Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for May 17, 2024

The praise for Luann is getting so over the top, the odds that this is a dream has really shot up.

I’m thinking tomorrow’s strip will start with, “Lu-Ann! Lu-Ann!…Wake up” and it will be Tara saying that.

I hope that I’m wrong because I would really like to see some positive stuff start happening in Luann’s life.

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So what do we think.. dream or real?

Sheesh, what does that EMT look so cheesed off?

Aw, you sure seized the moment for Luann, Mrs Horner.

Security person – where is the EMT?

He is a young college security “deputy”. not a cop, not a med tech, just an eager kid trying to act like he can handle any important situation. In this case, call the medics.

You may be on to something, Luann did seem to be snoozing to the dulcet tones of the ocarina.

Looky! It’s Barney Fife!

Dream.

Enjoy the accolades while you can, Luann. Bernice will soon bring you down to earth!

Will someone please kick Vain, I mean Vale, to the curb!

Yesterday, several people were discussing Vale and his actions in a 2022 Luann comic. The question was whether Vale cheated on a writing assignment.

For all those who don’t believe Vale cheated on the assignment, please review Luann 8-8-22 through 8-13-22, and 11-1-22 through 11-3-22.

Luann was tutoring Vale. The assignment was to write a diary as a famous artist. On August 8, Vale says, “Do I look like someone who can write a diary?” August 9th and 10th show Luann trying to teach Vale how to do the assignment. He is failing miserably. On August 11, Luann starts talking off the top of her head the way Van Gogh might… “…my manic mind, aflame with feverish visions, drives me onward!” Vale turns on his tape recorder and asks Luann to give him more of her “awesome examples.” On August 12, Vale is still taping Luann. Luann says, “…I fear I shall ever be chained to this treacherous torment!” “It’s Wednesday! I yearn to create! Why do my oils mock me?” Vale says (to Luann) “Lemme hear another one” and (to himself) “Four more to go.” Luann continues to give Vale examples (as he records them), then apologizes for using up all their time doing Van Gogh diary examples. “Did I help you at all, Vale? Will you be able to finish the assignment?” Vale responds, “It’ll write itself.” He then transcribes her words verbatim from the tape recording and turns it in as his own. I think that is considered cheating.

Skip ahead to November 1, 2022. Luann learns that she won third place in the writing contest for “The Horrible Haircut” ($20). She learns that Vale won second place for “Van Gogh’s Diary ($35). She then realizes that his essay is her own words. She smiles and says, “I won second place too!

Vale’s “prize winning essay” was not Vale at all. It was ALL LUANN. Vale wrote none of it. He transcribed what Luann said when he tape recorded her examples.

She can now brag to Brad and Toni. Which btw, where are they? Doesn’t the fire department respond to these kinds of things?

Front page news in Pittsville.

Good Lord.

Who is this “Uniformed” guy that is coming across as being “inconvenienced” by this whole, how did he put it? “Situation?”

Hopefully he’s campus security and not an EMT. Otherwise like Bubba in the Major Payne version of “The Little Engine that Could,” Mrs Horner is “Not going to make it.”

And so help Me, for a moment, I thought that was a freshly tanned Gunther in panel one. ;-)

Did Barney Fife get kicked out of Mayberry?

Well, she really only saved her from getting unneeded CPR from Vale. Otherwise Luann is right, she didn’t really do anything.

If it’s only a dream. it’ll really tick me off. Luann needs some good for her.

real

Dear Mrs. Horner, laying on the floor, still looking out for others.

Don’t be so modest, Luann. You really did save Mrs. Horner’s life.

If Luann saved a 93 year old woman from dying? That’s kind of funny!

I’ll be very disappointed if this turns out to be a dream. I have been enjoying seeing Luann so effortlessly take control and basically teaching us, the readers, what to do in a situation like this.

I’m thinking real, and her blank slate just got “doctor” written on it

Mrs Horner is right, Luann needs to accept the praise. Helping others is normal for her and she thinks to not deserve it. The Monster Truck Show security guard has returns. I realize that his presence, like Vale’s, could be proof that this is all a dream. But if that’s the case, it means Luann might actually decide to start studying to become a paramedic. If this is reality, this story would just be another time Luann saves someone and then goes on with her usual life. If it’s a dream, this becomes inspirational.

