Saturday, 21 May 2016
John has an evil and wrong habit of his own: not wanting to waste time making heavy, dyspepsia-inducing meals that leave children too stuffed and unhappy to play like he's supposed to.
(Strip Number 1158, Original Publication Date, 23 May 1987)
Panel 1: Elly is angry with John for letting the kids eat canned spaghetti and canned chocolate pudding for dinner.
Panel 2: He asks her what was so wrong with that.
Panel 3: What was wrong with that is that he could have made a balanced meal from stuff in the fridge.
Panel 4: He angers her further by saying that he balanced the hassles of cooking vegetables that the kids hate against the convenience of opening cans.
Summary: Elly seems to have been rather over-sold on the idea that needlessly complicating the preparation of meals is a sign of love. Since she never taught her kids manners, they wolf down grub and spuds and get them all over their duds without noticing that it's killing her.
(Strip Number 1158, Original Publication Date, 23 May 1987)
Panel 1: Elly is angry with John for letting the kids eat canned spaghetti and canned chocolate pudding for dinner.
Panel 2: He asks her what was so wrong with that.
Panel 3: What was wrong with that is that he could have made a balanced meal from stuff in the fridge.
Panel 4: He angers her further by saying that he balanced the hassles of cooking vegetables that the kids hate against the convenience of opening cans.
Summary: Elly seems to have been rather over-sold on the idea that needlessly complicating the preparation of meals is a sign of love. Since she never taught her kids manners, they wolf down grub and spuds and get them all over their duds without noticing that it's killing her.