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Prioritize
Posted on September 22, 2011 by David M Willis

157 thoughts on “Prioritize”

  1. G.S.Mercs

    Is it just me, or does Dorothy seem pissed at Joyce for praying?

    1. Jen Aside

      I read that as pissed that Joyce seems to be talking down to her. “Well, YES, praying. I meant why.”

      1. G.S.Mercs

        Fair enough, but Dorothy’s question was “What are you doing” to which praying is the right answer. He second question is the proper one to use

        1. Jimmy

          Agree, I don’t think Joyce was talking down to her at all, just answering her question.

        2. David Herbert

          Speaking of which, isn’t demanding to know what Joyce is praying for a little prying? Prayer is meant to be a private thing, and personal. I know Dorothy’s an atheist but that’s almost like asking to read your diary.

        3. lawzlo

          Well, to be fair, she is doing it in public, when they are both about to enter a house together. If someone suddenly whipped out their diary and started writing under those conditions, I might have similar questions.

        4. Wandering meme

          Aww leave Joyce alone. She might as well be prayed up before she enters the lion’s den.

          They probably don’t even have apples to apples. or billie’s bra…or billie’s self respect…anymore…

        5. Joraiem

          She’s doing it in public, yes, but silently and fairly inconspicuously. I don’t know if you guys have seen this before, but some people love to pray in public, very loudly, trying to call as much attention to themselves as possible.

          Joyce obviously isn’t doing this. It’s just a little prayer because she believes it’ll help her. Nothing wrong with that.

        6. begbert2

          Looks pretty conspicuous to me – enough to that a polite question as to why she’s suddenly praying isn’t unwarranted.

          I mean, one accepted reason for spontaneous prayer is because you find yourself in immediate peril. Maybe they know something you don’t, right?

        7. wandering meme

          yeesh. all this talk over public prayer. it’s not exactly a crime fellas.

          in point of fact, it’s a right.

        8. Kristy

          No one’s saying it’s a crime, but it’s also not a crime to be curious about it. (Also, loud and obvious public prayers certainly aren’t a crime, but they’re kinda looked down on. By Jesus.)

        9. lokitsu

          Which brings up a question. Why is praying in public strange and rude, but stopping mid-crowd to text is perfectly fine?

        10. Khrene Cleaver

          Cuz jey culd b textin jesus

        11. Barb

          I don’t think she’s demanding to know what Joyce is praying for to happen, she’s demanding to know *why* she’s praying. As it is rather strange for Joyce to suddenly stop outside and praying. I read both questions as “Why are you praying right now?”, both of which Joyce sort of misunderstood, as she took both questions literally.

        12. fellixe

          Also have to take into consideration where Dorothy’s head is at. Her access to the story wants may depend in part on how she and her guests fit in at this party. As they are about to enter Joyce is suddenly in prayer. That is nothing if not a hitch in how Dorothy may be approaching this introduction. She’s in her head thinking “oh, god! I hop what I’m wearing is okay and I wonder why Roz wants me to be here for her to tell me what I want to.. Oh, God! Why is Joyce praying? What with the kneeling and the praying and the flavin?”

        13. Asuka L.S.

          Had a hard time seeing things from Dorothy’s perspective until you said this. I think you’re right.

          Still, Joyce is nervous and she finds comfort in prayer. She might have been off base if she had been praying aloud or if she had asked Dorothy (who she knows is an Atheist) to join in.

          It is what it is, at the end of the day. Not a big issue, and probably not worth an in-depth analysis.

  2. Berenzen

    Well at least Joyce has at least tiny idea of what might be going on inside. Maybe she’s not as naive as she first appears.

    1. ryan

      yeah. asking what kind of chex mix is being served before blindly eating it is a life skill.

  3. Mkvenner

    *Crazy Eye twitch*

    1. Plasma Mongoose

      Whatsa matter?

      1. Doctor_Who

        Well, now it’s you avatar’s face. I know you’ll have a different one tomorrow, but this one will haunt my dreams tonight.

        Dual DOA/Plinkett reference:
        “What’s wrong wwith your FAAAACCCE?!”

