Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for November 09, 2020

ODD, during a “market correction” the CEO always gets a bigger bonus

They wouldn’t have sunk at all if they’d started the bailout earlier.

If there is enough Life Jackets and Life Boats… why not save all hands? Does not All Lives Matter?

The captain needs to stop at a bar so when he fails the breathalyzer test, he can blame the bar.

Well, at least something is pointing up.

But perhaps they should go down with the correction.

There are so MANY bad jokes about captains going down…

“I don’t take responsibility for ANY of it!”

Got me to check. Turns out the captain of the Titanic, Captain Edward Smith, DID go down with the ship.

See now, this is how you do allegory!

Cruel .. cruel but fair …

“And you certainly don’t go to trial for malfeasance in office on a market correction…Right?

I always thought it meant the Captain was going to be last one off if there was no way to save the ship.

Will, someone please give Trump a boat, the fumigation needs to begin.

On a happier note, in the last week, the market has corrected, and my IRA made back all the money it lost in the last six months. . .

Contrary to what many believe, the Master of a ship (often misidentified as the “Captain”) is not expected to “go down with the ship.” However, the Master is expected to be among the last to leave the ship, doing everything within his abilities to ensure the safety of passengers and crew. Most Masters (and Commanding Officers on military ships) in sea disasters have honorably fulfilled this duty, sometimes at the cost of their own lives. However, there have been a few notable incidents where a Master disgraced himself by prematurely abandoned his ship and crew.

The SS Trump.

Do golden parachutes work on sinking ships?

No, they bail out with a seven-figure golden lifeboat.

I am pretty sure that’s the way a lot of shipping companies handle bankruptcy. The crew needn’t be lost for a successful insurance claim.

You have to first be able to admit that the ship is sinking(or sunk), and stop sending Rudy below decks looking for enough scotch tape to try and hold it together.

I know of one Captain that I wish would hurry up and leave his sinking Ship-of-State. Time to allow a more competent Navigator to take over and attempt to right this course correction!

When once I was a youthful, gullible O-1 a SrCPO told me a sea tale…I has just lost a tool over board a rather expensive wind speed indicator, and was informed, by the captain, in no uncertain terms the cost for this would be deducted from my pay. My senior chief laughingly informed me, “Why the @#$! %$!! do you think the captain always goes down with the ship?”

Impeccable timing.

Speaking of market corrections, I see that Pfizer’s announcement that it’s close to a COVID vaccine has really goosed the stock market today. I find myself wondering if they already knew this a week ago and, if they’d announced it then, what effect it would’ve had on the election.

and “market corrections” are usually paid for by taxpayers

You know someone has nothing defensible to say about his views when all they can do is cast aspersion on someone’s grammar and spelling.

Its just Captain Schettino leaving the Concordia.

it goes without saying that all lives matter – unfortunately it does not go without saying that black lives matter – many need to be reminded – or taught

Trumptanic

Washington Post October 26, 2020: “The coronavirus recession tipped dozens of troubled companies into bankruptcy, setting off a rush of store closures, furloughs and layoffs. But several major brands, including Hertz Global, J.C. Penney and Neiman Marcus, doled out millions in executive bonuses just before filing for Chapter 11 protection… …[to name a few] J.C. Penney gave $7.5M to 4 executives – equivalent to the salaries of 653 employees, Ascena Retail Group (Ann Talyor, Loft, Lane Bryant, Justice) gave $2.7M bonus to 3 executives – equal to the salaries of 401 employees, GNC gave $3.9M bonus to 5 executives – equal to the salaries of 237 employees, and Libbey gave $3.1M bonus to at least 4 executives – equal to the salaries of 228 employees.” “…Captains don’t go down with the ship.” How do they sleep at night?

Nobody ever drowned or died of hypothermia from a “market correction”.

Um; in this case, along with the sinking of the Titanic, as long as the rich ’n famous get off the ship first !

If that were a company on the skids, he’d be wearing a golden parachute

apparently, only the black ones these days.

Reminds me of that captain who jumped in a lifeboat and the incredulous port master screaming at him on the radio to go back on board and take care of the evacuation.

Perhaps all “captains” should go down with a market correction.

Today’s strip reminds me of what’s happening at Exxon. Big dividends payout, bonuses for upper management and 15% global layoffs of contractors and employees, numbering by most estimates at 14,000 job cuts.

Ship-wise, a propeller is colloquially referred to as a screw. Seems appropriate for today’s strip.

(from a squad of visiting extraterrestrials): Green Lives Matter.

The Captain is ALWAYS the last survivor to leave the ship!

Prophetic prediction for 2021.