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Show FUNNY BUSINESS LI'L ABNE Tell Me Why By Roger Bollen eeee ARTY SOME a The Moon's \ FLAMGAMME Effect vk On Tides By A. LEOKUM Win four “Tell Me Why’ books, (1,500 questions answered. Illustrated). Send your questions, name, age, address to “TELL ME WHY!” care ofthis paper Include Zip Code, In case of duplicate questions the author will decide the winner. Today's winner is: MATTHEW HUSTON 1655 Trona Way, San Jose Calif ITNEEDS PONTS/ —— ——— Thereis nothing special’ about the moon that causes it to control thetides Tides are caused by gravitation. Just as the earth pulls on the moon, so the moonattracts or pulls onthe earth, but with muchles force. Thepull of the moon upon the earth draws the ocean walers nearest to it toward the moon as a broad swell, or wave. This produces high tide The water on the opposite sideof the earth gets the least pull from the moon since it is farthest away, so it forms a SHORTRIBS ByFrankHill T SAYS IN THE FINE PRINTYOUR ELIKIZ CONTAINS DELAVED- DOC FLIMFLAM... ACTION ASPIRIN.” bulge, too. So we have high tide on the side toward the moon and also on the side opposite the moon As the moon goes around the earth TM ALWAYE: “MAZED =| Al TM INSIGHT OF «REGARD, JOSH LAKES THE a "SUDDENLY OUTSIDE” these two high “heaps” of water and lower levels of water keep in about the sameposition on the earth's surface in relation to the moon. In fact, if the earth's surface were entirely covered with water, the rotation of high tides and lowtides would be very regular. But there are manythings that interfere with this. One is the great bulk of the continents. They causetidal cur- rents which follow the shore-lines and pile up in certain places, such as bays. FOR THE HANGOVER , MY GOOD MAN. WHY 1S THAT NANCY By Ernie Bushmiller D19T> Urviea Feature Syrcicaie, ne | SHE saip To as DOWN On coasts that are gently sloping and straight, the incoming tide has room to spread out and maynotrise very high. But thwere the incoming tide enters a narrow bay or channel, it cannot spread out, and the water maypile up to great heights. In the Bay of Fundy, for example, the difference between high and low tide may be morethan 70 feet. Yet, in most of the Mediterranean Sea, the water rises only one or twofeet at high tide. FUN TIME The Riddle Box 1. What is the difference between a boy outside a movie andoneinside? 2. What did one ghost say to the other? 3. What never asks a question but always has to be answered? ANSWERS 1. The price of admission, 2. Do you believe in people? 3. A telephone THE PUZZLE BOX AXO <=POULTRY SAID —— POETRY-- THING YOU KNOW - STEP BY STEP- I WOKE UP- AND FEELING VERY THIRST )— I GOT UP FOR SOME WATER ANDI NOTICED DEKE- DEREK BUT WE CALL HIM DEKE-WAS / by & TO SAY ABOUT IT, WHO WOULD BE YOUR NUM An - ; , i HE'S ONE DRAFT CHOICE ALWAYS IND HERE! BOY! TALK ABOUT DENSE!...HE STUBBED THAT TOE YESTERDAY Opera, Mongooses, Emphases. ss SS az By Heimdahl & Stoffel “BUGS, WERE GONNAHAVE a) 'RAP SESSION” IN Mi 50M! b SS, 6 i — Answer to yesterday's Puzzle Box Ne BUGS BUNNY . |i By Al Vermeer PRICILLA’S POP IF YOU ANYTHING) This should be easy. This represents a certain city. Can you figure out what it is? See tomorrow's paper for the answer one t Bur on k | TELL ME EVERY- Win a “Tell Me Why” book. (Hundres of questions answered. Illustrated). Sendyour riddles, jokes to “ S. JOKES, TELL ME WHY! Include Zip. This Day in History By United Press International Today is Friday. Oct. 28, the 30lst day of 1977 with 64 to follow 0.25 ORAY ROSCOE, SHOW US HOW BIG A TANTRUM YOU HAD TO THROW O GET AN INCREASE IN. YOUR. ALLOWANCE. TT = 2 — V The moon ts betweenits full phase andlast quarter The morning stars are Jupiter. Mars Venus and Saturn The evening aris Mercury | I HOPE YOU WILL BE COMFORTABLE HERE WHILE YOU ARE IN NOT ONLY WiLL I | HAVE YOUR GOOD COMPANY, MARY» THIS IS FAR NICER THAN A HOTEL ROOM! | THE CITY ANNE! se born on this date areunder the signof Scorpi Jonas Salk, American discovered of the pollo vaccine. was born Oct 28 14 Onthis da STEVE ROPER & MIKE NOMAD By Dave Graue HAS DOC EVER 1D) 4 MENTIONED HIM DOU OSCAR? \ YES, — = John Heinric wine, T DONT BELIEVE 1T ROPER JANE CANT POSSIBLY BE women YOUR WIFE. YOURE LYING. éyine LYING! HIS Nal COME UP ONCE OR TWICE OVER \ THE YEARS.| Gye Mens Breast Cancer LOS ANGELES. Calif. (UPI cl men as well as as frequently, ac 4 Medicine physi breast enlarge ia! of 22 men 970 and 1975 © G Michels, Richard H Rolf D Arndt say major breast enlargement in men f f cancer 1 irrhosis of the live administration patien CORTNEY By Saunders & Overgard ata B-BuT I LOVE ANE! SAND SHE / nema ( LOVES MES 0 eae f |