Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for April 22, 2014

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    JayBluE  over 10 years ago

    Resigned to the " B move…. I guess Rosa does wish there were a ’plan C ‘!….. – And I guess the girls wished that "prom fixins’ " came with optional insurance!….

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    Lion_Tamer  over 10 years ago

    I get the feeling that Luann is going to end up looking like Bernice did at her counseling interview.

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    Meh~tdology, fka Pepelaputr   over 10 years ago

    5-inch heels?Rosa’s never looked significantly shorter than Gunther before, yet here they’re the same height, which means she’s been wearing high heels all along!

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    Lion_Tamer  over 10 years ago

    Or, we’ll find out just how strong Quill is when he has to carry Luann across the field.

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    Templo S.U.D.  over 10 years ago

    happy trials, kids

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    seismic-2 Premium Member over 10 years ago

    I’m glad your song list didn’t include “Dueling Banjos”…

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    LeoAutodidact  over 10 years ago

    Hike up the dress and Ride Piggy-Back, Girls!

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    ILuvLu  over 10 years ago

    Don’t think they’re going to make it to the bus stop.

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    JayBluE  over 10 years ago

    LOL! The classics!

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    JayBluE  over 10 years ago

    “Sponsored” by… – The Staul Panley ‘Sensible Shoe Line’.. “Specializing in Non-heel, and no platforms!…..Matches all styles, and available in only solid colors”…. "If it’s too loud….then turn it down! " – the ‘Accidental Tourist’ collection… “From Whatta Heel Shoes….” – And by…Moody and Blue…. ‘Your Prom Insurance Affiliates!’…. “For arrangements Beyond Your Wildest Dreams !”…"So far, so good!"

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    JayBluE  over 10 years ago

    It would have been mighty convenient if she had worn a dress with cow prints…. or at least a wool dress…..

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    JayBluE  over 10 years ago

    This is going to be a very moo – ving story.^Ha ha!!!

    Then Greg will milk it for all it’s worth…..

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    Zussage  over 10 years ago

    I love how Quill matches Rosa better than Gunther, and Gunther matches Luann better! I don’t think it was on purpose but still pretty funny :D

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    JayBluE  over 10 years ago

    I think, too, it’s one of those “Gray/Grey” type of things with some people. that’s the trouble with homophones…..

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    seismic-2 Premium Member over 10 years ago

    So Rosa’s “Plan C” is “Lead Gunther off into the deep woods, from which he never emerges…” Almost as effective as being dragged by a dingo into a volcano!

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    JayBluE  over 10 years ago

    “Honest, mister, I was just helping that sheep over the fence…”^So in addition to criminals having sheep be on the lam b , they’re also guilty of fencing? The next step is letting baby goats sleep… then…

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    JayBluE  over 10 years ago

    You’re actually amongst quite a few writers here….

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    JayBluE  over 10 years ago

    Ha ha!!!

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    JayBluE  over 10 years ago

    “…fencing the sheep’ was stealing them and selling them to a middle man….”^That’s what I meant… and also kidnapping goats…..

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    JayBluE  over 10 years ago

    And if they’re too slow in the operation, do you suppose someone would go: “Come on! Chop chop!”?

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    JayBluE  over 10 years ago

    “Pretty wooly situation.”^Especially sheep are too young to enter into a bar, since they’ll get carded ….

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    watmiwori  over 10 years ago

    PLEASE don’t start that Arschlocherei again!

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    JayBluE  over 10 years ago

    IIRC, it was also that he was a carryover from the “pilot” that started on “Love, American Style”….

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    JayBluE  over 10 years ago

    Lol! – Reminds me also of “Sheeploaf”… “2 our of 3 ain’t baaaa-d”…

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    JayBluE  over 10 years ago

    Oh, I know there’s a few more out there… including one from the band that was asked for “more cowbell”…

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    ReneTray  over 10 years ago

    yes

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    luann1212  over 10 years ago

    I will take bets they make it to the dinner and prom, and of course it will be something to remember. And the interaction between the characters is priceless. I especially love Rosa. But we have to see all the other people, including Delta and Bernice, Gunther and Crystal, and what about Tiffany. I hope she has a date, even if its OX. I feel a bit sorry for her.

