Shortpacked! by David Willis

Discussion (45) ¬

1. 
   Cholma

   May 12, 2010 at 12:08 am | # | Reply

   Campaign season has arrived, and Robin immediately decides to go “negative”! Let the trashy commercials commence! Fred H. Dinobot will rue the day Robin imagined him to be her opposition!

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     Cholma

     May 12, 2010 at 12:39 am | # | Reply

     Heh. I just now realized Robin’s initials are RAD.
   • 
     OldsVistaCruiser

     May 12, 2010 at 1:41 am | # | Reply

     “I’m Arlen Sphincter and I approved this message!”
2. 
   David

   May 12, 2010 at 12:09 am | # | Reply

   Has Robin considered asking Mike to help with her smear campaign or is she afraid he’ll turn on her?

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     TheBananaFish

     May 12, 2010 at 1:14 am | # | Reply

     I think there’s some sort of anti-Mike law in effect. Out of fairness of course. And safety.

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       TheBananaFish

       May 12, 2010 at 1:16 am | # | Reply

       And I better see someone in the background of the next election footage with a sign that says Fred H. Dinobot.
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       BoxBoy

       April 19, 2011 at 10:07 pm | # | Reply

       yeah, it would be like trying to harness the power of a tornado to power a tricycle
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     Rowen Morland

     May 13, 2010 at 10:41 am | # | Reply

     I keep thinking that he’s gonna run against her and win. Oh the horror.
3. 
   Chase

   May 12, 2010 at 12:09 am | # | Reply

   I don’t know which is more awesome, panel 3 or the fact that there is someone with the family name of Dinobot.

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     Jen Aside

     May 12, 2010 at 12:25 am | # | Reply

     Prolly in that family with the “My sister will name her baby Megatron if 1,000,000 people become fans” page on Facebook.
4. 
   John the Great

   May 12, 2010 at 1:07 am | # | Reply

   Stupid Robin. Who does she think she is claiming Transformers aren’t real? I ought to call my local congressman and give them a piece of my mind!!!

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     fangrider

     May 12, 2010 at 1:13 am | # | Reply

     BAH lets get right to the point! grab the pitchforks and torches and head to davids house!
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     captainswift

     May 12, 2010 at 12:22 pm | # | Reply

     Entirely untrue. They’re made of metal, and as anyone who watched Silverhawks knows, metal isn’t real. (“Partly metal, partly real”)

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       John the Great

       May 12, 2010 at 3:44 pm | # | Reply

       Silverhawks is what people watched when Dinosaucers or Thundercats wasn’t on. You know, when there wasn’t anything else on that was cool! ;P

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         J.P.

         May 13, 2010 at 12:02 am | # | Reply

         Wait wait wait…not to talk ill of saurian-looking aliens and all, but Thundercats AND Silverhawks are of an earlier (and, by the way, much cooler) vintage.

         Now I wonder why I never noticed the identical voice acting between the two shows when I was a kid…

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           Tetsukalian

           October 10, 2010 at 12:38 pm | # | Reply

           actually, if i am remembering right, Thundercats and Silverhawks are in the same universe, aren’t they? I thought i remembered a Thundercats/Silverhawks crossover episode at one point. I could be wrong though.
5. 
   James

   May 12, 2010 at 1:10 am | # | Reply

   “He doesn’t get up in my rigid grill structure,”

   fixed.
6. 
   Kil

   May 12, 2010 at 1:14 am | # | Reply

   Hmmm. It occurs to me that instead of punching Robin in the face, Amber can pay her back by ruining her campaign via informing the press of how the esteemed Congresswoman thinks it’s okay to kiss woman in the shower against their will.

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     David Willis

     May 12, 2010 at 1:21 am | # | Reply

     I’m pretty sure her polling would skyrocket.

     • 
       Kil

       May 12, 2010 at 10:17 am | # | Reply

       Hrm. I would hope that “Congresswoman sexually assaults roommate” headlines would have a negative impact.

       • 
         Gold Starz

         May 12, 2010 at 8:17 pm | # | Reply

         One problem: “CongressWOMAN sexually assault FEMALE roomate”… The gay and male votes are hers…
       • 
         zbeeblebrox

         May 12, 2010 at 10:04 pm | # | Reply

         Kil, you know nothing about politics!

