Sarah’s clearly running on a legacy social interaction app, written when memory was expensive and software developers were all shut-in nerds (the ’80s, I’m guessing). Probably written in COBOL.
Ryek Hvek
a Legacy Interactive Social Program was obviously written in LISP
There’s also the possibility that there was a certain deliberateness in which particular freshman math class Lucy chose for this semester.
Yet_One_More_Idiot
In the first year of my maths degree, all the class sizes were over 200. xD Then again, all the first year classes were compulsory if I recall correctly.
Pilgrim
IU has over 30,000 undergraduate students. Class sizes in the Freshman core curricula can border on ridiculous. There’s plenty of smaller schools in Indiana that specialize in teaching the kids who would drown in that sort of sink or swim environment.
Deanatay
Unless you’d covered them with AP credit… *whistles tunelessly*
Pretty sure Walky is the kind of person with whom you have to be like “hello I am flirting with you, would you like to walk with me, I am asking you out”.
That, or throw a toy at his head.
That just might be direct enough to make Walky figure out how Lucy feels about him. Or if he’s like me, he’ll assume she’s joking and still fail to catch on.
Miri
Or ask why…
Despite Rage
Been there, done that. It’s amazing looking back how friggin oblivious to everything I was. The sad part is I’m pretty sure it wasn’t just past tense.
Mostly doesn’t matter about people hitting on me though. My wife will tell me, and then I get to figure out why she’s mad at me for it.
I don’t know. Fireteams can be pretty… intimate… when needed. I’m not sure Sarah wants to be that close to anybody. She still doesn’t talk to Joyce to the level that I and my ft partner discussed things.
They just showed up today
And will just show up today tomorrow
And again the next day
And the next And the next
Booster begs for release, a release that will never come
For they are always just arriving literally today
For this is their curse
They have no personal filter and must scream
“Just showed up today” might simply mean “showed up recently and is very much a newcomer”. You know, an understatement.
Yes, I’m aware that this is using the word “literally” in a figurative sense and might make some peoples’ heads literally explode. I’m sorry, but not sorry. ;p
Since Sarah was in the not-Calculus math class last semester and was dragooned into the group anyway, I’m guessing that being in the same class isn’t a requirement.
Discussion (131) - “Warmer”
Ana Chronistic
Joyce: “hmm… Math Squad, calculations for whoever that leaves with Lucy”
Walky: “um… hang on, gimme a minute”
Demoted Oblivious
Oh Lucy, we(and they) know who you are.
Doctor_Who
Sarah’s capacity for social interaction just suffered an integer overflow.
Honestly, she’s never been more relatable.
K^2
“A two bit counter is more than anyone will ever need for social interaction,” they said.
Demoted Oblivious
If it’s good enough to describe comedy, it’s good enough for anything.
Deanatay
Sarah’s clearly running on a legacy social interaction app, written when memory was expensive and software developers were all shut-in nerds (the ’80s, I’m guessing). Probably written in COBOL.
Ryek Hvek
a Legacy Interactive Social Program was obviously written in LISP
clif
Parenthetically speaking.
Nono
It turns out that Lucy has actually been in their math class all along, nobody’s ever noticed.
drs
New semester. But freshman math is probably big.
Owlmirror
There’s also the possibility that there was a certain deliberateness in which particular freshman math class Lucy chose for this semester.
Yet_One_More_Idiot
In the first year of my maths degree, all the class sizes were over 200. xD Then again, all the first year classes were compulsory if I recall correctly.
Pilgrim
IU has over 30,000 undergraduate students. Class sizes in the Freshman core curricula can border on ridiculous. There’s plenty of smaller schools in Indiana that specialize in teaching the kids who would drown in that sort of sink or swim environment.
Deanatay
Unless you’d covered them with AP credit… *whistles tunelessly*
plasticwrap
Mine certainly was.
Leorale
Smooth, Lucy.
Leorale
Pretty sure Walky is the kind of person with whom you have to be like “hello I am flirting with you, would you like to walk with me, I am asking you out”.
That, or throw a toy at his head.
Agemegos
I think we’re supposed to be in suspense to know on what terms they parted last night.
Keulen
That just might be direct enough to make Walky figure out how Lucy feels about him. Or if he’s like me, he’ll assume she’s joking and still fail to catch on.
