Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for February 16, 2024

Are they deaf? He doesn’t want to talk. Take a hint, ladies!

On a side note… leaving your purses unprotected, on chairs in a classroom, isn’t a very bright idea.

I’ve been biting my tongue so hard to keep from saying anything nasty, that now my tongue is bleeding.

He needs help, not from these two, or Bern.

Girls he says he does not want to talk right now, so just walk away.

To requote what I commented yesterday: cue facepalm scene from NAKED GUN.

LEAVE HIM ALONE!

Too much, ladies! Let him breathe!

well, they tried

That was stupid. Just make a gentle, understanding comment and leave.

All he has to do is ask them who would win: Spiderman or Batman. They’ll be gone before he can blink twice.

Hey Starhead?

“Folks” who “don’t want to talk,” usually find a way to be ALONE.

And NOT wander into a crowd of people. Especially “agressive, talkative” people they know.

I mean, what Starhead did is like attending a Philadelphia Eagles game and sitting in the rowdy section while wearing the jersey of the other team.

And expecting not to be “bothered……,” ;-)

. wow doing the very thing you said you were not going to, good job. FAIL

he told you…

He need a scrip for an anti-depressant, or he should transfer to 9 Chickweed Lane. Endless fun there!

Nope! Not happening.

Pretty unbelievable. They’re so dense.

Facepalming at those girls. They’re so pathetic.

They are still inviting him out of his dark place, when they should try to get in.

It must be nice for Piro to have 2 people care about you so much even if they don’t listen to what he wants. I know a lot of people who would love that!

People (including most shrinks)really have no understanding comments when talking to someone with real problems. Misery does not always love company…

Piro, just go to the police and file charges of stalking and harassment.

Sort of cringey.

Dumb & Dumber

SERIOUSLY?!?!?

Bernice’ll help you out, man. Bernice’ll tell you that ‘sympathy’ is between ‘$#!+’ and ‘syphilis’ in the dictionary

You just gotta love that little gal..

Leave him alone.

He’s obviously a brooder. Leave him to brood. I’m sure he doesn’t want to be impolite and tell you to get lost!

Luann and Tara are so self-absorbed about their “helping” Piro, and what they think is best for him. He clearly stated that he is dealing with some stuff right now, and doesn’t want to talk. The girls should offer silent support by asking if they could just hang out with him and not say anything. They probably don’t understand a comfortable silence and how soothing that can be.

Dumber and Dumber-er

So, what? Does this idiot just walk around in public looking distressed and/or grumpy all the time? It’s one thing to do that in the privacy of your own space, but a modicum of stoicism is definitely something to be maintained in public. Man up…

Why am I the only one who noticed that piro stole Tara’s purse when he left?

How about . . .

Who’s there?

Wow. That’s shockingly bad. If you can’t help, ladies, leave him the hell alone!

Hey, Luann! I’ll bite. Who’s there?

Luann and Tara love Piro too much. It must be really hard for them to accept that they can’t do anything for him, just leave him alone. This clash with reality will probably make them understand that helping is not a game and is not easy. I hope this doesn’t discourage them, even if he doesn’t want to have them around right now, Piro needs their friendship way more than he thinks.

This thing with Piro may not end well?

So this is where you say something to the effect of, “I’m sorry you’re going through a difficult situation. Do you mind if I just sit with you?” And if they feel like opening up, you are there to listen, and if not, at least they know you care enough to just let them be, and they have the option of saying something. Of course, this is a comic, so we’re going for the obnoxious approach!

Are you listening? He said he doesn’t want to talk to you.

“Six really hot chicks are fighting over me and I don’t know which way to go!”

Ladies, do you understand what “Don’t wanna talk right now” means?"

This arc is an embarrassing comment on women by a woman.

Still don’t wanna talk.

And they do exactly what they agreed not to do. their one-up-womanship is a live and well!

They’re trying, and props to them for realizing he needs something. Hopefully he starts opening up to them, and they’re open enough to listen.

OK, Piro. I can pretty much guarantee that they’re First World Problems.

He is an assassin for the CIA and he’s wrestling with angst after his last hit.

How ‘bout a silent hug…and an ice cream cone….

Line from an old song: “And when he wants to be alone—I just let him be” (That’s The Way Boys Are—Lesley Gore) Still good advice.

Ooh, a mysterious attractive young man! Irresistible? Yes! Move on, girls, his problems aren’t worth it.

