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by David M Willis on September 17, 2015 at 12:01 am
  • 01 - To Those Who'd Ground Me
└ Tags: danny, joe

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  1. Ana Chronistic
    Ana Chronistic
    September 17, 2015 at 12:01 am | #

    dat Joe eyebrow

    he’s considering it

    birth of the Danny-Joe ship

    (d’oh)

    • Zorlo
      Zorlo
      September 17, 2015 at 12:02 am | #

      it’s the joebrow

      • DarkoNeko
        DarkoNeko
        September 17, 2015 at 2:42 am | #

        Ooh, nice Dinavatar.

    • Tacos
      Tacos
      September 17, 2015 at 12:38 am | #

      More like an Ethan-Joe ship I’d say.

      • Em
        Em
        September 17, 2015 at 1:48 am | #

        Hell to the motherfuckin’ yeah.

        • Theluxland
          Theluxland
          September 19, 2015 at 12:30 am | #

          The two cutest guys together (I’m my opinion)
          ALL OF MY YES!

    • El Chupacabre
      El Chupacabre
      September 17, 2015 at 2:18 am | #

      Anyone else a bit concerned about the possible repercussions of Dan’s choice in description? Since it also fits Joe?

      • DJTsurugi
        DJTsurugi
        September 17, 2015 at 2:21 am | #

        I was thinking that too. ~<3

      • Agemegos
        Agemegos
        September 17, 2015 at 2:26 am | #

        Joe’s hair isn’t scruffy.

        • Rodrigo
          Rodrigo
          September 17, 2015 at 2:58 am | #

          I sure would be funny if he take this as an indirect from Danny.

          I ship everyone with everyone!

          • Resident SnipeFish
            Resident SnipeFish
            September 17, 2015 at 6:24 am | #

            I think the total combinations possible were calculated a little while back.

            • Shen Hibiki
              Shen Hibiki
              September 21, 2015 at 6:54 pm | #

              Just one. Rodrigo ships them all at the same time, on a single pile

        • El Chupacabre
          El Chupacabre
          September 18, 2015 at 3:03 am | #

          His face kinda is though

      • Tobias
        Tobias
        September 17, 2015 at 8:08 am | #

        “Oh, and he’s Jewish.”
        “….”

        • m2iCodeJockey
          m2iCodeJockey
          September 17, 2015 at 10:28 am | #

          “Well, this is awkward. What are you tell me, Dan…?”

      • neeks
        neeks
        September 17, 2015 at 11:08 am | #

        Well it does explain why Joe immediately said “sounds like a catch”, though so at “thoughtful and kind” hasn’t exactly applied to him.

      • Boom
        Boom
        September 17, 2015 at 11:28 pm | #

        “Thoughtful and kind”.

      • Narf
        Narf
        September 18, 2015 at 7:57 am | #

        Would you really describe Joe as “Thoughtful and kind?” 😛

        • Narf
          Narf
          September 18, 2015 at 7:58 am | #

          Oh, several people already got this. Disregard my too-quick reply!

    • Madock345
      Madock345
      September 18, 2015 at 6:41 pm | #

      The Good Ship Jonny has been creeping along since Roomies. Very slowly. It’s really more like a rowboat.

  2. Kei
    Kei
    September 17, 2015 at 12:01 am | #

    Fair enough.

    • Ana Chronistic
      Ana Chronistic
      September 17, 2015 at 12:14 am | #

      “Oh hey I think I know one, name’s Dan E. Will Cox”

      • Tilly The Hun
        Tilly The Hun
        September 17, 2015 at 12:19 am | #

        More like Will go for Cox!

        eh? eh? 😀

  3. DarkoNeko
    DarkoNeko
    September 17, 2015 at 12:01 am | #

    Joe you arse.

  4. otusasio451
    otusasio451
    September 17, 2015 at 12:01 am | #

    The bro code knows no bounds.

    • inqntrol
      inqntrol
      September 17, 2015 at 12:07 am | #

      Unless there’s a hoe near them,then Joe goes to…joe her up.

      • detective boomwolf
        detective boomwolf
        September 17, 2015 at 12:08 am | #

        Joe, the Bro Code Breaker.

        • poppaboo2electricboogaloo
          poppaboo2electricboogaloo
          September 17, 2015 at 12:09 am | #

          Joe Joe Joe Bro Bro Bro Bro

          • JessWitt
            JessWitt
            September 17, 2015 at 12:13 am | #

            Joey Joe Bro Jobrosen

        • 3oranges
          3oranges
          September 17, 2015 at 1:01 am | #

          Joes before bros. Yo Joe!

      • gkheyf
        gkheyf
        September 17, 2015 at 12:19 am | #

        with his lil’ joe!

      • Mr. Random
        Mr. Random
        September 17, 2015 at 1:01 am | #

        Hey! HE WORKS HARD TO GO HAVE A GOOD TIME AND BRING THAT POSITIVITY BACK TOWARDS THEIR RELATIONSHIP!

  5. Opus the Poet
    Opus the Poet
    September 17, 2015 at 12:02 am | #

    yay not Danning it up.

    • Tilly The Hun
      Tilly The Hun
      September 17, 2015 at 12:15 am | #

      give it time

      • zach
        zach
        September 17, 2015 at 12:25 am | #

        Why would I go and do a fool thing like that?

  6. Tilly The Hun
    Tilly The Hun
    September 17, 2015 at 12:02 am | #

    So… is it just me or did it sound like Danny either A) Has Ethan down way too well to memory or B) Was just describing Joe?

    • Mada
      Mada
      September 17, 2015 at 12:03 am | #

      *reads*

      *rereads*

      Oh god he IS describing Joe.

      • DarkoNeko
        DarkoNeko
        September 17, 2015 at 12:04 am | #

        Totally.

