Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for March 09, 2015

Picky aren’t we, Bradley?

Oh, Brad! I think you’d agree that given the choice of “Victorian Garb” or “No Garb At All”, you’d reconsider… – I know he meant it as in “(Victorian) Garb”, but still, it’s one of those sentences that you may “rethink” how you said it, as soon as it leaves your mouth…

“Naked Ambition”“The Bare Necessities” (♫)“Buff And Rebuff”“An Exposed Condition”“No Times For Medieval”“A Garbled (And Garbless) Message”“A Wedding Objection”“A Suitless Suitor”“Ignorance Is Wedded Bliss”“The Emperor’s Wedding”“A Storybook End-ing”or“Surely You Joust!”

And two years later…

I’ve been waiting for a Brad storyline!! I’m very pleased

Brad is lucky. Toni didn’t want a big extravagant wedding. Maybe a nice spot in the countryside would please her the most.

Brad. Listen to me. ELOPE.

OK, time for the tension to build over how to do this……

Can’t he be less unpleasant about it?This guy may be his best man.(But, not at this rate)

Can’t he be less unpleasant about it?This guy may be his best man.(But, not at this rate)

Silly Brad. You’re supposed to let Toni do all the work. Only have an opinion when she asks for one.

It simply doesn’t matter who will pay for this fictional wedding, no matter how much oldsters love to carry on about how expensive weddings are. But there is NO doubt in my mind that Brad’s parents sure won’t pay! They won’t even give Luann a little help so she can move out!

and lot of us if we interpret the significance of “17” would think in terms of “what Greg would think”…I am good in google search, and have not found any significance of 17 relating to Art, and thus why an art teacher would ask specifically 17 self portraits…..but I did find that 17 in Italy is seen the same way as 13, and many Italian airlines have no “17th row”, just like many American buildings have no 13th floor

Brad rejects TJ’s advice but too often ends up taking it anyway. This is one time to really not listen to anything TJ has to say, unless it’s about food, He does seem to know that.

finally greg going with the wedding arc its been almost 2 years and they have only mention ed it like 3 or 4 times

Some comments have hinted at the occasional gag in Star Trek The Next Generation: Betazoid wedding attire.

Waiting for the complaint from the lawyers representing GarbWorld Stores, Inc.

This really bothers me, for some bizarre reason. Hate is not something I do. So tell me, what is the direction of my “hate”?

And here I thought Brad wanted a big wedding and Toni a small. Is Brad also opting toward a more traditional wedding? Remember Brad, you only get married once – if you do it right.

UGH, Old “Smileys” Back. HIDE Your Wallets!

And Brad? REMEMBER: Its What SHE LIKES, And NEVER What YOU Like.

If You ALWAYS Remember THAT Son, Your Life-Long TORMENT, Uhhhhh, I MEAN “Commitment” Will Go a LOT Smoother…..,

FINALLY, We have movement!!! Just stay away from any of TJ’s scams, Brad…. and his advice! ;-PPP

Dunno, a medieval – themed wedding would be cool. Toni spending three hours getting into the dress, though … maybe not!

Victorian Garb is way better than a tux. I had my wedding ant a Renaissance fair. People thought it was part of the show

… with the best man dressed as Count Dracula!"

To Brad, there’s obviously a difference between “garb” and “clothing” :)

Good point, @IamJayBluE! I hadn’t caught that. :-)

Svetlana17, I am not sure what others may have posted about you (from looking at your comments here and on other comics you seem to get into a fair number of “tussels” with others). But, I can tell you that your rather long comment IS filled with a great deal of rancor. If you would simply attempt to go with the flow a bit, and get used to what and how people communicate here, you might be surprised to find it more interesting than you are currently aware.++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++However, I tend to think you will not likely give it some time, because, at least according to your relatively sporadic comments, you seem to have the habit of dropping into a comic’s comment section for a little bit, stirring up a few of the more easily stirred up folks, and flitting off somewhere else.

