Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for February 24, 2014

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    DaJellyBelly  about 11 years ago

    She probably stayed home and knitted new doilies for the Morris chair. LOL

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    Angelalex242  about 11 years ago

    I did something important! So important Iā€¦errā€¦forgot what it was.

    Funny, what she remembered is not going, not what she did instead.

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    jemgirl81  about 11 years ago

    Oh boy. I sure hope Bernice changes her mind and goes to prom.

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    JayBluE  about 11 years ago

    Beep!ā€¦ Beep!ā€¦ Beep!ā€¦ (Itā€™ll take a lot of manuvering to negotiate this bit oā€™ space!ā€¦)ā€“ Ms. Phelps almost had a pointā€¦ but she canā€™t seem to unlock her ā€œfile cabinetā€ā€¦ Her mind (like a golf course) is full of holes sometimes, thoughā€¦ ā€“ Will Ms. Phelps be able to get in and out of her ā€œmemory vaultā€ in time?ā€¦ ā€“ Will she remember what she went in there to look for, in the first place?ā€¦.

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    ai_vin  about 11 years ago

    Ms Phelps is a great example. . . of why Bernice SHOULD go to the Prom.

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    ILuvLu  about 11 years ago

    Fog IS going to this prom and suggesting that itā€™s good that Bernie isnā€™t? Sounds like a conflict of perspective to me.

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    kenhense  about 11 years ago

    OMG ā€“ Ms Phelps didnā€™t go to her Prom. Take that as a warning ā€“ Berneice. Go back to the dress shop and buy that sucker!

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    JayBluE  about 11 years ago

    ā€œFoot For Thoughtā€ā€œForget Me Notsā€ā€œEvergreen (Sometimes)ā€ā€œSpeak Before You Thinkā€

    ā€œCan You Tell Me How To Get To Memory Lane?ā€ā€œWere Those The Days?ā€orā€œThe Way We Were (I Think)ā€¦ā€

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    Templo S.U.D.  about 11 years ago

    Iā€™ve been out of high school 11 years and I still remember not going to prom. Reason: didnā€™t know with whom to go. I was the only Latter-day Saint (commonly known as Mormon) in my class. Sure there some fellow Mormons in the lower classes, but still didnā€™t know with whom to go.

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    JayBluE  about 11 years ago

    Actually, they used to show the gym teacher (a Mrs. Allison)ā€¦she was the one present during the resolution of the ā€œcell phone scandalā€ā€¦but her teacher-ing services havenā€™t been required in a whileā€¦

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    JayBluE  about 11 years ago

    And there was a Ms. Manezone who was the Art teacherā€¦ ā€“ Familiar last name, but an unfamiliar faceā€¦ (probably developed the same way as the Shannon Daytona/Shannon Lewis ā€œgoof/non-goofā€)ā€¦.

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    JayBluE  about 11 years ago

    Yeah, thatā€™s how it usually happensā€¦. ā€“ Or they were too busy looking at each other and quickly turning away, while everyone else stepped back and said: ā€œeww!ā€ā€¦

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    JayBluE  about 11 years ago

    Iā€™d count Mr. Hightower, since he is the boss teacherā€¦ ā€“ But he is usually moonlighting as a puppet scientistā€¦

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    JayBluE  about 11 years ago

    ā€œBrought to youā€ byā€¦ uhā€¦ ā€“ swiss cheeseā€¦. ā€“ golf courseā€¦ ā€“ a pot holeā€¦ or somethingā€¦.

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    Meh~tdology, fka Pepelaputr   about 11 years ago

    Phelps stayed home, got wasted, ate brownies and pizza, and listened to Pink Floyd with her friends who also didnā€™t go to prom.

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    38lowell  about 11 years ago

    I hope she goes. That dress is a killer! But, with little time to meet a guy, who would take her?Weā€™d better hurry up!

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    melmarsh9v  about 11 years ago

    It would seem that Ms. Phelps will be written out of the strip when the seniors graduateā€” it would be too contrived to have her (or Fogarty) suddenly getting hired by a local college.

