it wouldn’t be that loud.
So I’m willing to believe she’d be audible. But I’ve got zero experience with pillions, so I can’t confirm one way or the other.
I can usually understand what my wifes saying when were going 45 mph and we both wear full helmets. Granted I ride a suzuki S40 (650cc) so its not very loud.
Rats, does that mean the £10 I spent on a cheapo rider intercom system was a waste? 🙂 (I have a honda 125, lol)
Seeing as they’re just going from one place on campus to another, probably a mile or so (3 minutes on bike, 18 on foot = 15 min difference 😉 – places and/or areas of town that don’t tend to have high speed limits – Sal might not be taking it much over 25-30mph, in which case wind and engine noise are pretty minor things, especially if you have a bigger engine (lower revs, less throttle, much more muffling than a small one). Her gunning the engine and skidding to a halt could be just for show.
I keep thinking of Celty Sturluson.
…
Willis, how much do I have to pay you to put cat ears on Sal’s helmet? XD
Trying to start a new shipping frenzy, are you Willis?
Like he actually needs to TRY!
Do or do not, there is no try.
However shiptease is A-OK.
How Shipping Works by ProtonCon
Fan: OH GOD THOSE TWO CHARACTERS WERE IN THE SAME PANEL! OTP!!
How Shipping Works by Protoncon, the Revised Edition, with Foreword by Gordon
Foreword:
Fandom changes, and so much our understanding of it. – Gordon
Fans: Those two characters exist! OMG! OTP!
Ahem…this copy didn’t make it to the editor on time, so it was rushed.
must*
It only takes a second for a pair to be shipped.
Well, it’s time to christen a new ship.
Anybody got a bottle of champagne?
Sorry, all out of champagne. Will a bottle of lube work?
Lube always works!
Seeing as this is Billie and Sal, a bottle of hard liquor or cheap beer seems more apropos.
Everyone marries everyone. THE END.
Let’s just get it out of the way, shall we? 😛
It’s only awkward if either/both of you were turned on by the experience.
Cooling showers are in order.
So it’s only awkward when the Third Rule is not in effect?
The awkwardness is squared when Rule 3 is NOT in effect.
It’s only awkward when one of you is covered from head to toe in a leather outfit… oh…
and when the other one is wearing nothing but LATHER, the awkwardness goes through the roof.
In the words of George Takei, “Oh my..”
OH MY indeed!
*Howls like a wolf*
🙂 😀 🙂 😀 🙂 😀 🙂 😀
Billie, you should know better. First you get some drink in her, THEN you make the awkward pick-up lines.
I can totally see Sal being the Jack Daniels & Coke sort of gal.
Naw, judging by her motorcycle, she seems more Vodka and Red Bull. Jack and Coke is more for the stereotypical Harley Davidson rebels.
Judging by Sal’s behaviour, I’d say she’s most likely the Vodka & Vodka kind of girl, plus extra Vodka for the taste.Vashe zdorovie!
Am I the only one who wonders how Sal fits all her hair inside her helmet?
She might put her coat over the long hair. I have a friend who does that when he’s riding his motorcycle with a companion.
Shouldn’t Billie be wearing a helmet?
Well, yes, but where would she get one? I don’t think Sal is accustomed to passengers.
depends on the state, a lot of states dont have helmet laws or they have nearly unenforceable helmet laws. Also on across campus trips if all you really have to worry about are bike cops you dont really have to worry.
I’m more bothered about the potential harm than legal trouble, and hopefully that’s Undrave’s point as well.
You’re quite high up on that thing, and less able to catch yourself should you fall vs, say, a pedal cycle. It’s perfectly possible to catch a fatal head injury falling off whilst the bike is at a full halt. The helmet’s not there to protect you from slamming into a wall, it’s to protect you against gravity.
Or in other words: first time you’ve been on one of those, with a driver who’s probably unaccustomed to taking a pillion – is it worth saving 15 minutes?
To be fair, Sal could’ve lent Billie her helmet…
Yeah, she should be wearing a helmet. Is this a no-helmet state or something?
Oh well, at least she couldn’t make it awkward the way guys make it awkward.
With their reproductive organs.
Oh she could have, she could have started moaning.
😀 🙂 😀 🙂 😀 🙂 😀
Your grav fits so well for this comment.
The ship has left the docks and set sail for a new land.
I am now entertaining the notion of getting a motorcycle just to be able to pick up girls.
Literally. Isn’t that why man invented the motorcycle in the first place?
