Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for December 31, 2013

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    jemgirl81  almost 11 years ago

    Awww!

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    JayBluE  almost 11 years ago

    " G enuinely, U tterly M esmerized"" M an, I N ever T hought Y ou’d Try"“Extra Strenght Never Hurts”“Pace Yourself, Tiger”or ♪ “…Gimme What I’ve Been Dyin’ For….” ♫

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    Swalb%515  almost 11 years ago

    say YES!

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    JayBluE  almost 11 years ago

    Though some people do kiss at midnight for superstition (under the mistaken belief that they’d be lonely for the year, if they didn’t), I would like to think that this was not the case at all, here.. that dear Rosa felt ‘witstful and longing, and Gunther just felt ’wistful and romantic’, here…..

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    DaJellyBelly  almost 11 years ago

    You can see that Rosa is trying to draw Gunther further out of his shell. He is afraid to come on too strong for fear that would cause her to leave him. I’m sure every guy at Pitts H.S. has tried to hit her up and he doesn’t want to appear to be one of those kind of guys!

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    David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace  almost 11 years ago

    and again and again and again

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    honeysum  almost 11 years ago

    I love kissing — for everyone. Now it is Chrystal and Newt’s turn.

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    honeysum  almost 11 years ago

    At least she can be assured Gunther wouldn’t have an affair after they marry.

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    wiselad  almost 11 years ago

    Gunther on his honeymoon “can I begin undressing you now, that we are inside the honeymoon suite?”

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    Caldonia  almost 11 years ago

    Smooooth, boy-o. I can’t decide if he’s prudish, asexual, or the least realistic depiction of a teenager ever.

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    seismic-2 Premium Member almost 11 years ago

    Rosa: “I hope we do it again soon.”Gunther: “Don’t worry, it’ll be New Year’ in 2015 before you know it.”Gunther is about as passionate as a pet goldfish.

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    barbarasbrute  almost 11 years ago

    OMG, I can’t stop laughing.I just wonder who he’ll get in the room with them to give him step by step instructions?

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    TheSkulker  almost 11 years ago

    OK, I am starting to lose suspension of belief here. There is no way anybody could be so clueless! And Rosa is getting annoyed by his dudliness as well.

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    Mordock999 Premium Member almost 11 years ago

    “Should OLD A-Quaintance? I FOR-GOT!”

    Okay Gunth. THAT Does It! TOSS the Confetti, You’re OUT of Here, SON!

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    Editman  almost 11 years ago

    Where is this dance taking place? School? I thought schools had the “Leave room fro the Holly Spirit” rule?

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    kenhense  almost 11 years ago

    Sad – Gunther knows how to make costumes – but when it comes to something he doesn’t know – he escapes to outer space. Gunther – this is a quality girl. You don’t want to wind up with a user – or maybe nobody. Take a walk outside with Rosa – try something – anything…

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    JayBluE  almost 11 years ago

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    ShagsCA  almost 11 years ago

    FHEO!!!

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    TechTalkGuy  almost 11 years ago

    When I was in high school, I was too shy to kiss a girl.

    I can’t wait for Gunther to grow up!

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    i_am_the_jam  almost 11 years ago

    No drive. Sad.

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    keema70  almost 11 years ago

    Yes, teenage boys like that do exist. My significant other told me that he was like that at that age, and he outgrew it in college. And I had a crush on a guy like that in high school; he was even more clueless than Gunther!

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    gkid  almost 11 years ago

    You go, Rosa! I just laughed til I cried….she is trying, God bless her heart. Well, who knows. Maybe this is a start.But I still think he’s in love with Luann. :-)

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    barbarasbrute  almost 11 years ago

    Plaid?

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    LouEthelip  almost 11 years ago

    He’s a bit on the slow side but definatly trainable.

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    gkid  almost 11 years ago

    Yes , my other half was that way when we met. He did not hold my hand for a very long time. Very shy. And I am too , so that works out perfect for us. We are very happy.

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    gkid  almost 11 years ago

    People who do not know Jesus will not act nicely. “Without Christ , the heart of man is desperately wicked.” Not everyone who says they are Christian are. Period. And that includes televangelists. “By their fruits you will know them.” God is love. When you see evil being lived out in lives regularly, stay away. When you love Jesus you will not want these things. He changes your desires. And it is evident. I apologize for those of us who have acted less than we should.

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    Make Mine Marvel  almost 11 years ago

    @gkid: Don’t even try that “Not everyone who says they are…” line. It’s called the “No True Scotsman” fallacy, and it’s bogus logic.Anyway, this is a comic strip. It’s hardly the forum to go peddling your superstitions.

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    Feye  almost 11 years ago

    I don’t remember Gunther ever being interested in Rosa. It was the other way around. Rosa is pushing, sorta needy here.

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    watmiwori  almost 11 years ago

    Rosa is probably not the type to grab him by the short andcurlies and head for the nearest broom closet, but that maybe what it takes with gunther. It’s all on her and all uphill.

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    JoeStoppinghem Premium Member almost 11 years ago

    But he has a black dots for eyes, how can one see if he is looking up or down?.He’s over Luann, just to afraid that he’ll mess up or not control himself if he got started..

