Frazz by Jef Mallett follows the adventures of an unexpected role model: an elementary-school janitor who's also a Renaissance man. While he's sweeping the hall, he's whistling Beethoven. Or Lyle Lovett. He paints the woodwork in the classrooms; he paints a Da Vinci on the cafeteria wall. He's a trusted authority figure who is every kid's buddy. He took the janitor's job while he was a struggling songwriter, and when he finally sold a hit song, he decided to stay on at school. Frazz appears in 200 newspapers worldwide, including the Los Angeles Times, Seattle Times, Chicago Tribune and Detroit News. "A few years back, I wrote and illustrated a children's book," says Mallett. "When I was traveling around reading it at school assemblies, I noticed that often, the most respected, best-liked grown-up in the building was the janitor. And I thought, 'Hmm, there's a comic strip in that.'" Often praised for its intelligent wit, gentle spirit and effortless diversity, Frazz won a Wilbur Award from the Religion Communicators Council in 2003 and 2005 for excellence in communicating values and ethics.
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Cinquefoil said, about 1 year ago
Ah, the pseudoscience of childhood…
KenTheCoffinDweller said, about 1 year ago
And if you can keep the Santa Clauses airborne until they get out of sight then your wishes will come true as well.
Varnes said, about 1 year ago
Come on, we all know the only reason to do that is to be in position to smear it on his chin…at least where I come from…
masterskrain said, about 1 year ago
Polling? Just make 5 random phone calls, and you can change the course of a Presidential Election!
ellisaana
said, about 1 year ago
Shouldn’t it buttercups?
celecca
said, about 1 year ago
yeah – we never tried to see the reflection , we just wanted to smear the yellow on the chin!
zoidknight said, about 1 year ago
@Cinquefoil
Actually, that is how most polls, especially political ones work.
cissycox said, about 1 year ago
When we were urging our congressmen to vote for funding for the NWP, we were told that politicians counted each phone call as 500 people supporting a cause. I guess polls could work the same way.
Grumpy-DC said, about 1 year ago
@ellisaana
Yes; buttercups not dandilions.
Redkaycei Repoc said, about 1 year ago
@ellisaana
I never understood why it should be Danelions but it was always Dandelions where I grew up.
bevgreyjones said, about 1 year ago
@Grumpy-DC
You two are correct; definitely buttercups. The dandelion people are a sect that split off from the real flower advisory group. :)
The Old Wolf
said, about 1 year ago
Any large yellpw object will reflect light onto a person’s chin. Buttercups, however, are shiny and act like miniature solar reflectors in addition to being yellow.
We all know the secret of happiness… it is butter.
Potrzebie said, about 1 year ago
@masterskrain
assuming those called number don’t have caller ID and decide to answer.
Comic Minister said, about 1 year ago
Well at least she’s not your girlfriend Califield.
simpsonfan2 said, about 1 year ago
All it was when I was a kid, was dandelions, and you would get the wish if you blew them all off in one breath.