Probably … it’s not worked for me so far though. Could be that I need something with a bigger engine though. (Size matters… :D)
@1Samildanach I actualy know a guy from a ride I did in Arkansas who just lost the tip of his finger while greasing the chain w/ his motor going. And hes not a Noob at bikes either…
All you really needed to say there was “Arkansas”.
He was probably rubbing it in by hand, taking a day off from applying it with his tongue.
Last can of chain-suitable oil I bought came with a 4-inch long dropper nozzle built into it… I’m not sure what the guys who are poking their fingers into the works are actually doing.
I’m sorry, but the concept of a vehicle who’s only method of restraint is… oh that’s right, there is no method of restraint. You’re riding directly on top of a machine that utilizes controlled explosions to propel you forward. There isn’t anything dangerous about that!
And don’t forget the narrow base and high center of gravity, nothing could possibly go wrong with that.
Actual statistical analysis doesn’t bear this out, though. In an average year, a car is more than three times as likely to be in a collision than a motorcycle, and out of all collisions, a car is almost 22% more likely to result in injury.
Granted, the likelihood of an injury being fatal is less than half as likely in a car than a motorcycle, but the fact remains that the actual statistics show that you are, overall, safer riding a motorcycle than a car.
It helps that everyone who actually rides a motorcycle is well aware that a crash is far more deadlier to them and that nobody on the road is paying attention to them, so they have to be more careful and attentive as well.
Most motorcycle accidents can be attributed to dumbasses and inattentive auto owners.
I should qualify that the average motorcycle is ridden a lot less than the average car. I didn’t actually account for the fact that any given car is likely to average 6 times the actual number of miles traveled over a given year. Which is to say, if you measure in accidents per mile instead of accidents per year, motorcycles accidents are more 5 times as likely as car accidents.
So anyway, egg on my face and all.
The majority of people who ride know the risks :shrug:. And at the end of the day, if someone is fully compos mentis and makes an informed decision to put themselves (and no-one else) in danger, do other people really have any right to stop them?
I realise that you were probably speaking only for yourself, but I figured it’d be worth throwing that out there (you know, seize the opportunity for propaganda and all that…).
Actually, as it relies on gyroscopic. pendulum and processionary effects to stay upright and steer, a bike is MORE stable with a HIGHER centre of gravity. Further to fall (in fact, a wider arc), so more time to correct the mistake, and inputs can be smoother.
If that bothers you, then for gawds sakes don’t ride a push cycle, they’re FAR more unstable… the working parts are more exposed and easier to get tangled up in… and the brakes and tyres (and lights) are generally quite inferior. Plus if you get slammed against an obstacle by another vehicle, those thin tubes are going to have a better chance of busting your bones than the sheet metal of a motorcycle.
(plus you’ll be wearing an inferior quality helmet, and probably nothing in the way of skin/joint protection that’s built into most decent biker clothing)
And since when has the “box full of explosions underneath you” thing ever stopped anyone? Plus, think of how many people STILL prefer to drive around without a seatbelt on (yikes…)
All the same, you do have a point that it’s a more dangerous thing. Hence why I wear my helmet (5* rated in government tests) and gloves (RST Pro’s – well worth the cash) every time, and “armoured” jacket, pants and boots almost every time unless it’s an emergency-type trip (donning them does add an extra minute or so to proceedings). Not least because that protects against hypothermia….
I’m not sure where the idea that it’s actually overall “safer” is coming from – I’d have to ask the guys saying that to bring out some statistics. It may well be that there are overall a lot less riders killed/seriously injured each year vs car drivers, but by the same token there’s a lot less of us anyway. Less time I saw a stat corrected for the proportion of each vehicle type, going on 2 wheels was something like 12x more likely to land you in ER and/or the morgue.
Then again, that could be because a lot of people go for a short-as-possible-to-get-a-full-license training course, and go straight out and buy a Hyabusa because they just WANNA GO FAST BRAH… then promptly total it into the side of a bus at 150mph because they had no idea of controlling their speed to a responsible (if not entirely legal) level, anticipating other’s actions, or being able to take avoiding action without falling off. Given I’m riding a commuter bike back and forth to work, my chances are probably about level with someone on a pedal cycle; there are points at which I’m filtering quite quickly and prey to sudden lane changers, or vulnerable to oil patches when making a turn… but on the other hand I have better brakes and clothing, can use expressway type roads (MUCH safer than surface streets), am not being continually overtaken with minimal clearance on hills, and can power my way out of difficulty if required rather than being close to 100% of my muscle capacity at all times.
