7 Comments

1. 

   Jeffrey Pontiff on December 2, 2018 at 8:44 pm

   Hilarious.

   2018 AD. “We need to shorten the school day first, but I absolutely guarantee that later start times will be implemented afterwards.”

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   Julia Malakie on December 2, 2018 at 9:45 pm

   Ha ha!
   At the risk of confusing the younger generation, this made me think of that old line, “of course I’ll respect you in the morning.”

3. 

   Greg Reibman on December 3, 2018 at 6:50 am

   Back in the good old days when Newton only had five wards.

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   Michael S Singer on December 3, 2018 at 6:59 am

   @Julia–the”younger generation” isn’t confused by the phrase you quoted. They just understand that it comes from a sexist and repressive era.

5. 

   Matthew Miller on December 3, 2018 at 7:32 am

   The one on the left is me every time I comment on V14… Playing with fire (ha!!)

6. 

   Mike Striar on December 3, 2018 at 11:51 am

   I have really missed Mark’s work in The TAB. What kind of news organization let’s a world-class artist like Mark get away? They must be nuts!

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   Mary Mary Quite Contrary on December 3, 2018 at 12:04 pm

   The followup to this cartoon could be all futuristic and Jetsons-like with the year 2500 with the Newton School Committee continuing to discuss this. Although that might be too close to reality!