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Transformers

by David M Willis on June 1, 2012 at 12:01 am
  • 04 - Time Keeps on Slippin'

└ Tags: ethan, joyce, transformers

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  1. Regalli
    Regalli
    June 1, 2012 at 12:02 am | #

    Well. That almost got even more awkward than it could’ve been. *Gets the popcorn* TRAINWRECK TIME!

  2. SkepticJ
    SkepticJ
    June 1, 2012 at 12:03 am | #

    Smooth, Ethan. Smooooooth!

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      June 1, 2012 at 12:04 am | #

      It worked didn’t it, so I think he’s in the clear.

      • SkepticJ
        SkepticJ
        June 1, 2012 at 12:06 am | #

        I wasn’t being facetious. That was some quick-on-his-feet thinking.

        • Plasma Mongoose
          Plasma Mongoose
          June 1, 2012 at 12:07 am | #

          To be fair, sarcasm isn’t always easy to spot with only text.

          • SkepticJ
            SkepticJ
            June 1, 2012 at 12:11 am | #

            True, that. Back on topic:

            While my lady friend and I share many of the same tastes, I have received the same “ehhh…” in panel three. In those cases, I wish I could change course as adeptly as Ethan does.

          • L
            L
            June 1, 2012 at 1:06 am | #

            You don’t say? That’s bloody brilliant! In fact I wish more people would notice that.

            • Plasma Mongoose
              Plasma Mongoose
              June 1, 2012 at 5:30 am | #

              That’s why I either try to word it in such a way that it is almost certain to be seen as sarcastic or I use the 😛 or occasionly the 😀 emotes.

          • Vex Godglove
            Vex Godglove
            June 1, 2012 at 10:01 am | #

            To be even more fair, I’ve often had people uncertain whether I was being sarcastic in real life.

            • Kamino Neko
              Kamino Neko
              June 2, 2012 at 3:42 pm | #

              Same. v_v

        • Jackson
          Jackson
          June 1, 2012 at 6:25 am | #

          Dude knows how to sell the sizzle.

  3. Plasma Mongoose
    Plasma Mongoose
    June 1, 2012 at 12:03 am | #

    Yes, Transformers is Veggie Tales but with space robots.

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      June 1, 2012 at 12:07 am | #

      When you put it like that…I really want to watch more Transformers

    • Equuizzicals
      Equuizzicals
      June 1, 2012 at 12:10 am | #

      This makes me want Transformers to have a “Silly Songs with Starscream” segment.

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        June 1, 2012 at 12:14 am | #

        Only if Soundwave gets to do bass.

        • Yotomoe
          Yotomoe
          June 1, 2012 at 12:16 am | #

          and all the songs will be about either how starscream is great or how megatron sucks…or both

          • Björn
            Björn
            June 1, 2012 at 6:31 am | #

            How about “Megatron Sucks Starscream Rocks”? Also known as “the enemy scrotum”. (All puns intended.)

      • Aidenn
        Aidenn
        June 1, 2012 at 1:39 pm | #

        Look at the P38, he can’t dance. Poor P38! He wishes he could dance like the fighter-jet free and smooth, but he can’t…

        • Leorale
          Leorale
          June 2, 2012 at 4:03 pm | #

          Just like Prowl, about to eat.

    • Ancestral Hamster
      Ancestral Hamster
      June 1, 2012 at 12:29 am | #

      Hi, PM, who is your gravatar today?

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        June 1, 2012 at 12:37 am | #

        Today’s grav is Shinobu from “A Certain Scientific Index”.

        • Ancestral Hamster
          Ancestral Hamster
          June 1, 2012 at 1:01 am | #

          Thanks. Not familiar with that one, and barely familiar with its predecessor, “A Certain Magical Index.” Might have been able to recognize Kanzaki Kaori or Orianna Thompson if only because I think they’re hot. 😉

          • Roborat
            Roborat
            June 4, 2012 at 3:04 pm | #

            Wow, was I off, I thought it was Wednesday from the Addams Family.

        • Andiemus
          Andiemus
          June 1, 2012 at 1:13 am | #

          Isn’t it scientific railgun?

