Shortpacked! by David Willis
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“Taco Bell?” “More romantic.” “…Chipotle?”
Anyone who lives in the land of the Mission-style burrito and suggests Chipotle as a destination restaurant and not just a place that is nearby and has food deserves to be slapped upside the head.
Sadly, I have never (and probably will never) know the joys of In n Out….
Your mom knows the joys of in and out.
BAM!
I gotta know, is this In-n-Out Burger a real place?
Yes.
It is marvelous, but sadly they’re all on the west coast.
Not true, they’re moving inland.
Dallas, TX got some recently. They seem to be working their way in.
And in Orem, Utah. In -n- out burger is awesome!
If the make it to Louisville, it may just convince me there’s a god. And not just because of the sort of annoying Bible references all over the place in In-N-Out.
meh, tried it once. Wasn’t impressed
I had the same reaction to your mother
Agreed. I prefer Sonic burgers. However the animal style fries do make me very happy, then sick and not so happy.
Agreed, it’s okay. (I guess) but not worth the hype…or the wait.
Same here. Are the buns supposed to taste like cardboard in every location? I prefer Tommy’s myself.
Screw the buns, Get “protein-style”! Messy but gooood.
And in: West Valley, UT, American Fork, UT, Draper, UT, and St. George, UT (for like… ever). And yet…. no love for SLC proper. They’re all like… 20 minutes away.
Into your mom, for a nickel.
Muscling in on Whataburger? Ballsy!
Reviews from Houstonians who were in Dallas over the holidays are that it’s worth the wait to try – once. Then it’s back to Whataburger.
When they try to cross the Hudson, I’m breaking out the flamethrowers.
In-N-Out is tasty, but it’s EVIL!
(Want proof? Their #1 “double-double” combo, with tax, comes to $6.66. Here in DFW, anyway.)
They’re just working their way in slowly, not too fast. They know that once they penetrate all the way to the east coast, then the mystery will be gone.
Sort of the inversion of Krispy Kreme, which cashed in on decades of nostalgic displaced New Yorkers going on about how totally amazing they are to anyone who would listen, only to reveal that their doughnuts are actually pretty terrible.
Those things are NOT Doughnuts! They are deep fried rings made of sugar and lard held together with just enough flour to be labeled a baked good.
They had one and then a whole chain here in Southern Ontario. Now they are down to one, if it is not closed already.
I would have pitched Tim Hortons as a real donut/coffe shop but now its just running on nostalgia ever since Wendy’s took over and centralized it into crap. No more fresh made and they no longer use the coffee suppliers with their trained tasters to provide their unique flavorful coffee. They are turning into FORD … oh the humanity of it all *weeeps*
Yeah, I had some Tim Hortons at an airport once (on the pitiful meal allowance Air Canada gave me for forcing me to stay overnight in Calgary because their plane from London was late and I couldn’t make my connection to the States. Never fly Air Canada, seriously) and was not impressed.
Think White Castle but on the West Coast.
And not absolutely god-awful.
Comparing In-N-Out to Whitecastle is an insult to In-N-Out.
And future historians mark that comment as why California bombed Columbus, OH in the opening act of their secession from the Union.
It is indeed a real place, the kind of place that makes visitors to the region go “I wanna eat there!” and makes Californians living in the exile of some other poor deficient state pine for home.
Yeah, and DAMN YOU, WILLIS! for reminding us!
Fortunately, we can re-create it … we have the technology, the recipe … it will be tastier, yummier, insanely expensive … it will be … THE SIXTY DOLLAR BURGER!!
What he says. I remembered being there one time and we had to wait quit a while to sit down to eat our food. That good for fast food burgers.
I know Californians often get… confused about this, but there are two other states on the Pacific coast. (And according to this map, there aren’t any In-N-Outs in either of them.)
To wit- SUCK IT.
Having lived both in CA and near In N Out, and in OR, can say definitively: Meh.
It’s good, but really, Five Guys Burgers are just as good, if not better! (free toppings!)
there is no comparison, 5 guys is WAY better!
So much to love about Five Guys. Quality, service, atmosphere, and the extras… they’re damn generous! Got a large Cajun fries to split the other day, the guy gave us double and said something jolly about “My man said to load it up!” Plus the free peanuts while you wait. And free refills. And free toppings. And good prices.
And that’s all on top of being the best, juiciest burger evar!
