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Pillow
Posted on March 21, 2012 by David M Willis
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131 thoughts on “Pillow”

  1. Wistful

    That’s adorable.

    1. OhHayMike

      If by adorable you mean troubling and ridiculous, then yeah. It’s totally adorable.

      1. Zuche

        So, tell me how long you have harboured this resentment toward younger siblings…

        1. Seraph

          Since mine were born.

        2. Shippy McShipper

          Oh? Why’d you wait that long?

    2. Blob Marley

      I came here to say this. Also, every time I say, write, read, or hear “that’s adorable” my brain superimposes the voice of Harry Potter from Harry Potter Puppet Pals.

      1. Hans

        I’m not alone anymore! Frieeeeeend…

        1. Dr.Z

          That’s adorable.

      2. lightsabermario

        For me, I hear Frodo from One Ring to Rule them All 2, although it’s “he’s adorable.”

        “Mwehehehehehehehehe-Kill-The-Hobbits-mwehehehehehehe!!!”

  2. Roninwolf

    I hate using someone else’s pillow too

    1. Jen Aside

      which is why you don’t hold yours up to someone else’s and say, “I can’t tell which one is mine!” ¬_¬

    2. Wonder Wig

      What about someone’s dirty pillows?

      1. Kernanator

        That’s like having someone’s dirty underwear. Pervert.

        1. Plasma Mongoose

          For some people, dirty underwear is an intoxicating fetish, but for me, it’s just more laundry needed to be done.

        2. Kernanator

          EXACTLY. I know what you mean.

        3. Zuche

          You know, if you’d just stop taking other people’s underwear away from them, you wouldn’t have so much cleaning to do.

        4. Plasma Mongoose

          Why would I want to steal anyone’s silky darlings? 😛

        5. Cronomatt

          Maybe if you were Happosai.

        6. Wonder Wig

          Dirty pillows http://www.metacafe.com/watch/an-n68V2tJJuhbmbt/austin_powers_the_spy_who_shagged_me_1999_silhouettes/

    3. gangler

      Yeah, this is definitely the part where I’d just give Sarah both the pillows.

  3. Jen Aside

    Someone wants a pillow to the FAAAAAAAACE

  4. Wonder Wig

    Those pants in the back are on a hangar … Nerd alert!

    1. iSaidCandleja-

      Is it abnormal to have pants on a hangar?

      No matter how you answer, I’ll say it fits Sarah’s personality.

      1. Michelle Alford

        I hang up everything that can possibly be hung up. I avoid drawers whenever possible.

        1. mechaqua

          I usually leave my pants and other cloths in dryer helps in the winter just flip the dryer on for 30 seconds and BAM toasty pants!

        2. Historyman68

          I’m jealous that you don’t have to pay 4 quarters to do that.

        3. mechaqua

          I don’t have cable or a TV a functioning oven, weirdly dispersed heating cooling in some rooms and I have live near an airport and highway but dammit its worth it to have washer and dryer.

        4. Petre Pan

          Hahaaha most of my clothes stay on the floor.

    2. Originalslugboy

      Alert Nerd!

      And tonight I will just quote contextless lines from 70s comedians.

    3. Valdrax

      Umm, okay… I’ll bite. Just how the heck are “normal” people supposed to store pants without them getting wrinkled?

      1. lightsabermario

        …without…wrinkles…?
        Your strange words confuse me!

      2. agentksilver

        You could try the poor person’s method of hanging them in the bathroom while you’re showering. Steams ’em right out.

  5. Mkvenner

    Does she how sibling relationships work?

    1. DudeMyDadOwnsADealership

      The better question is, what were her brothers’ relationships with her like?

      Starting to sound like she was used to taking advantage of being the youngest right down to the moment the youngest of her brothers was able to move out and away from her Diaper Warrior antics she was never expected to grow out of. How close was that?

  6. Gizen

    Oh man, I am the EXACT same as Joyce in situations like these. Doesn’t matter if two things are the exact same, I need to have the one that belongs to me. And I don’t even have any siblings. >.<

  7. Wade

    Shouldn’t Joyce’s last text bubble be Orange Colored instead of Black.

    1. Izzy

      Two Internets for you!

    2. T Campbell

      I love how Geoff Johns has attempted to rewrite the culture so that people are now “orange with envy,” since green was taken.

      1. Izzy

        I thought it was always orange…s’how I was raised

      2. Wack'd

        I dunno. Why should this mystical intergalactic color emotion spectrum adhere to Earth sayings? It’d be weirder to me if green was envy.