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    Editman  over 10 years ago
    Are they in the city or country? How long is that field? The limo had just a little ding, it can still run. Do they still have to pay for the ride? Do they have the bus fare?
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    flowergirl19  over 10 years ago

    “If Rosa has on 5-inch heels and she is still not taller than Gunther, she must be pretty short.”

    Mexican women tend to be petite. I am only 5’5" and am taller than my Latina friends. I really tower over them in my “stilts.”

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    gary  over 10 years ago

    You know they’re going to hit mud, a stream or some other issue.

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    Liam Astle Premium Member over 10 years ago

    You got to get to the prom so Luann can win Prom Queen.

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    Ottodesu  over 10 years ago

    Don’t have a cow, Man.

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    jrankin1959  over 10 years ago

    And that, Gentle Reader, is why many women carry a pair of cross-trainers with them — even in these situations.

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    Hoolyjulie Premium Member over 10 years ago

    How come Gunther’s tie matches Luann’s dress and Rosa’s dress matches Quill’s cummerbund?

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    Contessa Carrington  over 10 years ago

    Priceless. Thanks again. You always make me do a double take and remind me to never take myself too seriously.

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    Sisyphos  over 10 years ago

    Rosa’s initiative is admirable, but I still think the guys should carry the girls, especially if the field is really as short as ReallyBad calculates. I would have suggested the girls take their heels off, but maybe the field would be too rough on their feet (if need be, they might have removed hose as well, to be put back on at the restaurant’s Ladies’ room). And yet I can’t shake the premonition that this cross-field venture will not go as smoothly as the kids would like….

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    Mordock999 Premium Member over 10 years ago

    “5-Inch Heels?!?”

    Rosa? TAKE Those Shoes OFF and WALK, for Pete’s Sake.

    Let Thy Bare Feet Come in Contact with the Ground. For after All, It IS (WAIT for it) ‘MIRTH DAY’!

    Oh, ‘Service-Person’? COFFEE over Here, PLEASE.

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    overtherainbow  over 10 years ago

    Hope no one breaks an ankle. And hope the lads have bus fare, since the ladies obviously don’t (unless they’ve secreted some mad money in their shoes or bodices).

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    overtherainbow  over 10 years ago

    Here’s my bet: not enough bus fare to go around, so Gunther sacrifices his last pfennigs so Rosa can bus to dinner.

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    drewpamon  over 10 years ago

    Problem with taking off the shoes is then their dresses will drag on the ground. Rosa may be ok but Luann’s dress would get torn up.

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    ankerdorthe  over 10 years ago

    @Belinda Banana Ana: But last in line of imagination, creativity and ability to learn from experience.

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    drewpamon  over 10 years ago

    The important part here is Gunther is the man with the plan. At the end of the day Luann will end up annoyed with Quill and Rosa will be all the more in love with Gunther. Also it’s a field not a cow pasture I think they’ll be ok but considering all the comments Greg have been making maybe not.

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    ManateeGag  over 10 years ago

    Tow Truck? it look like a little fender bender.

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    Argy.Bargy2  over 10 years ago

    Way to show a tiny bit of empathy. Sure, everyone who spends a fortune on a long dress should absolutely cheer with joy when forced to drag it through cowpies! -And when you spend a lot on some kind of fancy suit to apply for jobs, let’s hope you sit on a wad of chewing tobacco when you ride the bus to that important interview!!!!! If you complain, you’re just a prissy wissy baby.

