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.
Tag: Linda
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!
Occupy Westview
Again with the
NCLB references!
It’s easy to see why Les is so gung ho to get the school levy passed: somebody’s gotta come up with money to pay for his unlimited personal days. But what has become of Art Teacher from Monday’s strip? Having delivered his gag, he now joins the Village Booksmith guy from last week in the cardboard character recycling bin.
Levy ≠ Levity
Today’s comic is notable for Becky’s “Charlie Brown” facial expression
So that “crazy wacko” Becky’s mom is gonna take her ball and go home if the people of Westview shoot down the school levy. That oughta learn ’em a lesson. What does her resignation accomplish, anyway, besides setting up today’s punchline? It’s about as plausible as a basketball team forfeiting a playoff game after their star player gets hurt.
Batiuk Blogs Updated!
I always like to give you, dear snarker, a heads up when TB makes the occasional post to the official FW “blogs” (I still snicker at the plural usage). Batty’s latest missive is “a few impressions from” the (real-life) Lisa’s Legacy run. While he doesn’t mention whether this year’s was “the best turnout ever“, he does take credit for the good weather, since he purposely made it rain on the fictional event:
I figured that, if I made it rain on the Lisa’s Run in the comic strip, Fate (who, when it wants to be entertained, plops down on the couch with a big bowl of buttered popcorn, puts its feet up on the hassock and turns on me) would make it a bright sunny day just to make me look like a fool.
Son of Stuck Funky 
