Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for July 05, 2009

Could have come in a jumbo jet?

haha nice one!

Count your blessings…..might’ve been termites.

I think “The Talk” should be about who’s gonna litter box train the elephant AND/OR who gets to scoop (big shovel) up the poop!

What elephant? Oh boy, they really need to lay off the booze.

It was left over from the 2008 elections.

And whaddaya mean elephants don’t sit? One of the main tricks they’re taught in the circus.

Not in a jumbo jet but a dumbo jet.

Earl needs to stop hoarding peanuts. Elephants can smell them from miles away.

Stopped over on it’s way to Argentina?

Perhaps he’s hiding from a mouse.

Opened the door, stepped through it, closed the door.

It ran away from the circus, to join a real family. “OK, we’ve avoided it long enough.” Just how long has Elly been there?

Earl and Edna are the GOP and Sarah is the elephant.

Duh!

He seems well behaved.

Simple: you kept feeding him so he decided to move in.

Of course, my first thought was this was going to be another ED med joke. Always in the gutter.

Hey… at least it’s only one.

@hannabell

spin kick to your head

Keep all political commentary to yourself.

Now, this the precisely the problem with watching Disney movies. I can’t tell you how many people got monkeys and tigers after watching Aladdin.

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its not the intention , it’s how it is perceived…. but the only comment i have is the surpising sensitivity of some sarah lovers…dont you DARE say anything bad about our pretty sarah…. spin kick to head, indeed…. that’s the way to settle differences…..disagree? take em out! very commendable

Thanks, Wiley, but it’s going to fall on some deaf ears out there. The empowering feeling of user-name ananimity causes brain damage in some people & makes their heads swell with the “reality is me & only me” stance.

Just tell the big guy to pack his trunk and leave.

For those unfamiliar with the saying: “The elephant in the room” refers to some big problem which people avoid because the notion of dealing with it is so daunting. For a couple like Earl and Edna, it might be moving into assisted living or preparing their wills. In other situations, it might signify ending a marriage or other relationship, finding a new job or additional source of income, dealing with an employee’s or loved one’s addiction, etc.

Thanks Wiley, The espression on the elephants face is priceless. great ‘toon.

scrolled down slowly and didn’t see it coming!

hee hee, good stuff

Maybe, just maybe, Wiley is approaching this from the wrong angle.

By the puzzled look on the “Elephant’s” face ………. he might be asking how did these two old and decrepit monkey types get into his room. Or, maybe, it was one hell of a party last night.

Those two Homo sapiens are every pachyderm’s worst nightmare !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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It’s way funnier as a political cartoon. Sorry, Wiley. But you should know better than to put an elephant in a comic.

ah yes, context. so many simple minded people around who refuse to pay any attention to it. i never took it as political, but then, i don’t look for politics or religion in comic strips (except for the few that i read which occasionally make reference to those topics). it made me laugh. that’s all it needs to do.

Very good. I especially liked the comic yesterday about the tombstone in the Last Words Cemetery that read ” How hard can it be to make your own fireworks ? ” Thanks Wiley for all the laughs ! I never miss a day.

It’s obviously time for Earl to put a fresh bottle of Elephant Repellent on the shopping list. Mine’s still working; is yours?

Honestly, some people read way too much into comics… they’re meant to be entertaining and witty. And as Wiley said, they’re put in so far in advance, that anything happening in the news is pure coincidence. Good job Wiley, keep em coming!

You’ve all got it wrong. The Elephant is “Growing Old”, unless you are getting your “nose rubbed in it”, i.e., Growing Old and having to cope with the aches and pains of an age none of us were ever going to become. The boomers are now collecting Soc. Security. Earl and Edna finally realize they must face that reality.

Wiley you are awesome! I knew there was nothing political about it, I’ve actually heard that phrase from my grandmother…