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July 11, 2026

Pat pat smooth

by David M Willis on June 16, 2024 at 12:01 am
  • 04 – For Me It Was Tuesday
└ Tags: jacob, sarah

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  1. Ana Chronistic
    Ana Chronistic
    June 16, 2024 at 12:02 am | #

    “BIG HEARTS UNITE”

    …

    “BY BEATING LIKE FROTHY SURF AGAINST YOUR CLIFFSIDE”

  2. C.T. Phipps
    C.T. Phipps
    June 16, 2024 at 12:03 am | #

    Jacob: Which is why I’m coming out as asexual.

    Sarah: What.

    • True Survivor
      True Survivor
      June 16, 2024 at 12:07 am | #

      Thanks for the chuckle.

      • Vukodlak
        Vukodlak
        June 16, 2024 at 12:08 am | #

        I was going to go with “and now you just have to wake up and have this conversation for real” followed by Sarah waking up in bed.

    • Freezer
      Freezer
      June 16, 2024 at 1:22 am | #

      I will pre-order the next three volumes if that happens.

    • Thag Simmons
      Thag Simmons
      June 16, 2024 at 7:04 am | #

      Alternatively he’s not currently single

      • SailorCakes
        SailorCakes
        June 17, 2024 at 9:55 am | #

        Who isn’t single? Jacob? Cause he is a 100% single my dude 👍

    • zee
      zee
      June 16, 2024 at 12:38 pm | #

      Willis you have to give us Jacob PLEASE. Do it for pride month
      Fuck it im claiming him either way, my ace head canons cannot be stopped

    • Felian
      Felian
      June 16, 2024 at 3:45 pm | #

      Curious, have we seen proof that Jacob is interested in sex?

      • Decidedly Orthogonal
        Decidedly Orthogonal
        June 16, 2024 at 5:05 pm | #

        Well for one, I can’t fathom why else anyone could possibly tolerate Raidah. That doesn’t seem Jacob’s style, but that whole relationship has always baffled me.

      • thejeff
        thejeff
        June 16, 2024 at 6:09 pm | #

        Fooling around, at least.

        • Felian
          Felian
          June 16, 2024 at 7:27 pm | #

          Oh, huh. I remembered this exact strip but with the roles reversed. Thought that Raidah wanted to fool around and he said Nah. ^^
          Ok, so he might not be ace (at the very least, not sex-repulsed ace).

      • Wren
        Wren
        June 16, 2024 at 7:58 pm | #

        Asexuality doesn’t mean someone isn’t interested in sex. It just means someone doesn’t experience sexual attraction (although some asexuals don’t want sex, it’s not what defines asexuality). I’m ace and I was plenty interested in sex at that age- really until my 30s- and my demisexual best friend was much the same. My interest in sex now is basically “meh, too much hassle”. But I’ve never wanted sex with someone based on their appearance.

        Jacob showed attraction in the Walkyverse, but that was to someone he also had an emotional connection with, so… his sexuality is still open between grey/demisexual and allosexual (allosexual meaning… just someone who experiences sexual attraction.) Alternatively his prior incarnation might not matter on that front.

        Sooo yeah. Willingness to “fool around” =/= allosexual!

        • Adam Black
          Adam Black
          June 16, 2024 at 9:37 pm | #

          He was a sex addict in walkeryverse.

          • Wren
            Wren
            June 17, 2024 at 1:24 am | #

            He struggled with various addictions in Walkyverse, yeah. It’s been a long time but I only remember him showing actual sexual attraction to Amber? Maybe I forgot something, though.

            I’m really inclined to think that he’s not anywhere on the asexual spectrum and just isn’t into casual sex, but as someone who didn’t know I was ace until my mid thirties because I didn’t actually know what it was or even what sexual attraction was, I think it’s important to recognise what asexuality isn’t, is all.

            • BorkBorkBork
              BorkBorkBork
              June 17, 2024 at 9:50 am | #

              In the Walkyverse, Jacob had attraction to Amber, sure, but he also slept with Amber’s mom, and Roz a whole bunch of times, and I’m pretty sure a few others. Pretty much all someone had to offer it and he’d do it. Eventually he left and settled down working for Sarah’s lawfirm in what I can assume was a non-sexual relationship.