          • Plasma Mongoose
            Plasma Mongoose
            June 1, 2012 at 5:33 am | #

            Railgun is the spinoff of Index featuring Mikoto Misaka, the Electric Princess aka Railgun.

            • Andiemus
              Andiemus
              June 1, 2012 at 4:19 pm | #

              Yeah but I thought it was magical index and scientific railgun.

              • Plasma Mongoose
                Plasma Mongoose
                June 1, 2012 at 4:47 pm | #

                Ah shit… you’re right, looks like I had one of those damn senior moments.

    • Regalli
      Regalli
      June 1, 2012 at 7:02 am | #

      Giant Robot Veggie Tales.

      Okay, now I want all religious allegories to be taught with giant robots. For all the religions. Forever.

      • Khrene Cleaver
        Khrene Cleaver
        June 2, 2012 at 12:33 am | #

        Giant Robot Jesus. Hmm I actually hadn’t heard of that one before

  4. Yotomoe
    Yotomoe
    June 1, 2012 at 12:03 am | #

    He was a robot god. Of course when he transforms…he doesn’t get much cooler.

  5. Wonder Wig
    Wonder Wig
    June 1, 2012 at 12:05 am | #

    If transformers followed Joyce’s religion their motherboards might crash from the sheer amount of conflicting themes within.

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      June 1, 2012 at 12:08 am | #

      naw. just instead of Autobots and Decepticons you’d have Cathrobots and Hathantrons

      • Wonder Wig
        Wonder Wig
        June 1, 2012 at 1:57 am | #

        Don’t forget Robanukah, the holiest two weeks on the robot calendar,

    • Random Guy
      Random Guy
      June 1, 2012 at 4:12 am | #

      I think they would refer to that as a “fence posting error”. For us “it just don’t add up”.

  6. The Sound Defense
    The Sound Defense
    June 1, 2012 at 12:05 am | #

    Is that really such a concern for her?

    • Mat
      Mat
      June 1, 2012 at 12:57 am | #

      I think it was more “eh, not really interested” but then he turned it around into something sure to catch her interest! Because God.

      • Leorale
        Leorale
        June 1, 2012 at 2:25 am | #

        It’s true. Gotta know your audience!

        • Shade
          Shade
          June 1, 2012 at 7:40 pm | #

          Exactly, it’s all in the marketing.

  7. Mkvenner
    Mkvenner
    June 1, 2012 at 12:06 am | #

    Don’t stoop to her level ethan maintain some dignity.

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      June 1, 2012 at 12:11 am | #

      that ship is leaving the dock, man

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        June 1, 2012 at 12:15 am | #

        More like dry-dock. 😀

      • Kamino Neko
        Kamino Neko
        June 2, 2012 at 3:44 pm | #

        That boat has LONG since sailed. The minute Ethan decided to climb back in the closet he gave up his dignity. v_v

        • Leorale
          Leorale
          June 2, 2012 at 4:05 pm | #

          Sadly, this is true.

  8. Black Mammoth
    Black Mammoth
    June 1, 2012 at 12:06 am | #

    Technically speaking, they WERE intelligently designed by the Quintizons as slave labor, until they rose up against their alien overlords to gain their freedom.

    • Zap Rowsdower
      Zap Rowsdower
      June 1, 2012 at 12:08 am | #

      G1 Cartoon continuity; everything that followed, they were created by Primus.

      • David
        David M Willis
        June 1, 2012 at 12:12 am | #

        Even the cartoon itself was retconned to include Primus, with varying clunkiness.

        • Brasca1
          Brasca1
          June 1, 2012 at 12:39 am | #

          Much like a lot of the things in the Bible and like the Bible there are people in fandom who will kill each other over the details so I think there is plenty of common ground for these two.

          • Nick
            Nick
            June 1, 2012 at 12:52 am | #

            You could argue that combining the seven day creation and the Garden of Eden stories into one Genesis account is the original retcon.

            • Patrick McGraw
              Patrick McGraw
              June 1, 2012 at 1:20 am | #

              Documentary Hypothesis FTW!

