I’m telling you…go to Haiti!!! The government is in turmoil and will leave you alone. The folks on the street hate hospitals and doctors so THEY won’t force you to wear a mask. The weather is pleasant so you can sit on the beach and sip Margaritas (until the next hurricane or earthquake, anyway).
(Not that this is another “insurrection” blunder but unfortunate to have this publish a day after Santa Rosa was smothered in smoke from a 50 acre grass fire. Lotsa PTSD in these parts…)
“And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;
And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb.
For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?"
If I were so inclined, I could actually research the years and names involved. I recall that in the late 1970’s or early 1980’s, the US National Park Service Director set a policy to allow forest fires to burn themselves out — in order to prevent the accumulation of undergrowth that would lead to large, uncontrollable wildfires. There was such public outcry over this policy (“You must put out all fires — because that’s what you’re supposed to do with fires”) that the policy was overturned. Now, we’re dealing with the results of that reversal.
The indigenous populations on the North and South American continents used controlled burns to manage the forests for over 13,000 years. But we’re too damn smart for that…
Earth’s breathable atmosphere is approximately 6 kilometers thick. With a circumference of 40 075 kilometers and 75% covered with water. When you screw the planet up there aren’t a lot of places left to go. The idea of running for the hills is quaint. You might be better off digging a hole, provided the ocean doesn’t come in and fill it up.
I almost feel sorry for Cartoon-Boy! But he chose to live in Cally-fortunia, where if the wildfires don’t get you, nor the drought, the mudslides will! —So sayeth my California friends (for I indeed have such)….
BE THIS GUY about 3 years ago
You could go into space if you are a billionaire.
All I Feel Is Pain (Everything Is Pain) about 3 years ago
Today is my birthday
Kurtass Premium Member about 3 years ago
Run for the beach…Ahhhhhhhhh, hurricane.
boydpercy Premium Member about 3 years ago
Oh, sinner man, where you going to run to, all on that day!
COL Crash about 3 years ago
There’s not even a safe corner to back into when the floor crumbles away under your feet and the ceiling comes down around your ears.
Wilde Bill about 3 years ago
Oh and the sky is falling, too.
blunebottle about 3 years ago
Believe it. There is no place to hide from Klaus Schwab: “You will own nothing and you will be happy.”
Concretionist about 3 years ago
You can run, if only round and round… but you SURE cannot hide!
Cornelius Noodleman about 3 years ago
And there’s nothing left but the running sap.
maureenmck Premium Member about 3 years ago
Is anyone else hearing Martha and the Vandellas in his/her head?
sirbadger about 3 years ago
The hills are alive with the sound of fire fighters.
BasilBruce about 3 years ago
When in worry or in doubt,
Run in circles, scream and shout!
iggyman about 3 years ago
Hills on fire, must be California now, bad year for them!
Caldonia about 3 years ago
We didn’t start the fire. It’s been always burning since the world’s been turning.
Sanspareil about 3 years ago
The hills have eyes so they could see you Pastis!
ccnrob about 3 years ago
He must be in California.
juicebruce about 3 years ago
Well Stephan with all that running you will get in all of your steps for today !
Pgalden1 Premium Member about 3 years ago
It is indeed Pig… check in with the people of Greece who are literally fleeing by Sea.
Troglodyte about 3 years ago
You can’t run, but you can hide from it…
Chris about 3 years ago
even imagination land isn’t safe anymore.
jimchronister2016 about 3 years ago
no need to run! Stop and THINK, Consider your alterniatives!
Kayak_Brian about 3 years ago
He could get away quicker if he was on a bicycle.
Major Matt Mason Premium Member about 3 years ago
“The hills are alive…with the smell of burn-ing…”
Ellis97 about 3 years ago
The world is doomed and nobody seems to care enough to do something about it.
nosirrom about 3 years ago
I’ll be in my basement with a beer.
FassEddie about 3 years ago
When you pave paradise and put up a parking lot several million times, paradise strikes back.
Cygnus100455 about 3 years ago
Overall, Life is hazardous to your health.
elbow macaroni about 3 years ago
Nailed it!
