Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for November 04, 2014

Ever on the job, Luann! ;)

Those two kids sure can’t take a break.

I thought he lived in the dorms.

Anybody order “Sonic” ? – Maybe there will be some collective discussion over what’s happening down in Peru…or some nice “Quality time” with Quill and Luann… and Mrs. B….

“Swoon Over My Hammy”“Berger’s Ready For The Grill”“Truth Or Radar” “Bergers Can’t Be Choosers”“A Nitecap In A Teacup”“Just In The Son-ic Of Time”“Whi-sper Of The Moment”“Quiet Quota”or…“A Mime Is A Terrible Thing To Waste”

Wow!! She has good ears!

“Quillie”, huh? Luann had better worry, when Quill answers, “Yes, dear!”

Stop slamming the car door, Luann .

I was reading the comments from yesterday’s strip, and went back to read all the now-visible posts that everyone was talking about. It’s hard for me to understand how I got shut out for some minor infraction or other, and these posts that really attack other posters are allowed to stand. I guess I just don’t understand the rules here very well…

Yes, I hope so, too, Brdshtt!!! Time to round up IS Katie and go upstairs…have an early appointment this morning!!! ‘Nite all!-—————————————————————“That man’s silence is wonderful to listen to."(Thomas Hardy, 1840-1928)

“LOL, I’ve been calling him Quilly since he arrived on the scene.” ^LOL, that’s true- you have!

@argythree: Yeah, I guess I figured he’d move into the dorms since Gunther left. A way to save money I guess.

You, as well…

It’s funny how in the middle panel, the porch light seems to go “blink!” very rapidly. Hope there’s no more need for the lawn sprinklers…– Also (in the same panel), it’s like Lu tried so hard to think “quiet”…. that squint of her’s is one of a “champion”…..

“When I kiss your lipsI want to sink down to the bottomOf the sea”

THAT is a swoon.

Did Quill just call Mrs. B an old bat?

If Gunther’s mom was ever young, she has to know it’s not tea they want. Just a little privacy.

Or Maybe, Just MAYBE, Mrs. Berger Heard Your Crappy Old Car Pull in the Driveway, Lu.You Should GET That Muffler Fixed.And Change Those Shocks.And NEW Brakes.

And I Don’t THINK I’d Be Drinking Any (GAG) “Tea” from ANY Mother that Went to Get Lengths to Get RID of Son, in order to Replace Him with some Pseudo-Stud Muffin.(Hint, Hint)

As we have seen, Gunther’s bedroom has no door, and Mrs. Berger likes to walk by and look in, as well as to tuck the boys into bed:

so with her super-hearing, “Quillie” is now her love-slave. Sorry, Luann, but you don’t stand a chance. Time to go look around for a new boyfriend in the “shadow students” at Pitt CC.

No, we really don’t. We don’t know the full story about Gunther’s dad (I’ve seen two different versions) And a kid is never just a reflection of one parent…

Nice cock block, Mrs.B. Damn shame Gunther is getting more action than Quill.

I suspect “Quillie” asked Mrs. B. to wait at the door for him to get home with Luann, so then he wouldn’t have to “do anything” with her tonight, once again. You’re going to start running out of excuses soon, Quill!

I’m betting Mrs. B poisons Luann’s tea for trying to horn in on her stud-muffin “Quillie”

Thanks. -Since you would like some stories with unexpected turns, you might want to read the book called A Place At the Table. -There are many odd turns in that book, but the one that may have some bearing on the Gunther situation is one in which an elderly African American woman finally learns what happened to the brother she used to idolize (and feared had been lynched), at the same time that a young woman learns a bit about the father who had abandoned her family.-It would be fascinating to learn that Gunther’s hair is curly for a reason….

Nothing like a late-night cup of tea with your boyfriend’s overly-solicitous landlady, who happens also to be the mother of your former BFF who has run off to South America with his high-class hottie…. Have fun, Luann!

The idea of Mrs. B. putting the moves on “Quillie” is not at all far-fetched. First, she tells Gunther it would be good for both of them if he leaves for South America:

and then, in the second panel below, she just about explicitly admits her designs for what she will do once he’s gone:

Wild woman Berger, your opportunity has arrived at last!

I especially like the way the heart on her apron swelled up when she saw “Quillie” shirtless. And just who was he calling “Hotcakes!”, hmmm???

Mrs B’s hair is showing in the window as the porch light comes on so she knew they were there. Watching & waiting!

Considering Quill and Luann never really do much of that kind of stuff, I don’t see why this would bother them. I wonder if Luann will tell Gunther’s mom how horrible of a time her son is having in Peru.

Whatever happened to “parking”— the ritual of young adults making out in a car?*It does bother me that Mrs. Berger thinks Quill is cute; there may be some subtle competition thing going on that makes her extremely vigilant.

Greg does move things along pretty slowly. I expect that I may be wrong, but the only real “action” that I remember is Gunther grabbing Rosa in the school hallway and kissing her and TJ’s truck blowing up. I guess that I just get impatient, because it’s a nice comic strip that obviously has a great following. Can’t question success.

> Can’t question success.>I fear that may be one big reason why we keep seeing the “high school” cast members instead of Luann’s new classmates at Pitt CC. Don’t rock the boat. Stick to the tried and true. Make the readers feel comfortable, by always giving them the familiar. More of the same old, same old, until they’re all on Social Security!

@ReallyBad2

“Assuming no retcon, it sounds like Mrs B. murdered her husband”-This comic is before Luann became Manga Luann.

@IamJay-Per yesterday, I guess the group flag worked! Thankfully.

Enabler

I can’t believe you people! In case you have forgotten something. Nine times out of ten, Berger is a Jewish name. And since she is a Jewish Mother, she’s doing what comes naturally. And, since I had one, I know what I’m talking about. Rest in Peace, Mom!

Of course, no one in the strip is at all religious (any religions). Also, Jewish mothers certainly have no monopoly on being possessive towards their children. The “smothering” parent is a personality type that can be found in almost all cultures.

They weren’t much better off in the car….-Fwd:

According to LuannUnless she’s lying, and she’d NEVER do that!(I bet she’s not telling her parents she spends a lot of time with Quill rather than, say, go to class.)

;)

My parents are like that.