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| NE'IN THE CTHER DUGOUT
- 1S STEALING OUR SIENS AND
| We CANT FIGURE CUT WH? IT IS. '

Frou surs Have
A PITHY WAY OF
SUMMING THINGS ,

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_ BACK
LATER S ,

TG ALL ROBBIEG
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KNUCKLEHEADED

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‘Of. CADENCE HOUSTRES.

ITS RESERVED. THE REGISTER AND TRIPUAE

T © 1983 MARVEL COMICS GROUP.

| WHAT ABOUT THe Gur
IN THE SKI-MASK P

~ | L NEED THis

Gea. un SemeieeUy Cry:

REAL FAST!

PRESCRIPTION FOR MY RASH,

mum

“HE Oe.
SAID NOT: 10
TouUcH
ANY THING

time ago.

.. 4s minimal wou
felling , us how to deal !~
with it. — San Francis: _
can

“> Nowe job

- This letter is in re
sponse to One Who Nose. -

! een her s
and: mine and had o

- write to give her encour-

agement, I wish someone

‘» had done‘ the same. for
- me 50 years ago."

I, too, married a great
guy who didn’t ‘my

_ great big shnoz. We rais-
+ ed three-nice kids and I .
. hated my nose all those’
years, but IT never had.

the motivation to do any-
thing about it; :

T will be 74 in a few
days, Five weeks ago, I

_ had the nose job I've
hee: f since

in (i
Childhood: roe the first
time In my life E feel ‘ter-

‘rifle about the way I

look. only re; is
that I an't-do ita long
t.
Tell your readers who
want
appearance with plastic

surgery to go for it. The .
first sep i to-seek out a.

competent plastle sur
Zeon, ask to see some pa-

tients he -has done, then ©

go and do likewise. I’m

si this — Like A
IHon .

Four cheers for you,
grandma, ei
‘Freeloading son

’ Regarding the: man

_ who was forced to move

back with his folks due

_ to the economy, you are

right on,; Ann. Communi-

- cation is ‘the key, What I

read in his mother’s in-
quiry is not “nosiness’
but concern — the same

‘concern that prompted
her to accept her inde- -

pendent college . gradu-
ate back into her home. .

If te wants to protect
his privacy, he could

bunk at the Salvation :

Army and.eat in a soup
kitchen: Then nobody
would ask him any ques-
tions, Where is it written

. that parents must ‘put

out the welcome mat for.
an adult child because

 . the economy is rough? —

Also Antoyed

As a parent I can’t -

imagine saying “no,” but

‘I've. heard from plenty

-who would — and have.
Homosexual turn-off

You criticized the
man who sald he could-
n't stand homosexuals
anid bad decked three in
the course of a few
weeks because they
made passes at him. In

‘ fact you went 50 far as to
’ say any male who reacts
" $0 strongly must be un-
‘sure of his own mas-

culinity. os
ously you don’
Obvious! dont
know the scene! Pushy
queens will Hot be itis:
couraged by anythin;
less ‘than a decking. {
have. seen _ several
homosexuals dashing
through the streets of

ancisce on acid,

San
with embroidered. shoul-..
~der bags and d-inch heels:
boots,

on the el King.
“Where are all the R! :
men? This city is full of
nothing but faggots!"
Stralght males should

know that gays: prefer:
chs The ulti -

them as tri

mate prize {s.a truck

driver, well-byilt,

married, with elght chil-.
0.

For those who are de-

voted to nonviclence, the’

best way to discourage a

‘pass is to shriek, “M

name is Marjorie and
make the most divine

I wish people from
cities where the Tobie
u

You've had your say,
but my position is un-
changed. Jo,

: Dear Ann Landers:

The “Sex Record Keep-

er” letter really rang a
bell. My husband has
been keeping such

records for years. He |

alse keeps records of the
kirids of meals J prepare
and grades me on.them.

_ (Five stars, four stars,
three stars, terrible und ..

rotten.) Sex and food are

the two most important -

things inhislife. ° .
When | found his

‘ scorecards it tore me up.

He said it was a private
joke, but I heard Jater

that he has shared this .

“private joke”, with the
men at work,

Whenever we have
intimate relations | have ©
myself -
1 wonder what’.
rade I am going:
he same thing -

trouble enjoyin

ause
kind of
to get. r
happens when I iry to
prepare supper. I burn

he chicken and under- -

broil the fish because |
can't keep my mind on
what [ am dving. His
storekceping rattles the
davlights out of me,

am not asking for ad-

vice bevause you can't —
sulve a sproblem when |

one of the parties is nuts,
1 just want to say your
column touches an awful
lot- of people and makes
them eel ea alone when
they learn others sre in
the game boat. — Latu In
Bridgeport .
Dear Lulu: Change
what: you can.- Accept.

‘‘ that which you cannot.
change. Thank the good.
- Lord for the ability. to

tell the differeace, -~
Freak about cleanilinen:

Ye.