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    Mordock999 Premium Member about 11 years ago

    Er, Miz Phelps?

    Do You ACTUALLY Remember ANYTHING from 40 Years Ago?

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    raster44  about 11 years ago

    Funny, I didnā€™t go to my own prom but went to two my junior year and three my senior and two as a college freshman.

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    melmarsh9v  about 11 years ago

    If I wrote this strip, Iā€™d have Bernice attend college at Miskatonic University, in Arkham Massachusetts. She could get a student job at the campus library, where the Necronomicon is kept!

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    seyleigh  about 11 years ago

    Why are these characters afraid to say they just donā€™t like school dances? Does anyone actually believe their ā€œIā€™m a saint for not goingā€ speach? Delta and Ms. Phelps are not and were not saints, they just donā€™t/didnā€™t want to go. Bernice does, and now feels like she has to do something more meaningful than having fun and dressing up.

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    melmarsh9v  about 11 years ago

    Wellā€” this Prom situation is really getting involved! If this storyline is going to last until April, there should be plots involving all the major characters, with plenty of intrigue, drama and ā€œthe unexpected.ā€ It will really be something to watch it all unfoldā€¦

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    Liam Astle Premium Member about 11 years ago

    This would have made for an exciting story of the first interracial lesbian couple going to their prom.

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    seismic-2 Premium Member about 11 years ago

    Delta doesnā€™t want to go, so she shouldnā€™t. Bernice does want to go, so she should (if she can find a date). Thatā€™s pretty much all there is to it, so will we have to stretch this out for 2 more months? It seems to have gone on way too long already.

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    Buckimion  about 11 years ago

    Iā€™ve been out of high school 29 years (this June) and WISH Iā€™d skipped mineā€¦a last-minute decision prompted by a sudden fear of not going. My tux was formerly a white bargain-basement number dyed yellow to hide stains with black velvet trim. To top that off, I had won a number of medals that day for various competitions and teen sense had me pin them onā€¦I looked like a banana republic dictator. My ā€œdateā€ was a close friend that had just broke up with her boyfriend, but while at the prom he showed up and convinced her to come home with him where she got knocked up with baby #2. (I had been accused of being the father of #1 but thatā€™s another long storyā€¦)

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    TORAD_07  about 11 years ago

    OMG! Delta actually got to Bernince! Ohhh The horror! :)

    Letā€™s just hope something happens to change Bernā€™s mind, as I really wanted to see her in that dress! And having fun. Ms. Phelps is making a good point. Hope it gets across to Bern.

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    Editman  about 11 years ago

    Bernice what if the needy donā€™t want to be fed on your time table. ā€œWe are going to force-feed the needyā€

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    jeanie5448  about 11 years ago

    go to the prom, it IS something you will remember all your life. I went to the prom 3 years in a row but mostly I only remember my Senior prom, had fun, last big party of the senior yearā€¦ā€¦..great memories. Also that was 47 years ago.

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    David Huie Green LikeNobody'sEverSeen  about 11 years ago

    Abbot and Costello also had everybody else step back on step to make it look as if they had stepped forward.

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    David Huie Green LikeNobody'sEverSeen  about 11 years ago

    I think itā€™s sweet that you seem to be in love with Leslie Knox.

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    Skeptic23  about 11 years ago

    I remember my prom 53 years ago! You can always do something ā€œmeaningfulā€ and ā€œimportantā€ anytime. Prom does not come that often!!!!

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    LouEthelip  about 11 years ago

    I still remember my prom night even close to 40 years later. I remember it because I couldnā€™t get a date (finishing my high school career dateless) and wound up working at a restraunt. Still remember how much it hurt to have my high school friends and their dates show up and knowing Iā€™ll never get that experience back.

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    milania  about 11 years ago

    What a pair of losers. They could ā€œfeed a needy familyā€ ANY night of the year

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    David Huie Green LikeNobody'sEverSeen  about 11 years ago

    Most needy people are not bullies

    Justifying the bulliesā€™ actions by them being needy is a means of saying, ā€œItā€™s okay, he isnā€™t responsible.ā€

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    David Huie Green LikeNobody'sEverSeen  about 11 years ago

    Just so I get points for trying

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    ewalnut  about 11 years ago

    I doubt Miss Phelps helped a needy family instead of going to her school prom. But going to the prom is an expensive gamble for someone like Bernice. She may not have a good time there at all.

