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Ratcheting

by David M Willis on January 15, 2021 at 12:01 am
  • 02 - Look Straight Ahead
└ Tags: joyce, sarah

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  1. Ana Chronistic
    Ana Chronistic
    January 15, 2021 at 12:05 am | #

    *adds to the collec… wait*

    • Ana Chronistic
      Ana Chronistic
      January 15, 2021 at 12:18 am | #

      whoops

      • Clif
        Clif
        January 15, 2021 at 1:44 am | #

        I shall have nightmares.

      • Keulen
        Keulen
        January 15, 2021 at 3:33 am | #

        It makes a fine addition to your collection.

    • butts
      butts
      January 15, 2021 at 12:18 am | #

      ADD IT TO THE LIST

    • fridge_logic
      fridge_logic
      January 15, 2021 at 3:51 am | #

      For a second I thought you were referencing Koh and that you were going to add Sarah’s smiling face to your collection.

    • Demoted Oblivious
      Demoted Oblivious
      January 15, 2021 at 2:41 pm | #

      Is calling Joyce’s agressive mood ‘pissiness’ demeaning or minimizing? It’s not an intrinsically gendered word, and yet I feel like it’s traditionally applied to feminize and/or devalue a person’s expression of grievance. This is an attempt to understand if my perception of this is valid or if I’m discovering my own bias (or both). Anyone else out there have thinks on this?

      • Pizzasgood
        Pizzasgood
        January 15, 2021 at 5:06 pm | #

        I have zero gender association with the word pissiness or any variation thereof. Nor does it seem demeaning to me. It can feel minimizing when applied to serious emotions, and obviously it’s kind of an unsightly word, but that’s about it. Sarah’s fine.

      • Michael L
        Michael L
        January 15, 2021 at 5:57 pm | #

        I think you might be conflating it with prissiness, which I think has a more feminizing meaning.

  2. Doctor_Who
    Doctor_Who
    January 15, 2021 at 12:05 am | #

    Sarah has become the very thing she swore to destroy.

    • Leorale
      Leorale
      January 15, 2021 at 12:09 am | #

      She just needs to get her eyes to bug out real big.

    • Slartibeast Button, BIA
      Slartibeast Button, BIA
      January 15, 2021 at 12:09 am | #

      If you stare too long into the triangle smile, the triangle smile will stare back into you.

    • JetstreamGW
      JetstreamGW
      January 15, 2021 at 12:09 am | #

      Either you die a hero, or you live long enough to become the villain.

      • Jane
        Jane
        January 15, 2021 at 12:55 am | #

        *Either you die a hero, or you live long enough to become the smiley.

        🙂

        • Jamie
          Jamie
          January 15, 2021 at 12:58 am | #

          Why so serious?

    • Keulen
      Keulen
      January 15, 2021 at 3:10 am | #

      Sarah as Anakin? Didn’t expect that.

      • Blindness
        Blindness
        January 15, 2021 at 5:11 am | #

        well she had the whole “wallowing in self-pity” down…it was inevitable

  3. Sirksome
    Sirksome
    January 15, 2021 at 12:06 am | #

    Oh how the tables have turned!

    • tuuuurrrn
      tuuuurrrn
      January 15, 2021 at 12:07 am | #

      Oh how the turn tables

      • Deanatay
        Deanatay
        January 15, 2021 at 10:44 am | #

        Oh, and a microphone?

        • Jon
          Jon
          January 15, 2021 at 11:37 am | #

          That’s where it’s at.

      • Makkabee
        Makkabee
        January 15, 2021 at 12:23 pm | #

        It spins them right round, baby right round, like a record baby round round right round…

        • StClair
          StClair
          January 15, 2021 at 8:48 pm | #

          light booj
          TRUE BOOJ

    • Sirksome
      Sirksome
      January 15, 2021 at 12:08 am | #

      Also after a lifetime of wearing glasses I honestly barely notice they are there so this whole Joyce thing has me wondering if it’s really that much of a nuisance? I cannot relate at all to what she’s feeling.

