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Page 6B East Oregonian PEANUTS COFFEE BREAK Thursday, October 22, 2015 DEAR ABBY BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ Old habits die hard during woman’s transition to a man FOR BETTER OR WORSE BY LYNN JOHNSTON B.C. BY JOHNNY HART PICKLES BY BRIAN CRANE of the tongue, and it wasn’t rude for Dear Abby: My daughter has them to do so. How else is a person been in a lesbian relationship for 14 to learn that a mistake was made if it years. They recently took me to lunch isn’t pointed out? and informed me that her partner, Dear Abby: Recently, 12 of us “Nicole,” is in the process of transi- women from a retirement home in tioning to a male. Dayton were having lunch at a local Nicole has now legally changed steakhouse. As we were digging in her name to “Nick” and has begun our purses for money and coupons, hormone treatments. They have been Jeanne going to counseling for the past six Phillips our server informed us that we did not owe anything for our bills! He said months. Since Nick began the tran- Advice a gentleman who had been seated sition, I have seen him three times. nearby had taken care of what we Last week when I was visiting, I acci- dentally called Nick by the wrong pronoun, owed. It seems the day we were there was his “she” instead of “he” a couple of times. I was late mother’s birthday. There are some very good people in this either immediately corrected or ignored until I realized I had used the wrong word. It hurt world. We want him to know how very much we appreciated his kind gesture, and we have my feelings. After I got home I sent Nick a text to apol- pledged to “pay it forward” whenever we ogize and explain that it would take time for can. — Blessed In Ohio Dear Blessed: I don’t know who originated me to get used to saying “Nick” and referring to him as a he. I told them their correcting this saying, but your letter certainly proves me bothered me. All weekend I could tell the truth of it: A good deed is like a pebble they were irritated with me, and I felt it was thrown into a pond; its ripples continue ever outward. Thank you for an upper of a letter. uncalled for. Dear Abby: We were visiting our son What do you say? Am I wrong to feel hurt that they haven’t given me a chance to and daughter-in-law last weekend. When get used to the new name? — Margaret In I had to use the facilities downstairs, I told her the hand towel was missing. I had used Mississippi Dear Margaret: Adjusting to gender that bathroom the day before. Guess what she reassignment takes time for all concerned. said? “Well, that’s what pants are for.” Abby, she wasn’t joking! We see them As your letter illustrates, there are often more people involved than the individual making only twice a year because we live ¿ve hours away. Could they be short of money or what? the change. It seems only natural that you would need Should I send her some hand towels? — Wet some time to adjust. However, it also seems Hands In Wisconsin Dear Wet Hands: By all means. And to me that you are being overly sensitive about what happened. Your daughter and her don’t forget a short, sweet note thanking her partner were right to correct you for your slip for her “hospitality.” DAYS GONE BY BEETLE BAILEY GARFIELD BLONDIE BY MORT WALKER BY JIM DAVIS BY DEAN YOUNG AND STAN DRAKE 100 Years Ago From the East Oregonian Oct. 22, 1915 Workmen for the Paci¿c Telephone and Telegraph company have practically completed the underground work on the telephone system for the North side. The three inch pipe has been laid, with the exception of a few feet near Jackson street, and within a few weeks the company will start to pull the cable through. Workmen are engaged now in digging holes for setting the poles along Jackson street to carry the cable. The under- ground system will run along Garden street, across the river and come out in the rear of the Christian church. This will dispense with all overhead wires in the neighborhood of the new county library building and the telephone company decided on the underground system in compliance with the wishes of the library board. The cable will contain 808 telephone wires for the convenience of the residents of the North side who had previously complained of the inadequacy of the service. 50 Years Ago From the East Oregonian Oct. 22, 1965 Federal money has been approved to plan and design a soil and moisture research laboratory at Pendleton that will serve Oregon, Washington and Idaho dryland grain producing areas. Rep. Al Ullman, D-Ore., called approval by the House Wednesday of $45,000 for planning and architectural design of the $425,000 laboratory “a surprising last minute victory.” The area served by the laboratory suffered large soil losses in last winter’s heavy rainfall and resulting Àoods. The laboratory will conduct studies of soil and water conservation needs. Agricultural research service of¿cials have stated that the Pendleton facility would be an important step in developing effective ¿eld practices that can be readily adopted by farmers in the Northwest. 25 Years Ago From the East Oregonian Oct. 22, 1990 A stolen car loaded with juveniles was the target of a high-speed chase early Tuesday morning that started in Pendleton and ended about 150 miles away at Farewell Bend State Park near the Oregon-Idaho border. Six juve- niles were taken into custody by the Oregon State Police at about 3:30 a.m. A Pendleton police of¿cer spotted the 1986 Ford Tempo in Pendleton and identi¿ed it as being stolen from the Connell, Wash., area before beginning the pursuit in the Eastgate area onto Interstate 84. At Baker, the state police put down a spike strip, used for puncturing car tires, but were unable to stop the vehicle. Another spike strip was used near the state park, and the vehicle was apprehended, said Pendleton Police chief Ed Taber. According to the state police, three of the juveniles are from Kennewick, Wash., two are from Richland, Wash., and one is from La Grande. THIS DAY IN HISTORY DILBERT THE WIZARD OF ID LUANN ZITS BY SCOTT ADAMS BY BRANT PARKER AND JOHNNY HART BY GREG EVANS BY JERRY SCOTT AND JIM BORGMAN Today is the 295th day of 2015. There are 70 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On October 22, 1962, in a nationally broadcast address, President John F. Kennedy revealed the presence of Sovi- et-built missile bases under construction in Cuba and announced a quarantine of all offensive military equipment being shipped to the Commu- nist island nation. On this date: In 1746, Princeton Univer- sity was ¿rst chartered as the College of New Jersey. In 1797, French balloonist Andre-Jacques Garnerin made the ¿rst parachute descent, landing safely from a height of about 3,000 feet over Paris. In 1836, Sam Houston was inaugurated as the ¿rst consti- tutionally elected president of the Republic of Texas. In 1883, the original Metropolitan Opera House in New York held its grand opening with a performance of Gounod’s “Faust.” In 1915, Israeli statesman Yitzhak Shamir was born in Ruzinoy, Poland, in pres- ent-day Belarus. In 1928, Republican presidential nominee Herbert Hoover spoke of the “American system of rugged individualism” in a speech at New York’s Madison Square Garden. In 1986, President Ronald Reagan signed into law sweeping tax-overhaul legis- lation. In 1991, the European Community and the Euro- pean Free Trade Association concluded a landmark accord to create a free trade zone of 19 nations by 1993. Today’s Birthdays: Black Panthers co-founder Bobby Seale is 79. Actor Christopher Lloyd is 77. Actor Jeff Gold- blum is 63. Actor Luis Guzman is 58. Actor-comedian Bob Odenkirk is 53. Olympic gold medal ¿gure skater Brian Boitano is 52. Christian singer TobyMac is 51. Singer-song- writer John Wesley Harding is 50. Comedian Carlos Mencia is 48. Reggae rapper Shaggy is 47. Movie director Spike Jonze is 46. MLB player Ichiro Suzuki is 42. Actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson is 40. Christian rock singer-musician Jon Foreman (Switchfoot) is 39. Rock musi- cian Zac Hanson (Hanson) is 30. Actor Jonathan Lipnicki is 25. Thought for Today: “A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.” — Jean de La Fontaine, French poet (1621-1695). PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN BY DANA SIMPSON BIG NATE BY LINCOLN PEIRCE