            • Bill M.
              Bill M.
              June 5, 2012 at 1:27 pm | #

              Not necessarily, Nick. When one of their sons, post kick-out, had to worry about others killing him in retribution for killing his brother, unless there were other humans than his mom and dad, he didn’t have to worry. So basically, Genesis 1 is where everything gets made, Genesis 2 is where the divine genealogy starts because research has shown the evolutionary ancestry began in Africa, while the rivers mentioned put Eden somewhere in modern-day Iraq, Syria, or Turkey, based on how you interpret the Hebrew renaming of the rivers Pishon and Gihon.

          • Ancestral Hamster
            Ancestral Hamster
            June 1, 2012 at 1:03 am | #

            That’s a very asute observation! Bravo!

          • Shade
            Shade
            June 1, 2012 at 7:41 pm | #

            Isn’t that where the term “canon” came from too?

      • sun tzu
        sun tzu
        June 1, 2012 at 6:44 am | #

        I might be the only person in the world who prefers the quintesson origin to the Primus origin. ^^’

        • Cybersnark
          Cybersnark
          June 1, 2012 at 10:05 am | #

          No, I prefer the sci-fi Quintessons over the high-fantasy Primus origin too.

          Real Robot > Super Robot.

          • HeatPhoenix
            HeatPhoenix
            June 1, 2012 at 1:03 pm | #

            Real Robot always > Super Robot
            Gundam > Transformers

            • Andiemus
              Andiemus
              June 1, 2012 at 4:21 pm | #

              Boo-ya! The fact that I just quoted another cartoon robot was unintentional.

          • DragoonChris
            DragoonChris
            June 2, 2012 at 11:34 pm | #

            They seem to be more like Super Robot’s since they are full of Burning Justice!!!

    • Jetstream
      Jetstream
      June 1, 2012 at 12:12 am | #

      OR! By Primus as a first and last line of defense against Unicron!

      It works in all continuities!

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      June 1, 2012 at 12:17 am | #

      So who gets to be Satan then?

      • Kernanator
        Kernanator
        June 1, 2012 at 12:32 am | #

        Unicron. Or the Fallen. Either one.

        • Plasma Mongoose
          Plasma Mongoose
          June 1, 2012 at 12:39 am | #

          Unicron I recall, the Fallen, not so much.

          • Kernanator
            Kernanator
            June 1, 2012 at 12:51 am | #

            Yeah, he was fairly obscure and mostly kept in the backstory and side materials. At least until Michael Bay decided to bring him/it into his second movie.

        • David
          David M Willis
          June 1, 2012 at 1:07 am | #

          The Fallen is Judas!

          • Undrave
            Undrave
            June 1, 2012 at 1:11 am | #

            Isn’t the fallen more like Lucifer, the fallen angel?

            • David
              David M Willis
              June 1, 2012 at 1:16 am | #

              Depends on how you look at it. The Transformers mythology isn’t one-to-one with Christian theology, what with Primus and Unicron being brothers. That’s not a relationship God-the-Father and Satan have. But when you consider that both were created by The One, who is even higher up on the chain, possibly making Primus into Jesus-The-Son, and Unicron who rebelled against The Father, that kind of pushes the Original 13 into The Disciples territory. And that perspective makes him feel more like Judas than Satan, because Unicron is already the fallen angel.

              • Patrick McGraw
                Patrick McGraw
                June 1, 2012 at 1:23 am | #

                I thought it was more like Primus is Ahura Mazda and Unicron is Angra Mainyu.

              • begbert2
                begbert2
                June 1, 2012 at 10:28 am | #

                Except that Optimus Prime is *obviously* Jesus. Not that that meshes well with any of the rest of it…

                • das-g
                  das-g
                  June 1, 2012 at 12:03 pm | #

                  Blasphemy! Optimus Prime is Aslan!

              • DragoonChris
                DragoonChris
                June 2, 2012 at 11:38 pm | #

                If the Fallen is Judas, who is Liege Maximo suppose to be?

                • David
                  David M Willis
                  June 3, 2012 at 12:27 am | #

                  Thomas, duh!

          • Plasma Mongoose
            Plasma Mongoose
            June 1, 2012 at 5:38 am | #

            I was going to say that Starscream was Judas, but that would make Megatron Jesus, thus making that particular analogy really twisted even if true in a bizarro way.

