FoxTrot Classics by Bill Amend for March 26, 2011
Transcript:
Jason: I've come to collect my weekly allo. Roger: Your allo? Jason: It's what I call my allowance, seeing as you only give me about half the amount I deserve. Roger: Keep it up, son, and you will get what you deserve. Jason: Really?! Allo! Allo! Allo! Allo! Allo! Allo! Mom, how do you pronounce 1/20th of the letter "A"?
Vista Bill Raley and Comet™ over 13 years ago
Sometimes Jason pushes things a bit too far…
legaleagle48 over 13 years ago
Well, your dad DID warn you, Jason.
Destiny23 over 13 years ago
But he still got more than he deserves!
lewisbower over 13 years ago
Allowance, in my house we called it non-union wages.
x_Tech over 13 years ago
When I was a kid, I’d repair old TVs and sell them at Flea markets. Really only two things you needed to know back then: How not to electrocute yourself and…
How not to electrocute yourself!Of course, I still had chores to do too.
Ray_C over 13 years ago
Let’s see…nine letters in “allowance”, so 1/20 of 1/9 of the word is 1/180, or we could round it to 1/200. So if he would normally get a $2.00 allowance, that amounts to one cent. At least it wasn’t a spanking!! He deserved at least a span.
tbonepolar over 13 years ago
i dont get 1
rayannina over 13 years ago
You and your biiiiiig mouth, Jase …
dbeasteros over 13 years ago
maybe he misinterpreted it
vzs1022 over 13 years ago
I enjoyed your comment, Ray C.
Ray_C over 13 years ago
Thanks, vzs1022
Dewey Premium Member over 13 years ago
It’s pronounced “^”