              • Wren
                Wren
                June 18, 2024 at 12:29 pm | #

                Long overdue and you probably won’t see this but again… sexual attraction =/= willingness to sleep with someone. I had a phase of “all someone has to do is offer” and, again, I am asexual (and I also didn’t develop an addiction, which is a whole other thing to address and still doesn’t mean sexual attraction, since the addiction would either be to the chemicals released during sex (likely for Jacob) or the need for physical closeness (unlikely for Jacob given he was overall prone to addiction).)

                Again, I’m not arguing that I think Jacob is anywhere on the asexual/greysexual spectrum- I don’t (although I could be wrong). I’m just pointing out that wanting, having or being open to sex does not preclude a person from being anywhere on that spectrum, and I’m saying it as someone who has literally never ever experienced sexual attraction and had experiences similar to Jacob’s in my late teens through my twenties.

  3. Amós Batista
    Amós Batista
    June 16, 2024 at 12:07 am | #

    I’m specialist in rejection. You can call me Sempai. Señor Rejection.
    So, I can say with knowledge, that Jacob will drop some hard rejection to her.

  4. EpochFlame
    EpochFlame
    June 16, 2024 at 12:08 am | #

    jacob is brilliant

    • True Survivor
      True Survivor
      June 16, 2024 at 12:09 am | #

      I know. I mean have some secret horrible flaw, man. Just one. Your making the rest of us humans look bad.

      • GholaHalleck
        GholaHalleck
        June 16, 2024 at 12:18 am | #

        He cuts his sandwiches in flat half instead of diagonals.

        • Vanessa
          Vanessa
          June 16, 2024 at 12:30 am | #

          I think it’s the flaw that allowed him to date Raidah, he’s got a list and he’s checking it twice. Could he bring this girl home to Mommy and Brother?

          • Dante
            Dante
            June 16, 2024 at 12:36 am | #

            He likes strong women because he doesn’t know what he wants out of life y/n

            Dude is brilliant. Too brilliant to just be following along his bro’s footsteps out of admiration.

            • Throwatron
              Throwatron
              June 16, 2024 at 1:37 am | #

              Oooh, right, I kinda forgot that.

            • Mark
              Mark
              June 16, 2024 at 8:38 am | #

              Or he does know, and one thing he wants is a strong woman.

              • Nymph
                Nymph
                June 16, 2024 at 11:47 am | #

                Right? Literally no harm in men who want a strong woman, it’s not a character flaw.

                • zee
                  zee
                  June 16, 2024 at 12:41 pm | #

                  I think they meant the “doesn’t know what he wants out of life” and “too brilliant to be following in his brother’s footsteps” as the flaws

                • Nymph
                  Nymph
                  June 16, 2024 at 2:27 pm | #

                  “He likes strong women because he doesn’t know what he wants out of life”

                  Suggesting he wouldn’t if he knew what he wanted out of life. I disagree as above.

      • Hoboturtle
        Hoboturtle
        June 16, 2024 at 11:04 am | #

        There always a chance that his short packed flaw comes back, which was he gets easier obsessed about things (sex, collectibles, food, etc).

        Considering how Sarah back story was caused by her room mate becoming dependent on drugs this would be a cruel twist.

      • zee
        zee
        June 16, 2024 at 12:43 pm | #

        He handled the Joyce situation pretty poorly, that’s a flaw. And it’s not something I hold against him bc its like one of the few moments where you remember “oh yeah this kids 18 and not 35 with kids and a mortgage”

      • HueSatLight
        HueSatLight
        June 16, 2024 at 1:48 pm | #

        I get the impression that he doesn’t grok that other people experience things differently. Specifically with Sarah, he’s like coaching her to be social like him. He has said some “have you tried not being introverted?” shit before.
        This scene feels like his next word is “… but”, and he decided to push Sarah out of her comfort zone and open up before he rejected her. Because he thinks it will build her confidence socially. But she seems to have a history of romantic interests fucking with her.
        It’s different than with Lucy, who couldn’t ever work up the nerve to ask Walky out. Sarah’s had the nerve before, and she’s been hurt by it.

