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JOYCE DRESSES EVERYONE TODAY

by David M Willis on February 23, 2014 at 12:01 am
  • 02 - I Was a Teenage Churchmouse
└ Tags: jennifer, joyce, sal

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  1. Jen Aside
    Jen Aside
    February 23, 2014 at 12:01 am | #

    That… sure is a shirt

    • Ahighfunctioningsociopath
      Ahighfunctioningsociopath
      February 23, 2014 at 12:22 am | #

      Over clothes

  2. Mr. Random
    Mr. Random
    February 23, 2014 at 12:01 am | #

    She makes everything look good.

    • Mr. Random
      Mr. Random
      February 23, 2014 at 12:02 am | #

      “Ah make everythin’ look good.”

      • AgentKeen
        AgentKeen
        February 23, 2014 at 12:12 am | #

        “You make everything look good…
        N-not that I was looking, or that woman should be defined by looks!
        OH GOD, I’M CHEATING ON AMA– I mean, my girlfriend who totally doesn’t have a secret identity…”

        • ridtom
          ridtom
          February 23, 2014 at 12:26 am | #

          Pull it together man!!!

          • Badeyes
            Badeyes
            February 23, 2014 at 12:37 am | #

            those two avatars were perfect for the internal conflict that is Danny

            • nothri
              nothri
              February 23, 2014 at 12:43 am | #

              Agreed.

              • Riku
                Riku
                February 23, 2014 at 1:19 pm | #

                Now kiss you two

                • TDangerously
                  TDangerously
                  February 23, 2014 at 4:02 pm | #

                  You WOULD say that, Joe.

                • No
                  No
                  February 23, 2014 at 5:10 pm | #

                  But Dina wouldn’t say that. :C

                • TDangerously
                  TDangerously
                  February 23, 2014 at 6:10 pm | #

                  For some reason I am very attracted to you, would you like to grab a drink sometime?

                • Nightsbridge
                  Nightsbridge
                  February 23, 2014 at 8:23 pm | #

                  Dina nooooo

                • nothri
                  nothri
                  February 23, 2014 at 8:56 pm | #

                  Just remember Mike, the safeword is “No punch”

                • No
                  No
                  February 24, 2014 at 2:08 am | #

                  That depends. Got a nickel?

        • hexalm
          hexalm
          February 24, 2014 at 3:10 am | #

          Shut up, Danny! You’re out of your element!

      • Arkantos
        Arkantos
        February 23, 2014 at 9:37 am | #

        “Oh Yeaaaaah.”

  3. David Herbert
    David Herbert
    February 23, 2014 at 12:02 am | #

    Either it doesn’t fit properly or she doesn’t give a damn.

    • Maveric1984
      Maveric1984
      February 23, 2014 at 12:04 am | #

      I think she just hasn’t finished buttoning it up.

      • Taigan
        Taigan
        February 23, 2014 at 2:48 am | #

        I think she’s buttoned it as much as she’s gonna.

  4. timemonkey
    timemonkey
    February 23, 2014 at 12:02 am | #

    Huh, I think I just gained some respect for Sal for just accepting the nice gesture and rolling with it.

    • John
      John
      February 23, 2014 at 12:04 am | #

      And without compromising her own style in the doing!

      • Yotomoe
        Yotomoe
        February 23, 2014 at 12:06 am | #

        The amount of fucks she gives are abysmal.

        • PureMajora
          PureMajora
          February 23, 2014 at 3:53 pm | #

          I think we saw from the last comic that she has plenty of fucks she’s willing to give.

          • Zephyr, God of the West Wind
            Zephyr, God of the West Wind
            February 23, 2014 at 7:28 pm | #

            😉

      • JessWitt
        JessWitt
        February 23, 2014 at 12:43 am | #

        Sal can make anything work. Remember her schoolgirl outfit?

        • saltchocolate
          saltchocolate
          February 23, 2014 at 12:59 am | #

          Anything.

      • ninja_jesus
        ninja_jesus
        February 23, 2014 at 7:13 am | #

        Compromising her style? That shirt definitely looks her style.

  5. Porglezomp
    Porglezomp
    February 23, 2014 at 12:02 am | #

    Is she going to keep that DS?

    • Pat
      Pat
      February 23, 2014 at 12:46 am | #

      She doesn’t have a charger.

      • Andrew Hull
        Andrew Hull
        February 24, 2014 at 12:05 am | #

        When I was your age, we didn’t have chargers. We used regular batteries! Dozens and dozens of AA batteries!

