Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for May 09, 2019

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    Dtroutma  over 5 years ago

    An accurate point.

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    oldpine52  over 5 years ago

    As a very wise man said: An armed society is a polite society.

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    sirbadger  over 5 years ago

    If you are lucky, you’ll be talked out of the duel which leads to politeness.

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    in.amongst  over 5 years ago

    Dweeb’s rule the inter-course.

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    Watcher  over 5 years ago

    Danae has the phone, Kate a book. Who is the smart one?

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    Enter.Name.Here  over 5 years ago

    ’Tis not the ’net that had made many people into rude and insulting fool. ’Twas “Social Media” that begat the stinky mess we all have stepped in.

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    KennethJohnson  over 5 years ago

    an armed society is deadly silent…

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    vaughnrl2003 Premium Member over 5 years ago

    Yeah, back in the day a punch in the nose was way more common. Face to face people are way more tolerant. Anonymity breeds animosity, aggression and acrimony. Just be nice.

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    sandpiper  over 5 years ago

    @enter.name.here: the medium doesn’t matter. Human nature has the ability to display both its best and worst attributes. The one that rises to the surface most often is that which finds the most supporters. Doesn’t take much guessing to decide which has prevailed in recent years.

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    Scorpio Premium Member over 5 years ago

    Interdweeb – definitely a certain accuracy with that.

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    uniquename  over 5 years ago

    Polite. That depended on the color of your skin, your sex, your sexual orientation, your religion, etc. Not everyone was treated so politely. I understand the historical perspective and all, but I also acknowledge that many people were treated much less fairly than they are today.

    Sorry, I am the truth-in-history-no-fun person today.

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    nosirrom  over 5 years ago

    All of you “People” can take your asinine comments a shove them!

    OOPS, sorry. My anonymity got the better of me. ;-)

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    cdnalor  over 5 years ago

    Polite on the surface but you still had cutting remarks, sly innuendo, double entendres, etc. Insult was an art!

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    Snoots  over 5 years ago

    Interdweeb. Gonna remember that one. ;D

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    Snoots  over 5 years ago

    A bore ruins parties and can be escorted from the premesis. A Net Nutter is a coward hiding behind a computer and needs placed in an institution, but we cannot find the twit.

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    Rabies65  over 5 years ago

    4 possible outcomes for a duel:The first two have one mortally wounded party.The third has both parties mortally wounded.The fourth has the arbiter convincing both parties to go the pub, shake hands, and behave like gentlemen. An Iraqi government minister widely suggested a duel between Saddam Hussein and Bush 2nd. Tens of thousands of lives would have been spared.

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    Greyhame  over 5 years ago

    Manners were invented when gentlefolk carried swords.

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    Cerabooge  over 5 years ago

    If the dueling was with swords, then a pointed reply was a real conversation stopper.

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    JohnHarry Premium Member over 5 years ago

    OLDPINE: I hear that the Jews in 1930’s Germany were very polite. As were the Cambodians under Pol Pot and the Estonians under the Soviets. Now as to arming both sides – there are those of us in the world that see forced implied threat of death and/or physical harm a sign of the failure of CIVILIZATION. Those of you that feel that need to hang your six shooter or “whatever” shooter on your belt in order to “guarantee” politeness have been dealt a bad hand. Violence begets violence. Your name “OLDPINE” would suggest you’ve been around for a while – start shootin’ and say good by – the younger and faster will disabuse you of your position. If you don’t think that is a just argument – Why have humans established laws – social norms(manners) and governments( such a dirty word)? BECAUSE SHOOTING IT OUT – ENDS BADLY FOR ALL.

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    El Cobbo Grande  over 5 years ago

    Nope, that’s just, “a man said”…….they didn’t call it “The Wild, Wild West” fer nut’in

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    Govi Premium Member over 5 years ago

    Public executions at Tyburn in London went on until 1865. By historical coincidence, the English stopped the hangings when we abolished slavery.

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    jimwilsonoban  over 5 years ago

    Nice to see Reggie still ‘alive and breathing’ so to speak. Why keep him hidden in the wine cellar???

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    Dtroutma  over 5 years ago

    As to Internet/today’s media: Roy Rogers, Lone Ranger, and Gene Autry of the 50’s TV shows carried two guns, and most often made arrests/stopped bad guys, WITH FIST FIGHTS! Good guys using guns was rare (just like in the real “old west”) But today’s TV shows start with massive gunfights, tons of dead bad guys killed behind walls with automatic weapons, while “good guys” stand in the open, never get hit, and take out guys with rifles, with pistols. Massive firepower fired rapidly, like in grade schools and universities, is the normal today. Even cops with semi-auto weapons fire many rounds instead of accuracy, which was required back in the day of six shooters, real training, and the ethic of using deadly force, ONLY WHEN A LAST RESORT.

    In Nam we had “free fire zones” where everyone was assumed an enemy. Much like the streets of LA, Miami, open carry states, and yes, even Chicago where guns are brought in from OUTSIDE the area, “free fire” is encouraged by our social media, as well as our declining respect for morality, and human life. AS we destroy the planet’s life forms, and functioning systems, “humanity” is also being flushed down the toilet bowl of life.

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    erniejpdx  over 5 years ago

    Touché!

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    Ka`ōnōhi`ula`okahōkūmiomio`ehiku Premium Member over 5 years ago

    Ah, dueling. Nothing like the taste of fresh blood on your blade in the early dawn.

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    Concretionist  over 5 years ago

    Y’know, you cannot duel with that Russian bot, or even with the totally annoying person whose profile gives you no clue where they are, what they look like or even if they’re a dog. Your only recourse is to either SHOUT LOUDER, or grit your teeth and hit the “next” button. And there’s very little downside to the shouting option (except a waste of time: Don’t feed the trolls)

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    Kali  over 5 years ago

    Heck, even Shakespeare had insults and profanity…https://www.nosweatshakespeare.com/resources/shakespeare-insults/

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    WCraft Premium Member over 5 years ago

    So…they should allow duels in Congress?

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    Sailor46 USN 65-95  over 5 years ago

    If you don’t like the way I do things, feel free to mind your own business.

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    Tootsie Premium Member over 5 years ago

    https://interdweeb.wordpress.com/

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    wildman-al  over 5 years ago

    “melt all of the guns and watch them explode into space”

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    Rolf Rykken Premium Member over 5 years ago

    This is a rarity: Danae and Kate hangin’ and having a good time! Cool.

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    MarkArtificial  over 5 years ago

    So, are ghosts real, or are both sisters psychotic?

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