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Appraisal

by David M Willis on September 4, 2015 at 12:01 am
  • 01 - To Those Who'd Ground Me
└ Tags: becky, dina, joyce

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  1. Ana Chronistic
    Ana Chronistic
    September 4, 2015 at 12:01 am | #

    *meanwhile*

    *Ethan wearing the Tricera-Top*

    Danny: “TAKE ME NOW”

    • gkheyf
      gkheyf
      September 4, 2015 at 12:02 am | #

      undeniably canon

      • LeslieBean4Shizzle
        LeslieBean4Shizzle
        September 4, 2015 at 12:05 am | #

        And thus our next Slipshine.

        • Arkantos
          Arkantos
          September 4, 2015 at 12:10 am | #

          Avatars in this thread are on point.

          • DarkoNeko
            DarkoNeko
            September 4, 2015 at 3:01 am | #

            Meanwhile on thumblr

            • Gigafreak
              Gigafreak
              September 4, 2015 at 9:23 am | #

              Ethan: “Hey Danny, do you want to hold hands and dress up like dinosaurs?”
              Danny: “Oh god, do I?!”

              • gkheyf
                gkheyf
                September 4, 2015 at 4:05 pm | #

                1up’d!

    • Nightsbridge
      Nightsbridge
      September 4, 2015 at 12:02 am | #

      The Tricera-top is a sexual artifact of too much power. They must give it to an asexual and send them to the foot of mount doom to destroy it.

      • Mada
        Mada
        September 4, 2015 at 12:04 am | #

        >Implying the Tricera-top should ever be destroyed.

        To quote the great Roddy MacStew “What kind of sadistic creature are you?!”

        • xKiv
          xKiv
          September 4, 2015 at 7:33 pm | #

          Destroy mount doom.

      • gkheyf
        gkheyf
        September 4, 2015 at 12:04 am | #

        they tried, but dina was corrupted by its power

      • That Damn Rat
        That Damn Rat
        September 4, 2015 at 12:04 am | #

        Wouldn’t that just lead to said asexual being pestered by people drawn to it? I’m sure Joe would be willing to take the onerous burden of bearing the Tricera-Top.

      • timemonkey
        timemonkey
        September 4, 2015 at 12:10 am | #

        Sadly they will corrupted by the sexuality and give into the Tricera-top’s power at the last moment and be unable to destroy it. Fortunately they will then be pounced upon by Faz and he and the top will fall into the volcano.

        • Adept Arcanist
          Adept Arcanist
          September 4, 2015 at 12:47 am | #

          Faz as Gollum. That… that beautiful mental image… x3

          • inqntrol
            inqntrol
            September 4, 2015 at 1:08 am | #

            ,,shivers”And i tought Gollum couldn’t be more ugly.

            • Saucistophe
              Saucistophe
              September 4, 2015 at 2:24 am | #

              This is Faz’ precious. It came to the great Faz., yes?
              |-)

            • MeHael
              MeHael
              September 4, 2015 at 7:03 am | #

              Give it to us. It’s our birthday present…

          • Disloyal Subject
            Disloyal Subject
            September 4, 2015 at 3:01 am | #

            Ow, my ribs… It’s just such a perfect fit

        • Justin
          Justin
          September 4, 2015 at 2:55 am | #

          Is no one going to point out the implications of “I have Retrieved it”?? WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH ETHAN

          • DarkoNeko
            DarkoNeko
            September 4, 2015 at 3:02 am | #

            They’ll never find the body !
            (ok, maybe in 65M years or so)

          • Nightsbridge
            Nightsbridge
            September 4, 2015 at 9:04 am | #

            You can see Ethan’s doom for a monthly fee on patreon!

        • Chris Phoenix
          Chris Phoenix
          September 4, 2015 at 3:52 am | #

          Best. Laugh. All. Week! You win all the internets.

        • Tan
          Tan
          September 4, 2015 at 11:56 am | #

          I am reading “he and the top” very different from how you mean it, specifically what kind of “top”

      • caesaria82
        caesaria82
        September 4, 2015 at 12:20 am | #

        Someone alert Carla that she’s been chosen for a quest! She will be very grumpy and agressive about it, but she’ll totally do it anyway.

      • John
        John
        September 4, 2015 at 3:16 am | #

        I must admit, I don’t normally find Ethan, or Danny for that matter attractive. But the thought of either of them in the Triceratop makes me question much.

      • StraightFace
        StraightFace
        September 4, 2015 at 1:06 pm | #

        This is a perfectly correct statement.

    • audkitten6
      audkitten6
      September 4, 2015 at 12:04 am | #

      The avatar makes me think Joyce is shipping Ethan and Danny.

      • Smiling Cat
        Smiling Cat
        September 4, 2015 at 12:05 am | #

        Maybe? Her whole world’s opened up now.

    • Ana Chronistic
      Ana Chronistic
      September 4, 2015 at 12:05 am | #

      and if I don’t forget my password, I can post timely things

      • Inkblot
        Inkblot
        September 4, 2015 at 12:06 am | #

        ethan-san take me now

      • inqntrol
        inqntrol
        September 4, 2015 at 12:10 am | #

        My body is ready.

    • liahansen
      liahansen
      September 4, 2015 at 12:09 am | #

      and nobody even noticed how gay their makeouts were, because Ethan’s just that weird dinosaur guy!

    • Spencer
      Spencer
      September 4, 2015 at 6:54 am | #

      Jesus Christ, you guys. Just because he’s bisexual doesn’t mean he needs to fuck Ethan, let alone when he’s already dating someone else.

      I don’t get it. Is this all just a running joke or do people genuinely think Danny’s going to hook up with Ethan while he’s still dating Amber? Does Danny’s sexuality only matter to people as long as he acts like a bi dude “should”? Does he not count as bisexual if he’s dating a girl?

      Is Billie going to go fuck a dude right now because she’s bi? Is Becky going to make out with Daisy or Marcie because she’s a lesbian? Walky expressed that Joyce was attractive; why isn’t he trying to maneuver her into a threesome?

      I thought just the actively disgusting shit like wanting them to get drunk and fuck or wanting Dorothy to manipulate Danny towards Ethan when he was confused and vulnerable was bad enough, but it’s starting to feel like there’s this hyper pervasive idea that Danny only matters as long as he fucks a guy. That his current relationship is irrelevant and it’s just a stepping stone until he assumes his rightful place as Ethan’s dick holster.

      • inqntrol
        inqntrol
        September 4, 2015 at 7:18 am | #

        Wow easy,we were just kidding,didn’t think it would sound that bad.Please excuse us.