        And we had to walk up hill to the store both ways to get them…

  6. Tom Speelman
    Tom Speelman
    February 23, 2014 at 12:02 am | #

    I’m just wondering where Sal put that DS…

    • Sageress
      Sageress
      February 23, 2014 at 12:04 am | #

      Pocket?????

      • carl320
        carl320
        February 23, 2014 at 12:05 am | #

        She rolled it into a cigarette.

        • Yotomoe
          Yotomoe
          February 23, 2014 at 12:07 am | #

          She needs Mario Kart any way she can get it. Smoke it. Inject it into her bloodstream. ANY WAY.

      • vlademir1
        vlademir1
        February 23, 2014 at 12:14 am | #

        Pocket? Why yes, that is a place she could have put a DS…

    • Maveric1984
      Maveric1984
      February 23, 2014 at 12:04 am | #

      …you don’t want to know…

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      February 23, 2014 at 12:21 am | #

      Down her Shorts? Hey, that’s what the DS stands for in some circles.

    • Ahighfunctioningsociopath
      Ahighfunctioningsociopath
      February 23, 2014 at 12:22 am | #

      Hammerspace

    • Mr K
      Mr K
      February 23, 2014 at 12:24 am | #

      Bra.

      • JJ
        JJ
        February 23, 2014 at 6:12 pm | #

        Its formal name is Victoria’s Secret Compartment. Check TVTropes for reference.

        … we will still be here when you emerge one week later.

        • Darchias
          Darchias
          February 23, 2014 at 11:49 pm | #

          Ha! I have avoided your ruse. You should of linked to the appropriate page if you wished to entrap anyone!

          • Laurel Raven
            Laurel Raven
            February 24, 2014 at 2:46 pm | #

            The problem with that is when you go to get the link, you yourself will be trapped first; so, it will be a while before anyone can post that link.

    • Shade
      Shade
      February 23, 2014 at 12:41 am | #

      Less imaginative answer, but it’s apparently flat so just put it down.

  7. Plasma Mongoose
    Plasma Mongoose
    February 23, 2014 at 12:03 am | #

    At least Joyce half-succeeded in dressing up Sal.

    • nothri
      nothri
      February 23, 2014 at 12:18 am | #

      I see you have selected that-whose-name-shall-not-be-spoken as your gravatar.

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        February 23, 2014 at 12:25 am | #

        If you mean UC-tan then yes, yes I did. ^_^

        • C.
          C.
          February 23, 2014 at 12:32 am | #

          We can call her Carla now.

    • Raye J
      Raye J
      February 23, 2014 at 1:22 pm | #

      I think you mean succeeded in half-dressing Sal

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        February 23, 2014 at 4:27 pm | #

        Yeah, I meant that. 😀

  8. Wonder Wig
    Wonder Wig
    February 23, 2014 at 12:03 am | #

    She’s like a sexy candy cane.

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      February 23, 2014 at 12:27 am | #

      Candy cane is too sticky to be used that way.

      • nothri
        nothri
        February 23, 2014 at 12:40 am | #

        And there goes another image I didn’t needed in my brain. THANKS, Mongoose. As always.

        • nothri
          nothri
          February 23, 2014 at 12:41 am | #

          didn’t needed……sigh. More sacrifices to the grammar demons.

        • Tom Speelman
          Tom Speelman
          February 23, 2014 at 1:20 am | #

          ..AND I just got that. Pardon me while I cringe.

        • Drunken Nordmann
          Drunken Nordmann
          February 23, 2014 at 6:37 am | #

          Lucky me, the neural connections needed to automatically project these images burned out years ago. 🙂

  9. nothri
    nothri
    February 23, 2014 at 12:04 am | #

    Joyce you have managed to become more adorable and more creepy all at the same time. This is a thing I dd not think was possible, and yet here we are.

    • nothri
      nothri
      February 23, 2014 at 12:06 am | #

      Also I’m not sure if Billie was looking out for Sal or Joyce in panel three.

      Panel four can obviously be explained if one assumes that Sal’s awesome is like radiation that leeches into everything that makes skin to skin contact with Sal. Unfortunately, she’s not into Billie or Joyce, so no hope there. Danny, on the other hand…

      • vlademir1
        vlademir1
        February 23, 2014 at 12:17 am | #

        Then in what way was Jason made awesome?

        • nothri
          nothri
          February 23, 2014 at 12:21 am | #

          An excellent question. My hypothesis is that Jason radiates a kind of “anti-awesome” that infects everything around him in a equal and opposing way to Sal’s field of awesome. The two fields cancel each other out when coming into close contact.

