Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for August 27, 2013

“Time To Make The Do Nots”…..or“It’s Not Fun With ‘U’ In The Middle Of it”…

Yes, but Wet does look good …

And Knute didn’t lose his cap?

That Knute is a fool and a half!….his name should be pronounced with a short U sound…

Well, Knute’s YOUR “Friend”, Gunth…..,

What is all that black stuff in Rosa’s pool? I guess Luann really wore a lot of mascara in the Sunday strip.

Mandee Tory Toys..“Making sure U will be in the middle of fun”… a product of Twisted Minds…..=“Splashdance”…. “The game based on the muscial from the movie from the book from the idea from the person who brought you ‘Splashdance’ in the first place”….. From Bored Games, Inc…=Duncan Do Nots…..“The safe bakery choice”…. "The home of plain “O” shaped breakfast treats…. " Don’t start you day without an “O” !

Boot to the head ^Tae Kwon Leep!….

The center panel reminds me of posters done by Peter Max.^Yeah, especially with a “splash” of color in the middle!….

that was a cannonball, not a tae kwon leep…

i thought number one rule in swmming pool is not to swim after more than 20 minuites after you eat

Have we seen Crystal in swim attire yet?

Have we seen Crystal in swim attire yet?

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Yes, on July 14. Not yet in this arc.

In panel 1 we see that Gunther has got over his panicky initial reaction to seeing Rosa in that teeny tiny bikini. In panel 2 Knute proves that he is a jerk. In panel 3 Gunther begins to Man Up.Fortunately, there is no panel 4, ‘cause we wouldn’t want see the Gunner get into trouble for having beat the stuffing out of Knute the Jerk.

are all the teen characters there? I really want to see Crystal, Delta and Bernice, and okkkkkkkkkk TIffany too.

There IS a god!!

First thought: WET T-SHIRT CONTEST!!!!!

Second thought and more serious: Sometime this week I fully expect Tiffany to come by and make a catty comment about Rosa and her winning the beauty contest against her a while back as a fluke.

“Ok Knute, you get one more chance… do that again, and Ox throws you over the fence, right into the oncoming traffic!”

oooo…Rosa in a WET bikini. good thing Gunther got a “cold shower!”

It was absolutely necessary to get that in before she read the rules.

FUN?!Not sposed to have any…

Amazing how much Stuart and Quill look alike.

Finally, the strip’s timeline is inching ahead. I get the feeling my kids (8 and 4 now) will get through college before Luann and her friends!!

Gotta get the funny business in before the rules are read.

Rosa is wet.

I find nothing wrong with Rosa setting a few ground rules. It shows that she is a mature and sensible young woman!

Notice that Rosa’s hair still looks good too!

I don’t recall seeing a diving board – Knute would need one to get that high. And, yeah, he kept his cap and his glasses on in spite of CABLOOSH that thoroughly wetted Rosa and Gunther.

Sheriff, good job of coloring to leave all the water drops white in a background of flesh color.

Rosa is the hottest of all the Luann babes, Guth needs to be tapping that. Fat Chance!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ma hair! I would be super mad about that, Rosa

Gunther is going to make that move on Rosa, count on it!

you have to admit, Knute did get some great height on that cannon-ball…and Rosa looks great ‘wet’, Gunther, needs to chill out…..i think Rosa should push someone in the pool…

I’m with you. It’s already starting out dorkified!

Black water from Luann’s makeup, I guess

My pool doesn’t look like the water in the pool in this strip…Greg needs to practice drawing water…unless it was the colorist who put in too much black and wrong blue hues. I wouldn’t want to swim in there – not with Knute anyway.

Ok, is it just me or does that girl look extra hot while soaking wet?

Gunther IS a dork. And yeah, reading rules pretty much takes the fun out of it.

Parents who don’t set rules for use of pools are the ones who end up with lawsuits from parents of kids who get hurt, sadly

Hmmm,

Yes, drenching people who didn’t wish to be drenched is so much fun.

For those who have been wondering just what it is that Rosa sees in a guy like Gunther, today’s strip offers a clue to what he offers her. Rosa is a disciplinarian, starting out even a swim party by laying down a bunch of rules. Gunther stand right beside her listening attentively, because he always obeys all the rules, to the letter. The nature of the Rosa-Gunther relationship can be summarized in two words: “Yes, dear.”

It is a pool party, everyone expects to get wet. There is nothing wrong with jumping in the pool. If they want to stay dry they should move away from the pool.

I’m not a lawyer, but I’ve been told by family members who are that there is no such thing as releasing pool owners from liability. Pools are what is called an ‘attractive nuisance’, so even if you fence one and post signs saying ‘no admittance without owner’, or ‘minors must be accompanied by parent’, if someone climbs the fence, jumps in and drowns — you are still liable. BUT having rules can give the pool owner a way to fight high damages in court. Also, home owner insurance tends to get cancelled faster for pool owners who don’t have fences and rules.

We live in the age of lawsuits, so it’s only realistic for people to try to protect themselves by setting up safety rules….

what girl doesn’t????^^oops, you beat me to it

Also, you should never go swimming while it’s raining – you might get wet. ^Thought that was just for car washing?…

No, we mustn’t encourage you……=It’s a part of the Do Nots……

Hmmm, what about Ox? ^Well, that’s an eeeeassy fix!…. It requires a fishing line or strong tree branch with string, hook and and a box of donuts, or any Ox bait for lure… when you need him to move or leave, you have someone call to him, and lead him gradually to where you want him to move….

