Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for January 15, 2024

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    lvlax  11 months ago

    Looks like Gunther can tell shes using TV show binging as an escape mechanism.

    I think they need to decide what is the best way forward. Bets didn’t need to kill her channel, she needed to tone done the frequency of posting and make it less obtrusive in their lives. Streaming Comic Cons and stuff like that was fine.

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    So where is this heading?

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    Bedrock  11 months ago

    Turning into what many of us did at the ramp up of COVID.

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    J. Scarbrough  11 months ago

    Yeah, hard pass again this week.

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    Bedrock  11 months ago

    No, the social media took over her life, and Gunther was collateral damage.

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    Tyge  11 months ago

    Building a new relationship paradigm is going to tax them both!

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    Rhetorical_Question   11 months ago

    Bets is a video addict?

    A need to spend more and more time playing video media to get the same level of enjoyment.

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    Wishingonastar  11 months ago

    Bets has no life beyond the computer it seems like.

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    paulscon  11 months ago

    Gunther is showing that he has more awareness of what is happening than Bets does. I hope Bets will open up and get to the bottom of what is going on with her.

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    ronaldspence  11 months ago

    if you are not sure Gun, take your hands from under the blanket…

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    live2read  11 months ago

    It seems to me that Gunther is unsure about the new Bets.

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    TheronStanford  11 months ago

    That’s “Doctor Who”, no abbreviation.

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    WomanWarrior  11 months ago

    Great question, Gunther!

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    9thCapricorn  11 months ago

    There’s no fooling Gunther, Bets. Time for honesty. You miss your old life.

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    Ruth Brown  11 months ago

    When you choose the eliminate something negative from your life, it is best to replace it with something positive.

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    mnexplorer+  11 months ago

    What are they doing? Not much it looks like.

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    Joe1962  11 months ago

    Gun, my man how are you going to watch that many episodes.

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    Enter.Name.Here  11 months ago

    When you are a creator with an active mind who can’t create anymore for whatever reason, you binge just to keep from going crazy. I speak from personal experience.

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    illuminare  11 months ago

    its like she is suffering withdrawal from an addiction. so shes trying to fill up her time to compensate for going cold turkey. she probably needs to see a therapist.

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    Radioshack Premium Member 11 months ago

    Bets should just get a flip phone and move to whichever coast is furthest from wherever she is now.

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    Yuban333  11 months ago

    I sense a break up. But I could be wrong.

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    Willow Mt Lyon  11 months ago

    Is this the beginning of the end? Is Gunther feeling like they are wasting their time, or that he is wasting his time?

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    ProclaimLiberty  11 months ago

    The answer to Gunther’s question is simply that Bets is grasping at an activity that they can share together, cuddling together and possibly even talking about the innocuous content of the shows they watch. It’s an activity that isn’t challenging, personally threating, or particularly controversial. It’s a means of just “being together”.

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    Panufo  11 months ago

    I never knew those were the actual words to ‘All Along The Watchtower’.

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    RSH  11 months ago

    Both Gun and Dez know something is wrong. Bets is going to have to come clean about what is going on inside her.

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    snsurone76  11 months ago

    I could watch THE GOLDEN GIRLS or LAW & ORDER: SVU over and over, ad nauseum!! LOL

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    nightflight  11 months ago
    In Peanuts, Linus has his security blanket. In Luann, Bets has the same thing with Gunther. And, for Gunther, Bets is an enhanced friend, providing companionship, a kookie imagination, and sex.
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    rekam Premium Member 11 months ago

    She’s going through Withdrawal.

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    redhawk1138  11 months ago

    she is just disentergrating right there. its like a neutron star imploding upon itself.

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    jea9hrkr  11 months ago

    I hope this is leading to a permanent breakup. They have tried it both ways – now move on – no more Betsy please.

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    GirlGeek Premium Member 11 months ago

    Trying to be happy

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    Walrus Gumbo Premium Member 11 months ago

    Binge Avoidance!

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    Wilkins068  11 months ago

    Gunter’s getting her devotion but th toll is heavy. Take her up on it Gunter an watch all 871 episodes. Then see what th weather is like

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    Troglodyte  11 months ago

    Gun needs to binge, er bring up the tough questions now, before it’s too late.

