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Gunther RUINED Lesâ âchancesâ with Tiffany as dessert," during that âtwo dates in one night fiascoâ last year. And Today, Lesâ very presence, has RUINED any chances Gunther would have had with Luann (if any). So, in THAT regard, they are now both EVEN.
But it points out two things:
1) Gunther? When You do have a young woman over at the Gulag, You need to make EVERY SECOND COUNT and donât waste time looking at towels or dating app profiles.
2) Gunther needs, get a Job, Rob a Bank, demand his Inheritance NOW, whatever it takes to get the funding and MOVE into a place of his own. He is going to get NO peace as long as Les is alive and living under the SAME roof with him. That is the hard fact of life.
Luann, leaving with nothing happening should make a lot of âfolksâ happy, this week. Iâm just glad that Gunny and Lu are close pals once again. I STILL say that theyâre going to NEED each other in the days to come. And I also say that a âseedâ has been planted this arc. Itâs be interesting to see what, if anything, grows from it.
But in the meantime Gunny? Iâd would make it my business to SABOTAGE every single âdateâ Les brings over to Gulag, the SAME way you did with Tiffany last year. If Les is going to be Jerk with YOUR guests, then you NEED be a Nerd with HIS. Itâs past time this thing escalated to the point where Al needs to come over and âmediate.â
Ever been in a situation with a platonic friend where â maybe just for a second â there was a momentary sense that there could be some unacknowleged subtext bubbling just beneath the surface? â¨â¤ď¸â¨
LuAnn makes a good point. Which is actually similar to the point Les made a couple days ago. Little to nothing happens in Guntherâs social life, because he gets too panicky about how a situation will look.
Youâre whispering solely to avoid being ragged by Les. You know he will rag you to no end so you figure sneaking outside the window and whispering keeps all that at bay. I donât blame you â Les is a really annoying personality.
Back on the night of the âdouble dateâ with Tiffany, Gunther mentions that Les is a creep and wants to âpounceâ her. In response, Tiffany tells Gunther that sheâs heard enough and is leaving.
.
Now, Gunther tells Luann that Les is âsuch a jerkâ. In response, Luann tells Gunther âYou know what? I should just go.â
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Hmmm. Gunther digs at Les both times. Both Luann and Tiff suddenly decide they have to leave. Just what is this weird spell Les has over these women?
Gunther had the opportunity to lift Luannâs wonderful little body back into his room and continue the fun. Instead, Gunther strives to whisper as he willingly runs to grab Luannâs coat â almost relieved to see her go. Note in the second frame, Luannâs eyes appear to show she is not happy with her hero. Where on earth did Gunther get his devastating notion that anything sexual makes him a bad person? And he warned 20 year old Tiffany that some guy might want to (pounce). I recall after Guntherâs very interesting nature hike with Tiffany, he suddenly decided that Berniceâs scholarly style would make Bernice a better girlfriend. In retrospect â I think Gunther simply gets afraid when there is any real possibility he should do something sexual â especially if anybody else might know about it. Tara could do wonders for Gunther â by simply giving him no options. However Iâm afraid Tara would not find Gunther interesting (shooting fish in a barrel). Whatâs really hopeless, is tonight Gunther blames Les for everything and seems totally unaware that Gunther has a problem.
Gunther, Gunther, Gunther, Gunther âŚ.. oh well, no harm, no foul âŚat least you still have your Captain Picard pjâs to keep you company tonight âŚâŚ..
If they werenât going to do anything, why did Gunther close the door to his bedroom when they went in there? They were alone so there was no need for privacy.
Luann is really athletic is she could get her leg up that high to get it in that window from the ground. Even with Gunther helping her, that is a real feat.
They actually intrigued me enough to read the comics early todayâŚfor the whole extended arc to totally collapse with the Great Escape just setting up Les to think something really is afoot, and only the most minor plot movement.
Oh well. At least the great comic soap opera apparently hasnât decided to put the leads together and wrap things up abruptly.
Ok, the universe is back in balance and quake turned into a minor barely noticeable trimmer. Gunther will be Gunter. Would any girl actually break through all those mental blocks? But at least heâll always be a good and true friend to those in need. Sometimes that all that girls need, one good listening ear. Sometimes, no ending is a good ending and actually thatâs a good thing. What if some determination happened as in real life? Then where would future thrills and spills come from? Iâd rather there be a disconnection and mystery continues so the roller coaster ride called Lunann continues. Keep your shoulder bars down and lap belt secured until the ride comes to a complete stop. Get back in line and ride again!
