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September 28, 2023

Sock

by David M Willis on February 7, 2012 at 12:01 am
  • 02 - Choosing My Religion

└ Tags: danny, jennifer, joe

Discussion (213) ¬

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  1. Jen Aside
    Jen Aside
    February 7, 2012 at 12:01 am | #

    Joe DOESN’T want to watch??

    or is he worried about accidentally seeing Danny instead

    • David Herbert
      David Herbert
      February 7, 2012 at 12:03 am | #

      But Billie might not be cool with it and that would cock-block Danny. Joe’s better than that.

      • G.G.
        G.G.
        February 7, 2012 at 12:38 am | #

        not to mention he kinda owes Danny one for a little lack of courtesy with taping a web cam to his foot.

        • darcos0
          darcos0
          February 7, 2012 at 1:02 am | #

          surprised joe’s webcam wouldn’t automatically turn on at this point and start filming.

          • aydr
            aydr
            February 7, 2012 at 1:08 am | #

            Who says it hasn’t?

    • MichaelHaneline
      MichaelHaneline
      February 7, 2012 at 1:46 am | #

      Joe strikes me as the type who lives by the “bro code.”
      Ie. he’s not going to interrupt Danny’s fun.

      • gangler
        gangler
        February 7, 2012 at 4:50 am | #

        Also strikes me as more of an exhibitionist than a voyeur.

    • Mikehatesyou
      Mikehatesyou
      February 14, 2012 at 8:44 am | #

      Joe watch!? That is creepy what the hell.

      Five minutes he joins in though.

    • Hinoron
      Hinoron
      July 15, 2013 at 8:56 pm | #

      No, Joe will not watch. Joe has to much respect for the sacred act of bangin’ chicks for that. 😉

  2. Haven
    Haven
    February 7, 2012 at 12:01 am | #

    Joe’s the best roommate.

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      February 7, 2012 at 12:02 am | #

      And the best wingman a guy could ever have.

      • Henry
        Henry
        February 7, 2012 at 12:04 am | #

        Joe is best wingman.

        • Aizat
          Aizat
          February 7, 2012 at 12:06 am | #

          He could be my wingman anytime.

          • Obligitory Meme Insert
            Obligitory Meme Insert
            February 7, 2012 at 12:45 am | #

            No homo, right?

            All of the homo!

            • Tobias
              Tobias
              February 7, 2012 at 7:58 am | #

              At this point I would take Joe home to meet my mother.

              Leg-End!

            • XZero133
              XZero133
              February 7, 2012 at 2:28 pm | #

              AH! Another LittleKuriboh fan I see?

          • ProjectXa3
            ProjectXa3
            February 8, 2012 at 9:00 am | #

            Halo quotes!

            • Ed Casey
              Ed Casey
              February 9, 2012 at 2:57 am | #

              When the line appeared in HALO, it was actually a reference to Top Gun.

    • Thor
      Thor
      February 7, 2012 at 12:17 am | #

      If Joe was really the best roommate, he would have closed the door gently and quietly, not with a big slam.

      • brasca1
        brasca1
        February 7, 2012 at 12:58 am | #

        If they were really into it they probably didn’t notice and even if they looked over the door was shut so they probably continued thinking it was just outside noise. I’m sure this came as a surprise for him and he’s courteous enough to leave a sock on the door so no one else disturbs them.

  3. Jetstream
    Jetstream
    February 7, 2012 at 12:01 am | #

    Okay when did it become socks? I thought it was neckties?

    This is the second comic this week to use socks.

    • Henry
      Henry
      February 7, 2012 at 12:04 am | #

      I’ve only ever heard of it as socks.

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      February 7, 2012 at 12:04 am | #

      maybe cos not as many people own neck-ties as they used to???

      • Jetstream
        Jetstream
        February 7, 2012 at 12:05 am | #

        I figured that was the point, though. You use a neck tie because you should never actually need to WEAR it.

        • dchorror
          dchorror
          February 7, 2012 at 12:07 am | #

          If you never wore it, why’d you have one?

          Though, to be fair, I’d only ever heard the necktie one(socks were something else, which mislead me on the joke).

          • Jetstream
            Jetstream
            February 7, 2012 at 12:07 am | #

            Personally I have one (1) necktie which is worn only for job interviews.

            • lord of dance
              lord of dance
              February 7, 2012 at 12:22 am | #

              yeah but freshmen don’t generally have job interviews. i know i didn’t have a tie freshman year, but i always had socks

              • gangler
                gangler
                February 7, 2012 at 4:54 am | #

                It seems like it would require you to pack up a necktie specifically fro this cause while forgoing the rest of the suit that you won’t need. Socks are more convenient. Everyone has socks.

