Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for January 25, 2013

Not! Completely missed North America!

Pointed word play about northern India would place him in the Punjab.

’e knew it.

Nanook of the North meets Nudnick of the South !

Hey, one of those French explorers back in the 1600’ hundreds, when he got to Lake Michigan,dressed up in Chinese clothes, because….He thought China was just on the other side…Somebody help me out here, I’ve got a mental block, I don’t think is was La Salle….

Alexikakos, thanks. Tough one to Google….

Dogsmith, “Oh, Canada, eh?”, eh?

Oh yah. Hey der!

As a testament to the mans vision.The word Indian ts still a part of our vocabulary.

Let’s take a pole.

Did he get Tibet on that?

heard that there is no accurate picture of what columbus looked like.

Years ago I read an article about Spain in “National Geographic.” There was a picture of Christopher Columbus XXII with his infant son, Christopher Columbus XXIII. I can’t remember if he was referred to in the article as the principal heir to the explorer. Probably not, as no doubt there are hundreds of descendents by this time.

This is what inspired little-known Canadian songwriter Flash Heavyhand to write his even lesser-known ditty, “The Wreck of the Santa Maria”!!!

Your name fits you.

Dogsnoodle, what was that you were saying?

Wiley, you are one of the best.

@Alexikakos and @Varnes — Freberg’s “United States of America” is a favorite. The URL is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXmCIFKRrTY and the Columbus skit starts about 2:20 into the video. Enjoy!

columbus who?

“Who’s the clown parking his boat in the backyard of my igloo? And did he think to bring a snow blower? Oi vey!”

Dogmyth, sorry dude…..dabugger, I think his last name was Ohio….

Dogsniff, is your significant other Catsniff? Nosoastute..ewww…

I’ll have “Nunavut.”

Please forgive, but Alexikakos’s offering reminded me of that old Spike Jones favorite. This version is cleverly illustrated:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXRj9lSnJnI

“Tho’ I’ve belted you and flayed you,By the livin’ Gawd that made you,You’re a better man than I am,

At least he didn’t run into Pierre of the North….that would have REALLY messed things up….besides there was another man with a group that actually discovered America first….anyone hear of Amerigo Vespucci…."America is a take on his first name Amerigo.

I love to play on words, but I keep falling off!

May your roses all smell wonderful.

The Chinese would have had a very easy way to get here much before that. They had better ships…. ….Just stay near the shore, follow it around until you get to N.America. The 90 mile gap between Asia and and Alaska is nothing,…And yes, there are stories from China…

Chinese in a big storm, near shore pull into a cove and ride it out…Europeans in a big storm, in the middle of the North Atlantic…which boat would you rather be on?

One of the best folk-singing groups around — Lou & Peter Berryman!!