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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The Old Wolf
said, 4 months ago
That’s not funny, Jef. (At least, not when it happens to me.
thebird55 said, 4 months ago
@The Old Wolf
I was about to turn around and go back home to get my glasses (readers) one day, when I realized I was wearing them. No, not on my head, right there on my nose. In my defense, I had just recently started wearing a very comfortable brand called Flexilights. No nose pieces, frame-less, and very, very light.
http://www.amazon.com/Select-A-Vision-Flexi-Light-Reading-Matching/dp/B000VAZAUE
SusanSunshine
said, 4 months ago
At least Mr. Spaetzle is ahead of the game.
Bird… I wish I could tell you I’ve never done that…
but I can’t.
And they’re not “readers,” either.
They’re very strong prescription glasses, without which I’m half blind….
Yet more than once, I’ve started to search frantically for them, only to suddenly realise…
"But wait…. I can see…. "
ellisaana
said, 4 months ago
OK, I wear bifocals, and have a pair of bifocal sunglasses which I sometimes try to put on without taking my other glasses off.
Richard S. Russell said, 4 months ago
Almost everything that’s discovered was there all along. That’s what “discover” means.
TheSkulker
said, 4 months ago
Now if adults would REALLY listen to children…
Especially to Caulfield as he is well known to say things that require you think!
T_Lexi said, 3 months ago
Mr. Spaetzle’s just not seeing Caulfield as helpful right now…
kroykali said, 3 months ago
Don’t interupt Frazz. He looks like he’s on a very important mission.
Katiekicks said, 3 months ago
I forgot to remove my contacts one night. The next morning I woke up and went, “Something’s wrong….I can see!” My eyes didn’t even hurt until after I took them out.
ted.hering said, 3 months ago
Interesting use of color.
Ronald Davis said, 3 months ago
According to the course I took in philosophy of science, gravity is a concept that happpens to work well in explaining some phenomena. Therefore, it is an invention rather than a discovery.
Comic Minister said, 3 months ago
They’re on top of his head.
pinkx said, 3 months ago
levity
The Wolf In Your Midst said, 3 months ago
I can’t laugh too hard at this- I did this with my watch last week. (In my defense, I wear it loose and it was covered by my coat sleeve.)
Ewal Doh said, 3 months ago
@Richard S. Russell
Yeah, like what was the largest island before Australia was discover?