Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for December 29, 2016
Transcript:
Luann: Les gave you all this money?! Pru: Yeah. For the kid's theater we talked about. Sweet, huh? oh, and this necklace. Luann: Uh-have you told him you're gay? Pru: Luann, it was just a friendly gift exchange we did at the fuse. Guys and girls can be pals, y'know. Luann: You haven't told him?! Pru: Why do you make drama where there is none?
liso20 almost 8 years ago
:O
Templo S.U.D. almost 8 years ago
what a head scratcher on Luann’s part
David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace almost 8 years ago
Trust me child, there IS drama.
keema70 almost 8 years ago
There will be drama because Frank is looking forward to a drama-free year.
oldcomicsfan almost 8 years ago
Someone is in denial…..
SukieCrandall Premium Member almost 8 years ago
Appropriate drama on several regards, but with people often telling her that she over-reacts will Luann realize that this time she is completely correct?
AnyFace almost 8 years ago
Countdown To Catastrophe.
Mikeyj almost 8 years ago
Les is a stalker… maybe Lu needs to clue her in…. ya think?
Mikeyj almost 8 years ago
A past tense present…. Has Les lit the Fuse?…. AC/Fusey…. Orrrrr…….Sitting under the “Will you?” tree!
Dreamdeer almost 8 years ago
How can somebody so worldly-wise in other things be so naive? Maybe having zero experience with men in courtship-mode? Scarier and scarier!
Another Unicorn almost 8 years ago
Oh s#*$, drama at the new years party !! AU -
ct0760 almost 8 years ago
I thought pru was enlightened…
SF1972 almost 8 years ago
I see that we can add “naive” to the list of Pru’s traits. You’d think she’d be more street smart.
kenhense almost 8 years ago
So many potential threads here. Some gay women get sexually involved with men on occasion – some have even wound up getting married to a guy. However in this situation – it just seems like Pru wants to have her cake and eat it too.
blunebottle almost 8 years ago
Thank you jackreacher. Glad to see that you can laugh at yourself, too. A worthwhile talent, when you post on GoComics!
Cheers,
Blune.
fuzzbucket Premium Member almost 8 years ago
Gay and a mooch.
Brdshtt Premium Member almost 8 years ago
Yesssssss. That is it. Just a friendly gift exchange. Uh – huh. Yeah, that’s the ticket. Fer sure, fer sure.
Busrayne almost 8 years ago
Luann’s next question should be, “Pru, if a girl did this for you, what would be your reaction?”
Lyons Group, Inc. almost 8 years ago
Luann and Kim Possible have a lot in common…a lot of drama.
Major Matt Mason Premium Member almost 8 years ago
Who here likes Lionel trains?
(just doing my bit to keep things offtopic) ;D
sueb1863 almost 8 years ago
Pru, you CAN’T be THAT stupid!
Chuck374 almost 8 years ago
How can she be so blind? Luann went to have Elwood’s engagement ring appraised. She and Pru should go to the mall and do the same with the necklace.
elysummers almost 8 years ago
Oh there’s gonna be some, “drama” that is.
546mailbox almost 8 years ago
Don’t forget, we in the readers knows that Les conned that money from people.
eclark almost 8 years ago
I’m thinking that Pru likes the attention and it’s over riding her gay sense.
JPuzzleWhiz almost 8 years ago
Schrodinger’s Dog said, about 16 hours ago
Gee, do you think we can come up with a bunch of other “off topic” things to drive JR nuts?
I sure hope so, @ Schrodinger’s Dog.
The best part of Luann are the comments – on topic, off topic – neither an influence on my sanity – as long as I take my meds. ☺
Thank you for being a good sport, jr! ☺
shellibird71 almost 8 years ago
Whatever happened to IamJayBlue? I haven’t been able to keep up on the computer, just my cell, so I couldn’t read the comments. I miss the funny song lyrics.
Mordock999 Premium Member almost 8 years ago
Some Folks here say Les’s goal is romance. I say he’s setting poor Pru up. So at the end of the day, it ain’t gonna matter whether she’s or not….,
jmcenanly almost 8 years ago
The drama will come when we find out where Les got all that money.
