I do sometimes worry whether my highest calling is to be a bad example. And work at making it not happen that way. Though, mostly not because I worry about it.
Or by comments board example: Try to teach graciously when you spot an error because you do not know why it was made. Try to learn graciously when the error is yours because we all screw up and we all have the capacity to learn if we try. Try to not be the third party troll who repeatedly jumps in to kick the person who is learning that day just to temporarily pretend that you are a tad superior.
Frazz14 hrs · Today’s episode, and any potential ensuing thread, could be about choosing your role models carefully. But anyone using me as a role model could quite possibly find themselves asking, “what kind of a role model am I?”
I’ll let you decide if that’s a good thing or a bad thing.
Concretionist over 3 years ago
I do sometimes worry whether my highest calling is to be a bad example. And work at making it not happen that way. Though, mostly not because I worry about it.
Sanspareil over 3 years ago
Wish “be like this guy” was on this comic!
BE THIS GUY over 3 years ago
Somebody on Pearls Before Swine told me to come here.
Kind&Kinder over 3 years ago
I’ll bet he learned it from a song-writing janitor!
Jeffin Premium Member over 3 years ago
I did learn things from my (thousands) of rides as a hitchhiker, even if it was only, ‘I don’t want to be like that.’
car2ner over 3 years ago
if only more of our role models were actual “be like this guy” kind of people.
sandpiper over 3 years ago
The value in a bad example is to avoid replicating. The best value in finding a good example is that you can replicate it but add your own lyrics.
swenbu Premium Member over 3 years ago
All good comments, as is usually the case.
The Brooklyn Accent Premium Member over 3 years ago
He’s so vain, he prob’ly thinks this strip is about him.
ComicsBinger Premium Member over 3 years ago
Very Buddhist. What is this evil person teaching me?
Billy Yank over 3 years ago
Mark Twain once commented that he provided a valuable public service by serving as a bad example.
SukieCrandall Premium Member over 3 years ago
Or by comments board example: Try to teach graciously when you spot an error because you do not know why it was made. Try to learn graciously when the error is yours because we all screw up and we all have the capacity to learn if we try. Try to not be the third party troll who repeatedly jumps in to kick the person who is learning that day just to temporarily pretend that you are a tad superior.
asrialfeeple over 3 years ago
You’re always an example or a lesson.
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] over 3 years ago
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Frazz14 hrs · Today’s episode, and any potential ensuing thread, could be about choosing your role models carefully. But anyone using me as a role model could quite possibly find themselves asking, “what kind of a role model am I?”
I’ll let you decide if that’s a good thing or a bad thing.