        • CommentSpawn
          CommentSpawn
          February 7, 2012 at 12:31 am | #

          When you need the sock on the door, you don’t need to be wearing it 🙂

          I’ve heard both.

    • AckAckAck(Now with sugar powered speedster!)
      AckAckAck(Now with sugar powered speedster!)
      February 7, 2012 at 12:10 am | #

      Maybe not everyone want to touch dirty socks?

    • McGruff the Crime Dog
      McGruff the Crime Dog
      February 7, 2012 at 3:42 am | #

      Before I read your comment I had not seen that Joe put the sock on the doorknob and I thought the joke was that he was going to joik it using the sock.

    • Smile_EZ
      Smile_EZ
      February 7, 2012 at 5:19 am | #

      Reading of the rule:
      All roomates shall hang any artical of clothing on door knob when getting your freak on as a universal sign of “Getting My Freak ON”.
      Socks and neck ties are perfered as they have built in ability to hang quickly.

    • ProjectXa3
      ProjectXa3
      February 8, 2012 at 9:04 am | #

      This is because hardly any college people wear neckties, especially those who are likely to focus on this sort of thing more than their studies (nothing against them, I just don’t have a shot so I don’t worry about it)

  4. Dahlia
    Dahlia
    February 7, 2012 at 12:02 am | #

    Good Ol’ Joe. Always prepared. :3

    • mechaqua
      mechaqua
      February 7, 2012 at 12:08 am | #

      Joe must have been a good boy scout!

      • Jackson
        Jackson
        February 7, 2012 at 6:51 am | #

        Bro Scout?

  5. Jim
    Jim
    February 7, 2012 at 12:02 am | #

    What… no iPhone????

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      February 7, 2012 at 12:05 am | #

      And brew another shitstorm?

  6. David Herbert
    David Herbert
    February 7, 2012 at 12:02 am | #

    Good thinking Joe. Guess he’ll have to pass the time by visiting another girl’s room. Nah, he’ll only have to wait two minutes.

    • Jetstream
      Jetstream
      February 7, 2012 at 12:03 am | #

      Dude, Danny’s not actually a virgin y’know.

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        February 7, 2012 at 12:05 am | #

        Are you saying that only virgins finish too fast?

        • Jetstream
          Jetstream
          February 7, 2012 at 12:08 am | #

          That’s the stereotype, and we have no reason to suspect the Danny’s from the “jizz in my pants” school of dork.

        • Kernanator
          Kernanator
          February 7, 2012 at 12:09 am | #

          Everyone knows nice guys finish last. 😛

          /innuendo

          • Plasma Mongoose
            Plasma Mongoose
            February 7, 2012 at 12:17 am | #

            and great guys wear silver condoms cos they always come second.

            • mechaqua
              mechaqua
              February 7, 2012 at 12:21 am | #

              haha double entendre

              • Kaj
                Kaj
                February 7, 2012 at 1:22 pm | #

                My brain read that in Phil Ken Sebben’s voice….

                • Rex Hondo
                  Rex Hondo
                  February 7, 2012 at 9:51 pm | #

                  I am so glad I’m not the only one.

  7. Xailenrath Omniversal
    Xailenrath Omniversal
    February 7, 2012 at 12:02 am | #

    Such a thoughtful (and probably both proud and jealous at the moment) friend Ol’ Joe is.

  8. Hythrain
    Hythrain
    February 7, 2012 at 12:02 am | #

    Good job, Joe. 😀

  9. Eric
    Eric
    February 7, 2012 at 12:03 am | #

    Classy. Seriously, classy move.

  10. Plasma Mongoose
    Plasma Mongoose
    February 7, 2012 at 12:03 am | #

    Why is the billie and danny tags in today’s comic, I don’t see either of them.

    • David
      David M Willis
      February 7, 2012 at 12:04 am | #

      Shadows, second panel.

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        February 7, 2012 at 12:08 am | #

        I will have to take your word on that as I’m half blind IRL. If there is a shadow, it is too low contrast for me to spot it.

      • Zuche
        Zuche
        February 7, 2012 at 2:09 am | #

        I may be seeing it wrong, but that looks kind of uncomfortable. I hope they’re on the lower bunk as well, because otherwise it also looks like a potential double suicide, riding the edge of the bed like that.

        • ryan
          ryan
          February 7, 2012 at 8:57 am | #

          according to yesterday’s strip, billie is on the top bunk and danny is on the bottom bunk. this caught danny off guard because he is used to sleeping on the top bunk.

          • Zuche
            Zuche
            February 7, 2012 at 9:28 am | #

            Ah. Well spotted.

            😉

      • Animal
        Animal
        February 7, 2012 at 11:38 am | #

        Judging from the shadow, the probably angle of the lighting, and the position of the lower bunk in relation to the viewer’s position, I’d say Billie is a fan of the Traditional Cowgirl. The Reverse Cowgirl wouldn’t show that hint of buttcrack in the shadow from this angle.

