Perhaps of more interest to the Americans amongst us, but she sure sounded like a great girl........

http://www.advocate.com/society/obituaries/2013/01/17/dear-abby-gay-friendly-advice-columnist-dead-94#.UPo3VlhqZK4.blogger

It must have taken guts to have been so openly pro-gay all those years ago.

Sad to hear. I am not American, but I read the Dear Abby column whenever I see it, along with Ann Landers, fully aware that they are/were sisters but too old to write the columns themselves. In any case, enjoyable entertainment. It has to do with voyeurism, I believe, to read about other people's family problems.

I did not know about the 1979 column, and "you could move" is an excellent, answer, both then and now!

RIP, Pauline Phillips.

Yes, Tom. I think the TV version of "You can move" is "If you don't like it, go home"!