Topic: Damn you, Willis! (Dumbing of Age) (Read 626731 times)

Kugai · « **Reply #3800 on:** 05 Sep 2017, 16:44 »

Teamwork!!

JoeCovenant · « **Reply #3801 on:** 06 Sep 2017, 05:08 »

SAL !!!

SAL !!!

Oh...
Malaya...

Welu · « **Reply #3802 on:** 06 Sep 2017, 07:17 »

Ohh, this is gonna be interesting.

sitnspin · « **Reply #3803 on:** 06 Sep 2017, 07:57 »

On the plus side, Sal, you might get to see Marcie more now.

Kugai · « **Reply #3804 on:** 06 Sep 2017, 17:12 »

They'll either work things out

Or kill each other

BenRG · « **Reply #3805 on:** 06 Sep 2017, 23:33 »

Actually, if nothing much changes, I think that Sal will find it fairly easy to stay out of Malaya's way. She'll just use her room even less than she did before.

I'm just wondering if Sal will need to protect Malaya from Red Amber. She is the sort of personality who would find the angle to set off the worst aspects of Amber's psyche pretty quickly!

Kugai · « **Reply #3806 on:** 07 Sep 2017, 16:32 »

Interesting thought.

Mine is just how long it will take Billie to cause serious physical harm to Lucy

zisraelsen · « **Reply #3807 on:** 07 Sep 2017, 21:56 »

Joyce. Joyce, look.

That's badass as fuck.

BenRG · « **Reply #3808 on:** 07 Sep 2017, 23:21 »

Joyce can be amazingly random sometimes. You can never be sure what is going to come out of her mouth from moment to moment! Today's strip (9/8) is a good example. She goes from all out MLP 'The Magic of Friendship' in panel 2 to pseudo-Klingon wearing trophy anatomy in panel 6!

Kugai · « **Reply #3809 on:** 08 Sep 2017, 15:59 »

Joyce The Barbarian

Kugai · « **Reply #3810 on:** 09 Sep 2017, 16:09 »

Hooooo boy

BenRG · « **Reply #3811 on:** 10 Sep 2017, 00:57 »

And for Willis's 20th Webiversary, we have the first Roomies! strip in... I think about sixteen or seventeen years! He even put Joyce in her old Roomies! costume!

Kugai · « **Reply #3812 on:** 10 Sep 2017, 16:17 »

Episcopalian!!!!

Oh the shame of it. Her Parents will weep and wail and call in an Exorcist.

Kinky Mario

JoeCovenant · « **Reply #3813 on:** 11 Sep 2017, 04:31 »

Quote from: Kugai on 10 Sep 2017, 16:17

Episcopalian!!!!

Oh the shame of it. Her Parents will weep and wail and call in an Exorcist.

*Now playing 'Tubular Bells' on the hacked muzak*

Neko_Ali · « **Reply #3814 on:** 11 Sep 2017, 07:21 »

It's about time that someone told Joyce to lay off the intrusive match making with Jacob, Raidah and Sarah. Though I'm a bit surprised it was Joe was the one who spoke up first.

cesium133 · « **Reply #3815 on:** 11 Sep 2017, 07:52 »

The way I read today's comic is that the reason Joyce is trying to break up Jacob and Raidah isn't because of Sarah, but because Joyce has a crush on Jacob.

BenRG · « **Reply #3816 on:** 11 Sep 2017, 07:54 »

The interesting part of it is that Joyce is unwilling to admit that fact to herself because Jacob "is Sarah's". I'm wondering if Joe's role will be to expose to Joyce that her behaviour is based at least as much on her own desires as her fixation on giving her friends their due 'happily ever after'.

JoeCovenant · « **Reply #3817 on:** 11 Sep 2017, 08:57 »

Although I don't, like the idea, I'm almost hoping it happens solely because I called this one a week ago!

Method of Madness · « **Reply #3818 on:** 11 Sep 2017, 11:22 »

Wait, how is Joe the voice of reason?

sitnspin · « **Reply #3819 on:** 11 Sep 2017, 11:23 »

Episcopalian is the most common religious affiliation for USA presidents. That is all I know about the organization. Christianity is not my field of expertise, by far.

