Assist Me Please

Cidu Bill on Jul 3rd 2009

assistant.gifUm… Isn’t this the kid who reads William Faulkner for fun?

Filed in Bill Bickel, CIDU, Frazz, Jef Mallet, comic strips, comics, humor | 9 responses so far

9 Responses to “Assist Me Please”

  1. James Jul 3rd 2009 at 04:07 pm 1

    He knows what “assitant” means — he’s just not very good at being subordinate. Frazz is dropping a hint.

  2. Kate C Jul 3rd 2009 at 04:55 pm 2

    I thought Bill’s comment was in reference to the fact that it seems out of character for Caulfield, a “weirdo” kid with interests outside the mainstream, to be so judgmental of another weirdo.

  3. Mike Jul 3rd 2009 at 05:02 pm 3

    what the hell is going on in the second panel?

  4. Norm Jul 3rd 2009 at 05:41 pm 4

    second panel = high 5 in silhouette

  5. furrykef Jul 3rd 2009 at 09:52 pm 5

    Kate C - I don’t think it’s out of character for Caulfield at all: he enjoys the opportunity to tell other people, including (especially?) Frazz, what to do. To him, that’s probably more important than protecting the other kid’s individuality. Caulfield’s a very bright kid, but he’s still a kid.

    Not to mention that dancing isn’t conducive to good baseball, though of course that one year they all screwed around, they made it to the championship. (Which in turn never got resolved because the game got rained out. Dammit, Mallett!)

  6. MoWatt Jul 3rd 2009 at 11:59 pm 6

    KateC - I don’t see why you think Caulfield’s being judgmental. The kid’s not supposed to be dancing and should be told not to dance. Nobody’s judging him for it.

  7. Kate C Jul 4th 2009 at 02:07 am 7

    It’s not as tho they’re actually playing a game, or even seriously practicing. Frazz and Caulfield are chatting away like nothing’s going on. Certainly the kid has no reason NOT to be dancing at that moment.

  8. jjmcgaffey Jul 5th 2009 at 04:24 pm 8

    This is also a continuation of a sequence - the kid is not just ‘dancing around’, he’s practicing his ballet (which he greatly prefers to baseball but his dad is living vicariously and won’t let him quit).

    It might also be something about Caulfield thinking his job is to point out problems, not run and solve them - though I strongly suspect James and furrykef have it, it’s Caulfield enjoying an opportunity to tell people what to do. And it’s easier to tell someone you know than a stranger…

  9. david Jul 6th 2009 at 09:08 am 9

    The real kicker is that nobody showed up to practice, which was being held in a Turkish prison.

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