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Activities Saturday, October 10, 2020 The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma Page 7 Too much togetherness tries Qine,s_—_-Believe It or Not’ henpecked man’s patience Tee CODE OF DEAR KEEPING CALM: My question is, how much vv goconies.com HAMMURABI— Dear Abby IN 50 MANY WORDS — You are far from the only of the bill should I be ex- STATES THAT BARTENDERS DEAR ABBY: Since the spouse who is experienc- WHO WATERED DOWN LIBATION® coronavirus lockdown be- ing this. Your comment pected to foot for an expen- WOULD BE EXECUTED. gan, my wife and I have about your wife’s hypervigi- sive dinner I didn’t want to been cooped up together all lance and fault-finding be- nove ripleye.com go out to, or an overpriced day, every day. Though we ing her way of coping with Distributed by Andrews Mellel for UFS, breakfast burrito from some have lived together for 35 her anxieties is perceptive. years, she’s now discovering If you hayen’t talked with snobby food truck? If I don’t that I “don’t cook vegetables her (calmly) about how her look enthusiastic about the correctly.” (It goes without ecting you, behavior is al prospect of going to one of saying that I’m no longer please do it before you ex- allowed to prepare the en- plode. these places, she says not trees.) Being cooped up togeth- to worry because she'll pay I don’t sort the trash the er all day, every day, isn’t for it, which makes me feel way she thinks it should healthy for either of you. insecure. Any tips on how be, so I can’t take out the You both should be getting garb: ge without her first in- out separately for at least to handle this? -- PROUD ToT Aw BAKERY IN JAKARTA, INDONESI, specting it. Not only do T not 30 minutes of walking (60 GUY IN WASHINGTON MAKES SAVORY CAKES Msasaeg- OUT OF Purws ARTIST NECAT! KORKMAZ. wash the dishes properly, I could be even better) and INSTANT NOODLES CREATED A FLAVABLE CHESS SET ON don’t even wash my fz sunlight every day. The ex- AND “TOPS THEM, SURES JUST right. Thus far the only thing ercise and change of scenery DEAR PROUD GUY: WITH FooDS LIKE GALTED CUTTLEFISH , x HES, CHICKEN AND YOO NEED A MAGNIFYING GLASS I seem to be able to do is go would not only be healthy, Yes. You appear to be an old- AND BEEF STEW. IN ORDER TO PLAY.~ to the restroom without her but may lower both of your fashioned guy who is dating ©2020 Rilpley Entertainment Inc. 10-10 supervision, but T lock the stress levels. However, if a contemporary woman. Ac- door now just in case she de- that isn’t sufficient, the two cides to kibitz, of you should discuss what's cept her generosity and quit I realize that during this going on with her physician. tying your masculinity to ACROSS tense time, people feel a loss how she chooses to spend 1 Having digits PREVIOUS PUZZLE SOLVED of control over their own DEAR ABBY: I am in- lives and try to compensate stinctively tight-fisted with her own hard-earned money. 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