Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for May 07, 2020

If it’s miles, he’ll get there in a few hours.

Depends on whether he wants that gas canister half full or half empty.

The expression is six of one, half a dozen of the other.

What does six to one mean?

Bob’s not one to figure out that the sign casts shade within which he may sit an await succor. But then Bob didn’t figure out that he didn’t have enough fuel for the trip either.

One miles the other meters, makes the choice easy..

Miles to the gas station.

six of one not six to one

The unprepared and unobservant are left with chitty choices.

Must be a dream. Lines in the road are not painted that way.

Funny that the road marking does not cater for someone coming from the left going straight to the right…

I hate having to make up my mind about some thing when I have all ready screwed up cuz I know how it’s going to end.

Legacy of the longhorn: You’re screwed either way.

Yup. and no matter which way you chose, the station will be closed for a wedding. Been there.

I like to say, “It’s half of one, six dozen of the other.” It’s interesting how few people notice the bon mot (or faux faux pas).

Then there are the days where everything you touch, you drop. . .

everybody is a critic?

Much ado about a guy who has like 1 chance in . . .? Never mind.

My neighbor, who was from a farming family for generations, always said “Six of one, a half-dozen of the other.” Which meant there wasn’t really any difference between the two choices. She told us one her Mom learned from some relative of her Mom’s; “Cut half in two.” THAT one confused us, until we realized she meant cut it in half, then cut the halves into halves.

Last gas this exit

There’s a signpost ahead. His next stop: The Twilight Zone.

To explain ground hog day, my Mom would say “6 weeks if he sees his shadow, 42 days if he doesn’t”

Yes. What is 6 to 1? Time of day?

It doesn’t seem to matter which direction he takes. He’s in for a bit of a stroll.

My thought as well!

Looks like the end of the road for him no matter what.

A lot of people have trouble with fractions, and how many people count the number of eggs in a dozen. A number of You tube videos use the analogy to a dozen to explain the concept of a mole. I constantly have to explain to my students what a dozen is, let alone a mole.

“Six of one, half-dozen of the other.” Still common where I live.

The top 1% of the usual income distribution holds over $25 trillion in wealth, which exceeds the wealth of the bottom 80 percent. That is more than all the goods and services produced in the U.S. economy in 2018

The important thing is to keep moving.

I’m old enough to remember the phrase, but I always thought the phrase was “six OF one, half dozen OF the other”

Isn’t it “of?”

The problems is that no one understands that is 6 miles/kilometers to one and 6 to the other. And whether or not the bathroom is open and clean.

I’m sure (MAYBE) anyone OVER 50 should get this

On the other hand, …

It is a common, universally understood phrase. Can’t imagine anyone not having heard of it before! So, Wiley, no apology needed. It’s a great comic!!

The sign doesn’t say WHAT is 6 or half dozen to. It may be a restaurant or motel or a rest stop.

Or, as was said by Yogi Berra, “When you come to a fork in the road, take it.”

I’ve heard that expression all my life. Of course, I’m 71 so maybe the general population doesn’t use it much anymore. But I did like the cartoon.

Decisions, decisions.

Should I walk six miles left or six miles right?

Indecision has often left many at the crossroads.’

It is hard to believe some could not know this!!

Hey at least he has a gas can. Most wouldn’t and get to the gas station with no way to get the gas back to the car. Speaking of which, what happens when these new fangled electric cars runs out of juice in the middle of nowhere. Do the come with miles of extension cord? That could be Wiley’s next gag. Car at the side of the road with an extension cord a couple of yards sort of the plug

OK, a big long thing to help him make a decision. Most likely he’s not in the tropics, so the sun is always shining from the South and moving East to West. This means that he is facing roughly North. West is to his left, East is to his right. It looks like a desert, so he would want to minimize sun exposure. If he goes West he is walking into the sun. Walking East he gets the sun on his back – a better choice. Go East, old man, go East.

“Been walking my mind to an easy time, my back turned to the sun…”

I don’t know how many times I heard my dad, Bob, say this. It’s a great cartoon!

I got it, but Im 60

Boy, what an abstract! Does it have to do with man’s place in the universe? Am I seeing more, than is really there?

物事はめったにありません。

I learned it as “six of one, half-dozen the other.” Same difference. Keep it up Wiley.

I like to switch it around to “six dozen of one, half of the other.” As for the cartoon, I like Wiley’s work a lot, but this one isn’t really doing it for me.

Millennials

It’s six and a half of one, a dozen of the other.

I always thought the phrase was “Six of one, half dozen of the other”. Means the same as the cartoon, I guess. Thanks for the clarification, Wiley.

Nope, don’t update it. “Those who do not study history are bound to repeat it.”

I thought it was 6 OF one, half a dozen OF the other.

Great toon, I got it.“Six of one, half a dozen of the other…”

Wiley, I got it. And more importantly it’s how I live my life.

I liked it!