For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for August 24, 2024

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    howtheduck  3 months ago

    All those things are true. However, notice John is not mentioning the nose.

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    9thCapricorn  3 months ago

    You should’ve stopped at panel 3 John.

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    Prescott_Philosopher   3 months ago

    John was so close, and then he got careless and blew it!

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    snsurone76  3 months ago

    She was a frump when you first met her, John? Oh, well—there’s no accounting for taste!

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    Farside99  3 months ago

    Dead man walking….

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    reedkomicks Premium Member 3 months ago

    He is such an a-hole.

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    kenshively  3 months ago

    Now we know why Lynn Johnson got a divorce.

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    Kimmies01  3 months ago

    That was down right mean John! You’re no peach yourself, you know.

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    Acworthless  3 months ago

    Or, as I like to say, I was ambushed by gravity.

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    subterrain44  3 months ago

    John – say goodbye to bed and hello to couch!

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    eced52  3 months ago

    Boot to the head.

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    Wren Fahel  3 months ago

    “Well, I know sometimes you think, that all you really are is the woman with the kids, and the groceries in the car; and you worry about your hips, and you worry about your age, meanwhile I’m tryin’ to catch, the breath you take away. Oh, an’ believe me, you still do. Baby, all I see, when I look at you, is one hot mama” — Trace Adkins, “One Hot Mama” (My husband once dedicated this song to me)

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    BJDucer  3 months ago

    Everything John said is true, but all Elly heard was “a little lower”. Nothing else he said mattered. John is going to have to learn how fragile her ego is regarding aging….and it’s not going to get any better with time.

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    Strider Premium Member 3 months ago

    Someone is sleep on the couch tonight.

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    Chris  3 months ago

    that deserves a smacked bottom… :L

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    rshive  3 months ago

    Sort of a left-handed compliment.

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    ctolson  3 months ago

    John didn’t know when to shut up and quit while he was ahead. The ramifications of which will be major and long term.

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    g04922  3 months ago

    LOL.. Gotta love John’s humor.

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    greenberg  3 months ago

    And that, your honor, is when I killed him.

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    DawnQuinn1  3 months ago

    That is what “push-up” bras are for.

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    French Persons Premium Member 3 months ago

    Way to boost her confidence, you jackazz.

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    baskate_2000  3 months ago

    Almost a gold medal until he went one sentence too far …..

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    boydjb47  3 months ago

    I can’t believe any husband would make that last remark. What an idiot.

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    freewaydog  3 months ago

    You’re sleeping on the couch tonight, John!

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    Doug K  3 months ago

    Sometimes you shift into a lower gear when you get older.

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    khjalmarj  3 months ago

    I prefer to use the word “rearranged.”

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    jango  3 months ago

    Hey John, I think that yer balls will be dragging much lower soon.

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    Macushlalondra  3 months ago

    Oh, John! You never know when to shut up!

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    ladykat  3 months ago

    You were doing fine until the last panel, John.

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    'IndyMan'  3 months ago

    And Jon, you were doing so well——until that last remark. Typical of a husband sticking ’his size 10 and a half in his size 11 mouth ! ! ! !

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    Jelliqal  3 months ago

    oh I would feed him liver and onions all week for that ( or whatever is his least liked food).

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    awcoffman  3 months ago

    Quit when you’re ahead.

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    CultofFarley  3 months ago

    Ooga Farley!

    Booga Farley!

    Googa Farley!

    Mooga Farley!

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    car2ner  3 months ago

    45 wasn’t so bad. Mid 60s is a bit more humbling

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    MRBLUESKY529  3 months ago

    Low blow, John.

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    andersjg Premium Member 3 months ago

    He does not realize the gravity of this situation.

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    Watchdog  3 months ago

    Weapons will be involved

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    rebelstrike0  3 months ago

    Sort of like the realization when a guy must look at his own face in the mirror every morning when shaving and at one point confront himself for whom he really is.

    John thinks of himself as happy-go-lucky and a bit of a joker, but others tend to see him as obnoxious and boorish.

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    Linguist  3 months ago

    Sometimes, you just can’t resist a wisecrack. It just sort of falls out of your mouth before the brain has a chance to stop it. (Thus speaks the voice of many, many years of not knowing when to shut up! )

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    pheets  3 months ago

    And I love you too. Most of the time.

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    CoreyTaylor1  3 months ago

    And that she can blame on the kids.

    Oh wait, she does that with EVERYTHING!

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    bigheadx Premium Member 3 months ago

    Oh oh

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    The_Great_Black President  3 months ago

    There were time when things got bad that Elly would remember about her husband and brother being marooned on that small island on Great Slave Lake.

    Sounds like if she is thinking about it now she will probably be wishing that he remained undiscovered, and by now John is a skeleton.

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    ajakimber425  3 months ago

    And that’s enough to put you in the doghouse for awhile.

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    rebelstrike0  3 months ago

    Bet Elly is wishing those border guards had given John a wood shampoo when he mouthed off to them.

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    sjsczurek  3 months ago

    John, John, John.

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    wfhite  3 months ago

    And she will kick him “a little lower”.

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    j.l.farmer  3 months ago

    Payback is a B****!!!

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    David Rickard Premium Member 3 months ago

    Breaking News: Local dentist John Patterson was beaten to death with a frying pan. His wife freely admitted to the crime, and “As long as I get one housewife on my jury, I’m a free woman.”

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    Laurie Stoker Premium Member 3 months ago

    Shoulda stopped at panel 3. I’m just sayin’

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    sobrown51  3 months ago

    Never end a compliment by saying it’s part of a set up for a joke.

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    Strawberry King  3 months ago

    As Butt-Head from Beavis and Butt-Head would put it:

    “What a dork!”

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    MissyTiger  3 months ago

    I know I’m in the minority, but I don’t think he should have said the things in panels 1-3. They’re lies, which isn’t helpful. A better approach is to say that yes, she’s changed, but it doesn’t matter because he still finds her attractive, appreciates her, loves her for who she is, etc. Elly can see that she’s changed, and is having trouble with that. She will continue to change as she ages, so accepting the reality and realizing that it’s not a big deal will help her in the future, too.

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    HodgeElmwood  3 months ago

    “And that’s when the fight started, your honor.”

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    Jelliqal  3 months ago

    My husband says he married me for who I am , not how I look(ed). As we get older, that becomes all the more important.

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    r.feinberg  3 months ago

    Splainin’ hands (and apparently double-jointed) – panel 3

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    CodeMouse92  3 months ago

    John always stops talking one sentence too late.

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    lnrokr55  3 months ago

    Yeah, well, birthdays suck!, What are you gonna do ;-)

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    rmcarignan  3 months ago

    Wow! Somebody better sleep with one eye open…

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    [Unnamed Reader - 14b4ce]  3 months ago

    John’s jokes are usually of the “throw something at his head” variety

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