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Colts

by David M Willis on March 10, 2014 at 12:01 am
  • 02 - I Was a Teenage Churchmouse
└ Tags: jacob, sarah

Discussion (190) ¬

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  1. Mr. Random
    Mr. Random
    March 10, 2014 at 12:01 am | #

    ……….no.

    • Guest Person Dude
      Guest Person Dude
      March 10, 2014 at 7:24 am | #

      His eyebrows are steadily declining per-panel.

      • Rse
        Rse
        March 10, 2014 at 2:00 pm | #

        O_O

      • Sam
        Sam
        March 10, 2014 at 3:10 pm | #

        No, they’re just waiting on the side of his head under his hairline!

  2. Jen Aside
    Jen Aside
    March 10, 2014 at 12:01 am | #

    “Uh. Well… maybe?!”

  3. Levi
    Levi
    March 10, 2014 at 12:01 am | #

    oooh, wrong thing to say to a sports fan.

    • JustCheetoDust
      JustCheetoDust
      March 10, 2014 at 12:14 am | #

      Not if you’re trolling.

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      March 10, 2014 at 12:18 am | #

      Or if they’re a realistic Sports Fan.

      • Ivan
        Ivan
        March 10, 2014 at 10:48 am | #

        Not for a QB!

        A 105mph fastball? Rare, but a few + accuracy and harder curves are more likely. A QB? They can already throw the field. A lifetime of timing about their own aim and targeting would go straight to hell.

    • Matt
      Matt
      March 10, 2014 at 2:00 am | #

      I’d say it’s just a general bad move to insult the interests of your romantic interest immediately after meeting them.

    • Tachyon
      Tachyon
      March 10, 2014 at 2:21 am | #

      I’m gonna go with the crowd on this one. You’d think they’d have simply formed a steroid leauge for each sport, to make “cheating” irrelevant, by now…

      • MrMercury
        MrMercury
        March 10, 2014 at 6:51 am | #

        >insulting the interests
        she posed a valid question

        • nothri
          nothri
          March 10, 2014 at 11:19 am | #

          Valid questions are not exempt from being insulting.

          • Blob Marley
            Blob Marley
            March 10, 2014 at 1:08 pm | #

            But if you’re insulted by a valid question, you should probably ask yourself why.

            • Cody B
              Cody B
              March 10, 2014 at 8:27 pm | #

              And in this case the answer is faux pas.

      • Ivan
        Ivan
        March 10, 2014 at 10:50 am | #

        You see any countries turning back their gold medals from 1956 through 1980??

    • JA
      JA
      March 10, 2014 at 7:06 pm | #

      Dammit Sarah

  4. The Meek Ninja
    The Meek Ninja
    March 10, 2014 at 12:01 am | #

    *Cringe

    Bad memory! You stay repressed like you’re supposed to! Get back in the box!

  5. NF
    NF
    March 10, 2014 at 12:01 am | #

    So this comic is set in 2012?

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      March 10, 2014 at 12:19 am | #

      In some parallel sliding timeline that is a combination of all years within the confides of late 2000s early 2010s.

      • WaveRocker
        WaveRocker
        March 10, 2014 at 12:46 am | #

        Oh, I remember those days

    • Gordon Blvd
      Gordon Blvd
      March 10, 2014 at 7:37 am | #

      yes, because Steroid use has COMPLETELY disappeared in 2014 Professional sports, right? lol

      • Darryl
        Darryl
        March 10, 2014 at 9:35 am | #

        He referenced “new Colts QB”. So it’s definitely 1998 (Manning), 2012 or 2013 (Luck). Trust me, no one was excited in Indy in 2011 for Kerry Collins, Dan Orlovsky, or Curtis Painter. Then he referenced them playing the 49ers, which didn’t happen in ’98 or ’12 (since the Indianapolis Colts and San Francisco 49ers aren’t in the same conference, they only play once/4 years). Therefore, this particular comic takes place shortly after 9/22/2013, as that’s the date that Luck led the Colts against the 49ers.

      • Valmore
        Valmore
        March 10, 2014 at 11:42 am | #

        I think he means Andrew Luck was the Colts rookie QB in 2012. It is now 2014. Luck has two years under his belt. He’s not new.

