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Tuesday, June 6, 2017 PEANUTS COFFEE BREAK East Oregonian BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ Page 9A DEAR ABBY Man decries rampant false advertising on dating sites FOR BETTER OR WORSE BY LYNN JOHNSTON B.C. BY JOHNNY HART PICKLES BY BRIAN CRANE Dear Abby: I was divorced three and that’s it. I have tried convincing years ago, and recently went on him to get in the shower with me as some dating sites to find a possible foreplay, but he refuses. When I ask companion. All the women I met had him why he won’t shower, he says he posted photos that looked nothing showers “enough.” He doesn’t seem like them. It was embarrassing. depressed or moody. He just smells You usually meet in a public really bad — especially “down place, so the gentlemanly thing to do there.” is continue the encounter, only to not All of this is recent. Because he Jeanne follow up. It would be so much nicer Phillips washes so infrequently, I have become if women posted a recent photo/selfie less willing to have sexual contact Advice so that there would be no surprises at with him. His hygiene problems are the first date. major. When we first got together, he Case in point: I had a date with a lady showered daily or at least every other day. He whose photo showed her to be slim, with black doesn’t understand how disgusted I am. His hair. When she showed up she had white hair behavior is extremely gross and unhealthy. and she had gained at least 30 pounds. She Help! — The Clean One Dear Clean One: You are absolutely right. recognized me from my profile photo, which was recent. Because I’m a gentleman, I made Your fiancé’s poor hygiene IS extremely no mention of the discrepancy and made the gross and unhealthy. He understands how most of our lunch. disgusted you are; he just doesn’t care. He I think women would be wise to place a cleaned up before because you hadn’t been recent photo on their profile with the caption, “wooed and won” yet. He may change in the “What you see is what you get.” It would future, but not for the better. eliminate any surprises. — Disappointed In You say this personality change is recent. Vermont You might be doing him a favor to suggest Dear Disappointed: I agree that there that it’s time for a checkup with his doctor. should be more truth in advertising, which Dear Abby: What is proper elevator is why I’m printing your letter. However, the etiquette? I’ve always assumed that passen- same can be said for men who have also been gers should exit the elevator before new known to fudge the truth about their height ones get on. However, I have seen some and weight, and whose photos feature them people push their way through the door wearing baseball caps to hide their baldness. while people are exiting. Shouldn’t they wait There will be a better outcome and fewer until everyone has left the elevator before disappointments if the “moment of truth” entering? It seems like common sense to me. comes BEFORE the meeting. — Ann In New York Dear Abby: I am very frustrated because Dear Ann: It IS common sense, and it’s my soon-to-be husband doesn’t shower often also the rule of etiquette. The people you enough. He showers about twice a month — describe are impatient, ignorant or rude. 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 June 5-6, 1917 There is a possibility of Mayor Best and four councilmen, whose terms would ordi- narily expire on Jan. 1, 1918, holding over until the next general state election a year from next fall because of the passage of the measure requiring city and state elections to be held on the same dates. This is the opinion of some of the local attorneys. The law passed Monday by the voters becomes effec- tive at once, and the city can not therefore hold its biennial election next December, they believe. Under this amendment also it will be possible for cities and towns to avail themselves of the use of the county registra- tion books, in place of keeping a separate set of such books. It will be necessary for the cities and towns to make the boundaries of their election precincts identical with the boundaries of the county election precincts, and to make use of the names registered with the county clerk of the particular city. 50 Years Ago From the East Oregonian June 5-6, 1967 Pendleton Community Television System is “moving ahead to bring in two channels from Portland,” manager Wes Stone said today. Two Spokane channels will be dropped to make room on the cable system for two Portland channels. Portland stations KOIN-CBS and KATU-ABC will replace Spokane stations KXLY-CBS and KREM-ABC. 25 Years Ago From the East Oregonian June 5-6, 1992 A grass fire whipped by winds scorched an estimated 700 acres of range and pasture land northwest of Heppner Thursday afternoon. Firefighters from the region battled the blaze for about four hours, but it was Slaughter House Road that stopped the flames about a half mile west of Heppner High School. The fire started about 12:30 p.m. near corrals on the ranch of Morrow County Judge Louis Carlson, who is out of town this week. It burned about 250 acres of rangeland in the Conservation Reserve Program and 150 acres of pasture land owned by Carlson, plus about 300 acres of pasture land owned by Fred Hoskins. 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 157th day of 2017. There are 208 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On June 6, 1944, during World War II, Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, on “D-Day” as they began the liberation of German-occu- pied Western Europe. On this date: In 1523, Gustav Vasa became Sweden’s new king, Gustav I. In 1654, Queen Chris- tina of Sweden abdicated; she was succeeded by her cousin, Charles X Gustav. In 1799, American politician and orator Patrick Henry died at Red Hill Plantation in Virginia. In 1809, Sweden adopted a new constitution. In 1844, the Young Men’s Christian Asso- ciation was founded in London. In 1925, Walter Percy Chrysler founded the Chrysler Corp. In 1933, the first drive-in movie theater was opened by Richard Hollingshead in Camden County, New Jersey. (The movie shown was “Wives Beware,” star- ring Adolphe Menjou.) In 1966, black activist James Meredith was shot and wounded as he walked along a Mississippi highway to encourage black voter registration. In 1968, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy died at Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles, a day after he was shot by Sirhan Bishara Sirhan. In 1977, a sharply divided U.S. Supreme Court struck down a Louisiana law imposing an automatic death sentence on defendants convicted of the first-degree murder of a police officer. In 1982, Israeli forces invaded Lebanon to drive Palestine Liberation Orga- nization fighters out of the country. (The Israelis withdrew in June 1985.) Today’s Birthdays: Sing- er-songwriter Gary “U.S.” Bonds is 78. Country singer Joe Stampley is 74. Jazz musician Monty Alexander is 73. Actor Robert Englund is 70. Folk singer Holly Near is 68. Singer Dwight Twilley is 66. Playwright-actor Harvey Fierstein is 65. Comedian Sandra Bernhard is 62. International Tennis Hall of Famer Bjorn Borg is 61. Actress Amanda Pays is 58. Comedian Colin Quinn is 58. Record producer Jimmy Jam is 58. Rock musician Steve Vai is 57. Rock singer-mu- sician Tom Araya (Slayer) is 56. Actor Jason Isaacs is 54. Rock musician Sean Yseult (White Zombie) is 51. Actor Max Casella is 50. Actor Paul Giamatti is 50. Rock musician James “Munky” Shaffer (Korn) is 47. Rapper- rocker Uncle Kracker is 43. Thought for Today: “Excellence is to do a common thing in an uncommon way.” — Booker T. Washington, American educator (1856-1915). PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN BY DANA SIMPSON BIG NATE BY LINCOLN PEIRCE
