For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for October 22, 2022

This is so dumb

many years from now, Elizabeth will have the man of her dreams

Anthony, speak up!

That’s not all that’s right in front of you, Liz.

You could say that.

Don’t disparity Liz, you’re almost there.

‘Out of the mouths of babes’ ! ! !

Queue up the sad trombone music: “muah muah muaaaaaaahhh!”

Trying to explain that. Not really something you tend to remember, but the year 1993 might have when restaurants switched from supplying salt shakers where anybody could tamper with loosening the lid so all the salt would pour out onto your meal, to self contained salt paper bags which you had to open personally to be assured of tamper proof. Ketchup bottles soon followed suit. Liz might not have been aware of the disappearance of the salt shaker.

Lizzie and Anthony both consider themselves losers in the game of life.

Could explain the mutual attraction.

Talk of love being blind, remember blind luck. When General Longstreet was invited to a party, he saw the woman of his dreams; did not talk to her or dance with her; but asked her father if he had his permission to see his daughter. They lived a long and loving married life.

She loves salt.

*Watches the light bulb go off in Liz’s head….

It’s the high school teen years!

I have no idea what’s gonna happen, but now you have me hopped up to find out

I don’t miss those days of being young and single and wondering who might be interested in me.

..sigh. I suppose it’s the same with a stalker, but less conversation.

Aaaand…..

This is the last of this story line for a while. We move on to different subjects next week.

I JUST- THIS STORYLINE- I MEAN- COME ON!

She’s not talking about the salt.

Duh

Lets get this over with. Kiss her Anthony!

Oh wow, the punch line works on multiple levels!

Those words are more profetic than you realize Liz.

lol I love how the terror of Anthony runs so strong people are still salty about it so many years later.

Keep looking, Liz. Salt’s not all you’ll find.