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July 9, 2026

Dry-humping

by David M Willis on April 29, 2013 at 12:01 am
  • 03 - Answers in Hennessy
└ Tags: danny, joe

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  1. Aizat
    Aizat
    April 29, 2013 at 12:04 am | #

    Who’s Zippy the Pinhead?

    • Totz the Plaid
      Totz the Plaid
      April 29, 2013 at 12:05 am | #

      Surrealist/dadaist comic strip character.

      • Animal
        Animal
        April 29, 2013 at 8:46 am | #

        There was also a real person styled as “Zip the Pinhead,” a microcephalic freak show star in the late 19th/early 20th centuries.

        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zip_the_Pinhead

    • Jen Aside
      Jen Aside
      April 29, 2013 at 12:06 am | #

      Danny’s new girlfriend who’s thankfully off Joe’s radar?

    • John
      John
      April 29, 2013 at 12:10 am | #

      Someone that Joyce never gets.

      • RachelEvil
        RachelEvil
        April 29, 2013 at 12:16 am | #

        “Understanding Zippy the Pinhead is a sign of adult onset schizophrenia.” – Cat and Girl.

        • AckAckAck
          AckAckAck
          April 29, 2013 at 5:48 am | #

          Banjo and Chinchilla?

        • Bill M.
          Bill M.
          April 29, 2013 at 1:52 pm | #

          Oh please, I read it in middle school during times I had to kill in the library…

          • Roborat
            Roborat
            April 29, 2013 at 4:40 pm | #

            But where did you hide the bodies?

            • Bill M.
              Bill M.
              May 2, 2013 at 12:41 pm | #

              In the Dewey Death-imal System’s card catalog.

              • Bill
                Bill
                September 4, 2013 at 3:55 am | #

                I don’t care how long ago you wrote this, but that’s a win.

    • PlayaSinNombre
      PlayaSinNombre
      April 29, 2013 at 5:46 am | #

      Jesus wept!

    • ProjectXa3
      ProjectXa3
      September 3, 2013 at 6:18 pm | #

      Some silly cartoon character. One of those ones from the MAD Magazine school of art. I only just learned about him myself.

  2. Axel Bordelon
    Axel Bordelon
    April 29, 2013 at 12:04 am | #

    That’s right, Danny. Stop while you’re ahead.

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      April 29, 2013 at 12:27 am | #

      The only winning move is not to play.

      • AckAckAck
        AckAckAck
        April 29, 2013 at 5:49 am | #

        But what if it’s a foreplay?

        • Neospector
          Neospector
          April 29, 2013 at 11:13 am | #

          Nuclear war, intercourse, same concept. They both end in large, ruinous explosions.

          • AgentKeen
            AgentKeen
            April 29, 2013 at 11:40 am | #

            Also, Taco Bell

    • Andrusi
      Andrusi
      April 29, 2013 at 9:30 am | #

      A pinhead, to be precise?

      • Aizat
        Aizat
        April 29, 2013 at 11:50 am | #

        Who you calling pinhead?

        • Sandy
          Sandy
          April 29, 2013 at 12:41 pm | #

          Which one-a you’s the REAL Dirty Dan?

          • AckAckAck
            AckAckAck
            April 29, 2013 at 4:13 pm | #

            Hey……. punk.

  3. Wonder Wig
    Wonder Wig
    April 29, 2013 at 12:06 am | #

    Amazi-Girl has radar-absorbing flesh.

    • Andiemus
      Andiemus
      April 29, 2013 at 2:34 am | #

      That sounds HORRIFYING.

      • Ancestral Hamster
        Ancestral Hamster
        April 29, 2013 at 4:58 am | #

        Better than flesh-absorbing radar! (The new super weapon for the robot rebellion that will destroy all organic life on the planet!)

        • Mr. Random
          Mr. Random
          April 29, 2013 at 9:21 pm | #

          Beep,beep, beep. Oh, sir, there USED to be something there.

  4. Plasma Mongoose
    Plasma Mongoose
    April 29, 2013 at 12:07 am | #

    But is Raidah also under his radar?

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      April 29, 2013 at 12:13 am | #

      It’s Joe, remember? The guy is like Ryo Saeba except for not being a sweeper and an erection that could dent metal.

