Frazz by Jef Mallett for June 16, 2013
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Mrs. Olsen: I have a summer reading list for everyone except Caulfield. For Caulfield, I have a summer non-reading list. This is a list of banned books. They're racy, subversive, offensive, heretical, disrespectful or just too hard for small minds to grasp. Have a nice summer, young man, and whatever you do, DO NOT READ THESE BOOKS! Caulfield: She thinks she's cleve, but I will have a nice summer because I've already read every one of these. Frazz: $10 says "Br'er Rabbit" is on that list.
OK, I Googled it. It’s from an oral tradition.. But now I wonder why Christian mythology doesn’t have a trickster character? They’re so useful for explaining things that can’t be understood…Coyote Blue, by Christopher Moore comes to mind as an example…..I also wonder why Christian mythology has a male deity, since it’s basic philosophy is very feminine in attitude…