        • Fraser
          Fraser
          February 7, 2012 at 1:04 pm | #

          sigh…. I could have sworn that was her ponytail not her attracting Danny tail

        • Doom Shepherd
          Doom Shepherd
          February 7, 2012 at 3:04 pm | #

          Huh. I thought that was her ponytail. Now I see something totally different.

      • Bill M.
        Bill M.
        February 8, 2012 at 12:08 pm | #

        Shadows? I used the CSI tool on Joe’s eyes in panel 2. Zoom in on the reflection and depixelate… and just whoa.

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      February 7, 2012 at 12:04 am | #

      Oh they’re there, we just couldn’t see them is all.

      • HMRC4EVR
        HMRC4EVR
        February 7, 2012 at 8:13 am | #

        All this talk going on about Shadows and first place my mind jumps to is season 3 of Babylon 5.

        Nothing wrong with that I don’t think. Just kind of odd tangent.

        And I lived in a coed dorm for two years and I don’t remember seeing any socks, neckties or other garments hanging on doorknobs. I’m sure there were folks banging each other senseless-just never saw any overt signs of it going on.

        Just as well I never got laid during college since I didn’t know there was a ‘notification’ system anyway. Probably kept me from making an embaressing mistake that would have made college suck worse than it already did.

        • Zuche
          Zuche
          February 7, 2012 at 9:29 am | #

          “Woo hoo?”

          • Doom Shepherd
            Doom Shepherd
            February 7, 2012 at 3:05 pm | #

            +1!

    • ShadowWing Tronix
      ShadowWing Tronix
      February 7, 2012 at 12:04 am | #

      Joe did. -_^

  11. Aizat
    Aizat
    February 7, 2012 at 12:03 am | #

    How nice of Joe to not walk in when his buddy is attending to “business”.

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      February 7, 2012 at 12:10 am | #

      He wouldn’t be much of a wingman if he ‘butted’ in. 😀

    • fellixe
      fellixe
      February 7, 2012 at 6:06 am | #

      It’s bad form for the party of the third part to enter while a merger is being negotiated between the party of the first part and the party of the second part. There could be sensitive dictation going on.

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        February 7, 2012 at 3:47 pm | #

        +1 for high-brow double entendres.

  12. Heyhey
    Heyhey
    February 7, 2012 at 12:04 am | #

    Shadows on the wall 🙂

  13. Bobnotk
    Bobnotk
    February 7, 2012 at 12:05 am | #

    Joe is actually being a decent friend here.

    In a weird, “man” type of way.

  14. Platypus
    Platypus
    February 7, 2012 at 12:05 am | #

    wow, that’s like Batman preparedness, well played.

    • George
      George
      February 7, 2012 at 12:06 am | #

      Does this mean Joe is Amazi-girl?

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        February 7, 2012 at 12:11 am | #

        Only if he has some kind of gender-bender curse happening.

        • Michelle J Caboose
          Michelle J Caboose
          February 7, 2012 at 9:49 am | #

          Nah, it’s just his way of concealing his secret identity. No one would suspect that the cute, short, female superhero is a tall, hot man.

        • Kaj
          Kaj
          February 7, 2012 at 1:23 pm | #

          Cue the fanfiction authors!

      • AckAckAck(Now with sugar powered speedster!)
        AckAckAck(Now with sugar powered speedster!)
        February 7, 2012 at 12:19 am | #

        Nah, he’s Amazi-Bang *wink*

        • Drunken Nordmann
          Drunken Nordmann
          February 7, 2012 at 10:01 am | #

          Nein, he’s Amazi-Joe.

          He’s amazin’ the women – with his penis.

  15. RSLee
    RSLee
    February 7, 2012 at 12:05 am | #

    Am I seriously the only one who sees the implication in Joe having a spare sock? Because Willis has just put horrible images in my head…

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      February 7, 2012 at 12:12 am | #

      You saying that Joe’s little Joe might be even littler than we realise?

      OH MY!

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      February 7, 2012 at 12:16 am | #

      This is immediately what I thought. I was surprised he didn’t pull it out of the front of his trousers.

      • RSLee
        RSLee
        February 7, 2012 at 12:21 am | #

        No. I wasn’t thinking that it was for padding. There are many horrifying things that men do with socks that I am not comfortable saying out loud.

        • mechaqua
          mechaqua
          February 7, 2012 at 12:26 am | #

          Like make sock puppets!

          • RSLee
            RSLee
            February 7, 2012 at 12:35 am | #

            Yeah. Sure. “Make Puppets.”