      • Strangeshapes
        Strangeshapes
        September 4, 2015 at 7:30 am | #

        I agree it’s annoying, but I think people are just not sure where their ship allegiance lies. I’m a big fan of Amber/Amazi-Girl, and I’m enjoying Danny and Amber, but I’m not totally sold on it long term (though admittedly that is partly because I still miss the insanity of SP! Amber/Mike.)
        Ironically, if Amber and Danny break up, I am not sure Ethan is next in line. It might be more dramatic to have him hook up with Sal, thus reigniting the Amber/Sal one-sided blood feud.
        I’m not making a comment about how Danny’s bisexuality affects him in a relationship, but how *college* tends to affect relationships. (I’m bisexual in a committed relationship myself, fwiw.)

        • Spencer
          Spencer
          September 4, 2015 at 1:33 pm | #

          If people just want to ship them that’s great. They’re cute together! They’d have adorable adopted babies! They could cuddle and argue about Robo-Vac!

          What I fucking despise is how Danny hooking up with Ethan is treated as an inevitability. That it has to happen because Danny’s bi and Ethan’s gay, and as the only two LGBT dudes in the entire cast, they have to get together, and Danny’s current relationship has to end so he can kiss boys.

          I mean, it should end. For a lot of reasons. Dude slipshines should not be one of them.

          • Jason
            Jason
            September 5, 2015 at 6:05 am | #

            It feels to me more that people think they should get together because they appear to have great chemistry and a lot in common. If they were both free and single, why wouldn’t two people for whom sparks fly, who get along really well and have a lot in common, get together?

            It’s almost certainly not going to happen because of Amber, yes. I think it would devastate her if Danny left her and hooked up with her best friend. But we’ve seen more signs of Danny and Ethan having electric chemistry than Danny and Amber/AG- that almost feels like he just felt like he shouldn’t be single and hey, maybe she’s interested and superheroes are awesome anyway.

            Just my take.

        • Paul
          Paul
          September 4, 2015 at 5:07 pm | #

          I agree it’s annoying, but I think people are just not sure where their ship allegiance lies. I’m a big fan of Amber/Amazi-Girl, and I’m enjoying Danny and Amber, but I’m not totally sold on it long term

          We know that Amazigirl is into threesomes involving herself and two cute bisexual men (at least in theory): http://www.dumbingofage.com/2014/comic/book-4/03-up-all-night-to-get-vengeance/burn/

          However, the “third” being her ex is probably a dealbreaker.

      • Mada
        Mada
        September 4, 2015 at 7:52 am | #

        1: This is what happens when comic strip ships are discussed. We forego any and all rational discussion or acknowledgement of present circumstances and jump straight to “but what’s it like when they have sex?!”

        2: I don’t know what it is, but I love the phrase assumes his rightful place as Ethan’s dick holster

      • JWLM
        JWLM
        September 4, 2015 at 4:28 pm | #

        I find it irritating, because it reinforces two humiliating stereotypes of bisexuals: (a) that we’re all gay or lesbian and just don’t admit it yet, and (b) that we’re incapable of fidelity because we need to chase everything that moves. Those just aren’t true, and it’s biphobic to repeat them.

        I know, I’m pissing into the wind, but…hey, you’re being kind of bigoted when you repeat those old canards. Please, stop.

        • Rutee
          Rutee
          September 4, 2015 at 6:09 pm | #

          Pushing for a ship is a no-win scenario for bi people (“You’re really gay” and “You’re really straight” nearly always will come up in a monogamous relationship). You could make it Poly, but that comes with its own problems, so far as society is concerned (It’s great if you can manage it, of course, but society is asinine in a lot of respects.)

          This isn’t to say ‘it’s totally fine’. There’s a lot of no-, or minimal, win scenarios, such as pushing for our own sexuality as women.

          • Kamino Neko
            Kamino Neko
            September 4, 2015 at 7:06 pm | #

            You could make it Poly, but that comes with its own problems, so far as society is concerned

            It also has problems where these three characters are concerned.

            • Rutee
              Rutee
              September 4, 2015 at 9:22 pm | #

              Yes, but ‘is wildly implausible because have you seen these characters’ isn’t the same as ‘spreads widespread, harmful beliefs’.

      • Funhouseinabox
        Funhouseinabox
        September 4, 2015 at 5:57 pm | #

        The reason that many ship Ethan and Danny isn’t because they are the only Gay/Bi male characters, it’s because in several strips (too lazy to find them) it has been shown they have some attraction. Ethan is the first guy that Danny found himself attracted to. No one is saying that Danny will cheat on Amber, or that Danny and Ethan will for sure have sex, but if/when Amber and Danny break-up, it is a distinct possibility.

        • Spencer
          Spencer
          September 4, 2015 at 9:49 pm | #

          Sure, I get that. When Danny and Amber break up, Ethan feels like the next logical step (and Willis has made it abundantly clear on tumblr that they’re going to happen and that’s a whole new can of worms) and I can dig it.

          What I can’t stand is the dismissal of his current relationship because of his sexuality. That being bi and attracted to a man gives him a new set of rules compared to everyone else that he has to play with, specifically because of his sexuality.

          It’s this ugly viewpoint that makes Danny’s exploration and understanding of his sexuality secondary to filling a notch as the Bi Dude Who Kisses Ethan in an incredibly diverse and LGBT friendly series as Dumbing of Age.

      • Rutee
        Rutee
        September 4, 2015 at 6:19 pm | #

        Some of it is for gawking by people unaffected, but I wouldn’t presume there were (and are) no gay or bi dudes egging those two on either, pulling for the ship they feel either makes more sense, or represents them better.

        • Spencer
          Spencer
          September 4, 2015 at 10:12 pm | #

          Yeah, of course. Just because I’m bi doesn’t mean I’m the ultimate authority on proper representation.

          That does lead into another issue, though. How Danny works for his romance with either/and Ethan and Amber, everything’s kind of put under the microscope because he’s the only other LGBT dude in the cast. There’s significantly more weight to how he’s treated and how he acts.

      • Ana Chronistic
        Ana Chronistic
        September 4, 2015 at 6:59 pm | #

        c’mon it’s just fanon I don’t actually care tbh

        • Ana Chronistic
          Ana Chronistic
          September 4, 2015 at 7:02 pm | #

          (because text has no softeners and this is the forum for constant second-guessing, that WAS supposed to go with my link now many posts removed and not quite as a stand-alone comment)

          ((anyway the joke was much more Ethan squeezing into a Dina-size hoodie than Danny cheating))

          (((DontExplainTheJoke.jpg)))

          • merbrat
            merbrat
            September 5, 2015 at 12:30 am | #

            That was the first thing I thought, when someone mentioned the hat and hoodie was traded. Then confirmed with the wonderfun art!

