For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for March 19, 2010

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    Templo S.U.D.  over 14 years ago

    How sad for Connie.

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    NoahsMama  over 14 years ago

    Oh my Gosh! Is this woman really that thick? What did she expect Connie to say - “Oh I’m returning Phil’s pipe in the hope that he’ll fall in love with me, take me in his arms and kiss me with wild abandon. But, I see he isn’t here right now, so I’ll pop back later.” ? Is this why Elly has these women as friends - so she can feel intellectually superior? If so, she must have loved having a pet rock.

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    DolphinGirl78  over 14 years ago

    NoahsMaman*: Can you honestly say that you’ve never had a friend who’s done this kind of thing (or something equally similar) in your lifetime when emotions run high?

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    arsmall  over 14 years ago

    Okay….didn’t we establish that she was at the wrong address? She never did return the pipe from our view… Let me hush for someone thinks my discussing this is taking the comic too seriously. I’m a person who likes consistency.

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    Wolfdreamer250  over 14 years ago

    I wonder, to the old readers of the strip - Is that black haired woman supposed to be Georgia? If so I thought that Phil met her later and she had longer hair at that time. Plus a comic later in the series mentions that the two later meet at a Barbecue for the first time.

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    stuart  over 14 years ago

    This version is how Connie (wrongly) remembers it. And how gossip spreads.

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    summerdog86  over 14 years ago

    Didn’t Connie go to the wrong address, see the woman there, freak out and leave without saying anything?

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    arsmall  over 14 years ago

    @Ji2m - wouldn’t ruin mine either. However, we do have the right to questiong the author (I learned this in my Eng. 1101. LOL!) I just like the discussions, they break up the monotony(sp?) of my day..

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    gobblingup Premium Member over 14 years ago

    I agree, arsmall, I like the discussions too. I don’t think it was ever established that Phil went to the wrong address. The only reason we think that is because howtheduck or someone else went back in the archives. But maybe Lynn is adding a new twist to the new version. p.s. I don’t have time to go through the history, so my memory may be faulty.

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    alviebird  over 14 years ago

    Judging by the conversation at the door, that’s the right address. I think that the girl who answered the door is a relative, or friend, or something of that nature. Connie should not have assumed they were lovers.

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    JanLC  over 14 years ago

    So much for those of us who make assumptions. We had all decided that Connie had gone to the wrong address, and we had also decried Connie possibly returning the pipe “offscreen”. Maybe next time we’ll just wait for the story to play out. Nah, that’ll never happen.

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    Wildmustang1262  over 14 years ago

    I wish Elly should say her brother, Phil is a womanizer!

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    hizzonner  over 14 years ago

    Connie’s a twerp. This’ll teach her to take “no” for an answer.

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    NoahsMama  over 14 years ago

    Hey Tanya,

    I’m on Connie’s side with her reply. I would have said that I have things to do as well, to save face and not show the desperation Connie feels. However, as a mother, I would not have done what Connie did and put chasing Phil above my son. I understand the power of loneliness, however I think there must be a point where common sense kicks in and you realize you’re not getting anywhere. As for Elly, she should realize if Connie wants everyone or anyone for that matter to know about this, then Connie would tell them. I know people who have learned it the hard way, and I was fortunate enough to learn it as a bystander!

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    sabenson  over 14 years ago

    There was a later strip where the dark-haired woman was identified as Phil’s housekeeper.

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    mrslukeskywalker  over 14 years ago

    Either way, it serves her right.

    Even if she was at the right address, and there was another woman answering the door, it didn’t stop the brazen, hussy from continuing to stalk him, making a further fool of herself, broken legged son and all.

    Just like the gossip queen, all she continued to think about was herself, knowing she shouldn’t be doing what she was doing, she purposely and consciously chose the wrong path anyway, so she deserves what she got. Every which way around, including that horrible, brown, afro.

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    mrslukeskywalker  over 14 years ago

    GretchensMom, I answered your question yesterday.

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    ocean17  over 14 years ago

    Connie got a fabulous new hairdo out of it at least, so driving to Montreal wasn’t a total waste of time and gas. They know about hairdos in Montreal.

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    ocean17  over 14 years ago

    And there’s no reason to call Phil a womanizer. He’s a young single dude who plays jazz trumpet and dates women. Normal to the point of utterly boring.

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    ocean17  over 14 years ago

    Connie, however, is a creep.

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    vldazzle  over 14 years ago

    Susan, you are just as correct and reasonable here as at the other site, which is why I think you ARE Susan Sunshine! I did not see all of FBFW the first time around. It would be good if the “equivalent” episode could be posted here at another address “classic” so we could learn…

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    NoahsMama  over 14 years ago

    MrsLukeSkywalker,

    I agree with you 100%!! Your comments about the brazen hussy with the broken legged son and the gossip queen made me laugh! Too funny!

    And I think Connie’s subsequent hairdo is divine retribution for her behavior! When she looks in the mirror, it should be a reminder to her to change her hussy ways! LOL!

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    lindz.coop Premium Member over 14 years ago

    Regardless of who the girl was, Phil made it pretty obvious when they did meet, that he was not at all interested in seeing her.

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    bluetopazcrystal  over 14 years ago

    Awwwww! So sad!

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    bluetopazcrystal  over 14 years ago

    Hey Noahsmama lighten up. IT”S A COMIC!!!!!

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    mrslukeskywalker  over 14 years ago

    Ya, but there’s nothing funny about this “COMIC”. It’s a soap opera. Go worship your trolls and your crystals (You insulted people’s religions the other day, we can give it back.), and leave the conversation to us, since you never have anything to say but to keep telling us “IT’S A COMIC!”, because you always support Elly and Connie doing everything wrong and backwards, and you don’t like what anyone else has to say.

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    Gretchen's Mom  over 14 years ago

    MrsLukeSkywalker: I responded yesterday to your response to me.

    Thanks again for all your help!

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    mrslukeskywalker  over 14 years ago

    Glad to help you : )

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