Since its debut in 1979, For Better or For Worse has touched comic strip readers as few cartoons ever do. Cartoonist Lynn Johnston’s eye for detail and her uncanny sense of what real parents and children struggle with daily are a big part of her success. The world has watched the Patterson family grow up in real time, and to many readers, the Pattersons feel like family!
Parents and children alike will relate to the obstacles that the Patterson family faces. Curfews, parent date nights, babysitting, pets and distractions are all hurdles that the Pattersons must overcome in order to enjoy each other as a family. They face the same obstacles that real life families do, which is what makes them so loveable.
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BenderSastre said, about 12 hours ago
Okay, that conversation made no sense.
RogueLeader said, about 12 hours ago
Edited 3rd panel for clarity:
I go [to] every yard sale in [the] city – and I give you 6 out of 10 for this one.
my_discworld said, about 12 hours ago
The lady is miffed there aren’t chips and lemonade. That would surely have rated a 10.
howtheduck said, about 11 hours ago
It is well known that in Canada the mainstay of yard sales is immigrant women with thick accents wearing a babushka. Or is that the mainstay of offensive cultural jokes? I am not sure.
kfccanada said, about 11 hours ago
The conversation made complete sense if you happen to live in a community with a higher level of citizens who have immigrated to Canada (in this case) or to the US and you’ve developed an ear for their vocabulary. Our country is a mixed bag of languages and customs which makes Canada an interesting place to live. We’re not all either English or French as one particular province would have you think. (I come from Quebec but am English)
gmartin997
said, about 10 hours ago
There’s always one.
bawana said, about 6 hours ago
@kfccanada
What, you don’t pretend to be rudely french provenchal?
N7326 Foxtrot said, about 6 hours ago
Not all French are rude and hostile…in Paris or Montreal…people are people, every group has nice ones and jerks. If you act like a jerk, you will be treated like one.
LarryW2LJ said, about 5 hours ago
Who the heck offers refreshments at a yard sale? I’ve never even heard of that before!
merbrat said, about 5 hours ago
In hot weather, we had cold bottles of water for 50 cents. Tidy profit, but cheap enough for most anyone. Kept them shopping in the heat!
SUSAN NEWMAN
said, about 5 hours ago
I don’t think that woman is French.
The dialect sounds more German to me.
IndyMan said, about 4 hours ago
A few years back, I met a couple at a ’Fur Trade Rendevous in Northern Minnesota. They had made to trip to the United States from France j ust for that event. They were quite nice and were received with great enthusiasm by the participants
mightaswellbe said, about 4 hours ago
@N7326 Foxtrot
Very true for all locales and peoples.
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Bye the bye, what sort of flying machine is N7326F?
Ghost01 said, about 4 hours ago
I believe it is the Piper PA-28-140 single engine 4-seater.
gmforde said, about 4 hours ago
As I mentioned yesterday about our annual yard sale, some people did offer refreshments for sale. One guy cooked hot dogs and buns for a dollar each, a bag of chips for a quarter. Others sold canned soda and bottled water for 25 or fifty cents a can/bottle. Maybe the group missed a good opportunity. Her dialect sounds sort of Russian to me.