Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for May 12, 2014

Isn’t it “ironic”? If you’re “tired” at the end of the day, or you are ready to leave a job,, then you can Re tire….

Hmmm…seems to be his Swan Song… ;)

“No, Luann… you’re the one… who’s testing me…. (rubs head briskly)"

I can see this week’s arc is not going to be on many people’s favorites list… ;)

Looks like this is going to be one of those molasses-in-January nights…I’m off to the Editorial Cartoons…’Nite all!

“Sport that wrinkled Care derides, And Laughter holding both his sides. Come and trip it as ye go On the light fantastic toe, And in thy right hand lead with thee The mountain nymph, sweet Liberty.”

(John Milton 1608 – 1674)

Has Mr. Fogarty changed his clothes in the whole time he’s been teaching?

“Fogarty’s ‘Lessen’ Plan:”

“AKA… Eraser-Ex”“English Class Is Now History”" Chalk It Up To Experience"

or “If You’d Take This Job, I’d Love It”

Phelps seems very happy at the prospect of seeing the last of Fogarty.

In some ways I can currently relate to Mr. Fogery. I am 2 months and 13 days away from being eligable to retire (though not being financially ABLE to retire yet). I’ve been having flashbacks lately. I still remember the interview which got me the job. I still remember the door I went through my first day. I remember my bosses. The good, the bad, and espeically the one S.O.B. boss.

Third panel: 113, eh? Did Greg Evens go to Cal Arts? (A113 is the room for introductory animation, and is referenced in many animated movies, notably Pixar and Disney.)

Screech Owl Chalk and Supply Co… “You’ve got some nerve , if you buy from anywhere else!” – D. Zell’s Loco-Motives and Parts… “No, we’re not crazy …. low prices are our intent !” – and by…Intrepid Tires … "Going where no other tire dares to tread ….

Luanne is leaving the same year as Fogerty? Might they end up in College together?

Mr. Fogarty will invite Miss Phelps to accompany him on his first real vacation. They’ll go to Rio and visit the nude beaches. While there, Fogarty will search for “The Girl From Ipanema! LOL

Yeah, from this, it would appear that Fogarty is leaving the strip. Greg may surpirse us, but if they’re doing a weekly retrospective, I think he’s not to return. Ah well. Lu may very well be moving on on several levels.

I’m seeing this portion of the strip wrapping up..Will the whole strip be wrapping up to, or will Luann be going off to college and we get to tag along?

Someone mentioned swan song. I predict Luann’s going to go to college and Mr. Fogarty will be on the faculty there!

So, you retire. They mark your form unemployed and send you for every test Medicare will pay for.

Instead of wondering what Greg will do and complaining about it, why not enjoy what he has given us. There is not worse than those that are not grateful for the gifts they are given.

I made the Banana-Raisin bread this weekend— and it was very good! Thanks for the recipe! (Nancy tried it, said it was good but yours was better.) But it did not rise as I had expected— when adding the dry ingredients & the bananas alternately to the margarine/sugar, do you use an electric mixer? I equated it with a muffin recipe so beat it by hand.

I’m ready to see Phelps and Fogarty holding hands and moving toward the sunset.

Sigh! This place won’t be the same without Mr. Fogarty. Enjoy your send-off and flashback memories, Fogarty!

Yes, folks, it “Luann Again” AGAIN.

As though we couldn’t figure out the arc by ourselves..DaJellyBelly: The last I heard (a couple years ago) the “girl” was co-hosting a Rio talk show with her daughter. Shouldn’t be too hard to find.

And Be Sure to Tune for FUTURE Episodes When a BORED Mr. Foghat decides to come OUT of “Retirement” and Teach on a College Level only to find out He’ll be Teaching the SAME Bunch of Ungrateful, Smart-As**ed, Miscreants.

May Be. heh heh

Oh, he says that now, but just wait…

Who IS this guy REALLY…Dorian Gray? He looks the SAME in the flashback!

Funny, but today’s strip is about old fogies such as many of us— and at noon my time there are fewer than 50 comments. Yet, when the stip is purely about h.s. kids, we often near 100 comments at this time.*Are we relating more to h.s. kids than to our agemates? Or are the lives of h.s. kids more exciting than our own?

“I remember her telling me, “I used to think you were crazy for telling me to enjoy my years in high school, but now, looking back, I don’t think you are so crazy anymore…”

Who was it who said that youth is wasted on the young?

Left you one on 0501 :)

As I commented a few days ago; I was awaiting more “prom adventures” from the other cast members; seeing as Evans took the time to pair them up in specific scenes, and then, NADA . And apparently, it was the journey rather than the destination seeing as nothing further occurred to Luann, et al once they arrived at the prom. They might as well have been depicted as taking a big, group nap after their Burger Barn run.Instead, Evans goes straight to a lazy arc where he gets to retread old story lines and even cut and paste these “memories” as if he didn’t already have a nostalgia version of the strip going. All I can figure is that this is the cartoonists’ version of the " In Memoriam " section of awards shows and that any major character that gets this treatment is about to be written out (minor characters just disappear). Not-ready-for-higher-education Knute better watch out!The prom arc ended with a dud ( Tiffany didn’t even throw a tiff), and this one has started out a dud..

“I used to think you were crazy for telling me to enjoy my years in high school, but now, looking back, I don’t think you are so crazy anymore…”.“When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.” – Mark Twain

Remember when Phelps and Fogarty started acting like cool kids until they overheard Luann saying that all the kids were laughing at them? I enjoyed that arc, and I didn’t notice anyone laughing at them.

Samuel Langhorne Clemens coined the same phraseLOL (where’s your tongue in cheek emoticon?)

“His Bio page can be seen here.”

Oh right! I remember reading that some time ago. It’s really funny!

Btw, left you one!

Is this a hint that Greg Evans is thinking of retiring?

“Ditto.”

Lol!

But fans who worry about change or the loss of Evans’ signature jokes and style can rest at ease for now. The artist said he’s not going anywhere for a while..Maybe someone should query his colorist:(Only Her Hairdresser Knows for Sure)

People who have watched old TV series may remember what happened when Dobie Gillis & Maynard G. Krebs got out of the Army and attended S. Peter Pryor Junior College— they found that Mr. Pomfritt, formerly of their old high school, was teaching there! This may be the reason some people expect Fogarty to not be leaving the strip…

He was a great character for this cartoon for many years