No, Gunther, it isnât weird that Luann âhasâ to sneak off, especially since you didnât actually do anything together. Itâs stupid that she âhasâ to sneak off, because in fact she doesnât. There is absolutely no reason why the two of you couldnât just have said âhelloâ to Les when he came in, and then continued doing the ânothingâ that you were (werenât?) doing. Another self-manufactured âcrisisâ, that isnât.
âBetsâ is Guntherâs best-suited dating opportunity â a girlfriend with whom he wonât ever have to be in the same state, much less in the same room.
People of virtuehave a duty to maintain their reputation for virtue. Setting a good a example is good. Protecting the reputation of a friend, especially in the face of a lech, is a supreme act of virtue.
Gunth and Luann, maintain your virtue AND maintain your virginity until marriage. The rewards are worth the effort.
Thank you Mr. Evans. Fathers appreciate the good example in this strip with this story. Keep them coming.
Now, when Luannâs car is gone in the morning, Les will know that Gunther was lying, so he will quite naturally conclude that Gunther and Luann were in fact doing something that they felt they needed to hide. Les will spread rumors precisely because Gunther and Luann went to such extremes to be deceitful, when in fact there was nothing to be deceitful of. Maybe Gunther and Luann do in fact deserve each other, since right now they are both registering off-scale on the stupidity meter.
Panel 1 â Scene: Same as panel 3 yesterday. L: âI had fun tonight.â G: âMe too. Wish we could have had more time together.â
Panel 2 â Same scene. L & G; pregnant stares.
Panel 3 â Same scene. L & G kissing.
Panel 4 â Same scene. G helping L back in through the window. Sig line TBD.
Panel 4 (alternate) â Scene: Street view showing Luannâs auto backlit by moon. Windows are steamed up with hints of two shadowy figures embracing inside. â2-23 gregâ sig line on license plate.
Note to self: Check with Karen and Betty re panel 4. If alternate check what impact would be if one of the shadows resembled Gunther? Les? Jack?
I am shocked â SHOCKED!! â this mini-arc ends like it has, with a tease, a âtantalizingâ scene, innuendo and a dissatisfying finish. Well, not that shocked.
This week has been REALLY odd in so many ways. There was no real point to have Luann jump out the window and for Gunther to lie about the automobile:
1. I can somewhat understand Gunther taking this approach because he gets very, very uptight about such thingsâŚ. so I can see him thinking about doing this and proposing it to Luann.
2. But, I cannot see how Luann would have thought this âjumping out the windowâ was warranted, needed, or a reasonable idea. To me, it seems (especially given what we now know transpired) Luann would have likely said something to the effect ofâŚ. âOut the window?!?! Because Les came home?!?! Why?â if Gunther had suggested it. To me, this would have been Luannâs response because there is no logical reason I can think of for her to think it was necessary or a useful idea.
Well, Iâm glad you left Mrs. Peel alone, Gunthy. You both have other prospects to look into. Hers is becoming a famous actor, yours dreams about actually being one.
WHAT THE ??!!!!!!!!!! Come on GunnyâŚhere is a pretty girl who CLEARLY likes you and you managed to ruin it for yourself. I know youâre nervous and all, but come ON!!!
I would so much like this scene to be discovered, so that Gunther will have to explain it: âThis is not what it appears to be, Mr. Gray! Luann and I really werenât doing anything, then when Les came in we had to make Luann hide outside the window as if we had been doing something, to convince Les that we hadnât been!â I would like that to appear in print, on the record for the ages, to prove once and for all that these people act like total idiots.
Letâs hope that Irma will not see them from her window and draws the same conclusions of Les. Although, this could finally lead to a serious discussion between mother and son.
@kenhense: I donât see Gunther as âprimâ and âproperâ; I see him as the type of guy who wants to be the one to initiate any physical intimacy, to the point that if the woman comes onto him, it turns him offâŚ
Have you stopped to consider that a Cartoon strip ISNĘťT REAL HUMAN BEINGS? Have you stopped to consider that you might need to get out of the house and see if you can meet a nice female and put all your theories to the test in REAL LIFE?
Templo S.U.D. about 6 years ago
now how is Luann going to sneak back home without turning on the ignition of her âdeadâ car without Leslie noticing the jig is up?
Airman about 6 years ago
Now I am P.O.âd. What a cop out.
