Frankly I think a lot of songs called Closer would work better than the NIN one, but that’s the one I’m most familiar with so it’s the one that came to mind
That was the closer that came to mind, but I don’t know why queer content would be pointed at Wally + Dorothy together, unless we’re still talking about Joyce?
Several years ago, my mom was saying something about Tegan and Sara, and I was like, yeah, I don’t know that I know any of their songs, I just know that they’re lesbians. And my mom was like, “What??? They’re sisters???” And I was like, yeah, yeah, they’re not lesbians with each other, they’re sisters and also lesbians, separately.
Oh my god, thank you for explaining this. I’ve spent so long trying to convince myself I didn’t want to bother looking this up, and I didn’t, but y’know, I’m glad that I’ve come across the explanation without effort.
I have the opposite problem with the folk group Hat Fitz and Cara. I always assume they’re a trio of musicians, then have the moment of realisation of “Oh, it’s one guy called Hat Fitz, not Hat, Fitz”
I don’t know, Closer i referred to as the sexiest song of all time (i’ve seen this headline coming accross my feed about every valentines day) to think that they may be right. and Weird al included it in alternative polka so you know props!
…while hitting “random” I have gotten an uncomfortable amount of comics where this implies a threesome with a family member. So either a failure or a success, depending on how you see it.
The door appears to still be open, which begs the question: what unfortunate passerby do you think is getting hit the with those pants. I bet on Mary, for she would be the most enraged.
If your relationship requires of you that you don’t even think about other people, that’s going to require some mayor restructuring of your personality/self/brain. It can be done, but not without mental blocks, which means your sanity will slowly deteriorate, since mental blocks prevent self-reflection.
Yeah, this goes far beyond just “bisexy thoughts”. Not only have they led to actions – like exchanging lewds, but they’re also romantic, not just sexual.
This is a full blown crush and that’s a risk to any relationship that isn’t prepared to handle it.
I think it’s not the thoughts she’s apologizing for, but the selfie she sent to Joyce. She’s probably also trying to convince herself that she’s straight, but that’s not what she’s apologizing to Walky about.
Dorothy, you’ve already talked about having her present when you bang, and he called out how you’re plainly hornt for her. Walky’s superpower is greeting shocking revelations with ‘neat.’
I wonder if this is a blanket “APOLOGY ACCEPTED” or an order of operations thing, that sex can happen first and to table the apology itself for the moment.
I feel like they have too much history for smitten to be the word, exactly, but yeah, he’s unlikely to get super pissed. He has argued with her before, so it isn’t like he’ll always roll over for her if he feels strongly enough, but obviously, sex is a good placation tactic for them.
No, wait, it would be even funnier if he said that mid-sex, as a response to Dorothy “accidentally” moaning Joyce’s name. And he says it like in that one comic panel where he hopes out of the bunk bed with IIRC his shirt and socks but no boxers (my archive dive failed me, I hope somebody else knows the one).
Due to the configuration of their shared rooms, Dina/Amber’s room have the beds left to the door, while Dorothy/Becky’s room have the beds on the right. Give the way both Walky and Dorothy are looking at each other, this suggests they are on Dorothy/Becky’s room
Nah, Walky doesn’t strike me as the type to hold onto anger. Asher admitted to selling out Sal, got a punch on the face for it, and yet Walky was still amicable towards him later.
And I also hope this gets fixed and doesn’t get worse.
However, I really want this ship to reach its end. I know, I know, it sounds overly optimistic, but believe me, the dynamic between these two is so natural that you really want it to prevail.
Yeah. It’s one of the reasons I don’t really like this coming up for Dorothy now. I like Dorothy and Walky together. I didn’t feel their first breakup was narratively satisfying. (I’m too busy for a boyfriend. We have to break up. OK.) So I was happy to see them circle back around to try again and I’d hate to see this try founder on her feelings about Joyce without them even having a real chance to work through their own problems.
Even worse if it turns out she only went back to him as part of her denial.
Similarly on Joyce’s side, I don’t want to see this mess up her relationship with Joe. That’s still very early on and deserves its time to play out. Nor do I think any of them are in state to try to make a poly relationship work.
So it’s hard for me to see anywhere interesting this will go that I’ll like. We could get the mature version, where both Joyce and Dorothy acknowledge their bisexuality and mutual attraction, but prefer to stick with their current partners, but that seems like a dramatic flop after a ton of build up.
All that said, Willis is obviously a far better storyteller than I am and may well have something up his sleeve.
We know: Hitting on Joyce (even if it was subconsciously). Which meant not only was she cheating on Walky, she was interfering with Joyce’s relationship with Joe. The guilt must be porked away.
She might also be ‘apologizing’ for sending sexy pics to her friend Joyce before she sent any to Walky, which is my guess based on her saying “for not, uh…”. My brain fills it in as “for not sending you sexy pics before I sent one to Joyce” or something.