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    Willow Mt Lyon  over 10 years ago

    As soon as I read Rosa’s response to the situation, I thought Rosa is just right for Americorps. ~ http://www.nationalservice.gov/programs/americorps~If there are stickers in that field, those gowns will be ruined. If the field is muddy, there are going to be some lost shoes or broken heels. If there is a bull in that field, there will be some running, lost shoes and injured body parts. If there are any bovines, there will be some meadow mushrooms to step into. ~No matter what, Rosa will handle it like its no big deal. Luann on the other hand will not be happy at all.

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    cjswan232482  over 10 years ago

    Luann, you are wearing a green dress. As long as you don’t fall you will be fine.

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    cjswan232482  over 10 years ago

    Gunther is the one who suggested it. Gunther and Rosa are fine. Luann is the issue.

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    thranx1  over 10 years ago

    Walking across a field, so “What the Hay” instead of “What the hey”. Nice one, Greg (take credit for it regardless).

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    mirabai305  over 10 years ago

    Gunther is wearing a tie/cummerbund that matches Luann’s dress while he made one for Quill that matches Rosa’s dress.

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    bronzeskater  over 10 years ago

    “Petite” is an actual size range in women’s clothing—it simply means short and can range from 0 to 14 and more. Being 5 feet tall, I’m very familiar with it!

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    JayBluE  over 10 years ago

    “…200 feet. That is all they’re walking, and we’ve spent days on the drama of walking 200 feet across a field.”^While you present some technical points, you forget that Greg is not himself a “technicrat”… I don’t mean “technorat”, I mean “technocrat”. He doesn’t draw for the purpose of accuracy, but only to get his story out there, Or else, the fact that it’s "Highway 33’, and the fact that they’re going to “Elm Street” would be that significant. He’s only interested in setting up for story’s sake, not for “fine point details”. – Besides that, read the comments (in particular the thoughts of the ladies). Pay attention to what they’ve been saying. 200 feet or 2,000, you’re talking about ladies having to risk ruining their dresses and shoes, and possibly have to negotiate hidden rocks (among other things). If they were in sneakers and jeans, I’m sure that it wouldn’t present an issue. But again, it doesn’t matter the distance, it’s what can happen in either that short or that long a distance in wear that’s more made for showing , and less for going .

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    JayBluE  over 10 years ago

    “You two aren’t giving us a bum “steer,” are you?”^Not if “beef” is what’s for dinner…..

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    JayBluE  over 10 years ago

    “What udder nonsense!” ^Heh heh, true!!!

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    seismic-2 Premium Member over 10 years ago

    For someone who takes such pride in his sewing and costume construction skills, Gunther doesn’t seem to be particularly good at it. A cummerbund is NOT supposed to come up to within inches of your bow tie!

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    JayBluE  over 10 years ago

    “on the bus with those gowns … I guess bus drivers have seen odder things…”^Actually, bus drivers in the cities I live near have . On one occasion, A guy took a mattress on the bus, and somehow managed to get it off. Also, with all of the….. “underdressing” (read: pants hanging down, underwear showing [ both from male and female} and other things, I think a dress would “balance out” the two “extremes”.

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    JayBluE  over 10 years ago

    I think it has to do with the fact that we all tend to use words in a more relative way, where it wouldn’t technically count as what the dictionary says. A lot of people use “petite” to only mean “not as tall”, just like people use “big” to mean “really, really tall”, even though “big” technically would refer to things other than just height…

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    JayBluE  over 10 years ago

    Lol! No worries about that! Natural flow of discussion! And you just never know… maybe someone else was going to come on with a similar point, and so those others can feel that other people also would recognize the same thing…..and having different views helps to “exercise” the noggin, to give it something to “chew on”, later!

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    seismic-2 Premium Member over 10 years ago

    > the quicksand, alligators, and land mines which they will have to bypass while crossing the field>Lions, tigers, and bears, oh my! And as I suggested earlier this morning, if they pass a hillbilly boy playing the banjo, I hope they have the sense to turn around and go back.

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    JayBluE  over 10 years ago

    “You mean like when the cow jumped over the barbed wire fence – Udder destruction.”^Cud that be another bad Moove?

