I used to swear all the time, ’til I had kids and switched jobs to one where I work with kids… now, when pressed/startled/annoyed or whatever I’ve trained myself to say things like `jimminy-crickets that hurt’ `cheese and crackers!’ `for pete’s sake’, `rock-face’ and so on.
What DOES she do (with your penis)? Lose her mind in a violent fit when she’s been pushed too far… Typical of Joyce, really… be lucky she has no alien superbranch to beat you with….
I just can’t feel bad for Joyce. She’s been rather inconsiderate the whole evening. And that’s knowing Joe wanted to take advantage of her…with his penis.
Recently I sat down and said “Screw it I’ll read Willis’ other work with these characters” (I only read shortpacked) and now I won’t be left pout of the loop when people make references to it 8D
I can understand people who don’t swear. I can understand people who only use some swear words. I always keep See You Next Tuesday in reserve for situations where someone really calls for it. Like Hitler.
What I don’t get is fake swearing. Words mean what we, as a society, have decided that they mean. If someone says “Gosh darn you”, we all know they actually mean “God damn you”, so how is it any different? If you don’t want to blaspheme, say “screw you”, or “get lost”, or something else.
SERIOUSLY!!!! and the opposite is true as well, my closest friends answer my calls with insults ranging from slut to cum dumpster. we love eachother and there is no ill will intended. the same goes for every “curse” word we throw at eachother.
I swear freely, frequently and casually, but I very rarely use female gendered insults such as twat and conga- the former because I’m not British and the latter because I don’t like the word (also because I’m not British.) Dick and cock are fair game though!
It’s been observed that a number of people are perfectly okay with letting other people tell them what’s in the book so they don’t have to read it themselves. I’d hate to think Joyce was one of those, but she doesn’t look like she’d meet Linus class standards either.
Well, I seriously doubt she’s read Song of Solomon (a.k.a. Song of Songs), I know I really haven’t gotten too much into it, since it’s the porn section of the bible.
Don’t forget the old standbys of “Jesus, Mary, and Joseph!”, “God’s Night Shirt!”, “God’s wounds!”, “Sweet baby Jesus hanging on the cross” (personal favourite), and the like.
Of course, she may consider it blasphemy when I don’t because, well, not a Christian, but…meh.
I love to curse, personally. I sprinkle curses liberally throughout my speech, like an overeager waiter with a parmesan shredder at an Italian restuarant
Discussion (94) - “Swear”
DaniellePhantom
joe looks like he feels kind of bad.
Jen Aside
I was thinking more like, “…wait, what was that supposed to be?”
DaniellePhantom
oh. yeah, that’s probably it. duh.
ScytheAkse
see i agree with the feeling bad
David Herbert
It can be both.
Jen Aside
Besides stalk and be creepy?
Animal
http://listen.grooveshark.com/s/Goody+Two+Shoes/3g0DRk?src=5
alicemacher
I LOVE that song! *Dance dance dance*
Sarah
Glad I’m not the only one who thought about that song when reading this strip.
General Tekno
Heck. I don’t swear either. Or rather, at least not the big swear words.
I WILL say “goddamn”. I consider that common enough to not be a proper censorable swear, mind.
Darth Cariss
That’s pretty much the one swear I’ll never say, as I see it to be the worst. Funny how that works!
Malph
The only one I won’t say is that one word that’s really really bad to say in America but isn’t really that bad to say in other places.
Earlofthercs
I used to swear all the time, ’til I had kids and switched jobs to one where I work with kids… now, when pressed/startled/annoyed or whatever I’ve trained myself to say things like `jimminy-crickets that hurt’ `cheese and crackers!’ `for pete’s sake’, `rock-face’ and so on.
Gianni
I guess the greater your belief in God, the more abominable that word must seem.
Andy
I wonder what my preferred “Godf*ckit” says about me, then.
Compulsive Collector
I usually say, “Jesus fucking god!” Not only is it good and blasphemous, but it has the incestuous element, too.
PlutoniumBoss
But since Jesus IS God, wouldn’t that be masturbation?
Michelle J Caboose
I just leave God out of it. I tend to say, “For fuck’s sake!” “What the Shit?” is another personal favorite.
I’m a horrible person; I have a potty mouth. -_-
Sakimei
This is good advertising for Galasso’s Pizza! (I keep getting distracted by the sign in the background.)
ScytheAkse
ragepreach thats what she does. and be ungodly cute as she does so.
AsinineAxioms
I guess Joyce wasn’t in the mood to join Mike for pizza.
Sarah
Or Mike didn’t want her joining him.
Noxx
The problem with women who don’t have any vices of their own, is that they have nothing but time to reflect on yours.
Wackd
Did you just say Joyce has no vices?
…
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Sarah
Well, not the usual drinking, having sex, smoking, or cussing sort of vices…
Joebo
Well, for starters: she employs her fists as instruments of God.
zuche
Clarinet and second violin, to be precise.
Jack
Really? Seems more like a bass drum to me.
Sarah
I think Joe’s been the bass drum this evening…I’m surprised that he lasted this long.
Elephant
Poor Joe. He was hoping to be the drummer tonight…
arjay2813
lol, panel 3…just..panel 3
The Sound Defense
Okay, so the night’s not over yet.
