No, he worked in a mine in Northern Canada for 30 years, then took over the family farm until John’s sister Bev and her husband bought it from him. (See Fbofw.com “Classic Content” for the whole story.)
Some in our generation learned to be good at everything. I tried to carry it on with my 3 sons and daughter- teaching them all to cook a meal or two, rewire a lamp or light switch, sew a hem etc. I deplored meeting men who would brag that they could not even use a screwdriver or pliers - but there were some of my younger co-workers…
“Plumber or plunger” just sounded more poetic, but you’re right. There’s always the snake, pots of water, reaching in and pulling out the toy (yuck), etc.
Even I know how to use a toilet auger (snake). It takes more time to get the thing out of the closet than it takes to fix the toilet. Plungers are tedious, and basically as useless as John is. They don’t clear the problem and the toliet clogs again.
I could not stand having a man who doesn’t know how to do any man things, other than make kids, which is all John seems to have ever been able to do.
John does wear glasses, but often the earpiece is not drawn. In panel 1, no earpiece is visible for either grandparent. I usually don’t notice such details.
lightenup said: Yeah really, John, grow up and handle it yourself. Why is it that we turn into children every time we see our parents?
My mother is 74 years old and a widow. Most of the time, I feel more like her mother instead of the other way around! She’s so trusting of people that if I didn’t keep a fairly close eye on her, she’d give everything she has away to every crook that came down the pike with a “hard luck story.”
MrsLukeSkywalker: Not every man who can’t do “manly” things is that way by choice, I’m sure. For instance, both my dad’s parents had died of cancer by the time he was 12 years old so he was raised by his 4 older sisters. Unfortunately, he didn’t have any other male role models in his life to teach him the kinds of things that father’s normally teach their son’s in this department.
“Man things”? Really? Women will never be equal if females keep willingly perpetuating gender stereotypes!! Chores should not be separated according to sex.
Oh, I feel perfectly equal to men, even much better off than them. I don’t feel, however that I need to do their work in addition to my own.
Sorry you always feel so inferior. I wasn’t raised that way. In fact I never thought about not being able to do something because I am a woman, but I wasn’t raised to be a doormat either. Let men do the man work (their fair share, or they end up doing nothing). That isn’t a stereotype. God created men and women physically different for a reason. I always tended to meet men who didn’t know how to do anything, so I have my reasons for my opinions, and they have nothing to do with your obsession with 1960’s feminism, which in my opinion did women NO favors. It dumped the men’s work on us as well as our own, and told us to accept it in the name of “equality”, by a bunch of hypocrites who threw you to the wind after their 15 minutes of bra burning fame was up.
Charles Weir over 13 years ago
Is his dad a plumber?
JanLC over 13 years ago
No, he worked in a mine in Northern Canada for 30 years, then took over the family farm until John’s sister Bev and her husband bought it from him. (See Fbofw.com “Classic Content” for the whole story.)
trincy over 13 years ago
too bad the visit din pay up
alan.gurka over 13 years ago
Well son, you have 2 choices: a plumber or a plunger. It’s time you learned.
lightenup Premium Member over 13 years ago
Yeah really, John, grow up and handle it yourself. Why is it that we turn into children every time we see our parents?
rgcviper over 13 years ago
A terrific welcome, indeed …
vldazzle over 13 years ago
Some in our generation learned to be good at everything. I tried to carry it on with my 3 sons and daughter- teaching them all to cook a meal or two, rewire a lamp or light switch, sew a hem etc. I deplored meeting men who would brag that they could not even use a screwdriver or pliers - but there were some of my younger co-workers…
SillyStuff over 13 years ago
Can anyone tell how you get your glasses to stay on without earpieces? Mine don’t.
magnamax over 13 years ago
duct tape, silly.
keltii over 13 years ago
bend the ear post into a arc to wrap around the ear,,
alan.gurka over 13 years ago
“Plumber or plunger” just sounded more poetic, but you’re right. There’s always the snake, pots of water, reaching in and pulling out the toy (yuck), etc.
Hawthorne over 13 years ago
Sounds like a typical holiday SNAFU to me.
Shikamoo Premium Member over 13 years ago
Plunged into the thick of things right away. Some welcome!
gofinsc over 13 years ago
That’s the inside edge of his eye, at the nose, seen from profile.
mrslukeskywalker over 13 years ago
This man is so totally useless!
Even I know how to use a toilet auger (snake). It takes more time to get the thing out of the closet than it takes to fix the toilet. Plungers are tedious, and basically as useless as John is. They don’t clear the problem and the toliet clogs again.
I could not stand having a man who doesn’t know how to do any man things, other than make kids, which is all John seems to have ever been able to do.
marvee over 13 years ago
John does wear glasses, but often the earpiece is not drawn. In panel 1, no earpiece is visible for either grandparent. I usually don’t notice such details.
Gretchen's Mom over 13 years ago
lightenup said: Yeah really, John, grow up and handle it yourself. Why is it that we turn into children every time we see our parents?
My mother is 74 years old and a widow. Most of the time, I feel more like her mother instead of the other way around! She’s so trusting of people that if I didn’t keep a fairly close eye on her, she’d give everything she has away to every crook that came down the pike with a “hard luck story.”
Gretchen's Mom over 13 years ago
MrsLukeSkywalker: Not every man who can’t do “manly” things is that way by choice, I’m sure. For instance, both my dad’s parents had died of cancer by the time he was 12 years old so he was raised by his 4 older sisters. Unfortunately, he didn’t have any other male role models in his life to teach him the kinds of things that father’s normally teach their son’s in this department.
notinksanymore Premium Member over 13 years ago
“Man things”? Really? Women will never be equal if females keep willingly perpetuating gender stereotypes!! Chores should not be separated according to sex.
mrslukeskywalker over 13 years ago
Oh, I feel perfectly equal to men, even much better off than them. I don’t feel, however that I need to do their work in addition to my own.
Sorry you always feel so inferior. I wasn’t raised that way. In fact I never thought about not being able to do something because I am a woman, but I wasn’t raised to be a doormat either. Let men do the man work (their fair share, or they end up doing nothing). That isn’t a stereotype. God created men and women physically different for a reason. I always tended to meet men who didn’t know how to do anything, so I have my reasons for my opinions, and they have nothing to do with your obsession with 1960’s feminism, which in my opinion did women NO favors. It dumped the men’s work on us as well as our own, and told us to accept it in the name of “equality”, by a bunch of hypocrites who threw you to the wind after their 15 minutes of bra burning fame was up.