sweatpants i get but i’m surprised she even owns a sports bra , not sure if we’ve seen her work out before or it’s just something she has as an alternative to a ‘proper’ one lol
It’s front latching it looks like, it COULD just be for the days she doesn’t feel like fighting with those suckers.
Angel
yeah i guess it depends, some of my old ones are a bit tight, understand it needs to be ‘secure’ in case you do go on a jog or like, jump rope but i’d rather wear a lose tank/wouldn’t wanna show off my midriff unless i rly didn’t care anymore, but luckily i’m not well endowed enoughto where i ‘have’ to wear a bra, tho that said i’d prolly be the type to wear something oversized/two sizes up with jeans so weight gain/a tight fit isn’t an issue XP
I’ve got a friend who’s DD, and she prefers sportsbras for everyday wear just because it keeps unnecessary movement to a minimum and also is relatively comfy (especially compared to underwires)
That’s what we’re about to find out, I hope. I am curious as Sarah and Jacob were able to talk relatively well, I wonder if Sarah tried to smooth things out over the rest of the fall semester.
i think they’ve had some friendly convos since, plus jacob might be concerned with ethan even if he isn’t going out of his way to help like amber did pushing booster on him
Personally, I suspect that it wouldn’t be too awkward if it wasn’t for Joyce being very Aggressively Friendly and Considerate at Jacob in order to redeem herself for her past mistakes. It’ll be HILARIOUSLY awkward, in that case.
Maybe Jacob will be warning Joe about Joyce and her manipulative ways. And Joe will be all “No, really, she’s changed! She’s not Christian any more!” and Jacob will be “You can’t just change the basis of your entire personality that easily. Watch yourself with that one.”
Genetics are just unfair like that. I eat like a garbage disposal, none of it healthy, and I’m skinny for my height. But if you make me go for a jog I’m winded and my shins hurt within the first 3 minutes.
other than being chubby growing up i’d imagine most ppl college age being active, as long as they dont’ get drunk/party every weekend would have a fairly average build
tho i’m sure her anger/sarcasm and hatred of raidah can fuel her
I’m far from a fitness expert, not in good shape myself but trying. Usually the problem is you don’t find activities that are fun to you. The gym sucks for 90% of people, but I know folks who dropped a ton just by buying an outdoor bike, or swimming, or joining a sports league instead of “working out”.
The best shape I’ve ever been in was when I was playing racquetball three times a week with a buddy of mine in undergrad. But yeah you could not pay me to go do a traditional workout at a gym.
Yeah gyms suck, they basically a scam where you pay to have people ridicule you while you torture yourself.
A walk around the neighborhood every other day is so much better.
clif
Having it be something you enjoy is good..
I like to go for long somewhat brisk walks in the park while reading. My feet follow the pathway mostly by themselves. The only time it wasn’t enjoyable was when one of the paths went over a culvert a bit over waist high. When my feet strayed from the path, I tried to walk on air and it didn’t go so well.
Once the ribs healed, I now pause my reading for that part of the trail. Also had to pause it for last summer cause it was too damn hot to leave the air conditioner.
Absolutely. The best exercise anyone can do is one that they’re happy to repeat.
Slartibeast Button, BIA
Yes this, and the note above about outdoor bikes. I’ve done very well with outdoor biking, as long as I am nominally going somewhere to do something. Even if it is just going to check something unnecessarily.
I’ve also found playing video games while pedaling an exercise bike very useless. Prevents boredom and burns off the adrenaline properly.
Yotomoe
Useless or Useful?
Slartibeast Button, BIA
useful. Damn typos.
OBBWG
The best decision I ever made was to start bicycling (outdoors) when I was 18. Give me an excuse to go anywhere reasonably close, I will bike it, even in Wisconsin winters. Now in my 60s, I am in far healthier and in much better shape than most of my friends.
i never considered it ‘exercise’ but i miss having a dog to walk, she was pretty energetic so we prolly could’ve gone another hour if iwas n’t worried about her dehydrating lol
but yeah if i had a friend/partner/puppy, than an easygoing/brisk walk every now and then would be nice other than listening to music/podcast in headphones, having company would be ideal
123 thoughts on “Smooshed”
Ana Chronistic
Suddenly Sportswear™, for when you’ve suddenly passed your worry threshold
Angel
sweatpants i get but i’m surprised she even owns a sports bra , not sure if we’ve seen her work out before or it’s just something she has as an alternative to a ‘proper’ one lol
Shadow Dreamer
It’s front latching it looks like, it COULD just be for the days she doesn’t feel like fighting with those suckers.
