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Olives

by David M Willis on February 11, 2011 at 12:01 am
  • 03 - Men are from Beck, Women are from Clark
└ Tags: conquest, joe, joyce, mike

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  1. Mkvenner
    Mkvenner
    February 11, 2011 at 12:02 am | #

    this outcome was obvious from the beginning.

    • Scott
      Scott
      February 11, 2011 at 12:06 am | #

      It is surprising that it took this long. Was it 3 punches to the face that was Joe’s limit?

      • Matt
        Matt
        February 11, 2011 at 2:04 am | #

        Presumably more than that. We don’t know how many happened “off-panel” and before Joyce got in on the action, Joe was taking a suckerpunch every 7 seconds.

      • Bill M.
        Bill M.
        February 11, 2011 at 2:05 pm | #

        Since Joyce said “our fists” in her statement, I’m guessing she got a few punches in as well.

        • Scott
          Scott
          February 11, 2011 at 4:45 pm | #

          Good point. Clearly further studies will be needed.

    • Hinoron
      Hinoron
      September 25, 2015 at 2:51 am | #

      What surprises me, is that Joe never hit Mike back throughout all this. He’s like half again Mike’s size, and he’s been given plenty of reasons to.

  2. Jen Aside
    Jen Aside
    February 11, 2011 at 12:03 am | #

    Well, that was quick.

    As were the fists.

  3. NCP19
    NCP19
    February 11, 2011 at 12:07 am | #

    So…does this mean Mike can tag in as Joyce’s date now?

    • NCP19
      NCP19
      February 11, 2011 at 12:08 am | #

      Having Mike as my gravatar makes this even better

    • Lillian
      Lillian
      February 11, 2011 at 12:20 am | #

      I certainly hope so.

  4. Kayyte
    Kayyte
    February 11, 2011 at 12:08 am | #

    … what…
    apparently Galasso likes crushing mother bears with his heel

    • Xartarin
      Xartarin
      February 11, 2011 at 12:30 am | #

      That newspaper was in the first page with Galasso too.

      What a delightful Easter egg that isn’t horrifying at all.

      • Skye
        Skye
        February 11, 2011 at 1:15 am | #

        I think it’s talking about a previously existing pizza parlor…

        • Rhinox
          Rhinox
          February 11, 2011 at 10:33 am | #

          I was really hoping that Galasso recieved media attention after crushing bears underneath his iron… Not-heel.

    • Matt B
      Matt B
      February 11, 2011 at 1:07 am | #

      in case you aren’t aware, Mother Bear’s is the name of a popular pizza place near Indiana University.

  5. Dave Van Domelen
    Dave Van Domelen
    February 11, 2011 at 12:08 am | #

    Mike hand-tossed your mom.

    • David Herbert
      David Herbert
      February 11, 2011 at 12:24 am | #

      With his penis.

      • Jabberwocky
        Jabberwocky
        February 11, 2011 at 2:31 pm | #

        For a nickel.

        • darkond2100
          darkond2100
          February 11, 2011 at 9:31 pm | #

          And gave the sloppy seconds to your uncle.

          • Justme
            Justme
            February 13, 2011 at 5:53 pm | #

            For a nickel.

            • Plasma Mongoose
              Plasma Mongoose
              May 29, 2011 at 6:04 pm | #

              Mike must have one hell of a coin purse to carry all those nickels around.

  6. Waldo
    Waldo
    February 11, 2011 at 12:09 am | #

    Eagerly awaiting Joyce’s inevitable reality check.

  7. Jeff K
    Jeff K
    February 11, 2011 at 12:10 am | #

    Way to go Joe, don’t take that bullshit!

  8. Crimson Magic
    Crimson Magic
    February 11, 2011 at 12:10 am | #

    Was hoping to see Joe punch out Mike, but I’m glad to see he stood up for himself enough to leave.

  9. Darth Shadow
    Darth Shadow
    February 11, 2011 at 12:12 am | #

    Stay classy, Mike.

  10. alicemacher
    alicemacher
    February 11, 2011 at 12:12 am | #

    Mike, focusing on what’s important.

    • David Herbert
      David Herbert
      February 11, 2011 at 12:30 am | #

      Well, he’s technically being nice. He just cost her a pair of customers with his antics and so by getting a pizza, he’s cancelling out his dickish behaviour in the way it effects Connie.

