non sequitur

a statement that has little or no relation to what preceded it; illogical inference; (latin for “it does not follow”)
example of a non sequitur:
theo lives in a small apartment. therefore he must have a small p-n-s.
a statement that has little or nothing to do with the preceding statement.
non sequitur:

joe: do you like green day?

bill: i’m hungry for wax fruit.

joe: are you high?

bill: don’t try to catch me, i’m the mesican drill.
1. latin phrase roughly translating as “doesn’t follow” (think: not-in-sequence), i.e. ‘non-sequitur’ describes something that doesn’t follow on from the preceeding information or context. often used as a form of humour.

2. rotate the giraffe.
see also: light bulb
“what is your favorite beer?”
“gee, that’s a good question – i guess i would have to say celine dion cd’s are unlistenable.”
“isn’t the definition above an example of a non sequitur?”
“well, waking up in a ditch chained to a goat sure ruins your day.”
insightful comic strip, often poking fun at comtemporary religion and governemnt (and society in general). if one should ever encounter an obscure superhero known as obviousman, know that he was born out of this comic strip.
non sequitur is a philosophical comic strip that effectively combines humor and wonderful insight.
a statement that has no relation to the previous statement. often used for comical purposes.
new kids on the block had a bunch of hits, chinese food makes me sick, and i think it’s fly when girls stop by for the summer.

“dude, that is so non sequitur.”
also, see, lfo’s “summer girls”
1. an inference or conclusion that does not follow from the premises or evidence.

2. a statement (reply) that does not follow logically from what preceded it.
none of you have ever heard the word non sequitur before.