Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for June 23, 2016

That’s quite a letter of apology.

What is that? The script for the rest of the year?

-Or a doctoral thesis…

wow! Bernice wrote Gunther a whole book. bound and all.just Imagine what a note to Piro would look like. I doubt he’d ever read it.

I doubt Bernice has feelings for Gunther. they are like brother and sister.

-Just as Bernice agonized over what Piro would think if she just called and invited him for coffee, Bernice is now agonizing over whether Gunther would even talk to her on the phone if she called, or answer a text if she sent one.

But the difference is, she probably still has an attraction to Piro, and just feels bad about mistreating Gunther…

-Left you a few messages late yesterday…

but did you admit you were wrong to act that way, or just try to gloss over that part?

This just in, by camel express: some Democratic members of the US House of Representatives (remember that place?) have ‘occupied’ the House, chanting that they won’t go on July 4 break until the House passes a gun control bill. In revenge, the House Republican leadership pulled the plug on C-Span. So all 2.5 US residents who watch C-Span (and who aren’t reporters) are outraged, I tell ya…

No, I didn’t make this up. I’m just not that creative.

Now back to your regularly scheduled worries…

-I honestly think Bernice’s concern is not because she is suddenly interested in Gunther (Guntherlicious? Yesh…), but because she is a constant worrywart about whether she is Doing The Right Thing. Remember how she covered herself up to go check the lock on her door, when she had to walk past Piro?

It says July. I think it will come in the next few weeks

Perhaps Bern wrote the same way teachers used to make us write on lined paper, after school (after there became more detentionees than blackboards):

“I will not be a stupid dummy head. My friends are not puppets, and I’m not a marionette maker. I will learn from our experience. And I don’t want Hair on my couch, anymore. -Or, perhaps in the form of the old standard, the 500 word essay:

“I am sorry. In fact, I am very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, verrry, verrrrrry, very, very……..

……very, very, very, very, very (to be continued)…..

The only apology with an intermission.

“All Apologies” (♬)“Heart Shaped Letter”“Sounds Like Teen Spit”“Sorry Is The Second Hardest Word”“Prose And Cons”“Contrition Junction, What’s Your Malfunction?” (♪)“Wreck-conciliation”“A Guilt-ed Cage”“The Festering Confession”“Parcel For The Course”or“Remorse Code”

Members of Congress drink milk?

Ha, Ha, Ha!-I’ve had some teachers who liked to do that, to students (probably because it meant that they had to stay there, too!)…some kids in class tried to be slick, and write all the sentences like this:

(Example: “I will learn to behave and not disrupt class”)

1. I will learn to behave…(etc.)2. I will learn to 3. I will learn to4. I will learn 5. I will-…and so on, trying to copy down the paper, as if it made the process faster. Most teachers accepted it, so as long as you reached the “prescribed sentence quota”. But you had some teachers who were ‘sadistic’ enough to take it away, and make you do it all over, again. In either case, for many, the whole process did prove to be a deterrent….

?? It’s arguable that Berneice owes Gunther any apology. Gunther seems to believe he can pick any girl – without a mutual signal – and that she should go for it. Some guys do pretty well at that – some guys also own twenty houses – but not most guys. It did look like Gunther made a quick jump to Berneice because he didn’t know how to follow up with Tiffany. Real life stuff.

Oh look The Fuse is having a talent contest.

OK, I actually got a chuckle out of this one.

Love means learning to say you’re sorry.

Let me count the ways…..

The Winds of Winter thus far

Never settle for two words when two hundred would suffice……or maybe two thousand.

“But I’ll DOUBT He’ll MEET With, Me,” Bern?

I SWEAR, That if there is a “Conclusion” ANYWHERE in the VAST ‘Luanniverse,’ Bernice Here, will JUMP To It. And ALL of them WRONG.

“Yes, Prudence is AFTER Quill!” “I DON’T Want to Have a Private Film Showing In MY Dorm with Piro because that would make too much Sense and ADVANCE the Story Line!”

SHEESH.

Bern? Why You Do Yourself and ESPECIALLY Gunther a BIG Favor? Take that Massive Rambling ‘Epistle’ You Wrote and:

1) Soak it in Lighter Fluid2) Go To Gunther’s Front Door3) Ignite Said ‘Epistle’4) Ring the Doorbell5) Hide in the Nearby Bushes6) And As a Panicked Gunther Frantically STOMPS the flames with His size 13 KEDS, YOU LEAP from the Bushes and Yell, “Apology ACCEPTED!”7) Then Run Off Into the Gathering Darkness Singing at the Top of Your Lungs, Sly and the Family Stone’s “Runnin’ A-Way!”

There. Who says ‘Forgiveness’ can’t be FUN? YOU Bern, will save on Postage, and at the SAME time save Gunther from a lifetime of Alimony Payments, Therapy, and above all, AGGRAVATION…..,

Bernice’s apology letter is not about a burgeoning interest in Gunther; it’s about her need to feel better about herself. She hasn’t even tried talking to him so she takes the coward’s way out. I, for one, hope Gunther sees that his approach to her has been wrong and moves on. I just wish he hadn’t gotten hurt by Bernice’s failed scheme.