      • Rognik
        Rognik
        February 11, 2011 at 12:54 am | #

        Now the question is: will he eat the whole pizza by himself?

        • lost_limey
          lost_limey
          February 11, 2011 at 1:47 am | #

          Why not? It’s only a medium, and I for one can eat an entire large by myself even now, could manage 3 in my college hey day

          • Sgt_Hatred
            Sgt_Hatred
            February 13, 2011 at 6:26 pm | #

            Fatass.

      • Schornforce
        Schornforce
        February 11, 2011 at 2:36 am | #

        Unless of course, he decides to do a dine and dash…

        • David Herbert
          David Herbert
          February 11, 2011 at 6:42 am | #

          Well Joyce did yell out his name, plus I’m pretty sure Connie could remember a guy who beat up another guy for staring at her rack and ruined a date, which would allow her to send Ninja Rick to take care of them (I assume Rick works for them, for some reason. It just feels right).

          Unless that’s a frequent occurrence.

          • bramblepatch
            bramblepatch
            February 12, 2011 at 3:47 pm | #

            …honestly, I wouldn’t be surprised if this kind of thing was a frequent occurrence, considering whose restaurant this is.

        • Jenny Creed
          Jenny Creed
          July 20, 2013 at 7:14 am | #

          For Mike it’s more commonly known as “dine & dick”.

  11. addude
    addude
    February 11, 2011 at 12:12 am | #

    Joe lasted longer than I thought he would

    • Andy
      Andy
      February 11, 2011 at 12:17 am | #

      That’s what she said.

      • Justme
        Justme
        February 13, 2011 at 5:57 pm | #

        it’s what you get for a nickel.

    • brasca1
      brasca1
      February 11, 2011 at 12:22 am | #

      Guess it proves that Mike’s strength is merely annoying since Joe isn’t not too injured.

  12. Cinder
    Cinder
    February 11, 2011 at 12:14 am | #

    “Our fists were instruments of the Lord!”

    Lol. You never cross someone as religious as Joyce. She will show no mercy when inflicting the Lord’s pain onto your lecherous ass.

    • darkond2100
      darkond2100
      February 11, 2011 at 9:33 pm | #

      I believe that this statement of her may lead to a friendly, if not close, relationship with Mike.

      • Crimson Magic
        Crimson Magic
        February 13, 2011 at 1:50 am | #

        You think that Joyce is going to enjoying hearing Mike talking about how he banged her mom? For an amount undoubtedly under a quarter?

  13. Dr. Worm
    Dr. Worm
    February 11, 2011 at 12:20 am | #

    Was… Was that Dumbiverse!Joyce’s first usage of “hanky-panky”? Damn, Willis, that’s dark.

    • David Herbert
      David Herbert
      February 11, 2011 at 1:56 am | #

      I think I saw it earlier, but I’m not sure. I could be wrong though.

  14. TheAlucinaut
    TheAlucinaut
    February 11, 2011 at 12:21 am | #

    Wow Joe got all swear-y.

    & I love Mike’s faaaaaaace in the the middle panel. Like, it’s somewhere between “got the job done” & “damn it I wanted more punches.”

    Oh yeah & part “yeah…this is a night for olives.”

  15. goldie
    goldie
    February 11, 2011 at 12:32 am | #

    …i suddenly need pizza. why must i have midnight cravings of food that i can’t currently obtain? >_<

    • Penthesilea
      Penthesilea
      February 11, 2011 at 3:01 am | #

      Seconded! Mike’s sounds good…

  16. Azumango
    Azumango
    February 11, 2011 at 12:36 am | #

    Our fists were instruments of the lord? So… Does that make Captain Falcon the pope?

    (Also, Olives and Peppers? Ew.)

    • zuche
      zuche
      February 11, 2011 at 12:48 am | #

      Two of my favourite pizza ingredients, behind spinach and feta or artichoke hearts and eggplant.

      As for the date, that went better than expected. Um… or maybe not, seeing as they left together, sans chaperone.

      • Someone
        Someone
        February 11, 2011 at 11:08 am | #

        I wouldn’t say they’re leaving together. Looks more like Joyce is yelling at him until she’s done dispensing relijustice.

        • zuche
          zuche
          February 11, 2011 at 3:40 pm | #

          And yet the result is the same: two people walking out of a building at the same time.

          I’m not predicting anything here, and I’d be surprised if anything does come of Joyce stepping across that threshold. Odds are good that she’ll either come back or go home.

