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Carpet

Posted on February 20, 2012 by David M Willis

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Tags: dorothy, joyce, mary, sierra, the wiggles

Discussion (191) - “Carpet”

  1. Melissa

    02/20/2012, 12:01 am
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    Why are they all wearing shoes?

    1. Plasma Mongoose

      02/20/2012, 12:02 am
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      Cos they’re easier to drawn than feet?

      1. Tualha

        02/20/2012, 6:58 am
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        Where do you get all these super-cute avatars, PM?

        1. Plasma Mongoose

          02/20/2012, 3:23 pm

          Some of them I find in the various image ‘boorus, others I edit/redraw myself.

    2. Melissa

      02/20/2012, 12:02 am
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      Really just wanted to be first…never has happened. lol

    3. ProjectXa3

      02/20/2012, 9:42 am
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      …because humans normally have some sort of footwear on when out of doors?

  2. Caffienated

    02/20/2012, 12:02 am
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    Lol they JUST noticed?

    1. Bek359

      02/20/2012, 12:12 am
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      How often do YOU check if people are wearing shoes?

      1. MeHael

        02/20/2012, 12:29 am
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        It worked for Andy Dufresne.

        1. facecity

          02/20/2012, 1:10 am

          Ah see what yeah did thar

        2. Luke

          02/20/2012, 1:16 am

          You, Sir, win for seeing such a damn good movie. I commend you.

        3. TexasRed

          02/20/2012, 12:41 pm

          Seconded. One of my favorites of all time.

        4. Commander Clash

          02/21/2012, 2:44 pm

          IT was good because Morgan Freedman was in it. Any movie with him, James Earl Jones, or Sean Connery is instantly cool. “The Hunt For Red October” was double so for having Jones AND Connery.

        5. Lieutenant Dan

          02/20/2012, 10:44 am

          …and Hans Gruber.

      2. maxh

        02/20/2012, 12:59 am
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        When I go shoeless I get numerous comments every day. People notice that sort of thing.

        1. Johnny

          02/20/2012, 3:58 pm

          Yeah, me too. And I used to to it a lot.

      3. Valdrax

        02/20/2012, 4:24 am
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        But.. but… according to the teevees, this is a universal trait of all womenfolk. They’re always checking out shoes and stuff.

        Are- are you saying that the teevees LIED to me…? :O

        1. Vivvav

          02/20/2012, 8:01 am

          Yes. Also, Santa, the Easter Bunny, and the Tooth Fairy are your parents.

        2. Daibhid C

          02/20/2012, 8:16 am

          Man, that’d be totally sweet. I could live at the North Pole, and spend my weekends alternating between the Castle of Teeth and, er, the Easter Burrow, or wherever he lives.

        3. Layman

          02/20/2012, 9:02 am

          I assumed he lived on Easter Island.

        4. Roborat

          02/24/2012, 4:05 pm

          He actually lives in the Cave of Dire Peril.

        5. Roborat

          02/24/2012, 4:09 pm

          Or to spell it accurately, the cave of Kyre Banorg.

        6. Kosh

          02/20/2012, 10:58 am

          The castle of teeth actually sounds a little terrifying.

        7. Random Webcomics Junkie

          02/20/2012, 3:54 pm

          Ever read Hogfather? It’s very terrifying.

        8. The E-man

          02/21/2012, 6:29 pm

          I like you and the references you make.

        9. Plasma Mongoose

          02/20/2012, 11:50 pm

          Yes, yes it does…

    2. RaijinK

      02/20/2012, 12:16 am
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      The navel was drawing all the attention.

    3. Mkvenner

      02/20/2012, 12:51 am
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      I think Dorothy noticed and assume everyone else did as well.

  3. Stephen Bierce

    02/20/2012, 12:02 am
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    Didn’t Jesus go barefoot too?

    1. mechaqua

      02/20/2012, 12:05 am
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      He had bowling shoes!

      1. Aizat

        02/20/2012, 12:22 am
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        Who? Jesus? Or that guy from the Big Lebowski?

        1. mechaqua

          02/20/2012, 12:28 am

          Wait there is another Jesus?

