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Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for September 16, 2013
Transcript:
Danae: Hey, Jeffrey...does anyone else know you accidentally started the coming robot apocalypse by bringing back that drone from the future? Jeffrey: No...why? Danae: Well... I sorta mentioned it in an e-mail. Jeffrey: oh, that's bad. Danae: Why? Jeffrey:'Cuz you might get pinged. Danae: pinged? Jeffrey: Seriously pinged. Danae: Oh, please...how serious can something be if it's called a "ping"? Jeffrey: Well... Noise: PING Building reads: NSA Sign reads: Move along, nothing to see here
herdleader53 over 11 years ago
Wait till she gets âpongedâ.
Linguist over 11 years ago
This is whatâs know as Pinged â Ponged Diplomacy !
einarbt over 11 years ago
Just as well that Dilbertâs mum got rid of the government agents.
wrwallaceii over 11 years ago
By the way just what does NSA stand for?Not So American?
geneking7320 over 11 years ago
In the 3rd panel Jeffery reminds me of Bill Gates [side profile].
Superfrog over 11 years ago
I guess weâre all on the pinged list now.
ellisaana Premium Member over 11 years ago
Building is a lot more non-descript than that, but you canât park next to it.
LeslieBark over 11 years ago
Could be worseâshe could have been pinged by Warehouse 13. Hmmm, would the robot from the future be an artifact, or maybe Lucy, the talking horse.
jreckard over 11 years ago
I gotta change my ring tone.
jack fairbanks over 11 years ago
blow all forward tubes, prepare to dive
milania over 11 years ago
Oh, not this creepy kid again!
Raygun over 11 years ago
She pinged and now she will be whacked. Only the NSA has no idea who they are up against. This could be a two week run!
carlzr over 11 years ago
The NSA headquarters looks hilarious. Miller is such a good artist.
Can't Sleep over 11 years ago
NSA was originally supposed to monitor only international calls â anything coming into or leaving the US. But Bush/Cheneyâs USA/Patriot Act changed that.
sbchamp over 11 years ago
Ever hear of âcookiesâ?Back to your stone knives and bearskins!
sbchamp over 11 years ago
Carnivore!Stanley Jobson approves, eats bon bonâŠ
sbchamp over 11 years ago
National Sanity Arrangers
dabugger over 11 years ago
I donât think they should worry, there are âoff the wallâ legislators who have been communicating with their ufo friends for agesâŠ..
dogday Premium Member over 11 years ago
At a restaurant with a group of friends yesterday the NSA came up and we were joking about it. Thing is, once you learn to laugh at something youâve dismissed it. Be a shame to lose sight of this one.
Enoki over 11 years ago
So⊠The NSA starts the robot revolt when they try and recruit them as spiesâŠ
ramonesfan over 11 years ago
Thank you, Wiley Miller. I hoped our country would move in a healthier direction after Nixon left office, but here we are 40 years later, and things are worse than ever.
QuiteDragon over 11 years ago
âIf not then why are you upset that the NSA is tracking you in order to protect you?â
Um, Amazon canât make you disappear?Linguist over 11 years ago
I usually donât respond to your off the wall comments any more than I do to those on the âotherâ side of the political minefield but I want to set you straight on something. The NSA was around long before the Bush & Cheney years. Prior to Homeland Securityâs umbrella take over of agencies after 9/11, the NSA was the ultimate spy center. It was unnoticed and unheralded. Its power was only feared by some who were âin the knowâ. There exist, outside of fiction and fantasy, smaller, unknown agencies that work under the congressional radar but none had the sweep ( pun intended ) of the spooks at NSA.And yes, my comment on this forum might elicit a âpingâ but Iâm neither that egocentric nor paranoid to care or even give it credibility.
gleeviolette over 11 years ago
I dunno⊠the NSA vs Danae? Iâll bet my money on her.
Not the Smartest Man On the Planet -- Maybe Close Premium Member over 11 years ago
Has it occurred to anyone that if someone brought a robot drone back from the future that the government ought to know about it? Or has W.M. just been too busy reveling in his own self-superiority?
dflak over 11 years ago
My wife works with refugees many with Arabic sounding names. Her emails sometimes read like the Terhan telephone directory. She calls her sister overseas each week. Yup weâve been pinged.
According to my wife, usually about 30 minutes into the conversation there is a ping on the line thatâs when one of them says, âTime to talk about menepause again.â
BRO6164 over 11 years ago
This one goes directly to my âfavoritesâ queue.
pawpawbear over 11 years ago
My wife and I were in the public PX. (WallyWorld) We looked at an item that we were considering. We didnât do anything but pick it up and set it back down. Next thing Iâm being covered up by ads for this very item. Banners on the websites I visited and in the daily deals they send out. I get all of this because I refill prescriptions online. They donât hVe my financials so Iâm good.
geneboecker over 11 years ago
Move along.thatâs not the drone you were looking for.
Gokie5 over 11 years ago
WUH-oh!
Ernest Lemmingway over 11 years ago
CISPA: the PATRIOT Act of the Internet.
.Danaeâs a fine example of why itâs important to know how certain things work. Otherwise the tech user will end up being used by the tech.
AKHenderson Premium Member over 11 years ago
Do they know about that other robot drone from the future?.http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/heroes-of-doctor-who-k9-john-leeson-the-time-warriors.jpg
tigerchik32 over 11 years ago
I heard the NSA once banned Furbys from their offices because they were scared they could record conversations, What a bunch of paranoids! ( To anyone in the agency that is reading this⊠Go find someone else to spy on, you goofballs!)
sesack4th over 11 years ago
ya think?
rowena28 Premium Member over 11 years ago
If she mentioned Jeffreyâs culpability in an email, wouldnât he be worried about himself getting in trouble, not her?
Caddy57 over 11 years ago
Leave it to Danae to start something!
MartyLikeIts1991 almost 4 years ago
Oof⊠prepare for a missile bombardment on your home