          In any case, Mike’s the only customer left of the three.

      • Azumango
        Azumango
        February 11, 2011 at 12:21 pm | #

        Pineapple Pepperoni Pizza!

        Oh God, I’m starving.

    • Bickendan
      Bickendan
      February 11, 2011 at 3:15 am | #

      “Paaaaapal Punch!”

      • Malph
        Malph
        February 11, 2011 at 3:22 am | #

        FALCON PRAY!

    • Jabberwocky
      Jabberwocky
      February 11, 2011 at 2:33 pm | #

      FALCON PREACH!

    • Derik
      Derik
      February 13, 2011 at 2:29 am | #

      Batman’s fists are Hammers of Justice.

      • Justme
        Justme
        February 13, 2011 at 6:00 pm | #

        Chuck Norris’s chin-fist is the Hammer of Destruction.

  17. wynne
    wynne
    February 11, 2011 at 12:42 am | #

    I might not agree with her, but I definitely like Righteously Angry Joyce. “OUR FISTS WERE INSTRUMENTS OF THE LORD, YOU LECHEROUS FIEND!!!!!”

    • PedanticJerkass
      PedanticJerkass
      February 11, 2011 at 6:06 pm | #

      She kicks ass for the Lord.

  18. Lord Harlock
    Lord Harlock
    February 11, 2011 at 12:44 am | #

    But the grander question is: will Conquest get a tip?

    • Steven
      Steven
      February 11, 2011 at 3:24 am | #

      She’ll get more than the tip.

      …

      I’m a horrible person.

      • Gianni
        Gianni
        February 11, 2011 at 11:21 am | #

        On her FAAAAAAAAAAAAAACE

    • Björn
      Björn
      February 11, 2011 at 7:13 am | #

      A nickel.

      • Pagannerd
        Pagannerd
        February 11, 2011 at 9:51 am | #

        She’ll then have to make change.

  19. zuche
    zuche
    February 11, 2011 at 12:51 am | #

    Wait.. “Please to be seated”?

    • David
      David M Willis
      February 11, 2011 at 12:55 am | #

      The podium is half obscured. The “wait” is definitely there, and in the unused corner of that sign is a little drawing of Galasso.

      • zuche
        zuche
        February 11, 2011 at 7:23 am | #

        Ah. Sorry.

      • TexasRed
        TexasRed
        February 11, 2011 at 5:14 pm | #

        Actually, I liked the thought of “Please to be seated.” It makes Galasso’s so much funnier.

      • Justme
        Justme
        February 13, 2011 at 6:03 pm | #

        For Galasso’s, I’d expect more of a “Wait to be seated so that you may pay homage to Galasso’s greatness and serve him.”

  20. T Campbell
    T Campbell
    February 11, 2011 at 1:00 am | #

    Joyce’s actions are not those of someone truly secure in her faith. Joe came within inches of shaking her worldview, I think, though he put a foot wrong when he championed “lust” instead of something more neutral like “desire” or “attraction.”

    I mean, if she wanted to be a nun, that would be one thing, but she’s perfectly committed to getting her M.R.S. Gonna be kind of difficult to do that if desire isn’t part of the equation. Not impossible, I suppose. Maybe she’ll end up bearding Ethan.

    • George
      George
      February 11, 2011 at 1:37 am | #

      Possibly, but unlikely. Ethan’s already “out” and I doubt that Willis is going to put him back in the closet.

      • T Campbell
        T Campbell
        February 11, 2011 at 1:49 am | #

        But is the Ethan of this universe out, or still in denial as Shortpacked‘s Ethan was during his college years? We don’t know much about the new one yet.

        • Matt
          Matt
          February 11, 2011 at 2:02 am | #

          Maybe he’s –DUN DUN– actually straight. Alternate universes, infinite possibilities, and all that jazz.

        • MeFailWords
          MeFailWords
          February 11, 2011 at 2:28 am | #

          He’s out. Willis said so on his formspring me and its also implied in his character bio

          • T Campbell
            T Campbell
            February 11, 2011 at 7:42 am | #

            Aha… missed that one. Probably not then.

          • Seraph
            Seraph
            February 11, 2011 at 9:13 am | #

            In that case, she’s not liable to be friendly to him at all, at least not as we Earth people define “friendly”. There may not be any open hostility, but there will be attempts to “cure” him. Assuming they ever interact at all, of course.