            The scariest thing is this. Why does Joe need a spare “Puppet” on his person at all times? Don’t most people “Make Puppets” in the privacy of their own rooms? Does Joe just run around “Making Puppets” whenever the mood strikes him?

            • |Agent
              |Agent
              February 7, 2012 at 1:50 am | #

              Sure! Everybody like playing with “puppets!”

        • Plasma Mongoose
          Plasma Mongoose
          February 7, 2012 at 1:56 am | #

          OHHHH you’re refering to this obsessive gamer habit known as poop-socking.

          • Spazman
            Spazman
            February 7, 2012 at 3:22 am | #

            ……you. are. evil.

            not so much for the link to poop socking. but for linking to TV tropes. barely managed to pull myself out, lol

            • Plasma Mongoose
              Plasma Mongoose
              February 7, 2012 at 5:06 am | #

              Think of it as training, the more times you are exposed to TVTropes, the easier you will be able to leave if someone links to them when you need to log off or do homework in a hurry.

              • Michelle J Caboose
                Michelle J Caboose
                February 7, 2012 at 9:53 am | #

                Case in point: I now automatically assume a link in DOA comments is going to lead to TV Tropes, so I hover the mouse pointer over it first, to check. If I see “http://tvtropes.org/*” I muster up all of my willpower to not click the link, no matter how much I want to read just that one article.

                Sometimes I even succeed.

              • Tenn
                Tenn
                February 7, 2012 at 12:15 pm | #

                Hey, it works! I only spent an hour this time!

                • Plasma Mongoose
                  Plasma Mongoose
                  February 7, 2012 at 3:44 pm | #

                  See, if you keep this up, you will be able to click on the link, quickly scan the trope to find out what it is about and look at a few examples and then leave like I can (most of the time)

          • Rex Hondo
            Rex Hondo
            February 7, 2012 at 5:59 am | #

            *looks at the clock*

            Damn you…

            • TheBenenator
              TheBenenator
              February 8, 2012 at 11:55 pm | #

              Thank you for remembering the ell.

    • Rex Hondo
      Rex Hondo
      February 7, 2012 at 12:40 am | #

      In this case, I am perfectly willing to take Joe at his word that he carries one for just this eventuality.

    • John
      John
      February 7, 2012 at 1:10 am | #

      My browser window isn’t quite wide enough to see the whole strip without scrolling. In this case, at first glance, I had enough of Joe’s speech balloon to fill in the blanks (“Good thing I always c- spare sock for emerg- such as these”), but couldn’t see the sock on the doorknob, and… yeah, that’s where my brain went, too. Then I scrolled sideways, and life was ten thousand percent better.

    • Inarai
      Inarai
      February 7, 2012 at 6:25 pm | #

      Clearly he keeps one on hand as a “Joe-ing in progress” signpost. Just good planning.

    • Eric
      Eric
      February 8, 2012 at 1:50 am | #

      MANDIBLE CLAW

  16. Joe
    Joe
    February 7, 2012 at 12:05 am | #

    I seriously hope I’m not the first person to make the “other uses for the emergency sock” joke.

  17. Kernanator
    Kernanator
    February 7, 2012 at 12:06 am | #

    You know, Joe is taking the whole “walking in on your roommate doing it” thing surprisingly well.

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      February 7, 2012 at 12:08 am | #

      I think Joe is proud that his best bud finally getting laid.

    • AliaPie
      AliaPie
      February 7, 2012 at 12:08 am | #

      He’s beaming with pride inside.

    • Inara
      Inara
      February 7, 2012 at 12:09 am | #

      I see it as sort of a golden rule situation – at this point, he probably owes Danny a few…

      • Ridureyu
        Ridureyu
        February 7, 2012 at 12:15 am | #

        “he owes Danny a few?”

        That’s another ship entirely!

    • Fluffy776
      Fluffy776
      February 7, 2012 at 11:55 pm | #

      Seeing as how he was trying to get Danny out and back on the horse (or being the horse in this case) he’s probably very glad to see him getting something.

  18. mechaqua
    mechaqua
    February 7, 2012 at 12:07 am | #

    Oh socks is there nothing you cannot do, from making a puppet, to storing change, covering your feat, creating a makeshift weapon with a bar of soap, temporary mittens and of course indicating when sexy time is occuring.

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      February 7, 2012 at 12:09 am | #

      You forgot stuffing into a guy’s mouth ala Mankind.

      • MontyPla
        MontyPla
        February 7, 2012 at 12:10 am | #

        You both forgot the #1 use of socks among me other than wearing them.

        • Aizat
          Aizat
          February 7, 2012 at 12:13 am | #

          What is it?

          • mechaqua
            mechaqua
            February 7, 2012 at 12:19 am | #

            Storing dice! Although I use a Crown Royal bag.

            • DagonXIII
              DagonXIII
              February 7, 2012 at 12:21 am | #

              I bought one of those too. And it came with free whiskey!

