Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for February 15, 2025

Typical Charons. Hint, the joke is in the pronunciation.

What happens if you row in the other direction?

What’s the big deal? Cruelty is the point, after all.

I like the way you decorated the boat?

They tell you to go to a certain place, and not the small hamlet in Michigan that’s named after it!

“Thanks for getting me out of going into work on Monday”

I know the River Styx when I see it.

“I highly recommend this boat trip if you’re a YOLO kind of person.”

I’m delighted someone once suggested a ramp.

No one wants to spend eternity ‘wet’.

You’d think The Dead would be Grateful.

Hey, customers should be happy to get the boat ride rather than needing to swim.

(An obol was often put with the corpse to pay for the ride.)

Hey,pad them seats and we’ll talk.

Hey! You are hot!

Suggestion: Make the ride more like Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean.

Not until they’ve seen the other side of things. And then, their currency has value.

The trump muck presidents ride!

Shouldn’t it be a tip jar?

“Drop dead…drop dead…drop dead…drop dead. If they can’t be positive, they could at least be original!”

boy do you have high hopes… :j

There is nothing positive about going to hell.

Dey don’t get no ’preciation. And obol values are in the dumper, so no joy there either.

And why does this suggest the end result of Buttercup’s actions in office?

People are positive that’s the worst boat ride they’ll ever have

May need to consider different outfits and accessories, really. Please.

Meet Joe Black

“Smooth voyage. Interesting excursion. Our boatman was polite and not too chatty. Recommend it to everyone!”

It’s gotta be good because they’re saving it for the day and no one has complained yet. With a smiley face emoji.

“have more hand sanitizer available for your customers…”

Seriously?

Maybe take the skull off the prow and stop charging so much?

“Refund”

Isn’t being miserable the whole point ?

Try offering return tickets.

Nicely done :-)

I like your hoodie.

“Yeah, I know it’s the name of the river, but couldn’t you play some good music for a change?”

When they write “Go to Hell,” we don’t know if it’s a complaint or just giving directions.

“We appreciate your work.”

Just remember, Styx and stones…

Only the Dead know all the secrets and the truth.

“He was the type of person who could tell you to go to hell and you’d look forward to the trip!” —Hank Gremminger, defensive back during Packer Glory Years, speaking of Vince Lombardi

“the river was a pain in the 4ss”

“Cadaveral Cruises is the worst. There wasn’t even a buffet! And the boat ride lasted an eternity. The oarsmen have like zero muscle mass! At what point, exactly, did they realize they were completely out of gas?”

Sounds like people have a bone to pick with them.

Oh, they’re not about to change at that point.

Hey, if the humans would remember the coins for passage when they showed up!

Something positive? You don’t have to swim. That there is “someone” taking you instead of being alone. Perhaps the chance to ask some important questions with “someone” who just might know some of the answers. You can find a positive in almost anything if you look close enough and I’m a diehard pessimist.

You have to remember, you guys catch them at a bad time.

Smooth ride, quick service, but wish I could’ve gotten a round-trip ticket.

Can’t really make suggestions until after the trip. At which point…nobody cares about future passengers’ experience.

Not likely.

Mister and Missus Charon (or is that Karen?); I suppose it does get a bit tiring, and someone has t take over the rowing, occasionally.

Don’t pay the ferry man, until he gets you to the other side! ;-)