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by David M Willis on February 21, 2014 at 12:01 am
  • 02 - I Was a Teenage Churchmouse
└ Tags: jennifer, joyce

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  1. David Herbert
    David Herbert
    February 21, 2014 at 12:01 am | #

    Is it me or does Billie look odd with her hair down?

    • Jen Aside
      Jen Aside
      February 21, 2014 at 12:02 am | #

      Sal-ness increased by 200%!

      • Jen Aside
        Jen Aside
        February 21, 2014 at 12:02 am | #

        (though, she kinda looks like me now, except with bangs)

        • AJBulldis
          AJBulldis
          February 21, 2014 at 12:05 am | #

          Grow the bangs, become the Billie.

          • Jen Aside
            Jen Aside
            February 21, 2014 at 12:10 am | #

            CUT them, surely?!

            • AJBulldis
              AJBulldis
              February 21, 2014 at 12:54 am | #

              I don’t really know how girl hair works.

              • Jen Aside
                Jen Aside
                February 21, 2014 at 11:20 pm | #

                …I was gonna explain this, but it reeked of “well, actually”-ing, and anyway there’s Google

                srsly tho!

          • WaveRocker
            WaveRocker
            February 21, 2014 at 12:37 am | #

            But alcoholism is bad
            And also I think we want her to keep her femurs safe

            • ThaMojster
              ThaMojster
              February 21, 2014 at 5:43 am | #

              alcoholism is baad, mmkaay?

    • Boom
      Boom
      February 21, 2014 at 9:53 am | #

      Actually, she looks like she’s going through withdrawal.

    • Nee Hou
      Nee Hou
      February 21, 2014 at 10:06 am | #

      Looks a little like Lucy Van Pelt.

    • Arkadi
      Arkadi
      February 21, 2014 at 12:07 pm | #

      She looks hot. For a cartoon character, anyway.

    • Arkadi
      Arkadi
      February 21, 2014 at 12:07 pm | #

      She looks hot.

      • Arkadi
        Arkadi
        February 21, 2014 at 12:09 pm | #

        Double post? Damn, sorry for that.

  2. Ben
    Ben
    February 21, 2014 at 12:01 am | #

    Joyce’s thought – TWINS!!!

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      February 21, 2014 at 12:05 am | #

      and by twins, you mean Billie’s chest puppies right?

      • Ben
        Ben
        February 21, 2014 at 12:10 am | #

        well… those too…

        • LJoL
          LJoL
          February 21, 2014 at 1:02 am | #

          It is kind of scary how many characters end up dressing like Joyce and then making a quick wardrobe change.

          • begbert2
            begbert2
            February 21, 2014 at 1:43 am | #

            When you’re dressed like Joyce, you *know* you’re doing something wrong.

    • Tom Speelman
      Tom Speelman
      February 21, 2014 at 12:06 am | #

      As Willis said, hoodie dresses for everyone!

      • Thomas
        Thomas
        February 21, 2014 at 1:08 pm | #

        The joke gets kinda smothered due to dark colouring, at least on my PC. Billie’s hoodie dress is not immediately obvious.

    • Cass
      Cass
      February 21, 2014 at 12:22 am | #

      Ha, I totally didn’t get what was going on there until your comment. My brain was reading it as some strange guilt-reaction to the whole Ruth thing; your stereotypical cheerleader usually has a ponytail, Billy feels guilty and awful about what happened with Ruth, so since Ruth had been reaching out to her with cheerleady stuff Billy reacts to feeling unworthy by going out in front of other people being as uncheerleadery as she can, dressing in drab sweats and letting her hair down (when its not even bouncy).
      Then I read down to your comment and realized I was waaaaaaaayyyyyyy over-reading things ’cause I didn’t get it.

      (Part of it might be because even with the hood and pouch right there my brain keeps trying to parse what Joyce’s wearing as a sweater and so doesn’t see them as matching. It’s her cute hidey-hands, they’re what jumps out to me most and I associate that with sweaters since they what always do it to me!)

      • Jaxx Sentinel
        Jaxx Sentinel
        February 21, 2014 at 4:03 am | #

        If it helps, my brain translated this page as “college student logic, class can suck it , it’s early “

      • ArkArks
        ArkArks
        February 22, 2014 at 3:03 am | #

        Don’t worry, it took me a whole day to realize it. I’ll never understand what the problem is with matching looks.

  3. Wonder Wig
    Wonder Wig
    February 21, 2014 at 12:02 am | #

    I suddenly crave funyuns.

