For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for December 14, 2015

Methinks it’s 1-800-NRTH-PLE, Elizabeth.

It’s okay if you misspell some toys on your list, Elizabeth. Santa can probably figure it out…

“Space Babe??”

What’s a “tape recorder”?

I have watched the Patterson’s grow since, well, forever. When they were dropped from my daily newspaper, I found them on line. Thank goodness for today’s technology!!

Aww, a tape recorder was on my list also way back. On Christmas Day my cousins and I had so much fun recording everyone. Sure wish I had that little cassette tape to hear my grandma’s Italian accent wish everyone a “Buon Natale”!

My other half asked his parents for ‘a recorder’ one christmas. To his credit, he swallowed his disappointment and didn’t complain as he unwrapped a squeaky wind instrument …

I got a tape recorder once for a gift. It was a Norelco and used little 3-inch reels of 1/4 inch tape. My roommate in college and I had fun making up little ‘skits’ and taping them.Our friends got ‘a kick’ out those little ‘skits’ especially one that we did about the ‘Indy 500’ ! !!

Feliz Navidad y Feliz Año Nuevo a todos mis amigos!

- from, Linguist in Ecuador

And she trusts her brother to give her the right spelling?

Yes there is a toll free number for US & Canada. From dates 12/9/15-12/24/15, hours of 2p-8p PT 5p-11p ET 1-800-726-8222 No need to dial the 1 on cell phones.

I had a tape recorder like IndyMan’s. It was mine, but the family used it to send “letters” back and forth with my Oregon grandparents. Mom had given them a similar model, and we would exchange our greetings every month or so. I sure wish I had some of those recordings, but we reused them frequently (new tapes were expensive). I would love to hear my grandparents’ voices again (and my parents, too, for that matter).

Elizabeth is ahead of her time.

As a kid, I was always told Santa Claus’ phone number is 1-800-000-0000