How to Handle Being "Thrown Under the Bus"
I haven't been writing much in this space lately, mostly because I haven't had much to say. Today is no exception. I just wanted you all to know that I'm not ignoring you, I'm just trying not to waste your time.
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January 20, 2013
Reader Comments (22)
Heh. Mullet boss sure has been winning a lot. Same goes for Ri... wait.. they're the SAME PERSON!
Ew Pepsi.
I chuckled. Good one.
Nice one, bit I think you're mistaken about the etymology of the phrase. It was most widely popularized by the 2008 Presidential campaign coverage, and goes back at least a decade further in more limited circles: http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2008/03/19/under-the-bus.html
Well, it's a reality show staple for us -- we first heard it in season 1 or 2 of Top Chef, which both aired back in 2006. I guess it's telling about our views on politics and presidential campaigning if we find reality shows less insipid and easier to watch. ~Missy
@Greg:
Agree, but it is slightly vague whether it is
the Pepsi broken circle thingy.
There is a slight chance it might actually be the
Dynamic Ribbon Device.
The comment under the strip is awesome.
At first glance, I thought Captain Picard was watching TV in the first panel.
I'd just like to say that the ultimate punchline this week is the best one for a long, long time. I L'd, literally, OL.
Argh below text paradox!
Does the fact that it is a pardox make it interesting and therefore no longer a paradox?
No wait that is a pardox! Help me.
Loved the second panel.
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Thinking of your not having much to say, I remember when there used to be updates on the "News" page. Two long years have passed since anything newsworthy happened. Even "Curse of the Masking Tape Mummy" didn't make it into the headlines.
I think the below-comic tidbits have replaced the news posts, for the most part. They get more visibility this way, since the news feed is separate from the comic feed. ~Missy
Wow, this happened to me yesterday.....
It always seems to me that the worst bus-throwers are the loudest to whine if anybody else throws them.
(It's definitely a term in use in the construction trades - since before I joined in '97)
The guy on the TV looks like Angry Customer. Maybe he gets the crappy service at Scott's workplace because he keeps throwing people under the bus? Just a thought...
I don't think that's Angry Customer, but we have seen him before.
The presence of "EPS" on the cup would indicate that it is indeed, Pepsi.
Hmmm, unless it IS Capt. Picard watching the monitor, and he's holding some kind of "EPS Conduit" diagnostic device...
Did the Enterprise even have EPS conduits?
I've heard and used "thrown under the bus" for over a decade. It actually surprises me that anyone would think it's a recent thing.
Didn't they call this backstabbing, before? A fine tradition since 44 BC.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Caesar
Still current Βin 1972 - I was six years old, I guess I heard the song later:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_Stabbers
It's not drawing, its finger to tablet calibration and traing with a focused, output based goal.
Now excuse me while I add a gotee you evil troll!
The expressions in the third panel are great. Speaking of which, every comic this week has been dead on and had me laughing out loud. Genius.
My time is worthless, therefore you could not possibly waste it Scott.