Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for September 22, 2009

Ok, space is relative, but why are they called “elevators” if half the time they’re going down?

The lower you go, the closer you are to starting to rise again.

…I suspects its because “Depressors” would just be silly.

No sunrise or sunset!

Hee hee hee hee heeeee….!

Mr. Elevator would Sue you if you changed the name .

Superfrog said: “OK, space is relative, …….”

Sure it is: to some people the Hell is positive, Heaven negative.

“How can you be in two places at once when you’re not anywhere at all?” - The Firesign Theater

Every time I try to go where I really want to be, It’s already where I am, cuz I’m already there!!! - SOAD

This is not so far-fetched. I’ve seen quite a few people who would press the “down” button in a building lobby to go up. When asked why, they said it’s because they needed the elevator to come down to them.

…..wow… That’s sad.

I always liked one button elevators (there are some that exist), mainly because you don’t have to decide where you are going until you actually get in the thing. Waiting for the elevator changes from bored fidgeting to contemplating your destination.

On another note, next time you are waiting for an elevator, think about how odd it would be if it wasn’t the elevator that went up or down, but everything else instead, so that the elevator (and anything in it) was the only thing that didn’t move whenever someone wanted to get to another floor.

I like this!

somebodyshort - not recently, but I have read some of his work in the past (I particularly liked The Cat Who Walks Through Walls).

And also, good spotting on the trashcan, ‘another man’s treasure’ indeed!

@Superfrog: They elevate in the negative direction.

I saw a comic once, a person standing in front of a map of the campus at the College of Philosophy. The “X” on the map was labeled, “Why are you here?”

if Ella Fitzgerald were to marry Darth Vader … her name would be Ella Vader … ba dum dumb

So what message would be put up in the restrooms?

Superfrog What goes up, must come down - even elevators.

One of the best comics – and discussions – I’ve seen in a long while. Thanks, Wiley!

Maybe it’s the Heisenberg Hotel.

Love the slogan on the trash can: “Another man’s treasure”

In the construction trade, floors are called elevations. Ergo - - - - - .

You must realize you know nothing before you will rise to another level.

“There is no spoon” - Matrix.

My house is filled with this man’s treasure.

DigitalFrog: Once I visited Hilbert’s Hotel, but I didn’t know the existence of Heisenberg’s Hotel. Can you send me the coordinates of it ??

CogentModality: In the construction trade, “elevations” are the views of the front, back and sides of buildings on the blueprints, not the floors.

The philosopher asks, “is the glass half full or half empty?” while the engineer asks, “Why is the glass twice as big as it needs to be?”

DigitalFrog said, about 2 uncertainties ago

“Maybe it’s the Heisenberg Hotel.”

and Leonardeuler said, 31 metrics ago

“DigitalFrog: Once I visited Hilbert’s Hotel, but I didn’t know the existence of Heisenberg’s Hotel. Can you send me the coordinates of it ??”

We can tell you either where it is, or when it will be there, but not both at once.

Yeah, “Elevator” is only a half-truth.

I think we should refer to them as “Automated Ascending and Descending Gravitational Closets” from now on.

In Port of Spain, Trinidad they have the “Upside Down Hilton.” Entrance and Reservations are at the top of the mountain, and the “elevators” take you down to your room.

and what about “escalators?” escalate means increase. those things move you up or down, they don’t make you bigger. (okay, the lack of exercise might make you bigger, but it’s so gradual it should not be considered for naming purposes.)

whats the trash can say?lol for those of you who dont get the reality of this one. or non reality.get the book a new earth.enjoy!

love today’s strip and comments !

It’s 6 floors or less, better take the stairs.

Cavinohio: i need bifocals, written on the trash can is “Another Mans Treasure”… great strip. ds133: saw that in a POPEYE cartoon, the nephews build a skyscraper to music…

You reach the heights, then you descend. (And vice versa.)

anywhere you go, there you are!

Classic. Just reminds me of the assignment I should be doing. If it was at the Heisenberg Hotel he would only “probably” be there…

steverino, nice…I saw a New Yorker comic once, that was a picture of a fire hydrant on a corner of a street. It was titled: The Milky Way Galaxy, (Detail)

You know what they say about engineers… bumble bees can’t fly?