I suppose, but this is one of the few times I don’t blame Billie. Maybe she just needs a break from being a total bongo to everyone and getting her ass kicked.
Sarah really rubs me the wrong way on this. I don’t like drugs, but I’m not going to make other people feel bad about how they choose to live. I might give advice, but not sarcastic admonishment.
calendarman27
Fair enough, you can’t control how people live their lives and you shouldn’t. At the same time, Sarah seems to be at the wrong end of some judgement herself merely for trying to prevent her life from being ruined by someone else’s bad habits. Having been in a similar situation myself, I can hardly fault her for being a little snarky.
Ridureyu
There is a difference between “controlling how people live their lives” and “Hey, uh, maybe you should cut back a little on the booze.”
Which isn’t what Sarah’s doing, she’s openly mocking a lifestyle she doesn’t approve of and wouldn’t choose. If I made a point to mock someone’s lifestyle because it’s not what I would do, well, that’s the first step on the slippery slope to bastardom.
calendarman27
Amen, but I gotta say, I’ve been mocked in the same way for the lifestyle of little-to-no booze, and sometimes, (while i’m not saying this is a good thing) i’m tempted to lash back with some snark of my own
Daibhid C
When I was at college, a total stranger came up to me while I was drinking a can of soda in a student bar, and asked if I had exams. When I said no, he began unasked-for amateur psychoanalysis, trying to find out why I didn’t drink alcohol.
Hey lets not forget the few weeks where Ruth was being a bongo with the whole Cheerleader uniform thing. Everyone found Ruth reprehensible then. Or at least the majority.
ohey… I forgot about that… But I have a… dislike of cheerleaders, so I’m still kinda on Ruth’s side through all that. Plus I have a thing for (physically) strong women who can kick an ass or two.
So then what exactly is the situation? Ruth is being entirely inappropriate *even if* Billie is, gasp, a cheerleader!
So what is so horrible about being a cheerleader that makes Ruth’s actions okay?
Bekah
Well for starters, I never said her actions were right. I said I’m kinda on her side.
Having been on both ends I can’t hold a grudge against those who gave me my karmic comeuppance, look down on some dishing out something similar on another cheerleader, or really feel bad for a cheerleader who treats everyone around her like shit and then gets exactly what she deserves.
Would I do it myself? No. But I’m gonna laugh about it.
And I don’t mean “love” as in “I want to do horribly perverted thigns to her,” I mean, “I want to give her a high-five, and maybe some money, because college students are poor.”
Rayri
…I want to do pervy things to her and help her out.
/is a college student
I fully agree with you, grad school is the time for drunken idiocy. Everyone’s legal then, and it is more of a stress reliever than an everyday action.
I know that she wants to focus on her academics, which is totally understandable, but college is just as much about learning about social situations as it is learning academically.
Some of the best academic students I know from college can’t hold a decent job because they have HORRIBLE social skills, while those with decent to moderate grades but socialized a lot already have jobs where they’re working their way up and great families that love them.
I ended up going to med school so I haven’t done either yet, though. 😛
Yeah, you totally learn the best social skills drunk. Down there at the kegger, that’s where she’s gonna learn to interact with an employer and coworkers.
I’m being incredibly sarcastic, but I don’t actually attend such functions or partake of the drink. Maybe it transfers more than appearances would indicate? All I know is that when my roommate comes home fall down drunk and tells stories of all the people he punched out, he doesn’t sound like he’s learning anything he’ll need in a professional social circle.
Seems like you could probably learn the necessary social skills just fine without associating with such people.
You seem to assume involvement of alcohol being equated to balls out drunk. This is a mistake, the same one Sarah’s made. You don’t need to be balls out drunk to socialize, I mean, most parties I was at, most people only had enough to grease the wheels, so to speak. Very rarely were there “ZOMG POLICE INTERVENTION.”
Honestly, I don’t get the whole “haha college kids irresponsible drinking” thing. There IS such a thing as moderation.
gangler
I’ve never heard of responsible drinking referred to as partying is all. Obviously there’s nothing wrong with a glass or two, or whatever you’re comfortable with. When people use the word party though generally they seem to be talking about something else entirely. At the very least, I personally haven’t heard it used to describe anything else within the current context (non event-based parties).
I’d think that socialization would just be “Getting together with some friends” or something along those lines. I hang out with friends all the time. Sometimes they drink, that’s cool. I don’t personally do that, but it’s mostly just because I’m a somewhat bland person that way. Raised mormon, never got around to trying the stuff. Not like I have a policy against it, just hasn’t happened. Any party I’ve heard about though doesn’t end in anything other than passing out from excess at some ungodly hour, hopefully having made it back to your own bed.
What you’re describing sounds like basically a social gathering where one could meet new people and crack open a cold one. That doesn’t sound bad at all. That actually sounds quite pleasant. Maybe one day I’ll encounter something like that.
Yeah, that’s basically what I’m describing. Social gathering, which also means a party. You’re thinking of the whole FRAT BOY ROOFIE PARTY YARRGGHH. I have to say that nearly none of the parties I’ve been to were like that, just a large amount of people mingling and meeting new people and stuff. The few times I HAVE ended up in one of those parties, I left in disgust, so I know where you’re coming from, at the least.
