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   Margueritem said, about 1 year ago

   See? Newspapers are still good for something.

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   Doctor Toon said, about 1 year ago

   If the paper carries this strip, Farley could piddle on himself.

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   Gweedo Murray said, about 1 year ago

   I’m sure Farley will.. if the leg doesn’t come up far enough.

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   Jahosacat said, about 1 year ago

   Mothers were the original recyclers!

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   Gweedo Murray said, about 1 year ago

   My Mom had us re-use our paper lunch bags until they were dis-integrating.

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   Susan001 said, about 1 year ago

   Betcha Farley read the news while relieving himself. He WAS a very smart dog.

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   hcrobin85 said, about 1 year ago

   In about 5-10 years, this will probably be the primary use of newspapers!!!

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   Silverpearl said, about 1 year ago

   We used to lay them out to peel potatoes on. 1940s I prefer plastic to keep the garbage can clean and un-smelly.

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   summerdog said, about 1 year ago

   I have a feeling this is a new one. Any thoughts on my guess? I usually suspect a new one, because I notice that Elly is drawn rounder and her nose is bigger. Plus, in this one, the idea is more “modern”.

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    Sternvogel said, about 1 year ago

    I don’t see this strip in the first few pages of “Remembering Farley” (which can be read by placing the title into the search box on Google Books), so I’d guess that it is indeed new. The Internet certainly wasn’t a household phenomenon when Farley was first introduced by Johnston, although I can remember that even back then (early 1980’s) there were predictions that newspapers would indeed become obsolete as communications continued to advance.

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    Burgundy2 said, about 1 year ago

    Gweedo says:

    My Mom had us re-use our paper lunch bags until they were dis-integrating.

    Been there, done that!

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    jackofstories said, about 1 year ago

    It’s definitely a new strip and a good indicator that she’s updating the strip rather than simply recycling.

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    bluetopazcrystal said, about 1 year ago

    Gweedo says:

    My Mom had us re-use our paper lunch bags until they were dis-integrating.
    I did that too. Now we have cloth bags to re use.

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    Wildmustang1262 said, about 1 year ago

    I am sure Elly is wise to use the old newspapers to put on the floor (in bathroom or garage) for Farley. Smart thinking!

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    Gweedo Murray said, about 1 year ago

    They make good bird cage liners too. If we had cloth lunch bags I’d probably still have mine.

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    circuit7 said, about 1 year ago

    My Mom washed our sandwich baggies.

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    cfortunato said, about 1 year ago

    No, it’s new. Nobody was saying newspapers would become obsolete in the 70s.