I’d probably fill it in with “not… uh, being faithful”. The issue, in her brain, certainly isn’t the order of operations. It’s the fact that by sending that kind of picture to Joyce at all represents cheating on Walky.
Brief offtopic:
Fun headcanon of the day: The reason Sauron doesn’t really do anything through the lord of the rings books is because he’s watching everything through his ring and eating popcorn at home, like it is a Telenovela:
“Just kiss already!! COME ON! I KNOW YOU WANT TO!! I DON’T CARE IF YOU THROW MY RING INTO THE MOUNTAIN IF I GET THE OTP BEFORE I DIE!!!”
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*plays “Closer” by Nine Inch Nails on Dorothy’s jailbroken phone*
That is not the song called Closer I would have chosen for this moment.
Which closer would you have chosen?
Probably the Tegan and Sara one, considering they’re lesbian sisters.
Right answer for the wrong reasons. Neither of these two are edgy enough to get Nine Inch Nails, they’re getting the upbeat pop song.
Frankly I think a lot of songs called Closer would work better than the NIN one, but that’s the one I’m most familiar with so it’s the one that came to mind
Chainsmokers song, too
I prefer the Halocene cover video, for reasons that would be obvious to anyone who has seen the video.
Well, Dorothy karaokied NIN.
That was the closer that came to mind, but I don’t know why queer content would be pointed at Wally + Dorothy together, unless we’re still talking about Joyce?
Walky* damn autocorrect
Several years ago, my mom was saying something about Tegan and Sara, and I was like, yeah, I don’t know that I know any of their songs, I just know that they’re lesbians. And my mom was like, “What??? They’re sisters???” And I was like, yeah, yeah, they’re not lesbians with each other, they’re sisters and also lesbians, separately.
Distinctions!
Oh my god, thank you for explaining this. I’ve spent so long trying to convince myself I didn’t want to bother looking this up, and I didn’t, but y’know, I’m glad that I’ve come across the explanation without effort.
Also good for them.
Fun fact: They’re called “Teagan and Sara” because when they were “Sara and Teagan”, people thought they were a single singer called “Sara Antegan”.
I have the opposite problem with the folk group Hat Fitz and Cara. I always assume they’re a trio of musicians, then have the moment of realisation of “Oh, it’s one guy called Hat Fitz, not Hat, Fitz”
Not just one singer named Teagan Ansara?
It is harder to accidentally merge the sounds of “d” and “s” than to accidentally merge the sounds of “d” and “t” when heard aloud
I don’t know, Closer i referred to as the sexiest song of all time (i’ve seen this headline coming accross my feed about every valentines day) to think that they may be right. and Weird al included it in alternative polka so you know props!
Not “I’m Turning Japanese”?
So, if I want to append panels 5 and 6 to the end of every comic, should I put together some sort of browser plugin or will a simple CSS script do?
Some examples selected via the Random button.
Okay, that second one is kind of magical in context.
You must be subscribed to the Patreon, right? That’s so fast!
Maybe they’re just a time traveler.
Raucous belly laugh! Thank you!
I love this please do more.
That second one is just *gold*.
Here’s a version that I created, tested it with the Firefox CSS Override extension (which I also use to make the comment hierarchy more clear lol)
if you want to change the image, just change out the imgur link. Could probably be improved but CSS is terrible.
…while hitting “random” I have gotten an uncomfortable amount of comics where this implies a threesome with a family member. So either a failure or a success, depending on how you see it.
https://imgur.com/a/LtqcWfs Thanks for the CSS, very fancy.
Imgur.com is currently over capacity, I think we just did a DDOS on them.
Those are all amazing!!
The 1st and 2nd one are so random. Like, Walky even wasn’t there.
I loved it.
Dumbing of Age Book 15: DON’T CARE REMOVING PANTS NOW
aw dang ya beat me to it
I figured the would be the title for the pornographique.
I’m with 3oranges. A great Pornographique title.
Apology sex with your bf for wanting to bang your bestie? That’s a new one.
Actually maybe that’s not new. I wouldn’t be surprised if that happens all the time.
Is it, though?
HORNT
Yeah, that brought a grin…
That’s Walky’s “HOMPK”, isn’t it.
Walky Performs A Sex II: The Depantsening
Oh good, despite everything, they’re still college kids. Pillow talk is gonna be weird though.
I have no idea which twin I am. I think that points toward Charlie.
I thought that was Booster but now you have me second guessing
Charlie is floofier and not present.
Booster has shrewd eyes while Charlie looks vacant.
Booster’s the sharper featured of the two.
booster owns the red shirt, charlie has the plaid. see Decidedly Orthogonal below
Booster is the one who isn’t Charlie.