SukieCrandall Premium Member almost 8 years ago
On the 24th Les purposely misleads Pru into thinking that he spent just a couple of dollars above the $20 limit. On the 26th he mntions tomhis uncle that everyone is in his business.
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To me this sounds from the second that Leslie felt he had a need to hide money. Misleading Pru into thinking the piece was costume jewelry also sounds like that.
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Now, it may be that Les is trying to make his own kind of restitution, but he already knows that he can steal from Pru and from the program so he might view them as a hiding place to steal from again if he decides to skip town.
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Of course, if the money for the children’s program that is dear to Pru’s heart is above petty cash level it would be banked, but the amount is unlikely to meet the minimal amount some banks require. So, where will the necklace and money be? At the Fuse? In the Degroot’s house? Will Les commit B and E at their home? Will someone be home? Will Puddles try to protect the home?
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Others will have other guesses. These are mine.
riddlemethis almost 8 years ago
If this were real life I wouldn’t predict this story line ending in a good place. At worst it might end with Les having to attend anger management classes, probably taught by Dirk to create tension between the newlyweds.
rimshot22 almost 8 years ago
She’s not naive. She figures why tell him when he’s giving out the goodies. She’s not the first woman to do that, straight or gay. Men do it too. Being honest isn’t “making drama.”
TheBigPickle almost 8 years ago
I can just hear Les singing forlornly; “Last Christmas, I gave you my heart, but the very next day, you told me you’re gay…” ♪ ♫
kauri44 almost 8 years ago
Do we have any idea how old Pru is? (She looks much older than the rest of the young people.) As Les was in high school with Luann he can’t be any older than 19 (unless he was held back). I’d be a bit uncomfortable if a man that young was buying me jewelry, even if I wasn’t sure how much it really cost.
Cincoflex almost 8 years ago
It’s going to be annoying if Les feels led on, and I hate the thought that Pru will be ‘blamed’ for his assumption, sigh
Bensso126 almost 8 years ago
What it’s impossible to think maybe Les is gay too? Half his problems might be symptoms of his not being able to accept himself as he is.
ironman01 almost 8 years ago
What could go wrong?
Caldonia almost 8 years ago
Drama in this strip is low key when it exists at all. It should really avoid having its characters use the word
Numbnumb almost 8 years ago
I am really waiting for the time when they discover WHERE he really got the money. I wonder if the Police will be involved?
ACTIVIST1234 almost 8 years ago
Did Pru catch Lu’s cluelessness, or is she on the take as well as Les?
alondra almost 8 years ago
Why would a man give such an expensive gift to a woman if he didn’t have an interest in her? You better tell him the truth Pru, and give that necklace back.
Mopman almost 8 years ago
Isn’t anyone else wondering why Pru is in Luanne’s bedroom? Why is she even in the Degroot house? Or did I miss something and Luann recently “switched teams”.
(Disclaimer – the last line is meant as a joke.)
cdgar almost 8 years ago
There will be plenty of drama when Les learns the ugly truth.
Not the Smartest Man On the Planet -- Maybe Close Premium Member almost 8 years ago
This is drama that makes itself.
whiteaj almost 8 years ago
Gay shmay. The proper word is “homosexual.”
wardtree almost 8 years ago
Oh, this is really getting good! I’d like to see Leslie get his ass kicked by love. So much for Mr Tough Guy! But Pru, though .. For a New York girl, she seems to be pretty naive on courtship rituals. Even if she IS gay, she should see it coming .. IMHO.
Schrodinger's Dog almost 8 years ago
given Les’ history, which she’d gotten wind of from the others who knew him, I’m surprised she’s not been more skeptical / wary of his “kindness” towards her.
StoicLion1973 almost 8 years ago
Pru is being incredibly naive here…
Airman almost 8 years ago
If being gay is a genetic thing, then maybe Pru doesn’t have the “sensors” to recognize the chemistry being radiated by Les. Most lesbians send out an unmistakable negative vibe when coming in contact with men. Beware, guys, what you see is what you get. Pru, however, is not a hostile person, so straight or gay, she simply likes people.