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    watmiwori  almost 11 years ago

    He might turn out to be like Edward VII. While he was still Prince of Wales, some friends took him to a working girl. Hefound he really liked it, and after that there was no stoppinghim!

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    ManateeGag  almost 11 years ago

    Make way for Captain Oblivious! Captain Obvious’ less effective cousin.

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    CaptAFR  almost 11 years ago

    Rosa should do a ‘Cher’ from the movie ‘Moonstruck’ on Gunther’s ‘Nicolas Cage’: SLAP! “Snap out of it!”

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    cartoon critic 2544  almost 11 years ago

    making babies in 3….2…….years 32 years.

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    TORAD_07  almost 11 years ago

    Gunth – Get a clue man… you’re about to blow one of the best things that’s ever happened to ya. Either that, or end it quickly and don’t string Rosa along… she doesn’t deserve that. If you want Lu, go for her. But commit to at least one of them! Now, resolve that! :)

    A happy and safe/prosperous new year to all, and to the Luanniverse. I hope very good things happen for all… especially Brad/Toni.

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    Argy.Bargy2  almost 11 years ago

    -it is clear that Gunther is not looking into Rosa’s eyes, but is looking at something a little higher and perhaps behind her sort of in the direction where Luann is standing.

    -Maybe for 2014 you can get a new pair of glasses with a bifocal correction. I have bifocals,and it’s clear to me that Gunther is looking right at Rosa in that panel….

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    Willow Mt Lyon  almost 11 years ago

    After marriage Gunther will only give a passionate kiss when between the sheets, and even then it will be rare.

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    LEOCSUTTERIII  almost 11 years ago

    Gunth, m’man, it seems to me that, a little while back, you told YOUR OWN MOTHER that we were going to have to “MAN UP A LITTLE BIT,HERE!!!!”’NUFF SAID???

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    seismic-2 Premium Member almost 11 years ago

    Rosa, make your New Year’s resolution #1 to write this whole relationship off as a really bad idea, and move on with your life. It’s not worth the effort. Start looking ahead to post-graduation, when you can find a boyfriend who is a far better match for you. This pairing of characters never made any sense. It was just a plot contrivance to “free” Luann to seek other suitors, such as Quill.

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    Sisyphos  almost 11 years ago

    Yes, now, Gunther! Go for it, man! This is a really fine girl, and if you don’t get off the mark and start satisfying her, you’ll have lost the girl who actually liked you once upon a time…

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    ACTIVIST1234  almost 11 years ago

    Yesterday Rosa said a lot had changed. Now I think she meant her feeling for Gunther— he’s changed from a project to a disappointment.*Let’s hope Quill’s lessons can revive her interest.

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    vehr  almost 11 years ago

    my GAYDAR is going off

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    Argy.Bargy2  almost 11 years ago

    -In panel 3, the sight line is higher-It’s the same as panel 4, where he’s talking directly to Rosa. At best, in panel 3, he’s looking at her forhead instead of into her eyes.

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    Argy.Bargy2  almost 11 years ago

    -Well, at least Gunther’s reaction wasn’t as bad as Sluggo’s in today’s ‘Nancy’!!!

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    milania  almost 11 years ago

    Good thing ths guy is only a comic strip character. Nobody like this would exist in the real world… What a mama’s boy.

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    parto the p  almost 11 years ago

    Who can say what will happen in the Luannverse, but even there, Gunther and Rosa should be done.

    They have both gotten as much out of the relationship as there is to get. Gunther should see that he doesn’t have to settle for the first girl that treats him half way human, and Rosa has seen that she doesn’t have to hide her intelligence and play girl games to have someone interested in her.

    Rosa is on her way to becoming a woman; she wants a mature realtionship, she wants to get out and see the real world and be an active part of it. Gunther is still going to be a boy/“young adult” for some time yet.

    Rosa is very soon going to be meeting young men on her level that will be ready to match her stride for stride as she moves into the adult world and will offer her far more than Gunther can even imagine. Gunther will be a bittersweet memory with just a little sadness around the edges.

    The only hope Gunther has is to say four little words.

    “Let’s go to Ecuador.”

    And the likelihood of him being able to say that is, unfortunately, slim to none.

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    David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace  almost 11 years ago

    Morality may or may not depend on distancebut temptation definitely does

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    Doctor11  almost 11 years ago

    Happy New Year everyone!

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    locake  almost 11 years ago

    Rosa is not as smart as we think if she keeps trying to get blood out of a stone. This is getting painful to watch.

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    Snark-impaired  almost 11 years ago

    Wow. It’s amazing that Rosa has put up with this for so long.

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    Argy.Bargy2  almost 11 years ago

    -bright, reliable, skillful, helpful, an all-’round nice guy. Painfully shy around available women, and never did leave the family home-We always hear that men are able to ‘compartmentalize’ the different aspects of their lives, and keep personal removed totally from career. This is usually meant as a compliment, and those who are saying it also accuse women of being unable to ‘compartmentalize’, of bringing emotion and feeling into what should be the almost totally bland work setting.-

    Here, though, we see an example of compartmentalization taken way too far. Gunther may or may not think about Rosa and care about her, but he has gotten so used to putting emotions away when he’s in contact with others, and just acting like his own image of a reliable, helpful man that he doesn’t know how to bring emotion into the part of his life where it belongs.

