Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for January 18, 2015
Transcript:
Danae: So here's what I'm thinking about a better system than the school bus... Ned: No. Not again. Danae: But...but...wait... Ned: NO! Danae: Maybe this time will be different. Ned: And MAYBE I'll win the lottery. Danae: But you never play the lottery. Ned: Exactly. I already know how it ends. Danae: ! *Music note* Lucy: I'm having a hard time believing he actually said "yes" to this... Danae: Well, technically, he said "maybe", which I take to really mean,"go for it".
Argythree over 9 years ago
Someone fell to his death from a zipline here in Central Florida recently. This is not a better system, Danae…
Argythree over 9 years ago
Broom-Hilda is visiting with her old school bus in today’s ’toon. Maybe Danae would have been happier if her school bus had been like that one…
keenanthelibrarian over 9 years ago
Wonderful, the logic of children. “No, no, we are only shopping for what we need!” “But we NEED lollipops”.
puddlesplatt over 9 years ago
gonna be a fast trip…down
QuiteDragon over 9 years ago
Pretty much my “lottery theory” as well: the odds of winning don’t change significantly regardless of whether I buy a ticket or not. If I don’t buy a ticket, there is still some sort of possibility of a remote, rich relative dying and leaving me a fortune; the winning ticket could get dropped and blown by the wind into my car; or … well, you get the picture.
QuiteDragon over 9 years ago
Hm, I may have to re-think my logic. I seem to share a philosophy not unlike Bucky’s.
dabugger over 9 years ago
Maybe never respond to a precocious kid. Especially one named Danae.
tripwire45 over 9 years ago
Death, or at least broken bones, will soon follow.
dadoctah over 9 years ago
One thing is certain: a horse is not a creature of the air.
Charlie Fogwhistle over 9 years ago
Hopefully horse sense in the case will translate as “I’m not jumping off this roof, zip line or not. I don’t see how I’m going to stop before I get to the tree at the other end”.
Varnes over 9 years ago
QuietDragon, They started the lottery in Michigan in the ‘70s A new one comes out every week. I figure that every week I don’t by one, I win a dollar. Because I’ve only ever bought one, I’ve “won” hundreds of dollars over the years….44 years times 52 weeks means I ahead $2,288………..
rphbeta over 9 years ago
Lucy does know better. See the 2014/12/14 strip.
goweeder over 9 years ago
“I like to play the lottery on occasion. I see the odds as 50/50…. either I win, or I don’t."~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Totally illogical logic, but beautiful in it’s concept.
Varnes over 9 years ago
luvdafuneez, congratulations!
spaced man spliff over 9 years ago
Another thought…how is she gonna get BACK?Zip lines ONLY work in one direction. Gravity works like that…-Read today’s “Believe it or Not”. Just eat a lot of beans prior to traveling in the ascending direction.
Hunter7 over 9 years ago
Zip Lines have a max. load limit. Danae may be ok, but how much does the average miniature horse weigh?