Sunday, 22 September 2024

Sep 20, 2024 00:44


The one where Liz introduces April to the feared and hated vice of bubblegum.

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howtheduck September 20 2024, 05:52:14 UTC

Another opportunity to compare the colouring of 2024:


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dreadedcandiru2 September 20 2024, 06:08:58 UTC

Lynn doesn't impress me as the sort to understand what a choking hazard is or care about it. As the following Lynnsight reminds us,

Like my mother, I was not a fan of chewing gum. The look, sound and storage of chewed but cherished chunks drove a wedge between me and my offspring, who had learned about the sugarless variety from television and had been given a stash by the child-free staff at the dental clinic. They chewed in secrecy, but still the occasional wad found its way into my arena and often with irremovable results.

she impresses me as someone freaking out about chaos-loving children making poor, mistreated mothers scrape gum off of things.

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howtheduck September 20 2024, 15:31:54 UTC

I remember that slam against the "child-free" staff. Oddly enough, this qualification for women has reared its ugly head in the modern political area in the United States. Lynn Johnston was ahead of her time.

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dreadedcandiru2 September 20 2024, 11:29:14 UTC

Also, we have to remember that Elly is an over-earnest wacko trying to hog an imaginary spotlight at the best of times. This is why she wants to protect children from candy as a general rule:


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dreadedcandiru2 September 20 2024, 15:22:17 UTC
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