Frazz by Jef Mallett for January 30, 2023

If you can’t think ahead, it’s good to be able to pretend you’re kinda slow…

Kid doesn’t take “no” for an answer..!

Would you like to know about acting squirrelly?

I’m curious about what the heel is going on here. What did Mrs. Olson think she was going to say?

My interpretation is that Mrs. Olson considers it a good trait to have a curious mind, and that the student’s comments innocently pointed out that she was lacking that trait…

Depends what her use of curious means in her mind. Does it mean a ‘curious,’ as in unusual species? Or a species that is curious by nature?

“Want to know what I like most about squirrels”

Yeah didn’t think so but I’ll tell you anyway.

They make delicious gravy.

I think these strips are funnier if the self-righteous title character doesn’t appear in them.

On the other hand, if Mrs. Olsen answered “No” to the initial question, wasn’t the girl being impolite and disrespectful by going on and telling her anyway?

For those who don’t ‘get’ the comic, Mrs. Olsen wasn’t curious, like squirrels are.

Ahh…. Thanks!