Frazz by Jef Mallett for September 24, 2020

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    ardhow20044  about 4 years ago

    Now, commenters, weigh in and tell us how wrong Jef is. You know you want to…

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    sergioandrade Premium Member about 4 years ago

    I do remember a December a few years ago in New Jersey when it was so warm the cherry trees started to bloom.

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    Nachikethass  about 4 years ago

    People don’t want to learn random facts, which is a pity. I know it clutters up the brain to an extent, but the pleasure of understanding things, even momentarily, is something I have always cherished. It’s surprising how often things come back from memory when we need them. It has helped me immensely over my lifetime.

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    Concretionist  about 4 years ago

    Caulfield, or maybe Jef M. clearly doesn’t like science. When the dialog got to “abscission layer” I could feel my heart pumping a little faster. I’m always amazed and gratified at how complicated  it all is… and how much we get to enjoy the results. Of course when I think about how I’m thinking about it, I begin to realize that there’s no WAY this system was designed…

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    pekelopan Premium Member about 4 years ago

    I love Mrs. Olsen. She is always there to answer Caulfields questions, wether she wants to or not. Hats off to all teachers especially in these trying times.

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    lars_doyle  about 4 years ago

    Sad but true. The american people have gotten pretty stupid . They disdain education. The dumbest lot are republican. Remember when Republicans were calling Democrates the Elit party because most democrates were college educated. Repubs were trying to convince people that being educated was a form of elitism. and not to be trusted.Why do you think repubs have been trying to defund public education. A dumb populace is easier to control. just look at trumps base. They will believe any bullshit trump tells them.

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    cervelo  about 4 years ago

    Mrs. Olsen is being a bit of a jerk here (Caulfield deserves it). What she could have said in the second frame is that …. temperature and rainfall also affect colour change by slowing the chlorophyll production process resulting in the predominance of anthocyanins and tannins that are responsible for Fall colors.

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    rugeirn  about 4 years ago

    Ouch! Ouch! Long words! They hurt my brain! I… I… I.. might LEARN something! Oh… oh! That one word has FIVE SYLLABLES! The pain… the pain…. Save me, Donald!

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    Jhony-Yermo  about 4 years ago

    German has a word that covers all that. Zeitgeber.

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    Michael G.  about 4 years ago

    It’s much easier than analysis and critical thinking!

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    atajayhawk  about 4 years ago

    Go, Mrs Nelson! Got him!

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    sandpiper  about 4 years ago

    One way to encourage smart kids like Caulfield is to occasionally overwhelm them with what they don’t know but could learn. You never know what will spark interest or maybe even desire to dig deeply into a topic. Plant the seed, add water & feed, and watch it grow. It’s called hope.

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    Happy Tinkerbelle Premium Member about 4 years ago

    I think the science behind this is more magical than Jack Frost

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    rshive  about 4 years ago

    But Jack Frost is a pretty cool guy.

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    jpayne4040  about 4 years ago

    People fear what they do not understand, so they seek to replace it with something else—-even if the replacement is wrong as two left shoes!

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    cabalonrye  about 4 years ago

    So basically they are just the opposite of lobsters. One turn red when it gets cold and the other turns red when it gets hot. Science is simple, really.

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    chasobrien  about 4 years ago

    Growing up, this was my preferred way to welcome Autumn. https://www.rogerebert.com/features/injun-summer-by-john-t-mccutcheon

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    Plods with ...™  about 4 years ago

    First…learn to read.

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    Thinkingblade  about 4 years ago

    Ah, Caufield – you disappoint. Be willing to learn something.

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    braindead Premium Member about 4 years ago

    Herd Mentality.

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    Not the Smartest Man On the Planet -- Maybe Close Premium Member about 4 years ago

    “When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer” by Walt Whitman

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    Donald Heller  about 4 years ago

    Actually, he is spot on.

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    colcam  about 4 years ago

    I had a young lady tell me that she had two moments of absolute clarity in her life.

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    The first was when her mother told her that the leaves changing color was magic,

    The second was in college chemistry, when she realized people could control magic.

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    jbarnes  about 4 years ago

    This explains why teachers normally simplify things to match the student’s background knowledge. No need to do that for this kid, though. Go, Mrs. Olsen!

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    phoenixnyc  about 4 years ago

    “It explains why people bag the science and go with stuff like Jack Frost.”

    “Intellectual laziness?”

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    brick10  about 4 years ago

    And before you know it, they’ll all just disappear. Just like magic.

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    anomaly  about 4 years ago

    She describes it all so poetically.

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    spaced man spliff  about 4 years ago

    Here in SoCal it doesn’t really get cold enough in October to get those brilliant colors seen in, say, New England. But in late November the cold snaps begin, and some trees show off bright reds, golds and purples. I can’t remember which trees they are.

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    JoeMartinFan Premium Member about 4 years ago

    Jack Frost IS science! Just like Santa’s time-warping sleigh and the Easter Bunny’s incredible range and stealth. Not to mention the Tooth Fairy. DUH… ;-)

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    kentmarx36  about 4 years ago

    Oh yes, another anti-science DUMBSTER TRUMPSTER. ISN’T AMERICA LUCKY?

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