The way I see it, they are establishing the value of supporting the local team. Without the other option I might not consider supporting my team by buying “a cup of juice from a can”. It draws my attention to what I want for myself, but more importantly, that I want to support others.
Thanks Sharuniboy. And continuing on, Jesus was not actually born in mid winter. Restructuring of the Christian calendar moved the date of his birth to coincide with other pagan mid winter festivals. The date is a matter of convenience, not historical fact.
My home province just enacted a Distracted Driving law at the beginning of September. Hand Free phones only, no eating at the wheel, grooming etc. The first day one person was pulled over for eating a bowl of noodles while driving.
I never really thought of the Frazz strip as an expose’ of bad public school teachers like Hacker and Olson (and to some extent the principle too). Living outside the US, I have little knowledge of your public school system. In this increasingly internet and information society, why would you pad your country with poor illiterate people? Don’t they drag the elite families (who educate their kids in private schools) down through costs of social programs or street crime? The problem with everyone looking out for themselves is that nobody gives a damn about anyone else. With that outlook, eventually the whole structure collapses (think Roman Empire).
I have an archive of my own… my favorite strips. Her hair colour tends to vary from strip to strip. It IS darker now than in most older strips I have. That being said, she isn’t above using a bit o’ the chemical and a matching false bun
The way I see it, they are establishing the value of supporting the local team. Without the other option I might not consider supporting my team by buying “a cup of juice from a can”. It draws my attention to what I want for myself, but more importantly, that I want to support others.