Comic #428: 2006-05-10

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Description

Comic Description:

The setting is a classroom with a blackboard. On the blackboard, there's a chalk-written math problem.

Text:

1. Teacher (speaking to the class): "KIDS, MR. TURLINGTON HAD TO ATTEND HIS WIFE’S FUNERAL TODAY. HOWEVER, HE LEFT YOU A HOMEWORK PROBLEM."

2. On the blackboard:

   • "Kids: If a train leaves from 5 miles away, and you start walking toward it at 3 miles per hour, is life a meaningless series of pathetic tragedies?"

The teacher is depicted with short hair and wearing glasses, standing near the blackboard. The students are visible but not clearly detailed. The overall mood of the comic mixes dark humor with a poignant question.