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while writing this back in january i was all 'oh geez i hope they don't win this year and invalidate my strip' and everyone else i voiced my concerns to was all 'ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha no'
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by David M Willis on April 9, 2015 at 12:01 am
  • 03 - The Butterflies Won't Fly Away

└ Tags: jennifer, joyce

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  1. Jen Aside
    Jen Aside
    April 9, 2015 at 12:01 am | #

    BUT IS IT BLUE AND WHITE OR BLACK AND GOLD LOLOLOLOL

    *gets lynched*

    (inb4 “Billie sure is black and blue lolololol”)

    • ChristopherShoup
      ChristopherShoup
      April 9, 2015 at 2:30 am | #

      Psh, it’s the Canucks who wore black and gold.

      • AustKyzor
        AustKyzor
        April 9, 2015 at 10:03 am | #

        What? No they’re blue and green. The Bruins wear black and gold, and they’re the worst (not play wise, they’re a competent team. They’re the worst because they’re evil)

        • Fraser
          Fraser
          April 10, 2015 at 3:42 pm | #

          http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xHjP1chJYqM/THKMcHxDZsI/AAAAAAAAA_U/Frxuu4fPY4M/s1600/Vancouver+Canucks+1000.jpg

          Canucks used to be black yellow and red through the first few designs, Philly has often given the bruins a good run for most evil team. Right now though, i kinda feel like its the kings.

    • Yet_One_More_Idiot
      Yet_One_More_Idiot
      April 9, 2015 at 7:18 am | #

      Ahh, 1-click ordering is so…convenient and helpful, isn’t it Billie? 😉

  2. Mr k
    Mr k
    April 9, 2015 at 12:01 am | #

    “Why are you spending so much time in the Ra’s room, by the way?”

    • KingMabel
      KingMabel
      April 9, 2015 at 12:08 am | #

      “Are you wearing pant’s right now?”

      • Kris
        Kris
        April 9, 2015 at 12:15 am | #

        “Is that a red hair on your shoulder?”

        • SmartAlec105
          SmartAlec105
          April 9, 2015 at 12:20 am | #

          “And why do you smell like you’ve been working out for half an hour?

        • Frelance
          Frelance
          April 9, 2015 at 12:21 am | #

          her shoulder? maybe I’ve been misled about what sex is. you know, for Maple Leafs fans…

          • jeffepp
            jeffepp
            April 9, 2015 at 12:40 am | #

            You’d prefer “You have something in your teeth.”?

            • JustCheetoDust
              JustCheetoDust
              April 9, 2015 at 1:07 am | #

              “Cinnamon floss.”

              • Yet_One_More_Idiot
                Yet_One_More_Idiot
                April 9, 2015 at 5:34 am | #

                OK, I’m pretty sure that if Joycy has just ordered this dress, it’ll take like several weeks to arrive (real world) even if she gets it sent by next day delivery (in story).

                I’m also certain it’ll look totally adorable and have Ruthie jumping her bones again for sure though. :3

                • Eukie
                  Eukie
                  April 9, 2015 at 6:12 am | #

                  I think that last part is why Billie seizes up a bit in panel three.

                • zee
                  zee
                  April 9, 2015 at 7:52 pm | #

                  If it takes several realtime weeks, then it should be in the comic roughly July 2017.

    • OpticianOfUrza
      OpticianOfUrza
      April 9, 2015 at 1:36 am | #

      I read that “Ra’s” to be like Ra’s al Ghul, so was confused for a sec.

      • Opus the Poet
        Opus the Poet
        April 9, 2015 at 1:54 am | #

        I was reading it as Ra the Egyptian sun god for a second so I got really confused… I’m better now.

        • Disloyal Subject
          Disloyal Subject
          April 9, 2015 at 2:23 am | #

          Clearly, Ruth needs to fight them both to the death.

          • Freemage
            Freemage
            April 9, 2015 at 4:54 pm | #

            10 bucks on Ruth.

      • Captain Batson
        Captain Batson
        April 9, 2015 at 2:22 am | #

        Insert “Demon’s Head” sex pun here

    • syd
      syd
      April 9, 2015 at 9:19 pm | #

      Why does the Sun God have a room in this dormitory?

  3. Chris
    Chris
    April 9, 2015 at 12:02 am | #

    For a moment I feared I might be first, but then I popped in to comment and there was Jen… all is right in the world.

    • Twilightomens
      Twilightomens
      April 9, 2015 at 12:03 am | #

      How does Jen do it though?

      • Mr k
        Mr k
        April 9, 2015 at 12:06 am | #

        She’s Flash’s daughter.

        • GoldStarz
          GoldStarz
          April 9, 2015 at 12:08 am | #

          Irey or Dawn?

        • Captain Batson
          Captain Batson
          April 9, 2015 at 2:24 am | #

          But Jay doesn’t have kids. Unless you count those pretenders, Barry, Wally, and Bart.

      • MeghanTheWordEater
        MeghanTheWordEater
        April 9, 2015 at 12:06 am | #

        She has the speed of the Flash…but only in her fingers.

        • Mr k
          Mr k
          April 9, 2015 at 12:10 am | #

          That would get her a ton of girlfriends.

          • Twilightomens
            Twilightomens
            April 9, 2015 at 12:14 am | #

            Oh!

          • Opus the Poet
            Opus the Poet
            April 9, 2015 at 1:36 am | #

            http://www.shortpacked.com/index.php?id=2020 Got SP Robin one and a lot of jealous co-workers.

          • Roborat
            Roborat
            April 10, 2015 at 2:58 pm | #

            OR give them friction burns in very sensitive places.

      • Packy
        Packy
        April 9, 2015 at 12:20 am | #

        Patreon.

      • Jen Aside
        Jen Aside
        April 9, 2015 at 7:47 pm | #

        I have a… FRIEND called Snow White who can look exactly 4 days, 6 hours, 3 minutes, 45 seconds, 14.5 nanoseconds in the past. If I do it correctly, I can send a message back in time…

        If I miss the window, though… eh, who cares

    • boomwolf
      boomwolf
      April 9, 2015 at 12:09 am | #

      True, last time Jen wasn’t first, there was an interdimensional rift in my wall. Long story short, other world me is boring.