      • AckAckAck
        AckAckAck
        April 29, 2013 at 5:51 am | #

        Ah Ryo Saeba. His Erection-Fu is quite legendary.

        • Aizat
          Aizat
          April 29, 2013 at 6:30 am | #

          Yeah, granted it still hurts like hell but damn, talk about a hard-on.

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      April 29, 2013 at 12:16 am | #

      Under his Raidar.

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        April 29, 2013 at 12:24 am | #

        His Raidah? When did this stealth-ship appear?

        • Aizat
          Aizat
          April 29, 2013 at 12:26 am | #

          Joe is the launcher of ships.

        • Kernanator
          Kernanator
          April 29, 2013 at 12:29 am | #

          Raidah O’Raileh!

          • Wack'd
            Wack'd
            April 29, 2013 at 1:07 am | #

            M*A*S*Hing of Age

            • Kernanator
              Kernanator
              April 29, 2013 at 1:20 am | #

              Oh good. I was worried for a moment that no one would get the joke.

              • Plasma Mongoose
                Plasma Mongoose
                April 29, 2013 at 1:25 am | #

                I got the joke, I just didn’t have anything to reply with.

                • Wack'd
                  Wack'd
                  April 29, 2013 at 2:31 am | #

                  Me neither! I tried desperately for half an hour to find M*A*S*H characters that could possibly be punned on Dumbing of Age ones and turned up completely empty.

                • Notebooked
                  Notebooked
                  April 29, 2013 at 3:42 am | #

                  Trapper Joe McIntyre? Joyce Mulcahy?

                • Lucca
                  Lucca
                  April 29, 2013 at 4:47 am | #

                  Mikeye Pierce?

                • Andrusi
                  Andrusi
                  April 29, 2013 at 9:31 am | #

                  He pierced your mom. For a nickel.

  5. Aizat
    Aizat
    April 29, 2013 at 12:07 am | #

    And why does the first Joe think of is an Elvis impersonator?

    • Kernanator
      Kernanator
      April 29, 2013 at 12:09 am | #

      Because he has doubts about Danny’s sexuality, of course.

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        April 29, 2013 at 12:14 am | #

        Joe, Don’t Be Cruel… to a heart that is true. 😛

        • Notebooked
          Notebooked
          April 29, 2013 at 3:39 am | #

          Better love him tender, or he’ll be all shook up.

          He helped him make it through the night…by fighting criminals.

          • Ancestral Hamster
            Ancestral Hamster
            April 29, 2013 at 5:00 am | #

            “And another Frosh cries,
            In the Roomie …”

    • LeadHerring
      LeadHerring
      April 29, 2013 at 1:09 am | #

      Probably because Elvis Presley based his stage appearance of the superhero Captain Marvel Jr. Yeah, I read that Cracked article too Willis!

      • Kernanator
        Kernanator
        April 29, 2013 at 1:20 am | #

        As did I!

    • Dicrel Seijin
      Dicrel Seijin
      April 29, 2013 at 2:32 am | #

      *Trying not to think about Danny dry-humping an Elvis impersonator… and failing.*

      Damn you, Willis (for putting that image in my head)!

    • Charlie Spencer
      Charlie Spencer
      April 29, 2013 at 10:47 am | #

      He has a suspicious mind…

    • Roborat
      Roborat
      April 29, 2013 at 4:49 pm | #

      Cause that is what Joe dry humps.

  6. Kernanator
    Kernanator
    April 29, 2013 at 12:07 am | #

    It’s just as well, Danny. If you had brought her to his attention, he would have to fight you to the death for the right to date her, and we all know how that would end.

    • John
      John
      April 29, 2013 at 12:11 am | #

      Nah. Joe doesn’t date the girls. He just joes them.

      • timemonkey
        timemonkey
        April 29, 2013 at 12:20 am | #

        And is occasionally Roz’ed.

  7. Count Dracula
    Count Dracula
    April 29, 2013 at 12:08 am | #

    It’s weird to see him called Dan.

  8. Historyman68
    Historyman68
    April 29, 2013 at 12:13 am | #

    Joe clearly once read the papers. Or at least the comics, like me.