        • Lesharo
          Lesharo
          February 11, 2011 at 12:55 pm | #

          “Ethan’s nice and well-meaning, but kind of a pushover. Though he won’t come out and say it, he’s excited to go to a big college where there will be more outted gay dudes than at his high school. Because, you know, he’s gay. And not just for Batman.”

          http://www.dumbingofage.com/cast/attachment/castethan/

    • Matt
      Matt
      February 11, 2011 at 2:00 am | #

      Joe came within inches of shakin’ a lot of things. HEYOOOO! Tip your waitresses, folks.

    • Ian
      Ian
      February 11, 2011 at 4:08 am | #

      If Joyce is out to get her M.R.S., dating guys who are just out for a one night love them then leave them isn’t going to further her cause either. Besides, Joe’s intentions were far from honourable from the very beginning.

      • Seraph
        Seraph
        February 11, 2011 at 8:56 am | #

        True, but while WE knew that about Joe, she didn’t. As far as SHE knew, he was The One…after she converted him from Judaism and got his parents back together, of course.

        I assure you, not even the most romantic and marriage-minded boy in that college (there must be a few of them) would put up with a tenth of the guff that Joe did on this date, and only one who shared Joyce’s worldview exactly would be able to avoid it.

    • DrDVD
      DrDVD
      February 11, 2011 at 5:30 am | #

      joyce is going to sleep iwth a girl on accident and flip out, that is my prediction

  21. Samuraiartguy
    Samuraiartguy
    February 11, 2011 at 1:01 am | #

    I don’t particularly like Joyce… *cringe*

    • mertin
      mertin
      February 11, 2011 at 2:00 am | #

      Having been madly in love with a girl this religious when I was in high school… reading this is… weird. She was totally fine with me being atheist right up until the point I wanted to date her. OTOH, she grew up in a pretty rough part of town, so she wasn’t nearly as naive as Joyce.

  22. ScytheAkse
    ScytheAkse
    February 11, 2011 at 1:10 am | #

    CRAZY jesus bongo.. hmmm the crazy ones are normally the best in the sac… looks like joes gonna miss out 😉

    • tom
      tom
      February 11, 2011 at 2:02 am | #

      Naw… Mike might follow him home.

      • ScytheAkse
        ScytheAkse
        February 11, 2011 at 2:14 am | #

        HAHAHAHAHA whole new definition of fisting

        • Pagannerd
          Pagannerd
          February 11, 2011 at 9:53 am | #

          A better definition of fisting?

          • ScytheAkse
            ScytheAkse
            February 11, 2011 at 3:12 pm | #

            i dont think any defintition of fisting is a good one.

  23. Zap
    Zap
    February 11, 2011 at 1:29 am | #

    I think everybody has to have a kind of weird pizza they like (I like ham and onion pizza, for example). Mike is no exception, it seems.

    • goatman95111
      goatman95111
      February 11, 2011 at 1:44 am | #

      My favorite is white garlic sauce with anchovies, ham, pineapple, and cheddar cheese instead of mozzarella. However, I worked at four or five different pizza chains before (and once after) college, so mundane flavors do not have the sharp, salty content I look for in snack foods.

      And in regards to Joyce, I just have one simple question. If you don’t want a guy to look, what’s with the dress with no bra?

      • ScytheAkse
        ScytheAkse
        February 11, 2011 at 2:02 am | #

        color me simple but i love pepperoni and bacon. and he wasn’t staring at joyces chest. he was staring at the blonde working at the pizza joint.

        • Malph
          Malph
          February 11, 2011 at 3:28 am | #

          Conquest’s clevage has the power to draw the eyes of the weak. It helps that Joe’s eyes are automatically attracted to boobs.

          • Pat
            Pat
            February 11, 2011 at 12:17 pm | #

            And that her boobs were about at his eye-level when she called his attention to her presence.

        • ScytheAkse
          ScytheAkse
          February 11, 2011 at 6:18 pm | #

          YAY FOR PIZZA!!! gotta love when a webcomic gives you a craving and you get it fulfilled

        • Ruthless
          Ruthless
          February 11, 2011 at 6:47 pm | #

          Pepperoni and bacon are super gross. =P

          • ScytheAkse
            ScytheAkse
            February 12, 2011 at 12:26 am | #

            MEAT GLORIOUS GLORIOUS MEATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT

        • Ruthless
          Ruthless
          February 13, 2011 at 8:23 pm | #

          I’ll admit, I used to like pepperoni, but bacon has always been something I hated. I feel like a broken human,

          • ScytheAkse
            ScytheAkse
            February 13, 2011 at 9:36 pm | #

            i LOVE bacon but you already know that 😛

      • Someone
        Someone
        February 11, 2011 at 11:13 am | #

        If she’s like the girl I knew, good people who resist their sin should have no trouble with her wearing something like that.