Miri
Or ask why…
Despite Rage
Been there, done that. It’s amazing looking back how friggin oblivious to everything I was. The sad part is I’m pretty sure it wasn’t just past tense.
Mostly doesn’t matter about people hitting on me though. My wife will tell me, and then I get to figure out why she’s mad at me for it.
thumb
At the beginning of the comic, yeah. But by now I’m pretty sure he knows what’s happening and trying not to be a dick about it.
Deanatay
Well, Walky’s face has yet to go into Perverse Stalker Mode, so Lucy still has work to do.
Chris
So Lucy, Walky, and the other three people who joined the group off panel. Got it.
C.T Phipps
I hope for a sitcom rivalry like Becky and Dorothy for Joyce and Lucy.
Dorothy: We’re not rivals!
butts
boomer was right, lucy
butts
booster
fuck
Doctor_Who
Permission to make “Okay, Booster” a dismissive meme?
Emperor Norton II
Imperial permission granted, but only as part of this comment field, as nobody else will have a clue.
Bagge
The Emperor hath spoken!
a/snow/mous/e
all hail!
clif
Okay Booster.
Diana Jones
“Whoever’s left”
Bunny
Lucy is so crafty!
StClair
subtle like a… subtle thing!
clif
A “no regrets” truck?
Bagge
Lucy makes a move
Willoughby Chase
a plan as cunning as a fox with a phd
Stephen Bierce
Walking In Rhythm
Moving in sound
Humming to the music
Trying to move on…
CrazyJ
A math fireteam is what Sarah apparently wanted, not a math squad.
Demoted Oblivious
I don’t know. Fireteams can be pretty… intimate… when needed. I’m not sure Sarah wants to be that close to anybody. She still doesn’t talk to Joyce to the level that I and my ft partner discussed things.
hof1991
She may be unable to move beyond “battle buddy”.
Nono
To quote Amber, “there’s such a thing as being too available”.
justin8448
“But it’s my best feature!”
Cattleprod
I checked Booster’s bio again now that time has passed to the next day, and “They just showed up literally today” is still there.
The Chosen One
It’s always today somewhere!
Icalasari
They just showed up today
And will just show up today tomorrow
And again the next day
And the next
And the next
Booster begs for release, a release that will never come
For they are always just arriving literally today
For this is their curse
They have no personal filter and must scream
Needfuldoer
Maybe they’ll learn to have a filter after repeating ‘today’ for 20-ish years.
MaximumZero
♪This is my curse (the longing)
This is my curse (time)
This is my curse (the yearning)
This is my
Curse♫
Reltzik
“Just showed up today” might simply mean “showed up recently and is very much a newcomer”. You know, an understatement.
Yes, I’m aware that this is using the word “literally” in a figurative sense and might make some peoples’ heads literally explode. I’m sorry, but not sorry. ;p
clif
A clear case of Hyper-Cerebral Electrosis.
https://www.ar15.com/forums/general/Hyper-Cerebral-Electrosis/5-2207780/
Kim
I love Lucy <3
Such a sweet
Lumino
It just occurred to me, I guess Walky passed Calculus last semester?
AntJ
pretty sure Walky said “they give you an A if your roommate dies” at some point
David M Willis
i’d also read the alt-text from that strip
clif
https://www.snopes.com/?s=Do+you+get+an+A+if+your+roommate+dies%3F
clif
Okay I will admit that’s disappointing. But on the other hand, it could be worse. I could have linked to https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/grade-expectations
clif
I was particularly disappointed by the line that said murdering one’s own roommate does not apply.
Reltzik
Since Sarah was in the not-Calculus math class last semester and was dragooned into the group anyway, I’m guessing that being in the same class isn’t a requirement.
Needfuldoer
They might just be going to different math classes in the same building.
BBCC
God, I love Lucy.
Roborat
What is telling your deity your favourite TV show, Alex.
synnerman
Man, Walky is Lucy’s Schroeder.
Reaver
Naw he’s Sally’s Linus
“MY SWEET BABBOO!”
Van Jealous
No, he’s Krazy’s Ignatz! (look it up 🙂
SuperZero
They’re going from the same place to the same place. How not-together can they be?
Bagge
If there’s a will there’s a way
https://www.dumbingofage.com/2016/comic/book-7/01-glower-vacuum/included/
Johan
Oh.. that uh didn’t age well
Bagge
We knew all along that things tend to work out to Walky’s benefit.
Yotomoe