Frazz 10/27/09
Ron Bauerle
I'm not well-read enough, and Google was no help;
what's the book/character?
Ron
Peter B. Steiger
> I'm not well-read enough, and Google was no help; what's the
> book/character?
Try googling "major major major major".
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Mike Marshall
The people who have left comments at the site have the answer...
-Mike "no spoilers here"
Paul
46fb-9188-5...@a32g2000yqm.googlegroups.com:
> http://comics.com/frazz/2009-10-27/
>
> I'm not well-read enough, and Google was no help;
> what's the book/character?
If you knew what it was, you could Google it;
If you could Google it, you would know what it was.
Interesting catch.
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Lothar Frings
I put this one into the German NG about books...
took them half an hour to come up with the correct
answer. Now I know why Mr. Spaetzle sees major
problems coming... but on the bright side,
Caulfield won't need much of a costume.
Joseph Nebus
>http://comics.com/frazz/2009-10-27/
He's going as Ted Forth.
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Peter B. Steiger
> Interesting catch.
Today's followup was hysterical, but you'd have to be crazy to admit that.
Night Owl
> Ron Bauerle <ron.baue...@gmail.com> wrote in news:e9bc8532-115e-
> 46fb-9188-52f8373cb...@a32g2000yqm.googlegroups.com:
>
> >http://comics.com/frazz/2009-10-27/
>
> > I'm not well-read enough, and Google was no help;
> > what's the book/character?
>
> If you knew what it was, you could Google it;
> If you could Google it, you would know what it was.
>
> Interesting catch.
>
> --
> Paul
I've heard this line 22 times today.
Night Owl
Silly me. I just assumed it was something traditional and having to do
with Halloween like the graveyard scene in Frankenstein.
cryptoguy
My thought was 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow', but I was remembering
the film, not the book - there is no special tree in the book.
Today's strip self-spoils the mystery. I read that book over 30 years
ago, and didn't remember enough of the details to work it out without
the hints here.
pt
trnco...@aol.com
"I *do* so much appreciate the genius that is 'Frazz'", I say. . .
. . .through teeth gritted with nearly enough force to crack the
enamel .
How many kids his age would have read Catch-22? How many *genius* kids
his age would have read Catch-22? Indeed, when was it established in
the strip that Caulfield *is* a genius, as opposed to Mallett simply
stuffing dialogue for an Ivy League post-doc into his mouth? Why is
the school redoing its Halloween decoration plans solely for his
benefit? What is a Milo Minderbinder (No, I didn't remember the
character! Yes, I *did* Google the clues! Yes, that *was* a spoiler!
You're welcome!) costume supposed to look like? Does one get oneself
some old Army fatigues, safety-pin on some fun-size bags of M&Ms and
intersperse them with glue-gunned cotton balls, then top the whole
thing off with a King Tut helmet? Shouldn't it occur to a supposedly
genius black kid that Milo is almost certainly a white guy? Shouldn't
it occur to the adults in his life that "black kid" plus "army oufit"
plus "whatever supposedly symbolizes Milo Minderbinder" plus "up in a
tree" equals "crazy homeless veteran" ? Why is he working on his
costume at school? Doesn't he have a home? Don't *any* of these kids
have homes? Do they ever even *venture* beyond a *ten-foot radius* of
Frazz or the other school employees? Why do I even *bother* with such
meshugga nonsense? Am I *ever* going to stop channeling Larry David?
What's going on at Comics Curmudgeon today?
Peter B. Steiger
> Why is the school redoing its Halloween decoration
> plans solely for his benefit?
wrapped around their little fingers, and he only draws the line at
helping them with things that are dangerous or illegal.
> What is a Milo Minderbinder [...] costume supposed to look like?
Most of Caulfield's "costumes" over the years have been more in the way
he acts than the way he looks. Last year he was Milfred Montag, a female
character, from Fahrenheit 451; he didn't change his clothes at all but
portrayed her through his words and actions. And if Frazz is right
today, he doesn't even need to show up at all to "be" the character they
are thinking of.
Milo would probably be one of the easier characters to portray, and
Caulfield would come out at the end with a nice profit.
Evan Kirshenbaum
> On Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:29:36 -0700, trncobrien sez:
>> Why is the school redoing its Halloween decoration
>> plans solely for his benefit?
> The school isn't; Frazz is. It's been established that the kids have him
> wrapped around their little fingers, and he only draws the line at
> helping them with things that are dangerous or illegal.
>
>> What is a Milo Minderbinder [...] costume supposed to look like?
> Most of Caulfield's "costumes" over the years have been more in the
> way he acts than the way he looks. Last year he was Milfred Montag,
> a female character, from Fahrenheit 451; he didn't change his
> clothes at all but portrayed her through his words and actions. And
> if Frazz is right today, he doesn't even need to show up at all to
> "be" the character they are thinking of.
>
> Milo would probably be one of the easier characters to portray, and
> Caulfield would come out at the end with a nice profit.
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Brian B
> his age would have read Catch-22?
Just on past Halloween strips alone, we've established that Caulfield
has read The Old Man and the Sea, The Picture of Dorian Gray,
Slaughterhouse-Five, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Fahrenheit 451,
and probably some I've forgotten. Catch-22 would not be a stretch.
> What is a Milo Minderbinder
> costume supposed to look like?
I suppose he could carry a ledger and a money satchel. But for the
cemetery scene all he'd really need is a big portion of chocolate-
covered cotton candy.
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Brian Huntley
> > How many kids his age would have read Catch-22? How many *genius* kids
> > his age would have read Catch-22?
>
> Just on past Halloween strips alone, we've established that Caulfield
> has read The Old Man and the Sea, The Picture of Dorian Gray,
> Slaughterhouse-Five, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Fahrenheit 451,
> and probably some I've forgotten. Catch-22 would not be a stretch.
"To Kill a Mockingbird" - may have been the first Frazz Halloween
costume arc. Caulfield was a giant ham.
Jym Dyer
=v= I read it in 3rd Grade, just like Caulfield.
> Shouldn't it occur to a supposedly genius black kid
> that Milo is almost certainly a white guy?
=v= So what? Did you have a similar objection the year
that he portrayed Dorian Gray (who is at least almost
certainly half-white)?
<_Jym_>