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   somebodyshort said, 16 days ago

   How many times I’ve had to do that. Each one got a little coffin and a stone placed on top as a rememberance

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   mroberts88 said, 16 days ago

   Thats all you really can say.

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   OpenWings said, 16 days ago

   And probably the first of many of life’s such lessons… the circle of life and all that.

   Kids can often grasp so much more than we give them credit for! :o)

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   lightenup said, 16 days ago

   “Frank was a good fish. He was a good swimmer but never ran away, he always was there to greet me, he always blew me kisses. Keep on swimming, Frank.”

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   Macushlalondra said, 15 days ago

   Welcome to the big fishbowl in the sky!

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   catlady1 said, 15 days ago

   How sweet that the youngest and least articulate of the family found the appropriate words. Goodbye Frank. You were a good fish. I’m glad you weren’t a party pooper like Krinklebine.

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   howtheduck said, 15 days ago

   The part I like best is how those 3 magic seeds Elly tosses Mike in the second panel, turn into a cool jewelry box in the third panel.

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   summerdog said, 15 days ago

   For those of you who are interested in such things…

   Lynn has announced that she has plans to maybe, put all the FBORFW character’s biographies into a new book.

   For those of you who don’t care…please ignore this.

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   ninmas said, 15 days ago

   sweet :)

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    kab2rb said, 15 days ago

    Since Lynn’s marriage didn’t work out why didn’t she protray this in her strips? Their kids would deal with real life of parents divorce in the strips.

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    JanCinVV said, 15 days ago

    Because this was never about Lynn’s life. It’s about Ellie & John Patterson, a completely fictional couple with a normal family coping with everyday life.

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    johnnydoc5 said, 15 days ago

    And not every couple gets divorced.

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    yyyguy said, 15 days ago

    just because it ends in divorce, rather than death, doesn’t make a marriage a failure. often they have many years of happiness together, and that’s certainly successful. just like a profitable business which has its circumstances change and decides to end

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    GretchensMom said, 15 days ago

    Isn’t there enough divorce in real life? Why would we want to read about it in the comics too???

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    summerdog said, 15 days ago

    And, just because a couple are still married, that doesn’t mean it’s still a success, either. I know several couples who act all lovey-dovey out in public, and they really hate each other. I know some others who have lived their married life like brother and sister for years. No contact, but living under the same roof.

    How’d we get on this subject, anyways? I thought that we were mourning a dead fish today? ; ) RIP Frank

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    Llywus said, 15 days ago

    summerdog said, 3 minutes ago

    “How’d we get on this subject, anyways? ”

    We shouldn’t have taken that left turn at Tucumcari.

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    Susan001 said, 15 days ago

    I must say, Frank’s funeral was more touching than Farley’s would be years later.
    If I remember correctly, most everyone there were laughing and cracking jokes. And then, the kids were sorry only because their grandparents’ visit ended. It seemed like they had forgotten Farley completely!

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    stop gap said, 15 days ago

    RIP, Frank, until Farley gets out into the yard to dig you up!

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    Lillien said, 15 days ago

    He is a smarter boy!

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    delaterra said, 15 days ago

    Good one, lightenup!!

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    sierramadre said, 15 days ago

    Although we are mourning the death of a fish today, the subject of divorce in comic strips came up, so I wish to make a comment.

    Many years ago, Dick Tracy and Tess Truehart had a turbulent courtship that lasted about 18 years. They finally married and had children; and after 40 years of marriage, Tess filed divorce charges against Dick. I recall thinking at the time that a divorce in a comic strip was just not right. It was not setting a good example for impressionable young people who followed the strip. Dick and Tess did reconcile, however.

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    Just plain Steve said, 15 days ago

    As I understand it, Lynne Johnston began and ended FBOFW after a divorce in her private life. She never made reference to either event in the strip which must be the way she wants it – none of our d**d business!

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    lindz.coop said, 12 days ago

    Amen Steve