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November 23, 2023

Snore snore

by David M Willis on August 30, 2019 at 12:01 am
  • 01 - Birthday Pursuit

└ Tags: becky, sarah

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  1. Ana Chronistic
    Ana Chronistic
    August 30, 2019 at 12:05 am | #

    kinda wish I had a fave birthday

    summer birthdays in a country with a stupid agrarian school calendar generally meant I didn’t see any of my friends on mine =( and adult birthdays are kinda bullshit

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      August 30, 2019 at 12:07 am | #

      I was never a birthday fan. If you didn’t get a day off school for it, it wasn’t an important occasion.

      I guess I’d single out my tenth as pretty awesome, though. Got both the original Star War trilogy on VHS and my first ever Weird Al tapes. You don’t forget formative experiences like that! ^_^

      • Cholma
        Cholma
        August 30, 2019 at 12:37 am | #

        Where I grew up, you didn’t get the day off, but the class celebrated it. My birthday is mid-June, so I never got that. Once I turned 21, I pretty much stopped thinking of or even anticipating them. All they do now is remind me that I’m an old fart.

        • anonamousethatscurriesinthedarkness
          anonamousethatscurriesinthedarkness
          August 30, 2019 at 10:12 am | #

          Mine is almost near the end of the summer, so as a kid it would have been maybe a few of the kids in the neighbourhood that were back from vacation early.
          As an adult it was just too depressing until I started celebrating at GenCon. Which was all well and good until it moved to Indianapolis and housing was impossible to get. sigh

          • Clif
            Clif
            August 30, 2019 at 12:24 pm | #

            My birthday is over the summer and I’ve had so many great ones I don’t think I could pick out just one.

            I tend to think that if adult birthdays are bullshit that you’re doing them wrong.

            • Ana Chronistic
              Ana Chronistic
              August 30, 2019 at 1:39 pm | #

              My adult birthdays have been one of

              A. Work (and hope nobody makes an obnoxious scene, bc already behind on work bc I don’t have a cool job that gives me the day off) or

              B. Weekend as per usual but we go out for conveyor sushi

              Otherwise nothing particularly different from not-birthdays

              • Ana Chronistic
                Ana Chronistic
                August 30, 2019 at 1:48 pm | #

                Also our birthday “celebrations” on the day of are the equivalent of asking a left-handed person, “Are you left-handed?? 😱”

                (besides the group spamming WhatsApp with the same trite bday wishes and stolen-fron-online sparkle GIFs)

              • Roborat
                Roborat
                August 30, 2019 at 3:22 pm | #

                I know what you mean by conveyor sushi, however my initial mental picture when I read that, was a conveyor aimed at your face, with sushi being belt fed into your mouth.

                • Ana Chronistic
                  Ana Chronistic
                  September 19, 2019 at 12:01 am | #

                  basically tho?? THAT would be BEST BIRTHDAY

    • John
      John
      August 30, 2019 at 1:06 am | #

      I think my favorite birthday was 1993, because my college got me an Internet connection for it.

      • Needfuldoer
        Needfuldoer
        August 30, 2019 at 2:05 am | #

        I had the opposite problem; my birthday falls in the school year, but I had no friends. :\

    • Br44n5m
      Br44n5m
      August 30, 2019 at 4:36 am | #

      I liked the one where I turned maybe 15 and all my internet friends build random things on roblox with me the whole day. It was nice to feel the loves!

    • Minim
      Minim
      August 30, 2019 at 4:58 am | #

      I’d have preferred not having to go into school on mine because I was lacking in the friends department and later on it fell into exams season and a couple of times I had an exam on my birthday. (This year’s is probably my favourite even if I couldn’t eat the cake)

      • Roborat
        Roborat
        August 30, 2019 at 3:25 pm | #

        Mine was similar, my childhood birthdays were ok, however in university, they fell at the mid to tail end of final exams, so me and all my friends would be frantically studying, and later, when exams were done and we could celebrate, everyone was either already moved out of residence for the summer or in the middle of packing, so for 5 years I didn’t really get to celebrate my birthday with friends or family.

