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Good for Tara! Despite her outward appearance as a troublemaker, sheās exactly the type of friend Luann needsāsomeone who encourages her but at the same time, enforces boundaries. Good on her for telling Luann to mind her own business, which she canāt seem to do herself.
It would be nice if Luann had a real friend for a change. Instead, she offers friendship to those who either consider themselves superior to her (B), or those who cause lots of trouble for themselves and suddenly turn on Luann (Tara).
When āMrs.ā Horner has the students resume their interviews from their earlier class (dropping the two question limit), Luann of course will start by sincerely assuring Piro/Walt that in case she asks about anything too private, she wonāt take offense if he doesnāt answer.
By the way, did I mention that I have a bridge for sale?
Tara probably understands that Luann would make a complete mess out of anything Tara told her.
There could be a great set of story lines about two cousins (platonically) bonding over their efforts to break away from dysfunctional families. If only ā¦
Oh cāmon Tara! Itās very nice to see how her can be so serious and full of respect for the privacy of her friends and relatives (expecially when they are just in front of her), but she should have more faith in Luann, the precious friend that helped her so much. Of course, if this is just to push Luann to get to know Piro and gain his trust so that he himself can tell his story to her in a very emotional way, fine.
Tara, a young woman who is forever insisting on getting into Luannās biz, now suddenly becomes all āTara-Torialā now that sheās found out Walter is āfamily.ā
Luann?
Remind this āperson,ā that not long ago, she was making goo-goo eyes AT, and wanted to know all ABOUT, a member of YOUR family. Namely, Your brother.
So, Starr can drop the sanctimonious āactā and FESS-UP.
Tara is another take-charge kind of no-nonsense character, who will not shy away from things that might be controversial in the Luannverse world, and certainly Piro/Walt Starr fits that arc characteristic, and it fits with Luannās obvious need to find out about this controversial person. I think itās good. How far it goes, or where it goes, remains subject to twists and turns of misdirection, but I think it may be bid.
The reason LuAnn has such a short pushed up nose is because sheās always sticking it into other peoples business. She should be tending to her own business and getting HER life straightened out and fixed before she tries āfixingā other people.
This is so rude and immature of Tara. She just told Luann she knows a interesting secret about Piro. But now Tara wonāt tell her what the big secret is. What a jerk. Tara should have just told Luann that Piro is her cousin and they have not kept in touch.
Personally, I would find it annoying that someone wants to hear about my family issues as a red hot entertainment and wouldnāt share either. Itās not the same stance as consoling or giving advices.
Maybe Piro has a criminal background like Tara. Tara didnāt tell Lu a lot about her own criminal activities in the past. Disclosing stuff like this may only discourage others from trusting Tara or Piro going forward.
Last week Tara explored PWās history without any big revelations coming out. This week it appears that it will be Luannās turn. If she can get up the nerve, that is!
Is Luann supposed to be a self centered bimbo? She doesnāt look like the other characters. She is drawn more cartoonish than the other characters. Just wondering. I like the strip but wonder why she is drawn differently or why the others are?
Ok, they both have sad stories and donāt want to share about it. They recognize that and they both are in college trying to better themselves and leave the past behind. They learned from the past. Something we all should do.
I think Tara didnāt go any further on this because such revelations might be damaging to Piro. I didnāt see this as snobbery. We know Tara did jail time ā so maybe Piro did as well. The passage of time is supposed to be merciful to those who have damaged their past ā distributing more dirt would likely snowball a bad rep.
Quick scan of advice/comment on should/will Luann try to find out more about the appealing, mysterious, shiny Starred object, Walt/Piro, indicate split on should, more agreement on whether, developing on if itās a good odea for her. I think she should, bring a bit of āromantic adventureā into her otherwise drifting life. Will hearts flutter? we will see.
Iām not sure of Luannās intentions, whether she cares for him, although she really doesnāt know him, or if sheās just after juicy gossip.If she wants to know about him, she should ask him. And thereās the message for Bernice she never received.With todayās social media, everyone seems to know everything about everyone, and think they are owed that . Theyāre not.
It truly is none of Luannās business. But Tara could have put it a bit more gently. And maybe explained how hard Piroās life had been with a kind but firm warning not try to to get romantically involved with him because he isnāt ready.
Luann should take the hint and realize how obnoxious sheās being, but I donāt think she is capable of admitting when sheās wrong. She acts like sheās entitled to know everything about everyone (whether they want her to or not). Maybe she can use those gossip-monger skills to become an advice columnist for the local newspaper? āDear Luann, thereās a girl at my college who never does any work and spends all of her time prying into other peopleās business. What should I do?ā
So it was none of Luannās business when Taraās actions involved (a) Luann losing her job at Lincoln Elementary School and (b) Luann helping her avoid her dangerous cousin and squat at āThe Fuseā (which ended violently). Got it, Tara. Thanks.