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      April 29, 2013 at 12:16 am | #

      I read newspapers for the letter column and the news on human stupidity.

      • John
        John
        April 29, 2013 at 12:33 am | #

        Funny, that’s exactly why I don’t read newspapers.

        • AckAckAck
          AckAckAck
          April 29, 2013 at 5:54 am | #

          I prefer the news in small doses. That’s why I read Fark. I don’t comment there though. Too much assholes in the political tab there.

          • Aizat
            Aizat
            April 29, 2013 at 6:33 am | #

            That’s why I stay away from politics. That and politics could trigger my repressed megalomaniac.

    • Wack'd
      Wack'd
      April 29, 2013 at 1:11 am | #

      Well, Zippy the Pinhead is the title of the comic. He might’ve known just from seeing that.

  9. Yotomoe
    Yotomoe
    April 29, 2013 at 12:25 am | #

    Damnit Joe, He’s dryhumping Garfield. I hate that we had to spell it out for ya.

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      April 29, 2013 at 12:27 am | #

      Hey, at least he’s not dryhumping Charlie Brown.

    • AgentKeen
      AgentKeen
      April 29, 2013 at 12:30 am | #

      I realized you meant Garfield from the funny papers, but for a split second, I thought you might have meant President Garfield (I blame looking at the link to Hail to the Slash that Willis has)

      • Regalli
        Regalli
        April 29, 2013 at 12:42 am | #

        President Garfield in a CAPE.

        • AgentKeen
          AgentKeen
          April 29, 2013 at 12:46 am | #

          I am not searching for that and ending up with Rule 34…. >.>

          • Yotomoe
            Yotomoe
            April 29, 2013 at 12:57 am | #

            You’re lucky I can’t draw President Andrew Garfield or I’d make it so.

            • SUGauthor
              SUGauthor
              April 29, 2013 at 4:46 pm | #

              What about Garfield the cat? Can you work with him?

              • AgentKeen
                AgentKeen
                April 29, 2013 at 11:58 pm | #

                Also in a CAPE

  10. Uniqueantique
    Uniqueantique
    April 29, 2013 at 12:31 am | #

    I haven’t read newspapers in years, its all on line. Which has worrisome moments, in that newspaper writers took more time researching what they wrote years ago, and now they don’t seem to. I don’t recall stories being recalled, edited etc. to the extent that they have been in the past 10 years. On-line news spreads so fast, right or wrong factually. You have to stop and think before you accept half of it, and research the other half on more than one site. As to Joe, yes like me, he probably liked the comics. As to Elvis, all I can think of is the last Elvis outfit that sticks in my mind? The white rhinestone covered one, complete with a cape? Why Joe would think of this is beyond anyone but Joe, and Willis 🙂

    • AckAckAck
      AckAckAck
      April 29, 2013 at 5:56 am | #

      Do you actually think that printed newspapers are 100% factually correct? I got bad news for ya….

    • drs
      drs
      April 29, 2013 at 8:15 am | #

      Uh, newspapers retracted or printed corrections for stories back then, too. It’s just that it was buried on page 33 two days later, rather than appended to the bottom of the online copy like. And getting multiple versions was time consuming and mildly costly, vs. being able to websearch for other articles or blogs trivially, so you were more inclined to trust Your Newspaper.

      http://www.slate.com/articles/business/moneybox/2013/03/pew_s_state_of_the_media_ignore_the_doomsaying_american_journalism_has_never.html

  11. Notebooked
    Notebooked
    April 29, 2013 at 3:45 am | #

    While dry-humping an Elvis impersonator, Danny’s hand sustained a massive injury that can be seen in the last panel.

    I’ve noticed a few times that Willis’ art has become so stylized that there can be some jarring moments if you stop and look at slightly weird things. ‘Course, this happens for all long-running stylized works. Artistic shorthand is developed. (No pun intended.)

    (Also, is Danny taller in panel three than panel one? Did he stand on his tippy-toes to look severe while making a point?)

    • AckAckAck
      AckAckAck
      April 29, 2013 at 5:58 am | #

      I see that now. I think it’s just Willis went into automatic mode in drawing his comic. That’s alright though. The storytelling need to be cooked all the time though.