    • Shadow12000
      Shadow12000
      March 10, 2014 at 7:58 am | #

      Considering how long it takes a weekend to go by, it probably is.

  6. brionl
    brionl
    March 10, 2014 at 12:01 am | #

    This certainly is some typical weather we’re having…

    • gangler
      gangler
      March 10, 2014 at 1:38 am | #

      Seasons, amirite?

  7. Tom T.
    Tom T.
    March 10, 2014 at 12:02 am | #

    Sarah’s playing in the No Fun League, all right!

    • Gordon Blvd
      Gordon Blvd
      March 10, 2014 at 7:38 am | #

      Sarah’s a League MVP ……………..

  8. Wonder Wig
    Wonder Wig
    March 10, 2014 at 12:02 am | #

    Sarah has been reading Jeph’s twitter feed.

    • Gordon Blvd
      Gordon Blvd
      March 10, 2014 at 7:38 am | #

      Sarah IS Jeph’s twitter feed lol

  9. MM
    MM
    March 10, 2014 at 12:03 am | #

    Give him a second! He’s thinking about it!

  10. LiamAldam
    LiamAldam
    March 10, 2014 at 12:03 am | #

    Yeah, that’s the problem with physcial relationships: nothing to talk about.

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      March 10, 2014 at 12:05 am | #

      “Problem”? Joe would say that’s the best part!

      • Aizat
        Aizat
        March 10, 2014 at 12:08 am | #

        Well, the only thing Joe wanted to hear is..you know.

        • Yotomoe
          Yotomoe
          March 10, 2014 at 12:20 am | #

          The backboard hitting the wall?

          • Doctor_Who
            Doctor_Who
            March 10, 2014 at 12:25 am | #

            He got it to play the opening drum solo from “Hot For Teacher” once. Best day of his life.

            Would have been even better if he’d been nailing a hot teacher at the time, but at least now he still has something to work toward.

          • Opus the Poet
            Opus the Poet
            March 10, 2014 at 12:26 am | #

            Headboard, backboards hitting a wall is very bad. It implies severe spinal injuries.

            • Yotomoe
              Yotomoe
              March 10, 2014 at 1:16 am | #

              Or that they sleep in a giant basketball goal.

  11. Doctor_Who
    Doctor_Who
    March 10, 2014 at 12:03 am | #

    Still a better conversation about sports than I’ve ever had.

    “How about that game last night?”

    “I didn’t catch it. Did the team we support by default due to geographic proximity make the most score points?”

    • Mr. Random
      Mr. Random
      March 10, 2014 at 12:09 am | #

      Why yes. This means we can now consume alcohol in merriment!
      If we had lost, which can never ever happen because we are the greatest, we would drink our sorrows away.
      Either way, people are going to get drunk, someone’s going to miss a mascot, somehow a naked ass is going to show up on the local news. No one will know who they belong to.

      • Reltzik
        Reltzik
        March 10, 2014 at 3:47 am | #

        “And in other news tonight, the mystery of the missing mascot has been solved! Don King the Donkey was discovered in the back yard of a local frat house, which insists that it has been framed. Still missing is Don King’s signature sweater.” *zoom in on the naked ass*

    • Lizard
      Lizard
      March 10, 2014 at 12:18 am | #

      “Oh, that’s okay then. So, about those webcomics you read… Did those imaginary characters resolve their imaginary disputes because of the author’s constructed drama?”

      • Doctor_Who
        Doctor_Who
        March 10, 2014 at 12:23 am | #

        “No, but some girls kissed each other, so I’m happy!”

        • Aizat
          Aizat
          March 10, 2014 at 1:54 am | #

          “And there’s that one comic where Da Electric Snake shocks someone who’s turning on a lamp.”

      • Haven
        Haven
        March 10, 2014 at 1:15 am | #

        This may be the best reply to this I’ve ever seen

      • BigDrahma
        BigDrahma
        March 10, 2014 at 12:06 pm | #

        So much this.

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      March 10, 2014 at 12:22 am | #

      “I didn’t catch it. I think sports and all people who enjoy them are dumb. Out of my way Philistines!”

