Easter Bunny / Jesus, Best of Friends

aprilp_katje kindly pointed out to me yesterday, a strip in the For Better or For Worse archive very similar to the one in Easter Sunday’s strip. In that strip, dated from April 7, 1996, April is in Sunday School, while Liz, Elly and John attend the worship service. Afterwards, April explains exactly how the Easter Bunny met Jesus. Aside from Mike’s second wedding, this could have been the last time the Pattersons went to church. I found it interesting to note that April had just turned 5 at the time, while Meredith will turn 5 in October. The difference in April’s speech and Meredith’s speech is striking. Meredith speech is far in advance of April’s.
However, April seems to have the advantage, insomuch as she knows the answer to Meredith’s question. The coincidence of the matching ages between April and Meredith cannot be that much of a coincidence, considering Lynn Johnston’s love of repeating strips and jokes, with slight alterations. However, I find it astonishing, she would keep in her mind the idea that whenever a character is about to turn 5, it is time to dig up the old church strip and have a variation on this joke.