Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for October 23, 2022

Make sure it’s not a windy day. The leaves might blow away between the time you jump and the time you land.

Which is why Guiness Book doesn’t allow dangerous records.

I hope he’s paid all his premiums!

The scent of burning leaves in the fall, an experience that’s quickly disappearing

What would Jesus do?

And you probably need to be higher than your roof to try for the world record. Maybe he’s just going for personal best.

Sadly, world record leaf pile jumping eliminates spontaneity. An application must be submitted beforehand and specific guidelines adhered to in order for a successful stunt to be accorded world record status. Details, details…

It wouldn’t invalidate the record if you put a mattress under it.

“Hold my beer”

How many Darwin Award nominees are created.

My Gawd, Jump! I’m not a height person, BUT if I were brave enough to get on the peak. I’m gonna jump!

If you don’t survive, you might get an honorary mention in the Darwin Awards.

Airbags or mattresses below the leaves count?

we should all make halloween costumes for our avatar pix

I think discretion may be the better part of valour, under the circumstances.

He can think it all through again while recovering from his broken hip.

AI has added perspicacity to its skill set.

I think the record is held by Super Dave Osbourne. Only broke 5 bones doing it.

I still don’t get it why people rake leaves… nothing but disadvantages with raking leaves.

To be eligible for a Darwin Award you must not yet have procreated and must not be able after the incident. Or must remove any offspring in the process, too.

I appreciate the Piles of Autumn leaves comics as a relief from the usual tiny desert island with single palm tree tropes. I am still looking forward to the reindeer gags of crashing into various things (the New Year’s baby? Old man Time?). Yay, food holidays!

The Dear will become dearly departed in 3…2…1…

I wonder if GoComics knows which comic strip holds the record for the greatest number of comments..

Amazing what some people will do for that fifteen minutes of fame (or at least recognition). Unfortunately for them, it takes less than fifteen minutes to read the obituary sections of local newspapers.

Go for it, man!

He who hesitates is lost, but, it seems to me, in this case being lost would be safer than depending on one’s medical insurance.

Watch out for that sharp stick that always pokes you.

He could always be a winner of a Darwin Award…

Annnd This is why women live longer than men.

Go for it dude. Either way, it’s a good story for someone.

This is EXACTLY why to Darwin Awards exist. Next award coming up!

Unofficially, I’m sure some squirrel holds the record. :)

Alexa is trying to rid the earth of all humans…

If you manage to say Ta-Da! before expiring, does it still count?

Had a colleague who was working on the roof of his house when the ladder toppled. He thought he could jump into a pile of leaves without injuring himself, and broke both his heels. He was in casts and a wheelchair for 8 weeks.

Jump jump jump!

Looks like a stunt for Jackazz. Just add a bed of nails underneath

A tic toc challenge in the making,alert the emergency rooms

As I recall, the leaves didn’t have a lot of buoyancy. You flattened them to the ground rather easily.

When I was a kid many kids were injured playing Superman.

A lot safer trying for the world record for highest leaf pile.

Factor in your age and you won’t have to climb quite so high!

In-laws had a cottage up in snow country. We went up at Christmas and there was about 2 feet of snow on the roof. We thought it best to clear the snow. The pile was great to jump into from the roof.

Darwin Award

What is his tombstone going to say?

STELLLAAAA!!!!!

There was a guy who jumped out of something at a deathly height, wearing one of those “bat” suits, no parachute, and landed safely in a giant collection of cardboard boxes, as I recall — oh, here: https://www.redbull.com/us-en/world-s-first-skydive-without-a-parachute

For years, I have posited that the subtitle for America’s Funniest Home Videos is Guys Doing Stupid Sh**.