      • Nicole
        Nicole
        January 15, 2021 at 12:13 am | #

        I don’t wear glasses, but I will say I am acutely aware of my sunglasses when I wear them— so I totally get Joyce being hyper aware of the weight on her face.

        • Wizard
          Wizard
          January 15, 2021 at 12:29 am | #

          I wear safety glasses at work, and I always have my shades on if I’m outside and the sun is up. So I sometimes feel a little off when I’m not wearing glasses of some kind.

      • Rectilinear Propagation
        Rectilinear Propagation
        January 15, 2021 at 3:24 am | #

        When you’ve never worn them before, yes/maybe. She’s only had them a few hours at most and it does take a little getting used to, even when you’re not angry you need them (though that obviously isn’t helping).

        Also, her glasses might legitimately need adjusting.

        The last time I got glasses, I got ones without those nose pads. At some point I’ll need them adjusted because right now they’re loose enough to slide down my nose and pinch my nostrils closed. I’ll be sitting there getting a headache and thinking I’m congested and then realize it’s because of my glasses.

      • Keulen
        Keulen
        January 15, 2021 at 3:27 am | #

        I’ve worn glasses since I was very little so I wouldn’t know either. Though I have noticed in the past several months how annoying it is that face masks make my glasses fog up.

        • He Who Abides
          He Who Abides
          January 15, 2021 at 6:50 am | #

          Ugh, yes, that annoyance. And it really doesn’t matter what facial covering you use, they all do that.

          • Giguioto
            Giguioto
            January 15, 2021 at 7:42 am | #

            Here is my advice: buy medical masks that are can be adjusted to your nose. I use mine at work and it is really helpful

            • Needfuldoer
              Needfuldoer
              January 15, 2021 at 9:14 am | #

              I use the disposable* medical masks, and found this works best (for me, anyway) through trial and error:

              Pinch the metal band to fit your nose as best it can, keep it up fairly high, and slide your glasses forward so they’re sitting right above the mask. Also pull the bottom of the mask under your chin. The idea is to ‘exhaust’ between your eyes and glasses and toward the sides as much as possible. I’ve gotten a lot less fogging this way than letting the exhaust hit the (marginally colder) front of the lens.

              Tissues, Vicks Vap-o-Rub, gauze, and other folk remedies for the problem are more trouble than they’re worth, in my opinion. Anti-fog stuff for goggles won’t last if you wash your glasses at all.

              *They say they’re “disposable” but I just keep using the same one until they get nasty, usually at least a couple weeks. I’m only part way through my second 10-pack since this whole mess started. It seems like some people use a new one every day, every outing, or every breath they take, which is more than a little overboard.

          • misanthropope
            misanthropope
            January 15, 2021 at 9:50 am | #

            spent last weekend installing insulation under my house. i had an n95 mask and swim goggles on. the freaking GOGGLES kept fogging up, in defiance of everything i thought i understood about basic physics.

            • Daniel M Ball
              Daniel M Ball
              January 15, 2021 at 11:07 am | #

              body temperature and relative humidity, Misanthrope-the inside of the goggles fog because your mouth and nose aren’t the only parts of you releasing gas and moisture.

              • Needfuldoer
                Needfuldoer
                January 15, 2021 at 1:53 pm | #

                That’s one instance where anti-fog stuff for goggles (or even just saliva) on the inside makes a difference. Either way you’re making it more difficult for condensation to occur on the surface next to the cold air.

                Thanks, relative humidity!

          • Leorale
            Leorale
            January 15, 2021 at 11:30 am | #

            They don’t all do that! Get one that seals to your face as well as humanly possible. Mine has a silicone seal all around the edges of the mask. Then sit your glasses on top of the well-fitted mask.

            You don’t want your breath escaping and hitting your glasses at all. (Because, if your breath goes out the top or sides or bottom of the mask, that means you’re also inhaling around the mask instead of through it.)

