Frazz by Jef Mallett for June 16, 2015
June 15, 2015
June 17, 2015
Transcript:
Girl: Back when, say, Frazz was in your class, did school get out earlier in the year? Mrs. Olsen: Yes. Girl: That would explain the lack of air conditioning in this building. Mrs. Olsen: Cheapness would explain it better.
Which is why that period was the closest this country is likely to come to a golden age. We were mostly at peace (compared to WW2 and the current endless/pointless wars anyway), the economy was strong, and the shift from farms to city/suburban living turned the summer into the most important lesson a lot of kids learned—that there is more to life than just going to work every day. Some of these kids taught that lesson to their parents, and for a brief time (before organized labor was outlawed) there was talk of European-style six-week vacations. Then our corporate overlords got wind of what was going on, and in short order the movement to lengthen the school year appeared. Now we’re on track to eliminate summer vacation entirely, properly preparing the next generation for its life of continuous labor.