For Better or for Worse (or What Is a Foob?)
Did you know that "For Better or for Worse," is one of the most popular newspaper comics in the country? Make that two countries, because the strip is produced in Canada and is so relentlessly Canadian that they must love it up there, too.
Well, if you think the Pattersons and their various and sundry friends/co-workers/stalkers are saying one thing in their dialogue bubbles but really saying something else, check out End of the Foobiverse. (For those not in the know, or perhaps who aren't Canadian, a "foob" is a derogatory term used, if not by the whole of Canada, at least by those Canadians in "For Better or for Worse."
I found out about this blog entry from the king of all newspaper-comic-commentary sites (that's assuming there are others, but rest assured, this one is great), The Comics Curmudgeon.
Comments
Thanks for the link. BTW, "foob" as a word exists only in the mind of Lynn Johnston and the people who pay too much attention to her strip, myself included. It's a portmanteau of "fool" and "boob".
Posted by: yellojkt | May 31, 2007 8:22 AM