  2. Inkblot
    Inkblot
    September 4, 2015 at 12:01 am | #

    Yes, Willis, yes.

    • Yet_One_More_Idiot
      Yet_One_More_Idiot
      September 4, 2015 at 3:18 am | #

      Damn you Willis!…I mean, YES WILLIS

      But srsly y u no make more Beckysaurus smoochies earlier? 😀

      (Also I feel as though this strip should’ve been titled “Smoochies”. And d’aww the look on Joycy’s face! :3)

  3. Mr. Random
    Mr. Random
    September 4, 2015 at 12:01 am | #

    Smoochy Smoochy, let the smoochies reign.

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      September 4, 2015 at 12:04 am | #

      Muchas Smoochas.

      • Inkblot
        Inkblot
        September 4, 2015 at 12:05 am | #

        I was planning on saying something like “Just make out already!” and then Willis gave us cheesecake and I kinda forgot to do anything except melt into a puddle.

      • Cholma
        Cholma
        September 4, 2015 at 12:25 am | #

        I suddenly had an image of Hobbes when he’s thinking about smooches with Susie Derkins!

    • jpic89
      jpic89
      September 4, 2015 at 1:39 am | #

      Smoochies may rule!

      • saltchocolate
        saltchocolate
        September 4, 2015 at 1:42 am | #

        Best meme revision!

      • gkheyf
        gkheyf
        September 4, 2015 at 6:45 am | #

        Than it’s agreed, this comic is cancelled as well to be replaced entirely by smoochies

  4. otusasio451
    otusasio451
    September 4, 2015 at 12:01 am | #

    You know you want to look, Joyce. YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO.

    • Shade
      Shade
      September 4, 2015 at 12:04 am | #

      Joyce acknowledges and approves of this cuteness overload. But not publically just yet. She’ll get there, these two will quickly wear her down.

    • Doctor_Who
      Doctor_Who
      September 4, 2015 at 12:05 am | #

      Look nothing, she’s hoping that if she hangs around long enough, one of them will tag her in.

      • gkheyf
        gkheyf
        September 4, 2015 at 12:09 am | #

        and this kiss-tag-match will continue ad-infinitum as people continually tag in and out for generations!

        • Doctor_Who
          Doctor_Who
          September 4, 2015 at 12:12 am | #

          Lines will form behind both active participants, and eventually the results will become more and more random.

          Joe: “What th-! I did not sign up for this!”

          Galasso: “Silence! Galasso is a nurturing partner! Now, state your policies regarding tongue!”

          • Mada
            Mada
            September 4, 2015 at 12:16 am | #

            Willis, this will be your next Patreon bonus strip, yes?

      • Yet_One_More_Idiot
        Yet_One_More_Idiot
        September 4, 2015 at 3:20 am | #

        I feel Joycy’s acknowledging and approving of the cuteness, but knows that if she looked directly at it, she would be unable to contain her urge to go “d’awwwwwwww!” any longer.
        She can barely contain the “d’awwwwwwwww” as it is. ;D

    • timemonkey
      timemonkey
      September 4, 2015 at 12:11 am | #

      Watching people make out is annoying and gross.

      • Disloyal Subject
        Disloyal Subject
        September 4, 2015 at 3:04 am | #

        I just find watching pointless and dull, but there are those who enjoy it.
        Those repulsed by such displays seem to be the majority, though.

        • Yet_One_More_Idiot
          Yet_One_More_Idiot
          September 4, 2015 at 5:12 am | #

          Smoochies are cute and enjoyable to watch, but making out? That’s a bit more intimate and should be done in the back of a darkened cinema where noone can see. ;-P

  5. Opus the Poet
    Opus the Poet
    September 4, 2015 at 12:01 am | #

    D’aaawwww!! 😉

    • Opus the Poet
      Opus the Poet
      September 4, 2015 at 12:51 am | #

      Just to let y’all know IRL that would be as annoying as Hell, but reading it in a web comic is D’aaawwww! material.

  6. salmo
    salmo
    September 4, 2015 at 12:02 am | #

    Even Joyce can’t resist the adorable.

    • LeslieBean4Shizzle
      LeslieBean4Shizzle
      September 4, 2015 at 12:03 am | #

      Sooooooo cute… can’t resist….

    • Tacos
      Tacos
      September 4, 2015 at 12:19 am | #

      Joyce has finally succumbed to the adorableness of Beckasaurus.

  7. Mada
    Mada
    September 4, 2015 at 12:02 am | #

    HNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGGHHHH

    It’s midnight here, technically the start of a new day, and this is a very very good start to it.

    Also Joyce’s expression in that last panel is glorious.

    • saltchocolate
      saltchocolate
      September 4, 2015 at 1:43 am | #

      Glorious!

  8. otusasio451
    otusasio451
    September 4, 2015 at 12:02 am | #

    The Slipshine with these two is going to consist only of smooches. And we will all enjoy it.

    • Mollyscribbles
      Mollyscribbles
      September 4, 2015 at 12:39 am | #

      Not ONLY smooches. They’ll probably cuddle while watching cartoons together, too.

      • DarkoNeko
        DarkoNeko
        September 4, 2015 at 1:30 am | #

        While Walterton does commentary on said cartoon. With a spreadsheet.

        • WolfLann
          WolfLann
          September 4, 2015 at 10:02 am | #

          Will Faz Help With piecharts?
          Dina would so happy about that.

          • nightsbridge
            nightsbridge
            September 4, 2015 at 6:39 pm | #

            Keep fax away from dina

    • Shadow Eagle
      Shadow Eagle
      September 4, 2015 at 7:27 am | #

      OK, who’s gonna finally teach them both how to tongue kiss??? (ie. french, open mouth, etc)

  9. GoldStarz
    GoldStarz
    September 4, 2015 at 12:02 am | #

    Horrible Thing happening in 3… 2… 1…

    • Inkblot
      Inkblot
      September 4, 2015 at 12:04 am | #

      I have my contingency post in a sticky-note, ready to go at a moment’s notice. It’s like the Big Red Button: comforting to have there, yet you pray you never need use it.

      • MeghanTheDreamCrusher
        MeghanTheDreamCrusher
        September 4, 2015 at 12:05 am | #

        But in this comic you know sooner or later you will.