      • Doctor_Who
        Doctor_Who
        March 10, 2014 at 12:24 am | #

        I would never call them Philistines. Peasants don’t understand such terms!

        • Opus the Poet
          Opus the Poet
          March 10, 2014 at 12:29 am | #

          Yeah, and they really hate it when you call them proles, ’cause it makes them feel really stupid.

          • Yotomoe
            Yotomoe
            March 10, 2014 at 12:42 am | #

            I think peons works best because even if they don’t know what it means, it still sounds like Pee-Ons.

    • Questionor
      Questionor
      March 10, 2014 at 1:05 am | #

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dI7M4Om2ITw

    • gangler
      gangler
      March 10, 2014 at 1:42 am | #

      Doctor Who – Literal Spoilsport.

    • StClair
      StClair
      March 10, 2014 at 2:35 am | #

      “You like the Sportland Sports? They did so many points last game!”

    • davidbreslin101
      davidbreslin101
      March 10, 2014 at 9:27 am | #

      Where I grew up, most people supported some famous team or other from some other town entirely. I never figured out how they chose.

  12. newllend
    newllend
    March 10, 2014 at 12:04 am | #

    This is to much can we go to someone else and come back to them please.

    • SilverArrowArtemis
      SilverArrowArtemis
      March 10, 2014 at 12:22 am | #

      Fool! Our suffering is for David Willis’s nourishment! He shan’t stop until he is fully satisfied! DAMN YOU, WILLIS!

  13. Aizat
    Aizat
    March 10, 2014 at 12:04 am | #

    Steroids? Well, as long as the guy’s name isn’t Stare Roy.

    • LiaHansen
      LiaHansen
      March 10, 2014 at 12:05 am | #

      Wat

      • Aizat
        Aizat
        March 10, 2014 at 12:07 am | #

        What?

    • Opus the Poet
      Opus the Poet
      March 10, 2014 at 12:30 am | #

      Go back an update for that one…

  14. Baker
    Baker
    March 10, 2014 at 12:05 am | #

    Next she’s going to approach Joyce about how to wear positivity and cheeriness.

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      March 10, 2014 at 12:24 am | #

      And then Joyce will reveal to the readers that she has been slipping opium ever day to keep herself so freakin’ peppy.

      • newllend
        newllend
        March 10, 2014 at 12:42 am | #

        Well she doesn’t have much to be upset about….FOR NOW!

        • Jaxx Sentinel
          Jaxx Sentinel
          March 10, 2014 at 4:13 am | #

          Give it time, the drama is saving the best for last xD

      • The Candyman
        The Candyman
        March 10, 2014 at 7:57 am | #

        Isn’t opium a sedative?

        • begbert2
          begbert2
          March 10, 2014 at 3:35 pm | #

          It’s how she manages to be so laid back around heathens and atheists, and not kill them.

  15. Bill
    Bill
    March 10, 2014 at 12:05 am | #

    I know they’re in Indianapolis, but they’ll always be the Baltimore Colts to me.

    • Opus the Poet
      Opus the Poet
      March 10, 2014 at 12:19 am | #

      +1

    • Rex Hondo
      Rex Hondo
      March 10, 2014 at 4:43 pm | #

      It’s been 30 years. Baltimore should really consider letting it go by now.

      • David Willis
        David M Willis
        March 10, 2014 at 6:39 pm | #

        I’ve seen Baltimore. They have nothing else.

        • John
          John
          March 10, 2014 at 11:15 pm | #

          They have exploding sewers!

          At least last time I was there they did.

  16. Super Duper
    Super Duper
    March 10, 2014 at 12:05 am | #

    Yup, this is me. So me.
    Just make Sarah a dude and it is so me.

    • Bilfred
      Bilfred
      March 10, 2014 at 12:06 am | #

      ditto

    • WaveRocker
      WaveRocker
      March 10, 2014 at 1:00 am | #

      I assure you, you aren’t alone.

  17. Kernanator
    Kernanator
    March 10, 2014 at 12:06 am | #

    Don’t worry Sarah, he totally agrees with you!

  18. someguywithakatana
    someguywithakatana
    March 10, 2014 at 12:06 am | #

    Oh my God! Just ask if you can touch his butt or something!

