Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for December 19, 2011
Transcript:
Twas 6 days before Christmas when Santa heard a Ker-plunk! He rushed to the door, and found the ice cap had shrunk. "Can this get any worse?" He asked an elf who's named Sid, who just point to the sea and they saw that it did. Now what many folks know, well, a few anyway, is Santa's reindeer can't fly, unless tied to his sleigh. But the rest of the world, unaware of this plight, blissfully sleeps, as Christmas drifts out of sight.
doc white about 13 years ago
Man overboard.
bluskies about 13 years ago
Little children, don’t fear as the deer drift awayThough things don’t look promising for Christmas day…Have faith and believe; Cap’t Eddie’s close by.Between him and Paulie in the blink of an eyeThey’ll lasso that ice floe. bring Santa his deer,And get back to Flo’s for a Christmas eve beer.And another tale nobody will believe- except the elves who were there when it happened.
palos about 13 years ago
But lest we forgetas others implythat Lars is not from this worldand he has a ship that can fly
Varnes about 13 years ago
Oh boy, Oh boy, Oh boy, Oh boy……..I’m looking forward to this one….Oh, and blueskies, Dang!, dude, you’re getting good! Although, I do sense Capt. Eddies imminent appearance, I’m thinking we may have seen parts of it already when Flo asked him if he had any plans for the Holidays…Anyway, rock on Wiley!
Varnes about 13 years ago
Man, I’m glad I’m not cheesy enough to blame it on Blackwater….that would be so wrong…
johncsi about 13 years ago
Cap’n Eddie gets my vote; his boat flys on occasion. Obviousman is too obvious, and Danae involved only for unintended consequences. And, is Wiley the last true believer in global warming?
Ida No about 13 years ago
Santa can just take his big feet from yesterday and walk over to the stupid reindeer. And reindeer do indeed float if you add enough root beer.
vwdualnomand about 13 years ago
well, fox news says there is not such thing a global warming and a local fox news reporter told everyone there is no such thing as santa claus on live tv.
jreckard about 13 years ago
Don’t let it be forgot That once there was a spot For one brief shining moment that was known as Vixenberg.
Commentator about 13 years ago
It’s a bummer a talented cartoonist like Wiley needs to campaign for Global Warming and gay marriage and such.
Starrman69 about 13 years ago
…and so the story begins….
roctor about 13 years ago
I want todays strip to be next years christmas cards.
chairump Premium Member about 13 years ago
Have a Global Warming Christmas,It’s the best time of the year …
to the tune of “Holly, Jolly Christmas”
Lyons Group, Inc. about 13 years ago
Baldo follows Non Sequitur in my comic lineupwith a similar holiday theme.
Ida No about 13 years ago
However, the rapid breakup of both ice caps has been widely documented. Unless that Rhode Island-sized iceberg currently menacing some of the shipping lines is just a really good Hollywood special effect…
tripwire45 about 13 years ago
Oh, so that’s what global warming did. Maybe the old guy can spend the next six days inventing a way to reverse the process now that it’s had a profound impact on him.
Ursula A Kehoe Premium Member about 13 years ago
Thanks, Wiley!
reverence about 13 years ago
Excellent. Thank- you.
Defective Premium Member about 13 years ago
This is gonna be awesome! Thanks Wiley! I love Christmas poems!
Ida No about 13 years ago
What, you’re saying that Santa’s reindeer can fly without being connected to the sleigh? I did not know that.
Charlie Fogwhistle about 13 years ago
Time to move south. South Pole, that is.
Logicman about 13 years ago
Hmmmm, ‘unregulated big business will do the right thing’ is a myth. “Moral” majority is a myth (not to mention an oxymoron) “Good Cristian conservative” is a myth, but global wierding is pretty much proven. THIS cartoon however, is less about politics and more about Christmas though. Lighten up.
