For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for August 17, 2019

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    Guilty Bystander  about 5 years ago

    Ohhh, NOT the best question to ask that far from land.

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    Baarorso  about 5 years ago

    Just when Mike thought it couldn’t get any worse!

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    meowlin  about 5 years ago

    Hope you brought oars…

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    Mr. Peterson  about 5 years ago

    If Michael ate enough hot dogs at his stand, he probably can produce enough gas to get them back to shore.

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    Watcher  about 5 years ago

    Michael will swim to shore if that happens.

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    charliefarmrhere  about 5 years ago

    Not another boat in sight. Maybe they all heard about the severe weather forecast for that area?

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    sclement74 Premium Member about 5 years ago

    I can see where this is headed…

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    sclement74 Premium Member about 5 years ago

    …for a 3 hour tour…

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    jpayne4040  about 5 years ago

    So much for a nice relaxing time…

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    LeeCox  about 5 years ago

    Uh-oh… .

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    duanemorgan2013  about 5 years ago

    It is “Fifteen men on THE dead man’s chest” The song refers to the name of an island where the mutineers were marooned.

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    tripwire45  about 5 years ago

    Typical weekend warrior.

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    Templo S.U.D.  about 5 years ago

    What a goof Martha’s Dad is there

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    vaughnrl2003 Premium Member about 5 years ago

    Uh oh.

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    DCBakerEsq  about 5 years ago

    Or paddles?

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    The Martha MacRae Fan Club  about 5 years ago

    Martha’s looking nice.

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    Jan C  about 5 years ago

    Gotta love how the man in charge asks if anyone else thought to buy gas.

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    HappyDog/ᵀʳʸ ᴮᵒᶻᵒ ⁴ ᵗʰᵉ ᶠᵘⁿ ᵒᶠ ᶦᵗ Premium Member about 5 years ago

    Martha and Stan must have heard this before.

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    57-Don  about 5 years ago

    I’ve had to swim a 20 foot pontoon boat when it broke down – not a whole lot of fun

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    dlkrueger33  about 5 years ago

    Are they going to run out of gas in the middle of the lake? Stay tuned.

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    howtheduck  about 5 years ago

    Yeah, Michael. Didn’t you bring the gasoline? What kind of boater goes out without refilling the gas tank, or expecting one of the kids to have done it?

    The author is painting the father with a fairly broad brush of stupid. You get the stupid father. The obnoxious brother. The silent wife (still hasn’t said a word yet). Then there’s Martha and you have to wonder how in the world she came from this family because she doesn’t look like them and she doesn’t act like them.

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    Thechildinme  about 5 years ago

    Ah yes! The private boat and jet ski crowd. Don’t forget the beer. Gas??? Our Great Lakes rivers (especially those connecting to commercial ports) are so over-the-top with rising water (heavy snow melt followed by heavy rains) that commercial ships have had to reduce their speed several knots to diminish the displacement impact on the shoreline. Not so the recreational boaters. They roar full-speed and anyone walking on the community boardwalks has to get back a good 8-ft. to keep from being soaked by the wake they cause.

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    Nobody_Important  about 5 years ago

    Just my small input – this could be Martha’s dad just making a joke to “scare” everyone.

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    cmxx  about 5 years ago

    That kind of joke certainly would be on Martha’s dad’s level: self-absorbed, boring and apparently stupid.

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    InuYugiHakusho  about 5 years ago

    Famous last words…

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    tinstar  about 5 years ago

    “Michael, row the boat ashore…”

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    TennesseeFran  about 5 years ago

    Michael should think twice about dating Martha if he has to put up with her dad every time he goes to her house…

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    The_Great_Black President  about 5 years ago

    That is why the strip is called “For Boater or for Worse”.

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