For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for March 11, 2009

  1. Warthog
    wndrwrthg  over 15 years ago

    Extremely.

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    stonehenge1951  over 15 years ago

    Yes, John. It is.

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    margueritem  over 15 years ago

    Welcome to reality, John.

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    Edcole1961  over 15 years ago

    The funniest thing about the strip is that if he were to re-read it today, now that he probably has all the time to himself he likes, there is a good chance he misses those days.

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    MadiMacy  over 15 years ago

    Now he knows how Ellie feels.

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    prasrinivara  over 15 years ago

    One of my uncles had such experience with his grandchildren. He thought they would be a “piece of cake” to watch and he could read the newspaper–and found out what his daughter (their mum) knew rather quickly!

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    arceedee  over 15 years ago

    “while the kids amuse themselves”…. quietly, I’m guessing, and the quieter they are, the more trouble you’re in!!! Be afraid, John - be very afraid.

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    carmy  over 15 years ago

    Yeah, quite foolish.

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    Northwoodser  over 15 years ago

    They demand 100 percent attention, dummy.

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    bald  over 15 years ago

    are you kidding - we won’t even let mom have a soak in the tub

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    oribassi  over 15 years ago

    i love the hands-in-pockets-close-up-whatcha-doin-stare –

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    alondra  over 15 years ago

    Yep he’s gonna come to appreciate Elly a whole lot more through this experience.

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    jimeguess  over 15 years ago

    Uh, oh. It looks like Lizzie is tying his shoelaces together in the last frame …

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    Silverpearl  over 15 years ago

    Sauce for the goose has become sauce for the gander. About time!!

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    Wildmustang1262  over 15 years ago

    Michael tries to get his daddy his attention while Daddy (John) read the newspaper. Lizzie just plays with Daddy’s shoelaces in her mouth, not tying together. She has not learn how to tie the shoe laces yet.

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    kfaatz925  over 15 years ago

    John’s so innocent… ;)

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    The7Sticks  over 15 years ago

    Looks like Lynn replaced the original first panel. You can tell based on the differing gradation in the brackgrounds between panel 1 and the other panels. Plus, the script she writes in is not as loose as in the latter three panels.

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    hereandnow  over 15 years ago

    To The7Sticks: Lynn does the drawings, but she has assistants who do the lettering and coloring. I think her health isn’t the best any more (I read something like that on her website last year), so she needs some help with the strip. That is probably why there are the differences you mentioned.

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    tasha_medved  over 15 years ago

    To hereandnow: These are repeats that she’s very slightly modified to update them. Or did you miss that on her website last year?

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