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This strip is a throwback to Elly putting Lizzie in daycare in the 80s. Did you stay at home, or work outside the house when your kids were little? Or are they still little? Or are they still little?

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Elly tells John she toured the daycare with Elizabeth today.

They have a gym, a lunch room, a craft room, toys...

Elly is not going to feel the least bit guilty for leaving Lizzie at the daycare tomorrow.

November 13, 2025 at 1:02 PM

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Lest we forget.

An Air Force Cap, Military Stripes, and a Remembrance Day Poppy

November 11, 2025 at 3:15 PM

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Nothing like coming home from college for a few days! Michael must have missed the chaos.

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Elizabeth and April greet Michael at the door. He calls her Lizardbreath and she calls him Fungus-face.

He starts to unpack and Elly scolds him for leaving his jacket on the hall floor and bringing home trash bags of laundry.

April calls out to Elly that Edgar threw up in the bathroom.

November 4, 2025 at 2:03 PM

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This November, take 25% off of everything in our shop! Signed books, autographed prints, stickers, digital downloads and more.

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Elly happily running, holding a full shopping back. Big 25% off sale this month in our store.

November 1, 2025 at 10:01 AM

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It's no fun being the dentist's kid on Halloween! What's your favourite thing to get when you're trick-or-treating?

#funnycomic #lynnjohnston #cartoonist #comicstrip #fborfw #dentist #halloween #dentalclinic

Michael and his friends are trick-or-treating on Halloween. Mrs. Baird is giving out toffee apples.

One kid's mom gives out all-day suckers, and the Clarks have licorice.

Someone else's parents are handing out bubble gum. What are Mike's parents giving out?

October 31, 2025 at 4:05 PM

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Today's National Cat Day! Tell us a funny kitty story or share your cat photos! We love to see them.

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Elizabeth picks up her grey cat, Shiimsa.

October 29, 2025 at 4:08 PM

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Looks like Mike's given himself a case of the heebie-jeebies. He probably watched a horror movie right before bed. What's the scariest film you've ever seen?

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Michael lies in bed, clutching Farley tight. There's a crescent moon and a creepy tree outside the window, and Michael can't sleep.

October 25, 2025 at 8:30 PM

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That was a little catty, Elly! Are you a fan of pranks, or not so much?

#funnycomic #lynnjohnston #cartoonist #comicstrip #fborfw #halloween #halloweencostume #vampire

John decides to pull a prank on the neighborhood ladies, so Anne's husband lifts him up to peer into their window in his vampire costume. He tells John to leer once, but to not let them see him too clearly.

Anne tells Elly Mrs. Nedwitt has just seen a horrible face in the window.

Elly wonders if maybe she saw her own reflection.

October 23, 2025 at 1:15 PM

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Not much of a rabbit, are you, John?

What's your preferred party fare?
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At a Halloween party, John lines up for food dressed in a rabbit suit. He turns down a helping of veggies, saying he doesn't care much for salad.

October 20, 2025 at 4:29 PM

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Michael may need to re-think his costume idea. What other characters are really tough to cosplay? What was your wackiest Hallowe'en getup?

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Lawrence asks Michael what he's gonna be for Hallowe'en. Michael wants to be E.T.

But E.T. went around naked! Michael would wear clothes.

Lawrence asks how people would know he was E.T., then.

October 15, 2025 at 12:03 PM

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Well, Elly, it's better than an ad for chopped liver! Have you ever had one of your creations published? Tell us about your (family-friendly) work below!

#funnycomic #lynnjohnston #cartoonist #momlife #comicstrip #fborfw #poem #poets #poetlife

Sue asks Elly if she's seen her poem in Upper Crust magazine.

Doesn't it make her proud? Doesn't it make her head swim? Isn't she absolutely ecstatic?

Elly replies that it's under an ad for lunch meat.

October 6, 2025 at 1:05 PM

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Oh, the 80s. The FBorFW crew recently encountered leg warmers at an accessory store; they're back! What eighties accessories were awesome, in your opinion? Which ones were totally grody?

Connie pushes Elly to try on an exercise leotard at the store.

Connie hands Elly some bright leg warmers through the change room curtain.

Connie tells Elly they have to take aerobics seriously if they're going to do them.