              • MontyPla
                MontyPla
                February 7, 2012 at 12:40 am | #

                All the best bags have free whiskey.

                • fellixe
                  fellixe
                  February 7, 2012 at 6:14 am | #

                  Also, without socks what would I use for polishing rags?

                • Michelle J Caboose
                  Michelle J Caboose
                  February 7, 2012 at 10:02 am | #

                  Why would you need to polish rags? O_o

                • Rex Hondo
                  Rex Hondo
                  February 7, 2012 at 9:58 pm | #

                  As Harry and Ron could tell you, a clean tube sock is a simple, economical, and clean way to polish your wand.

            • Aizat
              Aizat
              February 7, 2012 at 12:21 am | #

              Well, I do remember a guy using his sock as a blackjack.

  19. MontyPla
    MontyPla
    February 7, 2012 at 12:08 am | #

    I had a roommate a lot like Joe once. Dude was a true bro.

    • G.G.
      G.G.
      February 7, 2012 at 12:42 am | #

      Backward hat and all? 😉

      • MontyPla
        MontyPla
        February 7, 2012 at 3:34 am | #

        No. but he did wear Kamina glasses.

  20. Stephen Bierce
    Stephen Bierce
    February 7, 2012 at 12:09 am | #

    Bonus points if you imagine Joe speaking with Foghorn Leghorn’s voice.

    • MontyPla
      MontyPla
      February 7, 2012 at 12:09 am | #

      I say, I say Danny boy, that is one fine lil’ hen you got there. Good work boy.

      • Jetstream
        Jetstream
        February 7, 2012 at 12:14 am | #

        NO NO! You’re doin’ it, AH SAY, you’re doin’ it all WRONG BOAH!

        You gotta do it lahk THIS! And then, ah say, and then you gotta go like THIS!

        That’s the problem with kids today! They never listen!

        • MontyPla
          MontyPla
          February 7, 2012 at 12:40 am | #

          Boy, I say, I say boy, you ain’t a smart one are ya?

          • fellixe
            fellixe
            February 7, 2012 at 6:20 am | #

            It helps if every once in a while you throw in a Jerry Reed “Now looky here, son!”

    • Inara
      Inara
      February 7, 2012 at 12:11 am | #

      well I am now…

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      February 7, 2012 at 12:14 am | #

      Thanks for that audible.

    • Fauxlosopher
      Fauxlosopher
      February 7, 2012 at 1:09 am | #

      Boah Ah say boah you dun good this tahm.

    • Spazman
      Spazman
      February 7, 2012 at 3:23 am | #

      right now I’m imagining his voice as Barney Stinson.

      heh….

  21. DagonXIII
    DagonXIII
    February 7, 2012 at 12:10 am | #

    Where was Joe this early in the morning? and that well dressed.

    • Jetstream
      Jetstream
      February 7, 2012 at 12:12 am | #

      A better question is where was Joe last night 😉

      • Aizat
        Aizat
        February 7, 2012 at 12:12 am | #

        Roz’s room, I think.

  22. Aizat
    Aizat
    February 7, 2012 at 12:12 am | #

    It does raises a question though. Why did Joe have a spare sock in his pocket?

    • Jetstream
      Jetstream
      February 7, 2012 at 12:12 am | #

      For this exact purpose. Just in case.

      He’s prepared, like a boyscout!

      • Ridureyu
        Ridureyu
        February 7, 2012 at 12:14 am | #

        Never happened in my boy scout days.

        Well, except for that one time there were girl scouts camping across the lake.

        • Jetstream
          Jetstream
          February 7, 2012 at 12:16 am | #

          Best camping trip ever, or best camping trip EVER?

        • DagonXIII
          DagonXIII
          February 7, 2012 at 12:17 am | #

          We lost half of our first years that way. The Sharks got em.

          • alex
            alex
            February 7, 2012 at 12:31 am | #

            WHY ARE THERE SO MANY ETHANS!?!??!

            • mechaqua
              mechaqua
              February 7, 2012 at 12:43 am | #

              Because Ethan hasn’t shown up in this strip for awhile an people need their Ethan Fix.

            • Michelle J Caboose
              Michelle J Caboose
              February 7, 2012 at 10:04 am | #

              Because he senses Danny is having some sexy fun without him.

    • Dhund
      Dhund
      February 7, 2012 at 12:44 am | #

      He may have it from returning from another room where he was using it. He was gone in the early morning, after all…

  23. Bookworm
    Bookworm
    February 7, 2012 at 12:12 am | #

    Um, who is he putting the sock on the door for, exactly? I mean isn’t the whole purpose of the sock to let your roommate know that you are “busy” so they won’t walk in and interrupt. Do Joe and Danny have another roommate that would need to be informed?

