Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for October 27, 2015

Ain’t love grand…

^And can cost you many,argythree.

In order to have your wages garnished, you have to have a job.

But either way, “garnish” fits the meter of the poem, and thus is correct…..(There’s a reason for the phrase "poetic license, don’t ya know)

Ya know, there are deadbeat moms as well. Just sayin’.And either one that does should be neutered.

lol.

Now we should all go look up “Grammar Nazi”.

and here I thought garnish was parsley!

Dead beat Dads of the world beware!Pay up now, or pay more later.

Garnishee rhymes with banshee – If I was the garnishee, I’d be screaming like a banshee !

Grammarians aside ( and that’s where they should be put ),thanks Wiley for a real good, laugh-out-loud, moment !

Not a letter from home. Wonder if we should garnish some congressmAn’s wages when they do nothing?

Lets all go with the common usage rule.

This is why I never answer the phone on Father’s Day.

Long ago, when I found out what was causing that paternity problem, I got it fixed !

In a similar vein, from the old Odd Couple TV show (sung to the tune of God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen):

Seasons’ greetings, Oscar, boy – my alimony’s due.If you don’t pay up right away, I’ll get the cops on you,And you’ll spend Christmas in the clink, with other bums like you.

One of the interesting things about military retirement pay is that it is an “estate” and not a salary. A person has to put in 20 years or more to earn it. The spouse only has to put in 10 years (that’s how long the marriage has to last).

So in the case of a divorce, there is no question of alimony, the spouse gets half the pay automatically.

What’s even more confusing is that if the spouse remarries and then dies, the new spouse gets half the pay. It’s an inheritance.

Children and new spouses complicate the equation.

I knew one guy who was so pissed at his ex-wife, he never filed for his retirement pay.

My condolences go out to any readers paying child support. Remember you could always get a part-time minimum wage job that barely pays rent, survive on food stamps, and let the witch starve.

“Child” support you said. Wouldn’t matter if she was working, YOU ARE the other parent and should contribute to their welfare.

So profoundly grateful I never had children with what’s her face ex-wife!

Send a bill back to her for rental of the kids! :-P

Anyone else feel like they came in during the middle of the story?