<p>Sorry to bring up such an old topic, but I read in the comics section today that Jeremy from “Zits” has a 4.0 GPA and is in three AP classes (he is fifteen). The comic also mentioned some things that we already knew, including Jeremy’s talent in music. I just wanted to update you on this!</p>
<p>That’s one of my favorite strips. For many years I thought Bill W. was channeling my son when he wrote “Calvin and Hobbes.” Then my son got to be a teenager, and I saw that he bore a remarkable resemblance to Jeremy, at least in some ways!</p>
<p>There is a stack of Zits strips cut out and stacked on a shelf in my kitchen. My boys groan whenever I pick up the comics section and howl: they know I’ll be adding another to the pile. And they even acknowledge how right on target the strip is! (I tried to add a link to my favorite one recently, but it messes up: it was the one from Jan. 16th, 2005, where Jeremy is talking to himself about setting the table for dinner.)</p>
<p>Between Zits and the recent thread on Foxtrot about “World of Warcraft” addiction, the artists could be spying on my family, it’s uncanny. And quite funny. :)</p>
<p>“Zits” even translates across the sex lines fairly well. We’ve been known to clip to save for or send to D. “Frazz,” “9 Chickweed Lane,” and “Get Fuzzy” are also candidates for same.</p>
<p>Nedad - We must have the same son. We also believed that Calvin WAS our son and now we KNOW Jeremy IS our son.</p>
<p>I absolutely love Zits. How about the strip recently that showed the dad looking in the mirror and seeing Jeremy’s note taped there, reading “objects in mirror are older than they appear”, and the mom saying “well, at least he remembered your birthday”. </p>
<p>I love Get Fuzzy too. But no one has mentioned For Better or Worse. That’s a total classic. When the older dog was caught in the river current, I was afraid even to read each day’s strip. The day he died was so sad!</p>
<p>Zits is “recommended parental reading” by S’ hs school social worker and health teacher. I cut out the particularly apropos strips and place them at S’ dinner table spot. He pretends to ignore them. The strip even managed to depict H recently in the one about the dad shouting at the TV news.</p>
<p>I’ve got zits and foxtrot (the world of warcraft thread is a younger version of my son) magnetized to my frig. I love For Better or Worse, just don’t have any kids those ages.</p>
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<p>No way!!!</p>
<p>I love Zits and Foxtrot!!! Jeremy is like my sister, and the geeky/nerdy/dorky younger brother in Foxtrot is like me!!!</p>
<p>After a read the Foxtrot when Paige asked the brother (blanking on his name) how he remembered his locker combination and he replied that he found the elements that corresponded with the numbers, I looked mine up!</p>
<p>For those of you who’ve taken the time to register with the Washington Post, you can read all their comics online. Here’s today’s Zits…</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/comics/king.htm?name=Zits&date=20050226[/url]”>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/comics/king.htm?name=Zits&date=20050226</a></p>
<p>How about ‘Bloom County’?</p>
<p>I don’t know ‘Bloom County’. What is it about?</p>
<p>Everyone should make sure to use dmd77’s link tomorrow. The comic that makes the reference to Jeremy’s classes and grades will be there.</p>
<p>Bloom County is specifically not online. Alas.</p>
<p>yemaya - how is it that you have advance notice of Zits?</p>
<p>PS this is a great hook for your party apps, and probably for the top tier colleges as well</p>
<p>(Our newspaper delivery person brought the Sunday comics with today’s Saturday paper, so I saw tomorrow’s comic also. 
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<p>Oh geez… soo funny!</p>
<p>I found some of the treasuries on Amazon and then called my local bookstore and asked: “Do you have ‘Humongous Zits’?” Ah, but he knew what I was talking about. :D</p>
<p>Yes, jmmom, this can be my hook!!! The comics magically come to my house a day earlier (don’t say anything mootmom, I need this hook). Have all of you read it yet???</p>
<p>With a S with a vivid imagination, dreams (both during the day and the night) to go with that, and the artistic ability to put them on paper, we’ve always enjoyed “Calvin & Hobbes” and have many of the books. “Zits” definitely represented his adolescence.</p>
<p>Along the college app line, check out the Feb. 24th “Rose Is Rose” strip–I thought it was hysterical! <a href=“http://www.comics.com/comics/roseisrose/archive/roseisrose-20050224.html[/url]”>http://www.comics.com/comics/roseisrose/archive/roseisrose-20050224.html</a></p>
<p>That’s great, Little Mother! :)</p>