He wants to do something beautiful inside of something as evil as a clown? Dude is messed up.
And will this lead to a tearful Hollywood scene where Rose runs to Nate and bursts into the room begging for another chance, only for Nate and Tracey to be fucking right at that moment and Nate is so surprised he pulls out and… well, I’ll leave it to you guys to finish the rest.
What is this thing people have against clowns? Did “Killer Klowns From Outer Space” permanently warp them as children? Did they have a rotten time at the circus? Did Ronald McDonald forget their extra fries? Inquiring minds want to know!
Dude, haven’t you ever stopped and thought about how creepy clowns are?
the Golgathan
In the medieval time in Venice (in Italy) when Carnival time arrived, they not only donned costumes to anonymize themselfes and have fun, no, they did it with masks that were fashioned after HYERONYMUS BOSCHs depiction of HELLS OCCUPANTS, and later it would chanhe in more costumes, more make-up, more crazy stunts by artists, that, over time changed to the precedessors of the things we know today as clowns. At that time they were the embodyment of the sins, it was CARNIVAL. YOU EAT, YOU DRINK, YOU WHORE,… [just a few]. That changed to what we know nowadays as the funny fat make-up wearing clowns. But it’ll never change their history as being the embodyments of the depiction of medieval occupants of hell roaming the earthen realm for a short time.
I have been watching silently from the shadows up until now, but I know when it’s enough lurking.
You are very good at this. Though, if you don’t get them together again, I will have to cause an “accident”. Don’t worry, I will give you a few years to consider it though. Sorry for not remembering their names, I am talking about the dude and his underage ex. The only two people I can recall breaking up in this webcomic, actually.
103 people in my graduating class. How is that for small?
Doug
17 in mine….
Chrysalis
I only had 12 people in my graduating class for high school. I was the Valedictorian, not because I’m the smartest but because no one else volunteered to do it cuz they didn’t want to write up a lame speech.
and yes, my speech was lame and awful.
Mnementh383
Over 2000 at mine after they added ninth grade in my senior year. 640 in my graduating class alone. I don’t think I would have preferred a small high school. But then I’m used to living in the big city so I don’t know what I would have liked without the hindsight.
Lol ah to see the look of disappointment on Rose’s face in the last pannel… *sniff* bracing…
I love to see dumb decisions come back to bite someone in the ass – from the very get-go of showing any(be it entirely fake) attention towards the fuck-nugget, he’s always been straight to sex. Now after getting it… Rose is basically fucked mentally, and literally in this case.
Glad to see the story progressing smoothly, can’t wait to see what happens on friday 😀
I’ve seen this happen. She’s had her standards raised. She can’t go back. These types of relationships will never be enjoyable for her again. And thats a good thing.
Rose seems to be trying to strike a balance between sex and intellect. Instead she haves found two partners who have one thing she wants, but is sorely lacking the other. Nate was probably the first one of her three boyfriends to actually offer up a really relationship(Don’t know for sure)
So like what Reflex said, she have a relationship based purely on sex anymore.
GAH thinking about this too hard.
Keep up the great work! Can’t wait for the next strip!
He could have ask her out for a nice evening dinner, go to a movie or anything else to put her in the mood… But nooooooo. He goes for “hey wanna have sex to my place tonight?” right from the start. lol!
And when she suggest to go to a movie, he goes for a “Steven Seagal” O_O.
All I can say to you Rose is “you reap what you sow”; geeks(and by extension nerds and otaku) are exceptionally loyal, plus we know if someone likes us, we’re staying by their side until the end. You wanted a relationship with sex, and you got it; at least Nate had depth… this f—tard only cares about sex.
Not always…I’ve dated two nerds/geeks and all they wanted was sex and to grope my boobs and ass. o3o I remember sitting in on one of the D&D games wearing a shirt that showed cleavage….the group didn’t get much done that night.
clearly you dropped in on the “perverted nerd clan”, us “secret geeks” have been trying to rid the planet of them for decades now.
Also, depending on the depth, cleavage tends to have that effect on ALL men, but showing it to sex deprived nerds is like dangling a carrot in front of a starving rabbit.
