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Does Amazi-Girl have a Virgin Alarm or something?
Its programmed to go off before Joyce does
I understood that reference!
And I understood them and yours little one too!
Why is midnight sex o clock?
It’s always sex o’clock somewhere.
In Sweden, at 5:30 the time in Swedish is “halv sex”, pronounced “have sex”. Or close enough.
It’s always halv sex somewhere.
Midnight is the witching hour, and traditionally Witches are sexually libertine.
I kinda doubt thats what joyce was going for
Because it’s when the hands on the clock are the most erect.
Damn, that is way better than my answer.
That’s also why people have nooners.
Oh that’s good.
I assume because, if you are college student with no classes first thing in the morning it is about bedtime. That way they can go right from sleeping together to sleeping together.
The carriage turned back into a pumpkin.
That’s a gazebo.
Maybe because since it is no longer the same day it doesn’t count as sleeping with someone on the first date?
(Which wouldn’t apply here anyway.)
Yesterday someone said that Joyce doesn’t “want her Non-Sex and her Sex touching each other on the calendar” and I choose to take that as canon.
Because it’s the opposite side of six o’clock
It’s when you’re most hidden from the Sun.
In the high-demand religious tradition I grew up in, adults told youth that the Holy Ghost goes to bed at midnight. That and the one about back rubs in the front room leading to front rubs in the back room.
might have something to do with a campus legend too. https://f351jmcd.sitehost.iu.edu/2023/04/27/the-gazebo/
Hello AG.
Not the threesom we were expecting
What are you doing, step-sister’s alter ego?
You work with the threesome you get, which is not always the threesome you want.
But is it the threesome you deserve?
Just here to save them from the wild gazebo.
The gazebo does not respond.
can i shoot it with my crossbow?
Dumbing of Age Book 15: I Touched a Butt and God Sent an Angry Angel!
alternate title: guess hell’s real after all
Dorothy didn’t have enough ass. It all makes sense now.
https://www.dumbingofage.com/2015/comic/book-5/02-threes-a-crowd/blbfghlpf/ Becky would definitely agree.
Wow, your memory is beyond amazing.
The power of ADHD! Helps me remember events in my favorite webcomics as well as the mitochondria being the powerhouse of the cell. Does not help me remember what I need to buy from the grocery store unless I have a list.
I’m pretty sure you meant midichlorian. The midichlorian is the powerhouse of the cell.
Aren’t midichlorians the things in Star Wars that give people the ability to use the force? Unless that’s the joke you’re making in which case IGNORE MEEEE
Yeah, those are the force house of the cell. Totally different.
That was totally the joke.
I’m pretty sure you mean MIDI file. The MIDI file is the powerhouse of the cell.
MIDI isn’t really very good for power house, unfortunately.
MP3 is much better:
https://youtu.be/HnzLconK4Tw?si=5eNG24iWgMhMJWD1
I hear your Powerhouse and raise you Engine Room: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aV34KqCKE3A
except unlike MP3, MIDI format is instructions for playing sounds, not necessarily the sounds themselves :p
Precisely. It captures performance and not instrument. And is superior for that, both in terms of compression of information and in translating a performance to other instruments. Again you can go from a midi file to a score much easier than from a mp3 file to a score. MP3 contains mere sound while Midi captures the music.
Butts disease coupled with adhd. Powerful.
I don’t know whether it’s good memoria or ADHD, but I’ve never stopped regerring to Dorothy as Boney Poindexter in my head XD
This was TEN REAL LIFE YEARS AGO?
Reading forward from that link brought me to https://www.dumbingofage.com/2015/comic/book-5/02-threes-a-crowd/exclusivity/
And, uh, hoo boy, panels two and five seem really relevant to recent events…
Do you mean two and four? I’m not sure five is relevant unless we’re about to get a very surprising revelation about Joe…
If Willis answers prayers…
Yes, I meant four.
I’ve decided Joyce isn’t attracted to Joe. There’s literally no evidence, I’ve just decided it’s canon now, and that’s not divisive to say.
Not only is she not attracted, but she actively hates him. And his tight, round ass. There was no previous strip of them on a lovely date.
