Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for March 22, 2025

If he chooses the wrong door, he can run and put the executioner between him and the bear.

The lady or the tiger?

And while you decide, we’ll just have a word from our sponsors.

Reminds me of Let’s Make a Deal. I’ll take what’s behind Door #1.

Oh, they had more fun shows than that, when getting around to executing people, during the Mediaeval period …

The Monty Hall paradox. How quaint.

“I want a shot at redemption / Don’t want to end up a cartoon / In a cartoon graveyard” — Paul Simon (“You Can Call Me Al”)

Sometimes you get the bear. Sometimes the bear gets you.

Beheading was usually reserved for royality/upper class (Mary Queen Scots/Charles I) while the common fold were hanged which if not done properly could be very painful-slowly strangled to death.

What happened to the lady and the tiger doors?

With the gutting of the Department of Education and the attack on Colleges and books, it brings to mind a quote from another individual who is associated with the guillotine.

“The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant.” – Maximillian Robespierre

“Heads I win, tails you lose.”

“Don, tell him what he’s won!” (Don Pardo)

Sounds very contemporary for the hog trough on the Potomac.

He’ll have to get away from the bear no matter which door he picks!

Two choices could have been with that particular executioner or burning at the stake. Your choice, cold chop or a hot steak.

He’s safe. If he opens the ‘bear door’ it’ll just hit his paws and not open. Hinges are on the bear side so it’s a ‘push’ not a pull! Am I thinking too much into this?? Sigh….

Does not look like the door with the bear can even be opened. Huh?

It is an unusually patient bear that sits, smiling behind a closed door in such a narrow wall.

Wiley bear!

bearly a choice here…

Drawing and quartering is also fun…..

I like the simple happy-go-lucky expression and posture of the bear that’s poised to eat him.

I wonder what the ’Headlines" will say?

Choose number three!

It seems that the bear can get him at either door.

Quick painful death compared to being mauled and slowly consumed by a bear. Have at ye.

I like the Run sign, if he took that door make a U turn and see if the bear would go for the executioner instead.

Using logic (I know, a comic strip) executions were generally in the town square. With the bear sitting down and the man having any energy at all, he should be able to get to a building before the bear could stand up. Or mix with the crowd and the bear would get someone else. You don’t have to be faster than the bear, just faster than the guy next to you.

This bears (ha!) a disturbing resemblance to our two party electoral system. We need to stop voting for millionaires and start voting for our own best interests before the top 1% gain control of 100% of everything. They already have over 90% of the wealth, and are currently taking complete control of our top branches of government.

Bob Barker strikes again.

Yeah, sure, “run.” I imagine there would be a slight pause as to say: “What the … ? Run? What do you mean run?”.

“He goes wa-wa, wa-wa-wa, waltzing with bears.

Raggy bears, shaggy bears, baggy bears too.

And there’s nothing on earth Uncle Walter won’t do!

So he can go waltzing, wa-wa-wa waltzing,

He can go waltzing, go waltzing with bears."

Chorus from “Waltzin’ with bears”

words and music by Priscilla Herdman

A great little song, loved by children and the young at heart.

you know what triggered this memory?

Smear him in bbq sauce first!

“Exit, pursued by a bear.”