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November 16, 2023

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by David M Willis on May 29, 2021 at 12:01 am
  • 04 – Hompk!

└ Tags: daisy, jason, ruth

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  1. Ana Chronistic
    Ana Chronistic
    May 29, 2021 at 12:05 am | #

    the ghost of Mike manifesting in bangs on Jason

    • RassilonTDavros
      RassilonTDavros
      May 29, 2021 at 12:07 am | #

      I knew the bangs signified something…

      • NotThatDrew
        NotThatDrew
        May 29, 2021 at 12:12 am | #

        If the bangs are the source of his power, I’m coming in at about 1.5 Mikes right now

        • Reltzik
          Reltzik
          May 29, 2021 at 1:05 am | #

          The bangs aren’t the source of his power, but they are associated with the source of his power. The actual source of his power are all the nickles for those ba- *vaudeville hook*

          • Clif
            Clif
            May 29, 2021 at 1:25 am | #

            But the real source was all the moms who provided both the nickels and the bangs.

          • King Daniel
            King Daniel
            May 29, 2021 at 1:29 am | #

            Who knew that Jason was secretly powered by woodpeckers all along

          • Merbrat
            Merbrat
            May 29, 2021 at 3:02 am | #

            Its the bowtie.
            It is also a trick one, that spins, to facilitate blowing ciggy smoke back into rude customer’s face.

        • Wizard
          Wizard
          May 30, 2021 at 12:24 am | #

          You’ll know you’re at full Mike when your bangs can defy gravity.

    • Proto
      Proto
      May 29, 2021 at 2:39 am | #

      Damn came here to post just that. Can’t compete with the champ though.

    • Deanatay
      Deanatay
      May 29, 2021 at 9:51 am | #

      Apparently no character in DOA is cutting their hair this year.

  2. Octopus Ink
    Octopus Ink
    May 29, 2021 at 12:06 am | #

    Hostility, thy name is Ruth.

  3. Sirksome
    Sirksome
    May 29, 2021 at 12:06 am | #

    Oh. I guess Jason is still in this comic. Still not very relevant though, even with new hair. Remember that time he and Sal banged? That was his peak.

    • Leorale
      Leorale
      May 29, 2021 at 12:10 am | #

      Banging and bangs. A fringe character now has a fringe. It’s all connected, man.

      • BarerMender
        BarerMender
        May 29, 2021 at 12:42 am | #

        Don’t Bogart the joint.

    • RassilonTDavros
      RassilonTDavros
      May 29, 2021 at 12:13 am | #

      I see what you did there.

    • DailyBrad
      DailyBrad
      May 29, 2021 at 12:13 am | #

      Plus tutoring Walky. Wonder if he still is, though I’d imagine it’s not super likely.

    • Anon A Mouse
      Anon A Mouse
      May 29, 2021 at 12:20 am | #

      Despite the road bumps he’s had a fairly uneventful school life. With so many characters and him not showing any particular problems it’s not unlikely he fell by the wayside. I mean, Daisy is here so it’s already kind of a “side character” chapter.

      • Thag Simmons
        Thag Simmons
        May 29, 2021 at 12:27 am | #

        Huh. Is Ruth going to hit it off with Jason while Daisy’s in the bathroom? Is that where this thing is going?

        I mean I hope not for Daisy’s sake but I can kind of see it happening.

        • Thag Simmons
          Thag Simmons
          May 29, 2021 at 12:28 am | #

          This was not intended as a reply. Whoops.

          Be nice if there were edit/delete functions.

        • Sirksome
          Sirksome
          May 29, 2021 at 12:41 am | #

          Ruth is kind of insulting him in the last panel. Not really a great start to them hitting it off. Plus I don’t think Jason’s really her type personality wise, but I assume he has an accent so maybe Ruth would be into that.

          • Amias
            Amias
            May 29, 2021 at 12:45 am | #

            You’d think an insult would be a bad start to a relationship, but look at how Ruth and Billie hit it off. With literal hitting.

            • Clif
              Clif
              May 29, 2021 at 1:17 am | #

              Ruth became interested in Daisy only after there was yelling.

        • Needfuldoer
          Needfuldoer
          May 29, 2021 at 4:37 am | #

          They just make small talk, but Daisy thinks they’re hitting it off. Confusion and drama ensue.

    • ktbear
      ktbear
      May 29, 2021 at 1:18 am | #

      TBF banging Sal would be the peak for anyone.

