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by David M Willis on December 15, 2010 at 12:01 am
  • 03 - Men are from Beck, Women are from Clark
└ Tags: danny, joe, joyce, sarah

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  1. Jen Aside
    Jen Aside
    December 15, 2010 at 12:01 am | #

    JOYCEJOE WOO

    C’mon Danny, get some Sarah

  2. Jabberwocky
    Jabberwocky
    December 15, 2010 at 12:02 am | #

    EAT IT SARAH

    • David Herbert
      David Herbert
      December 15, 2010 at 12:05 am | #

      I don’t think she’s gay.

      • Jabberwocky
        Jabberwocky
        December 15, 2010 at 12:15 am | #

        Dude. Walkyverse. EVERYONE is gay unless stated to be otherwise.

        • The A.D.D. Kidd
          The A.D.D. Kidd
          December 15, 2010 at 12:49 am | #

          Or maybe she’s not NOT gay!

        • Shift
          Shift
          December 15, 2010 at 3:28 am | #

          But this isn’t the Walkyverse. Its the DoA-verse. Besides in the Walkyverse, I thought it was only the Shortpacked corner that everyone is gay.

      • R
        R
        December 15, 2010 at 12:27 am | #

        She wasn’t gay in Roomies! (she and Joe had a quasi-relationship), I doubt she’s gay here.

        • R
          R
          December 15, 2010 at 12:51 am | #

          Although, more gay characters wouldn’t necessarily be a bad thing (I mean, there’s already Ethan and Leslie).

      • zuche
        zuche
        December 15, 2010 at 9:16 am | #

        But if she were gay, that would be okay.

        • The A.D.D. Kidd
          The A.D.D. Kidd
          December 15, 2010 at 1:51 pm | #

          No it’s not! -insert boring biblical rant about gays and god and all that shit blahblahblahblahblahblahblahblah you get the point-

          • zuche
            zuche
            December 15, 2010 at 4:33 pm | #

            I think I’d have preferred some more Avenue Q. 😉

        • Jake
          Jake
          December 15, 2010 at 4:03 pm | #

          http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cL7kcFdGGPM

          • Pagannerd
            Pagannerd
            December 15, 2010 at 7:41 pm | #

            But does Joyce has a boyfriend in Canada? That’s the real question.

  3. addude
    addude
    December 15, 2010 at 12:03 am | #

    By the end of the week Joyce will have scared Joe away

    • Cha
      Cha
      December 15, 2010 at 12:05 am | #

      …I tried to find a like button for this. Well.
      It’s true, though! XD

    • R
      R
      December 15, 2010 at 12:34 am | #

      Could there be any other outcome?

    • Chris M
      Chris M
      December 15, 2010 at 8:42 am | #

      Except that Willis would totally know we’re thinking that, and have him stick through it for some reason like a bet or a personal challenge or genuine feelings sneaking up on him…

      …except that now that I’ve guessed it he can’t do that. Success!

      • Mally
        Mally
        July 21, 2015 at 3:20 pm | #

        Except! Now that you have guessed it, and proclaimed he can’t? Challenge is back on!

  4. Cha
    Cha
    December 15, 2010 at 12:04 am | #

    Either Joyce will warm to pre-marital hanky-panky, or Joe will discover that her roommate is more interesting…and now dating Danny.

    And Joyce’s expression in that last panel is adorable!

    • Shift
      Shift
      December 15, 2010 at 3:29 am | #

      I’m thinking she’ll drive Joe INSANE because she won’t put out EVER for him. And that’s how his first semester of College will be ruined. Because he NEVER gets laid.

      • Dream State's Author
        Dream State's Author
        December 18, 2010 at 4:55 pm | #

        It’s been two days. Joe’s probably been laid already…

    • creativerealms
      creativerealms
      December 15, 2010 at 8:50 am | #

      Joyce will probably think she can change Joe and turn him into her perfect man. It won’t work.

  5. David Herbert
    David Herbert
    December 15, 2010 at 12:05 am | #

    I called it.

    • Joebo
      Joebo
      December 15, 2010 at 1:37 am | #

      It was kinda obvious.

      • zuche
        zuche
        December 15, 2010 at 9:17 am | #

        Yeah, there are only two sides on that coin.

  6. Fissioninferno
    Fissioninferno
    December 15, 2010 at 12:06 am | #

    You roll your eyes now, but Joyce will show you what’s what when she’s got a ring on her finger come next week. Or maybe she’ll just be crying. ONLY TIME WILL TELL.

