Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for July 12, 2011
July 11, 2011
July 13, 2011
Transcript:
Danae: Yes! That half-million-dollar prize is as good as mine! Lucy: Umm... what are the rules for the contest again? Danae: To come up with a feasible idea on how people could travel to another solar system. Pretty cool, eh? Lucy: Yeah, but... the definition of feasible seems to be a moving target here. Danae: My idea is cool, and cool trumps all other words.
palos over 13 years ago
Lucy: Travel involves moving, so what exactly is the problem?
GROG Premium Member over 13 years ago
Only if it works.
kreole over 13 years ago
Danae must wash that shirt a lot.
x_Tech over 13 years ago
How about we put DNA from all earth live forms (or at least a bunch) along with a retrovirus in a whole mess of asteroids then fire them like shotgun at the galaxy. In just a billion years or so, and val-la we’ve colonized other solar systems.
We could call it the “Blind Faith Project”.
thirdguy over 13 years ago
It is really cool, when you can make up your own rules!
Melikey over 13 years ago
Is it just Iowans getting the Bachmann ads all over these pages? And does it cost a campaign money every time people click on its ads?
ImaginaryFriend over 13 years ago
Does travel really involve moving? Lets think outside the comic strip…
milano99 over 13 years ago
@Melikey I haven’t seen a single campaign ads on any comic this morning. But I’m in Oklahoma, not Iowa.
puddleglum1066 over 13 years ago
And the winning solution is… fake the whole thing! Who needs real space travel when you have CGI?
Wiley creator over 13 years ago
Thanks for the alert on the politial ads, Meliky. They’re looking into it and get to the bottom of it, which will result in Gocomics not doing business with the outfit that’s doing it, as it’s a violation of the agreement Gocomics has with advertisers.
Olddog1 over 13 years ago
@ x Tech (my underscore doesn’t work). See Kurt Vonnegut Jr.’s short story, “The Big Space F***.” It anticipates your suggestion
vldazzle over 13 years ago
I only see ads related to the strip merchandise.
psychlady over 13 years ago
Right, good if it works!
bmonk over 13 years ago
Reminds me of the mathematician who liked to say, “this idea is so beautiful, it must be true.”
treered over 13 years ago
California, no political ads today. generational space ship: “orphans of the sky” Heinlein. love his books! Wiley, LOVE THIS STRIP!
Nebulous Premium Member over 13 years ago
And when we get there we build 2 more ships and keep going, because it’s obvious that intelligent life could never have evolved on a planet.
keechum over 13 years ago
I think ou have just about milked this cow dry.
Coyoty Premium Member over 13 years ago
Pro accounts will only show GoComics-related advertising.
brianwar over 13 years ago
No political ads showing up here in Canada.
pbarnrob over 13 years ago
@bmonk; “Simple AND Elegant” is the Gold Standard…Ads; Google [hosts file] for a good fix, works in all OS’s and browsers.
dfowensby over 13 years ago
send it to the x project people. they’ll patent it and make half a trillion. screw the 1/2 million.
lin4869 over 13 years ago
You GO Wiley!! :D
Mythreesons over 13 years ago
No comment on the strip ‘cause I don’t have time tonight. Just wanted you to see I finally got an AVATAR. Of course, my son had to make it work since I never could. He’s here to take me for my surgery which will keep me off the comics for a while. Ladies, go get your mammograms, and Guys, get you prostate checked.
JP Steve Premium Member over 13 years ago
Best wishes and prayers, Mythreesons. I’m all checked and clean, hope you come out likewise!