        …Unless he actually had people who didn’t know/care about the Orange Lanterns saying “orange with envy” to justify it, which would be stupid, yeah.

      3. Zuche

        I’m sure Larfleeze’s mother still calls him Pat.

    3. Chronos

      It would be orange, but then Willis would owe DC money for using a color like they use it.

    4. begbert2

      I read it as being the black of an ominous impending death tone of voice.

  8. Henry

    Rage!Joyce returns.

    1. Izzy

      Avarice not rage

  9. Aizat

    Oh god no. Someone has angered the Joyce. Run for your lives!!!

  10. mechaqua

    One of these things is not like the others, One of these things just doesn’t belong, Can you tell which thing is not like the others. By the time I finish my song?

    1. Aizat

      A black dialogue bubble?

      1. Plasma Mongoose

        BLACK SPEECH

        (WARNING: Trope alert!)

        1. Aizat

          Curse you, Plasma Mongoose!

        2. Plasma Mongoose

          I alerted you, so it is your own fault for clicking, besides you need to develop a resistance to TVTropes or you will lose whole days you had previously planned for.

        3. Pat

          I have a better solution: Don’t plan anything.

        4. Plasma Mongoose

          That can work too. 😀

        5. TheBenenator

          But . . . if you plan to not plan, you have both planned to not plan AND planned to succeed in planning to not plan.

          And so on up the infinite recursion loop.

    2. Izzy

      The one in the middle!

  11. Kernanator

    So when does she get her power ring?

    1. mechaqua

      And here I thought Amazi-girl was the black lantern corps member. Boy I was really wrong on that one hahaha…
      _ _
      o o
      V

      ^ ^
      O O
      v
      –

      / \
      O O
      v
      O

      Sarah should be running.

  12. Gundi

    All hail our new dark queen!

    1. fellixe

      HUZZAH!

    2. Kernanator

      I for one welcome our new Joyce overlords.

      1. mechaqua

        Seconded I believe the first thing we should do is erect giant statues of horses to appease her!

      2. Plasma Mongoose

        and thus, the Anti-Joyce takes over Joyce’s body and her reign of Terror begins…

        1. fellixe

          And sexings?

        2. Aizat

          Yes, and sexings.

        3. Plasma Mongoose

          How can I ever forget the sexing?

        4. Drunken Nordmann

          And then she will Joyce Joe?

        5. Plasma Mongoose

          If by Joycing you mean smacking him in the head then YES!

  13. fellixe

    *Sphincter clench*

    1. Kernanator

      I don’t blame you for being scared of her. That would make me crap my pants too.

      1. Plasma Mongoose

        If only Sarah had a crucifix and a bucket of holy water on hand.

        1. Aizat

          And an axe that flies in an arc and a throwing knife and a stopwatch that can stop or slowdown time.

        2. lightsabermario

          Don’t forget the flaming whip!

  14. Confuzor

    Sarah’s shirt seems to have built in boobs

    1. Zababcd

      There’s no need to descend to talking about the characters’ breasts. Get back on topic. We were talking about Joyce’s lovely pair of pillows.

    2. iSaidCandleja-

      That white shirt with red stripes does seem to be shapewear of some sort doesn’t it?

    3. madd

      The rest of the basket seems to contain socks. For all we know, that’s the top end of some tights.

    4. Wack'd

      That’s a pretty ridiculously small shirt. I don’t think that’s a shirt unless Sarah or Joyce have a baby and it hasn’t been mentioned.

      But that baby’s shirt would have built-in boobs, yes.

  15. Zababcd

    You can’t just go switching pillows willy-nilly. Pillows mate for life.

  16. Originalslugboy

    THOSE AREN’T PILLOWS!!!!!

    1. Wack'd

      It’s a space station!

    2. Jason

      Planes, Trains, and Automobiles for the win!

  17. Stephen Bierce

    If Joyce were in WORD GIRL’s Rogue’s Gallery she’d be Birthday Girl.

    1. fellixe

      I’m almost ashamed I get that reference.

    2. madd

      I’m not afraid to say it. I giggled.

  18. DiDi

    She’s not just the youngest of a lot of siblings… she’s the youngest of brothers. The only girl.

    Damn right, she’s possessive of her stuff. But yeah, that’s rather precious.

    1. Drunken Nordmann

      The pillow is her preciousssss?

  19. Kasamari

    The sad thing is that I find this only makes Joyce more adorable. Lord help me if I ever get my wish of having a daughter because I’ll be wrapped around her little finger.

