For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for March 19, 2014

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    ORMouseworks  over 10 years ago

    Depends on whose understanding of “wonderful” is! ;)

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    ILuvLu  over 10 years ago

    Never missed ya for a second.

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    Twobit  over 10 years ago

    How did Michael get so tall? I apologize if this has been asked but I cannot open the previous comments.

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    tripwire45  over 10 years ago

    I see John has forgotten the fine art of ordering pizza when his wife is away on business.

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    Wren Fahel  over 10 years ago

    Oh, please…not the stereotypical “husband/father is an idiot and is totally helpless without his wife” shtick. I hate that.

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    Beleck3  over 10 years ago

    the joys of perceptions

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    Can't Sleep  over 10 years ago

    They had better welcome her home with open arms, and candy, and an apology for the mess (unless they can call in help).

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    jimgamer  over 10 years ago

    Wonderful ? 8^(

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    sbchamp  over 10 years ago

    Matt Hooper: “How was your day?”Chief Brody: “Swell,”

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    marshall98  over 10 years ago

    sick and tired of men being portrayed as incompetent idiots.

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    Argy.Bargy2  over 10 years ago

    Perspective also applies in the way that both Elly and John are looking at their situations. Elly went through some challenges at first on the flight and then in carrying her case, but now that she’s settled in her hotel room and looking forward to her conference, she’s ok. John, who does NOT want to look like a stereotypical helpless husband, is certainly not going to tell Elly that the house is a mess.

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    alondra  over 10 years ago

    If the husband/father can take care of things why doesn’t he? Whether his wife is home or not, he ought to take care of things if he is able to, instead of just leaving everything to her.

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    She Mc  over 10 years ago

    Tall kids, messy kitchen, happy dog, looks like everyone is having fun!!!

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    JanLC  over 10 years ago

    When I make a big meal, my kitchen looks like that. It does not make me an incompetent idiot, it just means I haven’t cleaned it up yet. Elly’s call came at an inopportune moment, that’s all.

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    tuslog64  over 10 years ago

    One time me, my wife and her mother went to a family reunion.When we came back two days later, she looked at the kitchen and exclaimed“It looks like two boar hogs been living here!”(Maybe she had a point, nothing had been washed, and the men were down to using measuring cups to drink out of!!)

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    claude.moore  over 10 years ago

    Once again men are being portrayed as incompetents.

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    Johnnie Polo Premium Member over 10 years ago

    I thought for a sec those were her pink panties in panel one.

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    kodj kodjin  over 10 years ago

    It looks like Elly is lying on the filthy bed spread. Nevery do that in a hotel. They only wash them about once a month!

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    lindz.coop Premium Member over 10 years ago

    I think we are only seeing what Elly puts up with everyday when she is at home — John is doing no better than she does. I agree with the “don’t sit on the bedspread” idea — but I don’t think they were as filthy back when this was drawn. Hotels once were kept fairly clean as were public restrooms — today they are filthy petrie dishes.

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