I hope Lu does not “bow” to pressure and stays on target! Skipping class is not so bad in and of itself, but I’m not sure illicit archery is a big enough “draw” for me.
I was at a fair recently, and due to limited space, they had to combine some displays in the same barn. One barn housed both Archery and Cats. Somehow that combination gave me a bad feeling.
Except “shooting”, when used on its own like that, means guns. When you’re using a bow it’s simply called “archery”. There was literally no reason for Tara to call it shooting except to have Luann get the wrong idea and pad the story for another day. Rather sloppy storytelling this week; I just hope it’s because the writer has something good on the way and just dropped the ball a bit.
There is an indoor air conditioned archery range a half mile away from where I live. I think I’ll go over there and see if people say “I like to shoot archery” or “I like to archery archery.”
Funny, I finally fulfilled a bucket list item and took an archery lesson about 6 weeks ago. Loved it and am in the process of buying my own equipment. Once I got the hang of it, it was very relaxing.
I cna’t believe they are showing this. Bows and arrows are dangerous. They kill can kill people. We need to ban bows and arrows. Arrows kill. Arrows are made only for the purpose of killing. At least require background checks and licenses.
Wonder if Tara is related to Jonathan Archer? He was quite an Enterprising fellow…
-
And perhaps Tara was carefully ‘pulling her strings’ all this time. It would seem that they could’ve been aiming for better ‘marks,’ at school. But perhaps Tara’s ‘point’ will be ‘driven’ home during this outing. Maybe to find ‘balance’. For sure, though, there wil soon be plenty of… ‘tension’….
I was a target shooter for many years. Also taught Junior Olympic Archery Development. My son was on ASU’s national championship team two years running. I shot both recurve and compound (I couldn’t pull a heavy enough bow to shoot the long distances in field archery without a compound.) Great sport.
I was also a competitive target shooter with a rifle starting in seventh grade. We actually had a rifle target range in the gymnasium, and a school team that competed statewide. I’m REALLY old.
I knew all the trepedatious commentary on what kind of illegal, dangerous, evil, horrible activity that the little bad witch Tara was going to try to get Luann to do was misdirected, and shows how people can be so negative. Being one who is generally not negative I always shake my head at this tendency, but the nuns told me years ago that there are two kinds of people, glass half full, and glass half empty. Being a community college instructor I have an ambivilant feeling about skipping class, but then I give student’s a chance to make up work, and things do happen; my job is to encourage growth and learning, not to be a fussbudget. Tara’s personality and addition to the strip is to include a bit more fun-loving, not within the usual Luannverse parameters friend for Luann. That should be fun, and crazy, but not all the horrible things half-empty people keep saying. Just like with TJ for example. What will be interesting is how Tara will interact with Bernice, or Tiffany, or the other usual suspects in Luannverse. But no she is not Ma Barker in training.
This Tara character doesn’t make sense. Such a flaky person taking the time to get an instructor certification, but doesn’t attend college classes? Don’t believe it. I think I’m ready to give up on this comic; too many unresolved arcs and too many uninteresting pseudosyllogisms.
While I am relieved this is not a long-term “gun” arc, I must say that I had been hoping for it to be “photography”. Archery…. while it is a fun hobby and avocation does not seem to me to offer a whole helluva lot of exciting avenues for Greg’s story to progress. I will try to take a wait-and-see attitude about it, but my gut reaction when it turned out to be archery was…. “Hmm, pretty hum-drum a choice.”
Archers…. again, do not get me wrong…. I find archery enjoyable myself, and even though it is has been 3-4 years since I have strung my bow and practiced, it is a good hobby. It just does not seem a particularly interesting comic fodder type hobby.
As a final aside, I guess thinking about archery (via Greg here) has put me a bit in the mood to get my gear out of the garage. Perhaps I will this weekend. I have only used a recurve bow in the past. But, I have heard that compound bows are enjoyable as well and typically require less skill. Is that other’s impression as well?
On reflecting about the term :shooting:, in my own small world it could be shooting the rapids, shooting the bull (another term for chewing the fat), shooting basketball (Go Spurs Go), shooting the breeze, and probably a few others. Given the events of 2017, however, Luann reacted like most of us.
Tara is weird; complicated; impulsive; headstrong; and at least a little wicked. She is everything that tapioca Luann is not. So, let them have some fun together. Each will Learn a Lesson from the other and come out of it all as an Improved Person.
My brother, Howard, once asked if he could shoot my BB gun. Naturally, I said yes. When next I saw it, it was covered with nicks/dimples where he had used it as a target for his BB gun.
SactoSylvia about 7 years ago
Crisis averted! Now to the question of whether Luann will succumb to the invitation to skip class…
Templo S.U.D. about 7 years ago
Long bow, Tara, or crossbow?
someguy3 about 7 years ago
Tara looks just like Chewie in Lu’s mind there.
I hope Lu does not “bow” to pressure and stays on target! Skipping class is not so bad in and of itself, but I’m not sure illicit archery is a big enough “draw” for me.
