For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for July 27, 2020

wow

“Danny hired a dowser to find a new well.”

“The local butcher puts women’s clothing on hogs.”

I believe we have just taken two giants steps into farming of the weird and bizarre. If you had any impression that Uncle Danny was a legitimate farmer, kiss those impressions good-bye. Welcome to farming practices of the 16th century. Fiona Brass’ pool hall job is starting to look really good.

Wow. A butcher helps dress a live pig of which slab of ham he chops everyday at the market? I suppose he only saw a slab of meat that does not look like a pig and like the rest of us carnivores, we don’t see the animal – just slabs of meat that are tasty. For us to become vegetarians, we probably need to see the whole process to get off meat. I know, there are televised footages of that, but it is like watching a movie – you’re desensitized to it. Gotta see the real thing. Well, my husband did and he still eats meat. Go figure.

Is it a canadian thing?

Don’t forget the lipstick

I know what dressing a pig for market is, so I am wondering what exactly this particular contest is?

Where’s Dan’s wife?

Lynn’s Comments:

I got the idea to have the pig wear nylons from a movie in which Gene Wilder is flirting with a sheep that is provocatively wearing fish nets.

I have a bit more faith in dowsers than I used to. Our (chemical) plant had an apparent leak in a process water line in the midst of a big field. Rather than dig indiscriminately, we hired a dowser. And the guy found the leak! Kind of shook the skepticism of many of us.

Okay, that’s just flat out off the wall.

Huh…. When did Elly arrive at the farm?

Looks like pig abuse!

But they couldn’t fit a suit to fit the boar.

I’m a little creeped out by Uncle Dan’s looks. Kinda like Elly’s brother. He creeps me out, too.

It isn’t THAT funny…

How could anyone normal person watch an animal being butchered, only a very sick person?

Wow I am really at a loss, never ever been to something like this. Do they really dress them up and all that? Sorry not stupid but very ignorant on these types of things. Never been to one.

Adding insult to injury!

They probably don’t have cable so they need some way to amuse themselves.

OK, how many of you millennials (and later) can read cursive?