Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for May 07, 2020

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    mr_sherman Premium Member over 4 years ago

    If it’s miles, he’ll get there in a few hours.

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    Imagine  over 4 years ago

    Depends on whether he wants that gas canister half full or half empty.

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    Bilan  over 4 years ago

    The expression is six of one, half a dozen of the other.

    What does six to one mean?

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    Concretionist  over 4 years ago

    Bob’s not one to figure out that the sign casts shade within which he may sit an await succor. But then Bob didn’t figure out that he didn’t have enough fuel for the trip either.

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    Dtroutma  over 4 years ago

    One miles the other meters, makes the choice easy..

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    DonPoole  over 4 years ago

    Miles to the gas station.

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    vlad8601  over 4 years ago

    six of one not six to one

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    Zykoic  over 4 years ago

    The unprepared and unobservant are left with chitty choices.

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    Gary Fabian  over 4 years ago

    Must be a dream. Lines in the road are not painted that way.

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    VincentGoudreault  over 4 years ago

    Funny that the road marking does not cater for someone coming from the left going straight to the right…

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    destry1970  over 4 years ago

    I hate having to make up my mind about some thing when I have all ready screwed up cuz I know how it’s going to end.

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    dot-the-I  over 4 years ago

    Legacy of the longhorn: You’re screwed either way.

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    vaughnrl2003 Premium Member over 4 years ago

    Yup. and no matter which way you chose, the station will be closed for a wedding. Been there.

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    DrDavy2000  over 4 years ago

    I like to say, “It’s half of one, six dozen of the other.” It’s interesting how few people notice the bon mot (or faux faux pas).

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    1953Baby  over 4 years ago

    Then there are the days where everything you touch, you drop. . .

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    elainefmexico  over 4 years ago

    everybody is a critic?

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    sandpiper  over 4 years ago

    Much ado about a guy who has like 1 chance in . . .? Never mind.

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    LadyPeterW  over 4 years ago

    My neighbor, who was from a farming family for generations, always said “Six of one, a half-dozen of the other.” Which meant there wasn’t really any difference between the two choices. She told us one her Mom learned from some relative of her Mom’s; “Cut half in two.” THAT one confused us, until we realized she meant cut it in half, then cut the halves into halves.

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    The Pro from Dover  over 4 years ago

    Last gas this exit

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    michaeljwolff  over 4 years ago

    There’s a signpost ahead. His next stop: The Twilight Zone.

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    goblue86  over 4 years ago

    To explain ground hog day, my Mom would say “6 weeks if he sees his shadow, 42 days if he doesn’t”

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    dalee3  over 4 years ago

    Yes. What is 6 to 1? Time of day?

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    Durak Premium Member over 4 years ago

    It doesn’t seem to matter which direction he takes. He’s in for a bit of a stroll.

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    SIERAGATOR Premium Member over 4 years ago

    My thought as well!

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    Wiley creator over 4 years ago

    I’m sorry, folks. I thought this was a common, universally understood phrase. Guess it’s become archaic. And as loathe as I am to explaining a joke, I’ll break my rule this time. It simply means it doesn’t make any difference. One person says six, while another says a half dozen. The result is the same, like saying, tom-AY-to or tom-AH-to. Guess I’ll have to do another cartoon to update it with more current terminology.

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    the lost wizard  over 4 years ago

    Looks like the end of the road for him no matter what.

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    cmccallum  over 4 years ago

    A lot of people have trouble with fractions, and how many people count the number of eggs in a dozen. A number of You tube videos use the analogy to a dozen to explain the concept of a mole. I constantly have to explain to my students what a dozen is, let alone a mole.

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    Warhaft  over 4 years ago

    “Six of one, half-dozen of the other.” Still common where I live.

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    shorzy  over 4 years ago

    The top 1% of the usual income distribution holds over $25 trillion in wealth, which exceeds the wealth of the bottom 80 percent. That is more than all the goods and services produced in the U.S. economy in 2018

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    mistercatworks  over 4 years ago

    The important thing is to keep moving.

