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More Quietly
Posted on May 18, 2013 by David M Willis

174 thoughts on “More Quietly”

  1. AckAckAck

    Oh FFS shut up and kiss and remove all your clothes and start boinking and…..

    1. Yotomoe

      There are people…right outside this door I believe. At least within earshot. And if sex doesn’t disturb people within earshot, it probably wasn’t sex worth having in the first place.

      1. Viredae

        It wouldn’t take much to close the door, you know.

        … Just sayin’.

      2. JA

        All the more reason for the clothes to come off and commence with sexytime.

      3. I.care.0

        No bondage, then?

      4. Narf

        This comment is rendered much funnier by the context of the following page. 😀

  2. Geminia999

    So, are they in a different dimensional plane now? The background looks funky.

    1. williamtwodium

      They’re in the dark, so the brightly-lit classroom behind them looks funkily bright. Imagine your eyes have already adjusted to the darkness.

      (You probably knew that already, but I’m enjoying having Dina as my gravatar, so I’m posting anyway.)

      1. Geminia999

        At first I thought it was some door with misty glass but then I realized it would be too big for that. Though I supposes that brings up the question of how exactly the “camera” works in these comics. I guess just like a regular observer would though I suppose there would be instances that don’t adhere to that.

        1. Zababcd

          I tweaked the levels a bit for my new temporary grav. It won’t last long, so if you want to see the lecture hall behind them in sort-of-colour – and I don’t see why you would – now is your chance.

        2. Zababcd

          Actually, why am I giving you a small, temporary version? You can’t get enough of the completely pointless background you’ve already seen with better colouring, and those lovely dark pink speech bubbles. Here’s the full-size version.

        3. Zababcd

          Version 2. Now stop replying to me, me. I don’t care what you think.

        4. Rowen Morland

          Now make a .gif that loops all three.

        5. Alex

          looks like a lightning strike

    2. Yotomoe

      Jason is Dr. Who, duh.

      1. Wack'd

        No, no, he’s far to young to be Peter Cushing.

        1. Bekah

          That’s because he’s Christopher Eccleston. See the nose? The hair’s just a dye job.

        2. Wack'd

          But Christopher Eccelston never played Dr. Who.

        3. Bekah

          He was 9

        4. Wack'd

          No, he was the Ninth Doctor. Peter Cushing is the only person ever to play Dr. Who.

        5. Bekah

          Also, my first (Doctor), and second favourite.

        6. Blue

          Maybe the period was a mistake? Though he’s still far too young to be Hartnell or Pertwee

          (I need to check more credits dammit)

        7. Viredae

          Give him longer hair and he might pass for Davison.

        8. Wonder Wig

          Holding in 5% of my rage. Doctor Who is the name of the show, not what people call him.

        9. Campor

          I think that’s what Wack’D was insinuating (thankfully). Doctor Who and the Daleks actually had Peter Cushing play a character named Doctor Who. It wasn’t very good.

        10. Campor

          That… That avatar is a bit creepy.

        11. james

          We are refurring to The two American Dr. Who movies from the 60’s.
          The first one was Dr. who and the daleks. which based on the shows second story…..ever.

          since it came out a year after the show started a lot of what will become Cannon never existed yet so a lot of people give it slack ( The only thing that we knew was The Doc and Susan were aliens)

          Now then Peter Cushing Played a human Dr. Who that invented time travel. Susan is still his grand daughter but younger and so is Barbra. Ian was a bumbling idiot but that was kinda the in thing for 60’s movies.

          All in all not a bad adaptation. And the Daleks looked great. The sequel….meh but it had Bernard Cribbins in it.

        12. Zababcd

          I’m hoping that the new ‘Doctor’s Name’ arc reveals the Doctor’s name to be ‘Doctor Who’ (which is a perfectly ordinary Time Lord name), and then this discussion will never have to occur again. Unless someone hasn’t watched the more recent episodes.

        13. james

          his name will be Tim and at one time he was a wizard

        14. Random832

          In fact, most of the Doctors have been credited as “Doctor Who” – Peter Davison was the first old-series doctor to be “The Doctor”, and Eccleston and (for one episode) Tennant were both “Doctor Who” as well.

      2. Jacob

        1) The Doctor is never Doctor Who

        2) The Doctor is never abbreviated.

        1. Wack'd

          3) Nobody on this show has peripheral vision.