    • Historyman68
      Historyman68
      February 7, 2012 at 9:49 am | #

      Maybe Joe has a really short attention span and knows he might forget without the reminder?

    • Michelle J Caboose
      Michelle J Caboose
      February 7, 2012 at 10:12 am | #

      Because he’s a true friend, and is helping Danny follow dormie/roomie protocol. If you’re having sexytimes, you put something on the door to let your roomie know not to just barge in. Danny forgot (or was too preoccupied to remember), so Joe did it for him.

      We should all have at least one friend who looks out for us like that.

    • Zababcd
      Zababcd
      February 7, 2012 at 4:56 pm | #

      I thought that maybe Billie had noticed Joe walking in on them and is enraged, and Joe is setting up a ‘Danny-followed-roommate-protocol-and-Joe-just-ignored-it’ defence for Danny.

    • Inarai
      Inarai
      February 7, 2012 at 6:38 pm | #

      Because you also don’t knock on a socked door? Think of it like a “Do Not Disturb” sign dialed up to 11.

  24. Ridureyu
    Ridureyu
    February 7, 2012 at 12:13 am | #

    He walked in on Beef cooking some steaks on a George Foreman grill, which is against the dorm rules (somehow counting as an “open flame” despite the lack of actual flames). He did that so he can score some steak later.

  25. TaZZerath
    TaZZerath
    February 7, 2012 at 12:14 am | #

    Good to see Joe practices Safe Socks.

    • fellixe
      fellixe
      February 7, 2012 at 6:25 am | #

      Wouldn’t want anyone getting STD. (Stinky Toe Dirt)

  26. Aizat
    Aizat
    February 7, 2012 at 12:14 am | #

    Nice guy Joe: Sees friend getting laid, put sock on doorknob for him.

  27. SUTBEric
    SUTBEric
    February 7, 2012 at 12:15 am | #

    I just hope he didn’t slam the door too hard.

    • G.G.
      G.G.
      February 7, 2012 at 12:44 am | #

      Indeed, it may cause a pause that pushed Danny over the edge. Or reminds Billie whos shes riding.

      I trust they are swimming in enough lustful extasy to not care. for the next panel’s sake.

  28. Wevah
    Wevah
    February 7, 2012 at 12:30 am | #

    Joe knows. Sung to the tune of “Bo Knows”.

  29. Ravux
    Ravux
    February 7, 2012 at 12:32 am | #

    Joe is ALWAYS PREPARED.

    He’s got Danny’s back.

    At least that is what I hope is happening.

    • AndrewFoose
      AndrewFoose
      February 7, 2012 at 7:29 am | #

      Of course. Joe is a true bro. And say what you will about some of their other qualities, they do care a lot about their friends.

      And typing that makes me wonder what a letter to Princess Celestia written by a bro would sound like.

      • Rex Hondo
        Rex Hondo
        February 7, 2012 at 10:03 pm | #

        Dear Princess Celestia,
        If the knob bears a sock, you better not knock.
        That is all.
        -Rex

  30. sentientcheese
    sentientcheese
    February 7, 2012 at 12:43 am | #

    To those asking why he carries around an extra sock, think about it. He finds a girl, they retire to a random room in the random house party.. he needs a sock, but also his own so he can keep some semblance of decorum….

    Ooorrrrr he has it for this purpose at house parties. No one really wants to walk in on that… and he’s just helpful.

    • Locke
      Locke
      February 7, 2012 at 12:57 am | #

      Plus, load it with change and it becomes a handy club!
      … Er, for self-defense, that is. Yeah…

  31. AckAckAck(Now with sugar powered speedster!)
    AckAckAck(Now with sugar powered speedster!)
    February 7, 2012 at 1:08 am | #

    Smelly socks, because no one want to touch a smelly sock.

  32. Fauxlosopher
    Fauxlosopher
    February 7, 2012 at 1:11 am | #

    Joe, you are good people.

  33. LiC
    LiC
    February 7, 2012 at 1:21 am | #

    Finally Joe exhibits proper wing-man traits.

  34. GuitarDude1995
    GuitarDude1995
    February 7, 2012 at 1:45 am | #

    I hope to have friends like these in college.

  35. Andrew
    Andrew
    February 7, 2012 at 1:50 am | #

    That first panel is kind of symbolic isn’t it?

    • Zuche
      Zuche
      February 7, 2012 at 2:05 am | #

      Could be seen that way.

    • MeHael
      MeHael
      February 7, 2012 at 8:43 pm | #

      Joe is the Keymaster.

  36. Azukar
    Azukar
    February 7, 2012 at 2:10 am | #

    Have we figured out why Billie is doing this, exactly? Or have I missed something.