So the moral of the story is to not make comments on “partying” if you’ve never done anything of the sort? Makes sense to me. I’ve never been invited to a party with alcohol, much less gone to one.
126 thoughts on “Flares”
David Herbert
I’m thinking she’s had some bad experiences in the past. Flashback?
Xartarin
At least she’s being cheerful about it…?
Ragnal
She caught her roommate doing drugs, I believe. I think she wants to keep herself and her academics safe. Others didn’t see it that way.
Bekah
Yeah, wasn’t all this covered when Sarah was introduced here?
David Herbert
She said her former roommate did drugs, she didn’t really say much else.
Bekah
And it’s been implied a few times that she narc’d on her former roommate, and she’s flat out said she just wants to focus on her studies.
Loki
Is Ethan gay? Having it covered before doesn’t mean people won’t be confused by it. 🙂
Ryan
Hey, let’s email Willis and ask him!
calendarman27
I’m with sarah, i hate all the people at college who are all “wooo lets go drastically alter our brain chemistry for no reason! wooooo”
Ash
A party doesn’t have to involve drugs or alcohol. Some of the best college parties I’ve been to involved no intoxication at all.
Wanton hooking up, though, is another story.
calendarman27
yeah, but we know billie is one of those people who make “party” and “fun” synonymous with “boozahol”
Ash
I suppose, but this is one of the few times I don’t blame Billie. Maybe she just needs a break from being a total bongo to everyone and getting her ass kicked.
Sarah really rubs me the wrong way on this. I don’t like drugs, but I’m not going to make other people feel bad about how they choose to live. I might give advice, but not sarcastic admonishment.
calendarman27
Fair enough, you can’t control how people live their lives and you shouldn’t. At the same time, Sarah seems to be at the wrong end of some judgement herself merely for trying to prevent her life from being ruined by someone else’s bad habits. Having been in a similar situation myself, I can hardly fault her for being a little snarky.
Ridureyu
There is a difference between “controlling how people live their lives” and “Hey, uh, maybe you should cut back a little on the booze.”
Ash
Which isn’t what Sarah’s doing, she’s openly mocking a lifestyle she doesn’t approve of and wouldn’t choose. If I made a point to mock someone’s lifestyle because it’s not what I would do, well, that’s the first step on the slippery slope to bastardom.
calendarman27
Amen, but I gotta say, I’ve been mocked in the same way for the lifestyle of little-to-no booze, and sometimes, (while i’m not saying this is a good thing) i’m tempted to lash back with some snark of my own
Daibhid C
When I was at college, a total stranger came up to me while I was drinking a can of soda in a student bar, and asked if I had exams. When I said no, he began unasked-for amateur psychoanalysis, trying to find out why I didn’t drink alcohol.
Chaos Rose
so shes turning into mike?
Tana
Poor Billie, she still has a lot to learn still that she’s not in high school anymore.
arjay2813
very unsubtle sarah
Bekah
A Wild Billie appears!
Sarah uses Sarcasm Burn!
It’s super effective!
Ragnal
Best post ever.
George
Robin looks shocked that that worked. Clearly she hasn’t been studying her type relationships.
iSaidCandleja-
The SWAT team always uses snipers, so they know exactly where to aim. With their penis.
Henry
Do they aim for the faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaace?
Hello, Mr. Anderson
Only with your mom. For a nickle.
XMD
Only meme I can think of that’s left is “DAMN YOU WILLIS!”
Trae Dorn
Femurs?
meanderling
The most epic of hatefucks?
calendarman27
I’m batman?
MM
Never presume a (Bat)man does not have ninjas at his disposal.
Amazo
Batman is gay in this universe?
ryan
…and i can breathe in space?
Jackson
+10 MEME COMBO
3760 POINTS
voodoo_curse
Is that Ethan dude gay?
XLR
oh shi- new meme is born.
Rikushadow5
Mark yer calendars.
Gary Coleman
I GOT YO WILLIS RIGHT HERE
Eliwyn
Hey, at least Sarah and Joyce won’t have any disagreements about drugs/alcohol, right?
Doctor_Who
An impressive display of sarcasm.
Valkeer
I’m shocked no one has made Sarah’s face in the last panel into a Gravatar yet.
drpepperfan
Wow. A week in which Billie doesn’t come across as the biggest jerk in the comic. Bizarre.
calendarman27
idk, she was pretty dismissive of joyce, not to say that she would know where any parties are but billie didn’t need to be so harsh about it.
Bekah
Sarah comes off as a sassypants. Billie’s still the jerk.
I <3 her either way still.
XLR
Hey lets not forget the few weeks where Ruth was being a bongo with the whole Cheerleader uniform thing. Everyone found Ruth reprehensible then. Or at least the majority.
Bekah
ohey… I forgot about that… But I have a… dislike of cheerleaders, so I’m still kinda on Ruth’s side through all that. Plus I have a thing for (physically) strong women who can kick an ass or two.
taekwondogirl
So simply because someone’s a cheerleader, it’s okay to destroy their property?