      • Rycan
        Rycan
        April 9, 2015 at 12:11 am | #

        Well, so long as you didn’t shoot your other self, I’d say that meeting went well.

      • Incomitatus
        Incomitatus
        April 9, 2015 at 4:57 am | #

        Most iterations of myself from other worlds are dead. Statistics is cruel like that.

        • No Name
          No Name
          April 9, 2015 at 5:27 am | #

          Most of *my* iterations don’t even exist, on account of my ancestors chronically choosing the wrong side.

          • Yet_One_More_Idiot
            Yet_One_More_Idiot
            April 9, 2015 at 5:32 am | #

            Most of my other iterations weren’t there, but they’d left a note indicating that they had discovered time travel and gone exploring. :/

            • Rycan
              Rycan
              April 9, 2015 at 2:11 pm | #

              So you’re the iteration of yourself too dumb to discover time traveling? That’s cheery.

          • Incomitatus
            Incomitatus
            April 9, 2015 at 5:30 pm | #

            @ No Name

            One of my esteemed ancestors lost a sizable fortune financing the ’45 Jacobite Rebellion, so… I know that game.

      • Roborat
        Roborat
        April 10, 2015 at 2:59 pm | #

        Does he have a goatee?

  4. Spencer
    Spencer
    April 9, 2015 at 12:02 am | #

    Ruth would probably be into that.

    • KingMabel
      KingMabel
      April 9, 2015 at 12:07 am | #

      She’ll be Ruthless in the bed, and the closet, if Billie wears that

    • Cass
      Cass
      April 9, 2015 at 12:36 am | #

      I’m pretty sure that’s the exact same thought going through Billie’s head in the third panel.

      • LeslieBean4Shizzle
        LeslieBean4Shizzle
        April 9, 2015 at 12:51 am | #

        Yup. You can just see her picturing it. Ruth shoving her up against the wall again, telling her to take the shirt off….
        ….
        … I’ll be in my bunk.

        • Deanatay
          Deanatay
          April 9, 2015 at 8:09 am | #

          Dress. It’s a dress.

          • Yet_One_More_Idiot
            Yet_One_More_Idiot
            April 9, 2015 at 9:13 am | #

            Ruthie shoving her up against the closet again, telling her to leave the dress on, it’s a turn on… 😉

            Excuse me, I’ll just nddbgldsbgjlsb…. (sorry, be typing one handed xD)

  5. Vael
    Vael
    April 9, 2015 at 12:02 am | #

    Sure Joyce. They operate on whatever rules you want them too.

    Except Golf.

    • A Scientist
      A Scientist
      April 9, 2015 at 1:24 am | #

      The Leafs operate on golf rules every spring!

      Nyuk nyuk.

      • -Sentinel-
        -Sentinel-
        April 9, 2015 at 9:14 am | #

        One day the NHL should organize an official golf tourney between hockey teams.

    • Roborat
      Roborat
      April 10, 2015 at 3:00 pm | #

      Well, the team are probably pretty good golfers, what with all the early spring practice they get every year.

  6. mick4state
    mick4state
    April 9, 2015 at 12:02 am | #

    Let’s go Red Wings.

    • Yumi
      Yumi
      April 9, 2015 at 12:05 am | #

      Wooooooo

    • N0083rP00F
      N0083rP00F
      April 9, 2015 at 11:28 am | #

      Where do you want them to go?
      Inquiring minds want to know.

  7. Nono
    Nono
    April 9, 2015 at 12:02 am | #

    Wait, is Joyce being extra nice to Billie because Billie is is bisexual?

    You know Joyce, that can be abused.

    • Hoboturtle
      Hoboturtle
      April 9, 2015 at 12:04 am | #

      Wait…. does Joyce know this? I know Becky does but I dont remember how Becky found out…

      • Hoboturtle
        Hoboturtle
        April 9, 2015 at 12:05 am | #

        Oh wait, Alice. Nvm remembered

      • Spencer
        Spencer
        April 9, 2015 at 12:06 am | #

        Joyce knows and was the one who told Becky.

        • timemonkey
          timemonkey
          April 9, 2015 at 6:37 am | #

          Joyce knows Billie did some experimenting. She likely believes sexuality is binary so she assumes Billie is straight since she went back to boys after.

    • Em
      Em
      April 9, 2015 at 12:05 am | #

      Nah, I think this is just a Joyce thing to do.

    • Heatth
      Heatth
      April 9, 2015 at 12:05 am | #

      Maybe. But Joyce have aways adore Billie for some reason, so it could easily be just Joyce being Joyce.

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      April 9, 2015 at 12:06 am | #

      I think “Nice” is Joyce’s default setting.

      • Mr k
        Mr k
        April 9, 2015 at 12:08 am | #

        I though that was “annoying”.

        • Rycan
          Rycan
          April 9, 2015 at 12:12 am | #

          That’s another default setting. Joyce has many settings.

          • John
            John
            April 9, 2015 at 1:51 am | #

            Factory standard Joyce is exceptionally customizable when compared with most freshmen of her vehicle class.

        • Disloyal Subject
          Disloyal Subject
          April 9, 2015 at 2:27 am | #

          Funny thing: ‘nice’ and ‘annoying’ are often the same thing. Sometimes, you just wanna do your own thing and the kindness of a relative stranger is an unwanted irritation.

    • Vince
      Vince
      April 9, 2015 at 12:10 am | #

      Bisexual? Oh, God! Another option for Joyce to come to grips with.
      (Metaphysically speaking, of course – Joyce hasn’t come to grips physically with anything yet).

      • Rabid Rabbit
        Rabid Rabbit
        April 9, 2015 at 12:26 am | #

        I dunno, she came to grips with Joe’s face. Not to mention Ryan’s.

  8. jdgoerzen
    jdgoerzen
    April 9, 2015 at 12:02 am | #

    WOO! SPORTS DRESS I DON”T EVEN LIKE THE TEAM FOR! WOO!

  9. user18
    user18
    April 9, 2015 at 12:03 am | #

    This is the first time I can recall laughing more at the alt text than the actual comic.