Mindless fucking only leads to mindless fuck buddys, I going to be funny see now Nate for the one that goes for casual sex and Rose the one searching for a meaningful relationship.
well sorry rose your the one that opend this can of worms and well look at the choas you have wrought i would pity you but im actualy enjoying the cosmic justice
So Rose, you pushed Nate, and you got some random sex. How’s this working out for you?
Next time you grab some random guy for a quick booty call, make sure he will leave the state afterwards, or if he’s like this guy, smoother him with a pillow when you’re done.
I find it ironic that all Rose wanted to really do is fuck Nate, now she has Trevor [I think thats the name!] she wants to do something else. Haha! Also, curious is Nate and Tracy dating, FWB or fuck buddies? O.o
i thinks it’s more of an EWB thing. (Enemies With Benefits)
I mean, with that much tension between Nate and Tracy it’d only lead to one of two things. A grisly murder or hot, angry sex. And we all know which one happened.
I hate to say it, but I have an 80% chance of Rose fucking Trevor just because she has nothing better to do. I don’t like saying this, but Rose would be better off fucking herself with a dildo or a candle, the conversation afterwards would be just as entertaining to her. [And as a pluss, there would be no chance of pregnancy]
Rose has felt karma’s cold, lesson teaching sting.Will she try to rebuild with Nate, give up on him, or go les, find on next time on treading grounds……
The original Treading Ground comics were created between 2003 and 2011. As such, you'll find some unfortunate hallmarks of raunchy comedies of the time. These include casual misogyny, dubious sexual situations, insensitive edgelord humor and a character using the r-slur.
While these are not typically portrayed as positive, it's definitely not how I would write the comic today, and you should know that going in. That said, there's still a lot of good stuff here.
There's also some nudity. Consider the whole comic NSFW!
65 thoughts on “Cirque Du Solaid”
David Herbert
He wants to do something beautiful inside of something as evil as a clown? Dude is messed up.
And will this lead to a tearful Hollywood scene where Rose runs to Nate and bursts into the room begging for another chance, only for Nate and Tracey to be fucking right at that moment and Nate is so surprised he pulls out and… well, I’ll leave it to you guys to finish the rest.
Muddy
Our little blond friend has a two track mind, sex and Steve Seagal, beauty and other concepts are irrelevant. It must be nice to be him.
chumash99
What is this thing people have against clowns? Did “Killer Klowns From Outer Space” permanently warp them as children? Did they have a rotten time at the circus? Did Ronald McDonald forget their extra fries? Inquiring minds want to know!
John Madden
Dude, haven’t you ever stopped and thought about how creepy clowns are?
the Golgathan
In the medieval time in Venice (in Italy) when Carnival time arrived, they not only donned costumes to anonymize themselfes and have fun, no, they did it with masks that were fashioned after HYERONYMUS BOSCHs depiction of HELLS OCCUPANTS, and later it would chanhe in more costumes, more make-up, more crazy stunts by artists, that, over time changed to the precedessors of the things we know today as clowns. At that time they were the embodyment of the sins, it was CARNIVAL. YOU EAT, YOU DRINK, YOU WHORE,… [just a few]. That changed to what we know nowadays as the funny fat make-up wearing clowns. But it’ll never change their history as being the embodyments of the depiction of medieval occupants of hell roaming the earthen realm for a short time.
Los
Aw man, I sincerely hope she wasn’t expecting any kind of depth from him. It makes me lose hope.
Val Kilmer Batman
Ahaha. I guess you should be careful what you wish for, eh Rose?
Steve
She really traded up, didn’t she? 😀
Syaieya
Dude, the last time I red this comic it was 2006 and I was Rose’s age.
I’m now Nate’s age, and after re reading the story to catch myself up to speed tonight it’s already updating.
I like where this is going.
Nick Wright
Heh, yeah, I’ve more than doubled my archive this year. Welcome back!
Dr. wonderful
SEE WHAT YOU GAVE UP ROSE!? SEE WHAT YOU HAVE WROUGHT?
Oh, and it’s cool to see the the School again.
Abe
I have been watching silently from the shadows up until now, but I know when it’s enough lurking.
