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July 11, 2026

Nice guy

by David M Willis on September 4, 2021 at 12:01 am
  • 01 – Sister, Christian
└ Tags: danny, joe

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  1. Ana Chronistic
    Ana Chronistic
    September 4, 2021 at 12:03 am | #

    The nice guy is my penisbicep

    • Clif
      Clif
      September 4, 2021 at 2:11 am | #

      Nice.

  2. Thag Simmons
    Thag Simmons
    September 4, 2021 at 12:03 am | #

    …

    Joe, no.

    • RassilonTDavros
      RassilonTDavros
      September 4, 2021 at 12:07 am | #

      JOOOE, NOOO!

      JOOOE MY GOOOD!

      JOOOE-LY SHIIIT!

      (look if people are gonna call the joyce/joe ship “jojo” then it’s fair play)

      • ian livs
        ian livs
        September 4, 2021 at 12:07 am | #

        ^this is my new favorite thing

      • Sunny
        Sunny
        September 4, 2021 at 12:07 pm | #

        Of course it’s called JoJo! What else could you even call it?

        • Spencer
          Spencer
          September 4, 2021 at 12:08 pm | #

          Naming this ship is my legacy.

          • Schpoonman
            Schpoonman
            September 4, 2021 at 11:10 pm | #

            It’s far far better than most.

        • Decidedly Orthogonal
          Decidedly Orthogonal
          September 4, 2021 at 12:47 pm | #

          Joeyce

    • Keulen
      Keulen
      September 4, 2021 at 5:57 am | #

      Joe yes.

      • Daniel M Ball
        Daniel M Ball
        September 4, 2021 at 6:59 am | #

        not quite, it’s..

        JOOOOEEE YEEAH!!

        you know, like that sample they put in the commercials from that song you don’t remember very well from the nineties.

        • Needfuldoer
          Needfuldoer
          September 4, 2021 at 7:53 pm | #

          Or the sentient pitcher full of fruit punch.

  3. Nono
    Nono
    September 4, 2021 at 12:05 am | #

    I like the ‘thunk!’.

    • Rose by Any Other Name
      Rose by Any Other Name
      September 4, 2021 at 12:56 am | #

      Sal, I presume?

      • He Who Abides
        He Who Abides
        September 4, 2021 at 2:39 am | #

        It sure ain’t Dr. Livingston.

  4. rasiqra
    rasiqra
    September 4, 2021 at 12:07 am | #

    THUNK

    • Amos Batista
      Amos Batista
      September 4, 2021 at 5:28 am | #

      Please, Willis, tag Sal for her effort.

      • Decidedly Orthogonal
        Decidedly Orthogonal
        September 4, 2021 at 7:09 pm | #

        Seconded! Thirded?

  5. BBCC
    BBCC
    September 4, 2021 at 12:08 am | #

    MOVE TO THE LEFT JOE.

    • Kyrik Michalowski
      Kyrik Michalowski
      September 4, 2021 at 12:12 am | #

      His left or your left?

      • BBCC
        BBCC
        September 4, 2021 at 1:14 am | #

        ANY LEFT JUST STOP OBSTRUCTING THE WINDOW.

  6. DailyBrad
    DailyBrad
    September 4, 2021 at 12:08 am | #

    Man, Joe really needs to get better shirts.

    • Thag Simmons
      Thag Simmons
      September 4, 2021 at 12:14 am | #

      What is so tragic is that this constitutes a marked improvement in quality

      • Nono
        Nono
        September 4, 2021 at 12:27 am | #

        I dunno, I think this is a downgrade from ‘Dig It’.

      • Jon
        Jon
        September 4, 2021 at 10:41 am | #

        I see you there, Vaarsuvius.

        • King Daniel
          King Daniel
          September 4, 2021 at 2:53 pm | #

          Of course, Vaarsuvius isn’t invisible.

          Unlike a certain bard with 18 Charisma, from time to time…

  7. Yotomoe
    Yotomoe
    September 4, 2021 at 12:09 am | #

    That’s legit super cute though!