    • StClair
      StClair
      April 9, 2015 at 9:43 am | #

      Same.

  10. Kris
    Kris
    April 9, 2015 at 12:03 am | #

    Sure Billie you roll your eyes now but that dress is really gonna come through down the line.

    • newllend(henryvolt)
      newllend(henryvolt)
      April 9, 2015 at 12:25 am | #

      And let’s face it , she’ll look fine as hell in that too.

    • LeslieBean4Shizzle
      LeslieBean4Shizzle
      April 9, 2015 at 12:53 am | #

      **giggles at your use of the word “come”**

      • Disloyal Subject
        Disloyal Subject
        April 9, 2015 at 2:29 am | #

        Wouldn’t that be her coming through it?
        Dunno how much clothing those two bother removing, but I am in favor of this happening.

  11. Catullus
    Catullus
    April 9, 2015 at 12:03 am | #

    Okay, Billie, by this point it’s probably easier to commit to the jersey and start actually rooting for the Leafs.

    • N0083rP00F
      N0083rP00F
      April 9, 2015 at 12:00 pm | #

      Something like ….
      Go Leafs Go! Go Leafs Go!
      with the now added …. And Never Come Back!

    • showler
      showler
      April 9, 2015 at 8:21 pm | #

      Billie will have to pretend to be a Leafs fan to cover up her affair with her RA.

      I wonder if that’s where all Leafs fans come from? People pretending to be fans to hide something else? It would explain a lot.

      • Roborat
        Roborat
        April 10, 2015 at 3:04 pm | #

        Act quickly, he has figured out the masquerade, release the attack pigeons!

  12. Doctor_Who
    Doctor_Who
    April 9, 2015 at 12:03 am | #

    If Billie wears that dress around Ruth, she will get banged more than an ankle in an Ikea coffee table display set up on a giant air hockey table.

    • MelanieWaffle
      MelanieWaffle
      April 9, 2015 at 12:05 am | #

      This comment wins all the internetz Even the ones in North Korea.

    • Sterling
      Sterling
      April 9, 2015 at 12:08 am | #

      Coincidentally, a giant air hockey table would be an interesting place to bang.

      • Disloyal Subject
        Disloyal Subject
        April 9, 2015 at 2:30 am | #

        Sounds chilly.

        • Opus the Poet
          Opus the Poet
          April 9, 2015 at 3:12 am | #

          Just a bit breezy.

      • HeySo
        HeySo
        April 9, 2015 at 6:10 am | #

        Either way you’re sure to score!

        • HeySo
          HeySo
          April 9, 2015 at 6:10 am | #

          Unless, like, the puck gets stuck somewhere awkward :X

          • N0083rP00F
            N0083rP00F
            April 9, 2015 at 12:02 pm | #

            No no no.
            Become the Puck. Be the Puck. You are the Puck.

            … aaaand I am not going any further, just because …. =P

  13. Kernanator
    Kernanator
    April 9, 2015 at 12:04 am | #

    Joyce Brown: Improving the world, one “good deed” at a time.

    • Bagge
      Bagge
      April 9, 2015 at 4:25 pm | #

      Exactly what you said but without sarcasm (if those quotation marks are meant to display sarcasm – otherwise you can just ignore me.)

  14. Opus the Poet
    Opus the Poet
    April 9, 2015 at 12:04 am | #

    I remembered I was a little kid when I saw the Leafs win the Cup on TV, and I was right. We were watching it on the CBC out of Vancouver that year. Hickey Night in Canada went bonkers.

    • shadowcell
      shadowcell
      April 9, 2015 at 12:06 am | #

      hickey night in canada is always kinda bonkers though

    • pixiekhatt
      pixiekhatt
      April 9, 2015 at 12:07 am | #

      I know it was an autocorrect or typo, but I am endlessly amused at “Hickey Night”

      • JustCheetoDust
        JustCheetoDust
        April 9, 2015 at 12:34 am | #

        I wonder how Hickey Night would go for Don Cherry?

        • N0083rP00F
          N0083rP00F
          April 9, 2015 at 12:04 pm | #

          I’m ambivalent on how Blue would take it.

      • Opus the Poet
        Opus the Poet
        April 9, 2015 at 3:14 am | #

        Yep, fat fingers on a tiny keyboard and typing too fast.

  15. Plasma Mongoose
    Plasma Mongoose
    April 9, 2015 at 12:05 am | #

    Why is everyone making such a big deal over a hockey shirt?

    • Yumi
      Yumi
      April 9, 2015 at 12:09 am | #

      I don’t know much about the hockey climate in Indiana, but here in metro Detroit at least, wearing a Blackhawks or Penguins jersey might get you some comments/judgment.

      • DarkoNeko
        DarkoNeko
        April 9, 2015 at 5:12 am | #

        ..or beaten up in a dark alley ?

        • HeySo
          HeySo
          April 9, 2015 at 6:11 am | #

          Or molested by Ruth in a dark cloest.

          • Deanatay
            Deanatay
            April 9, 2015 at 8:16 am | #

            Nah, that’s pretty much only the Leafs.

            • HeySo
              HeySo
              April 9, 2015 at 11:14 am | #

              I meant, the symbolic Ruth of the associated team. There’s gotta be at least one- okay, likely several more than that- for any team you can name.

              Except that ONE team, you know the one.

              • Opus the Poet
                Opus the Poet
                April 9, 2015 at 12:39 pm | #

                The Predators? Yeah nobody likes them.

                • Viqsi
                  Viqsi
                  April 10, 2015 at 9:03 am | #

                  AHEM.

                  (Well, okay, I’m a Jackets fan first, but still. Gotta support friends and family.)

    • Kris
      Kris
      April 9, 2015 at 12:09 am | #

      Everyone already figured out Billie’s dating Ruth and are screwing with her.

      • newllend(henryvolt)
        newllend(henryvolt)
        April 9, 2015 at 12:16 am | #

        What a twist ! Or maybe not, the side character seem to be able to catch on faster than the main characters.

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        April 9, 2015 at 12:21 am | #

        I soo want this to be canon. 😀

    • KingMabel
      KingMabel
      April 9, 2015 at 12:11 am | #

      Its just fun to make fun of a losing team. As a White Sox fan, I can say that it’s a blast pointing out Cub’s fans.

