Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for July 08, 2021

Oh, for Eff’s sake. I’ve got diabetes, folks. I can’t take this much saccharin writing. You;re killing me, Greg! Killing me.

Well THAT was a dramatic thirty seconds. We now return you to your regularly scheduled soap opera.

oh, the lad was never gone to begin with

I’m so relieved this particular bit of drama didn’t drag for the rest of the week. Maybe we actually have a chance at wrapping up this week. And now that the haters have gotten their cathartic “how does you like that” out of their system maybe they’ll be a little more lenient. Maybe there’ll be less arguing. Maybe Catwoman will give up stealing and become a cat therapist. Who knows.

Sigh, this is just plain silly.

I still say he’s a weinie.

It’s hard to leave when you can’t find the door.” — Joe Walsh. Only problem is, Gunther hasn’t partied ’til four and is completely sober. (facepalm)

Well….maybe they can get lost in the house somewhere and make up…..

Nooooooo!

Do we see light at the end of tunnel.

It was so close.

Hee hee hee hee hee. I don’t think anyone called this plot twist.

I do hope there is a happy ending to this arc on Saturday. The love birds can work on their power dynamics another time.

Did Gunther really get lost? Couldn’t he have just walked around the outside of the house? The Pagoda of Peace was already outside.

Tiffany looks absolutely empathetic in the first panel. Bets really matters to her.

SERIOUSLY??!?!?

Is THAT the best Evans can do???

This gives whole new meaning to the words INCREDIBLY LAME!!!!

Gunther, you dimbulb – you have been in and out of that door before. You keep that up, and even Bets will not want you. After this, I think you two deserve each other.

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The role of Gunther today was played by Chauncey Gardner. The one from “Being There”.

Drats! He never left. Golly, people do get lost in the Farrell Mansion. Showdown time. Will Gunther weaken or ask Tiff to escort him to the front door without listening to Bets? Nah, Tiff will have her say on the way to the door – in Bets’s favor. Maybe Gunther will ask for a map of the mansion and put an X on the front door.

Gunther is an engineering student, so this is kind of hard to believe. Oh, well…

Oh, fer cryin’ out loud!

SO damn proud of Tiff. So so so so SOOOOOO damn proud!! I’ve said it in past posts, but I’ve always wished I had a Tiffany to intervene for the one that got away for me. I feel this would have been the results instead of never hearing from her again. Bets still needs to get some professional therapy but at least she’s taking the right steps! Gunther, you gotta be there for her too. A relationship is 50-50 where both sides gotta give it 100.

Well it is hard to leave when you can’t find the door.

Crocodile tears

An ending likely to please no one.

Bets haters – Bets gets her Gunther back.

Gunther haters – Gunther is too stupid to have left.

The arc may be wrapping up, but I sincerely doubt the commentators are going to leave this one alone!

Yea, he was only there when they had the Romantic Dinner…and he can’t find the front door?? ;-/ This is perhaps the lamest and most unrealistic plot twist ever. You can have him, Bets!! Gunther is clearly too stupid to live!!

Tom Farrell Mansion has an Atrium – large open-air or skylight covered space surrounded by a building.

Okay, this was downright stupid.

Whoa CP it pleases me, trying to tell people they were so caught up in projection they missed what was right in front of their eyes. Good grief man.

We saw Brad and Toni go through a long term relationship that resulted in marriage. Is this the next long term relationship that will result in marriage? The courtship might be carried over the next ten or 15 years, but there might be another wedding in this strip someday.

Okay here goes for all the Bets haters and Bets/Gunther disbelievers BOOOOOOOOOOM. Okay you can put your heads back on your necks now. Follow the story, project for fun. One more time BOOOOOOM.

Dude…you’re outside. I don’t know why you need to find the front door in order to leave. Or, did you leave something in the house? Wait a second—you didn’t take Punk with you, did you??

Oh one more thing: give Tiffany credit for being so empathetic and romantically adroit. Luannverse does improve it’s characters over the long run, sort of what real life should be like.

Now that he’s back, she won’t want him anymore—until he goes away again.

Bets – do you want someone who can’t find the front door? Kiss bye-bye to having grandchildren.

Make your move, Bets. Suck it up and take a chance, or leave the strip forever!

Don’t look so happy Bets. Gunther didn’t “come back to you,” he’s just too dumb to find his way out.

Maybe you two do deserve each other.

Gunther is the perfect example of the difference between someone who might be intelligent and someone who has wisdom. Gunther is definitely short on the wisdom quota and intelligence might be there but like his friend Bernice it is only geared towards the textbooks and exams, not real life.

The benefit of a large mansion: folks get lost at opportune times!!

Another chance following the realization of what she might miss.

And that’s how geeks reproduced.

Yep, he’s lost without her.

Good job, Tiffany. Now give them some space and some privacy to make up and make out. If somehow they mess up, then put them both on the back burner because they’re starting to get on my nerves.

