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FoxTrot by Bill Amend - "Higher Achiever" published February 24, 2013 - Teacher: So who can tell me how to compute the area of triangle? Teacher: Yes, Eileen? Eileen: I believe it's 1/2bh. Teacher: Very good! Did everyone hear that? Jason: I hate you so much right now.

Higher Achiever

February 24, 2013

FoxTrot by Bill Amend - "Don’t Ask" published January 27, 2013 - Roger: How was school? Peter: Don't ask. Roger: How was school? Paige: Don't ask. Roger: How was school? Jason: Well, let's see... Peter and Paige: We tried to warn you, Dad. Roger: Son, can you pause while I get another beer? I forgot you had a test today. Jason: ...So then on problem 118 I substituted the 2x+7 I'd obtained in 11a which yielded...

Don’t Ask

January 27, 2013

FoxTrot comic strip by Bill Amend - "Dungeon Division" published December 2, 2012 - Jason: As his eyes adjust to the darkness, your wizard finds that he has just walked into...the cavern of a thousand cavern demons!!! Marcus: Eek! Jason: Roll for initiative. Marcus: Wait, that's not 1,000 cavern demons. Jason: They'll be attacking in small waves. Marcus: But that takes away their numerical advantage! The monster manual says they have above-average intelligence! They should be attacking me all at once! Jason: These miniatures are expensive. Three was all I could afford. Marcus: I'm just telling you, it's unrealistic. Jason: Fine. Your wizard has walked into the first of 333 1/3 caverns Marcus: Much better. Thank you.

Dungeon Division

December 2, 2012

FoxTrot comic strip by Bill Amend - "Fancy Pancakes" published October 14, 2012 - Paige: Can you make my pancakes heart-shaped? Roger: Not a problem! Peter: Can you make my pancakes football-shaped? Roger: You got it! Jason: Can you make my pancakes heptagon-shaped and tile them on the plate in a poincare disk model of the hyperbolic plane? You can make as many as you want, by the way. Peter: Wikipedia should thank you for all the traffic you send their way. Roger: Jason, can you come hold my laptop while I pour the batter?

Fancy Pancakes

October 14, 2012

FoxTrot comic strip by Bill Amend - "But Just for Giggles" published May 20, 2012 - Jason: Need help studying for your math final? Paige: I thought you were busy helping Peter. Jason: I've trained Quincy to handle my tutoring overflow. Based on what I've seen, he should have no problem improving your grade. Plus, you only have to pay him in insects. Paige: He's an iguana! You really expect me to seek math advice from a lizard?!? How pathetically desperate do you think I am?!? Jason: Suit yourself. Paige: Sheesh! Actually, why don't you just leave him here with me. You know, for giggles.

But Just for Giggles

May 20, 2012

FoxTrot comic strip by Bill Amend - "Mall Withdrawal" published November 27, 2011 - Paige: Want me to do your Christmas shopping for you? Jason: What's the catch? Paige: No catch. I'm just done with mine and I'm going through mall withdrawal. I need the bustling crowds! The blinking lights! The happy music! The scrambling for deals! The walking from store to store to store to store to store to store to store to store to store...Please let me do it for you! Please, please, pleeeeeeeeeeeeease?? Jason: On one condition. Paige: Name it. Jason: You have to let me do your math homework. Paige: Deal! Jason: Whoo-hoo! Roger: We have really weird children. Andy: My therapist prefers the term "interesting."

Mall Withdrawal

November 27, 2011

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