Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for March 11, 2010

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    The_Uncle  over 14 years ago

    Bob’s right! Go Bob!

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    grapfhics  over 14 years ago

    you can’t measure that kind of success. In a Pickles cartoon back at their 50th Pearl thanked Earl for 10 good years. Go figure.

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    cmugnier  over 14 years ago

    Success in avoidance means expertise in bachelorhood. A successful bachelor does not aspire for marraige. Bob knows …

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    Pacejv  over 14 years ago

    ^ Impressive!

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    pbarnrob  over 14 years ago

    10 good years - out of 50, hmmm… maybe that’s about par for many. I had two out of eight, then ten years of shopping, followed by twenty-five of great. It’s still working!

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    wndrwrthg  over 14 years ago

    It is better to never have loved at all, than it is to have loved and lost.

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    Ooops! Premium Member over 14 years ago

    Don’t listen to Bob. He doesn’t want to worry about atomic wedgies.

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    ronaldmundy  over 14 years ago

    at what, bob? wndrwrthg, boy have you got that backwards!

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    cdward  over 14 years ago

    Let’s not forget that Joe has those little hearts floating when he sees Victoria. He loves her even if her methods are a bit different. But then, that’s what makes her perfect - she’s got a bit of both girls in her, and Joe gets that.

    BTW, someone who has been married and divorced can be a very good person to give advice (if they learned from their past mistakes). Someone who has never been married speaks from books or ignorance or prejudice - or a combination of the above.

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    DolphinGirl78  over 14 years ago

    Bob’s measure of success seems to be lacking in my opinion.

    I’m about to be divorced, and I hope to be married again in the future. I’ve definitely learned from my failed marriage, and hope to use those lessons in my next relationship (whenever that happens)…

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    Potrzebie  over 14 years ago

    Jeez, WIley seems to be able to push buttons. I wonder if he actually imagines the threads that his comics will cause?

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    Varnes  over 14 years ago

    Marriage isn’t for everybody. I’ve got friends that are completely lost and seemingly helpless when they beak up and are single. They scramble to find another relationship. But others are blissful when single, and don’t worry about it. It could be some put a premium on freedom. Married people always feel sorry for single people, because they would miss having someone around. They shouldn’t. Many single people feel sorry for them, especially when they watch them bicker over nothing…

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    wicky  over 14 years ago

    BINGO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    wicky  over 14 years ago

    BTW, Wiley is the very best!

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    Wiley creator over 14 years ago

    @potrzebie-

    No, I’m always amazed at how literally people will read comics and not simply take it AS a cartoon.

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    steverinoCT  over 14 years ago

    I’m wondering at the umbrella in Bob’s drink.

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    erwinbert  over 14 years ago

    wndrwrthg is correct; substitute “skydiving” for “love” to get the point.

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    cleokaya  over 14 years ago

    Wiley your strip is more than simply a cartoon because it usually stimulates dialogue. Some people take things much to personally and find offense in everything, but I think a cartoon is very well crafted when the reader can both laugh and be made to ponder the subject as well.

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    vexatron1984  over 14 years ago

    Ouch! Talk about a slap in the face!

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    johnnydoc5  over 14 years ago

    Did they switch seats?

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    ffkelton  over 14 years ago

    Bob looks like Dick Nixon. Wouldn’t trust him.

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    thirdguy  over 14 years ago

    cleokaya gets it, and Wiley, I hope you are having a ball, and never stop!!

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    Lawrence Stetz Premium Member over 14 years ago

    So based on this logic, does this mean I’m better than you at comic strips because you have one and I don’t?

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    vldazzle  over 14 years ago

    @Wiley, I think we all like to see something of ourselves or family in cartoons, which is one of the things that makes them fun. Yours is one I always read;-)

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    lazygrazer  over 14 years ago

    Ah, another bar stool messiah.

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    freeholder1  over 14 years ago

    I’ve succeed in death so far, too.

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    gopuppy  over 14 years ago

    Sore Bob wins with a score of zero, which is larger than -1.

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    MatureCanadian  over 14 years ago

    Great one Wiley, thanks very much.

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    MisngNOLA  over 14 years ago

    I found an easy way to keep harmony in my house yesterday. My lovely female accomplice was lounging on the couch when I got home from work. I walked over to her and reached as if to hug her, and as she reached back, I pulled her up into my arms and made it a real hug, and said “I can still pick you up. The doc only says I can’t lift heavy things.” Dinner last night was a really nice dish of baked zitis with fresh italian sausage, just the way I like it with plenty of leftovers for today’s lunch :-)

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    Kaytebb  over 14 years ago

    In all technicality I think it’s the women who have successfully avoided Bob!

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    DarthSequitur  over 14 years ago

    Love the strip today - a great follow-up on yesterday’s comments right here! Almost as if planned… … . . .

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    bmonk  over 14 years ago

    williamhassig said, about 4 hours ago

    “Marriage is a fraud promulgated by religion which itself is a fraud. A legal document does not make a relationship, nor does a ceremony unless you like ceremonies and make up your own.”

    Ahh–if it’s a fraud promulgated by religion, why does every culture and state have laws regulating marriage? Why can Justices of the Peace and other civil officials witness marriages?

    No, a legal document does not make a relationship, but legal documents can safeguard relationships–have you ever signed a contract, or a bill of sale, or bought or sold a car, or a house? Have you taken out a loan of any kind, or a credit card? Have you made a purchase–the receipt is a legal document to show what you bought, and safeguard the interests of the parties.

    Which is a reason so many marriages fail–if we expect the legal document or the ritual to supply for the relationship that should be there first, that should have been building from their first date and even more seriously from their engagement.

    The public commitment of the couple in a marriage is an important, even nearly essential, part of the marriage. It’s so that the public knows who is married, and who is not. And, given that this is a serious, life-altering commitment, why not have rituals to help point to its solemn nature and its importance?

    We have rituals for birthdays and for Thanksgiving, for graduating from schools and training programs. Which of them is more important than marriage?

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    reynard61  over 14 years ago

    Those who have, can. Those who haven’t, give advice on how it’s supposed to be done…

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    ccmills  over 14 years ago

    Does that mean Bob has a bachelors degree in bacheloring?

    Another great strip Wiley - thanks

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    mlswartz_99  over 14 years ago

    OH GAWD!!!!! That punch line made me laugh. That was hilarious.

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    ChukLitl Premium Member over 14 years ago

    If you’ve had as many people cry on your shoulder as I have, you might have good advice without having been married.

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    treered  over 14 years ago

    love this strip! btw, one has been married, one hasn’t, but what else do they have in their experience inventories?

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    grapfhics  over 14 years ago

    Thanx, Norman. I always mix them up. Mix up a lot of other people too, real and otherwise..

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    Wilphart  over 14 years ago

    @bunnyface

    Very good reply to williamhassig

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