  7. Touch Of Grey
    Touch Of Grey
    December 15, 2010 at 12:08 am | #

    …son of a bongo. So that’s how he does it! I don’t think I’ve ever seen Joe do “charming” before…

    • Bickendan
      Bickendan
      December 15, 2010 at 1:00 am | #

      How do you think he had such a high score in It’s Walky!?

      • Gianni
        Gianni
        December 15, 2010 at 2:12 pm | #

        Come to think of it, I only remember actually SEEING Joe being charming during the Fans crossover, or at least the grin that went on forever…

  8. JackNapier
    JackNapier
    December 15, 2010 at 12:11 am | #

    Does anyone else feel like we’re missing a panel or two? And no, I’m not just asking that because my theory was wrong.

    • agentksilver
      agentksilver
      December 15, 2010 at 12:19 am | #

      Your theory could still work. Joe and Joyce start talking, leaving Sarah and Danny to just stand there awkwardly. They avoid eye contact, look around, shuffle their feet. He scratches the back of his neck.

      She clears her throat. “We were on our way to lunch,” she says. “Oh that sounds good,” he says. “I was thinking about a ham sandwich.” “I was thinking some soup and salad, but we don’t have trays anymore.” “No trays?” and then they wander away.

      • JackNapier
        JackNapier
        December 15, 2010 at 12:42 am | #

        Actually, my theory was that they don’t even meet at all, like Danny and Joe are in a completely different building than Joyce and Sarah.

        • agentksilver
          agentksilver
          December 15, 2010 at 9:40 am | #

          Oh sorry, I probably shouldn’t go by icons in this community.

  9. agentksilver
    agentksilver
    December 15, 2010 at 12:16 am | #

    Tall guys go for short chicks. That’s why I tend to emphasize how small I am when I’m around cute guys. Joyce, it works for you! Use it! Rope him in!

    • ProtonCon
      ProtonCon
      December 15, 2010 at 1:09 am | #

      True. It’s just…weird flirting with a girl my height or taller. I know it shouldn’t be but…it just is.

  10. ProtonCon
    ProtonCon
    December 15, 2010 at 12:35 am | #

    Why can’t I give all three of my votes to Dina?

    • David
      David M Willis
      December 15, 2010 at 12:35 am | #

      I don’t think she needs them!

      • The A.D.D. Kidd
        The A.D.D. Kidd
        December 15, 2010 at 12:48 am | #

        I’d like to see some more Ninja Rick, please.

        • Joebo
          Joebo
          December 15, 2010 at 1:39 am | #

          seconded…

          Either that or Galasso

          • green K
            green K
            December 15, 2010 at 2:07 am | #

            considering your icons…

            ass kisser.

  11. Dahlia
    Dahlia
    December 15, 2010 at 12:37 am | #

    Oh interesting! Joyce x Joe instead of Joyce x Danny o:

    D: oh dear, A shorter and simpler version of this is in “Its Walky!” right before Walky confessed his feelings for Joyce (at least I think thats about the right timeline? Walky x Dina, Joyce x Joe, Walky confession, Walky x Joyce?)…so…this universe will have…the long, complicated panned out version? Or will Joe pass her on to Danny?

    Speaking of Danny, He better at least crack a smile if/when Joe introduces them, because if not he’s gonna blow his chances with the both of them! (Though, that may be his objective?)

    • R
      R
      December 15, 2010 at 1:05 am | #

      No, it’s kind of completely different. The It’s Walky! JxJ was more about Joyce and Joe growing up in their own ways, Joyce realized that she has a sexuality, and Joe seeing the appeal of an emotional relationship. This JoycexJoe is just going to be Joyce picks a different wrong target for her affections, which leaves JoycexDanny more open for a serious future.

      • Dahlia
        Dahlia
        December 15, 2010 at 2:00 am | #

        Aaaaah, ok. Yeah, that DOES make sense when I stop and think about it…

        I’m torn now.

        s: On the one hand: I don’t want SAL x Danny, so if he ends up with Joyce, at least he didn’t end up with Sal, causing this NOT to be the universe Bobby “Machete” Walkerton and his cousin came from…

        On the other: I want Joyce to end up with Walky in the end because they are a freakin’ awesome couple.

        • R
          R
          December 15, 2010 at 2:29 am | #

          SalxDanny I’m not a fan of either…

          What are your thoughts on AmberxDanny?

          • Dahlia
            Dahlia
            December 15, 2010 at 2:38 am | #

            I think Sal just lusted after him…I mean, she LEFT DANNY because she was afraid if she showed Danny her TRUE SELF…he wouldn’t love her…s: Thats…thats not love…at least, not in my book.