      • Tilly The Hun
        Tilly The Hun
        September 17, 2015 at 12:05 am | #

        I’m just saying… I don’t ever recall Ethan anything but clean shaved. Only one I’d ever say is scruffy is the guy who’s been sporting a five-o-clock shadow for some months now

        • Ana Chronistic
          Ana Chronistic
          September 17, 2015 at 12:17 am | #

          Danny is saying “Black hair, scruffy.” As in, “Scruffy black hair.”

      • detective boomwolf
        detective boomwolf
        September 17, 2015 at 12:07 am | #

        Guess that explains why he’d think the person is a catch.

      • cesium133
        cesium133
        September 17, 2015 at 12:30 am | #

        I don’t know… since when has Joe been thoughtful and kind?

        • Annamal
          Annamal
          September 17, 2015 at 12:52 am | #

          Joe thinks Joe is thoughtful and kind.

    • Opus the Poet
      Opus the Poet
      September 17, 2015 at 12:04 am | #

      Yes. 😛

    • chris73
      chris73
      September 17, 2015 at 12:05 am | #

      Naah Joe looks more solid as opposed to lean and his hair isn’t scruffy

      • Tilly The Hun
        Tilly The Hun
        September 17, 2015 at 12:07 am | #

        Wide but lean though. Besides every time we’ve seen Ethan shirtless there’s muscles on that boy. Plus it might not be the hair thats the scruffy part

        • chris73
          chris73
          September 17, 2015 at 12:13 am | #

          Fair call but I really can’t see Danny being attracted to Joe anytime soon especially when Ethans still on the scene

          • Tilly The Hun
            Tilly The Hun
            September 17, 2015 at 12:17 am | #

            This could just be him slooooowly realizing Oh No I have a TYPE

            And it’s type Joe Positive

            • tim gueguen
              tim gueguen
              September 17, 2015 at 12:41 am | #

              We certainly know that Joyce’s type is Joe Negative.

              • KHNO
                KHNO
                September 17, 2015 at 5:11 am | #

                could lead this type Joe negative of Joyce be a new order of Joyce division of types?

                • Passing Remark
                  Passing Remark
                  September 17, 2015 at 11:11 pm | #

                  Joyce Division, Type Joe Negative… any more band references we can shoehorn into DoA character names?

        • Nono
          Nono
          September 17, 2015 at 5:49 am | #

          How is Ethan muscular, anyway? I mean, I can’t imagine he goes to the gym, given what we know of him. Unless band practice is really paying off dividends, given what physical feats Amber is capable of as well.

          • Ana Chronistic
            Ana Chronistic
            September 18, 2015 at 12:02 am | #

            carrying all those Transformers

            college IS a lot of walking, though

    • sun tzu
      sun tzu
      September 17, 2015 at 12:09 am | #

      No way. He said “thoughtful and kind”. 😛

      • -Sentinel-
        -Sentinel-
        September 17, 2015 at 12:10 am | #

        Beat me to it.

      • Tilly The Hun
        Tilly The Hun
        September 17, 2015 at 12:14 am | #

        So he’s making stuff up to talk up the prospect. Like we don’t all do that!

    • Historyman68
      Historyman68
      September 17, 2015 at 12:46 am | #

      If he’d added “Jewish” to his description, he’d still be describing Joe.

  7. Jon P
    Jon P
    September 17, 2015 at 12:02 am | #

    Joe’s wondering “Why are you describing me?”

    • Tilly The Hun
      Tilly The Hun
      September 17, 2015 at 12:02 am | #

      HA! Not the only one wondering it I see

    • Gangler
      Gangler
      September 17, 2015 at 12:09 am | #

      Oddly enough the thought doesn’t seem to have occurred to him.

      I’m kind of hoping this leads to Joe meeting some gay guys. Trying to hook them up with “A friend of a friend who’s still in the closet” and obliviously repeating that description.

      • Tacos
        Tacos
        September 17, 2015 at 12:35 am | #

        At which point, they’d probably think Joe is referring to himself and is thus trying to flirt with them. I mean, that description is pretty close to Joe.

        • Gangler
          Gangler
          September 17, 2015 at 12:12 pm | #

          Exactly!

          How far could it go? Could they show up to the date fully expecting Joe only to find Ethan?

          Or what if Ethan didn’t show up? Still nervous about everything. Then the date gets all pissed off at Joe thinking he stood them up! Coming at Joe all “What kind of games are you playing!” and getting frustrated when he keeps hiding behind the mysterious “Friend of a friend who’s still in the closet and looks a lot like me”.

          When Joe figures out what’s going on will he think Danny’s pranked him? Maybe a rumor starts that Danny and Joe are on again off again lovers but Joe just can’t settle down and accept that side of himself, hiding behind a series of heterosexual conquests, and poor Danny’s finally just trying to move on and leave Joe to sort that out on his own.

    • gamtos
      gamtos
      September 17, 2015 at 2:45 am | #

      That’s the joke. Danny knows he’ll get Joe’s help if he describes someone that Joe approves, so he basically describes Ethan as Joe.

    • Deanatay
      Deanatay
      September 17, 2015 at 12:49 pm | #

      Except that Joe is neither thoughtful nor kind. At least, not to Danny.

  8. Doctor_Who
    Doctor_Who
    September 17, 2015 at 12:02 am | #

    “Do you have any bi-curious friends?”

    “I’m afraid not.”

    “Then today’s your lucky day.”

    • gkheyf
      gkheyf
      September 17, 2015 at 12:20 am | #

      joe and danny will develop an ‘awkward pause collection’

      • Plasma Mongoose
        Plasma Mongoose
        September 17, 2015 at 1:01 am | #

        Danny could only score a 6 on the Joe Scale.

  9. chris73
    chris73
    September 17, 2015 at 12:02 am | #

    This is why I like joe

    • detective boomwolf
      detective boomwolf
      September 17, 2015 at 12:06 am | #

      Joe, the Sometimes Bro.

      • chris73
        chris73
        September 17, 2015 at 12:12 am | #

        You ask Joe a question without beating round the bush and he’ll give a straight answer which a lot of people won’t plus hes not homophobic

        • JessWitt
          JessWitt
          September 17, 2015 at 12:17 am | #

          Yeah, last thing we need is “Joe the No Homo Bro”.

