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   BenderSastre said, almost 4 years ago

   No, you don’t.
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   Nabuquduriuzhur said, almost 4 years ago

   dinners can’t all be winners…
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   legaleagle48 said, almost 4 years ago

   @BenderSastre

   Perhaps, but with that death glare Elly was giving him, even John wouldn’t be dumb enough to say so!
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   pouncingtiger said, almost 4 years ago

   If John didn’t comply, Elly looks like not only sending John to the doghouse, but also locking him inside and setting fire to it. What a burn!!
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   Jenna Rose said, almost 4 years ago

   If looks could kill, John would be a dead man.
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   yankeetexan said, almost 4 years ago

   you could tell in panel 3 John wants to make a sandwich too but Elly’s look told him to eat what’s in front of him or ELSE!! At least this time he kept his mouth from making some smart A$$ remark like he normally does.
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   psychlady said, almost 4 years ago

   With that many unhappy people, maybe Elly should learn to cook.
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   kfccanada said, almost 4 years ago

   Perhaps Ellie should just have John make suppers for a week or two so he can cater to his and the kids taste in meals. It seems to me that none of them appreciate Ellie or try to cooperate with meal prep.

   It’s easy to criticize because we don’t know her weekly food budget allowance. In the recent US economy…and elsewhere…people have been resorting to food stamps and having to stretch them by buying staples and other cheap items. I would guess she made a rice and veggie cassarole with mushrooms, tomatoes, onions and celery etc. Kids would prefer peanut butter no matter what you cooked! I would’t have given in so easy because they probably make such a fuss no matter what she makes.
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   QuietStorm27 said, almost 4 years ago

   @kfccanada

   I know my 7 year old daughter does! She doesn’t agree with much of anything anyone cooks.
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    masnadies said, almost 4 years ago

    True enough- my kids would happily eat sweet a PB&J 10 times a week and pizza and hot dogs the rest- almost never touching fresh fruits, veggies, lean meats or legumes (yes, a couple of the kids avoid even the ones they love to grow in the garden). But they almost never have that opportunity. Instead, they must suffer through salads or soups or stir-fry or any of hundreds of varied healthier options they are served.
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    Jean said, almost 4 years ago

    No, Michael needs to eat what mom made for dinner, maybe on a smaller plate with smaller portions but after he eats the Mom made dinner, if he is still hungry, he can have a PB&J sandwich. Kids need to learn to eat what is made. She is not a short order cook
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    rshive said, almost 4 years ago

    @masnadies

    When my wife doesn’t like what I fix for supper, the inevitable reply is ’I’ll find something." We have a freezer well-stocked with White Castles.
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    FrankenAaronStein said, almost 4 years ago

    My mom, apparently unlike like Elly, was a good cook. I don’t remember a bad meal ever. Some said yesterday that they’d take mushrooms over onions. I’m the opposite. No shrooms, but don’t hold the onion.
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    crystalwizard said, almost 4 years ago

    @Nabuquduriuzhur

    They’re more likely to be winners if the person cooking makes sure to cook what the people eating actually like – unlike a lot of parents that don’t pay any attention to what their children prefer.
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    crystalwizard said, almost 4 years ago

    @psychlady

    yeah. Except she won’t since these strips are all in re-run because the author saw fit to abandon her fans months ago.
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