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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simpsonfan2 said, 9 months ago
Someone would take them, drink the water, cash in the bottles.
Nabuquduriuzhur said, 9 months ago
Why not carry a water bottle?
BlueJayRobin said, 9 months ago
They tend to run too far to carry enough.
masterskrain said, 9 months ago
I want to be the guy who leases those damn barrels to the state highway departments!
He must make a FORTUNE!
And, he doesn’t need to worry about storage…the states just leave them alongside the road for 5 or 6 months before they actually do anything!
rshive said, 9 months ago
@masterskrain
I’ve heard the theory that the asteroid belt is actually construction barrels that aren’t being used.
treesareus said, 9 months ago
Just don’ pick up the “water bottles” that have yellow liquid in them.
The Old Wolf
said, 9 months ago
@rshive
You win the internet.
seed_drill said, 9 months ago
This summer our sag driver stashed the cooler in poison ivy.
Alexikakos said, 9 months ago
This has always puzzled me.
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You’re going for exercise.
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You stash “x” along the way so you don’t have to carry it.(whatever “x” is)
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People, even the army makes you carry your gear in a pack so it’s there when you need it. (One of the few things anyone’s army throughout history has gotten right.)
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So why not carry “x”, shorten the run as necessary, and brag about how much of “x” you carried for how far in what time?
UsernameUsername1234 said, 9 months ago
@Alexikakos
Wait, what? This isn’t about training to be able to march into battle. It’s about running. On a recreational run, you don’t need to be able to pack a bunch of stuff around.
Notsoastute said, 9 months ago
I just don’t think he is built right to be cute and sassy.
Alexikakos said, 9 months ago
@UsernameUsername1234
My point is……
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http://www.filehurricane.com/media/1350
AshburnStadium said, 9 months ago
@simpsonfan2
Especially in this strip’s home state of Michigan, which has a bottle law.
When I walked into Busch’s supermarket in Pinckney, there was a recycling center in the vestibule. Machines accept plastic bottles, glass bottles and aluminum cans.
After you’re done recycling, you hit a “done” button and a receipt spits out, giving you a dime per container, and then you take your receipts to the courtesy counter, which cashes them for you.
Lorenzo Browncoat said, 9 months ago
@Notsoastute
yeah, he does lack the necessary equipment.
magicwalnut said, 9 months ago
You can tell Mallet lives in Michigan….