Frazz by Jef Mallett for September 27, 2021

Ernest, PA, should be going full bore. Ernest, GA, maybe next week. Both according to https://smokymountains.com/fall-foliage-map/. Any local reports?

Oh, c’mon! Mrs Olsen may be many things, but she’s not stupid, and she’s certainly heard (and probably used) the expression “in earnest.”

The importance of being Ernest

Does this mean Ernest is composting leaves internally?

Falling educational standards.

One of the first dad-jokes I remember hearing (from my dad) was:

Two maggots were fighting in dead earnest. Poor Ernest!

Ernest is working in another comic strip with his friend Frank.

Come on. She’s a teacher. She knows what “in earnest” means.

Ernest, Pennsylvania – Wikipedia

Ernest was the first coal town founded by the Rochester & Pittsburgh Coal Co. in Indiana County. When Adrian Iselin, the chief stockholder in the Rochester & Pittsburgh Coal & Iron Company, finished inspecting the new mine he officially changed the name from McKees Mills to Ernest, in honor of his son, who was born in 1876.

I think that she’s yanking their chain. It’s working.

I love maps. Especially paper.

No coffee this morning? I have a 4 hour drive to see a doctor this week – luckily it’s along the eastern Sierra and will be spectacular.

Today being Monday, I wonder if this is the start of a new arc. Seems just a bit too out-of-character for Mrs. Olsen.

And maybe where you are too, Mrs. Olsen.

For a strip that apparently prides itself on its intellectual approach, portraying a teacher as an ignoramus is an epic fail.

There’s really nobody in the cast of this strip who could play that dumb.

The town of Sane has the best leaves in the middle of the town, To see them have some one drive you in Sane.

And we’re back to pointing out how stupid old Mrs Olsen is, and how smart the Frazz protégés are…

I knew somebody who thought “Celsius” was a city somewhere in Canada where it was always really, really cold.

“The Importance of Being Earnest”

“They should be changing in ’er nest this week.”

Which tree-nesting bird was he referring to?

Huh. I read “Frank and Ernest” just before this. Didn’t notice any leaves. Maybe they left.

Setting up a straw man here. Mrs. Olsen is smarter than that. So are all of Frazz’ readers.

Know whut I mean, Vern?

Try Africa. As in “Ernest Goes to Africa.”

Stay away from Effigy.

They hang people there.

It’s spelled “earnest”…

Ernest is just south of Trona, CA. Lovely spot!

Like the two maggots, making love in dead Ernest.

I’m surprised she’s not looking for “Olive, Pennsylvania”, as in, “We’re the biggest dealer in Olive, Pennsylvania!”

I found that joke funny.

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Frazz16 hrs · http://www.gocomics.com/frazz/2021/09/28Honestly, in my opinion Mrs. Olsen gets big points for reading a real map. I can overuse Goopple Maps with the best of them, but I still love a paper map. More people should.