          • chris73
            chris73
            September 17, 2015 at 12:21 am | #

            I’ve always thought Joess a decent guy and i don’t get the heat he seems to attract but then I don’t get the whole Danyy things up either

            • zach
              zach
              September 17, 2015 at 12:39 am | #

              Hecause his fear of intimacy makes him emotionally distant, and he does this on purpose. You can’t be friends that way, just acquaintances.

            • Cerberus
              Cerberus
              September 17, 2015 at 9:24 am | #

              For me, it’s mostly the PUA stuff he does and the “consent can be maneuvered around with alcohol” stuff that sets me off the most against him.

              • 1234
                1234
                September 17, 2015 at 7:09 pm | #

                I don’t recall Joe ever doing any PUA stuff. He hits on girls but he’s never done it in deceiving manner. I don’t recall him ever trying to use alcohol as a means to sleep with someone either. Maybe in the Walkyverse but not in DOA.

              • fogel
                fogel
                September 17, 2015 at 10:31 pm | #

                Is there an incident in which Joe took advantage of someone UI, because he told Danny that that was a red line?

        • Rabid Rabbit
          Rabid Rabbit
          September 17, 2015 at 12:19 am | #

          The fact he doesn’t know any gay people is a pretty straight answer, yes. (Bad-dum-tish.)

          • Emperor Norton
            Emperor Norton
            September 17, 2015 at 12:49 am | #

            *blows whistle*

            Two minutes in the punalty box!

          • de Combys
            de Combys
            September 17, 2015 at 11:06 am | #

            Ha… ha!

  10. dailybrad
    dailybrad
    September 17, 2015 at 12:02 am | #

    I mean, good to know he’d look out for a buddy, even if he could have led with that.

  11. Chrissy
    Chrissy
    September 17, 2015 at 12:02 am | #

    I am so impressed with Joe’s 5-o’clock shadow for a freshman!

    • JessWitt
      JessWitt
      September 17, 2015 at 12:04 am | #

      Some guys mature faster than others, so says the teenage-looking twenty-something.

      • Someone
        Someone
        September 17, 2015 at 12:05 am | #

        15 year old looking 17 year old here

      • Chrissy
        Chrissy
        September 17, 2015 at 12:08 am | #

        There was a senior in my high school who could grow a full-on man-beard! He could go into a lot of bars and order a beer without being carded.

      • Historyman68
        Historyman68
        September 17, 2015 at 12:47 am | #

        Sean Connery started balding at 20 and wore a wig in all the Bond films.

        • Sunny
          Sunny
          September 17, 2015 at 1:50 pm | #

          He also stopped aging some time in the late 1980s, I’d say that’s worth a little baldness.

          • David M Willis
            David M Willis
            September 17, 2015 at 4:27 pm | #

            http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rS0qkAt-4-k/VRQxCVpW_tI/AAAAAAAAGyI/-yIJbA6LbAE/s1600/161105.jpg

            sure he hasn’t

            • fogel
              fogel
              September 17, 2015 at 10:34 pm | #

              As the song says, “If you keep on living, you are gonna get old.”

      • Tacos
        Tacos
        September 17, 2015 at 12:56 am | #

        Aye, I’m 24 yet still look about 16.

    • liahansen
      liahansen
      September 17, 2015 at 12:06 am | #

      Don’t you hate it when they cast 30 year olds to play teenagers?

      • JessWitt
        JessWitt
        September 17, 2015 at 12:10 am | #

        Maybe they are what teens are supposed to look like and the world’s been getting it wrong this whole time?

    • BenRG
      BenRG
      September 17, 2015 at 5:06 am | #

      This is a guess, but Joe’s dad has a full beard. I believe that Joe is working hard to emulate him and the ‘five-o’clock shadow’ is his achievement to date.

    • Edupoet81
      Edupoet81
      September 17, 2015 at 5:06 pm | #

      34, and I’ve been told I look 17. I’m actually going gray, but it’s not that noticeable yet. What people do notice is that I’m petite and baby-faced, and they assume I’m younger than I am.

  12. Stephen R. Bierce
    Stephen R. Bierce
    September 17, 2015 at 12:02 am | #

    *plays “Simply Irresistable” on the Muzak*

    • Sam
      Sam
      September 17, 2015 at 12:12 am | #

      Goddamn you, now I have to listen to it. You got it in my head. DX

      • Stephen R. Bierce
        Stephen R. Bierce
        September 17, 2015 at 12:43 am | #

        *followed up by “I Didn’t Mean To Turn You On”*

  13. JessWitt
    JessWitt
    September 17, 2015 at 12:03 am | #

    Joe seems decent for once.

    • Steve
      Steve
      September 17, 2015 at 8:04 am | #

      I’m waiting for Danny to try total honesty on Joe. I could see Joe being the greatest friend ever but him being awful is not impossible.

  14. HMRC4EVR
    HMRC4EVR
    September 17, 2015 at 12:03 am | #

    Oh goodie. Joe.

    Could have gone a lot longer without seeing him again.

    • Tilly The Hun
      Tilly The Hun
      September 17, 2015 at 12:07 am | #

      When you cannot see Joe, you do not know if he can see you

    • timemonkey
      timemonkey
      September 17, 2015 at 11:44 am | #

      That’s my reaction whenever we switch to Ruth.

  15. electromagneticDestroyosaur
    electromagneticDestroyosaur
    September 17, 2015 at 12:04 am | #

    Suspicious Joe is suspicious. I feel like he’s quite close to figuring this out.

    • Tilly The Hun
      Tilly The Hun
      September 17, 2015 at 12:08 am | #

      Maybe. He also may not even try to figure it out

    • chris73
      chris73
      September 17, 2015 at 12:15 am | #

      I think Joe already knows, he probably just doesn’t think its a big deal

      • Em
        Em
        September 17, 2015 at 1:43 am | #

        I think he just doesn’t want to push it. He knows Danny. Danny would flip out if asked.

