Shortpacked! by David Willis

Discussion (41) ¬

1. 
   Brian

   June 10, 2010 at 12:02 am | # | Reply

   Mike deserves a nominal tag
2. 
   David

   June 10, 2010 at 12:05 am | # | Reply

   I’ve actually done this to teens, treating them like they’re a different generation when really they’re like two or three years younger than me.

   • 
     TheBananaFish

     June 10, 2010 at 1:42 am | # | Reply

     I even do that to people my age.

     • 
       Malph

       June 10, 2010 at 2:16 am | # | Reply

       I’ve done it to people who are older than me (not much older, like within a few years). It’s funnier when they don’t know your 3 years younger than them and begin to wonder why someone who looks about 20 is calling them “you kids”.
   • 
     Boringamus

     June 15, 2011 at 2:25 pm | # | Reply

     I once had a ten year old shout at me, “hey kid! over here!”
3. 
   Rosicrucian

   June 10, 2010 at 12:08 am | # | Reply

   More Dawsonshirt! Aiee!
4. 
   DCHorror

   June 10, 2010 at 12:16 am | # | Reply

   Just couldn’t take the bait and switch, could he?
5. 
   deathpigeon

   June 10, 2010 at 12:19 am | # | Reply

   I love pretending like shock and awe at AWESO- I mean weirdness, to be mere ignorance, because what’s wrong with weirdness?
6. 
   ADdude

   June 10, 2010 at 12:29 am | # | Reply

   Ah giant robots is there no problem they can’t solve?

   • 
     deathpigeon

     June 10, 2010 at 12:31 am | # | Reply

     The Giant Robot Rebellion?

     • 
       Craig

       June 10, 2010 at 12:50 am | # | Reply

       Oh, they’ll solve that problem. Just not to our benefit.

       • 
         Random Webcomics Junkie

         May 4, 2013 at 7:51 am | # | Reply

         For some reason this comment made me feel really cheerful. I think I was expecting you to say something totally different.
7. 
   Samuel

   June 10, 2010 at 12:53 am | # | Reply

   Is it just me, or all this weeks strips foreshadowing infidelity?

   Maybe it’s just me.

   • 
     John Harmon

     June 10, 2010 at 1:37 am | # | Reply

     Ha! Probably. I love the look on your avatar’s face. It’s so naive and innocent it matches perfectly with your comment.

     • 
       Samuel

       June 10, 2010 at 1:50 am | # | Reply

       So my comment is naive and innocent? YOU HAVE INSULTED MY INTERNET EGO. PISTOLS AT DAWN, SIR.

       Seriously though, I love this avatar so much. And I got it randomly too. Win.

       • 
         Bryy

         June 10, 2010 at 3:45 am | # | Reply

         They are going to bang like Mike is dead.
8. 
   Jay Bell

   June 10, 2010 at 1:54 am | # | Reply

   Did she ring his doorbell, or was she walking down the hall and he opened the door? Also, what did he have for dinner and what does he think about while on the crapper?

   • 
     GrassyNoel

     June 10, 2010 at 9:46 pm | # | Reply

     “Did she ring his doorbell”

     Kinky! (With apologies to Hedy Lamarr)
9. 
   Monty Prime

   June 10, 2010 at 2:58 am | # | Reply

   Wait, Jacob lives in The House too?

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     Bryy

     June 10, 2010 at 3:45 am | # | Reply

     Amber and Mike moved out.

     • 
       OtakuX

       June 10, 2010 at 9:58 am | # | Reply

       And, of course, there are only a handful of appartment buildings in San Francisco, so of course they wind up right next to him.

       • 
         David Willis

         June 10, 2010 at 11:04 am | # | Reply

         http://shortpacked.com/comic/book-11/02-the-relationshipocalypse/popular/

         • 
           Monty Prime

           June 10, 2010 at 11:25 am | # | Reply

           Oh yeah… For some reason I was thinking Robin and Leslie moved out, but now I realize that that would be impossible since they own it…

           Derp.
         • 
           Cara

           June 10, 2010 at 8:24 pm | # | Reply

           I always get caught offguard by the punchline of that page, even though I know it’s coming. So awesome.
         • 
           OtakuX

           June 10, 2010 at 9:52 pm | # | Reply

           I assumed there was some mention of it somewhere, but didn’t feel like looking it up.

           That said, gotta love the tight continuity you keep.
10. 
    Merle

    June 10, 2010 at 10:04 am | # | Reply

    Bah! Mech Pilot is an AWESOME game and the hamster seems to enjoy it. He should try it out!
11. 
    Massdestruction

    June 10, 2010 at 10:15 am | # | Reply

    Thin walls huh?? Then I guess he gets to hear other types of ‘banging’ coming from their apartment too. Poor Jacob.

    • 
      Zudarkness

      June 10, 2010 at 10:41 am | # | Reply

      Nahh i’m sure jacob enjoys hearing the banging. He seems like the person that will get back at people eventually.
    • 
      Cara

      June 10, 2010 at 8:22 pm | # | Reply

      That’s actually what I thought he was referring to at first.
12. 
    SeanNOLA

    June 10, 2010 at 12:39 pm | # | Reply

    I play Mech Pilot with my dog! I’ll shuttle him from one couch to another and make joint noises for every step: *BZZZRT*KTCH*BZZZRT*KTCH*
13. 
    SC

    June 10, 2010 at 1:26 pm | # | Reply

    I never thought I’d say this, but I miss Reagan. Jacob is kind of “meh” for me.

    Then again, it would probably be pretty damn creepy to set up sexual tension between Amber and Ronald Reagan sooooooooooo…
14. 
    MarkLar

    June 10, 2010 at 1:52 pm | # | Reply

    A few years makes a huge difference in toys and cartoons. For instance, kids in grade 9 (freshman’s for you Americans) didn’t watch digimon. as an 18 year old i find that appalling. 4 years makes a difference.

    Although, Transformers came out in ’84 and The Power Rangers didn’t come out until ’93. That suggests that Jacob is possibly 9 years younger than Ethan and Amber.

    Does that sound about right Willis?

    • 
      Lillian

      June 11, 2010 at 6:59 pm | # | Reply

      I just graduated my Freshman year. I basically flipped out after realizing that I’m the only person in my grade who watched Sailor Moon as a kid.
    • 
      MarkReed

      January 5, 2013 at 2:55 pm | # | Reply

      But you’re skipping a generation. It was transformers -> teenage mutant ninja turtles -> power rangers.
15. 
    MarkLar

    June 10, 2010 at 2:05 pm | # | Reply

    Also, Amber might be a few years younger than Ethen, i dont really remember

    • 
      David Willis

      June 10, 2010 at 2:11 pm | # | Reply

      Amber is halfway between Ethan and Jacob’s ages.
16. 
    GrassyNoel

    June 10, 2010 at 9:44 pm | # | Reply

    Panel 6 is the cutest ever.
17. 
    Digidestined of Trust (Tim)

    February 12, 2011 at 10:24 pm | # | Reply

    ZORDS!
18. 
    Higurashi

    August 22, 2011 at 5:20 pm | # | Reply

    Zing~
19. 
    Alan / Falcon (@Alanfalcon)

    September 10, 2011 at 2:14 am | # | Reply

    “We have thin walls between our apartments”… Oh, man. Does this qualify as a Chekhov’s Boomerang?

    • 
      Historyman68

      September 26, 2011 at 5:16 pm | # | Reply

      It’s foreshadowing, at least!