Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for February 23, 2023

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    in.amongst  almost 2 years ago

    looks like she has thrown that line around quite a bit.

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    saobadao  almost 2 years ago

    Land lines rock. Keeping mine in case of an earthquake.

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    Prof. Mementomori's Traveling Reincarnation Show  almost 2 years ago

    “Caller ID helps keep the joy alive in over-the-top, false self-identification.”

    - Tech Sgt. McGraw, Silo 14, this line is not secure, sir - authenticate Whiskey Tango…

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    Erse IS better  almost 2 years ago

    I have a phone in my pocket, but Spouse and I both much prefer the landline for sound quality and reliability in our poor-signal-quality residence. And Spouse can’t get the speaker hole in a cell phone lined up to her ear correctly anyway… and refuses to try.

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    GreasyOldTam  almost 2 years ago

    “The power behind the throne speaking.” Funny, she doesn’t look like a cat….

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    Qiset  almost 2 years ago

    I turned my landline into a voip. Same number but only $3 a month now.

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    Bilan  almost 2 years ago

    Standing behind the throne means you don’t get shot at.

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    PraiseofFolly  almost 2 years ago

    And in turn, he’s taken to introducing her as “my first wife.”

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    keenanthelibrarian  almost 2 years ago

    I still have an old style phone, in case there’s a black-out; it doesn’t rely on electricity to run it, just unplug everything else and plug it into the phone cable. Saves a lot of concern if a tree has come down or a roof has blown off. And of course, if the mobile is under- or not-charged up. I love the fact that Muriel is the Power Behind the Throne, when the throne is just what her husband has been sitting on. I can tell, because he’s carrying a newspaper, and we ALL know where he’s been reading that.

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    FreyjaRN Premium Member almost 2 years ago

    Of course, the cats are on the recliner, ensuring no human gets more comfortable than they are.

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    Finbar Gurdy  almost 2 years ago

    Looks like he’s exiting the throne…

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    Count Olaf Premium Member almost 2 years ago

    As Larry Peterson leaves his throne, newspaper in hand.

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    mrwiskers  almost 2 years ago

    I enjoyed the details in today’s comic.

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    unfair.de  almost 2 years ago

    Down with the lid! There are pets in the house!

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    Gen.Flashman  almost 2 years ago

    The advantage to a VOIP/landline is you can have a phone in every room, if you have to call say the IRS when you know you will be on hold for hour+ there is no problem putting it on speakerphone. VOIP with Spectrum is $15, Google Fiber $10.

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    Gen.Flashman  almost 2 years ago

    The bathroom opens directly into the living room and the door opens out?

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    Packratjohn Premium Member almost 2 years ago

    Don’t have a land line, but I do have a fair amount of Ham Radio gear and a pretty decent generator.

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    Redd Panda  almost 2 years ago

    Ahh … ’’She, who must be obeyed". i live with her sister.

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    Kaputnik  almost 2 years ago

    Their taste in art is quite minimalist.

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    sandpiper  almost 2 years ago

    Still prefer landline, but required to have cell phones, so ailing wife can reach me when I’m doing errands and groceries. We got the cheapest available and so far we have used the )@(%%**% things about once a month. That says good thing for her health but is lousy for the budget.

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    dflak  almost 2 years ago

    My wife is a nurse and thinks having a land line in the event of an emergency is a good idea.

    We have VOIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) so if the wifi is down, so is the phone. I have the router and wifi on a big time UPS. The last time we had a power outage it lasted 7 hours and still had 5 hours to go. The phone is also on a UPS, but lower capacity. We have a “plug it into the wall” phone collecting dust if we need to break it out.

    I bet our neighbors are thinking, “Why do they have internet? The power is out.” when they see our network on their phones.

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    phileaux  almost 2 years ago

    Seat down Mr. Peterson

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    cbedda  almost 2 years ago

    mine is connected to my fax machine and heart monitor

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    Steverino Premium Member almost 2 years ago

    That’s SWMBO.

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    Bookworm  almost 2 years ago

    Had the line and the number since the late 1970s. If I changed it, nobody would be able to reach me. Not that anybody really tries to reach me, being the incorrigible old curmudgeon that I am, but you get the idea. 8>)

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    goldnik Premium Member almost 2 years ago

    When my wife broke down and went to a cell phone c. 2018 (keeping the ancient land line number), she took in her mod yellow clunker circular dial phone and attempted to get a credit. No go, but all the 20-30 somethings had to look at it and figure out how to “dial” a number.

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    ladykat  almost 2 years ago

    The powers behind the throne are on the easy chair. Don’t delude yourself, lady.

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    walstib Premium Member almost 2 years ago

    With a handset extension cord, he could stretch his phone service into the bathroom, but he still couldn’t send tweets.

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    mistercatworks  almost 2 years ago

    She would have loved “party-line” phones.

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    bobpeters61  almost 2 years ago

    Odd place for a power outlet. Only things behind my throne are a water cutoff valve and a plunger.

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    Calvins Brother  almost 2 years ago

    We have cell phones. Our landline is for everybody not on our contact list. Avoids having to deal with scams, etc.

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    Richard S Russell Premium Member almost 2 years ago

    I think it’s better to have cooking aromas drifting into the living room from whatever the next room over is.

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    xSigoff Premium Member almost 2 years ago

    I used to have an answering machine I put: Covert operations; this line is not secure; if you need to leave a message call back on the secure line…(click)

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    tung cha cha cha  almost 2 years ago

    My friends have cell and landline phones—the landline constantly gets spam calls. I have a cell and never get spam calls thanks to my watchdog cell service provider.

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    tung cha cha cha  almost 2 years ago

    Funny she says that just as he leaves the “throne room.”

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    Smeagol  almost 2 years ago

    I am an ex Californian, went through a few earthquakes and fires too. If you have a landline but it is through the cable company and the power goes out, your cable is out therefore your land line is DEAD. My land line then was through AT&T which runs independent of the power company. Food for thought.

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    LeftCoastBoomer Premium Member almost 2 years ago

    Love that hubby is leaving the “throne room” with his newspaper ;-)

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    willie_mctell  almost 2 years ago

    Two tiers of cats.

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    anomaly  almost 2 years ago

    Just as he was de-throned.

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    jbruins84341  almost 2 years ago

    Really? I thought the cats were the power behind the throne. At least they think so.

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    jonochsendorf  almost 2 years ago

    Umm, in an earthquake land lines are usually affected. Not so with cell phones. Unless the towers are knocked out, in which case it would be down to carrier pigeons.

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    MVMartinek  almost 2 years ago

    I like to keep our landline because it’s so much easier to get both of us on a call, rather than both hunching over a cell on speaker, or trying to figure out how to “conference call” to the other cell. And then have it cut out sound from one cell when sound comes from the other.

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