    • Nilla
      Nilla
      February 7, 2012 at 2:48 am | #

      She’s been feeling really down about herself lately, unattractive and lonely. And Danny was really nice to her and made her feel like her old self. And she’s kinda free and easy with her sexuality?

    • Rex Hondo
      Rex Hondo
      February 7, 2012 at 6:00 am | #

      Because she couldn’t resist the manly draw of Danny’s Axe body spray.

      • fellixe
        fellixe
        February 7, 2012 at 6:29 am | #

        Because she’s not getting enough “alone time” now that she has a roomie who might pop in through the window at any moment. There’s tension to be released!

        • Aydr
          Aydr
          February 7, 2012 at 11:00 pm | #

          yeah. she’s been on this campus for A FULL DAMN WEEK. NEED SEX NAO.

        • Rex Hondo
          Rex Hondo
          February 7, 2012 at 11:24 pm | #

          That may just add an element of danger and excitement to the whole affair…

  37. GRANITO
    GRANITO
    February 7, 2012 at 2:13 am | #

    So I just noticed ads don’t show up on the RSS feed. I’m enjoying the comic so I thought I’d let you know. I don’t mind seeing a few ads when the content is good 😛

  38. 3DSarge
    3DSarge
    February 7, 2012 at 2:37 am | #

    Sock Emergencies may include:

    Impressing the Ladies
    Stress Relief
    Cold Feet

  39. Fruit Punch Tsunami
    Fruit Punch Tsunami
    February 7, 2012 at 3:28 am | #

    JoeBro is like a Boy Scout – always prepared.

  40. Rex Hondo
    Rex Hondo
    February 7, 2012 at 6:09 am | #

    Tune in next week for another thrilling episode of Joe Rosenthal: Coital Door Guardian!

  41. Jackson
    Jackson
    February 7, 2012 at 6:51 am | #

    Joe is considerate!

  42. AJBulldis
    AJBulldis
    February 7, 2012 at 7:13 am | #

    A part of me expected that Danny wouldn’t be able to go through with it for some reason. Guess that’s not the case.

    • Zuche
      Zuche
      February 7, 2012 at 9:43 am | #

      He probably shouldn’t have gone through with it, but he’s kind of in shock right now. It doesn’t help that he’s so very obviously attracted to Billie either. It’s kind of hard to think straight when you find things are going as you might like, but not even remotely like you’d expect of them.

      • begbert2
        begbert2
        February 7, 2012 at 10:43 am | #

        I’m not really seeing why Danny would have a reason to regret this in the morning (presuming that he’s taking the proper precautions).

        • Seraph
          Seraph
          February 7, 2012 at 3:45 pm | #

          He’s a romantic, and a particularly starry-eyed one at that. She’s doing this mostly to reassure herself that she’s still desirable, he’s going to think it’s True Love. Once he realizes it’s not – which may take just long enough for her to say “Thanks, I needed that, now let’s get back to the interview”, he’s going to be upset.

          • Zuche
            Zuche
            February 7, 2012 at 5:16 pm | #

            That covers the main points well. I’m not sure it was in Billie’s best interest either.

            • Seraph
              Seraph
              February 7, 2012 at 10:11 pm | #

              It certainly won’t help. If she was just giving a cute boy a tumble becuase she was horny and he showed some interest, that would be one thing, but she’s turning it into yet another way to paper over her insecurities.

  43. Kevin
    Kevin
    February 7, 2012 at 7:32 am | #

    Couldn’t use this or the tie in college because everyone knew what that meant; catcalls and rumors about the character of the lady friend. My roommates would always get ticked off despite the fact that I would give them MORE time than they would give me for their own exploits. The guys at my college need a lesson from Joe on how to be proper wingmen.

  44. Janette
    Janette
    February 7, 2012 at 8:08 am | #

    Joe is a bro.

  45. Glooble
    Glooble
    February 7, 2012 at 9:23 am | #

    My roommate once responded by shoving his speakers against the wall of the room next to ours and blasting “Sexual Healing”. Fortunately, the girl I was with thought it was hilarious rather than being embarrassed.

  46. Steve
    Steve
    February 7, 2012 at 9:45 am | #

    Love how random and weird this hook up is. It’s like most of my hook ups back in the Neolithic when I was in college…

  47. sarpiedon
    sarpiedon
    February 7, 2012 at 9:59 am | #

    I hope that’s not also his “special sock”
    They will need to put a sign up,
    “please wash hands before masturbating”

    • begbert2
      begbert2
      February 7, 2012 at 10:44 am | #

      Joe doesn’t seem to *need* a special sock.

      • Seraph
        Seraph
        February 7, 2012 at 3:41 pm | #

        Nonsense. It doesn’t matter how much sex you have, there always comes a time that you just have to help yourself.

