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by David M Willis on April 11, 2011 at 12:01 am
  • 04 - The Bechdel Test

└ Tags: dorothy, joyce, walky

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  1. Jen Aside
    Jen Aside
    April 11, 2011 at 12:01 am | #

    It’s full of ANIMAL CROSSING PEOPLE

    GASP

  2. The Sound Defense
    The Sound Defense
    April 11, 2011 at 12:04 am | #

    Joyce is starting to drive me nuts.

  3. alicemacher
    alicemacher
    April 11, 2011 at 12:05 am | #

    Can’t say what?

    • friartuck
      friartuck
      April 11, 2011 at 12:17 am | #

      Can’t say “full of hicks.”

      I say, I say, I say. Who was that lady I saw you with last night?

      • Rognik
        Rognik
        April 11, 2011 at 12:40 am | #

        I dunno what I hate more: your pun, or that I didn’t think of it first.

        • Digidestined of Trust (Tim)
          Digidestined of Trust (Tim)
          April 11, 2011 at 1:03 am | #

          I saw it immediately and was like, “Oh good grief.”

        • ə snow ʍouse
          ə snow ʍouse
          August 24, 2015 at 9:46 am | #

          “Hics” is the title of this strip for a reason.

      • CWR
        CWR
        April 11, 2011 at 9:28 am | #

        *gasp* PLEASE use the term “H-word” in the future.

  4. Wackd
    Wackd
    April 11, 2011 at 12:05 am | #

    PANEL TWO WALKY IS STARING INTO MY SOUL.

    • Liberal31337
      Liberal31337
      April 11, 2011 at 1:57 am | #

      It would make a good “Im watching you poop” picture

      http://aisforawkward.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/jeff_goldblum_is_watching_you_poop.jpg

    • DrDVD
      DrDVD
      April 11, 2011 at 3:30 am | #

      If you stare at Walky long enough, he’ll stare back through you.

  5. Doctor_Who
    Doctor_Who
    April 11, 2011 at 12:06 am | #

    “…webcomic characters! If I stay any longer I might become one of them!“

    • dchorror
      dchorror
      April 11, 2011 at 12:11 am | #

      Too late.

  6. wnderjif
    wnderjif
    April 11, 2011 at 12:07 am | #

    why does she hang out with these people?

    • dchorror
      dchorror
      April 11, 2011 at 12:12 am | #

      Cause they are far more normal than the people she came here with?

    • JackNapier
      JackNapier
      April 11, 2011 at 12:14 am | #

      Maybe she doesn’t know anyone else except for Danny and Joe, and she’ll probably be avoiding them for the time being.

    • calendarman27
      calendarman27
      April 11, 2011 at 12:21 am | #

      Don’t worry, soon she’ll be at yale and can cavort with all of the sophisticated ivy leaguers and tell tales of her old school where everyone’s brains melted when they met her

      • dchorror
        dchorror
        April 11, 2011 at 12:50 am | #

        No, don’t let her melt the ivy leaguers’ brains!

    • arjay2813
      arjay2813
      April 11, 2011 at 2:21 am | #

      b/c walky will probably follow her…to the ends of the earth… and joyce started hiccuping at atheism: she’s a fun new toy for dorothy to break

    • Shift
      Shift
      April 11, 2011 at 2:41 am | #

      Technically she doesn’t hang out with them. They all just walked out of the same class and she’s making conversation as they walk back to the dorms. So far they’re just acquaintances. They haven’t interacted beyond class and leaving class.

      • wnderjif
        wnderjif
        April 11, 2011 at 1:15 pm | #

        you cant prove that, and i cant disprove it.. for all we know willis has thousands of scenes of them cavorting at Galasso’s Subs and pizza whatever its called.

        • Shift
          Shift
          April 11, 2011 at 5:12 pm | #

          No, neither of us can 100% prove our opinion it, but from what Willis has presented us, Walky, Joyce and Dorothy’s interaction has come off as limited. Especially since this is only their second day of class with Leslie.

          I doubt that Walky has been physically capable of inviting Dorothy to do anything, and Dorothy is still surprised and put off by Walky’s zombie act, meaning I doubt she’s sought him out to hang. Meanwhile, considering how much bible thumping Joyce does in (she has yet to interact with someone without her beliefs coming up in some manner or another), I would think that the subject of Dorothy’s atheism would have already come up long before this if they hung out, outside of class.

          Again, neither of us can prove or disprove it, but right now, I’m not getting the impression that this Dorothy interacts with them very often. Particularly since she’s intentionally trying to limit any sorts of relationships with people, so that way she can leave the school first chance she gets.

        • David
          David M Willis
          April 11, 2011 at 5:27 pm | #

          This is only the third day of classes in the first week of school. I don’t think it’s possible for there to have been behind-the-scenes thousands of anything.

