For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for July 04, 2020

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    Templo S.U.D.  over 4 years ago

    sorry, Mike, you and your pals are underage

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    retrocool  over 4 years ago

    mom’s a snob

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    LeeCox  over 4 years ago

    Oh, ya got trouble, with a capital T, and that rhymes with P, and that stands for POOL!

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    Prescott_Philosopher   over 4 years ago

    Trouble in River City.

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    capricorn9th  over 4 years ago

    Children don’t belong in those places. Pool and bar venues are often associated with crime elements such as bikers and drug dealers. This was run 30 years ago but it was true even back then. I have been to a few and I never stayed long. I was given an address and when I showed up and saw a pool hall, I went in to meet friends and said hi and bye and headed out. These places are creepy. I’m with Elly. John is naive – he seems to be in quite many instances. He came from the farm so I suspect that had a lot to do with his naive nature. And he is male – pool/bar venues are masculine places which is the obvious draw. Now a bank of pools in the chain family restaurants such as Dave and Buster? That is different. They gear to the families with kids who play a number of children games and arcades. The strip mall pool/bar or stand alone – avoid those.

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    GirlGeek Premium Member over 4 years ago

    My Dad used to take my sister and I into this smokers parlor when I was younger. It was filled with smoke as thick as fog and jazz music. When I told my Mom about it after one weekend, she was indeed not very happy with him. I didn’t have overnight visits with my Dad for a while after that happened.

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    Caldonia  over 4 years ago

    You don’t want anyone to know you’ve been in this place? Is it a brothel or a meth lab, just off panel? lol

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    howtheduck  over 4 years ago

    Happy Independence Day. Be safe in your celebrations!

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    PammWhittaker  over 4 years ago

    My bff and I would take her two kids with us to a bar we frequented. In the afternoon. To play pool and we didn’t drink anything but sodas. The kids got Shirley Temples and loved it :) It was a family bar type place. And there were other kids as well, so they had a good time playing.

    We’d only stay til like 4 pm with them, then go home. It was just something to do to get out of the house.

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    amanbe3  over 4 years ago

    Wasn’t there a musical about pool halls? Lyrics included:“By the presence of a pool table in your community.Ya got trouble, my friend, right here,I say, trouble right here in River City.”

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    Artrina  over 4 years ago

    Seems like the perfect job for Fiona! We all have our first beer and cigarette somewhere. At least Fiona might watch out for Mike and his friends!!

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    jpayne4040  over 4 years ago

    LOL! So much for people not knowing!

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    oakie817  over 4 years ago

    i used to love going to dives when i was in the Navy

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    DaveQuinn  over 4 years ago

    Pool tables are a great place to learn physics.

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    sbwertz  over 4 years ago

    One of our favorite restaurants in San Diego was the Boll Weevil. It was on either Harbor Island or Shelter Island…don’t remember which. Fabulous hamburgers, nice pool tables, great beer selection. Loved their sign “Boll Weevil….Beer….Pool” I used to picture a swimming pool filled with beer LOL.

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    Blot  over 4 years ago

    “ya got trouble my friend! Right here in River City! Starts with “T” rhymes with “P” and stands for POOL!

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    Blot  over 4 years ago

    Plus, I watched Pool, snooker AND Billiards from the old high seats in pool hall. Some of the best, well dressed, personable players ever including bankers, lawyers Doctors….etc AND some very good pool playing!

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    USN1977  over 4 years ago

    Happy Independence Day everyone.

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    Jan C  over 4 years ago

    A while back, we ran across an ancient broadcast of a pool tournament between two of the greatest players ever. One of them was “Minnesota” Fats (Rudolph Wanderone) and the other was Willy Mosconi. Watching those two was amazing.

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    Jan C  over 4 years ago

    Lynn’s Comments:

    Working in Aunt Margaret’s pool hall was a crazy experience—one I’ll never forget!

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    Lightpainter  over 4 years ago

    I predict Michael just found his summer job at the pool hall.

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    ivendors  over 4 years ago

    There is trouble in river city!

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    Sailor46 USN 65-95  over 4 years ago

    I spent more than a few Saturday nights in a Pool Hall, starting with my Senior year in H.S. until they seem to decline in the 80’s

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    masnadies  over 4 years ago

    Pool is the perfect activity. Quiet enough to talk or listen to music. Elements of physics. Goes great with any beverage. Cheap. So satisfying when you break or when you sink one! Plenty of drama, but all in fun. The days I spent at my college pool room were some of the best ever with the best conversation and the best people. Met many friends there. It wasn’t all boys either. My friend Sara was fantastic. Many of us also played board games and poker, but everyone was welcome.

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    fix-n-fly  over 4 years ago

    John – why in the world are you taking your family here and talking to Fiona? Want her to move back in with you again and repeat that nightmare?

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