In fact there was never any previous strips at all, this is the first last and only strip. Who the hell are these characters?
The webcomic isn’t dumbingofage it is just Of. Of what? Hell if I know.
Little-known Fact #6875: There has never been a comic called “Dumbing of Age”.
It didn’t happen. It’s fan art. It’s illegal pornography. It’s a cereal box.
unstable AU
Nods of agreement from the 10% of people who voted that Joyce was 6 on the Kinsey scale.
Well I don’t know. She could just be removing her social programming from the church. It’s currently in processing ‘I’m allowed to do this’ time. Clearly this warrants a further investigation to get to the bottom of these ham handed reactions she seems to be having. We don’t want to bun-t this down the road any further than it has been.
Right, because that would be a real bummer. I’m sure someone has an arsenal of arguments to the contrary, but will they have the bare cheek to use them?
Dont be ass in nine Taffy. Be ass in ten out of ten…. I was going to say ‘like Joe’ but then I remembered at least half the cast allegedly has a nice ass.
Don’t half-ass two things. Whole-ass one thing.
What.
Taffy has chosen to reject your reality and substitute their own
As do we all to some degree. Taffy just does it with more panache.
Yeah, so the basic idea here is that in the displayed comic, Joyce is attracted to Joe, to the point she’s grabbing his ass and talking about having sex with him, but there’s a little twist I’ve introduced. Now, a few people have picked up on that twist already, but it’s a little bit abstract so I’ll go ahead and explain it for ya. My decision (or claim, if you prefer) is that Joyce (the same one from the strip) is not attracted to Joe (also from the strip), and despite the displayed evidence, I’ve decided there is instead no evidence. Further, I’ve taken the liberty of calling my decision canon (or “officially part of the story”, if you prefer) and then on top of that (and if you’re keeping up so far, you’re gonna love this part), I’ve made the claim that my decision is not divisive. I know, yowzers! What a thing to say, and the audacity to call it a decision while making unilateral proclamations of canonicity! How do they do it, folks? Well, here’s the cherry on top, my good [gender]: I do it facetiously, playing on the time-honored tradition of making an oppositional, absurd claim, without even believing it myself! I know, I know, it’s pretty slick. And now that I’ve explained the bit (an industry term, you understand), the wool is pulled away and you can see it with your own eyes, plain as day. Come back anytime for more of these incredible feats of prestidigitation!
And here I thought we were just still clowning on Megan from yesterdays comment section.
I’d hope not! That’d be genuinely shitty!
What the fuck would be the point of that? What a waste of my limited time on this planet.
not a hot take at all. a perfectly reasonable take. what is your opinion on global warming?
Fuck it, I blame Sweden.
Please tip your wait-staff, we do not pay them a living wage. Also remember to pick up your paper cups and throw them at the second act once Taffy is safely off-stage.
I dunno. Blaming Sweden has potential.
Yup. Look at this compulsory heterosexuality. There’s definitely no actual attraction here. No girls actually like boys
Exactly! I’m not sure why Taffy is out here announcing obvious facts that everyone agrees on, but I guess the comments section is for all sorts.
There is absolutely evidence. Joyce has said explicitly that she does not like boys ever. This whole thing is just forced and out of character.
I mean, Hot Take and all, but it IS actually okay for lesbians reading stories about bi girls to find them relatable to their own experiences as a lesbian and thus headcanon that bi girl as a lesbian.
It’s okay for trans men reading stories about cis lesbians to find them relatable to their own experiences as a trans man and thus headcanon that cis lesbian girl as a trans man.
Where it gets a little dicey is when folks start making these things statements of definitive fact, yelling at people who disagree with them (up to and including the relevant creator), etc.
But yeah, like. “Fellas is it bi erasure to find a bi character relatable to one’s own lesbian/gay experiences…” No.
(Taffy didn’t say any of this, and I enjoyed the joke, but this is something I wanted to say yesterday and this thread gave me another jumping off point for it.)
(Also I’m bi too, and I’ve been Kinda Prickly myself and feeling like folks who call Ruth and/or Jennifer a lesbian are somehow taking something away from me……. it’s a bit of a crab-bucket mentality and something I think we all fall into from time to time due to Society being the way it is and representation being thin on the ground.)
