For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for October 02, 2016

oh, the days before people had their own mobile phones

Does everybody have a brat little sister?

Now we smile or laugh.

I don’t get it…why is their phone so big? And in two separate pieces?

The joke before cell phones for all was that the teenager would say goodbye to his/her friend at school then get home on the phone with them.

Less than 24 hours after getting the computer modem, we got a second line for it and that’s the one the kids were allowed to use. The main line was for adults only.

Lynn’s Notes (from today, daily location):What’s fun about illustrations like this one is the obvious use of things used in the 80s. Here you see the old style telephone. With the move to BC from Ontario, I rid myself of the old landline phone and its spiral cord, and something familiar disappeared. I never thought about it being a relic until on a recent trip to New York. I stayed in an old hotel where the young concierge was struggling with a hopelessly twisted phone cord. I took the receiver from him, held the end of the cord closest to the phone, and let the receiver spin until the knots were out of it. The cord hung down perfectly. “How did you do that?!” he asked, surprised. I couldn’t believe that a modern, technically savvy young man hadn’t figured it out for himself. Oh, how times have changed!

This is one of the rare strips where not a single part of it would work today.

Lynn Johnston makes some funny strips…and this is not one of them. Elizabeth comes across as bratty and demanding instead of adorable. Unless she got a job manning the Red Phone (the direct wire between the Kremlin and the White House), she can wait, and can always make time for a simple “please”.

Iron LegionOur mentor for our time in Canada had a stock comment for any culture shock: “But you have to remember, we are more civilized here.” Unfortunately, she was generally right.

@Iron Legion. Thank you for pointing that out(Canadians are polite) As a long standing Canadian ( all my life actually) I take great pride in my countries reputation for politeness,and social decorum.In fact I strive to demonstrate those traits in all facets of mt life.Coincidentally,I was at my local bank using the ATM just this afternoon,and after I completed my transactions did in fact thank the ATM,and even gave it a little salute as I exited the bank.So thank you once again for your kind words about Canadians,I’m sorry I haven’t had the opportunity to do so before this.Time to go prepare milk and cookies for the mailman in the morning,and if there’s time,I may call my local Member of parliament to let him know what a wonderful job he is doing.Bye for now I.L.and thanks again!!!

Alpha omegaOf course, some of it has the force of law – like alternating vehicles at a merger. Still, what in Texas will back up traffic to a stop and go for one to three miles, in Canada only slows things down to what used to be 30 mph. The traffic keeps flowing.

hippogriff. Courtesy only goes so far.while driving a tri-axel with a gvw of over 100,000 lbs I would still expect the first 3 or 4 cars to ignore my attempt to change lanes( blinkers flashing) before someone let me in.