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by David M Willis on May 26, 2011 at 12:01 am
  • 05 - Media Rumble
└ Tags: dorothy, joe

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  1. Kide
    Kide
    May 26, 2011 at 12:01 am | #

    Oh boy, here we go.

    • Undrave
      Undrave
      May 26, 2011 at 2:11 am | #

      He’ll seduce her in no time.

      • David Herbert
        David Herbert
        May 26, 2011 at 2:25 am | #

        With his penis.

        • Henry
          Henry
          May 26, 2011 at 11:38 am | #

          For a nickel.

          • Doom Shepherd
            Doom Shepherd
            May 26, 2011 at 12:52 pm | #

            In her FAAAAAAAAAACE.

            • Jackson
              Jackson
              May 26, 2011 at 1:54 pm | #

              I swear, you guys must have some kind of first comment thread meme combo alliance.

              • Undrave
                Undrave
                May 26, 2011 at 2:05 pm | #

                The lady recquires your MEME!

              • Naraktu Shinobu Mocha Latte
                Naraktu Shinobu Mocha Latte
                June 28, 2013 at 3:23 pm | #

                Is it always them?

  2. Jen Aside
    Jen Aside
    May 26, 2011 at 12:02 am | #

    Everything you say can and will be used against you in a college newspaper article.

    That’s not a threat, it’s a statement of fact.

  3. wnderjif
    wnderjif
    May 26, 2011 at 12:02 am | #

    joe trusts dorothy?

    • dchorror
      dchorror
      May 26, 2011 at 1:26 am | #

      Maybe not much longer.

      • John Biles
        John Biles
        May 26, 2011 at 2:50 am | #

        Dorothy’s about to pretty much destroy the trust Joe had in her.

        Burn those bridges, faster, Dorothy, kill, kill!

    • Undrave
      Undrave
      May 26, 2011 at 2:10 am | #

      As far as he can Joe her.

      • wnderjif
        wnderjif
        May 29, 2011 at 1:10 am | #

        *looks in the back of the storage closet*
        sorr,y we’re all out of internets to give away as prizes, here’s a copy of the 1997 SI Swimsuit Issue.

  4. Reboot
    Reboot
    May 26, 2011 at 12:03 am | #

    …since when does Joe listen to Danny?

    • MM
      MM
      May 26, 2011 at 12:13 am | #

      I’m more curious where he picked up the term “compromised.”

      • taekwondogirl
        taekwondogirl
        May 26, 2011 at 12:42 am | #

        Joe’s a smart guy.

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        May 26, 2011 at 1:51 am | #

        We all know that Joe has bound to have been caught in a compromising position before.

    • lord of dance
      lord of dance
      May 26, 2011 at 12:21 am | #

      ever since danny introduced joe to his death stare

  5. Ragnal
    Ragnal
    May 26, 2011 at 12:10 am | #

    Roz is Robin’s sister. Robin’s a senator, apparently. And yet Roz has no issue going outside.

    …By the way, what was Robin’s platform in this world that got her elected? The same as last time?

    • Nexev
      Nexev
      May 26, 2011 at 12:12 am | #

      Roz is a attention whore remenber?

      • Dox
        Dox
        May 26, 2011 at 12:34 am | #

        awwww….that combo looks sooooo cute

    • MM
      MM
      May 26, 2011 at 12:12 am | #

      Probably Dexter and Monkey Master action figures this time. Only, y’know, hopefully not the same theme.

    • Undrave
      Undrave
      May 26, 2011 at 2:12 am | #

      She’s a former professional wrestler that was elected thanks to her popularity and on a platform of criminal justice reforms, promising to ‘clothesline crime’ and ‘dropkick corruption’.

    • Brendan
      Brendan
      May 26, 2011 at 4:24 pm | #

      Congresswoman. Although presumably she didn’t kill Pelosi in a candy-fueled rage in this universe.

  6. 47
    47
    May 26, 2011 at 12:23 am | #

    What I want to know is when we see Robin.
    (Although the Dorothy/Joe interview looks like it will be fun. :P)

    • Undrave
      Undrave
      May 26, 2011 at 2:14 am | #

      We want to see her FAAAAAAAACE!

      • Sailor Arashi
        Sailor Arashi
        May 26, 2011 at 4:17 am | #

        Personally, I want to see her femurs.

        • Undrave
          Undrave
          May 26, 2011 at 4:53 am | #

          The lady requires your femurs!

        • Darden
          Darden
          May 26, 2011 at 6:54 am | #

          Your Leslie gravatar makes this comment gold

    • Kirby
      Kirby
      May 26, 2011 at 3:10 pm | #

      Never. He’s just going to talk to her and she’ll NEVER APPEAR.

  7. Ridureyu
    Ridureyu
    May 26, 2011 at 12:31 am | #

    Danny is going to walk in on them.

    • Seerow
      Seerow
      May 26, 2011 at 12:33 am | #

      Only if Joe is Joeing her.