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    ACTIVIST1234  over 10 years ago

    “It’s only 200 feet”*ReallyBad- thanks for the calculations!

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    JayBluE  over 10 years ago

    But Gunther also says 17 minutes…"^That, too….17 minutes could be a “best guess”…. different people have different ideas about walking. Some walk like it’s a “Sunday drive”, some walk like it’s the “Indy 500 (I, for one)”. Having lived/worked in both the city and the county, and having had both a short and long walk to the bus stop, I can tell you that you don’t want to stroll when it comes to the bus… simply because sometimes the driver’s watch doesn’t always agree with yours….

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    JayBluE  over 10 years ago

    Or, if they happen to get between the Hatfields and the McCoys"^Especially if they’re having that same lasting argument… between the Athletics and the Giants…

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    jdi801  over 10 years ago

    The story line just got so predictable. Now it’s an episode of Lucy.

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    JayBluE  over 10 years ago

    “It’s hard to be invested in drama if he shows a distance of 200 ft. If he doesn’t want to draw an accurate map, then have Luann say “But that’s a mile!”. "^So…you’re going to make a person carry a pedometer? Or to have an accurate tape measure whenever they walk? Lots of people call something a mile, and it’s not “technically accurate”. Even city and country miles are different. A mile can be estimated , and still be off…… you’d have to actually measure to confirm the distance. Most people speak in terms of relativity ……

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    JayBluE  over 10 years ago

    Great! Now no one can get to the Chargers’ pre-draft meeting!….

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    Meh~tdology, fka Pepelaputr   over 10 years ago

    I expect we’ll spend this week crossing the field and it’s attendant “adventures”, and next week will be all prom.Next big question; who among this group is carrying cash for that bus ride?

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    JayBluE  over 10 years ago

    “Mapping devices give distances.”^True… but only Gunther would think in terms of technical distances. Quill is trying his hardest to not have the girls to give it any thought… for the good of the group…. telling someone how far something is, is very different from covering that distance. Ask any kid on a trip. Ask any hungry or thirsty person, or a “demoralized” (read: "disappointed, getting discouraged) person expecting to do something within a time frame, or any person that has to go to the bathroom! – “…or else I, the reader, have no idea how far they’re going. All I have to go on is a map that shows a very small distance. If the reader needs to have an intimate knowledge of the author to correctly understand the drama taking place, then that is flawed writing/illustrating.”^You’re trying to fit “lawyer logic (read: debates about the letter of the law, usually just to win their case, not always for the good of society)” into artists’ creation …..a rendering of imagination …. -

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    JayBluE  over 10 years ago

    And don’t get me wrong- details can be important! But there’s a difference between technical insights/wondering about how a story develops, and trying to “use those details to find fault” …..

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    TORAD_07  over 10 years ago

    I learned a long time ago, always go to such an event in your regular walking shoes or sneakers, and then change to the dress shoes once you get there (and vice versa). This, because my dress shoes (doubling as my “interview shoes”) were, for the longest time, the tightest ill fitting things it was ever a displeasure to wear… :-( Thankfully, I have a better pair or Rockports now. :-)

    But I do like Rosa’s initiative here, picking up on Gunth’s suggestion. And, we see Q wearing Gunth’s plaid cummerbund. :-)

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    bronzeskater  over 10 years ago

    I was assuming Gunther was using an app on his phone—one where the estimated time of the bus’s arrival was given for the various arrivals at the stops. ( Chicago has these.)

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    Argy.Bargy2  over 10 years ago

    -I’m hoping for a refreshing, O’Henry-like ending to this arc where its the GUYS who end up tripping over rotten tree roots, and falling on their faces in the mud. Instead, Evans will probably give us the predictable and boring, with Luann ending up in a torn and muddy dress, messed up hair and the whole thing. Didn’t even need to go to the prom and get a bucket of blood poured on her.

