2008-02-19

A captioned classroom comic. The top banner reads: "Teaching tips: use a tangible object to denote authority." A blonde teacher in a pink shirt stands at the front of a classroom, holding up a handgun and gesturing cheerfully; a chalkboard with a heart and triangle is behind her, and several children watch from behind. Her speech bubble says, "Okay now, kids, who's holding the quiet gun?" The joke escalates a classroom "talking object" management trick into a threat. Votey (aftercomic): captioned "Or if that fails..." with a close-up of the smiling teacher leaning in, saying, "Who's holding the quiet carotid artery?"