          • Mr. Random
            Mr. Random
            February 23, 2014 at 2:44 am | #

            So…. Opposites attract.

            • Plasma Mongoose
              Plasma Mongoose
              February 23, 2014 at 4:36 pm | #

              So does that make Sal MC Kat or Paula Abdul?

        • Alden
          Alden
          February 23, 2014 at 1:31 am | #

          He already wears a bow tie, so it’s difficult to say.

          • Yotsuyasan
            Yotsuyasan
            February 23, 2014 at 7:42 am | #

            But… Bowties are cool!

            • Opus the Poet
              Opus the Poet
              February 23, 2014 at 9:49 am | #

              But he doesn’t wear a fez.

              • arank11
                arank11
                February 23, 2014 at 10:08 pm | #

                Or a stetson

    • Nym
      Nym
      February 23, 2014 at 12:10 am | #

      Joyce dresses everyone today!

  10. Kernanator
    Kernanator
    February 23, 2014 at 12:04 am | #

    Clearly Sal has superspeed.

  11. Yotomoe
    Yotomoe
    February 23, 2014 at 12:05 am | #

    She’s not asking how Sal managed to put those clothes on so fast. She’s asking how sal managed to make them look so badass.

  12. Ben
    Ben
    February 23, 2014 at 12:05 am | #

    Clearly, Sal is just that fiiiiiiiiine.

  13. Ikaru
    Ikaru
    February 23, 2014 at 12:05 am | #

    I am loving this scene.

  14. Nym
    Nym
    February 23, 2014 at 12:06 am | #

    Sal looks amazing in whatever she wants.

    Sal’s thoughts on Mario Kart are mine on the first Rainbow Road.

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      February 23, 2014 at 12:09 am | #

      Every Rainbow Road pisses me off in a profound way. I’ve got shit handling in Mario Kart in the first place.

      • Aizat
        Aizat
        February 23, 2014 at 12:17 am | #

        Hell, I’m crap in most racing games….except maybe Daytona…but only if on PC.

  15. arank11
    arank11
    February 23, 2014 at 12:06 am | #

    Joyce’s cuteness, Sal’s coolness, and Billie’s pissed-offness all in one comic. I have high hopes for this storyline

  16. Reltzik
    Reltzik
    February 23, 2014 at 12:07 am | #

    …. a crime against what, Billie?

    No, really, narrow it down for me. I’m having trouble thinking of something that this ISN’T a crime against.

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      February 23, 2014 at 12:25 am | #

      Yeah, that shirt is not a crime…now, pants that show your butt crack, now that’s a crime.

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        February 23, 2014 at 4:29 am | #

        Literally in some counties.

        • ninja_jesus
          ninja_jesus
          February 23, 2014 at 7:16 am | #

          Countries, even.

        • arank11
          arank11
          February 23, 2014 at 10:06 pm | #

          Just imagine living in those places… Not a single plumber for miles…

  17. newllend
    newllend
    February 23, 2014 at 12:08 am | #

    Apparently she makes everything look cool how? Your just born with it.

    • nothri
      nothri
      February 23, 2014 at 12:28 am | #

      Or maybe its Maybelline.

      • saltchocolate
        saltchocolate
        February 23, 2014 at 1:02 am | #

        Have an internet, nothri!

  18. Aizat
    Aizat
    February 23, 2014 at 12:08 am | #

    I’ll say this…Sal can make anything look good.

    • John
      John
      February 23, 2014 at 12:15 am | #

      Sal can make nothing look good, too!

      Or at least nothing but pants and gloves.

  19. Kladeos
    Kladeos
    February 23, 2014 at 12:12 am | #

    Sal’s adorable.

  20. Idon'tcarenomore
    Idon'tcarenomore
    February 23, 2014 at 12:12 am | #

    Funny, that doesn’t look the way Joyce it would on Sal, of that I am sure.
    Sal’s got her own style, no matter what it is. And a damn fast way of getting in or out of her clothes.
    Shares that with Joyce anyway.

  21. Yotomoe
    Yotomoe
    February 23, 2014 at 12:13 am | #

    Joyce, you have too much money for a college student. I don’t even buy myself clothes (except at conventions).

  22. Idon'tcarenomore
    Idon'tcarenomore
    February 23, 2014 at 12:14 am | #

    sigh no edit…read “…the way Joyce thought it would”’

  23. Pyr05
    Pyr05
    February 23, 2014 at 12:16 am | #

    Sal is so hot, she uses her fingertip as a lighter!