  8. Wagstaff
    Wagstaff
    September 4, 2021 at 12:10 am | #

    *plays “No More Mr. Nice Guy” by Alice Cooper on Voxola PR-76*

    • Wagstaff
      Wagstaff
      September 4, 2021 at 12:16 am | #

      I know it’s low-hanging fruit, but I couldn’t really think of anything else.

      • Tawnee
        Tawnee
        September 4, 2021 at 12:31 am | #

        There is Nice Guy Eddie by Sleeper, but the lyrics are really not relevant to this situation.

        • powerpowerpow
          powerpowerpow
          September 4, 2021 at 1:01 am | #

          Same goes for Nice Guys Finish Last by Green Day, but that was the first song that came to my mind

    • datneeks
      datneeks
      September 4, 2021 at 10:00 am | #

      I feel like the Pat Boone cover of such is more appropriate for Joe.

  9. TemporalShrew
    TemporalShrew
    September 4, 2021 at 12:11 am | #

    I wonder how many rocks it’s going to take before Danny notices them. What’s the over-under on the window incurring damage before then?

    • Kyrik Michalowski
      Kyrik Michalowski
      September 4, 2021 at 12:11 am | #

      50/50 at best.

    • Thag Simmons
      Thag Simmons
      September 4, 2021 at 12:17 am | #

      Using the Current Caliber? Probably minimal damage, nothing serious.

      If Sal escalates and gets a bigger rock though…

    • Keulen
      Keulen
      September 4, 2021 at 6:07 am | #

      Depends how long it takes until Danny notices. The longer it takes, the more chances of window breakage occurring.

    • keithcurtis
      keithcurtis
      September 4, 2021 at 12:47 pm | #

      I had forgotten yesterday’s strip. I read that as someone off-panel tossing something at Joe.

  10. auroki
    auroki
    September 4, 2021 at 12:11 am | #

    Necktie Danny is a good look for Danny. Also makes the hat work better.

  11. Kyrik Michalowski
    Kyrik Michalowski
    September 4, 2021 at 12:11 am | #

    Joe you are going to make Danny miss the rocks tapping on the window.

    Sal should have gone the break into his window route or get a boombox. They still make those, right?

    …I’m not old, stop making me feel old.

  12. Tan
    Tan
    September 4, 2021 at 12:14 am | #

    Joe, you are being a horse’s ass about your own feelings and also a bad wingman to Danny.

  13. TheKelliestKelly
    TheKelliestKelly
    September 4, 2021 at 12:16 am | #

    I can’t tell if this is more or less douchey than having a shirt that just says, “Nice Guy” with no arrow.

  14. Sirksome
    Sirksome
    September 4, 2021 at 12:16 am | #

    Is this supposed to be “nice guy” in the negative sense of the word? Y’know the guy that expects common respect and decency (typically towards women) automatically means they’re entitled to sex. Cause Danny is actually a genuinely nice guy in the positive way.

    • Thag Simmons
      Thag Simmons
      September 4, 2021 at 12:17 am | #

      Probably meant as sincere praise, but that is not the vibe anyone is going to get from it.

    • Tan
      Tan
      September 4, 2021 at 12:35 am | #

      The implication is that the wearer of the shirt is NOT the nice guy, is the ‘bad boy’ that the womenfolk shun the nice guys in favor of. “That’s the nice guy, I’m just here to fuck, let’s fuck” basically

    • Amos Batista
      Amos Batista
      September 4, 2021 at 5:25 am | #

      It took me some years to figure out nice guys are not necessarily the same as good guys.

    • Keulen
      Keulen
      September 4, 2021 at 6:05 am | #

      I’m assuming Joe’s trying to say that Danny legitimately is a nice guy, not a guy who claims to be nice but really isn’t.

      • Amos Batista
        Amos Batista
        September 4, 2021 at 6:09 am | #

        i know. Just saying it.

  15. mm-s
    mm-s
    September 4, 2021 at 12:16 am | #

    Awwww… sal’s pebble!