        2. Plasma Mongoose

          02/20/2012, 1:17 am

          Yes, you might be surprised how many people named Jesus Christ are around.

        3. mechaqua

          02/20/2012, 1:48 am

          There is only one Christ I know and that is Super Mecha Death Christ 2000 BC version 4.0 BETA!!

        4. Drunken Nordmann

          02/20/2012, 5:22 am

          And there’s always Zombie Jesus.

        5. Aizat

          02/20/2012, 6:08 am

          And there Jesus, the Christian Martial Artist.

        6. Corvid

          02/20/2012, 8:47 am

          And Jesus Christ, Vampire Hunter.

        7. Plasma Mongoose

          02/20/2012, 3:31 pm

          and of cause the many Spanish Jesus that exist in the world.

        8. Jetstream

          02/20/2012, 3:43 pm

          You’re forgetting SANTA CHRIST! Jeeze!

        9. Hythrain

          02/20/2012, 4:42 pm

          What about Raptor Jesus?

        10. Plasma Mongoose

          02/21/2012, 3:08 am

          and don’t forget Drunk & Bitter Jesus from Ghastly’s Comics.

    2. Mkvenner

      02/20/2012, 12:53 am
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      No idea.

    3. Valdrax

      02/20/2012, 4:29 am
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      Scripture conflicts on whether he told his disciples to do that:
      http://skepticsannotatedbible.com/contra/barefoot.html

      *shrug*

    4. VersasoVantare

      02/20/2012, 5:42 am
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      Was Jesus that guy in Street Fighter who wore a white gi and threw fireballs?

      1. Khrene Cleaver

        02/20/2012, 11:04 am
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        If someone asked me that I would be more concerned on how they know what a gi is but not know anything about street fighter or at least Kung Fu Action Jesus: the Last Airbender.

        1. Matthias Ramses

          02/20/2012, 3:08 pm

          Gi are commonly worn in any TKD class, and though it’s not really rare for those who take TKD to be dorks, it’s not exactly a requirement. As such plenty of people would know what a gi is without knowing anything about street fighter.

        2. Hythrain

          02/20/2012, 4:45 pm

          Worth noting that gi are worn not just in TKD classes, but in a large variety of martial arts. I used to train in a style called goju-ryu, a form of karate, where we wore a gi in classes. 😀

  4. mechaqua

    02/20/2012, 12:03 am
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    When it comes to choosing a house of worship, Sierra has her priorities straight!

  5. Thores

    02/20/2012, 12:03 am
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    Sierra is rocketing up my favorite characters list. She’s adorable.

    1. Plasma Mongoose

      02/20/2012, 12:12 am
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      So if Sierra and Dina got together, it will be adorable squared.

      1. mechaqua

        02/20/2012, 12:27 am
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        Too much cuteness SYSTEMS GOING CRITICAL!!!!!!!!!!

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        1. Mkvenner

          02/20/2012, 12:54 am

          He’ll/She’ll be fine.

      2. Chupi

        02/20/2012, 1:13 am
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        So… New ship?

        1. Drunken Nordmann

          02/20/2012, 5:25 am

          Sierra/church carpet?

        2. begbert2

          02/20/2012, 11:00 am

          Desperately- -trying to resist- making joke about- -carpet mun-

          *is killed.*

        3. Khrene Cleaver

          02/20/2012, 11:06 am

          Lets just hope she doesn’t get rug burn =/

        4. Plasma Mongoose

          02/20/2012, 3:35 pm

          I bet the church has SHAGpile carpet. 😉

        5. Rex Hondo

          02/20/2012, 10:43 pm

          The most important question when seeking a deeply religious experience that everyone seems to have forgotten is, “Does the carpet match the drapes?”

        6. Roborat

          02/24/2012, 4:12 pm

          This is why I love this webcomic, the comments are as as epic as the story.

  6. Jen Aside

    02/20/2012, 12:05 am
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    hay can I get a comment =(

    1. Jen Aside

      02/20/2012, 12:06 am
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      Weird, wonder where my other one went. This one:

      Guess “No Shirt, No Shoes, No Service” doesn’t mean church? XD

    2. Plasma Mongoose

      02/20/2012, 12:07 am
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      Why so sad?

