Sunday, 16 November 2014
Today's strip is a rather baffling example of John over-reacting to something because he anticipates Elly's even greater over-reaction to his inaction.
(Strip Number 7203, Original Publication Date, 17 November 1985)
Panel 1: We find John and Elly window-shopping on a pleasant late autumn day.
Panel 2: Suddenly, something about John has caught her attention.
Panel 3: She tells him what that something is: he's wearing dark coloured underpants under light-coloured trousers and they're showing through.
Panel 4: Rather than get defensive or say "And" in a distracted manner, John's immediate response is to scream "Oh, heavens, NO!!!" in a theatrical manner.
Panel 5: He then rushes the two of them off to a menswear store.
Panel 6: He tells the clerk not to bother wrapping the new trousers he bought because he'll be wearing them out.
Panel 7: He then asks her if he can now go out.
Panel 8: Elly calls him on really over-reacting.
Panel 9: When he tells her that he'd do anything for her, the realization that all of that was for her benefit confounds her.
Summary: I should think that this might be Lynn nagging Rod about some of his odder sartorial choices and how if he really loved her, he too would go crazy like this.
(Strip Number 7203, Original Publication Date, 17 November 1985)
Panel 1: We find John and Elly window-shopping on a pleasant late autumn day.
Panel 2: Suddenly, something about John has caught her attention.
Panel 3: She tells him what that something is: he's wearing dark coloured underpants under light-coloured trousers and they're showing through.
Panel 4: Rather than get defensive or say "And" in a distracted manner, John's immediate response is to scream "Oh, heavens, NO!!!" in a theatrical manner.
Panel 5: He then rushes the two of them off to a menswear store.
Panel 6: He tells the clerk not to bother wrapping the new trousers he bought because he'll be wearing them out.
Panel 7: He then asks her if he can now go out.
Panel 8: Elly calls him on really over-reacting.
Panel 9: When he tells her that he'd do anything for her, the realization that all of that was for her benefit confounds her.
Summary: I should think that this might be Lynn nagging Rod about some of his odder sartorial choices and how if he really loved her, he too would go crazy like this.