    • Opus the Poet
      Opus the Poet
      March 10, 2014 at 12:20 am | #

      For a nickle.

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      March 10, 2014 at 12:24 am | #

      That doesn’t ever work for me. Guess I gotta be cuter.

  19. Aizat
    Aizat
    March 10, 2014 at 12:06 am | #

    I don’t care about sports…unless said sport involves people beating the heck out of each other.

    • newllend
      newllend
      March 10, 2014 at 12:08 am | #

      I fucking love mma and wwe.

      • Aizat
        Aizat
        March 10, 2014 at 12:12 am | #

        So do I. Though I prefer WWE back during the Attitude Era.

        • Yotomoe
          Yotomoe
          March 10, 2014 at 12:26 am | #

          I like MMA in theory but I couldn’t watch it.

          • newllend
            newllend
            March 10, 2014 at 12:38 am | #

            No sport is worth wathcing to me unless I see someone get kick in the face or thrown through something.

            • Aizat
              Aizat
              March 10, 2014 at 1:43 am | #

              And hit with a steel chair.

  20. The Uncomfortable Frogboy
    The Uncomfortable Frogboy
    March 10, 2014 at 12:06 am | #

    DAMMIT SARAH

  21. Pteropine
    Pteropine
    March 10, 2014 at 12:07 am | #

    I relate to Sarah on an emotional level

  22. Idon'tcarenomore
    Idon'tcarenomore
    March 10, 2014 at 12:08 am | #

    That is funny.
    And so Sarah. But, at least she is trying.
    (I agree with her)

  23. Kas
    Kas
    March 10, 2014 at 12:08 am | #

    oh god sarah no honey this is hurting us all

  24. Doc Harleen
    Doc Harleen
    March 10, 2014 at 12:08 am | #

    Aw, poor Sarah. I’m equally awkward, even with my husband.

    Example from earlier today:
    Husband: Do you think they’ll turn out good? (referring to the cookie bars we just put in the oven)
    Me: I hope so. Well, my hand tastes good, so that’s promising!
    Husband: …
    Me: That’s one of those things I’m not supposed to say out loud, isn’t it?

    • Opus the Poet
      Opus the Poet
      March 10, 2014 at 12:22 am | #

      No, that’s perfectly appropriate to say out loud to your husband, just before requesting a nickle.

    • Yotomoe
      Yotomoe
      March 10, 2014 at 12:27 am | #

      Naw. It’d be worse if you said. “I hope so. Well my hand tastes good, and that’s going to be inside you later tonight.”

    • Chubsius
      Chubsius
      March 10, 2014 at 9:09 am | #

      That phrase seems perfectly normal to me. If he can’t grasp that, then who’s the real awkward one? If he were really smooth, he would have asked for a taste. 🙂

  25. GoogerGeiger
    GoogerGeiger
    March 10, 2014 at 12:08 am | #

    [facepalming intensifies]

    • SilverArrowArtemis
      SilverArrowArtemis
      March 10, 2014 at 12:17 am | #

      (facepalm X ∞)

      • N0083rP00F
        N0083rP00F
        March 10, 2014 at 11:47 am | #

        (facepalm X ∞) ^ 1000

  26. Wack'd
    Wack'd
    March 10, 2014 at 12:10 am | #

    So I take it she didn’t see that ludicrous display last night.

    • Mo
      Mo
      March 10, 2014 at 12:56 am | #

      What’s Finger doing sending Walker on that early?

      • AndromedaRage
        AndromedaRage
        March 10, 2014 at 4:31 am | #

        The thing about Arsenal is, they always try to walk it in!

  27. Darnel
    Darnel
    March 10, 2014 at 12:14 am | #

    meh,…. she’s suffering, and he’s acting like he’s in a mindfield,..

  28. Darwin
    Darwin
    March 10, 2014 at 12:15 am | #

    I love seeing Sarah so awkward. Usually she’s always in control. Seeing her in a situation where she has no control turns her into maximum adorbs.

  29. Yotomoe
    Yotomoe
    March 10, 2014 at 12:16 am | #

    Jacob is now concerned that it may be indeed biscuits.

    • Jay Eff
      Jay Eff
      March 10, 2014 at 12:18 am | #

      Steroid biscuits?