  16. Spencer
    Spencer
    September 4, 2021 at 12:17 am | #

    Danny and his hat are like peanut butter and chocolate.

    • Wagstaff
      Wagstaff
      September 4, 2021 at 12:23 am | #

      Which one is the peanut butter again?

      • Decidedly Orthogonal
        Decidedly Orthogonal
        September 4, 2021 at 7:59 pm | #

        The hat is the peanut butter and the chocolate.

  17. brionl
    brionl
    September 4, 2021 at 12:20 am | #

    Back in the 70’s I had an original “I’m with Stupid” T-shirt, before they were cool.
    My brother would not walk next to me.

  18. Regalli
    Regalli
    September 4, 2021 at 12:25 am | #

    Mildly amusing anecdote time!

    So back when Hannibal was first airing, towards the tail end of Season One I was following the series by watching but also reading a recapper (who was A: deeply interested in the Hannibal Lecter series whereas I knew nothing, and therefore featured much screaming about the Miriam Lass episode, and B: Not nearly as faceblind as I am, and therefore helpful in describing all those damn microexpressions.) Towards the climax of the season there was a sequence they described as ‘Hannibal playing a Greatest Hits tape of out of context Will sounding psychologically unstable,’ or something to that effect. Someone in the commentary (or maybe me, I genuinely don’t remember) carried the joke a bit further and presented the image of Hannibal Lecter standing outside Crawford’s house with a boombox on which to play said tape, preferably with the original 80s pop as a backing track.

    I can’t even remember if I was the one to make the joke or not, but I can tell you, said silly image has stayed with me since and comes up in my brain EVERY TIME someone brings up Say Anything and the boombox scene.

    • Regalli
      Regalli
      September 4, 2021 at 12:30 am | #

      Also Joe, standing together in your dorm room isn’t an activity.

  19. Spencer
    Spencer
    September 4, 2021 at 12:27 am | #

    Next storyline Danny looks like a grandpa going fishing on a brisk autumn day and I need to stress that I am entirely for it.

    Danny continues to live up to bisexual no fashion sense energy.

    • Regalli
      Regalli
      September 4, 2021 at 12:29 am | #

      He looks so pleased to have a hat again!

    • Sirksome
      Sirksome
      September 4, 2021 at 12:29 am | #

      Only if he starts keeping hard candies in his pocket to give to the children and feeding pigeons in the park!

    • Keulen
      Keulen
      September 4, 2021 at 6:04 am | #

      This fashion fits Danny really well.

  20. Bryy
    Bryy
    September 4, 2021 at 12:44 am | #

    Joe would hate that he’s cockblocking right now.

    • Bagge
      Bagge
      September 4, 2021 at 12:57 am | #

      He’s a… bad wingman!

    • Stanistani
      Stanistani
      September 4, 2021 at 1:44 am | #

      He’s more blocking Sal, and I don’t want to use the female-equivalent term.

      • Opus the Poet
        Opus the Poet
        September 4, 2021 at 6:14 am | #

        Why? The female equivalent has been box-blocking for decades, and isn’t as bad as the male term.

      • Bagge
        Bagge
        September 4, 2021 at 12:54 pm | #

        Personally I like clam-jamming

        • Bagge
          Bagge
          September 4, 2021 at 12:55 pm | #

          As a term, I mean. It’s not like I’ve made a hobby of it or anything.

  21. Bagge
    Bagge
    September 4, 2021 at 12:57 am | #

    You know you want it, Danny

  22. Prince Mech
    Prince Mech
    September 4, 2021 at 12:59 am | #

    I have to say guys. I’ve looked at the art on Willis’ twitter and.

    Danny looks legitimately good with the hat. He always looked legitimately good with the hat. It suits him.

    • Keulen
      Keulen
      September 4, 2021 at 6:02 am | #

      He definitely looks better with the hat.

  23. DaveM
    DaveM
    September 4, 2021 at 1:43 am | #

    The unasked question. Who’s “thunking” a rock at their window in panel 3? Is this the proverbial Chekhov’s gun?

