For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for January 14, 2013

Those who can, do. And those who can’t, ………..

Anyways???

I know this is a comic strip, but it strikes me that John’s assitant, Jean, is being very non-professional when she says those l things about Dr. McCaulay in front of a patient. For all she knows, the patient could be a friend or relative of Dr. M, or repeat the asistant’s remarks to someone who is.

Even if such were not true, the patient might feel ill at ease about a place where the staff gossiped about others within her hearing. What might they say about her in front of other patients?

If I were the patient I’d be joining in the conversation, especially this one. I really pity any family that used Ted as their cousellor.

Maybe they are Laymen!

Good grief! Talk some more about unprofessional stuff in front of the patients, why don’t ya!

And John’s friend wonders why he can’t have a good relationship, maybe if he got that caveman stuff out his head and get into the late 20th century, he’d would have better luck.

Maybe people don’t like to use “lie” is that it also means falsehood?

When one person was dissed for putting a preposition at the end of a sentence, he responded:That is the stuff up with which I will not put!

RIGHT.

exturk: Churchill, going over his script before broadcast: “That is what the ministry is currently working on.”BBC producer: “You must not end a sentence with a preposition.”Churchill: “That is the sort of errant pedantry up with which I will not put.”.Rudolf Flesch contended that it dated back to Latin: a preposition had to be positioned pre something. Considering most Latin sentences could have their word order shuffled and still mean the same thing, I wonder.

Shrinks need shrinks.

As long as Dr. McCaulay doesn’t preach what he practices.

And then there’s “set” and “sit”.

how does he do it?

The whole country seems to be made up of ignorant folks , who choose to remain ignorant! Most Americans can not put a proper sentence together. Very frustrating!

I exscaped and drove down the skreet until I seen a store where I could stop and acks for directions to the seafood restaurant. They have a “all you can eat” scrimp dinner there. I think I’ll have a urnge drink with mine.

One of mine is, “I’m doing good.” You are? Well, tell me about all of the good you are doing.