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Fetchin’

by David M Willis on June 1, 2015 at 12:01 am
  • 03 - The Butterflies Won't Fly Away
└ Tags: sal, sarah

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  1. AHR
    AHR
    June 1, 2015 at 12:01 am | #

    Strong Personalities Be Clashing.

    • Screwball
      Screwball
      June 1, 2015 at 9:45 pm | #

      Just cause Sarah’s avoiding an embarasing situation, while Sal tried quietly sneaking in only to be foiled by Sarah’s presence…

  2. Mr. Random
    Mr. Random
    June 1, 2015 at 12:01 am | #

    I don’t think they like each other.

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      June 1, 2015 at 12:03 am | #

      But do they hate each other enough to consider hate sex?

      • Khrene
        Khrene
        June 1, 2015 at 12:16 am | #

        I think Sal already has an ample amount of hate sex in her life.

        Maybe that Satanic looking Christian gal who lives down the hall would be interested?

        • thebombzen
          thebombzen
          June 1, 2015 at 12:36 am | #

          Nah. Joyce would rush in and club everyone all Auspisticism-like.

          • modernpython
            modernpython
            June 1, 2015 at 12:45 am | #

            Good I was not the only one who went straight to the quadrants.
            The real question is:
            Is it blacker than the best hate ship, the eternal Dina x Billie?

            • Khrene
              Khrene
              June 1, 2015 at 12:52 am | #

              Dina and Billie?

              How does that even?

              • Smiling Cat
                Smiling Cat
                June 1, 2015 at 1:35 am | #

                Dina wishes to learn more about this thing called physical intimacy without the inherent risks of man sex, and Billie seemed an obvious test subject. Billie was drunk.

                The hate comes entirely from Billie, as she can’t handle the completely detached way Dina approached the subject. She doesn’t want to be just a test subject to Dina, but in her self loathing (brought upon by Ruth breaking up with her after learning about the first encounter) she convinces herself that she doesn’t deserve any better.

                Eventually Dina optimizes the procedure by use of tools and casts Billie aside as surplus to requirements. Her doctoral thesis on the subject enjoys widespread circulation among the academic community and lonely freshmen.

                • Khrene
                  Khrene
                  June 1, 2015 at 2:33 am | #

                  That’s pretty convoluted and fucked up.

                  Sounds about right though.

                  Though I don’t think Dina would want to avoid Xemnas, she seems to find new things very exhilarating even when they’re scary.

                  Although she may be steered otherwise because the social consciousness generally sees male sexuality as aggressive, which could be overbearing to someone inexperienced.

                  I think she’d consider intercourse with a woman first as means to understand her own sexual body and desires more.

            • Evan
              Evan
              June 1, 2015 at 9:45 pm | #

              Surely you mean Dina x Joyce.

      • Tan
        Tan
        June 1, 2015 at 8:17 am | #

        Hate sex is always on the table.

        Or the counter.

        Or up against a reasonably sturdy wall.

        • Deanatay
          Deanatay
          June 1, 2015 at 8:52 am | #

          Or closet. Let’s not leave out the closets.

          • Rich
            Rich
            June 1, 2015 at 9:34 am | #

            Or the hood of a car. Or on the dryer. Or the pile of bricks that became a backyard barbecue the next day.

    • The Kojie
      The Kojie
      June 1, 2015 at 12:10 am | #

      Clearly not. Sarah was clearly singing to her in this interaction.

  3. DarkoNeko
    DarkoNeko
    June 1, 2015 at 12:01 am | #

    Sarah isn’t convinced.

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      June 1, 2015 at 12:03 am | #

      That could be her character bio.

      • JustCheetoDust
        JustCheetoDust
        June 1, 2015 at 12:04 am | #

        Future professional skeptic

  4. otusasio451
    otusasio451
    June 1, 2015 at 12:02 am | #

    Au contraire, Sal. Au contraire.

    • Wack'd
      Wack'd
      June 1, 2015 at 12:07 am | #

      Quite the opposite, in fact. As it happens, au contraire. Au contraire mon frere.

      • grantimusmax
        grantimusmax
        June 1, 2015 at 2:25 am | #

        +1 retro internets.

        • Rich
          Rich
          June 1, 2015 at 9:27 am | #

          Isn’t that just a BBS?

  5. Plasma Mongoose
    Plasma Mongoose
    June 1, 2015 at 12:02 am | #

    She needs to brush out that taste in her mouth.

    • Willoughby Chase
      Willoughby Chase
      June 1, 2015 at 8:24 am | #

      This thread is going down before it even started 🙂

  6. Stephen Bierce
    Stephen Bierce
    June 1, 2015 at 12:02 am | #

    Is this a game of Tooth Or Dare?