Rosette about 7 years ago
I was at a fair recently, and due to limited space, they had to combine some displays in the same barn. One barn housed both Archery and Cats. Somehow that combination gave me a bad feeling.
AnyFace about 7 years ago
That was unexpected.
Mordock999 Premium Member about 7 years ago
“Archery!” Whew, that’s a relief.
Tara – “Hey Lu! Watch Me shoot an apple off that Guy’s Head! Here, hold My root beer!”
Luann – “Well Uh…, OKAY, I Guess….,”
Tara – “Hey Guy! Could You Help Me, Pretty, Pretty, Please?”
Les – “Sure, Babe! Whattaya got in Mind??”
Brdshtt Premium Member about 7 years ago
And Tara gets out her armor – piercing arrows…
.
Then some flaming arrows.
.
And finally, some arrows with little nuclear warheads on them.
Vilyehm about 7 years ago
Alright….
Archery.
But notice even Luann is thinking Tara is ambidextrous.
So now we need Tara to explain that the school range is free this hour, so there is a timeframe reason to skip class. (Tomorrow.)
Luann says she is still going to class. (Friday)
Luann opens the door and there is nobody there with a “CLASS DISMISSED” on the board. (Saturday)
kenhense about 7 years ago
I don’t understand why the archery can’t be postponed – instead of the class…
Wizardgoat about 7 years ago
I get it! Tara is a modern-day Robin Hood. She’s topped with red. She shoots arrows. And she steals from the rich and gives to the poor.
Pointspread about 7 years ago
I don’t know if Tara is very sharp, they could take a stab at archery later, what’s the point to missing class?
Namrepus about 7 years ago
I have to say, Luann’s mental image of “Tara Croft” looks pretty hot.
Takagi-san about 7 years ago
A lot of you were right, yesterday, with “shooting” being a misdirection. I figured it would be cameras, though.
Vilyehm about 7 years ago
Tara can only be a Level One Instructor unless she is 18.
Google am wonderful.
Draw the badge, Greg. Draw the badge.
BJShipley1 about 7 years ago
Except “shooting”, when used on its own like that, means guns. When you’re using a bow it’s simply called “archery”. There was literally no reason for Tara to call it shooting except to have Luann get the wrong idea and pad the story for another day. Rather sloppy storytelling this week; I just hope it’s because the writer has something good on the way and just dropped the ball a bit.
Vilyehm about 7 years ago
Giving Luann the wrong idea was the purpose.
Rather than calling it sloppy storytelling, it is a well crafted storyline with a risky or ill advised midweek cliffhanger tag.
This comment list literally exploded yesterday.
Vilyehm about 7 years ago
There is an indoor air conditioned archery range a half mile away from where I live. I think I’ll go over there and see if people say “I like to shoot archery” or “I like to archery archery.”
some idiot from R'lyeh Premium Member about 7 years ago
Luann’s imagination has poor trigger discipline.
Glen.A.Zerbi about 7 years ago
Nice save, Evanses. Whew!
sueb1863 about 7 years ago
I figured it was going to be photography, but archery also works.
I knew it wouldn’t be guns since Luann is not the sort of comic to tackle that kind of subject.
jrankin1959 about 7 years ago
Given yesterday’s comments, we’re looking at either the dodge of the largest bullet in comics history, or the fastest plot-change turnaround ever…
31768 about 7 years ago
I wonder if Tara knows Geena Davis……. I’d love to meet her!
Outsideplaying about 7 years ago
Funny, I finally fulfilled a bucket list item and took an archery lesson about 6 weeks ago. Loved it and am in the process of buying my own equipment. Once I got the hang of it, it was very relaxing.
prime_pm about 7 years ago
I am now hearing the voice of Katie Crown in Tara.
Sportymonk about 7 years ago
I cna’t believe they are showing this. Bows and arrows are dangerous. They kill can kill people. We need to ban bows and arrows. Arrows kill. Arrows are made only for the purpose of killing. At least require background checks and licenses.
Rotary12 Premium Member about 7 years ago
Fingers off the triggers.
JayBluE about 7 years ago
Wonder if Tara is related to Jonathan Archer? He was quite an Enterprising fellow…
-
And perhaps Tara was carefully ‘pulling her strings’ all this time. It would seem that they could’ve been aiming for better ‘marks,’ at school. But perhaps Tara’s ‘point’ will be ‘driven’ home during this outing. Maybe to find ‘balance’. For sure, though, there wil soon be plenty of… ‘tension’….
JayBluE about 7 years ago
“I’ll Miss The Mark, But My Aim Was True”
“Quiver In My Shoes”
“Mind If I Pick A Quarrel With You?”
“Where There’s Bolt, There’s Fire”
“Falling Archers”
“Just Me And My Arrow” (♪)
“The Flukes Of Haphazard”
“Hankyu, Very Much!”
