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Seven

by David M Willis on October 18, 2010 at 12:01 am
  • 01 - Move-In Day
└ Tags: danny, joe

Discussion (44) ¬

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  1. David Herbert
    David Herbert
    October 18, 2010 at 12:05 am | #

    Danny is better than I am, I would have punched Joe out for that.

    • Hinoron
      Hinoron
      December 10, 2012 at 8:49 pm | #

      Joe appears to outweigh Danny by a good 50 lbs of muscle.

      Danny appears to be direly lacking in relationship experience, not survival skills. 😉

    • Viredae
      Viredae
      March 19, 2013 at 4:21 am | #

      Punch? I think a kick to the nutsack would be more fitting…

  2. Cassidy
    Cassidy
    October 18, 2010 at 12:07 am | #

    Story of my life here

    • Piph
      Piph
      March 21, 2012 at 5:07 am | #

      A life of sevens. Bummer…

  3. Jerricho
    Jerricho
    October 18, 2010 at 12:12 am | #

    “Cute, huh? Sort of a quiet, nerdy thing. Not my usual, but nice.”

    • Sylthe4
      Sylthe4
      October 18, 2010 at 12:19 am | #

      joe’s hands definitely are not the hammer

      • fizzywafflezsuperstore
        fizzywafflezsuperstore
        January 11, 2016 at 5:46 pm | #

        “The hammer is his penis”

    • Joebo
      Joebo
      October 18, 2010 at 1:30 am | #

      I hate the homeless

      • Joebo
        Joebo
        October 18, 2010 at 1:30 am | #

        …ness problem that plagues our fair city.

        • MrGBH
          MrGBH
          October 18, 2010 at 4:52 am | #

          I hate the homeless……… I’ve got nothing else to add.

          • Narf
            Narf
            March 13, 2013 at 9:48 am | #

            I farted. I’ve got nothing else to ass.

  4. JK9000
    JK9000
    October 18, 2010 at 12:14 am | #

    Man, what is Danny’s deal? Assuming we’re ranking out of 10, 7 is perfectly respectable. Better than average!

    • Edem
      Edem
      October 18, 2010 at 2:20 am | #

      An average hungarian girl scores above 7….

    • PleasingFungus
      PleasingFungus
      October 18, 2010 at 2:41 am | #

      Grade inflation is universal!

    • Zaratustra
      Zaratustra
      October 18, 2010 at 3:02 am | #

      yeah, he’s just encouraging grade inflation.

    • JayStrang
      JayStrang
      October 18, 2010 at 3:03 am | #

      Not if she were a video game. Then 7 is an average, and 5 is unplayable.

  5. Ragnal
    Ragnal
    October 18, 2010 at 12:15 am | #

    Awesome second panel is awesome.

  6. ziggy78eog
    ziggy78eog
    October 18, 2010 at 12:17 am | #

    Good ol’ Joe, always the diplomat.

  7. Kamino Neko
    Kamino Neko
    October 18, 2010 at 12:20 am | #

    Danny in the second panel reminds me of something, but I can’t for the life of me figure out what.

    On the other hand, I crack the hell up every time I look at it, so, good job there.

  8. Fontastic
    Fontastic
    October 18, 2010 at 12:22 am | #

    Poor Danny, I feel for you bud. Don’t worry things will get better.

  9. Rosie
    Rosie
    October 18, 2010 at 1:21 am | #

    She may be lacking in booty but at least she’s making up for it with a cute faaaaaaaaaaaaaace.

    I’m deeply sorry.

  10. sun tzu
    sun tzu
    October 18, 2010 at 1:23 am | #

    Ah, Joe. Still the same hateable, despicable asstard.

    • SonicBlueRanger
      SonicBlueRanger
      August 29, 2011 at 3:49 pm | #

      To you maybe Joes a Horndog it’s a Character trait not the only thing about him.