            • StClair
              StClair
              June 5, 2012 at 2:29 am | #

              “One of you will betray me thirty-seven times. This evening.”

  9. Faeyas
    Faeyas
    June 1, 2012 at 12:06 am | #

    In early today!~

    Also, really Joyce? did he need to add all that? >< this will be a long "Pop culture" intro if they all will be like this…long and confusing :s

    • Kensou
      Kensou
      June 1, 2012 at 12:10 am | #

      Seriously. It took Joyce YEARS to change in the old continuity, at the pace Dumbing of Age moves, Willis might die or something before she gets to be a senior and presumably more adjusted!

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        June 1, 2012 at 12:18 am | #

        We all will get the seniors before she does, senior citizens that is.

  10. Angelicfiend
    Angelicfiend
    June 1, 2012 at 12:11 am | #

    Ethan, you are, and always will be my favorite…also you made me want to write a paper on the religious idea present in transformers… *the problems of being an athiest religion major*

    • David
      David M Willis
      June 1, 2012 at 12:13 am | #

      That doesn’t sound like a problem at all! If it were, Lord, I’d love to have it.

    • Leorale
      Leorale
      June 1, 2012 at 2:28 am | #

      Nopers, there are plenty of atheist Religion majors. It’s actually harder to find a devout one.

    • Raen
      Raen
      June 1, 2012 at 2:28 am | #

      Wait, there are religion majors who AREN’T atheists?

    • Shade
      Shade
      June 1, 2012 at 7:48 pm | #

      If anything it’s a boon because it allows you to examine the subject matter critically and with less bias.

      I know why I’m an athiest, because I actually learned about it.

  11. Spammy McSpamster
    Spammy McSpamster
    June 1, 2012 at 12:14 am | #

    Ethan is still weirding me out here.
    Is he drawn a bit differently? He seems like a creepy old dude trying to seduce a young girl.
    Seducing her into watching cartoons and not sex, obviously. But it’s still a creepy seduction.

    and I never thought of him as an old dude before.

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      June 1, 2012 at 12:19 am | #

      At least he doesn’t have the gray near his sideburns.

    • TheBenenator
      TheBenenator
      June 1, 2012 at 12:37 am | #

      in@sametimeas “Ethan is gay”.

    • Historyman68
      Historyman68
      June 1, 2012 at 2:05 am | #

      He is surprisingly tall for his age. And gay & acting like he’s trying to seduce her despite not knowing how and not really wanting to either. So that probably accounts for at least some of the “uncomfortable seduction” vibe.

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        June 1, 2012 at 5:41 am | #

        For his age, a lot of people reach their adult height before they reach 18, hell, I reach my adult height of 5’10” by the time I was 14.

  12. Thor
    Thor
    June 1, 2012 at 12:15 am | #

    Isn’t Ethan a little young to give a rat’s ass about Transformers?

    I mean, the movies, I could understand, but the show? If we assume that Ethan is 18ish here, then the 2nd Generation series would have ended about the time he was conceived.

    Yeah, yeah, I know that DoA is all timey-wimey, but I have yet to see any of the characters reading Bloom County or dancing the Charleston either.

    • David
      David M Willis
      June 1, 2012 at 12:16 am | #

      “The” show? Dude, there are dozens, and they’ve been airing nonstop for 30 years.

      • Thor
        Thor
        June 1, 2012 at 12:19 am | #

        Really? Then Wikipedia failed me.

        • Kaixa
          Kaixa
          June 1, 2012 at 12:25 am | #

          I’ve been watching G1 since I was like 3 or 4 through VHS rentals and repeats on Sci-fi. Ethan probably had a chance to start with the G1 cartoon.

        • David
          David M Willis
          June 1, 2012 at 12:29 am | #

          At this very moment, with it being 2012 and Ethan being 18, that means he was born in 1994. Beast Wars aired from 1995-1999, Beast Machines from 2000-2001, Robots in Disguise from 2001-2002, Armada from 2002-2003, Energon from 2003-2004, Cybertron from 2004-2005, the first live-action movie in 2007, Animated from 2007-2009, the second movie in 2009, the third in 2011, and now Prime is airing.