            Hmmm, its an interesting notion, Amber x Danny…Its got SOME potential (mind you, Mr. WIllis WILL be chased by an angry mob if Mike does not at least end up with Dina if Amber is out of the picture), but in a “any port in a storm” (as someone in an earlier comic said earlier brilliantly) type of way…If its not rebound, its because Joe forced him to chose between her or Joyce (I love Joyce to death, but, her flaw is that she is overly clingy far too quickly with alarmingly high expectations for a burgeoning relationship)

      • zuche
        zuche
        December 15, 2010 at 9:21 am | #

        As long as she still screams out, “The chair!” at some point, I shall be content.

  12. Someone
    Someone
    December 15, 2010 at 12:42 am | #

    Huh. I don’t know why everyone thinks Joe is snatching Joyce. He could just as easily be softening her up to dump on Danny. =3

    • JesseJanitect
      JesseJanitect
      December 15, 2010 at 1:17 am | #

      “Eh, maybe we just need to find some other romantically-codependent doofus to latch on to.”

      • JesseJanitect
        JesseJanitect
        December 15, 2010 at 1:18 am | #

        *”Eh, maybe we just need to find HIM some other romantically-codependent doofus to latch on to.”

        I can’t type and we need an edit feature.

    • Rognik
      Rognik
      December 15, 2010 at 2:12 am | #

      That would be my expectation, too. However, Joe may have just implanted his image over Joyce’s ideal man, making him the unwitting target of Mrs Joyce X.

    • creativerealms
      creativerealms
      December 15, 2010 at 8:53 am | #

      Well it’s clear that’s Joe’s intention, it’s just that Joyce is going to fall for Joe and not care about Danny.

  13. Kater
    Kater
    December 15, 2010 at 12:51 am | #

    Joe, you silver tounged devil, you. (insert lady swoon)

    • Kater
      Kater
      December 15, 2010 at 12:52 am | #

      annd I got Mike. Ten times better.

      • Joebo
        Joebo
        December 15, 2010 at 1:40 am | #

        agreed

        • green K
          green K
          December 15, 2010 at 2:07 am | #

          mike talking to himself? 😛

          • Joebo
            Joebo
            December 15, 2010 at 10:20 pm | #

            Hey, this is a private conversation.

  14. aimeee
    aimeee
    December 15, 2010 at 12:56 am | #

    YES JOYCE/JOE. Always my sekrit OTP >.>

    • Turnish
      Turnish
      December 15, 2010 at 2:07 pm | #

      I’m so glad I’m not alone :’D

  15. Ragnal
    Ragnal
    December 15, 2010 at 1:10 am | #

    I try Sara’s line on myself every other day, but it never works. 🙁

  16. Zap
    Zap
    December 15, 2010 at 1:28 am | #

    And just off-panel, above them, a pile of excrement is falling from a bucket, about to plop all over them.

    The bucket is held by Mike, of course.

    … yes this is the first thing I thought of, shut up.

    • George
      George
      December 15, 2010 at 2:40 am | #

      Yep. He would do that. I bet he’s following Joyce around, looking for the perfect way to burst her bubble. She seems unfazed by his Twitter assaults, after all.

  17. Joebo
    Joebo
    December 15, 2010 at 1:41 am | #

    Is it just me, or is Danny channeling Mike right now?

    • t-money
      t-money
      December 15, 2010 at 3:19 am | #

      THIS!

      • Joebo
        Joebo
        December 15, 2010 at 10:19 pm | #

        …what have I told you people about using “this” in response to comments. Either you didn’t see that thread, or you are channeling mike and are just trying to piss me off.

        • Joebo
          Joebo
          December 15, 2010 at 10:19 pm | #

          This seems likely.

        • zuche
          zuche
          December 16, 2010 at 11:33 am | #

          …That.

    • Shift
      Shift
      December 15, 2010 at 3:30 am | #

      Its not just you. I was about to say the exact same thing.

      • arjay2813
        arjay2813
        December 15, 2010 at 9:16 am | #

        lol, totally
        ironically i dont see him being with any women this time, whereas i see Mike actually having relationships (with Ruth this time)

        • Pagannerd
          Pagannerd
          December 15, 2010 at 7:44 pm | #

          This concept gives me both the chills and a boner.

          • arjay2813
            arjay2813
            December 15, 2010 at 11:12 pm | #

            and mike if i’m right, lol

  18. Lillian
    Lillian
    December 15, 2010 at 2:14 am | #

    I do not see this ending well. But I do see it playing out hilariously.

