For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for May 08, 2013

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    Harryfan  over 11 years ago

    Uh, Oh, I hope PETA didn’t see that.

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    LFate  over 11 years ago

    I like nature better when it’s outside.

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    kfccanada  over 11 years ago

    Very, very bad example to set for the kids. John should be ashamed of himself.

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    arye uygur  over 11 years ago

    There goes a potential butterfly.

    When I was 10 years old I found some white ants. I brought them in to our living room while my father was reading the paper and and said, “Daddy, I know there are black ant and red ants, but look, I found white ants.”

    My father spluttered, “Those are termites! Get those #$%% out of the house!”

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    BenderSastre  over 11 years ago

    Does PETA care about bugs?

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    bluskies  over 11 years ago

    Some parents are just not into entomology. Dad’s reaction does show a pretty strong background in etymology, though…

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    frodo1008  over 11 years ago

    And John is supposedly a dentist that looks into the mouths of people for a living?

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    tonygeary  over 11 years ago

    Harry, you couldn’t have said it better. I was just going to post it on FB, especially after Gov. Christie killed the poor spider.

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    Bman73  over 11 years ago

    in some countries, bugs are a delicacy… good source of protein ;) and @BenderSastre, yes PETA does care apparently.. remember how they went ape (no pun intended) over OBAMA in an interview when he swatted that fly? :)

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    jprozeboom  over 11 years ago

    That was kind of a “girlie” reaction. I though only my wife reacted like that to creepie-crawlers.

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    lightenup Premium Member over 11 years ago

    Lovely language, John, especially in front of the children. @Paul – Most insects don’t bother me, and my girls and I regularly rescue earthworms after a rainstorm. My 7 year old girl also likes to play with the live meal worms that I buy for the birds. I actually thought it was a “macho” reaction with the cussing, yelling and killing.

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    Sportymonk  over 11 years ago

    PETA = People Eating Tasty Animals.

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    Mickeylacey  over 11 years ago

    not a good example !!!!

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    loves raising duncan  over 11 years ago

    Holy freak out!

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    ewalnut  over 11 years ago

    Look at the mess he made. Ellie should make him clean it up.

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    gaebie  over 11 years ago

    I would expect this out of Ellie, but not John.

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    katina.cooper  over 11 years ago

    The kids should have put it in his food and after he ate it, told him “You eat what you kill”.

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    summerdog86  over 11 years ago

    John’s such a girl!!!

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    Gretchen's Mom  over 11 years ago

    Poor little fuzzy caterpillar. No thanks to a completely uncalled-for over-reaction on John’s part, it will never have an opportunity to change into a beautiful butterfly to color their world with. )-:

     

    Meanwhile, John shouldn’t be cursing in front of his children like that. One day they’re going to repeat those exact same words and get a spanking when all THEY were doing was just parroting things they’ve heard their father say!

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    Gretchen's Mom  over 11 years ago

    John recklessly killing a poor fuzzy caterpillar . . .

     

    Is it any wonder that Michael so meanly squirted poor Farley in the face last summer with a garden hose (if I remember correctly)? Gee . . . I wonder where he might have picked up such cruel behavior?!?!? :-(

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    Gretchen's Mom  over 11 years ago

    As you can probably tell . . . I’m a HUGE lover of dogs and beautiful butterflies!!!!! And the very thought of anyone being cruel to either one of them makes me feel VERY sad!!!!! :-(

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    danlarios  over 11 years ago

    a few minuuets more it would have turned into a butterfly and flew off

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    Asharah  over 11 years ago

    John needs Over-reactors Anonymous.

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    madmarge  over 11 years ago

    Tune in tomorrow for a caterpillar funeral.

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    vldazzle  over 11 years ago

    Very few people appreciate nature crawling ON themselves. ;-)

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    Ragarm350  over 11 years ago

    Such language in a family comic strip!!! Tsk! Tsk!

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    madmarge  over 11 years ago

    It’s the caterpillars themselves, not the moths, that eat your clothes.

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    barister  over 11 years ago

    I hate bugs. Probably would have squished it running out of the room.

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