Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for April 22, 2022

That’ll be the death of him

Nazare

Hey if you going to go, you may as well arrive while water skiing down the Styx.

The grim reaper isn’t known for using speed boats.

Taking a punt.

Death charges extra for the tow. Cash only, no checks or credit cards.

Death-Defying after he gets enough speed and successfully jumps the shark tank!

It’s worth a try.

What a drag.

I don’t believe Charon moves the boat fast enough for skiing.

Well, if you have a chance to make a big splash on your way out, do it!!!

If a rowing team can do it….

“Ok. Now, pole the boat really, really fast, ’K?”

If Carl likes it, he “Styx” with it.

Eulogized as “Good ol’ every-occasion-an-opportunity Carl, eternal optimist.”

Isn’t Good Ol’ Carl already dead?? In which case, it wouldn’t matter what he did …

If you’re gonna go, go with style.

Death where is thy stunt? Gone a’pushing up a watery grave full of old tax returns. Beelzebub is not amused to be challenged for one’s soul.

Carl loved water-skiing… It’s why he’s there. He should never have tried to cross the course of a cigarette boat race.

Don’t pay the ferryman until he gets you up on the skis.

Wonder who’s holding his beer?

Tubing the River Styx into The Pit—

All the way down to the bottom

All the way down to the fire

All the way down to the devil

Beelzebub

To the bottom of the pit, now

- R. Derhak

Death-defying? Death looks quite cooperative here.

Amazing. That’s exactly what I imagine whenever anyone asks me if I want to water ski. Except my image of death has a clown face tattoo

He is following A Boat on A River when he really wants to Come Sail Away. What a Renegade.

I didn’t know Death gave you a ride to hell, I figured it was more like a transporter, Ala Star Trek

In this situation because of the non death defying stunt in the first place.

Is Carl an escapee from Ballard Street ?

this one not up to speed

There was a point to this effort but, once he swallowed a little of the Lethe River water, he forgot.

Carl, Don’t Pay the Ferryman. :-D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kNwvIEQsg0

Styx and stones, Styx and stones.

Carl wants a “Death by Misadventure.”

If the boat moves fast enough, there’ll be a wake.

If you’re going to hell anyway, may as well enjoy the ride.

(Read “The Hell-Bound Train” by Robt Block)

Is it an odd angle, or is the water forming a hill beyond the ferryman? If the laws of physics have been suspended, this could be an interesting ride indeed.

Riding sticks on the Styx

Better the Styx than the Phelegethon. That one is for advanced skiers only.

If my memory serves, anyone coming into contact with Styx’ waters would become paralyzed and sink to the bottom. But it’s been a long time since I studied Greek mythology.

Charon has always provided this service, but it costs more than a coin.

The boat will not go fast enough to lift Carl out of the water. Which is good, since he looks like he may be naked.

Lots of fun comments. I see the picture — as a whole — as a metaphor: When you engage in risky behavior, a death-defying stunt, you are traveling with the final ferryman.

Carl always was Unclear on the Concept.