  16. TrueVCU
    TrueVCU
    September 17, 2015 at 12:04 am | #

    Suddenly, a thousand Joe/Ethan ships launch

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      Someone
      September 17, 2015 at 12:06 am | #

      Jothan (seems like a good ship name)

      • Tilly The Hun
        Tilly The Hun
        September 17, 2015 at 12:13 am | #

        Maybe the other way- Ethoe?

        • Leorale
          Leorale
          September 17, 2015 at 12:33 am | #

          Roseneigal? Team Jewish? Closet-Nerd & Closeted Nerd? Two tall hunks of well-chinned dude?

    • timemonkey
      timemonkey
      September 17, 2015 at 12:29 am | #

      I was shipping it until Danny ended up being the bi one.

    • zach
      zach
      September 17, 2015 at 12:32 am | #

      He’s not really into it, but not opposed. And he has always wondered what it is like to have sex with himself.

      • Schpoonman
        Schpoonman
        September 17, 2015 at 1:25 am | #

        So he’s a little bit Jeff Winger?

        • saki
          saki
          September 17, 2015 at 2:57 am | #

          I’ve always thought Joe had some Jeff in him. Like, the other day I was wondering what costume each character would wear for Halloween (personal headcanon: Joyce as Elsa, Becky and Dina as dinosaurs, Ethan as Batman, Amber as Squirrelgirl, Danny as Catwoman (oh yeah) and Walky in a giant nachito costume), and I mean, Joe would definitely pull a Jeff Winger – get dressed as whatever gives him an excuse to go shirtless. Professional wrestler for example. 😉

        • jefffwinger
          jefffwinger
          September 17, 2015 at 4:30 am | #

          Holy shit he is.

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      September 17, 2015 at 1:03 am | #

      LAUNCH TORPEDOES!

  17. Catullus
    Catullus
    September 17, 2015 at 12:04 am | #

    This one hits pretty close to home; when I first read DoA, it took longer than I’d like to admit before I could differentiate Ethan and Joe.

    • Someone
      Someone
      September 17, 2015 at 12:10 am | #

      If he’s making a sex joke its joe.

      If he’s making a batman joke its Ethan

      • gkheyf
        gkheyf
        September 17, 2015 at 12:23 am | #

        nice! but if it’s a transformers joke…

        actually, is joe into transformers in this one?

        • timemonkey
          timemonkey
          September 17, 2015 at 12:33 am | #

          If it makes a transformers joke it’s probably Amber.

        • Someone
          Someone
          September 17, 2015 at 12:53 am | #

          Ive always been confused by the fact that Joe is a less developed character in Dumbing of Age than he was in roomies. How the hell can someone be more developed in freaking Roomies?

          • Spencer
            Spencer
            September 17, 2015 at 9:50 am | #

            He was the secondary main character in Roomies, so he ended up having a lot of focus, which later continued into It’s Walky and Shortpacked.

            In DoA Joe’s just kind of around.

        • fogel
          fogel
          September 17, 2015 at 12:58 am | #

          Has Willis not said whether Transformers orientations are conserved across universes? Seems at least as important as sexual orientation.

          • timemonkey
            timemonkey
            September 17, 2015 at 11:43 am | #

            They definitely don’t, interests were changed to maintain differences between characters.

          • Gangler
            Gangler
            September 17, 2015 at 12:29 pm | #

            His reasoning for sexual orientations being consistent is that people are born that way, making it akin to race or gender which are also multiversally consistent.

            He’s portrayed interest in things like transformers as fluid though. If I recall Joe in the Walkyverse wasn’t initially a transformers fan, but rather developed that interest later in life. Robin DeSanto similarly was not initially a fan of Batman, but developed that interest through her relationship with Ethan.

            Arguably here in the Dumbiverse we’re seeing the same thing happen with Becky and her interest in Dinosaurs. You’ll notice that when Becky discovered she was a lesbian, she discovered that she had always been a lesbian, adding new context to feelings she had always felt but had never really understood. Her interest in dinosaurs hasn’t been treated with this same narrative though.

            It follows that “Transformers Orientations” are unlike sexual orientations, race, or gender. They are malleable characteristics that can be freely changed from one universe to the next. That’s my perhaps too serious answer to that question.

        • Em
          Em
          September 17, 2015 at 1:42 am | #

          Yes, he loves transformers actually. This hasn’t been shown just yet in this comic.

  18. newllend(henryvolt)
    newllend(henryvolt)
    September 17, 2015 at 12:10 am | #

    Going to Joe again….well at least he’s not being a shitty this time and actually being helpful.

    • timemonkey
      timemonkey
      September 17, 2015 at 12:49 am | #

      Joe can be very helpful when you’re straightforward and not babbling at him.

  19. Tom
    Tom
    September 17, 2015 at 12:10 am | #

    “Who’s looking”, he said, with stars in his eyes

    • JessWitt
      JessWitt
      September 17, 2015 at 12:15 am | #

      And shoujo bubbles, too.

      • Tilly The Hun
        Tilly The Hun
        September 17, 2015 at 12:18 am | #

        Cherry blossoms blow in the wind…

        • de Combys
          de Combys
          September 17, 2015 at 11:10 am | #

          He could use a little makeover to fit the shoujo type.

          • TrueVCU
            TrueVCU
            September 17, 2015 at 3:33 pm | #

            And some barbara walters camera filter

  20. Sam
    Sam
    September 17, 2015 at 12:10 am | #

    Joe: actually, I do know this one guy who’s been thinking about going gay. Sandy brown hair, kinda gangly but in a charming way, it sounds like he and this tall friend of yours could really hit it off.

