Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for October 19, 2010
Transcript:
Flo: So if the Ekert and the anti-Ekert evah met, it'd be the end of the wahld? Captain Eddie: THe end of the entiah univahse, actually. But we'll be safe... as long as the Ekert is kept in the sacred vessel of nay-chaw. And he has to stay in theah until we find the anti-Ekert. Kate: Oh... Danae: So what is this sacred vessel? Captain Eddie: I'll show ya... Flo: Whoa! Wait a minute... Kate: No... Danae: ... way! To be, oh yes way continued.
Sisyphos almost 14 years ago
Bug-eyed Kate and Danae are a hoot. The Sacred Vessel sounds like something left lying around by Indiana Jones….
dugharry almost 14 years ago
Spitoon?
HerrB almost 14 years ago
NAY-CHAW kept me puzzled for a while, had to mumble it to figure it out. Maine accent is sooo different from the Oxford English they teach over here in Germany
Joe_Minotaur almost 14 years ago
Nah! It has to be…
An empty can of Copenhagen!pbarnrob almost 14 years ago
Let the speculation commence anew!
Hmmm; a Walnut Shell? Or an Acorn? Has to be ubiquitous, found everywhere. Or is it manufactured? The Campbell’s Tomato Soup can (re-sealed)? At least the Copenhagen can has a lid that could be closed. Will it need air-holes?
Brockie almost 14 years ago
Gawd but I love this strip, the characters, the magnificent art, the wit……makes my day to begin with this…
cdward almost 14 years ago
^Well, he did say Nay-Chaw, so that would indicate something not artificial (sorry Copenhagen). And he did say it was ubiquitous, so it should be something found all over the world. Hmmmmm.
Allison Nunn Premium Member almost 14 years ago
not only found in “Nay Chaw”, but it also has to last……. and contain….. so acorns wouldn’t work, maybe a geode?
Potrzebie almost 14 years ago
Ok, he substitutes E’s with A’s, so it should sound like NEH CHEW? Still doesn’t make sense.
Olfarto almost 14 years ago
What if it was something as small as a thimble? Or a shot glass? The ekert would have to go on a radical weight loss diet…
amadeus_rex almost 14 years ago
A pringles can.
GROG Premium Member almost 14 years ago
The shed it was found in?
kpduty almost 14 years ago
Sacred VESSEL, like maybe a BOAT… although it seems to be a sacred vessel of nature… Hmmmm… Still, could be the good Captains VESSEL… I can’t second guess Wiley but I do like how he makes my brain do flips. Can’t wait to see what the S.V.O.N. REALLY is.
thirdguy almost 14 years ago
You are all missing it, don’t you know where you go, “When Nay-Chaw calls?”
TheDOCTOR almost 14 years ago
Boy , SOMEONE must not want me to tell what I think, because It won’t let me load my comments. Just because I think the Vessel of Nature is an Oooommmph! (Slugged, tied-up and mouth duct-taped to prevent SPOILERS!)
grinstoya almost 14 years ago
Well the only sacred vessel in my life is made of porcelain… I visit it regularly… mmm more fiber.
Auslander47 almost 14 years ago
Hey Doc - are you OK? Doc? Doc? I hear a noise at the door. Let me go answer …..
yyyguy almost 14 years ago
maybe it’s one of those single shoes you see lying on highways. i always wonder where the other one went.
Bliss70 almost 14 years ago
This ekert story is getting old. Time to move on.
prrdh almost 14 years ago
Thirdguy said, 35 minutes ago
You are all missing it, don’t you know where you go, “When Nay-Chaw calls?”
GrinsToYa said, 24 minutes ago
Well the only sacred vessel in my life is made of porcelain… I visit it regularly… mmm more fiber.
Doesn’t anyone remember where this story line began?
Also, is a yes-way something like a segue?
Destiny23 almost 14 years ago
Flo seems to recognize the picture – did she ever see the shed?
shebjess almost 14 years ago
It’s Fenway!!
momazilla almost 14 years ago
A gozunda!
dfowensby almost 14 years ago
yup. outhouse, shed, portapotty, ceramic throne. okay. at least we’re leaving this beat-to-death-boring string for a while. like i sed, have eddy stuff him back in the shed and get on with it.
Wiley creator almost 14 years ago
I thought for sure someone here would have guessed by now.
Frankr almost 14 years ago
Wiley: I knew the guesses were wrong. I’ll just wait (im) patiently for tomorrow.
Dry and Dusty Premium Member almost 14 years ago
Yea, I’ll wait too. Now I have no clue what it is!!!
magnamax almost 14 years ago
I don’t know why, but I’m thinking beehive.
COMICCUTIE2 almost 14 years ago
my guesses are and out house or white house. this is the second time to pot this guess in wonder why it didn’t take the first time?
harrietbe almost 14 years ago
In this age of rapid flow of information and images, there are those who are impatient with the pace of an old fashioned newspaper cartoon. Can’t please everyone, I guess. I think this story line has been provocative and fun. Thanks, Wiley!
lin4869 almost 14 years ago
Ditto, harrietbe.
<95> almost 14 years ago
I believe it was said that “thousands were made every year” to hide the occupied one in the overwhelming number of unoccupied ones. That implies manufacturing to me, so the tank/float/lid of a bathroom fixture could work…but I don’t think so.
Bleach bottle?
Trebor39 almost 14 years ago
The Ekert was in a shed previously. What’s it gonna be this time?
Dorian almost 14 years ago
^^^^@ ElDo - Aaaah! Stop saying the word!
;)
rockngolfer almost 14 years ago
I vote shed it was in before or gold mine in Chile.
Justice22 almost 14 years ago
Maybe it is the space between my ears. That would hold a lot right now.
comicsgeniusguy almost 14 years ago
The shed, ITS SO OBVIOUS
thirdguy almost 14 years ago
Whatever it is, it was a fun imaginative story line, and I think we had a lot of fun trying to guess the next twist in the plot. Thanks Wiley!!
vldazzle almost 14 years ago
Too funny! I still think we’re back to the little shack with the board against the door (it probably worked for decades before the girls found it).
Yakety Sax almost 14 years ago
possibly, a chamber pot?
Off-The-Wall almost 14 years ago
It’s not nice to fool Mothah Nay-Chaw. Hidden in Dena Dietrich’s butter dish. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLrTPrp-fW8
zbob Premium Member almost 14 years ago
I notice that Captain Eddie is making a circular motion with his pencil. I wonder if that’s significant. Maybe it’s another planet. That might explain the “Whoa! Wait a minute”, as in how do we do that. Maybe this is where Lars steps in to help.
AKHenderson Premium Member almost 14 years ago
I wonder if the vessel of Nay-chaw has ever been portrayed in those “Before Eve” strips. An empty pizza box, maybe?