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I laughed a little at today's strip but not because I thought it was all that funny. I laughed because Annie already knows all the horrible 'secrets' that Elly thinks she divulged. Elly needs to learn that it's not gossip if you're talking about things the other person already knew. She also needs to learn that grown-up people don't blame others for their own bad habits; she should have known going in that Connie would expect her to keep whatever 'secrets' she had safe.

Paul J, Saint John, NB

I have read the strip daily for over ten years and I stayed with it on the web after the "conversion" a few months ago even though our daily newspaper dropped it. However, Ellie agonizing over "gossip" today was too much. The strip used to have interesting characters and a variety of situations, but now it is just a soap opera, so, this was my last visit.

Steve K, San Diego, CA

When the strip began, the Patterson house was NOT "squarely between" Anne's house and Connie's house. It was "squarely between" Anne's house and Thelma Baird's house. (Thelma Baird, you may remember, was the sheepdog breeder who provided Farley.) Connie, in those early strips, lived across the street, in the home that the Enjo family would eventually buy (upon Connie's move to Thunder Bay). Connie buying Thelma Baird's house does not occur until after she marries Greg Thomas and moves back from Thunder Bay.

Katje B, Albany, NY

One of my favorite strips appeared in a Sunday paper. It shows John, Elly, Michael, and Elizabeth in the car during a drive. John and Elly begin to notice drivers passing them giving them dirty looks. One guy sticks his tongue at them. They begin to look very depressed wondering why the whole world seems to hate them. The last panel show why: Michael and Elizabeth are sticking out their tongues and making faces at every driver behind their car. I wish you would run that strip again. It is so hilarious! Thank you,

Cheryl L, Forest City, NC

I'm so proud of you Lynne- you've managed to remind people of the simple joys of writing letters, thrift by keeping TVs that work, keeping the internet out of households where young impressionable children might live. I can say that I look forward to For Better Or Worse so much more since you've relaunched it. It gives me and my mother so much to talk about.

Rahne S, Muir Island, Scotland