Hoo-boy.  ”Let’s look at all the sea animals!” Really!? I thought this was Middle School, not First Grade. And what reason does teacher Mavis see that leads her to believe Mark is the reason for Rusty’s extemporaneous facts-spouting? It’s bonkers. 

Art Dept. The comic syndicate clearly has flexible standards when it comes to acceptable artwork. Panel 3 is especially problematic, as a close study will show. By now, I hope everybody knows that if you click on the posted strip above, it will (or should) expand. You need to click your browser’s Back button to return to the full blog page.