      • Clif
        Clif
        May 29, 2021 at 12:40 pm | #

        Are you saying that Ethan would never give us peak Danny?

  4. Suet
    Suet
    May 29, 2021 at 12:07 am | #

    He has seen better days. Still dang spiffy.

    *orders whole wheat bread for the table*

    • NotThatDrew
      NotThatDrew
      May 29, 2021 at 12:10 am | #

      The new hairdo suits him well

    • RassilonTDavros
      RassilonTDavros
      May 29, 2021 at 12:17 am | #

      I mean he’s having some better days in the Joyce and Walky reruns right now. Horrifically violent days with characters on the brink of death, sure, but better than this.

    • Deanatay
      Deanatay
      May 29, 2021 at 9:54 am | #

      Cheezy bread for me, thanks

  5. Nono
    Nono
    May 29, 2021 at 12:07 am | #

    I wonder if the fact that Ruth’s new ID is probably American bothers her Canadian sensibilities, too.

    • Needfuldoer
      Needfuldoer
      May 29, 2021 at 4:33 am | #

      It’s possible she has dual citizenship, if her mother was from Indiana and her father was Canadian.

      • thejeff
        thejeff
        May 29, 2021 at 9:44 am | #

        That’s what I’ve always assumed.

        • Clif
          Clif
          May 29, 2021 at 12:45 pm | #

          Vague memory suggests that those born with dual citizenship, both US and something else, are required to pick one at a certain age, but I’m not sure what the age is, or if this is something my mind is making up.

          • Clif
            Clif
            May 29, 2021 at 1:15 pm | #

            Apparently I was wrong. It seems that the ability for adults to be simultaneously citizens of two countries under US law was recognized by the Supreme Court in Kawakita v. United States.

  6. Mrimm
    Mrimm
    May 29, 2021 at 12:08 am | #

    What if Jason has actually been Mike in a time travel witness protection program this whole time??

    • Clif
      Clif
      May 29, 2021 at 1:19 am | #

      Now that his earlier self is out of the picture, he can slowly relax his disguise.

    • King Daniel
      King Daniel
      May 29, 2021 at 1:30 am | #

      Nah, I’m pretty sure Jennifer is actually Mike.

      • I am Nothing
        I am Nothing
        May 29, 2021 at 4:28 am | #

        Y’sure it’s not Sal?

        • milu
          milu
          May 29, 2021 at 4:57 am | #

          Hello, Mike is Fuckface, obviously???

          • I am Nothing
            I am Nothing
            May 29, 2021 at 9:25 am | #

            Well, if it isn’t any of these people, it can only be Blowjob Cat.

      • ASTAPHE
        ASTAPHE
        May 29, 2021 at 11:59 am | #

        Nono! Mike is Amazigirl!

        • Clif
          Clif
          May 29, 2021 at 12:17 pm | #

          They both disappeared at the the same time. Can that be coincidence?

      • Clif
        Clif
        May 29, 2021 at 12:19 pm | #

        But, King Dan, where does she hide all the woodpeckers?

        • King Daniel
          King Daniel
          May 29, 2021 at 3:28 pm | #

          In her trunk, obviously.

  7. butts
    butts
    May 29, 2021 at 12:08 am | #

    jason with a combover, huh

    • Needfuldoer
      Needfuldoer
      May 29, 2021 at 4:34 am | #

      Looks more like a combforward.

      Self-conscious about your hairline, Jason?

  8. Cattleprod
    Cattleprod
    May 29, 2021 at 12:08 am | #

    Nice synergy with the reruns, Jason’s performing CPR over there and talking about taking someone to the hospital here.

  9. GoldDragon387
    GoldDragon387
    May 29, 2021 at 12:09 am | #

    Cripes, Jason me lad, it’s been yonks! When’d we see you last, can’t’ve been more than a few months but it feels like years. The longer hair and darker brows suit you, mate.

  10. BBCC
    BBCC
    May 29, 2021 at 12:10 am | #

    Dude, if Jason has that good a memory for people who’ve used fake IDs, he’s gotta be kicking ass as a bartender. Good on ya, Jason, good on ya.

    • DailyBrad
      DailyBrad
      May 29, 2021 at 12:14 am | #

      College town, he probably gets a lot of practice.