    • nothri
      nothri
      April 9, 2015 at 12:16 am | #

      Because Billie doesn’t want them to, and the universe hates Billie, so…

    • newllend(henryvolt)
      newllend(henryvolt)
      April 9, 2015 at 12:19 am | #

      Ya ! I don’t get this much recognition for my Deadpool shirt and that Austin 3:16 shirt I used to have.

    • OmegaDez
      OmegaDez
      April 9, 2015 at 11:01 am | #

      Wearing a Quebec Nordiques jersey in Boston made a lot of people talk to me at random even though the team has been defunct since 1995. I don’t know about Indiana, but hockey is big in the north, even outside of Canada. 🙂

  16. shadowcell
    shadowcell
    April 9, 2015 at 12:05 am | #

    if the leafs won a championship and invalidated your strip, that would be the least of your concerns, what with the ensuing apocalypse and coinciding collapse of all civilization and whatnot

    • Adj
      Adj
      April 9, 2015 at 12:40 am | #

      And the Cubs wondering “Why not us?!?”

      • Rycan
        Rycan
        April 9, 2015 at 2:15 pm | #

        What if both the Leafs and the Cubs won their respective championships?

        [Achievement Unlocked: Dumber Than a Rock]

        • Screwball
          Screwball
          April 9, 2015 at 6:08 pm | #

          I’ll be finding a new planet cause something tells me it’ll be the start of the Apocalypse. Might sit on the moon & watch it all unfold tho, may as well get some entertainment value out of it…

        • Random832
          Random832
          April 9, 2015 at 11:52 pm | #

          Put all my money on the Cardinals.

          (Incidentally, while researching whether this answer made sense [I decided I don’t care], I found that the Stanley Cup is actually in June.)

    • Disloyal Subject
      Disloyal Subject
      April 9, 2015 at 2:31 am | #

      I dunno, the pork wings might be worth it.

      • Deanatay
        Deanatay
        April 9, 2015 at 8:18 am | #

        ICWutUDidThar

  17. Cattleprod
    Cattleprod
    April 9, 2015 at 12:05 am | #

    Huh, does Billie have an official birthday? Because if it’s not by early October, I don’t think we’ll see that dress any time soon.

    • Toad
      Toad
      April 9, 2015 at 6:27 am | #

      I assume the birthday thing was invalidated by the “Too late, I’m buying you a present” line. She’ll get it when it shows up in a week. (Does Joyce have Amazon Prime?) So I mean, we won’t see that dress any time soon, regardles…

  18. boomwolf
    boomwolf
    April 9, 2015 at 12:06 am | #

    Gonna be honest, never really got hockey. Despite having a father who watches hockey during the season and a mother who grew up playing it, it never really interested me that much. Also1967? Sheesh

    • Mkvenner
      Mkvenner
      April 9, 2015 at 12:33 am | #

      Cubs have it worse.

      • Shawn L.
        Shawn L.
        April 9, 2015 at 8:05 am | #

        “Chicago Cubs: Hey, anyone can have a bad century!”

        – From a t-shirt that only exists in my imagination

        • Boomwolf
          Boomwolf
          April 9, 2015 at 11:12 am | #

          But should exist in real life.

    • Kryss LaBryn
      Kryss LaBryn
      April 9, 2015 at 6:44 am | #

      In 1994 the Stanley Cup final was between the Canucks and the NY Rangers, who hadn’t won since 1949.

      No wonder there was a riot when they won. *eyeroll*

      (I’ll be honest, I was living in Vancouver at the time, and there was gonna be a riot even if the Canucks did win. That town was wound waaaay too tight. NO idea how the cops didn’t see it coming.)

  19. MelanieWaffle
    MelanieWaffle
    April 9, 2015 at 12:07 am | #

    How do I change my gravitar. I don’t like the default one it gave me, or is changing it like a nono?

    • licoricepencil
      licoricepencil
      April 9, 2015 at 12:08 am | #

      You can’t change what default avatar you have unless it gets reshuffled when Willis does an update of the avatar pool. You can, however, change it to a character face from in-comic. Joyce, in particular, has great expressions.

      • Rycan
        Rycan
        April 9, 2015 at 12:14 am | #

        Anything can be your grav (well, almost anything). This is the only site I use Gravatar for (besides It’s Walky!), so I pulled my grav from this comic.

        • Random832
          Random832
          April 9, 2015 at 11:53 pm | #

          I have a separate email address for this comic just so that it doesn’t pull my normal Gravatar (which is a fractal).

      • MelanieWaffle
        MelanieWaffle
        April 9, 2015 at 12:38 am | #

        Awesome! I wanted a Joyce or Carla Gravitar thanks!

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      April 9, 2015 at 12:10 am | #

      You need to get yourself a Gravatar account and upload a picture of your choice to it, start by visiting http://en.gravatar.com/

    • John
      John
      April 9, 2015 at 12:43 am | #

      If you don’t want to register a custom grav… it determines the default grav it gives you from a hash of the email address you provide. Changing the email – and I think even otherwise insignificant changes like messing with the capitalization will work – will change the grav.

      Though I think you’d need to get re-approved, and if you do that too much, Willis might get annoyed and stop approving you.

    • John
      John
      April 9, 2015 at 1:55 am | #

      Honestly I really like the Grav you’re using. Can I have it if you’re done with it? The lip bite is particularly good.

      • Rycan
        Rycan
        April 9, 2015 at 4:45 pm | #

        Try copying the image, and uploading it to make a custom grav. The quality may suffer, though.

        • John
          John
          April 10, 2015 at 11:33 am | #

          I could just go find it from the original comic. I just meant that I didn’t want to take it if Melanie is still using it. The Grav I’m using right now is a custom pull.

  20. Keroshino
    Keroshino
    April 9, 2015 at 12:07 am | #

    Being a maple leafs fan is suffering! 🙁

  21. licoricepencil
    licoricepencil
    April 9, 2015 at 12:07 am | #

    Ohhh Joyce you wonderful naive soul.