yep, some of the pokers (or maybe they actually believe it 100%?) post “Gunther is destined to marry Luann”and try to find the smallest straw and call it a tree branch as proof that it will happen, while the actual constructive criticism would post things like “Rosa can do more for the village if she studied, than became part of an organization and went with an actual plan, instead of going there and do things on her lonesome and without an actual plan” , the Village help “haters” do not hate Rosa wanting to help the village (is very noble) but how she goes about doing that (unintelligent, highly minimal and many ways immature )

one thing is comment about errors of facts or as an example, how short sighted(even if it is noble) the vision of Rosa is, who does not look at things long range, or the POSSIBLE psychoanalyzing of why certain characters are envisioned the way they are, and another thing is “basically saying that the writers have no right to go in the direction they are choosing to go” because is not the way you think normal people should behave (hint, no One is normal, we behave differently, sometimes slightly, sometimes vastly)

many fire houses actually do weddings or a community thing ( an event to help fund a softball team) and the other fire houses work extra hard during those hours, but in case of a big emergency, they ready to go. like at the time of this strip(Brad talking to TJ while he looks for venues), Brad would not be called for routine things during his time off, but if a super huge fire started, he would report for it and the whole force will too, even the retired ones, and if someone from FD of Mexico city was visiting his cousin in Pitts, and hears of the fire, he would volunteer to help

Here ya go! –

at first, when one hears “Garb” one thinks “garbage” but actually comes from French Garbe and italian Garbo that means Grace, means particular style, usually clothing but sometimes used for other things like “a fable about personal redemption presented in the garb of a conventional horror story”

wedding in the theater, coming soon, a TJ production, sponsored by the Fire department(that helps bring place up to fire codes) and Organized by former Miss chambers LOL

Vegas – married by an Elvis impersonator.

city has 7 firehouses, FH number 5 does a wedding of guy of FH 5 and girl of FH 6, firemen of FH 5 and 6 attend wedding, FH 1,2,3, 4 and 7 take care of any regular issues during those hours, than a super huge fire happens, the firemen of FH 5 and 6 forget about wedding and respond to a non-ordinary emergency ……. is that concept hard for you to visualize? and even if it was “the only firehouse” of a very small town, in case of an emergency, the trucks would be outside, and ready to go if they had to

personal attacks on posters should not be tolerated, different views about our opinions(not about us as persons) have to be accepted………… different opinions even if they are silly(like someone saying Knute is actually an alien from Planet 5 of alpha centauri) have to be tolerated even if not accepted

Ahhh, NOW we’re getting to where weddings can be expensive. Guys usually just let the bride handle that stuff…and then the invoices start coming in.

My wife and I got married at center ice before a hockey game. Between the wedding and reception I doubt we spent $1,000. The team lasted just one more season but we’re still together after 23 seasons, err, years.

RB2, if the person you are referring to saying they were “bullied” was svetlana17… I tried looking back over the last two days in which she commented here…. unless the posts were deleted, it seems like no one was overly harsh towards her. But, in looking back at her posts, she seems a bit of a provocateur… she seems to LIKE and seems to INTEND to try to rile people up… just to do so. Now, I may be wrong, but it does seem to be how her comments read to me.++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++I am not saying the above to disagree with you about bullying. I do not think bullying is appropriate. I was merely suggesting she may be using the “idea” of bullying as a way to rile up folks without justification.

“And with Brad dressed as “Brad The Impaler”?”*JPW: Great idea! (but perhaps we should say Soon-to-be-imapler). Wedding in a Victorian Castle. Toni can be Morticia. TJ as Dracula. The flower girl dressed as the star of Exorcist. How else can we help them plan?

1) Hey, I had a Medieval Fantasy wedding, and my brother had a Pirate Wedding—these things can be fun! As for big and small, I wanted a small Catholic wedding, my husband wanted a big Wiccan wedding, we wound up with a big Catholic wedding with a small Wiccan life-friendship handfasting afterwards, both carefully constructed to accommodate the other. (Priest said he liked that he was not the only one in costume!) Compromise is possible.

2) I could see Brad and Toni having a sort of Road Rally wedding, considering how they both like cars., with guests scrambling after them for the various parts. Inexpensive and exciting!

3) Regarding what is and isn’t a hater, expressing a valid criticism is not hating. Coming into a site dedicated to anything and telling people they’re wasting their time caring about the topic is. One questions whether such people have nothing better than to do than drop in and try to spoil other people’s fun.

4) As to why people would get so involved over a mere comic, all pop culture that succeeds taps into universal archetypes that people can relate to clear down to the neural level (I have a friend doing research on different areas of the brain corresponding to different major archetypes.) Just as a comic caricature can sum up a human being with a few sketched lines, so these archetypes can sum up major life issues in 2D characters. In all forms of fandom people study the material to learn more about themselves, each other, and the world they deal with.

So why not engage in real issues directly instead? This is practice. Fantasy offers a way to rehearse for real life events risk-free. A daily musing on a comic strip can be sort of like an opera singer starting the day with singing the scales—not real music, but it sets things up for the real music.