  19. TexasNinjaBuzzard
    TexasNinjaBuzzard
    December 15, 2010 at 2:20 am | #

    Sarah gots her a functionin’ bullshit detector.

  20. luke~
    luke~
    December 15, 2010 at 3:28 am | #

    Damn Danny is pretty sexy when he werks the mike eyes.

  21. Shift
    Shift
    December 15, 2010 at 3:32 am | #

    I wonder who would suffer more if Joyce and Joe started dating. Joyce because Joe would constantly bug her for pre-marital sex, or Joe because Joyce will NEVER put out for him.

    • Dahlia
      Dahlia
      December 15, 2010 at 3:41 am | #

      s: Iono…I think JOYCE because she would never put out and Joe would find someone who WOULD…while they’re still together…

    • zuche
      zuche
      December 15, 2010 at 9:33 am | #

      I doubt he has to bug a person so much as ease her into believing that his goal was totally her idea when it happens. It’s an aspect of charm.

      • Shift
        Shift
        December 15, 2010 at 1:26 pm | #

        Maybe with other girls, but I don’t think Joyce would be as easy as one would think to manipulate. She spent her entire life whole-heartedly believing that sex is something only married people do. She also is so naive that I think she would completely miss his attempts at manipulate and assume he’s trying to do something else. Joe is swave, but somehow I don’t see him being able to pull that off with her.

        • zuche
          zuche
          December 15, 2010 at 4:49 pm | #

          Naivete tends to make it easier. It’s one more reason people who tend to shelter their daughters are reluctant to send them to college. There are those who say, “College changes people,” as if this was a bad thing.

          As for lifetime beliefs, it’s amazing how poorly purity ring programs work out in high schools. Even anti-smoking campaigns managed by tobacco companies might envy such results.

          • Shift
            Shift
            December 15, 2010 at 7:45 pm | #

            I don’t think that’s quite true or fair. There are people who are naive about how other people behave. But if they have their beliefs and they hold true to them, despite what other people try and make them do, they can still retain their innocents and still hold true to themselves.

            Joe can try to corrupt Joyce, but just because she’s naive doesn’t make her an easy target. Joyce will change as a character, but in the end it could be on her own terms, not on Joe’s attempts to get into her pants.

          • zuche
            zuche
            December 16, 2010 at 11:42 am | #

            Naivete relies on ignorance. Virtue does not. Better informed people are more likely to be constant and consistent in their beliefs, even if new information and ideas may cause them to evolve over time.

            • Shifty
              Shifty
              July 5, 2011 at 1:34 pm | #

              But Joyce is both virtuous and naive. She’s very adamant on her religious believes, which she believe to be the only truth and fact. You’re underestimating Joyce and moral strength.

  22. ADHadh
    ADHadh
    December 15, 2010 at 4:51 am | #

    I just thought how awesome it would be if in this universe Joe was actually all talk 😉

    • zuche
      zuche
      December 15, 2010 at 9:46 am | #

      For some reason, I’m imagining that this would come out in a scene featuring Joyce showing up in his room in the middle of the night in full dominatrix gear. She’d also be carrying all the fixings for a banana split, with the exception of the featured fruit.

      That seems a lot less likely than Joe being all talk, however. The only thing more bizaare would be him winding up engaged to Joyce within the fortnight, followed by them chastely waiting until the end of college to wed.

      • Ancestral Hamster
        Ancestral Hamster
        December 15, 2010 at 11:54 am | #

        Re: “Joyce showing up in his room in the middle of the night in full dominatrix gear.”

        That’s Joyce channeling pre-reform Alisyn from Fans with Joe as Rick. It’s not as mind-boggling as it seems especially with the crossover in the Walkyverse. However, that would be Bizzaroverse continuity, so it’s unlikely.

        @Zuche. Thanks for the tip on Epicurus the Sage. It’s in my Amazon wish list now and I’ll buy it later, when the budget allows. (Here’s hoping for Christmas money!)

        • zuche
          zuche
          December 15, 2010 at 1:12 pm | #

          I hope you enjoy it. 🙂

          Poor Hero. 🙁

  23. Loki
    Loki
    December 15, 2010 at 10:57 am | #

    Predictable or no, I’m looking forward to seeing how this plays out. In pain.

  24. begbert2
    begbert2
    December 15, 2010 at 11:02 am | #

    Um, Joyce? That man is JEWISH.

    (And a man-slut. But, JEWISH.)

