For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for October 25, 2023

That would be pretty cold for trick-or-treating.

Another in a series of naked April comic strips. There was a stretch there when April took off her clothes on a pretty regular basis and I think we are still in that stretch.

April, the little girl with the big imagination. ;D

But, April, cowboys are not naked. They wear western or flannel shirts with Wrangler jeans that are held up with a trophy buckled belt, occasionally accompanied with jean coverlet like Toy Story’s Woody does, and a pair of cowboy boots completes the outfit. You were almost there with the coveralls – just add a flannel shirt and a pair of high ankle boots. You’d look cowboy enough.

Gotta love it! Kids that age are so funny!!!

That’s how Lady Godiva got her start

Hahahaha

Knowing April’s penchant for nudity, Elly should’ve seen this coming.

She must’ve heard about Times Square’s Naked Cowboy.

April is going bare back…

The outfit you can wear anytime.

This is the start of the Naked Cowboy of NYC where a man just wore a cowboy hat, boots and briefs

Yeah… That’s gonna be a big N-O!

This comic would be considered obscene in Florida schools.

All hat and no cattle.

My Halloween outfit was a Lone Ranger mask, hat, and cap pistols. That was back in the fifties. Candy back then was lousy compared to today. Taffy and those peanut things.

Jeans will do just fine, Honey.

A fiery broom stick horse with the speed of light, a cloud of dust and a hearty, ‘Hi Yo Silver!’ The Naked Ranger!"

“Hi Yo Silver, away!”

“With her faithful canine companion Farley, the daring and naked rider of the plains led the fight for law, order, and underpants in the early west. Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear. The Naked Ranger rides again!”

Gonna be one cold Halloween – short too…

Oh yeah they call her the Streak, she likes to show off her physique! https://www.youtube.Com/watch?v=XtzoUu7w-YM

Seems like she got her inspiration from Monty Python

I predict a career in movies.

Well, I suppose that sort of makes sense. Personally, I would want some boots too. You know. Cactus and all that.

A plaid shirt and overalls would fill the bill, Elly, and doesn’t Mike have a capgun and holster laying around somewhere? You’re just trying to push your dumb ladybug idea on April, so you made this happen!

When the kids are asleep, why don’t I wear this outfit: >

My family lived in an isolated house in the country. No air conditioning. On hot days in the summer, our mother would let us run naked through the water sprinkler to cool off. This was when I was four, my sister was three and the twin brothers were two.

LOL… April is a “Free” spirit…

Is that a reverse cowgirl I see?

I wonder why she’s in shadow.

For some reason, they are called “ladybirds” in the UK. Maybe go as a “ladybird”, then.

Will definitely get more candy….

Elly: APRIL NOOOOOO!

( but then Anthony Caine walks in the Patterson’s home and wails)

Assthony: AH HAWWE NAWWWOOO HAWWME!

John: GET THE F#@& OUT YOU INGRATE

The thing with kids like Apo is to convince them that dressing in a nice costume like that is their idea. Usually using a Tom Sawyer white wash method

Well, Mom, you DID ask! :D

She’s going as the Midnight Cowboy.

Gotta love it! Too funny!

Well, she’ll earn her chaps that way for sure.

Well, Ellie, you’re the one with the sewing machine.

My younger sister constantly took her clothes off around that age, especially if she were going outside. She didn’t want them to get dirty. If it started to rain, she would put a scarf on her head and a pair of rainboots on her feet to keep them dry.