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June 22, 2026

Clean up

by David M Willis on November 3, 2023 at 12:01 am
  • 01 – Everybody's Looking for Nothing
└ Tags: dorothy, joyce

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  1. Ana Chronistic
    Ana Chronistic
    November 3, 2023 at 12:01 am | #

    Joyce: *adds “self” to list of things to clean*

    • UrsulaDavina
      UrsulaDavina
      November 3, 2023 at 12:03 am | #

      Maybe she can ask Joe to clean her face I m not sure if he is into food play though.

      • UrsulaDavina
        UrsulaDavina
        November 3, 2023 at 12:08 am | #

        Or Dotty either or

    • Angel
      Angel
      November 3, 2023 at 1:04 am | #

      leveling up from the laundry room to the showers? ;D

    • milu
      milu
      November 3, 2023 at 6:40 am | #

      Joyce, upon reflection *also adds self to list of possible secret transgenders*

      • Taffy
        Taffy
        November 3, 2023 at 11:31 am | #

        Joyce has been a cistrender her entire life, unbeknownst to her.

        • Kaiyalai
          Kaiyalai
          November 6, 2023 at 10:48 am | #

          . . . Oh, is that what I was doing before I hatched? Cistrending?

          How embarrassing.

  2. TrueVCU
    TrueVCU
    November 3, 2023 at 12:02 am | #

    Not pictured: [feeding screech]

    • Delavan
      Delavan
      November 3, 2023 at 9:48 am | #

      Thank you. I actually LOL’d.

  3. Nono
    Nono
    November 3, 2023 at 12:02 am | #

    Mommy and Mommy are arguing.

    • Dara
      Dara
      November 3, 2023 at 12:09 am | #

      itym “flirting” ^_^

      • Decidedly Orthogonal
        Decidedly Orthogonal
        November 3, 2023 at 1:13 am | #

        That’s what they said. 😉

        • clif
          clif
          November 3, 2023 at 11:03 am | #

          Or at any rate what we heard.

  4. quark
    quark
    November 3, 2023 at 12:03 am | #

    are these two pretending to be married again?

    • Thag Simmons
      Thag Simmons
      November 3, 2023 at 12:03 am | #

      pretending?

      • Hoboturtle
        Hoboturtle
        November 3, 2023 at 12:07 am | #

        Oh hey this is Joe and this is his girlfriend Joyce and this is her wife Dorothy.

        • Dday
          Dday
          November 3, 2023 at 12:16 am | #

          brings me back to:
          https://youtu.be/Nlb5vTI910E?feature=shared

        • FlamestAndLight
          FlamestAndLight
          November 3, 2023 at 2:01 pm | #

          For real though

    • Nono
      Nono
      November 3, 2023 at 12:06 am | #

      Well it is Date Night.

  5. Thag Simmons
    Thag Simmons
    November 3, 2023 at 12:03 am | #

    Joyce that’s not how you make it easier to clean

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      November 3, 2023 at 12:10 am | #

      It will be spotless once she’s licks the bowl. No delicious Cheez Product will be wasted.

    • Angel
      Angel
      November 3, 2023 at 1:01 am | #

      well i guess dorothy didn’t add a double amount of sauce but it shouldn’t look too bad lol

  6. Sirksome
    Sirksome
    November 3, 2023 at 12:03 am | #

    Aggressive gratitude. Lets hope this doesn’t devolve into a fist fight.

    • Angel
      Angel
      November 3, 2023 at 1:02 am | #

      depending on how much gets on her shirt it might lead to another laundry room trip ;P

  7. Dave Van Domelen
    Dave Van Domelen
    November 3, 2023 at 12:03 am | #

    Now kiss her with a mouth full of mac & cheese.

    • Auroki
      Auroki
      November 3, 2023 at 12:50 am | #

      Helluva lot harder than it sounds trust me. I’m also forbidden from certain acts while kissing my partner after that

      • clif
        clif
        November 3, 2023 at 11:06 am | #

        For example, sneezing?

