Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for April 10, 2022

Bucket Lisa, great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandmother of Mona Lisa.

Art is what I SAY it is. But utility is obvious to everyone.

He needs some time far from the maddening crowds

Mona looks like she’s biting her lower lip and trying to keep from bursting into laughter.

He made a real splash with his buck-art.

You had to be practical back then if you expected to survive.

Is this the equivalent of the probability theory that states that a million monkeys hammering a million typewriters (or a hundred, or a thousand) will eventually write the entire works of Shakespeare?

Lisa is moaning…

So that’s who invented purple paint.

Looked more like he invented the cardigan sweater

To be honest, a well made, hand-crafted bucket can be a thing of beauty. And for those who have never seen a bucket before, it is quite a technological advancement.

Kind of reminds me of when you buy kids an expensive toy and they end up playing with the box it came in. I’m not sure it’s an appropriate analogy, but it’s true.

The toy can be played with one way.

But the box it came in….

…. the possibilities are limitless.

It’s a good thing he invented the bucket. Now he can have a bucket list.

The purpose of art is to make you think and to make you feel. It does not in any way have to make you like it or to make you feel good – and that’s the part far too many people do not comprehend. But it must make you both think and feel.

Even the simplest utilitarian object when we’ll made can be a thing of beauty….see Shaker made items.

Bucket list.

Moan,

Ah, Lisa

Until hand baskets were invented, people back then went to heck in a bucket.

The Woman in the middle is named Nan. What eventually happened to the Bucket? Nantucket…

Early water color

typical liberals will overlook the simple solution and result

Not a fan of the Sunday versions. But this one is funny!

And then, the bears ate them all. The end.

Not really surprising that people appreciate utility more than graffiti, however, artists are famous but who invented the paintbrush?

I like the flame instead of a light bulb for his bright idea.

Love the idea torch in the second panel.

“It’s not Bucket — it’s Bouquet”

(enjoys art of this cartoon (including its dialogue))

Well I guess they’re right. Compared to that picture, the bucket is pretty impressive.

I’m looking for a 5 gal. plastic bucket to make into a planter. I used to get them at a restaurant (pickles). Now I see them with advertising on the side for $5! What a bucket-racket.

Modern art. Next, he’ll invent the toilet.

Mona Lithic

Must have been on his bucket-list …..

He also invented a whole new set of indelible clothing stains. :)

Not to mention he also invented a whole new upgraded wardrobe

And apparently music, he was humming The Longest Time.

Caveman art critic from History of the World Part 1 had the right idea.

Nobody appreciates fine art. If we did the world would be a better place.

The bucket is much more useful than any art.

I finally figured it out why mona lisa is smirking now…

Definitely more useful but the painting IS nice also….

I think the problem with infinite is under estimating it. With infinite time, everything will eventually happen. You’ll even win the lottery.

Very true.

That theorem essentially says that Shakespeare was stupid as a Monkey.

Except that Shakespeare didn’t own a Typewriter. What does the theorem have to say about Quill Pens?

Mona Lisa.

And Wat Dabney invented the Inverted Firkin, albeit a number of thousands of years later; which of course raises the question – just how old IS the Mona Lisa??

Functionality > aesthetics when you have a lot of needs.

Did you all know that some cave drawings are actually 3D?