        It’s not a horrible flaw, and it is, like I said, based on my impressions.

    • Reltzik
      Reltzik
      June 16, 2024 at 2:02 am | #

      This… might be an indication that Jacob’s been thinking about Sarah a lot, that he’s able to express his feelings about her so clearly and articulately. Not so much that he’s rehearsed what he said, as he’s taken plenty of time to explore the thoughts.

      … that’s not a bad thing, but it might explain why he’s able to put it in such pretty words rather than just blurting it out.

  5. Yumi
    Yumi
    June 16, 2024 at 12:08 am | #

    Hm, I’m not sure I considered the angle of how Sarah’s experiences with Dana compare to Jacob’s experiences with Ethan. I like it!

    • Fuzzy
      Fuzzy
      June 16, 2024 at 3:56 am | #

      ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I was wondering what “huge loss” Joyce had gone through. She’s had a lot of traumatic experiences but that seemed like a weird way to describe them.

  6. morhek
    morhek
    June 16, 2024 at 12:10 am | #

    There’s a “but” but on the horizon. And not the one Sarah’s thinking of.

    • Michael Steamweed
      Michael Steamweed
      June 16, 2024 at 12:22 am | #

      It ain’t butts disease. It’s buts disease! Which is worse!

      • morhek
        morhek
        June 17, 2024 at 12:46 am | #

        Meant to write “big “but” on the horizon.” Dang typoes.

  7. shadowcell
    shadowcell
    June 16, 2024 at 12:11 am | #

    only a few, though

  8. Rose by Any Other Name
    Rose by Any Other Name
    June 16, 2024 at 12:11 am | #

    Re: alt text
    I also disagree with Sarah (and agree with Maggie). Although props to Jacob cause that was very nice too.

  9. Nono
    Nono
    June 16, 2024 at 12:14 am | #

    I’m surprised ‘I WANT TO BE THE CLIFF AGAINST YOUR WAVES” is working.

    • Alongcameaspider
      Alongcameaspider
      June 16, 2024 at 12:35 am | #

      To be fair her thirst for him was so unsubtle that I’d be shocked if he hadn’t worked that out on his own by now

      • Cholma
        Cholma
        June 16, 2024 at 1:05 am | #

        I think he most certainly worked it out. Didn’t he call her out on it previously?

        • DashWallkick
          DashWallkick
          June 16, 2024 at 1:35 am | #

          Inadvertently — she was lusting after him way back during when Joyce was still starting a crush on him while trying to get him and Sarah together. He mentioned “people look at me as a sex object, that can be scary” and Sarah went “…ah.”

          They’re kind of past that now because they both know she likes him and it’s not just a carnal, “I want you to destroy my back walls” kind of sex object lust. He knows she just has a hard time expressing it, which is why “I want you to destroy me” yesterday was recognized as progress and not just hooting and throwing dollar bills.

          • Mark
            Mark
            June 16, 2024 at 8:15 am | #

            Wait: isn’t it the cliff that eventually succumbs to the waves and crumbles? You can’t break water.

            • Schpoonman
              Schpoonman
              June 16, 2024 at 10:35 am | #

              What if the cliffs eventually are eroded to the point where a spectacularly radioactive deposit is hiding and every time the waves hit that patch of rock they instantly vaporize?

              • thejeff
                thejeff
                June 16, 2024 at 2:08 pm | #

                The evaporated water rains back down into the sea and continues to beat against the cliffs until the radiation fades.
                Which will be quickly for anything that hot.

            • Decidedly Orthogonal
              Decidedly Orthogonal
              June 16, 2024 at 5:08 pm | #

              Freeze it, then smash with hammer. Alternately, apply salt, and electricity. Either way, you absolutely can break water.

        • PedanticJerkass
          PedanticJerkass
          June 16, 2024 at 2:38 am | #

          Yeah, he did.

  10. Vanessa
    Vanessa
    June 16, 2024 at 12:16 am | #

    Wow, that’s actually really nice. No wonder he has such patience for her. I also like that she realizes and acknowledges how deep and heartfelt his comment was. Fingers crossed that he recognizes her esteem for him, that allowed her to share her desires. I hope he realizes how hard it was for her!