            I’ve also heard that washing your glasses with dish soap helps, but when I got the right mask for my particular face, I didn’t have to.

        • StoneyB
          StoneyB
          January 15, 2021 at 9:53 am | #

          Cut a 10″ tube from the thigh section of a pair of cheap pantyhose. Pull it over the mask — in front, over the chin and with the top at the top of your nose, on the sides UNDER the ears. This “seals” the mask at the top , so your breath doesn’t rise onto your glasses. . . . It also increases the mask’s efficacy by about 50%. The pantyhose piece is washable.

      • Ezzy
        Ezzy
        January 15, 2021 at 4:01 am | #

        I’ve worn glasses since I was in grade school and I could never get used to them. My current glasses in particular slip off my face and it’s eternally annoying.

        (I had a decent pair I could tolerate but they broke and when I checked Zenni to see how much the replacement would cost, turns out they’re discontinued. I’m stuck with the crappy pair until I can be arsed to get a new prescription)

        • Needfuldoer
          Needfuldoer
          January 15, 2021 at 9:19 am | #

          Sounds like they’re either too big or not adjusted properly. That’s the downside to ordering from Zenni, they don’t send an optician to help you fit them.

          If it’s an adjustable metal frame, try bending the nose pads and curve at the end of the temple a little tighter.

      • zee
        zee
        January 15, 2021 at 12:00 pm | #

        I got glasses in 7th grade but refused to wear them until my vision got drastically worse in 12th grade bc I couldn’t stand the feeling on my nose. I still struggle tbh. I always figured it was a hyper sensitivity thing, which i wouldn’t be surprised if Joyce had

  4. Fëanen
    Fëanen
    January 15, 2021 at 12:07 am | #

    They’ve reversed the polarity of the mood flow.

    • Clif
      Clif
      January 15, 2021 at 1:47 am | #

      I was going to say that they’ve rubbed off on each other, but I like your way better.

      • Hazel
        Hazel
        January 15, 2021 at 5:42 am | #

        That’ll be a patreon only dream sequence strip.

        • thejeff
          thejeff
          January 15, 2021 at 10:55 am | #

          Or a Slipshine

      • Needfuldoer
        Needfuldoer
        January 15, 2021 at 9:20 am | #

        That book backer tier is supposed to be a secret!

  5. Suitora
    Suitora
    January 15, 2021 at 12:07 am | #

    Joyce, that was cold.

  6. StClair
    StClair
    January 15, 2021 at 12:08 am | #

    RED BACKGROUND

    • Chris
      Chris
      January 15, 2021 at 9:37 am | #

      I noticed that. What does that signify?

      • Deanatay
        Deanatay
        January 15, 2021 at 10:49 am | #

        Emotional trauma.

  7. HeinousActsZX
    HeinousActsZX
    January 15, 2021 at 12:09 am | #

    Joycification.

    • Needfuldoer
      Needfuldoer
      January 15, 2021 at 9:21 am | #

      Evolution just loves making Joyces, I guess!

  8. UnfrozenNeanderthal
    UnfrozenNeanderthal
    January 15, 2021 at 12:09 am | #

    I’m trying to remember how many times, if any, we’ve seen Sarah smile

    • Sirksome
      Sirksome
      January 15, 2021 at 12:20 am | #

      I think she smiled once or twice around Halloween, occasionally when Joyce hugs her or she’s satisfied at seeing someone she doesn’t like suffer maybe. Also she might have smiled a few times while being horny for Jacob. It’s pretty rare overall though.

      • Sirksome
        Sirksome
        January 15, 2021 at 12:26 am | #

        Also she smiled once here while petting Robin’s cat which I think we all forgot she has.

        https://www.dumbingofage.com/2019/comic/book-10/01-birthday-pursuit/scritches/

        • King Daniel
          King Daniel
          January 15, 2021 at 12:33 am | #

          I don’t think that was Robin’s cat

          • Sirksome
            Sirksome
            January 15, 2021 at 1:05 am | #

            That was Robin’s apartment though right? So then where did the cat come from? It was a relatively small party with people mostly from yhe main cast none of which are known t o own a pet cat. This is a mystery maybe?