    • RassilonTDavros
      RassilonTDavros
      September 4, 2021 at 1:53 am | #

      It’s Sal.

      • DaveM
        DaveM
        September 4, 2021 at 4:11 am | #

        Gaah! Thanks! In the mess that we commonly call “yesterday” I forgot to keep up to date and so skipped from Thursday to Saturday (AUS EAST) (and missed the setup for the thunking). Thank you for enlightening me.

  24. BenRG
    BenRG
    September 4, 2021 at 2:18 am | #

    Sadly, to Joe, this whole thing is the height of sophisticated humour.

  25. Rabid Rabbit
    Rabid Rabbit
    September 4, 2021 at 2:28 am | #

    I’m genuinely surprised that Sal isn’t tagged.

    As for why Joe’s smile looks like it’s had a visit from the Joker’s razor, I have no idea.

    • Eclipsa
      Eclipsa
      September 4, 2021 at 3:01 am | #

      I *think* that’s supposed to be a dimple.

    • Needfuldoer
      Needfuldoer
      September 4, 2021 at 4:33 am | #

      That’s just a pebble she threw. Characters have to make a physical on-panel appearance or have a speech bubble to get tagged.

  26. Rabisch
    Rabisch
    September 4, 2021 at 2:43 am | #

    They have such a different fashion sense! Danny is looking really good in his new hat and clothes suitable for the season, Joe is sadly stuck in the illusion of an eternal spring… Who will be the first to notice Sal’s rocks? How will Joe react when he sees that the beautiful, rebel and tough girl wants to see his best friend/nice guy? I adore this!

  27. Miri
    Miri
    September 4, 2021 at 3:37 am | #

    I like to think the window is open and the pebble thunked off Joe. He really is just that oblivious. After all, pain is a feeling!

    • Thag Simmons
      Thag Simmons
      September 4, 2021 at 4:47 am | #

      It’s the middle of winter in Indiana. That window is extremely closed

      • Miri
        Miri
        September 4, 2021 at 8:09 am | #

        The rule of funny is allowed to override practical considerations!

  28. Amos Batista
    Amos Batista
    September 4, 2021 at 5:28 am | #

    pubis

    • Alex
      Alex
      September 4, 2021 at 10:33 am | #

      What?

    • StClair
      StClair
      September 4, 2021 at 12:48 pm | #

      pootis!

      • Needfuldoer
        Needfuldoer
        September 4, 2021 at 7:49 pm | #

        Pootis pencer ear!

        DOKTOR!

  29. Felgraf
    Felgraf
    September 4, 2021 at 6:36 am | #

    Sal, use a snowball. You can throw it much harder without worrying about breaking the window, and it’ll still make a VERY loud noise, AND leave a visual indicator.

  30. Geoffrey Moyer
    Geoffrey Moyer
    September 4, 2021 at 9:31 am | #

    I fully expected that rock to come crashing through the window

    • David M Willis
      David M Willis
      September 4, 2021 at 4:22 pm | #

      Yes, father, I must become a rock.

  31. Alex
    Alex
    September 4, 2021 at 10:33 am | #

    I know this is toxic Joe behavior in a certain way but it’s also super cute to me for some reason.

  32. Lingo
    Lingo
    September 4, 2021 at 6:29 pm | #

    The left nipple is the nice one. Avoid the right nipple at all costs.

    • Lingo
      Lingo
      September 4, 2021 at 6:37 pm | #

      (I guess it’s more accurate to say the arrow is pointing at the armpit. But that’s not quite as funny to me.)

  33. Reltzik
    Reltzik
    September 4, 2021 at 8:15 pm | #

    … so we’re going to get a brick joke in about 30 strips wherein some character’s just been a douche, and Joe happens to be standing to their right.

  34. Jim
    Jim
    September 4, 2021 at 8:39 pm | #

    How many other people had the Green Day song “Nice Guys Finish Last” pop into their head as soon as they saw Joe’s shirt?

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