On another subject, am I the only one who finds it curiously interesting that so many long-time commenters here donāt spell the title characterās name correctly?
āPerhaps, the best civility, whatever kind of people we are brought up among,ā retorts Edwin Drood, āis to mind our own business. If you will set me that example, I promise to follow it.ā ā Charles Dickens, The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Maybe Luann should join Nancy and Berniceās bookclub. She seems desperate for hot, steamy stories. Or maybe the only way she can get her kicks is by enjoying someone elseās misery.
Luann has family that she is close to, two parents (with whom she lives) and a brother plus extended family since Brad is married. Up until now, Tara has had no family that she could talk to or be with. Now suddenly there is a family member who is trying to get on a straight path and with whom she is trying to connect. You can bet she is not going to do anything to jeopardize that relationship (with Piro) which has just begun; he is the one piece of family she now has and she is protective of that. Tara will not betray the trust that Piro has in her. I donāt think Luann realizes all of this; Luann is too used to having family and doesnāt know what it is like to be without.
Luann looks like a desperate fool and Tara is a hypocrite. She is all up in Luann ās business quite frequently. Unless we see Piro develop a personality besides being broody, heās not worth pursuing.
This is actually an interesting twist. They were all encouraged to learn someoneās story for the assignment, but Taraās tune changed once she knew Piro was family. Thatās a conflict Iād like to see play out.
Tara is such a hypocrite, she has NO problem inserting herself in others lives, demanding EVERY juicy and scandalous detail. Yet when her friends wanna know about her life and family, tara has NO hesitation when she tells them to FO.
Templo S.U.D. about 2 years ago
Not easy to tell your BFF* about your own family matters.
*Bizarre female friend.
J. Scarbrough about 2 years ago
Buzzkill Tara! But hey, blood is thicker than water, so yeah.
Tyge about 2 years ago
Luann will just have to pry it out of him by herself. Weāll see how successful she is.
Once again she leans toward the lurid, just like she did with Gun and Bets night time activities.
live2read about 2 years ago
Good for Tara! Despite her outward appearance as a troublemaker, sheās exactly the type of friend Luann needsāsomeone who encourages her but at the same time, enforces boundaries. Good on her for telling Luann to mind her own business, which she canāt seem to do herself.
Jacob Mattingly about 2 years ago
Luann just ask him yourself. Like a respectful person.
Argythree about 2 years ago
It would be nice if Luann had a real friend for a change. Instead, she offers friendship to those who either consider themselves superior to her (B), or those who cause lots of trouble for themselves and suddenly turn on Luann (Tara).
ronaldspence about 2 years ago
Luannās eyes in the last panel make me sad at her salaciousness
Joe1962 about 2 years ago
Tara just tell Luann that Piro real name is Walt and he your cuz.
BabyBlue about 2 years ago
Good for Tara. Hopefully she and Piro will end up being real, non-disfunctional family for each other.
kenhense about 2 years ago
We are waiting for an interesting story that weāre not supposed to hear. Strip tease again.
outonalimb about 2 years ago
When āMrs.ā Horner has the students resume their interviews from their earlier class (dropping the two question limit), Luann of course will start by sincerely assuring Piro/Walt that in case she asks about anything too private, she wonāt take offense if he doesnāt answer.
By the way, did I mention that I have a bridge for sale?
Brdshtt Premium Member about 2 years ago
Do not bother Piro ā he is reading about Greg.
dadoctah about 2 years ago
All right, just who are you and what have you done with Tara?!
nightflight about 2 years ago
Excuse me, Luann, but if he looks like a creep, and acts like a creep, chances are you should back off into an observation mode for awhile.
RolloTheGrouch about 2 years ago
Tara probably understands that Luann would make a complete mess out of anything Tara told her.
There could be a great set of story lines about two cousins (platonically) bonding over their efforts to break away from dysfunctional families. If only ā¦
Ruth Brown about 2 years ago
āCanāt ā as in it is not Taraās story to tell.
imagenesis about 2 years ago
Sorry Luann, you will have to marry him to learn about the skeletons on his closet!
Faith :) about 2 years ago
I love that Tara isnāt a pushover! She doesnāt go around sharing other peopleās personal life and she can be trusted.
Aladar30 Premium Member about 2 years ago
Oh cāmon Tara! Itās very nice to see how her can be so serious and full of respect for the privacy of her friends and relatives (expecially when they are just in front of her), but she should have more faith in Luann, the precious friend that helped her so much. Of course, if this is just to push Luann to get to know Piro and gain his trust so that he himself can tell his story to her in a very emotional way, fine.
Bernedoodle about 2 years ago
Cut her loose Luanne.
BlitzMcD about 2 years ago
Yes!! Itās about time someone put Gossip Girl in her place.