        1. Plasma Mongoose

          One thing is for sure, nobody will be asking her to go down on them tonight. 😀

        2. Wandering meme

          Not unless they have a castration fetish.

          Healthy teeth though. and who wouldn’t trust a smile like that?

          Cave johnson, we’re done here.

        3. Rikushadow5

          Big Dean, we’re done here.

        4. Asuka L.S.

          I think it’s hot.

      2. Mkvenner

        What the feck! 0.O

      3. turkishproverb

        AAAHHHHH!!!!!!!!

      4. Mkvenner

        Just for that, “No Soup For You!”. You can have soup tomorrow, on the house.

    2. Valdrax

      I know! Sour creme & onion is awesome, amirite?

      1. wandering meme

        Different strokes i guess…

      2. N0083rP00F

        Awesome is the gut twisting, exploding bowels kind of way then yeah, it is awesome.

  4. A. Colunga

    I may not know of Chex Mix, but I know of sour cream and onion flavored things. They are delicious.

    1. A random reader

      Sour cream and onion flavoring is delicious.
      Chex mix is also delicious.
      One would think combining their powers would produce a delicious the world has never known. But… alas… it would seem the world cannot allow such a taste. And thus when the magic two are combined, a mighty power strikes down from above and transfigures it to an abomination, smiting us for even trying to out do what we were given.

      1. ryan

        i think it has to do with worshipping false idols or greed or something.

      2. A. Colunga

        The text adjusted to the left made me think this was a poem. So I read it as such….. beautiful.

        1. Menamebephil

          Holy crap you’re right.

      3. Despite Rage

        Also…
        Same effect for dark-chocolate Chex mix. Frickin abomination. Although I probably could have guessed that before my daughter wanted us to buy it.

  5. Janette

    You’re so cute Joyce.

  6. Plasma Mongoose

    You gotta have FAAAAITH Joyce, Jesus will save you from yukky snacks.

    1. Chester Sellars

      Joyce is in the FAIIITTTHHHHH.

    2. Malph

      Have you accepted Jesus into your heart as your lord and savior? For only through He may you be protected from disgusting snack food.

    3. MuleyBob

      And now George Michael is stuck in my head for the rest of the day. Thank you for that. *&$%^#

  7. Joebo

    I’m not really a fan of chex mix, original or sourcream and onion, but I do like S.C.&O. Potato chips.

  8. dchorror

    I don’t think he can do anything about that last one, Joyce.

  9. Black Bumblebee

    Is it just me, or is that shirt unsure of which shoulder it wants to fall off of. It’s like it keeps swishing from one side to another.

    1. David

      We’re looking at Dorothy’s back in the first panel.

      1. Jason

        So now she’s like a cross between Olivia Newton John and Linda Blair.

      2. Jon

        Is Dorothy an owl?

        1. Mkvenner

          Probably.

        2. Aizat

          That depends. Does she know how many licks does it take to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop?

        3. Wandering meme

          Nope. Owls eat live mice. She’d have to consume Joyce whole.

        4. TheBenenator

          Who?

      3. Alex Stritar

        I didn’t know Dorothy was part owl. XD

  10. Daeva

    So, if there IS Sour Cream and Onion Chex Mix at this party…

    …would that make it an Unoriginal Sin?

    Ehh? Ehhhh? 😀

    1. JimJiminson

      That was so awful that I finally registered after reading this comic for months just to groan at it.

      *Groans*

  11. Plasma Mongoose

    I prefer plain or tasty cheese party snacks myself.

    1. Aizat

      I prefer cookies for party snacks. There I said it.

      1. ryan

        i prefer rice cakes and water to drink.

        1. eagalian

          I prefer femurs.

        2. Spazman

          Party snacks? I prefer your mom.

          For a nickel.

          with my penis.

    2. fellixe

      Imported cheeses and whiskeys that are older than most of the women in attendance always makes for a winning combination.

  12. Kinesthesia

    I’ve never had it but I gotta side with Joyce here, sour cream and onion Chex Mix sounds gross, though I like most S&O flavored things.