    -Remember, he has no role model at home. His Dad is gone, so he has no one to look at for an example of how to act.

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    Argy.Bargy2  almost 11 years ago

    Thanks, this has been an issue in my family, and I’m always proud that my brother has been able to be a great Dad to his kids and husband, even though our father died when he was just a bit older than 4. By the time our Mom remarried, we had been without an adult man in our lives for some time, and I know it does make a difference…

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    genorino  almost 11 years ago

    The G man needs to man up and cop-a-feel that Rosa has been pining for.

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    3pibgorn9  almost 11 years ago

    Nothing that crude, but a loving equivalent.

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    Willow Mt Lyon  almost 11 years ago

    Gunther and Rosa on wedding night:Rosa: Unhook my braGunther: Why?Rosa: Just doooo iiiiit. Come on. Pleeease?Gunther: Okay. Quickly unhooks bra.Gunther: What’s wrong? You could have done it yourself.

    Run, Rosa! Run!!!!

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    David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace  almost 11 years ago

    Many questions are definitional in nature.If a material is defined to be red if it reflects red light, it is false to say it is red if it reflects blue.However, we have to agree on the definition of red.If a person is defined to be of a certain religion if he believes and/or does certain things, then it is reasonable to reject him as a member of such a group if he does not believe and/or do those certain things.This requires, however, that all agree on the original definition — which you do not. Therefore, you can both be correct by your own definitions and both be wrong by the other’s definition..The more interesting are those such as our beloved milania who maintain people such as Gunther DO NOT exist, followed by calling him “such a mama’s boy”. This shows she has an existing name for such people she claims do not exist — internal conflict with her own definition.

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    genorino  almost 11 years ago

    I can only refer you back to panel 3, 12/30. It’s a green light Gunter!! drop your hands 12 inches :-)

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    nkasaoj  almost 11 years ago

    I think Gunth needs a shot of testosterone.

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    JayBluE  almost 11 years ago

    Near-final PSA for the year… –

    It’s (whatever #s your time thingy’s got) O’clock…

    Do you know that this is a comic strip?……

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    craigwestlake  almost 11 years ago

    Gunther is the poster child for CMS (clueless male syndrome)…

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    Caldonia  almost 11 years ago

    My Magic 8 Ball sez Quill will provide therapy. Quill has no flaws and will cheerfully pass his wisdom along. -Happy New Year, y’all. :)

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    seismic-2 Premium Member almost 11 years ago

    > These kind of people are out there… and they never end up with a Rosa or even a Luann.>Generally speaking, they end up with their mothers, for the rest of their lives. 30 years from now, Gunther’s life companion will be his sewing machine.

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    JayBluE  almost 11 years ago

    Oh, look! “Buck and a Quarter!”…

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    oldcomicsfan  almost 11 years ago

    Does he have ice in his veins???

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    Meh~tdology, fka Pepelaputr   almost 11 years ago

    Sell the boy a clue.

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    BeniHanna6 Premium Member almost 11 years ago

    Clue?? the only clue he gets is a shovel upside the head. You go girl.

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    JayBluE  almost 11 years ago

    And now, the final PSA scheduled for today… for the year, even!.. – Be safe, and careful, everybody!… See ya next year!….

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    JayBluE  almost 11 years ago

    Or they may infer that he is a “Singer” from his dating profile…

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    JayBluE  almost 11 years ago

    Good point! Very sharp… Way to thread the needle!…

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    JayBluE  almost 11 years ago

    Or “patching” into the sound stack….

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    JayBluE  almost 11 years ago

    And having “AC/DC” open… – (Fitting, since that’s how the band got it’s name, from on a Singer machine…)

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    JayBluE  almost 11 years ago

    You know, I’ve heard that, before… they have an interesting way of naming people, places and things….

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    JayBluE  almost 11 years ago

    I never make a thing about it, myself… it’s just a turn of the (calendar) page, and all the “electronic pages” where all the gadgets have to change the year, etc… this time, though, the Mrs. is already asleep… I, as usual, am the night owl…. finishing up some writing and research projects, preparing for life with one team still in the playoffs, Lol… – Yeah, you’d brag about them good eats, huh? (LOL!!)…

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    JayBluE  almost 11 years ago

    Thanks! Be safe!…

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    JayBluE  almost 11 years ago

    Good thing daylight savings doesn’t fall on this day….

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    imbaldeagle  almost 11 years ago

    Happy New Year Y’all – it’s now 12:06 on the East Coast.

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    JayBluE  almost 11 years ago

    Buck and a Half Dollar, to round up to 150….

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    DTJB  almost 11 years ago

    (siiiiiiigggggghhhhhhhhh)

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    Hawthorne  almost 11 years ago

    He’ll come around, Rosa … really!

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    EricPost  almost 11 years ago

    Rosa is just hopin’ to marry this gay guy so she can stay here legally,

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    cheap_day_return  almost 11 years ago

    What a dunce.

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