For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for July 24, 2013

More likely they raised Phil; Elly was the good one.

Nothing like John.

She’s going to bop him one. Oh wait, they don’t bop. Sorry, I was mixed up with Andy Capp for a bit. Nevermind! – Emily LaTella. :)

Re: Item 2. John was not defending his son. He was agreeing with her and stating that the grandparents are able to deal with him.

HTD — do you have any kids?“Elly takes a cheap shot at Michael…”By saying he’s “a pain in the neck sometimes”?Every kid is, even me (I know; it’s hard to believe), and, if your parents were ever asked, so were you.Elly’s concern is because her parents aren’t young, running a farm is hard work, and they may have trouble keeping up with an active kid.

he’s probably spent more time sleeping on the couch than in bed.

If I remember this story, Elly’s parents live on a farm and keep Michael busy with chores. I won’t spoil it by saying anything more.As for John’s last comment: he’d better not sleep too deeply or he might wake up with bruises he knows not where they came.

like i’ve said before, John is such a dumb idiot. unfortunately taht says something about Elly too.

Touche’

John is just teasing. Dentists do that a lot.

Vancouver with farms close by? This was written awhile ago, eh?

This whole strip is about being able to laugh at yourself – a good quality that all of us need. In spite of the look on Elly’s face, I suspect she would have simply bonked John with the pillow, laughed, and gone to sleep – tension released with a little humor.

The grandparents must’ve taken into consideration how old Michael was before inviting him. They will take good care of him. On a scale of 1-10 for John’s insults to Elly this only ranks about a 2. He won’t have to sleep on the couch for this but she will turn around and give him the cold shoulder. Or remind him that he was probably not that easy for his parents to raise either.

Love the smirk in his face in the last panel, as he burns her.

I checked…..Elly’s parents live in Vancouver…he’s a watchmaker. It is John’s family that are the farmers.

nothing for you tonite

What’s John looking at in the first panel? Cell phone? But the time period this strip was set in was before cell phones!

Hitting the couch in 5,4,3…

“Elly” isn’t the “baddest guy” in the strip; she’s kind/loving enough to give “herself” down most of the put-downs.

What is the expression that Elly has in the last panel?

I thought Elly was the good one

Oh SNAP!!!!![My favorite, Bazinga!, was already taken.];-)