        2. skorpeyon

          4) Doctor Who fans can be super annoying
          5) I am one, but I can be forgiving about people not knowing EVERYTHING about EVERYTHING in the show
          6) In the early credits of the actual, factual show, he was listed as “Doctor Who”, and therefore that was considered the character’s name for a long time. Correcting people on that can make you look worse than them, since they could be fans of the old show and hate the newer stuff. The fandom has been around a lot longer than most of the fans.

        3. ArkhamTexan

          7) Also, honestly, they were just asking for it with having that title for the show. I know better and I just feel like calling him Dr. Who just because what the hell were they expecting? When you have to go through the effort of explaining the title and the character like that when all a person wants to know is the GODDAMN NAME…

        4. Kernanator

          Who.

        5. Bill M.

          1) The Doctor is never Doctor Who, unless you speak German, and then when the 2nd Doctor used the alias Doctor von Wer…

        6. Wack'd

          Which is, y’know, Doctor of Who. Which makes little/no sense.

  3. John

    I would believe that Sal was the one sticking it to Jason.

    1. Resne

      Oh my…

      1. AckAckAck

        George Takei out of nowhere….

        1. timemonkey

          When you least expect it: George Takei.

        2. Bekah

          One should always expect George Takei.

        3. Viredae

          Nobody ever expects George Takei!

        4. Wack'd

          His chief weapon is surprise…surprise and fear…fear and surprise…his two weapons are fear and surprise…and ruthless efficiency…

        5. Bickendan

          Oh my.

        6. Aydr

          Well of course his efficiency is Ruth-less, he’s gay.

        7. Ruck Bogers

          I read that in Takei’s voice. Thanks heaps, fellows.

        8. Alex

          Never presume a man does not have George Takei at his disposal!

  4. Yotomoe

    Who is this JESUS GOD and why does he keep appearing in conversation during Willis’ comics?

    1. Foxhack

      Some tiny man who works at a toy store.

      1. Viredae

        Happens to wear a blue sash…

  5. saltchocolate

    I cannot imagine any good ending to this storyline. Not good grades or good sex. Good grief, maybe.

    1. Yotomoe

      Good Gracious, perhaps.

      1. saltchocolate

        Good Lord? (aka JESUS GOD.)

        1. Yotomoe

          Jesus God = The best lord.

        2. BlueRam

          I thought we had Santa Christ for that?

        3. james

          I say thee Nay Thor, is the best god. But Herc is the most likable.

        4. Animal

          Nah. Bacchus.

        5. james

          so Thor is Down with “Buddy” Christ?

        6. Yotomoe

          Hercules, or rather “The artist formerly known as Herakles” was kind of a dick.

        7. james

          yeah but after joining the avenger he kinda mellowed out

        8. AgentKeen

          Aww, but Thor and Jesus are Best Bros…

        9. james

          Who isn’t friends with “Buddy” Christ?

      2. AckAckAck

        Good day sir.

    2. Viredae

      It really depends on how you define hatefucks, personally, I consider them a good ending…

    3. Kiera

      I expect hatefucks. Willis seems to like those.

      1. james

        hatefucks for all!!!

  6. SplashBoogie

    Countdown till they sex again?

    1. Jon P

      That’s a number big enough that Sal would complain about me trying to teach her math.

      1. Bekah

        Sal’s inability to make good decisions is one of those cross-dimensional constants like Ethan’s gayness, Amber’s glasses, and Mike’s anti-social behaviour. I expect their sex soon.

      2. tyren22

        So, two?

        1. Viredae

          That’s big enough for Sal to complain about math? Now I wanna see her test scores.

        2. Bickendan

          They were low enough to cause this row…

    2. Animal

      No more than a few minutes, maybe. Sometimes ragesex is the best sex. You always end up with a badly scratched back and teethmarks in your chest.

      Don’t ask me how I know that. It’s a long story. I just do.

      1. Vincent

        … You’re a bear?

        1. Animal

          With opposable thumbs, no less.

      2. CC

        If I had to guess, it has to do with bears feeling nothing but rage

  7. Nono

    But Sal, how else will you learn how many Commandments there are?

    1. Yotomoe

      According to moral orel there are 63.

      1. AckAckAck

        Rule 63?

        1. BlueRam

          I’d love to see rule 63 Dumbing of Age cast.