          • Liberal31337
            Liberal31337
            April 11, 2011 at 9:37 pm | #

            You forget what most college guys do with streaming video behind closed doors

            • darkond2100
              darkond2100
              April 12, 2011 at 6:52 pm | #

              The internet is for porn.
              The Internet is for Porn.
              So squeeze your clit and double click for PORN PORN PORN!

          • Argosian
            Argosian
            April 12, 2011 at 2:51 am | #

            Wait… I’m lost… If this the 3rd day of the first week… Why would amber not having a class at the same time last week be a surprise to Mike?

            • calendarman27
              calendarman27
              April 13, 2011 at 1:34 am | #

              not the same time last week, but the same time monday, I’m led to believe their working on a mon/wed/fri schedule

  7. Eposi
    Eposi
    April 11, 2011 at 12:08 am | #

    And yet, I have caused more confused confused conversations

    • Eposi
      Eposi
      April 11, 2011 at 12:09 am | #

      I have got to start checking these things before I post

    • knowwonattawl
      knowwonattawl
      April 11, 2011 at 12:54 am | #

      Considering what you were saying I think that actually turned out pretty well. I mean, I know I was confused confused for a second there.

  8. Ridureyu
    Ridureyu
    April 11, 2011 at 12:10 am | #

    Well, between Walky’s gollumface and Joyce’s muppetface, I’d say Indiana is full of critically-acclaimed movies!

    • Pinnelipe
      Pinnelipe
      April 11, 2011 at 2:35 am | #

      It’s also full of awesome nachos. No joke.

      • Stolen
        Stolen
        April 11, 2011 at 9:56 am | #

        you mean Nachitos

        • Jack
          Jack
          April 11, 2011 at 9:37 pm | #

          ^ I love you.

          • spsook
            spsook
            April 12, 2011 at 6:16 am | #

            Cosigned.

  9. Dahlia
    Dahlia
    April 11, 2011 at 12:12 am | #

    : P You know they say who you hang out with says a lot about you…DOROTHY…

    xD Just kidding.

  10. Viktoria
    Viktoria
    April 11, 2011 at 12:12 am | #

    I just realized, we haven’t seen a Sunday yet. I’m looking forwards to Joyce encountering the college church environment.

    • calendarman27
      calendarman27
      April 11, 2011 at 12:26 am | #

      I wonder what would be better? A church that conflicts with her super conservative upbringing, or one that reinforces it?

      • Sarah
        Sarah
        April 11, 2011 at 10:39 pm | #

        Depending on how far away her parents are, she may visit them every weekend and go to her home church on Sundays. She seems like the sort to do so.

    • Digidestined of Trust (Tim)
      Digidestined of Trust (Tim)
      April 11, 2011 at 1:08 am | #

      Hmm, the college is about 2 hours and 50 minutes from where I live in Cinci, I’d suggest if she can’t find a good church she visit ours on weekends, but am sure there are plenty of good ones same beliefs there.

  11. dchorror
    dchorror
    April 11, 2011 at 12:14 am | #

    Ooo…I think it might be time for a new avatar. Panel 2 has won my heart.

  12. spriteless
    spriteless
    April 11, 2011 at 12:16 am | #

    You could always say ‘hoosiers’ instead, dear.

  13. Cratacon
    Cratacon
    April 11, 2011 at 12:16 am | #

    Confirmed Shaggy sighting! He’s just hard to see because for some reason he’s shape-shifted into a tree.

  14. calendarman27
    calendarman27
    April 11, 2011 at 12:18 am | #

    Joyce looks like her puppy just was killed by atheists, or worse yet, ANYONE with a slightly different view of the world than her. Oh the humanity, the horrible, diverse humanity!

    • JackNapier
      JackNapier
      April 11, 2011 at 12:33 am | #

      Oh my glob, you guys! DRAMA BOMB!

  15. Ryan Balis
    Ryan Balis
    April 11, 2011 at 12:20 am | #

    ZOMBIFIED!

    Haha, they are so made for each other

    • The E-man
      The E-man
      April 11, 2011 at 12:25 am | #

      No! Dorothy and Walky all the way!

      • JackNapier
        JackNapier
        April 11, 2011 at 12:30 am | #

        But Walky already has McNuggets. Wait a second…

        LOVE TRIANGLE

        • creativerealms
          creativerealms
          April 11, 2011 at 8:10 am | #

          As great as McNuggets are it’s sadly a love that can’t last for ever.

          • JackNapier
            JackNapier
            April 11, 2011 at 9:33 am | #

            It would be difficult to maintain, but not impossible.

