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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Johnny Robo said, about 1 year ago
@GoldenRoya
Scientists wet their pants?
GSJ Olé said, about 1 year ago
@Johnny Robo
Almost. Just a little.
cabalonrye said, about 1 year ago
Let go at the top of the arc and test true flight. Careful with the landing, learn to tuck and roll.
My mom caught us flying so high we cleared the first floor of the house. For some reason the swing’s ropes were immediately cut off.
Bdaysuit said, about 1 year ago
@GatoCat
You gotta be quick.
Notsoastute said, about 1 year ago
@Bdaysuit
Hey, I could do that.
nighthawks
said, about 1 year ago
golly, reading this reminded me of the game we used to play in our local park on the ‘big kids’ swing set. we would get that swing going until it was going waaaay high and then “Geronimo!” we would scream when we released ourselves from our swing when it was at its highest arc forward and sail through the air in wonderfully breathtaking simulation of a parachute jump.
55 years later, with this 55 year older body, i probably wouldn’t make that jump!
sonorhC said, about 1 year ago
@GatoCat: I would hope that the principle investigator would wait at least a few years before conducting that experiment.
Varnes said, about 1 year ago
nighthawks, my legs would snap off like pretzel sticks. But back in the day, I used to scare the hell out of grown ups doing that!……….. and other things…..
Wolf Emperor
said, about 1 year ago
My uncle was adventurous enough to try a zero-gravity airplane flight before. From the video, it looked like a lot of fun!
Night-Gaunt49 said, about 1 year ago
@nighthawks
Once at home I did the high flying swinging and it fell over on me! Scary. I just remember having trouble breathing and my parents coming out to see me.
A.Ficionada said, about 1 year ago
This was a good one. Took me back. A little sad that Frazz is in his working togs on a Sunday, but I appreciate that this doesn’t have to be chronological.
FocusFuture said, about 1 year ago
Pretty darn cute, Thanks.
Lisa Childress said, about 1 year ago
sonorhC, that’s “principal” as in first, not “principle” as in tenet… just saying…
Our across the alley neighbors had a swingset we used to swing on that wasn’t cemented into the ground. One day one of us, not me, was swinging so hard and high it tipped completely over. No injuries, but the swingset was gone after that.