    • Glitchmebaby
      Glitchmebaby
      September 17, 2015 at 12:16 am | #

      PLEASE

    • Adam Black
      Adam Black
      September 17, 2015 at 12:16 am | #

      This…

    • Tilly The Hun
      Tilly The Hun
      September 17, 2015 at 12:17 am | #

      I lol’d

    • zach
      zach
      September 17, 2015 at 12:34 am | #

      Thanks a lot, Joe. You pleasure me deeply…

      • DarkoNeko
        DarkoNeko
        September 17, 2015 at 2:46 am | #

        In more ways than one.

      • Roborat
        Roborat
        September 17, 2015 at 4:16 pm | #

        Did you get your nickel?

    • chiscii
      chiscii
      September 17, 2015 at 12:02 pm | #

      “Although he really seems to like glasses, perhaps your friend should invest in some”
      “… Joe?”
      “This guy’s voice is a tender soprano and he really likes comic books and his 3DS.”
      “… Joe, please–”
      “But gym class tells me this guy might not be very well endo–”
      “JOE I’M LEAVING.”
      “Good luck with your friend bro!”

      (what is characterization? what is good dialogue writing? what is mask or no mask?? i’m so sorry no not really but like i have no idea what i’m writing about lmfao)

  21. Tnoy
    Tnoy
    September 17, 2015 at 12:11 am | #

    Joe definitely thinks Danny thinks he’s gay now.

  22. AgentKeen
    AgentKeen
    September 17, 2015 at 12:25 am | #

    “And when he holds you in his arms, you just feel so safe.”

    “Wait, what?”

    • inqntrol
      inqntrol
      September 17, 2015 at 7:08 am | #

      ,,Ohnothingjustthinkingoutloud.”

    • de Combys
      de Combys
      September 17, 2015 at 11:12 am | #

      I laughed out loud. Congratz, it’s a difficult feat to achieve!

  23. Adj
    Adj
    September 17, 2015 at 12:41 am | #

    On my list of “People Who Know They Have Gay Friends” Joe is definitely near the top of my list.

    Said list being:
    1. EVERYBODY ELSE
    2. Joe

    Nothing against Joe; it’s just that his singular and heterotastic view of the world wouldn’t necessarily give him the best gaydar.

    • Leorale
      Leorale
      September 17, 2015 at 12:53 am | #

      On the other hand, he talks about sex constantly. If any of Joe’s friends wanted to be out, they’d have ample opportunity to correct him.

      • Steve
        Steve
        September 17, 2015 at 8:10 am | #

        And isn’t it a thing that a lot of sex addicts will have gay sex at times when normally straight and vice versa? Road Joe’s going down he might be making a lot of gay friends if it’s true!

        • timemonkey
          timemonkey
          September 17, 2015 at 11:36 am | #

          Joe’s not a sex addict. He does it for pleasure, not compulsion.

      • Cerberus
        Cerberus
        September 17, 2015 at 9:31 am | #

        Yeahhhhh, but he hasn’t been the best at showing support for queer expressions of sexuality. People who believe they don’t know queer people may not mean to, but there’s usually something in how they are expressing themselves that makes the queer people in their lives go “hmm, I’m not entirely sure this person is safe to come out to.”

        • Spencer
          Spencer
          September 17, 2015 at 9:56 am | #

          I’m probably reading too deeply between the lines here, but considering Joe said “I don’t know of any” versus “I don’t know any”, I think he’s open to the idea that some of his friends might not be straight, rather than outright denying that any could be.

          • de Combys
            de Combys
            September 17, 2015 at 11:13 am | #

            I agree!

  24. Bagge
    Bagge
    September 17, 2015 at 12:52 am | #

    Wow, a respectful and friendly conversation between Joe and Danny.

    Danny: [relevant question – i.e. has to do with sex]
    Joe: [Takes question seriously, does not mock Danny]

    Awww, Joe looks genuinely sad in the last panel. He SHOULD be able to help Danny. He should be able to help ANYONE with a hookup… but he can’t.

    • Spencer
      Spencer
      September 17, 2015 at 7:30 am | #

      I always figured he’d take it really badly when Danny fully came out to him, but maybe the ones insisting it’s more aggressive disinterest than anything else were correct.

      “I dunno, who’s looking?” made me think he was considering having to set Danny up with someone.

      • nightsbridge
        nightsbridge
        September 17, 2015 at 6:15 pm | #

        I think Joe is more averse to Serious Talk than any discussion of queer sexuality, hence his reaction when Danny was coming to terms with his bisexuality.

        • StClair
          StClair
          September 17, 2015 at 10:06 pm | #

          “Look, just do what you want, whatever that is. But don’t make me talk about feelings.”

  25. a big rock
    a big rock
    September 17, 2015 at 1:01 am | #

    Danny’s really got a type.

    • Plasma Mongoose
      Plasma Mongoose
      September 17, 2015 at 1:04 am | #

      Is this type strong against Dragon Type?

      • inqntrol
        inqntrol
        September 17, 2015 at 7:14 am | #

        But there’s one they fear..in their tongue he’s Dovahkox..Dannyborn!

        • neeks
          neeks
          September 17, 2015 at 11:15 am | #

          I’ll admit I’m not a tamriel linguist nor have I actually played skyrim but wouldn’t “dovahcox” be “Dragon cox”?

          • Jess
            Jess
            September 17, 2015 at 9:11 pm | #

            Not gonna lie… I read that as Dovah Cock. lol

      • Lord Stoneheart
        Lord Stoneheart
        September 17, 2015 at 7:41 am | #

        I don’t know. Danny doesn’t seem like an ice type.

      • chiscii
        chiscii
        September 17, 2015 at 11:45 am | #

        Is his type also strong against dark types, but weak against steel and poison? There are gay guys who could take offense to being called that, even if the actual pokemon type is badass ;P

        No, but let’s put some thought into this. If his type is tall dark and handsome, it means he’s weak against dark types. That leaves Danny as either a ghost or psychic. And since he’s not dead, he has to be a psychic!