I gotta say, I got a good belly laugh from the third panel in this strip…

Did not see this coming.

Greg must be reading the comments here. Many have maintained that if Gunther takes Bets back, he would have to be an idiot.

Voila! Greg turned him into an idiot! And now he will take Bets back. All those explosions above just turned into a >>burp<<

Heh. I try to not complain about nice things. There is enough vile content in media nowadays. Sweet is good.

This is the breakup that never ends!

To be fair, Gunther and Leslie live in a three room box. This residence must look like the Labyrinth at Knossos by comparison.

…Did Tiff just save the day? O_o

Ooh!

As the French would say"

“holy sheep sh!t Batman”

Tiffany and Bets’ expressions are so good. Tiffany is genuinely sad seeing Bets despair, then so happy and the incredulous Bets opens her fingers to see through, speechless. Gunther is back ♡♡♡! Also, the idea of Gunther lost inside the Farrel mansion walking around trying to find the exit is hilarious.

It may be bad writing, but it’s nowhere near George Lucas bad.

Uh, oh. Someone’s about to get savagely hugged…

Run fool run before it’s to late

That is an absurdly huge house for two people. Tiffany’s abode seems to grow larger every year ..

Wow Bets has horrible taste in men

Is that a euphemism or just a cry for help?

Why has no one said anything about how Tiff’s head spun around towards Gunt in a very creepy way?

As Eric Cartman would say…. “Weeeak…!”

Totally waving the BS Flag here. Whutta loada crapp!

Now that’s funny. Wasn’t expecting this. Have to wonder if this will wrap up by Saturday or run into next week.

Hurrah for miracles!!! I guess my rabbits foot / four leaf clover / Horse Shoe / Crossed fingers are all still working after all this time. Thank Goodness!!! These days I’m working all those guys overtime….

Yes, I guess we weren’t paying attention to the fact that the ladies were still on their feet and talking for like 2 minutes, while WE were assuming that Gunther was, 1. Already at his house, 2. Listening to Les’s advice (total misconception on it’s own) 3. Blocked Bets 4. On his way to South America 5. At Weenie World 6. Fill in the blank_______.

Don’t forget.. the 300 bucks…..

ha! seems love is lost. :D

Except now she will be so afraid of losing him it will be “you said you were going to the store, the store is five minutes there and five minutes to to find what you want. You’ve been gone 25 minutes. What where you doing? Did you run into someone? Was it Luann? It was Luann wasn’t it. You’re leaving me for Luann aren’t you? But I’ve been a good wife, why are you cheating on me”?

Next up: The romantic adventures of the wannabe shrink and the cyclops.

Sorry, nothing clever or perceptive to say. Just, I love it, so funny!

HURRAH FOR STUPIDLY BIG HOUSES! GO GET ’IM BETTS!

Bets has been given some time to think about how much Gunther means to her. Good for her. Will Gunter continue to forfeit or will he see how much they love one another? Young love has no bounds, keeps bouncing back and forth. Hopefully the great memories they have will give them the foresight to give their relationship another try. I hope so. Staying tuned!

Nothing to say today. The story was interesting for a while, but I’m with Beb01. As Bets would say, “Kinda boring!”

Since Gunther found his way back to the gazebo, I wonder if he overheard Bets confess her undying “love” for him…hmmm. OK what’s next? I always like a TD (Tiffany Drama) (^.^)

OH MY GOSH! What drivel.

Gunther Berger, boy genius, 21st Century Renaissance Man, can’t find the way out of an Outdoor Gazebo!?!?

Give us a break.

He came back. Now is your chance, Bets! Go after him.

As I’ve said before, who couldn’t see that coming from a mile away?

BWA ha ha ha ha!

REALLY Greg?

Way to make every one of the characters in the scene look shallow and dumb.

I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.

Make her work for your affections this time Gunther, you’re in the driver’s seat. LOL (like I know what I’m talking about)…..

Honestly…. I think everyone is slightly dumber after reading today’s strip…

He loves me ,he loves me not!!!!

Gunth.. you’re outside. You can’t be this dense…

Gunth.. you’re outside. You can’t be this dense…But okay, it’s a cute gag and I’m trying not to read too much into it. =)

" Faulty Towers "

Gunther, keep going!! You can do better than that manipulative wench, and someone who doesn’t call you “Gun”.

All you critics go read something else. I’m loving this!

Live Long and Prosper, Bets.Go get ’em!

Cue the orchestra…

“I’ve got a Stage 5 Clinger situation! Stage 5!!”

That was funny!

The guy can’t find the front door?

Wait, we’re still doing this? Where’s Luann?

Great narrative twist in the third panel, and a fine punch line, something I almost never say about “Luann.” Run to his arms, Bets! Run, run! Then you can both retire to your trysting place—if you can find the door. Tiff lives in a BI-I-IG house.

