Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for February 17, 2014
Transcript:
Bernice: ""Valentine's Day"? What's that? And "Prom"?" Delta: "I sense a whine coming" Bernice: "Delta, how is it that two desirable girls like us have zero romance in our lives?" Delta: "You want a boyfriend?" Bernice: "Our high school years are ending! I want something more than a diploma and straight A's! I want... I want...." Delta: "This?"
JayBluE over 10 years ago
So…..they’re 2 comic strip characters who are now becoming…. aware ….of their “H.S. Condition”… but is it reaaly so bad?…Is it a case of “H.S. Heartbreak”, or an incurable form of “H.S. Lonliness?”… – Is this even a question of: "Can a person ‘have it all’?…. – And will they at least stop by the “Auntie Anne’s”?… I’m getting hungry….
honeysum over 10 years ago
so, next, Greg is developing romance for the two left-overs?
imbaldeagle over 10 years ago
Oh, Leviticus – be calm – looks like your wish will be granted.
JayBluE over 10 years ago
“Re veal And Spaghetti Straps”“Curves Ahead, Proceed With Caution”“Prom Misses’ Promises”" Half Off Sale"
“Beauty Pageant, Scholar’s Lament”“Last Chance For (H.S.) Romance”or “When You’ve Got Good Grades, Flaunt It”
honeysum over 10 years ago
I’d guess Delta will be last to go.
seismic-2 Premium Member over 10 years ago
Well, Leslie Knox may still need a prom date…
JayBluE over 10 years ago
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ORMouseworks over 10 years ago
Its about time we hear from Bernice and Delta! Sometimes young women don’t blossom in their high school years until they get into university…but, since it is no longer unusual for young women to attend their prom with no partners in sight, there is always the chance that there might also be young men there without partners, too…at least I’d like to think so. One never knows what will happen during one’s senior year… ;)
Angelalex242 over 10 years ago
Many people simply don’t go to prom at all.
Such a one was I. I’d unfortunately had a bitter break up a month before, so I had little heart to go or find a new girlfriend in time.
ORMouseworks over 10 years ago
The only problem with Bernice’s lament is there isn’t much time to “find” a boyfriend. Like “Clark Kent” noted, she needs to find a boyfriend in a laboratory setting where they will have common interests. I don’t know about Delta, I think she can hold her own in most situations where members of the opposite gender are concerned. I think she will meet her special man once she gets to Howard University on the East Coast… ;)
melmarsh9v over 10 years ago
Pleasant surprise today— just last week, I was wishing to see Bernice featured more. Now the time has come for her to break free of her inhibitions and… do something!
Editman over 10 years ago
Maybe Bernice can get a date with Ellen Page.
melmarsh9v over 10 years ago
Bernice needs someone more mature than the guys in the high school crowd. Possibly, she might be attracted to a professor or some sort of philosopher. Maybe she could meet a man who is the curator of a private library. There are a lot of possibilities…
sarafaye over 10 years ago
I want memories. I want my picture in the yearbook. I want a reason to bother going to the reunion.
Bernice just realized that high school is over and she wasted it trying to be a grown up.
Phongor over 10 years ago
Maybe not quite that color….but, BINGO!
Some people slowly crack out of their shell. Others decide to explode out of it.
Mordock999 Premium Member over 10 years ago
I’ll ANSWER Your Question, Bernice!
Because 1) YOU are an Arrogant, Obnoxious, Clingy, Fem-Bot, and 2) Delta is an Annoying, Pushy, Self-Righteous, Community Activist.
The TWO of You, could Stand to take “Boy-Friend” Tips from Luann. You KNOW, Your “Best Friend” that the BOTH of You have TORMENTED over the Years, and the “Friend” that has ACTUALLY HAD BOYFRIENDS!!!Hey, the Two of You DON’T have to THANK Me…..,
TheSkulker over 10 years ago
While college opportunes new possibilities, it would be much better if she had some experience dating before entering the college freeforall. There will be way too many guys there more than willing to take advantage of a naive freshman.