Angel
yeah i guess it depends, some of my old ones are a bit tight, understand it needs to be ‘secure’ in case you do go on a jog or like, jump rope but i’d rather wear a lose tank/wouldn’t wanna show off my midriff unless i rly didn’t care anymore, but luckily i’m not well endowed enoughto where i ‘have’ to wear a bra, tho that said i’d prolly be the type to wear something oversized/two sizes up with jeans so weight gain/a tight fit isn’t an issue XP
Kazuma Taichi
I’ve got a friend who’s DD, and she prefers sportsbras for everyday wear just because it keeps unnecessary movement to a minimum and also is relatively comfy (especially compared to underwires)
saltchocolate
Love this—the age-old comic trope & the use of it to showcase once again how close these two are. Well-played, Willis!
Renadt
I sung this to the tune of “Suddenly Seymour.”
Cattleprod
An Anti-Joyce, if you will.
Decidedly Orthogonal
It’d be awesome to have an Auntie Joyce! I bet her desserts are the best.
Anon A Mouse
But what if it causes Joyce to have an existential crisis and she murders Anti-Joyce? WHAT IF?
Nothri
Oh please who would come up with a plot device that hackneyed and silly?
(We love you Willis)
KM
Are Joyce and Jacob on good enough terms for this not to be awkward
Sirksome
Meh. Who cares about awkward? If that was a problem they should’ve just dated.
DailyBrad
Honestly, probably fine. Jacob seems genuinely happy for Joe, and Joyce is probably too high on New Boyfriend fumes to be hung up on what happened.
Diane
That’s what we’re about to find out, I hope. I am curious as Sarah and Jacob were able to talk relatively well, I wonder if Sarah tried to smooth things out over the rest of the fall semester.
Angel
i think they’ve had some friendly convos since, plus jacob might be concerned with ethan even if he isn’t going out of his way to help like amber did pushing booster on him
thejeff
They might have off panel, but we haven’t seen them together since.
We hadn’t seen Jacob at all until Sarah talked to him recently.
Mturtle7
Personally, I suspect that it wouldn’t be too awkward if it wasn’t for Joyce being very Aggressively Friendly and Considerate at Jacob in order to redeem herself for her past mistakes. It’ll be HILARIOUSLY awkward, in that case.
Carl Muckenhoupt
Maybe Jacob will be warning Joe about Joyce and her manipulative ways. And Joe will be all “No, really, she’s changed! She’s not Christian any more!” and Jacob will be “You can’t just change the basis of your entire personality that easily. Watch yourself with that one.”
Sirksome
Sarah is actually in very good shape and strong for someone who doesn’t workout though,
Doctor_Who
If she exercises, she’ll be too powerful.
Gilthwixt
Genetics are just unfair like that. I eat like a garbage disposal, none of it healthy, and I’m skinny for my height. But if you make me go for a jog I’m winded and my shins hurt within the first 3 minutes.
Yotomoe
She just cracks a lotta skulls.
clif
Weilding a baseball bat can be quite a workout if you do it right.
Angel
other than being chubby growing up i’d imagine most ppl college age being active, as long as they dont’ get drunk/party every weekend would have a fairly average build
tho i’m sure her anger/sarcasm and hatred of raidah can fuel her
Slartibeast Button, BIA
All that teeth gritting…
EmTaya
So will this be the first time Joyce and Jacob’ve interacted since you know what?
Needfuldoer
On screen? Yes.
https://www.dumbingofage.com/tag/jacob+joyce/
HueSatLight
Fitness conquistadors! the only good conquistadors.
Schpoonman
Queens of the Stone Age’s Millionaire is pretty good.
HueSatLight
The toenail story if anyone’s looking for the link.
UrsulaDavina
She is so worried, for Joyce… yes that will.do nicely.
Reltzik
…. so… exactly how many dumbbells is this exercise session going to feature?
Mark Sebree
At least 12. 4 human dumbbells, each of whom are holding 2 iron dumbbells.
jeffepp
If Dottie happens to come by the gym after her run, maybe more.
