Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for September 21, 2022

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    willispate  about 2 years ago

    at least he’ll provide the breakroom with home cooked food.

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    oldpine52  about 2 years ago

    Maybe it should be.

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    suv2000  about 2 years ago

    If it’s not it should be

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    Erse IS better  about 2 years ago

    It is if he SAYS it is! Just like art.

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    Cactus-Pete  about 2 years ago

    Pretty sure that you never use a spatula with BBQ so he must really have a grill.

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    comic4matt  about 2 years ago

    Should be…

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    Wilde Bill  about 2 years ago

    If it’s not, it should be.

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    MichaelAxelFleming  about 2 years ago

    The Cul de Sac of Broken Dreams

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    Imagine  about 2 years ago

    Shouldn’t there be a rainbow on something?

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    marilynnbyerly  about 2 years ago

    If he’s bringing the food, that’s fine with me.

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    [Unnamed Reader - c91c61]  about 2 years ago

    He didn’t grow up in the suburbs in the 50’s and 60’s.

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    sirbadger  about 2 years ago

    A fork that large is a weapon, so that is also a problem.

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    The dude from FL  Premium Member about 2 years ago

    I’m not suburbs, I’m more woodsy but I either griddle or grill outdoor almost everyday. The flavor

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    eastern.woods.metal  about 2 years ago

    My suburb is better than your suburb

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    pgomes  about 2 years ago

    He just wants to grill….

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    Qiset  about 2 years ago

    identifies as a grill

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    sandpiper  about 2 years ago

    He has his priorities in proper order.

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    PraiseofFolly  about 2 years ago

    Success! The Weekend Hunter having stalked, bought, and grilled the wild Bratwurst, the feast can now begin. “Meat the Chef!”

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    Ermine Notyours  about 2 years ago

    As I’m reading this strip, I’m listening to Paul Carrack’s Suburban Voodoo.

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    descabro  about 2 years ago

    Might as well be a thing. Every ‘thing’ else clutters my MacBook computer calendar. Note that with the exception of the three gals, he’s the only diverse person in the room.

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    Can't Sleep  about 2 years ago

    Phil is working with what he’s got – which isn’t much.

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    gorbag  about 2 years ago

    “Suburb pride” is definitely a thing. Just ask my HOA.

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    bbenoit  about 2 years ago

    These days it seems like everything is a thing.

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    HOTLOTUS1  about 2 years ago

    it’s not a thing til someone makes it a thing

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    goboboyd  about 2 years ago

    But it is. Across cultures and eras. “My grill is bigger than yours.”

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    vaughnrl2003 Premium Member about 2 years ago

    It is now. It’s been recorded, documented, and commented on. It is now a “thing”. Congratulations. Let’s all get T-shirts.

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    pheets  about 2 years ago

    It will be now, now that you brought it up…

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    Lenavid  about 2 years ago

    All cultural heritage is shareable except for English-speaking Caucasian Patriarchial Heritage, which is the current fad target of discrimination.Mind you, I’m not complaining, just observing.

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    walstib Premium Member about 2 years ago

    Joni sums it up pretty well: ♪♫ “He put her in a ranch house on a hill. She could see the valley barbecues from her window sill, see the blue pools in the squinting sun, hear the hissing of summer lawns.” ♫♪

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    ZarPaulus  about 2 years ago

    They do kind of have a point, the suburbs are rather culturally barren.

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    Znox11  about 2 years ago

    I don’t trust him, he looks like a propane guy.

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    GreenT267  about 2 years ago

    In early Nordic and Germanic societies, a “thing” was a governing assembly made up of the free people of the community [aka folkmoot]. It was presided over by a ‘law-speaker’. Things took place at regular intervals, usually in large open areas that were easily accessible by travel.

    Things functioned both as parliaments and courts at different levels of society—local, regional, and supra-regional. Their purpose was to solve disputes and make political decisions. Things were also often used for public religious rites, social events and opportunities for trade.

    The Alþingi is the supreme national parliament of Iceland.

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    artmer  about 2 years ago

    Wanna bet?

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    198.23.5.11  about 2 years ago

    He’s probably from Texas,but let’s not hold that against him.

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    Calvins Brother  about 2 years ago

    Phil’s getting ready for retirement.

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    Richard S Russell Premium Member about 2 years ago

    I too appreciate the sharing of cultural heritage, but what I’ll never understand is the irritation some people express at so-called “cultural appropriation”. What exactly is the problem supposed to be, anyway?

    If Adam and Eve discovered the circle and square, is it somehow or other evil for Gentiles to use them? Are we prohibited from enjoying fireworks if we’re not Chinese? Must we give up the number zero if we’re not Indian, or jazz if we’re not African, or skiing if we’re not Scandinavian, or surfing if we’re not Polynesian? Sushi if we’re not Japanese? Pizza if we’re not Italian? Democracy if we’re not Greek?

    The world is a splendidly variegated place, full of wonderful, imaginative people, and it’s just arrogant to think that only white Anglo-Saxon Americans can possibly come up with good ideas. If we see something cool we like from another culture, celebrate it and use it! Heck, that’s the way the entire English language developed!

    Nobody should have a monopoly on, or veto power over, good HUMAN ideas.

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    Darth Nefarius  about 2 years ago

    What is Penn doing sitting to his left?

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    thelordthygod666  about 2 years ago

    As one that lived many years there, I want to go on record that there is no such thing as St. Louis-style-BBQ. It was created by a chain restaurant marketing department and mixes KC & Memphis sauce. St. Louis did create the ice cream cone and toasted ravioli (I recommend the former and never the latter).

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    anomaly  about 2 years ago

    Culture is a construct. Suburban is as good as any.

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    wogears  about 2 years ago

    It will be a thing, now. :(

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    Call me Ishmael  about 2 years ago

    I never sausage a spectacle. (Credit to “South of the Border” on I-95)

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    Call me Ishmael  about 2 years ago

    “Things fall apart. The center cannot hold..”

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    MartinPerry1  about 2 years ago

    Ian Hislop, of Private Eye and HIGNFY fame, just did a documentary on English suburban culture.

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    Bilan  about 2 years ago

    If he’s going to give up on his Suburb Pride, I’ll take that sausage off his hands.

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    Space_cat  about 2 years ago

    No such thing! Have you seen their lawns?

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    Plumviper  about 2 years ago

    It’s called ‘burb cred.

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    BeniHanna6 Premium Member about 2 years ago

    And just why not?

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    Mediatech  about 2 years ago

    At least he’s not part of the bacterial culture.

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