      • Notebooked
        Notebooked
        April 29, 2013 at 11:28 am | #

        Cooked to the point of well-done. And gently marinated in evolution.

        • SUGauthor
          SUGauthor
          April 29, 2013 at 4:48 pm | #

          After marinating sprinkle with flu shot, then mix with a tablespoon of cognitive dissonance. Serve to Joyce and watch her head explode.

  12. Tristan J
    Tristan J
    April 29, 2013 at 4:14 am | #

    “Could you stop saying the word dry-humping for like two minutes?!”

    • AckAckAck
      AckAckAck
      April 29, 2013 at 6:03 am | #

      I prefer “Dry-Grinding”

  13. AckAckAck
    AckAckAck
    April 29, 2013 at 6:19 am | #

    Video killed the radio stars. Now it’s youth killed the newspaper stars….

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      April 29, 2013 at 6:34 am | #

      What kills porn stars then?

      • Yotomoe
        Yotomoe
        April 29, 2013 at 7:19 am | #

        The Internet

        • Notebooked
          Notebooked
          April 29, 2013 at 8:52 am | #

          The internet gives defibrillator shocks to porn stars. It does kill mainstream celebrities though.

      • Andrusi
        Andrusi
        April 29, 2013 at 9:33 am | #

        HD.

      • Bill M.
        Bill M.
        April 29, 2013 at 1:55 pm | #

        AIDS, usually.

      • Roborat
        Roborat
        April 29, 2013 at 4:48 pm | #

        Old age?

      • Gargamel
        Gargamel
        April 29, 2013 at 5:29 pm | #

        Often the best thing is horse seamen.
        That’ll stop the em bothering ya lettuce.
        Heard sprinkling large amounts of white stuff down works too.

  14. thelastnerd
    thelastnerd
    April 29, 2013 at 7:35 am | #

    I’m half expecting Joe to take one look at Amazi-Girl and say, “You realize this is just that Amber chick, right?”

    I guess there probably aren’t any good pics of AG in the paper, though.

    • Sir Robin
      Sir Robin
      April 29, 2013 at 12:31 pm | #

      Lies

      • Yotomoe
        Yotomoe
        April 29, 2013 at 2:30 pm | #

        There are good pics…but for whatever reason the editor only shows closeups of her chest.

        • begbert2
          begbert2
          April 29, 2013 at 8:30 pm | #

          Ignore the artifacting around the chest window.

  15. Raoullefere
    Raoullefere
    April 29, 2013 at 8:06 am | #

    Joe, you master actor, you. Who says Amazi-Girl’s powers are only cleverness and redirected rage?

  16. Twirls
    Twirls
    April 29, 2013 at 9:26 am | #

    Wow, Joe looks so concerned for Danny in that last panel.

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      April 29, 2013 at 2:45 pm | #

      I like to imagine his tiny one track mind trying to process Danny’s love life.

  17. Shariku Onikage
    Shariku Onikage
    April 29, 2013 at 5:03 pm | #

    Without speech bubbles, this looks like the morning after for Danny and Joe.

    • Raoullefere
      Raoullefere
      April 30, 2013 at 2:43 pm | #

      That’s because it is the morning after for Danny and Joe. Danny simply doesn’t know it. Willis is a genius, no?

  18. 6n0m0n
    6n0m0n
    April 29, 2013 at 10:23 pm | #

    😀 how on earth did he get to zippy the pinhead? The outfit is yellow I guess but it seems an absurd stretch

  19. macbone
    macbone
    April 30, 2013 at 2:35 am | #

    Ooh, cool banner up top! I haven’t seen the long-distance shot of Amber and Danny walking across the bridge before. It looks very college-y!

  20. TinyDoctorTim
    TinyDoctorTim
    April 30, 2013 at 9:18 am | #

    D.W., somehow you and Dan Shive manage to get certain phrases stuck in my head and my day-to-day speech. Dan Shive has “I stand by my rediculous statement,” and now you have “You’re dry-humping Zippy the Pinhead?”

  21. The Specte
    The Specte
    September 4, 2014 at 7:01 pm | #

    You know, I don’t get “Zippy” – Joyce Brown, Roomies

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