        2. AckAckAck

          Artists, you know what to do.

        3. ADHadh

          Nooo, I had stuff to do today!

        4. Yotomoe

          Both Willis and I have made ample DOA rule 63 ya silly goose.

        5. Kernanator

          You have? Where?

        6. Yotomoe

          It’s everywhere and nowhere at the same time. I could do some more if you want. But not until I get some more free time.

  8. Count Dracula

    And the moral of the story is to not have sex, ever, or else women will drag you into closets and tell you you’re attractive.

    1. Yotomoe

      I’d kill a man for that to happen….Both of them.

    2. AckAckAck

      I don’t see the problem with this.

    3. MichaelHaneline

      I thought the moral was to not have sex with crazy people.

      1. james

        You need to listen to more Buckcherry

        Here become enlighten.

        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSzyKO_kW_s

      2. ArkhamTexan

        No, you can definitely have sex with crazy people. The trick is to do it at their place or a place you don’t go to often and then leave before they wake up. And them leave town by a minimum distance by at least 500 miles.

        … man, that was a good Christmas.

  9. timemonkey

    Wait, Jason is supposed to be attractive?

    1. Totz the Plaid

      Maybe. Maybe not. What matters is that Sal finds him attractive.

      1. timemonkey

        Well, we’ve all seen the quality of her judgement.

    2. Geminia999

      Wait! Bow ties aren’t sexy?

    3. Yotomoe

      Have you seen that bowtie? They won’t even let you buy those unless you fit the criteria.

      1. Pyr05

        The criteria that you have money?

    4. Jon P

      Everyone is sexier with an accent

    5. CRtwenty

      Wait, some people think Jason ISN’T attractive? Blasphemy.

  10. ReFlex76

    Since Jason’s the guy here, I’d think he’s the one “sticking it.”

    1. George

      No, man, not the guy, the man! The man keeps you down, so you gotta stick it to him, right man?

  11. Pyr05

    “Glad to see my preconceived notions that you were trying to sleep your way to better grades is slightly diluted by my masculine good looks.”

  12. ShadowWing Tronix

    Actually, if she had learned math to begin with she wouldn’t be in this mess, would she?

    Just an observation.

    1. Yotomoe

      Yeah, Sal. Stop acting like your ignorance isn’t the reason for your shit grades.

  13. Wack'd

    That’s a very good point. Sal didn’t really lay down any terms, she just jumped him.

    1. Yotomoe

      And the lesson here, boys and girls, is that if you’re going to sleep with someone for something, make sure you let them know the terms of your arrangement. Also pack a tape recorder and perhaps a weapon in case they try to weasel their way out of it.

      1. StClair

        Or in case you want to propose to their child later.

      2. ArkhamTexan

        Get it in writing with a notarized signature.

  14. gangler

    Wait. Sal stuck it to the man by offering the man sexual favors in exchange for academic favors, but neglecting to actually include the academic favors in the deal?

    I believe Sal may be the absolute worst at sticking it to the man that anybody could possibly be. If ever there was a case that warranted some one on one tutelage from Jack Black himself this is it.

    1. Yotomoe

      I stuck it to the man by giving him all my money and then licking his boots. Am I still better than Sal?

      1. John

        If you didn’t give the man no-strings-attached sex, then, yeah… yeah, you’re still doing better than Sal.

    2. Kernanator

      I’m not sure she’s 100% clear on what sticking it to the man actually entails, aside from rebelling against authority.

    3. Delirio

      I suppose Sal may have thought/imagined that she could “Stick it to the Man” by maneuvering him into an uncomfortable situation, putting him in a position (:p) where it would cost him to be found out, and it would be unnecessary to explicitly lay out the deal.

      But that would require her to be thinking a couple of moves ahead… one can wonder about her formative experiences, if she honestly believes that sex obviously “implies” an obligation by the other party to return nonsexual considerations and it doesn’t have to be explained; or maybe just that men will in the heat of the moment think with the wrong head and later WILL go out of their way to “make good” for it without having to be asked. (OTOH, you’re a TA, a student whose papers you grade throws herself at you, the correct response is run away. He DID make a bad decision.)

      So was she originally really acting impulsively after a long dry spell, or was she just giving a cover story for a move that had worked before?