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    Mordock999 Premium Member 11 months ago

    Okay, three takeaways here:

    1) Gunther is slowly but surely starting to CAVE.

    2) Bets is STILL calling the shots.

    3) Battlestar Galatica? Dr. Who?? SHEESH! And vigorous use of the privacy hut is not even an option??

    Recommendations:

    1) Gunther? Suggest Bets return to social media.

    2) Quietly Renew ties with your long time “lady friends” and make NEW ONES. ;-)

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    JonGoss  11 months ago

    Good geek research here. “All Along the Watchtower” playing at the end of BSG ( 76 expisode at 45 mins each!!!) and Gunther knowing exactly how many episode of Doctor Who is a breaking point haha.

    Bets is going 180 and not able to find the balance. This is such a late-teens/young adult thing. This why this strip is so good sometimes.

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    uhohlol  11 months ago

    They should think about having sex, we don’t need to watch.

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    Nobilone  11 months ago

    So they sat there for more than three days, assuming they did their stuff in a bottle… I don’t see anything wrong with that.

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    Rockabore  11 months ago

    Yikes. Well, at least we know that if “Bets’n’Gun” was still an ongoing blog today’s post would read “where love is so toxic, a hazmat suit is the only protection needed!”

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    Ellis97  11 months ago

    So they’re watching the 2004 show.

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    eladee AKA Wally  11 months ago

    Some of you may know I took a fall back in December and crushed my kneecap. I’m gonna be okay but right now there’s very little I can do for myself. My husband has been great but it really hurts me that I’m so helpless right now. So, like Bets, I’ve been using TV to escape. Right now we are rewatching LOTR. Fortunately I’m coming around a lot better these days but if I hadn’t had the support of good friends and my husband to talk through this it might have been very different.

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    eladee AKA Wally  11 months ago

    Talk to Gunther, Bets. Tell him how you feel. Tell him how the fans were your family and how your sense of self has become lost.

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    drewpamon  11 months ago

    Bets has given up a lot and gunther didn’t even ask her to.

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    Aladar30 Premium Member 11 months ago

    I knew Gunther would be the one who would miss their previous life the most! He don’t like seeing Bets spending her days lazing around. He fell in love with the girl who never sat still, who had big plans for the future and dragged him into her life making him do things he would never have done. Not of a Bets who passively watches their favorite series without the enthusiasm she had before, without the desire to do cosplay or talk about a show for hours with him or with other fans. I’m sure Gunther misses the fun he had making cosplays for himself and Bets and their podcasts.

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    tremaine53  11 months ago

    Gunther is having a difficult time detecting a “we” in this.

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    Purple People Eater  11 months ago

    He’s memorized how many episodes there are in every series?

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    OneTime59  11 months ago

    Probably after episode 71, Gunther will urge Bets to revive “BetsnGun”.

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    Jason Allen  11 months ago

    Except she didn’t really quit social media. In yesterdays strip, she said she posted 8 times to social media between being seated at the restaurant and the waiter coming to take their orders.

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    The Pro from Dover  11 months ago

    Let’s play hide the Salami then. You like that.

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    ttuerff  11 months ago

    What’s with the Mondegreen? (The line is “None of them along the line/know what any of it is worth.” Bob Dylan, All Along the Watchtower.

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    EMGULS79  11 months ago

    WHY IS GUNTHER STILL WASTING TIME WITH THIS BROAD?!?!!!!! Grrrrr.

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    Free or Not? Premium Member 11 months ago

    Here’s an idea. Get an education. Learn some skills and get a REAL job being productive by providing either meaningful goods or services that help other people also be productive.

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    Skeptical Meg  11 months ago

    Good news! Some Dr Who episodes are lost forever so you save a bit of time.

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    Just-me  11 months ago

    Delaying the inevitable?

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    atomicdog  11 months ago

    He knows the episode number off the top of his head! What a nerd! (Tear of admiration falls)

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    ctolson  11 months ago

    Go to Gunther’s house and bedroom and – well you know ….

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    MS72  11 months ago

    Sorta like retirement: “What shall we do after skimming our favorite comics? TV has 200 channels. Sink is full of dishes. Gosh, I can’t decide.”

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    DawnQuinn1  11 months ago

    Bets is STILL controlling.