      1. mechaqua

        02/20/2012, 12:10 am
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        Why so serious?

        1. fellixe

          02/20/2012, 12:12 am

          Wysocki!

        2. Aizat

          02/20/2012, 12:13 am

          Why so Sirius?

        3. Rex Hondo

          02/20/2012, 12:40 am

          Why so, Siri?

        4. fellixe

          02/20/2012, 12:44 am

          Wise Osiris.

        5. Valdrax

          02/20/2012, 4:32 am

          Because they ate XM radio? Or was it the other way around? Or some sort of mutual double ouroboros suicide pact thing.

        6. mechaqua

          02/20/2012, 12:53 am

          That comment/movie quote that I posted, yeah was a bad idea.

        7. Rex Hondo

          02/20/2012, 1:24 am

          You’d think you would’ve learned after the poop thread.

        8. mechaqua

          02/20/2012, 1:44 am

          I do not apologize for facilitating puns. I will apologize for poor grammar and syntax; incoherent thoughts and comments; misspelling things, things I didn’t do or are responsible for; the state of Wyoming; improper use of a colons and or semi colons; forgetting to use periods; using too many ellipsis; declaring war on the province of Nova Scotia without provocation; String theory; Flugorth the deranged lunatic gnome that lives in my sock drawer; the Star Wars prequels; the I phone 4; the entire country of Andorra; Cthulhu; cherry blueberry pie calzones; the Transformer movies; the 7th doctor; and malfunctioning suction cups, But I will never apologize for facilitating a series of puns revolving around fecal matter.

        9. Rex Hondo

          02/20/2012, 1:55 am

          Hehe… You said “colons.”

        10. Aizat

          02/20/2012, 6:09 am

          Why do people want to wage war on Nova Scotia?

        11. CWR

          02/20/2012, 6:56 am

          Because it’s IN THE WAY!!!

        12. Aizat

          02/20/2012, 8:07 am

          Of what, exactly?

        13. petsinwinter

          02/20/2012, 11:17 am

          Santa, of course

        14. Kernanator

          02/20/2012, 8:43 pm

          Of me plowing your mother.

        15. mechaqua

          02/20/2012, 11:45 pm

          My reasoning seemed sound at the time Nova Scotia has 11 seats in the Canadian House of Commons I think it should have 10 I was willing to goto war over that I declared war by emailing the city of Halifax but when i got to the Ontario border I realized that Nova Scotia was really far away so I went over and saw Niagara Falls and bought a 750 of Johnny Walker Red at the duty free store and went back. Canada is great by the way.

        16. begbert2

          02/20/2012, 10:47 am

          The Star Wars prequels? You monster!

        17. Shippy McShipper

          02/20/2012, 7:20 pm

          Damn, I wanted to post that.

  7. Doctor_Who

    02/20/2012, 12:06 am
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    Cute? Check.
    Funny? Check.
    Wears revealing clothing? Check.
    Slightly crazy? Check.

    Sierra is going to popular ’round these parts. 🙂

    1. mechaqua

      02/20/2012, 12:08 am
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      Also she likes Dr. Pepper, that is a very important quality to have.

    2. Wack'd

      02/20/2012, 12:26 am
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      Eliminate the word “slightly” and set that comment post-reboot and BAM! Harley Quinn.

      1. Mkvenner

        02/20/2012, 12:55 am
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        Harley Quinn isn’t crazy she’s psychotic.

        1. Hannover Fist

          02/20/2012, 7:36 am

          Damn. Now I have to rewrite Mad Love to take place in the DOAverse with Mike/Sierra replacing Joker/Harley.

        2. Khrene Cleaver

          02/20/2012, 11:30 am

          And Joe as commissioner Gordon?

        3. Hannover Fist

          02/21/2012, 6:57 am

          And Sal as Batman.

    3. Roborat

      02/24/2012, 4:14 pm
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      Don’t forget that she is a freakin’ amazon too, wow she sure is tall.

  8. meanderling

    02/20/2012, 12:06 am
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    Joyce obviously has great priorities.

