You Have to Know When to Pack ‘Em

Every once in awhile, Lynn Johnston makes fun of Elly’s tendency to preach as a sort of self-snarking of her own character. Those strips are usually pretty pleasant, because it gives some indication that the author is aware of how moralistic she has made her characters, and even feels the need now and again to take them down.

In today’s strip, Elly preaches the virtues of organization to April, who doesn’t stick around for the whole lecture, and doesn’t even stick around for her mother’s comeuppance. Elly is taken down, but the only people to enjoy it are the readers, and I must say I did enjoy seeing Elly taken down.