March 14, 2020 Issue, Page 8 of 10

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Activities Page 9 The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma Saturday, March 14, 2020 Objection to dress code Qineys——-Believe It or Not! threatens to sink cruise (Brown ae a STILETTO SNAKE, A BURROWING ASP’ up on his offer to stay home you because he doesn’t feel Dear Abby and ask one of your girl- safe in his apartment, NOT HES TWO ELONGATED FANGS friends to accompany you? because he loves your com- THAT PROTRUDE DEAR ABBY: My hus- Then all three of you might pany so much he cannot stay OF ITS MouTH, band and I have been mar- have a better time. ALLOWING (T TO ried 30 years. I recently re- away. What did he do before STRIKE SIDEWeS tired, and we are planning a DEAR ABBY: I am 61 he met you? WITHOUT OPENING (TS MOUTH. cruise to Europe and a two- month stay, returning on the and dating a 63-year-old From where I sit, it ap- man, “Charles.” I live in my pears he’s angling to move same cruise line. The cruise line is rather posh, and trav- own apartment, pay my own in. It isn’t unreasonable to elers are asked to “dress ap- bills, and I like and enjoy want your own space, par- propriately” -- which means, life. Charles is constantly ticularly if you are the one over at my apartment and essentially, men should wear a jacket to dinner (no tie re- ends up falling asleep for paying for it, while he snores away the hours. If the status quired). hours at a time. It irritates My husband is balking at me when he sleeps six, seven quo isn’t what you want, it is and even eight hours at my up to you to change it. the idea he should have to wear a jacket on his vaca- place. I feel he has a place tion and now says he won’t of his own, and he should be DEAR ABBY: In class, go. Abby, we have already doing that there. I sit next to a girl who is invested several hundreds of He has told me numer- constantly telling me that dollars in deposits, so what ous times that he doesn’t she likes the way I smell. I do I do? I'd rather not spend feel safe at his apartment because of the neighbor- don’t know if she’s flirting 14 days at sea with a hus- hood. He says that is why he with me or actually likes my band whining over wearing WAS BORN a jacket for 30 minutes a day is spending time with me. I cologne. She is making me CENTURY, THE 02/02/2020 and end up dining alone (we like my alone time, which very self-conscious. Should MORGUE BECAME & FOPULAR AT 20:02 reserved a table for two so I don’t have often. Prior to I confront her or tell my TOURIST ATTRACTION THAT DREW CROWDS OF PEOPLE FIGHTING To VIEW CORPSES IN ST. JOSEPH EAST HOSPITAL we wouldn't be stuck mak- him, I wasn’t in a relation- teacher? Or should I drop DISPLAYED IN THE WINDOWS. IN, LEXINGTON KENTUCKY, 7 ing small talk). We are cruis- ship for seven years. out and move to Alaska? ing because he will not fly. I feel that Charles is I’m scared. -- READY TO needy. Am I being unreason- -- TEXAS WIFE able? I don’t think I am, and MOVE IN THE SOUTH Crossw DEAR TEXAS WIFE: it always ends up in an ar- You have already accom- gument. If you could please DEAR READY TO modated your husband by give me some advice, I MOVE: Your classmate is ACROSS 1 Bitter PREVIOUS PUZZLE SOLVED booking a cruise instead of would appreciate your input. trying to pay you a compli- flying. Could his problem be -- NOT HOTEL ACCOM- 5 Surveyors’ maps that his jackets no longer fit MODATIONS ment. Tell her the name of 10 Kangaroo PUT DIC FIDIA him? If that’s the case, buy your cologne and where she pouches E|NIN IWIRIA O|R|B him one that does. However, DEAR NOT HOTEL: can buy some, if you are 14 Human eater AIN(T E|A|T RI LO if his objection is that he re- Wake up and smell the cof- wearing any. As to moving 15 “Changeling” LIN|S G/JE|D ally doesn’t want to GO, fee. 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