Tuner38 about 13 years ago
The myth of Santa coupled with the myth of global warming…how quaint.
walruscarver2000 about 13 years ago
Please, no Prayers for Perry. Theonly thing I have to look forward to is that whereever I’m going, his will be worse.
jimrawson about 13 years ago
Ahhhhhhhh, the liberal non factual drivel even in the comics…….sigh!
swobo Premium Member about 13 years ago
Hopefully rudolph’s nose has batteries so a beacon will help them be found! And not be smashed by passing oil freighters.
alan.gurka about 13 years ago
I only count eight. Where’re Rudolph and Oliver?
Captain Guy about 13 years ago
Ah, there’s nothing like a demonstration of worldly knowledge that has been proven with satellite photographs, rooms full of core samples, terabytes of data and monumental ice floes endangering shipping lanes to pull out all of the Faux Spews viewers screaming about how it’s all fake (and providing zero evidence to back it up)…ON A COMIC!
Oh, and as to the “CHRISTMAS!!!” comment?
Blessed Yuletide, everyone!
daveoverpar about 13 years ago
There is global warming, just not man made global warming like obama, newt grinchrich, and the UN say.
TheAuldWan about 13 years ago
SAD way to start my day!
grinstoya about 13 years ago
@ Three Steps Over Japan
And reindeer do indeed float if you add enough root beer.
lol… too funny! Have a merry Christmas.
dflak about 13 years ago
Santa is real. Only if you are too big to fail.
johnmanjaybee about 13 years ago
Man-made global warming is a myth just like Santa Claus.
Thehag about 13 years ago
Aw come on watch some nature shows, reindeer can swim.
Barbaratoo about 13 years ago
Wiley, you are the best…
jefferis Premium Member about 13 years ago
Wiley drank the kool-aide
farmermatt about 13 years ago
Those reindeer better watch out for starving polar bears.
2azhilliards about 13 years ago
Thank God for global warming , we have too many Snowbirds in Az. the way it is now. And I don’t think any of us from Minnesota miss the glacier that once covered much of North America.
DavidGBA about 13 years ago
Float over on the bloated polar bear carcasses.
ChukLitl Premium Member about 13 years ago
The destruction of the polar ice cap could help Santa use Siberian riverboats to ship Chinese goods. Reindeer? Supper for riverboat crews.
verdammte narr about 13 years ago
Is nothing sacred?! The liberals just have to mess with our traditional Christmas stories to push their agenda.
lin4869 about 13 years ago
Love the poem, Wiley. (Also, the reindeer are adorable.)
whiteaj about 13 years ago
Be afraid, children! Because of global warming, Santa won’t come! Be very afraid!
krob47 about 13 years ago
That was depressing.
swordwhale about 13 years ago
what would happen if Wiley and Aardman collided, er, collaborated…
LegendaryColChuckCrustwoodRet about 13 years ago
Ice, all over the globe, is disappearing. Scientists just reported that Greenland has risen one inch due to the loss of ice weight holding it down. Glaciers are shrinking everywhere.
It seems to me that there is no other explanation for this except that the planet is getting warmer.
If you do not think that the ice is disappearing, read no further.
If you do agree that the ice is disappearing, but think that the planet is either getting colder or staying at the same temperature, read no further.
If you are still reading, does this concern you? If not, do not read further.
If you are still reading, do you think man can do anything to ease your concerns? If not, stop here.
If you are still reading, help solve the problem and don’t argue the past – that is pointless.
gedias about 13 years ago
Yay! A Santa story just before Christmas. I was beginning to think there wouldn’t be one. Thank you Wiley!
kspencer1 about 13 years ago
Two great fables that go together— Santa Claus and manmade global warming!
Harryfan about 13 years ago
I always have to wonder how much global warming may have happened during World War Two. When I watch the amount of destruction on the history channel, the environmental damage must have been catastrophic.
natureboyfig4 Premium Member about 13 years ago
Thankfully, this kind of stuff only happens in Algore’s mind!