Transcript:
Luann: "Remember, Quill, this group date is to help Gunther relax. We want him to feel less awkward"
Quill: "Less awkward. Got it"
Luann: "Hey, guys!"
Quill: "Hi, Rosa. G'day, Gunther!"
Rosa: "Hi, Quill!"
Gunther: "Uh... this is awkward..."
kenhense about 12 years ago
Dang – It’s three or four years yet before Gunther can drink (might help a little).
Templo S.U.D. about 12 years ago
So much for “making it less awkward.”
Sportymonk about 12 years ago
Wonder what the phone bill for this romance will be?
kittikat2381 about 12 years ago
You know that phone is gonna get damaged. I can see Luann tossing it down the lanes.
blunebottle about 12 years ago
………very strange…..
Mikeyj about 12 years ago
For anyone who missed it last night:
Mikeyj about 12 years ago
Gunther has lost a lot of weight since the strip began
Angelalex242 about 12 years ago
Silly me. I thought she had common sense and would wait till he came over in the summer. Silly, silly, silly me.
Sisyphos about 12 years ago
Everything is awkward for Gunther! Maybe Rosa, and Luann and Quill, can loosen him up a bit before he drowns in own anxiety-sweat!
Angelalex242 about 12 years ago
Also, Re:Christmas Discussion from last night.
It doesn’t actually matter what Jesus’s birthday is anymore. What matters is the charitable works that get done in His name every December. Besides, He runs the universe. If His birthday is celebrated on December 25th, it’s cause He wants it that way. Else He would’ve given somebody a Divine Revelation to fix it by now.
Barbara McKibben about 12 years ago
Okay, forgive me if this offends anyone but I think Gunther is a complete dork. Nothing is in his comfort zone. Seems as though over the years he is “awkward” in just about any situation, it amazes me that Rosa finds him attactive in any way. (All people need some physical closeness, he has trouble even holding hands for gosh sakes.) And what is so awkward here, cannot he not even bowl with two other people and hold a conversation with the third? Why is he so nervous? This is more of a weird but fun situation and should be right up a teen’s “alley” so to speak. I would have thought it to be a blast!
Barbara McKibben about 12 years ago
Also, I note that he didn’t even say hello although Quill has given his greeting. I rest my case for total dork-hood.
Angelalex242 about 12 years ago
As for Rosa finding Gunther attractive…she must be one of those ‘I like to take care of my guy’ type of girls. The type that wants to mother their boyfriends. That’s the only conceivable type Gunther could draw in.
BangbANGSUSIE about 12 years ago
awww Quill agreed to this madnessalso, i agree with some of the sentiments here. Gunther is always uncomfortable-always. It’s tedious, no girl is going to find that attractive.hmm, he looks shorter than Luann in the 2nd panel…
reedkomicks Premium Member about 12 years ago
Why the weird word bubbles?
imbaldeagle about 12 years ago
This is hyperbole – a caricature of adolescent insecurity manifested in Gunther. It’s what comics is all about. We often need an exaggeration of reality to make a point and speaking of reality, doesn’t “Reality TV” seem to be unreal?
Hugh Manatee about 12 years ago
I know it’s crude to say it, but Greg needs to get Gunther laid.
LightWarriorK about 12 years ago
No one seems to have noticed yet that Gunther appears to have brought his own bowling ball. What is the likelyhood that he cleans up tonight and shows some confidence in the end?
d.atherstone about 12 years ago
Gunther reminds me of Monk.
RackDaddy about 12 years ago
That’s by far the dumbest….what the crap!!??
Mordock999 about 12 years ago
Enough!
This MADNESS has Gone on Long ENOUGH!
Gunther! TAKE Luann’s Cell Phone, THROW it to the Floor then CRUSH it with Your Orthopedic Shoes.
GRAB Rosa then GIVE one the Most Passionate Kisses Imaginable! (Pretend She’s Luann)
NEXT, as Rosa stands there STUNNED and Shaking with DELIGHTED Amazement, Grab Luann and Give Her an even MORE PASSIONATE Kiss.
Then LEAVE the Building, but just before exiting, GLANCE over Your shoulder at the two QUIVERING Ladies and SAY in a low voice: “To be CONTINUED”!