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    preacherman Premium Member 11 months ago

    Despite their age, they’ve become the old couple.

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    Lord Hearteater  11 months ago

    The beeping grows louder; the dump truck nears the mark.

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    exarmyofficer  11 months ago

    To be fair, there are worse shows.

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    Wubbie  11 months ago

    Knowing Gunthie’s success with relationships, I’d say it’s heading for another breakup.

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    MarieStanford  11 months ago

    If Bets truly wants to stay off social media they should both take up running or another form of exercise they can do together, or volunteer someplace like the local zoo or animal shelter. Binging on tv shows day in and day out is not healthy. Or, get back on social media but instead of just documenting they are both doing they need to find a focus subject and stick to that

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    Tetonbil  11 months ago

    Pretty baby I’m restless, restless. Restless through and through. I’m restless. You look restless too!

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    Don Bagert Premium Member 11 months ago

    Gun, don’t worry – almost 100 of those Doctor Who episodes are missing LOL

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    Prescott_Philosopher   11 months ago

    871 Episodes? By the time they finish it’ll be 1,003 episodes.

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    [Unnamed Reader - bddb15]  11 months ago

    Could some people actually be better persons WITH social media in their lives? I never thought so before maybe now …

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    Count Olaf Premium Member 11 months ago

    Ah HO! lowly unworthies… WWA❤️ED? “Breaking Bad”, 62 episodes and “The Sopranos”, 55 episodes. Of course, Our Darling Ann❤️Eiffel has her VERY Private Collection of videos of Shoog Daddies in… shall we say… Compromising Positions and, yes, there is a double meaning to that, If you catch The❤️Count’s Drift and The❤️Count Thinks (Hopes?) You Do ;9. As A Matter of Fact… Dear Ann❤️Eiffel has some peachy ones of Bets the Bae and Dumpster’s father barking like a dog and howling a the moon. Awww-Woooooo… The Werwolf of London. ;) And so, lowly unworthies… time for The Count to take his leave for the day… Fear Not, lowly unworthies… Your Hero❤️ and Ideal❤️, The❤️Count and, of course, the Exotic❤️ Erotic❤️ Ann❤️Eiffel Shall Return, Lucky Duckies… Be Safe… Stay Warm… And Be Kind❤️ to One Another and… esp The❤️Count… and Of Course Your Be❤️ed … Ann❤️Eiffel. TTFN, lowly unworthies, ’til next time… TTFN… and do get those brass monkeys in out of the cold, mmm-kay? Count…OUT!

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    Terminal Frost Premium Member 11 months ago

    “There is something fundamentally wrong with two young people who know exactly how many episodes are in these shows.”

    Actually there isn’t anything wrong with that, anymore than some people can rattle of sports statistics like reading a shopping list.

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    pripley  11 months ago

    Is this now a soap opera style strip? It has had long story arcs for a long time. But occasionally, some humor popped up. As it is now, no need to wonder what will happen to Luann. She will become the new Mary Worth!

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    Angry Indeed Premium Member 11 months ago

    Bets trying to live her life vicariously binge-watching scifi television programs. She needs to break out of that mold and forge a new life with new life experiences, preferable with Gunther.

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    Call me Ishmael  11 months ago

    The word is “vegetating”.

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    gigagrouch  11 months ago

    Just be thankful if she never starts to drink!

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    mindjob  11 months ago

    Bets is becoming sedentary and will start putting on the pounds

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    kappy.mrnustik Premium Member 11 months ago

    Raise your hand if you started re-watching BSG after reading about it here.

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    MuddyUSA  Premium Member 11 months ago

    He knows what they are not doing?

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    MBKathyNJ1  11 months ago

    Sometimes a couple love each other, but they just aren’t right for each other. This story line is done. They need to break up and move on

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    mousefumanchu Premium Member 11 months ago

    Which Who? Old Who or NuWho?

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    rrsltx  11 months ago

    You can’t change who you are to make someone else happy. You’ll both be miserable.

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    percheronhitch6  11 months ago

    balance in all things, balance in all things.

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    pearlyqim  11 months ago

    Break up! You’re not a good match!!

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    docforbin  11 months ago

    And this is why the only binging I ever do is the Catchy Comedy Catchy Binge on weekends (and the Decades Weekend Binge before that), though I am watching the Jeffersons Moving On Up to Almost 50 Marathon on Antenna TV right now.