BarerMender
2 x 4 = 8. How did you get to 12?
Jeff K!
Four humans plus the eight metal ones.
BarerMender
Yes. I must stop doing math at midnight.
John Campbell
4 + 4*2 == 12
NGPZ
“I hear math that bad”
BarerMender
To make it worse, I have a B.S. degree in mathematics.
Proxiehunter
So far I count Joyce, Joe, Jacob, and Sarah so at least four of them.
Opus the Poet
Well the title of the strip isn’t “Smarting of Age” so I would say a significant number of the cast.
Jon
Hoping for some tasty drama with this set of four people!
RossoFantasma
Joyce’s reality warping is beginning to bleed over to those who are often near her, starting with Sarah.
Yotomoe
You’d have to literally pay me to exercise. And even then I’d half ass it.
Sirksome
I’m far from a fitness expert, not in good shape myself but trying. Usually the problem is you don’t find activities that are fun to you. The gym sucks for 90% of people, but I know folks who dropped a ton just by buying an outdoor bike, or swimming, or joining a sports league instead of “working out”.
John Campbell
I get all the exercise I want by putting on armor and hitting people with sticks.
I think Sarah’s usual exercise regimen is similar, but she just has the armor of her righteous fury.
clif
SCA, Amptguard, or something else.
John Campbell
I’ve been an SCA heavy fighter for almost 30 years. Armored combat is an incredibly effective workout.
Esolo
The best shape I’ve ever been in was when I was playing racquetball three times a week with a buddy of mine in undergrad. But yeah you could not pay me to go do a traditional workout at a gym.
NGPZ
Yeah gyms suck, they basically a scam where you pay to have people ridicule you while you torture yourself.
A walk around the neighborhood every other day is so much better.
clif
Having it be something you enjoy is good..
I like to go for long somewhat brisk walks in the park while reading. My feet follow the pathway mostly by themselves. The only time it wasn’t enjoyable was when one of the paths went over a culvert a bit over waist high. When my feet strayed from the path, I tried to walk on air and it didn’t go so well.
Once the ribs healed, I now pause my reading for that part of the trail. Also had to pause it for last summer cause it was too damn hot to leave the air conditioner.
LiamKav
Absolutely. The best exercise anyone can do is one that they’re happy to repeat.
Slartibeast Button, BIA
Yes this, and the note above about outdoor bikes. I’ve done very well with outdoor biking, as long as I am nominally going somewhere to do something. Even if it is just going to check something unnecessarily.
I’ve also found playing video games while pedaling an exercise bike very useless. Prevents boredom and burns off the adrenaline properly.
Yotomoe
Useless or Useful?
Slartibeast Button, BIA
useful. Damn typos.
OBBWG
The best decision I ever made was to start bicycling (outdoors) when I was 18. Give me an excuse to go anywhere reasonably close, I will bike it, even in Wisconsin winters. Now in my 60s, I am in far healthier and in much better shape than most of my friends.
Exercise bikes or electric bikes: Yuck.
Proxiehunter
Never full ass your effort when they’re half assing your pay.
BarerMender
Never sweat on company time or shit on your own time.
HueSatLight
I like to walk to the ice cream parlour.
Yotomoe
I actually go for a Walk every day. There’s a big hill in my neighborhood.
HueSatLight
half hour walk every day is exercise. It’s not “get hardbody” exercise, but it is “be healthy” exercise.
DashWallkick
I don’t like it either but the health, mood, and sexual benefits make it worth it. You don’t even have to do that much.
Angel
i never considered it ‘exercise’ but i miss having a dog to walk, she was pretty energetic so we prolly could’ve gone another hour if iwas n’t worried about her dehydrating lol
but yeah if i had a friend/partner/puppy, than an easygoing/brisk walk every now and then would be nice other than listening to music/podcast in headphones, having company would be ideal
Needfuldoer
But what if Jennifer was there?
Yotomoe
I’m upset to say that might change my answer.
Taffy
I like her top
Dday
Second
Yotomoe
I like her botto-
Mturtle7
You can just finish the sentence, Yoto, nobody’s going to object.
I mean, Sarah would certainly object, probably via physical violence, but we understand and tolerate you perfectly well.
Bo