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by David M Willis on January 24, 2011 at 12:01 am
  • 03 - Men are from Beck, Women are from Clark
└ Tags: danny, joe

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  1. David Herbert
    David Herbert
    January 24, 2011 at 12:02 am | #

    Well, guess he’s making sure he’s not overdressed.

  2. NCP19
    NCP19
    January 24, 2011 at 12:03 am | #

    … massive sigh, heh

  3. Joebo
    Joebo
    January 24, 2011 at 12:03 am | #

    Time to go hunt some aliens!

    • Soundbucket
      Soundbucket
      January 24, 2011 at 2:22 am | #

      With his penis!!

    • W31RD0
      W31RD0
      January 26, 2011 at 9:40 pm | #

      Oh snap. I didn’t even notice the SEMI shirt. I wonder if Joe is the only one who wears them.

      • ilvos01
        ilvos01
        April 9, 2011 at 12:43 am | #

        Wait, it has a smaller yellow stripe beneath it.

        • Nezumi
          Nezumi
          March 16, 2016 at 11:02 am | #

          Maybe it’s only semi-SEMME?

    • Digidestined of Trust (Tim)
      Digidestined of Trust (Tim)
      February 17, 2011 at 2:49 pm | #

      And now i’m ready to nail Joe. With my not so strong looking, but absolutely hidden strength, muscular arms. I’m stronger than I look. Watch out Joyce! Tim to the Rescue!

      • Digidestined of Trust (Tim)
        Digidestined of Trust (Tim)
        February 17, 2011 at 2:50 pm | #

        okay, I can’t believe my avatar is Amb…erm Amazi-Girl, does that mean I’m really spider car?

        • Joebo
          Joebo
          February 22, 2011 at 1:12 am | #

          No, we don’t know who Amazi-Girl is. All we know is that Amber is Spider-Car.

  4. Zap
    Zap
    January 24, 2011 at 12:04 am | #

    disgruntled aside.

  5. arjay2813
    arjay2813
    January 24, 2011 at 12:04 am | #

    it seems like its been a year since he asked her out…

    • Janos
      Janos
      January 25, 2011 at 12:56 am | #

      With his Penis?

  6. Eri
    Eri
    January 24, 2011 at 12:10 am | #

    Come on, Joe, at least shower!

    • David
      David M Willis
      January 24, 2011 at 12:38 am | #

      Chicks dig a little musk.

      • Eri
        Eri
        January 24, 2011 at 11:32 am | #

        Really? Because that just makes me want to be as far away from the person as possible (which, sometimes, it’s not such a great distance)

        • Jenny Creed
          Jenny Creed
          June 3, 2013 at 8:52 am | #

          I do approve of the casual style and the blatant honesty Joe displays. If I liked the way he smelled, I’d do him; if I didn’t like it, I wouldn’t; either way, I could make the decision immediately upon meeting him and neither of us would waste any time.

          It’s rare to find a boy who smells nice, though. . .

      • Liz
        Liz
        January 24, 2011 at 12:39 pm | #

        I don’t know about that…

        • Kamino Neko
          Kamino Neko
          January 24, 2011 at 1:55 pm | #

          This is pretty priceless with the Joe avatar….

  7. Brendan
    Brendan
    January 24, 2011 at 12:12 am | #

    …yellow stripe.

    • mnk
      mnk
      January 24, 2011 at 1:12 am | #

      TWO yellow stripes.

      DOUBLE SEMME.

      • Kavonde
        Kavonde
        January 24, 2011 at 4:13 am | #

        What does it mean?

        • cripes
          cripes
          January 24, 2011 at 7:01 am | #

          So intense…

  8. Undrave
    Undrave
    January 24, 2011 at 12:38 am | #

    Wait…how does that work exactly? ^^;

    • Soundbucket
      Soundbucket
      January 24, 2011 at 2:21 am | #

      With his penis.

  9. Dean
    Dean
    January 24, 2011 at 12:45 am | #

    The purple hoodie indicates that Joe is secure in his masculinity.

    • Undrave
      Undrave
      January 24, 2011 at 12:50 am | #

      You mom is secure in his masculinity!

      I mean… eggplant is a perfectly fine color to wear. I keep meaning to buy a t-shirt in that color but when I go to buy some they never have my size and just end up with a 20th shade of blue -.-

    • Rowen Morland
      Rowen Morland
      January 24, 2011 at 9:53 am | #

      I thought it indicated that Joe was a king of men.

  10. Andy
    Andy
    January 24, 2011 at 12:52 am | #

    There are several words Joe with which Joe could have ended that sentence and still made sense. To my mind, “agnostic” is not one of them.

    • aydr
      aydr
      January 24, 2011 at 1:43 am | #

      I guess dating Joe makes you wonder if there really is a god after all. …Guess we know why he doesn’t have a girlfriend.

      • zuche
        zuche
        January 24, 2011 at 10:58 am | #

        Yeah, he couldn’t have gone with atheist. Having girls scream, “There is no god!” after a date with you is never a good sign.

    • FlyingFish
      FlyingFish
      January 24, 2011 at 12:06 pm | #

      “Converted to the Church of Joe” would have made far more sense. Although I suppose you could stretch “agnostic” to mean “questioning what loving god would ask me to wait until marriage before experiencing the wonder of Joe.”

