Woof, infodump!
Joyce is “subject 135” because in early pre-Roomies! stories she was the commander of Squad 135, which was a rival to Walky’s Squad 128. In It’s Walky!, Squad 135 would be commanded by Daisy instead.
Professor Doc also mentions teaching high school science classes, which is a reference to his appearances in my high school strip, Sly Sirs, which aren’t in continuity with this anymore. He just taught somewhere decades ago, okay?
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Wonder how much more stressful it would be if Prof Doc was teaching a High School class that Walky was in.
“I’m not sure what I expected.”
*Spit-take* 1979???
Jesus christ, Joyce is OLD
Only makes her 20 when this comic was made.
It’s kind of weird thinking about her as being 34 in Shortpacked!-era, though. I mean, she’s married with kids and all, but still… Joyce is 34. Crazy.
Being born in 1979 doesn’t make you old. It make you younger than people born in 1976, and they definitely aren’t old.
Now get off my lawn!
Joyce is younger than I am. ;P
Well she’s twice as old as I am. And…
Yeah, I don’t really have a point. I stared at this for a while trying think of one. Oh well…
Damn, I was always so confused by those inside references, they haunted me for years. Thank you Willis, for ending my pain.
But seriously, I do like this strip.
Any chance of seeing these early strips?
Some of them are in my Roomies! books, IIRC.
Let’s get a Bring Back Sly Sirs website next, then!
This is even funnier when you have knowledge of Future It’s Walky strips.
Definitely the best way to summarize things. I am so gonna turn in English homework like that.
Joyce has the same birthday as me . . . why did I not realize this earlier!?
Originally posted:
June 1, 1999