Shortpacked! by David Willis

Discussion (14) ¬

1. 
   Wackd

   September 14, 2010 at 10:26 pm | # | Reply

   Yeah, okay, the religious allegory is WAAAAAAAAAY obvious.

   But somehow it works.

   Willis, I salute you. You can even make religious allegory awesome. And I have faith that, given enough time, you will find away to have Batman make politics funny.

   • 
     Tristan J

     January 9, 2011 at 5:00 am | # | Reply

     Which is funny, when you think about it.
   • 
     Narf

     February 19, 2013 at 8:14 pm | # | Reply

     Oh no, religious allegory! How… awful?

     I’m sorry, I don’t understand your point of view. Unless you’re one of those folks who hates even the idea of discussing religion, in which case, please save the atheistic tirade for someone who’d care to listen and just nod, ‘kay?
2. 
   Tetsukalian

   October 5, 2010 at 11:30 am | # | Reply

   I think the religious allegory is supposed to be obvious, and frankly, I agree with it.

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     Narf

     February 19, 2013 at 8:18 pm | # | Reply

     “I think the religious allegory is supposed to be obvious”

     Well shit, I’m glad SOMEONE noticed. It sure as fuck wasn’t buried deep beneath. Heh.
3. 
   Tetsukalian

   October 5, 2010 at 11:31 am | # | Reply

   Well, I agree with Ethan’s point of view anyway.
4. 
   Innocence

   June 27, 2011 at 9:33 pm | # | Reply

   People need to learn to work together kinda like ants but without the single queen thing.
5. 
   Dudeman

   February 29, 2012 at 10:44 am | # | Reply

   Umm. Unemployment benefits? Also what State are they in, cause many States have laws that forbid employment termination based solely on sexual orientation (and Galasco made it clear in front of a large audience that Ethan was being fired specifically for being gay).

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     George

     May 12, 2012 at 12:36 am | # | Reply

     The man raises the dead. You think the law would dare touch him?
6. 
   fangirl12

   July 23, 2012 at 11:23 pm | # | Reply

   The religious allegory is a little too much. Seriously, I love the comic, but not all religious people lie to themselves just to make themselves feel better, a lot of them actually really believe it. And it’s not just some book some guy found that says that something happened a long time ago, Christianity and Islam and Judaism didn’t just appear when someone found a magic book. It’s not like one day there was no religion an then someone said they found a book so everyone should believe it. And not all believers mindlessly and unquestioningly follow religion. Many religious people genuinely question or have questioned their faith and then come to conclusions they believe are true based on evidence given to them. Not like here where the only sensible one is the non-believer and everyone else is a freaking unquestioning, lying, self-indulgent moron.

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     David Willis

     July 24, 2012 at 12:11 am | # | Reply

     And it’s not just some book some guy found that says that something happened a long time ago

     Someone’s not familiar with the story of Josiah!
   • 
     JW

     August 19, 2012 at 5:43 pm | # | Reply

     So because “many” don’t behave that way, we can’t make fun of those who do? Even though in fact people like that do exist? And in fact, exist in numbers that may, in reality, be referred to more generically as “many”, particularly in areas such as the South? Even though they exist commonly enough that they have effects on the politics of the US and even whole election cycles?

     Wow. That is some convoluted logic there.

     I’m pretty sure any wacky group who gets out of hand is worth satirizing, especially when it has a significant impact on our culture or politics or, in this case, private lives/employment.
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     Narf

     February 19, 2013 at 8:16 pm | # | Reply

     “The religious allegory is a little too much. Seriously, I love the comic, but not all religious people lie to themselves just to make themselves feel better, a lot of them actually really believe it.”

     1. I disagree.
     2. You’re probably right, but how does that apply here? Did Mr. Willis make the claim to be speaking for or about every religious person at any point?

     Unless of course you’re trying to deny the existence of any such people, in which case, ah HA HA HA, AH HA HA HA HA HA HA.
7. 
   Beastlybro7

   February 20, 2013 at 12:57 pm | # | Reply

   And then Eaton snapped