construction worker: Browse The Strips
Sunday, September 6, 1981
Wednesday, April 28, 1993
Monday, May 3, 1993
Tuesday, May 4, 1993
Saturday, May 8, 1993
Monday, May 17, 1993
Tuesday, May 18, 1993
Monday, May 24, 1993
Tuesday, May 25, 1993
Monday, May 31, 1993
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Lynn's Comments: In our house, it was of utmost importance to maintain good table manners. My mother went so far as to give us eating lessons. My brother and I learned to sit straight with a yardstick down our backs and a "Golden Book" under each arm.
We learned how to use our fork and knife in the English style, cutting with wrists up, dabbing the edibles onto the back of the fork. (Rarely should one "stab" at one's food.) We were never to talk with our mouths full; never to reveal the mastication going on inside. Eating was often an ordeal. The benefits of the lessons, however, came to the fore at summer camp when we were the only kids who could eat comfortably while crushed onto a wooden bench with a line of other campers.
If mom saw us chewing with our mouths open, there was instant objection. This, of course made it mandatory that we eat as rudely as possible when the moment was ripe. This strip was done in memory of these unfettered times.
Wednesday April 27, 2022
Monday May 2, 2022
Lynn's Comments: When you’re living in a house that’s being renovated, you learn to put up with all kinds of noise and inconvenience.
Tuesday May 3, 2022
Lynn's Comments: In this strip, the contractor is speaking with a marked French Canadian accent. I was harshly criticized for making fun of French Canadians—until Paul himself wrote back to my critics and said that this was exactly the way he talked!
Saturday May 7, 2022
Monday May 16, 2022
Lynn's Comments: This was a regular occurrence as the renovations continued on our house. Early morning was the worst time as the crew would show up before 8am, and we lived in the woods…which meant few curtains.