FoxTrot Classics by Bill Amend for September 14, 2021

Eugene? is that you?

Must be the basketball coach.

“Was I that bad last year?!”

Yes.

There’s no shame in being a pariah.

Third string on the chess team?

The old “3rd team bench” line comes to mind, Mr Fox.

OK, I don’t get it, so I guess I’ll have to wait until tomorrow to see what the punch line is.

Shouldn’t there be a chorus of yeses from the other students in the hall in the second panel?

This is not a kid who would know the word “pariah”

Morton?

I have always found this arc to be funny.