Lia Sounds Off About "For Better Or For Worse"

Lia discusses what irks her about Lynn Johnston's daily comic strip "For Better Or For Worse."

Category:

Comedy

Tags:

• For
• Better
• Or
• Worse
• Comics
• Lynn
• Johnston
• Pattersons

[debjyne]

Absolutely on target! What a bunch of losers the whole clan has turned into--and how sad there are some people who still think the Pattersons are something great. Heck, they aren't even nice now.

And nothing says true love like having a wedding ceremony while your father/grandfather is in the hospital dying....

[artmunky]

I couldn't agree with you more. This is one of the more infuriating comic strips in the papers. Thank you for saying what needed to be said.

[pmkraa]

Glurging FOOB. I absolutely HATE this comic strip. It used to be my favorite, but it quickly turned into a POS when Dee "Ooops!"-ed her birth control. After that, I read it only to trash it. Just thought I'd re-visit and dump more on the FOOB. It's been a while.

[4thDan]

Interesting observations. I've only read it in passing, and rate it about on the same level as a lot of the "dinosaur" strips in the paper...the ones that never seem terribly funny, and will NEVER be dropped ("Blondie", "Sally Forth", "Family Circus", etc.). Sadly, there are very few cartoonists in the paper that I actually find funny and/or entertaining to read.

[Gorillamydreamz]

Imcmusicgirl09 -

Glad you love FBOFW. Sorry you don't see Lia must too. She read it every day.

In later years, JohnsTon did rely on puns for humour and approached every character from the same worldview: her own.

For many, reading their beloved strip became an exercise in frustration. But the love and JohnsTon's obvious skill kept us coming back for more. I think most of the complainers share your love for the strip.

That love is simply tempered with frustration. :)

[Gorillamydreamz]

Imcmusicgirl09-1. This video is obviously a tribute and the date is months before JohnsTon retired. The strip is obviously a big part of their lives.

2. Where's the typo? Lynn JohnsTon's name is spelled correctly on this posting. Are you referring to someone's comment?

3. We'll stop wearing socks only when hiking.

Bottom line, these people do love and understand the comic. Somewhere in there it just stopped growing. I love Beauty and the Beast but it's still about an abusive relationship.

[lmcmusicgirl09]

1. Lynn is officially retired. - - she's stated it herself.

2. It's Johnston, not Johnson. - - If you're going to post negative things, at least spell her name right.

3. When characters aren't wearing socks it's because they're in the house.

I could go on forever. lol If you're going to be negative, at least understand where the cartoonist /comics are coming from.

NOTE: this was funny, but your talent would be of greater use by simply being funny that bashing a (very talented) persons work.

[lmcmusicgirl09]

@Spinningrobo Actually, Lynn rarely gets to see her son, while her daughter lives only a street over. He daughter is happily married to a man whom she's dated for years, and loves what she does and what he does.

[ROBSHOTGUN]

I totally disagree I think that there is alot of the pattersons in all of us !!!

they are very true to life

[pmkraa]

Hey, what's the name of that piano parlor solo playing in the background? It just seems to fit very well to Lia's snarking......BTW my hatred for the FOOB is on par with Lia's.......