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
Did Hostess sell Ha-Has in Walla Walla?
AshburnStadium said, 4 months ago
@simpsonfan2
No, they sold them in Wawa stores in the Mid-Atlantic states. Unfortunately for them, that’s the heartland of Tastykake territory.
frumdebang said, 4 months ago
@AshburnStadium
They just opened a Wawa near me in Florida. Pretty sweet for this transplanted guy from South Jersey. (For the majority of you who have never experienced a Wawa, it’s hard to explain.)
Manhunter808 said, 4 months ago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wawa_Inc.
Varnes said, 4 months ago
Caufield…you spend half of your time harassing your teachers…..Dude, your busted…
Varnes said, 4 months ago
BTW, Jeff, isn’t it time for a new teacher or two? Come on man….
yardlet6
said, 4 months ago
@frumdebang
They have strongly expanded in Florida and North and Central Jersey. They tried it before but the regular stores and bodegas were too much.
vwdualnomand said, 4 months ago
fractions are useful when sharing a pizza, or mileage, time, speed equations during driving.
SueB1863 said, 4 months ago
Fractions come in surprisingly handy in the real world. It’s algebra that never gets used.
archipelago
said, 4 months ago
If two apples cost $1, how much will 3 apples cost? That’s algebra. And fractions. Both are useful in real life.
HonoBear said, 4 months ago
@Varnes
Naw, she’s like the ones I had in school, they all blended into one BIG teacher…
Ned Snipes said, 4 months ago
@archipelago
That’s what youth uses smart phones for now!
South2North said, 4 months ago
@SueB1863
I taught Introductory Statistics for a few years and I always began the course telling the students: “You’re now going to learn the most useful mathematics you’ve had since you took arithmetic”.
rshive said, 4 months ago
Didn’t Jack Benny once do a joke about having beri beri in Walla Walla?
LarryW2LJ said, 4 months ago
@Varnes
See? He does use fractions, everyday!