    • Opus the Poet
      Opus the Poet
      February 21, 2014 at 12:02 am | #

      Me, too. But I have been craving salty foods for several weeks now. 😛

      • Just Cheeto Dust
        Just Cheeto Dust
        February 21, 2014 at 12:29 am | #

        Damn, now I’m thinking about potato chip chocolate bars and chocolate-covered bacon.

        • rachel
          rachel
          February 21, 2014 at 11:30 am | #

          I HAVE EATEN THOSE OH MY GOD HOORAY YES

          I think it’s honestly the picture on the packaging that makes me so.. so full of tears with longing. jesus. how… how did they do it

          can I watch a video

          don’t mind me guise

      • WaveRocker
        WaveRocker
        February 21, 2014 at 12:39 am | #

        Sodium levels low? You must be really relaxed. Try getting frustrated at something

        • Opus the Poet
          Opus the Poet
          February 21, 2014 at 12:49 am | #

          You obviously don’t read my blog, do you?

          • WaveRocker
            WaveRocker
            February 21, 2014 at 12:56 am | #

            Well, no, but I was actually going for a joke there.

            • N0083rP00F
              N0083rP00F
              February 21, 2014 at 10:43 am | #

              If laughter were measured in Scoville equivalent units of scale, that would be about a 100.

              • Opus the Poet
                Opus the Poet
                February 21, 2014 at 12:10 pm | #

                You mean logarithmically, on a scale of 0-3000000, that was a 100? Ohhh, sick burn dude.

                • 3oranges
                  3oranges
                  February 21, 2014 at 1:01 pm | #

                  Scoville units work better for burns anyway.

    • arank11
      arank11
      February 21, 2014 at 12:05 am | #

      Great. Now I want Funyuns

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      February 21, 2014 at 12:06 am | #

      “GIVE THEM TO ME!”

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MsSk1V3u-E

      • |Agent
        |Agent
        February 21, 2014 at 1:27 am | #

        Wow. That’s hard core, yo.

    • ocbrad1
      ocbrad1
      February 21, 2014 at 2:01 am | #

      Everyone should have Funyuns. I wish they shipped them up here to Alberta. Canada has its sucky moments.

  4. Yotomoe
    Yotomoe
    February 21, 2014 at 12:02 am | #

    Hahahahaha Friggin’ knew it!

    • Drunken Nordmann
      Drunken Nordmann
      February 21, 2014 at 10:24 pm | #

      By the way, did you ever draw the Dina/Faz spawn you wanted to draw last August. Just curious.

      • Yotomoe
        Yotomoe
        February 21, 2014 at 11:40 pm | #

        http://i.imgur.com/jptbhRq.png
        Yes.
        I’m sure I posted this.

        • Drunken Nordmann
          Drunken Nordmann
          February 21, 2014 at 11:48 pm | #

          Didn’t find the link, so I didn’t know if you ever had drawn it.

          And: Awwwwwww.

  5. GoogerGeiger
    GoogerGeiger
    February 21, 2014 at 12:02 am | #

    Aww, Billie’s been crying. Or she was awake all night wallowing in regret.

    • Aria
      Aria
      February 21, 2014 at 12:03 am | #

      Or maybe she quit drinking to make it up to Ruth, and is finally detoxing!

      Hey, I can hope, can’t I?

      • licoricepencil
        licoricepencil
        February 21, 2014 at 12:04 am | #

        Sick-looking skin tone on Billie gives more credence to this theory methinks.

      • GoogerGeiger
        GoogerGeiger
        February 21, 2014 at 12:05 am | #

        You can, but I don’t think the withdrawal symptoms would’ve taken effect already.

      • WaveRocker
        WaveRocker
        February 21, 2014 at 12:41 am | #

        Unfortunately, I think the well-placed bottle implies the opposite :\
        (The bottle is either in Billie’s hoodie pocket or in her room awkwardly in view)

        • GarethGillatt
          GarethGillatt
          February 21, 2014 at 12:47 am | #

          Is it a bottle or the door handle

          • WaveRocker
            WaveRocker
            February 21, 2014 at 12:55 am | #

            …
            but you see how I saw that, right?

          • LJoL
            LJoL
            February 21, 2014 at 12:57 am | #

            It’s clearly the door handle. Wave is just drunker than accused Billie of being.

      • Heavensrun
        Heavensrun
        February 21, 2014 at 1:13 am | #

        I think 50/50, she’s either hung over because depressed drunkenness, or she’s detoxing.