I can’t wait to go to California to see how much the sexburger SUCKS by comparison!
5 guys isn’t a fast food burger. No drive thru.
As a native Seattleite, I have to speak out on behalf of our own local sexual-euphemism based burger chain, Dick’s Drive-In. While I guarantee that Dick’s has fewer menu options, fewer locations, and fewer roofed-in-areas where humans can eat while protected from the elements than any other chain thus far mentioned, and even though I am currently a vegetarian and therefore can’t really eat anything they sell aside from the fries, shakes, and ice-cream, I nevertheless wholeheartedly support our humble and greasy hamburger stands.
It’s a matter of civic pride.
I mean, it’s not like I can get behind our sports teams. I gotta take pride in something.
Yes, it’s a real place. I have a t-shirt from them that a friend of mine in California gave me, but I’ve never set foot in one of their stores, even when I was out West in 2005. I did get to sample “Jack in the Crack” (Jack in the Box). Unlike many that I’ve talked to, I actually liked the place. There’s also one remaining XXX Drive-In (famous for root beer) in Issaquah, Washington state. I was there on my West Coast trip.
For those here on the East Coast, Gino’s is back! 3 stores are open and 24 more are scheduled to open in 2012. “Everybody goes to Gino’s, ’cause Gino’s is the place to go!” Many were converted to Roy Rogers when Gino’s sold out to Marriott Hotels in 1982.
Ooh, Burn!
And wasn’t it the joys of In and Out that got Amber into her current condition anyway?
Del Taco, too trashy. or just trashy enough?
Del Taco trashy? Balderdash! Burritos and fries is a true stroke of the genie’s ass. Even better is Taco Time with burritos and tots.
Oh, mercy! That comment made me laugh harder than the actual comic.
Wow, I didn’t expect Willis to be the one to make a crude “In N Out” joke in the comments.
Your Mom knows the joys of In N Out… Animal Style.
Animal-style 4×4?
That deserves an award for “best opportunity for a mom joke taken”.
I am of course talking about Willis’s joke waaaay up there.
The avatar makes it so much better. It makes everything you say better.
Personally, I found In & Out to be a bit overratted. They weren’t better than a burger joint called Al’s French Fries in Burlington, VT at least. Of course, maybe its because I’ve gotten to prefer turkey burgers & my taste buds are completely messed up.
And why not use the phrase ‘Pot – Kettle – Black’? Seems a bit more appropriate than Mirror.
I would buy a print of Amber gorging on her pregnancy cravings. She looks adorable in that last panel.
From Sabrina-Online, circa 1999–
EMBRYO’S THOUGHT: You want pickles and Chex Mix.
MOTHER-TO-BE: Now cut that out!
EMBRYO’S THOUGHT: Resistance is futile.
I’d quote a k.d. lang song but I know better.
5 Guys and Fries, and the guy might have me sold.
The In-and-Out Burger on on Camrose, by Larry Seller’s house?
In-In-Out Burger? Does that even exist?
Heathen
What?
See above comment thread, but yes, In-n-Out Burger really exists. It’s definitely a West Coast thing, inasmuch as Piggly Wiggly is a southern thing.
Yes, In-N-Out Burger exists (and the “N” is presumably standing in for And), but that says nothing of In-In-Out Burger.
Still better than something I saw in the Midwest … Steak’n'Lube …. That is just … wrong ..
I actually live in Madison, WI where two of those are. I thought they were frickin’ silly too. Still haven’t gone to one and I’ve lived here almost a year.
I miss Steak n’ Shake.
Madison doesn’t have Steak’n Shake? Really? But Kenosha does, and I think Racine does. That’s kinda weird.
Yeah, I’m trying to figure out if the typo is intentional, but if it is I’m not getting the joke, so I don’t think so.
http://www.in-n-out.com/default.asp
Again, the issue isn’t whether In-N-Out exists, but is rather regarding the typo In-In-Out. I was assuming Willis was shooting for a contraction-based joke with the preceding ‘Be less pregnant’ line, but if so he un-contracted incorrectly as it should read In-And-Out if that were the case.
And apparently he fixed the typo when I wasn’t looking. Now you’ll just have to trust that previously the second time Amber said it she said “In-In-Out” and that was causing some confusion.
At this point, I’d probably agree with “not McDonalds.”
Funny, McDonalds getting a lot of flak in the U.S while it’s popular where I’m from.
