Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for February 01, 2015
Transcript:
Danae: Oh, by the way...you're welcome, Lucy. Lucy: Um...ok, for what? Danae: I saw an article online theorizing that the domestication of horses saved them...you...from extinction. Lucy: Wow...welcome to opposite world... Danae: What are you talking about? Lucy: Our theory is, if it wasn't for us doing all your heavy work and hauling your lazy butts around, you egocentric monkeys would've never left the cave and been eaten by bears long ago. So...you're welcome. Danae: Let's just agree to not waste our time on theories. Lucy: Um...maybe except for the one about gravity.
The Life I Draw Upon almost 10 years ago
The Danae-Lucy Symbiotic Theory.
wrwallaceii almost 10 years ago
Hello…hello? Calvin… Hobbes?
Argythree almost 10 years ago
I knew Wiley had a reason for all those great bears…
Varnes almost 10 years ago
4th panel, best rendering of Danae ever….
Varnes almost 10 years ago
And, nope, there won’t be any time wasting theories on this site today……..Nope!….No disputes, here baby…….Oh, sure, there will probably be some gravity deniers…Can’t get away from the wacky doodles….
awgiedawgie Premium Member almost 10 years ago
I’d say it’s a bit late for them to be considering the “theory” of gravity. The one they should be concerned about now is inertia.
Dtroutma almost 10 years ago
And “Indiana Danae” is about to land in a river in northern India??? Watch out for the guy with the hot rocks!
Plumbob Wilson almost 10 years ago
Why is the “Dead Man’s Hill” routine such a comic standard? Guild rules?
keenanthelibrarian almost 10 years ago
I think the message is that we’ve all worked together to make the world go round.
puddlesplatt almost 10 years ago
and what in hades do cats do, other than that?
P51Strega almost 10 years ago
Excellent!
masingermo almost 10 years ago
Imitation is the sincerest form of Wiley.
dabugger almost 10 years ago
I wonder if there are those who also just don’t believe in gravity Our heroes will arrive about ouch.
sukiec almost 10 years ago
Ah, so part of Danae’s problem is that she does not know the difference between a hypothesis and a theory. Add onto that the difficulty that common usage of the word “theory” differs substantially from the scientific definition. Heck, forget about adding; the comprehension problems caused by people not understanding that such terms differ goes waaaaaaay beyond additive or multiplicative.
Calvins Brother almost 10 years ago
A theory is just a theory until it comes up against reality.
Louie-louie55 almost 10 years ago
Perfect!!!
jahoody almost 10 years ago
that is the best pun of the day, RW.
Q4horse almost 10 years ago
The horse domesticated the humans. Any horse person knows this. Just visit any stable and see who is doing all the work, mucking and hauling and feeding!!!
Kali39 almost 10 years ago
During one Road Runner cartoon, the Coyote chased the Road Runner off the cliff, but the Road Runner kept running and the Coyote promptly fell to the bottom. Coyote looks up, sees Road Runner still floating in the air, and Coyote holds up a sign saying, “I wouldn’t mind this normally, but he breaks the laws of physics.” Road Runner responded with his own sign, “Yes, but I never studied law.” :-)
Fido (aka Felix Rex) almost 10 years ago
Gravity is weak as water, but it always wins.
nosirrom almost 10 years ago
In discussing gravity, we can talk about the law that describes the attraction between two objects, and we can also talk about the theory that describes why the objects attract each other.
Ink blot Premium Member almost 10 years ago
There are several theories of gravity — it remains one of the mysteries of science. There’s also the well-known “Law of Gravitation” — but, that’s descriptive, not explanatory.
Hunter7 almost 10 years ago
“LOOK!!! It’s Lucy in the sky, with Danae, mon!”read them all – yours is perfect. Thank you. But darn! I now have an earworm.
hippogriff almost 10 years ago
TexTech: Actually, skunks and owls are far better mousers. Unfortunately, since few birds have olfactory sense (turkey vulture an exception) great horned owls are the most serious predator of skunks other than humans.
hippogriff almost 10 years ago
SaskSledDog: Yes, but some of those Belgian cart dogs are about the size of a Shetland pony.