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    David Huie Green LikeNobody'sEverSeen  about 11 years ago

    I am reminded, however, that Dr Sigmund Freud noted his nutty patients had poor parents and generations came to believe that was the cause.People finally realized they were only looking at a small segment of humanity to draw conclusions from, so they looked at the general populatiion including the many who were NOT nutjobs and discovered they also had poor parenting.

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    assemblor  about 11 years ago

    It has been 40 years ago; donā€™t we all forget things from time to time?

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    Willow Mt Lyon  about 11 years ago

    Bernice, listen. ā€œI hope you dance.ā€ http://www.myxer.com/video/id/15011487/Lee-Ann-Womack/I-Hope-You-Dance/

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    rangerlg  about 11 years ago

    Rohypnol will do that to you. Or repressed memories.

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    genorino  about 11 years ago

    I want Greg to draw a large light bulb illuminating in a thought bubble over Berniceā€™s head.

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    Guilty Bystander  about 11 years ago

    Bernice WILL go to the promā€¦with Leslie Knox. You read it here first.

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    locake  about 11 years ago

    Delta only cares about what she wants. She will cook whatever she thinks is best for the needy family whether they like it or not. Probably kale and tofu. If Delta was really such a good person she would be a better listener and encourage her friend to go to the prom.

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    Argy.Bargy2  about 11 years ago

    -. Delta will get asked and decide to go, leaving Bernice alone -Exactly what Iā€™ve been suspecting

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    Argy.Bargy2  about 11 years ago

    -no where my wife works. Strictly on a rotating basis. and they get PAID.-Your wife is fortunate. This was not the case for my aunts, and still isnā€™t for my cousins.

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    Sisyphos  about 11 years ago

    Altruism like Deltaā€™s that occurs only in reaction to a certain circumstance (such as Senior Prom) is suspect. Bernice in the long run would probably be better off going to the prom.

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    ACTIVIST1234  about 11 years ago

    Well, it was important at the time! By the time Bern & Delta get to be professionals, theyā€™ll have forgotten these baby steps too. But taking the baby steps are necessary if theyā€™re going to finish the marathon in 20 years. (metaphor intended)

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    seismic-2 Premium Member about 11 years ago

    Forty years from now, Delta wonā€™t have any trouble remembering what she did instead of going to the prom. Itā€™s all recorded in the daily diary she keeps, titled ā€œTodayā€™s New Reasons To Feel Good About Myselfā€.

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    Argy.Bargy2  about 11 years ago

    - Delta will get asked -Hereā€™s what Iā€™ve been envisioning. Delta gives Bernice a list of things to buy for the family. She goes shopping to get the food and other things, and on the way, bumps into Luann and Rosa who are shopping for prom dresses.-They ask Bernice about the prom and she talks about doing more important things, suggesting that Luann and Rosa are being shallow. Luann and Rosa end up feeling guilty and sad, and talk about how maybe they are being shallow.-Meanwhile, Bernice keeps calling Delta for more info about what time the dinner will be, can she get a ride, etcetera, but gets no answer. She goes out to buy something else, and runs into Delta. Delta, accompanied by some really good looking guy, is shopping for a prom dressā€¦.

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    ACTIVIST1234  about 11 years ago

    CROSS-STRIP ALERT: Coincidentally, check out ā€œCandorvilleā€ today about the importance of ā€œfirstsā€ā€” such as ā€œfirst promā€. Some are best forgotten, if they canā€™t be avoided.

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    JayBluE  about 11 years ago

    I also was thinking about the signā€¦.. just a normal day (for the sign)ā€¦.

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    Meh~tdology, fka Pepelaputr   about 11 years ago

    Maybe Crystalā€™s brother Josh will show up and pull a Zane on Bernice.