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      June 1, 2015 at 12:04 am | #

      Is it the tooth, the whole tooth and nothing but the tooth?

      • Khrene
        Khrene
        June 1, 2015 at 12:34 am | #

        You know its the tooth Plasma! Just face it, reality bites!

        • lomie
          lomie
          June 1, 2015 at 1:27 am | #

          You can’t handle the tooth!

      • Rectus Flabdominus
        Rectus Flabdominus
        June 1, 2015 at 1:14 am | #

        You want the tooth?? You can’t handle the tooth!!!

    • Willoughby Chase
      Willoughby Chase
      June 1, 2015 at 8:02 am | #

      The tooth hurts!

      • Mang
        Mang
        June 2, 2015 at 10:45 am | #

        I’ve got a dentists appointment at 2:30.

  7. Knifleman
    Knifleman
    June 1, 2015 at 12:03 am | #

    At last, the misanthropes collide. Will they form a misingularity, or merely destroy one another? Tune in tomorrow to find out!

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      June 1, 2015 at 12:05 am | #

      I like to picture it being like that episode of Scrubs where Cox and the Janitor drink together and bond over how much JD annoys them.

      Except in this case replace JD with Everyone.

      • Khrene
        Khrene
        June 1, 2015 at 12:28 am | #

        Well things are picking up for Sal, while shes kinda missin one of her friends, her grades are up, and she found a new friend (now with benefits!) in… Blonde British Tutor Guy.

        I think this interaction reflects the same Scrubs moment except after Janitor gets with Lady and sees JD as less urksome.

        Plus honestly Sal has a misanthropic tendencies and prefers to keep a close circle of friends, as few understand her, while Sarah, is more misanthropic as she casually hates on her (best?) friend Joyce

        • Khrene
          Khrene
          June 1, 2015 at 12:30 am | #

          SHoot I wasn’t implying that happened in Scrubs, I’m saying drawing a what-if parallel.

          Also did that moment happen before Janitor was with Lady?

          • Random
            Random
            June 1, 2015 at 4:21 am | #

            the Cox/Janitor moment happened 2 seasons before he met lady

            and it wasn’t that he found JD less annoying, he just didn’t have time for plotting his schemes with Lady taking up so much of his time

        • DarkoNeko
          DarkoNeko
          June 1, 2015 at 11:39 am | #

          One of her friends ? It’s cute how you use plural there.

    • brionl
      brionl
      June 1, 2015 at 7:45 am | #

      And when misanthropes collide
      said George Pal to his bride…

      • Rich
        Rich
        June 1, 2015 at 9:24 am | #

        You give me some terrible thrills.

    • DudeMyDadOwnsADealership
      DudeMyDadOwnsADealership
      June 1, 2015 at 3:50 pm | #

      The victory is already Sal’s. Her way of dealing with life’s b.s. is FAR more effective with getting anywhere in the adult world. Hell, it’s a feat for Sarah to at least be sitting it out rather than running after Jacob just because he’s with Raidah now. I’m guessing either her Pre-Law classes haven’t gotten past merits you can achieve by hitting the books alone, or I’ve LOVE to see how she’s getting by in those classes…

      • EvolutionistX
        EvolutionistX
        June 1, 2015 at 5:05 pm | #

        Getting arrested for holding up a conbini is a terrible way of dealing with your problems.

        BTW, pre-law isn’t really a thing one takes courses in, because there aren’t any required courses for getting into lawschool. eg, http://www.hpplc.indiana.edu/

        • DudeMyDadOwnsADealership
          DudeMyDadOwnsADealership
          June 1, 2015 at 11:32 pm | #

          Sal’s victory is based on her *present* way of dealing with b.s. was what I was going on about. Both ladie’s ways are substandard, yes, but Sarah is starting to remind me of Danny at the beginning of the strip.

  8. Zane
    Zane
    June 1, 2015 at 12:03 am | #

    Why does she need a toothbrush if she’s not in the bathroom?

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      June 1, 2015 at 12:05 am | #

      To remove dog-poop from her boots maybe…

      • Rycan
        Rycan
        June 1, 2015 at 6:10 am | #

        The hell do you use YOUR toothbrush for?

    • Rich
      Rich
      June 1, 2015 at 12:20 am | #

      The usual reason to bring a toothbrush with you is because you’re planning over somewhere and you’re packing an overnight bag.

