John's transparent attempt to guilt/shame his son into buying something for mother's day should be met with Mike buying something for someone outside his family, since John suggested he gift someone who "does a lot of nice things for him." That sure doesn't sound like anyone he's related to.
Jean's questions about what John bought Elly are so inappropriate I hardly know how to respond to them. Shut up or find yourself a new job, Jean. A new job where you don't think about your boss's wife being naked. What is the matter with you, Jean?
John's staff probably makes what, one-fifth his salary? I'm sure they are interested in when Rich Dentist Boss is going to get his holiday shopping done. Don't they have relatives of their own to be thinking about? Everyone in this strip is so wrapped up in things that are none of their damn business, it's so off-putting.
Lynn spent thirty years desperately trying to convince us that these people were interesting, largely by surrounding them with other characters who inexplicably showed constant interest. She really started jumping the shark when she depicted characters like an adult businessman, husband and father Gordon Mayes being intimately knowledgeable of Anthony's private life and invested in getting Anthony and Liz together. I mean, please.
When I was 16, I got a part-time job at a big Vancouver department store. It was Christmas and I was in the jewellery department. What surprised me was the number of men who came in at the last minute on December 24th looking for something for their wives!
doesn't surprise me because she's still the same dumb kid who doesn't understand that busy men can't avoid last minute shopping.
As a teenager, I often worked at Woodwards - a big department store in Vancouver. Every Christmas, at the last possible moment, anxious men would come into the store, desperately looking for “the right thing” for wives and girlfriends. Because my dad was a jeweller, I was most comfortable in the watch and jewellery department- which was the first place these crazed gents would go.
Being a “shopper”, I always looked around the store to see what perfect gifts I could find- for a mom or a girlfriend. I could always suggest something better than the fast “OK, that gew-gah looks good- I’ll take it!”
I was often given “time out” to take people to other departments where I’d point out a beautiful purse, glove and scarf set or unique linens or cookware. So many times, these men would return after Christmas and thank me for the ideas and it made me feel great! Who knew that in a few more decades, “professional shopper” would become a career!
Makes more sense than the other career plans she's ever had! After all, you wouldn't require the brains to realize that these guys actually can't spend the whole wack load of time shopping.
If Lynn's prior claims to have worked for her father occasionally are true, then she might be fairly well trained in jewellery sales. However, I wonder if those "time out" moments were not really moments where the other employees put Lynn to work and got her out of their hair for a bit. In The Comic Art of Lynn Johnston, Kate had a decidedly negative perspective on her mother's ability to stay focused on the work for the jobs she held before getting her syndicate contract.
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It's not just you. She has Tracey face.
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Maybe this is the real reason Dr. Patterson is investing in Gordon's business.
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We also have to remember that since John has Sitcom Husband Poo-brain, he's Lord Do As I Say:
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John's transparent attempt to guilt/shame his son into buying something for mother's day should be met with Mike buying something for someone outside his family, since John suggested he gift someone who "does a lot of nice things for him." That sure doesn't sound like anyone he's related to.
Jean's questions about what John bought Elly are so inappropriate I hardly know how to respond to them. Shut up or find yourself a new job, Jean. A new job where you don't think about your boss's wife being naked. What is the matter with you, Jean?
John's staff probably makes what, one-fifth his salary? I'm sure they are interested in when Rich Dentist Boss is going to get his holiday shopping done. Don't they have relatives of their own to be thinking about? Everyone in this strip is so wrapped up in things that are none of their damn business, it's so off-putting.
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A crap-load of energy is wasted caring about the most boring people on the planet.
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Lynn spent thirty years desperately trying to convince us that these people were interesting, largely by surrounding them with other characters who inexplicably showed constant interest. She really started jumping the shark when she depicted characters like an adult businessman, husband and father Gordon Mayes being intimately knowledgeable of Anthony's private life and invested in getting Anthony and Liz together. I mean, please.
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Lynn's Comments:
The I Was A Teenage Lindy show
When I was 16, I got a part-time job at a big Vancouver department store. It was Christmas and I was in the jewellery department. What surprised me was the number of men who came in at the last minute on December 24th looking for something for their wives!
doesn't surprise me because she's still the same dumb kid who doesn't understand that busy men can't avoid last minute shopping.
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The more complete version of the story.
Thursday December 15, 2011 Lynn’s Notes:
As a teenager, I often worked at Woodwards - a big department store in Vancouver. Every Christmas, at the last possible moment, anxious men would come into the store, desperately looking for “the right thing” for wives and girlfriends. Because my dad was a jeweller, I was most comfortable in the watch and jewellery department- which was the first place these crazed gents would go.
Being a “shopper”, I always looked around the store to see what perfect gifts I could find- for a mom or a girlfriend. I could always suggest something better than the fast “OK, that gew-gah looks good- I’ll take it!”
I was often given “time out” to take people to other departments where I’d point out a beautiful purse, glove and scarf set or unique linens or cookware. So many times, these men would return after Christmas and thank me for the ideas and it made me feel great! Who knew that in a few more decades, “professional shopper” would become a career!
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If Lynn's prior claims to have worked for her father occasionally are true, then she might be fairly well trained in jewellery sales. However, I wonder if those "time out" moments were not really moments where the other employees put Lynn to work and got her out of their hair for a bit. In The Comic Art of Lynn Johnston, Kate had a decidedly negative perspective on her mother's ability to stay focused on the work for the jobs she held before getting her syndicate contract.
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