Frazz by Jef Mallett for July 29, 2014

@bigpuma: to your comment on 7/15 (sorry, I was away for a bit)-You reminded me that I am amused by one thing more than the stuff that Frazz knows:That anyone who would tell me that Frazz isn’t “real” would be so sure of themselves about what is real and what is not….. :-)

Written like a true Michigander, using ‘pop’ instead of ‘soda’. :) But was it Faygo or Vernor’s?

We use pop in Canada too, but understand what is meant by “soda”. Most of us are bilingual (Canadian/American English) or trilingual (add British into the mix).

Someone once told me that a “milkshake” is called a “frappe” in Boston – is that true?

I know in PA it’s soda in the east (Philadelphia/Easton area) and pop in the west (Pittsburgh area). (Also, I’ve never heard pop in NJ, only soda.) Another wonderful ambiguity :-)And to @bigpuma, :-) to you because this is something I have been continuing to focus on learning myself, as I grew up quite arrogant. Yes, it had its advantages, but definitely not in the area of any kind of wellness of spirit or relationships. Thank you :-)

I now live in CA (ack, ptooie!) and they use soda.. they also did in CO when I lived there. I’m not sure who else does, but it seems to be mostly a Midwest phenomenon to use ‘pop’.

Long ago, a friend of mine moved here from New Jersey and was at a drugstore soda fountain, remember those? And overheard somebody order a chocolate soda….She thought What the hell is that….?

Since when has Caulfield cared if he’s pushing it?

Frazz’s shirt:(1) undoubtedly a reference to Hell, Michigan — a small (pop. < 100) unincorporated community in Livingston County about 15 miles northwest of Ann Arbor.(2) very likely homage to “One Helluva Ride” — an organized ride in mid-July each year sponsored by the Ann Arbor Bicycle Touring Society that includes a 100 mile route.