            • RacingTurtle
              RacingTurtle
              January 15, 2021 at 1:23 am | #

              Cats are just like that sometimes.

              • Clif
                Clif
                January 15, 2021 at 1:49 am | #

                This.

            • Diane
              Diane
              January 15, 2021 at 10:22 am | #

              Sarah asked if there would be a cat in the hiding room at the party. Becky said if she had time to find one there would be. Thus, Becky stole the cat Amazi-Girl saved from a tree.

              https://www.dumbingofage.com/2019/comic/book-10/01-birthday-pursuit/designated/
              https://www.dumbingofage.com/2014/comic/book-5/02-threes-a-crowd/cat/

        • Tawdry Quirks
          Tawdry Quirks
          January 15, 2021 at 1:45 am | #

          Robin can’t possibly have a cat, or it’d die from Skittles-induced malnutrition.

          • Clif
            Clif
            January 15, 2021 at 1:50 am | #

            Also this.

    • saltchocolate
      saltchocolate
      January 15, 2021 at 2:52 am | #

      Sarah, smi-i-iile (on the hacked muzak, or whatever it is that Stephen Bierce always says!).

      • Diane
        Diane
        January 15, 2021 at 10:18 am | #

        You’re on candid camera?

  9. fishamaphone
    fishamaphone
    January 15, 2021 at 12:10 am | #

    Sarah, how could you betray yourself this way?

  10. Rosicrucian
    Rosicrucian
    January 15, 2021 at 12:10 am | #

    It was nice knowing Sarah before Joyce destroyed her.

    • deathjavu
      deathjavu
      January 15, 2021 at 12:12 am | #

      Really out-lawyered her, for the extra layer of rubins.

      • deathjavu
        deathjavu
        January 15, 2021 at 12:13 am | #

        Oh man I forgot I had smug Punchface McMobster, that sucks

  11. BBCC
    BBCC
    January 15, 2021 at 12:12 am | #

    Well not NOW she isn’t. You ruined it, Joyce. 😛

  12. Bagge
    Bagge
    January 15, 2021 at 12:12 am | #

    Sarah got to be smug and superior for two panels. That’s pretty good for her.

    • ValdVin
      ValdVin
      January 15, 2021 at 7:39 am | #

      I quite enjoyed the kissy face and however she magically got those flowers into her speech balloon.

  13. Octopus Ink
    Octopus Ink
    January 15, 2021 at 12:12 am | #

    Cut to One Year Later in the middle of Joyce’s rampage:
    Sarah is doing her best to put out all the fires and dig students outta the rubble, just mumbling “I’msorryI’msorryI’msorryI’msorrythisisallmyfault” over and over under her breath.
    Joyce has bumped herself up to Super Saiyan level 3 and the glasses have melted to her face from the heat of the energies now cascading from her eyes – complete with Kirby Dots.
    Poor Walky couldn’t run far or fast enough.

    • Opus the Poet
      Opus the Poet
      January 15, 2021 at 1:26 am | #

      Kirby crackles, not dots https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirby_Krackle
      Know your tropes… someday one might save your life.

      • Clif
        Clif
        January 15, 2021 at 3:00 am | #

        The comments are amazingly educational.

      • Jon Rich
        Jon Rich
        January 15, 2021 at 4:31 am | #

        The article says specifically that they’re also known as Kirby Dots.

        • Delicious Taffy
          Delicious Taffy
          January 15, 2021 at 5:33 pm | #

          Not anymore.

      • Roborat
        Roborat
        January 18, 2021 at 3:19 pm | #

        That would make a good band name.

  14. Kravis
    Kravis
    January 15, 2021 at 12:12 am | #

    These glasses have only been “active” for a few hours (minutes?) and are already wreaking havoc.

    These glasses are a harbinger of doom and can only bring chaos and disorder.