      • Rich
        Rich
        June 1, 2015 at 12:21 am | #

        Gah. “planning on sleeping over somewhere”

    • Kennerly
      Kennerly
      June 1, 2015 at 12:28 am | #

      Semen causes cavities.

      • Khrene
        Khrene
        June 1, 2015 at 12:35 am | #

        You take that back! My dad was in the Navy!

        • ThisMeansWar
          ThisMeansWar
          June 1, 2015 at 1:11 pm | #

          Hope he’s got an excellent dental plan. You know how lonely it gets on deployment.

    • Tomas
      Tomas
      June 1, 2015 at 2:13 am | #

      She doesn’t need it; she was lying.

  9. Maveric1984
    Maveric1984
    June 1, 2015 at 12:05 am | #

    Who’s she waiting to hear from, Marcy or Jason?

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      June 1, 2015 at 12:06 am | #

      You could have rephrased that better. 😀

      • Maveric1984
        Maveric1984
        June 1, 2015 at 12:12 am | #

        *woosh* over my head. Please explain

        • Plasma Mongoose
          Plasma Mongoose
          June 1, 2015 at 12:15 am | #

          You would be waiting a very long time to hear from Marcie as she’s mute.

          • sudowned
            sudowned
            June 1, 2015 at 12:22 am | #

            Excep she’s, um, waiting for a text.

            • Rich
              Rich
              June 1, 2015 at 12:26 am | #

              Stupid colloquial English.

            • Plasma Mongoose
              Plasma Mongoose
              June 1, 2015 at 12:31 am | #

              I imagine Marcie is better at texting than chatting.

    • Nono
      Nono
      June 1, 2015 at 12:06 am | #

      I don’t know if Jason qualifies as a friend.

      It’s most likely Marcie.

      • Maveric1984
        Maveric1984
        June 1, 2015 at 12:12 am | #

        Oh I dunno, I had a couple of “friends” like Jason in college…

      • Scoops
        Scoops
        June 1, 2015 at 12:27 am | #

        But as mentioned above, she’s grabbing a toothbrush, which means plans to stay over-night.

        • Khrene
          Khrene
          June 1, 2015 at 12:37 am | #

          Well I hear bacteria really love protein

      • Rich
        Rich
        June 1, 2015 at 12:40 am | #

        I’m under the impression that she told Jason sexy times were over and done with, and that didn’t seem to change when they ran into each other in the bar later. And would he even have her contact info? They were never dating or anything, just sexing it up after class.

        Then again, she’s probably spending the night somewhere, hence the toothbrush.

    • vlademir1
      vlademir1
      June 1, 2015 at 12:10 am | #

      Marcy I suspect.

    • DarkoNeko
      DarkoNeko
      June 1, 2015 at 11:40 am | #

      I doubt she got Jason’s number, tho.

      • leadsynth
        leadsynth
        June 1, 2015 at 10:56 pm | #

        69

  10. Wafflebob
    Wafflebob
    June 1, 2015 at 12:07 am | #

    Sarah and Sal CAN’T be friends because if they were the combined power would create a black hole of sarcasm and vitriol.

    • Khrene
      Khrene
      June 1, 2015 at 12:37 am | #

      Meh Mike’ll just cancel it out.

      • Rycan
        Rycan
        June 1, 2015 at 12:50 am | #

        Mike saves the world, still hates it.

        • podian
          podian
          June 1, 2015 at 2:09 am | #

          Isn’t that pretty much the story of Mike’s life?

          • Jordan
            Jordan
            June 1, 2015 at 11:25 am | #

            That and your mom + a nickel = prostitute.

            He’d be annoyed if that got left out. Then again, he’d probably be annoyed anyway.

        • fogel
          fogel
          June 1, 2015 at 1:54 pm | #

          Yep. Thats why he saved it!

          • No Name
            No Name
            June 1, 2015 at 2:39 pm | #

            Better the devil you know, then?

  11. nothri
    nothri
    June 1, 2015 at 12:08 am | #

    Lies. We need more conversations between these two.

  12. Catullus
    Catullus
    June 1, 2015 at 12:10 am | #

    I mean, it’s not like the two of them were interacting much anyway…

    • Lord Stoneheart
      Lord Stoneheart
      June 1, 2015 at 12:18 am | #

      Checking the tags, the only time the two have really interacted is the morning after the party, when Sal discouraged going to the police at all. Sarah has expressed a dislike of Sal before, so I’m not surprised their first conversation has them clash with each other.

  13. caesaria82
    caesaria82
    June 1, 2015 at 12:10 am | #

    So much beauty in one strip. I love these two awesome ladies. Please don’t hate each other!