      • BBCC
        BBCC
        May 29, 2021 at 12:40 am | #

        I mean, yeah, fair, I remember the Before Times.

    • Thag Simmons
      Thag Simmons
      May 29, 2021 at 12:20 am | #

      I mean his last encounter with Ruth was probably more memorable than most

      • BBCC
        BBCC
        May 29, 2021 at 12:39 am | #

        True enough!

    • He Who Abides
      He Who Abides
      May 29, 2021 at 1:32 am | #

      I mean, you kinda hafta remember who’s got fake ID for when they try to sneak in again. Spoken from personal experience.

      • milu
        milu
        May 29, 2021 at 4:37 am | #

        Speaking as not-a-barman, I don’t get why this matters? Surely if someone’s fake ID was good enough you wouldn’t get in trouble for serving them would you?

        • Anon A Mouse
          Anon A Mouse
          May 29, 2021 at 8:53 am | #

          No, the law is pretty clear in most matters involving a fake ID. While the person with the fake ID will of course be in trouble ( I believe it’s considered fraud for faking a government document ) the other side will also be in trouble for not accurately spotting a fake ID. There are a few cases where this has been argued but it’s rare for it to change.

          • He Who Abides
            He Who Abides
            May 29, 2021 at 2:05 pm | #

            Plus, you can’t come into a strip club (where I bounce) when you’re under a certain age. And we’ve had a few of our more persistent creeps try sneaking back in as well, hoping a fake ID will be enough to fool whoever’s at the door.

            • Clif
              Clif
              May 29, 2021 at 3:25 pm | #

              Like a lot of laws in the US, it varies by state. In Texas, knowingly using or even possessing a fictitious or altered driver’s license or other official personal identification certificate is a misdemeanor which can get you a year behind bars and a few thousand dollars poorer. If it’s not such a certificate but only confusingly similar to one, then possibility of the jail term goes away, but there is still a fine. Unless the confusingly similar certificate has a clear statement “not a government document” somewhere in the fine print, in which case it’s perfectly okay. Tampering with a real government certificate can get you ten years behind bars and a ten thousand dollar fine. Loaning someone your ID or providing them with a fictitious document gets you the same penalty as using one.

              But.

              If a bar takes your fake ID, there may be some minor criminal charges, but the serious thing is that the bar loses their liquor license and probably goes out of business, and since losing such a license in itself not a crime, it’s not entrapment when Alcoholic Beverage Commission conducts undercover sting operations at random, or on businesses that have ticked them off, using real minors to test the bar’s ability to spot fake IDs.

              • milu
                milu
                May 29, 2021 at 6:31 pm | #

                alright! thanks to the 3 of you for that context

  11. Stephen Bierce
    Stephen Bierce
    May 29, 2021 at 12:11 am | #

    *plays “The Hippy Hippy shake” on the jukebox*

    • Stephen Bierce
      Stephen Bierce
      May 29, 2021 at 12:19 am | #

      You see, I had the wrong band in my head about this particular cut. Which is why I didn’t mention anybody.

      • RacingTurtle
        RacingTurtle
        May 29, 2021 at 3:13 am | #

        And the same band did Keep Your Hands to Yourself. Weird. TIL.

        • Stephen Bierce
          Stephen Bierce
          May 29, 2021 at 10:08 am | #

          The Beatles made the most famous version but there are dozens. It’s one of those songs every garage band either does or tries to do, like “Mustang Sally” or “I Shot The Sheriff”.

  12. EpochFlame
    EpochFlame
    May 29, 2021 at 12:12 am | #

    the jason with longer hair. first sighting in the wild

  13. Thag Simmons
    Thag Simmons
    May 29, 2021 at 12:17 am | #

    Dang, that’s not a bad look for him

  14. bcb
    bcb
    May 29, 2021 at 12:19 am | #

    Hold on, Sal said Jason had a student visa. How’s he still here? Either we’ll find out in the next few pages, or it will be a years-spanning mystery!

    • Thag Simmons
      Thag Simmons
      May 29, 2021 at 12:22 am | #

      “Mostly by not thinking about it with every bit of his might”

    • RassilonTDavros
      RassilonTDavros
      May 29, 2021 at 12:40 am | #

      His new look is probably an attempt to hide from the authorities.

    • Nono
      Nono
      May 29, 2021 at 2:02 am | #

      He got kicked out as a TA, not necessarily as a student.

