The only non-terrible response to this is trusting his fucking girlfriend. Seriously. It’s not like this is just two random friends arguing. Billie’s his girlfriend. When push comes to shove, he should come down on her side without hesitation, until she gives him a good reason not to.
Except he doesn’t really give a shit about her. Because she’s not Sal.
There’s an interesting article [that I can’t find and I’ll be damned if I spend ANOTHER hour looking for it] about how single guys can’t get a backbone about their status. Example:
“Hey, Danny, you and Billie an item yet?”
“Hey, Joe… well, uh, we’re hanging out.”
“Hanging out? The fuck? I thought you’d be bangin’ by now. What did you do last weekend?”
“Well, you know, I asked her if she wanted to go to a movie–”
“And?”
“–and maybe hang out afterwards?”
“Danno, turn in your balls. You’re a disgrace to our gender.”
Basically, have the nerve to confirm with the girl that you’re a goddamn item instead of pulling this one-foot-out-the-door thing [or, alternately, “I don’t want to impose where I’m not wanted” thing]. Remember the Good Ol’ Days when it was called “courting” and the whole “going steady” thing was out in the open?
[[just paraphrasing the article here, no real opinion about it either way]]
Forgot to add my point that Danny’s still not sure about this “girlfriend” thing ’cause he thinks it’s supposed to be Forever [until marriage, when it becomes Forever In The Eyes Of God and/or The State], but Mary is a Good Friend and chumps have this idea that you are always supposed to Stand By Your Friends.
But actual Good Friends are supposed to be able to call each other out on their bullshit. Danny is a Shitty Friend at the moment.
He’s had like a year of sexual tension with Billie, vs. knowing Mary his whole life. He has no particular evidence either way and wouldn’t have expected either to throw the other under the bus.
No, Danny, Mary does not have a point. Her argument is incoherent and riddled with nonsensical personal attacks. Why would you ever say that? Billie is the one going into jounalism. There’s no need for you to be ineffective and lacking in critical thinking as well.
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Billie: “Welp, he sure Danned that up.”
wonk wonk
Mary, just standing there trying not to break into an evil laugh.
Muwahahahaha
Yeah, just walk away, Billie. Leave him for Mary if she wants him. He’s not worth it.
DANNY: Even when you win him, you lose.
If my count is right… this is Walky -20…
It starts July 9th so that’s right.
Are we not doing the epilogue though?
Do you mean Is a Song Forever? That takes place DURING It’s Walky.
http://itswalky.tumblr.com/post/86409978982/on-july-9-bringbackroomies-com-becomes
Evidently so.
“Of all the Danny Wilcoxes in the world, you’re the Danny Wilcocking-up-iest.”
If Danny can cock it up, Danny Wilcox it up.
(in all fairness, the only non-terrible response to the bickering we saw the last few days is probably “Leave me the hell out of this”)
The only non-terrible response to this is trusting his fucking girlfriend. Seriously. It’s not like this is just two random friends arguing. Billie’s his girlfriend. When push comes to shove, he should come down on her side without hesitation, until she gives him a good reason not to.
Except he doesn’t really give a shit about her. Because she’s not Sal.
There’s an interesting article [that I can’t find and I’ll be damned if I spend ANOTHER hour looking for it] about how single guys can’t get a backbone about their status. Example:
“Hey, Danny, you and Billie an item yet?”
“Hey, Joe… well, uh, we’re hanging out.”
“Hanging out? The fuck? I thought you’d be bangin’ by now. What did you do last weekend?”
“Well, you know, I asked her if she wanted to go to a movie–”
“And?”
“–and maybe hang out afterwards?”
“Danno, turn in your balls. You’re a disgrace to our gender.”
Basically, have the nerve to confirm with the girl that you’re a goddamn item instead of pulling this one-foot-out-the-door thing [or, alternately, “I don’t want to impose where I’m not wanted” thing]. Remember the Good Ol’ Days when it was called “courting” and the whole “going steady” thing was out in the open?
[[just paraphrasing the article here, no real opinion about it either way]]
Forgot to add my point that Danny’s still not sure about this “girlfriend” thing ’cause he thinks it’s supposed to be Forever [until marriage, when it becomes Forever In The Eyes Of God and/or The State], but Mary is a Good Friend and chumps have this idea that you are always supposed to Stand By Your Friends.
But actual Good Friends are supposed to be able to call each other out on their bullshit. Danny is a Shitty Friend at the moment.
He’s had like a year of sexual tension with Billie, vs. knowing Mary his whole life. He has no particular evidence either way and wouldn’t have expected either to throw the other under the bus.
According to Willis, the correct plural of Wilcox is Wilcoxen.
Indeed. The only reasonable response would have been “Leave me out of this” and said bye bye while the two of them slugged it out.
No, Danny, Mary does not have a point. Her argument is incoherent and riddled with nonsensical personal attacks. Why would you ever say that? Billie is the one going into jounalism. There’s no need for you to be ineffective and lacking in critical thinking as well.
Quit Danning up the party, Dan.
I’m impressed by Mary’s facial expression in the last panel. Even with the simple art style, that’s one of the most punchable smiles I’ve ever seen.
Why is this comic filed under “Leftovers”?
because it’s depressing like the show of the same name? this is definitely not an anachronistic theory…
Originally posted:
November 30, 1999