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1. over 3 years ago on Frazz

   Remember that the real point of Frazz, as a ‘comic’… is to MAKE US QUESTION OURSELVES! Not to trot out answers. I used to think I knew what “fair” meant. Now I see big gaping holes in each of my concepts. That’s… oddly… an improvement.

2. about 5 years ago on Frazz

   Cynicism is never a substitute for real data. The teachers I see today, K-12 and college, seem to be much better at handling “thinking outside the box” then the ones I knew growing up. Anecdotal data to be sure, but a large amount of it.

3. about 5 years ago on Frazz

   “Sam: I wonder if we’ll ever be put into songs or tales. Frodo: [turns around] What? Sam: I wonder if people will ever say, ’Let’s hear about Frodo and the Ring.’ And they’ll say ‘Yes, that’s one of my favorite stories. Frodo was really courageous, wasn’t he, Dad?’ ‘Yes, my boy, the most famousest of hobbits. And that’s saying a lot.’ Frodo: [continue walking] You’ve left out one of the chief characters – Samwise the Brave. I want to hear more about Sam. [stops and turns to Sam] Frodo: Frodo wouldn’t have got far without Sam.

4. almost 6 years ago on Frazz

   Actually, a better (and more positive) story is “The Sound of Summer Running”, which I think captures the “Frazz spirit” better.

5. over 6 years ago on Frazz

   I continue to be baffled by the (seemingly) angry responses to Mallet’s gentle teasing of ourselves — for Caulfield is truly Everyman, and Frazz our (sometimes) wiser self. Remark? Retort? It matters? I don’t see it. Wake up and smell the love.

6. over 6 years ago on Frazz

   It’s actually worse than that, because there are “words” that are both acronym and initialism, e.g. “MS-DOS”. :-)

7. over 6 years ago on Frazz

   Actually, the latter number is 2 years, not 4, and in practice it was even less than that. Nonetheless, during Obama’s administration, the discretionary (non mandated) VA budget rose between 36 and 61%, depending on how you figure it (full range, worst to best interpretation. Source: http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/sep/30/barack-obama/barack-obama-says-va-budget-has-risen-85-percent-h/

8. almost 13 years ago on Frazz

   This is a particularly funny strip, since the original quote is mostly misquoted anyway!

   A little learning is a dangerous thingDrink deep, or taste not the Pierian springThere shallow draughts intoxicate the brainAnd drinking l largely sobers us again (!)