For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for December 08, 2024

So dramatic

Does she credit for both the drama here and, if she fails, turning the exam into a tragedy?

I can remember Michael howling the same way about his homework when he was Liz’ age, LOL. And April STILL can’t pronounce her sister’s name correctly??

Actually, knowing this stuff can be very useful—when doing crossword puzzles or posting messages online.

How ironic

Seriously. It’s all about who can put on the best act, lol.

Quit your bellyaching! The only reason your whining is because your important homework is sucking away your “precious” me time!

If you watch tv or movies, you are watching theatre. Glass Onion II was perfect example – catharsis, antagonist, protagonist, hubris, a mystery in 5 acts.

I have several of these young ladies in my class

The best and about only thing I learned in high school that was of any use in later life was touch typing. The other thing is Trigonometry, strangely enough. I built things and not carpentry trained. So I needed to calculate angles and lengths of angled sides. Carpenters know how to use measuring tools to calculate them.

She has drama down.

And a new star is born!

At 74 I have to agree a bit with Elisabeth. There is very little I learned in school that I used in life, save for english and math. History – zilch. From physics, I unfortunately re-encounter "for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction’ like when I stub my toe on something in the dark! The force of impact is equal to my vocal outburst.

Elizabeth Patterson: Drama Queen.

“Histrionics.”

So she gets it.

Is there a unit on overacting?

playing the role of the drama queen

Very theatrical, Elizabeth.

Shouldn’t that kid be able to say EliSabeth by now?

drama queen

She’s got the part

How ironic that one of the words is histrionic!

Question 1. Please describe in 100 words or less the term Drama Queen.

Answer: Elizabeth Patterson

How to practice emoting.

Liz has certainly become quite the Drama Queen lately…

Got to agree. Dates associated with dead guys with names ending in -us were definitely the most useless and least-used (as in, “never”) facts I ever wasted time studying.

Now I know why Elizabeth went on to become a teacher; so she could make others suffer the misery she suffered!

Well, she’s got “histrionic” down.

And the Oscar goes to Liz.

SPOILER ALERT

This is made so much funnier by a later strip.

Liz becomes a teacher, and April complains she has “gone over to the enemy”

Definitely a future drama Queen ! ;-)