You are very good at this. Though, if you don’t get them together again, I will have to cause an “accident”. Don’t worry, I will give you a few years to consider it though. Sorry for not remembering their names, I am talking about the dude and his underage ex. The only two people I can recall breaking up in this webcomic, actually.
Nick Wright
Hmm… high on the threats, low on the details. You’ll make a great politician some day!
Ralthar
Very well said. Almost brings a tear to my eye. And you are talking about Harry and Pthelumna Goddess of Death and Suffering right, Abe?
Anony
Even if she didn’t veto it, hasn’t it been a while since Seagal’s last movie?
Nick Wright
HE LIVES
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Born_to_Raise_Hell_(film)
Though I wouldn’t count on Trevor to be up to date on such things.
MeestaShane
After his lawsuits, he just needs the money.
Also, having gone to a public (and tiny) HS, what’s the thing around their necks? I assume ID badges?
Nick Wright
Yep. I envy your small high school! Mine was about 1500 students.
Georga
103 people in my graduating class. How is that for small?
Doug
17 in mine….
Chrysalis
I only had 12 people in my graduating class for high school. I was the Valedictorian, not because I’m the smartest but because no one else volunteered to do it cuz they didn’t want to write up a lame speech.
and yes, my speech was lame and awful.
Mnementh383
Over 2000 at mine after they added ninth grade in my senior year. 640 in my graduating class alone. I don’t think I would have preferred a small high school. But then I’m used to living in the big city so I don’t know what I would have liked without the hindsight.
chumash99
He guest-starred in “Machete”; does that count? 😉
Crave
Damnit… I don’t like to admit it, but our goals are similar.
Rob
what you haven’t had sex in a giant clowns head before…dude your missing out lol
Pink Freud
No giant clown heads for me, Although I did once get head in a locomotive at a local museum. No giants tho…..
Andrew K
Nice update as always, keep up the good work!
Jerichow
Lol ah to see the look of disappointment on Rose’s face in the last pannel… *sniff* bracing…
I love to see dumb decisions come back to bite someone in the ass – from the very get-go of showing any(be it entirely fake) attention towards the fuck-nugget, he’s always been straight to sex. Now after getting it… Rose is basically fucked mentally, and literally in this case.
Glad to see the story progressing smoothly, can’t wait to see what happens on friday 😀
RotSman
I love the backgrounds to this one…move the action outdoors more often!
Reflex
I’ve seen this happen. She’s had her standards raised. She can’t go back. These types of relationships will never be enjoyable for her again. And thats a good thing.
stormryder
And she looks suprised?????
Beware what you wish for, it WILL come true.
Kaylin
I know right?! And this is why so many women end up in crappy relationships during or after graduation….
Chamleon Frank
first time commenting and i like to say Rose got the short end of the stick, so to speak.
DemonPoet
Funny seeeing as nate got shafted by her
illyria
amd suddenly she realizes what she gave up when she kissed that guy to make nate jealous. just the the song: you don’t know what you got till its gone
Zack
So when do they pave paradise to put up a parking lot?
QuietGiant
Where do you think they built the Food Baron?
kramegame
LMAO!!! haaha
AKspartan
Rose seems to be trying to strike a balance between sex and intellect. Instead she haves found two partners who have one thing she wants, but is sorely lacking the other. Nate was probably the first one of her three boyfriends to actually offer up a really relationship(Don’t know for sure)
So like what Reflex said, she have a relationship based purely on sex anymore.
GAH thinking about this too hard.
Keep up the great work! Can’t wait for the next strip!
Dave
Dude…
He could have ask her out for a nice evening dinner, go to a movie or anything else to put her in the mood… But nooooooo. He goes for “hey wanna have sex to my place tonight?” right from the start. lol!
And when she suggest to go to a movie, he goes for a “Steven Seagal” O_O.
At least, he is honest. LOL.
Poor Rose… XD
OverlordLaharl79
All I can say to you Rose is “you reap what you sow”; geeks(and by extension nerds and otaku) are exceptionally loyal, plus we know if someone likes us, we’re staying by their side until the end. You wanted a relationship with sex, and you got it; at least Nate had depth… this f—tard only cares about sex.
