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1. about 13 hours ago on For Better or For Worse

   Elizabeth said nice things even when she did not get a penny of handouts from her grandmother. That is actually being part of a family.

2. 3 days ago on For Better or For Worse

   A strip I remember, when Elizabeth was a toddler.

   Elizabeth: Nizzie pet doggy!

   Elizabeth pats Farley on head repeatedly

   Elizabeth: Nizzie go for ride!

   Elizabeth puts herself on Farley’s back like a deadweight

   Elizabeth: Nizzie pull ears!

   Elizabeth yanks Farley’s ears

   Elizabeth: Nizzie pull tail…

   Elizabeth is thwarted

   Farley: GROWL!

   Elly: Farley….NO!!! Oh, Elizabeth, are you OK?

   Elly takes Elizabeth away

   Michael: Hey, you want to talk to someone who understands?

3. 3 days ago on For Better or For Worse

   There was a strip in the B.A. era (Before April) that addressed church, to the consternation of the Pattersons

   Pattersons attend Easter service. Michael seems impressed with the pastor’s sermon about the death and resurrection of Christ. The Mass then ends. As everyone is leaving Michael asks a question in front of his parents

   Michael: Is church open every Sunday?

   Elly: Yes, Michael.

   Michael: Then how come we only go twice a year?

   John and Elly have mortified looks on their faces in the last panel

4. 3 days ago on For Better or For Worse

   Seems like a very hot day today. In the second and fourth panels John’s glasses have been steamed over.

5. 3 days ago on For Better or For Worse

   When Lynn Johnston was asked about the origins of the cartoon family, she remarked that “during the American Civil War rather than being conscripted, the Patterson ancestors chickened out and ran to Canada!” Not sure if she was being tongue-in-cheek or that was supposed to be part of the strip’s canon.

6. 6 days ago on For Better or For Worse

   Not sure about Lynn Johnston’s take on Charlton Heston, let alone his realization when he saw the planet had the ruins of the Statue of Liberty.

7. 7 days ago on For Better or For Worse

   If that did not end Farley’s life something else would have. This is not Peanuts or Garfield. Superannuated animals have a difficult time making it through the day.

8. 7 days ago on For Better or For Worse

   What chipmunk story? I know there was one about a wild raccoon that was near death.

9. 7 days ago on For Better or For Worse

   I do wonder sometimes why dogs are more valued than people. There is plenty of praise for those who rescue abused dogs. Yet when I was spending a few bucks to sponsor a child in need, the usual reaction I got was “What difference is that going to make?” or “What a waste”.

   P.S. This was not meant to be critical of anyone who donates to a local animal shelter. I think that is also good.

10. 8 days ago on For Better or For Worse

    “In Italy we know nothing about love” -Salieri