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      February 23, 2014 at 12:19 am | #

      Sal is so hot that water turns to vapor just being in close proximity to her.

      • TC
        TC
        February 23, 2014 at 12:06 pm | #

        Sal is so hot, her radiation emissivity is ≈ 1 with a 5% margin of experimental error.

  24. Jackson
    Jackson
    February 23, 2014 at 12:21 am | #

    Joyce Dresses Everyone Today, for sufficiently “Sal and not Sarah so basically just Sal” values of “everyone.”

    • saltchocolate
      saltchocolate
      February 23, 2014 at 1:06 am | #

      She did plan Sarah’s clothes, anyway. Let’s just call it “Joyce Dresses Everyone (Black) Today.” Jacob, look out!

      • PureMajora
        PureMajora
        February 23, 2014 at 3:57 pm | #

        You forget that Joyce also dressed herself today!

        • Drunken Nordmann
          Drunken Nordmann
          February 23, 2014 at 10:33 pm | #

          Maybe Joyce’s black – so black, her skin colour’s inverted. oO

  25. Aizat
    Aizat
    February 23, 2014 at 12:22 am | #

    You know what’s the difference between Billie and Sal? Sal can actually make that look good.

  26. LiaHansen
    LiaHansen
    February 23, 2014 at 12:22 am | #

    Does Billie’s expression in the last panel remind anyone else of old-timey Mickey Mouse?

  27. Aizat
    Aizat
    February 23, 2014 at 12:24 am | #

    Joyce looks adorable in that sweater…wow, that’s something I never thought I say today…adorable.

  28. Mr K
    Mr K
    February 23, 2014 at 12:24 am | #

    No wonder Billie is totally in lesbians with Sal. Pity Sal doesn’t seem to share the affection.

    • King_Crimson
      King_Crimson
      February 23, 2014 at 1:11 am | #

      i thought Billie was totally in lesbians with Ruth though

      • John
        John
        February 23, 2014 at 2:44 am | #

        I’ve concluded that it explains a lot of Billie’s behaviour if you just assume that she’s tsundere for everybody.

        • DEG1377
          DEG1377
          February 23, 2014 at 4:30 am | #

          winning gravatar for this, btw

  29. Plasma Mongoose
    Plasma Mongoose
    February 23, 2014 at 12:26 am | #

    I hope that in the near future there will be a comic titled JOYCE UNDRESSES EVERYONE TONIGHT.

    • nothri
      nothri
      February 23, 2014 at 12:29 am | #

      Normal or slipshine?

      • Yotomoe
        Yotomoe
        February 23, 2014 at 12:41 am | #

        First one then continued on the other.

    • JAD
      JAD
      February 23, 2014 at 9:58 am | #

      That would be adorable, being Joyce. If it was Joe, on the other hand…

      Also, there were already images of Joyce being dressed by Billie, but how about Sal dressing everyone today?

      Willis, I think you can make either an “otherworlds” or a couple of posters with the *someone* dressing everyone today theme…

      • Jackson
        Jackson
        February 23, 2014 at 2:18 pm | #

        Dressing of Age.

        • RandomRedMage
          RandomRedMage
          February 23, 2014 at 8:57 pm | #

          Dumbing of Dress

          • JAD
            JAD
            February 23, 2014 at 11:01 pm | #

            Well, simply “X dresses everyone today” works for me… imagine how they all would look if the person in charge were Dina… or Jason! I seriously advocate that series of drawings. You know, as a fan.

  30. Badeyes
    Badeyes
    February 23, 2014 at 12:39 am | #

    Now all they need is a geeky girl and they’ve got a band.

    • Mr K
      Mr K
      February 23, 2014 at 12:40 am | #

      Amber should appear. Although with Sal around that could end badly.

      • Space Robot 5
        Space Robot 5
        February 23, 2014 at 1:03 am | #

        Dina on drums!

      • ninja_jesus
        ninja_jesus
        February 23, 2014 at 7:18 am | #

        Inner-band conflict already, and they haven’t even formed yet. The beginning of something beautiful.

    • John
      John
      February 23, 2014 at 2:42 am | #

      Dorothy?

  31. JessWitt
    JessWitt
    February 23, 2014 at 12:48 am | #

    See, Joyce is the new Rachel Zoe. Can’t wait to see who she’ll dress next. Heck, just try and dress Mike up, that’d be a hoot.