        And why is everyone calling olive and green pepper pizza weird? ; ; They’re mainstay parts of GREAT combos.

        • Jason
          Jason
          February 11, 2011 at 1:15 pm | #

          I like olives and I kinda like peppers…but I wouldn’t order a pizza with JUST those two toppings. (And Mike doesn’t seem like the vegetarian type to me.)

          • Bill M.
            Bill M.
            February 11, 2011 at 2:11 pm | #

            Mike might be a vegetarian, not because he doesn’t like animals, but because he hates vegetables.

          • ScytheAkse
            ScytheAkse
            February 12, 2011 at 2:04 am | #

            i think he would also hate animals.. he looks like a cat kicker 2 me

    • Nanodragon
      Nanodragon
      February 12, 2011 at 1:45 am | #

      Banana pizza.

      Don’t dismiss it until you try it.

      • Azumango
        Azumango
        February 12, 2011 at 12:13 pm | #

        Your avatar fits. Also, I’m going to try this. And probably not going to like it. BUT TRY IT NONETHELESS!

  24. Shift
    Shift
    February 11, 2011 at 2:00 am | #

    So Joyce hired someone to beat on Joe and then helps Mike hit him, and yet she acts like SHE’S the victim in all this? Ugh, I hate it when people use religion as justification for their bad actions.

    I mean, Joe didn’t even DO anything that normally would warrant a beating. He was actually a more or less a gentlemen from the start of the date. That’s pretty impressive coming from Joe.

    • Soundbucket
      Soundbucket
      February 11, 2011 at 3:49 am | #

      WITHOUT his penis. O_O

      • zuche
        zuche
        February 11, 2011 at 7:31 am | #

        You buncha Marys…

        It isn’t justified, but her reaction seems to be based on a combination of guilt and a sense of betrayal. Also, notice that she just left with Joe and left Mike behind.

        • Gianni
          Gianni
          February 11, 2011 at 11:26 am | #

          I’m pretty sure she’s just pursuing him towards the door to continue yelling at him, not actually leaving with him. I wouldn’t be surprised if she tries to salvage the date by hanging with Mike at Galasso’s for a few strips until Mike verbally shoves her off, since he’s Mike and all.

          • zuche
            zuche
            February 11, 2011 at 3:33 pm | #

            Quite likely, but it doesn’t change the fact that she and Joe left together.

        • Shift
          Shift
          February 11, 2011 at 9:24 pm | #

          And that’s supposed to help her case… how? Her behavior is still uncalled for in every manner. It’s a first date, and she’s been nothing but rude, inconsiderate and judgmental. There is no justification for her actually helping Mike hit Joe.

          And the only reason she left without Mike, is because Mik opted to stay behind because no doubt his amusement at beating Joe had passed. Joyce didn’t tell him to stay behind.

          • zuche
            zuche
            February 13, 2011 at 6:10 pm | #

            I think you may be arguing against something I’ve never claimed. Justification is irrelevant here, as we’ve already agreed there isn’t any. Understanding does not mean justifying.

            Also, “Nothing but…” is overstating things. She attempted to be considerate toward attitudes she finds intolerable, and failed in the end. Excessive? Yes. Points for trying? Nowhere close enough to avoid a failing grade.

            Still, the net result is Joe, self-considered God’s gift to women is now aware that God’s return policy can be rather unpleasant. Sarah may get a good laugh out of what happened to him, and well she should. That kind of smug benefits from regular helpings of floor.

    • Sgt_Hatred
      Sgt_Hatred
      February 13, 2011 at 6:30 pm | #

      She PAID him to hit Joe. In free punches.

  25. JDavis
    JDavis
    February 11, 2011 at 4:27 am | #

    Hmmm… Mike just made somebody happy.

    (Besides your mom)

    • DrDVD
      DrDVD
      February 11, 2011 at 5:31 am | #

      your mom?

      • Pagannerd
        Pagannerd
        February 11, 2011 at 9:54 am | #

        My Mom?

