every time i write a comic making fun of french i look forward to my francophone friend Hélène emailing me a scowling emoticion. BALL IS IN YOUR COURT, MY DEAR FRIEND

May 6th, 2016: Okay so the coolest thing I got emailed to me after yesterday's comic was the idea that counting ISN'T math when we do it (because we're doing it by rote) but it IS math when birds do it (because they're reasoning through the process and reaching conclusions based on mathematical laws). I LOVE THIS IDEA SO MUCH. Nobody tell me if it's a bad idea because I love it.

– Ryan