Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for November 26, 2012
Transcript:
TV: Sodon'tblameusifthisstuffmakesyousickorkillsyou... Danae: Wait... what? Why do they talk so fast at the end of some commercials? Joe: It's called a disclaimer. Danae: What's that? Joe: Something that keeps a company from being held accountable for their misleading advertising. Danae: Oh... So... it's a legal way to lie without consequences? Joe: Um... I suppose it is. Danae: Yes!! Joe: When am I going to learn to stop answering questions honestly?...
Can't Sleep about 12 years ago
Is this a repeat, or have I stepped into another time loop?
freeholder1 about 12 years ago
Every drug in the catalogue lists death as a possible side effect. Still they get sued. Every pack of cigarettes warns about dangers. Still, they get sued. Sorry, kid. the only way to avoid consequences remains what it always has been: A good (well. make that “capable”) lawyer.
Ida No about 12 years ago
“Reading Non Sequitur may result in any of the following symptoms: anger, joy, fear, jealousy, panic, boredom, ennui, hate, rage, happiness, laughter, tears, sorrow and/or confusion, individually or simultaneously. Sodon’tblameusifthismakesyousickorkillsyou.”
Varnes about 12 years ago
Night, it says copyright ought twelve…Three Steps, thanks for not mentioning pol…um….because it’s not subject of the strip, but, you did forget happiness…and the fact that you can be easily mesmerized by the art work..
roctor about 12 years ago
If everything illegal used the drug companies disclaimer. All things would be legal.
vwdualnomand about 12 years ago
one side effect of a drug for restless leg syndrome was gambling….gambling?
puddleglum1066 about 12 years ago
My favorite disclaimer is on SUV ads: “professional driver, closed course, do not attempt” as the vehicle crosses streams, climbs steep hills and crawls over tree trunks and big rocks. You think this is a safety warning, but it’s not… in many cases, it’s because the fine print in the owner’s manual warns that “the four wheel drive is intended for use on snowy paved roads; this is not an off-road vehicle.” As a friend of mine learned the hard way when he drove his (fortunately employer issued) SUV into a construction site and the manufacturer refused to cover the subsequent transfer case detonation…
rockngolfer about 12 years ago
Your mileage may vary.
Linguist about 12 years ago
I have been blessed so far, as a Senior, not to require any type of medication ( although some people have think I should be heavily medicated ), and after listening to all the disclaimers on various pharmaceutics, I think I’d rather suffer with the illness than take the cure.Although, that side effect of the 4 hr.+ erection does have a certain appeal…
dabugger about 12 years ago
What? Will make you. What?……..what lie is true?
Vonne Anton about 12 years ago
The disclaimers on drug ads always make me laugh…they are too scary!
ramonesfan about 12 years ago
Danae is really a stand-in for the Karl Roves of the world
unca jim about 12 years ago
Notsoastute; Ignore him. He stomps all over this website with that superior attitude with snide remarks.. Think “mouthy kid with a keyboard..”
Vonne Anton about 12 years ago
You said:Vonne AntonWithout the disclaimers people wouldn’t be informed as to the relative merits of the drugs vs what they cure.-My answer? Heavy sigh
Rickapolis about 12 years ago
To lie without consequences. OH, Fox “News”, right.
Buggerlugs about 12 years ago
One of the warnings on sleeping pills:“May cause drowsiness”.
Ida No about 12 years ago
Wanted to include it. Couldn’t remember how to spell it.
Vonne Anton about 12 years ago
Oh, little grasshopper, why do you seek enlightenment in all things? Sometimes a heavy sigh merely means your pontifications – intended to enlighten or correct others – are obvious and too, too serious for a comic. When you find true enlightenment, grasshopper, you will no longer feel the need to pontificate.