Saturday, 24 August 2024
The one where John forgets that Elly can't laugh at her own folly any more than he can.
Synopsis: It's another one of those things where it runs a panel too long. That's because John is a damn communist who can't not ruin a nice moment with a withering put-down.
Summary: Johnny Jumped-Up doesn't think that Elly's hurt feelings are funny....they're ( Read more... )
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Trash Bag Johnny has always had a great big problem: the self-defeating idea that the feelings of other people are a great big joke:
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John did not like being laughed at. Rod Johnston, on the other hand, had to get used to it coming on a regular basis.
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He also had to get used to reading the strip to see what 'nothing' was. The reason Elly/Lynn never told her husband to his face what he'd done wrong
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Catty remark speaks to Lynn's disbelief in the reassurances of others.
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And no comments. 🤬
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It's interesting to me that the "Elly turns 45" arc originally ran in July of 1995. Lynn had not solidified Elly's birthday as happening in August, but she also had abandoned aligning Elly's birthday with her own, in May. This year is the not the first time an Elly birthday arc has been redirected to August. I guess someone is keeping better track of continuity than Lynn ever bothered to do.
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I don't understand it, either. And I don't expect Lynn's to have written comments that address this.
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