Bad Machinery by John Allison for August 21, 2024

Shauna demonstrates the difference between intelligence and wisdom.

Shauna grew up on the roughest estate in town. Lottie… didn’t.

And as Mildred said way back in “Team Spirit”: “Hair is less trouble if you get as much of it on top of your head as you can.”

Also: “If you punch a problem it will go away.”

It’s interesting to see Lottie washing her hands of a problem. Why does she dislike Blossom so much?

She is an awful person. But she is my awful person.

..this says a lot about the Shauna we meet again later down the road..

Sticking to your own sense of integrity and morals takes guts. I am very impressed.

Shauna is a well conditioned athlete. She just looks fluffy.

Shauna already knows what it’s like to have a friend who isn’t a nice person.

Lottie is unreasonable and jealous. She should know better than anyone how loyal Shauna is to her friends, despite everything they can do to her.