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Preemptive strike

by David Willis on May 4, 2010 at 12:01 am
  • 02 - The Relationshipocalypse

└ Tags: duncan, ethan, gary, iron man, jacob

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  1. Monty Prime
    Monty Prime
    May 4, 2010 at 12:14 am | # | Reply

    Sometimes, It’s fun to be a grammar Nazi in the real world.

    • Chels
      Chels
      June 18, 2011 at 10:40 pm | # | Reply

      Good sir, you are now my new favorite commenter. A Tom Baker avatar, and a cool username? Awesome. Purely awesome.

      • Thomas
        Thomas
        October 11, 2012 at 5:14 pm | # | Reply

        It’s me … ah, oh noes, Grammar Dalek …

  2. David
    David
    May 4, 2010 at 12:21 am | # | Reply

    Hey, i just realised, we’ve never seen Ethan’s parents. Is this guy his dad? Or an uncle?

    • Wack'd
      Wack'd
      May 11, 2012 at 6:48 pm | # | Reply

      We’ve heard his mom’s voice once. And seen him on the phone with her another time.

  3. Laurelsing
    Laurelsing
    May 4, 2010 at 12:44 am | # | Reply

    I’m going to sound very obtuse saying this, but – I think the joke may have potentially flown over my head this time. Is the humor in the fact that Ethan is harping on the man for saying stuff, by saying people shouldn’t get harped on for saying stuff?

    • person
      person
      May 4, 2010 at 11:07 am | # | Reply

      Don’t read this if you don’t want a joke explained spoiler warning:

      Ethan harps on people constantly for things they say. Granted, the things people say in the store are pretty stupid, but still.

      -end unseemly explanation of a joke-

  4. Rasputin the Bright Raven
    Rasputin the Bright Raven
    May 4, 2010 at 12:45 am | # | Reply

    Did Even die?

  5. thandrak
    thandrak
    May 4, 2010 at 12:49 am | # | Reply

    It’s Wikipedia Marx. Last night he shot an elephant in his pyjamas.[1]
    What it was doing in his pyjamas we may never know ~ needs citation.

  6. StClair
    StClair
    May 4, 2010 at 12:59 am | # | Reply

    Wiki:Customer

  7. OtakuX
    OtakuX
    May 4, 2010 at 1:27 am | # | Reply

    I was just complaing to someone on IMDb who was saying how great the new Nightmare on Elm Street was when he admited he hadn’t seen it.

    Anyway, Iron Man 2 is going to be a film about Tony Stark. I KNOW that’s accurate. I hope…

  8. Mike T
    Mike T
    May 4, 2010 at 2:16 am | # | Reply

    I’m going to continue assuming Iron Man 2 will rock so hard, because all the evidence supports that theory. As soon as I get evidence to the contrary, I will have to adjust the theory.

    • DCHorror
      DCHorror
      May 4, 2010 at 6:49 am | # | Reply

      Not all the evidence. It is a Marvel sequel, after all.

      He must be the opinion police.

      • Your Obedient Serpent
        Your Obedient Serpent
        May 4, 2010 at 1:03 pm | # | Reply

        Yes, but it’s a Marvel Second Installment. Those have a tendency to rock even harder than the original offerings*; the only exception that comes to mind was a follow-up** to a movie that failed to rock in the first place***.

        Now, when Iron Man THREE comes out, we may have a problem.****

        *X2, Spider-Man 2
        ** Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
        *** Fantastic Four
        **** X-Men 3, Spider-Man 3

  9. MelSkunk
    MelSkunk
    May 4, 2010 at 2:50 am | # | Reply

    .. I see what you did there…

  10. Henry
    Henry
    May 4, 2010 at 3:12 am | # | Reply

    I, being from the UK, have seen the movie and can comfirm that it does indeed rock. Is that citation enough for you mr. mustache man?

  11. TheBananaFish
    TheBananaFish
    May 4, 2010 at 3:59 am | # | Reply

    That face… It’s so familiar… I guess it’s time to scroll through the archives looking for him.

  12. AMD
    AMD
    May 4, 2010 at 4:33 am | # | Reply

    So did Mike hire that guy to do that, or is it just a happy coincidence?

  13. -hx
    -hx
    May 4, 2010 at 7:29 am | # | Reply

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UD0YQoAqmrU&feature=player_embedded

    Dude.

  14. ProzacMan
    ProzacMan
    May 4, 2010 at 8:37 am | # | Reply

    Iron Man 2 has AC/DC on the sound track. Iron Man 2 “Rocking So Hard” is a fact!!! ;-)

  15. Mark Baker-Wright
    Mark Baker-Wright
    May 4, 2010 at 10:12 am | # | Reply

    So, it seems I’ve been parodied on Shortpacked. I’m kinda honored.

    Now off to be pedantic somewhere….

  16. Luke
    Luke
    May 4, 2010 at 10:22 am | # | Reply

    Duncan, Groucho Marx (oh, do tell me his name is Marco Grouch or some variation thereof), AND a niggling semantic fanboy argument?

    Willis, you’re too good to me.

  17. RoQ
    RoQ
    May 4, 2010 at 12:32 pm | # | Reply

    I saw Iron Man 2 last Sunday and it rocks, but softly, not so hard.

  18. airfox
    airfox
    May 4, 2010 at 1:13 pm | # | Reply

    Having already seen Iron Man 2, I’d say it rocks, but not as much as the first one. :P

    -airfox

  19. MacaroniSpazatron
    MacaroniSpazatron
    May 4, 2010 at 2:37 pm | # | Reply

    i really like mike’s invisible watch

  20. SteveUpNorth
    SteveUpNorth
    May 4, 2010 at 5:39 pm | # | Reply

    Iron Man 2 does indeed kick ass, though I demand more War Machine next time ’round. Other than a *minor* plothole (which might not even really be a hole) the movie’s easily as good as the first.
    The ‘hole’?
    How does Ivan/Whiplash know Stark will be racing when it seems like the decision to drive was impromptu?
    A more dedicated and educated nerd can rationalize this far better than I.

    • RoQ
      RoQ
      May 4, 2010 at 7:52 pm | # | Reply

      Whiplash is so awesome (even more than Batman) that he knew what Tony would do before he even decide it.

  21. Capripede
    Capripede
    May 4, 2010 at 10:57 pm | # | Reply

    What a relief. Shortpacked fans say that Iron Man 2 Rocks. The intensity of that rocking, however, is still up for debate.

    I shall bring my popcorn.

    And salt.

  22. beeftony
    beeftony
    September 20, 2010 at 7:50 pm | # | Reply

    Okay, this didn’t happen the first time I read this strip, but reading back over it now, I can’t get Flanders’ voice out of my head.

  23. Kelsey
    Kelsey
    March 22, 2011 at 10:01 pm | # | Reply

    Well why don’t you shut up, Mr. Random-guy-with-a-weird-mustache!

  24. Kschenke
    Kschenke
    April 11, 2012 at 8:08 pm | # | Reply

    As someone who reviews movies and TV, I get this occasionally. I’ve actually gotten yelled at for disliking something with the response, “KEEP YOUR OPINIONS TO YOURSELF NEXT TIME!” … um, dude, I write reviews for a tv review site… it’s kind of par for the course. Also, that was in response to my review of the live-action Fairly Oddparents movie. The same commenter told me that a million people were going to boycott my site. Yeeah.

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