AnyFace about 6 years ago
Namrepus about 6 years ago
Letâs give âem something to talk about.
Mordock999 Premium Member about 6 years ago
Letâs see now:
Gunther RUINED Lesâ âchancesâ with Tiffany as dessert," during that âtwo dates in one night fiascoâ last year. And Today, Lesâ very presence, has RUINED any chances Gunther would have had with Luann (if any). So, in THAT regard, they are now both EVEN.
But it points out two things:
1) Gunther? When You do have a young woman over at the Gulag, You need to make EVERY SECOND COUNT and donât waste time looking at towels or dating app profiles.
2) Gunther needs, get a Job, Rob a Bank, demand his Inheritance NOW, whatever it takes to get the funding and MOVE into a place of his own. He is going to get NO peace as long as Les is alive and living under the SAME roof with him. That is the hard fact of life.
Luann, leaving with nothing happening should make a lot of âfolksâ happy, this week. Iâm just glad that Gunny and Lu are close pals once again. I STILL say that theyâre going to NEED each other in the days to come. And I also say that a âseedâ has been planted this arc. Itâs be interesting to see what, if anything, grows from it.
But in the meantime Gunny? Iâd would make it my business to SABOTAGE every single âdateâ Les brings over to Gulag, the SAME way you did with Tiffany last year. If Les is going to be Jerk with YOUR guests, then you NEED be a Nerd with HIS. Itâs past time this thing escalated to the point where Al needs to come over and âmediate.â
howtheduck about 6 years ago
âbrowsed profiles on date-picâ I would whisper about that too.
AnyFace about 6 years ago
Ever been in a situation with a platonic friend where â maybe just for a second â there was a momentary sense that there could be some unacknowleged subtext bubbling just beneath the surface? â¨â¤ď¸â¨
R.J.C. about 6 years ago
If Luann is about to leave, she should at least give Gunther a good-bye kiss.
ericbrower about 6 years ago
LuAnn makes a good point. Which is actually similar to the point Les made a couple days ago. Little to nothing happens in Guntherâs social life, because he gets too panicky about how a situation will look.
Airman about 6 years ago
One last chance for âSplendor in the Grass.â
capricorn9th about 6 years ago
Youâre whispering solely to avoid being ragged by Les. You know he will rag you to no end so you figure sneaking outside the window and whispering keeps all that at bay. I donât blame you â Les is a really annoying personality.
Ellen_Wright about 6 years ago
Soo, what were all those sounds for?
Cheapskate0 about 6 years ago
Gunther loses again. Les will see Luann âs car gone and know who was where when. As for what (they did or didnât), to Les, will that matter?
Brdshtt Premium Member about 6 years ago
Back on the night of the âdouble dateâ with Tiffany, Gunther mentions that Les is a creep and wants to âpounceâ her. In response, Tiffany tells Gunther that sheâs heard enough and is leaving.
.
Now, Gunther tells Luann that Les is âsuch a jerkâ. In response, Luann tells Gunther âYou know what? I should just go.â
.
Hmmm. Gunther digs at Les both times. Both Luann and Tiff suddenly decide they have to leave. Just what is this weird spell Les has over these women?
kenhense about 6 years ago
Gunther had the opportunity to lift Luannâs wonderful little body back into his room and continue the fun. Instead, Gunther strives to whisper as he willingly runs to grab Luannâs coat â almost relieved to see her go. Note in the second frame, Luannâs eyes appear to show she is not happy with her hero. Where on earth did Gunther get his devastating notion that anything sexual makes him a bad person? And he warned 20 year old Tiffany that some guy might want to (pounce). I recall after Guntherâs very interesting nature hike with Tiffany, he suddenly decided that Berniceâs scholarly style would make Bernice a better girlfriend. In retrospect â I think Gunther simply gets afraid when there is any real possibility he should do something sexual â especially if anybody else might know about it. Tara could do wonders for Gunther â by simply giving him no options. However Iâm afraid Tara would not find Gunther interesting (shooting fish in a barrel). Whatâs really hopeless, is tonight Gunther blames Les for everything and seems totally unaware that Gunther has a problem.
exarmyofficer about 6 years ago
One more try tomorrow.
Chopped Fowl about 6 years ago
Gunther, Gunther, Gunther, Gunther âŚ.. oh well, no harm, no foul âŚat least you still have your Captain Picard pjâs to keep you company tonight âŚâŚ..
sueb1863 about 6 years ago
If they werenât going to do anything, why did Gunther close the door to his bedroom when they went in there? They were alone so there was no need for privacy.
locake about 6 years ago
Luann is really athletic is she could get her leg up that high to get it in that window from the ground. Even with Gunther helping her, that is a real feat.
