You know, I thought she was just rolling her eyes at first, but now that you’re pointed it out I definitely can’t unsee that lip bite in the last panel. You’re right, Joyce is most certainly not the only one getting turned on here.
I think Joyce wanting sex and allowing herself any degree of exploration of that are separated by a currently insurmountable chasm. But if, of the three non-banging couples in strip currently, Joyce and Joe end up being the first pair to seal the deal, I definitely won’t be mad.
So they’re going to get plenty of use out of a punching bag today?
(Disclaimer: everything I know about JoJo I learned from Soundsmith’s TF2 videos, which basically amounts to “they run around yelling and punching things really fast”.)
Dr. Sharks
Hey. Nice rhombic dodecahedron, the best isohedral polyhedron.
I feel like Sarah is fighting with herself not to think this is cute or like this interaction. She doesn’t want to be okay with any of this, but well… Look at them.
i mean even a non sarah person might roll their eyes at this but at least given how easily flustered joyce gets over some bare arms, she doesn’t have to worry about walking in on joyce and joe in a room alone
I mean, have we seen Joyce express sexual or romantic attraction to Sarah at all? She seems to see her more as a big sister than anyone romantically or sexually attractive.
She definitely tells Sarah that she’s a very pretty lady at least once (pretty certain wording was “very pretty” but a synonym for female person that wasn’t “lady” may have been used). She is aware Sarah is attractive but I don’t think she has ever got flustered by her attractiveness in the way she sometimes does by Sal/Dorothy/Jennifer’s hypnoboobs…
Probably spent too much time on this but here ya go, you decide who’s hotter.
Its kinda spicy but more or less sfw, features abs: https://i.imgur.com/WcMTGzx.png
Even though this ship is not my favorite, let’s say: THIS is chemistry!!! Go back one page then return. Compare. View a couple in which both people are interested in each other
I was unaware that “fireman pinup calendars” are a thing, and I’m not sure I want to risk the impact that attempting to verify this will have on my Google search results.
I believe there are also “firemen holding puppies” pin-up calendars. I assume these are the softcore level Joyce is thinking of (shirtless/maybe an open jacket revealing a muscled, bare chest, no chance of seeing weenus, also puppies!).
Joe would be a poor fireman. He’s presence would simply be counter productive – he is just too hot. I mean look – Joyce is already burning up just being near him. By panel five she is melting!!
Yeah, I was definitely taking it as a riff on that. Pointing out how bad that logic is in its real-world usage by showing it in its (surprisingly cute) Bizarro World version. It’s good social commentary, because it works both on its own as humor and making the point, and good writing because either this as a serious reaction from Joyce or this as fake moral outrage to cover up her extremely obvious actual reaction (in a way which Joyce knows her friends would perceive as in-character for her) are believably in-character for her.
(Just as either reading of Becky’s possibly-pointed comment in yesterday’s strip about how people assume men are always consenting by default can be read either way based on her character, actually. This kinda makes me think both comments were made intentionally with the latter plausible deniability but total self-awareness – leaning into the mirrored sexist stereotypes consciously for an intended effect, either to jostle Walky out of complacency or to do this kind of complicated flirty thing with Joe where Joyce is affecting a flanderized version of herself that I suspect is also giving Joe exactly the kind of endearing Joyce ridiculousness he craves. I feel like that self-awareness is pretty cool character development, really.)
179 thoughts on “Bleh”
DarkoNeko
hi Joe !
Decidedly Orthogonal
How happy for Sarah she came along to see this!
Doctor_Who
of all the unmitigated gall
Ana Chronistic
Imagine, people having arms! TOUCHABLE ARMS
Lumino
And bare, exposed SHOULDERS! Scandalous!
Furie
In a school!!! How will the boys be able to study?
Kazuma Taichi
truly, they’ll spend too much time ruminating on the taboo nature and wind up developing a kink as an adult
won’t anyone think of the children?
Taellosse
No, definitely not – that kink is illegal.
Angel
imagine if he had been wearing that one crop top hoodie lol
elebenty
Joe has the right to bare arms….
clif
It’s right there in his morning constitutional.
PASchaefer
Is “bleh” another of those “I can’t believe this wasn’t already a comic name” titles?
Jo_Cubstar
I’m surprised ?
Sirksome
Sarah looks begrudgingly impressed. Makes sense. We’ve known her type for awhile.
DarkoNeko
SArah is already regretting her decision XD
BarerMender
I’m reading her expression as, “Dah fuck?”
Thag Simmons
Sarah looks like she’s feeling a lot of feelings all at once.
clif
Sympathy for Joe was not expected to be one of them.
HueSatLight
annoyance at being in this particular situation going up, but general animosity for Joe slightly lowering or at least in flux.
Mturtle7
You know, I thought she was just rolling her eyes at first, but now that you’re pointed it out I definitely can’t unsee that lip bite in the last panel. You’re right, Joyce is most certainly not the only one getting turned on here.
Kyrik Michalowski
Sarah is going to roll her eyes so hard they pop out, and start rolling down the hallway.
Also, why do I get the feeling that Joyce will want sex after working out with Joe?
Corlanthis
. . .*after*?
jeffepp
She’s two panels away from crawling un that hoodie with him and hankying his panky!
Having spent the night wrapped in the arms of one lover, has primed the pumps of her desire to wrap herself around the arms of her other lover.
eskimolos
I think Joyce wanting sex and allowing herself any degree of exploration of that are separated by a currently insurmountable chasm. But if, of the three non-banging couples in strip currently, Joyce and Joe end up being the first pair to seal the deal, I definitely won’t be mad.
NGPZ
~aye aye aaayeee~
*plays “Awaken Pillar Men” from JoJo Soundtrack CD on hacked muzak*
RassilonTDavros
Joe’s full first name is Joseph, after all…
Carl Muckenhoupt
Joe/Joyce = JoJo, coincidence?
