Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for June 14, 2013

Frank’s Danger Alert antennae are sharp today!

no, he just wants the vegemite Quill sent to be finished

I wonder what Tiffany has planned for Quill at Drama Camp…and how is Luann going to keep her eye on her and her man???

Total Boob

Is Quill wearing a TJ grin in panel three?

Geez Frank you’re CLUELESS.

And You WONDER Why You STILL get Crappy Ties and Cheap, Crudely drawn Father’s Day cards Year after Year.

Say Frank? On the trip home, why don’t You BEGUILE Mr. Perfect with the story of How You and Nancy let Your Highly Impressionable Daughter go out on a Date with Elwood in exchange for a gift card.

I’m SURE He’ll find the Story Enlightening……,

Luann and Quill did a pinky link in panel 1.

Tonight, Frank locks Luann in her bedroom…. from the outside!

How come Quill doesn’t seem to pay attention when Frank is talking. Either he is too focused on Luann or parents are not part of the equation.

On a more serious note, years ago, Evans garnered himself quite a bit of praise and criticism when he presented (tastefully) the situation of a young woman and how she and her family handled the onset of her first menses. You have to wonder if he and Karen are up for the challenge of presenting that same young woman a few years later deciding if she’s ready for sex. She’s the right age, and he’s a nice clean boy who she “really, really loves”. Could make for some interesting reading, and maybe a couple of seven hundred comment gocomics.com pages.

An it were possible for Frank to be more clueless…

What? Quill! You’re standing right next to Luann! You kissed her, held her in your arms. And you don’t know if the long flight was worth it yet?!

If it’s NOT the camp… WHAT-EVVVVVV-ER could he be looking forward to? Tiffany????

Again…WHY, WHY, WHY is Dork Degroot there?? Luann and Quill can’t even hold hands as they walk together. Why does Evans make each strip teeth-grindingly annoying in the last panel?

Actually, Quill wouldn’t be missing Vegemite yet, whereas he has been missing physical contact with Luann for some time now.-The father is intentionally being clueless. The two only have eyes for each other.It’s sweet.-The only thing which could make it better would be if Donny W could explain to us what it REALLY means.In detailNot being his usual recalcitrant self.Letting it all hang out.

Luann… Brought to you, by….Fried Out Combies, Inc…Vegemite…and by… Chunder Amusement Parks…

Omigosh, is this horrible storyline still going? Can someone tell me when this horrible dreck is over with so I can start reading the strip again? This awful Quill storyline makes me wanna poke my eyes out just to be sure I don’t see any more of it. Ugh.

Does anyone else notice Quill’s not wearing his necklace on the outside or at all??? Tiff only wants him cause he’s not all over her. Yo, Mr. D. Remember you were a teen also at 1 time. What comes around goes around.

@Edward White- I don’t know, just a few days ago Leviticus posted the link to the strip Quill first appeared in. Tiffany visited the library with young Quill on her arm, eager to show him off to Luann and Gunther. She looked so happy…! She was obviously taken by Quill even before he hooked up with Luann, though I don’t doubt she was hoping Luann would be a little jealous. Maybe she would have lost interest in him eventually, but I don’t think so. She actually wept when it sank in that Quill was gone back to Australia…poor Tiffany…! But, Quill has made his choice, and I hope she will eventually accept and respect that, though I don’t expect it will be overnight, and that it may entail a struggle…

Quill is dropping some hot hints at Luann, and the look in her eyes in panel 2 suggests she is amenable to them. No wonder Frank is striving desperately to change the topic to something innocuous (if one may call Vegemite “innocuous”)….

Sometimes, a cigar is just a cigar… —Lu DID say that they were working on romantic scenes…. as in dating scenes, as well as romantic moments together…. He’s looking forward to spending time with Lu, and you know that she’s just eating up ALL the attention that she’s receiving…..

Might want to hand that boy a Trojan.

Frank can just say to Quill, “If your thing touches my daughter, I will cut it off.” That should get the message across.

Vegemite used anywhere else apart from crackers or toast is very messy.I will not explain how I know this.

Pinky link is cool.

Donny…perhaps you could hop in the shower and wash out your mind…it has been playing in the gutter too long.

Wouldn’t it be funny if Tiffany popped out from around the corner????

VIRGIN ALERT — VIRGIN ALERT, where’s Dot Matrix when you need her? Her alarm goes off before Quill does.

Cool your jets, mate. Wait ‘til dad is out of earshot. Oh yeah, and way to put the pressure on the young lass. Now she’s got to put out to make up for your long trip?

“They’re NOT walking away "^As evidence to your statement, I submit the fact that the baggage carousel was actually DRAWN in detail (bold, for emph. only..)…. Why waste ink and color for such detail, just to give the appearance of walking away, since they’d have no more need to be in that area?