    • Khrene
      Khrene
      June 1, 2015 at 12:20 am | #

      I’m actually starting to dislike Sarah. Shes getting too Salty.

      • dreadedseamonster
        dreadedseamonster
        June 1, 2015 at 9:42 am | #

        I kind of agree. She could at least be civil to the people she doesn’t like. And stop acting like she knows what’s best for Joyce.

      • Jordan
        Jordan
        June 1, 2015 at 11:27 am | #

        Hopefully we’ll start to see some turn-around soon. Her misanthropy, even though it’s justified in some cases, limits her use as a character since having her interact with other characters will inevitably result in her getting annoyed with them.

  14. JessWitt
    JessWitt
    June 1, 2015 at 12:11 am | #

    Scowl-off!

  15. m-m
    m-m
    June 1, 2015 at 12:11 am | #

    dueling glares.

  16. The Wizard
    The Wizard
    June 1, 2015 at 12:11 am | #

    All hail Sal!

    • Anima
      Anima
      June 1, 2015 at 12:18 am | #

      All hail Sarah!!

      • DarkoNeko
        DarkoNeko
        June 1, 2015 at 11:42 am | #

        It’s probably not a coincidence both their name share a syllab with Satan.

  17. A Scientist
    A Scientist
    June 1, 2015 at 12:15 am | #

    Do people actually wear shirts which say things like “Fitness” across the front? And if the answer to that question is “yes,” then my follow-up question is, “to what end?”

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      June 1, 2015 at 12:16 am | #

      Clearly her front end. 😀

      • A Scientist
        A Scientist
        June 1, 2015 at 12:58 am | #

        http://media.giphy.com/media/SUeUCn53naadO/giphy.gif

        But seriously, it was amusing.

    • Kris
      Kris
      June 1, 2015 at 12:35 am | #

      Fitness shirt: For when you want people to know you workout or have plans to workout in the future…..or you just threw it on cause it’s like nine o’clock you were super hungover and honestly you didn’t even know you owed one.

    • caesaria82
      caesaria82
      June 1, 2015 at 12:39 am | #

      People literally wear shirts with every goddamn thing you can imagine written on the front. My friend has a t-shirt that says ‘t-shirt’. I mean, honestly. I bet printed-with-words shirts are a million dollar industry xD

      • Rich
        Rich
        June 1, 2015 at 9:19 am | #

        Shirts I’ve seen:

        Random Word
        Cryptic Reference
        Syzygy
        That’s Not My God
        Meh
        Possibly A Clever Icebreaker

        I haven’t seen “Every Goddamn Thing You Can Imagine” on a shirt, but that actually works pretty well too. Surprisingly, I’ve never seen an actuall “teh” shirt – Marten must have bought all of them.

        • fogel
          fogel
          June 1, 2015 at 1:59 pm | #

          Really?? A shirt Marten has that JeJa hasnt made available to The Great Tshirt Wearing Masses????

          • Roborat
            Roborat
            June 1, 2015 at 2:52 pm | #

            There is, or was, one. My son has one, purchased from Jeph’s site.

            • Rich
              Rich
              June 1, 2015 at 11:17 pm | #

              Looking at the QC store, he still sells them. I just haven’t seen one in person. Odd, considering the number of fans in my circle of friends.

      • fogel
        fogel
        June 1, 2015 at 2:03 pm | #

        I used to get tshirts printed with stuff i liked, one off: Burpleson AFB; Bebblebrox for President; etc

    • JustCheetoDust
      JustCheetoDust
      June 1, 2015 at 12:46 am | #

      Well, there are “Sun’s out, guns out” shirts.

    • Em
      Em
      June 1, 2015 at 2:04 am | #

      http://www.dntstore.com/fitness-t-shirt-tees

    • Seth
      Seth
      June 1, 2015 at 7:54 am | #

      Fitness? More like fitness tank top over my chest.

      …I’ll see myself out.

    • leadsynth
      leadsynth
      June 1, 2015 at 10:57 pm | #

      Fitness?
      More like fit’ness WHOLE PIZZA in my mouth

  18. Ragelf
    Ragelf
    June 1, 2015 at 12:15 am | #

    Sal barely knows Joyce, why should she feel any obligation to attend this? Undue guilt trip.

    • Em
      Em
      June 1, 2015 at 1:57 am | #

      They might not be bffs, but they know each other plenty well. I wouldn’t say she barely knows her.

    • Jordan
      Jordan
      June 1, 2015 at 4:33 am | #

      Sal appears to know Joyce about as well as she knows anybody else. Considering how much Joyce has inserted herself into Sal’s life, Sal probably knows more about her than she does of almost any other classmate.