    • Liquid Len
      Liquid Len
      August 30, 2019 at 8:10 am | #

      Every so often my birthday falls on Easter. These days, they all blur together, even the “big” ones with an 0 on the end.

    • Schpoonman
      Schpoonman
      August 30, 2019 at 12:31 pm | #

      My birthday is in the first half of July, so I started making the rule that, if at all possible, I take my birthday off. My last two jobs worked me on my birthday three years in a row.

  2. BBCC
    BBCC
    August 30, 2019 at 12:05 am | #

    Sarah is me. I love. <3333

  3. Shiro
    Shiro
    August 30, 2019 at 12:05 am | #

    She’s just saying the word snore repeatedly in a monotone, right?

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      August 30, 2019 at 12:08 am | #

      Nothing can convince me otherwise.

    • Deadjolras
      Deadjolras
      August 30, 2019 at 12:21 am | #

      [Napstablook voice:]
      * human….
      * i’ll never forget when you cheered me on
      * when i was pretending to sleep…
      * no one had ever had so much faith in my fake sleep….

      • Shane Wegner
        Shane Wegner
        August 30, 2019 at 1:04 am | #

        “Zee zee zee zee zee zee.”

        • Deanatay
          Deanatay
          August 30, 2019 at 10:10 am | #

          Yeah, I wasn’t very good at fake-snoring at her age, too. It takes experience to fake the ‘Z’.

          • anonamousethatscurriesinthedarkness
            anonamousethatscurriesinthedarkness
            August 30, 2019 at 10:14 am | #

            Congestion helps in that regard.

  4. King Daniel
    King Daniel
    August 30, 2019 at 12:05 am | #

    what is that on Sarah’s face

    • DarkoNeko
      DarkoNeko
      August 30, 2019 at 12:06 am | #

      a smile. I know, we’re not used to this.

    • 0kami
      0kami
      August 30, 2019 at 1:10 am | #

      Pretty sure that’s just her nose. No cause for alarm.

      • He Who Abides
        He Who Abides
        August 30, 2019 at 6:47 am | #

        No, it’s a smile in the last panel. I’m not sure what to think of it, we’re in uncharted waters now.

  5. DarkoNeko
    DarkoNeko
    August 30, 2019 at 12:06 am | #

    Snore snore snore

  6. Danielle
    Danielle
    August 30, 2019 at 12:06 am | #

    i have done this before

  7. Stephen Bierce
    Stephen Bierce
    August 30, 2019 at 12:08 am | #

    Darling I know
    I am just a head on your pillow…

  8. Kyrik Michalowski
    Kyrik Michalowski
    August 30, 2019 at 12:10 am | #

    Extra sleep? One of the best birthday gifts ever.

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      August 30, 2019 at 12:28 am | #

      Being about to sleep in until 6am is a pleasant surprise.

    • ValdVin
      ValdVin
      August 30, 2019 at 12:48 am | #

      Appropriate gravatar is incredibly appropriate today.

  9. TheKelliestKelly
    TheKelliestKelly
    August 30, 2019 at 12:10 am | #

    I like to imagine that Sarah is saying snore and not actually snoring

  10. abysswatcher1993
    abysswatcher1993
    August 30, 2019 at 12:12 am | #

    The best birthdays for me involve pizza and smash bros with my friends.

  11. fire_daws
    fire_daws
    August 30, 2019 at 12:15 am | #

    Becky is exceptionally good at reading situations sometimes.

    • DailyBrad
      DailyBrad
      August 30, 2019 at 12:16 am | #

      She and Joyce are both trying to get better at it, they’re just taking different paths to that same goal, feels like.

  12. Mordecai
    Mordecai
    August 30, 2019 at 12:16 am | #

    I thought she was faking until I noticed the lighting change. I’m glad, it felt much more wholesome.

    • Needfuldoer
      Needfuldoer
      August 30, 2019 at 2:12 am | #

      Unless someone switched the lights off as they left.

      • Mordecai
        Mordecai
        August 30, 2019 at 5:30 am | #

        ahhh dangit.

