Ink Pen by Phil Dunlap for March 25, 2006
Transcript:
Fritz: Y'know, in the old days, everyone used cartoons as logos, mascots, you name it. What happened? Why don't people use them as much anymore? Bixby: Maybe the country grew up. Fritz: Grew up? Test scores are down, the education system is a mess - if anything, the country's getting stupider! Bixby: That seems pretty consistent with growing up to me... Fritz: At least we missed puberty...
15 years later… The level of stupidity is beyond the worst nightmares of one once proud country.
“But, but… The IQs are rising!” First, %$#@ you, Randall Munroe! People couldn’t be more idiotic today.