“….counter the nonsense ….” (“about how these new characters has ’ruined” the strip")^ In support of your countering the silly notion, judging by the number of posts (including for this week’s arc), it doesn’t seem to have done anything but continue the interest….

I guess when a future arc switches to Tiffany getting ready for camp, upon her entrance, perhaps the song “Green Eyed Lady” by Sugarloaf will be cued (only because of the title, not the lyrics)…..

Frank obviously came along as chaperone (plus he obviously isn’t comfortable with Luann’s driving yet). I agree with the posters who say he’s completely aware of what’s going on and is trying to steer the conversation away from the danger zone.

“it’s for a Qantas flight from Sydney”^That was an eye (chart) full…. I could see the “Syd”… the other, I… I… my eyes!!…==And looking back at yesterday, it even showed them in conversation walking towards the Baggage Area, (as the sign with the arrow pointed immediately overhead) in the direction they were walking …

Your aunt Marge sounds like a fine, generous woman. I don’t think Luann has started her sex life (with someone else) yet.

If Frank was really that concerned with his daughter’s chastity, he could just have her stay close to Brad.

Sensory Processing Disorder: An affliction where the victim frequently says the same thing over and over again, for no apparent reason.

Horny.

You flatter yourself. About 5% of the times you mention “Brad ain’t gettin’ any”, I point out that you already said that, and said that, and said that…

Did Evans draw Quill with a tent in his pants?

It would be interesting and rather nice if you are right, Miles.

The arc of Edda and Amos of 9 Chickweed Lane in Brussels was a very nice example.

It would be interesting and really nice, Miles.

9 Chickweed Lane did a nice job with Edda’s and Amos blossoming love in Brussels a few years ago.

I think Mom needs to have a talk with Luann.

The legion of your posts that i don’t respond to expose the lie there. But I’m bored with this conversation. Out.

Uh dad, just go away please.

dad’s gonna have him digging for opals in the back yard if he catches him messing ’round.

Brdshtt: Or the reaction our band gets when the trumpet and trombone use the plunger mute – confused amusement.

I disagree with Miles Vandelay. She is not the right age for sex. The right age for sex is after you are married!

Lev, Since we’re on a different topic – I don’t think I know you, where would you get that idea? I know your posts here, and like Dave53, I enjoy poking gentle fun at your preoccupation with Brad’s sexual status. I don’t consider you an adversary, I like most of what you post. I’ve tried to read several things that DW has posted and had to walk away frustrated – he really has trouble stringing together cohesive thoughts, and i’ve noted this before. He might think of me as his posting buddy, but rest assured, I remain a free agent.

To all: Am I just bored, or are today’s comments especially funny? I’ve been literally snickering out loud all afternoon. Thanks for the humor!

A friend in Oz tried to send me some vegemite along with some magazines but it didn’t make it past Customs. Maybe they decided it was a harmful substance?

OK, I’ve read today’s strip 5 times and I can’t stretch my mind enough to convince myself that the innuendo is not implicitly sexual. He’s looking forward to having sex with Luann and implies it pretty clearly right in front of her dad. Pretty bold for Evans, isn’t it? Let me read it a 6th time… Yep. No question of it. Quill is leering in both panels and it’s a familiar leer. I have a feeling the Skyping worries from earlier were well-founded. Shrug. What is she, 16? 17?

IMHO, the introduction of this arc, which brings Quill back in close proximity of Luann…this time with him being MUCH MORE interested in Luann…is meant to depict how much ‘angst’ is a part of every teenager’s life. At some point in time, every female teenager will have a ‘Quill’ moment….shall I or shan’t I???. This is mainly a female moment as most teenage guys wouldn’t hesitate a second to give in to the heat of the moment. Girls have a lot more risk to measure before giving in. As we see in the news, girls are dumped readily by their lover for another….or videotaped and plastered all over the Internet…or become single moms on welfare and out of school.

Frank is the typical father, standing on the outside looking it…and looking foolish…because he knows that what transpires will do so in spite of all he says or does. He’s a loving father and will be there for Luann no matter what happens to her.

Even if Quill were to find a Trojan lying on the floor, or handed discreetly to him, it does not mean he will use it…as most men claim to hate them. And, it does not mean he is only interested in Luann for that reason. Teenagers really can have meaningful relationships without the burden of early activity. Society almost talks young couples into doing it…society assumes young couples will…the Internet environment reeks of innuendoes….and it is not fair to young couples to dump on their relationships before they have barely begun.

Luann is level-headed. She will do the right thing even if it means asking her mom for a prescription.

That said, I think Quill is alluding to taking Luann to the prom…not to a back seat…and I also bet that Tiffany causes a break between the two and Quill switches to her and dumps Luann. However, teenage angst will ensure that Luann spends the rest of her life thinking she still loves Quill.