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Frazz by Jef Mallett for October 30, 2014
Transcript:
Mr. Spaetzle: This is not good. Frazz: What's not? Mr. Spaetzle: Caulfield's Halloween costume is the man from "to build a fire." And Zooey is dressed as a dog. Frazz: As I recall, the dog fares better. Mr. Spaetzle: Still. Frazz: Also, half the school is zombies, and you're not worried about the living.
KZ71 over 10 years ago
The dogs ALWAYS fare better than the humans in Jack Londonâs stuff. To Build a Fire, Call of the Wild⌠etc..
vwdualnomand over 10 years ago
always wondered about halloween in half of the country. the half of the country where the weather will be chilly or cold that night, and where some people will wear the costumes that are skimpy.
wbtthefrog over 10 years ago
Cue all the âI called itâ commentsâŚ
Tycho_MX over 10 years ago
Who is Frazz dressing up as? Ben Wallace?
SallyLin over 10 years ago
@wbtthefrog: Well, we did!
marykatie Premium Member over 10 years ago
Thanks for the link, Alexikakos!
phoenixnyc over 10 years ago
FrazzâŚthis is CAULFIELD weâre talking about.
CatStaff Premium Member over 10 years ago
I admire the principalâs bat bow tie â a tidy way him to dress for the season.
11611 over 10 years ago
This strip has such a unique impact on people. When I searched google for âTo liâ it instantly filled in the rest of the title. This tells me that mant others are checking out Caulfieldâs choice too! This has happened with every literary reference that Iâve pursued. Well done!
Jessica_D over 10 years ago
Nice bat-tie there, Principal
dzw3030 over 10 years ago
During a snowy deer hunt, years ago, I tried to light a fire. I used some paper Iâd kept in a shirt pocket and several matches. Itâs good I wasnât in distress. The paper wouldnât stay lit. I made changes in my gear after that.
bobamiller Premium Member over 10 years ago
@KZ71 Though generally true, not âALWAYSâ; indeed, âThe Call of the Wildâ was written in response to the negative portrayal of a dog in an earlier short story, âBâtard.â The story is a study of an animalâs reaction to its treatment by man. There were complaints of the way the dogâs behavior was described and London followed up on the same theme with The Call of the Wild.
ââBâtardâ is a short story by Jack London, first published in 1902 under the title âDiable â A Dogâ in The Cosmopolitan before being renamed to âBâtardâ in 1904. The story follows Black Leclère and Bâtard, two âdevils,â one in a man and the other in a wolfdog. Their intense hatred of each other forms the plot as each wants to kill the other, despite having a master and pet relationship. At the end, Bâtard ends up killing his owner, but is later killed himself."
Fido (aka Felix Rex) over 10 years ago
Until I read the wiki synopsis, I was thinking âTo Build a Fireâ involved a man who was so cold that he actually climbed into a roaring furnace (without satisfying his coldness). Something a heard in middle school several eons ago.
Mungolikecookies over 10 years ago
âHalf the school is zombiesâ?
tomielm over 10 years ago
I donât think the Detroit Pistons have a player who wears the number â3.â Nice of Frazz (Jef) to show no partiality.
doctorwho29 over 10 years ago
I was right! Thatâs the first Caulfield costume Iâve actually guessed myself.
doctorwho29 over 10 years ago
Well I think I got his âTo Kill a Mockingbirdâ reference too
DKHenderson 4 months ago
Love Dr. Spaetzleâs tie!