Need coffee about 6 years ago
They actually intrigued me enough to read the comics early todayâŚfor the whole extended arc to totally collapse with the Great Escape just setting up Les to think something really is afoot, and only the most minor plot movement.
Oh well. At least the great comic soap opera apparently hasnât decided to put the leads together and wrap things up abruptly.
Back to the infinite storylines. Not unlikeâŚ
https://youtu.be/OSaNWYHmUvI
electricpostcard about 6 years ago
Ok, the universe is back in balance and quake turned into a minor barely noticeable trimmer. Gunther will be Gunter. Would any girl actually break through all those mental blocks? But at least heâll always be a good and true friend to those in need. Sometimes that all that girls need, one good listening ear. Sometimes, no ending is a good ending and actually thatâs a good thing. What if some determination happened as in real life? Then where would future thrills and spills come from? Iâd rather there be a disconnection and mystery continues so the roller coaster ride called Lunann continues. Keep your shoulder bars down and lap belt secured until the ride comes to a complete stop. Get back in line and ride again!
rrsltx about 6 years ago
I should have known better. G & K would never tarnish Luannâs squeaky clean image, especially with an uberdork like Gunther.
maxiesmom2 Premium Member about 6 years ago
Wouldnât it be a hoot if either Erma or Al saw the window antics and call him on it tomorrow?
seismic-2 Premium Member about 6 years ago
No, Gunther, it isnât weird that Luann âhasâ to sneak off, especially since you didnât actually do anything together. Itâs stupid that she âhasâ to sneak off, because in fact she doesnât. There is absolutely no reason why the two of you couldnât just have said âhelloâ to Les when he came in, and then continued doing the ânothingâ that you were (werenât?) doing. Another self-manufactured âcrisisâ, that isnât.
Joe1962 about 6 years ago
Luann can move.
Willywise52 Premium Member about 6 years ago
Feeling a bit âdirtyâ,are we?
seismic-2 Premium Member about 6 years ago
âBetsâ is Guntherâs best-suited dating opportunity â a girlfriend with whom he wonât ever have to be in the same state, much less in the same room.
Brain Pudding about 6 years ago
People of virtuehave a duty to maintain their reputation for virtue. Setting a good a example is good. Protecting the reputation of a friend, especially in the face of a lech, is a supreme act of virtue.
Gunth and Luann, maintain your virtue AND maintain your virginity until marriage. The rewards are worth the effort.
Thank you Mr. Evans. Fathers appreciate the good example in this strip with this story. Keep them coming.
Tyge about 6 years ago
Another Nothing Burger week.
Tomorrow: Pru debrief?
seismic-2 Premium Member about 6 years ago
Now, when Luannâs car is gone in the morning, Les will know that Gunther was lying, so he will quite naturally conclude that Gunther and Luann were in fact doing something that they felt they needed to hide. Les will spread rumors precisely because Gunther and Luann went to such extremes to be deceitful, when in fact there was nothing to be deceitful of. Maybe Gunther and Luann do in fact deserve each other, since right now they are both registering off-scale on the stupidity meter.
squireobrien about 6 years ago
This whole plotline has been a downer.
rickmac1937 Premium Member about 6 years ago
Gunner wake up and smell the coffee
Tyge about 6 years ago
(From Gregâs sketchbook 2/23/2019.)Tomorrow (Take 2):
Panel 1 â Scene: Same as panel 3 yesterday. L: âI had fun tonight.â G: âMe too. Wish we could have had more time together.â
Panel 2 â Same scene. L & G; pregnant stares.
Panel 3 â Same scene. L & G kissing.
Panel 4 â Same scene. G helping L back in through the window. Sig line TBD.
Panel 4 (alternate) â Scene: Street view showing Luannâs auto backlit by moon. Windows are steamed up with hints of two shadowy figures embracing inside. â2-23 gregâ sig line on license plate.
Note to self: Check with Karen and Betty re panel 4. If alternate check what impact would be if one of the shadows resembled Gunther? Les? Jack?
StackableContainers about 6 years ago
Do people in the Luann universe reproduce asexually?
wantcomicsnow about 6 years ago
Tomorrow will show Lu going to her car, only to find Les leaning against the hood with a smirk on his face.
patrickab7 about 6 years ago
If nothing else, the near-kiss may give them some lingering âwhat if?â thoughts.
