It’s made of … PEOPLE! You’ve got to believe me!
Willy ‘n Ethel, 10/21/04
Whoa, whoa, whoa. Here’s what I want out of you, Willy ‘n Ethel: Jokes about the many reasons that and ways in which Willy gets fired, jokes about how fat and/or unpleasant Ethel’s sister is, jokes about how stupid Willy is, jokes about how lazy Willy is, and jokes about how Ethel can’t believe she’s married to Willy. I also want passing mentions of the names of Willy and Ethel’s pets (Bondo and Dogmeat), and strips in which Willy attempts to teach his nephew something and only ends up illustrating his own ignorance. (I know this last type of joke falls into the category of “jokes about how stupid Willy is,” but I like these strips and feel that they deserve a separate mention.)
Now, here’s what I don’t want out of you: Jokes about feeding mountains of corpses, or perhaps still-living condemned human beings, into hellish industrial machinery in order to reprocesses the very flesh and bones of our fellow men and women into some mysterious end-product that we either knowingly or unknowingly consume, implicating each one of us in this awful crime and transforming existence into a ghastly cannibalistic deathscape.
I don’t really think that’s a lot to ask, honestly.
Jeffrey (Los Angeles)
October 22nd, 2004 at 5:47 am
At least its not one of those boring cliche themes you mentioned. At the risk of being the kettle calling the humor black, at least this is funny, not tired.
Robert Eskridge
October 26th, 2004 at 12:32 pm
And it’s not so hard to get them into the compactor anyway. Some brisk videos about “An Army of One” and a snazzy uniform usually does the trick.
Tamex
October 27th, 2004 at 9:26 pm
Soylent Green is people! PEOPLE!!!!!!!
Mushroom Person
July 13th, 2005 at 4:12 am
Wow. That is a disturbing thought that should never cross anyone’s mind, ever. And what the hell is that “M” thing in the corner, is that supposed to be a cat?
Mary Brandt
October 20th, 2005 at 4:25 pm
A cat, whose ears are partially separated from its head.
…Maybe it was “recycled”.
-MB
anne
October 18th, 2006 at 2:44 pm
How is Murphy in “denial”? What is he denying?
Xanthir, FCD
August 29th, 2007 at 11:45 am
This is old, but the joke is that Willy thinks people are too fat to fit in the compactors. His friend Murphy doesn’t believe this.