Marianne
Not always…I’ve dated two nerds/geeks and all they wanted was sex and to grope my boobs and ass. o3o I remember sitting in on one of the D&D games wearing a shirt that showed cleavage….the group didn’t get much done that night.
kramegame
clearly you dropped in on the “perverted nerd clan”, us “secret geeks” have been trying to rid the planet of them for decades now.
Also, depending on the depth, cleavage tends to have that effect on ALL men, but showing it to sex deprived nerds is like dangling a carrot in front of a starving rabbit.
Jim
Looks like ONE nymphomaniac has met her “match” – with CHANGE back!
HIS sex drive is more than double hers! — LOVE it!
(Nick, any chance of seeing her walking BOW-LEGGED?)
Bill M.
I wouldn’t say it’s that he’s got a higher drive than her, it’s that she’s meeting the male version of her from before she met Nate.
Ginger
High school dating reduced to a blurb. 🙂
Piccoroz
Mindless fucking only leads to mindless fuck buddys, I going to be funny see now Nate for the one that goes for casual sex and Rose the one searching for a meaningful relationship.
Eric
Ha! That would be a great twist!
FWATANG
oh how i wish this could be updated every single day….
comichero
well sorry rose your the one that opend this can of worms and well look at the choas you have wrought i would pity you but im actualy enjoying the cosmic justice
Eric
So Rose, you pushed Nate, and you got some random sex. How’s this working out for you?
Next time you grab some random guy for a quick booty call, make sure he will leave the state afterwards, or if he’s like this guy, smoother him with a pillow when you’re done.
BriGuy
Five bucks says Rose sleeps with him tonight anyway.
No pubic hairs anywhere in this strip. Hear that, Nick? That’s the sound of your perverted readers weeping in sorrow.
…
*sob*
illyria
and dear odin why does that guy keeps using the metal horns. a guy like himm has no right. i hear ronny james dio spinning in his grave
Jasmine
I find it ironic that all Rose wanted to really do is fuck Nate, now she has Trevor [I think thats the name!] she wants to do something else. Haha! Also, curious is Nate and Tracy dating, FWB or fuck buddies? O.o
AxiomaticRanger
i thinks it’s more of an EWB thing. (Enemies With Benefits)
I mean, with that much tension between Nate and Tracy it’d only lead to one of two things. A grisly murder or hot, angry sex. And we all know which one happened.
Bubbaclaw
I hate to say it, but I have an 80% chance of Rose fucking Trevor just because she has nothing better to do. I don’t like saying this, but Rose would be better off fucking herself with a dildo or a candle, the conversation afterwards would be just as entertaining to her. [And as a pluss, there would be no chance of pregnancy]
Ray
Rose has felt karma’s cold, lesson teaching sting.Will she try to rebuild with Nate, give up on him, or go les, find on next time on treading grounds……
if u must shoot me aim for the face plzzzz
illyria
after playing fable 2 and getting a certain achievement i will always aim for the groin. so sucks to be you
God
Looks like someone watches How I Met Your Mother ;).
(Comic title)
Nick Wright
Actually no! (At least not yet.) Did they use it?
Boomer Gonzales
Ooookaay, this kid has A LOT to learn. Two things that absolutely do not go together(and I speak from experience) are Mini-Golf and sex.
Unless of course it is a wager for sex on a game of mini-golf. My wife and I like to use such wagers to determine who is on top.
Weimann
A… clown head? What’s up with this dude? :S
JJ
Mmmm! Clown head sounds great.
Nick Wright
Clown sex is the greatest.
Pasamal
I just got the title…im bit slow today.
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The original Treading Ground comics were created between 2003 and 2011. As such, you'll find some unfortunate hallmarks of raunchy comedies of the time. These include casual misogyny, dubious sexual situations, insensitive edgelord humor and a character using the r-slur.
While these are not typically portrayed as positive, it's definitely not how I would write the comic today, and you should know that going in. That said, there's still a lot of good stuff here.
There's also some nudity. Consider the whole comic NSFW!
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