For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for December 31, 2012

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    Can't Sleep  almost 12 years ago

    Good writing – like this – is timeless.

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    arye uygur  almost 12 years ago

    If this is a re-run and April hasn’t been born yet, how come John says it’s 2013?

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    Bret Maverick  almost 12 years ago

    As I understand it, this new version will not progress in real time. Like in Hi & Lois, the kids will never age.

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    psychlady  almost 12 years ago

    Is this a new version? I hadn’t heard anything about it! Looks like they just stuck in the “real” date into their reruns. But this is still one of my favorite comics!!

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    EMT  almost 12 years ago

    Nothing changes New Year’s Day.

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    comics  almost 12 years ago

    The “2013” has been photoshopped over the date that was originally published. The font is slightly larger.

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    jeanie5448  almost 12 years ago

    either way, love this comic, one of my favorite. Happy New Year to you all, be safe and enjoy. I know that is sometimes hard to do but try.

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    TheKaytebb  almost 12 years ago

    Still one of my favorite strips, even if they did change the date. My niece would totally do that and I would have too as a kid. :)

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    Fred Kuechenmeister  almost 12 years ago

    as best as I can recall, Lynn didn’t want to do the re-run route, and I’m sure didn’t want things photo-shopped, but the U/GoComics overlords probably own the rights and do whatever they want… so we get little “tweaks”.. still one of the best strips plus we can all play psychic and “see” the future…

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    monkeyhead  almost 12 years ago

    My parents just got themselves a flat screen TV for Xmas.

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    da11a5  almost 12 years ago

    “2013”!?!?!?!?!?!?!?love this Funnies……but it looks like it takes place in the 70’s!

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    Bill D. Kat Premium Member almost 12 years ago

    Must be some sort of time warp. Elizabeth is grown and married.

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    USN1977  almost 12 years ago

    Either the entire Patterson family fell into the Fountain of Youth, or “2013” was photoshopped.

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    Gretchen's Mom  almost 12 years ago

     

    To all my “FBoFW” friends . . .

     

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    loves raising duncan  almost 12 years ago

    New Years is what you make of it Lizzie! And to all a very Happy New year!

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    athomas917  almost 12 years ago

    2013 and they still have an old style TV. Way to spend those dentist paychecks John.

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    USN1977  almost 12 years ago

    If they are still using their old-style TV, sounds like John is trying to be frugal and not waste money. Yup, Patterson is definately a Scottish name! :)

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    Michael McKown Premium Member almost 12 years ago

    Wait a minute. Lynn Johnston quit doing the strip. These are all very old strips. So how come it’s 2013?

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    rickray777  almost 12 years ago

    “So, it’s a New Year. Feels about the same to me.”

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    akmarley  almost 12 years ago

    Are you sure that’s not a cardboard box?

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    Dave M  almost 12 years ago

    If you go back and look at Lynn’s commentary after she completed the strip a couple years ago, she said she was planning to restart things and implement some stuff she wished, in retrospect, she’d done the first time. These are not, technically, re-runs.

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    jenwithblueeyes  almost 12 years ago

    @invisible It was “1984” in the original.

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