    • That Damn Rat
      That Damn Rat
      September 4, 2015 at 12:06 am | #

      Please after that last scene, we’ll be lucky(or unlucky depending on how you look at it) if the smooch break ends in the next fortnight.

      • GoldStarz
        GoldStarz
        September 4, 2015 at 12:13 am | #

        That’s it! They’ll so preoccupied smooching that they do not notice Toe Dad lurking about. I have figured out the great tragedy!

        • Mada
          Mada
          September 4, 2015 at 12:18 am | #

          But then like Joyce, Toedad will be overwhelmed by the adorableness. He will admit he was wrong about wanting to “cure” Becky, and he will immediately enroll her in Indiana University so she can safely remain with Dina.

          …Shut up, I can fantasize.

          • GamaranSepudomyn
            GamaranSepudomyn
            September 4, 2015 at 3:02 am | #

            Maybe he’ll die from the shock of the mental disconnect between the idea that Becky’s sexuality is wrong and the cuteness and the drama will be the issue of cleaning up his corpse?

    • BenRG
      BenRG
      September 4, 2015 at 4:53 am | #

      I’d say… No. There are a few things that need to happen first:

      1) Joyce needs to go to see Dorothy to talk to her about Ethan… and Becky… and ToeDad… and her attitude towards homosexuality… and the fact that she doesn’t want to lose her as a friend;

      I’ve got the feeling poor Walky is going to be left standing outside the room whilst Joyce pours out her heart, likely in tears. He’ll likely muse that he doesn’t understand “chick stuff”; Willis may do this in just one strip, taking the conversation as read;

      2) Joyce needs to confront what she needs to do to protect Becky;

      3) Joyce may ask (a weirded out) Sal to teach her how to be a rebel and disobey adult authority figures.

      I suspect that Dorothy might be somewhat more useful a confidant on the Becky issue; she’d likely do something more positive than hide her under a mattress like a naughty magazine or some other item of contraband!

    • Roborat
      Roborat
      September 4, 2015 at 2:49 pm | #

      Cue toedad outside in the hallway.

  10. Saru
    Saru
    September 4, 2015 at 12:02 am | #

    Surely this will not end in tragedy..

    • Opus the Poet
      Opus the Poet
      September 4, 2015 at 12:20 am | #

      Not until toedad takes that ambulance ride in November.

      • Tacos
        Tacos
        September 4, 2015 at 1:16 am | #

        … And how is that a tragedy?

        • Disloyal Subject
          Disloyal Subject
          September 4, 2015 at 3:06 am | #

          He may be a butthole, but be’s still a person. Love thy neighbour, right?

        • Justin
          Justin
          September 4, 2015 at 2:32 pm | #

          Because at the hospital he meets Blaine. Then they team up.

          • Ana Chronistic
            Ana Chronistic
            September 4, 2015 at 7:04 pm | #

            then they will merge to form one uber-asshole: BLOW-DAD

            wait

            • Xakthul
              Xakthul
              September 5, 2015 at 6:23 am | #

              Avatar appropriate.

              Also, I spat up my coffee.

      • inqntrol
        inqntrol
        September 4, 2015 at 1:35 am | #

        That’s more like a celebration.

    • Mada
      Mada
      September 4, 2015 at 7:46 am | #

      Of course it won’t.

      And don’t call me Shirley.

  11. DarkoNeko
    DarkoNeko
    September 4, 2015 at 12:02 am | #

    Get a room, you two !

    • nothri
      nothri
      September 4, 2015 at 12:05 am | #

      Done and done.

    • saltchocolate
      saltchocolate
      September 4, 2015 at 1:45 am | #

      Sal’s in it. No, Amber’s in it. No—clearly, they have gotten a room, and Joyce is in it.

  12. Twilightomens
    Twilightomens
    September 4, 2015 at 12:02 am | #

    OH MY GOD DINA IS WEARING A QWANTZ SHIRT

    • Leorale
      Leorale
      September 4, 2015 at 12:18 am | #

      Checked the comments to see who would post about this, was not disappointed. Dina wants to be Dromiceiomimus Becky’s T-Rex. <3

      • Leorale
        Leorale
        September 4, 2015 at 12:19 am | #

        *to* Becky’s T-Rex.

        Dinasaurus Becks Dinasaurus Becks Dinasaurus Becks Dinasaurus Becks

      • Twilightomens
        Twilightomens
        September 4, 2015 at 12:38 am | #

        That is…a comparison I was not prepared for

    • ezrast
      ezrast
      September 4, 2015 at 3:16 am | #

      I have that shirt. I wear it when meeting new people, to better judge how cool they are.

      • TsunamiJane
        TsunamiJane
        September 4, 2015 at 10:14 am | #

        Aha, I’m not the only one who does that sort of thing!

    • Kamino Neko
      Kamino Neko
      September 4, 2015 at 7:10 pm | #

      Huh. I was wondering what Qwantz was…upon Googling it, I was surprised to find out I’d apparently never noticed what Dinosaur Comics URL was…

    • Betty Anne
      Betty Anne
      September 4, 2015 at 9:28 pm | #

      YAAAAASSSSSSSSSSS I’m glad other people noticed! 😀

  13. Doctor_Who
    Doctor_Who
    September 4, 2015 at 12:02 am | #

    Becky just needs to borrow the hat. No one notices the person underneath it, so she’ll be completely inconspicuous. Also it will clearly identify her as Property of Dina.

    • tim gueguen
      tim gueguen
      September 4, 2015 at 12:04 am | #

      Perhaps Becky’s current hairdo will serve as sufficient disguise. “There is no way any daughter of mine would have a hairdo like that.”

    • gkheyf
      gkheyf
      September 4, 2015 at 12:06 am | #

      all of the above, yes! though the two head-parasites may duel to the death…

    • DarkoNeko
      DarkoNeko
      September 4, 2015 at 3:04 am | #

      And if it doesn’t work…borrow the bat.

      • DarkoNeko
        DarkoNeko
        September 4, 2015 at 3:05 am | #

        (well, not really, but the pun was too tempting)

        • Disloyal Subject
          Disloyal Subject
          September 4, 2015 at 3:08 am | #

          What do you mean, “not really?” The bat is an excellent last resort!

          • Gamaran Sepudomyn
            Gamaran Sepudomyn
            September 4, 2015 at 3:46 am | #

            After all, when Bruce Wayne wears the bat, no one recognizes him .

  14. Barf Ninjason
    Barf Ninjason
    September 4, 2015 at 12:03 am | #

    You just know that Dina’s enunciating the word “butthole” so precisely.