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    jrankin1959  11 months ago

    Don’t tell me Gunther wants something… more.

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    tabby  11 months ago

    Right now I could get into that. It’s -8 F and dumping snow.

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    Barrelmaker13 Premium Member 11 months ago

    Here’s an idea to get you out of your funk, Bets: go to class! Get your degree! Then go into a social media business for real!

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    Medtech4  11 months ago

    She’s having withdrawal from social media. She’ll be back to it soon, but in moderation.

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    ChazNCenTex  11 months ago

    The avoidance dance.

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    Caldonia  11 months ago

    Gunther still believes yelling is the best form of communication.

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    cupertino jay  11 months ago

    most of beloved Doctor Who we’ve already seen, going back ~50 years, bonus content included, starting with Tom Baker’s Doctor.

    ..reddit link goes here..> 1974: Tom Baker working on a construction site before being cast in Doctor Who.

    but cut off from the lastest season, darnit, lacking any paid subscription streaming services (hash code “bbc-america fail”), guess we’ll just wait for future season’s whovian dvds from our favorite public library.

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    phlash  11 months ago

    Didn’t care for the post-writer’s strike BSG but the whole ‘Watchtower’ thing was the killing blow.

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    Spence12 Premium Member 11 months ago

    They should watch classic Star Trek. She already looks dressed as Uhura.

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    not my real name Premium Member 11 months ago

    How long have they been married?

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    The Quiet One  11 months ago

    Time to find a new activity.

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    Chaddernaut  11 months ago

    I can see where this will probably be heading. This storyline is becoming, I hate to say, painful.

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    ScretWitch  11 months ago

    Like any addiction, I think Bets is going through withdraw…

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    calliarcale  11 months ago

    Yes! Do “Doctor Who”! :-) I see nothing wrong with that option. ;-)

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    Drgnslr Premium Member 11 months ago

    When you think about how much work goes into making an episode, both those numbers are amazing.

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    sfknight  11 months ago

    Bets flipped her life 180. Moderation in all things.

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    Richard Perry  11 months ago

    Gun needs to slip her a hot choagy.

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    comic reader 22  11 months ago

    Maybe Bets should just attend class and give it some time (which she was doing before Dez came along). She is right about the website taking over their lives, and if she really wants to forge a future with Gunther, then she made the right decision. Something else will come along.

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    raybarb44  11 months ago

    Hopefully enjoying some quiet time together…..

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    Chris Bucksath Premium Member 11 months ago

    Maybe start with “Firefly”. There’s only 13 episodes and a feature film.

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    asrialfeeple  11 months ago

    Wishing you a meaningful Martin Luther King Day.

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    LNER4472 Premium Member 11 months ago

    Stalling…………………………

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    WilliamVollmer  11 months ago

    Yes, exactly what are you two doing, trying to binge watch entire runs of shows in an afternoon. Haven’t you two have more INTERESTING things to do?

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    Rhetorical_Question   11 months ago

    Bets is no longer the person that Gunther loved?

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    BradFilippone  11 months ago

    I’m a big Doctor Who fan too, but I’m impress Gunther knows the exact number of episodes.

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    mistercatworks  11 months ago

    Quality sci-fi?

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    RonnieAThompson Premium Member 11 months ago

    What are we doing? You should both be paying much more personal attention to each other. If you get my drift, Guns.

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    DaBump Premium Member 11 months ago

    Compensating? Withdrawal symptoms?

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    DaBump Premium Member 11 months ago

    PS Love the nerd references.

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    bwest.devore37  11 months ago

    wasting away.

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    Doctor Go  11 months ago

    Keep listening to that song. It leads somewhere…

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    RSH  11 months ago

    Bets, answer the question… “what are we doing?”

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    RSH  11 months ago

    I think Bets truly believes she’s doing what Gun wants; maybe when she discovers otherwise, she’ll turn herself around.

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    redhawk1138  11 months ago

    She doesn’t need Dr.Who She needs a real doctor, a therapist cause she is breaking down BADLY.

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    Sisyphos  11 months ago

    Let’s do “Dr. Who,” Gunther. It’s more fun..And it sure beats just kvetching!

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