    In other news, my hockey team made it to the playoffs. Go Wild! 😀

  22. Urukak
    Urukak
    April 9, 2015 at 12:09 am | #

    I’m not sure if I find it more amusing to think that Joyce is intentionally playing up the ridiculously sheltered and naive thing to have a little fun with Billie, or that Joyce is being completely serious. What a conundrum.

  23. JessWitt
    JessWitt
    April 9, 2015 at 12:10 am | #

    I’m not much of a sports fan. Except for rugby. For…reasons.

    • KingMabel
      KingMabel
      April 9, 2015 at 12:11 am | #

      Violence reasons?

      • JessWitt
        JessWitt
        April 9, 2015 at 12:13 am | #

        Sexy reasons.

        • KingMabel
          KingMabel
          April 9, 2015 at 12:18 am | #

          Oh my…crap i can’t make sexy rugby joke

          • JessWitt
            JessWitt
            April 9, 2015 at 12:23 am | #

            Care to scrum around?

          • Agemegos
            Agemegos
            April 9, 2015 at 1:32 am | #

            Not even about tight head? Hookers? The maul?

        • Plasma Mongoose
          Plasma Mongoose
          April 9, 2015 at 12:18 am | #

          Short shorts!

          • nothri
            nothri
            April 9, 2015 at 12:53 am | #

            Who wears short shorts?

            • Plasma Mongoose
              Plasma Mongoose
              April 9, 2015 at 3:08 am | #

              Rugby players wear short shorts.

        • Buck
          Buck
          April 9, 2015 at 10:05 am | #

          Rugby = unsexy for me. First it’s never, EVER on TV so I can’t watch it, but especially not after I learned about Wayne Shelford. Never heard of him? Google for “Wayne Shelford Battle of Nantes”.

          • chris73
            chris73
            April 9, 2015 at 4:38 pm | #

            Turns out a sports doctor at the time confirmed the French really were on drugs (probably amphetimines)

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      April 9, 2015 at 12:12 am | #

      Rugby League or Rugby Union?

      • JessWitt
        JessWitt
        April 9, 2015 at 12:17 am | #

        Rugby union.

        • chris73
          chris73
          April 9, 2015 at 12:25 am | #

          Damn straight! Go Otago, the All blacks and the Highlanders!! (in that order)

  24. tim gueguen
    tim gueguen
    April 9, 2015 at 12:11 am | #

    I wonder if Joyce watches any sort of sports.

    • newllend(henryvolt)
      newllend(henryvolt)
      April 9, 2015 at 12:23 am | #

      Her parents banned her from cartoons but what about sports?

      • John
        John
        April 9, 2015 at 12:38 am | #

        Sports are acceptable as long as the athletes acknowledge that Jesus was solely responsible for their victory.

        • chris73
          chris73
          April 9, 2015 at 1:35 am | #

          Does this mean Jesus is also responsible for the losses?

          • Opus the Poet
            Opus the Poet
            April 9, 2015 at 1:47 am | #

            Nope, failure is all your own, but success comes solely from Jeebus. (And [$DEITY] I wish I was making that up, but I’m not. I’m quoting my youth pastor)

            • chris73
              chris73
              April 9, 2015 at 3:53 am | #

              That comment makes me genuinely sad

          • Agemegos
            Agemegos
            April 9, 2015 at 6:05 am | #

            No, silly! He’s responsible for the other side’s win!

            • HeySo
              HeySo
              April 9, 2015 at 6:14 am | #

              The other side loved Jesus more.
              Biblically.

              • tim gueguen
                tim gueguen
                April 9, 2015 at 6:05 pm | #

                I find the “Thank you, Jesus, for letting me win!” talk even more amusing/bemusing in the fight sports. So, Mr. Boxer, you’re telling us Jesus let you beat the crap out of the other boxer?

  25. Eric
    Eric
    April 9, 2015 at 12:11 am | #

    Google reveals all such dresses to be preeety much just that jersey, plus maybe three inches.

  26. newllend(henryvolt)
    newllend(henryvolt)
    April 9, 2015 at 12:14 am | #

    OK so many Maple leaves fans are so pissed off right now but this is hilarious. Don’t stop there buy her tickets to the next game and invited invite Walky to make fun of the entire thing.

    • Mkvenner
      Mkvenner
      April 9, 2015 at 12:25 am | #

      The nearest teams are the Chicago Blackhawks, St. Louis Blues, and the Columbus Blue Jackets.

      • Opus the Poet
        Opus the Poet
        April 9, 2015 at 1:49 am | #

        Are the Blue Jackets NHL? I thought they were International League (farm teams).

        • AKA Goldfish
          AKA Goldfish
          April 9, 2015 at 3:43 pm | #

          Well, some farm team just kicked the Leafs in the dick last night 5-0. So shows ya how good the Leafs are. Go Jackets!

        • Mkvenner
          Mkvenner
          April 9, 2015 at 7:15 pm | #

          The International league no longer exists.

  27. David
    David
    April 9, 2015 at 12:16 am | #

    Not sure how many hockey fans read your comic, but as one of them (and a red wings fan), I find this deliciously hilarious.

  28. sithknightgalen
    sithknightgalen
    April 9, 2015 at 12:16 am | #

    Wow, is it just me or is that Maple Leafs Jersey quickly becoming Billie’s “Scarlet Letter” Jersey?

    • Eyebrow
      Eyebrow
      April 9, 2015 at 7:59 am | #

      Gives a whole new meaning to “walk of shame”.

  29. BobaFett2
    BobaFett2
    April 9, 2015 at 12:17 am | #

    Joyce is so fucking precious.

    • 3Xp4t
      3Xp4t
      April 12, 2015 at 5:32 am | #

      “Precious” — is that a euphemism for Dorothy? or Becky? Because, if it’s Billie, I think we’re gonna see some truly epic Ruth Rage.

  30. KingMabel
    KingMabel
    April 9, 2015 at 12:21 am | #

    If only if only

  31. anonymsly
    anonymsly
    April 9, 2015 at 12:33 am | #

    Oh, Joyce, you are truly Schrodinger’s Friend: both the best and the worst simultaneously, at least until the dress arrives and we see the result.

