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   Ji2m said, 12 days ago

   Cute…

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   ComicDetectiveDA said, 12 days ago

   AAH! Lizzie’s talking! Noooo! She can’t be growing up that fast already! Lynn, why do you torment me so?!

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   masnadies said, 12 days ago

   Sentences like “stop fighting up there” are learned very early. When you have a sibling, at least. Doesn’t mean she can say any complete sentence she wants.

   My son (4 1/2) talks to my daughter (almost 3) like that sometimes. I wish I could save those moments somehow.

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   Macushlalondra said, 12 days ago

   I just wish she’d stop calling herself Nizzie.

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   royman said, 12 days ago

   @ Macushlalondra - Don’t worry; soon enough Michael will be calling her Lizard Breath.

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   catlady1 said, 12 days ago

   AW! Michael is being such a good big brother here. How sweet.

   Re Lizzie referring to herself as “Nizzie” - the “L” sound, along with”R” is one of the last sounds that a child learning to speak learns to say. She’ll get it sooner rather than later.

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   Allan Claus said, 12 days ago

   hahaha royman - I like when he calls her Lizard Breath haha … it reminds me of my sister and I fighting and getting along as kids.

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   Doctor Toon said, 12 days ago

   Michael shouldn’t tell her stories like that.
   Everyone knows thunder is caused by Thor in his Goat drawn wagon as it flies through the sky.

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   BuzzDog said, 12 days ago

   I don’t know about that, Doctor Toon…my Dad used to say it was the angels moving furniture up in heaven, so you know that must be true…since my Dad said it and all…

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    lightenup said, 12 days ago

    Lizzie and Farley in the second panel are so cute! :-)

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    fbjsr said, 12 days ago

    masnadies; you can’t save moments like that but pay attention to everyone as it comes along. Before you know it your son age 34 will be talking to your daughter age 32 and youll be wondering when did that happen.

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    shades_is_here said, 12 days ago

    I was told thunder was when GOD got a strike in bowling and lightning was when he got a gutter ball.

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    howtheduck said, 12 days ago

    Lizzie’s talking AND she can understand complex concepts such as gods, war, and angels. Our little girl is growing up at an alarming rate.

    Normally, Lynn Johnston does a Remembrance Day strip on the Sunday before Remembrance Day. I guess Lizzie’s anti-war statement is as close as we are going to get this year. I miss Grandpa Jim.

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    MermaidStitcher said, 12 days ago

    I was told thunder was God bowling. Interesting to see the different explainations.

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    summerdog said, 12 days ago

    I was told that thunder was wagons going over a wooden bridge in heaven.

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    The_Ol_Goaler said, 12 days ago

    Hmmmph… I was told thunder was the sound of lightning! (I had literal-minded parents…)

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    cleokaya said, 12 days ago

    Lynn has done an accurate depiction of our weather for the last several days.

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    Joe Allen Doty said, 12 days ago

    I was never told any wild tales about what causes lightning and thunder when there were storms.

    Oh, we were taught to know the difference between fantasy and fact. No, we didn’t have boring childhoods. Our parents read and told fairy tales to us.

    But, when I was in grade school and older, us children would lie on the bed and look out the windows to watch the storms and lightning.

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    Joe Allen Doty said, 12 days ago

    Note to US Military Veterans and active duty personnel:

    On Wednesday, November 11, most Applebee’s Restaurants will be serving a free meal to Vets and Active Duty Personnel from 11:00 AM to midnight.

    http://www.applebees.com/vetsDay/default.aspx

    And, on Monday, November 16, Golden Corral Restaurants will be serving a free dinner to Vets and Active Duty folks from 5:00 to 9:00 PM.

    http://www.goldencorral.com/military/

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    summerdog said, 12 days ago

    Thanks, Joe.

    I wish I could take my deceased WWII vet dad to the new Applebees in my hometown. I’ll be thinking of him, riding that big wagon in heaven over the wooden bridge.

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    Susan001 said, 12 days ago

    I’ve always believed Lizzie was exceptionally bright–even gifted!

    BTW, this IS a sweet strip today. Just Mike, Lizzie and Farley.
    No John and/or Elly!

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    mroberts88 said, 12 days ago

    This shows the innocence of youth.

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    Joe Allen Doty said, 12 days ago

    You are welcome, summerdog.

    Mike’s description reminds me of the mother who asked her son what the lesson was about in Sunday School.

    He gave a far-fetched tale of a modern military battle with Moses as the General of the Israelite Army.

    When his mother asked him if that was they way that the teacher taught it, her son said, “Who would believe it happened the way she told it?”

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    GretchensMom said, 12 days ago

    masnadies, do you have a video camera? If not, you should get one now while your children are still this young because the biggest and best way you can hold on to those moments is to get them all on tape. It should always be charged up and ready to “go” so that when you see and hear your children having these little moments between them you can capture them on film. That way, you’ll be able to hold on to those memories forever — even after they’re all grown up with little ones of THEIR own!

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    GretchensMom said, 12 days ago

    That priceless look on Farley’s face reminds me of the look on MY dog’s face when we get a thunderstorm … right before she takes off to hide in our basement until it’s all over!!!!!

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    Kaytebb said, 12 days ago

    My parents always told us that thunder was the angels bowling and lightening was when an angel got a strike. It made me feel better. I grew up in the Pacific Northwest so rain didn’t even register. I still smile when a storm blows through and I remember that. We told my little niece that when we had a big storm here and she said, “There Funder’s out there!” So cute!

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    kab2rb said, 12 days ago

    My mom told me, I from Kansas, her dad referred to thundar as tator wagon nothing about lighting though.
    I’m not for sure for Veteran’s Day if Ryan’s/Hometown buffett is offering a free meal to all veterans but I think you have to have proff.
    I agree it’s nice to see brother and sister getting along that won’t last long.

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    fbjsr said, 12 days ago

    Applebees will acept a picture of you in uniform. Golden Corral is taking your word for it. Even with limited selections its still a great thing for them to do.

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    Joe Allen Doty said, 11 days ago

    The picture ID card that I got from the Veterans Adminstration is proof enough from me in my opinion. But, Applebee’s doesn’t mention that.

    Pictures of myself in my uniform are still packed in boxes.

    While I do have a DD214 in the desk drawer here, I wouldn’t take that to a restaurant.

    Quote in a a USA Today Nov. 5 ‘09 Article which I found in regard to Applebee’s:

    “Although Applebee’s requests some kind of military ID, “We’re not going to argue with folks who might forget to bring it,” says Sam Rothschild, senior vice president of operations.”