        • John
          John
          February 21, 2014 at 3:37 am | #

          “Ruth won’t make out with me because of my drinking! (Which is totally not a problem btw.) Clearly I need to drink to get over this.”

          Yeah, sounds like Billie logic.

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      February 21, 2014 at 12:05 am | #

      Or she’s hungover, but I like yours better.

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      February 21, 2014 at 12:05 am | #

      Or maybe it’s just early as shit cuz Joyce likes to do that.

      • WaveRocker
        WaveRocker
        February 21, 2014 at 12:42 am | #

        A very good point

  6. Doctor_Who
    Doctor_Who
    February 21, 2014 at 12:02 am | #

    I think all the female characters should start wearing hoodie dresses now.

    The males can all have pajama jeans.

    • Porglezomp
      Porglezomp
      February 21, 2014 at 12:09 am | #

      Or Walky can just take all the pajama jeans. Leaving everyone else… ?

      • Oxyvolt
        Oxyvolt
        February 21, 2014 at 1:26 am | #

        Boxer-briefs.

        • Oxyvolt
          Oxyvolt
          February 21, 2014 at 1:29 am | #

          Oh, Ethan. How convenient.

    • NightmareWarden
      NightmareWarden
      February 21, 2014 at 1:40 am | #

      Sarah’s suggestion from the previous page speaks to me!
      Sarah: I think everyone should start wearing strap-ons; It’s the best option.

  7. LimeTH
    LimeTH
    February 21, 2014 at 12:03 am | #

    Not complaining. Billie’s cute with her hair down.

    • Cholma
      Cholma
      February 21, 2014 at 7:55 am | #

      Truth. Then again, I find most women are more attractive with their hair down. Every time they put it up, like for a Hollywood red carpet or other fancy night out, I’m all “No no no!”

      • Animal
        Animal
        February 21, 2014 at 8:42 am | #

        Mrs. Animal has this crazy long, thick curly hair that comes down to mid-back. I can and do frequently just get lost in it. Whhooo.

  8. Plasma Mongoose
    Plasma Mongoose
    February 21, 2014 at 12:03 am | #

    Good move Billie, there is a limit on how many ponytailed characters you can have in a comic.

    • saltchocolate
      saltchocolate
      February 21, 2014 at 2:16 am | #

      Or a dorm.

  9. Glacirus
    Glacirus
    February 21, 2014 at 12:03 am | #

    The shadows of the drama remain…in the bags under Billie’s eyes.

    • ninja_jesus
      ninja_jesus
      February 21, 2014 at 9:04 am | #

      Count the shadows…

      • arank11
        arank11
        February 21, 2014 at 7:13 pm | #

        “Hey, who turned out the lights?”

  10. NF
    NF
    February 21, 2014 at 12:04 am | #

    Does anyone else think Billie looks like a half-Asian female Willis?

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      February 21, 2014 at 12:07 am | #

      Nope. Willis’ boobs wouldn’t be nearly that nice!

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        February 21, 2014 at 12:11 am | #

        Cue Willis’ post defending the awesomeness of his Rule 63 rack.

    • WaveRocker
      WaveRocker
      February 21, 2014 at 12:44 am | #

      You mean, in that she wears glasses and has dark hair?

  11. takashid
    takashid
    February 21, 2014 at 12:04 am | #

    Is there some significance to Billie letting her hair down that I’m forgetting?

    • AJBulldis
      AJBulldis
      February 21, 2014 at 12:04 am | #

      Just not wanting to match Joyce.

    • Cattleprod
      Cattleprod
      February 21, 2014 at 12:05 am | #

      Trying to look less like Joyce.

    • AgentKeen
      AgentKeen
      February 21, 2014 at 12:05 am | #

      Looking less like Joyce.

    • Glacirus
      Glacirus
      February 21, 2014 at 12:05 am | #

      I think it’s just “Joyce is dressed too similarly…change now before she squeals ‘TWINS!'”

    • Porglezomp
      Porglezomp
      February 21, 2014 at 12:08 am | #

      She’s just trying to not look like Joyce.

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      February 21, 2014 at 12:09 am | #

      To look even more like Joyce.
      REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE

    • WaveRocker
      WaveRocker
      February 21, 2014 at 12:49 am | #

      I actually think there might be. Like her stopping giving a fuck b/c depressed from Ruth troubs. Deeper: her life falling like her hair

    • begbert2
      begbert2
      February 21, 2014 at 10:52 am | #

      Okay, I’m going to bring a new angle on this: she’s trying not to have Joyce look like her.