      • Yotomoe
        Yotomoe
        March 10, 2014 at 12:28 am | #

        …what did I say that I somehow mistyped biscuits…

        • Opus the Poet
          Opus the Poet
          March 10, 2014 at 12:33 am | #

          “be steroids”

        • Opus the Poet
          Opus the Poet
          March 10, 2014 at 12:35 am | #

          And that one sounds like a candidate for “Damn You Autocorrect!”

          • Opus the Poet
            Opus the Poet
            March 10, 2014 at 12:39 am | #

            How to tell the tenor of the comment from Opus the Poet’s Gravatars. Mike is an attempt to be funny, intended as humor. Guy in ugly shirt and khaki pants behind a strange looking bicycle, seriously intended reply or comment.

  30. Jay Eff
    Jay Eff
    March 10, 2014 at 12:17 am | #

    “Say, Jacob, did you happen to catch a glimpse of the Sports Ball Tournament which was held last evening?”

  31. Throng
    Throng
    March 10, 2014 at 12:18 am | #

    I actually love this. Seeing this side of Sarah (as opposed to the usual Wise, Sassy Big Sister figure) is a fun change of pace. Given her backstory, I have to wonder whether the compulsive “looking around for the funeral when the air smells of flowers” act is a recent thing, or if she was like that as a kid or something.

    • WaveRocker
      WaveRocker
      March 10, 2014 at 12:57 am | #

      I too appreciate this contrast from her usual manner. I wonder if Willis is intentionally making her seem more like Joyce. Maybe something will cause Joyce to start acting like Sarah. hmmmmm

    • timemonkey
      timemonkey
      March 10, 2014 at 1:46 am | #

      I suspect she was always somewhat like that and her previous year just set it in stone.

  32. Stephen Bierce
    Stephen Bierce
    March 10, 2014 at 12:21 am | #

    *plays the Paul McCartney song “With a Little Luck” on the Muzak*

  33. SilverArrowArtemis
    SilverArrowArtemis
    March 10, 2014 at 12:26 am | #

    You’re floundering up here. Think, girl. Think!

    • WaveRocker
      WaveRocker
      March 10, 2014 at 12:49 am | #

      Italics + dat Gravatar.

      You’re clearly Sarah’s mind

  34. Nym
    Nym
    March 10, 2014 at 12:32 am | #

    True love.

    • Opus the Poet
      Opus the Poet
      March 10, 2014 at 12:34 am | #

      We’ll know if it’s “Romantic Comedy True Love” if they try to kiss and one knocks the other unconscious.

      • WaveRocker
        WaveRocker
        March 10, 2014 at 12:51 am | #

        Or any two people meet awkwardly for the nth time and one of them says “We have to stop meeting like this!”

  35. Barf Ninjason
    Barf Ninjason
    March 10, 2014 at 12:56 am | #

    I am perplexed when people say “our,” “we,” “us,” etc. about their favorite sports team. Oh, are you on the team now, amigo?

    • Heavensrun
      Heavensrun
      March 10, 2014 at 2:12 am | #

      No, but he -is- a student at the college, and it is the college’s team. This isn’t just about association with a favorite team, he’s actually literally affiliated with the same organization as them.

      • Bill
        Bill
        March 10, 2014 at 3:00 am | #

        The Indiana University team is called the Hoosiers.  Jacob’s talking about pro sports — the (Indianapolis) Colts vs the San Francisco (49ers), both teams in the NFL.  So Barf’s observation/comment is still valid.
        (explanation for the benefit of those who may not be familiar with American football)

    • Heavensrun
      Heavensrun
      March 10, 2014 at 2:13 am | #

      Though you could make an argument that the fans do contribute to the morale of their team, and are thus collectively part of the team. And I say this as somebody who has pretty much no interest in any sport.

      • begbert2
        begbert2
        March 10, 2014 at 3:42 pm | #

        Similarly, you could argue that I’m a transformer, because I enjoy the shows.

        • phroggonalog
          phroggonalog
          March 10, 2014 at 8:08 pm | #

          no.

        • Heavensrun
          Heavensrun
          March 10, 2014 at 11:39 pm | #

          Transformers don’t perform better in front of a friendly crowd like sports teams do.