    1. Plasma Mongoose

      02/20/2012, 3:40 pm
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      Agreed, Joyce has a great set of ‘priorites’. 😀

  9. Wonder Wig

    02/20/2012, 12:07 am
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    At 6th grade she just grew suddenly overnight and her shoes ripped apart.

    1. fellixe

      02/20/2012, 12:10 am
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      And she stopped buying new shirts. Just kept wearing the ones she already had since then.

      I like that.

      1. Aizat

        02/20/2012, 12:14 am
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        But what about her pant?

        1. Aizat

          02/20/2012, 12:19 am

          Pants, I mean pants.

        2. mechaqua

          02/20/2012, 12:30 am

          The pants command me. Do not ignore my veins!

        3. Wonder Wig

          02/20/2012, 3:27 am

          What? You got your sandwich!

      2. Peruhain

        02/20/2012, 12:19 am
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        Weel done, Cutty-sark!

    2. mechaqua

      02/20/2012, 12:14 am
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      Sierra must either be part halfling or she has some serious calluses, or calli i am not sure of which is the correct plural for the word callus.

  10. Aizat

    02/20/2012, 12:11 am
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    I just love that it’s just now they found out that Sierra is barefooted. Thus, making my theory that nobody notices what shoes that someone is wearing.

  11. Uniqueantique

    02/20/2012, 12:13 am
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    I wonder why no one did notice before now, as Caffienated pointed out. I mean, that is some seriously large feet there.

  12. Jimmy

    02/20/2012, 12:13 am
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    I must be the weird one. I have to wear shoes all the time except in bed. Otherwise my feet will be in so much pain when I walk.

    1. lawzlo

      02/20/2012, 1:10 am
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      Are you serious? Please tell me you’re joking.

      If you’re not kidding, I certainly hope you’ve seen a doctor about that.

    2. Jimmy

      02/20/2012, 8:05 am
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      I did, it’s tendinitis. Painful stuff.

      1. begbert2

        02/20/2012, 10:50 am
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        I’m fairly sure it’s not the norm to have tendinitis bad enough to require constant shoeage (thankfully), so yes, you are the weird one.

        1. Jimmy

          02/20/2012, 11:55 am

          I’m weird in a lot of ways, but I would love to get rid of this particular instance of weirdness.

        2. lawzlo

          02/21/2012, 3:15 am

          You have my sympathy, man.

  13. Tandel

    02/20/2012, 12:13 am
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    Good job keepin’ it real Tootsi.

  14. Ridureyu

    02/20/2012, 12:15 am
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    In a college in Indiana, there lived a Hobbit.

    1. mechaqua

      02/20/2012, 12:17 am
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      A very tall hobbit.

      1. MM

        02/20/2012, 1:37 am
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        She’s adopted. Like Carrot Ironfoundersson.

    2. Ancestral Hamster

      02/20/2012, 12:18 am
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      Yes, but do colleges in Indiana mean comfort?

      1. Kasamari

        02/20/2012, 12:27 am
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        And do they only have one hall that leads to all of their dorm rooms and classrooms?

        1. Khrene Cleaver

          02/20/2012, 11:41 am

          All the dorms in my college work like this, even the largest two buildings.

          They are two L shaped buildings (forming a square) that have stair wells at the ends of the halls + the corner where the wings of the buildings meet.

          Coming and going from class there are only 1 entrance per building people would use though, since the others are further away and point towards other things like a parking lots.

      2. Ridureyu

        02/20/2012, 12:27 am
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        In a dorm in Indiana, there lived a Hobbit.

        Not a nasty, dirty, wet dorm, filled with the ends of worms (except Joe’s) and an oozy smell, nor yet a dry, bare, sandy dorm with nothing in it to sit down on or to eat: it was a Willis comic, and that means insane melodrama.
        It had a perfectly rectangular door, painted brown, with a sturdy gray metal knob on the side. The door opened on to a small room like a holding cell, although a very comfortable room without smoke (except for the stoners), with plain walls, and floors carpeted, provided with cheap metal chairs, and lots and lots of pegs for hats and coats – the hobbit was fond of visitors. The room was small.