    Destroy them now, Joyce, less it becomes to powerful to be destroyed!

    • Slartibeast Button, BIA
      Slartibeast Button, BIA
      January 15, 2021 at 12:16 am | #

      So, they are like the Venom Spider-Man suit?

    • Keulen
      Keulen
      January 15, 2021 at 3:28 am | #

      The glasses side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural.

  15. Stephen Bierce
    Stephen Bierce
    January 15, 2021 at 12:14 am | #

    Round And Round
    What goes around comes around
    I’ll tell you why…dig

  16. Nono
    Nono
    January 15, 2021 at 12:15 am | #

    Soon the ultimate showdown will commence: Glasses Joyce vs Fuckface.

  17. Juanoku
    Juanoku
    January 15, 2021 at 12:17 am | #

    It’s spreading

  18. Ellegos
    Ellegos
    January 15, 2021 at 12:20 am | #

    “The time of The Inversion is upon us, as foretold!”

    • Clif
      Clif
      January 15, 2021 at 3:02 am | #

      Can the apocalypse be far behind?

  19. Dr. T
    Dr. T
    January 15, 2021 at 12:22 am | #

    Embrace the smile, Sarah. Embrace the smile. You may even like it.

  20. Joe Moose
    Joe Moose
    January 15, 2021 at 12:23 am | #

    Dun
    DUN
    DUUUUNNNN

  21. Suet
    Suet
    January 15, 2021 at 12:27 am | #

    The horror! It’s Freaky Friday!
    Bof.

    Come to think of it, there could be a bigger hysteria concerning social dynamics.

  22. Antonio Tyler
    Antonio Tyler
    January 15, 2021 at 12:27 am | #

    Ugh, I feel this so much.

  23. Cholma
    Cholma
    January 15, 2021 at 12:34 am | #

    Second panel Sarah makes me swoon.

  24. brionl
    brionl
    January 15, 2021 at 12:37 am | #

    The circle is now complete! Joyce is now the master of grumpiness.

    • Clif
      Clif
      January 15, 2021 at 3:05 am | #

      But now Sarah will become more powerful than you can imagine.

      • brionl
        brionl
        January 15, 2021 at 3:59 pm | #

        ITYM “more cheerful”.

  25. jupiterror
    jupiterror
    January 15, 2021 at 12:47 am | #

    pissy joyce is cute, don’t get to see her mad at trivial things often

    • Sunny
      Sunny
      January 15, 2021 at 6:45 am | #

      Yes, she is downright adorable in panel 3.

  26. DailyBrad
    DailyBrad
    January 15, 2021 at 12:56 am | #

    This is an amazing callback.

  27. RacingTurtle
    RacingTurtle
    January 15, 2021 at 1:22 am | #

    I thought panel three Joyce was the best new face—but then I was blessed with Sarah Freakout Face. Such magnificence.

  28. Orangey
    Orangey
    January 15, 2021 at 1:27 am | #

    THE RETURN OF THE RED PANELS

  29. Chaucer59
    Chaucer59
    January 15, 2021 at 1:36 am | #

    I knew it: common rookie mistake. She got a pair of glasses based on color and shape, but she didn’t consider weight. If you’re a sinus-problem sufferer, weight is consideration number one. I cannot wear heavy glasses, and most glasses—to me—are too heavy.

    • TheLurkerAbove
      TheLurkerAbove
      January 15, 2021 at 1:53 am | #

      Aren’t frames mostly fairly light nowadays? Weight’s mostly due to the lenses; woe if you chose glass.

      • BenRG
        BenRG
        January 15, 2021 at 2:12 am | #

        It’s still a weight that wasn’t there before.

        Besides, Joyce is casting around for reasons to be unhappy with what has happened. Objective reality doesn’t really come into it!

      • Needfuldoer
        Needfuldoer
        January 15, 2021 at 9:31 am | #

        My metal frames weigh 20 grams according to my kitchen scale, but they’re also “thin and light” plastic lenses. Joyce may have plastic frames and regular plastic lenses, which might weigh more.

