Shortpacked! by David Willis

Discussion (29) ¬

1. 
   Wackd

   September 15, 2010 at 5:51 pm | # | Reply

   WOOT! GO AMBER-WITH-SELF-ESTEEM!
2. 
   Tetsukalian

   October 7, 2010 at 1:13 am | # | Reply

   I like this Amber. I hope it sticks.
3. 
   Rigugonkai

   October 7, 2010 at 10:01 pm | # | Reply

   she has ascended to a new level.
4. 
   No0ne

   October 23, 2010 at 1:23 pm | # | Reply

   Wow Amber why hate on the dead American hero, who did absolutely nothing to you…

   I mean really it’s not like a TOY STORE employee is affected by American creditability abroad… and it’s not like we really had any to begin with, I mean all we did was help save the world from the NAZIS…

   • 
     Skrattybones

     November 1, 2010 at 12:34 am | # | Reply

     Sure, but prior to that you (as a country) refused to get involved and sold arms and ammunition to both sides. It wasn’t until Pearl Harbour that you opted to join the fight.

     Had Japan decided against their surprise attack and/or opted to leave the Phillipenes alone America probably would have continued to sit back and profited off the war.

     So, yeah. Just one small reason why, as a rule, Americans *don’t* have any credibility abroad.

     • 
       Ristar

       November 16, 2010 at 9:54 am | # | Reply

       Actually, the United States prior to Pearl Harbor created a Volunteer Fighter Squadron (the Flying Tigers) (www.flyingtigersavg.com/)
       which were sent to China to help hold off the Japanese advance. Pilots were sent to Britain as well as equipment. The Destroyers for Bases Agreement (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destroyers_for_Bases_Agreement) was implemented to work around the US neutrality. While the US did not implicitly send soldiers to fight until after Pearl Harbor, they were far from truly neutral.
       The US approach to WWII was very cautious because WWI was still fresh in the public mind. An important facit to remember is wars rarely created world wide impact prior to WWI. We live now with it common for a tiny war to escalate to “important” quickly. Iraq taking over Kuwait became a significant event, but I highly doubt it would even have been on world news if it had happened before 1900.

       As for US credibility, that is subjective to the country and individual you ask.

       • 
         tiggerpete

         May 3, 2011 at 6:37 am | # | Reply

         well put, I was going to say something similar
   • 
     Jankahl

     March 12, 2011 at 4:16 pm | # | Reply
5. 
   KidKolt

   December 14, 2010 at 7:21 pm | # | Reply

   His economic policies, while truly flawed, also had more American’s working than in any other time in hist- WHY ARE YOU ARGUING ABOUT THIS ON A WEBCOMIC’S COMMENT SECTION, AND WHY DO I FEEL I MUST JOIN IN AT THE SLIGHTEST PROVOCATION?!?!?!?

   • 
     SamClemensRIGL

     December 21, 2010 at 11:05 am | # | Reply

     I think the New Deal would disagree with you, sir.

     • 
       Viktor

       July 15, 2011 at 4:10 am | # | Reply

       US unemployment didn’t drop back below 10% until after 1940. The New Deal didn’t get Americans working again, Hitler did.

       • 
         David Willis

         July 15, 2011 at 9:22 am | # | Reply

         Hitler was basically a jobs program. He proved FDR was right all along. You put enough people in busywork jobs, things get better. Just a matter of scale and public will.
   • 
     ELeeMacFall

     July 18, 2011 at 10:22 pm | # | Reply

     Reagan’s policies were just more of the same. They created a bigger inflationary than was created in the sixties through government spending, only did so more quickly because it was injected straight into the “supply side” rather than passing through the consumer class first.

     And WWII did not do crap for the economy. You can’t create wealth by killing people and blowing stuff up. Wars only enrich the military-industrial complex, at the expense of everyone else. It wasn’t until the troops came home and began once more to participate in private (i.e., productive) markets that the depression finally ended in terms of real income and the standard of living.

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       ELeeMacFall

       July 18, 2011 at 10:23 pm | # | Reply

       *inflationary bubble
6. 
   RandomGirl

   January 30, 2011 at 12:22 am | # | Reply

   aww poor Ronnie

   • 
     Echoloco

     April 18, 2011 at 8:12 pm | # | Reply

     Yeah, it looks like someone kicked his puppy…
7. 
   Orange Pickles

   March 19, 2011 at 11:23 am | # | Reply

   Uhh Rick knows way more about being a ninja than Naruto..

   • 
     Paul1963

     May 27, 2011 at 1:42 pm | # | Reply

     Rick at least seems to understand the concept of “stealth.” Unlike Naruto, who seems incapable of undertaking a mission without shouting at the top of his lungs that he’s “GONNA TAKE THIS GUY OUT WITHOUT BREAKING A SWEAT! AND THEN I’M GONNA FIND SASUKE AND BRING HIM BACK TO THE VILLAGE! AND THEN I’M GONNA BE HOKAGE!” Hell, you should be able to beat Naruto just by not being deaf.

     • 
       Djer

       July 22, 2011 at 11:53 am | # | Reply

       He and BlackStar would probably hit it off. Thing is, Blackstar actually can f*** you up when he gets serious.
8. 
   minespatch

   April 11, 2011 at 6:54 am | # | Reply

   Poor Rick. All he did was just defend. Amber needs to cool off.

   • 
     quietdevious1

     May 2, 2011 at 12:27 am | # | Reply

     hey, he didn’t object to being the meatshield
9. 
   MacAulays

   May 13, 2011 at 12:19 pm | # | Reply

   She’s on a roll.
10. 
    Higurashi

    August 15, 2011 at 12:48 pm | # | Reply

    Mm.. heaving..
11. 
    Yoto32

    October 16, 2011 at 10:11 pm | # | Reply

    Alright, so, assuming people lead off a punch with their dominant hand as I do, does that mean Amber is left-handed?

    • 
      foL

      May 14, 2013 at 3:09 pm | # | Reply

      Random, much?…
12. 
    dragoonchris

    March 3, 2012 at 7:11 pm | # | Reply

    That was an epic The Reason You Suck Speech she gave to Faz.
13. 
    Mayhemzero

    March 24, 2012 at 9:21 am | # | Reply

    Yesssss, Amber…Give in to your hate. Turn to the Mike Side.
14. 
    Nevorak

    August 30, 2012 at 7:38 pm | # | Reply

    This was the moment when I realized gallasso had Martian technology. I’m not sure why though.
15. 
    foL

    May 14, 2013 at 3:11 pm | # | Reply

    Amber has officially snapped. She’s gone crazy.