No matter how the comic strip writers choose to handle such a desperate fictional situation (lost job, lost appartment, or any other tribulation), you should tell anybody in such a despondent situation in real life not to let go.
Whether they know it or not, the cavalry is trying, trying, to enter the fray in his/her (your) favor. (Think of the 1812 Oveture.) Any other notion. that nobody is racing to try to make things better, is a screwtape-generated lie, and don’t you believe it. ”
The Charterhouse of Parma” is probably way too advanced literature for me, but the visually-told, children’s version of, “The Three Pigs” makes a good point: Tell any distressed person to “think outside the book”, that is, don’t believe in pre-written plot endings.
There comes a point when it’s time to “stick it to the archetypes” and walk away, metaphorically speaking, from “Omelas” and from fatalistic scripts. Like the characters in the children’s book, we can claim the power to reach into the scrabble box and write, “..and they all lived happily ever after.”
WHAAAAT! So, not only is he in close touch with his old girlfriend that Claire has NEVER met, but he wants her to move into CLAIRE’s apartment with them? She needs to invite Paul to get his cr@p and get out.
@Barbara: You’d be surprised how dumb a woman can be when she is in love with a guy. But frankly, you are really only that dumb once.
ejcapulet over 14 years ago
No.
hildigunnurr Premium Member over 14 years ago
Nope.
CarolinaGirl over 14 years ago
Joe there’s NEVER room for an ex-girlfriend!!
arsmall over 14 years ago
umm….NO!
monkeyhead over 14 years ago
Nope, Nada, not happening. Wow the nerve.
Barbaraailant over 14 years ago
Claire cannot be that dumb
Cheeseburger23 over 14 years ago
Paul might also have to ask Mr. Roper about this.
PhyllisFinchley over 14 years ago
No matter how the comic strip writers choose to handle such a desperate fictional situation (lost job, lost appartment, or any other tribulation), you should tell anybody in such a despondent situation in real life not to let go.
Whether they know it or not, the cavalry is trying, trying, to enter the fray in his/her (your) favor. (Think of the 1812 Oveture.) Any other notion. that nobody is racing to try to make things better, is a screwtape-generated lie, and don’t you believe it. ”
The Charterhouse of Parma” is probably way too advanced literature for me, but the visually-told, children’s version of, “The Three Pigs” makes a good point: Tell any distressed person to “think outside the book”, that is, don’t believe in pre-written plot endings.
There comes a point when it’s time to “stick it to the archetypes” and walk away, metaphorically speaking, from “Omelas” and from fatalistic scripts. Like the characters in the children’s book, we can claim the power to reach into the scrabble box and write, “..and they all lived happily ever after.”
Ladywillowdragon over 14 years ago
No NOT a chance
PhyllisFinchley over 14 years ago
Look on the bright side: at least when Paul talks, he isn’t talking soccer field “trash talk”.
Jaymi Cee Premium Member over 14 years ago
WHAAAAT! So, not only is he in close touch with his old girlfriend that Claire has NEVER met, but he wants her to move into CLAIRE’s apartment with them? She needs to invite Paul to get his cr@p and get out.
@Barbara: You’d be surprised how dumb a woman can be when she is in love with a guy. But frankly, you are really only that dumb once.