The punchline is that she burned her diary with her teen-aged lust and desire. I thought it was some kind of metaphor, not an actually burning. Weird.
Connie seems to be on the edge of her seat. I suppose I would be too if my best friend started telling me stories that made her seem a little cray-cray.
Oh lord, Elly. If I had a daughter like that, I’d worry about her. Did you go to a class reunion and bump into Colin and ultimately realized you felt absolutely nothing for him? I know when I saw my former crushes, I asked myself what did I ever saw in them? My teenage self was vastly different from the person I am today. Those crushes I would never be interested in at this time now. One was utterly uninteresting – he was a cute blue-eyed blonde but as an adult, he was not so cute so it fell to his personality and there was nothing there. Another was also a blue-eyed blonde and an adult, he was very nice and polite but he lacked in the intellectual department. Looking back, I realized I had a thing for California surfer blonde guys and funny how I married a black haired and green eyed guy and going on 27 years now.
Well, I suppose that our high school crushes will never leave us, until we see them in a couple of decades. Even then, we will crush on the fading memory when we realize the harsh reality is really really harsh.
I met a boy, Dave, at a friend’s party when I was 13. He was very handsome with thick, dark hair. We dated for a little while. He took me to a movie and, during the movie, he whispered, “I love you.” That terrified me, so I called my friend and asked her to break up with him for me. Fast forward about 10 years; my father asked my husband and me to help chaperone a teen dance that the Elks were holding. We get there, and Dave was another of the chaperones…and he was completely bald! We exchanged pleasantries, I introduced him to my husband…and that was pretty much it.
She was smarter than a lot contemporary figures who are now being called on to explain stuff they never should have written and left in their email files.
By following social media, I discovered my first (urban area school) has been married for over 50 years…my second (rural school) is a successful farmer and active in the community…and my college crush became a renowned doctor/philanthropist.
Considering Connie was Elly’s college roommate, I’m surprised she hasn’t heard this story years ago. You would think past “romances” would be an early topic of conversation when they were getting to know each other.
What were Elly’s parents like? There have been several strips where Elly argued with John, and much of those fights were over money. Elly grew up in the 1950s, which was the most prosperous time in North American history, so comparing her family finances to those of her parents is a rather high watermark.
Templo S.U.D. almost 5 years ago
What a lovesick girl you were Elly, until you met John Patterson.
howtheduck almost 5 years ago
The punchline is that she burned her diary with her teen-aged lust and desire. I thought it was some kind of metaphor, not an actually burning. Weird.
Connie seems to be on the edge of her seat. I suppose I would be too if my best friend started telling me stories that made her seem a little cray-cray.
capricorn9th almost 5 years ago
Oh lord, Elly. If I had a daughter like that, I’d worry about her. Did you go to a class reunion and bump into Colin and ultimately realized you felt absolutely nothing for him? I know when I saw my former crushes, I asked myself what did I ever saw in them? My teenage self was vastly different from the person I am today. Those crushes I would never be interested in at this time now. One was utterly uninteresting – he was a cute blue-eyed blonde but as an adult, he was not so cute so it fell to his personality and there was nothing there. Another was also a blue-eyed blonde and an adult, he was very nice and polite but he lacked in the intellectual department. Looking back, I realized I had a thing for California surfer blonde guys and funny how I married a black haired and green eyed guy and going on 27 years now.
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Well, I suppose that our high school crushes will never leave us, until we see them in a couple of decades. Even then, we will crush on the fading memory when we realize the harsh reality is really really harsh.
Wren Fahel almost 5 years ago
I met a boy, Dave, at a friend’s party when I was 13. He was very handsome with thick, dark hair. We dated for a little while. He took me to a movie and, during the movie, he whispered, “I love you.” That terrified me, so I called my friend and asked her to break up with him for me. Fast forward about 10 years; my father asked my husband and me to help chaperone a teen dance that the Elks were holding. We get there, and Dave was another of the chaperones…and he was completely bald! We exchanged pleasantries, I introduced him to my husband…and that was pretty much it.
dv1093 almost 5 years ago
I was crazy over my first HS serious girlfrield. Now today (seeing her on facebook and what she has done with her life) I truly can’t stand her.
sandpiper almost 5 years ago
She was smarter than a lot contemporary figures who are now being called on to explain stuff they never should have written and left in their email files.
jless almost 5 years ago
Lynn’s Comments:
This is also true. Sadly, I burned my 5-year diary. What I’d give to have it now!
Thechildinme almost 5 years ago
By following social media, I discovered my first (urban area school) has been married for over 50 years…my second (rural school) is a successful farmer and active in the community…and my college crush became a renowned doctor/philanthropist.
Asharah almost 5 years ago
Considering Connie was Elly’s college roommate, I’m surprised she hasn’t heard this story years ago. You would think past “romances” would be an early topic of conversation when they were getting to know each other.
rebelstrike0 almost 5 years ago
What were Elly’s parents like? There have been several strips where Elly argued with John, and much of those fights were over money. Elly grew up in the 1950s, which was the most prosperous time in North American history, so comparing her family finances to those of her parents is a rather high watermark.
STACEY MARSHALL Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Her dairy smoked until it caught on fire and burned up.
howtheduck almost 5 years ago
In the first panel, try and forget that young Elly only wears skirts.
USN1977 almost 5 years ago
It seems from the third panel that Elly’s mother was not nosy, or probably not a worry wart about Elly.