Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for August 09, 2021

Earl: Well if you didn’t have these damn cats Woman…

One reason not to have pets

Ah yes, the Grievance Industry and Litter….. so synonymous!

“Come and see the repression inherent in the system!! Help! help! I’m being repressed.”

Well fair is fair, It is her job to pick up the doggy doo.

Of course, the dog is there to support him.

They make automated kitty-boxes. Our grandkitty, Khan, has figured out that when he pokes his head in and then pulls it out, the comb runs. And THAT’S A LOT OF FUN!!

A middle school student in his sixties.

I’ve worked with people that will spend more time complaining about having to do something, than it took to do the something.

Until I hear more, I’m with Earl on this. How did this become Earl’s job? What else is Earl’s “job”? Is the cat equally his and his wife’s? Who takes care of the dog’s business?

Say, Earl. You might get an audience if you hand out a few beers and try a little Karaoke. Worth a try.

If it’s like most dogs, that dog will be more than happy to clean out the semi-solid material it finds in the cat box…

The dog is only there to listen out of loyalty.

For a while, My Beloved and Darling Wife, Daughter #1 and Daughter #2 each had a kittycat to love and cuddle with on the couch.

Guess who scooped the poop.

fusilier, who rather likes the goldfish in the outside pond

James 2:24

Trade him. You take care of the cat, he takes care of the dog. That’ll show him.

Sooooo old fashioned. He needs a go fund me page.

The world is the feline’s bathroom and they be especially particular in where they squat, e.g. no golden bathtub at Trump’s place.

I used to have cats in the house, but I’d let them go outside to do their business.

Maybe I missed something (not having kids), but I’d rather clean the litter box than change diapers. Scoop once /day vs “JM&J and the wee donkey! I just changed you!”

Amazing how people seem to assume that the distasteful, messy, smelly jobs should be done by someone else (i.e., the woman of the house). Cleaning a cat box takes about 3 minutes—5 if you have to locate a trash bag to put it in. Much faster and easier than picking up dog poop in the yard or cleaning a toilet. In our household, the person who selects the pet is responsible for feeding, training, and cleaning up after it—man, woman, child. I always picked cats, who generally don’t binge-eat, who much prefer using a litter box, and you don’t need to bother trying to train them — just pop open the cat treat bag when you want them to come and provide some catnip-laced scratching posts and a cat tree (where they can look down on their kingdom).

Earl is the victim! His wife is being woke. She’s trying to cancel is culture. We need more restrictions on her to protect the integrity of Earl’s actions. /s

He is the one who wanted a cat. The odd thing is this cat clearly has access to the outdoors, known to cats as My Optimal Litter Box. My cats are hunters and wouldn’t use a litter box if I kept one.

America… land of the oppressed. (sarcasm)

Set the dog loose in there. Kittie Kookies will be gone.

Husband is a dog person, so we got a dog. He had a job that kept him very busy so I, who was not a dog person, got to feed and walk the dog. Dog and I got to be pals, he would come and say good night to me and slept by my side of the bed. Husband disappointed that dog didn’t pay more attention to him, but I am now a dog person too.

They’ve got a dog…

I don’t mind the litter box any more than taking out the trash. Anosmia.

Somebody needs to buy a Litter Robot.

Don’t bother taking down the podium. It’s going to be your turn to wash the dishes tonight.

Don’t wait too long either.

Preachin’ to the choir there, Earl? Man’s Best Friend in attendance. But, if I could convince my dog to poop in a box – or even my OWN DAMN YARD, that’s preferable to the mile-long walks she requires to “perform”.

“He that goeth about to persuade a multitude that they are not so well governed as they ought to be shall never want attentive and favorable hearers.” (Richard Hooker) Oh, well, he’s got one attentive hearer, at least – probably waiting to have his litter box cleaned.

This one would work as a Pickles strip.

That’s one devoted dog.

Pets have to be a 100% family consensus to have and raise. Yet another reason to not let children dictate pet ownership.