You poor, deprived soul. I can only imagine what other food options your tribe must have to choose from and weep at the inequality of mankind’s progress.
McDonalds’ food is a LOT better in other countries. Trust me on this. Only in the US can they get away with making the food that crappy; elsewhere they have to actually try to make it good.
Heh. I remember my time in Japan.
Me: “30 yen hamburgers on Wednesdays?” (Does mental math. 22 cents at the time.)
Me: “What are they made of!?”
Host Mother: “I don’t know!”
Where I’m from, McDonald’s don’t serve hamburgers and the cheapest burger being RM 3.00(That’s about 95 cents American)
How can the cheapest burger cost anything if they don’t serve hamburgers?
Uhh….Malaysia is a Muslim country?
Uh…you realize hamburgers are made of beef, right? The name comes from the German city of Hamburg and has absolutely jack-all to do with pork.
That’s why they are called “Burgers” and not all beef hamburgers….. You do know that burgers can be made with other burnt offerings like chicken, turkey, goat, bison, ox, gattor, tofu, some-unknown-vegetable-based-hash, etc.
@Thurdd In America we don’t ever say “beef hamburgers” as burgers are always beef here unless you put an adjective in front: turkey burgers, veggie burgers, chicken burgers.
McDonalds used to be decently popular where I live, partly because they were cheap. But nowadays… Well, there are other burger chains, which cost about the same and taste better. I’ll take Burger King over Mickey Dees any day, Max is pretty good (though its interior decoration is horrible), and Frasses’ meals, I have learned, are the bane of thin people everywhere.
Choice is good.
It’s not so much that it’s bad as that I have it too often. Surviving on a shoe string isn’t fun, especially when you don’t have access to a stove for most of the day.
I’m there with you. Excepy fortunate to have both a decent collection of cookware and a studio apartment that somehow came with a full-sized kitchen (old house’s converted basement). If I had to try and eat out regularly I’d cease to be.
Tortillas. I recommend them to all the poor. Easier to store than bread and you can put anything in/on them. They’re a cornerstone of my diet.
In-N-Out is excellent.
On a trip home to California, though, I’ll *still* stop at Tommy’s Original Hamburgers first, and if I have *time* before returning…hit up In-N-Out.
You can only eat at Tommy’s when you’re young. In high school my friends and I ate there at least once a week. After graduation, we went back once, and literally could no longer stomach it.
There’s still a sense of fond nostalgia for that place, but if I seriously think of stopping there, the memories of “difficulties” prevents me.
Yes! A true believer! Tommy’s sits atop junk-food-dom as the bestestest! Is it that they put a cheap, coney-sauce-like chili on everything (including the breakfast sandwiches)? Is it that even though they arr topping everything with chili they still go to the trouble of making a kickass burger, even without it? I think the mark of how awesome Tommy’s is is the proof of how much damage you are about to do to your colon – the surgical bin of yellow peppers on the condiment counter! Intestinal distress with a smile!
Don’t know about the breakfast sandwiches, but with that stipulation the answer is “Yes.” It was one of the pleasures. However, apparently they’d toned things down from the 70′s, when my HS Geometry teacher was in high school he and his friends had chile milkshakes at Tommy’s. By my time (a decade later) they had stopped.
I should visit California sometime and have some In-N-Out.
“Mirror.” I’ve been puzzling over this bit of Leslie’s dialogue for at least a whole minute, now! That’s way too long for my poor little head. Could someone clue me in to what Les is talking about? Is she referring to Mike’s relationship with the not-nice Mike? Or is it a thing to respond to advice with a household object:
“I think you should eat better.”
“Tablecloth.”
Whoops, I meant Amber’s relationship with Mike.
Leslie is telling Amber to look in a mirror re: her comment that she “really feels [she] could pick somebody nicer.”
Amber’s relationship with Mike, yeah. And she’s kinda right. Anyone marrying Mike Warner has voided their right to criticize people for dating mean people.
Leslie: yes she’s a bitch but dat ass…
Personally, I would have gone with “pot/kettle.” The ‘mirror’ comment puzzled me as well — I thought perhaps she was saying Amber herself wasn’t nice.
“You seem too nice to be dating such a mean person!”
“Have you looked in a mirror lately?”
Only, since they’re such good friends, a lot of the extraneous dialog gets cut.