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    JayBluE  about 11 years ago

    ā€œno where my wife works. Strictly on a rotating basis. and they get PAID.ā€^My wife also has that situation, and is also paid for it, but it is only because the admin would have to pay themā€¦ if the teachers had their choice, theyā€™d just as soon opt out (those who can), and leave it to those whoā€™d do it (since itā€™s extra money being dangled out)ā€¦ ā€“ So the bottom line is, though itā€™s paid, it doesnā€™t mean that everyone there is ā€œknocking down doorsā€ to get the extra gigā€¦.

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    Argy.Bargy2  about 11 years ago

    @JayBlue:

    - if this were a real life person, it would end up that bunches of people are telling someone what to do, instead of seeing what they want to doā€¦ which is the thing that a lot of people agonize about, the fact that ā€œsuch and suchā€ keeps trying to say that only ā€œxā€ is the right choice, and not always seeing the whole picture get painted-Well, Iā€™m not sure what the whole picture here is, so I wonā€™t even guess. But I try to be clear in what I say, and even so, people do end up interpreting what Iā€™ve said as something other than what I meant.-When I asked why someone would think that ā€˜the schoolā€™ was pushing someone to attend a prom, I wasnā€™t thinking at all that they were referring to peer pressure. To me, if you use the words ā€˜the schoolā€™ along with words like ā€˜pressuringā€™ someone to do something, I think about the situation we have in Florida, where kids are required to take certain written exams in order to advance to the next grade.- And this requirement has gone so far as to insist not only that developmentally disabled kids have had to take the exams, but also a child who is dying of cancer and is in hospice.-So, in other words, when someone writes that ā€˜the schoolā€™ is pressuring someone, I donā€™t automatically think of this as peer pressure from other students. I automatically think of it as official action by the institution called ā€˜the schoolā€™.-What I said earlier is what I still believe. If someone doesnā€™t want to go to a social event like a prom, they shouldnā€™t have to. But if someone does want to go, they should not be made to feel guilty or selfish for wanting to have fun on one night, because they can do good works on many other nights.

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    benjisgrowl  about 11 years ago

    Hereā€™s whats going to happen. Most of the main cast is going to get suckered in by Delta who will use some passive aggressive tactic to force them in feeding a needy family and through some contrived circumstance or other they will end up holding a ā€˜promā€™ or dance for the needy families who, according to Greg Evans, all dress as if they are all homeless or just came off the streets or loacl crackhouse

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    Meh~tdology, fka Pepelaputr   about 11 years ago

    Foreshadowing from September 14, 2003

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    ORMouseworks  about 11 years ago

    Soā€¦.Bernice is NOT going to her senior promā€¦like some posters said the other day, thereā€™s time enough for doing good for the needy. However, thereā€™s only One time you get to go to your senior promā€¦ Bernice, make your Own memories, let Delta do her thing, and you do Your thing and wear that fabulous dress and have a good time with your friends! ;)

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    JayBluE  about 11 years ago

    Speaking for myself, I had lots of memories with my friends, some in school, some outside of schoolā€¦ The kind of parties I have been to, formal and non formal, had bunches of fun and memoriesā€¦ but did those memories have to come on a certain day ?ā€¦. ā€“ What makes a prom?ā€¦ that is the questionā€¦ ā€“ If you were a type of person who never got to go to many parties, then perhaps this is prom to youā€¦ ā€“ If you were a person who never got to wear ā€œformal attireā€, take pictures or ride in a limo, maybe this is prom to youā€¦ ā€“ Through my school years, I got to do those things in abundanceā€¦. (some in school, some out of school)ā€¦ the prom isnā€™t just because a school says you can dance in a venue they allow you to dance in, and all of the other things I mentioned.. a prom can be something you do, when you decideā€¦ if it was held on some other day, would it be less enjoyable?ā€¦ What was the last gathering/social event you chose to go to.. was it less enjoyable than any school dances?ā€¦ What about, say, a festival on a cruise ship?ā€¦ Or a concert?ā€¦ Or some other function?ā€¦.ā€“ If someone goes to prom, they goā€¦ if they donā€™t, they donā€™tā€¦ either is a choiceā€¦ but a good time is not defined by title aloneā€¦ if a school didnā€™t hold a prom, and a bunch of kids got together and held their own, would that be less of a prom, because of not being ā€œofficially sanctionedā€ or because of some other thing?ā€¦ Itā€™s about what we make itā€¦ if you are a person who enjoys what you do, you can make your own kind of fun ā€¦ you can throw you own party, and it can be as ā€œfancyā€ as you want, or as ā€œsimpleā€ as you wantā€¦ ā€“ So the question is, what makes a prom?ā€¦ more so, the question is, what is a prom?ā€¦

