Frazz by Jef Mallett for December 12, 2012

TMI

That’s one good thing about jobs with uniforms-less clothing expense.

Welcome! Good to see another aficionado.

Hey, they’re a LOT cheaper than the ones I had to wear for 3 years!

(less painful, too!)

The only other person I know who uses “braces” is J.R.R. Tolkien. I had to look it up when I read The Hobbit back in 1965.

British English is a snick brumby on a pollige frenb.

I took this strip as a passing acknowledgement to any reader who wonders why these kids are so friendly with the school janitor. I can’t be the only one.

Jed Clampett calls his suspenders “galouses.”

Yea! for Limpid Lizard and The Skulker! Do you have your official Poohawk Skulking License?

If they are put on with buttons they are bracesIf they are put on with clips they are suspenders.

Yeah, And I can’t get the image out of my mind – Frazz wearing pinstripes and braces. What a hoot.

I see Frazz. But does she wear shorts under her dress?

I can remember buying pants that had buttons sewn on the inside of the waistband, specifically for the use of “braces”.

I’ve heard that braces are buttoned to the gentleman’s trousers, while suspenders are attached by clips.

Sharuniboy: And prevent means to go before – originally to prepare the way, now to set up obstructions.

Fazz in a suite is one of the signs of the Apocalypse.

Women used to wear garter belts to hold up their stockings.

Thank you all for your explanations. I learn something new every day.

“Suspenders in England hold up a gentleman’s socks.”