I would think she would be more conscious of saving the trees in the rain forest and just send an email.

@IreouuI would think she would be more conscious of saving the trees in the rain forest and just send an email.1) Recycled Resource, no rain forests were harmed in the production of this ream of paper. 2) Bernice feels that it is more personal this way. Gunther agrees.

Looks like the envelope contains the Bretton Woods agreement.

What is this strange punishment? Could you not hit CTRL-C and then CTRL-V on this thing you call a typewriter?

[crowd murmurs]

Come, children, gather around the fire and let us listen to this mystical tale from the Elder they call BRDSHTT.

Yes, my children, he is the Feathered One of No Consonants. Now put down your cell phones and listen up!

There are a couple things I notice about the panels today everybody, or anybody who might read my humble contribution. First, Bernice sits up straight backed, almost formally. Luann is more laid-back, or leaning in on the table. When they are in Luann’s room she relaxes but in this public place (the Fuse coffee shop) she seems more formal. Maybe its the subject of her magnum opus she has in that nicely secured business manila envelope. Will it be just a letter she is basically sending to herself? Or will she get the courage to one, mail it, or even better, two, give it to Gunther, or three, best of all, go see him personally, apologize, ask for his forgiveness, then attack his body (no not the last few words, this is a family strip -:). Finally, the Fuse itself. It seems to be doing pretty well. Theater presentations, the Cafe is doing fine, TJ must be getting his investment back. But will we see Pru, who would advise Bernice to do some version of number 3 I bet, or Leslie, or Mr. Gray, etc., etc. I hope Bernice finally finds some way to communicate and have a serious boyfriend with Gunther. I think they are made for each other. Of course, there is always the Rosa angle. I don’t think GE plans to keep her in Peru forever. There is Yale you know, or Mooney and Gunther. Nerds RULE!!!!

4I am feeling a sense of trepidation and foreboding concerning today’s comic (especially coupled with some of my concern about yesterday’s comic):Even though there are other options expressed above… to me… seeing Bernice’s “tome” of an apology to Gunther has me fearing what is IMO a worst case scenerio. Namely, IMO because she has such a LONG, and LABORIOUSLY written apology, I believe she will now be looking at Gunther as real, genuine “dating material” for her. Ugh. I had really hoped (and still try to maintain a minuscule sliver of hope) that she and Gunther WILL NOT become a dating couple. To me, even though I know that if Greg does go this Bernice-Gunther route, he will do a good job, to me it will still feel like a letdown. I have been really rooting for Bernice and Piro to explore dating together, for I think Piro is a very interesting character thus far and I would really like to see how Greg further develops him. Furthermore, today’s tome by Bernice, further acerbates my growing worry from yesterday that Quill may show up in the “Talent Show” to “reclaim” Luann’s heart as well. Again, while if Greg chooses to do this, it will be done well….. I just really hope that is not how he chooses to proceed. IMO Luann-Quill & Bernice-Gunther…. seem so disappointing, so I hope it does not come to pass. Bernice-Piro seems interesting and exciting. Luann-Jock seems mildly amusing, Luann being boyfriend free for a while and exploring her own path seems the most exciting and interesting for her to me.In regards to the “Talent Show” sign…. it says “Fuse Follies” above it. I presume this must be what the DeGroots/Gray team are calling the talent show. But, it could also potentially be read as a separate event. But, regardless…. it appears the “Talent Show” is going to occur this July, and when a specific date or month is mentioned, it is seemingly adhered to, so we can anticipate MANY near-future comics being at “The Fuse”. That should be fun.

I like how the table number holder is a stick of dynamite, very creative!

….very, very, very….

Yes, can be so true!

Overthinking, Bern…

It’s more manifesto than note, really.

I don’t understand why anyone would think the “Talent Show” would be cause for Quill to make a re-appearance.Firstly, his focus isacting , which doesn’t really translate well into a “talent” vis-a-vis this type of event. He never showed any propensity for singing or juggling that I can recall.Secondly, he quit the Fuse because of his breakup with Luann. Why on earth would he participate in a talent show there? No, I sense near zero probability that Quill will make an appearance at The Fuse anytime in the near future.

I also don’t see Gunther and Bernice becoming a dating couple. Just because Bernice has accepted that she did a bad thing in using Gunther to further her plots re Piro, doesn’t mean at ALL that she would go further and go on a date. His focus on Bernie is misplaced and needs to be quashed in favor of his learning that affairs of the heart can’t be planned out like his college dreams.

By sending him a note she doesn’t have to listen to him

@SukieCrandall said,@Argythree“Well, two brand new JAMA pieces on the cessations of mass killings of 5 or more in Australia ".That’s good.I’m glad they have cut down on mass shootings in Australia.( BOMBS OR NOTHING! ACCEPT NO SUBSTITUTES! )

If her apology is that long she is probably rationalizing her poor behavior. She could say everything she needs to say in 2 sentences.