Amazi-Girl is showing up to make sure they have some Amazi-condoms
This. Bingo.
I’m a little worried Amazi-girl is here to get Joyce, because Dorothy has spun out even harder and done something. I hope not.
I would be shocked if that’s the case.
The Amazi-girl coming to get Joyce thing, not the Dorothy spinning out thing. I am very certain she’s crashing out hard.
Possibly also to chivy them inside, for sex that is both safer and legal. As opposed to outside, in the freezing cold, at night, and trespassing.
Alternately, to upbraid Joyce on her shoddy treatment of poor Dorothy.
I hope it’s the ”safe and legal” thing, that would be in character and also sweet.
Did you learn nothing from Finding Nemo, Joyce? Never touch the butt.
yeah, best to let those scuba divers Pass Over you XD
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I wonder what brings Amazi-Girl around.
Butts, maybe
I think Amber has the Butts Disease. (so sad) Amazi-Girl doesn’t have the disease; she is the cure.
Joe’s milkshake?
No wait, they’re stepsiblings. Gah!
Are they? Are they really?
Joe’s father whose name escapes me beyond “Mr. Rosenthal” married Amy, Amber’s mother. That makes them stepsiblings. Or stompsiblings if you will.
Their names are Richard and Stacy, respectively.
Yup, and honestly not an un-cute couple in their way.
Richard’s a bit of a sleaze, but he does seem like he really feels for the shit Stacy’s been through and wants to do right by her. Let’s hope it lasts.
Are they actually married by now? I thought they were planning but it wasn’t done yet.
Even if they weren’t yet it easier to step sibling than “my dad’s, fiancé’s daughter.”
yes https://www.dumbingofage.com/guarantees/
Excellent! I had forgotten. I need to re-re-read the whole dang thing. (brb gotta spend 3 days)
Joe and Amber are (or will be) stepsiblings, but are Joe and Amazi-Girl? I’m not sure.
(In any case, given that they knew each other, as adults, before their parents even met, I’m not really sure why it should be a problem, other than the potential awkwardness at family gatherings.)
She’s keeping an eye on the gazebo in case it tries to attack anybody.
Nah, she is watching out for one of those slasher movie killers who attacks you for having sex.
Gazebos have angry angles.
That’s what makes it a Dire Gazebo.
Best answer. She knows those things are dangerous!
She’s probably here to warn J+J that bumping uglies out in the snow is a great way to catch hypothermia and potentially land both of them in hospital, so get back to your rooms before engaging in pre-marital hanky-panky.
Joyce is… still very much a work in progress.
(Also I wonder how much of this is autobiographical.)
Childhood trauma stays with you for quite a while. Difficult stuff to resolve.
Damn I felt that snap back into old christian habits on Joyce. Those last couple panels gave me some ptsd
Amazi-Girl, angry angel, not necessarily so different
force of habit XD
Must be her lookout point. Which is fair, but do we really need the sloped edges
what else is considered as “the girlfriend toll”
Having to share any order of fries you get, even if she says she doesn’t want any
Reminds me of a picture I saw long ago in the dark ages, of a menu with an add-on called “She’s Not Hungry”, equivalent to a size upgrade on your fries.
I wonder how much of this is related to being trained into suppressing hunger due to society insisting women both remain thin and devalue their own needs (and so claiming not to want fast food), and then that training being overridden by the basic animal instinct to eat when encountering food while hungry.
Maybe I’m just reading too much into things, though.
No, I bet that’s it.
I also think there’s a sound psychological, even evolutionary aspect to it. A prospective mate or romantic partner who is upset about you eating some of their fries is very selfish and not inclined to share. It’s a good, subtle test of their character.
I don’t mean that the test would be pre-meditated as such, but it’s one of those small interactions that can reveal a lot about the other person.
IMHO, there’s a two-way street to that test, too, in that I’ve dated people who’d insist they weren’t hungry and then ate half my fries. Sure, fine. Next date, I say, “Should I get extra fries?” and if they do the “no, I’m not hungry at all” again and then persist in eating half of my medium fries, well, that’s ALSO a good subtle test of character.