  20. RandomNameGen

    All of this pillow talk between two lovely ladies.. what a way to start a day.

  21. fellixe

    HUZZAH!!

  22. Melvin Schlock

    Any discussion about pillows invariably reminds me of…. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093748/quotes?qt=qt0267379

    1. David

      Yeah, me too.

      I remember being about ten and our family had just watched it on television, and I asked if the Scene You’re Talking About was what the Old Testament warned about vis-a-vis “a man must not lie with a man as he would a woman.”

      My parents blubbered out a response of some sort. I had no idea what was going on.

      1. Izzy

        I dreamt almost that exact scenario once. I put my PTA movie poster away after that

    2. Jason

      “YOU’RE GOING THE WRONG WAY!”
      “What?”
      “YOU’RE GOING THE WRONG WAY!”
      “Eh, ignore them. How would they know where we’re going??”

  23. Izzy

    Pillows pillows pillows pillows rockin everywhere

    1. madd

      I could see taking a pillow to The Player’s Club, but pillows don’t tan!

  24. Eve

    As a youngest sibling, this is pretty accurate

    Years of people touching and taking(and breaking) your stuff can make you very possesive

    1. AJBulldis

      As an oldest sibling, maybe if you didn’t mess with our stuff all the time we would have just left you alone. Go cry to mommy, brat.

      1. Seraph

        Seconded.

      2. madd

        Thirded!

  25. Romanticide

    Time for embroidering initials then… XD

  26. Kernanator

    You know, as an only child, I never go especially possessive of my stuff.

    1. Shippy McShipper

      You’ve been missing out.

  27. Darkflame

    wow, I love the artwork here. The colours are really pretty.

    1. AndysDrawings

      I like how Sarah only owns green and purple clothing.

      1. Plasma Mongoose

        Just like the Joker…hmmmmmmm.

      2. AJBulldis

        90% of my clothes are blue and/or black, so I’m not seeing the issue here.

        I’ve thought about spicing things up with more green shirts, but it’s a slow process.

      3. agentksilver

        She’s just like me!

    2. Wack'd

      There’s some black in there too, although those may be leaches.

  28. Maycroft

    ah, sıblınghood.

  29. Alexx

    No two pillows are ever identical. My wife taught me this, and I have no choice but to believe it’s true. Because her pillow is HEEERRRRSSS…..

  30. Bekah

    I thought Joyce had younger brothers too. Or is that just in the other universe? Have we been told about her other siblings in any detail here yet? Too lazy to go back and check through the archive.

    1. David

      Joyce has always been the youngest sibling.

  31. Zuche

    This pillow’s mine, ’twas handed down to me…

  32. Foxeyes13

    This pillow has been passed down in the Armstrong family for generations!! -sparkle-

  33. Arkadi

    Possessed agin!

  34. sockv

    This is my pillow. There are many like it, but this one is mine.

    My pillow is my best friend. It is my rest. I must master it as I must master my dreams.

    My pillow, without me, is useless. Without my pillow, I am restless…

    1. Izzy

      That is a good movie, that said I hate it for the sadness it makes me feel. Much like that movie that cam ou recently called…Legacy? I think

  35. Joebo

    I’m now seeing where he rage comes from. It all makes sense now.

  36. Phillip Wilde

    They’ve been at college for a week, and they’re already doing laundry? Most college students will wait until they’re down to their last pair of undies.

    1. David

      Joyce is not most college students, and she guilted Sarah into it. 🙂

    2. Zuche

      That kind of cheating is frowned upon in strip poker.

  37. LiC

    For a sweet little Christian girl, Joyce seems to have a habit of slipping into nightmare modes acts and voices. I half expect her to be the host body for one of the Elder Gods.

  38. SeanNOLA

    If you look closely at the first panel, you’ll notice that Joyce is not wearing any pants. Just some blue, full-bottoms. Willis, you dog you!

    1. David

      Shorts.

      1. Izzy

        Yeah, suuuure…shorts.

  39. fit-to-freak

    Did anyone else see a new comic where Dorothy goes back and kisses Walky for like a second? And then it just disappeared.

  40. Skon

    Only someone with severe OCD would care. Just take one. Sheesh!

  41. Alex

    My little brother once said he didn’t want t ouse my pillow because “It has Alex’s dreams on it.”

  42. Tegs

    Sarah doesn’t understand: Having siblings just makes you more possesive

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  44. BrokenEye, True False Prophet

    Theiving hobbitseseseses!

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