Frazz by Jef Mallett for May 13, 2001
May 12, 2001
May 14, 2001
Transcript:
"So if Farmer Festus has 28 delicious apples and sells half of them, how many does he have left?" "Hard to say." "If he sells them on the futures market and times it right, he could end up with more than he started with." "Or he could be bucking for a subsidy. 28 apples is a pretty weak crop." "Suspiciously so." "As if I'd trust anybody who markets the mealiest variety of apple as 'delicious.'" "So, it depends." "It depends." "That's what I put on my test, and Mrs. Olsen gave me an 'E.'" "Really! That's what my friend Jim put in his dissertation, and they gave him a doctorate."
KZ71 over 10 years ago
So I looked it up… an E grade actually does exist. Weirdness.
Caretaker24523 over 3 years ago
When we lived in Norfolk, VA our grading system was A-E… other side of the state, E became F. Thought it was weird. Fs are just as easy to change to Bs as Es are ;)
[Unnamed Reader - 9b53e2] about 1 year ago
That’s how bad, incompetent teachers ruin children’s lives.I’m grateful I had Peter Tarrant, Mr.Moorhead and the English teacher whose name I can’t remember.On the other hand, my French and Music teachers were total incompetents.
DKHenderson 3 months ago
Maybe Mrs. Olsen should do away with story problems and just ask, “What is half of 28?”(Then again, Caulfield would probably find a way to argue that, too.)