Jan C about 6 years ago
Yes, but you KNOW that Les would spread rumors about what HE thinks you may have done. Better to protect the reputation.
StoicLion1973 about 6 years ago
I am shocked â SHOCKED!! â this mini-arc ends like it has, with a tease, a âtantalizingâ scene, innuendo and a dissatisfying finish. Well, not that shocked.
luann1212 about 6 years ago
Two words: Hilarity Ensues."
Pipe Tobacco Premium Member about 6 years ago
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So confusing.
This week has been REALLY odd in so many ways. There was no real point to have Luann jump out the window and for Gunther to lie about the automobile:
1. I can somewhat understand Gunther taking this approach because he gets very, very uptight about such thingsâŚ. so I can see him thinking about doing this and proposing it to Luann.
2. But, I cannot see how Luann would have thought this âjumping out the windowâ was warranted, needed, or a reasonable idea. To me, it seems (especially given what we now know transpired) Luann would have likely said something to the effect ofâŚ. âOut the window?!?! Because Les came home?!?! Why?â if Gunther had suggested it. To me, this would have been Luannâs response because there is no logical reason I can think of for her to think it was necessary or a useful idea.
bigal666 about 6 years ago
How anti-climatic! Pun intended.
31768 about 6 years ago
Well, Iâm glad you left Mrs. Peel alone, Gunthy. You both have other prospects to look into. Hers is becoming a famous actor, yours dreams about actually being one.
JustMe about 6 years ago
WHAT THE ??!!!!!!!!!! Come on GunnyâŚhere is a pretty girl who CLEARLY likes you and you managed to ruin it for yourself. I know youâre nervous and all, but come ON!!!
David Huie Green LikeNobody'sEverSeen about 6 years ago
To arouse suspicion, act suspicious.
or
To arouse suspicion, act as if you have something to hide.
seismic-2 Premium Member about 6 years ago
Tomorrow: Al Gray shines a flashlight on the scene and says, âWhatâs all this, then?â
Boise Ed Premium Member about 6 years ago
âWe didnât even do anything.â Okay, so DO something!
Charlene Martin about 6 years ago
Iâm so relieved that Luann and Gunther didnât âdo anythingâ. That would have ruined my long standing enjoyment off this comic strip.
stez2003 about 6 years ago
That last panel could have romantic implications. Will Gunther and Luann kiss?
seismic-2 Premium Member about 6 years ago
I would so much like this scene to be discovered, so that Gunther will have to explain it: âThis is not what it appears to be, Mr. Gray! Luann and I really werenât doing anything, then when Les came in we had to make Luann hide outside the window as if we had been doing something, to convince Les that we hadnât been!â I would like that to appear in print, on the record for the ages, to prove once and for all that these people act like total idiots.
Aladar30 Premium Member about 6 years ago
Letâs hope that Irma will not see them from her window and draws the same conclusions of Les. Although, this could finally lead to a serious discussion between mother and son.
bakana about 6 years ago
Donât worry.
By the time Les finishes telling everyone the story tomorrow, it will be the Wildest Orgy since the Fall of Rome.
Argy.Bargy2 about 6 years ago
@kenhense: I donât see Gunther as âprimâ and âproperâ; I see him as the type of guy who wants to be the one to initiate any physical intimacy, to the point that if the woman comes onto him, it turns him offâŚ
Mijo94 about 6 years ago
This was my point exactly. Their acting as if they did something
Scoutmaster77 about 6 years ago
This story isnât over yetâŚ
Isaac Chen about 6 years ago
Way to clarify that, Mr. Evans.
mobile about 6 years ago
Have you stopped to consider that a Cartoon strip ISNĘťT REAL HUMAN BEINGS? Have you stopped to consider that you might need to get out of the house and see if you can meet a nice female and put all your theories to the test in REAL LIFE?
Sisyphos about 6 years ago
What a letdown! (Let Luann down, outside the window. Also let down her down coat.)
Weâve been suckered, again. Nothing to see here, folks. Move alongâŚ.
Schrodinger's Dog about 6 years ago
I wonder, as someone else suggested, if this storyline will sort of continue next week, with Luann recounting these exploits to Prudence or Bernice?
Dennett Premium Member about 6 years ago
True they didnât do anything, but itâs the thought that countsâŚ