        1. Kasamari

          02/20/2012, 12:28 am

          Win. Fantastically epic win.

        2. Slipgate

          02/20/2012, 12:37 am

          The others were trying to lead into that a line at a time but you were the combo breaker. 🙂

        3. mechaqua

          02/20/2012, 12:31 am

          You win!

        4. Ridureyu

          02/20/2012, 1:30 am

          What do I win?

        5. mechaqua

          02/20/2012, 1:51 am

          Everything, you win everything and nothing.

          Okay you will a pizza roll!

        6. mechaqua

          02/20/2012, 1:52 am

          You win a pizza roll!

        7. Rex Hondo

          02/20/2012, 1:58 am

          You win a year’s supply of No Tea!

        8. lordphulish

          02/20/2012, 12:38 am

          Also, have you seen the trailer for the upcoming hobbit movie? It looks amazing.

        9. Ridureyu

          02/20/2012, 12:44 am

          I saw, and responded inappropriately, to the trailer.

          😀

        10. fellixe

          02/20/2012, 2:15 am

          Sorry to hear that. Electronic monitoring or do you only have to register and check in?

        11. Ridureyu

          02/20/2012, 2:29 am

          sadly, I think that joke went over my head 🙁

        12. StClair

          02/20/2012, 5:32 am

          The terms of your incarceration.

          (great comment above, by the way.)

  15. Chama

    02/20/2012, 12:30 am
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    Sierra, darling, you are now my favorite.
    I am no longer the only one who somehow manages to be barefoot EVERYWHERE. 8D

  16. Jason

    02/20/2012, 12:32 am
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    Um, is she wearing pajamas??

    1. Michelle J Caboose

      02/20/2012, 8:26 am
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      Looks that way. ~ <3

  17. ilvos01

    02/20/2012, 12:32 am
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    😀 Girl after mine own heart

    1. ilvos01

      02/20/2012, 12:33 am
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      yesss new gravatar. Really goes with the 😀 emot.

      1. Undrave

        02/20/2012, 1:22 am
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        Did something get added to the gravatar rotation?

        1. fellixe

          02/20/2012, 2:18 am

          Cell phone Amber? Either that or I just managed to miss that one all this time.

  18. 3DSarge

    02/20/2012, 12:36 am
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    I hate how Joyce says “My *REAL* church.” I know what she meant, but it always bothers me when Christians (or any other religion, for that matter) says that any other church is somehow not on the same level as THEIR church. But maybe that’s just my reading too much into it.

    1. Stone

      02/20/2012, 1:25 am
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      Well a church, by its original definition in the 1st century, is just a body of Christians that meet regularly. And, like any kind of social group, there is pride attached to belonging to “your” group, even if you’re all on the same side. Think Giants fan vs Jets fan in the Super Bowl: whoever wins, it’s a New York victory, but bragging rights are still nice to have.

    2. astraea

      02/20/2012, 1:30 am
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      It’s not so much about one church being better than another – it’s more about what you’re used to. I mean, mass is basically the same in structure from place to place, but they’ll use different songs, or the priest will do the homily differently, and that can make you feel out of place if you aren’t used to it. Plus, in Joyce’s case she probably knew everyone at her church from home, and now she’s surrounded by strangers and some girls she just met (one of whom she didn’t even notice wasn’t wearing shoes).
      It’s a lot like when you first come to high school from middle school, or college from high school – you’re constantly comparing where you are now to where you were because you’re still getting used to your new school. Change is hard for people to deal with – for Joyce doubly so. So she still can’t call this new church (or even this new school) “her’s” yet. But I can see why you would read her statement that way – it does sound a bit stuffy.

    3. Marconius

      02/20/2012, 8:43 am
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      I think she mostly just meant the church she goes to at home, not “real” in a religious sense. Kinda like saying “my real home” (referring to where you grew up) when you’re living in a dorm or something.

  19. Brendan

    02/20/2012, 12:36 am
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    Hey, fundie hippies!

    …now how does she shop? I guess in the Internet age…

  20. OBrien

    02/20/2012, 12:39 am
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    I legitimately have a friend just like this girl. She does wear shoes in the winter, however, because she would otherwise die of frostbite.