        Larger nose pads can help make them feel less pinchy, too.

  30. Kitschensyngk
    Kitschensyngk
    January 15, 2021 at 1:37 am | #

    Soyce and Jarah.

    • Clif
      Clif
      January 15, 2021 at 1:56 am | #

      Soyce and Jarah at IU.

  31. Reltzik
    Reltzik
    January 15, 2021 at 1:59 am | #

    She who would fight smiles must take care not to smile herself.

    • Kitschensyngk
      Kitschensyngk
      January 15, 2021 at 2:01 am | #

      When you glance at the cynic, the cynic glances also at you.

  32. BenRG
    BenRG
    January 15, 2021 at 2:11 am | #

    Cue Sarah running through the halls screaming: “She infected me! She infected meee!!!”

    • Clif
      Clif
      January 15, 2021 at 3:08 am | #

      Cuties ARE infectious.

    • Needfuldoer
      Needfuldoer
      January 15, 2021 at 8:59 am | #

      Then Roz dumps an entire box of dental dams through their door.

  33. NinjaNick
    NinjaNick
    January 15, 2021 at 2:22 am | #

    Oh, yes!

  34. Keulen
    Keulen
    January 15, 2021 at 3:24 am | #

    Who knew Joyce with glasses could have this much power?

    • Needfuldoer
      Needfuldoer
      January 15, 2021 at 8:57 am | #

      Her cuteness hit critical mass.

  35. Rectilinear Propagation
    Rectilinear Propagation
    January 15, 2021 at 3:28 am | #

    You know, I thought I was never going to change my avatar (and I remain grateful for its creation) but that last panel is too perfect: both in general, for me specifically, and the times we live in.

  36. Rainhat
    Rainhat
    January 15, 2021 at 3:35 am | #

    That was legit funny.

  37. Lone Duck
    Lone Duck
    January 15, 2021 at 3:38 am | #

    If this is a sign of 2021 to come, I can live with it.

  38. SeasideSun
    SeasideSun
    January 15, 2021 at 3:39 am | #

    OMG Grumpy Joyce is the best thing I’ve ever seen this year.

  39. LazyReader
    LazyReader
    January 15, 2021 at 3:52 am | #

    “LOGIC CiRCUITS OVERLOADING”
    She just got Kirked

  40. TemplarKnight
    TemplarKnight
    January 15, 2021 at 4:03 am | #

    You either die the downer, or live long enough to become the smiler.

  41. BenRG
    BenRG
    January 15, 2021 at 4:26 am | #

    Willis, if you see this comment, I think that expanding panel 3 into a ‘Grumpy Joyce’ poster is a sure-fire hit!

    • Demoted Oblivious
      Demoted Oblivious
      January 15, 2021 at 2:44 pm | #

      Seconded! Please please PLEASE carry the motion!

  42. DarkoNeko
    DarkoNeko
    January 15, 2021 at 4:50 am | #

    OH NO

  43. Megan Rivera
    Megan Rivera
    January 15, 2021 at 5:30 am | #

    I KNOW I keep saying this but SARAH IS SO PRETTY ♥

    • Hazel
      Hazel
      January 15, 2021 at 5:45 am | #

      She is! I love her current design/style so much!

      • Zaxares
        Zaxares
        January 15, 2021 at 6:29 am | #

        She actually looks really good when she smiles, I must admit.

  44. Hazel
    Hazel
    January 15, 2021 at 5:40 am | #

    Joyce has learned well. She can out-Sarah Sarah.

    • Hazel
      Hazel
      January 15, 2021 at 5:41 am | #

      The student has become the master!

  45. GUIGUI
    GUIGUI
    January 15, 2021 at 6:18 am | #

    Ah!

  46. King Monster
    King Monster
    January 15, 2021 at 7:09 am | #

    As Joseph Jostar once said:

    “OH NOOOOOOOOOOOOO-!!!”

