Frazz by Jef Mallett for November 10, 2021

Is Mr. Spaetzle German?

EVERYthing is relative?

But the cord could get easily tangled.

Let’s see. Wake up 1. Breakfast 1. Driving to school 1. Each class change 1, Lunch 1. Discipline 1 +. End of school 1. Teachers’ meeting 1 +. Parent conferences 2 to 6. Driving home 1. Dinner 1. TV 1.

Nope. 16 just doesn’t cover it. And, of course, at his age, that about equals the trips to the Mr. Spaetzle’s throne room. Busy man.

When I was a coffee drinker I had a 16 ounce ceramic mug. My record, when I was programming, was 12 pots of coffee in one day. I had the used filters to prove it.

Now I don’t drink coffee. I just have two caffeine tablets a day. No coffee maker needed.

Mr. Spaetzle should get together with Adam Newman from the ADAM@HOME strip. They have a LOT in common!

I did an experiment when I worked at a Northern Michigan radio station…my boss at the time and I counted how many cups of coffee we drank in a day…he counted 31…I beat him…47…we actually went through 4 ten-cup pots before 9 am…and no…I’m not still vibrating…lol

See, the other day, when somebody asked why I read this strip if I so often criticize it for its condescension toward team sports, I said I appreciate it for the wordplay and the occasional paraprodoskian, and this is a primo example of the latter.

I’m more interested in how only drinking 8 cups a day made his wrist hurt,

Just go with the IV drip. It’s a lot easier.

When was the last time you saw anyone drink a CUP of coffee? I have a box full of “coffee cups” and saucers. I’ve heard you literally can’t give them away.

I actually worked with someone who did that – brought his own pot of coffee into meetings with his cup.