Back-to-school Enthusiasts Gifts

'I know school doesn't start for another week, but any chance I could just drop them off now?'

Why is Mum so happy. Doesn't she realize the holidays are over and it's back to school today!

"All aboard!"

Well, summer's over and it's almost time to go back to school. Since this is a comic strip and we're frozen in time, I'm pretty familiar with the 11th-grade textbooks by now. I predict you're looking at a future "C" student! ! !

'OK let's see, 53 pounds at $5 a pound... that'll be $265.'

"There's something weird about Emily. She actually likes school!"

"...and before you embark upon life's journey, could one of you help me with my laptop?"

U of Debt

"Get up at 7; leave for school by 8; no video games until after homework is done -- how about some regulatory relief?"

'I told you hard work would pay off in the third grade, Cate...You've had three job offers.'

"I really love school. There's only one problem. I think not having a college degree is holding me back."

"The state of graduates literacy levels is shoking and both my colleegs agrree that there maths isn't much better."

'Oooh, Jimmy, the teacher put another throwing star on your paper! Great!'

"It's Labor Day! The unofficial last day of summer!"

"Finally...school starts next week."

"But why can't I bring him to class? He's my therapy toad!"

"Tia Carmen, did you ever wish summer was over...so you could be in school?"

"If you find authority intolerable, remember, you're in good company."

"I just feel like I'm constantly disappointing parents everytime I appear on report cards."

'Ooops! My mistake. That was the yearly budget estimate, no the monthly estimate.'

The Litany Of Fun

'We had an Old Testament skit today. Al Sims was the Hittite, and I was the hittee.'

"If we only use 10% of our brains, how am I supposed to get passing grades?"

Well, wish me luck. Mom and dad can handle an 'A' and two 'B's, but I've REAL-L-L-L-Y got to spin the 'D' in math!

'If you are not careful, son, you will be mathematically eliminated from all of the Ivy League schools.'

The 5 paragraph essay is sooo stupid. Why do we have to learn it? So you can get good SAT scores. That will get you into a good college, and then a good job. So you never have to write another 5-paragraph essay again.

"I can always tell when the kids go back to school. Everyone is so happy and relaxed."

"Get real Dad, those are LAST years colors!"

"Improve your geography results, Perkins or you're history!"

Private School Interview - 'How much do your parents weigh?'

"You're moving into a place where all the parents live well and all the kids test well."

'I was going to teach them the meaning of life ... but it wasn't on the test.'

Welcome to Kindergarten. It's a list of school supplies -- I need pencils, a ruler, crayons and a laptop!

"The extent of your extracurricular activities in high school, may very well be participation in regular program of oral hygiene using an effective decay preventaative tooth paste, but that won't get you into a good university."

'Welcome graduates, parents, guests, faculty, and home equity loan officers.'