Frazz by Jef Mallett for August 19, 2013
August 18, 2013
August 20, 2013
Transcript:
Mrs. Olsen: School gets out; I tackle Gabriela out of the way of a moron on his phone backing up his car. Break my arm. I don't want sympathy. I don't want credit. I just want to have my usual garage sale, which I can't with this arm. Gabriela has an idea; I sell my 40-year stash of gift mugs. Curiously, more of them than I started with. I'm glad I only ASSIGN that "what I did this Summer" essay. Caulfield: I'll ghost-write it for 10% of the movie rights.
40 years? I am glad that no one I know looks like that at 62, which is what she would be if she taught straight through from age 22…
I suspect she took time off for nursing her husband.
At least the discrepancy in the number of mugs was explained.
My best teacher was a harda—, too, but she was also fair and honest with us, and just an incredible teacher. Fifty years later I am still grateful to Mrs. Trull.