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Billingsworth
Posted on January 28, 2013 by David M Willis
For a while I couldn't recall if I'd ever presented Billie's full, real name in the strip before.  And then I remembered, oh, duh, it's the first damn thing she says.

150 thoughts on “Billingsworth”

  1. Raine

    Oh snap. How close/far you are Joe.

    1. AckAckAck

      Eh, good for Billie though. I think Billie-Joel ship will never sail. I don’t see the chemistry at all.

      1. Jon P

        Don’t ask me why but I think you may be right. Then again, both are pretty shameless, and only the good die young–something neither of them has to worry about. Still, I think he’d be better off with an uptown girl, and her with an innocent man.

        We didn’t start the fire.

        1. Black Bumblebee

          Yeah, but I’m Keeping the Faith. Goodnight, Siagon!

        2. Wack'd

          See you in No Man’s Land–Miami, 2017!

        3. AckAckAck

          I wish there’s a +1 feature in this comment section, you three delivers!

        4. Jason

          He’s trading in his Chevy for a Cadillac AckAckAck! You oughta know by now.

        5. Jeff K!

          Wait until she hears Joe play the piano, man.
          She’ll be so overwhelmed, we’ll call her Billie the Kid.

        6. Tualha

          He can’t have this heart to break. She’s just looking for some action. That’s the kind of mood she’s in tonight.

        7. Regalli

          I just want you guys to know that I love you all for this comment thread.

        8. Phillip Wilde

          I’ve thought that for the longest time.

      2. Yotomoe

        Well that all depends on who you ship Billy Joel WITH. Some regard him as a musical genius.

        1. TPman

          Are you implying that some people DON’T regard him as a musical genius?

      3. Jnnrss

        No chemistry YET! Billie and Joe would have beautiful brunette babies together.

    2. MeHael

      I don’t know, I think it could work. At least he should tell her about it.

  2. asdsadas

    Joe’s my hero

    1. Originalslugboy

      Really? I think Jon P’s my hero.

  3. Mkvenner

    Billie’s reaction was audible.

    1. Resne

      It sounded like body butter and despair.

      1. CWR

        Yeah, that doesn’t really help.

  4. David Herbert

    Has it ever been explained why Billie doesn’t join the cheerleaders here?

    1. Mkvenner

      That’s A good Question. Willis?

      1. C.

        Maybe it’s an issue of making weight?

        1. Mkvenner

          Up or down?

        2. Yotomoe

          She just keeps insisting on being the top of the pyramid.

    2. Spazman

      Because Joe decided to join the cheerleaders first.

      1. Spazman

        *join* the cheerleaders, ‘scuse me.

        1. Yotomoe

          y-you said it right…

        2. Jeff K!

          I believe he was making a distinction between joining their group, and joining between their group.

        3. Josh

          I thought he meant join… as in at the crotch.

        4. I.care.0

          I read as “Joe-in”

      2. Mkvenner

        And he wins the cheerleading tournment all by himself because he got the rest of the squad pregnat along the the opposing squads.

        1. EclipseMouse

          ^— This

    3. AckAckAck

      Maybe she’s tired with being a cheerleader?

      We need confirmation. Willis?

    4. Yotomoe

      Because she’s like. Totally unpopular now, gosh. C’mon guys, really. Like, doncha know, like, anything. Like Gag me with a spoon gnarly.

      1. Pyr05

        Valley girl, She’s a valley girl, Valley girl, She’s a valley girl, Okay, fine, fer sure fer sure, she’s a valley girl..

    5. Kernanator

      Maybe she didn’t make the cut.

      1. Yotomoe

        I like the cut of her jib.

        1. Mkvenner

          I wouldn’t open with that.

    6. Doctor_Who

      I’m assuming because getting accepted to the cheer squad is harder when the school has 12,000 students, and a proportional number of hot girls who can work a pom-pom.

      Also, she has been putting on weight, and the school apparently knows that she is an alcoholic, judging by her first scene.

