For starters, he took up cutscene time in Kingdom Hearts.
motorfirebox
Leave Goofy out of this!
Dean
Goofy wears clothes and talks, but Pluto is just a dog. What’s up with that?
Skater Girl
Humans wear clothes and talk, but chimpanzees don’t. What’s up with that?
ǝ snow ʍousɐ
Presumably Goofy is the same species (Canis familiaris) as Pluto. Albeit Goofy seems to be of an unusually intelligible breed.
Durandal_1707
Blowing up Pluto would be heartbreaking.
Carms
Nice
Reco’nise
Remmington Steele
No thanks. We would then be able to see Uranus.
SeanR
I Hades to say it, but I don’t think you could blow up Pluto.
It’d just fall back together again.
N0083rp00F
Sadly it wouldn’t since it’s mass isnt that great and the tidal forces on it would spread the debris field ever wider. Mind you depending where in it’s orbit you deconstruct it you could be adding some of its remains to one of the planetary rings or a new source of meteor showers.
King Daniel
Depending on how energetically you blew it up, it could well fall back together again. It DOES have enough mass to achieve hydrostatic equilibrium, after all.
At the very least, a good deal of the mass would accrete onto Charon.
(This is also the first comment I ever made from my phone…and it’s a scientific post. Figures.)
I mean, yeah, I think we all know that. But it’s not advice that’s working for him.
Leorale
Christianity goes with the Golden Rule, “do unto others as you’d have them do unto you”.
Judaism has “what is hateful to you, do not do unto others”, which is a surprisingly potent difference.
Delavan
… it is much, much, much more complicated than that. Both the positive and negative formulations are found in the Old Testament. The reason Christianity goes with the positive form is because it is one expression of “The Greatest Commandment”… ” ” ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul. Love him with all your strength and with all your mind.’ And, ‘Love your neighbor as you love yourself.’ ”
I strongly suspect the contemporary projection of one’s own wants/needs onto one’s neighbor was not implied by the New Testament formulation. Instead, it’s a contemporary perversion, likely due to translation into Romance languages. Much like love shifted from “philia” and “agape” in Greek to “caritas” in Latin… the former entails empathy and unconditionality, the latter simple forbearance and charity. The division of the positive and negative formulations doesn’t even make sense in Greek, and I suspect also Aramaic, because the kind of love for neighbor being discussed entails an understanding of their needs, rather than a projection of your own onto them.
Leorale
True. I more meant which is stressed more in modern teachings, like the story of standing on one’s foot.
(Judaism gets to skip Greek and Latin altogether. I can discuss Hebrew or Aramaic straight to English, but I don’t know how going through those extra iterations surely shifts things.)
Well, this did make me chuckle, but technically, the as long as the bomb that destroys the universe is not the thing you touch, it would still be a remote you use.
I guess you would be using a remote detonator, but not doing remote detonation.
This reminds me of a button I taped to the ceiling of the room I’m currently in when I was in middle school. The button is accompanied by a sigh that says, “Evil button to the evil machine of DOOM. Except we don’t have the machine. It doesn’t exist. But we have the button. And this is it.”
And both those things are still taped to the ceiling.
Like many clueless highly-sexual dudes, Joe thinks it would be super fun to be treated as a sexual object. If it actually happened on a regular basis, I’m sure he’d see the downside.
He’s not cluing into the essential differences between himself and just about everyone else. Starting with how he’s very large, very strong, and presents as the gender people tend to believe when a woman lodges an accusation of a sexual crime.
Discussion (189) - “WWDD”
Ana Chronistic
“There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering Ka-BOOM!”
Bom Tombadil
“The illudium Q-36 explosive space modulator!”
Doctor_Who
“It obstructs my view of Venus.”
Cholma
“This makes me very angry, very angry indeed.”
Tacos
Let’s blow up Pluto while we’re at it. Causes too many arguments.