Masterskrain about 3 years ago
Stephan already had ONE house burn down several years ago due to the California Wildfires…
YippiKiAyMofo about 3 years ago
The hills are alive with the sound of AHHHHH!
Znox11 about 3 years ago
You could always run to your local Bar.
Huckleberry Hiroshima about 3 years ago
Run for a better view.
tripwire45 about 3 years ago
I guess Stephan is illustrating the general state of panic some people are in these days.
Zebrastripes about 3 years ago
…and no where to hide…
grocks about 3 years ago
Too true
kartis about 3 years ago
Nowhere to run/Nowhere to hide
Lenavid about 3 years ago
If there’s nowhere to run, stop running. Face your fear.
lv2sew about 3 years ago
Reminds me of Johnny Carson- run for the woods with your shorts pulled up under your armpits.
wongo about 3 years ago
The hills are alive with the sound of——-well you get the idea.
ChristineMurphy about 3 years ago
Want a little sad button to click instead of the heart.
Moh'slifelife about 3 years ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAPqvk6zQ7c
The Sinistral Bassist Premium Member about 3 years ago
It’s sad when men become self-made eunuchs
Tetonbil Premium Member about 3 years ago
“There is no new frontier, we have got to make it here!” Don Henley
Lee26 Premium Member about 3 years ago
The Bible clearly stated ‘You will have trouble all of your days’. Why be surprised, then? We live in a fallen world.
aerotica69 about 3 years ago
When there is nowhere left to run, you can always sit in the center of your bed with a bag of Oreos and a quilt over your head.
grantcmccormick about 3 years ago
Days of future Pastis‼
Linguist about 3 years ago
“Now I don’t know / I don’t know / I don’t know where I’m a-gonna go when the volcano blows”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PECjfHjvVQA
johngregor Premium Member about 3 years ago
If you have no place left to run you can always run for office.
ElwoodP about 3 years ago
I’m telling you…go to Haiti!!! The government is in turmoil and will leave you alone. The folks on the street hate hospitals and doctors so THEY won’t force you to wear a mask. The weather is pleasant so you can sit on the beach and sip Margaritas (until the next hurricane or earthquake, anyway).
raybarb44 about 3 years ago
Grin and bear it……
jbruins84341 about 3 years ago
Sounds like Cartoon Boy has been listening to liberal media again.
Dragongirl55 about 3 years ago
This is scarily accurate, I was JUST talking to my sister about how the smoke from the wildfires in our state was covering the mountains. Spooky.
CaveCat87 about 3 years ago
When did Stephen become the next Wade Duck?
awcoffman about 3 years ago
This is the only Earth we know of. There is nowhere to run. We either fix it or die.
patrickab7 about 3 years ago
Math checks out.
CalLadyQED about 3 years ago
Oh, sinner man, where you gonna run to?
Oh, sinner man, where you gonna run to?
Oh, sinner man, where you gonna run to
All on that day?
-American Negro slave spiritual
WCraft Premium Member about 3 years ago
What about Fiji?
sisterea about 3 years ago
Think about it
Goat from PBS about 3 years ago
Was this drawn due to the wildfires California gets around this time of year? Stay safe, everyone, and thank you, first responders.
me_the_polish_gull about 3 years ago
Fight it.
AZPhinFan about 3 years ago
“People will become faint out of fear and expectation of the things coming upon the inhabited earth” – Luke 21:26
DondiDoo about 3 years ago
Ask Bruce Springsteen. He was Born to Run. Jackson Browne, however, is Running on Empty.
Solaricious Premium Member about 3 years ago
Too soon, Stephan, too soon. Still funny, though!
(Not that this is another “insurrection” blunder but unfortunate to have this publish a day after Santa Rosa was smothered in smoke from a 50 acre grass fire. Lotsa PTSD in these parts…)
rick92040 about 3 years ago
No Hills in Florida and no alligators in California. Where the hell is he?
mpolo11 Premium Member about 3 years ago
Nowhere to hide.
bagholder5150 about 3 years ago
I think Santa Rosa is just about out of fresh water too…
ninecat Premium Member about 3 years ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-OuqB1pgys
Homer J about 3 years ago
♪♫♫The hills are on fire with the sound of music ♪♫
David_the_CAD about 3 years ago
Be still, and know that I am God. Psalm 46:10
Maybe it is time to find faith.
