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A non sequitur is a literary device; in Comedy (as opposed to in Formal Logic ) it is a comment which, due to its lack of meaning relative to the comment it follows, is absurd to the point of being humorous. Its use can be deliberate or unintentional. Literally, it is Latin for "it does not follow." In other literature, a non sequitur can denote an abrupt, Illogical , unexpected or absurd turn of plot or dialogue not normally associated with or appropriate to that preceding it. Non sequiturs often appear to be disconnected or random comments, or random changes in subject, especially socially inappropriate ones. Examples of works which make heavy use of this device to humorous effect are the comic strips '' Zippy The Pinhead '' and '' Non Sequitur '', the radio show '' The Goon Show '', the television series '' Monty Python's Flying Circus '', the cartoons '' Family Guy '' and '' The Simpsons '', a string of shows on Adult Swim such as '' Robot Chicken '' and '' Aqua Teen Hunger Force '', the novels of Douglas Adams , the comedy of Mitch Hedberg , the absurdist stories of underground Russian author Daniil Kharms , the music of They Might Be Giants and Cake , '' Space Tree '' the webtoon created by Ed Atlin, and the characters of Homsar from '' Homestar Runner '' and Ayumu Kasuga (Osaka) from '' Azumanga Daioh ''. The non sequitur can be understood as the opposite of depends upon the disjunction—that is, the unpredictability—of that experience. Predictability in its most extreme form is cliché; unpredictability, then, expresses itself most naturally as non sequitur. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |
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