For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for September 27, 2022

Methinks he doth protest too much

maybe that’s some other Michael Patterson (like two dudes from my high school graduating class with the same first name, middle initial, and surname; yearbook committee had to put their full names)

Oh boy. Mike, don’t go home. Hide at Lawrence’s.

And here we go

Way to go Michael, your dad just choked on his coffee!

Called it!!

That spit-take is twice as good as Danny Thomas!

There it is.

How can you tell a good scene reporter? When a reporter starts off a report of angry demonstrators with 4 good lower teeth, but before the interview is over he has only 3 teeth left, but he continues with the interview! Now that’s dedication to your work!

Mike’s gonna be in big trouble

John didn’t recognize his own son on camera??

He had to hear his name before he reacted??

Dr. John Patterson may be a tad upset with his son. But I think that Elly was a protester in her teens and twenty’s before she married John. So she might understand why her son Mike was protesting.

That is not a small amount of liquid being spit out all over the TV and the carpet…

The neighborhood gossip quality just went up a couple of notches. “Hey Marge, that Patterson kid is on the television.” “I thought he was such a nice boy.”

and now the parents know… only time will tell what ill fate happens to him afterwards when this blows over.

Ooh… he is SO grounded for life!

Now dad is paying attention!

As spit takes go…

Good on you Michael, rage against the machine!

Hello fame. You know my name. …“Hi Mom!”

There’s something happening here

But what it is ain’t exactly clear

There’s a man with a gun over there

Telling me I got to beware

I think it’s time we stop

Children, what’s that sound?

Everybody look, what’s going down?

There’s battle lines being drawn

Nobody’s right if everybody’s wrong

Young people speaking their minds

Getting so much resistance from behind

It’s time we stop

Hey, what’s that sound?

Everybody look, what’s going down?

What a field day for the heat (Ooh ooh ooh)

A thousand people in the street (Ooh ooh ooh)

Singing songs and they carrying signs (Ooh ooh ooh)

Mostly say, “Hooray for our side” (Ooh ooh ooh)

It’s time we stop

Hey, what’s that sound?

Everybody look, what’s going down?

Paranoia strikes deep

Into your life it will creep

It starts when you’re always afraid

Step out of line, the men come and take you away

We better stop

Hey, what’s that sound?

Everybody look, what’s going down?

You better stop

Hey, what’s that sound?

Everybody look, what’s going down?

You better stop

Now, what’s that sound?

Everybody look, what’s going down?

You better stop

Children, what’s that sound?

Everybody look, what’s going down?

That reporter could use a “smile pill”.

But with the press on t he scene,the police likely won’t take any serious measures.

Tomorrow—-Farley digs up a large bone,intending to offer it for bail.

Dad better get ready for “the phone call” from Michael…

I hope Ellie and John are thinking of their college days when activities were brewing (Vietnam war, etc.) and now their offspring is doing the very same thing except with a bus fare rise.

PHTooo indeed.

Michael hasn’t been arrested yet, so maybe this episode will end well in spite of the foreboding of many of my fellow FBOFW fans.

Reaction I expected.

How is he the spokesperson

That hurl has great potential in the spittoon contests

what is this paying for student bus nonsense? Never heard of it.. darn Canuckians.. ;)

30%?? So did it to go from $.50 to $.65

Wesley D. Bates is going to be ticked off that Michael got his TV time.

Spit take!

Last frame say it all.