Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for February 14, 2010

He’s a maestro of the snoutata.

Doesn’t the nose hair tickle in the whistle?

Snot too bad.

Grow more, get a bow, and string along.

I think Bernie won the dueling nose whistlng contest hands down.

“Just put your lips together and blow.”

This is just wrong. Really wrong. Quite funny, but still wrong.

bernie’s nose can play beethoven’s moonlight sonata…

yeah, but can he play the overture to “Le nozze di Figaro”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etpLYoaO3SQ

It goes to show ya, it’s never too late to learn to play an instrument!

Ewww.

In E minor?

no wonder i didn’t know the music. my nose can only play boogie woogie bugle boy.

joefish25 That I’ve got to hear! LOL.

Disturbing. Funny, but disturbing all the same. Well, I suppose the whistling could be coming from someplace else…

So how about his version of Inna Gadda Da Vida?

One must be sure to keep one’s instrument clear. Pass the Kleenex…

So is that what’s known as a nose flute?

Old friends, old friends., Winter companions the old men. Yeah, we all gettin’ closer every day, Simon.

I can’t do that, but when I blow my nose it sounds a lot like a freighter leaving port…

God bless any cartoonist who pays homage to the great Beethoven, no matter how dubious the tastefullness.

I can play “Pop Goes The Weasel” thanks to a bar fight years ago.

Hey, it’s Schroeder all grown up! Lucy must have gotten mad at him and broke his nose!

Happy Valentine’s Day

On January 23, 2010, Wiley told us:

I’ve been trying for a long time to get them to enlarge the cartoons (not just mine, but all of them). The enlargement application is due to the complaints by me and some other cartoonists, like Mark Tatulli, but it’s still not adequate in opinion, as it’s not big enough and not clear.

On January 31, 2010, Wiley responded:

Thank you, celecca, but it’s just 10 years with Universal and Uclick. On Feb. 16th, it will be 18 years of Non Sequitur.

On February 3, 2010, Wiley informed us:

Non Sequitur is made available to newspapers in both the strip format and panel format. Unfortunately, we have no control over how small they print the cartoons. All too many newspapers print cartoons in the panel dimension far below the minimum standard size. This not only shows a lack of respect for the art form (which helps keep them in business more than any other aspect of the newspaper), it also shows a lack of respect for their readers.

But if you don’t let them know you’re upset about this, how will they know? They equate silence by the readers as acceptance.

To reprise a gag from NYPD Blue, was it the weasel that got popped, or was the weasel popping the monkey?

I always thought it was a deviated septum that created “la dolce musica”. That’s it, I’m tossing my nose hair trimmer!

LuvH8–Are you saying you contacted Gocomics?

Yes, I sent them a suggestion because I thought those things would be beneficial and I had difficulty finding information on flagging and etiquette. I had already sent a request for that info but would like to see it available for all.

Also I thought it would be a nice way to tell Wiley thanks for all he does for us. I think he goes way beyond what would be expected of him.

I guess you have a point there. I never attempted to find out what the guidelines were on certain things such as flagging.

For me to flag someone, it has to be a very offensive post or picture.

Do you think the message is too much? Should I tone it down? Where is everyone today?

Maybe split your messages into more than one post sometimes.

Who are you talking about when you say where is everyone today?

Well now that I have started flagging people I choose to flag people where not only is there post offensive but it is obvious that they intended to offend. And I don’t understand why some of the messages disappear (in general) and others that I consider more offensive are left behind. I guess I am missing something. (Not just my messages.)

Check out the circus. Also is Bunnyface okay?

I’m not sure as I don’t know the posts that you are talking about. I don’t seem to come across that many offensive posts. But I also stay away from political strips. They can get pretty heated at times.

The circus is “the circus”. What can I say.

I think he is fine. I hope so.

Like your new avatar, that was quick. Please to talk to you, site suggestion?

Myself and a couple of others were wondering/thinking about going to another toon strip here at Gocomics.

Any suggestions? I’m going to have to be around less for the next couple of weeks, but would like to know where to check in to let others know it is okay. (Wiley might not appreciate us using his comments)

We would pick one where they don’t have comments but maybe once in a while.

You can always find me on Birdbrains. I post everyday there.

Hubert and Andy never have any comments there. That’s where I go to try pictures and stuff like that. :^)

Okay, don’t want to miss an opportunity to be offensive anyway. Will at least comment their daily. See you around the strips.

Take it easy and keep in touch!