You realize that kind of puts you at or below the level of the people you disdain, right?
Bekah
Well, you’re free to make all kinds of assumptions about me, but they’d be wrong.
wlyteth
You only assume our assumptions are wrong. 😉
Skye
My mind, it is blown!
taekwondogirl
So then what exactly is the situation? Ruth is being entirely inappropriate *even if* Billie is, gasp, a cheerleader!
So what is so horrible about being a cheerleader that makes Ruth’s actions okay?
Bekah
Well for starters, I never said her actions were right. I said I’m kinda on her side.
Having been on both ends I can’t hold a grudge against those who gave me my karmic comeuppance, look down on some dishing out something similar on another cheerleader, or really feel bad for a cheerleader who treats everyone around her like shit and then gets exactly what she deserves.
Would I do it myself? No. But I’m gonna laugh about it.
XLR
should I feel bad for starting this argument? XD
taekwondogirl
Fair enough. That’s a lot easier to understand than the initial post. :p
R
I like Sarah, I think that she is by far my favorite DoA character.
Kisai
I think sassy Sarah just earned some cool points. Joyce now thinks she has found a fellow unintended prude.
goatman95111
Aww, but everyone knows flares aren’t necessary when most SWAT teams have access to night vision optics!
calendarman27
you and i have different definitions of the word necessary my friend,
Necessary: adj: something that adds to a situation in a way that makes it kickasspumpkins
goatman95111
Necessary would be bringing the flash-bang grenades to liven up the party.
calendarman27
hmmm…maybe we don’t have dissimilar definitions after all…touche goatman touche.
Ridureyu
I love Sarah.
calendarman27
ditto, she’s snarky in all the right ways
Ridureyu
And I don’t mean “love” as in “I want to do horribly perverted thigns to her,” I mean, “I want to give her a high-five, and maybe some money, because college students are poor.”
Rayri
…I want to do pervy things to her and help her out.
/is a college student
Doom Shepherd
Sarah is right. Drunken idiocy should be postponed until grad school.
Well, that’s how _I_ did it.
Dym
I fully agree with you, grad school is the time for drunken idiocy. Everyone’s legal then, and it is more of a stress reliever than an everyday action.
Ash
Sarah really rubs me the wrong way.
I know that she wants to focus on her academics, which is totally understandable, but college is just as much about learning about social situations as it is learning academically.
Some of the best academic students I know from college can’t hold a decent job because they have HORRIBLE social skills, while those with decent to moderate grades but socialized a lot already have jobs where they’re working their way up and great families that love them.
I ended up going to med school so I haven’t done either yet, though. 😛
gangler
Yeah, you totally learn the best social skills drunk. Down there at the kegger, that’s where she’s gonna learn to interact with an employer and coworkers.
I’m being incredibly sarcastic, but I don’t actually attend such functions or partake of the drink. Maybe it transfers more than appearances would indicate? All I know is that when my roommate comes home fall down drunk and tells stories of all the people he punched out, he doesn’t sound like he’s learning anything he’ll need in a professional social circle.
Seems like you could probably learn the necessary social skills just fine without associating with such people.
Ash
You seem to assume involvement of alcohol being equated to balls out drunk. This is a mistake, the same one Sarah’s made. You don’t need to be balls out drunk to socialize, I mean, most parties I was at, most people only had enough to grease the wheels, so to speak. Very rarely were there “ZOMG POLICE INTERVENTION.”
Honestly, I don’t get the whole “haha college kids irresponsible drinking” thing. There IS such a thing as moderation.
gangler
I’ve never heard of responsible drinking referred to as partying is all. Obviously there’s nothing wrong with a glass or two, or whatever you’re comfortable with. When people use the word party though generally they seem to be talking about something else entirely. At the very least, I personally haven’t heard it used to describe anything else within the current context (non event-based parties).
I’d think that socialization would just be “Getting together with some friends” or something along those lines. I hang out with friends all the time. Sometimes they drink, that’s cool. I don’t personally do that, but it’s mostly just because I’m a somewhat bland person that way. Raised mormon, never got around to trying the stuff. Not like I have a policy against it, just hasn’t happened. Any party I’ve heard about though doesn’t end in anything other than passing out from excess at some ungodly hour, hopefully having made it back to your own bed.
What you’re describing sounds like basically a social gathering where one could meet new people and crack open a cold one. That doesn’t sound bad at all. That actually sounds quite pleasant. Maybe one day I’ll encounter something like that.
Ash
Yeah, that’s basically what I’m describing. Social gathering, which also means a party. You’re thinking of the whole FRAT BOY ROOFIE PARTY YARRGGHH. I have to say that nearly none of the parties I’ve been to were like that, just a large amount of people mingling and meeting new people and stuff. The few times I HAVE ended up in one of those parties, I left in disgust, so I know where you’re coming from, at the least.
daughterofthestars
So the moral of the story is to not make comments on “partying” if you’ve never done anything of the sort? Makes sense to me. I’ve never been invited to a party with alcohol, much less gone to one.