For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for February 28, 2015

Um… time for John to order a new chair?

Time for Elly to go on home before John dishes out more insults…

It is more than likely not a desk, but a small narrow cabinet for holding dental supplies, & the chair is going down beside it & not on top of it. It is in line with the stool, & not the chair.

Imagine the chair doing that if Phil had to spit.

looks reclined, to me

Somehow I can picture John Ritter in this scene. He was one of the best.

Good thing he’s her brother and it’s not some other patient! There would be a law suit coming!

John should’ve given her a refresher course before taking Elly back to work. He can’t complain if she messes things up from lack of practice.

Weeeee dawggie!

That’s like the old Emil J. Paidar barber chairs. They could dump you like that in a heartbeat.

It reminded me of an old cartoon, probably Tom & Jerry, where a barber is giving mice haircuts. Suddenly his shop is attacked by a bunch of cats, who clamp the barber down in his own reclining chair while they kidnap all the mice.

Could they not have taken the time to give her a refresher course before the place opened? Come on, no dentist worth his high prices is going to risk losing a client, or worse getting sued for malpractice, by just dumping someone into the job without making sure she’s capable. I was under the impression this comic was based on Lynn’s real life to some extent.

Good for you Ellie. Your brother is obnoxious.

Forget the dentist. We need a medic—stat!

This one made me laugh.

Oh PLEEZZ! THIS IS LITTLE SISTER GETTING BACK AT BIG BRO FOR CHILDHOOD REMEMBERANCES!

Ooops!

It reclined, didn’t it?