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, 3 months ago
Just don’t do it from the diving board.
capnLaz
said, 3 months ago
Concur.
AshburnStadium said, 3 months ago
My family used to have a sign that read:
Welcome to our ool.
Notice that there is no “P” in it.
Please keep it that way!
annieb1012 said, 3 months ago
@AshburnS
That’s rich!
Varnes said, 3 months ago
Ashburn, (In the Saginaw, MI Fairgrounds, “Largest Midway East of the Rockies!”…at the time…doesn’t exist any more, sigh…) a sign over the urinal said “Our aim is to keep this place clean…your aim will help..”
Just4Kixx said, 3 months ago
I’ve got one that says “We don’t swim in your toilet… Please don’t pee in our pool”
lisapaloma13 said, 3 months ago
Ok, so you can pee, but please, PLEASE, don’t poop in the pool.
puddleglum1066 said, 3 months ago
The math: a moderate sized school pool is 25 by 10 by 1.5 (average depth) meters. That’s 375 cubic meters (375,000 liters) of water. A fairly hefty pee is about 0.25 liters, which is a dilution of under one part per million of a substance that is sterile and mostly water to begin with.
@Chaze126: don’t forget that Frazz also has a girlfriend, social relationships with several adult teachers (notably Burke), and at least a couple non-school friendships (most notably the guy he races with). That pretty much eradicates any creepiness factor in my book.
gmforde said, 3 months ago
Just don’t drink the pool water, okay?
vwdualnomand said, 3 months ago
let’s hope it just pee, and not other bodily fluids
Bdaysuit said, 3 months ago
@vwdualnomand
Or solids.
annieb1012 said, 3 months ago
My guess would be that on any given Saturday, Frazz might swim with Caulfield, bike with what’s-his-name, shoot some hoops with Burke, and then spend a sweet evening relaxing with Jane (and Mario). Then on Sunday, he might spend the afternoon by himself writing a new song. A pretty good balance, no?
Agingstoner said, 3 months ago
Every time I see a public pool, I think about what percentage of the water must be pee and sweat….
sonorhC said, 3 months ago
@Varnes
I’ve also seen one that said "We aim to please. You aim, too, please.
Night-Gaunt49 said, 3 months ago
@Agingstoner
Just think of all that toxic chlorine you are swimming in.