January 20, 2024 Issue, Page 5 of 8

Page Text

January 17, 2024 Activities ‘The Elk City News - 5 Boyfriend’s Head Is GIPLEY’S Believe it or Not! Happily In The Cloud TP neve ARE NO PERMANENT RIVERS OR LAKES he’s no longer interested in me him to stop fell on deaf ears. In THE (22-SQuare-mMILe Dear Abby and he’s looking for the next I protected myself by keeping MEDITERRANEAN REPUBLIC gal to move on to. my distance. oF MALTA, DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend of two years, “Rick,” is addict- I feel like I have to compete Although neither of us got ed to social media -- mainly with these women online. His the virus, I'm having trouble the women on there. I'm not TikTok is mainly women danc- excusing his selfish behavior. on any of his social media, ing half-naked. I can be liter- He has offered no apologies and it seems like he acts like ally right next to him in bed, and seems to think he did Wauen a Fie wasr Lave he’s single there. If he’s not but he would rather look at EGGS INSIDE A FIG BUT FAILS them. Other than this addic- nothing wrong because nei- TO POLLINATE IT, at work, he is at home, but al- ways on his phone. tion, Rick is an amazing man. ther of us got sick. I maintain THE TREE RETALIATES BY Rick pays more attention Please help. - COMPETING that is not the point. He put DROPPING THOSE both of us AT RISK. How can UNPOLLINATED FIGS TO THE to Facebook than he does to IN OHIO GROUND, KILLING THE BABY me. There are more than 2,000 \DEAR COMPETING: Rick I get past this? - DODGED IT WASPS INSIDE, women on his FB, and he fol- may be “amazing,” but he is IN THE MIDWEST lows thousands on his TikTok. also absent. He may be next GET THE FIG OUTTA HERES He likes and “hearts” their to you physically, but if his DEAR DODGED IT: You and pictures and even comments. attention is directed to the your husband have been lucky. He sees nothing wrong with dancing girls on screen, you A way to get past this would it because he’s home with me could freeze to death and he be to ask your husband in a and not physically in contact wouldn't notice. In a way, in non-confrontational_ manner with them. This has been our fact, you ARE freezing because WHY he did what he did, and only problem the whole time your love life has been put on whether he took into consid- Qn BHUTAN, REFUSING FOOD we have been together. When ice. Unless Rick is willing to eration that it might have put THAT IS BEING OFFERED TO YOU L express my feelings about it, find things he can do with you you in danger. Then let him FOR THE FIRST TIME IS A CUSTOM. he tells me I’m overreacting rather than feed his addiction, explain. ‘Suemarren by JonaTHan WHAYA, and that it’s “just social me- you really should find a part- ‘Wesr JaKarrA, INDONESIA, ner who is available. If his response is not satis- dia.” factory enough for you to “get 1-17 CASTARO I told Rick I feel like he's L Distributed by Andrews McMeel for UFS._www.ripioys.com_www.gocomics.com @ 2024 Ripley Entertainment inc. cheating in a way because he DEAR ABBY: My husband past this,” recognize that this has always been a rule-break- is devoting his attention to er. During the COVID lock- is what you signed on for when Crossword other females that he could down, he refused to change you married a “bad boy” (aka be giving me. It's like he needs his routines. He continued to a rule-breaker) and make sure constant attention, even if it’s do unnecessary errands daily to take ALL the necessary pre- ACROSS innocent. It makes me feel like and eat lunch out (even if it cautions to protect yourself in 1 Fields Current puzzle answers T'm not enough for him, that meant in his car). My pleas for _ the future 5 Lower ore s|N|o]3 s a 10 Come upon 14 “God's Little AS UN 3 1 DONT THN | JOH! 1 HAD AIS 1 BET IF CHANGE OF / 000, SOUNDS 15 Application THINK 1 i FRIEND WHO Je 1 COLD | PLANS. I DANGEROUS. 16 —— no good S{S}Ojl{1jo fe) UNDERSTAND | SHALL | ]DID THAT IN. [2 PARAPHRASE | {SHALL 17 Place fora ulv[H mm” FARA | CANCUN ONCE! OVER THE OCEAN] |PUMBAPHRASE, PHRASE. Tp BE HAPPIER 18 Variety of beet NaS Wiest INVERLY, Too, 19 — — precedent Olntd mais) SIEIEIE) 20 Alaskan brown 1|S|v {Wis OMMs/3/1(1 bear VIN|Y}O}1 O|H 1{O|S Be RTS, if ulalifoli[y ulviyls[nfi ctor — Shari 26 Salty drop re a Sia Ie VNC 27 Kind of invisible OlV 1a) H)5)9/3 WIV) 1 1dlo|> light VTLsls gi y|V/H|o N[I}H{S 3) Mutinees ofi[a[n BM slolv[s[n Mt alalolv ‘osta dwelling 36 Mean del — i[a/a[w iafalv[e s[v[a]a 38 “ Doone” 1-16-24 © 2024 UFS, Dist. by Andrews McMeel for UFS 39 Untruths 73 Long periods of 29 Rapid WE SORTED OUR TES RALPH 600 NOUR NICE TIES ARE. IN ONE PILE, AND YOuR| 41 “Are you — — time 30 Raison — PINAY URW SOWE Ru! JOU), STUPID, VOL TIES ARE INTHE OTHER! 43 Rigging support your mind?” DOWN 32 Exchange 33 Happen as a Drabble Dailies 44 Construct 1 Be without result 46 Rye fungus 2 Repeat 34 Boca —, Florida 48 Batman and 3 Like a desert 37 Sound thinking Robin, e.g. 4 Soon grad-to-be 40 Educated 49 Leash 5 Cowboy 42 Warning devices 51 Voting age in 6 Volcanic output for ships America 7 Ovine cry 45 Period 53 Neighbor of 8 Leggy bird 47 The thing over Wash. 9 Book of credits there 55 Burn and debits 50 Kind of jacket 56 Pet stylist 10 Grow rapidly 52 Unimportant 59 Disinclined to 11 Sword thing work 12 — Kett of old 54 Serious 63 Temporary comics 56 Like a fast cessation 13 Warty creature talker EV GABAAT DOT WANT OW ITS HARD TO GIVE BAD NER T) 64 Prefer 21 Type of nurse 57 Ill-behaved FTO ASE AS ATHCATE ETT URNS 67 Jumping insect 68 Baseless 23 Author — Sheehy 58 Earthen pot 60 Spread in a tub 5 AARNE EEN ATER THA TH 69 Water brand 25 Theatrical 61 Actor — Penn AD THAREAD THAT AGH OH 70 King in a play 71 Necklace piece entertainment 27 Ait 62 “I’m all —!” 65 By way of PONT HAVE HAY ANSE 72 Raises 28 Bete — 66 Row Pearls Before 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ca 12 13, 14 15 16 17 18 19 33 "DEAR ASK A 906, BARK, BARK, BARK, WHAT'S ON YOUR SNIFF, SNIFF, 10-00 LIST?" BARK, BARK, BARK 61 68 69 70 71