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           Captain_Cadaver

           May 12, 2010 at 11:56 pm | # | Reply

           Kil, if you consider yourself straight, I have some bad news…

           ;D jk
   • 
     Malph

     May 12, 2010 at 2:35 am | # | Reply

     Being a straight male, age 18-24, I know what my people want, and that happens to be hot lesbian action. The very thought that an attractive female politician has had any sexual contact with another woman is enough to make my people vote for her in a landslide.

     • 
       JediknightZ

       May 12, 2010 at 4:01 am | # | Reply

       dont popple know shes a lesbian so dosent that mane she has this in bag

       • 
         gwalla

         May 12, 2010 at 11:59 am | # | Reply

         Popples can’t vote.
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         Trae Dorn

         May 12, 2010 at 1:02 pm | # | Reply

         Tammy Baldwin is doing just fine in Wisconsin, so I don’t think it’d be an issue in San Fransisco where the comic is set.
7. 
   POS Industries

   May 12, 2010 at 3:14 am | # | Reply

   So she’s RAD, eh?

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     POS Industries

     May 12, 2010 at 3:16 am | # | Reply

     and no I don’t intend to read the rest of the comments and see that someone else already noticed it. I’m a busy man with important things to do probably.
   • 
     Andy L

     May 12, 2010 at 10:33 am | # | Reply

     Curses! I wanted to be the first to notice that! I’ve got to get up earlier in the morning.
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     SonicBlueRanger

     August 18, 2011 at 4:22 pm | # | Reply

     So she’s here to tell us about the Transformers then?
8. 
   vivvav

   May 12, 2010 at 7:31 am | # | Reply

   Well Robin, if Transformers aren’t real, then how do you explain this!?
   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHcNh9nymb4&feature=related

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     OtakuX

     May 12, 2010 at 10:21 am | # | Reply

     Hey, Prime wasn’t born in America!… though he WAS here LONG before that rule was written… maybe he was grandfathered in?
9. 
   Lord of Awesome

   May 12, 2010 at 9:40 am | # | Reply

   Robin’s evil plans are awesome I will tell all the news papers that Fred H. Dinobots mother is a hooker
10. 
    DCHorror

    May 12, 2010 at 11:56 am | # | Reply

    Don’t see why Ethan looks so annoyed. It’s kinda obvious from her little tirade that she doesn’t know that he’s thinking about another election entirely.

    What are the bets that she made up Fred H. Dinobot on the spot because of the drama tag?

    And what is a delbo and why can it come off as insulting?
11. 
    Matt B

    May 12, 2010 at 12:03 pm | # | Reply

    I like how Robin has Dhalsim neck in the first panel. I picture her body being several feet away :p

    also, who wouldn’t vote for a guy with the last name Dinobot? If only to hear “The esteemed Mr. Dinobot has the floor”.
12. 
    Electric Mulch

    May 12, 2010 at 12:28 pm | # | Reply

    And Grimlock isn’t going to run?

    “Grimlock not Senator, Grimlock King!” ?
13. 
    Jeremy

    May 12, 2010 at 5:19 pm | # | Reply

    Jose Delbo was a long time artist on the original Transformers comic from Marvel in the ’80s.
14. 
    AMD

    May 12, 2010 at 6:13 pm | # | Reply

    “Grimlock approve of this message! Now Grimlock eat peoples who no vote for Grimlock! Nom,nom,nom!”

    Has Ethan EVER actually voted for something OTHER than a toy or cartoon…?
15. 
    Ascension

    May 12, 2010 at 7:08 pm | # | Reply

    I read it pronounced like “Dee-no-boe” when used as a surname.
16. 
    Kasdarack

    May 12, 2010 at 7:09 pm | # | Reply

    I so want a huge print of the last panel. Robin’s facial expression is utterly priceless.

    Willis, wanna sell me a print?

    • 
      David Willis

      May 12, 2010 at 7:58 pm | # | Reply

      There’s a button below the strip that allows you to do that very thing!

      • 
        fangrider

        May 12, 2010 at 10:38 pm | # | Reply

        i want a godzilla size print :3 ill post it in a giant wall in new york xP
17. 
    Cerulean

    May 13, 2010 at 11:50 am | # | Reply

    Fred H. Dinobot is clearly the counterpart of Ted Terbolizard.
18. 
    shizaaaam!!!

    May 13, 2010 at 4:42 pm | # | Reply

    totally votin for Fred H Dinobot this next election.