God forbid someone sneeze into the communal communion cup. I think it was one of the Commandments.
Mr. Bulbmin
Fun thing is that my family insisted I take the Eucharist every week.
I was very sickly growing up.
I managed to knock half the Catholics in my grandmother’s neighborhood out of commission because my phlegmy slime was on the only goblet they had.
Bluesnake462
They just had us dip the bread in
LookingIn
Were they at least the nasty, racist, homophobic old people that you don’t have to feel sorry over getting sick or were the the nice, kind old people who you feel bad about?
Also- Gravatar win! Perfect one for your response!
Mr. Bulbmin
Bit of Column A, but of column B. Like, most of an entire neighborhood, the good and the bad, laid out and groaning in agony from the flu I was beginning to shrug off. I’d almost have felt bad if it weren’t so freaking funny.
39, 39. I hadn’t even realized that it worked so well until you pointed it out.
LookingIn
As much as God may want you there, I don’t think he minds you not sending him a bunch of people weeks or years early!
The last time I was in church we had the same thing happen, the poor priest had to continue with the tradition despite it being during the S.A.R.S. epidemic. Even with Papal permission, the ceremony went unchanged.
Lumino
You’re much less likely to find horribly intolerant Catholics than other brands of Christianity. Not to say Catholics don’t have their own assholes, cause we do, it just seems like the concentration is less.
I went to a Catholic high school, and ha ha ha ha ha ha
Mr. Bulbmin
I lived in a predominantly Catholic neighborhood, and ha ha, ha ha ha, ha ha ha. Ha.
ninja_jesus
Went to a Catholic middle school, and hahaha, haha, ha ha ha ha, h a h a
Durandal_1707
I went to an evangelical grade school and then a Catholic high school, so I can legitimately compare them. The kids in the Catholic school were generally *far* more chill about it. There were some exceptions, of course.
segnosaur
I suspect it depends on the branch of christianity.
My family went to the United Church of Canada, which is not an evangelical in any way, and was probably more ‘forward thinking’ than any other mainstream church (including having openly gay ministers).
The sharing of it was sort of the point, to a lot of people. My church had the little separate cups you could ask for if you knew you were already sick, but still wanted to participate.
I’ve been to churches that were 1st Sunday of the month & Holidays only, and also ones where Communion was weekly. I always thought those churches were… um, “trying too hard”. Like, “look at us! We’re HOLY!”
Usually more evangelical churches do communion once a month or even once a quarter (a Southern Baptist thing) and more traditional/liturgical churches do weekly. So, I’m not surprised that Jacob’s church does it ever week, but I am surprised Joyce’s does.
Growing up Polish Catholic, ours was every week, but only the priest touched the goblet. He would dip the wafer in the wine and then place it on your tongue.
I think that this is very possible and I also think that it is not going to have a positive outcome for Joyce, at least in terms of her emotional well-being and self-image, no matter how much it satisfies Sarah and Joyce’s reaction confuses Becky.
I think a factor as to why Joyce would feel turmoil is that she still thinks she’s trying to hook Jacob up with Sarah. If she has feelings for Jacob, she would be hesitant to act on them because she’d be worried that she’d be hurting Sarah in the process, unaware that Sarah has given up on Jacob and now wants Jacob to be with anyone else.
The rest of the strip was good, but there was no way it could live up to that first panel.
The only tragedy is that it went to waste in-universe. Basically any cast member that is friends with Joyce would’ve gotten endless amusement from a straight line like that.
“Sometimes when we flirt
Our intentions are overt
And I have to roll my eyes
And smile.”
In my own college freshman year, my roommate always had his radio tuned to a soft rock station, and “Sometimes When We Touch” was omnipresent. As was “Gone Too Far” (“It had to be you!”).
Ime, they mainly differ in body language and facial expression. Those eyebrows in panels 3 and 5, those say flirting to me.
Nobody
No they differ way more than that, unless you want to see flirting in places where it’s not there. Besides eyebrows are one of the main points of expression in comics, they’d be doing the same thing in banter.
We’ll have to agree to disagree on that point, as those eyebrows look one “oh yeah, whatcha gonna do about it?” from launching into a full on fanfic trope.
Wow, I didn’t realize Christianity was so FUCKed up.
(That’s a lie, yes I did.)
Ozzi
You are telling me that it isn’t fucked up when a rib woman damns humanity by eating a magic apple from a magic tree because a talking snake told her to? Oh and then that was solved by the offspring of a pedophillic force that impregnated a young girl at Xmas time. Then not only did that guy get killed by a dick move by his own followers, he rose to the heavens after 3 days of respawn lag but says love me 2000 years later because I can feel it or I will fucking spank you and hand you over to be roasted alive in Hell by a guy who was cast out of heaven cos he angered my dad.