    • Coatl
      Coatl
      June 16, 2024 at 12:19 am | #

      Right, it’s Sarah’s turn to have a good time

      • Vanessa
        Vanessa
        June 16, 2024 at 12:27 am | #

        Perfect icon! Let’s hope so.

    • Vanessa
      Vanessa
      June 16, 2024 at 12:27 am | #

      Although… this is a man who dated vicious social climber Raidah just to impress his family. Unless he has completely reformed his list-making, check-boxing ways, he won’t go for a roll in the hay. Or even an impulsive fling. Or a mad love affair.

      • justin8448
        justin8448
        June 16, 2024 at 12:51 am | #

        But this is New Jacob! With bleached hair!

        Seriously though, I do think Jacob probably learned to reconsider what kind of partner he really wants from his experience with Joyce and Raidah. But also that doesn’t mean he’s suddenly into jumping into bed with someone.

      • Tan
        Tan
        June 16, 2024 at 2:27 am | #

        He explicitly stated he was throwing out the version of the checklist that wound him up with Raidah. https://www.dumbingofage.com/2019/comic/book-10/01-birthday-pursuit/workedout/

      • eh, whatever
        eh, whatever
        June 16, 2024 at 4:33 am | #

        just to impress his family

        No, that was just a bonus; he really believed she was what he wanted.

  11. Rocketboy1313
    Rocketboy1313
    June 16, 2024 at 12:21 am | #

    Jacob is Clark Kent.

  12. Bootshivers
    Bootshivers
    June 16, 2024 at 12:23 am | #

    Brain fart, who is Maggie?

    • Eolirin
      Eolirin
      June 16, 2024 at 12:26 am | #

      Willis’s wife.

      • Bootshivers
        Bootshivers
        June 16, 2024 at 12:27 am | #

        Ah, thanks!

    • John Campbell
      John Campbell
      June 16, 2024 at 12:28 am | #

      David Willis’s wife. She had a cameo in the comic way back.

      • NGPZ
        NGPZ
        June 16, 2024 at 2:03 am | #

        Oh shit, I didn’t even know that was her!

        Live and learn 😮

        • Mark
          Mark
          June 16, 2024 at 8:41 am | #

          I had forgotten, but I think it’s mentioned in one of the books.

        • Miri
          Miri
          June 16, 2024 at 9:49 am | #

          I didn’t know either!

      • Nymph
        Nymph
        June 16, 2024 at 11:52 am | #

        oh wow, the alt-text for that comic – I had entirely forgotten about Something Positive.

      • DailyBrad
        DailyBrad
        June 16, 2024 at 5:23 pm | #

        Hell yeah!

      • Opus the Poet
        Opus the Poet
        June 16, 2024 at 7:57 pm | #

        And the alt-text mentioned Ultra-car’s mindless body’s cameo in Something Positive.

  13. IntangibleMatter
    IntangibleMatter
    June 16, 2024 at 12:25 am | #

    Next strip shows her yanking even harder on that shirt

  14. Jeremiah
    Jeremiah
    June 16, 2024 at 12:27 am | #

    Jacob is such a good egg.

  15. DailyBrad
    DailyBrad
    June 16, 2024 at 12:27 am | #

    Part of me wonders if he found out anything about happened to Sarah re: Raidah, if that plays any part in what’s going on.

    Barring that, it’s interesting if Ethan is part of why he gained some empathy for Sarah’s situation.

    • Dante
      Dante
      June 16, 2024 at 12:33 am | #

      I think you’re right on the money. Because he had to have heard at least a partial account from Raidah of what happened, right?

      And then he must’ve seen Raidah for who she was the day they broke up. Which we didn’t get to see, if memory serves?

      • Yumi
        Yumi
        June 16, 2024 at 1:34 am | #

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

        • Dante
          Dante
          June 16, 2024 at 6:44 am | #

          Huh! You’re right!! I had forgotten this completely, why did I felt like they had a worse one?