      • rachel
        rachel
        February 21, 2014 at 11:32 am | #

        THAT’S THE TICKET

        • anonymous
          anonymous
          February 21, 2014 at 6:20 pm | #

          The Golden Ticket!

  12. brionl
    brionl
    February 21, 2014 at 12:05 am | #

    OK, what the fuck is up with the hoodie dresses?

    • Kernanator
      Kernanator
      February 21, 2014 at 12:06 am | #

      They’re awesome?

    • AJBulldis
      AJBulldis
      February 21, 2014 at 12:07 am | #

      Not sure but I kinda want to get a hoodie.

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      February 21, 2014 at 12:12 am | #

      Just don’t wear them in London, otherwise the Bobbies will bother you a lot more.

      • WaveRocker
        WaveRocker
        February 21, 2014 at 12:50 am | #

        Bobbie?

        • Blue Dragon
          Blue Dragon
          February 21, 2014 at 2:03 am | #

          Peelers.

        • Opus the Poet
          Opus the Poet
          February 21, 2014 at 2:08 am | #

          UK LEO. named for a 19th century London Police Chief Robert something or other. They were Bobbie’s Boys, then shortened to Bobbie’s, then the apostrophe was dropped (because there were a helluva lot of illiterates in 19th century London) and the entire force was called Bobbies. And why the hell am I teaching a history lesson at 0100? I’m going to bed.

          • Blue Dragon
            Blue Dragon
            February 21, 2014 at 2:20 am | #

            “…derived from the British Home Secretary, Sir Robert Peel (Bobby being a nickname for Robert) the founder of the Metropolitan Police.”
            as quoted from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_slang_terms_for_police_officers

        • Plasma Mongoose
          Plasma Mongoose
          February 21, 2014 at 8:41 am | #

          Bobbies: Slang for any British police officer wearing those helmets like the one below.

          http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/02/MetHelmet.png

      • Andrew_C
        Andrew_C
        February 21, 2014 at 5:16 am | #

        No-one calls the scum that anymore.

    • Rani
      Rani
      February 21, 2014 at 12:44 am | #

      Willis saw some fan art of Billie that demonstrated that hoodie dresses are just better. He learned. He acted.

    • begbert2
      begbert2
      February 21, 2014 at 10:54 am | #

      They’re a race of alien symbiotes that have initiated their invasion.

  13. Mr. Random
    Mr. Random
    February 21, 2014 at 12:06 am | #

    Depression

  14. hof1991
    hof1991
    February 21, 2014 at 12:06 am | #

    If they touch there will be a Billie/anti-Billie explosion that will annihilate them both.

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      February 21, 2014 at 12:09 am | #

      or they will just gasp in surprise and faint, it could go either way.

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      February 21, 2014 at 12:12 am | #

      They’ll fuse into one. Jillie.

      • Oxyvolt
        Oxyvolt
        February 21, 2014 at 1:28 am | #

        Sounds like that stupid movie where Jennifer Lopez is a lesbian-but-not-really.

      • begbert2
        begbert2
        February 21, 2014 at 10:55 am | #

        It’ll be fine as long as one of them kept the receipt.

  15. Kernanator
    Kernanator
    February 21, 2014 at 12:07 am | #

    HOODIE DRESSES FOR EVERYONE.

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      February 21, 2014 at 12:14 am | #

      But I don’t really have the legs for them anymore.

      Also, are you interested in a new happy Joyce with condom hat?

      http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=9sdvf6&s=8

      • Yotomoe
        Yotomoe
        February 21, 2014 at 12:22 am | #

        http://i.imgur.com/kRpdXqS.png
        Edited a strap in there.

        • Plasma Mongoose
          Plasma Mongoose
          February 21, 2014 at 12:28 am | #

          Forgot about that bit… NIIICE!

        • Kernanator
          Kernanator
          February 21, 2014 at 9:06 pm | #

          Thank you, both of you! I’ll certainly keep this in mind, if nothing else.

          (I’m a little attached to Death Glare Joyce, but Happy Hoodie Dress Joyce is wonderful too.)

          • Zababcd
            Zababcd
            February 21, 2014 at 10:02 pm | #

            Of course, you can combine the two, but the death glare turns into something else without the mouth. http://imageshack.com/a/img513/2558/qzba.png

            • Yotomoe
              Yotomoe
              February 21, 2014 at 11:38 pm | #

              What has science created? THE GREATEST JOYCE EVER.