    • Delicious Taffy
      Delicious Taffy
      January 15, 2021 at 5:36 pm | #

      Once?

    • Spencer
      Spencer
      January 15, 2021 at 8:57 pm | #

      As Joseph Joestar once said:

      “I’m going to cheat on my wife with this woman who is over 40 years my junior, but it’s okay because our son will turn out to be the best main character.”

  47. Arianod
    Arianod
    January 15, 2021 at 7:11 am | #

    NNOOOOOOOOOO

  48. Josh Spicer
    Josh Spicer
    January 15, 2021 at 7:31 am | #

    JOYCE NO WHAT HAVE YOU DONE

  49. thumb
    thumb
    January 15, 2021 at 7:39 am | #

    I learned it from watching you!!!!

  50. FacelessDeviant
    FacelessDeviant
    January 15, 2021 at 9:35 am | #

    If you think this is annoying, Joyce, wait until you get those indentations on the bridge of your nose. THOSE are annoying.

  51. Vulcanodon
    Vulcanodon
    January 15, 2021 at 9:37 am | #

    So nice to see Sarah accidentally stumbling into a moment of happiness – but then she catches herself

  52. Lorien Inksong
    Lorien Inksong
    January 15, 2021 at 9:39 am | #

    hahahahaHAHAHAHA

    Its nice to see Joyce get a taste of her own medicine ala Sarah style (be nice I Like Joyce but she needs to grow up) but hysterical to see the full turn-around.

    I’m burnt out on the negativity, so I’m gonna do a new thing whenever DoA gives me something nice.

    THANK YOU WILLIS!!!!

    • Lorien Inksong
      Lorien Inksong
      January 15, 2021 at 9:40 am | #

      Oh sweet I’m Ruth now? I was Leslie before but this is also good. Lucky~

  53. John
    John
    January 15, 2021 at 9:46 am | #

    Poor Sarah. Having to become the smiley one. That is a nightmare.

  54. Rabisch
    Rabisch
    January 15, 2021 at 10:08 am | #

    I’ve waited YEARS for this moment to happen!!!!

  55. Needfuldoer
    Needfuldoer
    January 15, 2021 at 10:38 am | #

    Grumpy, bespectacled Joyce is adorable. She’s like a kitten who’s mad at you because they scarfed down all their kitty treats and aren’t getting more until tomorrow.

  56. egg egg
    egg egg
    January 15, 2021 at 10:40 am | #

    I want to frame this strip and put it on a wall.

  57. bcb
    bcb
    January 15, 2021 at 11:32 am | #

    Joyce, I find the shape of the bridge makes a big difference in how much it irritates my nose, so maybe you ought to have picked the one that was most comfortable for you and not the one that Becky said you should pick.

    • zee
      zee
      January 15, 2021 at 12:10 pm | #

      There’s. No evidence to say becky picked these for her. Joyce probably liked them and picked them herself

  58. KumquatSquash
    KumquatSquash
    January 15, 2021 at 4:22 pm | #

    Grav Roulette attempt 3: Hopin’ for glasses Joyce.

  59. Wazat
    Wazat
    January 15, 2021 at 9:21 pm | #

    I have seen Sarah smile a genuine smile. It’s too late, I can never go back.

  60. Eclipsa
    Eclipsa
    January 16, 2021 at 2:20 am | #

    Hrm, the “next” button on this strip seems to be malfunctioning.

    • Eclipsa
      Eclipsa
      January 16, 2021 at 2:21 am | #

      Oh, NOW it works. After I comment. I refreshed and refreshed and clicked back to this strip a few times and it was still not there. Weeeeeird.

  61. Dev
    Dev
    January 16, 2021 at 9:28 pm | #

    I’m so hoping that last panel becomes a graviter roulette

    • Dev
      Dev
      January 16, 2021 at 9:29 pm | #

      …okay i’m totally okay with a cute joyce in glasses too

  62. plasticwrap
    plasticwrap
    January 19, 2021 at 12:13 am | #

    thanks for the laugh, Willis

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