  36. Mo
    Mo
    March 10, 2014 at 12:58 am | #

    THIS IS INDIANA

    WHEN IS IT GOING TO BE BASKETBALL SEASON

    • David Willis
      David M Willis
      March 10, 2014 at 1:04 am | #

      2021

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        March 10, 2014 at 2:18 am | #

        Wow, I will have become officially elderly by then.

        • Hippoman
          Hippoman
          March 10, 2014 at 3:13 am | #

          All it takes is a little time, then everyone is elderly.

        • Rutee
          Rutee
          March 10, 2014 at 3:27 am | #

          You’ll be 65 in 2021?

          • Plasma Mongoose
            Plasma Mongoose
            March 10, 2014 at 4:47 am | #

            Nope 60 but that counts as elderly in my books.

            20-39 = Young Adult
            40-59 = Middleaged
            60-79 = Elderly
            80-99 = Old
            100+ = Ancient

            • taekwondogirl
              taekwondogirl
              March 10, 2014 at 9:23 am | #

              I like how you skipped over “Adult” entirely. :p

              • 3oranges
                3oranges
                March 10, 2014 at 1:07 pm | #

                The elderly, middle-aged, and young adults aren’t adults?

              • Plasma Mongoose
                Plasma Mongoose
                March 10, 2014 at 7:09 pm | #

                @taekwondogirl: 3oranges pretty much explained why I avoided using just the word adult in my line of reasoning.

      • newllend
        newllend
        March 10, 2014 at 2:48 am | #

        ….2021 in our time, or 2021 in their time

        • David Willis
          David M Willis
          March 10, 2014 at 3:08 am | #

          Yes.

        • xKiv
          xKiv
          March 10, 2014 at 6:39 pm | #

          Won’t it be 2021 for them when it’s 2021 for us?

      • Jaxx Sentinel
        Jaxx Sentinel
        March 10, 2014 at 4:15 am | #

        …great, now I need to watch sealab x.x

      • Scott
        Scott
        March 10, 2014 at 9:11 am | #

        Oh, the same year that Joyce figures out what a strap-on is…

        • Tenn
          Tenn
          March 10, 2014 at 7:24 pm | #

          No, no, that’s for the very final panel of the very last comic.

  37. JessWitt
    JessWitt
    March 10, 2014 at 1:10 am | #

    Eh, I’m more of a rugby fan personally but for ogling reasons.

  38. etybolik
    etybolik
    March 10, 2014 at 1:15 am | #

    I know this feel painfully well and I hate it.

    • Aizat
      Aizat
      March 10, 2014 at 1:57 am | #

      Hell, I hate it when guys asks me what’s my favorite football team. That’s soccer to the folks in America.

      • begbert2
        begbert2
        March 10, 2014 at 3:45 pm | #

        The secret is to develop such an appallingly geekish and socially incompetent personality that people naturally assume that you have no interest in sports. That’s my approach, anyway.

  39. Robert
    Robert
    March 10, 2014 at 2:03 am | #

    Well at least she’s putting her best foot forward…

  40. Plasma Mongoose
    Plasma Mongoose
    March 10, 2014 at 2:15 am | #

    “Do you hear that sound, that is the sound of inevitability…”

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIbEj1CIpuU

  41. teddydragon
    teddydragon
    March 10, 2014 at 2:28 am | #

    0h god, they both look so miserable…

  42. DannyIsOkay
    DannyIsOkay
    March 10, 2014 at 2:43 am | #

    Well, hopefully for the good of Sarah’s character this is the last time she ever sees Jacob

  43. Scott P. Holman
    Scott P. Holman
    March 10, 2014 at 2:44 am | #

    “So, how many home runs did the Colts get?”

    • Knightsky
      Knightsky
      March 10, 2014 at 6:06 pm | #

      “Just one, but they got it from the three-point line!”

      • John
        John
        March 10, 2014 at 6:22 pm | #

        “They got another kick in the basket, but the umpire ruled it offsides.”

  44. Reltzik
    Reltzik
    March 10, 2014 at 3:20 am | #

    Okay. So we’re looking for a year after the Nintendo DS was produced in which Indianapolis played the ‘9ers at San Francisco and won early in the season with an impressive showing by the quarterback. This also needs to be after the proliferation of wifi. Also, One Direction’s hit it big, at least in the female dorms.

