For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for September 28, 2010

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    rshive  about 14 years ago

    As long as they keep the money coming, fairies are great.

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    Coyoty Premium Member about 14 years ago

    He’ll have a lot more reason to believe in fairies when he grows up.

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    Joe_Minotaur  about 14 years ago

    We were so poor, that if we wanted an allowance, we had to beat up the Tooth Fairy.

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    lewisbower  about 14 years ago

    How come da tooth fairy don’t pay senior citizens for teeth?

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    kees-c-bakker  about 14 years ago

    Lew,

    Because: they are totally worn down rotten. involuntary removed

    BTW a senior that puts his artificial teeth under his pillow, might be considered as senile :-)

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    WebSpider  about 14 years ago

    Something about Lawrence asking someone if they believed in fairies almost had coffee coming out my nose. It caught me off guard and triggered this thought… No malice intended..

    Politically incorrect version of today’s dialog…

    “Do you believe in fairies, Michael?” “Yeah. My best friend is gonna be one when he grows up…”

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    gobblingup Premium Member about 14 years ago

    A dollar a week for a 7 year old isn’t bad in the 80s. Poor Lawrence has to believe in fairies because his mother neglects him so. He needs to hope that someone will pay attention to him.

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    celeconecca  about 14 years ago

    clap, clap, clap! I do believe!

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    arsmall  about 14 years ago

    LoL! webspider and Coyotoy

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    Frankr  about 14 years ago

    Webspider: I had forgotten about that.

    Do you think Lynn had that in mind when she drew this?

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    Wildmustang1262  about 14 years ago

    To tell the truth, I NEVER got any money under the pillow after I had the tooth fall off or whatever. I never got one cent at all. Do I believe the Tooth Fairy! Scoffs! Naahhhh! I don’t believe it anyway.

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    Gretchen's Mom  about 14 years ago

    Why do parents feel the need to lie about things such as tooth fairies, Santa Claus, and the Easter Bunny, etc.? What purpose does it serve to make up stories like this only to have their children become completely disillusioned later on when they get older and learn the real truth? I never really trusted my parents again when that happened to me when I was a kid.

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    LindainOregon  about 14 years ago

    GretchensMom… I totally agree.

    pattybf… you have a right to disagree with someone else’s comments, but I don’t think you have a right to judge their intentions. In fact, I find your comments more offensive and judgmental than the other two. They were simply making a joke.

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    WebSpider  about 14 years ago

    pattybf: Rant Ignored. Please find another place for your soap box… Some of my closest friends are GLBT and they are the first ones to laugh at a double entendre like this… To quote a GLBT friend “I’d rather have a friend call me a fairy than have a stranger tell that I’m going to burn in Eternity…”

    Frankr: Hard to say what Lynn was thinking at this phase of the strip. It would be a stretch to say that she had Lawrence’s future orientation planned out this far back.

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    pattybf  about 14 years ago

    To 2cats and WebSpider: I certainly did not intend to come off as judgmental. It’s just that I have had family members who laughed at the “Joke” and the “double entendre” so that they would be part of the group and then came home and cried because they were so hurt. I have never told anyone that they are going to burn in eternity(I have enough to worry about with my own soul!) I leave that to folks on this site who insist on banging me over the head with their religious beliefs and bible quoting. I am sorry that I offended anyone, it was not intentional.

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    Mythreesons  about 14 years ago

    @pattybf+ I knew they were trying to be funny and show that they knew the future of Lawrence (I do, too) but still thought the “joke” was in poor taste.

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    JosePeterson  about 14 years ago

    Is Lawrence black or white? In an old FBOFW book of mine he’s white

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    kfaatz925  about 14 years ago

    LOL! I love Mike’s pragmatism.

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    JP Steve Premium Member about 14 years ago

    Lawrence’s father was Dr. Pablo DaSilva, a Brazilian Physician. So Lawrence is half Hispanic. (Info from the FBoFW official website)

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