Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for February 17, 2018

He’s actually given a chance to choose? Not that you would get good chances.

Dante’s 9th Circle of Hell looked much like this. (He was writing in Italy, where cold weather must have seemed truly terrifying.)

Ski, snowboard, yep, ice fishing you freeze your favorite parts off!

The secret is to have an ice shanty…..one with a small heater, a TV, a microwave, comfortable seating, (couch and recliner), internet, a refrigerator to keep the beer from freezing…a pickle bucket just for tradition. Don’t forget to tip the pizza guy a little extra….

No man is an island, except when he is ice fishing. Solitude…

My vision of Hell is one of ice, snow and freezing temperatures. That warm place sounds like heaven to me.

Surprised me that Wiley didn’t show Minnesotans on the ice. But on second thought, nobody’d believe it.

Looks like heaven to me….fact is, I can see ice shanteys from where I sit here reading my GoComics this morning. The view from my window is absolutely beautiful!

Can I split the time between the one and this one?

Classiest “Ice fishing shanty” ever: http://www.nocaptionneeded.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/madison-statue.jpg

“Oh no, you don’t get to fish. You get to be the fish…”

I like the old joke: “How much do you have to hate your wife to like ice fishing?”

If you believe Dante’s Inferno, whether you received Hot, Cold, or some other punishment depended on what sin you committed in life.

I recently read “Inferno” by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle, a trek through a Dante-like Inferno but with a present day cast. I found it absolutely riveting!

For an interesting updating of Dante, see Larry Niven and Jerry Pournell’s “Inferno” and “Escape From Hell.” I believe both are still in print.

I always liked the description of hell by Dave Allen (a British comedian of some years ago). He described it as being a lake of sewage with everyone standing on pillars of varying heights so the sewage was up to their bottom lip. Nobody said anything unless it was “Don’t make waves.” Then once a week the devil went water skiing.

Varnes – Why not just stay home then, and watch ice fishing on Youtube?

…. okay coffee break is over.

Some say the world will end in fire,. Some say in ice. From what I’ve tasted of desire. I hold with those who favor fire. But if it had to perish twice,. I think I know enough of hate. To say that for destruction ice. Is also great. And would suffice. Robert Frost

There is no worse hell than to be in someone else’s idea of heaven.

I tried ice fishing once. It was terrible. Got cold, didn’t catch anything. People all started yelling obscenities at me, and then I got run over by a Zamboni.

The ironic thing is, if your grew up in rural Minnesota, this WOULD be your idea of heaven.

My Grandfather took my Grandmother ice fishing on their honeymoon. :) In the early 70’s they finally took each other to Hawaii. :D

It’s New England after the Super Bowl.

Around here (NH) they’re called bob houses. Don’t know why.