(My partner’s been letting me order “Combo X and another medium fry, too” for over two decades)
Yup, nothing wrong with that Big Z
Communication and all that
Former lady friend o’ mine said the sexiest thing she ever saw was her guy (me) cooking for her. Her parents’ culture was pretty patriarchal, and made the women do all the cooking.
Cooking is sexy. Anyone who makes it un-sexy should be executed in the street.
That’s lotsa executions. Gonna be a right mess. Who’s gonna clean all that up?
Not I, said the queer.
Whoever doesn’t cook is the one who cleans, so it’s kind of a problem actually.
This is absolutely it
There’s the hoodie tax, of course.
Her dessert is about three spoonfuls’ from the middle of my dessert.
hey what the f
If you skip leg days, you won’t get freezing hands on your butt.
I’m going to choose to believe this is a coincidence and that Amazi-girl doesn’t creepily stalk all her friends who stay out past 10pm.
I mean…you’re talking about the same girl that tracks people’s phones
Name accurate.
Not sure who is getting the worse end here, Joyce being scared to death by AG or AG having to hear this about her step-brother. XD
That someone touched his butt with cold hands? I suspect the word date makes Amber assume much more than that.
Did Roz drop the sex tape before they were stepsiblings?
Yes. Why?
Then Amber probably watched it already and knows wayyyy more than butt-touching about her step-bro.
Step-brother is not the same as a brother you grew up with. They don’t magically become icky to think about in sex context.
I wasn’t thinking of ‘icky’ in that sense, more like ‘I do not need to be hearing this about this fucking dork I spent Christmas break with’.
Meanwhile, Amber is pounding her mental keyboard writing the smutfic.
Jokes aside. The last time we saw Amazi-girl, she was about kicking an incel’s ass. He was one of Ryan’s pals, and the connection with Tony def gave her a lead. I think it’s safe to say she’s back to superheroing
To be fair, it’s hard to meet someone like Incelerator and not be tempted to do a little ass-kicking. My current headcanon is that Amazi-girl had been retired from superheroing at the time but couldn’t resist going after that guy, then concluded “guess I’m doing this again”.
It just occurred to me that Joyce’s outdoor voice probably rivals that of an umpire.
Just trying to remember…
What does Joe know of the Amazi-girl/Amber dynamic? Does he know they are the “same” person? Does he know she seems to have some sort of split personality?
(Looking through the archive the only strips they seem to have interacted was after Amber took on the “incel-erator” villain in the cafeteria.)
Given that he apparently didn’t even know Amazi-Girl was real, I can’t imagine he’s aware of any connection at all between her and Amber.
Huh. He’s got some surprises coming with his new family.
Amber mentioned it once, but it appears he either didn’t hear or took it as a joke.
I understand Joyce’s thin. I’m not religious and never was, but my brain still fall for lots of things I no longer am. I’ve been out as trans masc for 8 years and still sometimes go ‘me?’ internally when someone says ‘ladies,’ and I dropped out of college a decade ago but still occasionally think ‘I’ve never done that’ when someone describes a brand new trend amongst students.
THIS IS REALLY CUTE, no notes.
chalk it up to old habits
Joyce’s testing the water.
nothing amuses the devil as much as hearing that he doesn’t exist
Then who is 9 Chickweed Lane written for?
Nobody. The author can’t even remember what happened one panel ago.
I had to stop reading that one. Ugh.
We’ll sooner learn how many licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop before anyone figures that one out.
The voices in Brook McElwordswordswords’ head.
no. nothing amuses the devil as much as telling that tedious fineas and ferb joke. when you see or hear it, that person is the devil. And not the cool the devil, the terrible one.
The stupid coins one?
exactly
Boy, if I had a nickel for every weird nickel I twice but if I a lot if I had a time it if every it twice I happened if it I ni ckel I weird it but I
That’s fine as long as someone thinks I’m funny.
Now I’m wondering if Amazi-Girl was following Joe and Joyce, or if she just happened to be passing by the area with the gazebo at the right time.
I assume, honestly, that she’s been looking for Incelerator to cause issues at the protest that’s been happening in the background noise of the storyline.