Elly steps out of the dressing room in a colourful leotard, leggings, leg warmers, and a headband and asks, "This is serious?"

October 3, 2025 at 12:31 PM

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October 1st is fresh-baked cookies day! Do you have a favourite cookie recipe? What kind do you like best?

#funnycomic #lynnjohnston #cartoonist #momlife #comicstrip #fborfw #bakingcookies

Elly hollers at someone who's trying to nab a cookie right off her baking sheet.

October 1, 2025 at 5:05 PM

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Here's another old Chuffers comic for people who are chuffed about trains and model railroads. #chuffers #modelrailroaders #modelrailroad #modeltrain #trains #trainlovers #lynnjohnston

A woman opens the front door to find a crowd of tiny people standing outside. She asks her model railroader husband if he remembers putting an ad in the paper asking for half-inch scale people. They've arrived.

September 30, 2025 at 10:32 PM

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Elly's looking a smidge tired. #funnycomic #lynnjohnston #cartoonist #momlife #comicstrip #fborfw

It ain't over till the dog's been walked. Elly is tired after a busy day, slumped in an armchair surrounded by mess. Edgar the dog looks at her hopefully.

September 26, 2025 at 12:40 PM

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Do kids still do this? #funnycomic #lynnjohnston #cartoonist #momlife #comicstrip #fborfw

Elizabeth shows her dad all the new school supplies she got, and lists them off.

She forgot to buy a pencil case, but John says she's still got one from last year.

She says it's no good anymore and he asks why not.

There's no more room on it; it's covered in graffiti, phone numbers, reminders and doodles.

September 22, 2025 at 1:03 PM

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Remember when Liz got a job at Megafood? It's neat to see behind-the-scenes at a business. #funnycomic #lynnjohnston #cartoonist #comicstrip #fborfw #grocerystore

Candace finds Liz at work at Megafood and asks if she has a second. Liz is going on her break and invites Candace along.

Liz takes Candace into the employee break room.

Candace says this is the lunch room in one of the province's biggest grocery stores....

It's wall-to-wall vending machines. They both think it's amazing.

September 20, 2025 at 12:02 PM

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It's getting to be #autumn in the Northern Hemisphere! What's your favourite season? 🍂 #funnycomic #lynnjohnston #cartoonist #momlife #comicstrip #fborfw

April Patterson happily stomps and crunches autumn leaves while her dog, Edgar, sniffs the tree behind her.

September 18, 2025 at 12:39 AM

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John was always a bit of a worrywart when Elly was out on her own. #funnycomic #lynnjohnston #cartoonist #momlife #comicstrip #fborfw

Phil tells John that Elly should have finished her exam by now; if she passed she was going out to paint the town red.

John says that she deserves a night out.

John casually yawns and stretches, saying he trusts here and there's no problem.

September 15, 2025 at 1:15 PM

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Poor Eddy could dish it out, but he couldn't take it! #funnycomic #lynnjohnston #cartoonist #momlife #comicstrip #fborfw #dogowners #doglovers

Edgar is lying by the front door and hears the mail slot rattle.

Edgar barks at the mail carrier through the mail slot.

The mail carrier flips the mail slot open and glares at Edgar through the opening.

Edgar hides around the corner, as the mail comes into the house through the slot. No more barking!

September 12, 2025 at 4:15 PM

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September is self-care month. What's your favourite way to indulge yourself? #selfcare#funnycomic #lynnjohnston #cartoonist #momlife #comicstrip #fborfw

John Patterson relaxes in a hot bath, reading the comics pages of the newspaper.

September 9, 2025 at 6:04 PM

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It's a simple misunderstanding... #funnycomic #lynnjohnston #cartoonist #momlife #comicstrip #fborfw

Little April asks her mom if she's going to be free. Elly says yes, she'll be turning three.

April shows Elly two fingers and a thumb and asks if that's free. Yes, that's three.

John needs some help, so he asks Elly if she's free.

April tells John that mom's not free, she is!

September 7, 2025 at 1:02 PM

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Did you love getting new school supplies as a kid? Are you into office supplies now? What are your go-tos? Let us know in the comments. #backtoschool #funnycomic #lynnjohnston #cartoonist #momlife