Also, Joyce, knock it off. Your intrusive meddling in other people's relationships is rude, controlling, and invasive.

BenRG · « **Reply #3820 on:** 12 Sep 2017, 01:30 »

Panel 3 in today's strip (12/9/17) is curious and I can't help but think about it. Is Malaya... lonely? She seems to expect rejection and has long since given up hope of anything else. Is that why she's so adversarial? Is she so used to failing to make connections with people that she sets out to sabotage them in advance so that she saves herself the pain of shattered hopes?

Kugai · « **Reply #3821 on:** 12 Sep 2017, 17:34 »

Oh for goodness sake Joyce, DON'T turn into a female Joe

For goodness sake you too, just kiss already!!!

Kugai · « **Reply #3822 on:** 13 Sep 2017, 17:10 »

It's a big box of hugs

BenRG · « **Reply #3823 on:** 13 Sep 2017, 23:27 »

I don't know how close friends Joyce and Billie are really but one think I do know is this: The high school cheerleader in Billie is not about to let anyone she knows go out on a date with a 'smoking hot' nice guy without looking as beautiful as she can get. It's a matter of professional pride.

Now, is it me or does no-one in Read Hall actually think that Raidah deserves Jacob?

JoeCovenant · « **Reply #3824 on:** 14 Sep 2017, 02:21 »

What is worse...

Having a creepozoid try to drug you and date rape you , but have that plot foiled and the pleasure jamming a glass into his face...

or

Having a list of women you would want to sleep with, and how you rank them physically...

or

An (apparent) entire MOB of people actively looking to separate you from your boyfriend, (with whom, as far as they know) you are engaged in a firm loving relationship with) because one of the mob's friends feel "you don't deserve him".

Discuss...
(or... you know... don't... But personally I think a lot of Joyce/Jason shippers are being a tad hypocritical)

zisraelsen · « **Reply #3825 on:** 14 Sep 2017, 10:28 »

I've never had any of these three things happen to me, but I'd argue that having to defend yourself against a violent crime before passing out from being roofied is probably more harrowing than even the most undeserved or petty relationship drama.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #3826 on:** 14 Sep 2017, 10:58 »

Do we know that much about Raidah?

Welu · « **Reply #3827 on:** 14 Sep 2017, 11:36 »

Quote from: zisraelsen on 14 Sep 2017, 10:28

I've never had any of these three things happen to me, but I'd argue that having to defend yourself against a violent crime before passing out from being roofied is probably more harrowing than even the most undeserved or petty relationship drama.

Agreed.

Kugai · « **Reply #3828 on:** 14 Sep 2017, 12:23 »

Try to remember just who you're supposed to be doing this for Joyce.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #3829 on:** 14 Sep 2017, 12:36 »

I mean, arguably she's not supposed to be doing this at all.

BenRG · « **Reply #3830 on:** 14 Sep 2017, 23:36 »

Quote from: Kugai on 14 Sep 2017, 12:23

Try to remember just who you're supposed to be doing this for Joyce.

It's curious because, in a way, I think that Sarah and Billie are doing it for Joyce (the revenge on Raidah being a bitterly pleasant side-benefit).

JoeCovenant · « **Reply #3831 on:** 15 Sep 2017, 02:22 »

Quote from: BenRG on 14 Sep 2017, 23:36

Quote from: Kugai on 14 Sep 2017, 12:23
Try to remember just who you're supposed to be doing this for Joyce.

It's curious because, in a way, I think that Sarah and Billie are doing it for Joyce (the revenge on Raidah being a bitterly pleasant side-benefit).

Nah.
This is revenge.
Totally manipulating someone they say is their friend to hurt another girl.
(Today's strip lays that bare)

So... Let's manipulate the naïve, almost-rape victim, by using her as an unknowing sexual lure, pretending it's for the benefit of someone she views as a friend...

