For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for November 22, 2018

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    Templo S.U.D.  almost 6 years ago

    whatever you say, El

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    howtheduck  almost 6 years ago

    Lynn is mocking Elly’s efforts to be clear, by showing that she is anything but clear. As I understand it other jokes considered by Lynn Johnston were:

    John: But Elly, it’s covered with flaps and arrows, and colored patches and dotted lines.

    Elly: I know. I want to make what happened look as simple as possible.

    Elly: I know. The defendant with the nicest chart wins.

    Elly: I know. The judge will see from my chart that what happened is as plain as the nose on my face.

    Elly: I know. It’s even waterproof, so the judge can see my argument is able to hold water.

    Elly: I know. Who wouldn’t believe a woman who can make a chart as believable as this one?

    Elly: I know. I colored a lot of it blue, so the judge can see my testimony is true blue.

    Elly: I know. My diagram is going to be so much better than the one the police have.

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    x_Tech  almost 6 years ago

    Reminds me of that trial back in Stockbridge MA

    Morning, when we all had to go to court. We walked in, sat down, Obie came

    In with the twenty-seven 8 times 10 colored glossy pictures with the circles and

    Arrows and a paragraph on the back of each one, sat down

    Man came in, said, “All rise!” We all stood up, and Obie stood up with the

    Twenty-seven 8 times 10 colored glossy pictures, and the judge walked in, sat

    Down, with a seein’ eye dog and he sat down. We sat down

    Obie looked at the seein’ eye dog then at the twenty-seven 8 × 10

    Colored glossy pictures with the circles and arrows and a paragraph on the

    Back of each one and looked at the seein’ eye dog and then at

    The twenty-seven 8 × 10 colored glossy pictures with the circles and arrows

    And a paragraph on the back of each on and began to cry

    Because Obie came to the realization that it was a typical case of American

    Blind justice, and there wasn’t nothin’ he could do about it, and the judge

    Wasn’t gonna look at the twenty-seven 8 by 10 colored glossy pictures with

    The circles and arrows and a paragraph on the back of each one explainin’

    What each one was, to be used as evidence against us

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    dlkrueger33  almost 6 years ago

    Reminds me of the old Odd Couple episode where Felix is Oscar’s Lawyer…“When you ASSUME, you make an ASS of U and ME!” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEP1acj29-Y

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    MeGoNow Premium Member almost 6 years ago

    There’s only one thing that matters, and we weren’t told or shown enough to know. It matters if the other guy was using a parking space to get around the bus or it he was in a traffic lane. If he was in a traffic lane, she failed to yield right of way to him, and she’s fried. You don’t get to guess whether there’s traffic coming. If he was using a parking space, he should have been cited, so I expect she was in the wrong.

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    jless  almost 6 years ago

    Lynn’s Notes:

    I did make up a detailed diagram and it did have flaps on it to show how the accident happened. I was grateful for my training as an animator!

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    rebroxanna  almost 6 years ago

    The more explanation the guiltier you look. Sounds like she’s trying to convince herself as well as the judge.

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    Travel-Monkey  almost 6 years ago

    So…Is that chart going to clearly show how you turned into the on-coming lane of traffic? After all is said and done, if that action had not occurred, there would be no accident.

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    joefearsnothing  almost 6 years ago

    We actually have a blind Judge here in Louisville KY and he’s a darn good one!

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    USN1977  almost 6 years ago

    Happy Thanksgiving! :)

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    Jan C  almost 6 years ago

    No point in debating among ourselves whether or not Elly is at fault. This will all shake out in the next couple of weeks and we’ll hear the judge’s verdict.

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    Train 1911  almost 6 years ago

    She gets off judge goes easy on her

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