    Assuming that this is Monday, the only possible date is September 23, 2013. Assuming this is now week 5 of the term, (Walky just said they’d been there 4 weeks, right?) classes started on August 19th. The Monday of Week 3 would have been Labor Day, yet on that day (if I’ve got the chronology right) we can clearly see that classes are in session, and Walky’s wearing Danny’s shoes. However, Labor Day is supposed to be a school holiday at Indiana University, according to their online catalog.

    Deany’s got some ‘splainin to do!

    ((And to think that Willis could have avoided fixing the date simply by picking a team that was in the Colts’ conference.))

    • Reltzik
      Reltzik
      March 10, 2014 at 3:24 am | #

      …. and it looks like the residence halls at IU weren’t supposed to open until the 21st in 2013. More ‘splainin! Could this be week 4? That makes a bit more sense…. only the University would STILL have been open on Labor Day, as that would have been the day that Mike ordered the pajama jeans and they had classes then too.

      …. in other news, I need a better cure for insomnia.

      • John
        John
        March 10, 2014 at 4:16 am | #

        Today is Monday of Week Four.

    • Samuel Dickens
      Samuel Dickens
      March 10, 2014 at 3:41 am | #

      He avoided fixing the date in other ways. Check the FAQ.

    • David Willis
      David M Willis
      March 10, 2014 at 3:45 am | #

      Riley DeSanto has a 2DS. Those didn’t come out until October 2013. Amber owns Generations Tailgate. That toy hasn’t come out yet.

      So I’d give up.

      • Reltzik
        Reltzik
        March 10, 2014 at 3:57 am | #

        Nonono! We can make this work! The next time the Colts and 49ers will play is in 2016! But they like to alternate home fields, so the next time they’ll be at San Francisco will be 2020! This allows for everything we’ve seen so far! Robin’s facing an election year! All the tech and stuff is out already! I’ve gone senile and have used too many exclamation points!

        Aaaaaaand….

        The upcoming basketball season will be 2021. Both our time and theirs. JUST LIKE YOU SAID!

        The. Code. Has. Been. Cracked.

        • Reltzik
          Reltzik
          March 10, 2014 at 4:04 am | #

          Er, no, wait. Late-night math. Grump. Colts won’t play the 9ers in SF until ’21. I give up.

          • Vree
            Vree
            March 10, 2014 at 3:31 pm | #

            That was some amazing detective work, nevertheless.

      • Heavensrun
        Heavensrun
        March 10, 2014 at 11:32 am | #

        Aaaaalternaaaate uuuuniverrrrrse!!!!

    • Hotsauce
      Hotsauce
      March 10, 2014 at 11:27 am | #

      Continuity Cops: why DC editors get so many ulcers

  45. Kevin
    Kevin
    March 10, 2014 at 3:27 am | #

    I talk too much around friends, but when I’m around a girl I’m interested in I freeze up and can’t think of jack shit to say, which usually leads them to conclude I am an idiot, or I am not interested in them.

    Doctors used to tell me this goes away with age or knowing the girl better. Nope!

    I feel your pain, Sarah. Conversing with someone you like just ruins the fantasy that you might actually be able to talk to them.

    • StClair
      StClair
      March 10, 2014 at 3:47 am | #

      ” ‘Ello, Sue. I saw you in the room… I’ve got legs, have you? Oh yeah… Do you like bread? I’ve got a French loaf. *smack* Bye! … I love you!”

    • begbert2
      begbert2
      March 10, 2014 at 3:47 pm | #

      It probably beats my approach: babbling like an idiot.

  46. Rutee
    Rutee
    March 10, 2014 at 3:29 am | #

    My god, Sarah. The adorable, the awkward. It’s delicious XD

    Hey, how long to the sledgehammer willis promised? Or was that Ruth/Billie?

  47. David
    David
    March 10, 2014 at 3:53 am | #

    How will Danny ever find a job if Sarah graduates before him? There can only be one.

