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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Alexikakos said, 7 months ago
I wanted to borrow a friend’s newspaper. He told me I was behind the times and passed me his ipad instead. That fly never knew what hit it.
Randy_B
said, 7 months ago
@Alexikakos
Reminds me of the YouTube video of an iPad being used as a cutting board.
Alexikakos said, 7 months ago
@Randy_B
Here it is.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcIwXVKQjsQ
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It is funny.
John Smith said, 7 months ago
It’s most fun to hunt flies with a gun. Just load a pinch of salt down the barrel of a pellet gun and shoot flies from across the room.
AshburnStadium said, 7 months ago
@John Smith
A good way to rust out the barrel! I guess you don’t live in a state where they use salt to de-ice the roads?
Look at the rusted-out cars in those states. Although Pennsylvania has a lot of those cars, the non-inspection state of Michigan has even worse cars.
bagbalm said, 7 months ago
My Michigan pickup has rust all around the rear wheels and holes in the back corner of the cab as big as your head. It still runs sweet and nobody tries to steal it…
Notsoastute said, 7 months ago
@John Smith
Obviously you have better eyes than I do. Across the room indeed. Although, it might be that your flies are much larger than the ones around here.
Bdaysuit said, 7 months ago
Maybe I can sue Michigan for ruining my car with rust. After all, they salted the roads I have to drive on.
kingstonave said, 7 months ago
I lived on Pensacola Beach. The salt air rusted out my old Ford Econoline van from the roof down.
comicsssfan said, 7 months ago
Some Michigan cars and trucks do rust out fast. But if you can get some sort of oil, even WD40 sprayed into the rocker panels, it slows it down a lot.
Stephen Gilberg
said, 7 months ago
Man, she looks no better without her glasses.
Tirasmol
said, 7 months ago
@Alexikakos
hahaahaahahahahaa
hippogriff said, 7 months ago
Notsoastute: It depends on the room; maybe he lives in a surplus phone booth. There, you don’t need the salt, the compressed air alone will do the job.
The Wolf In Your Midst said, 7 months ago
Wasn’t there a television comedy skit a while back (I think it was Monty Python) showing the adventures of a big-game hunter as he stalked the mighty mosquito? I think he ended up resorting to artillery. The wounded beast can be dangerous, after all.
Comic Minister said, 7 months ago
Mrs. Olsen always looks funny when her glasses are coming off!!