Betty by Gary Delainey and Gerry Rasmussen for December 19, 2023

“No”.

Thank you for the tip. Now… how do you get out of it? ;D

A very good clue to good conversation. It used to be an art form and everyone had practice in it, if they wanted to stay “in the loop”. Now, according to accepted practice, no one engages in direct real conversation, only in using electronic gadgets, emojis and delete which is rude beyond imagining. Don’t you think? ;)

Panel 2 is not an open ended question. “How would a question lead to a discussion?” would be better.

One therapist wrote comparing conversation with tossing a ball back and forth. If you don’t toss it back the ball isn’t in play and or the conversation dies.

Is this the Monty Python Argument sketch?

Junior still talks to his parents.