            • Drunken Nordmann
              Drunken Nordmann
              February 21, 2014 at 11:53 pm | #

              She doesn’t look so much angry as – something else.

              • Drunken Nordmann
                Drunken Nordmann
                February 21, 2014 at 11:54 pm | #

                And naturally, I didn’t see that you already mentioned “something else”.

  16. Alex Stritar
    Alex Stritar
    February 21, 2014 at 12:08 am | #

    Love how perky Joyce continues to be in this sequence.

    • Just Cheeto Dust
      Just Cheeto Dust
      February 21, 2014 at 12:15 am | #

      Easier to do when Sal isn’t strangling you to start her morning.

      Actually, come to think of it, that was only a momentary setback.

    • Bill
      Bill
      February 21, 2014 at 8:58 am | #

      It’s easy to be perky early in the morning when your mind is clear and your heart is pure.

      • begbert2
        begbert2
        February 21, 2014 at 10:57 am | #

        Are you suggesting that Billie’s massive hangover and guiltiness might be effecting her mood? Seems unlikely.

      • Bill
        Bill
        February 21, 2014 at 11:35 am | #

        Just callin’ ’em as I see ’em….

      • Opus the Poet
        Opus the Poet
        February 21, 2014 at 12:14 pm | #

        Another synonym for “clear” is “empty”… Just sayin’

  17. rakketykid
    rakketykid
    February 21, 2014 at 12:09 am | #

    EMO Billie nothing bright shall stay

  18. MM
    MM
    February 21, 2014 at 12:09 am | #

    Billie’s post-class plan: burn the dress.

  19. Leorale
    Leorale
    February 21, 2014 at 12:12 am | #

    Billie was kicking it old school with that scrunchie.

  20. newllend
    newllend
    February 21, 2014 at 12:12 am | #

    Damn…..uh looking good there Billie (she looks like shit)

  21. Robert
    Robert
    February 21, 2014 at 12:36 am | #

    Um..with her hair down she kind of looks like Ruth

  22. Kerry
    Kerry
    February 21, 2014 at 12:40 am | #

    This keeps happening.

    • MM
      MM
      February 21, 2014 at 2:07 am | #

      We are the Joyce. Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated…and it’ll be tons of fun!

  23. Bilfred
    Bilfred
    February 21, 2014 at 1:10 am | #

    Joyce is too cute. If you keep this up, Willis, heads will explode. There is only so much cuteness that can be drawn.

    • Leonou
      Leonou
      February 21, 2014 at 6:30 am | #

      The shields will hold as long as we don’t stuble on a Hoodi-dressed Dina.
      God help us if we ever do.

      • Jack Finch
        Jack Finch
        February 21, 2014 at 10:07 pm | #

        It would be a day that would live in infamsqueeee!

  24. Emma
    Emma
    February 21, 2014 at 1:46 am | #

    Just saw a sweater dress in person for the first time today. Unfortunately it was romper short, so, too short. And she was only wearing tights underneath. Not cute.

  25. SilverArrowArtemis
    SilverArrowArtemis
    February 21, 2014 at 2:09 am | #

    Ha. Gah ha. Gah hah hahaha! Ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!! What, ya didn’t get no sleep, Billie?? Aha ha ha ha. Whew. But seriously, this is what happens when you lie and then try to rationalize yourself.

    You done Billie’d up, Billie.

  26. Idon'tcarenomore
    Idon'tcarenomore
    February 21, 2014 at 2:42 am | #

    Never could figure out why school girls, or guys, old enough to dress themselves, walked around like a 2 year old with their sleeves hanging over their hands. Fold them back and get on with it. Not cute, just looks juvenile.

    Both Billie and Joyce look pretty good with reverse hairdo’s.

    • phroggonalog
      phroggonalog
      February 21, 2014 at 3:41 am | #

      because look at your name.

    • Animal
      Animal
      February 21, 2014 at 8:45 am | #

      hairdo’s

      Never could figure out why people abuse apostrophes.

      • begbert2
        begbert2
        February 21, 2014 at 10:59 am | #

        Some say it’s ignorance or carelessness, but my theory is that people do it specifically to piss me off.

      • Robin
        Robin
        February 21, 2014 at 11:17 am | #

        I hairdo, you hairdo, she hairdoes.

        • Roborat
          Roborat
          February 21, 2014 at 2:58 pm | #

          More like hairdont.

          • anonymous
            anonymous
            February 21, 2014 at 6:21 pm | #

            Apostrophe neglect!