  48. Animal
    Animal
    February 7, 2012 at 10:03 am | #

    Tomorrow: Sweaty post-coital aftermath. Film at eleven.

    • Michelle J Caboose
      Michelle J Caboose
      February 7, 2012 at 10:08 am | #

      Aha! So Joe did still have the video camera!

      • Animal
        Animal
        February 7, 2012 at 10:32 am | #

        Webcams are amazing things. Compact, good resolution, some can even be tracked remotely from a smart phone. Easy to overlook, too.

  49. Jon Cann
    Jon Cann
    February 7, 2012 at 11:49 am | #

    I know this is kind of beside the point, but–IU students are still using metal keys? Even my tiny liberal arts college switched over to key cards years ago.

    • David
      David M Willis
      February 7, 2012 at 11:51 am | #

      As far as I’m aware from Internetting, IU still uses keys for dorm rooms, but ID cards are used to swipe into the building itself.

    • Blightning
      Blightning
      February 7, 2012 at 1:46 pm | #

      My university is one of the pretty big ones in Canada (U Waterloo) but their residences are still all metal keys. Might be because they were built in the sixties and no one wants to fix what ain’t broke though.

    • Seraph
      Seraph
      February 7, 2012 at 3:38 pm | #

      Mine had combination locks.

    • Aria
      Aria
      February 7, 2012 at 8:17 pm | #

      Ohio State is keypass entry (the BuckID) to all buildings, and to the rooms themselves of at least one of the newest halls. I think that most are still on metal keys though.

  50. Dave
    Dave
    February 7, 2012 at 11:52 am | #

    Guess Billie didn’t change her mind. Also based upon the shadow and yesterday’s I’m guessing they’re on the floor.

    Joe is well prepared in case of sexual emergencies

    • Animal
      Animal
      February 7, 2012 at 3:20 pm | #

      I don’t think they’re on the floor. From the shadows, time of day, Billie’s expressed preference to positioning and the layout of the room, I’m guessing they are on the lower bunk bed, angling slightly right to left, center of gravity just a tad left of the bed’s centerline. Billie is engaging in a traditional Cowgirl with a bit of a lateral twist to the right.

  51. Lord Harlock
    Lord Harlock
    February 7, 2012 at 3:28 pm | #

    This is so making babies.

    • Roborat
      Roborat
      February 7, 2012 at 6:12 pm | #

      Well, that is the general point of the exercise, yes.

      • Michelle J Caboose
        Michelle J Caboose
        February 8, 2012 at 9:19 am | #

        Dryly-worded reply with a twist of irony… delivered by Richard.

        (wipes away a tear) It is a beautiful thing to behold…

  52. Kate
    Kate
    February 7, 2012 at 7:12 pm | #

    He looks so noble in that last panel. He’s the hero this school deserves.

  53. Maycroft
    Maycroft
    February 7, 2012 at 7:24 pm | #

    And that’s why Joe is a good friend.

    • Drunken Nordmann
      Drunken Nordmann
      February 7, 2012 at 8:59 pm | #

      We could call him BroJoe – or Joe the Bro?

  54. Rex Hondo
    Rex Hondo
    February 7, 2012 at 10:19 pm | #

    Kosher B.R.O.

    • Fruit Punch Tsunami
      Fruit Punch Tsunami
      February 7, 2012 at 10:43 pm | #

      Brosher

    • Rex Hondo
      Rex Hondo
      February 7, 2012 at 11:12 pm | #

      Whoops. That was meant to be a reply to Drunken Nordmann…

  55. MrGazzer
    MrGazzer
    February 8, 2012 at 6:22 pm | #

    wow, there’s some awesome Joe goin’ on in there, ya think?

  56. John Madden
    John Madden
    April 5, 2012 at 10:33 pm | #

    Not gonna lie, I don’t understand the ‘sock on a door’ thing.

    • Wack'd
      Wack'd
      July 14, 2012 at 12:06 am | #

      It’s basically universal college code for “DO NOT DISTURB, HAVING SEX.”

      • Rheios
        Rheios
        May 13, 2015 at 2:43 pm | #

        The walls were so thin in my dorms that the sock was not required. We knew. Not that I’d have needed to worry about using one, but regardless.

        • Rheios
          Rheios
          May 13, 2015 at 2:44 pm | #

          Which was kindof funny in retrospect because our doors were flippin’ heavy ass lredwood doors from the 60’s or 70’s with metal frames. You couldn’t kick them in, but I’m willing to bet a determined individual could have Kool-aid manned through the wall.

  57. ShotJon
    ShotJon
    September 12, 2013 at 9:09 am | #

    Joe is the true bro.

  58. Aisling
    Aisling
    May 25, 2015 at 11:00 pm | #

    Joe’s sock was used for other emergencies too, let’s hope it was washed recently.

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