#1500: Jesus Loves Dick

Brilliant.

HOLY COW!!! I HAVE to have one of those shirts! The only problem is that I'm, you know, penniless. If you happen to be selling them for the two dollars and fourty-seven cents I now have in my bank account, or I can convince my dad to let me use his credit card and I pay him back (which wouldn't really work either because I still don't have any money), or I try to do some more work over the next week or two before you stop selling these (which you should NEVER do!), then I'll definitely buy one. Count this as a shirt bought in considering if you're going to keep selling them. PLEASE!

Love the strip. Next time some whinger appears and says "Goats was better back in blah" I can point at this strip and say "Nope, Goats is better now than ever." I mean its got childish, offensive, tasteless, spot on political caricature, and very, very funny. What more does anyone want?

Cheers,
Graham

It may pain you to know (or it may not) that quite a few of your readers, dispite the decidedly leftist slant around here, are unashamedly republican.

Contrary to popular belief, when you register to vote as a republican, you are not required to shove a stick up your ass. As one of aformentioned stick-free republicans I appreciate to good satire now and again, and as such I'd like to say...

The "Jesus Loves Dick" T-shirt is just about the funniest goddamned thing I've seen this year. It's so funny, in fact, that dispite my intention to vote for the guy (speciffically, against the other long-fased proto-socialist peacenik), and dispite my desire for all the rest of you to do the same, I'll soon be wearing said T-shirt in public frequently.

Jon, you kick ass.

In Response to ivan256 (#17680):

Jon, like ivan, I too will probably vote for Curious George, the Curious Little Monkey in the Fall. However, unlike ivan, I do it because Kerry (from here forth referred to Ugly McLongFace, with no actual offense intended towards us Irish) doesn't represent an ideal but rather a roving unfocused mass of people who just don't like curious monkeys in the White House.
You see, Curious George stands for an ideal. He stands for morals and strength and unwavering courage in the face opposition. And how do I know this?
Because like you've pointed out, Jesus loves him, and He loves Dick. And I mean, really, Jon, who can't get enough Dick? Dick is always being hidden in some underground compound. We want more Dick! This country needs more Dick. We can't keep Dick out of the spotlight forever!

So, thanks Jon, for making a comic that's made me laugh the better half of a decade, and for shining a light on the true issue in the upcoming election: Dick.

In Response to albionsoft (#17678):

What more does anyone want?

Free beer.

Heh. I know someone who is getting that for a Birthday present.

In Response to ivan256 (#17680):

All your fase are -

Crap, even with god on my side, I can't do it.

Jon, here's a FAIR AND BALANCED (ha!) strip for us Bush supporters:

http://www.viopac.com/~kiadm/bushadsmall.jpg

Been enjoyin' Goats since 2000. Love it!

-paul

Great job Jon. I think you really got Cheney's look in panel 2.
Have a hot dog to celebrate #1500.

Simply saying, one of the best Goats comic in quite a while.

I wonder what would happen to me if I wore that shirt to Reagan's funeral?

Now, more than ever, you are my hero.

Two shirts! Jesus Loves Bush and Jesus Loves Dick.

In Response to Lonely Goatherd (#17698):

Jesus loves Bush... Well, I know I love Bush, but does Jesus love Bush too? Can the Savior love BOTH Bush and Dick? I mean, sure, the strip infers that's true... but I think there's plenty to debate about whether ANYONE can love both Bush and Dick at the same time.

Of course, Jon, it wouldn't be too tough to come up with a quick design for "Jesus loves Bush" in a similar style to "Jesus loves Dick," or, even better, a third shirt idea with Jesus loving both Bush and Dick.

I'm a Roman Catholic, and yes, my Traditions state that after that, if I wasn't before, I will be going to hell now.

Being Australian, I can safely say that that post has not altered my choice of candidate in the next election. I will still be voting for Voldemort come November. TimT

And I, being Canadian, would vote for "ABB"--anybody but Bush, if you haven't heard the acronym before. See, I like socialist pinkos. And although Kerry doesn't represent "an ideal," he doesn't represent an ideal that I think shouldn't be at the head of a government. I just don't see how a man can let his religion be such a huge part of his political stance, in a country that has so much religious diversity, and then put himself up against other countries with less religious diversity that choose to do the same.

Similarly, in Australia, We have John Howard (Dubya's Bitch as we affectionatly call him here at parliament house) but the opposition leader is just as softcore as John is Rabidly Right. What do you do!? Anarchy seems the only reasonable alternative.

*Falls over* Oh, gods. That is beyond funny. I would very much buy one of these shirts, if I could. It does not help that I am 13 and could not wear it anywhere. Except...places that aren't school. And not places where I might see somebody I know. Like home. Or anywhere. So that basically means...no, I cannot have it. I really should stop rambling now, so good bye and thank you for listening.

In Response to bodycover (#17705):

but the opposition leader is just as softcore as John is Rabidly Right

hey, come on now, he's not THAT softcore ... I bet Kerry's never punched out a taxi driver.

In Response to bobismyalium (#17706):

Ah, um, also, CONGRATS JON ON 1500 LOVELY, LOVELY COMICS! Did I mention lovely?

In Response to bodycover (#17705):

Anarchy seems the only reasonable alternative.

Right, because nothing's more reasonable than a state of lawlessness or political disorder.

Bush and Dick in '04!

In Response to banzai (#17713):

a state of lawlessness or political disorder.

Sorry, what is the difference between Anarchy and the George&Dick show?

Cheers,
Graham

In Response to albionsoft (#17714):

Compassionate fascism = Anarchy?

I think the two are awfully different.

Then again, many people used to think Anarchy = Peace.

Or maybe those were the only symbols they could draw.

In Response to deerboy (#17715):

Keep thinking about it, you might get the joke.

Cheers,
Graham

In Response to ivan256 (#17680):

On the other side of it, I voted for Bush/Cheney the last time around... a decision I do not intend to repeat in the coming months. Here in California, we do not have open primaries, so being a registered Republican, I had the option of voting for Bush or not voting for any candidate; I chose the latter. Come November, I don't know yet what I'll do, but unless ALL other candidates are convicted of horrible violent crimes and incarcerated, I won't be voting for Bush. Even then, I'd be reluctant. Moderate Republicans like myself don't really identify with Bush's fundamentalist attitude.

Personally, I thought that this strip was moderately funny... until the last two panels. I wasn't howling with laughter, but it was definitely on the upper end of jon's work thus far.