  13. DailyBrad
    DailyBrad
    August 30, 2019 at 12:17 am | #

    Glad Sarah got some shut-eye, but I do hope she ultimately is down for celebrating her birthday with the rest later.

  14. Kravis
    Kravis
    August 30, 2019 at 12:21 am | #

    Outta the pool, before someone pisses in it!

    • He Who Abides
      He Who Abides
      August 30, 2019 at 6:45 am | #

      It’s too late for that.

    • Emperor Norton II
      Emperor Norton II
      September 5, 2019 at 3:55 pm | #

      On the bright side, we can say with a reasonably amount of certainty that pretty much every single molecule of water has been pee at some point or another.

      Especially dinosaur pee.

  15. Jess
    Jess
    August 30, 2019 at 12:30 am | #

    This is so sweet. Just friends letting friends sleep. :’)

  16. Reltzik
    Reltzik
    August 30, 2019 at 12:33 am | #

    What’s the point of having a bed if not to sleep in?

    • Sunny
      Sunny
      August 30, 2019 at 5:29 am | #

      Subtle. I like it.

  17. Bagge
    Bagge
    August 30, 2019 at 12:47 am | #

    *Joyce sneaks back in*

    “MY TURN!!!!!”

    • Needfuldoer
      Needfuldoer
      August 30, 2019 at 3:51 am | #

      I hope not doing the typical Cheerful Joyce things to Sarah is the birthday gift.

  18. JessWitt
    JessWitt
    August 30, 2019 at 1:01 am | #

    Uh oh, I fear Sarah jinxed it.

  19. Shane Wegner
    Shane Wegner
    August 30, 2019 at 1:05 am | #

    Dunno if snoring works face down.

  20. John
    John
    August 30, 2019 at 1:05 am | #

    I think chronologically Sarah is technically Birthday Girl #1.

    • Lone Duck
      Lone Duck
      August 30, 2019 at 5:11 am | #

      Considering Dina’s value in Becky’s eyes, Dina would always be Birthday Girl #1

  21. 0kami
    0kami
    August 30, 2019 at 1:14 am | #

    I wasted my time when I would try, try, try.
    ‘Cause when the lights have lost their glow, you’ll cry, cry, cry.

    You all think I’m just another bore bore bore.
    And when you come to my birthday bash you’ll snore snore snore.

  22. auroki
    auroki
    August 30, 2019 at 1:21 am | #

    Becky your professional charisma is failing! Fix your tie so yiu can negate the penalties for sloppy appearance!

    • fire_daws
      fire_daws
      August 30, 2019 at 8:30 pm | #

      She hasn’t got Leslie around to fix it. Jakes could do it though.

      • auroki
        auroki
        August 31, 2019 at 1:09 am | #

        All while Joyce takes notes and starts wearing them with her sweatervests

  23. BenRG
    BenRG
    August 30, 2019 at 2:16 am | #

    I don’t find it plausible that Becky was fooled by the fake sitcom snores, so I’m thinking that she was kind enough and perceptive enough to take a hint!

  24. Keulen
    Keulen
    August 30, 2019 at 2:23 am | #

    I’ve faked being asleep to avoid having to deal with people before, but I’ve never just spoke the words “snore snore” to make people think I was asleep. Kinda surprised Becky fell for that.

    • Needfuldoer
      Needfuldoer
      August 30, 2019 at 3:53 am | #

      Or she got the hint. Becky’s more perceptive than she lets on.

      • Bagge
        Bagge
        August 30, 2019 at 9:02 am | #

        Becky absolutely got the hint and respected it.

        Similar to when she decided not to kick the alibi of “Reginald, Duke of Thingley” when he was down.

        http://www.dumbingofage.com/2016/comic/book-7/01-glower-vacuum/doozy/

    • HeySo
      HeySo
      August 30, 2019 at 3:56 am | #

      Communication in comics is composed of two parts, a bubble and a tail.

      A standard circular bubble indicates normal speech, a dashed bubble indicates whispers, a jagged one indicates shouting, and cloudy bubbles indicate inner thoughts.

