Frazz by Jef Mallett for November 30, 2015

I thought a paradigm was worth twenty cents.

I don’t really understand Frazz’s final remark; it’s far too abstract and abstruse a classification. Caulfield’s question is more a type of a Vaudeville comic’s gag. He’s bright but is still (as I was) a disrupter. Put him in an advanced class!

I agree with Bilan… a paradigm is worth 20 cents.

If a tiny parrot is called a parakeet a tiny dime should be a dimekeet.

I’ve got 4 boats, so it’s a paradox for me

Continuing yesterday’s discussion. Thank you all for your explanation. It took me some time but I finally got the joke.

When I was young, I used to build paradigm cars.

Maybe Caulfield is thinking of this coin, issued by the US mint 1863-1882. Slightly smaller than a dime. Some called it a ‘trim’, others called it a ‘nickel’, since it was made of that medal and the 5 cent coin of the time was made of silver (and called a half-dime). The 5 cent nickel piece wouldn’t be issued until 1867.

How do you post a picture?

Some married friends are both doctors (1 DO, 1 PHD) and are known as pairadocs.

Parakeet/paradigm works because it is funny. One can always tear apart a joke to sufficiently to take the humor out of it. Doesn’t make it a bad joke, or forced.

Confusion continued! Happiness is spontanious!

twenty cents

A BIG bouquet of mixed flowers — 20 scents

Most people can’t, but the person who shall remain nameless obviously has proven that they are a unique case.

“Paradigm: a typical example or pattern of something; a model”

“Typical” certainly doesn’t apply to Caulfield. (Which is probably a consolation of sorts to Mrs. Olsen.)