Mikeyj almost 8 years ago
I wasn’t terribly fond of Pru, when she first joined the strip (She seemed kind of pushy, wanting to control everything, such as the Fuse and Luann’s NY trip), but, she has begun to grow on me.
jrankin1959 almost 8 years ago
Les is gonna be in for a hard fall…
johovey almost 8 years ago
For the guys… yeah… there is gonna be drama. The girls know Luanne is right on this one. This will be bad.
SactoSylvia almost 8 years ago
A necklace of that size, costing only $370, is likely either sterling silver or very nice costume jewelry. These days, I think it would it would even be hard to find a large sterling silver pendant with that much handwork (looking at the beads) for that price. But “costume” doesn’t necessarily mean “cheap,” – it just means the piece wasn’t made with real precious metals or precious stones.
RSH almost 8 years ago
I don’t think Pru is naïve as some have said. I think she’s an open person who takes people and things at face value. The gift exchange was not meant to be serious or to have strings attached, and she likes the necklace. But hopefully Luann and others will fill her in on Les or she will find out on her own and adjust accordingly. Pru does have a point in that Luann IS the drama queen compared to others.
Sisyphos almost 8 years ago
I thought Pru had more “street smarts” than this!
Les is not your ‘friend," Pru. I guess you’re going to learn that the Hard Way….
GirlGeek Premium Member almost 8 years ago
Because a normal lesbian would have said, “Sorry, I can’t take this gift as your girlfriend, I’m a lesbian.” In Luannverse, it’s, “…I’ll accept the gift now and tell him later.”
David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace almost 8 years ago
JPuzzleWhiz said,
@Bensso126
“What it’s impossible to think maybe Les is gay too?”
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“If Les were gay, he wouldn’t have been hitting on girls the way he did in high school or the way he seems to be doing here with Pru.”
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Actually, some people act obnoxious making unwanted advances on women to cover the very fact that they really want men.
William Ellwin Premium Member almost 8 years ago
Les collected a lot of money for a “charitable” reason and then used that to purchase her neckace and give her cash for the future acting and entertainment kids. No good can come from this..
Jim Kerner almost 8 years ago
Very important to take your meds. I do too.
David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace almost 8 years ago
JPuzzleWhiz said,
SF1972 said,
“You’d think she’d be more street smart.”
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@DavidHuieGreen said,
“Only if I thought her a street worker.
I don’t."
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“Might have been more appropriate had SF1972 said if she’d been less naive.”
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Nah.
I’d"ve figured out some way to mess it up.
(I’m not my usual serious self today.)
Spade Jr. almost 8 years ago
OK, now it’s confirmed: Les is a DUMB dishonest jerk.
JimT8 almost 8 years ago
@Night-Gaunt49“A positive response to the uses of “queer” and “faggot” to them.”Some gays embrace the first term; “faggot” is always hostile.
capricorn9th almost 8 years ago
Clearly Pru doesn’t know the male species and did not properly read Les’s gift as an interested man giving a woman a romantic gift. Since she is into women, it is safe to assume she doesn’t know or understand men. Time for her to learn – she will be hit up often and she needs to learn to read men. I question whether Luann would be the best tutor?
31768 almost 8 years ago
why is prudence showing too much “prudence”?I thought she was an experienced mature woman.wait until he comes to get his “gift” from her. her unexpected innocence shocks me!
Brdshtt Premium Member almost 8 years ago
Truncated Spoiler Alert: Lot of tree stuff. Hanging stuff from tree. Someone barking up the wrong tree of the someone who is already barking up the wrong tree.
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Tree – mendous!
Argythree almost 8 years ago
SPOILER TWO
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Who is making a bigger mistake?
ManateeGag almost 8 years ago
for someone from NYC, Pru seems rather naive.
phxhocking almost 8 years ago
Either Pru is totally oblivious, or …. well, Pru is totally oblivious.
Endunamoo almost 8 years ago
Drama is there whether or not you want it Pru..
howtheduck almost 8 years ago
And the first clue we get that Prudence is not gay.
TennismanTJ 9 months ago
nooooo, not a homosexual; maybe she’ll stop being a lesbian