For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for December 27, 1998

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Elly: Would you like a little more, Dad? Jim: No, thanks, dear. My sufficiency has been suffancified, and more would be superfluous! You made another fine meal, Elly. Elly: Thanks, Dad. Jim: Remember the holiday dinners we had when you were little? Elly: Mm-hmm. Jim: My, they were fun! - But, you know what the best part was? ... After the table was cleared, there was one thing that always brought us together as a family. And...thanks to a twist of fate, here we are tonight! Michael: What's going on? John: The dishwasher's broken.