Rhetorical_Question about 2 years ago
The way to go, Tara! Luann, āwho canāt keep a secretā
comic reader 22 about 2 years ago
Yay Tara!!
OneTime59 about 2 years ago
If Luann is THAT curious, then she will simply need to approach Piro, herself, go on a date and see if he will open up.
Mordock999 Premium Member about 2 years ago
And just like that, Tara turns into Bernice.
SHEESH.
Tara, a young woman who is forever insisting on getting into Luannās biz, now suddenly becomes all āTara-Torialā now that sheās found out Walter is āfamily.ā
Luann?
Remind this āperson,ā that not long ago, she was making goo-goo eyes AT, and wanted to know all ABOUT, a member of YOUR family. Namely, Your brother.
So, Starr can drop the sanctimonious āactā and FESS-UP.
LawrenceS about 2 years ago
Sometimes even if youāre willing to gossip freely about strangers you donāt want to spread the dirt on family.
Tara is either showing respect for family hereā¦ Or knows that Walt/Piro has some juicy info on her.
tremaine53 about 2 years ago
Thank you, Tara.
Wizard of Ahz-no relation about 2 years ago
since when did she bother with something being other peopleās business? sheās shoe horned into Lās life in the past telling her how to live
luann1212 about 2 years ago
Tara is another take-charge kind of no-nonsense character, who will not shy away from things that might be controversial in the Luannverse world, and certainly Piro/Walt Starr fits that arc characteristic, and it fits with Luannās obvious need to find out about this controversial person. I think itās good. How far it goes, or where it goes, remains subject to twists and turns of misdirection, but I think it may be bid.
rrsltx about 2 years ago
Sorry Lu. Heās not your type, and not interested in a relationship right now, especially with a shallow bubblehead.
ThreeDogDad Premium Member about 2 years ago
So many people never seem to get that sage advice, āMind your own business.ā
Ignatz Premium Member about 2 years ago
Tara is right, but then she shouldnāt have said to Luann, āHis story, wow. Intense. Sadā in the first place. Thatās just begging to be asked.
mrsdonaldson about 2 years ago
Tara was asking the source. Piro gets to decide who hears what about him. Luann wants gossip.
ctolson about 2 years ago
The reason LuAnn has such a short pushed up nose is because sheās always sticking it into other peoples business. She should be tending to her own business and getting HER life straightened out and fixed before she tries āfixingā other people.
STACEY MARSHALL Premium Member about 2 years ago
Time for Luann to leave weird enough alone!
Johnnyrico about 2 years ago
So now Tara suddenly finds some decencyā¦
Ellis97 about 2 years ago
Gee Luann, even Pepper Ann isnāt that nosy.
WilliamVollmer about 2 years ago
Tara, since when are you so big about privacy?
locake about 2 years ago
This is so rude and immature of Tara. She just told Luann she knows a interesting secret about Piro. But now Tara wonāt tell her what the big secret is. What a jerk. Tara should have just told Luann that Piro is her cousin and they have not kept in touch.
random boredom about 2 years ago
Personally, I would find it annoying that someone wants to hear about my family issues as a red hot entertainment and wouldnāt share either. Itās not the same stance as consoling or giving advices.
gigagrouch about 2 years ago
āNone of your business, because his story is pretty much like my story and Iām not sharing that.ā
elliel203 about 2 years ago
Well, he IS family now, so that changes the dynamic..
kenhense about 2 years ago
Maybe Piro has a criminal background like Tara. Tara didnāt tell Lu a lot about her own criminal activities in the past. Disclosing stuff like this may only discourage others from trusting Tara or Piro going forward.
Tyge about 2 years ago
Last week Tara explored PWās history without any big revelations coming out. This week it appears that it will be Luannās turn. If she can get up the nerve, that is!
brick10 about 2 years ago
As if āNone of your Bizā ever stopped Tara or Luann!
morningglory73 Premium Member about 2 years ago
Is Luann supposed to be a self centered bimbo? She doesnāt look like the other characters. She is drawn more cartoonish than the other characters. Just wondering. I like the strip but wonder why she is drawn differently or why the others are?
nubianaries81 about 2 years ago
Iām still shipping Bernice and Piro!! I hope he and Tara become closer and he wonāt disappear again
Caldonia about 2 years ago
So now that Tara doesnāt want to talk, I am convinced Piro truly is boring. Funny how that works, Evans.
Searsportguy about 2 years ago
Ok, they both have sad stories and donāt want to share about it. They recognize that and they both are in college trying to better themselves and leave the past behind. They learned from the past. Something we all should do.