    • DarkoNeko
      DarkoNeko
      June 1, 2015 at 11:44 am | #

      Ironically, it’s probable she never was invited because She pratically slept until now, and Becky knew she didn’t want to be disturbed.

      • DarkoNeko
        DarkoNeko
        June 1, 2015 at 11:44 am | #

        Yes she slept for 16 hours shut up ><

  19. SonicBlueRanger
    SonicBlueRanger
    June 1, 2015 at 12:16 am | #

    I guess Sal works out at FITNESS Gym.

  20. LiaHansen
    LiaHansen
    June 1, 2015 at 12:17 am | #

    besties

    • Deanatay
      Deanatay
      June 1, 2015 at 8:59 am | #

      besties = best enemies, aight?

  21. Kennerly
    Kennerly
    June 1, 2015 at 12:26 am | #

    Wow, Sal sobered up fast. Almost as fast as she got drunk.

    • Rycan
      Rycan
      June 1, 2015 at 1:02 am | #

      Well, she only had one drink in her, and that doesn’t take too long for the liver to metabolize.

    • Lord Stoneheart
      Lord Stoneheart
      June 1, 2015 at 8:39 am | #

      Well she got really drunk late Friday night. And it’s now Saturday night sometime after 9:00 pm. It’s probably safe to assume that she’s sobered up from that by now.

      • Rich
        Rich
        June 1, 2015 at 9:12 am | #

        Yeah, this isn’t even the same day. She may be a lightweight, but she’s had plenty of time to recover.

  22. Kris
    Kris
    June 1, 2015 at 12:29 am | #

    When was the last time they talked to each other?

    • JustCheetoDust
      JustCheetoDust
      June 1, 2015 at 12:55 am | #

      Now that I know that you can use “+” with tag URLs, maybe November 21, 2011. After re-reading that strip, I don’t think it counts, so this would be the first real interaction?

      • Kris
        Kris
        June 1, 2015 at 1:20 am | #

        One conversation every four years (or two to three weeks) seems about right, Don’t want to overdo it they’re not getting married over here.

        • Lord Stoneheart
          Lord Stoneheart
          June 1, 2015 at 8:42 am | #

          That strip happened three weeks ago in comic time. (Pajama Jeans took place on the first Saturday in comic, and the current storyline is on the fourth Saturday)

  23. Matthew Davis
    Matthew Davis
    June 1, 2015 at 12:32 am | #

    Is Sal’s tattoo of one of the alien craft from It’s Walky? If so, does that mean she’s a secret Dexter and Monkey Master fan as well?

    • Em
      Em
      June 1, 2015 at 1:58 am | #

      Walky said that she was his cartoon buddy before she was shipped off to catholic school.

  24. Ainen
    Ainen
    June 1, 2015 at 12:33 am | #

    I’m sorry, I don’t really understand the conflict here. Can someone explain? I’m missing some implicit thoughts here I think.

    • Kathleen
      Kathleen
      June 1, 2015 at 4:04 am | #

      Sal: “why are you here? You have a party to go to.”
      Sarah: “same reason you’re not at the party. Don’t think you’re not being weird and avoidant, too.”
      Sal: “denial!”
      Sarah: *sees right through you*
      Sal: fuck it is unpleasant to have my bluff called on. I should avoid talking to you in the future.

      • Jordan
        Jordan
        June 1, 2015 at 4:35 am | #

        I think you hit the nail on the head there. Sarah is just a bit too insightful (but with a misanthropic POV) to bluff.

      • Rich
        Rich
        June 1, 2015 at 9:10 am | #

        Add some unfair Sal-shaming for not catering to Joyce’s wishes. Yes, she has some weird hero-worship thing going with Sal. Yes, that probably galls Sarah, who doesn’t like Sal much and is arguably more of a real hero for Joyce than anyone courtesy of the Ryan beatdown. But Sal never asked for any of it, and made her disinterest in Joyce’s friendship pretty clear from day one. Trying to dump that bit of drama on Sal is just unfair, and it’s no wonder she doesn’t like it much.

      • Bri
        Bri
        June 1, 2015 at 9:39 am | #

        Really, I though the fact that Sal needed to remove her toothbrush from the bathroom and that she wasn’t planning on attending the party until she received a text from a ‘friend’ that Sarah inferred that Sal had hookup plans that were taking precedent over the, “Make Joyce feel safe about living on campus and interacting with people” party.

        I think Sarah is either mad that Sal is participating in something selfish (In Sarah’s opinion not mine) rather than spending sometime doing something that would be so important to Joyce or just out of a general dislike for teenage dating/drama nonsense or possibly both.