            • wnderjif
              wnderjif
              April 11, 2011 at 1:42 pm | #

              i disagree, my two boxes of mcnuggets and i get along well. we dont argue about which box i eat from.

              • Heather
                Heather
                April 11, 2011 at 3:57 pm | #

                Two boxes?

                Dude you eat a 100 total by yourself?

                HOW?

                I’m stll weirded out by the fact people can consume 50 in one sitting by themselves which I’m not sure we even have as an option the UK myself (beyond the obvious buying several smaller portions).

                • David
                  David M Willis
                  April 11, 2011 at 5:05 pm | #

                  I got a value meal the other day with ten McNuggets, my first ten-pack ever, and I got sick of them exactly at McNugget #6. I think McNuggets are about 5% chicken and 95% Pavlovian conditioning.

                • wnderjif
                  wnderjif
                  April 12, 2011 at 11:21 pm | #

                  ^from the guy that eats form taco bell regularly.

  16. JackNapier
    JackNapier
    April 11, 2011 at 12:27 am | #

    Stiffen that upper lip, Walkerton! How do you expect to swoon a lady when you’re quivering like Jell-o?

    And belay those hiccups, Miss Brown! This is neither the time nor the place for a meltdown; you’re only allowed to have one after your first five days at school!

    • calendarman27
      calendarman27
      April 11, 2011 at 12:29 am | #

      idk, I knew some people who melted down all shawshank redemption style on night one

      • JackNapier
        JackNapier
        April 11, 2011 at 12:32 am | #

        They were not made of sterner stuff, I fear. You’ve got to be strong and try to hang on, or your mind may very well snap and your life will be lived for the thrills.

        • calendarman27
          calendarman27
          April 11, 2011 at 1:53 pm | #

          Yeah, thats pretty much what happened…uncanny

  17. Rognik
    Rognik
    April 11, 2011 at 12:39 am | #

    Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right….

    • knowwonattawl
      knowwonattawl
      April 11, 2011 at 12:57 am | #

      You rang?

  18. Seerow
    Seerow
    April 11, 2011 at 12:44 am | #

    Really hoping Walky snaps out of it soon. I dunno about anyone else, but his blank lovestruck stare is getting pretty old as far as Im concerned.

  19. A. Colunga
    A. Colunga
    April 11, 2011 at 1:00 am | #

    That is the longest time anybody’s ever held a “cum” face I think.

  20. Dierna
    Dierna
    April 11, 2011 at 1:03 am | #

    Dorothy seems to be really good at breaking people….

  21. hannza314
    hannza314
    April 11, 2011 at 1:21 am | #

    breaking people is a superpower not to be used lightly.

    • Hello, Mr. Anderson
      Hello, Mr. Anderson
      April 11, 2011 at 9:29 am | #

      The only acquaintance she hasn’t broken is Joe, I assume because she wants nothing to do with him.

      • dchorror
        dchorror
        April 11, 2011 at 4:49 pm | #

        No, I imagine a montage of we can rebuild him, but he’ll hit on everything and succeed.

  22. Krepta
    Krepta
    April 11, 2011 at 1:51 am | #

    I thought she was going to say “full of hicsters.”

  23. NinjaNick
    NinjaNick
    April 11, 2011 at 1:59 am | #

    ZOMBIES!

  24. jokerjustice
    jokerjustice
    April 11, 2011 at 2:21 am | #

    I thought she was going to say Eerie.

  25. Shift
    Shift
    April 11, 2011 at 2:42 am | #

    Is Walky fully aware of his zombie-mode? I’ve never been quite sure.

  26. goatman95111
    goatman95111
    April 11, 2011 at 3:45 am | #

    Does anyone else just want to take Joyce and Dot’s heads, and do a “Hulk Smash”?

  27. Shadowman
    Shadowman
    April 11, 2011 at 3:48 am | #

    Zombie Face Walky… is God!

  28. Plasma Mongoose
    Plasma Mongoose
    April 11, 2011 at 4:32 am | #

    Does Walky have an issue with his name that I am not aware of?

    • JK9000
      JK9000
      April 11, 2011 at 8:25 am | #

      Nah. He’s just being girl-awkward.

  29. Jesse
    Jesse
    April 11, 2011 at 4:40 am | #

    I loved this strip! So much (or so little?) is conveyed with Walky’s and Joyce’s expressions. Excellent work, sir!

  30. Myxa
    Myxa
    April 11, 2011 at 6:05 am | #

    it’s full of-
    a) STUPID POEPLE?IDIOTS?
    b) WEIRD PEOPLE?
    c) people who should be in jail of in a psychological institute

    notice that all the answers above can be found everywhere you go!

    also constipated Walky FTW

  31. Kelsey
    Kelsey
    April 11, 2011 at 7:56 am | #

    It’s full of–INTERESTING AND UNIQUE CHARACTERS.