They are nice to him because they have ulterior motives, not because they care about how he feels. Not nice.

Well….there was hope for them yesterday, but nope. They ruined that, can we move on now?

The Lone Wolf thing is the one thing about men that women don’t understand

What’s really going on here is that Luann and Tara are competing for Piro’s attention. Maybe not for romantic reasons, but competing all the same. I think Luann felt a connection back at the fair when she was backstage with Piro, right before she performed. Tara laid claim to him because they’re cousins, and apparently they have a history.

LOL, yes, we do tend to fall back on our hobby horses.

Why why why why why!

Take the hint and back off.

What a lot of pompous ‘stuff’. What he needs is more frisky time with Bernice! Be happy time for them both.

“May I give you a hug then?”

Piro is much like a tightly wound spring. It’s just a matter of time … and he’ll will be on the FBI’s list of the 10 most wanted criminals.

Maybe he’s in love with Nil.

The the phrase: “Hi. I’m from the government. I’m here to help you!” come to mind?

Panel two shows how baffled and concerned about Piro, who clearly has some serious issues affecting him, Lu and Tara are. The plot device about the competition over thrill or laugh each offer I see as just as a story structural plot device. This a humor toon, that is not afraid to tackle serious issues, in a humerous way. Piro clearly is a character in crises. Don’t lose focus on that.

these girls give girls a bad name.

Note to girls, either shut up and quietly be in his space, or leave and get back to class.

Luann didn’t put this much effort into keeping Oz, and he actually was attracted to her.

Ah, yes, two pretty lasses who just don’t get it. I guess they’re so blinded by their competition for Piro’s affection, that they can’t see Piro’s need.

That meant go back to class

Piro was going to a therapist years ago. Wonder if he is still going. I don’t think the therapist is helping him much.

This is SO lame.

Thick…as a brick!

Those two would drive me to suicide! I don’t like Piro, but right now I really feel sorry for him.

Talk about clueless, what part of “Don’t wanna talk right now” did the two of you not understand?

Perfect. If he doesn’t talk, he won’t interrupt them.

Emotionally MATURE friend: “…………………………………….. Let me know if you’d like someone to talk to; I’m here for you and I care….”

Tiffany: “Let’s go shopping! That’ll cheer us up!”

Deez: “Let me adjust your aura, and sip this herbal tea!”

Gunther: “Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm……. okay….. [turns away]”

Bets: [Oblivious]

Bernice: “You know what your problem is? You’re……..”

Jack: “…………………………… Yo, you okay, man?? Everything all right?”

Nil: “………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………”

Piro, high-maintenance man. Stay away!

These girls are clueless…

for someone (Luann) who is supposed to (or folks have said) have a high EQ (emotional IQ) I don’t see it on display here; clearly these two are not able to feel out the situation and are resorting to inappropriate tired jokes and solutions that they already know will not help. They still cannot ‘read the room’ as you would think someone 19-20 yrs old should be able to do.

The girls should try to cheer up an easier target…like Batman

I hope you don’t follow Piro to the current, logical conclusion. Too many depressed young people do horrific thing with to themselves or others. Pleas make this a happy ending.

Take a spin in my Jeep. Wow, now that is pushing the envelope

Please don’t let this become too serious, like toward the “dark side”, if you know what I mean.

LEAVE HIM ALONE!!!

When a woman says no, it means no. When a man says he doesn’t want to talk…

Maybe he’s just waiting for his dealer to show up… needs to get rid of the girls so he can make the buy…

Luann and Tara seem to have one track minds. And, they say (stereotypically) that we men have one track minds. That all we can think of is to get past third base.

Maybe getting him to talk is good. But just just leaning quietly, or better yet promising not to try so hard to be friends might work better.

new answer for knock knock – come in

Spoken

Silence speaks loudly?

Aren’t they a little too old to be this clueless?

Now would be a good time to leave well enough alone.

I was married to a man that would run up the stairs behind me, wanting to know what was wrong when I said I needed a few moments to myself. Good grief….is that phrase SO hard to comprehend? I finally did what I didn’t want to do….I yelled “I said I want to be alone, so you better just leave me alone”

Oh my goodness!! Just tell him, you’re there if he needs you…

Just leave him alone. Go gently suggest he return to class with a promise that neither of them will force conversation on him.

What if you guys genuinely cared about him, instead of having a popularity contest where you fight over him like toddlers over a toy?