    • Keulen
      Keulen
      May 29, 2021 at 4:22 am | #

      I’m sure Galasso doesn’t care if his minions have student visas or not, as long as they are willing to do his bidding.

  15. RassilonTDavros
    RassilonTDavros
    May 29, 2021 at 12:20 am | #

    I’m guessing Jason’s trying to make himself look unrecognizable to authorities, considering the state of his student visa.

    • RassilonTDavros
      RassilonTDavros
      May 29, 2021 at 12:29 am | #

      I’m noticing that pretty much all of the Dumbiverse characters post-skip now have immediately obvious physical differences from their Walkyverse counterparts (mostly related to hair). Almost the sort of thing one might want to do if one were planning a crossover. Obviously Willis has said that’s not happening, but then again they’ve changed their mind before…

      • Axel
        Axel
        May 29, 2021 at 3:18 am | #

        A lot of time has passed out of universe (since the beginning of DOA, but especially since previous comics), so it also might have been an excuse to modernize the haircuts and stuff a bit.

        • Needfuldoer
          Needfuldoer
          May 29, 2021 at 4:40 am | #

          Sure, if you want a pRaCtIcAl explanation!

          Obviously this means we’re going to see the dimension-hopping troupe from Shortpacked! pop into the background.

          • Yuki
            Yuki
            May 29, 2021 at 7:55 am | #

            I mean, in Shortpacked! Rachel mentions how she found a Joe who was still in college…

            • RassilonTDavros
              RassilonTDavros
              May 29, 2021 at 12:34 pm | #

              That was explicitly referring to the Joe of the universe that story took place in, though, since it was an effect of the Tag never getting pulled.

              • King Daniel
                King Daniel
                May 29, 2021 at 9:53 pm | #

                Do we know the status of the Drama Tag in this ‘verse? It could well be unpulled still.

  16. Proto_Eevee
    Proto_Eevee
    May 29, 2021 at 12:21 am | #

    The man still exists!

    • Clif
      Clif
      May 29, 2021 at 12:31 pm | #

      And Jason is still working for him.

  17. plasticwrap
    plasticwrap
    May 29, 2021 at 12:22 am | #

    Matching shoes! She did dress up.

    • milu
      milu
      May 29, 2021 at 4:44 am | #

      She even went to all the trouble of wearing trousers!

  18. Johan
    Johan
    May 29, 2021 at 12:29 am | #

    Huh, Jason got hot.

  19. Matty
    Matty
    May 29, 2021 at 12:30 am | #

    Completely unrelated to the current storyline and I know we’re already mired in some story stuff but as a bisexual dude myself I’d like to see Danny get a molecule of character development at some point ngl

    • Delicious Taffy
      Delicious Taffy
      May 29, 2021 at 12:35 am | #

      He’s gotten plenty of development, though. All of it towards being more of a prick.

      • Geneseepaws
        Geneseepaws
        May 29, 2021 at 1:09 am | #

        Danny? Danny! He was the Bizzaro-World Mike, right?

    • Thag Simmons
      Thag Simmons
      May 29, 2021 at 3:24 am | #

      Might be a while.

    • Spencer
      Spencer
      May 29, 2021 at 7:27 am | #

      That… that happened a lot though, over the course of like ten years. What character development has he missed out on?

  20. Ucchan
    Ucchan
    May 29, 2021 at 1:02 am | #

    Helloooo, Jason.

  21. Ascension
    Ascension
    May 29, 2021 at 1:16 am | #

    He wears that hair well!

  22. JessWitt
    JessWitt
    May 29, 2021 at 1:20 am | #

    Liking Jason’s new hair. The change of part-time job might have contributed to it.

  23. Bagge
    Bagge
    May 29, 2021 at 1:30 am | #

    Heh, good line, Jason.

    • ValdVin
      ValdVin
      May 29, 2021 at 6:21 am | #

      Also, considering how many IU students Jason has to ferry to hospitals I’m impressed he remembers individual cases.

  24. RacingTurtle
    RacingTurtle
    May 29, 2021 at 2:40 am | #

    Comb your hair, Jason!

    Does the loose hair look good? Sure. Does it suit Jason? NO. IT’S NOT JASONY.

    Oh, well, I’ll get used to it.

  25. Axel
    Axel
    May 29, 2021 at 3:19 am | #

    ngl I prefer these eyebrows.

