For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for August 14, 2024

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    LookingGlass Premium Member 2 months ago

    A double??!! Just wheel the whole cart over and park it next to his seat!!!

    :-)

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    wallylm  2 months ago

    Planes at that time should still had decent entertainment choices. First time flying for me was when I was ten on a tfn hours l trip. Only had music and two movies I had no say in projected on a wall (California Split and McQ).

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    howtheduck  2 months ago

    Judging from the seating arrangement, it appears that they put Elizabeth in charge of taking care of April.

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    rasputin's horoscope  2 months ago

    The Pattersons chose an odd seating configuration for their family. April isolated from both parents?

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    snsurone76  2 months ago

    Uh-oh—what has the PITA done that has her mother all bug-eyed??

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    [Unnamed Reader - 9b53e2]  2 months ago

    “Make that a double, please.”

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    littlejohn Premium Member 2 months ago

    There is a nice Canadian Railroad passenger train that goes through the Canadian Plains and Rocky Mts. And besides the view, you can get up and walk around. For asking kids to sit still for three or four hours on a plane is a bit much.

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    French Persons Premium Member 2 months ago

    ….aaaand, there’s our ever-present but silent Tracey… observing, studying, plotting…

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    SquidGamerGal  2 months ago

    Why do Elizabeth have to be a selfish crab? I thought kids LOVE visiting their grandparents!

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    BJDucer  2 months ago

    When I looked at the seating in today’s strip I thought “Wow, they have a lot of leg room for their flight!” And then remembered back when a decent amount of leg room was not something you had to pay extra for when flying. I truly loathe the airline seats we are crammed into these days, and I’m only 5’9" tall and weigh 180 lbs. Those who are any bigger than I am must really be uncomfortable when flying.

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    mckeonfuneralhomebx  2 months ago

    What mother would sit behind her family. Mom and Lizardbreath would have each other seats.

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    dcdete.  2 months ago

    Is the double John ordered what would be called, if reading between the lines, a ‘double entendre’?

    Medication to calm nerves on a flight, given a second, double meaning intended for adults in the audience to understand.

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    ctolson  2 months ago

    Why isn’t Ellie sitting with the girls instead of John? I think she can better control April and help Liz cope with the situation.

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    paranormal  2 months ago

    Something tells me that three hour flight might end up on April’s Island!!!

    Sorry for the comparison Gilligan’s Island!

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    nmbassani  2 months ago

    Poor Liz! Stuck in the middle seat, trapped by dad and her annoying little sister. All she wants is to be home with her friends.

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    dv1093  2 months ago

    They banned smoking on airplanes a long time ago – for good reason. They should next ban alcohol on flights – for good reasons.

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    ladykat  2 months ago

    April is being sassy and Liz is still sulking.

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    mindjob  2 months ago

    Air Canada doesn’t yet have those TV sets on the back of the seats

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    Bruce1253  2 months ago

    I’m waiting for the airline that doesn’t allow kids or self entitled people on their flights.

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    rshive  2 months ago

    Expensive medications!

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    CoreyTaylor1  2 months ago

    Not a word, Cru-Elly! You’re bug-eyed butt isn’t even sitting in the same row as April and your hostage!

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    [Unnamed Reader - 14b4ce]  2 months ago

    April can watch the in-flight movie—-THE HIGH AND THE MIGHTY

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    John Jorgensen  2 months ago

    A few weeks back was my eight-year-old niece’s first flight: a transcontinental flight at that. I tried to join her and her mother in buying out the row but somehow it got messed up and I was in the row in front instead. She seemed to be keeping herself quietly amused throughout. When we got off the plane, though, she couldn’t stop talking about how boring it was.

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    JudithStocker Premium Member 2 months ago

    “medication” on an airplane is just simply booze.

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    lnrokr55  2 months ago

    Yea !, more Gordo & Mike !

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    The_Great_Black President  2 months ago

    Elizabeth sure ain’t part of the Greatest Generation.

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    g04922  2 months ago

    LOL… Legal and Over The Counter ‘medication’…

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    mistercatworks  2 months ago

    This is why people get rowdy on planes. It’s easy to overshoot the proper dosage and when you add slightly reduced air pressure, all bets are off.

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    r.feinberg  2 months ago

    WHAT is Gordo talking about?? Drugging your toddlers?!?!? Or did he just psychically feel the need to set up a punchline for John Patterson at 30,000 feet?

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    sincavage05  2 months ago

    Aw hell, leave me the bottle and some ear plugs.

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    Asharah  2 months ago

    If April is gloating to Elizabeth about the window, it’s probably payback for the strip on 05/19/2013

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    HodgeElmwood  2 months ago

    It’s called children’s benadryl.

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    Strawberry King  2 months ago

    I say let the parents stay in First Class and the kids in Coach.

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