        • Auroki
          Auroki
          November 3, 2023 at 11:57 pm | #

          Yeah, that ones a given. Also belching

  8. AeromechanicalAce
    AeromechanicalAce
    November 3, 2023 at 12:04 am | #

    Joyce is embracing her Inner Goblin here.

    • Angel
      Angel
      November 3, 2023 at 1:05 am | #

      by college teen standards pretty tame lol

    • clif
      clif
      November 3, 2023 at 2:34 am | #

      Joyce is embracing her inner Walky here.

      Fixed that for you. Yes, the difference can be imperceptible at times.

    • Tan
      Tan
      November 3, 2023 at 1:53 pm | #

      The dichotomy of humankind:

      https://i.imgur.com/WZCrd3j.png

  9. Sirksome
    Sirksome
    November 3, 2023 at 12:04 am | #

    Is this what the kids these days call platonic flirting?

    • Doug D
      Doug D
      November 3, 2023 at 12:07 am | #

      I think it’s “gustatory foreplay”, personally.

  10. Nono
    Nono
    November 3, 2023 at 12:05 am | #

    Shouldn’t they have sorted out who cleans during their mock-marriage in Gender Studies?

    • NGPZ
      NGPZ
      November 3, 2023 at 12:24 am | #

      Hey yeah, good callback! =D

  11. StClair
    StClair
    November 3, 2023 at 12:05 am | #

    “I’m in your debt.”
    “No you’re not.”
    “Yes I am!”
    “No.”
    “I’LL FITE YOU”

  12. UrsulaDavina
    UrsulaDavina
    November 3, 2023 at 12:06 am | #

    Honestly a big glob of craft or box Mac and cheese on my face might cause me to vomit. I have vomiting trying to craft mac and cheese it’s the smell and the texture.

    • wwwhhattt
      wwwhhattt
      November 3, 2023 at 12:57 am | #

      I’m impressed by how well they get pasta to feel like cardboard

      • Decidedly Orthogonal
        Decidedly Orthogonal
        November 3, 2023 at 1:15 am | #

        ..? How long aren’t you boiling the noodles for?

        • Angel
          Angel
          November 3, 2023 at 1:21 am | #

          i haven’t had instant mac that often but i can see a lot of ppl finding it uneappealing even if you cook it ‘properly’ lol

          • miz
            miz
            November 3, 2023 at 2:13 am | #

            hmm…instant mac n cheese, as in the stuff that comes in little individual cups that you microwave, has always had an unpleasant, slightly chemical-ly taste to me, and the texture can often be described generously as “gummy”, but i don’t think ‘cardboard’ is a descriptor i’d ever reach for 🤔

            an actual box of kraft made on the stovetop, though, tastes like….pasta with cheese sauce. because that’s all it is. and it’s so good.

            god i want kraft mac n cheese now.

            • Jon S.
              Jon S.
              November 3, 2023 at 3:16 am | #

              I prefer the flavor of the house brand sold at Winco – the cheese sauce tastes better to me. Although of course none of it compares to my wife’s homemade – the only problem there is keeping all three kinds of cheese in stock until she feels up to it (fibro sucks).

              • morleuca
                morleuca
                November 3, 2023 at 5:15 am | #

                I miss the one we had growing up. Prince was the brand. I5 was so much better than the kraft

      • clif
        clif
        November 3, 2023 at 2:59 am | #

        What kind of bizarre mac and cheese are you eating? The cheese mixture may not be the best, but the pasta is fine and I have no idea what you could possibly be doing to it to make it comparable to cardboard.

      • Jonathan
        Jonathan
        November 3, 2023 at 4:45 am | #

        You’re not meant to eat the packaging.

        • clif
          clif
          November 3, 2023 at 11:11 am | #

          Ah. You might be onto something.

  13. Yotomoe
    Yotomoe
    November 3, 2023 at 12:07 am | #

    Cut to the mac and cheese lying on the floor.