  21. fellixe

    02/20/2012, 12:43 am
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    Wise Osiris

  22. Mkvenner

    02/20/2012, 12:49 am
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    Wiggles?

    1. Ray Barrington

      02/20/2012, 1:06 am
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      dorothy, joyce, mary, sierra, the wiggles

      One of these things is not like the other…

      1. Kernanator

        02/20/2012, 1:39 am
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        One of these things just doesn’t belong here!

    2. Icalasari

      02/20/2012, 1:06 am
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      Little kids show with a bunch of colours, noise, and four grown men dancing around

      1. Hythrain

        02/20/2012, 4:34 pm
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        Don’t forget the people in the dinosaur, dog, and octopus costumes. And the pirate. Damn you, Captain Feathersword!

  23. Icalasari

    02/20/2012, 1:06 am
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    Her feet must be callused as hell

    1. snakerbot

      02/20/2012, 1:20 am
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      Going barefoot everywhere really isn’t that bad. The skin on the soles of your feet is already thicker than anywhere else on your body.

      1. snakerbot

        02/20/2012, 1:21 am
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        Bahaha, I have the perfect avatar for this.

  24. Zanosuke_Kurosaki

    02/20/2012, 1:31 am
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    I’m suddenly having memories of Cowboy Bebop. I assume that was intentional, Mr. Willis? 😀

    1. Rex Hondo

      02/20/2012, 2:00 am
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      I immediately thought of Toph.

      1. Zanosuke_Kurosaki

        02/20/2012, 1:54 pm
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        …who?

        1. Matthias Ramses

          02/20/2012, 3:16 pm

          …dissapointment.

        2. Plasma Mongoose

          02/20/2012, 3:48 pm

          @Zanosuke_Kurosaki: You never watched the Avatar: The Last Airbender cartoon, have you?

          Toph is blind badass barefoot earth-bender from the show.

        3. Rex Hondo

          02/20/2012, 10:46 pm

          Mongoose, you forgot “cute as a button smartass.”

        4. Zanosuke_Kurosaki

          02/21/2012, 1:06 am

          I no longer had cable tv by the time it came on. So yeah, Cowboy bebop and Edward are going to be more of a vivid reference in my mind.

        5. Rex Hondo

          02/21/2012, 1:46 am

          Well, you have a homework assignment now, don’t you? 😉

  25. Kernanator

    02/20/2012, 1:32 am
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    Her feet must smell like shit.

    Literally. I think I saw her step in some.

    1. fellixe

      02/20/2012, 2:20 am
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      Uh-oh! Don’t start that crap again!

    2. Animal

      02/20/2012, 9:19 am
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      Actually, it’s keeping your feet encased in cloth and leather all the time that makes them smell. Bare is the natural state for feet, after all.

      When I was a little tad we went barefoot most of the summer – I used to run down the gravel road in front of our house barefoot. I never noticed any stinky feet until winter came and we put boots back on.

      1. Kernanator

        02/20/2012, 8:50 pm
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        I know that. I’m just saying, if she’s been barefoot this long, she’s likely stepped in some nasty stuff.

        1. Animal

          02/20/2012, 9:31 pm

          No to mention stuff like busted glass, which abounds on college campuses on Sundays, thanks to the antics of drunken imbeciles.

          There ain’t nothing I hate so much as a cut toe.

  26. Bunk

    02/20/2012, 1:36 am
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    I know why they hadn’t seen that. It’s because She’s B-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-baring her midriff.

  27. Maycroft

    02/20/2012, 1:51 am
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    I bet she’s got feet of steel.

  28. lawzlo

    02/20/2012, 2:06 am
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    Foot fetishists everywhere applaud your hard work, Mr. Willis.

    I’m not a foot fetishist personally, but I figured I’d let you know you know, on their behalf.

    Because they’re busy… applauding.

    1. Kernanator

      02/20/2012, 8:44 pm
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      With their peni- I mean, feet.

  29. LiC

    02/20/2012, 2:10 am
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    Hehehe… I like her!

  30. HiEv

    02/20/2012, 3:02 am
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    Silly Sierra, you were born without shoes!