  32. Ancestral Hamster
    Ancestral Hamster
    February 23, 2014 at 1:01 am | #

    Now if only Sal would rebel against the social convention of wearing clothes and be naked for the rest of DoA’s existence.

    • tinfoil theory
      tinfoil theory
      February 23, 2014 at 2:59 am | #

      She is always naked, which is why clothes look so good on her.
      Other people dress in clothes. Sal merely wears them.

  33. Carlos
    Carlos
    February 23, 2014 at 1:03 am | #

    What’s this? Non edgy clothing that would make me look lame or, at the very least, totally average? This will never do. FIRING BAD ASS CLOTHES BEAM!

  34. Emoroffle
    Emoroffle
    February 23, 2014 at 1:08 am | #

    Sal has a secret stash of Mentos somewhere. Sexy Mentos.

    • John
      John
      February 23, 2014 at 2:31 am | #

      She should’ve let Billie in on the secret before her encounter with Ruth last night.

      • Emoroffle
        Emoroffle
        February 23, 2014 at 4:18 am | #

        Sadly I don’t think even “Plot Device Mentos” could have saved her from that. She has to do things the hard way and fix what went wrong. No candy will help her out of this.

  35. King_Crimson
    King_Crimson
    February 23, 2014 at 1:09 am | #

    it’s confirmed. Sal is a Coolness Wizard.

  36. saltchocolate
    saltchocolate
    February 23, 2014 at 1:11 am | #

    I can’t wait for Jason to see her in that shirt!

  37. RED
    RED
    February 23, 2014 at 1:11 am | #

    Pretty sure Sal looks hot in anything

  38. licoricepencil
    licoricepencil
    February 23, 2014 at 1:42 am | #

    Now I want to know how Joyce would wear that top. I’m guessing under a sweater vest.

    • John
      John
      February 23, 2014 at 2:41 am | #

      Under a sweater vest. Without washing it first. Periodically, she’ll bend her neck and sniff her collar, and think, ‘Mmm, cigarette smoke and Sal’s shampoo. Sooooo cool.’ A little voice in the back of her mind will add, ‘And sooo hot,’ but she’ll pretend like she didn’t hear it.

  39. Skizz
    Skizz
    February 23, 2014 at 3:02 am | #

    Words can’t describe how much I love this strip.

  40. Papa Oleg
    Papa Oleg
    February 23, 2014 at 4:29 am | #

    I am most surprised nobody has made Sal’s face in panel one a gravatar.

    • DEG1377
      DEG1377
      February 23, 2014 at 4:32 am | #

      I am literally doing that as I type, just wanted to read the comments first and see if anyone else had done so already.

      • DEG1377
        DEG1377
        February 23, 2014 at 4:46 am | #

        Now to see if I did it right…

        • Drunken Nordmann
          Drunken Nordmann
          February 23, 2014 at 6:44 am | #

          It looks like you’re frowning at your comments – always frowning.

          • Curacaobill
            Curacaobill
            February 23, 2014 at 12:38 pm | #

            She’s judging Yoooooou….

            • Drunken Nordmann
              Drunken Nordmann
              February 23, 2014 at 4:50 pm | #

              And you’re checking out your nickname.

              • Zephyr, God of the West Wind
                Zephyr, God of the West Wind
                February 23, 2014 at 7:31 pm | #

                and you are staring out of the computer screen at everyone and everything. Stop it, it’s creepy. 😀

                • Drunken Nordmann
                  Drunken Nordmann
                  February 23, 2014 at 8:26 pm | #

                  Heh.

              • Arkantos
                Arkantos
                February 23, 2014 at 9:53 pm | #

                Also your avatar fits your name, even if it’s technically Darwin Titan.

                • Drunken Nordmann
                  Drunken Nordmann
                  February 23, 2014 at 10:14 pm | #

                  The funny thing is, I called him Titan Darwin before he got his fan nickname. 😀

              • Curacaobill
                Curacaobill
                February 23, 2014 at 11:36 pm | #

                Hey what can I say? It’s a sexy nickname.

  41. rajit
    rajit
    February 23, 2014 at 4:44 am | #

    I am in the minority and still don’t like the top on Sal *runs*

    But a badass ponytail could make it work.

    • madd
      madd
      February 23, 2014 at 4:56 pm | #

      Yeah. The shirt is just like whatever.

  42. T Campbell
    T Campbell
    February 23, 2014 at 5:14 am | #

    Sal: “Ah hate this thing more than anything an’ I gotta have more.”

