Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for May 18, 2010
Transcript:
Joe Pyle: It never ceases to amaze me how people can get paid to do research for 20 years just to prove what everyone already knows... Danae: Wait... what? You mean those guys in England were paid to find out that smoking, excessively drinking alcohol, a diet of junk food and never exercising isn't good for you? Joe: Sadly, yes. Danae: Science research rocks!! Joe Pyle: Y'know... Most parents don't get a sense of dread hearing their child say things like that...
mirthiful over 14 years ago
Love her moment of realization! IPoor dad.
Pacejv over 14 years ago
Alert the media.
PiquedPenguin over 14 years ago
I’m afraid scientific research cannot compute on the basis of what everyone “knows”.
redraven13 over 14 years ago
I have nightmares that my kid will be just like Danae…………
woodwork over 14 years ago
BUT!!! soon, another study will show that all that is really good for you.
DolphinGirl78 over 14 years ago
Oh boy…
Potrzebie over 14 years ago
This somehow ties to the medical research lab where the Scientist found a cure for something. Perhaps Danae can have her next adventure there?
GROG Premium Member over 14 years ago
I can see some research projects of her own in the works.
Little Miss Tink over 14 years ago
You mean “Nooz Tube” consist of only him and his two little girls? (oh, and that little pony).
jsprat over 14 years ago
hey does anybody remember Oliver Wendell Jones? I love comic science ‘cause there are no rules!
darky324 over 14 years ago
Ah, but first GRAD SCHOOL must occur. Oh well.
KEA over 14 years ago
What is it with research in the UK? Every week there is some wacko (or totally obvious) research from there that shows up on “Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me” as an impossible question.
ImaginaryFriend over 14 years ago
It won’t be long before Danae is bringing home more pay than her dad!
alan.gurka over 14 years ago
Sounds weird, but this cartoon strip may motivate more kids into studying Science.
jsprat over 14 years ago
algurka; assuming they can read. sad.
siafhir over 14 years ago
So when’s the Non Sequitur movie coming out???
Justice22 over 14 years ago
Sooo, What was the final conclusion of the research into what to do with dryer lint that our Congress funded to the tune of a couple of million a few years ago? I missed that.
vexatron1984 over 14 years ago
Most parents don’t have Danae as a child Joe! Wait, I know! You could make a mint off her by marketing her as a form of birth control! Just let people live with her for one week (even that might be too much for the average person) and I bet most of them will be swearing off kids. Why, you could solve the population crises!
freeholder1 over 14 years ago
Could we get a grant to discover that tension flatulence is nerve gas?
puddleglum1066 over 14 years ago
See today’s “Sylvia” strip as well…
The real money isn’t in research, it’s in R&D for the defense [sic] department. Missile Defense (aka “Star Wars”) is no closer to working (outside a few carefully crafted demonstrations) than it was close to thirty years and untold billions of dollars ago, yet the current DoD budget contains billions more for its development. As the late great Senator Everett Dirksen said, “a billion here, a billion there, eventually you’re talking about real money.”
lazygrazer over 14 years ago
It’s time we establish some serious research studies to help us determine if certain research studies are a waste of money.
Wiley creator over 14 years ago
siafhir said, So when’s the Non Sequitur movie coming out???
As soon as you get a producer and studio to make it!
iantheevil over 14 years ago
Sometimes what “everyone knows” turns out to be wrong when it’s actually studied properly though.
brewwitch over 14 years ago
Stand back Issac Newton, Albert Einstein, Charles Darwin and Stephen Hawking! Science is about to change forever.
brewwitch over 14 years ago
siafhir said, “So when’s the Non Sequitur movie coming out???”
Wiley said, “As soon as you get a producer and studio to make it!”
So, that means the financing is in place?
:)
treered over 14 years ago
It isn’t what we don’t know that gives us trouble, it’s what we know that ain’t so. Will Rogers
bergamot over 14 years ago
Untill you discover something you didn’t already know …
Trebor39 over 14 years ago
Danae ALWAYS knows how to play it!
AlanJordan over 14 years ago
There was a cartoon featured on Wednesday, May 5th of the cube calendar for 2010. I would like to post a link to it from this blog page http://max-opp.com/harmony/research/readers-feedback/the-rapture-god-jesus-holy-spirit
Is it possible to get this on line, and may I have permission to post a link to it, or embed it in my blog entry?
Alan
treered over 14 years ago
May you live in interesting times… or have interesting children!
freeholder1 over 14 years ago
“Everything I know is stale.”
Tyrone Power “Prince of Foxes”
NoBrandName over 14 years ago
I’m glad to see there are at least a couple of readers here (iantheevil, treered) who understand the basic tenets of science and research.
CoBass over 14 years ago
@AlanJordan - Take a look at the GoComics Help & FAQ.
lindz.coop Premium Member over 14 years ago
iantheevil –“Sometimes what “everyone knows” turns out to be wrong when it’s actually studied properly though.”
And upon further research, it sometimes turns out to be true.
jsprat over 14 years ago
hey, it’s Wednesday already…or has Danae already been messing with time?