Then JUMP on Your Trusty Huffy Bike and head over to Bernice’s House and put a Lip Lock on Her.
Then PEDAL Home in TRIUMPH! For as the Mayan’s have Written: “The GEEK shall INHERENT the EARTH!”
I SAY, Serving Wench? COFFEE over HERE! A Great THIRST is UPON Me!!!
ladyjazz about 12 years ago
Or they are on iPhones using FaceTime. There are plenty of options out there if you have a good data plan.
Mikeyj about 12 years ago
Wow, I’m amazed at how much some of you hate Gunther… Since I was pretty much the same way in social situations (And still am, actually), I’m beginning to see why my teenage years were such a lonely HELL
jonnijones about 12 years ago
The comments are as funny as the strip. I wonder what Greg thinks when he reads them. Does he dare??
ILikeMeSomeComics about 12 years ago
This IS awkward. He’s on a date with a a girl he currently has a crush on, the girl he’s had a crush on for years before that and her boyfriend, who’s only there via smart phone. Awkward is a very appropriate assessment.
ACTIVIST1234 about 12 years ago
Brdshtt, yeah, what a fun name for a bowling alley! (Thanks to y’all, I’m finally starting to pick up on the details.)*About yesterday’s strip on $mas, I made and delivered cookies for my neighbors this weekend. Note— kids hate the taste of gingerbread men!*My guess is that the G-man will be so wigged out by this awkward date that when it’s over, he’ll relax with Rosa, put his arm around her, and….
*Either that, or Quill will fall for Rosa, and G-man will get jealous. That works too.
ACTIVIST1234 about 12 years ago
Angela, maybe Rosa is a “take care of my guy” girl. But a lot of women also would be interested in having a dependable man who is a good provider. Or in a man who has the same values she does.
ACTIVIST1234 about 12 years ago
“You’re being limited to decaf at this point, Mr. Mordock.”
jebjayman about 12 years ago
Notice: Gunther has his bowling bowl in his RIGHT hand. Is that to keep distance between himself amd Rosa? Maybe if he carried it in his LEFT hand , there would be the danger of touching Rosa. What a dork!!!
jebjayman about 12 years ago
That should have been “bowling ball”
Pipe Tobacco about 12 years ago
Hah. I think Evan’s idea of having the “double date” with one person on the cell phone is very cute and novel and funny all in one. A great, creative idea! I look forward to this week’s adventures!
ECJack about 12 years ago
Appears that Gunther has his own bowling ball
mvw about 12 years ago
Gunther would feel awkward just looking in the mirror.
seyleigh about 12 years ago
Wow, I hope Gunther grows out of this awkward phase soon. Let him go away for college and come back in a few years when he has gained some confidence and social skills.
MikeyJ, since I can totally relate to Gunther too, I have the right to say “Fake it ‘til you make it. Your social skills aren’t going to get any better without working on them.” Mine have gotten better in the last couple years, but I still sometimes feel awkward in big crowds and around cute guys.
pseudomao about 12 years ago
I like Mordock999’s scenario.
reedkomicks Premium Member about 12 years ago
Then I guess Gunther’s sloppy one represents his much talked about awkwardness.
cubswin2016 about 12 years ago
Technology can’t improve everything.
reedkomicks Premium Member about 12 years ago
Chock Full o’ Nuts is on sale.
Vegasgirl about 12 years ago
Groan!!
alviebird about 12 years ago
If you were here I would quickly brew a pot of freshly ground Starbucks Komodo Dragon. It’s not as exotic as it sounds. Just good, dark roasted (but not burnt) Sumatran coffee.
Mikeyj about 12 years ago
Kind of identify with Gunther – Rosa’s hot, and wants to … but he’s too insecure. Had been there, got over it – but it AIN’T fun.^^I’m STILL there…. I hate my life :s
Mikeyj about 12 years ago
. Secondly as much as Gunther likes Luann over Rosa- Bern is his #1 soulmate.^^I recall that Luann wasn’t really interested in Gunther, until Bernice WAS
Mikeyj about 12 years ago
Some interesting ideas in your future Luann scenario, but, it isn’t Brad making Toni wait, it’s the other way around… Brad has already proposed…. unsuccessfully
drewpamon about 12 years ago
at what time does it flip to the next day?