For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for May 13, 2009

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    ejcapulet  almost 15 years ago

    Well, you were doing pretty good for the first three panels….

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    prasrinivara  almost 15 years ago

    Elly, she’d tell you they were confidential if she wanted to ensure you got the info to someone (by “averages law”) who could help her to deal with these issues.

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    alondra  almost 15 years ago

    She may learn a lesson when she finds out Connie and Anne are gossiping about HER.

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    prasrinivara  almost 15 years ago

    I guess in that case it evens out, Macush!

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    hotmetalbuttons  almost 15 years ago

    When a friend confides, it’s ALWAYS confidential. There need be no confirmation of that.

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    Ashrey  almost 15 years ago

    She makes us women look bad.

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    serenasakitty  almost 15 years ago

    It is easy to justify whatever you want to do anyway.

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    wright_bels  almost 15 years ago

    It’s easy for US to criticize, but are we REALLY any better? Let’s be honest here…

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    Silverpearl  almost 15 years ago

    Hindsight is always 20-20.

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    circuit7  almost 15 years ago

    The new illustrations remind me of The Phantom Tollbooth.

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    Shikamoo Premium Member almost 15 years ago

    Ellie doesn’t put women in a bad light Ash. She’s just being human. Who hasn’t rationalized our behavior at one time or another?

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    Shikamoo Premium Member almost 15 years ago

    circuit7 The first panel reminds me of Edward Munsch’s “Scream”- minus the scream.

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    coffeeturtle  almost 15 years ago

    The pangs of conscience are short-lived.

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    Wildmustang1262  almost 15 years ago

    She puts her foot in her mouth for telling anyone about Connie, her neighborly friend’s problems. That is all women’s faults for gossiping too much. Men don’t gossip. hee hee heeeee…. ;-)

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    jestrfyl  almost 15 years ago

    Some of us never quite get all the way out of the Middle School Cafetorium. Adolesence is not just a era, its a never ending error.

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    summerdog86  almost 15 years ago

    My guess is that this is an “old” illustration of FBORFW. Elly looks very thin and the hair is done slightly different. And the eyes.

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    alondra  almost 15 years ago

    I’ve had to learn the hard way not to gossip. I used to be very bad! But what goes around comes around and when people were gossiping about me I learned how it feels.

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    howlindawgs  almost 15 years ago

    Elly’s neck disappears until panel 4, what’s up with that?

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    JaneDoe40  almost 15 years ago

    Shame on you, Connie!

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    marauderdeuce  over 4 years ago

    I guess she did leave the gossip behind in the original storyline – eventually. I wonder if it was a character development decision or of the gossip stuff just stopped being story-interesting.

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