    • DarkoNeko
      DarkoNeko
      April 9, 2015 at 5:17 am | #

      Only on slipshine will you see that 😀

  32. AgentKeen
    AgentKeen
    April 9, 2015 at 12:34 am | #

    If nothing else, it’ll be a nice dress to wear so that Ruth can tear it off of her.

  33. MissQuinn
    MissQuinn
    April 9, 2015 at 12:36 am | #

    Guess it’ll be a present for both Billie and Ruth, huh?

  34. John
    John
    April 9, 2015 at 12:37 am | #

    Given the sliding timeline, the Leafs not only have to not win this year, they have to not win ever before decades from now when DoA gets up to Cup time in-universe in order to not invalidate the strip.

    I think you’re still pretty safe.

  35. t00lishness
    t00lishness
    April 9, 2015 at 12:47 am | #

    Billie, panel 5 – “Jesus fuckface, get me out of this shit like nao.”

    • timemonkey
      timemonkey
      April 9, 2015 at 6:28 am | #

      If only she had Fuckface with her then her problems would be solved.

  36. Idon'tcarenomore
    Idon'tcarenomore
    April 9, 2015 at 1:00 am | #

    So my question is:
    Where is Joyce getting all this money?

    She is going without breakfast to feed her friend the leech, Becky.
    But, on the spur of the moment, she is buying a dress for an aquaintence?

    Does she know that the world is ending if the Leafs win, so she doesn’t care?

    • Jen Aside
      Jen Aside
      April 9, 2015 at 1:01 am | #

      If it’s like $5, who cares

      also, college students get the best credit card offers

      • Disloyal Subject
        Disloyal Subject
        April 9, 2015 at 2:36 am | #

        $5 for a jersey? Almost makes me wish I cared about hockey.

    • HeySo
      HeySo
      April 9, 2015 at 6:05 am | #

      Soggies = Leafs ?

      • Rycan
        Rycan
        April 9, 2015 at 4:46 pm | #

        Except ‘Leafs May Win’ is patently false.

    • HeySo
      HeySo
      April 9, 2015 at 6:21 am | #

      http://www.dumbingofage.com/2015/comic/book-5/02-threes-a-crowd/endgame/

      She never said she was short on funds- given that she’s from a successful middle class family, that’s unlikely- she simply noted that she could fully feed Becky off her meal plan just by giving up breakfast, so she doesn’t have to worry about paying for Becky’s food out of pocket.

      For reference, most universities I’ve encountered, if you buy a meal plan, it usually comes with more allowance than you need, and whatever is left over at the end of a year is removed from the account.

      Ergo, she’s basically feeding Becky ‘for free’, due to typical bullshit capitalistic US education system practices :X

      Alternatively, even if that’s not the case for this school, she’s still simply making a point that she doesn’t have to pay out of pocket. It could simply be to avoid a ‘Hon, why are you buying meals on the side, doesn’t your meal plan cover enough?’ ‘Sorry mom, busy feeding Beck- oh crap you weren’t supposed to know about-‘

      Point being, she never says anything about her funds, or has ever given any impression that she’s short of.

      Also?
      A single jersey, no matter the price (unless you buy a signed $300 one or something, I guess) shouldn’t be near the price of feeding someone (especially on typical university meal costs, which tend to be quite high compared to buying from a store or fast food) for a semester.

      🙂

      • HeySo
        HeySo
        April 9, 2015 at 6:29 am | #

        Point stands double for dresses, which unless they’re elaborate (such as gowns, steampunk corset dresses, etc) or designer branded, they’re generally quite a bit cheaper than jerseys, jackets, suits, any non-shirt/blouse/pants apparel.

        A quick google search shows sports branded dresses starting at $25, while jerseys seem to start at $45 and $80 depending on quality.

  37. A Scientist
    A Scientist
    April 9, 2015 at 1:21 am | #

    Yes. More Leafs jokes. Yes….

    And don’t worry, Mr. Willis, it will be a long time before the Leafs get good and make these jokes no longer relevant. 🙂

    • Mkvenner
      Mkvenner
      April 9, 2015 at 7:28 pm | #

      There is always next year.

      • Roborat
        Roborat
        April 10, 2015 at 3:12 pm | #

        . . . decade.

  38. questionwriter
    questionwriter
    April 9, 2015 at 1:21 am | #

    Perfect Charlie Brown face on Billie in the last panel.

  39. quix
    quix
    April 9, 2015 at 1:25 am | #

    I get a Charlie Brown feel off of Billie in that last panel

    • A Scientist
      A Scientist
      April 9, 2015 at 1:26 am | #

      Good grief.

      • StClair
        StClair
        April 9, 2015 at 9:46 am | #

        I can’t stand it.

  40. A Scientist
    A Scientist
    April 9, 2015 at 1:29 am | #

    Wait, where is Joyce reading the “Toronto Maple Leafs” from? Is the name plate on this jersey just the team name?

    Darn, I was hoping for Raycroft…

    • Bill
      Bill
      April 9, 2015 at 9:04 am | #

      Yes, the team jersey has the name spelled out across the maple leaf.  Willis just didn’t go into that much detail and merely alludes to it with the three lines on the leaf representing the text.

      • A Scientist
        A Scientist
        April 9, 2015 at 9:55 am | #

        But Joyce is behind Billie, which is why I thought it was on the name plate, too. If she was in front of Billie, reading it off the leaf would make sense.

      • Bill
        Bill
        April 9, 2015 at 11:47 am | #

        Didn’t register that Joyce was standing behind Billie, so yeah, you’re right that she couldn’t have been reading it off the front of the shirt and the back would only have a number (and possibly a name).  Perhaps Joyce does know a bit about hockey and can recognize team jerseys by colors; or maybe she had seen Ruth wearing it sometime before?

        • Screwball
          Screwball
          April 9, 2015 at 6:21 pm | #

          I’m guessing since they’re facing each other next panel, they turned to face each other mid-panel, which is when Joyce read the name. That’s how my processors picture it…

  41. Itama
    Itama
    April 9, 2015 at 1:35 am | #

    WILLIS WE GET IT YOU CAN STOP REMINDING US OUR TEAM EXISTS NOW

  42. brute
    brute
    April 9, 2015 at 1:38 am | #

    Come on billie, it’s 2015. just say you tried wearing it ironically, but no one got it. that’s how we deal with fashion mistakes now, right?