  15. TinHeart

    Re: the rollover text and “sticking it” – IDK Willis, Sal looks like she might be into pegging when it’s not a spur-of-the-moment quickie for grades. And Jason looks like he might enjoy it, too.

  16. Yotomoe

    Know, she literally stuck it to the man. She put a sticky note on his back explaining her terms. He must have thrown them in the laundry without noticing.

  17. Dan

    “The man”? Unless he’s grading unfairly, that hardly seems warranted. Particularly with that bow tie.

    1. Yotomoe

      Well, he’s the man just cuz he’s in a position of power. It doesn’t matter if he’s unfair or not.

      1. Andiemus

        “Someone other than me has a vague title that means nothing! Mmmmmmmaaaaaaaaaaaaakkkkkkkkkkkkeeeee nnnnnnnnnnnnoooooooooiiiiiiiiiiissssssseeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!1!!!!!!!!!!!!

    2. Andrusi

      Well, technically, he’s “the man” by virtue of being the only adult male character in this strip.

      1. Andrusi

        (This particular strip, I should clarify, not the ongoing series which of course contains many adult males.)

  18. Tristan J

    “Ah offered ALL MAH SEXY”

    Sal you dork

    1. Ivan

      If that was ALL her sexy, either Sal or Willis needs to watch some of Rocco’s movies to catch up on what “all” means! (an I for some tooth, an A for some a!)

      1. Ivan

        Easy for me to say so, I admit. These good looks just keep my schedule so full, I couldn’t tell you the time of day if the sheep did flock back to the barn at dusk! Um… I mean, my… harem!

  19. Bunivasal

    Next time you prostitute yourself for grades, maybe make sure you’re not just being kinda easy.

  20. Uniqueantique

    Sal and Jason fightin’ over sex
    Sal forgot to include her text
    Jason don’t care
    just wants her to learn math
    may as well give up, Sal has her own path

    Hope they remember there is a class outside the door

  21. TheZombieMinion

    Is it bad when she talks I read her in Applejack’s voice from MLP:FIM?

    1. Jacob

      Don’t use your fancy mathematics to muddy the issue.

    2. james

      All I hear is Tim Curry

    3. Zababcd

      Don’t know what you’re talking about. I always hear Applejack speaking in Sal’s voice, though.

      1. james

        Tim Curry’s Franken furtter is coming out of Sal. and Tim Curry’s Buttler from Clue is coming from Jason

        Also Tim Curry from legend is coming from Joyce.

        1. Bill M.

          And Tim Curry from Superhuman Samurai Syber Squad is coming from Galasso…

        2. james

          funny I hear Tim Curry’s Captian Hook from the new adventures of Peter pan from Galasso

    4. Bettyspaghetti42

      Is it bad that I read Jason’s voice as Rarity’s from MLP: FiM?

  22. Vi

    I love these two. I have always loved these two. I thank you for giving me more of them. ^^

  23. Psycho

    5 bucks says this ends with hatebanging.

  24. Wonder Wig

    They went inside of Jason’s TARDIS to argue.

  25. Leonou

    Saturday updates are best updates !

  26. Anon

    Someone quickly donate $10,000 so we get an update tomorrow too!

  27. Kernanator

    Sal, I am having serious trouble imagining a more incompetent rebel than you.

  28. Edward

    That explains my problem with women. I’m always trying to teach them math.

    1. Khrene Cleaver

      With you penis?

      1. Kernanator

        “One. ONE penis, ho ho ho!”

      2. AgentKeen

        Would that be some number based version of the alphabet trick?

        1. Fred

          Ooh – you could demonstrate if vagina = 0, then the tip of the penis can follow a cosine wave, and the difference between amplitude and frequency of that wave. Breasts, aureolae and nipples are good for discussing radius and circumference.
          Some girls really don’t like to do polar coordinates, though.

      3. AckAckAck

        “Okay, count the thrust.”

        “Sure, but I want to count more than 10 now.”

    2. Animal

      Stick with biology.

    3. Li

      That does sound uncap pealing, especially for the many women who not only know math already, but have a more advanced understanding of the subject than you.

      1. Li

        UNAPPEALING. Thanks, phone.

  29. Kirby

    Completely unrelated to anything, but there should be an arc where they go to a comic convention like in Roomies!.

    Joe, Ethan, and Walky should go. And Willis himself should be there, situated next to the Head Alien booth, which has a large “life sized” Cheese Statue in front.