          When I was in college, Beast Wars was current. For Ethan, it’s probably something he caught in reruns on Fox as a child. …until eventually, as he doesn’t grow up as fast as the real world does, and he saw a different Transformers series as a child. But he’d probably have seen it all on DVD/Netflix anyway. Fans do that.

          • TheBenenator
            TheBenenator
            June 1, 2012 at 12:39 am | #

            Beast Machines never happened. >8~(

            It is not a thing that ever started existing.

            That’s my headcanon, and despite the awesome hypothetical floating Megatron head notwithstanding I’m sticking to it.

            • HeatPhoenix
              HeatPhoenix
              June 1, 2012 at 1:01 pm | #

              Oh my god yes I loved Beast Wars.

          • kyojikasshu
            kyojikasshu
            June 1, 2012 at 1:18 am | #

            My oldest nephew was born exactly one week after “The Agenda, Part I” made its debut as part of Beast Wars Week on Toonami. By age 7 he was well-versed in both G1 and Beast Wars, and he’s since gone on to enjoy Animated and Prime. His main exposure to RiD and the Unicron Trilogy has been through the toys.

            So, yeah, kids can definitely make up for lost time these days.

          • ryan
            ryan
            June 1, 2012 at 9:14 am | #

            and on top of that, he could have always bought the G1 dvds after becoming a fan of the franchise. or, rather than just blindly buying the dvds, he could have seen it on the hub. the G1 cartoon has been on the hub since day 1, so he’s had plenty of time to catch the full series.

      • SHAZAM
        SHAZAM
        February 21, 2013 at 5:26 am | #

        Ethan would have to have born around the same time as me and I watched Armada. I could probably have watched Beast Machines and RiD if I had proper television.

    • Andiemus
      Andiemus
      June 1, 2012 at 1:20 am | #

      …. I was born in 91 and read bloom county religiously.

    • narmenduke
      narmenduke
      June 1, 2012 at 7:10 am | #

      I’m not trying to start anything here, but I was born in 1989, making me pretty solidly a child of the 90s, and still read Bloom County. And some of my favorite movies are Major League and Beverly Hills Cop. So yeah, it happens.

    • morgang1994
      morgang1994
      June 1, 2012 at 3:08 pm | #

      Timey-Wimey? Are you a whovian?!

    • wererat
      wererat
      June 2, 2012 at 12:57 am | #

      dude, i was raised on G1 transformers and i’m 17.

  13. TC Internet
    TC Internet
    June 1, 2012 at 12:16 am | #

    At first I thought Ethan was saying “girlfucker” with the dashes, but then I figured it out.

    Hooray for being tired.

    • David
      David M Willis
      June 1, 2012 at 12:16 am | #

      Great, now I can’t see anything else!

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        June 1, 2012 at 12:20 am | #

        Score one for the Internet! 😀

      • David
        David M Willis
        June 1, 2012 at 12:38 am | #

        Okay, it’s retooled for clarity.

        • Plasma Mongoose
          Plasma Mongoose
          June 1, 2012 at 12:41 am | #

          I understand why you did it, but it’s a shame non-the-less.

    • Kernanator
      Kernanator
      June 1, 2012 at 12:34 am | #

      Dammit, now I see it.

    • Andrusi
      Andrusi
      June 1, 2012 at 9:20 am | #

      Presumably, Ethan’s girlfucker is Mike.

  14. John Madden
    John Madden
    June 1, 2012 at 12:16 am | #

    That’s an interesting way of describing Transformers.

  15. Thor
    Thor
    June 1, 2012 at 12:21 am | #

    So after he warms her up with some giant robots, he’s going to break out the South Park, right?

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      June 1, 2012 at 12:24 am | #

      woah now…That might make her head explode…at least have a simpsons-futurama- family guy sequence in between to work her up to that

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      June 1, 2012 at 12:43 am | #

      I somehow doubt Joyce would like South Park’s idea of God.

      • Cheredarenee
        Cheredarenee
        June 1, 2012 at 2:20 am | #

        I know, right? the Imagination Land arc is gold!

