Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for April 20, 2014

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Christmas wins for me.

Everybody take it easy, today! – “Easy like Sunday morning….”!

The boost to the economy: Sometimes, Luann is wise. But only sometimes, on rare occasions.

“Too bad we don’t get to see Bernice explain to Luann the real purpose behind Easter. It would be interesting to see her perspective.”Good point.

Yay, Puddles is back. My Dude and Dori have missed him.

“Best day? Anyone in which I wake up.”^There you go!!! Exactly!!!

"I do a lot of that re-editing and reposting myself. "^A sure sign of our humanity, Lol!– And sort of like our Houston colleague was saying, yesterday: “Always under construction”! (XD)

It’s funny how Bernice manages to be self-righteous and pompous about Halloween.

I doubt she’d be too bothered about the Germanic goddess Eostre.

Funny how Christ’s birth and ressurection (our salvation) is superceded by a day of demonic revelry. Just shows how we as a nation have such a bleak future.

Happy Easter (eCard)

I’m more interested in what she thinks the “real” purpose of Hallowe’en is.

Really? Venerable Bede made that very connection. There may not be much other evidence for it, but likewise there’s no other credible proposal for the origin of the name either.

Is the prom over?

Eeyup

OH You SAID It, Bernice!

ESPECIALLY Halloween! Kept Alive ONLY to Fatten the Coffers of Toy and Candy Companies so People can dress like Idiots for one night a year, as if the OTHER 364 days weren’t GOOD Enough!

Bernice is a pain. Does that girl ever say anything that isn’t snarky?

Spoken like a well-trained little consumer, Luann! I wonder, though, how much better Bernie might be, if at all?

Well, it looks like for the real meaning of Easter, or Christmas, we need to pop on over to Peanuts. Linus tends to know what it’s REALLY all about.

You mean that it was originally a Pagan fertility festival celebrating the spring solstice?

Eh. Whatever it may have meant in distant antiquity, nobody really cares anymore. But there’s still 1/3 of all mankind who cares about its current meaning.

Huh, 32 comments in and nobody’s pointed out Luann’s younger self is NOT being drawn in the way she originally was years ago?

Hallowe’en has a purpose?

All-Saints Day, is the 30th, is it not?

Let’s see. 2 Christian holidays & 1 pagan. Something for everyone!

we are greedy.

I can’t look. Are they dead yet?

The current purpose of these holidays is to boost the nation’s economy… the original purpose was to boost the Church’s economy.

Too bad that Greg has dropped the ball today. I can understand that he wants to recognize Easter, but it’s kind of jarring to have a prom story line that I’m sure will resume on Monday, get interrupted for one day by something non-related to it.

To be honest, I don’t ever recall the Daily (Mon-Sat). strip ever being all that synchronized with the Sun. strip. I think the closest we’ve come to it in my time of reading it regularly was when Brad/Toni just got formally engaged on 04/02 of last (or 2) years ago. We saw one snippet on a Sun. of Brad/Tony window shopping for rings in a jewelry store. Other than that, I’m not sure the “Sunday Strip only” viewers even know Brad and Toni are engaged. At least, I don’t recall any compelling Sun. strip referring to their engagement.

And, have there been any Sun. strips that have referred to the pending HS Graduation? If so, I don’t recall them.

Then again, I’m in “final study” mode for my last exam (one week from Tues.) so I might be forgetting a lot. :-)

INGSOC, you got it.Halloween is the eve of All Saints Day, which is followed by All Souls Day. In New Orleans, a time to visit the gravesites of our forebears, asking them to pray for us or us praying for them, respectively.

You’re right. Imperious and holier-than-thou are better descriptions.

Yeah, let’s concentrate on the REAL meaning of Halloween — the night when the spirits of the dead come back to walk the earth.

Halloween is not a holiday.

Luanns’ SEXY WITCH costume was the best.☺

Now I understand why you’re able to grow so many flowers!!!…the Valley is a great place to be, or so I’ve heard! ;)

Sounds like excellent fun! ;)

Great! I’m looking forward to them! ;)

Awesome! ;)

Looks like a “Betty Boop” Floribunda that I have (except for the yellow)… ;)

Very pretty! I like the different shades of pink! ;)

Very, very pretty! How Do you keep track of all of the varieties?! ;)

Yes…but, you could always say that you’re looking for just the right rose for Luann’s graduation from high school, and are gathering posters choices, LOL! ;)

Wow! They must really fragrance the air when they are all blooming like that! (And I bet a dandelion wouldn’t Dare to pop it’s head up on your lawn LOL!). ;)

Very Nice! I like the way you’ve separated the roses from the lawn…I have some pavers, but only one level, and I am just finishing up putting them down as I now have some free time… ;)

Ahhhh, I can smell it from here! Thanks for the pics…I’m sure Luann would love every one of them, LOL! ;)

Nice and bright! ;)

I remember the names of most of mine, but the ones that stick out are the “Betty Boop Floribunda,” and the “French Lace Floribunda…” and I only have about 15! =-O I am hopeful about the French Lace one…its putting on a good crop of leaves, and if it will Ever quit raining, it might begin to set buds. I don’t expect my roses to start blooming until May, however… ;)