Classy.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #3832 on:** 15 Sep 2017, 11:36 »

Wait, when was she pretending it was for Joyce's benefit? Joyce knows she's doing this for Sarah, even if she doesn't exactly know why.

sitnspin · « **Reply #3833 on:** 15 Sep 2017, 11:42 »

No, Sarah's pretending to go along with Joyce's plan to get Jacob with Sarah, but she's actually wanting to get Jacob with Joyce. Sarah has accepted that she and Jacob are not a good fit, but she doesn't want Raidah to have him so she's trying to get him to fall for Joyce.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #3834 on:** 15 Sep 2017, 12:12 »

...interesting. I'm not sure how I missed that.

Kugai · « **Reply #3835 on:** 15 Sep 2017, 14:33 »

I only hope that Joyce doesn't wind up running screaming in terror and horror from the Church

hedgie · « **Reply #3836 on:** 15 Sep 2017, 14:44 »

Whatever happens to her, unlike me, she won't combust setting foot on consecrated ground.

sitnspin · « **Reply #3837 on:** 15 Sep 2017, 14:46 »

I have no fear of holy ground, it is holy ground that fears me.

Kugai · « **Reply #3838 on:** 16 Sep 2017, 13:57 »

Some people are gonna get the wrong end of the stick on this Ethan.

BenRG · « **Reply #3839 on:** 16 Sep 2017, 23:30 »

Quote from: Kugai on 16 Sep 2017, 13:57

Some people are gonna get the wrong end of the stick on this Ethan.

I... don't think that it would be the 'wrong' end of any stick. The only question we need to address here is whether Ethan is willing or able to interpret his own reactions correctly.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #3840 on:** 18 Sep 2017, 06:15 »

After that last panel, am I the only one who wants Becky and Jacob to become a crime fighting duo? Or barring that, really good friends? (And yes, Becky could absolutely rock a smaller version of that suit)

BenRG · « **Reply #3841 on:** 18 Sep 2017, 06:18 »

Quote from: Method of Madness on 18 Sep 2017, 06:15

After that last panel, am I the only one who wants Becky and Jacob to become a crime fighting duo? Or barring that, really good friends? (And yes, Becky could absolutely rock a smaller version of that suit)

No, the crime-fighting trio will be Sal, Amber and Dorothy. Jacob will be the well-meaning ADA trying to find a way to maintain conventional law and order in a city where costumed vigilantes will be the single most effective law-enforcement organisation. Joyce will be the good-natured wife or housemate who doesn't realise that her significant other is, in fact, the Mysterious [[$Mask_Name]]. As for Becky? She's going to be too busy making sure Carla's dad doesn't misuse the viable dinosaurid DNA she's been digging up for him.

What? A guy can dream, can't he?

Method of Madness · « **Reply #3842 on:** 18 Sep 2017, 07:03 »

I mean, Dorothy would be part of the crime-fighting trio as the girl behind several monitors hacking into the mainframe and reversing the polarities so Sal and Amber can get in and defeat the spice dealers, sure.

That was surprisingly fun to write.

Kugai · « **Reply #3843 on:** 19 Sep 2017, 17:56 »

Well, no disasterss

YET

JoeCovenant · « **Reply #3844 on:** 20 Sep 2017, 02:46 »

I love that last panel of Billie...

Just... yeah...

Kugai · « **Reply #3845 on:** 20 Sep 2017, 18:23 »

Reset/Restart

One hopes

Kugai · « **Reply #3846 on:** 22 Sep 2017, 17:33 »

Place seems a step up

I like Nash

BenRG · « **Reply #3847 on:** 22 Sep 2017, 23:39 »

I'm getting the feeling that Billie could be in a bad situation here. Nash and Beatrice are talking a lot by ASL behind Billie's back and they do seem to be going to some effort to bring out the worst in her personality. This is either newbie hazing or they're just trying to manipulate Billie to make her easily controllable.

Like Billie, I'm curious about the 'no pets' rule for Forest Hall. I'd definitely want to talk to Lucy about how that came about.

Method of Madness · « **Reply #3848 on:** 23 Sep 2017, 15:08 »

It'd be nice if he had translations when he had characters sign.

Kugai · « **Reply #3849 on:** 23 Sep 2017, 16:22 »

I'd watch these two Billie

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