  48. Bernadotte
    Bernadotte
    March 10, 2014 at 4:00 am | #

    that moment when I realize I’m even worse at conversations than Sarah

  49. Pyr05
    Pyr05
    March 10, 2014 at 4:08 am | #

    The answer is yes. Always.

  50. TJ Baltimore
    TJ Baltimore
    March 10, 2014 at 4:45 am | #

    Sarah should have practiced more with the pop machine.

  51. Nono
    Nono
    March 10, 2014 at 5:27 am | #

    Is Jacob talking about Tony there? But wait, he said new quarterback, but Tony isn’t a freshman.

    That just made me realize we’re unlikely to get a lot of Tony. Or a lot of half-naked Tony. Drat…

  52. Carlos
    Carlos
    March 10, 2014 at 5:50 am | #

    I can see that Sarah follows the all powerful code of “I DON’T NEED TO FLIRT, I’LL SEDUCE YOU WITH MY AWKWARDNESS!”

    • JAD
      JAD
      March 10, 2014 at 3:02 pm | #

      I used to do that but it never was powerful enough 🙁

  53. Jordan
    Jordan
    March 10, 2014 at 6:46 am | #

    She definitely needs a hug/some pointers on how to small talk/flirt.

    • Arkadi
      Arkadi
      March 10, 2014 at 10:40 am | #

      To be fair to Sarah, I’ve never known what to say when the other guy/girl brings up sports either. It’s an instant conversation killer :c

      • begbert2
        begbert2
        March 10, 2014 at 3:49 pm | #

        But she brought up sports, so she really has only herself to blame.

        • Arkadi
          Arkadi
          March 11, 2014 at 1:42 am | #

          True. She should have known better!

  54. CianM1301
    CianM1301
    March 10, 2014 at 6:56 am | #

    *cricket chirping*

    • Cragalanch
      Cragalanch
      March 10, 2014 at 7:41 am | #

      *tumbleweed goes by*

  55. caesaria82
    caesaria82
    March 10, 2014 at 7:42 am | #

    I love this flirting storyline so much. I feel you, Sarah, I can’t flirt either. Let’s meet up and punch some things. Or angrily yell at things. Much easier.

  56. Jen
    Jen
    March 10, 2014 at 8:44 am | #

    Aw! Don’t give up, Sarah! You can do it!

  57. randonimity
    randonimity
    March 10, 2014 at 10:18 am | #

    Oh Sarah. Oh Sarah. You are my favorite character forever. I just want you to be happy but you’re in Mr. Willis’ world. My feeeeeeels.

  58. Cattus
    Cattus
    March 10, 2014 at 10:54 am | #

    She is so socially awkward. I feel for her. I used to be like that and preferred to watch people from the sidelines rather than be embarrassed talking to them. I still find that I dislike ‘smalltalk’ and that’s decades later.

  59. Jaxx Sentinel
    Jaxx Sentinel
    March 10, 2014 at 11:04 am | #

    I didn’t think that someone could fit a foot so far down their throat , yet still be adorable at the same time O.o

  60. nothri
    nothri
    March 10, 2014 at 11:21 am | #

    This strip is the embodiment of every bad date I’ve ever been on. MAKE IT STOP!

  61. stainedglassdeity
    stainedglassdeity
    March 10, 2014 at 11:37 am | #

    They’re both trying so hard, it’s cute.

  62. mrmudkip
    mrmudkip
    March 10, 2014 at 1:07 pm | #

    Smooth

  63. Megatron
    Megatron
    March 10, 2014 at 4:56 pm | #

    Given how important mating is to your species survival, you people are surprisingly bad at it.

    • The Candyman
      The Candyman
      March 10, 2014 at 8:19 pm | #

      Modern medicine allows awkward people whose genes would’ve otherwise been weeded out to survive.

  64. xKiv
    xKiv
    March 10, 2014 at 8:06 pm | #

    Now she has reason to be pissed, and therefore talk.

  65. BrokenEye, True False Prophet
    BrokenEye, True False Prophet
    September 25, 2015 at 5:16 am | #

    “So… how ’bout that politics and religion?”

  66. Teddae
    Teddae
    March 22, 2016 at 2:09 pm | #

    maybe it’s just me, but I find steroids to be perfectly serviceable conversation.

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