    • Taffy
      Taffy
      November 3, 2023 at 12:43 am | #

      You reminded me of the “reach into my pocket for my money, spaghetti falls out” meme, thanks.

      • Yeet
        Yeet
        November 3, 2023 at 9:48 am | #

        you know how it is with memes

        • clif
          clif
          November 3, 2023 at 11:15 am | #

          No idea, but I’m sure there’s a meme about it.

    • Dday
      Dday
      November 3, 2023 at 1:11 pm | #

      I’m all out the bowl
      This is how I feel
      cut to mac and cheese
      lying naked on the floor

    • M!a (cuz Quirdry Tawks isn't funny if Tawdry's not around)
      M!a (cuz Quirdry Tawks isn't funny if Tawdry's not around)
      November 3, 2023 at 1:17 pm | #

      Cut to the clothing lying on the floor

  14. Schpoonman
    Schpoonman
    November 3, 2023 at 12:08 am | #

    The motion lines around the bowl tell me Joyce shook that one big clump loose. Even odds on it hitting her in the face, landing in her mouth flawlessly, or going down the wrong pipe.

    • Slartibeast Button, BIA
      Slartibeast Button, BIA
      November 3, 2023 at 12:46 am | #

      Maybe she can unhinge her jaws.

      • Schpoonman
        Schpoonman
        November 3, 2023 at 9:20 am | #

        “Would you like paper or plastic?”

        “M o u t h”

  15. Cholma
    Cholma
    November 3, 2023 at 12:10 am | #

    “I can out-kindness your kindness ANY DAY.”

  16. BBCC
    BBCC
    November 3, 2023 at 12:11 am | #

    Kindness competition!

  17. Steelbright
    Steelbright
    November 3, 2023 at 12:12 am | #

    The adorable domesticity is soothing to my soul

  18. DailyBrad
    DailyBrad
    November 3, 2023 at 12:15 am | #

    Man, I want some fucking macaroni now.

    • Ray Radlein
      Ray Radlein
      November 3, 2023 at 12:18 am | #

      That’s a bit more advanced — they’re barely at “flirting macaroni” right now

  19. Suet
    Suet
    November 3, 2023 at 12:15 am | #

    Joyce, save those panel 3 eyes for another time, okie? Gave me mixed signals there.

    What’re the odds that not all noods went through Joyce’s pie-hole

    • Angel
      Angel
      November 3, 2023 at 1:21 am | #

      seemed more ‘smug’ than seductive to me lol

  20. Kyrik Michalowski
    Kyrik Michalowski
    November 3, 2023 at 12:20 am | #

    “Choke down the kindness” feels like a euphemism, and I am here for it.

    • Kyrik Michalowski
      Kyrik Michalowski
      November 3, 2023 at 12:21 am | #

      Hell no.

      • Kyrik Michalowski
        Kyrik Michalowski
        November 3, 2023 at 12:22 am | #

        Neat, but no.

        • Kyrik Michalowski
          Kyrik Michalowski
          November 3, 2023 at 12:23 am | #

          No emo Ethan thank you.

          • Kyrik Michalowski
            Kyrik Michalowski
            November 3, 2023 at 12:24 am | #

            Acceptable for the evening.

          • Thag Simmons
            Thag Simmons
            November 3, 2023 at 12:28 am | #

            rough luck, huh

            • Kyrik Michalowski
              Kyrik Michalowski
              November 3, 2023 at 12:39 am | #

              Yeah, but if I can’t find Sal at least I have some decent choices.

              • clif
                clif
                November 3, 2023 at 3:04 am | #

                I always make a list of notes so that I can alter the gravitar to match the particular comment. And then I loose the list.

                • Jon S.
                  Jon S.
                  November 3, 2023 at 3:17 am | #

                  So, you keep your Clif’s notes?

                • Miri
                  Miri
                  November 3, 2023 at 4:57 am | #

                  They just said they drop them and the notes fall from clif and are never seen again. Gravity is mean. (Also clif is presumably tall enough to be called high.