Reltzik
And THAT’S before you start reading the Book of Revelation.
185 thoughts on “Thirst”
Ana Chronistic
“GRAPE backwash… technically… after a sense”
“IT FERMENTED”
“yeah, that’s kinda how it’s made”
…
WEEKLY communion? Ours were the first Sunday of the month ONLY… budget cuts? =p
Durandal_1707
My church always had it in separate little plastic cups. I guess here if one person gets sick, the whole flock does, huh?
Pablo360
God forbid someone sneeze into the communal communion cup. I think it was one of the Commandments.
Mr. Bulbmin
Fun thing is that my family insisted I take the Eucharist every week.
I was very sickly growing up.
I managed to knock half the Catholics in my grandmother’s neighborhood out of commission because my phlegmy slime was on the only goblet they had.
Bluesnake462
They just had us dip the bread in
LookingIn
Were they at least the nasty, racist, homophobic old people that you don’t have to feel sorry over getting sick or were the the nice, kind old people who you feel bad about?
Also- Gravatar win! Perfect one for your response!
Mr. Bulbmin
Bit of Column A, but of column B. Like, most of an entire neighborhood, the good and the bad, laid out and groaning in agony from the flu I was beginning to shrug off. I’d almost have felt bad if it weren’t so freaking funny.
39, 39. I hadn’t even realized that it worked so well until you pointed it out.
LookingIn
As much as God may want you there, I don’t think he minds you not sending him a bunch of people weeks or years early!
The last time I was in church we had the same thing happen, the poor priest had to continue with the tradition despite it being during the S.A.R.S. epidemic. Even with Papal permission, the ceremony went unchanged.
Lumino
You’re much less likely to find horribly intolerant Catholics than other brands of Christianity. Not to say Catholics don’t have their own assholes, cause we do, it just seems like the concentration is less.
Pablo360
I went to a Catholic high school, and ha ha ha ha ha ha
Mr. Bulbmin
I lived in a predominantly Catholic neighborhood, and ha ha, ha ha ha, ha ha ha. Ha.
ninja_jesus
Went to a Catholic middle school, and hahaha, haha, ha ha ha ha, h a h a
Durandal_1707
I went to an evangelical grade school and then a Catholic high school, so I can legitimately compare them. The kids in the Catholic school were generally *far* more chill about it. There were some exceptions, of course.
segnosaur
I suspect it depends on the branch of christianity.
My family went to the United Church of Canada, which is not an evangelical in any way, and was probably more ‘forward thinking’ than any other mainstream church (including having openly gay ministers).
Hinoron
The sharing of it was sort of the point, to a lot of people. My church had the little separate cups you could ask for if you knew you were already sick, but still wanted to participate.
Frelance
yeah God can’t do shit about germs
Cholma
I’ve been to churches that were 1st Sunday of the month & Holidays only, and also ones where Communion was weekly. I always thought those churches were… um, “trying too hard”. Like, “look at us! We’re HOLY!”
Pablo360
Didn’t one of the Pauline letters rail against people who did communion over and over again so they could get drunk, or did I hallucinate that bit?
Robin
This sounds vaguely familiar
vlademir1
Yeah, pretty sure one did.
moo
Weekly? Shit, my church had it several times a week. I don’t know about holiness. Maybe just they like wine.
Ninjamaid
My parents do it every morning, but with toast and grape juice. Sometimes they give the cats some.
BBCC
The church my school took us to apparently did it weekly.
DinaJoyce
Usually more evangelical churches do communion once a month or even once a quarter (a Southern Baptist thing) and more traditional/liturgical churches do weekly. So, I’m not surprised that Jacob’s church does it ever week, but I am surprised Joyce’s does.
Jarrod
Growing up Polish Catholic, ours was every week, but only the priest touched the goblet. He would dip the wafer in the wine and then place it on your tongue.
Agemegos
Priests used to be obliged to say Mass every day, once exactly, unless they had a dispensation.
MissFortune
NOW KISS.
BenRG
I think that this is very possible and I also think that it is not going to have a positive outcome for Joyce, at least in terms of her emotional well-being and self-image, no matter how much it satisfies Sarah and Joyce’s reaction confuses Becky.
CianM1301
I think a factor as to why Joyce would feel turmoil is that she still thinks she’s trying to hook Jacob up with Sarah. If she has feelings for Jacob, she would be hesitant to act on them because she’d be worried that she’d be hurting Sarah in the process, unaware that Sarah has given up on Jacob and now wants Jacob to be with anyone else.
