Show 8A Saturday April 7 1990 Standard-Ex2nin- er FAMILY CIRCUS by Bil Keane DRABBLE by Kevin Irksome surprise visit Faan TM& M6 (OR IF &TIN6 HOUR HML5 HOO PUT SOUR MIND lueeDToeeAKwt &TERedlCv£GCAkfc MS CUM NCTUOP IT TO IT! meant to ‘shock’ hosts It happened apin! Yesterday acquaintances from where we lived in North Carolina nine years ago appeared at our door (We are now living 850 miles from there but they ABBY: DEAR found us) They rang our doorbell at 6 pm saying they wanted to surprise us They had arrived in town at noon found our house and spent six hours imposing on r our neighbors waiting for us to come home from work! Abby these are not close friends He was my husband's barber They said they were vacationing and had made several stops since leaving North Carolina — looking up some old Army next-doo- buddies from 30 years ago weren't prepared Of course for dinner guests so we took them out to eat and invited them to spend the night in our guest room The next morning we took them out for breakfast and told them we were working folks They thanked us for the time It would have been more “wonderful" if we had had “won-derfu- l" a little notice Abby why do some people insist on “surprising” acquaintances with a visit? — UNPLEASANTLY SURPRISED DEAR SURPRISED: Because if they called they might be told “Sorry we were just leaving town” or “The kids have the measles” or some other reason they could not be made welcome This way they surprised you — and you were stuck DEAR ABBY: I am a man with my own business car girlfriend — basically very happy and doing well My problem: I sound like a girl — especially on the telephone I’m often called “ma'am” and it’s very embarrassing Do you have any suggestions for lowering my voice? — “MA’AM” IN KANSAS DEAR “MA’AM”: If your voice is not due to some physical abnormality a voice coach might be able to help Or contact the National Association for Hearing and Speech Action 10801 Rockville Pike Rockville Md 20852 Its toll-fr5 number is: (800) call (301) (In Maryland The people there will recommend a certified professional in your area who deals with the causes of abnormal speech and how to correct them if possible DEAR ABBY: A while back you published some letters about people who spoke with Scandina high-pitch- ed ee 638-825- 897-868- 2) vian accents It set me to thinking about some other people who talk “funny” New Englanders end any word that finishes with an “ah sound as though it ends in “er” (Example: “Idea” is pronounced “ideer”) Then they end any word ending in “er” so that it sounds as if it ends in an “ah” (Example: “Better” is pronounced “bettah”) One of the most delightful experiences I ever had with regional accents was on a layover flight from Memphis Tenn to Arkansas I was talking with a pretty Southern gal who was “tawkin” with a heavy Southern “ayaksay-ent- ” and I commented on how becoming her dialect sounded to ears my She came back with an unforgettable retort: “Ah don’t hayavc an ayaksayent! 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CONFIDENTIAL TO GRATEFUL BEYOND WORDS: Most small-tow- n clergymen are over- worked and underpaid so since you say you can “well afford it” offer him a gift of cash If he wishes to donate it to the church let it be his option Your letter indicates that your clergyman went far beyond the call of duty on your behalf so be as generous with him as he was with you (And if he’s “insulted" you can blame me) GARFIELD by Jim Davis Actors recruit voters for cause CAMBRIDGE Mass (AP) — Actors Judd Nelson Howard Hesseman and Elizabeth Pena canvassed passers-b- y at a subway stop as part of a nationwide campaign by Hollywood stars to register voters who favor abortion brat packer wearing dark the class Register to vote” Pena appeared in the TV minglasses and a suit jacket I just son of stopped and said ‘Hey iseries “Drug Wars: The Camar-en- a that’s great ” Story” and the short-live- d Nelson who has starred in sevseries “I Married Dora” eral of the films for Hollywood’s Between 40 and 50 people regyounger set including “The istered during the Thursday Breakfast Club” and “St Elmo's morning effort Cunha said rights “I walked right by Judd Nel- Fire” passed out pamphlets that The actors were emissaries son” said Joyce Cunha associate read “Join The Breakfast Club from the Hollywood Policy it director of MassChoice an affili- Register to vote Foundation Center the ate of the National Abortion arm of the Hollywood Hesseman stars in the TV sitcom “Head Of The Class” His Women’s Political Action ComRights Action League She described him as “a typical leaflet urged: “Go to the head of mittee non-prof- pro-choic- e" CALVIN AND HOBBES hy Bill Watterson Bridge By B JAY and THERE PAID STEVE BECKER King Features Syndicate South dealer vulnerable NORTH A Q5 V KQJ3 North-Sout- h O 732 A K 1065 ?A884 0 64 A J8 South West But West produces the club jack on the queen and South must now be careful to overtake the queen with dummy’s king! (If he fails to do so he goes down) He then takes a diamond finesse which wins Declarer must once again be careful to next lead the seven of clubs not the deuce to dummy’s As a reward for making all these judicious plays declarer winds up with precisely nine tricks But if South fails to overtake the club queen with the king or later neglects to lead the club seven to the ten he goes down one scoring only three diamond tricks instead of the four he needs OF AGGRAVATION A I'M GTW6 HOlN QUID KID WITH SUCH LITTLE SECURE IN ttS SECRET FORTRESS STVPBNWK MM PLANS HIS STRATEGU &31 SITTER GIRL IS HO MATCH Pass Pass 3 NT Pass Opening lead — three of spades GZastter won by South with the ace It is now clear that if the CHESS QUIZ by Shelby Lyman an nx ex ho no eo o SOMETIMES I FWTRSIZE ABOUT HAVING My NOBOoyio NAG NO ONE ToPlCKUPAffeR OR OWN APARTMENT WORRY ABOUT! NOBODY ELSE'S LRUNDRV OR everythingLUOOLOSTRy CLEAN AND ITS PLACE BEETLE BAILEY by Mort Walker Start Your Easter Hopping! 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