In any case, IT’S HARMLESS! It doesn’t take all day.

heads Up: Click on Karen’s picture on the sidebar to read her story of the strip’s origins. Then write to her!

they ought to skip the wedding, and use the money saved to buy a house

some of us take this strip as “almost reality” and try to make the characters into basically “full house” or “7th heaven” while others know that even thought certain realism is part of it, they know that certain elements will go toward the “married with children” or “3rd rock from the sun” way of characterization, where we enjoy them but do not expect them to represent what we want in real life our friends to be, rather we probably run as fast as we can from anyone that is like those characters ………….. some get outraged if they see too much “married with children” plot style, others find it “boring” if it goes too much into 7th heaven" plot style

How about at the firehouse with trucks all around and a water-spouting truck making an arch under which they can leave for the honeymoon?

my prediction? Brad and Toni won’t be doing it at all

you love to make it like real life instead of drawings made by a guy in Santa Clara that have no bearings in real life costs, it would cost the same to draw a backyard wedding with only 12 guests as to draw a wedding done in Scotland with 85.317 guests

Weddings don’t have rules, and a few minutes of spouting water isn’t going to make any difference. Consider what is used by all those people still watering their lawns 3 or 4 times a week!

Which is why I said “it’d have to be approved by the upper channels”. If someone had enough “pull”, they might be able to secure it… might, not will …. it’d have to be a " pretty big favor that “someone owes someone”…

Yes, true! – And would still be able to be used at a park. A street location would still require a bit more of logistical “wrangling”, though having a tanker would clear some of the issues if done there…

I’m trying to “fill the gaps” between these two issues, here (a good story/effects, and the logistical issues). Surely if one side can concede some ground, and the other side were able to as well, there can be a “relatively happy middle ground” here.

There is is, then!

And that link is also relative to a similar link on today’s FB post, so a “double opportunity” exists on either site…

RB2…. shhhhh! DON’T suggest teleporting to the moon!!!!!!! That may happen…. it is all a part of what has (IMHO) caused a significant decline in cinema…. CGI has made it damn near possible to show ANYTHING no matter how it defies the laws of physics. I have considered CGI as it is typically used to be an abomination and has caused a huge decline in cinema. All the nonsense of people jumping around, flying around etc that is wholly impossible and unreal causes me to very, very QUICKLY lose interest in that sort of nonsensical film. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++I would personally vote to BAN CGI in films. :) Now, RB2, you’ve gone and done suggested a sort of similar plot line… having Brad and Toni suddenly jettison off into outer space to the moon! It COULD become the plot line! Blech!

Toni is ready, but merely looking at options. The solution here is to go simple. Toni has no family, other than Shannon worth a darn, so a simple outdoor wedding in white dress and garland. As for the wait, remember it has only been a few months since the proposal, normal time forthis.

I don’t know for certain, but I think blue would work well for her, if it is a mid-to-light shade of blue. :)

:) That would be fun.

takes time to discuss possible routes in the plot, than maybe even discuss placement of the characters in the strip even thought she does not do the drawings.than she has taken over in doing the Facebook page, setting up the promos and scheduling, answering emails and such thus giving greg more time to concentrate in the drawing………….. it is not as simple as it sounds what she does now, but I think there is a chance they could make a second strip drawn by Upchurch….. right off the bat, there are many roads to take.they could do again life of Miss Phelps with her roommate……….. the life of the senioritas, they could reunite Rosa and Gunther, and make that the new strip, life of Delta, new characters altogether, life of Dirk, Brad and Toni get married and move to another city, life of Shannon. there are many routes that can be taken with a new strip if they go for it

Oh, to have a thumbs up button to use!!

Unless it’s your wedding, TJ, your opinion counts for nothing. Your “advice” was not solicited.

Brad, there’s a venue over at the Frankenstein House.

we described essentially the same thing, just in different words ;) I am patient with Alley Oop plot even if I wish it was more dynamic, the only thing I wish the benders definitely listened is that they improved the “angles and size perspective” of the drawings, Greg is in that sense thousand times better than the Benders

Probably …….. may ….. we’ll be surprised. It’s …… fun ……. something we know for sure is going to happen. ;)

looks like Toni is letting Shannon plan her wedding!

SPOILER ALERT-Looks like you were wrong. Seems as if the two of them might be on the same page…

This wedding will go as smoothly as Luann’s Senior Prom.