Wait, no. Charlie’s the one who isn’t Booster.
Welp, that apology got screwed up.
Indeed, that did seem to be the intent.
Here’s the Charley grav, different color shirt and haircut and the eyes are not vacant, but the posture is more angled than Booster’s.
The up is first. The screwing is next.
Where are the images on the Patreon, Willis???
The door appears to still be open, which begs the question: what unfortunate passerby do you think is getting hit the with those pants. I bet on Mary, for she would be the most enraged.
Just like Obi-wan Kenobi, this is our only hope.
*raises the question
Apology for bisexy thoughts?
Unfaithful ones.
If your relationship requires of you that you don’t even think about other people, that’s going to require some mayor restructuring of your personality/self/brain. It can be done, but not without mental blocks, which means your sanity will slowly deteriorate, since mental blocks prevent self-reflection.
The question is whether it’s a fleeting thought or something that’s been coming to a boil in Dorothy’s brain for months.
Yeah, this goes far beyond just “bisexy thoughts”. Not only have they led to actions – like exchanging lewds, but they’re also romantic, not just sexual.
This is a full blown crush and that’s a risk to any relationship that isn’t prepared to handle it.
ah, but Dorothy is the undisputed champion of self-reflection!
and a paragon of mental health!
I hope Dorothy doesn’t think she needs to apologise for having the hots for Joyce. Walky already knows anyway.
I think it’s not the thoughts she’s apologizing for, but the selfie she sent to Joyce. She’s probably also trying to convince herself that she’s straight, but that’s not what she’s apologizing to Walky about.
They’re just THOUGHTS
THOTS even
God monogamous people are weird sometimes.
Dorothy: I’m sorry… for having sexy thoughts… about someone else!
Walky: Someone… else? *face droops* Oh.
D: About a girl!
W: A girl…? *perks up* Oh! That makes it okay! If we get along, maybe we can do a-
D: It’s Joyce.
W: *droops again* Oh.
Dorothy, you’ve already talked about having her present when you bang, and he called out how you’re plainly hornt for her. Walky’s superpower is greeting shocking revelations with ‘neat.’
He’s our own little Goku (Abridged version).
+1
hornt
it do be like that
I wonder if this is a blanket “APOLOGY ACCEPTED” or an order of operations thing, that sex can happen first and to table the apology itself for the moment.
I’m leaning towards the former.
Walky still thinks the sun shines directly out of her butthole, she “won’t have anything to apologize for” because he’s smitten.
I feel like they have too much history for smitten to be the word, exactly, but yeah, he’s unlikely to get super pissed. He has argued with her before, so it isn’t like he’ll always roll over for her if he feels strongly enough, but obviously, sex is a good placation tactic for them.
I hope for the latter. I also kinda hope she’s gonna stop him in the next strip and say it first.
But eh. College kids.
I think that’s a bit slip shiny lol
Fuck. “STOP him”
I misread it as “top him”
Pffffff.
We’ll bang, okay?
“Whatever generates your mass effect field.”
*After sex, when it becomes apparent to Walky that Dorothy wants to have a conversation involving deep feelings*
Walky: I should go.
No, wait, it would be even funnier if he said that mid-sex, as a response to Dorothy “accidentally” moaning Joyce’s name. And he says it like in that one comic panel where he hopes out of the bunk bed with IIRC his shirt and socks but no boxers (my archive dive failed me, I hope somebody else knows the one).
Walky has reach.
What room are they in actually? I thought Becks was doing rad girl shit with Dino in their room.
Now I’m hoping Dotty kicked AG out of her room cause it’d be really funny if that’s the case
Seems to be Dorothy’s room. Maybe Dina and Becky saw fit to take their rad girl shit somewhere else.
Due to the configuration of their shared rooms, Dina/Amber’s room have the beds left to the door, while Dorothy/Becky’s room have the beds on the right. Give the way both Walky and Dorothy are looking at each other, this suggests they are on Dorothy/Becky’s room
So either Becky’s in Dina’s room, or Dina has covered Becky in her invisibility field, and they’re both going at it in the other bunk.
This is making me sad because I love these two and I’m worried that if/when things with Joyce blow up they won’t even be friends.
Fuck. I swear I’ll get better at remembering this someday.
I was so happy when they got back together so if there’s a falling out I’m gonna be so upset.
Nah, Walky doesn’t strike me as the type to hold onto anger. Asher admitted to selling out Sal, got a punch on the face for it, and yet Walky was still amicable towards him later.
There are other negative reactions he could have besides anger, though.
For example, he could be hurt.
The concern is immense…yes.
And I also hope this gets fixed and doesn’t get worse.
However, I really want this ship to reach its end. I know, I know, it sounds overly optimistic, but believe me, the dynamic between these two is so natural that you really want it to prevail.