I don’t think Leslie is giving herself enough credit, though. Amber is totally cool and all but Leslie is much nicer. Being mean to Leslie would make me sad, but being mean to Amber is taking your life in your hands.
Totally craving a neopolitan shake now .____.
Geez people, it’s just hamburgers.
Heretic! Troll!
VEGETARIAN!
Whoa, no need to use the V-word, man.
Everything that happens with Malaya just makes me think anti-Robin.
Honestly, the fact that nothing’s happened between them makes me think Malaya is just a straight girl fucking with Leslie.
Nah, I think she’s enjoying being pursued and is a little nervous about physical intimacy, maybe with a woman, maybe at all. She’s prickly enough that it’s possible she hasn’t actually gotten close to many people. (I’m this close to quoting the Hedgehog’s Dilemma.)
See: Malaya’s comment to Ultracar about Leslie being her fresh start. She’s probably afraid of screwing this up.
Also, in reference to the comment a few down, Leslie got with Robin and that was pretty much the last interaction they had – maybe Malaya knows that and is afraid that hooking up will change the dynamic they have right now.
Actually, the problem is that she’s not fucking with Leslie. And if she were, it wouldn’t be straight, obviously.
Leslie, the tucked under looking granny hair is not a turn on, fyi. Might be why you can’t hit it. I know I wouldn’t want to hit it.
Yeah, you made a comparable comment to this one yesterday and it didn’t make any f***kin’ sense either. Her hair is not tucked under*. And it certainly does not make her look like a grandmother – not even close. Unless the grandmothers you know are exceptionally youthful and tappable (give or take being fictional and gay).
Your comments to this effect are so bizzare and inexplicable that they frighten and confuse me. I would seek solace in an In-N-Out burger right now except it’s midnight, I’ve never had one, and I live in the wrong state. Even so though, it’s tempting.
* This is *canon* – her hair is the same style as Ethan’s, which isn’t tucked under either.
I might have to disagree about it ‘not looking like a grandma’ because I’ve always thought it resembled a slightly updated Dorothy Hamill cut, and Hamill is in her mid-50s. On the other hand I’ve never thought it was particularly aging on Leslie so… kind of a wash.
Maybe if you keep pointing out that you don’t like her hairstyle, it’ll change!*
*disclaimer: it won’t.
Congratulations. For the first time, I’d like to hear what Malaya thinks of someone else’s opinion.
I would. She wouldn’t hit me though.
On account of me not being a lass.
Or a car.
That fifth-panel face, omigod.
Amber looks like Pac-Man in the last panel, which is hilarious.
Ahaha, i feel special knowing I have an In n Out here in Cali XD
Amber’s face last panel = Awesomeness
I’m thinking the Ted Mosby brand “Superdate” is in order.
While I loath Malaya, Amber really is not one to talk. So is Leslie completely over Robin? I mean, they’ve not interacted much, and neither seems to be showing much in way of pinning over the other.
I don’t see any evidence that Robin’s over her, but I think Leslie finally broke the last connection when Robin seduced her to mark her as her territory against Malaya.
Still would trade Snkrs’s soul/life for Malaya’s…
We may not get In-N-Out burger here in VA, but six days a week we have access to the fast food pride of the south: Chick-Fil-A!
Having lived with Chick-fil-A most of my life and having eaten at In-N-Out only once, I’d make the trade in a heartbeat. In-N-Out is just that good.
Arizona – we have In-N-Out Burger, Wattaburger, Culvers, AND Chick-Fil-A. If we could get a White Castle here too my life would be complete.
Much shorter due to the crap I eat, but complete.
BTW, popular avatar, eh?
I have to say that I’d prefer Krystal’s over White Castle.
This.
Culvers – true frozen custard, butterburgers, crinkle-cut fries. Top that, anyone!
What on Earth is a butterburger? Do I even want to know?
It’s just a hamburger. There may be some butter properties in or on the bun.
Hmmm, they sound like the “superbutter dogs” from Omega the Unknown.
I ate in a Chick-Fil-A once. Horrible chicken – the worst I ever had, next to Boston Market. Plus, I like to be able to go into a restaurant on Sunday. If I want better chicken, I’ll go to Roy Rogers.
I like to give businesses a chance to give employees a day off when they damn well feel like it.
And the chicken sandwich is outstanding, peanut oil = nummy.
Plus, Waffle fries!
If Chick-Fil-A serves the worst chicken you’ve ever had, then I marvel at your apparent nugget-free childhood.
