Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for November 05, 2012

Hey, everyone who has been bagging Knute can now just SHUT UP!I have a lot of time for anyone who aspires to Gentlemanliness.

More Dad’s should be like that.

NAN!

That’s right. How rare, today. But wonderful.

I’m not a United States of American, but even I have heard of Knute Rockne.

It is too bad that this is a fairly common conversation. It started in the sixties and has gotten to the point that men don’t bother to try to be gentlemen anymore because they get berated for it. Heavy sigh!

Wow. Knute’s Chesire cat grin disappeared fast in the second & final panel. Way to go, Crystal (Knute’s father)!

Steve Smith is the actor who played Red Green, actually

Knute is a Scandanavian/Viking name, Actually; just as DeGroot is Dutch (Apparently Greg likes using names from the Northern parts of Europe)

I graciously accept the thoughtful actions of a gentleman, and I am independent enough to do things myself without complaint if need be. But if a man is RUDE to me in any way, shape, or form, he will get an earful of my opinion of his behavior.

And now I know where you live. :-) Too late, I voted for Kate.

However, the name Knute is very, very old. It’s Germanic, turns up still in Scandanavian countries, and can be spelled Knute, Knut, Cnut, or even Canute. There was a Danish king of England (during the Danelaw, obviously) named Knut, who is the guy who demonstrated to his courtiers the limits of kingship by ordering the tide to turn back- and getting very wet.

I’ve always just assumed that Knute (in this strip) was Scandanavian.

Here, in Canada, we all open doors for each other; it just depends who gets to the door first. Sometimes, entering a store, I’ll hold the exterior door for a lady and when we get to the interior door, the lady will hold it for me, we say our thanks yous and it’s all cool :)

This reminds me of the woman who berated a man for opening the door becuase she was a lady. He responded, “I didn’t open the door for you because you were a lady. I opened it because I am a gentleman.”

Chivalry ain’t dead yet!! keep it up Knute11

I got grumped at once for holding the door for a lady. she informed me she could get her own door. I told her to complain to my parents. they raised me correctly.

I’ve been married to my bride for 17 years, and I hold the door, both at home and getting in the car.I also hold the door for anybody I see-men & women alike!It amazes me how so many people treat their significant others with a"I’m married now-I no longer have to do that." attitude!It has become a very sad society, when courtesy is the acception, rather then the norm!

No need to apologize for being a gentleman, Knute (nor to blame your dad). Once Crystal gets over her shock (and the rest of us, likewise), she (and we) will appreciate it.

Funny thing is that whenever I hold a door open for anyone, it’s a signal for a stampede of people to charge through. It never fails.

She is SO surprised!

Shoot me, I’m a worthless idiot.

Why is this a gender issue anyway??? How about simple courtesy? Whoever ever gets to the door first, opens it for whomever is behind them? Especially if second said person is carrying parcels?

If it was just a matter of him liking her than he wouldn’t be a gentleman. Gentlemen are gentlemanly regardless of the situation or the person.

I think it’s great that Knute opened the door for Crystal, but….in all this time, they never went through a door together? Kind of weird for this to pop up only now?

The SAD part is that Crystal doesn’t even seem to KNOW what a “gentleman” IS.

If a man opens a door for me, I just say “Thank you”.

Actually, I was raised such that, if I reach the door first, I hold it open for whomever is coming right behind me – male or female. In 50+ years, nobody has ever complained. Politeness is politeness. Period.

some people think that wearing a tie to work makes you a gentleman. or, using the right fork at the dinner table makes you a gentleman. but, they forget some of those gentlemen were interested in other gentlemen, and not the ladies (many period british dramas).

I am reminded of the guy who held a door for a libber. She said: “Did you hold that door because I am a lady?”

He replied: “No, I held it because I am a gentleman.”

About spelling Knute in different germanic-speaking countries. In Danish it´s mostly spelled Knud. The “d” spoken like a mix of the English “th” and Spanish “d”. Very soft.

Your post makes no sense. Please construct sentences if you can. Thanks for being crude as well. If you can’t make your point without foul language, then don’t say anything.

Kudos to Knute for opening the door. Next, he can work on taking off the ballcap indoors (as so can many others …). Just a mild rant from an old guy.

So is it “Newt” Rockne, or “Canute” Rockne?

There are hints about writing English on http://writeknowhow.co.uk/publishing/

common courtesy is a dying art. there are a few of us left who still practice it.

It’s also his Dad’s fault because it’s the man who determines the gender of the child. I think that may be how Knute meant it — he’s a gentleman instead of a lady.

Knute is an Americanization of Knut, which is a Scandahoovian name.

Meanwhile, back at Weenie World…

What a ball buster. Jeeze, he’s just trying to be nice.

