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   Paul Jones said, about 1 month ago

   Woldn’t it have been simpler (as well as less likely to make Cathy Guisewite phone them and ask for her punchline back) if John and Elly had split the thing in the fiest place instead of gooing through al this passive-aggressive nonsense?

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   mroberts88 said, about 1 month ago

   Just split the thing.

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   ComicDetectiveDA said, about 1 month ago

   These comments on top of me are highly logical.

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   Kis said, about 1 month ago

   The humour is in the fact that she is not being logical… Good Lord people… unclench.

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   BlackKnight15 said, about 1 month ago

   The humor is it sooooooo true, and soooooo annoying. Have your own dear, please.

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   cdward said, about 1 month ago

   She won’t split it because that would be admitting that she wants some. So, it’s just a nibble. This must be rather universal – my wife does it, too. Now, I just automatically take about a third and either put it on her plate or at least carve it out mentally so I know the portion I’m not going to get.

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   Cimka said, about 1 month ago

   She doesn’t actually want one because that’s the same as admitting she wants to eat a lot of sweet, fatty food, which is bad for her. So she will just taste some of John’s, which means he won’t eat as much, so he will be healthier… you see? If they actually split it, then… omg… how can you people not understand?!

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   Macushlalondra said, about 1 month ago

   My husband and would just naturally ask them to bring two plates because we’re going to split it. It’s idiotic for Elly to act like she’s not having dessert but the reason for it is that for some stupid reason women still have the idea that we can’t have dessert because we’re watching our figures.

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   legaleagle48 said, about 1 month ago

   Also because the calories don’t count if they come from someone else’s plate. :)

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    masnadies said, about 1 month ago

    I agree with the minority- conventional wisdom is calories off someone else’s dessert don’t count. It may be illogical but it’s a kind of a game in life that is fun for many and unites different generations. I’ve seen it everywhere, and the otherwise intelligent and logical are by no means exempt.

    There are so many things women aren’t supposed to do, but want to do. They find ways to get around the rules.

    Personally, I always order dessert when I can, and nobody touches my dessert if they know what’s good for them. People call me a glutton for being unapologetic about eating lots of sweets, but I just ignore them. Most women don’t like that label, it’s one of the worst things a woman can be.

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    trekkievoynut said, about 1 month ago

    OMG!!!! split it alredy:0

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    FishStix said, about 1 month ago

    That’s why I married my wife! I know I always get all of mine and half of hers. Now, that’s my kind of woman!

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    barbhinkins said, about 1 month ago

    maybe she didn’t feel like dessert until she saw it?

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    Gweedo Murray said, about 1 month ago

    John should pass up dessert then when they get home, take Farley out for a walk. A walk that goes by a place where John can get sweet junk. He’ll have to share but at least Farley wont rat him out.

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    Doctor Toon said, about 1 month ago

    I’m lucky, my lady and I both have high metabolisms.
    If we don’t eat it there, we almost always get a dessert to take home.

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    catlady1 said, about 1 month ago

    Life is short, eat the dessert first :>)))

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    massha said, about 1 month ago

    Elly’s so annoying.

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    lightenup said, about 1 month ago

    You sound like a gem, cdward. I find it amusing how the dessert gets slowly larger in the last 3 panels to where it starts out almost gone to where it’s only partly eaten on Elly’s side.

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    snakemama said, about 1 month ago

    My life’s motto, catlady!! Best dessert has chocolate in it…yum :-Q

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    algurka said, about 1 month ago

    That’s the way women are, so, John, you might as well bite your tongue and eat your 1/3 and let Elly enjoy her “half” and avoid an argument or hurt feelings.

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    Susan001 said, about 1 month ago

    Strawberry mocha parfait sounds delicious.

    And I agree with massha–Elly is annoying; I never liked her.

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    Tigger said, about 1 month ago

    Happens alll the time and the Man always loses.

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    AndiJ said, about 1 month ago

    My husband would never order dessert unless I was going to too. OR we split something. :)

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    Wildmustang1262 said, about 1 month ago

    Share only one dessert to eat together! Sighhhhh! :-/

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    vldhisto said, about 1 month ago

    My husband and I always split the dessert if we get one and most of the time we split the main meal too.

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    GretchensMom said, about 1 month ago

    I LOVE dessert and I don’t mind in the LEAST ordering one of my very own … absolutely NO splitting with ANYBODY!!!!!

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    yyyguy said, about 1 month ago

    “if it wasn’t for dessert, i’d starve to death.”

    
    
    • Dennis Mitchell
    
    

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    OpenWings said, about 1 month ago

    LMAO catlady1 you rock! And dam-n straight on your suggestion! :o))

    Hahahah lightenup I noticed that too! Thought it was just me, lol :o)

    Oh Susan001, sometimes the lady doth protest too much!! - like I hinted at in my comment on yesterday’s strip. Ahh well, at least you liked the dessert! ;o)

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    MissNaomi385 said, about 1 month ago

    I’ve always loved this comic.

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    lightenup said, about 1 month ago

    @Susan001 – sorry, I just read your reply post from yesterday. Actually, my youth wasn’t so happy either – most of my memories are either angry or depressing. But I decided when I was a kid that I would be a better parent than what I had. So I was determined to have kids and try to change my family’s destiny (typically people treat their kids how they were treated). I am definitely not the best parent, but there’s a lot of love in my family and I get a lot of compliments on my kids’ behavior so I guess I’m not doing too badly. It’s a daily struggle, but I am stubborn/determined and I want to finally have a happy, loving family so I work on it. I’m sorry to hear of your past, and I hope you have a loving support system now.

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    BlitzMcD said, about 1 month ago

    It’s a safe bet that they’re not eating at Swiss Chalet. The desserts there aren’t anywhere near that good!

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    OpenWings said, about 1 month ago

    lightenup what a lovely post; I really like the way you express things :o)

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    Macushlalondra said, about 1 month ago

    BlitzMcD said, about 1 hour ago

    It’s a safe bet that they’re not eating at Swiss Chalet. The desserts there aren’t anywhere near that good!

    ~~~

    I’ve only been there once since being in Canada, and I had dessert but I don’t remember what I had so you may have a point.

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    Ash said, about 1 month ago

    Loved how her eyes bugged out. If I was her husband I’d let her keep stealing some from mne then order a new one once she’d had enough. And if you see yourself here STOP EATING OTHER PEOPLE’S FOOD!

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    diggit03 said, about 1 month ago

    hahah “these comments on top of me are highly logical” that made me laugh out loud!