Given their management’s ideological leanings on certain issuesChik-Fil-A is not an eating establishmen I can support. Although, pretty much any fast food eating establishment’s cooking seems terrible to me anyway so it doesn’t really matter. Fast food isn’t so much “appetizing” as it is “edible” and “convenient.”
Chick-fil-A’s chicken is watery and they won’t stop giving me ones that obviously had pickles in them for WAY too long (a green stain in the bun does not appeal to the appetite) when I ask for no pickles on mine. Blech.
Mm. Love In-N-Out. I live in Dallas, so it’s kind of a new thing here, but it’s quite delicious. And I figure as long as it’s doing brisk business–and I’ve never seen any of them without at least a little line–then they’re going to stick around.
Dammit, now _I_ want In-N-Out.
You want some? I’m over 600 miles from the ones closest to you. And that’s a recent improvement!
That Malaya char is still around? ….sigh…. well I’ll check back in a few months and see if she’s gone yet so I can come back to Shortpacked!. At least I have DOA.
Based on this comment it’s a shame that Willis cannot easily mock up a Malaya DoA comic and insert it ahead of schedule into the lineup. Just to spite you. (Bwahahaha!)
Since the conclusion of her establishing arc, Malaya has become much less of a presence in the comic, since she’s not in the middle of being introduced anymore. And she just left the building. I doubt that I, at least, will find her presence to be significantly annoying in the near future. (Though I admittedly wasn’t driven to a frothing rage by her in the first place.)
Willis is really pushing Malaya. I’m not sure if he really wants us to like her as a character or really doesn’t want us to like her so we’re happy when she gets comeuppance. I don’t really like her at all so…well, I’ll check back in a month or two to see if this story arc is finished.
Also, if Animal Style Fries aren’t the most romantic thing in the world, I don’t know what is.
We haven’t seen hide nor hair of Malaya in over a month and now she has appeared, for a single frame, with a pleasant smile and not saying a single word. Golly gee, Willis has been positively burying us with Malaya. It’s like there’s nothing else going on the the comic at all.
Or maybe he’s just included her with the main cast, and she gets roughly equal screentime depending on the situation.
You know In N out’s good because nobody here has complained about the constant bible-thumping you deal with when you go there.
Bible thumping? What about Chick-Fil-A? They’re even closed on Sunday because their CEO is a God-head.
It’s a bit annoying, but no more pervasive than say, a religious relative. And like many of my religious family members In-N-Out is certainly tolerable because of their redeeming qualities. In this case, great food.
Chik-Fil-A meanwhile, is much crazier about that stuff and has crappy chicken.
Maybe it depends on the franchise? Except for the Sunday thing, my local Chick-fli-a is totally secular. And has good food.
What Bible-thumping? I don’t remember that when I was there.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In-N-Out_Burger#Bible_references
That counts as Bible-thumping now? You can barely see them. I probably wouldn’t even notice unless someone pointed it out to me.
yep, I honestly can’t see the problem with that. You have to *look* for them to find them. Its like a scavenger hunt for the references! And even then, they’re meaningless unless you’re interested enough to look them up… I’d take every cup I own printed with this level of ‘bible thumping’ over a single street-corner preacher or a mormon going door-to-door.
Yes, I feel less oppressed by discretely printed scripture than I do by craving a Julius and criss-cut fries on a Sunday and finding nothing but a static-charged security gate and darkness.
Like I said before, it doesn’t bother me, but it is there.
That’s really just plain said if that’s what someone considers “Bible-thumping.”
Are we really reaching a state where no one can talk about anything they believe in any way without someone else claiming that they’re pushing it on them? Or is religion just special that way?
I meant, “plain sad.” Like my typing.
Having the numbers for particular passages printed on the underside of your shake cup isn’t really Bible-thumping, though. I mean, sure, if they gave me a religious diatribe when calling out my order, or gave me a pamphlet in my fries, I’d agree, but… eh. It’s not like they’re telling me if I don’t follow their beliefs, I’m going to hell.
I’m already doing that by clogging my arteries with Double-Doubles.
Wow, for some reason, I see this ending horribly. Malaya isn’t an asshole in the way that Mike is. Leslie is misunderstanding that. Mike knows he’s a jerk and he actually craves punishment. Malaya just thinks she’s better than everyone else.