    • Needfuldoer
      Needfuldoer
      June 16, 2024 at 8:16 am | #

      I’m sure he heard Raidah’s slanted version of the story, where Dana slightly inconvenienced Sarah so she had her catapulted into the sun.

  16. Dante
    Dante
    June 16, 2024 at 12:31 am | #

    Genuinely impressed by Jacob here. What a good dude, seriously – and it makes sense in retrospective, considering he’s seen what grief did to Ethan from so up close.

    So! He’s willing to be patient and see what’s ACTUALLY inside of Sarah, past the prickly layers? I really, really hope she corresponds that trust with ACTUALLY opening up emotionally to him. Even a little. Come on, girl, I also know you’re good deep down TwwT

    • Durandal_1707
      Durandal_1707
      June 16, 2024 at 1:19 am | #

      I mean, if he’s game, he might _be_ what’s actually inside of Sarah pretty soon…

  17. Dara
    Dara
    June 16, 2024 at 12:36 am | #

    his is unquestionably better than hers but i ngl still kinda like hers better xD

    • a/snow/mous/e
      a/snow/mous/e
      June 16, 2024 at 12:43 am | #

      it’s got great imagery!

  18. Sirksome
    Sirksome
    June 16, 2024 at 1:09 am | #

    At first I was like how the F does Jacob know about Dana, but then I remember he dated Raidah.

  19. BBCC
    BBCC
    June 16, 2024 at 1:16 am | #

    Jacob is a sweetheart. I really hope they stay good friends even if they don’t date.

    • Sirksome
      Sirksome
      June 16, 2024 at 1:50 am | #

      I hope they become ENEMIES if they don’t date! That way we can get a proper enemies to lovers couple going. This comic hasn’t done that yet. Wait does Ruth and Jennifer count? Maybe, but Ruth was always hot for Jen so it was never hate even at the start.

    • Bash
      Bash
      June 16, 2024 at 2:36 am | #

      I feel like he could be a good influence on her.

  20. StClair
    StClair
    June 16, 2024 at 1:37 am | #

    Huh. I hadn’t put it together that they have that experience in common now.

  21. Mravac Kid
    Mravac Kid
    June 16, 2024 at 2:36 am | #

    She’s not worthy of Jacob.
    Then again, *nobody* is worthy of Jacob.

    • Mark
      Mark
      June 16, 2024 at 8:24 am | #

      Wow, sucks to be him then.

  22. M!a
    M!a
    June 16, 2024 at 2:45 am | #

    “…the name’s Pat. Pat Smooth. Nice ta meetcha.”

    👉🏻👉🏻

    • showler
      showler
      June 16, 2024 at 11:03 am | #

      Distant relative to J.B. Smoove.

  23. CrazyJ
    CrazyJ
    June 16, 2024 at 2:49 am | #

    Not to undercut Jacob’s point, but I don’t think we’ve actually seen Jacob do anything to usher Ethan through his loss. It might have happened off panel particularly since the focus has been away from these two through most of the comic, but still.

    • Dante
      Dante
      June 16, 2024 at 7:10 am | #

      I wanna see it on screen now tbh.

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      Taffy
      June 16, 2024 at 7:13 am | #

      He’s currently in the process, I think? Not sure he’s done yet.

      • Bruno
        Bruno
        June 16, 2024 at 10:23 am | #

        He’s done. Ethan’s fine now. Aced it.

    • monkyvirus
      monkyvirus
      June 16, 2024 at 7:38 am | #

      That’s possibly the point. He’s floundering and defaulting to doing basically nothing but internally he’s really concerned. That can be quite common in bystanders to grief. That’s my read anyway.

    • HueSatLight
      HueSatLight
      June 16, 2024 at 1:59 pm | #

      inviting him to stay connected with the world. There’s a bonus strip, Oct 2023.

  24. Florence
    Florence
    June 16, 2024 at 4:10 am | #

    🥹

    • NGPZ
      NGPZ
      June 16, 2024 at 2:15 pm | #

      🥹

  25. Now
    Now
    June 16, 2024 at 4:53 am | #

    Oh he’s taking it very gracefully, what a gentleman!

  26. darkoneko
    darkoneko
    June 16, 2024 at 7:09 am | #

    ….But ?