        That’s pretty flattering, huh. Umm, his type for girls seems to be short and nerdy? And regardless of gender he seems to be into well grounded people, so that could add up to weak against ground types… That would make him main type electric, fire, poison, rock, or steel….. so like the obvious fanon answer would be poison/psychic for dannying up, but the thing is that danny is very well-meaning so poison would be unfair…….. maybe electric/psychic because he’s into computer science? That actually works pretty well, then Amber is electric/ground while Amazi-girl is fight/ground, and it superworks out because Amazi-girl and Danny are weak against each other! Dorothy is psychic/ground and not weak in any way against Danny, although that would mean Amazi-girl is weak against Dorothy???…..

        I need to go outside sorry bye

  26. Caffeinated Cassbot
    Caffeinated Cassbot
    September 17, 2015 at 1:19 am | #

    And fighting too

  27. Idon'tcarenomore
    Idon'tcarenomore
    September 17, 2015 at 1:20 am | #

    Neither Joe nor Danny are ‘bad’ guys.
    Danny is just pretty clueless. He doesn’t hurt people intentionally, usually. But he doesn’t let that stop him from getting what he wants either. He dumped his friend Amber when she needed him most, so he could go with Amazi-girl.
    A typical Danup is when he led Ambers abusive father Blain to her, and but attempted to protect her.
    Danny is not particularly bad, just a bit lacking in common sense.

    Joe, on the other hand is just very inward directed. He won’t allow anyone to get close, always going for the superficial relationships.
    He treats Danny as he does most people. Someone to interact with, never to confide in.

    On the other sub-topic, I was still getting carded at 35.

    • Lord Stoneheart
      Lord Stoneheart
      September 17, 2015 at 7:46 am | #

      “He dumped Amber when she needed him most so he could date Amazi Girl.”

      You mean he thought they were two different people and Amber pressured him into having her be a fake girlfriend for a day? (We know Amber did it as a way of getting away from her dad, Danny didn’t because he’s not omniscient and Amber refused to explain). I mean you can make that assertion that Danny was purposefully being the worst to Amber all you want, it doesn’t make it true.

      • Random832
        Random832
        September 17, 2015 at 9:02 am | #

        I think you’re reading too much into the term “dumped” – the point is, yes, he thought they were two different people, and with that in mind he was awfully damn shitty as a friend to Amber. Honestly, if Amber were a separate person from Amazi-Girl, that arc would be pretty much like this one – Danny doesn’t trust himself to be faithful to his girlfriend so everyone else (Amber then, Ethan now) is the problem.

        • Spencer
          Spencer
          September 17, 2015 at 9:53 am | #

          It’s the same thing going on with Ethan now. Danny isn’t comfortable being interested in someone other than his SO, so he starts panicking and trying to build walls around it.

          Besides, Amber went way beyond the boundaries of friend when she pretended to be his girlfriend and Danny launched into a soliloquy about how fantastic she was.

          • Spencer
            Spencer
            September 17, 2015 at 9:57 am | #

            (forgot to add this part)

            Danny has a difficult time separating interest and full blown romance, so he’s having a hard time accepting that he’s attracted to Ethan while also being in love with Amber.

          • John
            John
            September 18, 2015 at 5:32 pm | #

            I like how it’s Amber’s fault that Danny went off into a soliloquy about his feelings for her.

            • Spencer
              Spencer
              September 18, 2015 at 6:49 pm | #

              What I meant was that, on top of Amber being in super pushy girlfriend mode (because she actually was his girlfriend, while also trying to escape from Blaine), Danny started talking at length about how she’s perfect and wonderful instead of just coming up with a few reasons why she’s a nice girlfriend, and he kind of smacked himself in the face with why he was attracted to her.

              So between realizing he actually did like her and his massive hang ups about romantic loyalty, Danny started panicking and tried to push her away. She stopped just being a friend to him, and in Dannyland, there can only be one person who’s more than friend, much like how Danny is wigging out now over his feelings for Ethan.

        • Lord Stoneheart
          Lord Stoneheart
          September 17, 2015 at 10:02 am | #

          It’s still not the exact same. Amber was making advances towards Danny, and pressured Danny into saying she was his girlfriend, despite Danny saying that he was dating Amazi Girl and that he was uncomfortable with the idea.

          Ethan has done none of that.

          • Spencer
            Spencer
            September 17, 2015 at 10:34 am | #

            Exactly. I don’t think he realized he actually was interested in Amber until after he talked at length about how she was the perfect girlfriend, but between actually realizing he did have feelings for her and Amber pushing at it, it made him hit the panic button and try to break everything off between the two.

            Ethan, meanwhile, is just there, and Danny can’t come up with a good reason to start rejecting him, so he starts working with alternatives to have Ethan taken up by someone else so he can justify to himself why it can’t work. I think with Danny, he feels being attracted to someone else is the same as cheating.

            • de Combys
              de Combys
              September 17, 2015 at 11:22 am | #

              “I think with Danny, he feels being attracted to someone else is the same as cheating.”

              I find this to sum it up quite well!

              I may have been that way when I was in my teens, but I eventually realized that fretting about it only resulted in giving more attention to the paradoxically undesired object of attraction, which is like piling contradiction upon contradiction until you become a huge mess and wreck something up, since there can only be so much instability before it all crumbles down into a pile of tearful sorrow.

              I might have exaggerated a little.

  28. Caffeinated Cassbot
    Caffeinated Cassbot
    September 17, 2015 at 1:26 am | #

    Tbh I put impact before intentionality, and if one looks at it from that perspective Danny’s definitely bad. He tries really hard to be good, he tries so hard, but he just isn’t. I hope he is one day, but he’s not there yet

  29. Em
    Em
    September 17, 2015 at 1:39 am | #

    We’re getting closer and closer to fulfilling my desire for Joe and Ethan to hook up.

    Look. Ethan wanted to date a Jewish nerd. UM Joe is a Jewish nerd. And he’s hot. And it would be funny because Danny would have to deal with his best friend boning his crush.

    Sooooo can we get this going? Ship sailing?

