For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for July 15, 2022

Then who should she be dating, Bro? Someone from your sports team?

You’re gonna have to tell Mike this guy’s your brother. Or he’ll never ask you out.

Predictable twist…

capricorn9th nailed it yesterday.

I am not sure why Mike thinks Rhetta would disparage the bowtie. For the first thing, Rhetta is also wearing a bowtie. And for the second thing, bowties are cool.

Ah. I called it. And you naysayers who said they did not not look alike. With a frontal face, we can see the same eyes. He just has lighter-colored hair.

I hope Mike’s not driving his father’s car again.

With his distracted driving, he might end up doing more than getting lost!!

Lorne is FAR too overprotective of his sister!!

Does HE have the hots for her??

Mike, you are such a drama king

Doofus…. Yep.

Finally, got the “Dweeb” correct and in print.

To much drama. I wonder what Lil Abner is up to.

Rhetta and Lorne? Parents must have been GWTW and Bonanza fans.

That’s right, Rhetta. Better to date some old wealthy codger like me.

Do brothers generally think anyone trying to date their sisters are “doofuses”?

Aww Mike!!! That’s her brother ewww

Typical older brother lol

The hurdles young love must face and conquer. At that age rational thought generally comes in third in a two man race. But oh the fun running the race.

He sure has a LOT of self-doubt… I guess that comes with being so young.

I KNEW it!

Com on big bro….its really not your call. :) Go for it Mike, talk to her.

@capricorn9th – Nice call from the beginning!

you all know the strip stopped in the 90s right

the plot thickens

Will their first kiss be among the cantaloupes or the spilled eggs?

I just love the way people on this board disect characters’ looks for ethnicity and pick at every feature and try to classify the characters’ belonging, meanwhile forgetting that this strip is set in Canada which is fully desegregated , even in Quebec which considers itself a separate nation in Canada.

Our friends have told us that in Canada there are absolutely no segragated neighborhoods, the way there are in the States. People there might have a complete United Nations on their street. The kids play with each other and they don’t ask each other from what country they arrived, since they were born and raised in that neighborhood. They go to school together, and eventually they marry each other.

No one in Canada raises an eye about intermarriage which is as common as maple syrup.

Knew it!

And whatsamatta with bow ties?? Hmm??

So turns out he is her brother.

“Lonely men seek companionship. Lonely women sit at home and wait. They never meet.” (Supposedly Abraham Lincoln)

So…..I was the dweeb from work my wife decided to go out with…..we celebrated our 40th wedding anniversary this past May. Sometimes is just works out for a dweeb from work!

Who are you calling a dweeb, doofus?

Besides, sis, No fishing off the company dock!

Wow! I used to read this strip ages ago, but I missed reading this arc, so this is new to me. :-)

Yes, she does. She didn’t say she wanted to marry him, you dork.

Hubby and I met at work. I had no problem with going out with someone from work. (We didn’t work in the same department, but worked the same evening shift). One of my coworkers vigorously played matchmaker. And he was considered a “dork” by a few people. (Whose opinions I couldn’t have cared less about). But I don’t see a problem with high school kids dating even if they work at the same place. And Big Brother’s opinion of Mike is just dumb – he’s never even met him.

Rhetta and Lorne. Those are nice Canadian names.