            • Roborat
              Roborat
              February 25, 2014 at 3:27 pm | #

              I had to honour the theme.

      • xKiv
        xKiv
        February 21, 2014 at 10:01 pm | #

        It’s across the street from Lefty’s.

    • Hylleddin
      Hylleddin
      February 21, 2014 at 8:15 pm | #

      The sleeves protect and warm our hands. (Gloves aren’t retractable)

  27. Shade
    Shade
    February 21, 2014 at 3:41 am | #

    So she thought Ethan might like it if she dressed like Billie?

  28. Kiggy
    Kiggy
    February 21, 2014 at 4:50 am | #

    And Joyce is like “^___^” all the time.

  29. Vince
    Vince
    February 21, 2014 at 8:19 am | #

    Dad-gum, Joyce is so darn cute with her hair up!

  30. LordHaw
    LordHaw
    February 21, 2014 at 8:32 am | #

    Cute as Joyce is, she’s entirely too chipper for the morning. I personally feel more like Bille right now 🙂

  31. BlackIo
    BlackIo
    February 21, 2014 at 10:20 am | #

    I’m just looking at Billie in that last panel and thinking “Cheer up, emo kid.”

  32. N0083rP00F
    N0083rP00F
    February 21, 2014 at 10:56 am | #

    Joyce is the Pink Twi’lek Jedi to Billie’s Dark Darth Vader.

    For there to be light, darkness there must also be.

  33. Aeron
    Aeron
    February 21, 2014 at 11:14 am | #

    I finally figured out why Joyce’s new look seemed familiar. She’s slowly becoming Frankie from Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends.

    • Glacirus
      Glacirus
      February 22, 2014 at 12:01 am | #

      …..O.O I see it! It’s breaking my mind, but I can see it!

  34. Elliot-Chatham
    Elliot-Chatham
    February 21, 2014 at 12:48 pm | #

    Joyce’s sleeves.

    I can’t see her hands.

    • Alex Stritar
      Alex Stritar
      February 21, 2014 at 1:08 pm | #

      She’s going for the Numbuh 3 look.

    • davidbreslin101
      davidbreslin101
      February 21, 2014 at 4:03 pm | #

      They are deadly weapons now, under there.
      5 scalpel blades on each.

  35. Tempo
    Tempo
    February 21, 2014 at 2:13 pm | #

    Heh, Joyce looks like she’s being shaded in as the comic goes along. Panel two she’s flat with shadow, panel three there’s some shine, and panel four there’s underboob shadow.

    • begbert2
      begbert2
      February 21, 2014 at 3:18 pm | #

      The scrunchy is actually glowing with an unearthly light – in panel 3 Billie tilts her head and allows some light to shine past, and in 4 it’s casting its holy light down upon them all.

  36. Cattleprod
    Cattleprod
    February 21, 2014 at 2:21 pm | #

    I had to go back through the archives because I couldn’t remember if Joyce and Billie went shopping together, which would presumably have been when they got the dresses.

    They did. In July and August 2012.

    Now I wanna know: did they buy them independently of each other, or was Joyce trying to copy Billie?

  37. Cragalanch
    Cragalanch
    February 21, 2014 at 2:24 pm | #

    Cragalanch was wrong. Billie did not drink herself into a coma

    • RadtheCad
      RadtheCad
      February 22, 2014 at 6:32 am | #

      Or she did, and this is all her drunken nightmare

  38. Felgraf
    Felgraf
    February 21, 2014 at 6:49 pm | #

    Hypothesis: Billy is, indeed, detoxing. And going completely cold turkey.

    She will get DT’s (or other serious, dangerous alcoholic withdrawal issues) and need to be hospitalized, which will lead to Ruth feeling super guilty and blaming herself.

    Because DRAMA
    (Also because it does make sense plot wise?)

    • arank11
      arank11
      February 21, 2014 at 9:48 pm | #

      Dude! Don’t give Willis any ideas!

  39. Zeecapitan
    Zeecapitan
    February 21, 2014 at 10:56 pm | #

    This is going to end badly for Joyce.

  40. Zeecapitan
    Zeecapitan
    February 21, 2014 at 11:02 pm | #

    With Billy’s bad morning mood only foul could come to them.

  41. Charles Phipps
    Charles Phipps
    February 21, 2014 at 11:31 pm | #

    Weird fact, I’d like to see Billy date Ken or one of the other not-yet-seen New Shortpacked characters.

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