  15. M-M
    M-M
    September 4, 2015 at 12:03 am | #

    I like that in panel 4, it looks like the dinosaur on her T-shirt is talking.

    • Mandy
      Mandy
      September 4, 2015 at 12:05 am | #

      I was thinking the same thing! The dinosaur says that that is a correct appraisal.

      • Doctor_Who
        Doctor_Who
        September 4, 2015 at 12:07 am | #

        The best part is, I could totally see T-Rex from Dinosaur Comics doing that. Just materializing on a shirt to speak up and break the fourth wall.

        His is a weird comic.

        • Leorale
          Leorale
          September 4, 2015 at 12:20 am | #

          Especially if it leads to rad smooches. T-Rex is fond of those.

          • DarkoNeko
            DarkoNeko
            September 4, 2015 at 3:05 am | #

            Well it’s not like he can… hold hands.

        • Sgore
          Sgore
          September 4, 2015 at 9:10 am | #

          “Part of me is happy to be a t-shirt, BUT MOSTLY I AM HAPPY SMOOCHING IS HAPPENING?! ARE YOU WATCHING PEOPLE SMOOCH!?”

          I imagine it would sound something like that?

    • Leorale
      Leorale
      September 4, 2015 at 12:24 am | #

      (also I thought that the picture of T-Rex in panel one was cosplaying as a unicorn, but it was just a wrinkle.)

  16. gkheyf
    gkheyf
    September 4, 2015 at 12:03 am | #

    it’s good to know that enough adorableness can win joyce over. if walky shut his mouth around her, she might like him too

  17. Ninja Ned
    Ninja Ned
    September 4, 2015 at 12:04 am | #

    Today is a good day, I think, for a Dinosaur Comics reference!

  18. Captain Batson
    Captain Batson
    September 4, 2015 at 12:04 am | #

    Awwwww.

  19. inqntrol
    inqntrol
    September 4, 2015 at 12:05 am | #

    Nothing can ruin this moment now.

    • nothri
      nothri
      September 4, 2015 at 12:08 am | #

      ……….please don’t play chicken with Willis. He is evil and will pick up your gauntlet.

    • Smiling Cat
      Smiling Cat
      September 4, 2015 at 12:08 am | #

      Suddenly, Joyce’s mom walks in. Along with her childhood preacher.

      (the one who taught her “Godportunity”)

      • Inkblot
        Inkblot
        September 4, 2015 at 12:09 am | #

        satan pls go

        • Nightsbridge
          Nightsbridge
          September 4, 2015 at 12:49 am | #

          You have to let us help you drive those sinful thoughts away before Satan’s grip on your soul loosens! : D

      • WolfLann
        WolfLann
        September 4, 2015 at 10:10 am | #

        Followed by Becky’s dad. “Look who I found at the bus stop!!!”

        • neeks
          neeks
          September 4, 2015 at 2:15 pm | #

          Aslan?

    • Explosions
      Explosions
      September 4, 2015 at 12:12 am | #

      Where there’s a Willis there’s a way XD

  20. Stephen R. Bierce
    Stephen R. Bierce
    September 4, 2015 at 12:05 am | #

    Because…Time won’t give me Time/And Time makes lovers feel/Like they have something real/But you and me we know we got nothing/But Time/And Time won’t give me Time

  21. Edupoet81
    Edupoet81
    September 4, 2015 at 12:06 am | #

    Yay, it’s Dina! I’ve missed her these past few days. Becky seems happy to see her, too, judging by all the smooching.

    This one made me smile.

  22. Bicycle Bill
    Bicycle Bill
    September 4, 2015 at 12:06 am | #

    Smoochies should involve a little more body contact than just the lips and the palms of the hands

    • Inkblot
      Inkblot
      September 4, 2015 at 12:08 am | #

      If I’m smooching a girl that cute, I don’t care what else is happening!

    • Dean
      Dean
      September 4, 2015 at 12:09 am | #

      I thought so too, but obviously not.

    • caesaria82
      caesaria82
      September 4, 2015 at 12:24 am | #

      Yeah, but in public? Idk about you, but I’m not super duper fond of it when my friends who are a couple are all tongues deep in each in other while I’m standing there third-wheeling and single lmao.

      • Bicycle Bill
        Bicycle Bill
        September 4, 2015 at 7:43 am | #

        I was thinking more along the lines of hugging and caressing the face and shoulders.

    • BenRG
      BenRG
      September 4, 2015 at 4:47 am | #

      I think that you might be mistaking ‘smoochies’ for ‘making out’. The fact is that I don’t think either Becky or Dina are ready for that yet and may not be for a while.

    • airyu
      airyu
      September 4, 2015 at 9:21 am | #

      My fiance and I have been together almost 5 years and we kiss like Dina and becky do if someone else is around, so, to each their own?

  23. DJTsurugi
    DJTsurugi
    September 4, 2015 at 12:07 am | #

    n’awwww! ~<3

  24. Cass
    Cass
    September 4, 2015 at 12:08 am | #

    Cute though the comic itself is, it’s the alt-text that really warms my heart. Good on Joyce for starting to wonder things like that.

  25. Darwin
    Darwin
    September 4, 2015 at 12:08 am | #

    Glad to see Joyce is happy for her friend, and the cutest couple (or cutest couple EVAR, haven’t decided yet) show up again in this strip. Which means something horrible is imminent.

  26. Mr. Mendo
    Mr. Mendo
    September 4, 2015 at 12:08 am | #

    Joyce is being won over to the D’awwwww Side!

  27. John
    John
    September 4, 2015 at 12:11 am | #

    Hmm. Shouldn’t they get somebody else to do that checking? Dina’s known to Butthole Dad now. Though perhaps he wouldn’t recognize her without her Pokeman costume.

    • Amazi-Stool
      Amazi-Stool
      September 4, 2015 at 4:38 pm | #

      Have you already forgotten about Dina’s amazing stealth talent?

      If she does not want to be seen, you will not see her.
      All you will notice is a gust of cocoa-puffs (see Dina haunting Jacob + Raidah).

  28. thebatman22
    thebatman22
    September 4, 2015 at 12:13 am | #

    What’s your game, Willis? What are you planning. You’re clearly about to rip them apart

  29. Keulan
    Keulan
    September 4, 2015 at 12:14 am | #

    Joyce can’t deny the adorableness of this ship.

  30. 0kami
    0kami
    September 4, 2015 at 12:15 am | #

    I was expecting today to see a follow-up to Dotty keeping a watch for ToeDad, but this is a welcome surprise! Yay, smoochies! ^_^

    And yes, very heavy D’awwwwww from me.