Still more dangerous than driving, but probably more like 2-3x rather than 12x … the hooligans push the average up quite badly. And that’s just the risk of having a crash; I have good protection and can’t even go superfast, let alone make a habit of it, so may be at about the same risk of harm as someone driving an older car (…like mine). I’ve had a couple of stupid, life-lesson style accidents so far (too short a follow distance in the wet, ran into the back of a van; fell off when going SLIGHTLY too hard on a greasy corner… etc) and came through alright. Damage to the bike was more the issue than my own quite minor injuries.
And as Tex says below – your best bet is to jump clear (particularly if you have an engine killswitch system that uses a pullcord attached to your jacket or similar, so the motor stops immediately). Bikes may be lighter than cars but you still don’t want 150kg of metal, rubber and fuel toppling 4ft onto your leg.
well theres no method of restraint because your safer if you fall away from the bike in an accident than being strapped to it. Strapped to it you have a lot more momentum thus you hit things harder and slide farther.
I am well aware of the physics of that, and I agree that it is “safer” but that doesn’t really comfort me in this instance.
Somebody get a crowbar, need to get Billie’s foot out of her mouth
You can likely use the same crowbar that was used to get her arms from around Sal.
Don’t worry Billie, I’d be perfectly happy to let you ride on my motorcycle.
The motorcycle is my penis.
Fantasies… taking… over…
Let’s play a game. Who is sailing the S.S. Billie?
Danny
Joyce
Walky
Ruth
Sal
I honestly thought I could come up with more off the top of my memory…
Ladies and gentlemen, it’s time to play “Pair the Characters!”
What? No lesbian sex in panel four? I am disappoint! 😛
Voicing your awkward and embarrassing thoughts out loud? Billie, you’ve been hanging around Joyce too much.
Of course, I’m not any better, talking to you in the comments section and all.
Take that, shippers! 🙂
Look, a convenient way to keep the “signing the roommate contract” storyline alive even longer past its freshness date!
I think you overlooked the fact that this is *funny*, which is pretty much undisputably more important to the comic in both the short and long run than concluding any given storyline a little bit faster.
I mean, do you have anywhere in particular that you needed to be, that dawdling on the way to to the end of the storyline is inconveniencing you?
I think you overlooked the fact that above comment was meant to be “sarcastic”. I may be new to this, but sarcasm doesn’t always need to be perfectly justified, it’s meant to be entertaining.
Unlike when I had it going with your mum. No offense, but she just didn’t know how to handle my “sarcasm”.
Maybe her problem was that your “sarcasm” was just to “subtle”.
*claps* I won’t even try getting back at you, your comment obviously wins. 🙂
Of course she was being sarcastic; her intent was to actually complain about the fact the storyline being dragged out, not to praise its prolongation. Obviously. Nothing subtle about it.
Unless you think it’s some sort of high-speed double-reverse sarcasm with a full-gainer and a twist, where the intent is to mock the idea of criticizing the prioritization of comedy in a comedy comic over the timely conclusion of storylines that exist solely to be vehicles for comedy anyway…in which case I have to frankly admit, I totally missed that super-double self-subversion there. In fact I still don’t see it; I don’t know what’s wrong with me…
At least you’re willing to admit you might have been at fault. Unlike your mum.
Okay, I’m stopping already. This “your mum” thing is just too much fun not to be exploited. And admittedly her criticism wasn’t quite appropriate, but since sarcasm is famous for being used at unappropriate occasions, I think it was still justified.
Maybe I’m just crazy. o_O
Slashfiiiiiics!
it’s sorta weird how Sal sounds like Natsuki Kuga when I read her parts…. voice and all
Panel 2 brought to you by Walkyverse Prime Danny’s penis.
You know what’s weird? How pairing Sal with Billie makes Billie the “bottom”.
Man, we’ve been pairing EVERYONE with Billie nowadays. Wait, does that make her the fandom bicy—I mean, motorcycle?
Launcher of a Thousand Ships
so did they get there or did she just make her get off?
but isn’t that what everyone’s hoping for?
oh snap!
Shipping this now.
Just sayin.
Hee, me too. Suits her so well.
She just had to say it, didn’t she?
“Billie?”
“Yeah, Sal?”
“Use the handle bars, Billie.”
“But I feel safe here.”
I thought the first rule was “you don’t talk about motorcyclin'”.
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