If she is it’d likely be at Dorothy’s request, I don’t see any reason for her to particularly care if joe and Joyce fuck
Or she noticed something was wrong with Dorothy and is investigating.
She’s just looking for a tall structure to strike a Classic Comics Pose.
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Goddammit, I copy-pasted this from the Patreon update and accidentally copied the part before the comment.
Anyway, it’s an Always Sunny joke in case anyone’s wondering.
Amazi-Girl: The Cock Blocking Returns
Thank god for Amazi-girl, she stopped Joyce from catching Butts Disease!
See I KNEW they were planning midnight sex in the gazebo! Like I said yesterday, and someone was tryna tell me it wasn’t so
Brains default back to old patterns under sudden stress. Amazi-girl honey I don’t think theyre gonna do any public indecency its not Equipment Working temperatures.
Amazi-Girl on Sex Police duty
Cock-blocking or not, AG looks badass as usual. I am curious to real reason she’s there for. Maybe a popular spot for pushy men.
Sister coming for the/a rescue….?
Bah, she can believe in angels and be an atheist. Believe they’re enforcers of the Simulation Admin.
How is that different from theism?
Have you seen Dr. Who? The Weeping Angels? Pretty sure those are sci-fi
I’m confused at how aliens = theism.
If they are supernatural and significantly superior to humans because of their supernatural traits, they’re gods. “Simulation” is dressing up supernaturalism with science fiction.
And I’m confused how believing someone made our universe and has agents to enforce their will on it != theism.
I think that’s basically Evangelion, except in that the angels come from The Human Condition, or some shit.
Then Shinji can marry Lilith.
Fun fact: Anno’s been quite forthright that Eva’s Christian symbolism was 1000% them being cool and edgy about a religion they didn’t really understand or care about (something like 2% of Japan is Christian), and he’s admitted that they probably would’ve put more effort and thought into it if they’d expected the series to ever go international.
I think it’s fun. I think more countries should do this, treating Christianity the same way we treat the Greek and Norse pantheons.
now there’s an interesting take on the Matrix…
“Enforcers of the Simulation” would be Mr Smith and the other agents from the Matrix.
Which are angels if we go with Gnosticism.
No atheists in a tush-hole… wait….
me sensing a situation not about me
Pneumonia blocked by Amazi-girl.
Did she bring a couple Amazi-thermal-blankets?
(which are those little $2 emergency mylar blankets with the A-G logo done in sharpie)
For half a second I thought Joe’s butt made a metallic sound when she grabbed it.
Same. Glutes of steel!
This campus has a bad case of Amazi-Girls. They’re kinda like squirrels, but occasionally beat up evil-doers.
So, exactly like squirrels.
Like squirrel girls, if you will.
Honestly? I suspect Amazi-girl to be checking that everything’s consensual, given her compartmentalised experiences of Joyce (and possibly Joe)
And hey, we may see the re-appearance off the Amazi-condoms! (“Amazi-girl is prepared for everything!” I think was the line when they were introduced.)
Don’t you mean hypochondria, which is the powerhouse of the frail?
Well that was a feeble joke to begin with, and now it posted so far from the intended comment it makes zero sense, well done me
Still giggled.
Joyce, you done touched a penis before, too. Touched it a lot, moreover. You even spilled some seed on that table. No angry angel at that time. Your guilty conscious expecting one now??
Looks Joyce’s neurosis’ isn’t always consistent
Nah, it’s consistent. With how devout Joyce was, she knows that the Sex Vengeance Angels™ are spread very thin, and typically only intervene when there’s a looming risk of consensual intercourse. That’s why churchy kids will do absolutely everything else *except* sex during college.
Maybe there’s a lot of butt angels, but a shortage of ding-dong angels. That’s my theology and I’m sticking to it.
Makes as much sense as the whole cherubim-are-cute-chubby-toddlers thing. Please send your submission to the Nicean Council 3.0 (don’t ask what happened with 2.0), and they’ll get back to you within 3-5 business years.
They weren’t outside that time, the angels couldn’t see them.
I’m putting my money on “Amazi-Girl is here coincidentally, as she’s been looking for Incelerator to cause trouble at the protest all day.”