RSH about 2 years ago
looks like Ivlaxās post (early in the AM) to which there were multiple responses was taken down.
kenhense about 2 years ago
I think Tara didnāt go any further on this because such revelations might be damaging to Piro. I didnāt see this as snobbery. We know Tara did jail time ā so maybe Piro did as well. The passage of time is supposed to be merciful to those who have damaged their past ā distributing more dirt would likely snowball a bad rep.
luann1212 about 2 years ago
Quick scan of advice/comment on should/will Luann try to find out more about the appealing, mysterious, shiny Starred object, Walt/Piro, indicate split on should, more agreement on whether, developing on if itās a good odea for her. I think she should, bring a bit of āromantic adventureā into her otherwise drifting life. Will hearts flutter? we will see.
YorkGirl Premium Member about 2 years ago
Iām not sure of Luannās intentions, whether she cares for him, although she really doesnāt know him, or if sheās just after juicy gossip.If she wants to know about him, she should ask him. And thereās the message for Bernice she never received.With todayās social media, everyone seems to know everything about everyone, and think they are owed that . Theyāre not.
donwestonmysteries about 2 years ago
Tara finally has a place she wonāt go.
David Huie Green LikeNobody'sEverSeen about 2 years ago
Much better than āI really shouldnāt.ā
eladee AKA Wally about 2 years ago
It truly is none of Luannās business. But Tara could have put it a bit more gently. And maybe explained how hard Piroās life had been with a kind but firm warning not try to to get romantically involved with him because he isnāt ready.
comic reader 22 about 2 years ago
Luann should take the hint and realize how obnoxious sheās being, but I donāt think she is capable of admitting when sheās wrong. She acts like sheās entitled to know everything about everyone (whether they want her to or not). Maybe she can use those gossip-monger skills to become an advice columnist for the local newspaper? āDear Luann, thereās a girl at my college who never does any work and spends all of her time prying into other peopleās business. What should I do?ā
leighabc123 about 2 years ago
Some friend Tara is, beings smart mouth with Luann!
Squid Ink Thumbprint about 2 years ago
So it was none of Luannās business when Taraās actions involved (a) Luann losing her job at Lincoln Elementary School and (b) Luann helping her avoid her dangerous cousin and squat at āThe Fuseā (which ended violently). Got it, Tara. Thanks.
Fuzzy Kombu about 2 years ago
Good for you, Tara.
198.23.5.11 about 2 years ago
Somebody build a backyard fence in front of Luann so sheāll feel at home.And sheās champion of weird expressions for the last 2 days
cmxx about 2 years ago
On another subject, am I the only one who finds it curiously interesting that so many long-time commenters here donāt spell the title characterās name correctly?
pamela welch Premium Member about 2 years ago
Tara is absolutely correct; it really isnāt any of Luannās bees-wax
The Quiet One about 2 years ago
Well said Tara.
gcarlson about 2 years ago
āPerhaps, the best civility, whatever kind of people we are brought up among,ā retorts Edwin Drood, āis to mind our own business. If you will set me that example, I promise to follow it.ā ā Charles Dickens, The Mystery of Edwin Drood
comic reader 22 about 2 years ago
Maybe Luann should join Nancy and Berniceās bookclub. She seems desperate for hot, steamy stories. Or maybe the only way she can get her kicks is by enjoying someone elseās misery.
raybarb44 about 2 years ago
Thank you for keeping someoneās trust. It is so rare these days. Actually, itās always been just rareā¦.
RSH about 2 years ago
Luann has family that she is close to, two parents (with whom she lives) and a brother plus extended family since Brad is married. Up until now, Tara has had no family that she could talk to or be with. Now suddenly there is a family member who is trying to get on a straight path and with whom she is trying to connect. You can bet she is not going to do anything to jeopardize that relationship (with Piro) which has just begun; he is the one piece of family she now has and she is protective of that. Tara will not betray the trust that Piro has in her. I donāt think Luann realizes all of this; Luann is too used to having family and doesnāt know what it is like to be without.
kittysquared Premium Member about 2 years ago
Luann looks like a desperate fool and Tara is a hypocrite. She is all up in Luann ās business quite frequently. Unless we see Piro develop a personality besides being broody, heās not worth pursuing.
JonnyT about 2 years ago
This is actually an interesting twist. They were all encouraged to learn someoneās story for the assignment, but Taraās tune changed once she knew Piro was family. Thatās a conflict Iād like to see play out.
gale5406 about 2 years ago
It really isnāt Luannās business. If she wants to get to know Piro, like a real friend, she should talk to him.
Sisyphos about 2 years ago
Zing! Taraās My Girl today! Luann is so self-centered and increasingly stupid as she regressesā¦.
gnmnrbl about 2 years ago
Tara is such a hypocrite, she has NO problem inserting herself in others lives, demanding EVERY juicy and scandalous detail. Yet when her friends wanna know about her life and family, tara has NO hesitation when she tells them to FO.
ur mom gunter about 2 years ago
I get Taraās will to respect privacy but she could be less rude about it