  32. katie01
    katie01
    April 11, 2011 at 8:30 am | #

    Oh, no, Joyce, you discovered an atheist! …Get over it, you’re starting to creep me out.

    • creativerealms
      creativerealms
      April 11, 2011 at 11:59 am | #

      Yeah but i don’t know whose creepier right now her or Walky.

    • Heather
      Heather
      April 11, 2011 at 4:06 pm | #

      Of course, we atheists consume peoples souls since we don’t have them ourselves to keep. It helps fill the void we must have though many of us deny they exist just because we’re simply jealous of those which have them. But of course merely eating it means it ends up being a temporary method. Itr’s not like having a REAL soul. So eventually we feel the need to repeat the process.

      That’s why Joyce looks so weird. Dorothy pounced on the opportunity off panel. The shock/gasp and hiccups were in fact her downfall since it made it easier to consume from the air hole. It’s almost sad really, by fearing us such as overly gasping (or in some cases reacting and shouting with anger), they simply help us take what they don’t want us to take.

      Simply talking normally or not talking at all is the only safe way to make sure your soul is safe from us.

      And the internet I suppose.

      So far progress is slow in that area.

  33. CyberBlade507
    CyberBlade507
    April 11, 2011 at 8:50 am | #

    Shun the non-Hoosier!

  34. Zem
    Zem
    April 11, 2011 at 9:32 am | #

    Too bad Dorothy, you are not in Kansas anymore.

    • ADHadh
      ADHadh
      April 11, 2011 at 1:06 pm | #

      Monkey Master avatar guy approves.

  35. Myxa
    Myxa
    April 11, 2011 at 11:29 am | #

    …i wonder does Joyce have to drink holy water to cure the ‘atheist’ hiccups?

  36. XLR
    XLR
    April 11, 2011 at 12:01 pm | #

    Am I the only one who saw the Penny and Aggie Joyce advertisement? XD

  37. Mark
    Mark
    April 11, 2011 at 4:09 pm | #

    Man, I’ve walked around with people like that before… and I’ve walked around as one of those people before. AH COLLEGE.

    • Digidestined of Trust (Tim)
      Digidestined of Trust (Tim)
      April 12, 2011 at 1:42 am | #

      We forgot one thing though, FAAAAAAAACCCCCEEE!

  38. Hannover Fist
    Hannover Fist
    April 11, 2011 at 4:21 pm | #

    Is it just me, or does Joyce look stoned?

  39. Batfangirl Amby!
    Batfangirl Amby!
    April 11, 2011 at 5:48 pm | #

    I NEED an icon of Walky’s crushface!

  40. Sporkaganza
    Sporkaganza
    April 11, 2011 at 6:10 pm | #

    I had a delayed reaction to that pun.

    • Jen Aside
      Jen Aside
      April 12, 2011 at 12:04 am | #

      Yeah, I kept thinking, “…retards?” Whoops. =p

  41. CookieGirl
    CookieGirl
    April 11, 2011 at 7:55 pm | #

    But,,,,but,,, what about the corn? u gotta love the corn,Right?….actually, this really explains all the weirdos ind the comics. indianas full of these people

  42. Ruth
    Ruth
    April 12, 2011 at 3:24 pm | #

    Indiana may have its hicks and weirdos, but it does have its sane/intelligent people, too.

    Joyce is just…one of “those” Hoosiers, as some of us put it.

  43. Madi
    Madi
    April 14, 2011 at 4:06 pm | #

    …aaaaand that’s why I went out of state for college.

  44. NinjaGirl
    NinjaGirl
    April 21, 2011 at 3:28 pm | #

    @Ruth
    ….true.

  45. Wack'd
    Wack'd
    February 27, 2012 at 11:11 pm | #

    What? So full of what?

    • Kernanator
      Kernanator
      October 20, 2012 at 11:43 pm | #

      Look at the title of the strip.

  46. newllend
    newllend
    August 13, 2013 at 6:43 pm | #

    Like I said, up to there tits in weirdos

  47. Pyrocumulus
    Pyrocumulus
    January 29, 2014 at 1:22 am | #

    Decided to reread the archives, and this one page isn’t showing up for me. The comic itself’s image loads eternally, rest of the site shows up fine.

    • Pyrocumulus
      Pyrocumulus
      January 29, 2014 at 5:37 pm | #

      And now it’s showing up fine. Not sure if that means someone read my post and fixed it or if the problem was on my end and resolved itself somehow, but I’ll take it.

  48. ProjectXa3
    ProjectXa3
    December 15, 2014 at 2:12 pm | #

    Man, this really was a great eighteenth birthday present. (wrong email before! oops!)

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