Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for October 01, 2023

And Timmy’s also in the well.

The cat has always been the smarter of the two.

Paulie seems very pleased with himself.

If only Paulie can tell them to bring more pipe tobacco also.

Now I understand why Paulie faces backwards.

Most cats would just sit there and watch him dangle.

Hang in there, Cap’n Eddie!

He didn’t violate the law of gravity, but I think there’s a violation of physics or physiology somewhere.

Best one EVER!

Nice to see Paulie’s face. also nice to learn Paulie’s name.

Have we ever seen Paulie without Eddie before?

Never heard Eddie referred to as the ‘shawt-cut king’ before.

Hang on Eddie. Eddie hang on.

There are risks to taking shortcuts.

Lesson for today: hiking sticks are not good for pole vaulting.

Taking ‘short cuts’ often leads to unusual outcomes.

“The best laid schemes o’ mice an’ men gang aft a-gley”. Or, perhaps, “No plan of battle survives contact with the enemy” – either will do … Not that there was a ‘plan’ as such in the first place.

My mother knew all of the shortcuts. After awhile, I learned to ignore them as her “shortcuts” usually added about 20 minutes to the travel time.

is the cat named Lassie?

It is indeed faster, for the plumet on the first half. A bit of a slog dragging yourself along with a broken leg and a cracked rib or two for the second half.

This is a first ………….. a Captain Eddie story that actually happened!

Judging from the first frame, it would appear it would not be far from his feet to the ground if he was indeed dangling there.

Cap’n Eddie’s emergency “carrier cat.”

Nice animation poses (and a subtle reference to those old Beetle Bailey cartoons with Sarge hanging from a tree root?)

Interesting timing since a short cut is keeping the government from shutting down

Hang in there, Short Cut King.

You never hear anything about Lassie these days. I wish they would bring her back, but then again, they would probably make her a cat or a panda, soooo, maybe not.

Paulie is waiting for Uncle Eddie’s brew.

A page from ‘The Adventures of Cat Lassie’, on YouTube. Except Cat Lassie would have gone home, eaten, and fallen asleep without letting anyone know Eddie was in trouble.

Is this the first time Wiley has ever shown Paulie Running???

Paulie deserves a reward.

I wonder if that’s how TImmy got in the well? (arcane sidetrack)

Reminds me of a Wile E. Coyote/Roadrunner cartoon.

If only Wile E. Coyote had a Paulie.

I’m laughing, because if one looks at the 2nd panel, it appears to be a one-foot drop (or less) to the floor of the crevice.

My stepdad was famous for his “shortcuts”. The generally took 3-4 times as long to take. BUT, they were always interesting

Actually most cats would just knock him off the stick and let him fall.

Cats always come out on top. Great one Wiley!

@WILDE, Pauly did that before coming to ask for a rescue team’s help !

He never got credit for inventing the sport of pole-vaulting

Reminds me of a female friend who liked to lampoon the “dumb blond” stereotype. She would tell about the time she started to walk around a lake but got too tired halfway around and decided to walk back.

It’s nice to see Paulie playing a more active role for a change.

But the Dutch have already dealt with this problem, Cap’n — Google "fierljeppen’.

Captain Eddie is just about my favorite comic character ever.

Typical smug cat.

I finally learned the name of that cat! Hello, Paulie!

Based on the perspective, he’s about 20 feet away and the entire “long way trail,” zigzags and all, is probably 100 feet.

Definition of insanity…

Well, it was a shortcut for somebody.

A New Orleans Milk Punch for the heroic cat

I spent eight months walking two hours a day in the redwoods with two magnificent cats. They would become concerned when I got too out of breath and had to take a break. They would patiently wait with me, sometimes panting themselves, before continuing on. Cats vary at least as much as human beings.