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    tonedeafdog  over 4 years ago

    I’m old enough to remember the phrase, but I always thought the phrase was “six OF one, half dozen OF the other”

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    willie_mctell  over 4 years ago

    Isn’t it “of?”

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    Dr_Fogg  over 4 years ago

    The problems is that no one understands that is 6 miles/kilometers to one and 6 to the other. And whether or not the bathroom is open and clean.

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    hda2z Premium Member over 4 years ago

    I’m sure (MAYBE) anyone OVER 50 should get this

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    WaltWenger Premium Member over 4 years ago

    On the other hand, …

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    Pisces  over 4 years ago

    It is a common, universally understood phrase. Can’t imagine anyone not having heard of it before! So, Wiley, no apology needed. It’s a great comic!!

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    locake  over 4 years ago

    The sign doesn’t say WHAT is 6 or half dozen to. It may be a restaurant or motel or a rest stop.

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    sarah413 Premium Member over 4 years ago

    Or, as was said by Yogi Berra, “When you come to a fork in the road, take it.”

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    jlj1108  over 4 years ago

    I’ve heard that expression all my life. Of course, I’m 71 so maybe the general population doesn’t use it much anymore. But I did like the cartoon.

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    Ka`ōnōhi`ula`okahōkūmiomio`ehiku Premium Member over 4 years ago

    Decisions, decisions.

    Should I walk six miles left or six miles right?

    Indecision has often left many at the crossroads.’

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    flpmlp  over 4 years ago

    It is hard to believe some could not know this!!

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    eastern.woods.metal  over 4 years ago

    Hey at least he has a gas can. Most wouldn’t and get to the gas station with no way to get the gas back to the car. Speaking of which, what happens when these new fangled electric cars runs out of juice in the middle of nowhere. Do the come with miles of extension cord? That could be Wiley’s next gag. Car at the side of the road with an extension cord a couple of yards sort of the plug

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    Ka`ōnōhi`ula`okahōkūmiomio`ehiku Premium Member over 4 years ago

    OK, a big long thing to help him make a decision. Most likely he’s not in the tropics, so the sun is always shining from the South and moving East to West. This means that he is facing roughly North. West is to his left, East is to his right. It looks like a desert, so he would want to minimize sun exposure. If he goes West he is walking into the sun. Walking East he gets the sun on his back – a better choice. Go East, old man, go East.

    “Been walking my mind to an easy time, my back turned to the sun…”

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    dinger053 Premium Member over 4 years ago

    I don’t know how many times I heard my dad, Bob, say this. It’s a great cartoon!

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    imriggerdan  over 4 years ago

    I got it, but Im 60

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    Redd Panda  over 4 years ago

    Boy, what an abstract! Does it have to do with man’s place in the universe? Am I seeing more, than is really there?

    物事はめったにありません。

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    yarnm57  over 4 years ago

    I learned it as “six of one, half-dozen the other.” Same difference. Keep it up Wiley.

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    paullp Premium Member over 4 years ago

    I like to switch it around to “six dozen of one, half of the other.” As for the cartoon, I like Wiley’s work a lot, but this one isn’t really doing it for me.

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    elhead3  over 4 years ago

    Millennials

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    chenry  over 4 years ago

    It’s six and a half of one, a dozen of the other.

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    keenanthelibrarian  over 4 years ago

    I always thought the phrase was “Six of one, half dozen of the other”. Means the same as the cartoon, I guess. Thanks for the clarification, Wiley.

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    johnstep  over 4 years ago

    Nope, don’t update it. “Those who do not study history are bound to repeat it.”

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    Rfrysinger  over 4 years ago

    I thought it was 6 OF one, half a dozen OF the other.

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    tsm65 Premium Member over 4 years ago

    Great toon, I got it.“Six of one, half a dozen of the other…”

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    Bicycle Dude  over 4 years ago

    Wiley, I got it. And more importantly it’s how I live my life.

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    delegr  about 4 years ago

    I liked it!

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