      Or maybe she just hasn’t tried, I dunno.

      1. Yotomoe

        She demanded to be regarded as a level of cheerleader higher than cheerleader. Unfortunately they rejected the title of UltraCheerleader and Billie understandably left the project, to find cheerleaders who could appreciate her assets.

        1. Mkvenner

          The Tea Party?

    7. TPman

      I kind of get the impression that Billie was never that great of a cheerleader to begin with. She probably just joined the squad for the social benefits and coasted, not putting in any effort at actually being good.

  5. Sir Robin

    Jennifer?

    1. AckAckAck

      Love

      1. Eposi

        Hewlett? Is she still around?

        1. AckAckAck

          Yep. She still hot too.

        2. PedanticJerkass

          Hewitt.

      2. Yotomoe

        Booze

  6. Wonder Wig

    Many cheerleaders are stuck with that default face. It is fact.

    1. Zababcd

      On the inside she is crying.

      1. CWR

        Joe! It’s after dark on a college campus and she’s walking around in full cheerleader regalia: this is nature’s way of saying CRAZY GIRL – DO NOT APPROACH.

        Yes, I am aware that this is a humorous comic strip. Just sayin.

  7. Jen Aside

    Joe’s gunning to beat Sal/Jason in that pool

    1. Tom Speelman

      Well, he ain’t gonna.

    2. Mkvenner

      Joe already banged Rose. So the pool is moot.

      1. TheStranger

        Not so; the poll specifies EVERYONE, which he has clearly not yet done!

        1. Yotomoe

          Joe has done you in his head.

  8. Pyr05

    Oh Joe, you’re quite the scoundrel. Little did you realize you have smashed your chances with the best former cheerleader turned reporter ever.

    1. RSLee

      Smashed his chances? Or guaranteed himself a little bit of passionate hatesex from a self-conscious former cheerleader? Too soon to call really.

      1. Mkvenner

        Or she bangs Mike.

        1. Wack'd

          “Was it good for you, too?”
          “No.”

        2. Yotomoe

          Good.

    2. AckAckAck

      “Best former cheerleader turned reporter with sexy glasses”

      There, ftfy.

  9. AckAckAck

    Oooh right in her pride.

    1. Mkvenner

      Thats going to leave a scar.

      1. Yotomoe

        EMOTIONALLY.

        1. Josh

          With his penis.

    2. Count Dracula

      At the rate this is going, somebody faking remembering who she is will eventually seem like a victory to her.

      1. Jackson

        Even the cartoonist can’t remember if he’s mentioned her full name yet. That’s gotta sting!

      2. vlademir1

        Well, someone other than Walky…

  10. Yotomoe

    Every cheerleader wants to have sex with him. They just don’t know it yet.

  11. Kernanator

    And her mind snaps in three, two, one…

  12. BananaDemocracy

    Maybe the perspective is screwing with me, but the cheerleader’s mouth is quite large. Like, PacMan large. Also, could we somehow get a better look at Billie’s truly epic rejection face?

    1. Yotomoe

      That Cheerleader has achieved Joyce levels of happiness.

      1. Kernanator

        No, she’s been gassed by the Joker.

        1. ASmellyOgre

          Same difference.

        2. Yotomoe

          She was gassed by the LORD.

        3. Plasma Mongoose

          The Joker is God, no wonder he keeps coming back.

        4. Tan

          I require to know everything about this gravatar.

    2. Pyr05

      It’s PacMan large not due to Joyce-level of happiness, but the years of something else she’s done to stay in school.

    3. EclipseMouse

      Give me a Wakka wakka wakka wakka wakka wakka!

  13. Anthony

    Hey, where’s the rest of the sex scene?

  14. creatorx2

    Wait, everyone hold on –
    – what is JOE WEARING

    1. Yotomoe

      *see the last 2 weeks of comics for responses to what Joe is wearing*

    2. Kernanator

      It’s called a shirt.