Sam
That first panel is going to take on a life of its own.
Doctor_Who
It’s already leapt off my screen and is now hogging the couch and the remote. And wants to know if I have any grape juice in the fridge.
Jay Eff
It’s also asking you for more cowbell.
Needfuldoer
Good thing that didn’t happen a couple stories ago, or it would have stuck a
n“AIDEYOU” sign on your lamp and baked muffins with no pants on.Deathjavu
The rest of the strip was good, but there was no way it could live up to that first panel.
The only tragedy is that it went to waste in-universe. Basically any cast member that is friends with Joyce would’ve gotten endless amusement from a straight line like that.
Pablo360
I dunno, Becky would have gotten more amusement out of a gay line like that.
Foxhack
I can see it now. Add some sunglasses and “Dat Tushy” on the bottom.
Tandel
Yes, it will: https://imgur.com/04vCiTC
Miroku2235
Oh my god, the flirting is just too much~
Pablo360
What are you talking about? This is how I (a Protestant) talk with my Catholic friend all the time.
…my Catholic friend who was in theater.
…oh my
Pablo360
…and also he introduced me to tfs, so…
…damn I missed my prime window of opportunity, we’re in different colleges now
MatthewTheLucky
Don’t you mean… theater?
Marsh Maryrose
“Sometimes when we flirt
Our intentions are overt
And I have to roll my eyes
And smile.”
In my own college freshman year, my roommate always had his radio tuned to a soft rock station, and “Sometimes When We Touch” was omnipresent. As was “Gone Too Far” (“It had to be you!”).
Michael Chandra
I need upvoting for this kind of posts.
Spring
This is adorable.
Reltzik
Seconded.
Needfuldoer
Very much so.
AnvilPro
They’re too perfect for each other
Kernanator
They are so perfect for each other, they cannot be allowed to get together.
Deathjavu
First panel “Whoa, Joyce has developed total self-awareness!”
Shiro
This…this is definitely flirting, yes? Are either of them aware of it?
It’s so rare that I actually actively ship something (rather than being ambivalent to whatever happens), but I’m shipping them haaaaaaaaard.
MM
I’m gonna say no. Jacob would’ve shut it down on his end, and Joyce would’ve short-circuited.
drs
Your assignment is to compare and contrast “flirting” and “friendly banter”.
Indoor Cat
I would like to give this assignment to several people I know.
Shiro
Ime, they mainly differ in body language and facial expression. Those eyebrows in panels 3 and 5, those say flirting to me.
Nobody
No they differ way more than that, unless you want to see flirting in places where it’s not there. Besides eyebrows are one of the main points of expression in comics, they’d be doing the same thing in banter.
Shiro
We’ll have to agree to disagree on that point, as those eyebrows look one “oh yeah, whatcha gonna do about it?” from launching into a full on fanfic trope.
Shiro
*to me, that is
Jay Eff
Now *I* want some grape juice–
Tasha
yeah I ship em
Dara
This is, honestly, the first time I’ve gone, “…okay, yeah, I can see it.” But now, I can really see it.
Knuf Wons
It’s being actively shoved down our perception filters.
FractalDawn
What I want to know is when, in the spirit of Trying New Things, Joyce meets a Bible translation other than King James.
C.
Willis said on Tumblr that Joyce uses the NIV.
Pablo360
The BEST V.
Miguel
Damn boy, they gonna fuck.
Shiro
But only after an appropriate-length courtship, proposal, and lovely marriage ceremony
timemonkey
And after Joyce is sure Sarah is also happily married.
Reltzik
Coupled with the bride’s mother objecting to her marrying into the high church.
Pablo360
they gonna FUCK:
Fight over
Unimportant minutia
Contained within the
King James Bible
Reltzik
Wow, I didn’t realize Christianity was so FUCKed up.
(That’s a lie, yes I did.)
Ozzi
You are telling me that it isn’t fucked up when a rib woman damns humanity by eating a magic apple from a magic tree because a talking snake told her to? Oh and then that was solved by the offspring of a pedophillic force that impregnated a young girl at Xmas time. Then not only did that guy get killed by a dick move by his own followers, he rose to the heavens after 3 days of respawn lag but says love me 2000 years later because I can feel it or I will fucking spank you and hand you over to be roasted alive in Hell by a guy who was cast out of heaven cos he angered my dad.
Reltzik
And THAT’S before you start reading the Book of Revelation.