  13. Robert

    Dorothy is still wearing her Jazzercise outfit. You are not supposed to wear those in public for any reason whatsoever.

    1. Ancestral Hamster

      Point. Why IS Dorothy dressed like a Flashdance refugee?

      1. Conuzor

        And what is up with her dialogue bubble’s placement in that last panel..geez?!

        1. David

          That made me sad. I spent a long time coloring and shading that ass.

          I should probably put the dialogless version on my Tumblr.

        2. Mkvenner

          Go for it. 😐

        3. KresyAntics

          Such a shame to cover up good art… Oh well at least it was not a FART joke bubble.

        4. wandering meme

          Like this?

      2. Starline

        Oversize t-shirts like that are currently back in fashion.
        Example: http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=21027784
        2.

        1. Ancestral Hamster

          @Starline

          Ah, so it’s fashionable again. Thanks for the info.

      3. Wandering meme

        Cause she’s DAAAANGEROUS! DAAAAAAAAAAAANGEROUS OH NO!

        1. Undrave

          She’s a maniac on the floor :p

  14. Darth Cariss

    Sour cream and onion… is there anything worse?

    1. Ancestral Hamster

      Yes, poi.

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poi_(food)

      1. eagalian

        Poi is pretty terrible, but poi bread is actually pretty good. It’s kind of like a purple slightly-sweet potato bread.

    2. Aizat

      Yes, worms, leeches, stuffed sheep’s head, spotted dick and monkey brains.

      1. Plasma Mongoose

        At least it is not Kiviak.

        1. Ancestral Hamster

          Point taken. However, I have not tried (and am unlikely to try) kiviak or the items Aizat mentions above, so I can’t speak from experience. Poi, OTOH, I have tried.

      2. Valdrax

        What’s wrong with spotted dick, save the name?

        1. Plasma Mongoose

          You mentioned British food without including faggots with mushy peas and mash potatoes? FOR SHAME!

  15. John Biles

    To my surprise, I am, for once, totally on Joyce’s side. Original Chex mix is the ONLY Chex; sour cream and onion Chex = DEVIL FOOD.

    1. Aizat

      Isn’t Devil’s Food a type of cake?

      1. Just for kix

        The cake is a lie.

        1. Wandering meme

          Your cake is a lie! A delicious, decadent, moist, chocolatey lie.

          My cake is the truth! I can taste it!

    2. wandering meme

      I dunno. I like joyce, but I can’t hang with her on that one. I like every chex mix BUT the original. and chocolate.

      But I ‘specially like cheddar and seasoned!

  16. Eri

    I like sour cream and onions. There, I said it.

    Although I have no idea what a chex mix is. (time to google it)

  17. Ryune

    Watch – it’ll be regular chex mix, but it will have only the nasty little bagel chip things, and none of the delicious pretzels or chex.

    1. Energetic Jen

      My favourite was always the breadsticks, but I definitely hated the brown chips the most. Everyone where I live loves those gross brown things. And also, I prefer Gardetto’s mustard pretzels or sweets to chex mix.

    2. Marimba

      I will eat all your unwanted bagel chips!

    3. Joraiem

      Friiiiiig I hate those things! And they’re ALWAYS more common than the pretzels!

      But nah, there just probably won’t be any Chex Mix. Maybe they’ll have Bugles! O.O Snack food of the gods.

      1. Ryune

        They don’t have Bugles in California, which always makes me sad because I only want those things when I’m drunk.

        1. Spazman

          ….and nobody’s mentioned putting them on the ends of your fingers?

          Before someone comes in saying how immature this is, consider some of the memes that have become prevalent throughout DoA/SP……then reconsider the fact that once you’re an adult, you don’t necessarily need to conform to social norms.

          you’ll still be considered a dork, but you don’t (necessarily) need to hang around the people that consider you a dork (often [probably]).

  18. Alex C

    I’ve got belief that Joyce will get through this night just fine. Just with a bit more education then she suspects.

  19. Jimmy

    I had no idea there was sour cream and onion chex mix.

