Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for April 29, 2012
Transcript:
Coworker: The boss wants to see you. Boss: I'm concerned about your work output, Bob. I don't know what's wrong with your generation. I started at the bottom of this company back in '92 and worked day and night to get ahead... We didn't care about coffee breaks and vacation time! We only cared about service! Bob: I'm sorry, sir. How can I serve you better. Boss: You can start by calling me Master... A Non Sequitur Time Capsule Edition First published 20 years ago...
palos over 12 years ago
Might this be a self portrait of Wiley and the start of his developing processes to change the formatting of his art to fit the various newspaper editions?
Happy anniversary and don’t quit for a while at least.
Cheers!
leallred over 12 years ago
“I for one welcome our computer overlords…” Ken Jennings said to Watson.
bluskies over 12 years ago
I’d sure rather participate in a navel battle with Barbara than with Anthony.
Aussie Down Under over 12 years ago
Bob didn’t get “screened” for the position? With rapidly changing technology wouldn’t “Master” be obsolete unless his father started the business? Nothing wrong with nepotism.
alcors3 over 12 years ago
The internet is the Tower of Babel, Spammers are terrorists, the Chinese are the owners, unions are the welfare state and Obamoprah is messiah!
Ironic Eggbeater over 12 years ago
Master has a CRT display. That’s about ten years off.
Proginoskes over 12 years ago
@ Fairportfan2: Actually, I’m glad we don’t have flying cars. Imagine road rage …
SoItBegins~ over 12 years ago
“I live.”
GROG Premium Member over 12 years ago
Even Barbara Eden wouldn’t call a computer master.
Nebulous Premium Member over 12 years ago
Close enough.
GalleyOar over 12 years ago
Varnes over 12 years ago
Come on guys, it’s never been proven that Barbara Eden even has a navel….
Wiley creator over 12 years ago
No, it was originally published on 3-25-92. I simply made the adustment on the calendar because it would have been too confusing to keep it on that date. I have a valid artistic license that is good for the life of the strip.
Commentator over 12 years ago
I guess you’ll get it in 20 years.
hcr1985 over 12 years ago
Fortunately as time progressed, it seemed that Watson was great at Jeopardy, but horrible at everything else. We still have a few years before the computers enslave us :)
tripwire45 over 12 years ago
Skynet.
Vonne Anton over 12 years ago
The reverse has occurred…now the computers keep the records while Bob curses them because he can’t find the records. Control Alt Delete will fix this problem.
Vonne Anton over 12 years ago
Sometimes I just don’t get a certain generation…who was actually looking at Barbara Eden’s navel? There were other, more interesting things to look at.
js305 over 12 years ago
I remember this…I was working in a place where we got brand new workstations, with Windows 3.2 already installed…with 64kb of memory…Yep, it ruled us every day…
zellman over 12 years ago
Its a delorian, doc!
Hunter7 over 12 years ago
My computer at work usually behaves when I yell at it. Its been good for a couple of weeks or so. But I’m changing desks next week. Different computer. sigh. and sigh again. Will have to train a new computer.
Erichalfbee over 12 years ago
The caledar date was part of the strip. Predictive.
dabugger over 12 years ago
nothing has changed…..
Not the Smartest Man On the Planet -- Maybe Close Premium Member over 12 years ago
If this was “first published 20 years ago,” why does the computer say he “started…in ’92”?
vldazzle over 12 years ago
There was a time when we all believed in butting in a day’s time for a day’s pay. I do not it really exists anymore
starthrower50 over 12 years ago
Let’s just see how much the Boss outputs without Bob’s input.