Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for May 30, 2013
Transcript:
Grandfather: That's why learning geography is important... y'know, when I was your age, we had to walk an entire block to a transfer station, and... Grandson: I know, I know... through the snow... c'mon, battery! Hurry up and recharge. The Future Family Chronicles
keenanthelibrarian over 11 years ago
The more things change, the more they stay the same …
Varnes over 11 years ago
And uphill both ways….
Varnes over 11 years ago
Oh, yeah? Well, when I was your age…I was your age…..And we both know what that means…..
Varnes over 11 years ago
Um,…..is that one of those fart powered chairs? Built by Lar’s Enterprises?……I’m pretty sure….
Hawthorne over 11 years ago
AND against the wind, both ways …
Can't Sleep over 11 years ago
He’s almost as round as his transport bubble.
jnik23260 over 11 years ago
They’ll still need batteries in the future?Bummer.
emjaycee over 11 years ago
He forgot “barefoot”.
roctor over 11 years ago
Just ask Miss S.C..
Varnes over 11 years ago
And in storms where it rained pitch forks and hammer handles….
jazzmoose over 11 years ago
Yes, it’s been done before. Many, many times. But try telling kids today that…
tripwire45 over 11 years ago
“In the year 2525…” If anyone is old enough to remember that little song.
Beleck3 over 11 years ago
lol. stories of how awful yesterday was. before time began
emptc12 over 11 years ago
“Tsk. I just don’t know about you newer generation of clones …”
EDinWAState over 11 years ago
“Our youth now love luxury. They have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for their elders and love chatter in place of exercise; they no longer rise when elders enter the room; they contradict their parents, chatter before company; gobble up their food and tyrannize their teachers.”
― Socrates
alan.gurka over 11 years ago
And that was back in the days of black and white tv, rabbit ears for antennae, no remote controls, and only 13 channels on the dial!
Vet Premium Member over 11 years ago
Even in the FUTURE………Batteries required.Except for the Fart chair. Lots of veggies or beans.
dabugger over 11 years ago
that is NO future….a night mere….
Linguist over 11 years ago
I love the bubble baby analogy. This generation coming up is already cocooned by their helicopter parents. Imagine what the next or the next generation is going to be like. Wiley isn’t far off the mark with this one.
emptc12 over 11 years ago
Did you previously mention this on one of the Editorial sites? I downloaded the story and it was well worth reading.
Vet Premium Member over 11 years ago
You think that one does go withBall of Confusion by the Temptations.Air pollution, revolution, gun control,sound of soul.Shootin rockets to the moonKids growin up too soonPoliticians say more taxes will solve everything!AND THE BAND PLAYED ON.( I had that bass line down back then)That is a song that still rings true today and was written 1970.
Vet Premium Member over 11 years ago
Here is another snip it.“The sale of pills are at an all time highYoung folks walk around with their head in the sky. Cities aflame in the summer time.AND THE BEAT GOES ON.’
Vet Premium Member over 11 years ago
And last my personal favorite. “Eve of destruction, tax deduction, city inspectors, bill collectors,Mod clothes in demand,Population out of hand,Suicide, to many bills, hippies movin’ to the hills,PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD ARE SHOUTING END THE WAR!!!!!!And the band played on.”Its still a Ball of Confusion. 43 years later.