YES!! My sons are both true gentlemen, and it’s their mom’s fault.

It’s always polite to open a door for someone who is old, weak, or burdened with kids/packages. So it ticks me off when someone opens it for me— a strong, healthy unencumbered adult. But I realize they person is being polite, and courtesy should always be encouraged.

Thus, I smile and say thank you while walking in. Then I quickly grab the second door, open it, so he can walk in first. And most do courteously accept my gesture and grab my meaning.

Back to last week— COFFEE. I know this may offend some people, but I’ll say it anyway. Burger King’s coffee is far better than either Star Buck’s or Mickey D’s.

What happened to TJ and Ann Eiffel?

I believe that it is always good manners to open and hold a door when there are people behind you wanting to get in. Most always, they will say thank you. If they would object (I’ve never had that happen) I would just say “have a nice day”. This presumes we are not talking about iPhone sale day.

I’m with you, Wesley B. Long live Apostrophy Man!

I wish we were back at WW with Ann & TJ.

Nobody opens doors for frogs…

After 40 years, my husband opens all doors for me, even the car. If I get to the door first and start to open it, he will quickly grab the door and ask for me to please wait. I always say ‘thank you.’ But, I will open the door for a stranger if I reach it first and always allow someone to enter/exit before me. I am disappointed when someone isn’t polite, but it doesn’t ruin my day.

I will hold the door for women. I’ll also hold it for men If they are at the exit as I pull the door open, or for anybody carrying packages as they approach the door. But if a woman gives me grief about it I’ll just shrug and drop the door on her. That happens very, very rarely, anymore.

…a lot of scandinavians are named Knute…

Knute just wants Crystal to walk through first so he can look at her butt.

Man….I bet Mr. Evans is having fun stringing us along with all these unresolved comic arcs! Someone must have really ticked him off on how he should write his own comic strip! LOL!

It’s called common courtesy (a lost art). I even tip my hat to women I pass while walking. Bring back the old ways! Life was better then!

When I was about 8 I held the door for the parent of one of my classmates. He said ‘Thanks’ and I said ’You’re welcome, sir’ I did not realize how special calling him ‘sir’ had made him feel until he raved to one of my teachers. It was odd; calling someone ‘sir’ had never seemed like an amazing feat…

I live in NYS and I always hold the door if someone is coming up behind me whether it’s a man or woman esp if they have packages or pushing a stroller, etc. Also, I expect anyone ahead of me to hold the door for me and I say Thank you! That’s what I teach my children and I wish all parents would teach. It’s called MANNERS! Wherever you live, btw.

In my family, the first in a group to a door holds it open until the last has passed. When a bunch of us get together, it’s like the track of a caterpillar tractor with each newby taking point as the last holds and gets to the end of the line.

“Plus Crystal is a total jerk. As usual. The most repugnant character in this strip. At least Tyffanie and Ann Eifel are wysiwyg”

Can someone translate this plz?

“Are you Knute in the real world? It appears you have the same intelligence that he does.”-Knute’s bright. He just has a unique manner of expressing it.

“Dont’ feal badd, i made a mistak onct. Hard two belief I no, but its’ true.”-Hard nothing, well nigh impossible.

“Most uninteresting non-romance romance of all time.”-Despite what you may have heard, not everything is a romance. Some of it is simply personal interaction.

Apostrophe nazi.

This just makes me like Knute even more.

He isn’t as smart as Gunther, but he is cheerful, good-hearted, kind, quiet, and seems to have no teenage angst.

He is free of vanity, arrogance, pushiness, self-deceit, malice, or any other obnoxious qualities.

He has learnt to be a gentleman from his father.

And he wants to be a cartoonist!

The world would be a better place with more people like Knute in it.

(I’m prettey sure he’s an American, though, and not a Scandanavian.)

Far and away my pet peeve in terms of errors in punctuation. Thanks for bringing it up, although I would be amazed if those who commit the error would even recognize that they do.

Mr. Evans appears to be trying to reinvent his characters so that they are less one dimensional starting with Brad.

It’s nice to see the comic strip concentrating on Crystal and Knute again. They are both such extreme characters – Knute’s the local happyjack and Crystal is the mysterious woman.They are such an interesting couple. Evans should really embrace this romance and run with it.

Made up name?You’ve never heard of Knute Rockne? The Notre Dame football coach?

Never belittle a person for their good manners. It shows off your own bad manners.

Hmmm, no excess apostrophes in today’s strip, what are you talking about?

If opening a door is nice, then why don’t guys ever let women open doors for them too? We’re just being nice…

Oh, could it be a Knute Arc? Oh yes :D

OH NO! Poor Knute! What a disgrace!