        • DarkoNeko
          DarkoNeko
          June 1, 2015 at 11:46 am | #

          I think Sarah assume Sal isn’t actually waiting for a text and just making stuff up.

      • Ainen
        Ainen
        June 1, 2015 at 3:56 pm | #

        Thanks

  25. Litch Opus the Poet
    Litch Opus the Poet
    June 1, 2015 at 12:35 am | #

    Interesting, same characters in the same setting but doing vastly different things in our two universes.

    And neither one is using the toilet in either universe.

  26. Kris
    Kris
    June 1, 2015 at 12:53 am | #

    Here’s a question. Sal wears gloves literally all the time. How pale do you think her hands are?

    • boomwolf
      boomwolf
      June 1, 2015 at 12:57 am | #

      I’m gonna say stereotypical guy living in his mom’s basement level of pale.

    • Kris
      Kris
      June 1, 2015 at 1:02 am | #

      Here’s another one. She’s wears her gloves in the bathroom. Does she wash her gloves after using the toilet? I only ask because they really standout when she’s in the bathroom. Does she take them off, wash her hands, then put them back on.

    • Historyman68
      Historyman68
      June 1, 2015 at 7:55 am | #

      Yeah I was wondering if they’re like super pruny.

  27. Daashi
    Daashi
    June 1, 2015 at 12:59 am | #

    I am wondering where Sal gets hers bras. I haven’t seen any type of bra that makes a woman’s boobs conical outside of 60’s media.

    • LiaHansen
      LiaHansen
      June 1, 2015 at 1:01 am | #

      I think you’ll find Sal’s boobs are actually a single triangular prism with roughly equilateral bases

    • Em
      Em
      June 1, 2015 at 2:00 am | #

      At the same place Kim Possible buys hers. http://img-cache.cdn.gaiaonline.com/76ac805f2c6610b92c951e3f19880583/http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb69/roseisdabomb/kim%20possible%20pics/Image2647.jpg

      • Opus the Poet
        Opus the Poet
        June 1, 2015 at 8:08 am | #

        I thought it was established that among her other almost-superpowers was that kim did not need “support” to look like that, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-kTV8mVk1o

        • Em
          Em
          June 1, 2015 at 3:28 pm | #

          Ha! I never caught that! And actually, now that I think on it, Sal wasn’t wearing a bra when she jumped Jason the first time! Maybe she’s related to Kim.

    • Rycan
      Rycan
      June 1, 2015 at 6:15 am | #

      Well, your gravatar has a triangular smile, and I sure haven’t seen one of those on a human. I just chalk it up to artistic license or whatever it is.

  28. LiaHansen
    LiaHansen
    June 1, 2015 at 1:02 am | #

    Sal’s shirt looks like something you’d see in the background of an anime

  29. Jason
    Jason
    June 1, 2015 at 1:02 am | #

    Oh right, texting. No, you definitely can’t do that in a loud crowded party. It’s not like it’s the exact kind of scenario texting was invented for, no ma’am!

    • kinzvlle
      kinzvlle
      June 1, 2015 at 8:08 pm | #

      A jocye party probably wouldn’t be loud or crowed anyways

      • John
        John
        June 1, 2015 at 10:29 pm | #

        They’ve got like fifty people in that dorm room now.

  30. Bagge
    Bagge
    June 1, 2015 at 1:15 am | #

    What do girls do in the bathroom together? DRAMA

  31. SamL
    SamL
    June 1, 2015 at 1:28 am | #

    #TeamSal

  32. Ashley
    Ashley
    June 1, 2015 at 1:37 am | #

    Sarah, I don’t mean to be rude, but when so many people consider interacting less with you it’s time to consider a change in attitude.

    • Captain Batson
      Captain Batson
      June 1, 2015 at 2:14 am | #

      But Sarah likes not interacting with people.

      • Bagge
        Bagge
        June 1, 2015 at 3:29 am | #

        Sarah likes to think she likes not interacting with people

        • Daashi
          Daashi
          June 1, 2015 at 3:50 am | #

          That is what every extrovert says about introverts.

          “Oh they so totally want to be in a room full of strangers, they are just being a sourpuss because it wasn’t their idea.”

          • Joseph
            Joseph
            June 1, 2015 at 5:11 am | #

            But Sarah seems honestly unhappy about being left alone. She just wants to avoid “drama” (which is, as it so often is, a codeword for “other people’s emotional development”)

            • EvolutionistX
              EvolutionistX
              June 1, 2015 at 5:30 pm | #

              And drama often involves no emotional development at all, or horrible results for people in the immediate vicinity who had nothing to do with it..

