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FoxTrot by Bill Amend - "Writing Supplies" published August 27, 2017 - Peter says: Whatcha doing? Jason says: Getting my writing supplies ready for the new school year. I've got a Shakespearean quill pen for taking notes in English class... A pressurized space pen for science class... A clay tablet and cuneiform stylus for social studies... Peter says: Your dweebiness is mind-boggling. Jason says: Why, thank you! Peter says: Why do you always act like that's a compliment? Jason says: Number √4 pencil for math class...

Writing Supplies

August 27, 2017

FoxTrot by Bill Amend - "Back-To-School Haircut" published August 21, 2016 - Hairdresser: So what are we doing today? Jason: My mom says I need a back-to-school haircut. Hairdresser: So basically a trim? Jason: Is that what a back-to-school is? Hairdresser: Usually. Jason: Dang, I was hoping it meant something more interesting. Like maybe you'd give me dual mohawks to form a big roman numeral "V" since I'll be in fifth grade, or you'd shave some sort of message onto the back of my head like "I heart homework." Or, I dunno, you might even do both! Hairdresser: Is that your mom sitting over there? Jason: The lady glaring at me right now with no discernable sense of humor? Yeah. Hairdresser: Let's go with a trim. Jason: Maybe you could just say your scissors slipped?

Back-To-School Haircut

August 21, 2016

FoxTrot by Bill Amend - "Knowledge Most Awesome" published August 24, 2014 - Dr. Ting: Welcome back to school, everyone. My name is Dr. Ting and I'll be your biology teacher this year. Before we get started, I'm curious if any of you happen to know where the word "biology" comes from, anyone? No? It comes from the Greek word "bios," which means "knowledge most awesome," and the Greek suffix "logy," which means "gained through effort and focus." Basically it means "I have cool things to teach you, but you'll have to pay attention in class and do lots of homework." Shall we begin? Please open your textbooks to page 2, and - Paige: Sir? on page 1 it says "biology" means "the study of life." Dr. Ting: I said page 2, did I not just emphasize paying attention?

Knowledge Most Awesome

August 24, 2014

FoxTrot by Bill Amend - "Fun With Dad" published August 17, 2014 - Paige: Uggh! I can't believe school starts in a week! Roger: Wait...it starts in ONE week? I thought it was in TWO weeks! I was going to take time off work so we could do a bunch of fun stuff together while there was still time! I had it all planned out! We'd go to the Matchbox Museum...catch a matinee at the big mime theater downtown...hike the historic lost settlers' trail..maybe check out the aquarium's new plankton exhibit...I can't do anything THIS week...I have meetings every day! DANG IT! Oh, well. Maybe next summer. Paige: I assume he made all that up so I'd be glad that school was starting. Peter: Never make assumptions with that man.

Fun With Dad

August 17, 2014

FoxTrot by Bill Amend - "Pencil Test" published August 18, 2013 - Marcus: The square root of 16 plus the atomic number of boron plus the number of lines in a shakespearean sonnet is: (A) 23 (B) 27 (C) 31 (D) 34. Jason: We'll take these two. Marcus: Starting the school year with smart pencils is key. Intercom: Cleanup on aisle five...

Pencil Test

August 18, 2013

FoxTrot comic strip by Bill Amend - "Pomme de Terre" published August 28, 2011 - Jason: Aaaa! That's not the apple that was on the kitchen counter, is it? Peter: Um, yeah. Why? Jason: Tomorrow's the first day of school! I was going to give that to my teacher! I spent over an hour at the grocery store selecting the most perfect, flawless apple they had! Do you have any idea how hard it is to maintain an a-octuple-plus average?! Everything has to be perfect! Now all I have left are the apples Mom bought! Those are a-quintuple-plus apples at best! Peter: I ate those, too, by the way. Jason: YOU WHAT?! Peter: I have an idea...does your teacher speak French? woman: A potato?? Jason: It's called an "apple of the earth" in Fr-Who am I kidding? Just flunk me.

Pomme de Terre

August 28, 2011

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