Kater
she punches guys in the FAAAAAACE!
Soundbucket
with her penis?
zuche
No, just whichever one is closest to hand at the time.
Rognik
I don’t swear, God damn it!
A shame she won’t say that, though. It’d be funny.
Locke
Violent, Angry Joyce just makes me chuckle. It’s like when a puppy tries to be vicious.
zuche
You might want to keep this particular puppy away from firearms. Jet packs should still be okay.
Alechsa
What DOES she do (with your penis)? Lose her mind in a violent fit when she’s been pushed too far… Typical of Joyce, really… be lucky she has no alien superbranch to beat you with….
dchorror
I just can’t feel bad for Joyce. She’s been rather inconsiderate the whole evening. And that’s knowing Joe wanted to take advantage of her…with his penis.
Cathy
Men are from Beck and women are from Clark?
They’re both from Ashton-Weatherly and Wilkie. =)
Cathy
Tell me, is Galasso’s Pizza an analogue for Donato’s Pizza? I loved their crustless pizzas when I went to IUB.
goatman95111
Yeah, Joe does kind of seem to feel either bad or somewhat amused with how harmlessly cute she seems to be.
Shade
Well she finds sadist chaperones to punch her dates. We know that much.
XRL
Recently I sat down and said “Screw it I’ll read Willis’ other work with these characters” (I only read shortpacked) and now I won’t be left pout of the loop when people make references to it 8D
Gianni
It’s good stuff. I’m just about due for another epic read through.
Amazo
Ahaha.
Oh Joyce. I am just beside myself with the spectacular breadth of your failure.
LiamKav
I can understand people who don’t swear. I can understand people who only use some swear words. I always keep See You Next Tuesday in reserve for situations where someone really calls for it. Like Hitler.
What I don’t get is fake swearing. Words mean what we, as a society, have decided that they mean. If someone says “Gosh darn you”, we all know they actually mean “God damn you”, so how is it any different? If you don’t want to blaspheme, say “screw you”, or “get lost”, or something else.
It just confuses me is all.
ScytheAkse
SERIOUSLY!!!! and the opposite is true as well, my closest friends answer my calls with insults ranging from slut to cum dumpster. we love eachother and there is no ill will intended. the same goes for every “curse” word we throw at eachother.
dethtoll
I swear freely, frequently and casually, but I very rarely use female gendered insults such as twat and conga- the former because I’m not British and the latter because I don’t like the word (also because I’m not British.) Dick and cock are fair game though!
ScytheAkse
ill use conga but its reserved for those that have truely betrayed me, everything else is all fun and games
dchorror
But cock doesn’t sound like a bad word. It sounds like a last name. Course, the k jumps out at you, so I can’t blame the connotation.
What is your standing on prick?
LiamKav
Standing on pricks can be quite tricky, and also painful.
But… “cock” sounds like a last name? Really? At most schools I know Ian Cock would have been punched in the face more than Joe here.
zuche
By Grabthar’s hammer, that’s just sad.
Spitfyre
This may date me but the last frame just brings to mind Adam Ants song “Goodie Two Shoes”
zuche
No, that got linked earlier.
I’m pretty sure no one else is hearing Sophie B. Hawkins “I Wish I Was Your Lover”. It’s the “Damn!” at the beginning of the chorus, see.
ziggy78eog
What does she do? Well, for starters, she punches you in the face.
Sarah
Did she ever punch him, or did she just have Mike do it?
Maveric1984
Frankly I’m surprised she didn’t go with the old standby of the shortest verse in the Bible: Jesus wept!
Frankly I was amused when watching Top Gear last night and they censored “bolluks” because it’s a bad word over there but not over here 😛
zuche
It’s been observed that a number of people are perfectly okay with letting other people tell them what’s in the book so they don’t have to read it themselves. I’d hate to think Joyce was one of those, but she doesn’t look like she’d meet Linus class standards either.
Bill M.
Well, I seriously doubt she’s read Song of Solomon (a.k.a. Song of Songs), I know I really haven’t gotten too much into it, since it’s the porn section of the bible.
Lesharo
Don’t forget the old standbys of “Jesus, Mary, and Joseph!”, “God’s Night Shirt!”, “God’s wounds!”, “Sweet baby Jesus hanging on the cross” (personal favourite), and the like.
Of course, she may consider it blasphemy when I don’t because, well, not a Christian, but…meh.
Jimmy
“Zounds!” would be my preferred form of “God’s wounds!”, if only because Spaceman Spif said it all the time 😀
Janette
She reads the bible?
Again and again?
laila
Offtopic, but OH MY GOD HOW ‘BOUT THAT LAST EPISODE. Dammit Kyuubey, what else haven’t you been telling them?!
DrDVD
just read the roomies comics, I have a whole new outlook on this stuff now, it’s nuts!
Sili
What do we want? PMHP!
When do we want it? …
Well, whenever’s most convenient for you, but please make it soon. Pretty please?
fruitpunchtsunami
I love to curse, personally. I sprinkle curses liberally throughout my speech, like an overeager waiter with a parmesan shredder at an Italian restuarant
ArchSchnitz
Yeah, me too. I’m of the “they’re just words” philosophy. That and my present job have left me with more than a bit of a potty mouth.
Eri