Comments on: Mining the Earth http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2008/05/04/mining-the-earth/ JFK: ''we choose to go to the ...'' Thu, 17 May 2012 22:02:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Frank http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2008/05/04/mining-the-earth/#comment-3702 Frank Wed, 07 May 2008 23:38:40 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2008/05/04/mining-the-earth/#comment-3702 What the hell. Let's blame Al for everything/anything. He's both a greedy businessman and and a slimey politician. What the hell. Let’s blame Al for everything/anything.
He’s both a greedy businessman and and a slimey politician.

]]> By: Lola http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2008/05/04/mining-the-earth/#comment-3599 Lola Mon, 05 May 2008 13:10:04 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2008/05/04/mining-the-earth/#comment-3599 hahahah, that is funny. I'm seriously busted! Even though the name of the comic is six chix and not being a regular reader, I would never have guessed that it was written by six females and would have figured the six chicks was a reference to it's recurring characters....assuming it has them. hahahah, that is funny. I’m seriously busted! Even though the name of the comic is six chix and not being a regular reader, I would never have guessed that it was written by six females and would have figured the six chicks was a reference to it’s recurring characters….assuming it has them.

]]> By: bAT L. http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2008/05/04/mining-the-earth/#comment-3586 bAT L. Mon, 05 May 2008 05:36:32 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2008/05/04/mining-the-earth/#comment-3586 Given #9 (Patrick's comment) and #8 (Lola's comment) together, it's fairly funny that #8 chose to assign a male gender to the author. Oddly enough, just yesterday I saw an all-star cast Earth Day special that included Robin Williams as "Everyman", very similar to the role the man in the comic plays. Given that fact, I can definitely see this comic meaning the generic person. It looks more like generic businessman, though. Given #9 (Patrick’s comment) and #8 (Lola’s comment) together, it’s fairly funny that #8 chose to assign a male gender to the author.

Oddly enough, just yesterday I saw an all-star cast Earth Day special that included Robin Williams as “Everyman”, very similar to the role the man in the comic plays. Given that fact, I can definitely see this comic meaning the generic person. It looks more like generic businessman, though.

]]> By: Patrick http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2008/05/04/mining-the-earth/#comment-3571 Patrick Sun, 04 May 2008 21:51:15 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2008/05/04/mining-the-earth/#comment-3571 Just for the record, the creator of this comic is one of six women who call themselves, collectively, "Six Chicks" (not a man). Just for the record, the creator of this comic is one of six women who call themselves, collectively, “Six Chicks” (not a man).

]]> By: Lola http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2008/05/04/mining-the-earth/#comment-3570 Lola Sun, 04 May 2008 21:27:39 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2008/05/04/mining-the-earth/#comment-3570 Well that's just perfect then. He's a generic "man" of mankind...I guess the author had to pick a gender and race and picked the most obvous to him. Why that was the most obvious to him would have to be answered by him, but Europeans and Americans in the upper socio-economic classes are well noted for their cluelessly wasteful behaviour. The point is that people are inherently selfish. What happens when there is an announcement that something is going to be in short supply? Enough people will go out and get all they can and horde it which reinforces the notion of a shortage and exacerbates the situation in an expanding spiral. Back in the early 70s it was toilet paper. Johnny Carson (I think it was him) did a joke one night about the military having a toilet paper shortage (which I believe they actually did due to some snafu in their logistics department). People heard this, made the leap that there was a shortage everywhere and overnight there was not a roll to be seen in the supermarkets. When that was gone, all the paper towels and napkins disappeared too! That a person with this mentality wouldn't know where anyplace was on the planet is just the icing on the cake. I found this really funny in a sad, dark, defeated way. Well that’s just perfect then. He’s a generic “man” of mankind…I guess the author had to pick a gender and race and picked the most obvous to him. Why that was the most obvious to him would have to be answered by him, but Europeans and Americans in the upper socio-economic classes are well noted for their cluelessly wasteful behaviour.

The point is that people are inherently selfish. What happens when there is an announcement that something is going to be in short supply? Enough people will go out and get all they can and horde it which reinforces the notion of a shortage and exacerbates the situation in an expanding spiral. Back in the early 70s it was toilet paper. Johnny Carson (I think it was him) did a joke one night about the military having a toilet paper shortage (which I believe they actually did due to some snafu in their logistics department). People heard this, made the leap that there was a shortage everywhere and overnight there was not a roll to be seen in the supermarkets. When that was gone, all the paper towels and napkins disappeared too!

That a person with this mentality wouldn’t know where anyplace was on the planet is just the icing on the cake.

I found this really funny in a sad, dark, defeated way.

]]> By: Kaitlyn http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2008/05/04/mining-the-earth/#comment-3568 Kaitlyn Sun, 04 May 2008 21:02:02 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2008/05/04/mining-the-earth/#comment-3568 What about the fact that what he - whoever he is - is holding doesn't look like the earth? The land is all wrong - not just poorly drawn, but in wrong places. What about the fact that what he - whoever he is - is holding doesn’t look like the earth?

The land is all wrong - not just poorly drawn, but in wrong places.

]]> By: eeyore19 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2008/05/04/mining-the-earth/#comment-3565 eeyore19 Sun, 04 May 2008 20:07:15 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2008/05/04/mining-the-earth/#comment-3565 Well, if that *is* supposed to be Al Gore, then I guess that makes it a pun with "vise-grip" and "Vice President." Well, if that *is* supposed to be Al Gore, then I guess that makes it a pun with “vise-grip” and “Vice President.”

]]> By: harv http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2008/05/04/mining-the-earth/#comment-3558 harv Sun, 04 May 2008 12:50:18 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2008/05/04/mining-the-earth/#comment-3558 My thought was White Men, specifically affluent white men. My thought was White Men, specifically affluent white men.

]]> By: Singapore Bill http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2008/05/04/mining-the-earth/#comment-3555 Singapore Bill Sun, 04 May 2008 09:27:01 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2008/05/04/mining-the-earth/#comment-3555 I agree with number 3 Patrick. Of course I would have spelt Man with a capital "M" or used "Humanity" instead. I'm sensitive. I agree with number 3 Patrick. Of course I would have spelt Man with a capital “M” or used “Humanity” instead. I’m sensitive.

]]> By: Patrick http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2008/05/04/mining-the-earth/#comment-3551 Patrick Sun, 04 May 2008 05:12:37 +0000 http://comicsidontunderstand.com/wordpress/2008/05/04/mining-the-earth/#comment-3551 I agree that is a very tough call, but my guess is that the guy represents "man" (not "men" but "man" as in humanity or mankind). I agree that is a very tough call, but my guess is that the guy represents “man” (not “men” but “man” as in humanity or mankind).

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