  26. lonely daydreams
    lonely daydreams
    February 11, 2011 at 5:10 am | #

    Was I the only one who saw the induendo on that last panel? or am I that perverted?

    • Joebo
      Joebo
      February 12, 2011 at 8:37 pm | #

      You were, until you mentioned it. Then I looked back and saw it for myself. Though to be fair, everything Conquest says could be taken as innuendo.

    • A.non
      A.non
      February 13, 2011 at 2:42 pm | #

      Nope – I saw it too.

  27. Merrick
    Merrick
    February 11, 2011 at 5:40 am | #

    Joyce, the idea is not to follow him out.

    Mike, punch her.

  28. Rali
    Rali
    February 11, 2011 at 6:33 am | #

    Mike’s job here is done.

  29. Justame
    Justame
    February 11, 2011 at 7:31 am | #

    WOW, Joyce looks scary when she’s furious!

  30. Joebo
    Joebo
    February 11, 2011 at 8:10 am | #

    Deep Dish

  31. Cube
    Cube
    February 11, 2011 at 9:12 am | #

    Technically they did get physical, so at least Joe has that.

  32. Trousle Undrhil
    Trousle Undrhil
    February 11, 2011 at 9:30 am | #

    I bet Mike will throw the pizza, frisbee-style, at Joe, The olives and green peppers is just to throw us off.

    Clever, Willis … clever.

  33. MarkLar
    MarkLar
    February 11, 2011 at 10:14 am | #

    I have two things to say.
    1) You tell her, bro. bongo be crazy.
    2) You tell her, bro. That sounds like some tasty pizza.

  34. zuche
    zuche
    February 11, 2011 at 10:37 am | #

    I read, “Our fists were instruments of the Lord!”

    I imagine a bookend scene involving Joe’s hands and Joyce wholeheartedly affirming her belief in a deity.

    It won’t happen, but the symmetry amuses me.

  35. ziggy78eog
    ziggy78eog
    February 11, 2011 at 10:52 am | #

    Hanky-pankious? I think it would sound more Latin if it were “hankious-pankious”, but that is just me. And Mike’s work is done; and after a hard night of bastarding, Mike has himself a nice pie, topped with…black olives and green peppers? Hmmmm, that does sound rather good, now that I think about it.

  36. Sili
    Sili
    February 11, 2011 at 12:09 pm | #

    Oh, but there must be hanky-panky.

    • zuche
      zuche
      February 11, 2011 at 3:36 pm | #

      Well, since you insist…your place or mine?

      • Kamino Neko
        Kamino Neko
        February 13, 2011 at 3:32 pm | #

        *eyes gravatars in this discussion*

        It’s Danny’s dream come true! (Only, he’s not involved. So, perhaps his nightmare come true.)

        • zuche
          zuche
          February 13, 2011 at 6:13 pm | #

          I will remember this dialogue in the unlikely event that it becomes significant to the plot. For now, however, I am amused.

  37. agentksilver
    agentksilver
    February 11, 2011 at 12:58 pm | #

    GALASSO FEELS THAT HIS TWO NEW MINIONS SHOULD HOOK UP, Y/N?

    • Joebo
      Joebo
      February 12, 2011 at 8:35 pm | #

      Will this help him bear an heir? If so (y)/n if not… (y)/n

  38. ashleyw
    ashleyw
    February 11, 2011 at 1:17 pm | #

    That was quick.

  39. Matt of Steel
    Matt of Steel
    February 11, 2011 at 2:13 pm | #

    Well Joyce just needs to find a guy who isn’t interested in sex or looking at women. So she should probably date Ethan.

  40. Dahlia
    Dahlia
    February 11, 2011 at 2:26 pm | #

    S: I wish Joyce would drop the crazy…Shes starting to annoy me and I really like Joyce! D:

    • zuche
      zuche
      February 11, 2011 at 3:35 pm | #

      At this stage in her life in a previous series, she hadn’t yet outgrown the crazy. Give her time.

      • Dahlia
        Dahlia
        February 11, 2011 at 9:39 pm | #

        Yeah, thats true! ^ ^

        Mature works on Joyce 😀

  41. ArchSchnitz
    ArchSchnitz
    February 11, 2011 at 3:38 pm | #

    1. Called it.

    2. I’m not sure that Joe and Joyce left together. To me, it looks like she’s standing and yelling, not walking.

    • Jack
      Jack
      February 11, 2011 at 4:12 pm | #

      To me it looks like she’s going to ragepreach him back to the dorms, but she could be standing still as well.