He’ll be gone for days^Plus, if you can secure a seat on his back, it makes for a handy run to the store, so it’s also efficient!…..

That’s just old man Schwump next door spying on the girlies…^AKA “Aqualung”….

LOL!!! True…. true…..

I don’t recall that we’ve seen the entire pool.^You’re right… with about five or so days left to go, it seems there’s time to stretch and maybe see the whole backyard…..

How about: “Our aim is to keep this bathroom clean. Your aim will help.”? ^Clever!…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIIKexvNpZs&feature=c4-overview&list=UUn2qySmmJN6Y0QUufyftiSQ

Actually, she has a lot of talent!…=http://www.youtube.com/user/sophiesolena

“Also, you should never go swimming while it’s raining – you might get wet.”But hot tubbing in the snow is the best thing ever.

We aim to please; you aim too, please.” ^Ha ha! even better!….

Uhhhh…..?????……

Wow, your focus is on that stuff?…

For those who doubt Gunther, ask yourself who is the person in the group most likely to have a six figure job.

Concerning Gunther’s game, if he can pull a babe like Rosa, he can pull another one. Rosa and Toni are what I call life-changers.

Forget about the "black water (incidentally for newpaper daily purposes/contrast) in today’s strip… I’m scared about the color of water there in “Donnyville”…..

I dunno. Gunther seems like exactly the sort of guy who’d work at Microsoft, or a similar computer company. Silicon valley in particular is full of Gunther clones.

Also, if you turn the heat way up, throw in some onions, carrots, celery, potato cubes, peas, green beans, stewed tomatoes, a little fresh basil, olive oil, salt and pepper to taste, and during the last 15 minutes add those nice little farfalle (bowtie) pasta^ Are you sure that wasn’t “Lake Papua New Guinea”?…

What have we seen in Gunther’s skill set (sewing, stacking books) that would lead us to predict he will be employed in a profession that pays 6 figures? He’s no engineering genius or anything, is he? He certainly doesn’t have the interpersonal skills to succeed at law, medicine, or business.

Sounds like Hannibal Lecter’s hot tub^Yeah, and that’s what made me think of Papua New Guinea….

“Also, if you turn the heat way up, throw in some onions, carrots, celery, potato cubes, peas, green beans, stewed tomatoes, a little fresh basil, olive oil, salt and pepper to taste, and during the last 15 minutes add those nice little farfalle (bowtie) pasta…”We had a wood heated hot tub. My mom bought a bunch of those plastic vegetables and threw them in there. She said it was her missionary boiling pot.

At his very first negotiating session, Gunther would fold up like a wet tissue. Gunther: “My client is entitled to a $200K settlement…” Opposing Counsel: “We’ll give you $1000, but you’ll pay all court costs.” Gunther: “Gee, I dunno… Well, if you insist… OK.”

That song sort of came to mind earlier, too…

Does it seem like this comments board is headed down the toilet?^It does, in Flushing, NY!….

Yeah, he repeatedly hit him with his backpack while pretending not to, then when it came time to stand up to him face-to-face, he deferred to Ox. Gunther is not someone I would want as a business manager or lawyer.

I wanted to bring up that example, too, but it seemed that the argument to that would be what seismic brings up…=But still, that qualifies as standing up to someone… and having the brains to know when some extra assistance is needed… and even if Ox was just happening by, it shows that Gunther still had the courage to do it in the first place, and not necessarily even thinking about the possibility of retaliation from Les… more about the well being of Tiffany…

Accounting is too tedious, even for someone as thorough and organized as him… I still say production and design for him…

Kinda looked like fun, too!

If I were a big success with a huge income, do you think I would bother even reading, much less discussing, “Luann”? Please.

Perhaps if we see where Gunther will go to university (insert MIT here), then we’ll get a good idea of what his strengths are. Unfortunately, we already know what his weaknesses are (except for Rosa…seems his “weakness” for her has turned into pure gold). He appears to be comfortable standing next to her as she began to read the pool rules…and he stood up for both of them after Knute’s nutty mess…he’s getting better at this… ;)

he clearly, here, is demonstrating poor control of his temper...that is also what happened when he attacked les.knute is lucky gunther didnt bring his book loaded backpack to the pool party . . .or did he?

I don’t see it quite that way. Gunther is smart enough to know when to leave the physical stuff to the more capable.Yeah, it’s no weakness to let others take the limelight when it’s called for. Johnny Carson often acted as the straight man for his guests benefit. He won admiration from his guests and his viewers alike. He has been touted as one of the best comedians of all time. Takes wisdom to know when someone else can and should carry the load.

Just imagine what Mr, Crapper would think of today’s plumbing….advances…. ha ha!….

“Tip of the Weisberg” is definitely one album that I don’t have… have “High Risk”, “Rotations”, “Hurtwood Edge” (All good ones, I might add), but not this one… I just might have to go to my vinyl locations to acquire this one, thanks!…

Or if you burn it you may braise it

Rosa’s thighs grew a lot in the third pannel

“I kept working at it and finally was able to move the panel so I saw from the back. Here are the Dos and Don’ts on Rosa’s list:”

Love it!!

Que idiota! What if you didn’t know how to swim?

“A guy who was in his early to mid – twenties threw me into the pool . . .”

Que idiota! What if you didn’t know how to swim?

I lived in Mexico for 20 years and raised my kids there. They spoke English first and it was the same for them when I put them in kinder, full on immersion — the best way to learn!

DONKEY WALLACE…. I love it, you totally win the grand prize for that one !!!!!!

Rosa wet … move out my way Gunther!

ROTFLOL