awe good on Joe to be so accommodating ^-^
on the other hand, there’s gonna be a lot of sustained screaming in the comments today, isn’t there? (0-0)
note: this is not an invitation to turn this very comment into a hater containment thread, please and thank you <3
I feel like we’re allowed a little bit of bongoing after we’ve been so good since Willis had his tissy over the containment thread being the first comment
I don’t really think you get to be entitled to anything when you come into someone elses space and make them miserable every single day mere seconds after their work is posted.
You have every right to your opinions, but you make sure to say something negative nearly every single post, every single day on the free webcomic.
Instead of thinking you are allowed “Bongoness” I think you should consider maybe being a bit kinder to people you enjoy free content from?
Just a thought.
Jay
I’ve mostly stopped commenting as of late. I only started back up cause Joe and Joyce were finally on a collision course but sadly i forgot this is the one plotline that doesnt matter right now so NWs I’ll probably be gone again tmr night 😘
I actually really like this and I don’t know why, because I feel like I’ve been a pretty outspoken Doyce hater and Dorothy/Joyce/Joe polycule skeptic. Idk, I think it’s the smiles.
[What I don’t like is the new website layout, which doesn’t look or work right on my phone or computer :\ ]
Oh and *re-adds the 1 year anniversary of Joyce and Joes “break up” to my calendar cause I genuinely expect it to pass before this gets any resolution*
Aw, that was good communication between Joyce and Joe. I’m glad to see them both being mature about this. I also like Dina being impressed by Joyce here.
Thank you!! Every time Joe shows up these days he’s always this mature, well put together dude. It’s actually bumming me out how much anti-drama is happening with these two.
shaking your hand because I love when these guys are dumb and messy but I can’t help but remember that the last time that happened people in here considered it a war crime or smthn 💀
Not sure how any of this reads as Joyce being mature. She’s not being mature in the slightest. Mature would be having the conversation with Joe instead of putting it off again. Mature would be not butting in on Becky and Dina’s relationship to try to magically fix things so you can keep feeling good about your recent life choices.
“Later. I promise.”
*sighs*
Ah well. At least this means we get right to the part where Dina utterly shuts down Joyce’s attempt to convince her with raw emotion and zero logic.
I wanna say don’t trust promises from Joyce Brown because she’s already proven not to keep those but Joe still seems to believe for some reason and I don’t have the heart to take that away from him. Don’t trust emphatics? Talking emphatically? Emphatic is kind of a weird word.
TBQH I think later IS going to come up, but not yet. Joyce is absentminded and forgetful and will kick this issue aside for a few minutes to deal with a problem, and then it’ll slip from understandable to neglectful.
I really need Joe to move on at this point and quick because this is starting to feel cruel. Joyce has moved on and so should he. This now feels like more grace than she deserves.
(for those on mobile: it’s to the strip from last August where she first made that promise, implying that it will be at least another five months before she gets back to him… or, quite possibly, does not.)
better person, or person with less self-respect? Like… I could understand forgiving cheating + even choosing polyamory, but why does joyce keep putting this off? clearly she’s unaffected and he… is _not_
88 thoughts on “Later”
NGPZ
awe good on Joe to be so accommodating ^-^
on the other hand, there’s gonna be a lot of sustained screaming in the comments today, isn’t there? (0-0)
note: this is not an invitation to turn this very comment into a hater containment thread, please and thank you <3
Jay
I feel like we’re allowed a little bit of bongoing after we’ve been so good since Willis had his tissy over the containment thread being the first comment
nadamás
Fuck off with this attitude honestly.
Jay
No
Redward
you sure seem to be commenting a lot on this strip today 🥱
Jay
Yep.
I tend to do that, you new here?
Taffy
Congratulations, you’ve successfully identified a regular.
Reaver
I don’t really think you get to be entitled to anything when you come into someone elses space and make them miserable every single day mere seconds after their work is posted.
You have every right to your opinions, but you make sure to say something negative nearly every single post, every single day on the free webcomic.
Instead of thinking you are allowed “Bongoness” I think you should consider maybe being a bit kinder to people you enjoy free content from?
Just a thought.
Jay
I’ve mostly stopped commenting as of late. I only started back up cause Joe and Joyce were finally on a collision course but sadly i forgot this is the one plotline that doesnt matter right now so NWs I’ll probably be gone again tmr night 😘
Bittersweet
I actually really like this and I don’t know why, because I feel like I’ve been a pretty outspoken Doyce hater and Dorothy/Joyce/Joe polycule skeptic. Idk, I think it’s the smiles.
[What I don’t like is the new website layout, which doesn’t look or work right on my phone or computer :\ ]
Reaver
Yeah,what is with this new layout? I don’t like change DX
clif
Well, at least the bongo filter still works.
Jay
Old website was built on something that literally doesnt exist anymore and it was causing issues
RassilonTDavros
What about a gator containment thread?
https://youtu.be/XhwgSEbA_Ok
NGPZ
that is fine, yes
Steamweed
I AM EMPHATICALITYNESSING MY SPEAKING!
Jay
I have no words about this being kicked down the road again other than I’m tired.