              Acting responsible and mature is an important value for Sarah, and unfortunately, most college freshmen aren’t all that mature and responsible, meaning that she’s not going to get along all that well with any of these people. (Even Joyce, whom she basically recognizes as innocent and well-meaning.)

              You can be unhappy about being alone without it being a good idea tto go hang out with people who value fundamentally different things than you do. If anything, I find that being among people who have very different values from myself to be more lonely than just being alone.

              • ahuh
                ahuh
                June 1, 2015 at 6:39 pm | #

                Is hanging out with upperclassmen or grad students an option?

          • Versen
            Versen
            June 1, 2015 at 5:23 am | #

            Yeah Joseph is right, Sarah seems lonley as fuck, but I think she also thinks she doesn’t deserve friends (Her self loathing is pretty evident) However, she can;t avoid Joyce, being her roomie and all, and she has had time to like her so she wants to help her and stuff. Aaaand I assume, espescially when her and joyce have a spat, she would like more friends. She just pushes people away because she thinks thats what she wants and will be easier, then kicks herself for both the attempt and for the pushing back

            Case in point: Jacob.

            • Daashi
              Daashi
              June 1, 2015 at 6:06 am | #

              Being introverted does not make one immune to loneliness.

              It just means they would like to talk to a single person (or perhaps a couple of people) instead of being surrounded by a dozen people to fill up their loneliness bar.

              • timemonkey
                timemonkey
                June 1, 2015 at 10:50 am | #

                Sarah’s perfectly fine in crowds long term until she embarrasses herself and runs for it. Had Raidah and Jacob not shown up she likely would have stayed at the party the whole time, sarcastically commenting on everything.

                • Rich
                  Rich
                  June 1, 2015 at 1:19 pm | #

                  She’s probably pretty good at Apples To Apples, too.

          • Rycan
            Rycan
            June 1, 2015 at 6:18 am | #

            Except we’re talking about not wanting to interact with anybody. Plus, Sarah’s cynicism is partly to blame.

          • Spencer
            Spencer
            June 1, 2015 at 2:14 pm | #

            Speaking as an introvert, that isn’t Sarah’s problem. She genuinely does want to connect with people, but she pushes them away because she’s been hurt, and she’s afraid of being hurt in return. Her flashback with Dana shows pretty obviously that, while Sarah isn’t a social butterfly or anything, she has fun when she goes out with friends.

            Being introverted isn’t Sarah’s problem, it’s that she’s afraid to be friends with somebody for fear that it will blow up in her face. Bagge is right. Sarah wants to think she’s so amazingly above everything and has no time for childishness, and acts like she’s permitted to judge people around her with no concept of who they are.

            • Spencer
              Spencer
              June 1, 2015 at 2:14 pm | #

              *Because she’s hurt been hurt, and she’s afraid of hurting in return.

            • DudeMyDadOwnsADealership
              DudeMyDadOwnsADealership
              June 2, 2015 at 12:06 am | #

              She also seems to express her Hedgehog’s Dilemma in such an intense manner that it’s worrisome, in regards to her personal mental health. Misanthropic is fine, but if Sarah frequently says things like she does around the main cast to her professors, classmates, or basically everyone else….Well….Unwise for someone who wishes not to damage her own 4-year University prospects….

              • Ashley
                Ashley
                June 2, 2015 at 1:29 am | #

                The one time my comment sparks a good conversation and I’m not around for it.
                Lots of good comments here.

  33. Idon'tcarenomore
    Idon'tcarenomore
    June 1, 2015 at 1:54 am | #

    I think Sarah has good reason to be misanthropic. But, then so does Sal; but opposite reasons for it.
    Sarah gets acted on, and got tired of it and backed off, she keeps her sanity by ignoring people.
    Sal, does the acting, and doesn’t really care one way or other what other people think, Sarah does. imo.

    There are instances in this world where two people just don’t get along with each other for no reason whatsoever. These two don’t seem to have any real reason to dislike each other, but then no reason to like each other either.

    Comment on the t-shirt issue mentioned, yes people really wear them: the one I’m wearing now says “I’m only responsible for what I say, not what you hear.”

  34. Torra
    Torra
    June 1, 2015 at 2:05 am | #

    At least they’re both honest with each other! (That’s something…?)

  35. Captain Batson
    Captain Batson
    June 1, 2015 at 2:13 am | #

    Fitness? Fitness brush in her mouth.