    • electromagneticDestroyosaur
      electromagneticDestroyosaur
      September 4, 2015 at 4:21 pm | #

      Don’t forget Dina’s ninja skills. Or, to put it another way, “Never assume that a man does not have a Dina at his disposal.”

      • 0kami
        0kami
        September 5, 2015 at 7:43 am | #

        It just goes to show how as a couple, they cover both sides of the coin.

        Dina’s the quiet and skillful ninja (or kunoichi, to be grammatically correct), while Becky’s the extroverted genki girl. They work so well together!

  31. Auroki
    Auroki
    September 4, 2015 at 12:16 am | #

    the last panel makes me happy

  32. caesaria82
    caesaria82
    September 4, 2015 at 12:19 am | #

    Last panel Joyce is SO CUTE. I mean, last panel everything is cute. But especially Joyce 😀

  33. modernpython
    modernpython
    September 4, 2015 at 12:20 am | #

    Hey! Dina is wearing a dinosaur comics shirt!
    I like to think all great web comics are interconnected like Tarantino movies. This is helping me prove this

    • fizzywafflezsuperstore
      fizzywafflezsuperstore
      September 4, 2015 at 8:35 am | #

      But if all of the webcomics were connected then Black Hat would totally ruin everyone’s day!

      • AlchemicWings
        AlchemicWings
        September 4, 2015 at 12:49 pm | #

        Now I’m imagining either a Black Hat vs Mike scenario. Or worse: a Black Hat and Mike team up. Awesome as either of those things would be they must never be allowed to happen or all webcomics will pay the price.

        • neeks
          neeks
          September 4, 2015 at 2:17 pm | #

          Black hat vs Mike slipshine

          • fizzywafflezsuperstore
            fizzywafflezsuperstore
            September 4, 2015 at 4:17 pm | #

            But what about Danish?

            • neeks
              neeks
              September 5, 2015 at 10:17 pm | #

              You’re on your own for that one, I don’t know the reference 🙂

  34. Joker Two
    Joker Two
    September 4, 2015 at 12:26 am | #

    Awwwwwwwwww. Joyce’s expression makes everything she and Becky have gone through worth it.

    That is all.

  35. Mada
    Mada
    September 4, 2015 at 12:28 am | #

    and while watching all of this, Sal suddenly wonders how Marcie and Malaya are doing.

    • inqntrol
      inqntrol
      September 4, 2015 at 12:29 am | #

      Ah crap! We forgot about them!

      • Bagge
        Bagge
        September 4, 2015 at 12:35 am | #

        I think Sal took the window exit when the smooching started.

        • DarkoNeko
          DarkoNeko
          September 4, 2015 at 1:27 am | #

          Can’t blame her.

  36. newllend(henryvolt)
    newllend(henryvolt)
    September 4, 2015 at 12:29 am | #

    Joyce: *inner thoughts* I will be supportive, I will be supportive, I.WILL.BE.SUPPORTIVE!

    • Bagge
      Bagge
      September 4, 2015 at 12:35 am | #

      “…I actually am OK with this. Huh? Who could have guessed”

  37. Professor Fate
    Professor Fate
    September 4, 2015 at 12:33 am | #

    Kissfaceasaurus mets Smoochasaurus in a Jurassic era clearing and it’s a liplock contest under the Cycads.

    • inqntrol
      inqntrol
      September 4, 2015 at 12:51 am | #

      Oh,hello there Professor Fate. How’s Max doing,is he pushing some buttons?

    • Bicycle Bill
      Bicycle Bill
      September 4, 2015 at 3:13 am | #

      “Car number five, the engine falls out!”
      “Car number five!  Ha ha ha ha!”
      [beat]
      “Er, Max… *we’re* number five.”

      • Blue Dragon
        Blue Dragon
        September 4, 2015 at 5:04 am | #

        Push the button, Max!

        • merbrat
          merbrat
          September 5, 2015 at 12:36 am | #

          “Rise and shine?! YOU rise! YOU shine!”

  38. Koms
    Koms
    September 4, 2015 at 12:34 am | #

    Awww Joyce!! Adorbs!! 🙂 🙂 😀

  39. Bagge
    Bagge
    September 4, 2015 at 12:34 am | #

    I’m so proud of Joyce right now.

    Apart from the girl-smooch-girl-stuff (which she is rapidly getting used to) this is EXACTLY how you should solve a problem on planet Joyce. Fall in love, smooch on the mouth, everything will be sorted out. It helps that Dina and Becky are new to this and behaves like adorable high-school sweethearts.

    I still think a part of Joyce feels guilty for not being the one to smooch Becky, fall in love with her and make everything better, but she can’t begrudge Becky now when she found another doofus to be sickeningly sweet with.

    • Mollyscribbles
      Mollyscribbles
      September 4, 2015 at 12:42 am | #

      I think it’s easier on Joyce that they’re content to stick with smooches and hand-holding so she doesn’t need to consider how she’d deal with premarital hanky-panky.

      • Bagge
        Bagge
        September 4, 2015 at 12:48 am | #

        I agree! None of that aggressive sexuality she got from Joe HER first date or the “tehee we are totally doing it” she gets from Dorothy and Walky. Dina and Becky are just smooching and being cute.

        • m2iCodeJockey
          m2iCodeJockey
          September 4, 2015 at 1:08 am | #

          It’s aaaaall-fun-and-games ’til Joyce walks in on someone using the heavy equipment…

          • Bagge
            Bagge
            September 4, 2015 at 1:16 am | #

            o..other Jacob?

            • m2iCodeJockey
              m2iCodeJockey
              September 4, 2015 at 1:21 am | #

              Mm-hm. Some’m like that…

        • DarkoNeko
          DarkoNeko
          September 4, 2015 at 1:26 am | #

          Joe doesn’t really do that “date” thing

  40. Bagge
    Bagge
    September 4, 2015 at 12:38 am | #

    And here I was worried that a none-Dina-centric chapter would give us less mouth-smooches. Silly me.

  41. Palamdrone
    Palamdrone
    September 4, 2015 at 12:44 am | #

    In the fourth panel, the one speaking isn’t Dina, its T-shirt Rex.

    • m2iCodeJockey
      m2iCodeJockey
      September 4, 2015 at 12:50 am | #

      Was just looking at that…

      • Shadow12000
        Shadow12000
        September 4, 2015 at 1:28 am | #

        I mean, her mouth isn’t open, which means she’s either really good at ventriloquism or….

        • Shadow Eagle
          Shadow Eagle
          September 4, 2015 at 7:24 am | #

          same for the 2nd panel…. hmmmm, how many times has her hat and clothes been speaking for her???