      • Jenny Creed
        Jenny Creed
        July 19, 2013 at 3:15 pm | #

        I don’t know much about relationships, but I know it’s universally frowned upon to sleep with your friend’s ex. Especially when you really try to rub it in their face instead of asking if maybe they would be okay with it.

  11. Cholma
    Cholma
    October 18, 2010 at 1:28 am | #

    It’s nice to see that Joe is a Universal Constant. Maybe he’s like “The Fallen”? He’s actually the same person in all realities.

    • Joebo
      Joebo
      October 18, 2010 at 7:48 am | #

      JOE IS THE CHEESE!

      • Joebo
        Joebo
        October 18, 2010 at 7:52 am | #

        no, wait, Walky is the cheese, and we don’t even know if this universe has a cheese yet.

        P.S. It’d better

        • Joebo
          Joebo
          October 18, 2010 at 7:53 am | #

          even if it’s a comic or cartoon character

          • MrGBH
            MrGBH
            October 18, 2010 at 8:07 am | #

            Willis did mention that if there’s any constant between the Dumbiverse and the Walkiverse, it would be the Cheese. But he also said the Cheese would most likely be on another planet and never show up.
            Just like Sal.

  12. TexasNinjaBuzzard
    TexasNinjaBuzzard
    October 18, 2010 at 4:10 am | #

    Joe’s expression in panel one is feckin’ brilliant. That’s some damn fine line work to get that look out of a few simple squiggles.

    Danny still needs this. He needs to be made to understand that the rest of the world is still steamrollering on, and the longer he stands there shoegazing the closer it gets. This is instructive suffering.

  13. drivethruwhale
    drivethruwhale
    October 18, 2010 at 4:22 am | #

    I love Joe’s face in the last one! “Fine, we’ll do this your way!”

  14. MrGBH
    MrGBH
    October 18, 2010 at 4:44 am | #

    I would’ve only filed Dorothy as a 6, but then I’m not too fond of blondes anyway.

  15. LiamKav
    LiamKav
    October 18, 2010 at 7:03 am | #

    How comes Joe doesn’t have rosy cheeks? He’s not (as) evil like Mike.

  16. tbf
    tbf
    October 18, 2010 at 9:43 am | #

    It’s 2010 and Joe’s using a stylus?

    • Matt
      Matt
      October 18, 2010 at 12:10 pm | #

      Maybe he has fat fingers. I know using my iPod Touch is a bongo and a half because I pound two keys at a time and so have to type very carefully.

  17. MarkLar
    MarkLar
    October 18, 2010 at 7:02 pm | #

    The FLATS system is a much better way to give a girl a number.

  18. GoldStarz
    GoldStarz
    October 18, 2010 at 10:00 pm | #

    *readies giant hammer for Danny* Just say the word Danny…

  19. KS Claw
    KS Claw
    October 18, 2010 at 10:55 pm | #

    *rolls eyes* Captain Sensitive he is *not*

  20. thatgirlwiththeglasses
    thatgirlwiththeglasses
    December 22, 2010 at 5:04 pm | #

    Oh, Joe. Quite tactful he is. (NOT)

  21. Brando
    Brando
    May 8, 2013 at 11:45 am | #

    Joe is totally not evil, he’s just tactless. He’s also hilarious.

  22. xyzabcd
    xyzabcd
    August 5, 2013 at 9:28 am | #

    First time commenter: Hi! I just found this webcomic.

    A) EXCELLENT!

    B) I’m writing to compliment the artist for that face in the second frame. A remarkable evocation of the hurt, pain, fury that we’ve all known, in just a few lines. Be proud, man!

  23. A
    A
    April 29, 2014 at 5:03 am | #

    I want that Danny face to greet me each time I check my mobile.
    He looks as if he will explode/implode.

  24. Mousa The 14
    Mousa The 14
    March 31, 2016 at 10:15 am | #

    No, Joe… No.

    Seriously dude, Too soon.

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