LookingIn
What did Mickey’s dog ever do to you!
Delicious Taffy
For starters, he took up cutscene time in Kingdom Hearts.
motorfirebox
Leave Goofy out of this!
Dean
Goofy wears clothes and talks, but Pluto is just a dog. What’s up with that?
Skater Girl
Humans wear clothes and talk, but chimpanzees don’t. What’s up with that?
ǝ snow ʍousɐ
Presumably Goofy is the same species (Canis familiaris) as Pluto. Albeit Goofy seems to be of an unusually intelligible breed.
Durandal_1707
Blowing up Pluto would be heartbreaking.
Carms
Nice
Reco’nise
Remmington Steele
No thanks. We would then be able to see Uranus.
SeanR
I Hades to say it, but I don’t think you could blow up Pluto.
It’d just fall back together again.
N0083rp00F
Sadly it wouldn’t since it’s mass isnt that great and the tidal forces on it would spread the debris field ever wider. Mind you depending where in it’s orbit you deconstruct it you could be adding some of its remains to one of the planetary rings or a new source of meteor showers.
King Daniel
Depending on how energetically you blew it up, it could well fall back together again. It DOES have enough mass to achieve hydrostatic equilibrium, after all.
At the very least, a good deal of the mass would accrete onto Charon.
(This is also the first comment I ever made from my phone…and it’s a scientific post. Figures.)
Marvin
The EARTH creature has stolen the modulator!
Delays… delays…
Taigan
I was going with “the jolly, candy-like button!”
Needfuldoer
That’s the history eraser button, you fool!
Deanatay
That’s why Sarah didn’t bring it – she could not resist the urge that EVEN NOW BECKONS HER EVER CLOSER!!
Doctor_Who
Oh good, was wondering where I left that. Glad to see it’s in good hands.
MM
Well, that saves me the trouble of asking whose bright idea it was to put Sarah in charge of that thing.
Jon Rich
That would still be preferable to the person who is *actually* in charge of it.
LookingIn
But in his defense, he’s less crabby and angry than Sarah!
SgtWadeyWilson
…but it’s not in her hands. For all you know, it could be in my hands!
…
…
…
*Click.*
No, wait… This is just somebody’s Amazon Dash button…
Jhon
I need to make myself one of those things.
King Daniel
Actually, Danny would break out the ukelele and dapper hat first.
Jeez, get with the program Joe.
Doctor_Who
Yeah, kinda disappointed the last panel doesn’t have Joe in the hat, offering to serenade her.
Shen Hibiki
Nope, that’s NEW Danny. Get them right!
Tacos
Yeah don’t you just hate it when you forget your doomsday device somewhere?
Reltzik
I always leave mine in the car’s ignition.
… I can never remember why I put it there in the first place, and it takes me so long to find it because I’ve got a keyless ignition.
Yumi
Treat others how THEY want to be treated, Joe (you know, within reason)
Reltzik
I always have so much trouble with that rule, because I have a lot of trouble figuring out how people want to be treated.
Stupidsocialcuesoughttobeacheatsheet….
Carms
Be dina 🙂
Risky
I was hoping wwdd was what would dina do. I was sorely danny-sapointed.
Gaia
Simple, give people free food, works every time.
begbert2
If while driving a car, you find yourself tempted to cut someone off, consider how they’d want to be treated, and throw a pie at their windshield!
Gaia
This fits to perfectly not to post! xD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GjVy2pMZiY
Gwen
Part of the problem is that Joe has not yet learned to empathize to the degree that would allow him to understand other people’s needs.
Bagge
Yup. or even – in a pinch – DON’T treat others how they DON’T want to be treated.
JetstreamGW
Strictly speaking, the quote IS typically “do to others as you would have them do to you.”
He’s not wrong.
Larkle
No, the quote is.
Yumi
I mean, yeah, I think we all know that. But it’s not advice that’s working for him.
