BS: For Better or Worse....

Subject: BS: For Better or Worse....
From: GUEST,MMario
Date: 20 Sep 04 - 01:29 PM

- which is a popular daily comic strip in the US.

Either Friday or saturday's issue - young lady and her grandfather in the coffee shop - both members of recently formed bands - She is complimenting him on success of his band - he mentions they had their first paying gig

Her response? "You got paid? Sweet!"

Subject: RE: BS: For Better or Worse....
From: frogprince
Date: 20 Sep 04 - 02:03 PM

Actually, FBOFW comes out of Canada; I read it for quite a while before I caught a reference that made it obvious. When I read the comics, I carefully save it for "dessert"; the writer has both a great, rich sense of humor and the guts to go to some very deep places.

Subject: RE: BS: For Better or Worse....
From: Peace
Date: 20 Sep 04 - 02:42 PM

Lynn Johnson (sp?), right?

Subject: RE: BS: For Better or Worse....
From: frogprince
Date: 20 Sep 04 - 02:58 PM

Lynn Johnston, actually; had to grab the paper to be sure.

Subject: RE: BS: For Better or Worse....
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 20 Sep 04 - 04:12 PM

Maybe with the pictures I'd get the joke.

Here's a link to a W Jacobs story "For Better or Worse" pictures and all. From his book "Ships Company", published 1911.

Humour's a funny thing.

Subject: RE: BS: For Better or Worse....
From: frogprince
Date: 20 Sep 04 - 06:14 PM

The full name is "For Better or for Worse". Archives at www.fbofw.com

Subject: RE: BS: For Better or Worse....
From: Mrrzy
Date: 21 Sep 04 - 09:17 AM

Yeah, but what they got paid was $20 each and cab fare home, THAT's when she said You got paid? Sweet!
Great strip, and The Bentwood Rockers is a GREAT name for a band of oldsters!

Subject: RE: BS: For Better or Worse....
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 21 Sep 04 - 10:44 AM

I'll take to PVPonline.com, or redmeat.com over FBOFW any day...

Subject: RE: BS: For Better or Worse....
From: GUEST,Clint Keller
Date: 22 Sep 04 - 12:31 AM

I'm fond of redmeat.com myself. Better of Worse is equally good, but in a different direction. It's well drawn & well written but it's not as in-yer-face as redmeat. Different strokes by different folks.

but I hate the part where I have to identify with grandpa.

clint

Subject: RE: BS: For Better or Worse....
From: CarolC
Date: 22 Sep 04 - 12:01 PM

Here's the strip MMario is talking about:

http://www.fborfw.com/strip_fix/archives/000705.php

Subject: RE: BS: For Better or Worse....
From: Amos
Date: 22 Sep 04 - 01:11 PM

Funny!!
A

Subject: RE: BS: For Better or Worse....
From: GUEST,MMario
Date: 22 Sep 04 - 01:15 PM

I thought so!

Subject: RE: BS: For Better or Worse....
From: Big Jim from Jackson
Date: 23 Sep 04 - 09:13 AM

Remember when they used to be called "Funny Papers"? Today there are so few that really fit that catagory. For Better or For Worse, reruns of Peanuts, and the old Calvin and Hobbs, and Pogo are/were probably top of the line. I know there are other strips that contain lots of chuckles, but the comic section just doesn't have that light-hearted quality that it used to have. I miss The Far Side, too.

Subject: RE: BS: For Better or Worse....
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 23 Sep 04 - 12:25 PM

I for one am glad that Bill Watterson stopped when he did, and I wish Gary Larson had been as smart...

And well, I'da been happy if Peanuts hadda stopped about 34 years and some months ago...   

And if For Better Or For Worse and Ziggy had never started!

Subject: RE: BS: For Better or Worse....
From: GUEST
Date: 23 Sep 04 - 11:26 PM

Unger's "Herman". The best of the best.