      For tails, a straight line indicates normal speech, a line of bubbles indicates thoughts, and a squiggly line indicates non-speech sounds.

      There are also two variants to the squiggly line, for alternative meanings:
      The first has the squiggly line also accompanied by a squiggly bubble, and indicates that the speech is unclear (such as due to the speaker being weak) and thus more sound-like than speech-like. The second has the squiggly line with sharp edges [like a lightning bolt symbol], indicating that it’s both speech and sound [as by way of a robotic voice].

      In short, assuming Willis (with his decades of experience at comic writing) is going by the standard formatting, we can determine that Sarah is actually mimicking the sounds, rather than vocalizing the onomatopoeic term.

      • HeySo
        HeySo
        August 30, 2019 at 3:58 am | #

        *Communication imagery in comics

  25. Kaz
    Kaz
    August 30, 2019 at 5:29 am | #

    Literally just saying “snore” quietly.

    • BenRG
      BenRG
      August 30, 2019 at 5:32 am | #

      Exactly. Fortunately, Joyce is sufficiently prone to mix up cartoons and reality that she doesn’t realise this is a red flag.

    • Chronos
      Chronos
      August 30, 2019 at 12:26 pm | #

      Exactly how I was imagining it!

  26. Malifool
    Malifool
    August 30, 2019 at 10:29 am | #

    Can I just say that Sarah is adorable in that last panel. It melts my heart.

  27. Jack Faire
    Jack Faire
    August 30, 2019 at 11:49 am | #

    I think my favorite birthday was because of the roller coaster of emotions. I thought my family had forgotten (a legit fear seriously my family including my mom forgets my birthday a lot) because my dad took me with him to do yardwork at my Nana’s house. Then he sprayed me down with a hose and wouldn’t let me ride in the car instead I had to walk home with him following me in the car.

    Really it wasn’t that far but at that age it felt like forever. When I got home though my Nana had beaten us there and all of my family was there yelling surprise. It was awesome.

  28. MaddMaxx
    MaddMaxx
    August 30, 2019 at 11:56 am | #

    We stan a sleepy queen

  29. Rukdug
    Rukdug
    August 30, 2019 at 12:04 pm | #

    As an introvert in person, I relate to Sarah so incredibly hard in these past couple strips.

  30. bgb
    bgb
    August 30, 2019 at 1:19 pm | #

    I am considering buying some of the DoA books, but I have two questions about them.

    1) Are there still ebooks of books 7 and 8? Comixology only has digital versions of books 1-6, while Hivemill only has books 1 and 2. Is there any place I can buy the more recent ebooks, or are my only options buying the print book or waiting for the next Kickstarter?

    2)Do the bonus strips in the books have a lot of nudity in them? I’m probably in the minority, but I really dislike seeing nudity in comics (and other visual media). I don’t mind it on rare occasions, but if it happens a lot then it detracts from my enjoyment of the comic. I understand that some people like seeing it (hence why people pay for Slipshine), but I don’t, and I sort of want to know what I’m getting before buying the DoA books and/or ebooks.

    • David M Willis
      David M Willis
      August 30, 2019 at 2:30 pm | #

      Ebook of 7 is still pending approval.
      Ebook of 8 isn’t submitted yet, because I haven’t sent it out to Kickstarter folks yet.

      There is no nudity in the bonus strips. They’re the same content rating as everything on the main website.

      • bgb
        bgb
        August 30, 2019 at 3:32 pm | #

        Thanks for the answer. I’ll make sure to pick up books 7 and 8 when they are out.

  31. Autumn Rose Greenley
    Autumn Rose Greenley
    August 30, 2019 at 5:41 pm | #

    This is the best comic that’s been posted on my birthday so far at least! Or at least the most topical.

  32. Nazmazh
    Nazmazh
    August 30, 2019 at 6:29 pm | #

    Okay, I know it’s the panels switch, and her face is buried in her pillow, but because her pillowcase and blanket are the same colour, it looks a little like she’s burying her face in her own recursive uh… lower body in the middle panels.

    She’s thinking with Portals!

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