Do you mean you want this ship to be endgame (as in, they’re still together at the end of the comic)?
Because “I want this ship to reach its end” sounds like you want them to break up (so that the ship stops being a thing).
ENDGAME…YES
I knew there was something fishy.
I want Walky and Dorothy to be the endgame of the comic.
Thanks for the
*Thanks for the observation.
Me too but I also want them to grow. And I have doubts about that being possible for them while together. It is torment, DYW!
Yeah. It’s one of the reasons I don’t really like this coming up for Dorothy now. I like Dorothy and Walky together. I didn’t feel their first breakup was narratively satisfying. (I’m too busy for a boyfriend. We have to break up. OK.) So I was happy to see them circle back around to try again and I’d hate to see this try founder on her feelings about Joyce without them even having a real chance to work through their own problems.
Even worse if it turns out she only went back to him as part of her denial.
Similarly on Joyce’s side, I don’t want to see this mess up her relationship with Joe. That’s still very early on and deserves its time to play out. Nor do I think any of them are in state to try to make a poly relationship work.
So it’s hard for me to see anywhere interesting this will go that I’ll like. We could get the mature version, where both Joyce and Dorothy acknowledge their bisexuality and mutual attraction, but prefer to stick with their current partners, but that seems like a dramatic flop after a ton of build up.
All that said, Willis is obviously a far better storyteller than I am and may well have something up his sleeve.
An understated master of the art of foreplay. <—– Sarcasm
I mean… is he supposed to do foreplay with his pants on specifically?
…. Dorothy.
No.
Look all things considered she could be doing a lot worse.
I mean, Mike’s dead.
We haven’t seen the body.
Dorothy yes.
I genuinely wonder if Walky has had more sex in college than Joe by now.
He’s definitely had it more times with the same person. Though I suspect Joyce will make up for lost time when they take that step.
In my experience it was pretty common for the players to have less sex than the couples who quietly paired off.
That said, it’s really hard to tell how much sex Joe’s had.
do we as the audience know what Dorothy is apologizing about?
We know: Hitting on Joyce (even if it was subconsciously). Which meant not only was she cheating on Walky, she was interfering with Joyce’s relationship with Joe. The guilt must be porked away.
She might also be ‘apologizing’ for sending sexy pics to her friend Joyce before she sent any to Walky, which is my guess based on her saying “for not, uh…”. My brain fills it in as “for not sending you sexy pics before I sent one to Joyce” or something.
Yeah the “not” in her sentence is interesting.
I’d probably fill it in with “not… uh, being faithful”. The issue, in her brain, certainly isn’t the order of operations. It’s the fact that by sending that kind of picture to Joyce at all represents cheating on Walky.
DOESN’T MATTER, HAVING SEX!
Largo from Megatokyo has entered the strip…
There is, indeed, stripping at this time.
The healthiest of relationships….
I want to apologize, but I don’t want to say why.
i thoguht his pants were already off but i guess it was just his outer jacket and bag lol
“HORNT NOW” is apt. Too horny to speak is a mood.
Hey Dorothy!
When you and Walky are going at it,
try using your hands to obscure everything
above and below his face for a sexy surprise =D
https://www.dumbingofage.com/2023/comic/book-13/04-but-dont-give-yourself-away/searching-2/
I think my headcanon is about to be put to the test: Is Dorothy bi or is this how she realizes that men are no what she is looking for?
I’m thinking bi-. When she first saw a shirtless Walky, her attention was clearly on his torso.
Little did we know, Walky was staring at the freckles instead of the cleavage.
How could Dorothy can be, sometimes, the weirdest mess and, another time, so hot and, in almost all the time, a workaholic girl?
She contains multitudes.
Perhaps not as many as Amber.
…AND thanks for that key to your room where I can just blast thru the door anytime the story line calls for it!
Oh, no! I think those two are going to do premarital handkerchief / pandkerchief! :O
(*gasps in shock)
Add me to the “Surprised he got there with his pants on” group.
thumpa-springa thumpa-springa thumpa-springa…
apology accepted!
thumpa-springa thumpa-springa thumpa-springa…
If you’re horny enough, ALL pants are tear-away!
“Even the atheist has Catholic Guilt”
Honestly i could see Dorothy straight out telling Walky she sent Joyce a picture of her tits and he acts thr exact same way.
Brief offtopic:
Fun headcanon of the day: The reason Sauron doesn’t really do anything through the lord of the rings books is because he’s watching everything through his ring and eating popcorn at home, like it is a Telenovela:
“Just kiss already!! COME ON! I KNOW YOU WANT TO!! I DON’T CARE IF YOU THROW MY RING INTO THE MOUNTAIN IF I GET THE OTP BEFORE I DIE!!!”
Walkie type people are who the phrase “bless their heart” was invented for.