Jay
Oh and *re-adds the 1 year anniversary of Joyce and Joes “break up” to my calendar cause I genuinely expect it to pass before this gets any resolution*
reddslym
buddy do you realize how this comic has been paced for 15 years
Shakes
Petition to rename Joe to “Can”
clif
Of Coyce.
Astariel
Aw, that was good communication between Joyce and Joe. I’m glad to see them both being mature about this. I also like Dina being impressed by Joyce here.
Dara
seriously, where’s the dumbing?
Yotomoe
I’m not. I need to see some immaturity actually.
Grimey
Don’t worry I’m sure Dina will—
Well certainly Walky when we get back—
…
…
Yeah I dunno anymore
apocryphascribe
Thank you!! Every time Joe shows up these days he’s always this mature, well put together dude. It’s actually bumming me out how much anti-drama is happening with these two.
Redward
shaking your hand because I love when these guys are dumb and messy but I can’t help but remember that the last time that happened people in here considered it a war crime or smthn 💀
Armadillo
Not sure how any of this reads as Joyce being mature. She’s not being mature in the slightest. Mature would be having the conversation with Joe instead of putting it off again. Mature would be not butting in on Becky and Dina’s relationship to try to magically fix things so you can keep feeling good about your recent life choices.
Lumino
Right? I feel insane with people talking about Joyce like she’s doing a good thing here and not dodging the question so she can ignore it again.
jeffepp
Well, that was less dramatic than I ho… expected.
Crap.
Paradoxius
And I repeat myself: Joyce should push Joe off a bridge #pushjoeoffabridge
Rosicrucian
I think Joe realizes later’s not gonna come.
Nono
Alright Joyce, what’s the dinosaur fact that you looked up
Icalasari
Joe. No. Do NOT let her weasel out of it!
Icalasari
(Note: I’m just here for the drama. He can let her weasel out if it makes for even more, juicier drama)
Ray Radlein
Yeah, Joyce and Joe both know that Joyce and Joe’s a no-go
QueenofSodor
cackling with mad glee at them just mutually agreeing to talk about it Later™, it’s so funny
nadamás
It makes me very happy everytime people think she gonna get put down and everything turns out chill.
Pocky
Glad Joyce kept focused on the task at hand!
Jay
Something she’s able to do for everything but her cheating.
Nymph
IDK she seemed pretty focused on the cheating, too.
Pocky
yeah, she’s been knockin that outta the park
StClair
“Later. I promise.”
*sighs*
Ah well. At least this means we get right to the part where Dina utterly shuts down Joyce’s attempt to convince her with raw emotion and zero logic.
Sirksome
I wanna say don’t trust promises from Joyce Brown because she’s already proven not to keep those but Joe still seems to believe for some reason and I don’t have the heart to take that away from him. Don’t trust emphatics? Talking emphatically? Emphatic is kind of a weird word.
NGPZ
I think at this point Joe is fully aware that “later” is never gonna come and has just accepted it
Jay
And the worst possible ending to this story arc goes too.
Coatl
That would be the last straw and a terrible injustice to Joe.
clif
A terrible injustice to Can. Shakes renamed him above.
DashWallkick
TBQH I think later IS going to come up, but not yet. Joyce is absentminded and forgetful and will kick this issue aside for a few minutes to deal with a problem, and then it’ll slip from understandable to neglectful.
Yotomoe
Please Joe. I’m begging you. Get OUT. This girl doesn’t care about you.
Sirksome
I really need Joe to move on at this point and quick because this is starting to feel cruel. Joyce has moved on and so should he. This now feels like more grace than she deserves.
Yotomoe
Joe was right when he called Joyce his weakness way back when. He’s really got a blind spot when it comes to her.
Suet
and the emphasis is…
later
NGPZ
Joe’s journey here has certainly gone *Roundabout* now hasn’t it? XD
StClair
great alt-text you put on that link.
(for those on mobile: it’s to the strip from last August where she first made that promise, implying that it will be at least another five months before she gets back to him… or, quite possibly, does not.)
chaostails7
I don’t think Joyce deserves those smiles and that grace rn
Jay
She doesn’t.
Sadly Joe’s a better person than both Joyce and myself
dinerkinetic
better person, or person with less self-respect? Like… I could understand forgiving cheating + even choosing polyamory, but why does joyce keep putting this off? clearly she’s unaffected and he… is _not_
Jay
Being kind is always better.
No matter what.
Coatl
It’s infuriating that she has that constant comfort.
RassilonTDavros
Oh this is going to be fun.
darkoneko
it is indeed noted
Dot
I don’t WANT the can kicked down the road! I want it to explode and shower everyone in carbonation and soda!
Nymph
Where’s the earth-shattering kaboom? There was supposed to be an earth-shattering kaboom!
Kitschensyngk
Please, Joyce, the word is “emphaticiationalizing.”
clif
Someone who gets English.
apocryphascribe
…I’m taking back my SICKOS.PNG from yesterday. This conversation is going to be delayed so much, GTA 6 will be out before it happens.
Slartibeast Button, BIA
But before/after the publication of “The Winds Of Winter”?
What about “A Nest for Nightmares”?
Edit: An edit button! Hurrah!
Jay
After the Doors of Stone but before Half Life 3
Yotomoe