Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for August 28, 2009

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    Allen Rymer  about 15 years ago

    Well, some of those autographs will soon be worthless, or perhaps worth more

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    cleokaya  about 15 years ago

    If the Lion would just pause for a second, he could grab the sword and seriously strengthen his chances.

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    treered  about 15 years ago

    my only question is which one has the better penmenship?

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    SaintRCat  about 15 years ago

    See, for some reason I first thought this was some sort of debate, with people handing the two their retorts. I was prepared to quote the third Futurama movie and stuff.

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    DolphinGirl78  about 15 years ago

    I love this one so much… even when I saw it for the first time… Great Friday pick… :)

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    wrecks  about 15 years ago

    The pen is mightier than the sword.

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    gjsjr41  about 15 years ago

    But the sword kills quicker.

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    Allan CB Premium Member about 15 years ago

    ah, classic.

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    GROG Premium Member about 15 years ago

    Hilarious.

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    MachalaMan  about 15 years ago

    The sword kills quicker, but the pain of the pen can last the victim a lifetime.

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    Donna Haag  about 15 years ago

    The pain of the sword lasts a lifetime also; it’s just a much shorter lifetime.

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    Digital Frog  about 15 years ago

    Cleo - but the lion *is* pawsing for a second…

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    MisngNOLA  about 15 years ago

    Something sinister about that gladiator.

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    cleokaya  about 15 years ago

    *DF* - Good one buddy.

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    tedd Premium Member about 15 years ago

    MisngNOLA: are you a lefty? The Gladiator is truly sinister.

    [BTW, gladiators faced gladiators, unwanted citizens (Christians and others) faced the lions.]

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    bmonk  about 15 years ago

    teddcadd said, 26 minutes ago

    “MisngNOLA: are you a lefty? The Gladiator is truly sinister.

    “[BTW, gladiators faced gladiators, unwanted citizens (Christians and others) faced the lions.]”

    Usually, but not always. Some gladiators were trained to fight animals, IIRC. Not too common, but then there were always exceptions to Roman principles. It’s just how their law worked.

    English legal tradition incorporates the exceptions into the law, so we tend to get terribly complex laws. Roman tradition has the law give the principles, and then the appropriate official gets to examine the specific cases and decide whether the law applies, or whether a dispensation is needed.

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    camelsamba2  about 15 years ago

    Oh, autographs. I thought they were voting to see who had to leave the arena… a true Survivor kind of thing. Guess I need to watch more TV.

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    MotherOfMoses  about 15 years ago

    I would want the lion’s autograph & I am human; I think?

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    Wildmustang1262  about 15 years ago

    What’s a sick joke?! Priceless! LOLs!

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    Varnes  about 15 years ago

    Aww, that’s cute. The dream of all those little kitties is to work in the colosseum someday…….

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    SF-napkin  about 15 years ago

    You never know, that lion might pull out a Desert Eagle and end the fight.

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    MichiganBob  about 15 years ago

    When I first saw this, I thought the spectators were lobby reps, giving each their talking points.

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    4deerinmyyard  about 15 years ago

    Crunkbot: True that.

    But when I was a kid, I had two cats who would watch Wild Kingdom–but only when the subject was lions or tigers. Then they would plunk their little selves smack in front of the screen and watch every move, sauntering off during commercials and zipping back the moment the commercials were over. I swear they were taking notes on how to be BIG, TOUGH kitties.

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    lazygrazer  about 15 years ago

    Hero worship vs Martyr worship. A win-win situation for the fans.

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    durtclaw  about 15 years ago

    Previous Sunday’s game: Lions 12, Christians 0

    Next Sunday is a toss up, Mongo Christian will be on the field.

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    bobpeters61  about 15 years ago

    A pen stuck in the throat kills faster than a sword stuck in the foot.

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