For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for April 22, 2024

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    howtheduck  7 months ago

    As I have said many times before, April is a genius. A child of four raised in a barely nominally Christian household has heard a term and understands its relevance from Hinduism or Buddhism. The Pattersons are busy laughing, but I would be standing there in awe of this little girl.

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    Asharah  7 months ago

    How about forget-me-nots?

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    ronaldspence  7 months ago

    too soon…

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    snsurone76  7 months ago

    A ravine? That’s an insult to the memory of a great dog! At least, I hope that prayers will be said.

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    Enter.Name.Here  7 months ago

    How ironic, since Farley was essentially “reincarnated” in the comics to repeat this sad story. It WAS nice to see him again I admit. I miss the big fella…..again.

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    French Persons Premium Member 7 months ago

    “Farley’s dead! Bwah ha ha ha ha ha haaa..!”

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    Gizmo Cat  7 months ago

    From Lynn’s Comments: When this story originally appeared, my friend Charles Schulz was furious. He couldn’t believe that Farley had been allowed to die. He called me and said, “That stupid little girl! What was she doing down at the river in the first place? That stupid little girl!” He actually blamed April and not me!

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    Harumph  7 months ago

    April’s speech has undergone a transformation after her brush with death.

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    Wren Fahel  7 months ago

    My father used to say, “When I die, if I can come back as something, I want to come back as a flower…so I can be a…[wait for it]…rein-carnation.”

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    mindjob  7 months ago

    And light some candles

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    DawnQuinn1  7 months ago

    This arc makes me cry even after then 9th or 10th time reading it. It just seems so unfair.

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    VegaAlopex  7 months ago

    I buried our schnauzer in the back yard where she was the queen for ten years.

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    Chris  7 months ago

    don’t think the flowers can do that, but why ruin a good joke. :J

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    exness Premium Member 7 months ago

    I am a believer in dog reincarnation. I know that at least my last (and current) 4 dogs have been with me before. The instant connection cannot be ignored.

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    Barnabus Blackoak  7 months ago

    in the ravine? Next bad storm, he may get uncovered and washed away.

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    ladykat  6 months ago

    Reincarnations – we all need to plant some of those somewhere.

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    Foob  6 months ago

    I believe Lynn had the idea for the pun in the last panel of today’s strip and the previous two weeks were created just to set that up.

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    NRHAWK Premium Member 6 months ago

    Very nice word play, but I would go with a durable perennial like Crocuses to break through the snow early and various Tulips and such to follow. God speed Farley. Yes, I know this strip isn’t current.

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    rhpii  6 months ago

    When my ashes go to rest, I will be accompanied by the ashes of my loyal dogs who proceeded me in death.

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    Daltongang Premium Member 6 months ago

    My wife’s uncle had a hill that he buried all his horses on. He was a rancher all his life, and a rodeo rider during the depression to feed his family. Every horse had a marker with their name on it. The hill overlooked the ranch house and stream that ran through the pasture. I can remember many a time rounding up and branding cattle every spring out there.

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    GojusJoe  6 months ago

    I’ve heard of people getting bonked on the head , coming out of a coma and suddenly being able to speak a foreign language. Apparently this phenomenon struck April. Before she took the plunge she spoke baby talk. Now suddenly she speaks big words with perfect pronunciation. Amazing.

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    drbales2000 Premium Member 6 months ago

    Not funny

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    Dry and Dusty Premium Member 6 months ago

    I am sure going to MISS FARLEY!I know this happens in real life, been there more than I care to remember, but I really wish you hadn’t done this Lynn!

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    jaw12946 Premium Member 6 months ago

    SO SAD that Farley died. Did that really improve the comic strip? Not happy.

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    g04922  6 months ago

    Has anyone told Mike??

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    pheets  6 months ago

    Gallows humour.

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    charlesdbrown  6 months ago

    One rabbit on the horizon….

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    ChuckAnziulewicz  6 months ago

    Thanks for checking with the conservation authorities before burying Farley. Canadians are so civilized.

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    kamoolah  6 months ago

    There were some old cartoons made in Iran which showed a dog with a human head. The cartoons were critical of the Shah of Iran, claiming that the Shah loved his dog more than the Iranian people.

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    metrofxr  6 months ago
    I remember Lynn saying when she did the rewind on this strip that she wasn’t going to kill off Farley this time around….
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    John Jorgensen  6 months ago

    The first actual joke this strip has had in weeks (unless maybe you count Elizabeth’s belch in the second-most-recent Sunday strip, which definitely wasn’t funny but arguably tried to be). And it’s this.

    Also, they’re burying him in the ravine? The spot where his heart gave out as he was a soaking wet, half-frozen mess, and before that where he watched in terror as a member of his family nearly died? That’s obscene. Didn’t he have a favorite place in the yard, where he could be right next to the house and can keep an eye on his family from beyond the grave?

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    CoreyTaylor1  6 months ago

    If only….

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    USN1977  6 months ago

    Seems like a very hot day today. In the second and fourth panels John’s glasses have been steamed over.

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    fourteenpeeves  6 months ago

    Why not dogwood?

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    Dry and Dusty Premium Member 6 months ago

    Lynn, I apologize. I went back and did some research.

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    French Persons Premium Member 6 months ago

    Because a crappy pun makes it all better…

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    Nobody_Important  6 months ago

    Carnations are my favorites!

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    Cathy P.  6 months ago

    “Aypo” can’t say April, but she can say “reincarnation”?

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    HodgeElmwood  6 months ago

    Like a kid who can’t even pronounce her own name could say that.

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    namelocdet  6 months ago

    I wonder if they’ve told Michael yet?

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    USN1977  6 months ago

    A strip I remember, when Elizabeth was a toddler.

    Elizabeth: Nizzie pet doggy!

    Elizabeth pats Farley on head repeatedly

    Elizabeth: Nizzie go for ride!

    Elizabeth puts herself on Farley’s back like a deadweight

    Elizabeth: Nizzie pull ears!

    Elizabeth yanks Farley’s ears

    Elizabeth: Nizzie pull tail…

    Elizabeth is thwarted

    Farley: GROWL!

    Elly: Farley….NO!!! Oh, Elizabeth, are you OK?

    Elly takes Elizabeth away

    Michael: Hey, you want to talk to someone who understands?

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    r.feinberg  6 months ago

    So that’s it, is it? NO lessons learned, no teachable moments, no gentle reminders about the consequences of disobedience, no mea culpas from the clueless parents who lost track of their toddler during a torrential downpour?? Just one bad pun and farewell to Farley?

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