Here is your chance Bets I believe in you!

Lol! :-)))Someone mentioned last week that Gunther might not be gone at all. So for the last 15-20 minutes he’s been on a mansion tour looking for a way out? Where’s his phone?Logic aside, and it usually is, what now? A Mexican Standoff? This may have been a good Saturday strip, the cliffhanger. Who says what first, or everyone speaks, no one hears, or no one says anything. :-o

did Gunther go into her house to shave? He had stubble when this incident started…

In panel 2, are those black spots

. Holes in Bets’ castle. Collapse of Tiff’s mansion or. Trees?

Classic! Gunther, the total brainiac, can’t find the front door!

The Gazebo is outside, you can see the trees and bushes. Why would Gunther have to go back inside the house?

Bets refused to enter Tiffany’s house when this arc started. So Bets would have had to walk around the house to get to the gazebo. Bets was adamant about NOT going into the house. Gunther could have walked around the house to leave.

GET A ROOM! Seriously. There’s like 300 of ’em in there…

If only GnK’s story-telling was up to Greg’s artistic ability. OTOH it’s rare/not easy for a comic strip to go beyond the sophomoric. Plus you have to punch one of these out for each and every day.

Is Tiffany an owl?! How does she turn her head so far?

Oh, good grief. Really?

Door ? I thought there was a drawbridge and a portcullis..

Seriously, like WTH. Is there a garden plot in the middle of the house or what? It can’t be the backyard, cause Tiffany invited Bets in, now Gunther can’t leave cause he can’t find the front door. What kind of house layout is this stupid McMansion that you have an outside gazebo actually inside the house?

I just got hooked on this comic strip recently. Thanks to Bernice moving in with Luann and getting the fish! I just have to know what happens tomorrow, like every day! I have never been disappointed or let down by the story- just drawn into it more and more. When a comic can make me laugh out loud or root for the characters – I am in!

HAHAHAHA! Love it! This made me laugh today!

I enjoy this story. The “kids” are slowly growing up.

He truly has to be a raving idiot if he cannot find the front door, I don’t care how large the ‘mansion’ is. But I guess that’s how he is written in – as an idiot.

The Farrells hired Oompa-Loompas for landscape and house configuration. Next week we see Gunther in Willy’s patented purple suit.

That big of a house and Ann turned Tiff’s bedroom into her exercise room!!??

It struck me that $300 is a really good deal if it ends up getting you a lifetime of love and happiness.

Tomorrow’s strip:

Bets: “Gunther!”

Gunther: “Oh, hi Bets. Bye, Bets. So Tiff, which way to the door?”

saccharin?

Just get married and leave

432 idiots besides Gunther

By the end of this week, and Gunther and Betts will have “mated”, and she will wind up IMPREGNATED! ;)

Aw crap, they’re going to get back together :(

Yay!

“Your house is huge! So many rooms! I think I found a gift shop!”

I am not really into this story arc.

“Mister Spock, the women on your planet are logical. That’s the only planet in this galaxy that can make that claim.” – James T. Kirk

This is so sweet, loving it. The thought of them growing old together while building a family made me smile. Thanks GE

As someone said on The Avocado: “I assume this is the point where Betso now realizes she’s better off without the guy who can’t find his way out of a yard.”

Also: “So Gunt is literally too stupid to leave her.”

Very funny! (Love the set-up in the second panel.)

3rd panel: Tiff has an almost Linda Blair like ability…..

OOH! I JUST NOW NOTICED! Bets in the last panel unwittingly parted her fingers in the Vulcan gesture—such a hardcore fan!

G didn’t answer Bets’ message because he was too busy wandering around the mansion trying to figure out how to get out.

FINALLY!!! HUZZAH!!!! <3

Tiffany’s magical wind chimes to the rescue!

Then it would have been your own fault for not trusting the man you know in your heart you love.

Ob-La-Di, Ob La Da Life goes on, braLa-la, how the life goes onOb-la-di, ob-la-daLife goes on, braLa-la, how the life goes on

But, he did find that troop of Girl Scouts who got lost in there the time Tiffany was thinking about Joining.

Gunther can’t get to the front door just like he can’t get to first base.

Gunther doesn’t seem like the kind of person to get lost in a house. Regardless of how big it is.

For one of them – take your choice:

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“I’m Going To Run From You” – Bryan Adams

Yep… The kind of place where you get lost looking for the exit.

Either the theatrics just came to an abrupt halt, or Bets must now try a sincere reconciliation with Gunther (who is such a pudding that he can’t and won’t say “no,” leading onward to future crises)….

Best laugh for me today!

Well, just because Gunther has shown back up doesn’t mean that they are getting back together. There are still two days left in this week for him to get rid of Bets. So I won’t despair and jump out the window just yet. (Plus, I live on the ground level, lol).

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