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FoxTrot comic strip by Bill Amend - "Out of Date" published August 21, 2022 - Transcript: Jason Fox: Help me decide which backpack to get for school this year. Should I get this "Return of the Jedi" one? Or this "Jurassic Park" one? Or this "Super Mario 64" one? Andy Fox: Sweetie, those all seem a little out of date. Jason Fox: How 'bout this one made out of kevlar? Andy Fox: Yes, get that.

Out of Date

August 21, 2022

FoxTrot comic strip by Bill Amend - "High School Annoyances" published September 12, 2021 - Paige Fox: High school is a lot harder than I thought. Andy Fox: How so? Paige Fox: My stupid English teacher expects us to be on page 75 of this book tomorrow. Andy Fox: Ouch. That does sound hard. Anytime I start a book, I like to read the whole thing in one sitting. Having to stop at page 75 would be pure torture. Or is that not what you meants? Paige Fox: Our mother is a lot weirder than I thought. Peter Fox: Welcome to high school.

High School Annoyances

September 12, 2021

FoxTrot comic strip by Bill Amend - "Hard Mode" published August 22, 2021 - Andy Fox: Need any back-to-school supplies? Jason Fox: Nah. I'm good. Andy Fox: No pencils? Pens? Notebooks? Jason Fox: I definitely won't need notebooks. Andy Fox: Why's that? Jason Fox: Fourth grade was too easy, so I want to do fifth grade in hard mode. That means no taking notes, only skimming assigned reading, and rarely ever studying for quizzes and tests. Andy Fox: So basically what your brother does. Jason Fox: Peter does hard mode? Andy Fox: Let's see if i can find the email with his grades. Jason Fox: On second thought, get me a few notebooks.

Hard Mode

August 22, 2021

FoxTrot comic strip by Bill Amend - "Packing Oneself" published September 13, 2020 - Roger Fox: How's "fifth grade from home" working out? Jason Fox: It worked out really well. Roger Fox: "Worked"? Past-tense? Jason Fox: Yeah. My teacher said we can study at our own pace while the school irons out all the distance-learning kinks. I finished the fifth grade curriculum in two days. Roger Fox: So what's your teacher having you do now? Sixth grade assignments? Seventh grade? Computer: Hi Jason. I'm looping in professor Starr from Caltech.

Pacing Oneself

September 13, 2020

FoxTrot by Bill Amend - "Locker Hurt" published August 25, 2019 - Paige: 24-13-32... 24-13-32... 24-13-32... 24-13-32... 24-13-32... 24-13-32... 24-13-32... 24-13-32... I did it! I made it to the second day of school without forgetting my locker combination! Peter: Yes, but do you remember which lover is YOURS? Paige: Hey, this is still better than last year.

Locker Hurt

August 25, 2019

FoxTrot by Bill Amend - "Dog Day of Summer" published June 30, 2019 - Jason: Can you take me grocery shopping sometime this week? Andy: What for? Jason: I need to get hot dogs and buns for the Fourth of July hot dog eating contest I'm organizing. Unlike the one at Coney Island, mine won't have a time limit. It'll be eat all the hot dogs you can until you collapse. Last eater standing, sitting or breathing wins! Andy: Jason, this sounds like a really, really bad idea. Jason: Dad and Peter think it's a great idea. Andy: Yes, that's exactly why. Jason: Also, do we have a larger pot? Dad says we'll need a larger pot.

Pack to School

August 18, 2019

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