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   EarlWash said, about 15 hours ago

   If you’re lucky, he WILL brush you off.

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   howtheduck said, about 14 hours ago

   Below is the link to the original strip. Notice in Panel 3, Lynn Johnston has once again eliminated the reference to Connie’s cousin.

   http://catalog.fborfw.com/indexpanel.php?q=brush-off&Submit=Search

   As for the strip, in my opinion, if you drop in on someone unexpected at their performance and they offer to escort you to your hotel, that doesn’t sound like a brush-off to me. That sounds like someone acting like a gentleman. The real question is: What did Connie want Phil to do which she wouldn’t think was a brush-off?

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   BuzzDog said, about 14 hours ago

   I’m afraid what Connie wanted Phil to do was definitely not gentlemanly!

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   Haze_ said, about 14 hours ago

   When you get to that part of your life… you need something a little more, especially if it reminds you of what you once had.

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   LuvH8 said, about 13 hours ago

   Burgundy2, lightenup, mroberts88 & mrslukeskywalker

   Thank you for the information on the use of flagging and and the sound advice on being careful not to overuse this feature.

   lightenup thank you for the compliment on my avatar, while not entirely on the subject I think letting people know that you like their avatars and opinions brings a positive note to the comments I enjoy. BTW I like yours too.

   mrslukeskywalker thank you for expanding on what is considered offensive. In your list I noticed you included comments against individuals but not against groups of people. Do you know how the site views comments against people based on religion, sex, sexual preference, race, age, etc.?

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   LuvH8 said, about 13 hours ago

   howtheduck I agree Phil’s behavior is very gentlemanly.

   I have been meaning to let you know how much I appreciate your efforts to keep us informed and also not give away what happens next in the previous storyline for those who wish to enjoy the story as it unfolds.

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   Joe-Allen "Joe" Doty said, about 12 hours ago

   Sexual preference is NOT the same thing as sexual orientation.

   People in each of the categories of sexual orientation have their own personal sexual preferences.

   Sexual preference is a choice; sexual orientation is not.

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   LuvH8 said, about 12 hours ago

   Mr Doty

   I apologize if my wording offended you (or anyone else).That was not my intention I personally feel people should be not be discriminated against for either their sexual preferences or their sexual orientation.

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   hildigunnur said, about 12 hours ago

   uh mrslukeskywalker don’t you know what a troll is, internetwise? (see comment from yesterday).

   There’s been trolling here, I’ve flagged for it 2 or 3 times in the 6-7 years I’ve been reading this site. Talking about trolls isn’t namecalling.

10. 

    eric cook said, about 11 hours ago

    Must be another day,Phil has changed his shirt.

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    Paul Jones said, about 11 hours ago

    It seems to me that Phil is trying to angle his way into spending the night or something; too bad Connie is too messed up to take advantage of it. It’s like how the coyote wouldn’t know what to do with the road-runner if he ever did end up catching him.

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    lightenup said, about 9 hours ago

    Connie doesn’t want seem to want nice. Some women are drawn to the bad boys. That’s fine if you’re young and naive, I suppose.

    Good morning, LuvH8 :-)

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    arsmall said, about 9 hours ago

    The shirt he had on earlier seemed to have been his band “uniform” shirt..

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    hizzonner said, about 9 hours ago

    Wouldn’t kill Connie to doll up a bit -

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    Macushlalondra said, about 7 hours ago

    Sorry Phil but it’s not right to dump everything on Elly. She agreed to care for Lawrence for a while so Connie could chase after you but when he broke his leg she should’ve gone back to him. It’s one thing to care for him when he’s healthy and another when he’s sick or has broken something, it’s much more work now. It’s time for her to go home now and assume her responsibility,.

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    ocean17 said, about 7 hours ago

    To be fair, it’s still just hours since she got the Lawrence leg news in comic-time. But as a parent, I wouldn’t have gone to a club with news like that. Prolly she wouldn’t have either, were it not for a certain desperation which is more pathetic than amusing now.

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    Susan001 said, about 6 hours ago

    I agree, Macush, but if Connie was any sort of mother at all, she’d have answered, “No, I have to get back to Lawrence right away.”
    But her smile in panel 2 tells me that Connie is not only a lousy mother, but a false friend as well.

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    mroberts88 said, about 6 hours ago

    LuvH8, no problem.

    Phil is being a gentleman.

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    Burgundy2 said, about 6 hours ago

    I agree with howtheduck that Phil’s gentlemanly offer to drop her off at her hotel is hardly a brush-off.

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    dsom8 said, about 6 hours ago

    howtheduck: Eliminating the cousin is Lynn’s updating of the strip. In 1981 it mght have been considered more appropriate for a single woman travelling alone to stay with a relative. That she is staying alone in a hotel is more accepted today, and yet more revealing of Connie’s character.

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    MontanaLady said, about 5 hours ago

    Good morning, Everyone,

    I too agree with LuvH8, half the fun of reading the comic strips is seeing what everyone has to say! It makes my day!

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    summerdog said, about 5 hours ago

    The colorist of today’s strip really didn’t do a very good job, did they? Connie’s jacket has been three different colors since she has shown up; two different colors in just this one strip!

    Phil is being a gentleman. You can tell what he really means by that remark, because of Duckie’s link to the old strip. That shows the real intent, I think. It is a brush off. But a nice one. The guy is just not interested in her.

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    kittylover2 said, about 5 hours ago

    Connie needs a complete make-over. She looks like an older woman. And she’s quite young.

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    Doctor Toon said, about 5 hours ago

    Perhaps Connie was hoping for more than to be dropped off at the hotel.

    I love reading the comments on GoComics with a few notable exceptions.

    The people treat this forum as the ”notice me” show, the ones who seem to come across as know what I hate?, and the religion/politics agenda crowd I can do without.

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    jaeldid66 said, about 5 hours ago

    Yes, Phil is being a gentleman, which is pretty danged out of character for him. For Phil, being a gentleman IS a brush-off.

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    JanCinVV said, about 5 hours ago

    Ocean17: What is that word “prolly”? Do you mean “probably”?

27. 

    arsmall said, about 4 hours ago

    Hey, don’t knock “prolly” okay?…LoL!

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    mroberts88 said, about 4 hours ago

    What is wrong with prolly?

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    plus4 said, about 3 hours ago

    “Sexual preference is a choice; sexual orientation is not.”

    Contrary to popular belief, they are one and the same, and that one thing is not a choice but neither is it set in stone. The latter term is just a misnomer for the first.

    How did we get onto this subject anyway?

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    LuvH8 said, about 2 hours ago

    Good Afternoon lightenup ( :

    Did you know that today is the 5000th strip on Ginger Meggs?

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    3139lip said, about 2 hours ago

    The brush-off isn’t the offer to drop Connie at her hotel. The brush-off is “Well, it’s been great seeing you,” clearly letting Connie know the visit with him is over. Nicely, gentlemanly, but definitely a brush-off.

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    freeholder1 said, about 1 hour ago

    Note to Connie: When you chase after Peter Pan, you usually get brushed out of the way as he flies off.