  27. Wereg
    Wereg
    June 16, 2024 at 7:21 am | #

    I’m very glad Jacob took things as well as he did.

  28. WizardPantaloon
    WizardPantaloon
    June 16, 2024 at 7:59 am | #

    Somewhere Raidah is seething.

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      Needfuldoer
      June 16, 2024 at 8:18 am | #

      Oh no!

      Anyway.

    • Da Boy
      Da Boy
      June 16, 2024 at 8:24 am | #

      She is multi-tasking between this and Billie losing Asher.

  29. Mark
    Mark
    June 16, 2024 at 8:31 am | #

    Jacob’s going to be a powerful trial lawyer. Some can think on their feet, but few can talk on their feet like that. I envy them.

  30. Mark
    Mark
    June 16, 2024 at 8:33 am | #

    OK, I was wrong: Jacob’s eyebrow is just saying “don’t do that.”

  31. Lamppost
    Lamppost
    June 16, 2024 at 8:38 am | #

    Jacob is the sweetest dude. Just… too pure.

  32. Yeet
    Yeet
    June 16, 2024 at 9:16 am | #

    Feels like this is either leading up to a mega kind rejection or a very boundary-setting request for a date
    Anyway if it goes badly I’ll take him

  33. Adept
    Adept
    June 16, 2024 at 9:45 am | #

    That big chunk of sexy beef has a sensitive mind inside.

  34. Pseudowolf
    Pseudowolf
    June 16, 2024 at 10:07 am | #

    So, that was a very sweet and sincere compliment he just gave her. But nowhere in there did he indicate he felt anything more about her than that she’s a good person.
    I feel this is heading towards “I like you but I don’t LIKE like you” territory.

    • Dana
      Dana
      June 16, 2024 at 10:34 am | #

      I’m smelling at least a “but you haven’t been respecting my attitude toward the place of sexuality in my life so I’m not comfortable pursuing anything right now”

  35. keet
    keet
    June 16, 2024 at 10:08 am | #

    i cried. noice.

  36. staszu13
    staszu13
    June 16, 2024 at 11:30 am | #

    I think Jacob is my new favorite character here

  37. cmd1095
    cmd1095
    June 16, 2024 at 11:41 am | #

    Man Jacob is a walking green flag here, just lets the awkwardness pass and returns with a sincere and insightful compliment.

  38. Coco Pommel
    Coco Pommel
    June 16, 2024 at 12:02 pm | #

    We’re reaching levels of wholesome yet unknown to such situations.

    • BorkBorkBork
      BorkBorkBork
      June 16, 2024 at 12:26 pm | #

      Shh. Don’t jinx it.

  39. Fussypupy
    Fussypupy
    June 16, 2024 at 1:07 pm | #

    aawwww, wow, that was really beautiful of Jacob. I love how sincerely accepting and understanding he is. There’s been a lot of grief and growing pains that everyone’s going through and, thru that, he suddenly had new clarity and was able to better connect with Sarah and actually see her heart <3

  40. Amós Batista
    Amós Batista
    June 16, 2024 at 2:51 pm | #

    Interviewer: What’s your goal when you go to the gym?
    Man 1: 6 Pack and lot of sluts.
    Man 2: The biggest trapezius of the USA
    Me: Jacob Williams

  41. Mancuso
    Mancuso
    June 16, 2024 at 3:35 pm | #

    “…and you’re hot” dude, how do you leave that out.

    • anon
      anon
      June 16, 2024 at 6:11 pm | #

      I mean, i think it’s implied/everyone’s aware of how hot he is. Like when joyce was first trying to set him up like “If a boy looks like THAT, introduce me” lol

  42. anon
    anon
    June 16, 2024 at 6:11 pm | #

    well, better than a door slam tho i imagine ppl wouldn’t have blamed him for that lol. would love a smash cut to an awkward first date. or maybe a ‘double’ date with joe/joyce. but i imagine her being more willing to double date with dina/becky considerning she actually /likes/ dina

  43. ADLegend21
    ADLegend21
    June 17, 2024 at 11:06 pm | #

    The World could use more Sarah’s!

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