    The More You Know *Star flies overhead*

  20. Linkara

    If she doesn’t like sour cream and onion chips, I don’t think I could ever like Joyce as a character EVAR.

    1. Izzy

      O.O
      IT’S YOU…
      I took a double take when I saw your name

      1. vlademir1

        I’ll second that… except my first thought was “Damn, I was just commenting on his blog.”

      2. Joraiem

        Haha, yeah, I did the same thing when I saw a post on Shortpacked! Pretty neat to see you like webcomics too, Linkara!

        1. Linkara

          Oh, I like the good ones. ^_^ In a few episodes, I’ve promoted a few webcomics.

          Hell, my Transformers #4-5 review is courtesy of the good Mr. WIIIIIILLIIIIIIIIS!

  21. yourfaaaaace

    Chex Mix is ok, but if this was a GOOD party, they’d have Gardettos.

  22. Twinsnake

    I like the cheesy ones myself.

  23. Sagara S.

    you people are vultures…. how fast do y’all get here to have 50 odd comments by 1:30 am?!

    1. Valdrax

      Welcome to the maaaaagic of time zones.

      1. Plasma Mongoose

        For at least the new comics start Mon-Fri at 1:31pm Adelaide Time

  24. meanderling

    I actually rather like sour cream and onion Chex Mix.

  25. Romanticide

    But sour cream and onion is the best flavor!!! D: Sorry Joyce but I can’t like you know due to… theological differences XD

  26. Henry

    I object to the placement of that speech bubble in the last panel.

    I want to see Dorothy’s butt.

  27. Henry

    Also, I love Joyce’s expression being mildly disgusted/disturbed in the last panel while discussing Sour Creme and Onion.

    1. Izzy

      Chex mix is disgusting in original flavor…I wouldn’t even want to try Sour Cream and onion flavor

      1. Fauxlosopher

        Hilarious gravatar combination going on here.

        1. Henry

          I’m going to have to go burn my eyes out, now.

  28. Jackson

    Stuff like this is precisely why I like Joyce.

    (“…and thanks for Peanut Butter M&M’s.”)

    1. Plasma Mongoose

      A party without M&Ms is barely a party at all.

      1. Izzy

        M&Ms are amazing

        1. Wix

          *cries at the new gravatar* It’s painful… He looks chubbier than I remember… And it looks like he’s wearing a green girl’s bikini bottom… These do not flatter him!

          I blame the Nachitos.

        2. Jackson

          Between Plasma Mongoose’s Evil Fang Billie and Izzy’s Fat Walky in Thong, the avatars are seriously freaking my shit out today.

          Just an observation, guys! Please don’t eat me!

  29. cmglothlin

    Sour cream and onion Chex Mix is the devil’s snack.

  30. Wandering meme

    Mean while: Sweeping through the college town with the reflexes of a chicken hawk while engaging in stereotypical inner monologue is our siren avenger, our vigilante vixen, Amazi-girl!

    stay tuned true believers!

    1. ryan

      i hope SHE can save us from sour cream and onion chex mix!

      1. wandering meme

        and the guy whose watch reads “rape O’clock”.

        WOW! look at the time…

        1. Roborat

          (looks at avatar) Holy Irony Batman!

        2. begbert2

          Hey now – Joe likes them willing. Insufficient data if he considers getting them drunk first an acceptable ploy.

  31. vlademir1

    Meh, the only really good Chex Mix is the classic version you make at home yourself, the prepackaged version always tastes stale and bland to me.

  32. Izzy

    Go on…

    1. narmenduke

      *sings* One of your gravatars is not like the others…

    2. Kernanator

      Somebody gouge out my eyes!

  33. Animal

    Everybody is missing the important, indeed burning, question here.

    Will Sal be at this party? (In spite of her stated preference for Wal-Mart parking lots. She could change her mind, you know.)

    1. G.S.Mercs

      Considering how the party’s going based on what we’ve seen of Billie, I think it’s safe to say that if Sal showed up, her awesomeness level would drop. Do you really want that Animal? Seeing Sal, but in return her awesomeness drops?

