Even after being better informed by the Comments, my instinctive reaction to these strips is the same as it would be if Betty were pushing Space Cadets or Kiddie Cossacks or Junior G-Men: “Of course he’s not interested, that’s not even a real thing!” To a non-Canadian far from any ocean, it can’t help sounding as if she’s just pulling his leg (even though I now do know better).
Even after being better informed by the Comments, my instinctive reaction to these strips is the same as it would be if Betty were pushing Space Cadets or Kiddie Cossacks or Junior G-Men: “Of course he’s not interested, that’s not even a real thing!” To a non-Canadian far from any ocean, it can’t help sounding as if she’s just pulling his leg (even though I now do know better).