@howtheduck: Here’s what Schulz said in the Foreword to The Last Straw, included in the book link from my prior comment:
Foreword The comic pages needed LynnJohnston. They needed someone withher distinctive approach. I have noticed lately that a lot of theso-called gags in some of our newerstrips are virtually interchangeable. NotLynn’s. Her ideas match her characters.She can draw, too. She can drawtelephones, dentists’ chairs, fat ladiesskinny ladies, dogs, trumpets, kids, anddresser drawers. She can also coinphrases like “leftunders” for “leftovers.”And she isn’t afraid of sadness, as whenLizzie became ill. The comic pages needed LynnJohnston — she arrived justin time. Charles M. Schulz Creator of PeanutsThis strip was originally published June 12, 1984, a day short of 29 years ago. You say leftunders didn’t originate with her, but to me coin a phrase (as Schulz claims) means originate. But no one said she originated leftunders (though I think there’s a good chance she did). I only refuted your unsubstantiated claim that she borrowed (i.e., stole) it from Schulz. Hopefully, that’s now been put to rest.
My favorite made-up phrase in this strip was when everyone set out all the leftovers and stuff from the fridge and cupboards for, as it’s put, Snordasborg.
Can't Sleep almost 11 years ago
I’ll buy that.
Templo S.U.D. almost 11 years ago
kids say the darndest things (I’m surprised a kid. as Elizabeth Patterson’s age here knows the opposite of “over”).
kittylover2 almost 11 years ago
Well mom time to make her clean up her own mess.
TooOldToBeCool almost 11 years ago
It’s okay – Farley will clean it up.
jeanie5448 almost 11 years ago
our dog would have been all over those “left unders”.
keltii almost 11 years ago
I think there is a booster seat,, they just happen to have coloured it the same colour as her pants.
DixieNormous_69 almost 11 years ago
Good one,Lynn!!
loves raising duncan almost 11 years ago
Touche’
dreamer2112 almost 11 years ago
Senex: LOL
Allan CB Premium Member almost 11 years ago
She got you there Elly … and where is Farley? I’m sure Farley was around at this point.
Allan CB Premium Member almost 11 years ago
Tis a cartoon … so the table was ‘lowered’ or the chair ‘raised’ … to make it easier on Lynn.
mabrndt Premium Member almost 11 years ago
Wrong. Schulz gave Lynn credit for leftunders in a book.
Hawthorne almost 11 years ago
Actually, I read it as Shultz admiring Lynn’s comment.
YMMV, I suppose …
AndiJ almost 11 years ago
Yeah, where is the dog. Mine would’ve cleaned that up in one second! :)
mabrndt Premium Member almost 11 years ago
@howtheduck: Here’s what Schulz said in the Foreword to The Last Straw, included in the book link from my prior comment:
Foreword The comic pages needed LynnJohnston. They needed someone withher distinctive approach. I have noticed lately that a lot of theso-called gags in some of our newerstrips are virtually interchangeable. NotLynn’s. Her ideas match her characters.She can draw, too. She can drawtelephones, dentists’ chairs, fat ladiesskinny ladies, dogs, trumpets, kids, anddresser drawers. She can also coinphrases like “leftunders” for “leftovers.”And she isn’t afraid of sadness, as whenLizzie became ill. The comic pages needed LynnJohnston — she arrived justin time. Charles M. Schulz Creator of PeanutsThis strip was originally published June 12, 1984, a day short of 29 years ago. You say leftunders didn’t originate with her, but to me coin a phrase (as Schulz claims) means originate. But no one said she originated leftunders (though I think there’s a good chance she did). I only refuted your unsubstantiated claim that she borrowed (i.e., stole) it from Schulz. Hopefully, that’s now been put to rest.misty jade almost 11 years ago
My favorite made-up phrase in this strip was when everyone set out all the leftovers and stuff from the fridge and cupboards for, as it’s put, Snordasborg.
Adele Derwald almost 11 years ago
My boyfriend eats like that. Thankfully, we have cats :-)