          • Spencer
            Spencer
            September 4, 2015 at 11:19 am | #

            It’s a comic convention. The characters can’t have their mouths open all the time for dialogue. Sometimes it’s best for the dialogue.

  42. saki
    saki
    September 4, 2015 at 12:52 am | #

    The cute in these two is gonna kill me. *squeeeee* \(≧◡≦)/

  43. Random Comment
    Random Comment
    September 4, 2015 at 1:16 am | #

    Dina and Becky are so cute! And even Joyce is fine with it now!

    …I’m so alone.

  44. DarkoNeko
    DarkoNeko
    September 4, 2015 at 1:25 am | #

    So…
    After the “fuck” spreadsheet, do we need a “smooch” spreadsheet ?

  45. Cerberus
    Cerberus
    September 4, 2015 at 1:36 am | #

    Holy shit is this huge. Joyce is genuinely happy for Becky and Dina. Not, I want to be happy for her, but this is a sin. Not, oh no, is this too out? Not, oh dear is this a good trajectory for her with an atheist and are you sure it isn’t a sin when you are all smoochy face and…

    But genuinely, grinning ear to ear happy for her. She has traversed her long dark teatime of the soul this weekend and has now reached the point where she can take joy in her best friend’s love, happiness, and identity without reservation or hesitation. She fully supports her now, both consciously and unconsciously.

    And one can’t over state how huge that is. I mean, less than a week ago, this was a mortal sin, something her church ranted about. And she has weathered her own self-doubt and questions and has found peace in genuine loving support. She has pulled a Huck Finn here, fully going in on being damned if this is what that means, because she can’t doubt that this is right for Becky anymore.

    And that… that is so beautiful to see that I’m actually tearing up a bit.

    • DarkoNeko
      DarkoNeko
      September 4, 2015 at 3:08 am | #

      Except internally, she’s dying wondering why she cannot allow herself that same happiness 😐

    • Bagge
      Bagge
      September 4, 2015 at 12:40 pm | #

      I know, right, this is HUGE! It is adorable and Joyce is at this point as much onboard this ship as anyone else. She is just so HAPPY for Becky. Squeeeee!

  46. Arianod
    Arianod
    September 4, 2015 at 1:44 am | #

    Joyce, you are so precious and adorable.

  47. BenRG
    BenRG
    September 4, 2015 at 1:47 am | #

    This is one of the times when DMW’s art style actually makes it hard to read his characters. I’d really like to know if Joyce is blushing here.

    Still, her smile tells me that she’s happy that her friend is happy and I think that this is all we need to know right now, yes? 😉

    In plot terms, I’m sticking with my theory (stated yesterday) that Ross may take a day or so to find his way back to the college. I also think that he’ll be so distracted by the car situation (and, maybe, raising funds enough to pay a fine/release fee) that it might take him a while to regain focus on Becky.

    • SDGlyph
      SDGlyph
      September 4, 2015 at 6:21 am | #

      Nah, that’s regular cheeks. Blushing is red hash lines. 🙂

      I really like Joyce’s smile too. Re the hovertext, I read it both as happy that Becky is happy, but also happy to confirm to herself that she’s now OK with girl-smooches (with other girls smooching, that is – not girls smooching HER).

      It also confirms what I suspected before – that her discomfort with Dina+Becky was more due to Dina being an ‘evilutionist’ who’d lead Becky astray than the genders involved.

      • Random832
        Random832
        September 4, 2015 at 3:27 pm | #

        Except Amber loses the “regular cheeks” when she turns into Amazi-Girl, so it clearly represents some kind of in-universe face-state.

    • Paul
      Paul
      September 4, 2015 at 4:56 pm | #

      In plot terms, I’m sticking with my theory (stated yesterday) that Ross may take a day or so to find his way back to the college.

      It would not be out of place in a webcomic or movie for his attempt to return to campus to develop into a long, harrowing subplot that leaves him a shadow of his former self.

  48. Joe
    Joe
    September 4, 2015 at 1:50 am | #

    eeeeEEEEEEE!! Becky and Dina are so cute together! XD

  49. Cerberus
    Cerberus
    September 4, 2015 at 1:55 am | #

    Also I hope she got a toothbrush this morning…

    • Shadow Eagle
      Shadow Eagle
      September 4, 2015 at 7:22 am | #

      HAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!

  50. Torra
    Torra
    September 4, 2015 at 2:20 am | #

    Yes OK Becky and Dina are cute, but oh man Joyce in the last panel! Looking away a little awkwardly because, smooches, but also just looking really happy for both of them! So glad that Joyce was able to accept them both this easily, despite her Dina clashes. N’awwwww

    • Arianod
      Arianod
      September 4, 2015 at 7:17 am | #

      Yeeeeeeeeeess 😀

  51. NinjaNick
    NinjaNick
    September 4, 2015 at 2:28 am | #

    I love Becky and Dina.

  52. the puniest man alive
    the puniest man alive
    September 4, 2015 at 2:52 am | #

    dina-saurus-becks

  53. Regina Phalange
    Regina Phalange
    September 4, 2015 at 2:53 am | #

    How does Becky know that Dina’s hat is “classic”? She’s known Dina for one day in the hat, one day in the hoodie, and just now, right?

    • electromagneticDestroyosaur
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      September 4, 2015 at 6:17 am | #

      Reputation travels fast, and lives forever.

    • nightsbridge
      nightsbridge
      September 4, 2015 at 7:32 am | #

      She’s seen Dina for a few days in the hall, just never talked till the party.

    • Amazi-Stool
      Amazi-Stool
      September 4, 2015 at 4:57 pm | #

      She may remember her from move-in day.

      Also Joyce “introduced” her on the first day of Becky’s visit. So she has seen her on several days with her classic hat.

      (You can see all appearances when you search for tag “becky+dina”)

  54. Krzysz
    Krzysz
    September 4, 2015 at 3:10 am | #

    Becky and Dina are soooooooo cute. And I love how Joyce is responding. Now if only Ethan could get a similar thing too.

  55. MeyerFTW
    MeyerFTW
    September 4, 2015 at 5:23 am | #

    Loving the Qwantz reference Willis

  56. Asper Storm
    Asper Storm
    September 4, 2015 at 6:15 am | #

    The Adorableness over is so adorable it should be extinct.

  57. SDGlyph
    SDGlyph
    September 4, 2015 at 6:22 am | #

    Welp. I hope nobody else needed to be cute on the internet today, because Becky and Dina are using it all. ALL THE CUTE.

