Tom the Dancing Bug by Ruben Bolling for March 06, 2015
March 05, 2015
March 12, 2015
Transcript:
The diction of louis "My school week of magical thinking" , or "arriving at a superstition that will drive you crazy" Okay, lets try this: don't step on any cracks. oops Ha! Louis: how about knocking on wood? Teacher: and, Louis. your poster of Geronimo? Louis: I forgot it at home, Ms. Hartsel. Louis: Is this flattened penny souvenir from Mt. Rushmore a good luck charm? whats around Louis? Louis: I think I lost my math book. Louis: Maybe I have yo be rubbing the penny for it to work Pass them back. Did you know about this test? Yeah! He told us on Monday. Louis: I thought this penny was a good luck charm but it sucks. did you forget your generonimo poster again, Louis? Louis: yes. Louis: So i will not talk about superstitions, Thats clearly bad luck. D- Louis Maltby Louis: Oh my god. I think I know whats happening ! Its bad luck to follow superstitions! Thats it!! SO I won't be supertsious, and I'll have good luck, But that is a superstition! This is going to be rough.
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LLJKTechnogeek almost 10 years ago
Today, the role of Loius Maltby will be played by Bertrand Russell.
SKJAM! Premium Member almost 10 years ago
It’s been my experience that the worse a person’s luck is, the more they believe in luck. Extremely lucky people tend to credit all the advantages they have to their own hard work—even when it’s obviously caused by outside events.
byobg almost 10 years ago
Is it just me, or do the Louis Maltby strips give everybody PTSD flashbacks to middle school?
Talking Bag almost 10 years ago
Technology changes, but the horrors of Middle School remain the same. Middle school is a good metaphor for our global predicament. Either you are crawling around on all fours trying to put scattered papers back into a 3-ring binder, you just poked a binder out from under someone’s arm in a sneaky rear attack, or you quietly watch the hallway horror, slinking away while tightening the buckle on your book strap. Surprising how few in my day realized the potential of a weaponized book strap. Although, I think Bolling has it right, Louis is the most common denizen of the middle school metaphor, his middle name is undoubtably, “Clueless,” he’s one of those “stuporstitious” types. Does Louis read God Man?
kapock almost 10 years ago
So Louis really did forget the Geronimo poster at home; I had assumed he just hadn’t done the homework.
That’s fairly advanced-level self-sabotage. Hats off to you, Louis.
Kip W almost 10 years ago
“The outcome of successful planning always looks like luck to saps.” —The Continental Op
SKJAM! Premium Member almost 10 years ago
The extremely unlucky will blame their luck for failure even when it’s obvious that they didn’t plan well, or made bad choices. The extremely lucky will credit their hard work and planning for success even when it’s obvious that it was unearned..This does not mean that the extremely lucky don’t work hard and plan well for their success—they do, because their good luck means hard work and planning pay off! The unlucky often stop putting in effort because it doesn’t pay off, so why bother?
ickymungmung almost 10 years ago
Luck is the residue of design—Branch Rickey
Residue can be removed with a small amount of cleanser—Mr. Clean