      • Sri
        Sri
        February 11, 2011 at 5:35 pm | #

        I love that this looks like a discussion between Mikes.

        • MO
          MO
          February 11, 2011 at 7:07 pm | #

          That makes me wonder–what would Mike do if he met himself?

          • ArchSchnitz
            ArchSchnitz
            February 11, 2011 at 9:47 pm | #

            I think it depends on who’s there. He would do whatever was the most traumatizing to others present.

          • Shade
            Shade
            February 12, 2011 at 7:13 pm | #

            I would assume an epic hate fuck the likes of which none can imagine.

      • ArchSchnitz
        ArchSchnitz
        February 11, 2011 at 9:45 pm | #

        Ragepreaching is a possiblity, and I like the word. Not a fan of the action, though.

  42. Sporkaganza
    Sporkaganza
    February 11, 2011 at 4:05 pm | #

    The last panel is positively laden with innuendo.

  43. airfox
    airfox
    February 11, 2011 at 5:08 pm | #

    I think this is my favorite DoA strip so far. The reason? Mike and Connie, the two bestests Willis’ characters evah!

    And the casual conversation after the crazyness helped cement the funny.

    -airfox

  44. Doom Shepherd
    Doom Shepherd
    February 12, 2011 at 8:43 am | #

    Now shipping Mike/Connie.

    • Bill M.
      Bill M.
      February 12, 2011 at 10:02 am | #

      Now shipping Mike/pizza.

      • Crimson Magic
        Crimson Magic
        February 12, 2011 at 3:54 pm | #

        Nice.

      • arjay2813
        arjay2813
        February 14, 2011 at 12:19 am | #

        i was taking a drink when i read that, and almost bit my tongue trying not to spit-take onto my comp

  45. kaze
    kaze
    February 12, 2011 at 11:13 am | #

    the only way to make a more evil pizza is to put pineapple on it.

    • Gianni
      Gianni
      February 13, 2011 at 2:20 am | #

      There’s nothing evil about a Hawaiian pizza

      • Jack
        Jack
        February 13, 2011 at 9:32 am | #

        Yes, but a Hawaiian pizza made by Galasso’s dark pizza armies? That is the height of dastardliness.

        • dchorror
          dchorror
          February 13, 2011 at 10:57 pm | #

          Are you sure you’re not talking about anchovies?

  46. Richie9999
    Richie9999
    February 12, 2011 at 6:00 pm | #

    Good move Joe.

  47. Janos
    Janos
    February 13, 2011 at 7:04 pm | #

    As this comic goes on I find Joyce more and more Unlikeable, because I KNEW people like her, people who were religious and seemed so sweet and innocent.. and still do nasty things to people in the name of the “Lord” ._.

  48. Locke
    Locke
    February 14, 2011 at 12:39 am | #

    Okay, all other characters aside, Mike still rocks. He’s why I’m going to continue reading this webcomic.

    Also, anyone else notice the headline in the backgound? Man, I can’t believe ANYONE would do that to innocent, most-likely-bloodthirsty mother bears…

  49. Other David
    Other David
    February 14, 2011 at 3:37 pm | #

    I’m interested in her hand tossed pizza.

    Bowchickabowow

  50. BD
    BD
    August 17, 2012 at 1:52 am | #

    Joe never actually fought back, did he?

  51. Stephen
    Stephen
    March 22, 2013 at 12:37 am | #

    ‘hanky-pankious’. I don’t know if I’ll ever use that phrase, but I think it’s awesome. 🙂

  52. newllend
    newllend
    August 13, 2013 at 4:17 am | #

    The fist of the lord has once again sriked the wicked, glad that’s over

  53. Kyokusha
    Kyokusha
    October 16, 2013 at 11:54 pm | #

    …Mike is dressed like Johnny Bravo.

  54. asmcint
    asmcint
    December 2, 2013 at 3:51 pm | #

    I know that this is an old comic, but I just realized that that girl is Connie out of Shortpacked. Good thing Joe hasn’t gotten with her. At least, not yet, in DoA. God knows it’d be weird to see HIM spraying his crotch with Lysol.

  55. Beige
    Beige
    December 6, 2013 at 4:28 pm | #

    question: is connie still called conquest in DoA or does she have a slightly more normal name?

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