        • Andiemus
          Andiemus
          June 1, 2012 at 4:23 pm | #

          Or the giant… Bhuddist….. Hippo…. Thing.

          • lordphulish
            lordphulish
            June 2, 2012 at 8:05 am | #

            Or the Super Best Friends!

            • Andiemus
              Andiemus
              June 2, 2012 at 9:07 pm | #

              Was god in super best friends? Jesus and Muhammed and Moses were
              But I don’t remember god being there.

              • Narf
                Narf
                June 25, 2013 at 6:26 am | #

                He was not – the super best friends were Jesus, Moses, Buddha, Joseph Smith, Muhammad and Krishna… I believe that’s it, at least. Oh! And who could forget Seaman (that’s SEA… MAN!) and Swallow.

  16. Uniqueantique
    Uniqueantique
    June 1, 2012 at 12:25 am | #

    It doesn’t matter what the subject is, throw a little religion on it, and you have Joyce’s undivided attention.
    I am a bit confused though. The gray hair at Ethans temples is gone? So is he getting younger again?

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      June 1, 2012 at 12:44 am | #

      SP! Ethan is in his 30s, DoA’s Ethan on the other hand, is only about 18.

  17. Uniqueantique
    Uniqueantique
    June 1, 2012 at 12:26 am | #

    or wait, thats in Short Packed?

    • TheBenenator
      TheBenenator
      June 1, 2012 at 12:41 am | #

      Shortpacked!

  18. Kernanator
    Kernanator
    June 1, 2012 at 12:49 am | #

    I have to admit, this is probably the best explanation of Transformers I’ve ever heard.

  19. the precious thing
    the precious thing
    June 1, 2012 at 1:22 am | #

    This is so surreal. I know they’ve always coexisted in the Walkyverse as well as here, but seeing them side-by-side like this… I feel like I’m reading a crossover special.

  20. DT
    DT
    June 1, 2012 at 1:38 am | #

    Transformers: They’re pro-creationism!

  21. Krashthemystro
    Krashthemystro
    June 1, 2012 at 1:51 am | #

    Baby steps. You know this might actually end up bettering both parties.

  22. Raen
    Raen
    June 1, 2012 at 2:29 am | #

    “God, Jetfire doesn’t believe in you.”

    • Raen
      Raen
      June 1, 2012 at 2:29 am | #

      Wait… goddammit, I just remembered where I was.

      • Ziaheart
        Ziaheart
        June 1, 2012 at 3:51 am | #

        Don’t cross the streams!

  23. Maycroft
    Maycroft
    June 1, 2012 at 5:14 am | #

    Ethan know how to sell it.

  24. narmenduke
    narmenduke
    June 1, 2012 at 7:13 am | #

    Is he talking about Amber when he starts to say “girlfriend?”

    • Verielle
      Verielle
      June 1, 2012 at 8:00 am | #

      Most likely.

  25. Wack'd
    Wack'd
    June 1, 2012 at 8:28 am | #

    “Well, as it turns out, cars and trucks that turn into robots aren’t really that blasphemous. Because my pastor says that machines can turn into other machines and it’s not a slight against God. … Since God created man, and man created the Transformers, the Transformers are like a gift from God!”

    • ryan
      ryan
      June 1, 2012 at 9:21 am | #

      man did not create transformers, they created themselves!

      http://tfwiki.net/w2/images2/f/f1/Pulleys.jpg

  26. begbert2
    begbert2
    June 1, 2012 at 10:37 am | #

    I hope he’s not starting her with G1. I mean, I like the show, but that’s with *HEAVY* nostalgia filters installed. Objectively, it doesn’t really hold up, at least not in a way that could convert outsiders into new fans with any reliability.

  27. ziggy78eog
    ziggy78eog
    June 1, 2012 at 12:01 pm | #

    I would say that was silly, but if I remember my continuity, that is how things begin for Transformers.