    • Arianod
      Arianod
      September 4, 2015 at 7:16 am | #

      ALL OF IT.

    • Tenn
      Tenn
      September 4, 2015 at 6:33 pm | #

      Cats are on strike.

  58. Triniking1234
    Triniking1234
    September 4, 2015 at 6:34 am | #

    Smoochies may rule.

    • Arianod
      Arianod
      September 4, 2015 at 7:16 am | #

      Smoochies SHALL rule!

      • GamaranSepudomyn
        GamaranSepudomyn
        September 4, 2015 at 10:34 am | #

        Smoochies rule.

        • Roborat
          Roborat
          September 4, 2015 at 2:55 pm | #

          Till toedad makes an entrance, then it is Death to Smoochie.

  59. hikaru
    hikaru
    September 4, 2015 at 6:36 am | #

    this strip is even better if you imagine that not only is her t-shirt the one saying “that is a correct appraisal”, her hat is the one saying “yes, i have retrieved it.”

  60. Willoughby Chase
    Willoughby Chase
    September 4, 2015 at 6:36 am | #

    The cute before the storm.

    That’s an old seadog saying I tells ya!

  61. Nono
    Nono
    September 4, 2015 at 7:15 am | #

    How many smooches are we gonna have to add to the S-bomb list?

  62. perlhaqr
    perlhaqr
    September 4, 2015 at 9:08 am | #

    It is nice to see Joyce smiling about her friend being happy. 🙂

  63. theheroesofcrash
    theheroesofcrash
    September 4, 2015 at 9:34 am | #

    They’re happy, and Joyce is happy that they’re happy, and I’m happy that Joyce is happy that they’re happy…

    Goshdarnit Willis, when this happy train gets derailed – and we know it’s gonna happen eventually – we’re gonna hate you sooooooooooooo much… at least until the next happy train pulls into the station… you diabolical genius, you…

  64. eroivas
    eroivas
    September 4, 2015 at 9:51 am | #

    I think it’s no secret that all this happiness is about to be derailed by the next Willis TROLOLOLOL.

  65. Vorkon
    Vorkon
    September 4, 2015 at 10:30 am | #

    It can’t be a coincidence that Joyce is in her classic It’s Walky outfit here, either. [character]-classic all around! ^.^

  66. spiderfan14
    spiderfan14
    September 4, 2015 at 11:11 am | #

    Whenever the Tricera-Hoodie isn’t in a strip, the characters should be saying “Where’s the Tricera-Hoodie?”

    • Spencer
      Spencer
      September 4, 2015 at 1:46 pm | #

      The Triceratop needs to be louder, angrier, and have access to a time machine.

  67. segnosaur
    segnosaur
    September 4, 2015 at 11:11 am | #

    Every time 2 lesbians kiss and angel gets its wings.

    • Bagge
      Bagge
      September 4, 2015 at 12:38 pm | #

      Oh, This angel got wings, all right

    • Nightsbridge
      Nightsbridge
      September 4, 2015 at 1:00 pm | #

      Technically one of them is bi/pan

      • DarkoNeko
        DarkoNeko
        September 4, 2015 at 1:42 pm | #

        Ah.
        no wings then.

      • Random832
        Random832
        September 4, 2015 at 2:18 pm | #

        Technically she’s “uncertain“.

  68. Kyle
    Kyle
    September 4, 2015 at 1:10 pm | #

    can the rest of the comic just be cute beth/dina holding hands and smooching

    • A5PECT
      A5PECT
      September 4, 2015 at 3:09 pm | #

      I don’t think Becky will be happy to find out about this Beth person.

  69. Mada
    Mada
    September 4, 2015 at 3:28 pm | #

    Another li’l cute thing I just noticed..

    In the past, Dina’s worn dark blue, muted purple, and a lot of clothes that aren’t all that bright (excluding any dinosaur attire).

    And now that she’s with someone, I notice the first thing we see her wearing is a bright red shirt.

    Or “plumage” as it were.

    • Sunny
      Sunny
      September 4, 2015 at 6:04 pm | #

      That was my first thought as well. Dina is putting on a display to attract a mate. Well, one particular mate anyway.
      And you know what’s more? Dina is smiling in every panel sans the last, but I think it’s safe to say she’s going “evslkwpaiwebicmsxksjlkswoiwhee hee hee hee hee hee hee hee” inwardly. And this time she’s smiling BEFORE the kissing.

  70. Bob
    Bob
    September 4, 2015 at 4:02 pm | #

    I think Joyce’s eyes should have had just a touch of green.

  71. Paul
    Paul
    September 4, 2015 at 4:59 pm | #

    I have been away from the comments section for a while, but has anyone pointed out that a few days ago (strip time) Professor Bean was talking about exactly the situation Becky is in, and it is very out-of-character that not one of these allegedly intelligent people has thought to ask her about resources that may exist for people in that situation?

    • Spencer
      Spencer
      September 4, 2015 at 5:08 pm | #

      If the cast started talking to responsible adults about their problems the comic would be over.

      It’d be Group Therapy of Age.

    • Gamaran Sepudomyn
      Gamaran Sepudomyn
      September 4, 2015 at 7:32 pm | #

      Dumbing of age.

  72. Dutchtica
    Dutchtica
    September 4, 2015 at 6:06 pm | #

    Joyce being this okay with this this soon is really sweet. I mean this legit as a legit person, legitimately.

  73. Ana Chronistic
    Ana Chronistic
    September 4, 2015 at 7:33 pm | #

    then, when Dina learns about Becky and Joyce

  74. Foolong
    Foolong
    September 4, 2015 at 9:00 pm | #

    Smoochiesaurus.

  75. kay
    kay
    September 4, 2015 at 9:01 pm | #

    She is looking away… but she’s *smiling*

  76. Captain Boner
    Captain Boner
    September 5, 2015 at 12:18 am | #

    Question, would Becky know that hat is a Dyna classic? If I’ve been keeping track, she’s only known her for two days, so that means she only has two points of outfit data, both different. Becky wouldn’t have enough exposure to know that Dyna always wears that hat, right?

    • Xakthul
      Xakthul
      September 5, 2015 at 6:31 am | #

      Pretty sure she saw Dina before the party. They only started talking then, though.

  77. Idon'tcarenomore
    Idon'tcarenomore
    September 7, 2015 at 11:01 pm | #

    So, is this one of Joyce’s fastest turnarounds or what?

  78. ArkNora
    ArkNora
    September 8, 2015 at 7:45 pm | #

    it looks like the T-rex on her shirt is talking

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