  36. advancecasette
    advancecasette
    June 1, 2015 at 2:14 am | #

    that’s a fuckin’ sweet shirt

    • Snowie Stormflower
      Snowie Stormflower
      June 1, 2015 at 4:34 am | #

      That might as well be a fuckin’ sweat-shirt, ah-heh!

  37. Lieutenant Dan
    Lieutenant Dan
    June 1, 2015 at 5:31 am | #

    After yesterday’s strip, I am disappointed today’s is not titled “Shine”.

  38. Nono
    Nono
    June 1, 2015 at 6:30 am | #

    Also noticing that Sal seems to get very defensive easily. Mike’s (correct) guess at her doing Jason, her reaction when Danny first approached her, her talk with Walky after Freshmen Family Weekend, and now this.

    Probably residual effect from growing up with overbearing favouritism-playing parents.

    • Rich
      Rich
      June 1, 2015 at 8:59 am | #

      There’s good reason for her to be jumpy regarding Mike’s guess about Jason, whether she realizes it or not. He’s not the only one who’s in serious trouble if that ever gets to the Powers That Be. Undergrads who sleep with a TA in expectation of a better grade get expelled right quick. And expelled Sal is probably not going be welcomed back home – the Walkerton parents are fairly horrible toward her.

      • timemonkey
        timemonkey
        June 1, 2015 at 10:42 am | #

        Oh, she’ll probably still be welcome, it’s probably exactly what they’re expecting from her. She’d just be living down to their expectations.

        • Gigafreak
          Gigafreak
          June 1, 2015 at 2:24 pm | #

          It is certainly possible they’d allow her to come home without making her feel welcome there!

  39. Genie
    Genie
    June 1, 2015 at 7:15 am | #

    Am I the only one who read Sarah’s expression not as “Yeah right – you’re avoiding the party”, but rather, “Yeah right – a “friend”? Come on, it’s a booty call.”

    • DarkoNeko
      DarkoNeko
      June 1, 2015 at 11:49 am | #

      more like “…you have friends ?”

    • Em
      Em
      June 1, 2015 at 3:33 pm | #

      I think it’s a “I’m calling bullshit” look. Pretty sure Sal went in to brush her teeth, but is making it seem like she’s going somewhere as an excuse, since Sarah is here.

  40. Crumplepunch
    Crumplepunch
    June 1, 2015 at 7:39 am | #

    THEN AMBER COMES IN.

    • Rycan
      Rycan
      June 1, 2015 at 8:11 pm | #

      Three girls who don’t like each other very much, have tempers, and a tendency to use their fists, all meet in the same half-bath…

  41. Yossarian Duck
    Yossarian Duck
    June 1, 2015 at 7:46 am | #

    When a little is too much.

  42. Deanatay
    Deanatay
    June 1, 2015 at 8:49 am | #

    FITNESS

    (Because you were starin at her boobs, admit it)

  43. Hors Service
    Hors Service
    June 1, 2015 at 9:44 am | #

    You know, outside of Peanuts I think it’s the first time I find a face that reminds of an emoticon.

    >-(

    Angry Sal is angry!

    • Rycan
      Rycan
      June 1, 2015 at 8:12 pm | #

      Is that an angry cyclops?

      • Hors Service
        Hors Service
        June 2, 2015 at 6:16 am | #

        >:-(

        But I prefer the shorter version.

        It’s an angry unibrow!

  44. Kraken
    Kraken
    June 1, 2015 at 4:11 pm | #

    Sarah’s jealous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    It’s kind of adorable. >_>

  45. Kate
    Kate
    June 1, 2015 at 8:16 pm | #

    Every time I see Sal’s tattoo I think of Anya Corazon from Marvel comics. She has a magical blue spider tattoo on her upper arm. Other side, but still. XD SAL IS SECRETLY A SUPERHERO?

  46. Screwball
    Screwball
    June 1, 2015 at 9:47 pm | #

    That’s a random thought – Has anyone ever actually mapped out where everyone’s rooms are? I know Mr Willis is obviously the most likely to & the most qualified, but has ANYBODY had a go at it?

    • Rich
      Rich
      June 1, 2015 at 11:13 pm | #

      Haven’t, but the Whiteboard Dingdong Bandit storyline is probably the best spot to start from.

  47. Fern
    Fern
    June 2, 2015 at 2:22 pm | #

    I live, I die, I live again!
    FITNESS ME!

  48. Kei
    Kei
    June 3, 2015 at 2:06 pm | #

    I don’t remember if an explanation has been given for the spider tattoo before, but I’m going to imagine Sal as a ghost member of the Phantom Troupe (http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Phantom_Troupe) now.

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