  31. sun tzu

    02/20/2012, 3:21 am
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    Huh. We’re skipping the sermon itself? I was kinda hoping to see more of Dorothy’s reactions to it.

    1. begbert2

      02/20/2012, 10:58 am
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      Willis probably didn’t want to see his readership’s reactions to it. (Plus, you know, eighty consecutive strips of some one-off character talking.)

      And honestly, Dorothy’s reaction was probably resigned boredom, as she doesn’t seem the sort of atheist to be reflexively irritated by theology to an unmanageable degree. It’s not like any of it would be news to her – she strikes me as the sort of atheist who is well aware of what christianity entails.

  32. Zababcd

    02/20/2012, 5:07 am
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    Was there a young man named Sam wearing a grey shirt and watching sadly from the back row?

  33. AJBulldis

    02/20/2012, 8:23 am
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    I’d like to go without shoes myself, but everything about my lifestyle is insufficiently trendy for such a thing.

  34. Josh Miller

    02/20/2012, 8:50 am
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    I always just sort of assumed that from the waist down they were all alien hoverpods.

    1. begbert2

      02/20/2012, 10:59 am
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      With the exception of the gloriously pantless Sal.

  35. Thomas

    02/20/2012, 10:12 am
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    Carpet? In a church? Is that a thing? Man, that church is for WUSSIES. Nothing but stone floors in churches here in Europe.

    (But then we’re talking relatively ancient buildings. For modern churches it may be different, I guess.)

    1. ryan

      02/21/2012, 9:35 am
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      it is. there are some churches with stone or wood floors, but many of the modern churches have carpet.

  36. Bosn_C_Otter

    02/20/2012, 12:40 pm
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    oops, she is lucky the clothing police at chuch didnt get her. As for me I work heavy construction, so I HATE shoes. I take them off the first chance aI get

  37. Bosn_C_Otter

    02/20/2012, 12:45 pm
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    Thomas, The churches in Europe where built in the Dark Ages. Stone floors mad it easier to clean up the blood.

    1. begbert2

      02/20/2012, 3:24 pm
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      Plus decent carpet was way overpriced back then.

  38. Arkadi

    02/20/2012, 2:16 pm
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    Let it be known to all: I’m shipping Joyce and Sierra even harder now.

    1. Jinxed44

      02/20/2012, 10:32 pm
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      That made me laugh harder than any comment has ever made me laugh before.
      Just… YES.

      1. Arkadi

        02/21/2012, 10:41 am
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        YESS!!

  39. turkishproverb

    02/20/2012, 3:38 pm
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    Crap. She doesn’t own shoes. Eventually Ruth is going to go psycho on her for that, I’m sure.

    Unless…Ruth traveled in time and stole her shoes!

    1. Plasma Mongoose

      02/20/2012, 3:51 pm
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      I hope Sierra at least wears thongs when she uses the dorm showers, you never know what sort of foot infections you might pick up otherwise.

      1. Rex Hondo

        02/20/2012, 10:53 pm
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        It’s been so long since I’ve seen anybody refer to flip-flops as thongs that I immediately flashed to Sierra wearing a G-String in the shower.

        Not that that’s a bad thing in any way…

        1. Plasma Mongoose

          02/20/2012, 11:37 pm

          We Aussies still prefer to call flip-flops thongs.

  40. ADHadh

    02/20/2012, 4:09 pm
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    Now I love Sierra even more!

  41. Robert

    02/20/2012, 6:19 pm
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    Ooh..this is a little akward…

  42. Romanticide

    02/20/2012, 11:17 pm
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    Sierra is my favorite character and I repeat it.

  43. Twirls

    10/07/2012, 3:14 am
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    Hah! My freshman year there was a guy who lived on the floor below me who didn’t wear shoes. We called him “Shoeless Scott”

  44. joeyo

    12/04/2013, 8:12 am
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    Sierra would fit in pretty well at my college

  45. BrokenEye, True False Prophet

    09/18/2015, 6:59 pm
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    I was feeling sorry for myself
    Because I had no shoes
    But then I met a man who had no feet
    And I sad “Friend,
    Can I have your shoes?”

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