      • Darth Shadow
        Darth Shadow
        May 26, 2011 at 12:40 am | #

        For some reason now, I just want to yell out, “YOOOOOOOOO JOE!”

      • Energetic Jen
        Energetic Jen
        May 26, 2011 at 12:50 am | #

        In the faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaace!

        • Henry
          Henry
          May 26, 2011 at 11:39 am | #

          With his penis.

          For a nickel.

  8. Cranberrier
    Cranberrier
    May 26, 2011 at 12:53 am | #

    Panel 4: Joe’s eyebrows finally enact their daring escape plan.

  9. Aizat
    Aizat
    May 26, 2011 at 12:55 am | #

    Joe, run while you still can. Everyone knows that everything that you say in the newspaper can and will be used against you.

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      May 26, 2011 at 1:48 am | #

      DAMN YOU PAPARAZZI DAMN YOU!

  10. Angelgex01
    Angelgex01
    May 26, 2011 at 1:14 am | #

    Is it sad that when I saw this, the first thing that came to my mind was “and now we switch to someone that no longer requires Danny’s but”?

    • Undrave
      Undrave
      May 26, 2011 at 2:13 am | #

      The lady recquires your Joe.

  11. Plasma Mongoose
    Plasma Mongoose
    May 26, 2011 at 1:46 am | #

    It has been established that you have been compromised BY YOUR PENIS!

    • Buckybone
      Buckybone
      May 26, 2011 at 2:13 am | #

      For…nah, too easy.

    • Zanosuke_Kurosaki
      Zanosuke_Kurosaki
      May 26, 2011 at 4:16 am | #

      Nay, Joe has been compromised by his need to joe with Lil’ Joe. =D

      • zuche
        zuche
        May 26, 2011 at 9:12 am | #

        Yeah, he’s totally Hossed now.

  12. John
    John
    May 26, 2011 at 3:06 am | #

    Joe, Joe, you should have asked yourself why she even wanted to see you.

    • Zanosuke_Kurosaki
      Zanosuke_Kurosaki
      May 26, 2011 at 4:17 am | #

      He’s not at the same point of character development we left off at the end of It’s Walky, where he had seemed to start being okay with not being every woman’s desire and dream. In fact going by Shortpacked, he’s digressed woefully. This Joe? Starting off the same way, obviously.

  13. Aizat
    Aizat
    May 26, 2011 at 5:18 am | #

    Quick, Joe. Distract her and then jump through the window……. Wait, that’s what Sal would do. Distract her and then run out the door before she starts to peel you like a grape.

  14. Kelsey
    Kelsey
    May 26, 2011 at 7:31 am | #

    Silly, Joe. You should know better.

  15. Katana
    Katana
    May 26, 2011 at 9:45 am | #

    Confirm trade?
    Yes (A) / No (B)
    You have traded your ‘FRIENDSHIP’ for an ‘INTERVIEW’.

  16. Rappster
    Rappster
    May 26, 2011 at 10:35 am | #

    hey joe, where you going with that gun of yours?
    hey joe, where you going… wait … that’s not a gun, thats a

  17. shoeboxjeddy
    shoeboxjeddy
    May 26, 2011 at 11:05 am | #

    I bet Joe just hopes that the lamestream media won’t twist his words by repeating them verbatim.

  18. Roborat
    Roborat
    May 26, 2011 at 2:32 pm | #

    Dorothy uses TRUST, it is super effective.

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      May 26, 2011 at 11:51 pm | #

      Joe should respond with SMOKESSCREEN or FAKE OUT

  19. Shift
    Shift
    May 26, 2011 at 3:02 pm | #

    Here’s an idea Joe… throw her out. You don’t need to talk to her you know and you’re (theoretically) bigger and stronger than her.

    • MM
      MM
      May 26, 2011 at 5:45 pm | #

      “Sex Tape Stud Physically Accosts Female Reporter”?

      Yeah, that’ll end well.

      • Shift
        Shift
        May 26, 2011 at 10:16 pm | #

        Who cares? She abused their friendship already by using false concern as a friend to get inside his home for an interview? Pick her up, put her outside and close the door.

  20. Janette
    Janette
    May 26, 2011 at 4:14 pm | #

    Hey, you okay with the weather yesterday? We got hailed on, and I’ve heard some reports of bad hail and weather in C-bus as well.

  21. Jackson
    Jackson
    May 26, 2011 at 9:50 pm | #

    Pretty much the best course of action for Joe at this point is to refuse to say anything.

    And you just know he’s not going to do that.

  22. NeoDarklight
    NeoDarklight
    May 26, 2011 at 11:12 pm | #

    Okay, I know this isn’t really the place to properly do this, but the creators of “Least I Could Do” are trying to turn their series into a cartoon, but need financial backing. Here’s the link: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/537261515/least-i-could-do-the-pilot

  23. Azrael
    Azrael
    May 27, 2011 at 1:29 am | #

    Man I’ve really missed Dina. She was one of my faves in the other Universe.

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