Comic strip rule: even though few people drink tea with the tea bag still in the cup, they ALWAYS do in comic strips, because that’s the only way that you know that they’re drinking tea, and not coffee.
Frazz cheats. He said “A perfect dusting of snow outside” as he came in the door. Everyone (with the possible exception of Caulfield) would assume that he is referring to the current state of the weather, not 2 hours ago.
Beautiful! I love it! (Betcha Mallett is jealous that he didn’t think of it.)