Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for November 20, 2010

She’s such a drama queen.

Pompous, strutting, False Prophet! How dare you?! Food can be kept warm, but The Game waits for no man!

Pull her plug and plug the TV back in. She’s got to go.

Eat in front of the TV……the games in overtime for crying out loud! She’s an idiot………….

I bet she sends letters to the networks petitioning for the good old days when long-running games weren’t allowed to preempt the TV schedule.

He needs a DVR

He’s a wuss. He needs a backbone and a set of ‘nads.

Dinner can wait. Can’t you see we’ve got the ball game? And it’s in overtime!

DVR? Are you nuts? We’re talking about OVERTIME!

She never heard the shot.

For anyone who disagrees that family dinners are more important than the game, this is why I’m never marrying a sports fan. Of course, I’m sure the sports fans would thank me. I’ll never understand those who put TV above family. Seriously, get Tivo and go eat.

The things we do for love…or because it trapped us.

Dr. and Mrs. Kevorkian at home.

Where I live, this is grounds for divorce.

Watching someone else play sports - what a horrid waste of time! Far better things to do in life.

not too hard to separate the men from the women in this discussion.

If we were born to leave the TV then why did God provide us with TV trays?

Could it be that TV trays are from…..Satan? Given the amount of time devoted to commercials, the number of times the repeat the same commercial, and the continuous flow of inane comments from the sports commentators, I’d say a good argument could be made that Satan also has something to do with television programming.

It’s okay to watch football during dinner times on special occasions. But doing it everyday is asking for trouble—–it’s bad for your marriage, providing you haven’t already destroyed it.

funny strip Wiley

lot’s of silly advice in the comments….

Guess he decided to feed the ol’ eyes and ears rather than the stomach.

Don’t fix him meals….. it is a lot of work to get a nice meal on the table.

Good one, cleo!

Don’t mess with my football games in overtime, or my soap “Days of Our Lives”, if you want to be around tmr. to talk about it!

Put a large flat-screen TV in the dining room. Easy fix for everybody!

After having been in his place on occasion, in retrospect, wifey is correct.

Thirdguy said, about 3 hours ago

not too hard to separate the men from the women in this discussion. —–

Well, I’m female, I’m a sportsfan, and my reaction was: DON’T DO IT! Overtime waits for no man. Dinner can be eaten while watching. Advice to wives: don’t schedule meals during important games… but I also advocate the use of a DVR on occasion! :)

I’m a guy, Here’s my response: what’s so all-fired important about watching a bunch of overpaid athletes battle it out to the bitter end? Get TIVO, a DVD recorder, or read the news and see video highlights on the Internet. I think spending time with actual living, breathing people is more interesting than any kind of TV show.

That said, I think bostonoski makes sensible suggestions so that the uncomprehending (like me) among us can allow the sports fans we love to enjoy watching games without starting WW III. It’s all about balance…

No time outs in the second half-football or basketball, and if you have “sudden death”, have the respective coaches fight a pistol duel- it’s the “old west” American way! It would also shorten the second half by an hour.

A few inches of duct tape and a few feet of nylon cord, quickly applied will allow you to watch he finish of the game. As for dinner….. Surely you have a micro.wave oven where in to zap it?

Crude….. But effective.

Wiley, brilliant strip.

I guess the complainers missed the whole idea - she knew that for her husband, missing the game was equal to death itself.

(For my grandmother, it was missing the afternoon soap operas; for my mother, it was Bonanza reruns. We all have a weakness.)

What’s a dining room?

¿TIVO? What part of live do you not get? This game is happening now. If you watch it later it won’t be. On gameday serve sandwiches.

I think the strip is funny and clever.

I live & breath football. I don’t suround myself with “living breathing people” (as one poster put it) who feel the same way about the game that I do. TiVo is for things that don’t matter - like most everthing on the prime time line-up. There’s no way I’m letting some one tell me how the game ended before I’ve seen it. If dinner is served, so is the game.

See? This would never happen at a state’s Class B Basketball tournament. It’s why you should go to those important games in person!

Who would cook dinner when a good football game is on anyway? That’s why there’s take out if you must eat! :-)

Wiley we know, but aren’t you glad we’re reading it? :-)

typical sports dork. i just dont get how some losers can get all worked up, memorizing details of someone elses lives, and waving flags and stuff hooting at an overpaid (street thug, usually) “athlete”. and: “we’re going to kick butt!:. like they’ve played pro-sports recently….we. huh. nauseating.

She said “Use the DVR.” I said “reheat in the microwave.” DVR… Microwave… DVR… Microwave… AH cr** she microwaved the the DVR… and i missed the game during the discussion

Wiley,

Your disclaimer of this only being a cartoon should be printed under every comic strip. Perhaps that might save people considerable consternation and ease the suffering of comic strip related ulcers.

That is one evil, heartless woman. People should pay attention to their spouses and know what’s important to them.

Agreed, Garey Mckee. Looking at how seriously people take the comics, or the subject matter, reminds me of why I’m a self-described misanthrope. When people can’t even loosen the ol’ sphincter enough to perceive humor for what it is, it’s time to wipe the slate clean and start over.

@x_Tech: LOL!

This is a perfect example of why I love this strip - I can always depend on Wiley for original humour! And to all you sports nuts - take a valium!!