                  (And I hope it’s obvious I’m just punning after the reference? Hit the “wait, do these comments happen all the time and get obnoxious as all heck?” point… Sorry if so, no offence intended!)

                • clif
                  clif
                  November 3, 2023 at 11:23 am | #

                  No worries. Puns are the highest form of humor and therefore are always in order.

                  High? I’m only high on life, which sometimes involves enjoying the heck out of it and other times is just sheer relief at not being dead yet.

                • HueSatLight
                  HueSatLight
                  November 3, 2023 at 6:35 pm | #

                  in the text of your comment, why don’t you use the same capitalization you use in your email address? then the only note you need is which strip’s comments you need to check.

  21. DiDi
    DiDi
    November 3, 2023 at 12:22 am | #

    This made me laugh much more than I would have seen coming.

  22. Sirksome
    Sirksome
    November 3, 2023 at 12:24 am | #

    Seeing as I don’t live in Indiana and thus have never attended IU I do wonder what the rule is here as far as dishes. It seems like this is a communal kitchen of sorts. Do people bring in their own dishes or does the campus provide them? Like is that Dorothy’s pan she brought from home? For that matter what about the food? Was that Dorothy’s butter she gave to Carla? I assume she at least bought the mac n cheese herself. Just wonder if there’s potential here for them to be dicks by leaving a mess for others to clean, or maybe eating their food. Like if I was keeping a six pack in the fridge is that assumed to be for everyone? Would I have to label it? Any IU’ers past or present got insight on this?

    • HueSatLight
      HueSatLight
      November 3, 2023 at 12:52 am | #

      Those are their own bowls. https://www.dumbingofage.com/huffy/
      Lucy’s building doesn’t have a kitchen (nash sneaks into someone’s room to use their microwave), so it may be fictional here. If not, I would guess there’s a “if you leave a big mess, the stove/oven/microwave will be disconnected” sort of rule.
      Joe and Danny have what looks like a minifridge and microwave. https://www.dumbingofage.com/getgoing/

    • Angel
      Angel
      November 3, 2023 at 1:12 am | #

      i’d imagine ppl would keep cheap plastic bowls if not use paper plates, but yeah i imagine most ppl wouldn’t keep too much food in a public fridge for food thieves but other than stocking up on drinks idk how many ppl would put something away for later versus just buying what they wnat/need in the moment

    • Ed Callahan
      Ed Callahan
      November 3, 2023 at 8:29 am | #

      The dorm where my oldest son lived at IU had a kitchenette on each floor, which was fairly well equipped. It didn’t get used much but my kid occasionally would make dinner for his friends on the floor – my family likes to cook.

  23. Atrius
    Atrius
    November 3, 2023 at 12:27 am | #

    JOYCE DID THE HE MAN FACE!

    • Taffy
      Taffy
      November 3, 2023 at 12:38 am | #

      THE FUNNY HE-MAN FACE!

      • NGPZ
        NGPZ
        November 3, 2023 at 12:57 am | #

        SHE HAS THE POWER!!!!!!

        • Decidedly Orthogonal
          Decidedly Orthogonal
          November 3, 2023 at 1:17 am | #

          BY THE POWER OF GAY-SKULL!

  24. butting
    butting
    November 3, 2023 at 12:29 am | #

    “I’m savouring your goodness RITE NOW BAYBEE!!!”

    Aw, Joyce. If only.

    • butting
      butting
      November 3, 2023 at 12:30 am | #

      *kindness. Ah shush.

  25. HueSatLight
    HueSatLight
    November 3, 2023 at 12:30 am | #

    What Dorothy’s doing in panel 2 is something they talked about at the beginning of dinner. And it feels a little pathological.

  26. Regret
    Regret
    November 3, 2023 at 12:51 am | #

    Dorothy, no. More than half the pleasure of sharing a meal is that you’re doing it together. She is asking for the participation not to end just yet.