    3. Doctor_Who

      A new cologne called “Eau de Joe”. 60 percent of the time, it works every time.

      1. Yotomoe

        110% of the time, I don’t know how percentages work.

    4. madd

      Was his thong showing?

  15. Mkvenner

    Who does Joe think he is? Oliver Reed?

  16. JA

    “I WILL STAB EVERYTHING.”

    1. AckAckAck

      That’s what Joe said.

      …….

      With his penis.

      1. Yotomoe

        …Joe said that with his penis? No wonder Joe gets all the girls. That’s impressive.

        1. AckAckAck

          What I referencing:

          http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JULyx-wZih8

      2. JA

        In the FAAAAAACCCEEEEEEEE.

  17. Doi

    So, WHY is Billie not cheerleading anymore?

    Did she not make the cut or something?

    1. Notebooked

      I thought it was something to do just with status, or her knowing she won’t be guaranteed to make the cut, and she doesn’t want to be rejected. That might be part of why she’s so focused on getting her reputation back — she wants to have friends in high places so that she’s sure she’ll make it, rather than try out and get shot down like a regular nerd. (She’s already been shown as annoyed that the newspaper won’t be as lenient with her as her previous school — maybe she doesn’t want something like that again?)

      Or, well, it’s been already shown (in her first appearance, even) that the school knows she’s got a history of heavy drinking. Maybe they’d make sure she’s not immediately let into an organization that relies so heavily on physical coordination.

      1. TPman

        ^– This is probably it. That and I suspect she never put much effort into becoming a GOOD cheerleader back in high school.

    2. madd

      Maybe she dropped The Spirit Stick and no squad wants her because she’s cursed.

  18. Wack'd

    I’m surprised Joe isn’t at least interested enough in her to try for a decent excuse and walk off tactfully so he can get to Billie later.

    1. AckAckAck

      I think Joe is not into glasses girls. That’s Danny’s territory.

      1. Greenygal

        No, back when she interviewed Danny he put her on his “do” list. Apparently the cheerleader is just higher up the list.

        1. Yotomoe

          They’re all on the to do list. It’s all about Tiers.

        2. Zach

          Sex video girl. Glasses. What more can be said?

  19. Kafloobop

    Ugh, that cheerleader looks like she has chocolate smeared around her lips. Bluh

    1. Yotomoe

      That’s the girl for me.

    2. Wack'd

      [/bela legosi]

      1. HEYOUGUYZ!

        It is women who love horror. Gloat over it. Feed on it. Are nourished by it. Shudder and cling and cry out-and come back for more.
        Bela Lugosi

  20. Zach

    No backlash to how amazingly RUDE hat was? He has never been shown being mean before.

    1. Yotomoe

      I dunno. This seems very in character for him. Plus I’m not one to get angry. It’s not my alignment.

      1. Kernanator

        You’re Chill Neutral.

        1. begbert2

          I’m Chill Evil. It’s largely similar to Chill Neutral, but we do grin more at schadenfreude.

    2. Notebooked

      Is it really that rude to momentarily leave a conversation? “Hold on, there’s a cheerleader over there” seems like Joe’s version of “Hold on, gotta take this call”.

    3. McKathlin

      I haven’t seen him deliberately mean, but he was just as insensitive and one-track-minded when we first saw him in DoA.

      1. Greenygal

        And then there’s his immediate “http://www.dumbingofage.com/2010/comic/book-1/01-move-in-day/seven/”>reaction to the breakup, which is arguably even worse. And that’s his ostensible best friend he’s talking to. Sensitivity: really not Joe’s thing.

        That said I’m a little surprised that he abandoned a girl who was expressing interest for a girl who wasn’t.

  21. Alex Stritar

    Isn’t that the cheerleader Joe’s dad picked up in that alternate universe?

    1. Yotomoe

      She got held back a lot.

      1. Josh

        Everyone’s ages are different in this universe.

  22. Jesse

    That cheerleader’s face is friggin’ creepy. She reminds me of the animated version of the Toyman.