    • Poskie
      Poskie
      September 17, 2015 at 2:59 am | #

      MMMMMMM I ship it now. You have a convert.

      • Em
        Em
        September 17, 2015 at 12:01 pm | #

        Yessssss. 😀

  30. Random Comment
    Random Comment
    September 17, 2015 at 1:43 am | #

    I’ll be honest, this comic reminded me of their relationship in “It’s Walky”.

  31. BenRG
    BenRG
    September 17, 2015 at 2:05 am | #

    I actually think that Joe comes out very well from this strip. As shallow as he apparently can be when it comes to his own relationships, he has standards about passing recommendations on to his friends.

    FWIW, depending on how insightful Joe is, Danny’s all but come out to him.

    • Cerberus
      Cerberus
      September 17, 2015 at 9:34 am | #

      Indeed, this is the most genuinely queer supportive yet, which means he may be realizing that his bestie might actually be going through something he’s going to need to expand himself to support. And if he can do so without getting “girlie” emotions on him, then it’s worth the effort to him even if it’s outside of his normal wheelhouse.

  32. Kaara
    Kaara
    September 17, 2015 at 2:23 am | #

    I like how he’s describing Joe until the last two haha

  33. Blackbird
    Blackbird
    September 17, 2015 at 2:31 am | #

    Scan forward to Ethan being set up on a blind date with himself (Joe asks Jacob, Jacob asks Ethan, Ethan says he knows a guy…)

    • Tacos
      Tacos
      September 17, 2015 at 3:05 am | #

      That’d be really depressing actually.

    • Em
      Em
      September 17, 2015 at 9:43 am | #

      I don’t think Willis is THAT terrible.

  34. caesaria82
    caesaria82
    September 17, 2015 at 4:05 am | #

    Subtle, Danny.

  35. Beachfox
    Beachfox
    September 17, 2015 at 4:41 am | #

    Danny -really- needs to put more thought into his descriptions of people. This is becoming a trend.

  36. KHNO
    KHNO
    September 17, 2015 at 6:22 am | #

    language question here: can someone explain me the use of the pronoun “they” in that strip. As a non native english speaker, I don’t get if there’s a subtlety in that use.

    • Julez
      Julez
      September 17, 2015 at 7:25 am | #

      They usually is a plural pronoun, but in this instance it’s been used in the singular. There’s been a movement to have they used as a gender neutral singular pronoun, in the likes of he or she, rather than having it dismissed as grammatically incorrect, due to this lexical gap that leaves non-binary people without a pronoun.

      • Random832
        Random832
        September 17, 2015 at 9:05 am | #

        It’s not really clear though why one needs a gender neutral pronoun to describe someone defined in context to be a man.

        • Jones
          Jones
          September 17, 2015 at 10:08 am | #

          Actually this usage (using they for a non-specific person) is quite old, even if the gender is specified.

          Here’s a quote from Shakespeare that demonstrates that:

          ” ‍ ’​Tis meet that some more audience than a mother, since nature makes them partial, should o’erhear the speech.”

          Clearly, the gender of a mother is female; however, since he is not referring to a specific mother, the language still sounds quite natural.

          I, personally, would use gendered pronouns if the gender of the generic person is known (and they if it is not), but Danny’s usage is not uncommon.

          • fogel
            fogel
            September 17, 2015 at 10:51 pm | #

            Also use they if sex/gender isn’t relevant to the issue under discusssion.

    • 3oranges
      3oranges
      September 17, 2015 at 11:26 am | #

      Joe uses “they” as the pronoun for “someone”, since it refers to an unspecified person, who in this general case could be a man or woman. That really is a standard and traditional use.

      Danny is talking about Ethan, so could change to “he”. Instead he’s chosen to take things as filling in details about Joe’s someone and so is using the same pronoun.

  37. Spencer
    Spencer
    September 17, 2015 at 6:35 am | #

    So does Joe actually believe Danny’s trying to hook up a friend or does he think he’s trying to ask for himself using a fake description?

    I’d say the former, if only because Joe knows he has a “fetishy superhero girlfriend”, but I think the latter could be possible as well.

    • BenRG
      BenRG
      September 17, 2015 at 9:19 am | #

      It’s difficult to tell and a lot depends on perspicuous Joe is about his room-mate. It is possible that Danny has been dropping ‘tells’ about being bi (being a bit too interested in handsome men in popular culture, for example) but Joe is too well-mannered to mention it.

      • Spencer
        Spencer
        September 17, 2015 at 9:47 am | #

        Well, he did bluntly ask Danny if he was gay back when Danny first started asking him if he had ever thought about guys, which then quickly dovetailed into how Joe never wants to talk about anything at all, plus when he and Roz first had sex Danny mentioned that Joe was “way hotter than usual” and he reacted pretty negatively to it.

        So I think in this case Joe’s just trying to be a bro.

        • Em
          Em
          September 17, 2015 at 12:00 pm | #

          I think that he doesn’t want to push it after he asked Danny. I mean, Danny did imply that he only liked girls. Since we know he’s bi, it is easier for the audience to see that he was leaving things out on purpose, but to Joe, I can see how he would take his comment to mean that he is straight.

          The way hotter than usual…I think that stems from Joe not wanting his best friend to think he’s hot. If my best friend was attracted to me, I’d be squicked out as well, and I’m pan!

          But I do agree, Joe is trying to be a bro here. A good wingman.

      • fogel
        fogel
        September 17, 2015 at 10:57 pm | #

        When Danny and Ethan were going to do something together, Joe razed Danny as if they were going on a date. Which Danny took as serious, and freaked, and started sputtering that they weren’t going on a date. Which exasperated Joe, who said that he knew that, bease if they were going on a date he wouldn’t have joked about it. That seems indicative to me.

  38. Antifacj
    Antifacj
    September 17, 2015 at 6:58 am | #

    DON’T. DON’T DO IT. DON’T LET THE AUTHOR KNOW THAT THERE SHOULD BE ANOTHER COUPLE THAT IS NOT DANNY AND ETHAN OR, IF HE LIKES IT, HE WILL CHANGE HIS MIND. DO. NOT. SHIP THEM.