    • Angel
      Angel
      November 3, 2023 at 1:22 am | #

      dunno if dorothy had any later plans besides class or anything but i’d imagine if she wanted to distract herself from her own emotions/issues she could still spend the rest of the day with her

    • StClair
      StClair
      November 3, 2023 at 1:47 am | #

      Dorothy has problems receiving. She’s going to help everyone and expect nothing in return. (And this won’t hasten her burnout at all, nope.)

  27. AlexaSpuds
    AlexaSpuds
    November 3, 2023 at 12:51 am | #

    Pictures taken moments before disaster

    • Angel
      Angel
      November 3, 2023 at 1:13 am | #

      Dorothy doing joyce another kindness by performing the Heimlich on her 8D

      • clif
        clif
        November 3, 2023 at 11:26 am | #

        is that what the kids are calling it nowadays?

  28. Rabid Rabbit
    Rabid Rabbit
    November 3, 2023 at 1:11 am | #

    This is the gayest thing I’ve seen in DoA, and I’ve seen the Mike/Ethan Slipshine.

    Just sayin’.

    • TulipKitten
      TulipKitten
      November 3, 2023 at 1:47 am | #

      I mean, damn. Even gayer than them holding hands while masturbating in the laundry room?

      • clif
        clif
        November 3, 2023 at 11:30 am | #

        That was just friends help friends. As one does.

        • clif
          clif
          November 3, 2023 at 12:01 pm | #

          *helping

  29. MordWa
    MordWa
    November 3, 2023 at 1:52 am | #

    Joyce, it’s a bit much.

    Now, spit or swallow – just don’t choke on it.

  30. Bogeywoman
    Bogeywoman
    November 3, 2023 at 2:41 am | #

    Bukakeroni and cheese

    • David DeLaney
      David DeLaney
      November 3, 2023 at 2:35 pm | #

      DOROVORE

      –Dave, surprised, etc.

  31. milu
    milu
    November 3, 2023 at 3:00 am | #

    Heyyy

    More Julia Gray, Space Captain?

    It is nsfw. 😘

    • Amós Batista
      Amós Batista
      November 3, 2023 at 6:40 am | #

      totally boss 👌

  32. Needfuldoer
    Needfuldoer
    November 3, 2023 at 3:17 am | #

    Joyce unhinges her jaw like a snake to finish off whatever’s left in the pot.

    • Schpoonman
      Schpoonman
      November 3, 2023 at 9:18 am | #

      “Mouth.”

      • Needfuldoer
        Needfuldoer
        November 3, 2023 at 10:29 am | #

        Perfect visual aid. Thank you!

  33. Mym
    Mym
    November 3, 2023 at 5:18 am | #

    These actions are what makes me still like Joyce, even though her journey has been P a i n f u l

  34. Rabisch
    Rabisch
    November 3, 2023 at 6:01 am | #

    Dorothy has seen how Joyce can eat like Walky, now her feelings for her will become more and more confused. Maybe going horseback riding with her will become a recurring dream?

  35. Amós Batista
    Amós Batista
    November 3, 2023 at 6:37 am | #

    savor your food is good, but eating the whole thing like this, it’s the best sensation

  36. Nicoleandmaggie
    Nicoleandmaggie
    November 3, 2023 at 6:45 am | #

    I don’t like this metaphor. Jeez Dorothy.

    • clif
      clif
      November 3, 2023 at 11:34 am | #

      wait. It was a metaphor?

  37. Keith
    Keith
    November 3, 2023 at 6:46 am | #

    Seems many have forgotten, Joyce has a beast mode.

  38. ThatDerpGuy
    ThatDerpGuy
    November 3, 2023 at 7:05 am | #

    gravatar roulette time

    • ThatDerpGuy
      ThatDerpGuy
      November 3, 2023 at 7:05 am | #

      Nope, still Amber

      • clif
        clif
        November 3, 2023 at 11:36 am | #

        Spin again.

        • clif
          clif
          November 3, 2023 at 11:38 am | #

          Jackpot! Thank you.

