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Page 6B East Oregonian PEANUTS COFFEE BREAK Wednesday, June 28, 2017 DEAR ABBY BY CHARLES M . SCHULZ Hospital patient receives surprise anatomy lesson FOR BETTER OR WORSE BY LYNN JOHNSTON B.C. BY JOHNNY HART PICKLES BY BRIAN CRANE I have a feeling there may be some- Dear Abby: I recently had to spend a night in the hospital following thing nasty she’s hiding. I’m afraid I’m minor surgery. One of the female heading into a trap, but my love for her techs taking care of me leaned over makes it tough to consider breaking me to straighten out the bedding and up. Am I being too demanding? — I could see “everything” when the top Concerned Guy In The South of her scrubs fell open. Dear Concerned Guy: If your I’m not sure if it was on purpose or intuition is screaming that your girl- by accident. I say this because after friend’s desire for a hasty marriage Jeanne the first time, it happened several Phillips could spell trouble in the future, you more times. I only looked the first should pay close attention to it. It is Advice time out of shock. The other times, I not “too demanding” to want to know looked away. what one’s fiancée has been doing for Other than saying, “Hey, lady, I can see the last seven years. Under no circumstances your boobies when you bend over,” what’s should you marry this woman without first the polite way to say, “Oops — wardrobe talking to a lawyer, who I am sure will suggest malfunction”? — Got An Eyeful In Illinois doing a background check and/or drafting an Dear Got An Eyeful: Since, with luck, ironclad prenuptial agreement. you won’t have to make another visit to the Dear Abby: I recently attended a bridal hospital, I think your question may be moot. shower for my nephew’s fiancée. My sister- However, the discreet way to deal with in-law (the future mother-in-law of the bride) something like that would be to mention what also attended the shower. She did not choose happened to the head nurse or supervisor and any gifts from the bride’s registry, but decided say that it made you uncomfortable. instead to give the bride lingerie, including thong Dear Abby: I’m in my early 30s and underwear. Frankly, I was shocked. I didn’t recently met a very attractive woman my age. think it was appropriate for either the mother or We are planning to get married. She wants us the future mother-in-law to give such intimate to be married as soon as possible because she gifts. Am I wrong? — Flummoxed In Florida has been divorced for the last seven years. Dear Flummoxed: Shower guests are My problem is, she’s extremely secretive not restricted to items based solely upon the about her past, especially the period between couple’s registry. They can give whatever gift her divorce and our meeting. I have been they wish to the bride and groom. Your sister- open with her about my past, but when I ask in-law chose something she thought the bride about hers, she refuses to discuss it and says it and groom would enjoy. Please try to be less has nothing to do with our relationship. judgmental and hope she was right. DAYS GONE BY BEETLE BAILEY GARFIELD BLONDIE DILBERT THE WIZARD OF ID LUANN ZITS BY MORT WALKER BY JIM DAVIS 100 Years Ago From the East Oregonian June 28, 1917 A.D. Irish, in charge of the warehouse of the Monogram Oil Co., has the laugh on Senator Fred Steiwer and other bear hunters of the county who are in the habit of making frequent excursions into the wilds of the state in search of bear meat. Casting his eye aloft last evening he discovered a cub bear serenely occupying the top of a telephone pole near the company’s warehouse in the west end of the city. He climbed the pole and captured the bear with his bare hands. He now has it in captivity. The little animal is only about three weeks old. It may have escaped from the Barnes circus while the show was here and it may have been the pet of a local resident. Mr. Irish intends on keeping it unless someone positively establishes ownership. 50 Years Ago From the East Oregonian June 28, 1967 A graduate of the Air Force Academy, 1st Lt. Danny L Eckles, Pendleton, received the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with ten oak leaf clusters for the 228 combat missions he flew as the pilot of an BY DEAN YOUNG AND STAN DRAKE BY SCOTT ADAMS BY BRANT PARKER AND JOHNNY HART BY GREG EVANS BY JERRY SCOTT AND JIM BORGMAN RF-4C Phantom II over Vietnam. How does it feel to be shot at? “I was much too busy concentrating on my target to bother about the enemy gunfire,” Lt. Eckles replied to his questioner. Eckles, a star athlete in PHS and who played end on the Air Academy varsity football team as a sophomore, is the son of Raymond Eckles. 25 Years Ago From the East Oregonian June 28, 1992 Pat Burke and Maggie Jones used to call Eugene home — now the outline of the Oregon Trail is their world. In May, these modern-day pioneers sold their Eugene home and cars, quit their jobs and saddled up their Tennessee Walking horses. They’ve been trekking east- ward since, following the general outline of the Oregon Trail. After camping at the fairgrounds in Heppner, they estimated it would take them four days to reach Pendleton — maybe by the weekend. Stopovers along the way hopefully will include a watering hole and some shade. Traveling without any support vehicles or pack horses, their goal is to go as far as their legs and resources will take them — hopefully all the way to Missouri, where wagon trains once departed for the West. THIS DAY IN HISTORY Today is the 179th day of 2017. There are 186 days left in the year. Today’s Highlights in History: On June 28, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife, Sophie, were shot to death in Sarajevo by Serb nationalist Gavrilo Princip — an act that sparked World War I. On this date: In 1778, the Revolutionary War Battle of Monmouth took place in New Jersey; from this battle arose the legend of “Molly Pitcher,” a woman who was said to have carried water to colonial soldiers, then taken over firing her husband’s cannon after he became disabled. In 1836, the fourth pres- ident of the United States, James Madison, died in Montpelier, Virginia. In 1838, Britain’s Queen Victoria was crowned in Westminster Abbey. In 1919, the Treaty of Versailles was signed in France, ending the First World War. In 1939, Pan American Airways began regular trans-Atlantic air service with a flight that departed New York for Marseilles, France. In 1944, the Republican national convention in Chicago nominated New York Gov. Thomas E. Dewey for president and Ohio Gov. John W. Bricker for vice president. In 1950, North Korean forces captured Seoul, the capital of South Korea. In 1964, civil rights activist Malcolm X declared, “We want equality by any means necessary” during the Founding Rally of the Orga- nization of Afro-American Unity in New York. In 1978, the Supreme Court ordered the University of California-Davis Medical School to admit Allan Bakke, a white man who argued he’d been a victim of reverse racial discrimination. In 1989, about 1 million Serbs gathered to mark the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Kosovo in 1389. In 1997, in a wild rematch, Evander Holyfield retained the WBA heavy- weight boxing championship after his opponent, Mike Tyson, was disqualified for biting Holyfield’s ear during the third round of their fight in Las Vegas. Today’s Birthdays: Comedian-movie director Mel Brooks is 91. Former Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., is 83. Comedian-impressionist John Byner is 80. Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is 79. Actress Kathy Bates is 69. College and Pro Football Hall of Famer John Elway is 57. Record company chief executive Tony Mercedes is 55. Actress Mary Stuart Masterson is 51. Actor John Cusack is 51. Jazz musician Jimmy Sommers is 48. Country singer Big Vinny Hickerson (Trailer Choir) is 34. Country singer Kellie Pickler is 31. Thought for Today: “Logic is one thing, the human animal another. You can quite easily propose a logical solution to something and at the same time hope in your heart of hearts it won’t work out.” — Luigi Piran- dello (1867-1936). PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN BY DANA SIMPSON BIG NATE BY LINCOLN PEIRCE