    Billie: “Wow, that’s just how, um, some people feel about booze! Ha ha ha” [cries]

    • Zephyr, God of the West Wind
      Zephyr, God of the West Wind
      February 23, 2014 at 9:00 pm | #

      That… that is almost as sad as the “Jurassic Park” episode of Futurama.

  43. Hors Service
    Hors Service
    February 23, 2014 at 7:27 am | #

    Sal, first panel, looks a bit like *groink* 🙂

  44. beege
    beege
    February 23, 2014 at 7:32 am | #

    We’ve discovered Joyce’s superpower.

  45. Arkantos
    Arkantos
    February 23, 2014 at 9:31 am | #

    So… Sal is Rachel from Animorphs. Good to know.

    • ninja_jesus
      ninja_jesus
      February 23, 2014 at 1:19 pm | #

      I could hug you right now. I loved the Animorphs series.

  46. RandomRedMage
    RandomRedMage
    February 23, 2014 at 11:07 am | #

    I thinks Sal actually doesn’t give a damn about what she wears. But the shirt does actually look pretty good on her. o.O so.. points for Joyce I guess.

    • shadowcell
      shadowcell
      February 23, 2014 at 2:41 pm | #

      but finding Sal something to look good in is, like, Dressing People – Beginner Mode

      • RandomRedMage
        RandomRedMage
        February 23, 2014 at 8:54 pm | #

        Well Joyce IS a beginner?

  47. Dude
    Dude
    February 23, 2014 at 11:37 am | #

    So was Billy asking how she can be hot in Joyce’s clothing or how she could get dressed so fast? They both impressed me.

    • Regalli
      Regalli
      February 23, 2014 at 1:18 pm | #

      Seriously. And how Joyce could so easily convince her to wear a pink and orange button-down which, while cute, is admittedly not Sal’s usual style.

  48. RK
    RK
    February 23, 2014 at 12:52 pm | #

    But now Joyce’s shirt is going to smell like cigarette smoke :c

    • RK
      RK
      February 23, 2014 at 12:53 pm | #

      Damn it, I keep forgetting I have a Danny gravatar that Dans up my every word.

      • Curacaobill
        Curacaobill
        February 23, 2014 at 11:38 pm | #

        It’s the curse of the danitar! Flee while you can!

  49. Alexx
    Alexx
    February 23, 2014 at 1:36 pm | #

    Hurry Sal, slap some sexy on and lets GO!

  50. Kafloo
    Kafloo
    February 23, 2014 at 4:46 pm | #

    And suddenly Sal has sunglasses. Seems appropriate.

  51. John Madden
    John Madden
    February 23, 2014 at 4:53 pm | #

    Any version of Mario Kart can be maddening.

    • Drunken Nordmann
      Drunken Nordmann
      February 23, 2014 at 10:30 pm | #

      Try playing it on the Wii. Pure madness.

      • Curacaobill
        Curacaobill
        February 23, 2014 at 11:39 pm | #

        Rainbow road. Nuff said

        • Drunken Nordmann
          Drunken Nordmann
          February 24, 2014 at 1:03 am | #

          If you play with friends or family, it can be fun – as long as you have a normal controller. Sometimes, I miss the N64.

  52. Tenn
    Tenn
    February 23, 2014 at 5:03 pm | #

    Sal just became a gamer.

  53. oldFart
    oldFart
    February 23, 2014 at 6:12 pm | #

    Thanks to this comic, I now know what a Nintendo (3)DS is when I see one in public. After reading the expressions of frustration, both in the comments and from Sal, I shall not be joining you in playing these “video game” amusments. If I want to be frustrated, I’ll try learning a decades-old chord melody solo on my 1974 guitar that I got new. I’ve got a book full of ’em, and I might download more. If I’m going to suffer, at least I can suffer for art!

  54. Hoboturtle
    Hoboturtle
    February 23, 2014 at 6:13 pm | #

    Before these last two comics, I might’ve said it was Joyce or Dina. Maybe even Amber. But this tears it.

    Sal IS best character.

  55. maycroft
    maycroft
    February 23, 2014 at 7:50 pm | #

    Fance up!

  56. Colineo
    Colineo
    February 23, 2014 at 10:38 pm | #

    Can someone please make Sal’s grump face an avatar?

  57. Nevermaker
    Nevermaker
    March 18, 2014 at 6:07 pm | #

    Y’know what the difference is between you’n me? Ah make this look GOOD.

  58. DarkoNeko
    DarkoNeko
    April 14, 2015 at 10:24 pm | #

    The glasses are a nice addition.

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