But it’s midnight now. Is that protest still going on? They’re camping out maybe?
It wouldn’t be unheard of if it mimics other modern-day campus protests for there to be camping out or people still there past midnight.
AG climbing buildings while there’s cops everywhere, including with scopes on top of buildings. Betting she gets caught or nearly caught.
Dang. Considering that cold, I hope they’re all well-prepared. Sufficient gear,
plus medic people, plus food and water supplies, etc.
My prayers go with yours. I had this sick feeling Amazi-Girl was “keeping an eye on Joe” so he doesn’t “prey on the innocent Joyce.”
It’s a little like religion and a lot like gumbo, you should never know when you’re going to get it next.
A favorite C-A-D has Ethan reacting to Lila’s icy feet on his legs, and her replying “We’re married. Half of your body heat is legally mine.”
Finally, she’s able to actually say the word Sex!
Gravatar face is (*chef’s kiss) appropriate face.
I don’t like the girlfriend toll.
I don’t like the hetero dynamic where a woman overrides her man’s comfort on account of gender.
You don’t get to complain about the cold because i’m a woman and you have to warm me at your own expense.
I will put my foot down about how you do anything in life, because i’m a woman and you are clearly my toddler project who needs to be taught to tidy his room and play less video games.
I will eat your food because i have refused to plan ahead when we ordered.
But i’m PRETTY so i get away with all that!
Look, I’m sorry she did that to you, but it’s really not so deep.
Jesus christ dude it’s really not that deep.
I guarantee you if he actually expressed discomfort with this situation joyce would but have grabbed the butt.
excuse me
it’s FEWER video games, not less
because they’re countable
*videos game
That was literally my first thought when reading that as well! But then I re-read it, and it actually makes sense, if you interpret “less video games” as “less time playing video games” which is what I think he was going for.
Maybe the way YOU do it. My video gaming is a continuous stream unmarred by demarcations, a veritable heap if you will.
Man, chill out, sometimes you gotta learn to separate your personal issues with the fiction you are reading.
Yikes, buddy. Take a nice bath and breathe, maybe get a snack.
Man I missed a lot of comic strips where Joyce not only took on Joe as a pet project but also ate all of his food, tried teaching him to clean his room, bossed him around and told him what to do, ordered him to play fewer video games, and backed up all of this by stating it’s because she’s pretty!! Man, where have I been?
Honestly? Joyce eating Joe’s food would be growth and they’d both acknowledge that. It means she ate something complex.
You’re absolutely right and you should say it even louder.
That toll does indeed sound unreasonable, and you might be justified in throwing her tea into the harbor then. But between that and “guy won’t even accept her touching him if her hands are cold” there is a lot of room for healthy relationships.
Very curious if Dorothy’s trauma induced anxiety got the better of her and she asked AG to check on them. I’m not disappointed I’m just, worried and sad for Dorothy. I don’t think we’ve seen a serious explored polyamorous relationship in this comic as I know of and I think having a jointed three-part relationship with Dorothy and Joyce dating and Joyce and Joe dating and all platonic on Joe-Dorothy, is the best hope on all this I can ideally see
I think they’d give it the old college try, but I see Dorothy’s jealousy eating away at her too much for it to last. Especially with her pre-existing dynamic with Joyce. What happens when Joe helps Joyce solve her problems?
It might be interesting to watch them try. And if there’s a way they work it out that’s not just a sudden “everything’s ok now”, even better.
Maybe the thing that happens when Joy helps Joyce solve her problems is that Dorothy learns to relax and use the spare time. Maybe she works better in a dynamic where she can accept that all the pressure to be mature isn’t on her.
Joe, not Joy, lmao.
so is amazi girl here because people are being intimate in the gazebo and she wants to make sure it’s consensual or maybe just stop them either way because bluh bluh laws or because dorothy sent her or is she just out doing her thing and happened to show up at the time or does she perhaps crave mess as much as amber does
Not believable. No girl actually likes boys. /s
It’s always Sex O’clock in Margarittaville come to think of it.
It spite of my extensive history of internet role plays… Joyce is sorta where I am presently when it comes to IRL sex. It’s… kinda nice to see, actually.