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FoxTrot by Bill Amend - "Freeze Before Serving" published December 17, 2017 - Jason says: I couldn't find any food coloring, so I had to make them all White Walkers. Peter says: "Had to." Right.

Freeze Before Serving

December 17, 2017

FoxTrot by Bill Amend - "Probably Fake" published December 10, 2017 - Roger says: Whatcha working on? Jason says: My Luke Skywalker costume. "The Last Jedi" opens this week. I made fake hair... And this fake beard... And this fake robotic hand... And this lightsaber... Roger says: Should I be concerned that you didn't say "fake lightsaber?" Jason says: You know those little watch batteries? Do we have like 50 of them?

Probably Fake

December 10, 2017

FoxTrot by Bill Amend - "Fantasticy Football" published November 19, 2017 - Marcus says: Nice pass, Superman! Jason says: Nice grab, Mister Fantastic! Peter says: You threw it like ONE YARD!

Fantasticy Football

November 19, 2017

FoxTrot by Bill Amend - "Smarta" published November 12, 2017 - King Leonidas: What's 1/2 + 1/3? Persian messenger: 5/6 King Leonidas: What's 77.1 ÷ 4? Persian messenger: 19.275 King Leonidas: How many sides does a chiliagon have? Persian messenger: A what? King Leonidas: Wrong Answer! Into the pit with you! Persian messenger: This is madness! Persian messenger: Madness? This is SMARTA! Persian messenger: AAAAA! Peter: I hear you're writing graphic novels. Jason: Mathic novels. Marcus says: We're calling this first one "√90000.

Smarta

November 12, 2017

FoxTrot by Bill Amend - "Math Hipsters" published September 24, 2017 - Jason says: You're using a calculator? Pshaw! Eileen says: What's wrong with using a calculator? Jason says: Nothing, if you're lame. Calculators just spit out answers! There's no craft! No art! No journey to savor! Plus they're digital, so they can only approximate some values. As a result, I bet there are people out there who actually believe Pi equals 3.14159265. That's why for my problem-solving money, nothing beats a slide rule. Eileen says: Math hipsters are so annoying. Jason says: Just look at these analog square roots! Marcus says: You're using a slide rule? Pshaw!

Math Hipsters

September 24, 2017

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