    • Turnish
      Turnish
      December 15, 2010 at 2:11 pm | #

      I could see her justifying it by saying “well close enough!”, or setting out to convert him.

      Hoo boy.

    • agentksilver
      agentksilver
      December 15, 2010 at 2:38 pm | #

      How do we know he’s Jewish?

      • Wackd
        Wackd
        December 15, 2010 at 4:00 pm | #

        His last name is Rosenthal and you’re wondering how we know he’s Jewish?

        Incidentally, is Joe in anyway related to the guy who took the “Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima” photo?

      • agentksilver
        agentksilver
        December 15, 2010 at 10:39 pm | #

        Speaking as a descendant of Jews with the very English last name of Sherman, and Christians with multiple very Jewish last names, I refuse to go by last names when it comes to Jewishness. Basically, unless I see him putting meat and cheese on a different plate, or wearing a yarmulke, or just plain saying he’s Jewish, I’m not going to believe it.

  25. Socks
    Socks
    December 15, 2010 at 2:30 pm | #

    i gotta say, i’ve always been a joexjoyce fan (:
    i mean i love joycexwalky too but something about joexjoyce makes it so adorable xD

    • Socks
      Socks
      December 15, 2010 at 2:31 pm | #

      I AM JOYCE! HEAR ME MEOW! 😀

      • Pagannerd
        Pagannerd
        December 15, 2010 at 7:47 pm | #

        Meow? … An aunt of mine has a cat called Socks. This is either a wierd coincidence, OR THE FELINES HAVE GAINED SENTIENCE. PREPARE YOURSELVES FOR THE KITTEN UPRISING.

        • Socks
          Socks
          December 15, 2010 at 7:54 pm | #

          XD yes, i am secretly a cat, i’m the cat that joyce wants to love her but won’t XD

          • Joebo
            Joebo
            December 15, 2010 at 10:17 pm | #

            I bow before our new feline overlords.

    • Socks
      Socks
      December 16, 2010 at 6:29 pm | #

      on this site for a day & i’m already a kitty overlord? sweet X3

  26. DaniellePhantom
    DaniellePhantom
    December 15, 2010 at 4:05 pm | #

    what would we call them? joece?

    • Socks
      Socks
      December 15, 2010 at 4:45 pm | #

      hmmm that’s quite true~

      we could double their name kinda! jojoyce! 😀 or just randomly throw the e joeyce and thats as far my creativity will take me xD

    • zuche
      zuche
      December 15, 2010 at 4:51 pm | #

      Joy-c-joe. Gives it a bit of a square dance vibe.

      • Socks
        Socks
        December 15, 2010 at 4:51 pm | #

        haha! there ya go! i actually like that XD

  27. SeanNOLA
    SeanNOLA
    December 15, 2010 at 4:41 pm | #

    It’s amazing how a couple of commas can change a stop entirely. Observe:
    “Two chicks, dead, ahead. Let me do the talking and follow my lead.”

    Oh Joe, you murderous fugitive.

    • Ancestral Hamster
      Ancestral Hamster
      December 15, 2010 at 6:29 pm | #

      Joe is either a murderous fugitive, or he has realized that this is really a webcomic about female zombies. College of the Dead anyone? 😀

  28. SeanNOLA
    SeanNOLA
    December 15, 2010 at 4:42 pm | #

    and by “stop,” I mean “strip”

    • zuche
      zuche
      December 16, 2010 at 11:43 am | #

      “Hey, mister, I don’t take my clothes off for anybody, even if it is artistic!”

  29. Roborat
    Roborat
    December 15, 2010 at 5:33 pm | #

    Hmmm, appears I was wrong, what a surprise. Anyway, I don’t think this is going to go anywhere, although I see some misunderstandings developing, and those are always funny.

  30. dchorror
    dchorror
    December 15, 2010 at 6:28 pm | #

    Called it, sort of.

  31. CJ
    CJ
    December 15, 2010 at 8:03 pm | #

    JOEYCE!

  32. Bill M.
    Bill M.
    December 16, 2010 at 12:48 pm | #

    So… am I the only one intrigued by Joyce’s rather long tongue?

  33. Steve
    Steve
    December 16, 2010 at 12:55 pm | #

    I think it would be an interesting plot line to see Joe and Joyce try to work it out. Or at least,

    Most interesting would be the fantasy plot line that the reason why Billie and Sal “made tracks” after that one class was to have wild, passionate, monkey sex with each other. Ok, most likely not to happen…but would make for some good fanfic!

  34. Kelsey
    Kelsey
    July 8, 2011 at 10:06 am | #

    That line is so endearingly corny.

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