Mneedle over 10 years ago
Bernice becomes a very conservative Republican President,
David Huie Green ForceIsAUsefulFiction over 10 years ago
Every option has its pricepay it and don’t look back
BradFilippone over 10 years ago
Whatever happened to Bernice’s boyfriend from a few years ago. I forget his name, but she worked with him in the book store.
milania over 10 years ago
Wow! It’s frightening how many people – you especially – have the time and the interest to micro-analyze these comics!!!! WHEW!
YatInExile over 10 years ago
Time to bring back Zane?
genorino over 10 years ago
Commmon Bernie, try on that little green number. You’ll look great.
cdemattos over 10 years ago
YEah, I bet if she put that sexy outfit on along with some contact lenses and a different hairdo, she could be hotter than all of them—except Delta.
tryoung71 over 10 years ago
So, if by desirable, Bernice means whiny, snarky, self-important, sarcastic, and generally annoying, then yes. She fits that bill.
ACTIVIST1234 over 10 years ago
Deleta! You are supposed to be above that sort of thing— whether "that thing " is being snarky or “that thing” is dressing like a scamp!
Sisyphos over 10 years ago
Bernice seems confused about just what she wants, so Delta suggests a sexy outfit that could lead in one “romantic” direction—if that’s the way Bernie wants to go….
Sangelia over 10 years ago
Even nerdy girls like Bernice do like fun things like the prom.But I see her in a modest dress. NOT the immodest one Delta is holding up.
Argy.Bargy2 over 10 years ago
The funny thing is, a lot of the posters who insist that Gunther the intellectual should stand strongly by his desire to go directly to college and become an engineer, and forget about a girl friend who isn’t completely supportive of that dream, are busy sneering at intellectual Bernice who is now starting to wonder if she missed out on an important part of life….
sportbuff01 over 10 years ago
put Bernice in that little number , lots would hit that.
Not the Smartest Man On the Planet -- Maybe Close Premium Member over 10 years ago
Uh oh. I sense ensuing hilarity!
ChrisV over 10 years ago
Oh, no. These 2 aren’t gonna finally ‘come out’, are they?
seismic-2 Premium Member over 10 years ago
Would the Pitt prom be canceled if Bernice and Delta purchased tickets to attend as a same-sex couple?
locake over 10 years ago
Gunther and Bernice would be perfect together. Why don’t they see it?
JayBluE over 10 years ago
Plus, she did say the word “romance” ….
Argy.Bargy2 over 10 years ago
- The guy choices at Pitt are basically nothing.-First off, we don’t know all the Pitt guys; we only know the ones that Evans has emphasized so far.-And secondly, here’s a shock: even way back in the olden days when I was in high school, girls dated guys who went to other schools. And that was before everybody owned cars.
Argy.Bargy2 over 10 years ago
-Maybe Zane can return?
Mordock999 Premium Member over 10 years ago
THANK You, Dave!
Are You Seeing THIS, Sangelia???
Arrogant and Obnoxious, right THERE!
And if You want “Clingy” check out the Strips where Bern’s brother Ben returned and She got Jealous because She Thought that Luann was making a “Pass” at Him!
Dr Lou Premium Member over 10 years ago
Don’t worry, honey….you’ll catch back up once you start college. High school romance isn’t for every high school student.
rmbdot over 10 years ago
Frankly, I was hoping for a sharp comeback from Delta. I have a feeling she has no trouble attracting all the attention she wants (and then some).
Argy.Bargy2 over 10 years ago
-Why doesn’t she go to places that have people like her?-It’s been a long time for me since high school, but, from what I remember, there weren’t that many places where the serious students gathered. Chess club and debate club were about it, and if you weren’t that interested in either of those activities, you were on your own a lot.-I ended up on the staff of the newspaper, because I liked to write, so I was lucky there.
Mordock999 Premium Member over 10 years ago
You’re Welcome!
ORMouseworks over 10 years ago
“Who are they supposed to date? The guy choices at Pitt are basically nothing.”
Perhaps there is another HS located not too far from Pitt HS…or, maybe there will be some after-the-fact guy that Greg will add to the strip just for Bernice…maybe… ;)
ORMouseworks over 10 years ago
Thanks for the info regarding Zane! ;)
melmarsh9v over 10 years ago
What a look on the face of Bernice! Before she does anything wild/crazy, she had better do the intelligent thing and quickly buy some birth control pills!