This was so funny I may have injured myself. Leslie’s expression in the second panel and the way she just shanks ” MIRROR .” into the conversation and keeps right on drivin’ are like something straight out of a Scrubs episode.
Favourite Amber face ever. Ever!
I have really loved the Amber/Leslie interactions this week. They totally have that rocking “Best Friends Abbreviated Banter” banter. The expressions too. Love the expressions.
And the “I refuse to read until Malaya is GOOOONE!!!” dicks need to go untangle their heads from their prostates. Yeish-ka-Meish-ka.
As much as I hate Malaya and wish to be free of her, as long as she doesn’t hurt Leslie, I will say nothing of their relationship. Leslie deserves to be happy and provided Malaya does the job, I say let them have at it.
I have also never seen a Filipino with freckles and I live in the Philippines. Is it because Malaya’s in the US or is she of mixed heritage and is predominantly Filipino?
Does California cause Fillipinos to sprout freckles? I didn’t notice before, but now that you mention it I can think of a couple Fillipino girls from my younger days with the cutest freckles. On one who I knew rather well they were even…
Dunno. Maybe the weather is different? Maybe their skin tones are lighter? I personally find freckles adorable but haven’t seen anyone with freckles here that aren’t of Chinese descent.
Personally, I swear by Cook-Out.
Never heard of Cook-Out, but I miss Rally’s (WA. ID). Never before thought a hamburger should actually have a slice of ham on it, but once you’ve had one they can be addicty.
Cook-Out is a college kid’s/stoner’s nirvana. They serve freakin’ everything, are open late, and are cheap as dirt. And it’s so delicious. I personally prefer to get a chili dog with two beef quesadillas as sides and a big-ass coke. $5.
Oh, my. That does sound good.
Holy crap. I need to find one now.
Not fast food per se, but when I was a college student in L.A. there was a little Japanese restaurant in the Little Tokyo area called Suehiro. Tasty food, dirt cheap, and stayed open until 4 in the freakin’ morning. Heaven.
I’ve tried In-N-Out Burger. I acknowledge that the service is quick and accurate, but I’ve had far better burgers, without the insane line around-the-building-and-out-onto-the-highway. Though the drunken SMU girl walking into the bathroom door 4 times did make up for those chalky fries.
+10. I honestly don’t get the obsession with In-N-Out. It was like the people that somehow were fanatical about white Castle. Tried it once when down south and….ew…
So, after scanning through the comment thread here, I seem to be in the minority. I think Malaya is an entertaining character. A thru and thru enabler, and not really a bitch, like some people think, just kinda anti-social. And i know the feeling, i don’t like people either. But hell, she’s a hell of a lot nicer about it than I am. Why so much hate for her?
She’s a shrill, annoying harpy who exists only to have taken advantage of something another character did under the influence and unlike our other resident misanthropes, has no redeeming qualities beyond this?
I’ve decided to believe that people hate her because they see too much of themselves in her. (Zing!)
Personally I am fairly neutral about her – she is not really funny in the same way that, say, Mike, Amber, Robin, or Ethan-while-geeking are, an in that respect is less entertaining (because comedy is entertaining), and an entire arc of nothing but her in bitching-mode would get old fast, but on the other hand she’s a single character in a large cast and adds variety and another level of different interactions with the rest of the cast, and that *is* interesting.
Plus I’ve seen more than five minutes of popular entertainment and can tell the difference between a flat static comedy character and a rounded dramatic one, and know that (unlike Ninja Rick, Faz, Galasso, Ultra-car, and until-recent-times-Mike) if I don’t like how she is, I just need to wait a while and watch her grow into a different and better person through interaction with the main cast. People who get all hating on her for her introductory arc behavior need to go back and watch a few dramas to see that it’s actually pretty standard for even heroic characters to be somewhat lame upon their initial introduction. Judging her on that alone is naive, especially given that we’ve already seen her start to change her behavior.
Yes, we’ve seen her change… to get in Les’ pants. I still expect Willis to pull the rug from under her and show us she’s a deep cover agent of some malevolent force, possibly Robin’s rival whose name escapes me now, as a force of psychological warfare. [Don't lie, it'd be awesome.] And you know, even if she is a drama character? There is nothing interesting about her. If she loses the fact she’s a bitch, the only reason she’d be of note at all would be ‘dating Leslie’ which would always remind of her bitch behavior, in an unending cycle, much like that Carlie Cooper that Peter’s dating now just serves to rub salt in the One More Day wound.