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      April 9, 2015 at 3:10 am | #

      It’s not 2015 in DoA, it’s 20XX.

      • nothri
        nothri
        April 9, 2015 at 4:51 am | #

        2020?

      • HeySo
        HeySo
        April 9, 2015 at 6:04 am | #

        Unless it’s on Slipshine, then it’s 2XXX.
        At least until Willis draws up a threesome.

      • JustCheetoDust
        JustCheetoDust
        April 9, 2015 at 6:24 am | #

        So Mega Man’s already operational.

        (actually, that should’ve happened in the last decade)

      • brute
        brute
        April 9, 2015 at 12:29 pm | #

        They’re up to date on pop culture though. i mean, if joyce can have a singular sexy thought about harry styles, then i’m sure they have ironic fashion by now.
        Wait, do hipsters exist in the dumbiverse?

  43. gka
    gka
    April 9, 2015 at 1:54 am | #

    “How would I know? I’m American, we don’t give a damn about hockey.”

  44. Ashley
    Ashley
    April 9, 2015 at 1:56 am | #

    If you wear the butt of the joke, you become the butt of the joke.

  45. MiguelCC51
    MiguelCC51
    April 9, 2015 at 2:59 am | #

    Could be worse. Blue Jackets jersey, anyone?

  46. takashid
    takashid
    April 9, 2015 at 3:16 am | #

    is this going to be a thing? Billie continues to be inexplicably gets taken for a Leaf’ fan and the ruth finds her really attractive in the dress joyce bought her and before you know it leaf’s gear has become a part of their foreplay. yeah its totally gonna be a thing.

    decades later old billie will have only one regret. that her wife ruth made her a leafs fan. 😛

    • Urukak
      Urukak
      April 9, 2015 at 1:44 pm | #

      It’s cute you think their relationship is going to survive the ticking time bomb of drama and alcoholism.

      • takashid
        takashid
        April 10, 2015 at 6:47 am | #

        Oh I’ve no doubt whatsoever. That’s because the one thing good in the relationship is their bond with each other, at least in the form its reached now. Their problems are outside factors at this point, and I’ve faith they can get themselves to a better place, yes.

  47. DarkoNeko
    DarkoNeko
    April 9, 2015 at 4:49 am | #

    Oh Joyce, how can you be so warmly dressed when Billie doesn’t feel cold with only a jersay on ^^; Yes, she had some leftover heating but still.

    • DarkoNeko
      DarkoNeko
      April 9, 2015 at 4:51 am | #

      …also aren’t you supposed to be, like, pretty short on money right now ?

      • timemonkey
        timemonkey
        April 9, 2015 at 6:25 am | #

        Not yet.

        I assume she uses a meal card to eat so supporting Becky hasn’t quite put a strain on her funds yet since the card would be paid for by her parents.

        • luxlucis
          luxlucis
          April 9, 2015 at 8:31 pm | #

          Also she is not exactly paying for two normal meals (to her). She explicitly stated a plan about eating less or something like that to help support Becky.

          • DarkoNeko
            DarkoNeko
            April 16, 2015 at 12:09 pm | #

            Hm, you have a point.

  48. Sir Robin
    Sir Robin
    April 9, 2015 at 5:41 am | #

    This comic is going to look really silly when the Leafs do win the cup again!!!

    • HeySo
      HeySo
      April 9, 2015 at 6:22 am | #

      Not really. Then Willis gets to claim he changed the team’s fate, and extort tons of money from the Cubs to break their curse. It’s all part of his evil scheme.

      • JustCheetoDust
        JustCheetoDust
        April 9, 2015 at 6:30 am | #

        Why not throw in the Browns, too, so he can succeed where Dr. Mystico failed?

  49. Toad
    Toad
    April 9, 2015 at 6:30 am | #

    Doesn’t she have a homeless friend currently living with her? Why is she buying Billie clothes?

    • Daibhid C
      Daibhid C
      April 9, 2015 at 6:44 am | #

      Because Billie is in front of her right now, and Becky has been out of her immediate field of view for some minutes.

      • DarkoNeko
        DarkoNeko
        April 9, 2015 at 7:10 am | #

        Sad but true.

    • anonymsly
      anonymsly
      April 9, 2015 at 8:21 am | #

      Because she feels like it, I expect.

      If Becky doesn’t deserve any judgement for using her only $20 in the world on a haircut, which she does not as it was her money, Joyce also doesn’t deserve any judgement for what she chooses to do with her money.

      • anonymsly
        anonymsly
        April 9, 2015 at 8:22 am | #

        Also, Joyce may feel like she owes Billie a little, since Billie did buy her boots for no particular reason, as I now recall.

    • B.D
      B.D
      April 9, 2015 at 11:27 am | #

      Okay, so just take it as a sign of what Joyce’s finances look like. (Good enough to splurge occasionally, though a Maple Leafs dress is probably not so much a “splurge” as it is something that seller will pay you to take because they’ve had on the rack for a few… decades.)

    • Cattleprod
      Cattleprod
      April 9, 2015 at 1:47 pm | #

      So, if one of your friends is having financially hard times, it’s forbidden to buy presents for your other friends. “Happy birthday. I didn’t get you anything because you’re not the poorest person I know.”

    • John
      John
      April 9, 2015 at 3:05 pm | #

      She’s getting clothes for all the sex weirdos she knows! There’s a really awkward scene with Mandy and Grace coming up.

  50. DT
    DT
    April 9, 2015 at 6:45 am | #

    Yeah okay but if you say the same thing about the Montreal Canadiens they’ll burn you at the stake even though the lamers haven’t won a Cup since 1993.
    And also they have the worst fans of any sport ever.

    • Some Dude
      Some Dude
      April 9, 2015 at 8:44 am | #

      1967 is, like, twice as long ago as 1993, you fuckin’ hoser. Although, fuck the habs, too.