      1. Animal

        I prefer to think of it in the converse; if Sal showed up, the awesomeness level of the party would necessarily skyrocket.

      2. begbert2

        I’m not sure there’s enough evidence yet to know that Billie’s behavior is representative of the party – maybe she’s doing that all alone. There’s no evidence yet to suggest she isn’t, technically.

        But if that is the sort of party this is, I think Sal’s first action upon arriving at the party would be be to turn around and leave in apathetically-muted disgust – not necessarily an action that would increase the overall level of awesome.

  34. begbert2

    Okay Joyce, we get the point. God is your protector and all that. Let’s move on, shall we?

    Especially if the theme of this party is shirt-twirling. Especially then.

  35. katamanda

    I have no idea what Chex Mix is…

    But I love Sour Cream and Onion Pringles >.>

    /sinks into bg

    1. Izzy

      Sour Cream and Onion Pringles are the shiznit

      1. madd

        I concur.

  36. Blob Marley

    “What are you doing?”
    “Shut up, I’m casting Protection from Fratbros. If you break my concentration, the spell won’t work and you won’t get your +4 Sacred bonus to armor class, and then you’ll be sorry!”
    “Stupid divine spellcasters.”

    1. Fauxlosopher

      It’s fine, I’m an Athiest. I have a natural +5 bonus to bullshit resistance.

      1. begbert2

        Not to be argumentative (<–lie alert!), but that bonus depends entirely on the atheist, and the particular flavor of bullshit. We atheists do get a +4 bonus to Humungous Ego, though.

  37. Name

    When you package your prayers in with a request for properly-flavored snacks, I don’t think God’s going to take the other requests all that seriously.

  38. HareToday

    First tennFirst twenty posts finish up the requisite Atheists vs. Religious discussion, next hundred? Sour Cream and Onion: friend or foe?

    Glad you folks have your priorities straight!

    1. David

      Me too.

    2. begbert2

      What, you didn’t see my horrifically snarky comment, a few posts above?

      Pretty much everything there is to say about Joyce’s approach to life has been said. (Except, perhaps, to wonder why she waited until *now* to say the prayer – aside from the obvious reason that if she’d done it alone, we the audience might have been unaware and we’d also have lost the gag.) At this point I’m just ready to see what hijinks come to pass once they enter – how bad is this party, really?

  39. Kernanator

    I’m a Cheez-Its guy myself. Sour cream & onion always tastes shitty to me for some reason.

    1. Izzy

      YUCK! Cheese flavored snacks are never good!

      1. begbert2

        I like some cheese-flavored cheeses okay.

  40. Asuka L.S.

    Man, I want a girlfriend like Joyce (in this universe). She’s kind, honest, friendly, wholesome, and pretty. Mr. Willis, you created a real gem when you created that character. You should be proud of her.

    1. David

      I am *totally* all about Asuka and Joyce hooking up.

      1. Plasma Mongoose

        Does this mean that there will be Eva/DoA art in the future?

        1. Kernanator

          Oh man, I have the weirdest boner right now.

        2. Plasma Mongoose

          I would see a doctor about that, it could ber serious. 😀

    2. Spazman

      of course, she’s this pure now…..in true Willis fashion he’s going to totally change her around until/so we all say “Damn you Willis.” and keep on reading.

  41. Booger.

    for real. I already HATE Joyce’s dumb ass with a passion. Are you trying to get me to fucking LOATHE her?

    Cause hey…..mission accomplished.

    1. Comrade

      You know, Joyce is pretty much my least favourite character, but I’m blanking on what it was in this strip that could elicit such vehemence. I mean, she’s previously been way more ignorant, judgmental, and all-round irritating than anything this strip indicates. Yeah, as an atheist, I think praying before a party is kind of dumb, but that’s just because I think praying in general is kind of dumb :v

  42. SgtNumnum

    Sour Cream and Onion is Awesome!!!!

    1. RandomPerson12

      My sentiments exactly.

  43. liahansen

    *cries*

    1. a snow ʍousɐ

      She probably should have prioritized her prayers better.

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