Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for October 11, 2021

Some people you can’t ask nicely, you’ve got to beat it into them.

“Danae, get upstairs and clean that pigsty you sleep in RIGHT NOW! ………………… Please.”

“Okay daddy, since you asked nicely.”

I’m surprised she didn’t demand a recount on his election to father

You have the right to retain your PC and cell phone – IF you clean that room immediately.

I mandate that the mandate be mandated!

I have long been an advocate of “natural consequences”. The natural consequence, at our house, of a kid not keeping their room clean (or messing the common space) was to simply use that kid’s room as the place to put dirty dishes, clothes, etc. “Hey, you don’t mind a dirty/messy room, right?”

My bottom would have been severely “mandated” had I spoke to either parent like that.

Obviously, mandates do not apply to women. Simple progressive logic!

In the old days Danae, you would be slapped for having such a smart mouth. :/

Danae makes you wonder why corporal punishment went out of style.

Danae would soon learn some hard truths if she were my kid.

Danae will go far in Republican politics.

Never an orphanage when you need one

I prefer womandates. And I usually don’t deny them.

Well, we won’t mention that you’re still a minor.

The whole mandate refusal thing is exactly that childish.

Danae is what is wrong with society.

Belay the “please” crap

Hmmm, Moses and those ten mandates, too bad we chose not to follow them, things would have been better but who knew?

I reserve the right not to cook meals nor do the laundry of those who wont clean their rooms

It is my constitutional right to endanger your life. Die with it!

The eye twitching reminds me of Inspector Dreyfus (Herbert Lom) from the Pink Panther movies

Seat belts, speed limits, requisite insurance, ID and security in airports (and other public transportation?), inspections of bridges and tunnels and our food sources, SEC regulations, OSHA rules, building codes, licenses for medical personnel and hairdressers and teachers… how DARE the government force safety, ethics, even common sense upon FREEDOM-LOVING peoples???

Yeah, I’m being a little snarky here.

Why argue with an anti-vaxxer when you can just wait.

Look, it’s really quite simple. Yes, we live in a country of freedoms and responsibilities. But does anyone think that freedoms and responsibilities take top priority during any other natural disaster? No. Common sense says protecting life and liberty take priority. Clearly a case of cognitive dissonance where a person adheres to a self destructive behavior over what everyone else sees. Just talk to any loved one caught up in a scam.

i would consider drinking coffee if i could make it do that little skull thingie

Er, no you don’t Danae. When you’re a kid, it ain’t a democracy. You live under the Kingdom of Your Parent and they are King For Life Supreme.

I hate it when she starts mandatesplaining…

So, spare the rod and spoil the child. Right?

Talk to Kate. She’ll devise a plan that will get Danae into a cleaning mode.

Famous last words … ’’They’re not gonna make me wear a life jacket’’

Part of a continuing series

There’s been enough time now for all who have their MD’s approval, to have both vaccine shots. Perhaps it is time to have a mandate that you need to have both shots before being admitted into a hospital..

I wonder how those same folks would feel if we had a military draft again. Some overlap on the Venn for sure, but I suspect there would be a lot of hypocrites.

Danae’s body, Danae’s choice. You’re safe if your vax’ed, right? Or, isn’t it working like you were promised – cue the semi-annual booster. Maybe Danae survived COVID, and has God given immunity now; which has proven to be more effective than the mRNA vax. Maybe she doesn’t want to add a big Pharma produced, gene altering, serum that has shown to have heart weakening side effects in some people. Maybe she doesn’t want some power hungry, judgmental, bureaucrat with a twitchy eye saying, “Show me your papers.” Viva la Freedom!

I like the steam coming out of the coffee cup

I am not a fan of mandates… now woman dates on the other hand…

I love the little skull cloud over the coffee. That’s the chef’s kiss on top of the whole thing. ;-) As the mother of a 14-year-old who tries every rhetorical trick in the book to get out of her chores and homework, I can very much relate to the dad here.

How about a mandate that everyone take prophylactic Ivermectin?

My mother would shout and frequently nag at us kids to get things done. My father would tell us once, in a soft, firm voice.

Guess who we always listened to and swiftly obeyed?

I used to say that he ruled the house with an iron hand, hidden in a velvet glove.

Danae is going to be a politician…

There is nothing wrong with conditional mandates. We deal with them continuously.

“I mandate that you won’t get a meal until there are enough clean dishes in the kitchen, not dirty dishes in your room, to serve you.”

That twitch is a signal that the whippings will begin soon to improve the moral…

Dane needs a good old fashion trip to the wood shed.

Her dad at lunch time: “I reserve the right to refuse to feed non-productive household members.” TANSTAAFL, baby.

Wow just wow, I flipped hurriedly through the 54 replies to “silver”. Unless you folks know something I don’t, I do not see this as an anti-mandate or anti vaxer supporting cartoon. I see this as quite the opposite. I see this as a comment on the people who know what they should do and why but insist on endangering of in this case defying people who care about them.

I remember Dreyfuss got that eye twitch just before he went off the deep end.

Dad’s request didn’t exactly “bowl” her over. Or plate her over for that matter.