October 15, 2019 Issue, Page 8 of 10

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Activities Page 8 The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma Tuesday, October 15, 2019 Happy smartphone user stops Rine,s—-Believe It or Not!- short of becoming an addict = Dear Abby which isn’t healthy for either of you. If you humor her, mates reacted when saw him pick up your broth- they DEAR ABBY: I have a your cellphone will become er, What they did was cruel. smartphone, and I love its an annoying and unending Leave it up to your mother to convenience. I check my inconvenience for you. Do tell him she felt embarrassed not take the bait. in front of her co-workers. email, texts and voicemail three or four times a day I'm sure she can get the mes- —_ DEAR ABBY: My father sage across. | Cue FIRST NOODLES and always try to respond CONSUMED IN SPACE recently purchased a truck (INSTANT RAMEN NooDLes promptly. But I do not carry my phone with me every for our farm. It’s old and in poor shape, but it was worth DEAR ABBY: My wife IN, VACUUM PACKS — MIKE TYSON srenT moment of the day. was sexually active with a AN ESTIMATED &2 2 MILLION ON ‘wrwripleys.com Bate the $2,000 he paid for it. & SOLD 2U-KARAT-GOLD Some family members in- The truck was fine until my classmate in high school. sist that the polite thing to do father used it to pick me and Their relationship lasted un- swwrw.gecomies.cam is to return a text message or my siblings up from school. til shortly before we were When the other kids saw the married, 54 years ago. [have voicemail IMMEDIATELY. They carry their phones with bumperless truck, they be- often wondered what he did them and constantly inter- gan calling my little brother to make her so willing to BN ELEPHANT WALKS rupt whatever they are in- “Farmer Boy” and made come to his bed. Perhaps if INTO A BAR... volved with to answer the cow noises at us. 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