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    JayBluE  about 11 years ago

    Thatā€™s why I said:

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    ā€œFamiliar last name, but an unfamiliar faceā€¦ (probably developed the same way as the Shannon Daytona/Shannon Lewis ā€œgoof/non-goofā€)ā€¦.ā€ ā€“ Itā€™s just in name only,, but it could be like the Shannon Daytona/Shannon Lewis thingā€¦.

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    JayBluE  about 11 years ago

    She isnā€™t ā€œunequivocallyā€ one and the sameā€¦.

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    JayBluE  about 11 years ago

    This is the strip from 7/25, of last year.Ā Ā  Ms. Manezon is just introduced to the DeGroots.Ā Ā  If she was the art teacher, it wouldĀ  have been likelyĀ  that through PTA conferences, that they had met.Ā Ā But There was no ā€œYou look kinda familiarā€¦ā€dialogue.Ā  OrĀ  gag.

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    JayBluE  about 11 years ago

    This is from 11/15/92.Ā  Though inĀ a general way, she has similarities, it is different from the portrayed mannerisms of ā€œDramaā€ Manezon.Ā  Even with 20+ years.

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    karrenchri  about 11 years ago

    I am so glad that I went to my girl friends prom a year later or I would have no memories of 50 plus yrs ago. Go, my daughter went to 4 proms.

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    Guilty Bystander  about 11 years ago

    Itā€™s possible Les could hurt her, but Iā€™m thinking Bernice might somehow be able to reach out and touch whatever goodness the guy might have. She doesnā€™t strike me as someone whoā€™d be intimidated by him. Well, weā€™ll all find out soon enough, but I found it interesting that Les already asked Rosa to the prom, so heā€™s obviously not against the concept.

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    JayBluE  about 11 years ago

    A buck and a quarter?ā€¦ A ā€œbuck and a quarterā€ ?ā€¦ā€¦

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    JayBluE  about 11 years ago

    And now with this comment, add ā€œa penny moreā€ā€¦

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    seismic-2 Premium Member about 11 years ago

    > Yeah, Bernice could give Les the honor of taking her. However if that happens and he ends up hurting her,>Hurting her, how? She falls in love with him after that one date (Bernice is sort of prone to extremes), but he never asks her out again? Or he tries to coerce her into a more intimate relationship than she is willing to engage in? Or he plays a nasty trick on her at the Prom, causing her to go all ā€œCarrieā€ on everyone there?

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    Meh~tdology, fka Pepelaputr   about 11 years ago

    ā€œYou mean heā€™s gonna show up in a wheelchair?ā€-ā€”ā€”ā€”ā€”ā€”ā€”ā€”ā€”ā€”ā€”ā€”ā€”ā€”ā€”Unless heā€™s regained use of his legs, yes.

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    JayBluE  about 11 years ago

    Yeah, thatā€™d be more like itā€¦ ā€“ Although if thereā€™s a ā€œMelodeeā€, her sister could be ā€œHarmoneeā€ā€¦.

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    seismic-2 Premium Member about 11 years ago

    So the two ladies were members of the Manezone family? Maybe they changed the spelling from the ā€œManson familyā€, for obvious reasons.

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    seismic-2 Premium Member about 11 years ago

    You can feed the poor any day, and maybe Delta does that regularly. But Prom Night is Deltaā€™s biggest opportunity to feed the poor, because she sees it as her once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be nominated for Sainthood on account of it!

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