For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for November 01, 2024

We’ll see if Liz goes to Anthony and comforts him.

So—have Liz and Anthony grown up any since last night??

Couldn’t have seen this train coming from half a mile away…

Peering into the swirling mists of teenage lives and trying to guess what is next.

You don’t have to wear a costume to be a… is that spelled correctly?

In today’s world, she would be called a “strong woman” as she uses and destroys men with no accountability.

Woo-hoo, witchy woman

See how high she flies

Woo-hoo, witchy woman

She got the moon in her eye

Daaaanng! Dawn just called out Liz! The third panel is a perfect description of how Liz treated Anthony. the only thing that got left out was having someone else break up with him for her.

Also, final panel: The Incredible Floating Backpack.

From Lynn’s Comments: Remembering all of the crazy personal interactions, the games, and the heartbreaks of high school, took me back to some intensely emotional times. It was interesting to know that the experiences I’d had were still being talked about when I wrote these strips!

Candace is as Candace does.

Or another five-letter “W” word…

I told you so.

Life goes on like it always has

Opportunity, Liz!

Hopefully the Grade 12 guy soon dumps the witch Candice. A little taste of her own medicine. LOL

Cartoon sociology? IRL we are far better off just moving along when we lose relationships. Most of my friendships (and a couple of our family) ended when our family moved again and again. Does it really make a difference when the loss is somebody’s direct decision?

In this case Anthony has already made it clear he was not strongly attached to Elizabeth. Why would that change?

what an awful spell she put them under. ;p

Anthony has learned a valuable lesson as well, then. Someone who will help a friend break up in order to date the now-available boyfriend is probably not trustworthy.

Candance sounds like she’s becoming what we used to call a “Pr!ck Teaster”.

I had that happen 65 years ago at a YMCA dance in another city. It hurt at the time, but on reflection, it was for the best!

Amen!

True.

We weren’t getting off THIS roller coaster for another 10 years….wait’ll we get to t he dislocated knee!!

I think Elizabeth and Dawn are learning what type of person Candace is. (Finally!)

In the words of the late, great Dame Maggie Smith: “I hate Greek drama, when everything happens offstage.”

Dawn, you know full well why Elizabeth blew off the dance. You could have shared this gossip with her without twisting the knife.

Dawn and Pawn!

She just dealt with her first Farley-less Halloween.

Here is an idea for a new strip

Headmaster: Elizabeth, I need to speak to you.

Elizabeth: Yes sir! Candace ran off with a 12th grader. I wouldn’t be surprised if she gets suspended for an inappropriate relationship.

Headmaster: No, I don’t know what you are talking about. I wanted to talk about this. Do the letters F F D C mean anything to you?

Elizabeth: Farley, Finest Dog Created?

Headmaster: No! F, F, D and C are your grades in Math, English, Science, Geography.

Elizabeth: Me fail English? That’s unpossible!

Headmaster: Elizabeth, this is a problem. I am arranging for a meeting with you and your father in my office next week.

Elizabeth stares into space as ominous music plays

There is a bowl-headed, overall-wearing, walking yellow Farley eater!

Yep that’s Witch with a capital B.

They were dressed as cats and had a cat fight. The irony!

Candace sounds like a girl I used to know in high school.

It’s probably just the thrill of the chase for Candace… once she wins, she moves on to the next prize. Man, I do NOT miss high school drama.

Candace was no Bergman, THAT’S for sure!!!

Could everyone keep in mind that this group of characters are all around 14 years old. Of course they do dumb, immature things like dump their date for somebody better halfway through the dance.

Cue the Lollipop Shoppe’s signature single…..