Comments on: Death Cab http://e-merl.com/2009-01-08-death-cab Comics, Webcomics & Hypercomics by Daniel Merlin Goodbrey Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:57:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: M2Infinity http://e-merl.com/2009-01-08-death-cab/comment-page-1#comment-629 M2Infinity Sat, 16 May 2009 15:48:26 +0000 http://e-merl.com/?p=182#comment-629 The joke is the title (play on 'Death and Taxes', natch). The rest just naturally follows. Particularly the drinking. The joke is the title (play on ‘Death and Taxes’, natch). The rest just naturally follows. Particularly the drinking.

]]> By: Logic http://e-merl.com/2009-01-08-death-cab/comment-page-1#comment-630 Logic Sun, 19 Apr 2009 14:45:34 +0000 http://e-merl.com/?p=182#comment-630 The joke is that the taxi driver looks like Burt Reynolds. I believe that is the gist of it. The joke is that the taxi driver looks like Burt Reynolds.

I believe that is the gist of it.

]]> By: anthony http://e-merl.com/2009-01-08-death-cab/comment-page-1#comment-628 anthony Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:09:45 +0000 http://e-merl.com/?p=182#comment-628 the joke, to me, is in the transition between the first two panels (the taxi driver sets it up as though death is an average guy in a trivial conversation, but then throws down some truth disguised as "death's problem" rather than his own; coping with inevitable demise.) the third panel seems supplementary. the joke, to me, is in the transition between the first two panels (the taxi driver sets it up as though death is an average guy in a trivial conversation, but then throws down some truth disguised as “death’s problem” rather than his own; coping with inevitable demise.) the third panel seems supplementary.

]]> By: LizardKing http://e-merl.com/2009-01-08-death-cab/comment-page-1#comment-627 LizardKing Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:30:27 +0000 http://e-merl.com/?p=182#comment-627 Anon, Although you are partly correct imo, that view also defeats the joke to some extent. He's drinking because he's a working class person, but the joke is funny because that's such a contrast with the highly intellectual and philosophical statement he just made in panel 2. Anon, Although you are partly correct imo, that view also defeats the joke to some extent. He’s drinking because he’s a working class person, but the joke is funny because that’s such a contrast with the highly intellectual and philosophical statement he just made in panel 2.

]]> By: LizardKing http://e-merl.com/2009-01-08-death-cab/comment-page-1#comment-626 LizardKing Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:27:50 +0000 http://e-merl.com/?p=182#comment-626 I think this is my favorite strip so far. This, or the dolphin screaming. I think this is my favorite strip so far. This, or the dolphin screaming.

]]> By: Anon http://e-merl.com/2009-01-08-death-cab/comment-page-1#comment-625 Anon Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:28:12 +0000 http://e-merl.com/?p=182#comment-625 No, sealy mattresses, he isn't. He's going drinking because he's a stereotypical working class person. No, sealy mattresses, he isn’t.

He’s going drinking because he’s a stereotypical working class person.

]]> By: sealy mattresses http://e-merl.com/2009-01-08-death-cab/comment-page-1#comment-624 sealy mattresses Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:21:11 +0000 http://e-merl.com/?p=182#comment-624 hah its funny but if u wanna "analyze it" hes going drinking at the end cause of what he said just before about his growing fear and he cant deal with it so drink the probs away! hah its funny but if u wanna “analyze it” hes going drinking at the end cause of what he said just before about his growing fear and he cant deal with it so drink the probs away!

]]> By: WOW... http://e-merl.com/2009-01-08-death-cab/comment-page-1#comment-623 WOW... Wed, 14 Jan 2009 05:02:40 +0000 http://e-merl.com/?p=182#comment-623 ...this is DEEP. …this is DEEP.

]]> By: dabble911 http://e-merl.com/2009-01-08-death-cab/comment-page-1#comment-622 dabble911 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 03:41:23 +0000 http://e-merl.com/?p=182#comment-622 I imagine the hallucinatory symptons got very real when the meter stopped I imagine the hallucinatory symptons got very real when the meter stopped

]]> By: aidan http://e-merl.com/2009-01-08-death-cab/comment-page-1#comment-621 aidan Tue, 13 Jan 2009 02:58:54 +0000 http://e-merl.com/?p=182#comment-621 yeah same hir i dont get this! :) yeah same hir i dont get this! :)

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