  23. HEYOUGUYZ!

    these comments must have
    the appropriate number
    of syllables, k?

  24. HEYOUGUYZ!

    Joe, in the third frame
    his eyebrow: it is alone
    and elevated.

  25. HEYOUGUYZ!

    “Consider Billie,
    Joe,” I thought, “She’s pretty hot, right?”
    And then, “dose teef!” – FIN

    1. HEYOUGUYZ!

      oh syllabic slip
      seven and a perfect rhyme
      annihilated.

      right?

  26. Uniqueantique

    Not bad! Hey, not bad at all. 😉
    About Joe’s actions though, I think the post above said that he’s not usually mean. He is self centered, egotistic, and horny….but usually not mean. And any female is fair game, can’t see him being rude to Billy if a tiny chance she may show up on his radar some future time.

    1. Andiemus

      Even otherwise, he’s blunt, to be sure, but he doesn’t strike me as particularly mean spirited.

  27. BeatleJWOL

    well good job o great creator.

    your little link up there had me archivebinge the whole comic.

    Thanks! 😀

  28. Zababcd

    From yesterday’s comic:

    IMAGE

    Billie told herself that she was still waiting there for her tutoring session, but in reality her heart was broken, and she didn’t have the energy to walk away.

    [Image(s) slightly altered from David Willis’ originals.]

    Today’s comic is the natural sequel in which Billie tries for a random hook-up after eventually forcing herself to leave the corridor.

    1. Zababcd

      Wait, yesterday? Whatever, you get the idea.

  29. Bill Murphy

    Sorry Billie, but she’s a cheerleader.

  30. Dr.Z

    Were is the Tag for the new cheerleader character?

  31. Whittier

    And here I woke up hoping that Jason would give Sal the most scathing and belittling lecture of her life that would shape her up.

    1. Heavensrun

      Jason strikes me as pretty damn spineless. I wouldn’t hold out hope for that.

    2. Kemp

      If only.

  32. ridtom

    Joes gonna miss out the best ex-cheerleader this continuity has ever seen!

  33. Stephen

    A diagram:

    The point
    –
    Various satellites
    –
    Earth’s atmosphere
    –
    Planes
    –
    Clouds
    –
    Low-flying birds
    –
    Joe

  34. Robert

    Billie spends all that time trying to recover her uniform and no one even acknowledges her effort. Poor Billie….all that hard work down the crapper.

  35. Pinja

    Eh, unrealistic, Joe seems a bird in the hand type.

    And when she’s coming up and talking to him rather than him needing to initiate matters?

    1. bunivasal

      Nah, Joe is more like a cat: he’d prefer to pounce on whatever is moving.

    2. bunivasal

      No, it’s cool, Joe. Conversations are for losers who aren’t predatoring on strangers.

  36. Metichi

    And… done reading. I really should have used this time to study but i would do it again, great comic.

  37. Intie

    But if Billie wants to be around all them cool people and achieve a good rank in the uni’s social circles then why the fuck doesn’t she start with getting rid of the ponytail.
    Seriously. Who the fuck wears ponytails above the age of 16.

    1. Andiemus

      Half the young adult population of the 80s, for several.

      1. TPman

        Go back a couple decades and it’s half the male population.

    2. Karin

      O___O….I wore ponytails at 16.

    3. AckAckAck

      Seriously? girls with ponytail are hot! damn the people who think ponytail is just for kids!

  38. Blade dog and destroyer

    CANT STOP LAUGHING!

  39. tb

    I rather like the name Jennifer. Or Jen. I imagine whomever Billie ends up with would too.

  40. newllend

    Aaaaaaaaaaaaah

  41. DarkoNeko

    The moment he loosens his bowtie, this happen. Such a sexual force to reckon with.

    1. DarkoNeko

      But this was supposed to go on the previous pagE.

  42. BrokenEye, True False Prophet

    The hell is wrong with that cheerleader’s face?

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