Wallace the Brave by Will Henry for November 09, 2023

The correct form is “most smarterest”.

Details….

Hey, it beats being the “Dumberest”.

Seagull’s expression in the last panel is so cute!!

If that’s Spud’s goal, his starting out on the mostest wrongerest foot.

Go, Spud! Make him GO, Will!!

I think Rose would be justified in correcting Spud’s use of a nonexistent word. He wants to be the second-smarterest, what’s wrong with helping him out?

Spud just needs a thesaurus.

See, Rose is getting smarter by the day.

Will “Betterest” Henry

I love you Rose.

Yeah, I bet he loves prehistoric lizards…

Nice of Rose to keep it to herself. I, on the other hand, found myself getting beat up a lot in school, which just goes to prove that Rose is more smarterer than I was.

Rose seemed pretty willing to accept it as a word in the first panel.

My favorite radio station here claims to play the most music, with less commercials. Every time the DJ says that, my brain pretty much is like Rose’s in the last panel, screaming “FEWER!!”

I’ve had that same thought balloon way too many times!

Not only one of the smarterest but also one with the mostest social skills.

I’m with Rose on this one lol!

I feel the same as Rose when I hear something like “More Dumber”.

Seagull has a monobrow in panel 2. Heh-heh. Heh.

Excellent restraint, Rose. I know it’s tempting to point things out like that, but from experience we learn it’s best to let people discover some things on their own.

Isn’t it? Is that not how words are formed? Someone comes up with an idea for a word and other people start using it

I had to read this three times before my brain would allow me to parse smarterest instead of smartest. My brain often confuses me this way.

All joking aside. Rose is smart because her parents have her participate in things that interest and challenge her and they work hard to keep her on track and develop her intellect. Wallace is also smart, not because his academic prowess, but because of his inquisitive nature and ability to think outside the box and see things a different way. Rose would be lost outside her paradigm. Wallace doesn’t even recognize a paradigm. As an adult Rose will advance knowledge, but Wallace will discover things never imagined.

We applaud you for your self-restraint, Rose. :P

Just let it out, Rose. He’ll thank you later.

❤️ these kids

I wish I had had Rose’s self-control when I was her age. The other kids might have been able to stand me.

Cut Spud some slack. There’s a bank that is named “Truist”. If adults can name a financial institution “Truist”, the Spud should be allowed "smarterest’.

Excellent restraint, Rose!

Rose is doing an amazing job of holding that in.

I wouldn’t even hold it in

Rose is smart enough to know when to keep her thoughts to herself. Very impressive!

That’s right, Rose. Hold in your thoughts until, one day, you strike — then you will rule them all!

Its a word if you get enough people to say so

wallace needs to pay attention in school

But it does reflect his honest feelings…..

In Ephesians 3:8, Paul makes up a word that is the Greek equivalent of “leaster.” Some translations render it as “less than the least.”

It’s a good thing Rose can suppress that scream. Very good for her indeed.

Rose is a true friend that is not putting Wallace down in front of others. Not that I think Wallace would take it badly.

This whole exchange sounds like a scene from the movie Dumb and Dumberer … due to the word choice, at least. Fun.