For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for August 05, 2009

Oh, well, in that case… You know, he’d fit right in in China (I saw a woman wearing that same ensemble yesterday).

Panel 2: Elly’s always so dramatic!

I never knew I couldn’t dress myself until I got married.

It’ll be okay as long as he stays inside the fence.

Fashions by Barnum and Bailey clown school.

You know, she’s really good at making fun of herself.

How about that he’s randomly grabbed stuff out of the “to be washed” pile for the labour at hand (in this case–as he stated–fixing the fence)?

(hint: unfortunately, Elly’s further reaction may xerox Wanda’s in today’s Baby Blues strip)

They’ll think he’s going to play golf or he’s a retired military man.

This time I agree with John. Let him wear what he wants to fix the fence.

As for you Not Norman, I thumb my nose at you!

I always wear a tux when changing the oil in the car. Come on John! :-D

Yesterday someone complained Elly does “nothing with her hair”. She is wearing her hair the way 90% of women today wear theirs - straight, long, and boring. Now it is called “in style”. And some people work long and hard to get it that way.

Baby Blues ? Is prasrinivara reading another comic provider because gocomics doesn’t offer Baby Blues.

MBowser there is www.comcics.com , http://www.arcamax.com/comics#feat and http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/comics

MBowser, you’ve heard of multiple browser-tabs?

(I generally open one of gocomics, one of comics.com and one of chron.com–the last one does offer Baby Blues).

Allan, did you make a typo on one of those sites (comcics.com, when you may have meant comics.com) you mentioned?

I thought people stopped caring what others thought of how they dressed long, long ago. I know I did. If it’s warm or cool enough and not too tight, I wear it. And sh’e wearing purple and red!!

Hmmph… Mrs. Goaler keeps clothes she ONLY wears to work in the yard (as do I); the goal is NOT fashion – the goal is to protect our skins!

John needs a pair of work gloves and eye protection, by the way… ;-)

I’m actually impressed that the colourist read the comic for a change. Usually you’ll see the character saying “I can’t believe you’re wearing my blue hat!” and the hat is coloured pink and orange.

It’s all you inspire. So blame yourself!

hey notnorm. i, for one, prefer macushlalondra’s usual maturity level (and comments) to yours (and i usually skip reading yours since there seemed to be little of value there when i did read them). talk about the pot calling the kettle black. i’m surprised you didn’t say “time for elly to scream irrationally” for the umpteenth time.

NotNorman, I read the rest of the comments from yesterday. Are you married? If so I PITY your poor wife, if not, I CAN SEE WHY!!!

@dry: yeah, i saw that too. (i look at notnorm’s comments from time to time to see if it’s worth changing my opinion.) my first thought was, “Is he for real?” i, too, would pity his wife - if he has one - except that he probably suits her or they wouldn’t have wed. (the ‘someone for everyone’ theory)

oh, and notnorm? too predictable a response! i’m surprised it took you so long to post it.

Our local paper has Baby Blues and Zitts.

You know there’s a real easy way to avoid all these clothing issues.

<-

John, that is your job as a man fixin’ fence!

My “work” clothes arre about that colorful. Keeps all the so called helpers away.

Wrong cleo; there’s actually more than one. ;)

Elly, pick your battles. I gave up on that one long ago! ;)

DRY I’m glad you called Norm on yesterday’s comments.

It’s not that we don’t like you. We only know the persona you choose to portray. You may be a decent guy who treats his wife well.

It just doesn’t show here.

Oh, just ignore Notnorm and enjoy the comic, he’s your stereo-typical whiner: he feels so helpless and pathetic in his real life that he has to go on a post board and irritate a bunch of strangers to feel powerful. The more anyone responds to him, the more powerful he feels and it makes him worse. I see similar behavior in 3rd graders all the time - it’s really pretty sad.

I’m glad I’m not the only one. If you read Gasoline Alley he’s no different over there. Always whining about the current storyline. He said once he felt sorry for my husband. Well we’ve been married for 24 years and though we’ve had our ups and downs we’ve been pretty happy.

This is my mom EXCATLY! Just recently, she said I can’t wear my tall socks anymore unless they MATCH!!!!!!!!!!! And half of them are neon, so that is code for “no more tall socks.” My mom probably has serious OCD, but whatever.