“Nock, Three Times” (♬)
“The Crest Of A Naieve” (♩)
“Brace Recognition”
“Tara Is A Good Tipper”
or
“Pierce Pressure”
atomicdog about 7 years ago
OMG, I love archery! Can’t wait until tomorrow!
sbwertz about 7 years ago
I was a target shooter for many years. Also taught Junior Olympic Archery Development. My son was on ASU’s national championship team two years running. I shot both recurve and compound (I couldn’t pull a heavy enough bow to shoot the long distances in field archery without a compound.) Great sport.
sbwertz about 7 years ago
I was also a competitive target shooter with a rifle starting in seventh grade. We actually had a rifle target range in the gymnasium, and a school team that competed statewide. I’m REALLY old.
old_timey_dude about 7 years ago
Is this strip set in Communist Canada? I mean all Americans own guns, are comfortable with guns, and dream of killing things with them…..right? RIGHT?
JayBluE about 7 years ago
Wonder if this place calls the cart people use to get around it in, the “Range Rover"?
luann1212 about 7 years ago
I knew all the trepedatious commentary on what kind of illegal, dangerous, evil, horrible activity that the little bad witch Tara was going to try to get Luann to do was misdirected, and shows how people can be so negative. Being one who is generally not negative I always shake my head at this tendency, but the nuns told me years ago that there are two kinds of people, glass half full, and glass half empty. Being a community college instructor I have an ambivilant feeling about skipping class, but then I give student’s a chance to make up work, and things do happen; my job is to encourage growth and learning, not to be a fussbudget. Tara’s personality and addition to the strip is to include a bit more fun-loving, not within the usual Luannverse parameters friend for Luann. That should be fun, and crazy, but not all the horrible things half-empty people keep saying. Just like with TJ for example. What will be interesting is how Tara will interact with Bernice, or Tiffany, or the other usual suspects in Luannverse. But no she is not Ma Barker in training.
drycurt about 7 years ago
This Tara character doesn’t make sense. Such a flaky person taking the time to get an instructor certification, but doesn’t attend college classes? Don’t believe it. I think I’m ready to give up on this comic; too many unresolved arcs and too many uninteresting pseudosyllogisms.
Schrodinger's Dog about 7 years ago
Interesting that Tara is a “Certified Instructor”. That tells me she can apply herself when she want to.
Aqsnt about 7 years ago
Didn’t John Rambo use a bow?
ChrisHunnewell about 7 years ago
Of course there are students in college to play and those who study!
Kamui1815 about 7 years ago
And you can’t live it up AFTER classes? Why put yourself in a position to miss out on what’s important for something trivial. Balance her out, Luann.
Pipe Tobacco Premium Member about 7 years ago
3
While I am relieved this is not a long-term “gun” arc, I must say that I had been hoping for it to be “photography”. Archery…. while it is a fun hobby and avocation does not seem to me to offer a whole helluva lot of exciting avenues for Greg’s story to progress. I will try to take a wait-and-see attitude about it, but my gut reaction when it turned out to be archery was…. “Hmm, pretty hum-drum a choice.”
Archers…. again, do not get me wrong…. I find archery enjoyable myself, and even though it is has been 3-4 years since I have strung my bow and practiced, it is a good hobby. It just does not seem a particularly interesting comic fodder type hobby.
As a final aside, I guess thinking about archery (via Greg here) has put me a bit in the mood to get my gear out of the garage. Perhaps I will this weekend. I have only used a recurve bow in the past. But, I have heard that compound bows are enjoyable as well and typically require less skill. Is that other’s impression as well?
Andrew Sleeth about 7 years ago
I see Luann & Pals are in tune with the nation’s zeitgeist.
Mordock999 Premium Member about 7 years ago
♪♪ “Bang, Bang! He Shot Me Down!” ♪♪
♪♪ “Bang, Bang! I hit the Ground!” ♪♪
♪♪ “Bang, Bang! That Awful Sound!” ♪♪
♪♪ “Bang, Bang! Hey, Arrows Make No Sound!” ♪♪ – Cher
Mayflower about 7 years ago
On reflecting about the term :shooting:, in my own small world it could be shooting the rapids, shooting the bull (another term for chewing the fat), shooting basketball (Go Spurs Go), shooting the breeze, and probably a few others. Given the events of 2017, however, Luann reacted like most of us.
CalLadyQED about 7 years ago
No one calls archery “shooting.” And “shoot archery” isn’t even a phrase. Fail.
AnyFace about 7 years ago
Sisyphos about 7 years ago
Tara is weird; complicated; impulsive; headstrong; and at least a little wicked. She is everything that tapioca Luann is not. So, let them have some fun together. Each will Learn a Lesson from the other and come out of it all as an Improved Person.
Oh, what a tangled web we weave! Shoot!
ct0760 about 7 years ago
Nice save, the timing of this comic with the texas shooting was looking bad
capricorn9th about 7 years ago
I am disappointed in Luann. She is walking with Tara past the bio lab door. She is skipping class.
David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace about 7 years ago
My brother, Howard, once asked if he could shoot my BB gun. Naturally, I said yes. When next I saw it, it was covered with nicks/dimples where he had used it as a target for his BB gun.
Sometimes I wonder about him.