  11. Dierna
    Dierna
    January 24, 2011 at 12:56 am | #

    Now Joe’s totally ready to fight Martians!

  12. Dahlia
    Dahlia
    January 24, 2011 at 1:02 am | #

    I know its summer-ish, but I hope its not cold at night regardless…

    Joyce may dig muscles but she may not like snot dripping from congested noses!

    • Ryune
      Ryune
      January 24, 2011 at 1:20 am | #

      It’s early September in Indiana. Chances are good it ain’t dipping below 80 period until October.

      • Rognik
        Rognik
        January 24, 2011 at 1:27 am | #

        It’s still better for a gentleman to have some sort of jacket to give to a lady-friend in case of a slight chill in the air. It’s romantic, and scores major booty points.

        • Leorale
          Leorale
          May 9, 2012 at 12:12 am | #

          Those are the best kind of points.

  13. Rognik
    Rognik
    January 24, 2011 at 1:28 am | #

    Danny is so speechless, he can’t even come up with a disgruntled aside, so he just says, “Disgruntled aside.”

    • Wackd
      Wackd
      January 24, 2011 at 6:45 am | #

      Remark of agreement followed by exclamation regarding positive opinion of joke!

      • Abjuron
        Abjuron
        January 24, 2011 at 9:01 am | #

        Tertiary agreement, followed by eye-roll inducing comment taking the joke too far!

        • Joebo
          Joebo
          January 24, 2011 at 9:53 am | #

          with my penis

          • zuche
            zuche
            January 24, 2011 at 11:00 am | #

            “Whole hearted…affirmation…of belief in a deity!”

            • Wack'd
              Wack'd
              May 24, 2012 at 5:29 pm | #

              This is the fifth response in the thirteenth thread.

  14. Merrick
    Merrick
    January 24, 2011 at 3:17 am | #

    He’s going to Joe her with his biceps. =)

    • Kamino Neko
      Kamino Neko
      January 24, 2011 at 7:31 am | #

      That’s some pretty extreme fisting, right there…I’m not sure Joyce is quite ready for that.

      • gangler
        gangler
        January 24, 2011 at 9:25 am | #

        Definitely might have to do some stretches first.

        • Loki
          Loki
          January 24, 2011 at 10:53 am | #

          Something about having the Walky icon for this makes this comment more amusing.

    • zuche
      zuche
      January 24, 2011 at 11:01 am | #

      “Hey, Joe, where you going with those guns above your hands?”

      Nah, doesn’t quite scan properly.

      • JackNapier
        JackNapier
        January 24, 2011 at 8:23 pm | #

        “Hey, Joe, where you going with those guns you call “arms”?”

        Still doesn’t quite roll off the tongue…

  15. Pat
    Pat
    January 24, 2011 at 8:10 am | #

    Yes but in the case of Joyce’s mom it would be a dream come true, less we forget her grandchildren craze…. or her “good book”

  16. Zem
    Zem
    January 24, 2011 at 10:10 am | #

    Honestly, there is some truth to muscles dressing you just by themselves. You can save a ton of money if you realize this simple fact.

  17. zuche
    zuche
    January 24, 2011 at 11:07 am | #

    If I were Joyce, that last panel would just make me keep hearing the Underdog theme.

    “Speed of lightning! Power of Thunder!
    Foe to all who rob and plunder!
    Underdog! Underdog!”

    Okay, so the second line is more Amazi-Girl’s sort of thing, and the last line feels more like Danny at the moment, self-inflicted as that is. No matter. As far as I’m concerned, I shall now hear that song every time Joe appears.

    • JackNapier
      JackNapier
      January 24, 2011 at 8:22 pm | #

      See, I don’t look at Joe and hear the Underdog theme song. All I hear is “The Touch” by Stan Bush.

  18. Bill M.
    Bill M.
    January 24, 2011 at 2:01 pm | #

    I still harbor perverse sexual lust for Billie.

    • Gianni
      Gianni
      January 24, 2011 at 6:02 pm | #

      Who doesn’t?

      • JackNapier
        JackNapier
        January 24, 2011 at 8:16 pm | #

        My lust is so not perverse, I’ll have you know.

    • wnderjif
      wnderjif
      January 25, 2011 at 2:51 am | #

      oh man. you too? she gave me a fake number..

  19. Harry
    Harry
    January 24, 2011 at 6:36 pm | #

    I love Joe more than is reasonable.

  20. JackNapier
    JackNapier
    January 24, 2011 at 8:17 pm | #

    Looks like he’s taking her to the gun show, if ya know what I mean, squire! Wink-wink, nudge-nudge, say no more, say no more.

    • Gianni
      Gianni
      January 24, 2011 at 8:52 pm | #

      With his penis.

  21. Plasma Mongoose
    Plasma Mongoose
    February 26, 2011 at 1:56 am | #

    Joe’s final comment could be translated as; Once a girl goes to bed with me, I prove that THERE IS NO GOD with my lousy love-making.

  22. Anna1090
    Anna1090
    August 21, 2013 at 3:58 pm | #

    OH MY GOD IS THAT A SEMME STRIPE ON HIS SHIRT

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