Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for September 13, 2020

My wife told me that as a kid, she’d eat cat food. And that’s not even the worst of it. Her brother would lick ashtrays. I’m sure my older brothers and sisters remember many gross things I’d eat.

in due time, the dime five-year-old Luann swallowed made its way to the toilet

Inside Solomon’s ring, it said, “This too shall pass.” Of course that was not referring to such a situation.

Don’t swallow dimes, kids. If the coin lodges in the intestine and causes tearing in the intestinal wall, that’s not a good thing.

I think I swallowed a bridge. I checked for it for a week afterward while contemplating putting it back in my mouth.

I guess I digested it…

After it bounced off the wall of the toilet, she was known as Kommandant “Klink”

I remember an old joke: A patient went to his doctor and said, “I got a dime in my ear.” The doctor said, “When did that happen?” The guy said, “20 years ago.” The doctor said, “Why are you coming to me now?” The patient said, “I need the money!”

I accidently swallowed a quarter and only got 15 cents back.

@David Huie Green: Speaking as a veteran of intestinal issues, you can swallow a tooth, cap or crown and most often it will pass through the intestines with no problem. Something as large as a bridge might not, and could eventually cause an obstruction. (The digestive enzymes are set up to work on softer material, so it’s not likely that the bridge was able to break down, esp if there is metal in it.) Just in case, you might want to talk to your dentist about it, and whether you should go to an internist or gastro doc about Xrays. An obstruction is dangerous…

How much older is Brad than Luann?

My brother and I, as little kids, ate nickels, pennies, cigarette butts, paper, crayons, clover flowers, dirt, clay, etc.. But we wouldn’t eat any vegetables, and very few foods other than hamburgers, spaghetti, Frosted Flakes and Trix.

Luann you should know better to put any foreign objects into your mouth.

Shannon’s probably swallowed a lot more than a dime. On purpose. Out of Bwad’s wallet.

Her funding was in arrears.

Was 8 years ago Bradley Degroot speaking from experience?

Let’s wait until tomorrow and see if there’s any change.

My second and third toes on both feet are webbed; on the right foot it’s all the way up. My dad used to joke that I was first cousin to a duck.

Love Bernice’s answer to Luann’s question.

I wonder if Bernice really never did/eaten something weird in her childhood or if she just removed it from memories, to preserve her inner image as a superior person.

I don’t even wanna know how they got it out.

If she swallowed a half dollar she would have been worth 50 cents, but until tomorrow may have been too late.

Don’t worry, Luann. You’ll get it back when you go “through your change”!

She was five, Bernice… just roll with it.

Has anyone quoted Sherlock on this arc, yet? “Alimentary, my dear Watson. Alimentary.”

Cue from shot. (Nice Bernice.)

This strip is WEIRD! These comments are even WEIRDER!

Bernice is sure judgemental of a 5 year old.

Entirely possible, and glad there was no obstruction, although durn it, she is only a drawing.

I used to drink out of the garden hose. Still do actually.

The Army gave me the dehydrated pork patty MRE and that was far nastier to eat than swallowing a dime.

There was a comic strip girl who swallowed a dime.

Why in the world did she swallow a dime?

I’d tell you, but I have no time…

“The Legend Of Creepy Swallow”

“As Dime Goes By”

“This Is Only A Taste”

“Common Cents”

When I was a baby I swallowed a safety pin…open end first!! My mother had a tense day or so waiting to see if I would have any problems. No problems at all, but my poor mother developed quite a case of OCD about dropping anything on the floor! She was so nervous that I would do it again. As far as maple syrup goes, I use it as a dipping sauce for nearly everything…including breakfast sausage and turkey bacon.

Ouch! That sounds painful! Can a 5-year old really (like, in real life) pass a dime through his/her digestive system and have it safely come out the “chute”? I might be able to see rounder objects with a smaller diameter, but a coin with ridged edges that might turn to the side while passing through (like a tiny buzz saw!) sounds like a major ouch!

Anyone with real experience in the medical field know about this?

I’m really, really hoping that Luann was telling a joke!

Luann gonna drop a dime on somebody.

New arc Monday: Gunther and Les at each other’s throats!

or not.

What’s crazy is people who do something after seeing someone else hurt by it. I had a friend who told me he once stuck his tongue on a frozen flagpole AFTER he saw someone else run away bleeding from the tongue. Perhaps there is a lesson for non-maskers here.

Not so gross, but I’d eat Purina Omolene, a livestock feed. It was mostly rolled oats and molasses, and it was delicious. My sisters liked it too.

Ooo! Scat humor from Bernie. Didn’t think she had the guts for it (ahem!)….

Today on “My Strange Addiction”…

_To much Chaos!_

My brother and I watched a show about escargot and tried the ones in the backyard. Mom was horrified.

Wait, what?? Luann poops?? …. Ha. Ha. Ha.