          • Kyrik Michalowski
            Kyrik Michalowski
            November 3, 2023 at 8:34 pm | #

            You lucky motherfucker… congrats 🙂

  39. ValdVin
    ValdVin
    November 3, 2023 at 7:23 am | #

    Joyce has been watching Walky in the cafeteria too much.

    • clif
      clif
      November 3, 2023 at 11:52 am | #

      Not the first time that Walky has been a good bad influence. https://www.dumbingofage.com/2022/comic/book-12/03-trial-and-sarah/rethink/

      • ValdVin
        ValdVin
        November 3, 2023 at 1:06 pm | #

        Great callback.

        Although I’m gonna be very worried if Joyce gets pajama jeans and wears them like he did.

  40. Steamweed
    Steamweed
    November 3, 2023 at 7:34 am | #

    Sheesh, it’s a good thing that I know these two are totally straight types and have no hidden physical or romantic interests in each other. Otherwise I’d perceive this behavior as flirting. 😛

  41. Diane
    Diane
    November 3, 2023 at 8:23 am | #

    And now you’re wasting good mac and cheese by letting some fall on the floor. The audacity of this Joyce. Should have just let me have it. /endsarcasm

    Man this storyline makes me miss making mac and cheese.

    • Hambone Jones
      Hambone Jones
      November 3, 2023 at 9:39 am | #

      Good news! Unless you’re reading webcomics in prison, I think you can do it. Be free, Champion of cheesy noodle-tubes!

      • clif
        clif
        November 3, 2023 at 12:44 pm | #

        Purchase it in the self-checkout lane and no-one can judge you.

  42. Amós Batista
    Amós Batista
    November 3, 2023 at 8:55 am | #

    Joyce will be glad she isn’t using white shirt, because there’s no way she could clean this stain anymore…

  43. M!a (cuz Quirdry Tawks isn't funny if Tawdry's not around)
    M!a (cuz Quirdry Tawks isn't funny if Tawdry's not around)
    November 3, 2023 at 1:30 pm | #

    Hey, on the subject of cheap-ass macncheez, did anyone else ever notice that single-digit number that used to be on the cheez packet?

    And how the digits on rach side always added up to seven?

    Just me? Dammit.

  44. Yakumo
    Yakumo
    November 3, 2023 at 2:23 pm | #

    The alt text was good, but was the author thinking Cookie Monster on panel 4. That was my first unfiltered thought.

    Joyce Brown, MacNCheese Monster. Just not blue. And no MacNCheese is a sometimes food.

  45. StClair
    StClair
    November 3, 2023 at 4:18 pm | #

    Breaking this out of above chain, because I think it bears more attention.

    This interaction isn’t just “lol married” or “lol gay” or just another punchline. It’s showing again how Dorothy needs to give “unselfishly”, and fix other people’s problems (and IMO, does not prioritize her own self-care, thinking she can just push and/or schedule her way through it). When people push back against this mode of interaction, she digs in.

    • Coatl
      Coatl
      November 3, 2023 at 10:36 pm | #

      As I said before, it’s a long road but I remember that when Dorothy got angry with Jennifer for interrupting her method of helping Joyce, Jennifer said that “well, Joyce is yours.”

      I’m afraid to think that this will create an obsession for Dorothy to prioritize Joyce in an unhealthy way, but this may even be to the latter’s liking at first, but if things get out of control, Joyce will explode in a way that she will regret it herself

  46. uze
    uze
    November 4, 2023 at 4:45 am | #

    Dumbing Of Age Book #whatever: I’ve been trying to savor your kindness

  47. Buli-Buli
    Buli-Buli
    November 4, 2023 at 9:49 am | #

    Dotty: Hey Walky, lets watch cartoons and eat junk food together instead of studying.

    Linda: She dresses professionally. Obviously she is going places and will take Walky with her.

    Lucy: Hey Walky, let me encourage and support you in becoming a published amateur artist.

    Linda: This lazy piece of trash is ruining my son.

    • Buli-Buli
      Buli-Buli
      November 4, 2023 at 9:53 am | #

      Wrong page. How?

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