Shortpacked! by David Willis

Discussion (26) ¬

1. 
   Cara

   June 1, 2010 at 6:14 pm | # | Reply

   Good god, Mike’s hair is almost gravity-feasible here.
2. 
   Rodrigo

   July 20, 2010 at 2:33 pm | # | Reply

   And let them marry is a very effective way to stop having sex eventually :plol
3. 
   Tetsukalian

   October 3, 2010 at 3:59 am | # | Reply

   @Rodrigo You obviously don’t know many homosexual men then I take it? :p Even after 40 years gay men generally would be doing it lol.

   • 
     No0ne

     November 29, 2010 at 7:12 pm | # | Reply

     No, because they eventually DIE and since man + man does not equal baby gays will go extinct if it really is a genitic thing…

     • 
       Ragnal

       February 2, 2011 at 1:02 pm | # | Reply

       On the other hand, there’s the option of adoption, or sperm donation. So thecnically they CAN still procreate, just with the tools of hetero people that don’t want kids.

       • 
         Bekah

         May 4, 2011 at 10:29 pm | # | Reply

         I have yet to meet an adopted child who had a genetic link to his or her parents. I’m sure it happens, but not often enough to make a difference.

         • 
           Kevin

           August 7, 2011 at 12:33 am | # | Reply

           …every adopted child has a genetic link to their parents. 0.0
         • 
           Jonboy

           August 22, 2012 at 2:38 pm | # | Reply

           ……….. What? Look up the word Genetic Bekah.. because what you said sounds well.. Very very silly.

           Unless your ultra religious and dont believe in basic biology. Then you get a pass.

           • 
             Jakken

             September 3, 2012 at 2:37 am | # | Reply

             Aside from the fact that both of these replies are very, very late, Kevin is Right; every adopted child has a genetic link to their parents.. just not their adopted parents.
     • 
       Valdrax

       April 7, 2013 at 12:16 am | # | Reply

       Not necessarily. Genetics isn’t that simple — genes for something as common as homosexuality don’t just constantly appear out of nowhere.

       If a gay man’s hetero siblings carry genes responsible for his orientation either partially as recessive traits, in full as sex-linked traits that don’t affect their gender, or in full, but unexpressed due to environmental effects on development, then it passes on.

       For more info: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/3735668.stm
4. 
   Fauxlosopher

   December 2, 2010 at 11:35 pm | # | Reply

   I love Mike so much.
5. 
   Soundbucket

   December 23, 2010 at 11:53 am | # | Reply

   But homosexuality isn’t genetic…
   It’s caused by hormonal imbalances while the child is in the uterus :/

   • 
     taekwondogirl

     March 29, 2011 at 5:33 pm | # | Reply

     Uhh yeah, because they really have figured out exactly what causes homosexuality down to an exact pinpoint. Most people agree it’s *partially* linked to genetics.
   • 
     person

     April 3, 2011 at 11:10 am | # | Reply

     where exactly do you get your information?
   • 
     Jonboy

     August 22, 2012 at 2:40 pm | # | Reply

     Thats one of the reasons yes! A forerunner..

     Scientists dont tend to speak in absolutes though, Good scientists at least. There’ll be plenty of reasons by the end of the investigation.
6. 
   Zachary

   March 23, 2011 at 2:35 pm | # | Reply

   Ha! Well, I supports it, but not for the crazy-arse reason in this comic.
7. 
   Umm..

   August 28, 2011 at 4:06 am | # | Reply

   you do realize that genetic doesn’t automatically mean hereditary. funny comic though.

   • 
     Guy

     September 20, 2011 at 1:57 am | # | Reply

     Your comment made me laugh more than the comic itself.
8. 
   thomas0comer

   November 20, 2011 at 3:54 pm | # | Reply

   Mike is very attractive well-drawn in the last panel.
9. 
   Shadow

   April 28, 2012 at 3:32 pm | # | Reply

   D: Dear God, he’s right. *drops to knees* CURSE YOU WILLIS FOR CREATING A BOTH TRUE AND FUNNY COMIC. DX( Using Mike to explain negative consequences of rules should be against the rules.
10. 
    SimonC

    September 5, 2012 at 3:35 am | # | Reply

    A recent study researched into this and found that the same gene that leads to homosexuality in males leads to super-fecundity in females (They get pregnant very easily). That’s why the homosexuality gene still exists, because there is an evolutionary reason for it in females.

    • 
      Alex Stritar

      January 2, 2013 at 8:27 am | # | Reply

      Then, where do homosexual females’ genes come from? O.o

      • 
        Valdrax

        April 7, 2013 at 12:20 am | # | Reply

        That hasn’t been explained yet. Just off the cuff, though, I’d guess that there might either be (a) a parallel compensating advantage for their brothers or (b) the factor of women often having the choice of whether to have unprotected sex “taken out of their hands,” shall we say.

        Either way, this epidemiological study hasn’t pinpointed the gene nor does it claim that this could be the sole genetic factor in male homosexuality.
11. 
    Indigo

    December 5, 2012 at 5:39 pm | # | Reply

    It’s funny, but not necessarily true. Studies show that a couple in which both of the members are heterosexual can still produce a homosexual child, since one can carry the gene without being gay (I’m assuming it’s recessive or something?).
12. 
    Otera

    February 20, 2013 at 12:58 am | # | Reply

    goodness, I love Mike. he’s so much fun!
13. 
    Lis

    May 12, 2013 at 3:24 am | # | Reply

    note: no study has proven any cause for homosexuality and for every study I have heard I have known at least one gay man who that reason would make no sense for.