Frazz by Jef Mallett for May 13, 2016
Transcript:
Caulfield: Gee, Mrs. Olsen. Why would I bug you on purpose when I so often do it on accident? Mrs. Olsen: By accident! There is no on accident! Caulfield: Though I'll make an exception to bait grammar snobbery. Frazz: Oh, so you did that purposefully. Caulfield: Purposely, you bonehea...oh. Well played, Frazz.
Kind&Kinder over 8 years ago
Yes—lotta snobbery going on here, but clever.
eromlig over 8 years ago
Jef, this is why you say “You write for smart people who read newspapers”…SueAnn and I still love your stuff.
Love,Daniel & SueAnn, Seattle WA
Richard Howland-Bolton Premium Member over 8 years ago
Of course he could have done it purposefully too. It’s hard to determine the demeanour of a cartoon character.
Rogers George Premium Member over 8 years ago
Jeff, I’m gonna put this in my grammar blog. With full credit, of course.
Ken in Ohio over 8 years ago
She’s his teacher! It’s her job to try to teach him proper grammar. She may be fighting a losing battle in today’s world, but trying does not make her a snob.
ksu71 over 8 years ago
Actually….. I would like to see him take on the ubiquitous use of adverbs. Actually I would….actually.
ksu71 over 8 years ago
My preceding comment was brought to you by a millennial on the local news.
Marko56 over 8 years ago
All of a sudden, or suddenly?
texasl over 8 years ago
Today’s installment it brought to you by the Oxford Comma.
Thomas & Tifffany Connolly over 8 years ago
Score one more for Caulfield!
rrutherford60 over 8 years ago
When will Frazz address the 14 year going-nowhere nature of his romance with Miss Plainwell, and pop the question?
rrutherford60 over 8 years ago
When will Frazz address the 14 year going-nowhere nature of his romance with Miss Plainwell, and pop the question?
Mary McNeil Premium Member over 8 years ago
Caulfield calls Frazz a bonehead when Frazz is the only one who can tolerate him ? “Smooth move ex-Lax !”
Stephen Gilberg over 8 years ago
And why call him a bonehead for being logical? “Purpose” isn’t an adjective, so why should “purposely” be an adverb?
DKHenderson 4 days ago
At least Caulfield recognizes his hypocrisy. When other characters (adults and children) do something like this, it flies right over their heads.