For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for July 15, 2023

Back out of the door slowly, then run far from these ?? what ever they be….

By today’s standards of the tattooed youth, long beards, and t-shirts with symbols on them, they would consider Mike to be weird also. When is the last time you saw an 18-year-old with a plain, unadorned white t-shirt? The poster in the back with the lips and tongue seems very 1970s Rolling Stones to me as does the antique peace symbol necklace. It’s like the 1950s with Mike meets the 1970s, except the kid with the Hitler moustache is definitely 1940s.

Lynn has never seen a Yes poster

Is that a guy or a girl playing the guitar??

And they are probably “A” students!

Is this supposed to be a homage to the Three Stooges? The dark haired guy with the scissors bowl haircut and the Hitler mustache looks remarkably like Moe Howard. And of course Curly has no curly hair brush cut, and the guy whose head looks like it never seen a comb in his life is of course Larry Fine.

Everybody is so judgmental. Put a nice suit on all of them and then you have a group of…Well anyway somebody made a comment about Luann?

Do I see Weed on the couch?

Well, it appears that Michael has been judged lacking by fricking Nirvana. Is that Keity Urban on the guitar?

In a weird world “normal” is weird.

Too many roommates make arguments more likely

Nice detail showing the fingerpicking guitarist realistically with five fingers. Cartoon characters ordinarily have only four.

I dunno if he wants to live there!

Look who’s talking!!! He must not have looked in the mirror lately…

Back away, Mike, and leave while you can.

It is a misconception that Hitler was not killed and fled to South America. Now we know that the Fuhrer has fit in well in Canada.

A sermon on what it means to stand out…

Those who had the pleasure of watching Glenn Miller saw a rather ordinary looking man wearing wire-rimmed glasses and Army dress blues. They also saw a man who could lead a band like no one before or since. Other people who stood out from the flock included Zora Hurston, Ernest Hemingway, Joe DiMaggio, Marian Anderson, Red Grange, F. Scott Fitzgerald. They were unique on account of excellence.

Some people wear modish clothing, outlandish hairstyles, or dye their hair green, purple, or blue. They somehow think mediocrity will gain new credentials through exterior costumes. But that is only the same person with a funny colored head.

The child who gets As and Bs on his report card has somewhat grasped the concept of individuality, as has the teenager who can point out all aspects of a car’s motor or the student who designed a space station. As well as the boy who earned a blue belt in karate or the coveted rank of Eagle Scout, or the girl who got a higher etage in piano or participated in a ballet recital. Those who go around with unkempt hairdos, scruffy long beards, faddish tattoos or unnatural hair colors are just along for the ride.

If these are actually college students, Mike better take another look at the Faculty.

When mike walked in this place, I think of the Three Dog Night song “Mama Told Me Not to Come”. Fortunately, there’s an exit and Mike should take it – fast!

If all six of them were at a job interview where there was one opening, take a wild guess who is going to get hired.

All a matter of perception…..

Or not weird enough!?

Mike, tell them you can help in the search for their missing chromosomes. That’s if they want to find them, that is.

Mom and dad should just say we aren’t paying for you to live off campus, live in the dorms.

“Life is death and death is life.” I like that. Is that supposed to be Zen?

Is he looking at a half way house?

On top of that, the place probably stinks. Seriously, have those guys ever heard of bathing and grooming?

Soon we learn that appearances can be deceiving. Names, too. In another comic years ago there was a boy named “Baldy.” With bushy blond hair. Last name: Baldwin.

speak for your self… :L

White trash

Mike got out of there so fast somebody tried to recruit him f or the Track team

Neanderthals