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, 4 months ago
They call them CEOs now.
thebird55 said, 4 months ago
@simpsonfan2
Oh, now that’s gold.
TheSkulker
said, 4 months ago
@simpsonfan2
That’s just one specialty. Don’t forget the lawyers and the politicians.
SusanSunshine
said, 4 months ago
Oh…. I thought it was just another pronunciation of p-l-u-m-b-e-r.
Agent54 said, 4 months ago
Corporate Pirate – buy-em up , slice and dice them and sell off the pieces for a profit.
Gerbilonawheel said, 4 months ago
Try being a welder, still going strong…
Richard S. Russell said, 4 months ago
Think future. Try “retiree”.
DevilsNight said, 4 months ago
one job that will never go away is truck driver i challenge anyone to name one thing that you can buy that was not on a truck at some point
rshive said, 4 months ago
@DevilsNight
How about email?
masterskrain said, 4 months ago
“Plunderer”…A.K.A.: C.E.O., C.F.O., Senator, Congressman, Insurance Company Executive, Sports Team Owner, Evangelist, Etc…Etc…
Harrison_Bergeron said, 4 months ago
So, Caulfield’s gonna work for the government? What a waste of talent…
olddog1 said, 4 months ago
@DevilsNight
The natural gas I use to heat my home and cook my food was never on a truck. Over 90% of coal reaches its customers without the use of a truck, just rail. And then there’s the water that I drink and cook with.
twypsi said, 4 months ago
Yeah, truck driver! Almost every vehicle on the road now is a tractor trailer imagine what it will be like when Caufield enters the work force!
Varnes said, 4 months ago
I hear they’re hiring pillagers, too!
poihths said, 4 months ago
However, there is training involved. You have to learn certain principles. One of them, at least, has been put into verse for ease of memorization:
“Now, this less you must learn:
FIRST you pillage THEN you burn.”