Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for November 13, 2009
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Danae: Daddy... would you be mad if I flooded the basement to make an indoor swimming pool? Joe: Um... yes. Danae: Ahh... so then you must be eternally grateful that I didn't do it! Joe: Uhh... what? Danae: You're welcome. Joe: What was that all about? Kate: Wait for it... Danae: So now you owe me... big time!
”He’s reading a newspaper? Do people still do that?”
What’s a ‘newspaper’ granddad? How do you operate one?
The only news shows I watch on TV are The Daily Show and The Colber Repor so I can find what’s worth knowing about or what’s worthless worth knowing about — hero who runs back into burning building to look for anyone still trapped inside gets tased by police after he comes back out because he’s hopping around all excited and stuttering from adrenaline maybe d’ya think officer? — and then I look up the details of any stories I want to follow up on in my newspaper’s search thingy
Contrariwise, I’ll buy an amazon kindle only after I die arrive in Hades receive my greeting from that Master of Suave conciergity Satan find that all my precious books I’ve smuggled in have burned to a crisp and The Prince says hey, not to worry – we have free wi-fi