. Dear Ann Landers: |

Improve thelr -

. ee 3

believe my younger sis-
ter has a problem. She

* thinks I havea problem’

because Iam critical of

hep. ,

“Myrna” takes at least |
three showers every day. —

.When. she dresses -to go. |

out, ‘she ities’ on two oF
three outfits. She:puts the

. blouses .or shirts in: the’ <
clothes. hamper ‘to be

‘washed if she-decides not

-~ to wear then. When they

have. been on_ her back :

for less than three

minutes,
“eredirty. — mot,
‘She calls'‘me sloppy be-
‘cause I wear the same
nightie for three.or four
nights. Myrna puts‘on a
fresh one every night. If
she gets up to go to the
bathroom, she changes
into another nightle.
Please setile this. —-
Squeaky Clean li Queens
Dear teens; Myma
has’ a psychiatric prob
lem. She is an o ve
cormpulsive. This has
nothing to do with helng
clean or dirty, It is con-
nected with other things
in her Ife. I hope e
gets professiona help
soon. The girl needs it .
desperately, ws:
Dear Attn Landers: |
am going with a terrific
man who is an expert at

she thinks .they |

‘backgammon. I have

tried my darnedest to
learn the game but I con-
tinu é
‘dumb mistakes 1 am.dis-
pusted with myself: He’

as been very careful not
to pul me down. Does my
inability to understand
this game mean Iam
stupid? He honest, Ann. I

can take it. — The Vil- —

lage Idiot In Roanoke

', Rapids, N.C. .

Dear N.C.: Your tnabil-
ity to grasp backgam-
mon does not mean you
are stupid. Some. excep-
tional backgammon

players are totally de- -

vald: of common sense.
The same goes for chess,

and = poker
players. Don't let this -
area of inadequacy dam-.
age your self-esteem. It
means little in the total
scheme of things.

Last summer when I,
started to drive across a
tong, curved bridge on—
the highway, my. heart
started to beat wildly. 1
suffered in my
lower back, and it too!
all the. strength I could
muster to keep my vehi-
cle on the road. Now I
am afraid te travel,
across the ‘éountry,-
scared that I mig t.
come upon anot er

ghtening ge an
freee up or faint. Should

to make’ so many © .

tempt to drive across? |.

: O Put on my emerger:- .

ty flashers and drive
across: th

e bridge very:
slowly? [4 . ry:

C0) Sto
, the

‘pills? — Nut. ;
‘According to Neil
« Bool, supervisor of traf-

- fic records program. of
the National Safety -

Council In Chicago, none
of the options Is good. He

faldie oe
_ O Bridges are safe. -
Provincia! and state -

transportation depart:

ments in: t bridges on
are lar basis, so

oO Driving too. fast or

too slow.is in violation of.

the law.

(If you-asked ‘a police- _

‘ man te drive you'across

. the bridge, how would he
ét back? :

Motion sickness pills

could. make you danger-.

ously drowsy. Avoid

em. .

My advice (this Is Ann
Landers talking). is to
make: every effort to
overcome your phobia it
. you wish to travel by car.

et: professional help if |

you. can’t de it on your.
own

-. Grating problem — -

‘My husband is getting

the point. where he is
: about moving
into the spare bedroom.
“Two years ago he went
-out and bought twin
beds, I °

am” really
worried. .

The problem: I grind
my teeth at ¢ and he
says it drives ¢
It .ls somet I can't
help, Ann. Hf T could, I

‘would — believe: me.
When 1 wake up iu the

morning, my jaws are
sire. .

Tye gone to two dene
tists, and aay I do
this because I am tense.

_ Both. suggested tranqul-
Hzers. { don't: want to
start taking those darn-

- ed things because l-know
too many people who are
hooked on them,

Please: give me some
-advice. — Tired Of The
- Same OldGrind. |

. You are suffering

from bruxism ~ whic!

°C Paych myself up, tet
that. the bridge is .
no ‘to fear and at.

top before I get:to ©
bridge, walt for a po. :
to come aling -
’ and ask him to drive me ;-

a a oo.
- O Pry motion: sickness.

. The Herald, Fridsy, April 15, 1983, Page 11

help. you and tell them
“how you licked the prob-
lem. Sometimes doctors

and dentists learn -a-lot -

from their patients, °°

$-foot-@ and 128 -pounds:
friend developed
‘Joss. of appetite), I. have

heen cousctous of my |

weight. . .

- My lite has become a

‘continuing treacherous

nightmare, I starve my-

‘Between i0-or 12 pounds,

een lO or

Then I po and eat

ing sight.

Within. 10 I gain-
back all the Weight het :

T have. gu
_ Laxatives In a single day.

my

M arents know -
“nothing about this. I
have me informed

on eating disorders. I
‘read everything I can
get my hands on. I'm
sure I have both anorex-
ia and bulimia (overeat-
ing disorder}. My doctor
says J have iron deficien-
cy anemia, How can J
break this horrible
cycle? It has taken over
my life and E hate it, —
Feeling Fat
You don't need infor-
mation. You have the
facts. Your physician
shuuld reeommend a spe-
ciallst in eating disor-
ders. You need.to talk
about: your self-image
and your feelings about
those close to 'you. Many
experts say anorexics be-
lieve they are belng con-
trolled by 4a parent
{usually the mother) and

. engage in bizarre eatin

patlerns a5 a means o}
exercising authority
_ over their own lives. This
is an oversimplification,
but it may give you some
“Insight. —
Be awate that people
who persistently punish
‘their digestive . systems
end up with horrendous
. physical problems.
times they die.

Fitness:

When you get yourself
\ squared away, call those:
| two dentists who couldn't .

‘Tm an t8-year-old girl, . |
Ever. since. ;my best:

|ahorex- -
‘ia nervosa (prolonged == -

Some-

What It does

for your body
Itdoes —

is not uncommon. Go to a-
goud dentist who will fit |
.. you- with -a mouthpiece
_, that will prevent you
us Sot lilding-yfour teeth — -

at night. Then talk ta a
counsellor about the.
problems - In your life’
hat may be causing the

anxiety

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