    • Spencer
      Spencer
      September 17, 2015 at 11:39 am | #

      More dudeships are always nice.

    • Em
      Em
      September 17, 2015 at 11:47 am | #

      It might already be in the works though! (the other ship. Ethan/Joe) I hope we find out soon though!

  39. Steve
    Steve
    September 17, 2015 at 8:11 am | #

    Know what this subplot needs? Mike!

    • Deanatay
      Deanatay
      September 17, 2015 at 9:27 am | #

      *psh* You think EVERY subplot needs more Mike.

  40. Pat Myers
    Pat Myers
    September 17, 2015 at 11:00 am | #

    Also, he’s a bit of a horndog and likes green shirts.

    • Pat Myers
      Pat Myers
      September 17, 2015 at 11:00 am | #

      Oh, and he’s into Transformers.

  41. brumagem
    brumagem
    September 17, 2015 at 11:11 am | #

    I just realized: Ethan and Joe are the SAME PERSON except for having opposite attitudes in regard to relationships and sexuality.

    • Spencer
      Spencer
      September 17, 2015 at 11:22 am | #

      Other than both being tall, hot Jewish guys who like Transformers (does Joe still like those in this verse?), I don’t think they’re at all alike. Ethan’s a really emotional, caring dude, while Joe just shuts absolutely everything out that doesn’t immediately suit his interests.

  42. Lan Mikoto
    Lan Mikoto
    September 17, 2015 at 11:30 am | #

    Does this mean Ethan’s alter ego is Joe? He just puts on a fucking eyemask and changes identities?

  43. timemonkey
    timemonkey
    September 17, 2015 at 11:49 am | #

    I wonder….Joe’s just been asked to help someone hook up, he might actually keep this in mind. I wonder if he’ll be thinking about the description and spot Ethan and put things together.

  44. Em
    Em
    September 17, 2015 at 11:54 am | #

    While I super super want Ethan/Joe, I do wonder how Joe would figure out that he is bi or pan. When Danny asked Joe if he’d slept with any guys, Joe’s answer was “No, of course not.” Now that could mean that he DOES know he’s bi or pan, and comes from him falling for men more than girls. We know that Joe has attachment and commitment issues. Maybe it will take him actually having a conversation with Ethan to think, ‘damn I’d hit that.’ Sorta what happened with Danny actually. xD I dunno. While Danny/Ethan is something I like, I do worry a lot about Amber becoming violent towards Danny or Ethan about that situation. Or towards herself. I’d really rather her leave Danny instead of the opposite. (maybe for Mike. *coughs*)

    • timemonkey
      timemonkey
      September 17, 2015 at 12:16 pm | #

      Joe kinda bottoms my list of people who could be not-hetero and not realise it.

      • Spencer
        Spencer
        September 17, 2015 at 12:18 pm | #

        Yeah, I think Joe’s pretty firm in knowing his orientation. Danny thought he was straight too, but even then it was hinted here and there until it eventually came out, no pun intended.

        With the way Joe has been hyper assertive about his sexuality and trying to blot out Danny’s attempts to talk to him about it, I can see where the theories come from, but I don’t think it’s true in Joe’s case.

      • SteveCharb
        SteveCharb
        September 17, 2015 at 1:08 pm | #

        Yeah. I could imagine the shallow insecure sex maniac Roomies!Joe living in denial about his sexuality, especially since his character had so many streaks of “did I mention I’m heterosexual today?”
        But DOA’s Joe isn’t like that. He’s surprisingly progressive and confident. Less of a sex maniac and more sex-positive. And while open about his prolific promiscuity, he clearly considers it his own business (and pleasure.)

      • Em
        Em
        September 17, 2015 at 1:15 pm | #

        That’s the one thing that has blown a hole in my ship. I’m fairly certain that Joe is completely and utterly as straight as you can get.

        WE’LL SEE. Prove me wrong Willis, prove me wrong.

      • Adam Black
        Adam Black
        September 17, 2015 at 8:24 pm | #

        “What kind of 3-some did I have last night”

  45. Joe
    Joe
    September 17, 2015 at 1:01 pm | #

    “Sounds like a catch”

    Joe/Ethan is my new headcanon, even though I’m fully aware how unlikely it is that Joe’s into dudes.

    • Fractal
      Fractal
      September 17, 2015 at 1:34 pm | #

      http://www.dumbingofage.com/2013/comic/book-3/01-if-the-shoes-split/exploits/

  46. Emperor Norton
    Emperor Norton
    September 17, 2015 at 4:57 pm | #

    Joe reminds me of Barney from HIMYM, actually. Their main goal is of course to look out for number one, especially when it comes to having the good nekkid-times. But it is also important to them both that -other people- should also enjoy fun sexytimes a lot. Hence they end up trying to be wingmen for Ted and Danny, respectively. It also explains why Joe’s always having a sock handy for whenever one’s needed in the dorm; other people having enjoyable sex makes him happy (if not as happy as when gets some himself, of course).

  47. Lyssie
    Lyssie
    September 18, 2015 at 12:17 am | #

    Y’know, I appreciate that Joe says he doesn’t know OF any gay friends he might have, rather than outright saying he doesn’t know any gay dudes. Surprisingly thoughtful of him, avoiding the easy, normative assumption of “nobody I know has actually come out to me, therefore I don’t know anyone who is gay”.

  48. JetstreamGW
    JetstreamGW
    September 18, 2015 at 12:50 am | #

    Danny. Danny! You don’t have to use gender neutral pronouns. We already know you’re looking for a man for a man.

    You can call Ethan “he.”

  49. Lurlock
    Lurlock
    September 18, 2015 at 7:08 pm | #

    ♫All the single gay guys,
    All the single gay guys,
    All the single gay guys…♫

CHOOSE A SIDE, NO COWARDS

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