    That way we can get all of the creator inserts (and obsession inserts, that I know of) in one place and the whole DoA universe can explode.

  30. I am SHERlocked

    I love all the expressions in this one! Especially Jason’s. XD

  31. Charles RB

    You’ve lost THIS one, Sal!

  32. Kernanator

    That’s his job, Sal.

  33. kingleon

    As an academic, I have to point out Jason is about three inches from getting kicked out of school and (maybe) being black-balled from academia altogether (You see, we consider it a very bad sign if a former advisor won’t write a student a letter of recommendation; basically an instant “DO NOT ACCEPT THIS DUDE”). The reason I say this is because it seems quite possible that Sal could complain to a higher authority, and if she complains to, oh, Student Affairs and not the professor. Such an action would remove all ability of the department to sweep it under the rug, like many such indiscretions. Once the administration is involved, things get very complicated, and if Sal says she had any reason to actually believe she’d get better grades from this indiscretion, well, Jason’s fried.

    So, this is deathly serious for Jason! His whole future is riding on what Sal does next.

    1. Jen Aside

      Well, Sal doesn’t seem to be the type to go through official channels. The tutoring was more to prove that she could do the maths, and it’s more that she’s frustrated that this particular “cheat code” didn’t work.

    2. AckAckAck

      Sal hate the authority. So I don’t think she will report to the academy about their… fling.

      1. kingleon

        True, but what about jealous Penny?

        1. AckAckAck

          Why do you think she will be jealous? she even left happily when she saw Jason came to the office with Sal.

  34. Skydron

    Ok, so I was wrong… about the possibility of him having any honor anyways. A girl ‘threw’ herself at him and he immediately said ‘OH! Sex!’

    Still he’s pretty much screwed, and not in the good way. His future is entirely in her hands. He doesn’t up her grade, she can get him fired. He does up her grade, means he caved. Teachers having sex with students is generally, putting it nicely, frowned upon. His current situation has the potential to pretty much screw him professionally for life.

    1. ArkhamTexan

      How does that mean he doesn’t have any honor? Where does THAT come from?

    2. AckAckAck

      Do you expect every British guy to be some kind of knight or whatever? he’s just a normal guy like most of us. I mean how many of you will refuse when Sal suddenly jump on you naked.

      Also he can’t up her grade. He’s not a teacher, just teacher’s assistant. He doesn’t have any authority to change her grade at all.

  35. Ivan

    You last two that commented — you’re ruining it all for me!

    Does that count if you are just an M.S. part time instructor? No Ph.D. in progress or intended? I’d like to have some hope down the road of not paying strippers when I get older!

    1. kingleon

      If you’re getting paid, or being put in any position of power over a student or employee, and the two of you end up in any sort of brief consensual affair to committed relationship, its very bad from an administrative point of view. Even undergrads in TA positions should beware! And leniency on this issue is becoming less common, for obvious reasons.

      There’s a lot more to this issue that I could say, but the brief answer is JUST SAY NO. And if you have office hours, do it in a public space, not your office.

  36. TheKelliestKelly

    Does anyone else think Jason could have saved himself a lot of trouble if he had suggested Sal take a lower level math class? I know that’s not the issue here but I feel like if he had done that rather than insinuate she’s stupid it wouldn’t have lead to them having sex and Sal thinking she should get better grades for that.

    1. AckAckAck

      I think Sal will feel insulted if he suggest her to take lower level math class.

      1. Kernanator

        Sal seems the type to get insulted by lots of things.

    2. Khantalas

      Wait isn’t this already Calculus 101? Are there any lower math classes in universities?

      1. Jackson

        They’d have remedial courses that were lower-level.

  37. Hun Gary

    “Yes to the Sex” would be a great name for a reality TV show

  38. Bill M.

    Wait… why does Sal in the shadows keep on reminding me of Historical Jesus in Willis’ other comic? It’s the hair, right?

  39. Plasma Mongoose

    I didn’t realise that Saturday DoA comics have become a regular thing.

  40. Aaron Bourque

    He’d only be teaching you math if he also tried to explain that 5% was the same as 1/20th . . .

  41. Mystrana

    Every time Sal and Jason are featured, I laugh out loud. Their back and forth is just perfect.

  42. MG girl

    HEAT OF THE MOMENT!

    Only Spn fans will laugh (or cry).

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