Frazz by Jef Mallett for May 17, 2016
May 16, 2016
May 18, 2016
Transcript:
When I grow up... Caulfield: See, you clip your phone to Frazz's key reel so you don't, like, leave it in the taxi. Mrs. Olsen: You can't get a patent for repurposing an existing invention. Caulfield: I guess she hasn't heard of this blood pressure medication now called Viagra. Frazz: When I grow up I want to not remember this conversation.
Actually, I’ve seen those sold as all-purpose clips. But for a smartphone, they’re useless.
What are you going to clip it to, Caulfield?
My phone is smooth and slick everywhere…and besides that, I keep it in a case.If I could clip the case to a reel, a sharp tug might make the phone itself somehow fall out.
Why don’t you invent a phone that already has a protective layer, so you don’t need a case…and has a little ring embedded, so you can attach it to something?
Also, the more heavy-duty key reels have belt clips… which are insecure, and I don’t wear a belt anyway.I used to have a small one with a pinback, to pin inside a purse…but it was very flimsy, and soon broke.
So while you’re at it, Caulfield….