Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for January 10, 2013

At the end of the day, he’ll have whacked 22 people. HA! i didn’t include the “But” in my sentecne, so I get off scotch-free.

Or using the phrase: “Drawing a line in the sand.”

Starting a sentence with the word so, earns my wack-o-the -bat !

No television, right?

NERF bats? Come on, use the real thing!

If he used real bats, he’d see a lot of suffering fools.

But at the end of the day he’s not going to have enough bats to deal with all of the inanity that he’s likely to encounter.

Not only do I agree completely with Bert, I’d also like to seriously gut anyone who used the word “optics” for “appearances”.

Wonder if Jehovah’s witnesses will call

that poor neighbor , looks alot like Danae’s teacher.

Sooooo, at the end of the day we’ll all be going home and drawing a line in the sand with our significant others. I mean, like, seriously! Isn’t that right?

In the end … brevity works.

My favorite.When soneone repeats the last two words of your sentence in a questionong form.Whack!!!

“going forward”What? Do you spend a lot of your time in reverse?

I never really understood the word “upside”. Yeah, I know what it means and how it’s used, but still…..

Or the phrase “on the ground.” Military spokespersons, commentators and newscasters toss this phrase around so frequently, and it means nothing.

Scot free, not scotch….

If Bert cares to come out of retirement occasionally, I’m sure there are many companies where employees would pay him to do his thing.. I would. Consultants here have infested our managers’ brains with business clichés and they parrot them all the time. If I hear “Pick the low-hanging fruit” one more time ….A “New Yorker” cartoon by DIFFEE: Two detectives ponder a dead body on the ground before them. One says to the other, “From the violent nature of the multiple stab wounds, I’d say the victim was probably a consultant.”.$200 an hour, Bert!

Bert’s not going to need the bat. Only TV comentators talk like that.

Or how about, “To tell you the truth …”

Oh—you’ve been lying up to this point?

Or “sending a message”. One of the most overused phrases in the news these days.

What’s the take-away on this?

But at the end of the day, does he get usable nerf bats back?

Going forward?

just give them a Satchel look!

Thank you Bert!

Two years ago, I talked with a cousin I hadn’t seen in 40 years. Every other sentence she said included “but at the end of the day”. I haven’t seen her since.

He would have to whack every politician!

Inane: Empty, lack of substance, ideas. or thought. Forget “but” he has lifelong job security in DC.

I’m guilty of using the word “actually” for no reason that I can think of as I talk.

or how about using “goes” instead of “said”….especially popular amongst the 20 somethings……….

Brilliant! but add: "Boots on the ground. . . " "That said . . . " and “Absolutely!”

Oh, to find an ‘inanity free zone’.

Can we use them on commentators who say “The fact is…” and then follow with an opinion?

“At the end of the day” is a metaphor and kind of poetic. Go for it.

Using “Fail” as`a noun.

YEEEESSSS!!!! FINALLY! This particular inanity has been driving me CRAZY!! (Apparently replaces “when all is said and done”

Whatever…

Where’s his beef?

Dyn-o-mite.

He inserts the bullets manually

Or ending a statement with….My Friend. Yea…Right. If you have to say that, you are not my friend. Think Mitt!

Boy, he’s really thinking out of the porch today!.(The box? It’s busy dispensing bats! ) At the end of the sidewalk, at the end of the fence, he’s golden……Does the sign say he’s giving inanity away free?….so,win win, Me too, I I’m having a sale on insanity right now..The fact is this is my opinion…..

Add “Well…” at the beginning of a sentence. As in: “How old are you?” “Well, I’m…” Just forget the “well” and say what you have to say.

You are my favorite comic artist/writer by a mile. I got such a kick out of today’s, as I’m sick to death hearing ‘at the end of the day’…all the pols and journalists use it…gag me with a spoon…it makes me cringe. The first 500 times were doable, but geeze. Anyway, thank you! Give me back ‘When all is said and done’ …my favorite all time cartoon of yours is Moses and the Screenwriter. …I’m a screenwriter. Your cartoons all over my bulletin board.

I think this is a bad mistake…in the process of beating the cr@p out of anyone it is highly possible he may meet with a real fist..or even worse “a boot to the head”

It is what it is.