Frazz by Jef Mallett for June 06, 2011
June 05, 2011
June 07, 2011
Transcript:
Caulfield: It's the penultimate week of the school year! Mrs. Olsen: No, it's not. We still have a week after this. Caulfield: So much for convincing her I'm smart enough to coast through the next two weeks. Frazz: It's hard to impress someone with a word she doesn't know.
bdaverin almost 13 years ago
Having had moments where my vocabulary outstripped my teachers, I sympathize with Caulfield’s acumen if not his motives.
lewisbower almost 13 years ago
I love using four syllable words till I look them up and see what they mean.
Olddog1 almost 13 years ago
I was in the process of catching up on strips prior to the date they began in the local paper when they disappeared. Anyone know if the achives exist anywhere?
rhhsch almost 13 years ago
Today’s comic doesn’t make sense because “penultimate” means “next to last.”
prrdh almost 13 years ago
@rhhsch, that’s exactly why it makes sense. Caulfield knows what it means but Mrs. Olson doesn’t; she understands it, as many people do, to mean ‘last’.
Varnes almost 13 years ago
I guess I was confused on that word, too. I thought it meant most important…….
rhhsch almost 13 years ago
Touche, prrdh. I appreciate the gentleness of your correction!
banderpal almost 13 years ago
My daughter discovered “antepenultimate” (next to next to last) at about Caulfield’s age. I’m forwarding this strip to her.