Reverend Graham would have observed Petey’s age and the amount of time Petey spends alone, in his room, in bed and would have considered him to be pretty well the center of his target demographic. However, the Reverend was mistaken. The Graham Cracker did nothing to quell the private recreations of adolescent boys (or anyone else). Nor did corn flakes, intended by Kellogg to do the same.
I’m sure I must have told this one the last time this strip came around, but here goes again: When my older daughter had a school assignment to make a diorama on The Hobbit, she showed the Hobbits hanging upside down wrapped in cocoon-like things woven by a giant spider. With some of them, you could see their hair tooching out from the bottom. My daughter got a “C” on it. The “A’s” were slick, commercial-looking things, whereas hers was more homespun looking. I’m not saying that other parents did the work, but I have my suspicions. Feh.
Richard Thompson has to be the most original comic strip writer in this generation. It’s one of maybe two or three comics that often literally leave me laughing out loud. I hope by some miracle he can return to this. It’s just too good to be cut off so soon!
there was a recent item on the net about how graham conned oberlin college into providing his diet at the student dining hall. it didn’t last very long.
The first year that I was teaching , I was asked to help judge the classes’ fire safety contest posters. The winning class was going to get to take a trip to visit the fire house. I voted for the second grade class as first prize, everyone else voted for fifth grade class. The fifth grade one maybe was a little better, but I thought that given the talent disparity, and how well that they had worked on it, the second graders deserved to win for their effort. But the fifth grade class won, and afterward, I was told, the fifth grade always wins, the arrangement was already made for them to take the trip.
@ Gokie5: It wouldn’t surprise me at all if there’s a factory somewhere that pumps out those little Hobbit dioramas by the dozen, but they’re only available through a secret internet site that only certain parents are able to access. It was just sheer bad luck that your daughter happened to be in the same class as all the kids of those parents.
Templo S.U.D. over 10 years ago
And why, pray tell, would the teacher not give a darn on who invited such a treat that goes well with marshmallows and Milton Hershey’s chocolate?
KZ71 over 10 years ago
Because middle-school teachers were never kids.
BRI-NO-MITE!! Premium Member over 10 years ago
Graham invented his cracker as an anti-aphrodisiac.
Sisyphos over 10 years ago
How unimaginative of that teacher. That teacher was probably jealous of your historical knowledge and model-building skills, Petey.
puddlesplatt over 10 years ago
be proud my Son, you did well.
Dani Rice over 10 years ago
Graham crackers are a marvel. One of the few treats that are actually good for you.
MeGoNow Premium Member over 10 years ago
Reverend Graham would have observed Petey’s age and the amount of time Petey spends alone, in his room, in bed and would have considered him to be pretty well the center of his target demographic. However, the Reverend was mistaken. The Graham Cracker did nothing to quell the private recreations of adolescent boys (or anyone else). Nor did corn flakes, intended by Kellogg to do the same.
MrsSnape over 10 years ago
There is NOTHING trivial about the graham cracker!!! Okay, maybe there is…
Gokie5 over 10 years ago
I’m sure I must have told this one the last time this strip came around, but here goes again: When my older daughter had a school assignment to make a diorama on The Hobbit, she showed the Hobbits hanging upside down wrapped in cocoon-like things woven by a giant spider. With some of them, you could see their hair tooching out from the bottom. My daughter got a “C” on it. The “A’s” were slick, commercial-looking things, whereas hers was more homespun looking. I’m not saying that other parents did the work, but I have my suspicions. Feh.
Mark Roberts over 10 years ago
Richard Thompson has to be the most original comic strip writer in this generation. It’s one of maybe two or three comics that often literally leave me laughing out loud. I hope by some miracle he can return to this. It’s just too good to be cut off so soon!
louieglutz over 10 years ago
there was a recent item on the net about how graham conned oberlin college into providing his diet at the student dining hall. it didn’t last very long.
Lucrezia over 10 years ago
The first year that I was teaching , I was asked to help judge the classes’ fire safety contest posters. The winning class was going to get to take a trip to visit the fire house. I voted for the second grade class as first prize, everyone else voted for fifth grade class. The fifth grade one maybe was a little better, but I thought that given the talent disparity, and how well that they had worked on it, the second graders deserved to win for their effort. But the fifth grade class won, and afterward, I was told, the fifth grade always wins, the arrangement was already made for them to take the trip.
joegeethree over 10 years ago
The only reason for the existence of graham crackers is graham cracker crust for cheesecake. Otherwise, yeah, it’s pretty trivial.
reynard61 over 10 years ago
@ Gokie5: It wouldn’t surprise me at all if there’s a factory somewhere that pumps out those little Hobbit dioramas by the dozen, but they’re only available through a secret internet site that only certain parents are able to access. It was just sheer bad luck that your daughter happened to be in the same class as all the kids of those parents.