      • Fraser
        Fraser
        April 9, 2015 at 11:27 am | #

        yeah i hate how the habs star got moody and completely stopped trying for the last few months or how their captain got traded to them amongst rumours of sexually harassing other players wives, oh wait that’s the leafs…

        • DT
          DT
          April 10, 2015 at 5:42 am | #

          So, what? Because the Leafs are bad that somehow automatically invalidates how much the Habs suck?

      • DT
        DT
        April 10, 2015 at 5:42 am | #

        Fuck em with a rusty trombone.

  51. spiffiestjester
    spiffiestjester
    April 9, 2015 at 7:26 am | #

    ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha no. Accurate. As a Torontonian, I choose to not follow hockey.

  52. JM
    JM
    April 9, 2015 at 7:42 am | #

    But Billie, Ruth already found you hot while wearing the sweater. Just imagine how desirable she would find you if you wore a Toronto Maple Leaf dress. There are advantages to this.

  53. Deanatay
    Deanatay
    April 9, 2015 at 8:27 am | #

    Q*C is also pursuing the theme of being socially pressured into owning things you do not want. Hot chicks can make people do weird things.

    http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2935

    • DarkoNeko
      DarkoNeko
      April 9, 2015 at 7:02 pm | #

      Emily isn’t just any chick. She’s a genius.

  54. LordHaw
    LordHaw
    April 9, 2015 at 9:30 am | #

    Uhhh…the Leafs last cup win was 4 years before I was born. I’ve had a lifetime of sports heartache by being a Leafs fan. Oh well, there’s always next year…hahahahahahaha…no.

  55. Dammy
    Dammy
    April 9, 2015 at 9:34 am | #

    Yes, Joyce. In hockey you’re not supposed to win, just like golf. What?

    • anonymsly
      anonymsly
      April 9, 2015 at 1:43 pm | #

      I think Joyce is referring to the fact that in golf, lower scores are better. If hockey were scored like golf, games where the Leafs scored 0 or 1 points would be massive victories.

  56. Planken
    Planken
    April 9, 2015 at 9:36 am | #

    looks like Billie’s thinking ”DAMNIT STOP BEING SO NICE. THIS IS AWKWARD”

    • B.D
      B.D
      April 9, 2015 at 11:28 am | #

      …that’s pretty much the default response to Joyce, isn’t it?

    • Eric
      Eric
      April 9, 2015 at 3:46 pm | #

      Billie might be thinking “Probably of getting outed: high. Probability of more mind blowing sex: parity.”

  57. Arianod
    Arianod
    April 9, 2015 at 11:40 am | #

    I wonder whether Joyce simply doesn’t care for sports -like so many of us- or this is her fundie upbringing showing up again. I mean, according to her parents’ branch of Christianity nearly everything is an abomination unto the Lord for one reason or another, so why would hockey be different?

    • agentksilver
      agentksilver
      April 9, 2015 at 12:35 pm | #

      Football or baseball tend to be acceptable.

      • Urukak
        Urukak
        April 9, 2015 at 2:02 pm | #

        Point of fact: Back during family weekend Jocelyne told her folks she was going to go watch the football game, so yes, it’s probably safe to assume that their parents are alright with it.

        Also, while going through the archives to confirm this I just noticed Jocelyne has an e at the end of her name. Apparently I’ve been spelling it wrong in my head (and at least once in the comments) all this time.

        • Urukak
          Urukak
          April 9, 2015 at 2:15 pm | #

          Also also, it’s super weird reading the comments in the strips before the reveal all talking about this “Joshua” person. Seriously, who’s Joshua?

          • Random832
            Random832
            April 9, 2015 at 11:58 pm | #

            Reading this comment prompted me to wonder what people reading through the comic the first time think of the tags.

    • luxlucis
      luxlucis
      April 9, 2015 at 8:26 pm | #

      Compared to most (somewhat negative) portrayals of christians Joyce’s parents seem positively tame on regards to religion.
      I mean, homosexuality, atheism and using God or the devil’s name in vain are pretty much ubiquitously wrong in most religions.

  58. Bagge
    Bagge
    April 9, 2015 at 4:22 pm | #

    I love how Joyce and Becky have the same reaction to Billies team-shirt.

    Today is Joyce-dresses-everyone-day!!! She is the friend that just keeps giving.

  59. chris73
    chris73
    April 9, 2015 at 4:41 pm | #

    I’m enjoying the rather quite sweet looks and reactions from Billie as a contrast to the extremely negative, dangerous dark side of the relationship

    Its really well done

    • Rycan
      Rycan
      April 9, 2015 at 4:55 pm | #

      It is simultaneously wonderful and terrible. You can’t decide if you want this thing to last forever or to end yesterday.

  60. chris73
    chris73
    April 9, 2015 at 5:23 pm | #

    In a perfect world it’d be they both get therepy and continue a warm and loving relationship, in the dumbing of age world though…

  61. alonelybanana
    alonelybanana
    April 9, 2015 at 5:59 pm | #

    The strip is already invalidated if you consider winning the Northeast Division Championship in the 1999-2000 season an actual championship.

  62. tim gueguen
    tim gueguen
    April 9, 2015 at 6:13 pm | #

    As far as Joyce’s purchase goes we don’t know where she’s ordering from. It might be off eBay, so perhaps it’s at a really cheap price. Of course if it’s from a less than reliable place in 6 to 8 weeks a package may arrive with a “Toranta Miple Leaps” dress.

    • Jen Aside
      Jen Aside
      April 9, 2015 at 7:42 pm | #

      haha it’ll say “Toronto Maple Leaves” =D

    • Bill
      Bill
      April 9, 2015 at 11:00 pm | #

      Or it will say “Toronto Maple Leafs” — emblazoned on an oak leaf.

      • Random832
        Random832
        April 10, 2015 at 12:00 am | #

        Better yet, a pot leaf.

  63. DarkoNeko
    DarkoNeko
    April 9, 2015 at 7:03 pm | #

    At this point, Billie just gave up.

  64. IForgotMyName...Oops
    IForgotMyName...Oops
    April 10, 2015 at 6:31 pm | #

    I still can’t believe they won against the Lightning twice this season.

  65. Kilo
    Kilo
    August 7, 2015 at 7:32 pm | #

    Joyce here reminds me of coffee!Agatha. Possibly she should be stopped.

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