  26. Keulen
    Keulen
    May 29, 2021 at 4:26 am | #

    For some reason I didn’t expect Jason to still be working as a bartender at Galasso’s. Last time we saw him was before the time skip, if I remember right.

  27. KingoHrts
    KingoHrts
    May 29, 2021 at 4:40 am | #

    Anyone else concerned that suddenly Ruth is in a bar that she didn’t plan on visiting? With a few minutes to kill now that her date is “occupied” momentarily? Bad things could happen quickly.

    • milu
      milu
      May 29, 2021 at 4:50 am | #

      I feel like the mention of ER might be just what she needed to hear. Besides, her date seems to be going unexpectedly well, so, I’d guess she’s relatively less self -destructive than usual rn!

    • thejeff
      thejeff
      May 29, 2021 at 9:44 am | #

      Hey, she’s legal now. It’s fine.

      She’s already said she’s not ready to date sober.

      • Daibhid C
        Daibhid C
        May 29, 2021 at 1:42 pm | #

        Yes, as soon as you reach legal drinking age, the whole “dangerous alcohol dependency” thing resets, and you get to start again with a clean slate.

        • milu
          milu
          May 29, 2021 at 6:33 pm | #

          i think thejeff did a sarcasm?

          • Daibhid C
            Daibhid C
            May 30, 2021 at 9:40 am | #

            Oops, probably.

            There is a slight chance this is hitting me in the family history, affecting my ability to detect sarcasm (but not, apparently, to dish it out). Today’s strip didn’t help.

  28. Rabisch
    Rabisch
    May 29, 2021 at 5:46 am | #

    Jason is a great guy. He care for the health of the others. Ruth don’t have a chance to order something at the bar with him as a bartender. Let’s hope Daisy will be Ok soon.

  29. Sombrero
    Sombrero
    May 29, 2021 at 5:59 am | #

    Connie: check.
    Jason: check.

    C’mon, Penny! It’s your turn!

  30. miri
    miri
    May 29, 2021 at 10:10 am | #

    Unfortunately Jason do be looking like a snack though.

    • Alex
      Alex
      May 29, 2021 at 11:04 am | #

      He looks super cute in panel 4.

  31. Mr. Random
    Mr. Random
    May 29, 2021 at 12:02 pm | #

    Jason looks… different.
    Is it the hair or something?

    • Clif
      Clif
      May 29, 2021 at 12:24 pm | #

      Something something Mike something something.

    • RassilonTDavros
      RassilonTDavros
      May 29, 2021 at 12:36 pm | #

      He also got thicker eyebrows.

  32. BlackScarabFilmZ
    BlackScarabFilmZ
    May 29, 2021 at 12:32 pm | #

    I apologize to everyone for this observation but Jason and the Nostalgia Critic have the same job description, remembering it so others don’t have to.

  33. MacareuxMoine
    MacareuxMoine
    May 29, 2021 at 12:43 pm | #

    Am I the only one who is bothered by the fact, that the way to the bathroom is trough the bar (aka age restricted area)?

    • Clif
      Clif
      May 29, 2021 at 12:56 pm | #

      Am I the only one who is bothered by the fact that the sign to the right of the Reds ad and above the list of Specials says “Mult Billie Hompk!AA/halp”

      • MacareuxMoine
        MacareuxMoine
        May 31, 2021 at 11:23 am | #

        according to the next strip it says something like “___ beer tomorrow”.

        Also I wonder how you managed to read anything of it in this strip – to me it’s just blurry.

    • David M Willis
      David M Willis
      May 29, 2021 at 2:40 pm | #

      In real life the hallway to the bathroom goes all the way across the building – sure there’s an entrance from the bar but also from elsewhere in the restaurant. But Ruth is in the bar, so the entrance to the hallway from the back of the bar is the nearest route.

      • MacareuxMoine
        MacareuxMoine
        May 31, 2021 at 11:30 am | #

        Kind of expected it to be that way – but needed clarification regardless

  34. Darkseide
    Darkseide
    May 29, 2021 at 7:23 pm | #

    ha ha ha, Jason

  35. Juanoku
    Juanoku
    May 29, 2021 at 7:42 pm | #

    Wow Jason looks great, actually

  36. darkoneko
    darkoneko
    May 31, 2021 at 4:33 am | #

    Hi Jason

  37. Joya
    Joya
    June 15, 2021 at 4:54 pm | #

    I love his new hairstyle, it looks great

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