Funny/sad how many people are looking for faith in the wrong places though.
cdgar about 3 years ago
Nowhere to Run. Sounds like a good song title. At my age, running isn’t an option anyway.
AStarofDestiny about 3 years ago
Run to the hills…Run for your Liiife….
letoffsteam54 about 3 years ago
And it is smoky staying put
Lightpainter about 3 years ago
A shout out and thanks to all the firefighters!!!!!
betsypoe about 3 years ago
Heat Wave Stephan… probably shouldn’t be running anywhere ;-)
gigagrouch about 3 years ago
Eventually one runs out of tomorrows.
Papa2Dawg Premium Member about 3 years ago
What can I say, except my favorite comic just ruined my whole day!! BAD Stephan, go to your room!!!
The Brooklyn Accent about 3 years ago
“Can’t run but I can walk much faster than this.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znfNpN6rfoM
RonBerg13 Premium Member about 3 years ago
So, Pig reads the Bible huh?
“And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;
And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb.
For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?"
AtariDragon about 3 years ago
“I’m escaping to the ONE place that hasn’t been corrupted by Capitalism ….. SPACE! … Oh, hi, Elon Musk.”
Ukko wilko about 3 years ago
When in danger, when in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout.
asrialfeeple about 3 years ago
You better run, run, run, run away!!!!!!
Mentor397 about 3 years ago
It’s okay. I’ve injured my knees. I couldn’t run there anyway.
zeexenon about 3 years ago
My hills are alive with music, if you call screaming in 110 heat indices like one note music.
jimboklein about 3 years ago
If I were so inclined, I could actually research the years and names involved. I recall that in the late 1970’s or early 1980’s, the US National Park Service Director set a policy to allow forest fires to burn themselves out — in order to prevent the accumulation of undergrowth that would lead to large, uncontrollable wildfires. There was such public outcry over this policy (“You must put out all fires — because that’s what you’re supposed to do with fires”) that the policy was overturned. Now, we’re dealing with the results of that reversal.
The indigenous populations on the North and South American continents used controlled burns to manage the forests for over 13,000 years. But we’re too damn smart for that…
D1063n35 Premium Member about 3 years ago
Earth’s breathable atmosphere is approximately 6 kilometers thick. With a circumference of 40 075 kilometers and 75% covered with water. When you screw the planet up there aren’t a lot of places left to go. The idea of running for the hills is quaint. You might be better off digging a hole, provided the ocean doesn’t come in and fill it up.
dwane.scoty1 about 3 years ago
& nowhere to Pun, either!
Srover about 3 years ago
Maybe it’s time to fix things.
ars731 about 3 years ago
“Tell me over and over how you dont believe we are on the eve of destruction”
Cerabooge about 3 years ago
My plan is to go somewhere with a much lower level of CO2 in the atmosphere…………………………………..still looking ………………………….. still looking.
pontiac59 about 3 years ago
It could have been worse, the hills could have been alive with the sound of music
Otis Rufus Driftwood about 3 years ago
I figured the end of the world wouldn’t go this slowly.
Sisyphos about 3 years ago
I almost feel sorry for Cartoon-Boy! But he chose to live in Cally-fortunia, where if the wildfires don’t get you, nor the drought, the mudslides will! —So sayeth my California friends (for I indeed have such)….
christopher.w.owen about 3 years ago
Tsunami!
Laurie Stoker Premium Member about 3 years ago
We are all so screwed …
amaryllis2 Premium Member about 3 years ago
Stay safe up there, Stephan. (Written from a few hours south of your town.)
Orcatime about 3 years ago
I didn’t know Stephan was from California!
WendesdayGirl over 1 year ago
Run for the snack machines! AAAHHH! They’re out of candy bars!
alantain 7 months ago
Ah! California living! So relaxing.