For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for March 10, 2016

A UFO should enter his head’s orbit in 3…2…1…

Pow!!!!

Stay out of earshot, John.

With one sentence, John both demoralizes is wife and shows his daughter that good looks are the only thing that matters for a girl. All done in front of Elly’s friend (and their soon-to-be neighbor) Connie.

Elly haters will be loving this one…

I guess a coffee cup would be too violent nowadays

Get ready to spend the next 6 months sleeping on the couch, John.

Free speech isn’t free

Milk pitcher smashed over John’s head in 5…4…3…

Uh-oh!

Just like dude is dud with an E!

His fate may be a frying pan to the head!

To the MOON, Alice!…uh, I mean John!

John is the Donald Trump of the strip… he says what we’re thinking but are afraid to say out loud.

I haven’t seen Ellie throw anything at him more damaging than a pillow. I think the “physically abusive” comments are over the top. His history of damaging comments and name-calling is well-documented. He doesn’t care who he hurts as long as he can feel like he’s being clever. (Been there with my own father)

My girl friend asked me once: "Does this dress make me look fat?I pointed at my head and said: "Does this make me look bald?

I remember this one !!!!! It originally had a teacup thrown by Elly. I thought it was hilarious!!! Pure comic strip humor!!! Too bad, it is now too PC, because to them, it’s violence!! Come it should be restored the way it was originally!!!

When I was 10 months pregnant, my husband said I was as logical as a hippo. That baby is now in his 30’s and as you can see, I completely forgave him for the remark and it’s forgotten. Right.

I don’t know what it is about some of us guys, but there are times when the smarta$$ gene takes us over completely, We just can’t help making that wisecrack that’s going to get us in trouble !

I speak from many, many years of experience.

Ah, John is in one of his suicidal moods again. Tsk ,tsk. tsk……

Lynn’s Comment**This was a one-liner of which I was particularly pleased. Sadly, like so many remarks, word play and colloquial expressions, it could not be translated, so FBorFW remained an English only comic strip. Imagine the world of wonderful humor we would all enjoy if we could only understand each other’s languages!•

The original strip (March 12, 1987) showed a coffee cup about to smack the back of John’s head.

It’s what made him destined to sleep on the couch

I believe there used to be a coffee mug flying towards his head.

The reruns of this strip really make me believe Lynn didn’t lose much when her husband took off if he was really like John.

I’m surprised John didn’t spill coffee down his pants with Connie looking like that! I guess the invisible cup will hurt enough.

Another throat-punch moment for John.

@ comicssfan

…and pouring coffee down your pants ha ha…

Once he gets out of the hospital, it will be many weeks, sleeping on the couch.

“And multiple divorces ?”

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>And what do you think caused those?<P.The opposing lawyers were not amused and the judges couldn’t take a joke….but recognized sarcasm and irony when they heard it !

Found it! Page 87 of the collection book “It’s All Downhill From Here”. Elly’s coffee mug is flying at John’s head. That used to happen a lot. Too bad Lynn chose to change it in order to be more PC.

Ever hear of iron corsets?

Maybe Connie is wearing an iron exercise suit, which would explain why her figure looks so good.

Maybe.

Dude! He said the F word!

I would run for the trees if I were him! That was not a good move.

He is SOOOO dead.

If a coffee cup wouldn’t work, how about throwing an apple at him. Wouldn’t do any damage but would get his attention.

Tempting fate, on the other hand……

Good thing you’re holding the carafe, John. But you can count on sleeping on the couch tonight.

I often wonder why she’s married to him? He’s horrible to her. This strip is almost sad at times. He’s verbally and emotionally abusive.

He already knows that she thinks that she is too fat. There is no reason to remind her.