  28. Tifanimi
    Tifanimi
    June 1, 2012 at 5:48 pm | #

    I’m really uncomfortable with this storyline. The fact of the matter is Ethan is with Joyce right now under ulterior motives and trying to make her his new beard. He could probably get away with it for awhile too since Joyce wouldn’t really expect anything physical until marriage anyway. I understand that he’s lonely and in a difficult position but that doesn’t change the sliminess of what he’s doing. I’m sure it will all work out though in the end…hopefully? I am wondering what Joyce’s reaction will be when she finds out about Ethan being gay. Since by the time that happens she’ll probably have gotten to know him more maybe she’ll just wish him into the same less bad hell as Dorothy?

    As for Transformers I might have had the same reaction as Joyce. It’ll be nice though when Joyce finally develops some interests outside of “Jesus!” You can be religious and still be a well rounded human being.

    • Jackson
      Jackson
      June 1, 2012 at 6:37 pm | #

      I’m not feeling as uncomfortable here as I was when Ryan was trying to get Joyce alone at the party, but it’s definitely a little oogy to me too. Depending on how long Ethan lets this go on, the situation could get quite messy indeed.

    • AJBulldis
      AJBulldis
      June 1, 2012 at 9:15 pm | #

      I don’t find it uncomfortable so much as just sad. Because this entire farce will fall apart, and everyone involved will be mortified and such.

  29. Arkadi
    Arkadi
    June 1, 2012 at 7:04 pm | #

    I instantly fell for Joyce’s ‘Oooo’ face XD

  30. Khrene Cleaver
    Khrene Cleaver
    June 1, 2012 at 10:58 pm | #

    So, about 10 days ago I posted very misogynistic and racially/culturally insensitive pick up lines for Joe (On the panel where Walky gets his PJ Jeans). I actually haven’t looked back at that page until now.

    Point is, I’d like to apologize to David, and anyone I may have offended. The only way I could describe my comments is to say that they were really, REALLY stupid as the words foolish, childish, and ignorant just don’t cut it.

    Not to justify, but I find race and culture something that needs to be poked fun at, I mean Mr. Willis pokes fun at the culture that stems from America’s Bible’s belt. BUT there are chasmic differences between Dave’s writing and my remarks.

    To try to some them up, Dave shows realistic people who have reasons for what they do. Theres no generalizing, grouping, and more specifically not playing off of racist generalizations like Asians can’t drive, or all Arabs wears turbans and burkas and are terrorists.

    Also Dave puts his characters in situations to show and expand upon how his characters, and we the readers, see different cultures and viewpoints.
    My situation was Joe soliciting a stranger for sex by either boasting about his own manhood or saying how he thinks the girl is sexually attractive by specifically mentioning her apparent Muslim heritage. =/ Yeah…

    Again, I apologize for what has been said, I should know better considering I’m African American (or Black when I’m trying save six syllables) and I’ve had people cross that line on me before because they didn’t follow the simple rule of making racial and cultural comedy about bringing people together instead of alienating each other.

    Thanks.

    • lordphulish
      lordphulish
      June 2, 2012 at 8:10 am | #

      Khrene Cleaver uses TACT
      It is SUPER EFFECTIVE!

      • Khrene Cleaver
        Khrene Cleaver
        June 4, 2012 at 4:16 am | #

        Thank you so much for that laugh!

        I was kinda upset about this, or whatever you call that feeling of utter disappointment when you realize you crossed a moral line you hold in pretty high regards in a very public setting.

        Aww now I’m sad agiain, TIME TO CATCH UP ON COMMENTS AND COMIC STRPIS!

  31. OzzyDamnCrerar
    OzzyDamnCrerar
    June 2, 2012 at 2:45 am | #

    If Clerks 2 taught us anything (and I’m pretty sure there was only the one thing), it’s that Transformers is Jesus-approved.

  32. JA
    JA
    June 3, 2012 at 3:02 pm | #

    I remember seeing a YTMND where Optimus was on the cross with “Our God is an Awesome God” as the music.

  33. tahrey
    tahrey
    June 6, 2012 at 4:30 am | #

    Why are there two cables going into his laptop? Power, and…?

    • Narf
      Narf
      June 25, 2013 at 6:28 am | #

      Ethernet, maybe?

  34. tahrey
    tahrey
    June 6, 2012 at 4:31 am | #

    Ahhhh! AVATAR JINX!

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