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Activities Wednesday, August 1, 2020 The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma Page 7 Business owner struck dumb Qine,'s__—-Believe It or Not’ by customers bigoted rant Dear Abby gets around, ing about my classmates from 1960. I hadn't seen or DEAR ABBY: I am a DEAR ABBY: I have been heard from some of them in small business owner. My with the same doctor for store has local (repeat) and 15 years, only requiring an more than 55 years, so I de- one-time customers. The annual checkup. The prob- cided to call them and found other day, while checking lem is, the office is about a all but two. Boy, was it ever out, one of my local custom- 40-minute drive, longer if I worth it! ers spewed out a verbal and hit a rush hour. I have stayed Most of the conversations extremely bigoted rant. I was with the provider because DuRING:ae 1218 FLU EPIDEMIC , PEOPLE PuT Mboks stunned speechless. I felt T the care is so good. Howev- lasted 30 minutes or more. I ON THEIR CATE AND DOGS. ResearcHerR= ort THE er, I recently found a doctor enjoyed hearing their voices Submitted By UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO IN JAPAN should do something, but I Marcie Pikel, Orlando, FL. HPNE DEVELOPED THe PamMo— wasn’t sure what it should who is 10 minutes away and and reminiscing about old AN INFLATABLE ELECTRIC BIRE provides the same quality of THAT CAN BE CARRIED IN A Distibued by Andrews Melee for US. be. I have started losing times. I couldn’t believe BACKPACK AND QUICKLY BLOWN UP, sleep over it. If it happens care. Do I call the original WITH 4 SMALL PUMP. again, should I remain silent doctor to let them know I am how quickly the day went wune.gocomics.com and keep the peace, or stand leaving the practice? Write a by. It made me feel great, up for all Americans and note? Leave it alone? What and I hope it did the same lose this customer and prob- is the proper protocol? -- for them. ably more? -- FREAKED GOOD PATIENT IN MICH- OUT IN FLORIDA IGAN When I told them why I was calling, some of them DEAR FREAKED OUT: DEAR PATIENT: Contact thought it was such a good SPANISH ARTIST ANDONI BASTARRIKA To paraphrase a well-known your longtime doctor’s office idea they were going to do it CREATES ULTRA- REALISTIC SCULPTURES, OF ANIMAL= OUT OF BEACH SAND.— saying, “All that’s neces- and ask either that your med- sary for evil to flourish is for ical records be sent to your too. Maybe others will want © 2020 Ripley Entertainment Inc. 3-1 good men to ignore it and new doctor’s office, or they to consider this. Try it. It’s say nothing.” If the rant your be readied for you to pick worth it. -- CATCHING UP bigoted customer spewed up so you can deliver them IN WISCONSIN was aimed at another shop- yourself. In light of the fact per, you had a responsibility that you have had a 15-year ACROSS to protect the victim of the relationship with “Longtime DEAR CATCHING UP: 1 Face-powder PREVIOUS PUZZLE SOLVED onslaught. In the future, it Doctor,” it would be nice if What you did was wonder 5 base OSE TIAIMIEIR LIMIOMMCIAIDIS would not be out of line to you wrote a letter thanking ful. Many people have been 4Q Artist— Magritte LRIE|NIE E A|LIE|C| state firmly that you don’t ae ihige oo 800d using this quarantine period it Bornbey nanny LILIN|UIS E R/IITIA want that kind oftalk in your care of you all these years ~ ; ungle noises LIATUINIG S EINIEIR establishment. While do- and explain that the com- ‘© reconnect with long-lost 46 Saichow relative a Clu TIEIALY ing that may (or may not) mute has become more than friends, and I highly recom- 17 “Cathy’s Clown” OIL WE P lose you a few customers, you can now handle, which mend it. 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