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    ORMouseworks  over 10 years ago

    Well, at least the field doesn’t look muddy…doesn’t LOOK (caps for emphasis) muddy…“for Now” being the operative word… ;)

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    ORMouseworks  over 10 years ago

    LOL on your cow picture!!! ;)

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    ORMouseworks  over 10 years ago

    “The moon is up, and yet it is not night; Sunset divides the sky with her; a sea Of glory streams along the Alpine height… Heaven is free From clouds, but of all colours seems to be, - Melted to one vast Iris of the West, - Where the day joins the past Eternity.” (Lord Byron/ 1788 – 1824)And, on that note, I’m off to walk my IS girl…“see” y’all later… ;)

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    doverdan  over 10 years ago

    Some here seem to think Gunther hasn’t the strength or skill to carry Rosal. He carried Luann out of that canyon under the bridge. .He might do better than Quill, if the chips were down.

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    doverdan  over 10 years ago

    Rosa not Rosal

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    seismic-2 Premium Member over 10 years ago

    I would still like to know what caused the traffic tie-up and whether Delta and Bernice are part of it.

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    melmarsh9v  over 10 years ago

    That thought occurred to me— a car accident, possibly caused by a drunk-driving teenager, maybe involving Delta & Bernice.

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    melmarsh9v  over 10 years ago

    Now about the present situation of Quill & Luann + Gunther and Rosa… I hope something more spectacular happens than the girls getting some cattle manure on their dress shoes!

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    melmarsh9v  over 10 years ago

    How about if one mishap follows another, etc. and the two couples never make it to Prom; what if they don’t get home until late-night/early dawn? It could be quite an adventure!

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    JayBluE  over 10 years ago

    “That is why passengers boarding Bus #1 tell the driver immediately that they need to transfer to Bus #2 at some point in the trip. Driver #1 then gets on his radio and informs Driver #2 that he has a passenger or passengers for him, and Driver #2 will wait at a designated point.”^You would think this would be a solution, but alas, the transit company that serves the area that I live in has around 100 lines. In the larger metro areas like this one, there are some practical reasons why they can’t always wait. To have the one driver wait, would mess up the schedules for all the other bus lines, as every driver would have to do this, like a “domino effect”. But if the buses both meet at, say, a certain intersection where they both meet, the one driver -will beep and try to get the other driver’s attention,, as people rush to get across the street to the other line. But apart from radioing in to the division they run out of, drivers don’t radio each other. Too many lines to have anything but a general radio from central, or their division administrators. Not to mention the “hands free policy”, coinciding with the state law against handhelds while driving. And that’s because our lines have some of the oldest bus models, usually last years’ models (with the radio phones) or even older ones still in the fleet. – Some lines run very frequently, like every 5 minutes apart, and some lines run every 20, 30, or 40 minutes, and some even longer than that. It all depends on the annual “passenger counts” conducted every so often, which leads to them planning and changing route frequency up or down (depending on the volume found on each route), while some routes may be combined, altered or eliminated. – So everyone knows how to negotiate their travel, in order to make sure they can get to where they’re going, and planning their trips to make sure they’re “covered”…. once you ride in this system for a while, you know what it means when they say “rush hour”, or “hustle and bustle”…. -

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    sdjamieson Premium Member over 10 years ago

    5" inch heels? What are they, strippers?

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    ORMouseworks  over 10 years ago

    LOL about the cow and the golf ball! ;)

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    flowergirl19  over 10 years ago

    “My mom was about in the 5’4” range. Is that next size up from petite ?From my copy and posted definition above, I construe it to mean of very slender waist/slight build. Hadn’t considered height as some tall women are very slender. Might even be referred to as ‘stick figures’."

    I’m 5’5" and can wear some petite size clothing, buy usually don’t. That’s what I mean by petite, being short. A tall, slender woman would be considered just that, tall and slender, not petite, small, dainty, diminutive, slight, little, tiny, elfin, delicate, or small-boned. All these words from your definition refer to height.

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    Scorchwave  over 10 years ago

    5 inch heels!? Take those off and go barefoot.

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