Needfuldoer
So they’re going to get plenty of use out of a punching bag today?
(Disclaimer: everything I know about JoJo I learned from Soundsmith’s TF2 videos, which basically amounts to “they run around yelling and punching things really fast”.)
Dr. Sharks
Hey. Nice rhombic dodecahedron, the best isohedral polyhedron.
3oranges
(Cries in D10)
zee
Y’know I’m normally not to fond of this gag (don’t ask why, I couldn’t tell ya. My brain dum) but this one is the exception. I love this one
Grimey
I feel like Sarah is fighting with herself not to think this is cute or like this interaction. She doesn’t want to be okay with any of this, but well… Look at them.
Angel
i mean even a non sarah person might roll their eyes at this but at least given how easily flustered joyce gets over some bare arms, she doesn’t have to worry about walking in on joyce and joe in a room alone
Yotomoe
I mean if we’re rating sexy outfits I think Sarah’s absolutely demolishing Joe here and Joyce didn’t even bring it up. Didn’t even rub her midriff.
Mym
R U D E. I’LL RUB SARAH’S MIDRIFF (I understand there will be consequences)
Rose by Any Other Name
Mym, I love your post here. The fact that you acknowledge that there will be consequences got me so bad.
Mym
I’m prepared for hospitalization. I made sure my insurance will cover “Act of Sarah” first
DailyBrad
Hey now. Hey.
They’re both hot.
Nono
The bisexual dilemma.
elebenty
Rub ALL the midriffs!
morleuca
I dont see the dilemma
Tan
The bisexual advantage
clif
The baseball bat dilemma.
MirageOasis
Hey now, hey now, when the world comes in-
Some1
I mean, have we seen Joyce express sexual or romantic attraction to Sarah at all? She seems to see her more as a big sister than anyone romantically or sexually attractive.
Taffy
Silly Some1, that doesn’t matter.
Miri
She definitely tells Sarah that she’s a very pretty lady at least once (pretty certain wording was “very pretty” but a synonym for female person that wasn’t “lady” may have been used). She is aware Sarah is attractive but I don’t think she has ever got flustered by her attractiveness in the way she sometimes does by Sal/Dorothy/Jennifer’s hypnoboobs…
Angel
maybe jacob will appreciate it lol
JA
Was gonna say yesterday. Sarah ain’t a slouch.
Needfuldoer
Sarah looks great, yeah!
More of that sort of thing please.
Needfuldoer
But also Joyce is pretty damn cute in that outfit, with her hair up.
Dday
NGL, Sarah in this outfit is making my bowtie spin while someone plays a slide whistle off screen. Maybe I have to draw something…
Dday
Probably spent too much time on this but here ya go, you decide who’s hotter.
Its kinda spicy but more or less sfw, features abs:
https://i.imgur.com/WcMTGzx.png
milu
ahaha BOTH
Dday
Nice?
Huh, I posted this kinda late, you think would it be gauche to post it again for tomorrows comic?
Mym
Just say you’re posting it again, and keep the Faz icon to negate any faux pas
Dday
sounds like a plan, don’t worry Faz is my spirit animal
Nono
I do enjoy the shirtless hoodie look, I think it’s underused.
And Joe rocks it well. And he’s keeping to his colour scheme of greens and purples.
Reltzik
Of course he’s the bad guy here, HE’S wearing villain colors!
StClair
and Amazi-Girl is, naturally, in two of the three primaries.
(who wears red? looks like… Carla. and sometimes Booster. huh.)
Mym
Jennifer wears red
Mym
Even though this ship is not my favorite, let’s say: THIS is chemistry!!! Go back one page then return. Compare. View a couple in which both people are interested in each other
RassilonTDavros
I was unaware that “fireman pinup calendars” are a thing, and I’m not sure I want to risk the impact that attempting to verify this will have on my Google search results.
…DuckDuckGo it is, then.
Nono
Oh they definitely are a thing.
There are also ‘men in kilts’ pinup calendars, if you’re into that as well.
Miri
I believe there are also “firemen holding puppies” pin-up calendars. I assume these are the softcore level Joyce is thinking of (shirtless/maybe an open jacket revealing a muscled, bare chest, no chance of seeing weenus, also puppies!).
ValdVin
You mean Australian firefighters holding puppies in casual settings?
(h/t Tina Belcher)
True Survivor
Joe would be a poor fireman. He’s presence would simply be counter productive – he is just too hot. I mean look – Joyce is already burning up just being near him. By panel five she is melting!!
Taffy
“Cover them up, slut!”
“My arms?”
Some1
Joyce’s logic in the last panel has strong “women deserve to get assaulted or harassed because they dress a certain way” parallels.
bemisawa
Yeah, I was definitely taking it as a riff on that. Pointing out how bad that logic is in its real-world usage by showing it in its (surprisingly cute) Bizarro World version. It’s good social commentary, because it works both on its own as humor and making the point, and good writing because either this as a serious reaction from Joyce or this as fake moral outrage to cover up her extremely obvious actual reaction (in a way which Joyce knows her friends would perceive as in-character for her) are believably in-character for her.
(Just as either reading of Becky’s possibly-pointed comment in yesterday’s strip about how people assume men are always consenting by default can be read either way based on her character, actually. This kinda makes me think both comments were made intentionally with the latter plausible deniability but total self-awareness – leaning into the mirrored sexist stereotypes consciously for an intended effect, either to jostle Walky out of complacency or to do this kind of complicated flirty thing with Joe where Joyce is affecting a flanderized version of herself that I suspect is also giving Joe exactly the kind of endearing Joyce ridiculousness he craves. I feel like that self-awareness is pretty cool character development, really.)
Bash