Frazz by Jef Mallett for May 13, 2001

Transcript:

"So if Farmer Festus has 28 delicious apples and sells half of them, how many does he have left?" "Hard to say." "If he sells them on the futures market and times it right, he could end up with more than he started with." "Or he could be bucking for a subsidy. 28 apples is a pretty weak crop." "Suspiciously so." "As if I'd trust anybody who markets the mealiest variety of apple as 'delicious.'" "So, it depends." "It depends." "That's what I put on my test, and Mrs. Olsen gave me an 'E.'" "Really! That's what my friend Jim put in his dissertation, and they gave him a doctorate."