Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for December 15, 2012

Her Puritan neighbors do not agree

I flinch, and I shy, when a girl with a delicate air walks by..I smile and I grin when a girl with a touch of sin walks in..I hope and I pray, for a Hester to win just one more A.The sadder but wiser girl’s the girl for me. The sadder but wiser girl’s for me….

Seriously, I don’t have to reference this do I? Blow a bunch of trombones if you think I should…

She’s an A Type Personality !( I was going to say something else, but I’m already skating on thin ice, with the GoComic police. )

No golden, glorious, gleaming pristine goddess—No sir!For no Diana do I play faun.I can tell you that right now.I snarl, I hiss: How can ignorance be compared to bliss?I spark, I fizz for the lady who knows what time it is.I cheer, I rave for the virtue I’m too late to saveThe sadder-but-wiser girl for me.

No, she was from Lake Wobegon — “where all the women are strong, all the men are good looking, and all the children … are above average.”

Dogsniff, yeah, and that’s why Canada is so much more fun, eh? BTW, have you ever been to Montreal or Quebec? French chicks everywhere, man!…They live there! Don’t even have to go over the ocean!

Why are they dressed like it’s the 1860s?

Your comment is Hesterical !

Guy at the far right looks like Captain Ahab in younger times.

All: “You’ve never been average with me, Hester. That’s what I’ve always liked about you.”

And here I thought she was Alvin the Chipmunk…..

Blackwolff9, isn’t this the time for a little rhubarb pie?

I tried to tell my parents that E meant excellent…Guess what?

I think it’s worth pointing out that the scarlet “A” has been adopted by many as an international atheist symbol. That puts a bit of a spin on this comic considering the religious views Wiley has alluded to in the past.

TVU,the equivalent to tne present A.

Actually, it’s true…..for those many who don’t know history; go look it up….

So THAT’S what that really means!

Just ask her preacher….he knows.

In my part of the country, a red letter A means only one thing: she’s an Alabama Crimson Tide fan…

Well, that’s what Arthur told her, anyway.

When you’re of average intelligence, there are three and a half billion people dumber than you.

You have got to be above average to earn a letter. I’ve heard that she scores on every play.

Maybe it stands for “awesome”.

@Richard S. Russell: wish I’d thought of that; your puns are a tribute to the English language.

When she was goodShe was very, very goodBut when she was badShe was better.

I always liked those above average girls myself.

She might be Canadian,but she was fluent in french.Go Johnny go!

Interesting how few of us are talking about “spin”, which is the point of the comic. Instead, we’re talking about girls and trying to explain “The Scarlet Letter” to those who haven’t read it. I guess “spin” is too easy and not nearly as sexy.

Awww, good thing Hester was no nonsense stand by your man spinster instead of a spinner. Or the book would have been just another 7 page pulp filler..Rather enjoy the ‘I love you; I must destroy you.’ turned into I taken mine, now you take yours.

Actually, you’re thinking in terms of the wrong alphabet. It means she’s the alpha female.

It means she’s among the better restaurants in California.

No, Liberal. But then liberals decided A’s were bad for children to get as grades.