my wife is this way,can’t what to get on phone and tell someone about any misfortune I may have! Thinks it’s funny and never can understand why I get upset about it.
Elly is the one being the JERK !!! She shouldn’t be making fun of John’s misfortune ! But, at least, John has a good suggestion for cooking the turkey, if also applies to her comments, that is too bad !
But it IS a cartoon based on the fact that cartoonists exaggerate everything for the laugh. And to me, Elly is being human. I don’t know why everyone is always so hard on her for not being perfect (John either for that matter).
Seems these two are always mocking each others’ misfortunes. He’s done it to her and now she’s doing it to him. They don’t seem to me to be a very loving couple. I wonder how they stayed married so long, even if it is a comic.
I read an interview Johnston gave years ago. She divorced her husband cuz he cheated on her. And, uh, that really seems to have no relationship to the mean thing Elly is doing here. I wish people would let this fictional story be a story!
Templo S.U.D. over 10 years ago
A double entendre there.
lindonc over 10 years ago
my wife is this way,can’t what to get on phone and tell someone about any misfortune I may have! Thinks it’s funny and never can understand why I get upset about it.
i_am_the_jam over 10 years ago
…and that’s why they divorced IRL…
ShadowBeast Premium Member over 10 years ago
Well Elly’s conversation with her mother all ends with exclamation points so she is yelling, which means you can rule out “a”.
IndyMan over 10 years ago
Elly is the one being the JERK !!! She shouldn’t be making fun of John’s misfortune ! But, at least, John has a good suggestion for cooking the turkey, if also applies to her comments, that is too bad !
jimshari222 over 10 years ago
It is not a cartoon. It’s a comic strip! ;)
Poollady over 10 years ago
Get busy Ellie and make LOTS of stuffing for the big turkey. The 25 pounder, not John. LOL
sameyers2 over 10 years ago
But it IS a cartoon based on the fact that cartoonists exaggerate everything for the laugh. And to me, Elly is being human. I don’t know why everyone is always so hard on her for not being perfect (John either for that matter).
alondra over 10 years ago
Seems these two are always mocking each others’ misfortunes. He’s done it to her and now she’s doing it to him. They don’t seem to me to be a very loving couple. I wonder how they stayed married so long, even if it is a comic.
ewalnut over 10 years ago
Ellie is being the jerk now, but usually we see John being the jerk.
danlarios over 10 years ago
no stuffing for you tonite john
JanLC over 10 years ago
“d.” Definitely “d.”
loner34 over 10 years ago
She is a jerk, she asks for it, good to see her get it occasionally.
loner34 over 10 years ago
Allan CB Premium Member over 10 years ago
JOHN is the jerk?? I don’t think so … in this case, Elly is being the rude one, by retelling a story that isn’t really hers to tell.
Allan CB Premium Member over 10 years ago
D, just go with D … tis the Season, eh!
jppjr over 10 years ago
Stuff…or stifle?
AmyinMN over 10 years ago
This series seems to be getting kind of nasty, especially for the holidays.
The Life I Draw Upon over 10 years ago
Way to go John. It is one thing to tease within the family, but another to ridicule him in front of the neighborhood.
westny77 over 10 years ago
This is why John ran off with Ted later on. Ted was able to give him the love he needed.
USN1977 over 10 years ago
Lynn Johnston blurred the lines between fantasy and reality by using her family for the cartoon.
Caldonia over 10 years ago
I read an interview Johnston gave years ago. She divorced her husband cuz he cheated on her. And, uh, that really seems to have no relationship to the mean thing Elly is doing here. I wish people would let this fictional story be a story!
locake over 10 years ago
She is a cold bitch to be laughing at his pain and suffering. Who’d want to be married to someone like that.