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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AshburnStadium said, about 1 year ago
From “Yankee Doodle Dandy”, with James Cagney playing George M. Cohan, who was playing Franklin Delano Roosevelt in the play, “I’d Rather Be Right”:
I can’t forget how Lafayette
Helped give us our first chance
To win our fight for liberty, and now they’ve taken France
We’ll take it back from Hitler and put ants in his “Japants”
And that’s…FOR THE RECORD!
AshburnStadium said, about 1 year ago
See that clip here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bV-U1DJxsAM
simpsonfan2 said, about 1 year ago
Well, they do like Jerry Lewis, so they can’t be all bad.
Igor Smetlavich said, about 1 year ago
They don’t make great actors like Cagney anymore.
phuh knees said, about 1 year ago
@simpsonfan2
..and Rémi Gaillard.
Don’t forget Rémi Gaillard!
J Ba said, about 1 year ago
Renewed effort by Frazz tomorrow, when he explains why its french name is pisenlit!
Dave M said, about 1 year ago
Oddly enough, that’s not what the french call them . . .
Ned Snipes said, about 1 year ago
Actually it should be Dent-de-lion not ‘Dente’, I guess we can forgive Jeff for the error.
archipelago
said, about 1 year ago
I think it is very interesting!
Cantankerous Coot said, about 1 year ago
@cowboyeddie
Yep!
prrdh said, about 1 year ago
Just picture them all together in the old Gaulish village of Taraxacum.
Tacopielvr said, about 1 year ago
Lol, interesting, but boring too?
twypsi said, about 1 year ago
I like the French, although they can be a pain in the bu-tox!
The Old Wolf
said, about 1 year ago
@Dave M
Yup. Nowadays they’re called “pissenlit,” which means to wet the bed. Dandelions have diuretic properties.
Varnes said, about 1 year ago
What not to like about French chicks? The guys look like weasels, though….