Nice jacket, Bull; did they have it in your size? The bad news comes even faster and furiouser than usual: the Westview schools have sacrificed the sports programs in the name of austerity. I thought this seemed a bit extreme, but a bit of Googling reveals that this is in fact Something That Happens; art and music programs are made to suffer as well. It’s enough to make little lines fly out from your head. Right, Linda?
What Moore Can I Say?
I like how Les doesn’t just look through the window as Summer shoots baskets in the driveway; he has to surreptitiously peer from behind a curtain. Finally he makes his presence known and attempts to engage his “kiddo” in some father-daughter chat, offering a baseball analogy to his hoops-dreamin’ daughter. Way to rebound, Les. Try not to show your fear of the ball!
Things are Tough All Over
The Westview teachers are “just folks” after all, fretting about how they will fund their childrens’ college education. When you consider that teachers’ salaries are a major factor in the high cost of higher education, the irony of this week’s “salary freeze” arc is pretty astounding indeed.
Another Brick in the Wall Street
It’s hard to tell if TB has bent his “one year ahead” production schedule to catch the anti-Wall Street wave with today’s strip. It’s even harder to sympathize with Jim and his colleagues having to do without their customary guaranteed pay raises. Boo effin’ hoo.
On this Veterans’ Day 2011, I’d like to offer my sincerest gratitude to the men and women who have served this nation in uniform. Thank you!
–TFH
Land of the Freeze
Apparently Linda Bushka serves as shop steward for the Westview faculty, and she breaks some bad news to the rank and file that the teachers may have to endure a “wage freeze”. Because a salary cut wouldn’t provide Jim up with a setup for a nifty punchline. And firing lousy teachers such as this lot is an impossibility in any school district, fictional or real. Eh, who cares? Feast your squinties on panel 1 Becky’s prominent pinned-up sleeve, Coach Kaz earring and bulbous nose!
Son of Stuck Funky 