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   Kis said, about 1 month ago

   Oh, that applies to everything.

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   OpenWings said, about 1 month ago

   Wonder what Elly means by ”run out of time”? Before she thinks she’s too old, perhaps? Surely if you have your heart set on doing something for yourself, then age should be no barrier!!! She should be able to join a course like that whether she’s 25, 58, or 93! My two cents…. :o)

   And lightenup (from yesterday) I know I haven’t been around here that long, but I can’t imagine you pissing off anybody, you seem like such a lovely person to me! Oh well, I guess there will always be somebody that leaves comments like you mentioned. Better to do as you do and ignore them. Some only do it to get bites anyway. Sad really - you’d think reading the comics would help cheer them up a bit! :o)

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   mroberts88 said, about 1 month ago

   People should never stop learning. Concerning yesterday, I wonder if I’ve pissed anybody off.

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   thegreentick said, about 1 month ago

   (mroberts88) Oh, probably… people can be so touchy these days that what I’m saying right now is probably pissing someone off. :P

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   howtheduck said, about 1 month ago

   …If (John) needs help, Annie’s just a call away.

   What a strange comment! I seem to remember John taking care of his kids for a whole week while Elly was away back in March. Why would he need Annie for one evening a week? If I were John, I might be a little insulted.

   Not only that, but why would Elly tell Connie, who is also a mom like Annie, that John will call Annie, if he needs help and not Connie? Annie lives next door. Connie lives across the street. That’s not much difference. If I were Connie, I might be a little insulted Elly thought I wasn’t a good enough parent to be called to help.

   There is part of me that thinks the difference is that Connie is a desparate single woman Elly can’t trust around her husband. After all, I can’t remember any comics which featured both Connie and John.

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   hildigunnur said, about 1 month ago

   howtheduck, uh easier to call Annie who can run out of the house without bringing her kids than a single mom that would have to dress her children and bring along.

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   ladyfingers86 said, about 1 month ago

   Ellie, you go, girl!

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   lightenup said, about 1 month ago

   Good morning, Open Wings and mroberts! I do wish everyone enjoys the comics and comments. Life is too short (and sometimes hard) to not! :-)

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   Macushlalondra said, about 1 month ago

   It seems even without being in the scene today John is being made out to be some kind of nincompoop who can’t even watch his kids one evening a week. Elly has them 24/7 and John can’t be trusted to watch them for a few hours without possibly needing help?

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    Lewreader said, about 1 month ago

    John is still waiting for the belly dancing and gourmet cooking classes

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    Susan001 said, about 1 month ago

    Betcha Lizzie will set up a howl as soon as Elly goes out the door, prompting another guilt trip from Elly.

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    Burgundy2 said, about 1 month ago

    Good Morning, OpenWings, lightenup & mroberts

    I think occasionally in these forums (fora?) something that is meant kindly is taken the wrong way. Without voice tones and facial expressions, misunderstandings are easy.

    Of course, there are those who look for things to be offended by. And there are trolls, unfortunately.

    i think you’re right, lightenup ignore the bad comments, enjoy the good ones. If a comment is truly offensive, just flag it and carry on.

    Also, if you do really have trouble with an individual, you can e-mail Go-Comics - they take that stuff very seriously.

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    gaebie said, about 1 month ago

    “If he needs any help……”

    Does Lynn enjoy insulting men like this?

    John has proved to be one of the most competent fathers (in any comic strip, if that means anything).

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    howtheduck said, about 1 month ago

    WRT hildigunnur’s response:

    howtheduck, uh easier to call Annie who can run out of the house without bringing her kids than a single mom that would have to dress her children and bring along.

    Genericaly, that would make sense and that may be the way Lynn Johnston is thinking. However, it has been established in this strip Annie has a toddler and a salesman husband who is rarely home. Connie on the other hand, has a 6-year-old, who has been shown to be pretty independent. The big difference shown in the strip is that Elly has let Anne take care of both her kids before, but not Connie. Her thought may be that poor incompetent John may get overwhelmed and have to hand his children over to Anne, who has been shown she can handle both Elly’s children and her own, back when Elly worked at John’s office for a week.

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    summerdog said, about 1 month ago

    The strip is still a day ahead of here at FBORFW. You can go there and get a sneak preview of tomorrow’s strip.

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    mroberts88 said, about 1 month ago

    good morning lightenup, and burgundy2. Greentick, people need to toughen up then.

    On the strip. John should be fine.

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    Bender_Sastre said, about 1 month ago

    Open Wings, I just realized that your avatar is the cover of one of those “Uglies”, “Pretties”, or “Specials” series. Am I right?

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    ocean17 said, about 1 month ago

    Hi, I’m new here. Does anyone know if these are new strips or actual reruns from the strip’s early days? (They were too long ago for me to remember.)

    Interesting though that they could be straight reruns and no one would know. So little about our world has changed in the past 40 years.

    I guess the characters aren’t going to age/grow up this time around. Too bad in a way. I really liked the adults the kids grew into. Very real, convincing process. That was very well done.

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    summerdog said, about 1 month ago

    You would be surprised how much has changed. We have fun pointing out just that fact when reading these old strips. Lots and lots of stuff to pick apart in the strips.

    All of these strips now are the old story, retold. Some have been re-drawn and you can tell because of the style. They do not have original dates on them. You could match up the strips with those in the FBORFW books.

    Lynn has changed her mind and is going to run the series again. So we will see the whole thing all over again with them aging and all. Lynn has said she plans to do a new book of new drawings of the Pattersons from where she left off. I can’t tell you when she plans to release it, tho. It will be something to look forward to. I think her rabid fans convinced her to do it.

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    OpenWings said, about 1 month ago

    Hey lightenup and Burgundy2 :o) And mroberts88 I like the way that you say what you think, so I doubt anyone legitimate would be annoyed by your comments. I for one enjoy your perspective on a lot of things :o) And Burgundy2 you’re right about misunderstandings, sometimes I find it helps to wait and read the replies of others, just in case someone comments from a perspective that I haven’t considered yet! But alas, then there are those days when someone just has to say something so blatantly grrrr-inducing that I just have to jump right in and let them have it with both barrels!!! Lol >:o)

    Hahahahah thegreentick that’s funny :o))

    Ooh sorry Bender_Sastre I have to say you’re wrong on that one! I can see how you thought that though ;o)

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    johnnydoc5 said, about 1 month ago

    Everyone wins!