Malaya is the new Faz. Got to have someone to hate, and we just feel sorry for Faz these days….
I’ve always loved Faz. He’s one of the funniest characters in the comic.
I dislike her because she seems like the sort of person who deliberately sucks all the joy out of life. Okay, maybe not deliberately; maybe she actually thinks she’s doing people a favor by pointing out how stupid all of the things they enjoy are or something. But she’s unpleasant–that’s really the best word for it. She’s not a raving witch or anything, but whatever someone else is happy about, she has a knack for sullying that happiness with a quick, thoughtless sentence. Unpleasant.
I like Malaya, even since the beginning. She’s not a person I would want to know, but definitely one I like to watch.
I don’t believe there is any better way to say that sentence, sadly.
dchorror LIKES to watch.
She’s a spiteful parasite who lacks enough awareness about it to be funny.
At least until she knifed Ultra Car. Then she crossed the line at which she was terrible enough to be funny instead of just a bitch. And she at least wants to be better, even if not in all the places she needs to be.
Besides, I didn’t think Leslie liked the In and Out meat.
Amber is adorable in this comic.
OMFG, that avatar!
I need the source materiel for that gravatar! I need it now!
Agreed. Where is that from?
Dan Shive’s avatar is from his comic- El Goonish Shive.
Ah, neat. Couldn’t tell, he’s not linked and I didn’t recognize the name.
I don’t recognize it from the main storyline or any of the EGS:NP. Must be a sketchbook or something new.
Dan, use links in future!
It’s from one of the Q&A strips:
http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2011-07-14
“Not yet”? What? WHAT? Is Malaya stringing her along, or is this another sign of Leslie’s insecurity?
People not having sex on the first date? Despite being physically attracted to one another? What a ludicrous notion. I call shenanigans.
Mayala has been pretty aggressive, and they are both sufficiently attracted to each other, and it’s only been ONE date?
“Intimacy wise I just need to take on a super-impressive date. The best night ever imaginable. And I know just where we’re gonna go.”
The Grand Galloping Gala?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2u7XysaEVBs
I was thinking the same thing as I read that ^^;; (and the ending of said night as well)…
Is it wrong for me to wish that upon someone as nice as Leslie? I really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, don’t like Malaya is all… >//<;;
This is why I have very few female friends. >_< Prime examples.
Because In n Out burger?
because they could get pregnant one day?
Because you haven’t hit that yet?
Any time you’re dating someone and you feel you need to do something perfect to win them over, you’re in a bad relationship doomed to fail.
Why?
When did “I want to do something fantastic for you.” become a bad thing? I don’t know about you, but I think a proper first date involves impressing the other person and, unless Willis hasn’t shown us something, Leslie and Malaya haven’t actually started dating yet.
That’s what a hamburger’s all about!
Willis,
I will endeavor to treat you to an In-N-Out at BotCon this year.
And since everyone’s piling on, here’s my take, from growing up in the land of a #2 Cheeseburger at Sonic ( dearly departed Sonic Quality, I miss you. ) of Tornado Alley.
In-N-Out does a limited set of things and they do it very well. For a “Fast Food” burger it is phenomenal. Compared to your local, GOOD, mom and pop, it’s at least above average. And how can you not like a place with a super secret menu?
What you need to do is take him to Twisted Root, and get him liquored up on milkshakes.
*chuckle*
Is there a good local Root Beer? Man I miss having Webber’s as a local…
Best Burger in Tulsa ( or at least used to be). 100+ year old seasoned fry surface.
If pregnant women want in-n-out all the time, then I’m a pregnant woman who just happens to be a man.
Aww, crap. Now I want a burger. They don’t even have In-N-Outs here!
On the subject of great burgers:
Any burger lover who finds themself in the Kansas City area owes it to themself to go to Hi Boy and get a burger and onion rings.
Much like Krispy Kreme Donuts, the major appeal of In-N-Out is that you can’t get it where you live. Non-Californians totally fetishize it for some reason, possibly because they read Runaways all the time. Actual Californians don’t really see the appeal– it’s just a hamburger served hot. Go to The Habit or Red Robin or something. Or get a Six Dollar Burger at Carl’s. All of them are more satisfying hamburger experiences than In-N-Out.
Of course, the pregnant lady wants what she wants. She may be more excited about the packet-free all the ketchup you can pump.