Argythree said, . . . : some Democratic members of the US House of Representatives (remember that place?) have ‘occupied’ the House, chanting that they won’t go on July 4 break until the House passes a gun control bill. In revenge, the House Republican leadership pulled the plug on C-Span. So all 2.5 US residents who watch C-Span (and who aren’t reporters) are outraged, I tell ya…-———————-The 2.5 are Gunther’s putative kids?

It looks to me like they are growing up a little. I have said for years that the college years are for maturing. The girls seem to be having a decent conversation.

The real proof of them maturing would be if Tiffany came into the fuse and they invited her to sit with them…and were still able to have a decent conversation.

Bernice, K.I.S.S. You are over thinking this.

I haven’t watched C-Span since I first got it on the cable company I had back in the 80’s. I watched for only a little while before deciding that I had seen 5 year old’s behave better. All I could think of was “Now now children, play nice.”

Some here think that Bernie’s response is an indication of budding romantic feeling toward Gunther. I don’ t think so. The giant envelope is just a metaphor for the fact that she’s the analytical type. I think she just wanted to be up front about everything. She’s known Gunther for a long time and values his friendship. But I don’t think her passion for Piro is going away any time soon and the fact that he showed up and seemed to miss her at the film leaves the door open for that conquest to continue on.

LOL! The juxtaposition of my note right after Lyman’s which must have been sent about the same time is funny. I was saying that the people here are having a mature and respectful discussion and listening. I was NOT saying that about the House of Representatives.

Hey, guilt trips are like heavy, man.

Hmmmm, maybe the members of Congress shoukd pay people here to teach them how to constuctively converse!

I FIGURED IT OUT!!!.That package has the apology note written one or two words to a page, similarly to the cue cards used in the film Bob Dylan made for “Subterranean Homesick Blues” in 1965 and reprised in the music video for “Need You Tonight/Mediate” by INXS in 1987.

Bernice and Luann. One chick overthinks and the other doesn’t think. Great combo.

it is interesting how the tables are turned. When Luann was in the throws of her problems with Quill, it was Bern who thought she had it all analyzed and figured out.. (turned out she was all wrong about Pru). Now it is Bern having problems with relationships and she’s in foreign territory. People and friendships are not something that she can solve using the scientific method. The panels show her alternately defensive and confused.

Well, reply is down again. I twice wrote decent posts w local examples of things gone very wrong when the majority of the noisy (less than 2%) were very incorrectly treated like they were the actual majority of the citizenry, Mordock. I am too busy and tired to write those over since copy and paste is down again, too. So, here is just this little paragraph. You get the gist.

Rhelburn, i think we can very safely think that Bernice also has no idea of what scientific method is or how to use that, either.

The volume of Bernie’s apology to Gunther makes me wonder whether she is “over” Piro and turning to good old Charlie Brown Gunther.

The soccer team at my college used to drink its chocolate milk for every game. It was neither chocolate nor milk….

self, that’s too long they may want you/me to delete it.fine by me if you folks do.I don’t really have an axe to grind.I don’t really care, just playing safely on my 2005 computer.

David, i think the misrepresentations of many types of violence, not just gun violence, in recreational media can have a deleterious effect because of people not recognizing the realities.

You wrote: I think the person Bernice really needs to sit down and have a conversation with, without the scheming, is Piro.I would so very much love to see that happen, too!

Okay, a brand of sardines with an Arabic name but which is actually from Greenland is being recalled in an announcement today, and today we noticed that a lime juice brand with an Italian name uses limes grown in Peru, processed in Switzerland, and merchandised from the U.S. (Nothing in Italy).Sooooooo, the challenge is this: describe some type of naming – of anything or anyone – in Luann, and how what it seems to be might not be what it really is. Then invent what it actually is within your fiction of the fiction.

You write:Not to mention posts appearing multiple times…!The famous burps of Gocomics!

“How were you doing it? (I usually drag-and-drop what I highlight, unless the text is too far away from the “reply” field. In which case, then I cut and paste.)”.I’m just guessing you mean copy and paste.

Me too as to Luann, and I live in Chicago. A great city being brought down by gun violence. Just a few days ago some gang-banger shot up the outside of a church just before they were letting out from Mass, with an automatic weapon. Just another day with guns that flow in from our friendly Hoosier neighbor gun shops.

Hey, did we actually scare away all the trolls today? I can not recall any. Did they flee like 12 year olds from adult conversation?

Finally getting to the computer at almost midnight. But I had say that as much as I want to see a romantic moment between Tiffany and Gunther, today’s 9 Chickweed Lane went way over the top, even for me.

-And I thought I wrote long posts…

-I think the person Bernice really needs to sit down and have a conversation with, without the scheming, is Piro

Bernice has sort of explained to Dez why she can’t just ‘sit down and talk’ to Piro. She is afraid of what he might be thinking. Which is not really a good basis for a relationship…

Yeah Brdshtt, the poster announces a citywide talent show at the fuse. i wonder who will win 1st prize. and what will Leslie do to help himself to anything loose.

Sorry for what? You did him a favor. He finally realizes he’s wasting his time with you. And what happened to your bad boy, Piro?

Yup, muddled thinking there!