Leorale
Christianity goes with the Golden Rule, “do unto others as you’d have them do unto you”.
Judaism has “what is hateful to you, do not do unto others”, which is a surprisingly potent difference.
Delavan
… it is much, much, much more complicated than that. Both the positive and negative formulations are found in the Old Testament. The reason Christianity goes with the positive form is because it is one expression of “The Greatest Commandment”… ” ” ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul. Love him with all your strength and with all your mind.’ And, ‘Love your neighbor as you love yourself.’ ”
I strongly suspect the contemporary projection of one’s own wants/needs onto one’s neighbor was not implied by the New Testament formulation. Instead, it’s a contemporary perversion, likely due to translation into Romance languages. Much like love shifted from “philia” and “agape” in Greek to “caritas” in Latin… the former entails empathy and unconditionality, the latter simple forbearance and charity. The division of the positive and negative formulations doesn’t even make sense in Greek, and I suspect also Aramaic, because the kind of love for neighbor being discussed entails an understanding of their needs, rather than a projection of your own onto them.
Leorale
True. I more meant which is stressed more in modern teachings, like the story of standing on one’s foot.
(Judaism gets to skip Greek and Latin altogether. I can discuss Hebrew or Aramaic straight to English, but I don’t know how going through those extra iterations surely shifts things.)
Opus the Poet
Someone was not expecting that to happen.
CleverTrousers
It’s not remote detonation if you’re in the universe, Sarah.
Kernanator
What do you think she is, some kind of explosives expert?
Reltzik
CURSE YOU, POST-STEALER!
Ob
Well, this did make me chuckle, but technically, the as long as the bomb that destroys the universe is not the thing you touch, it would still be a remote you use.
I guess you would be using a remote detonator, but not doing remote detonation.
Jhon
“You can’t destroy the universe. Where would you sit?”
MatthewTheLucky
Good effort, Joe. Good effort.
MatthewTheLucky
Execution could use a little work though.
Gwen
That’s why Sarah needs the detonator.
deathjavu
Yeah, he was…almost there?
Now he just needs to ask that question to someone he is actually friends with.
And who won’t want to murder him immediately.
Yumi
This reminds me of a button I taped to the ceiling of the room I’m currently in when I was in middle school. The button is accompanied by a sigh that says, “Evil button to the evil machine of DOOM. Except we don’t have the machine. It doesn’t exist. But we have the button. And this is it.”
And both those things are still taped to the ceiling.
Bagge
Dammit Sarah, you can’t leave these things to chance!
ADLegend21
Treat other’s how he wanted to be treated. Yikes man, I just can’t believe how low Joe sees himself.
CandidCanid
The premise is probably more or less he doesn’t feel like seeing himself in any particular way if he can help it.
Leorale
Like many clueless highly-sexual dudes, Joe thinks it would be super fun to be treated as a sexual object. If it actually happened on a regular basis, I’m sure he’d see the downside.
Jenny Islander
WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER.
He’s not cluing into the essential differences between himself and just about everyone else. Starting with how he’s very large, very strong, and presents as the gender people tend to believe when a woman lodges an accusation of a sexual crime.
tim gueguen
Fortunately Sarah doesn’t actually have such a device. We all know she’d be tempted to use it.
Emperor Norton II
I disagree.
We all know she would have used it ages ago.
Clif
True.
Passchendaele
“Whoops, here it is, I always forget to check there. Now, what were you saying?”
“Talking about feel-”
*world explodes*
Doctor_Who
That wasn’t Sarah, it’s those damn Vogons again.
DonDueed
At least we didn’t have to listen to their poetry.
SgtWadeyWilson
It’s only the third worst in the universe, and I’m partial to the phrase: “No thanks, I choose life.”
So, yeah, I’ma risk it with the poetry.
begbert2
Given some of the poetry I’ve heard that wasn’t even the third worst, I choose universal destruction. It’s a mercy kill, really.