Comments on: Drunk http://www.shortpacked.com/2011/comic/book-13/04-remedial-adulthood/drunk-4/ Toys are serious business. Sat, 18 May 2013 08:05:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Ragnal http://www.shortpacked.com/2011/comic/book-13/04-remedial-adulthood/drunk-4/#comment-128746 Ragnal Sat, 11 May 2013 04:36:36 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/2011/comic/book-13/04-remedial-adulthood/drunk-4/#comment-128746 And now I have more questions than before. And now I have more questions than before.

]]> By: quietdevious1 http://www.shortpacked.com/2011/comic/book-13/04-remedial-adulthood/drunk-4/#comment-62571 quietdevious1 Fri, 30 Dec 2011 07:42:42 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/2011/comic/book-13/04-remedial-adulthood/drunk-4/#comment-62571 Very late reply: Jacob seems to believe that his backsliding makes him irredeemable with this social group, and he has to abandon them and start over again. I think Mike showed him, in a round about way, that there is no way he could screw things up so badly that they'll reject him. "One of us! One of us! One of us!" Very late reply: Jacob seems to believe that his backsliding makes him irredeemable with this social group, and he has to abandon them and start over again. I think Mike showed him, in a round about way, that there is no way he could screw things up so badly that they’ll reject him.

“One of us! One of us! One of us!”

]]> By: ajm5007 http://www.shortpacked.com/2011/comic/book-13/04-remedial-adulthood/drunk-4/#comment-61630 ajm5007 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 20:18:10 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/2011/comic/book-13/04-remedial-adulthood/drunk-4/#comment-61630 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_g7liFq_3A http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_g7liFq_3A

]]> By: Kazzellin http://www.shortpacked.com/2011/comic/book-13/04-remedial-adulthood/drunk-4/#comment-54232 Kazzellin Thu, 13 Oct 2011 01:50:42 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/2011/comic/book-13/04-remedial-adulthood/drunk-4/#comment-54232 My question (and one that will most likely go unanswered) is, does he find it annoying because he doesn't like being nice, or because it's the only way he <i>can</i> be nice? Popular opinion assumes the former, but you never really know with Mike. :j My question (and one that will most likely go unanswered) is, does he find it annoying because he doesn’t like being nice, or because it’s the only way he can be nice?

Popular opinion assumes the former, but you never really know with Mike. :j

]]> By: Historyman68 http://www.shortpacked.com/2011/comic/book-13/04-remedial-adulthood/drunk-4/#comment-53749 Historyman68 Sat, 08 Oct 2011 05:26:38 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/2011/comic/book-13/04-remedial-adulthood/drunk-4/#comment-53749 Lots of trickster archetypes are not evil too, though- Loki is an schemer, but only in the Marvel comic is he Evil. No more than Hades or Mars were evil in the original mythology because they represent Death or War. They're just parts of life. Bre'r Rabbit, Native American Coyote, even Bugs Bunny- most tricksters exist to point out the flaws of others and show the pragmatic option. Of course, there's still the question of how Mike did a favor to Jacob, but we'll see soon, hopefully. Lots of trickster archetypes are not evil too, though- Loki is an schemer, but only in the Marvel comic is he Evil. No more than Hades or Mars were evil in the original mythology because they represent Death or War. They’re just parts of life. Bre’r Rabbit, Native American Coyote, even Bugs Bunny- most tricksters exist to point out the flaws of others and show the pragmatic option.

Of course, there’s still the question of how Mike did a favor to Jacob, but we’ll see soon, hopefully.

]]> By: Historyman68 http://www.shortpacked.com/2011/comic/book-13/04-remedial-adulthood/drunk-4/#comment-53748 Historyman68 Sat, 08 Oct 2011 05:17:16 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/2011/comic/book-13/04-remedial-adulthood/drunk-4/#comment-53748 There's other people in the room, though, I assumed he was explaining for their benefit. He does look at Robin when explaining, though. Hmm. There’s other people in the room, though, I assumed he was explaining for their benefit. He does look at Robin when explaining, though. Hmm.

]]> By: Historyman68 http://www.shortpacked.com/2011/comic/book-13/04-remedial-adulthood/drunk-4/#comment-53747 Historyman68 Sat, 08 Oct 2011 05:12:53 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/2011/comic/book-13/04-remedial-adulthood/drunk-4/#comment-53747 From re-reading Jacob's arc, I realized that Mike didn't actually cause Jacob's relapse- that was Roz. By the time Amber's mom got there, there'd been Roz (a few times, at least) and at least the three Asian girls who ran out of his room. So Mike sent him Ms Amber while he was in the middle of a full-fledged relapse, but did not cause it himself. Is that better or worse? Is it worse to buy a recovered alcoholic the drink that sends him plummeting back into addiction, or to buy him a drink when he's already fallen off the wagon? From re-reading Jacob’s arc, I realized that Mike didn’t actually cause Jacob’s relapse- that was Roz. By the time Amber’s mom got there, there’d been Roz (a few times, at least) and at least the three Asian girls who ran out of his room. So Mike sent him Ms Amber while he was in the middle of a full-fledged relapse, but did not cause it himself.

Is that better or worse? Is it worse to buy a recovered alcoholic the drink that sends him plummeting back into addiction, or to buy him a drink when he’s already fallen off the wagon?

]]> By: Paul1963 http://www.shortpacked.com/2011/comic/book-13/04-remedial-adulthood/drunk-4/#comment-49121 Paul1963 Thu, 15 Sep 2011 03:07:31 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/2011/comic/book-13/04-remedial-adulthood/drunk-4/#comment-49121 I'm not on Twitter (and it's blocked at work anyway), but thanks for the reply. I’m not on Twitter (and it’s blocked at work anyway), but thanks for the reply.

]]> By: mickeyten http://www.shortpacked.com/2011/comic/book-13/04-remedial-adulthood/drunk-4/#comment-48876 mickeyten Wed, 14 Sep 2011 05:06:20 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/2011/comic/book-13/04-remedial-adulthood/drunk-4/#comment-48876 A salient point. A salient point.

]]> By: Ryan http://www.shortpacked.com/2011/comic/book-13/04-remedial-adulthood/drunk-4/#comment-48759 Ryan Wed, 14 Sep 2011 03:51:20 +0000 http://www.shortpacked.com/2011/comic/book-13/04-remedial-adulthood/drunk-4/#comment-48759 Nah, I'm not buying this "I was sick because he was proposing" stuff. She wasn't sick BEFORE he gave her the recording. She was super excited. She only became sick/horrified AFTER the realization that he kinda made her mom bang the resident sex addict. This might have already been discussed, but I'm definitely not buying it. Come to think of it, she might be formulating revenge. Nah, I’m not buying this “I was sick because he was proposing” stuff. She wasn’t sick BEFORE he gave her the recording. She was super excited. She only became sick/horrified AFTER the realization that he kinda made her mom bang the resident sex addict. This might have already been discussed, but I’m definitely not buying it. Come to think of it, she might be formulating revenge.

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