The security officer looks like one of the droogs from Clockwork Orange who became a cop.

Ann-❤️-Eiffel. Ann-❤️Eiffel. Ann-❤️-Eiffel We ALL Miss our Dearest Ann❤️Eiffel!!

The EMT looks grumpy.

Luann is no longer a blank slate. Perhaps she’ll pursue a career as an EMT/Paramedic or some other form of the medical arts.

Real.

Why does the “campus police” officer look younger than the students?!

So I see Luan becoming an EMT and continuing the sibling rivalry with Brad.

Good catch. Last week we saw Lu catching some Z’s when Mrs. Horner started playing that gizmo. Could this all be a dream?

This guy’s Campus Security??? He looks like he should be in class in High School. At the very most, like Barney Fife who couldn’t secure a roped goat.

Wait. That’s not cheering.

That’s Mrs. Horner yelling for Luann to wake up.

BUT…..I think Luann has her direction on life.

Be excellent, everybody!

ok move on nothing to see here

So, Barney Fife’s grandson works at the college?!

Luann’s thought bubble: Gee, so what talent do I have? I just can’t think of anything. I guess I’ll write about the ol’ lady fainting. But what should I be when I grow up? Oh, that’s right, I’m a ditzy comic strip character; I’m never going to grow up like my brother did.

Shouldn’t the collage have waited for the guy to graduate from junior high before hiring him?

Awww crap, she’s gonna wake up now, isn’t she?

Soon, she’ll be signing autographs. Who will play her in the docuseries?

Might be a dream, but even if is, this could be a pivot point in her life toward a medical career. Doctor Luann. Getting through medical school will take her another 20 of our years.

I think they area showing us a part of Luann that is there, but never has been needed yet.

My personal thought is that this is the creative writing story that Luann has been working on while the ocarina plays.

Luann did not do anything to save Mrs. Horner. If Horner was all alone she would have had the same outcome, she would have regained consciousness.

YAY for Luann! She was amazing! I think a medical career is in her future.

I was undecided but after today’s over the top dialogue I’m going with dream sequence.

After the shameful cop-out with the sky diving, I’m expecting another cheapshot dream episode.

Yep. The heroic cries of Lu-Ann! Lu-Ann! Lu-Ann!!!! will morph into Tara saying “Luann Wake up!”

Don’t let that campus cop anywhere NEAR Mrs. Horner!!!

He looks like he was created in a lab out of old spare parts.

“Elderly female down?”. This is NOT a TV show….

All of the students looks older than the campus security guard.

This will be Luann’s story that she is writing about. So, is it a dream?

Very likely Luann did indeed save the lady’s life because if chest compressions had begun it is very likely that ribs would have been broken and she would have died.

I don’t know about hero status, but you did handle it very well Luann. I also appreciate you trying to stay humble.

(1)Luann and Tara trying to help Piro… (2) Then he goes to Bernice, and says is mom has issues and he taking care of the kids, (3) Toni and Brad trying to have a child. (4) The rebranding arc.

luann! luann! luann! wake up class is over.

Luann did fall asleep in the 5/10 strip. Dream potential is very high.

Oh jeez. They call for help and Barney Fife shows up.

Hopefully this will show Luann that Tara is not as smart and all knowing as she appears to be. The next time she makes a remark about Luann’s “blank slate” maybe Luann could ask her why she doesn’t know about calling 911 in an emergency.

The first thing to do in any emergency is DON’T PANIC! — Even if you forgot to bring a towel.

Medical school???

Luann. You remained cool, and, collected, while most everyone else froze, or, ran around like “chickens with their heads cut off.” Doing exactly what was needed, and, nothing more. That’s plenty. As Mrs. Horner said (paraphrasing) take the win.

Wake up, sky driver?

Real.

I won’t even hazard a guess. I believed Gunther’s dream and that Luann, not Frank, was skydiving, and not because I missed clues. Could go either way.

The security guard is perfect. Absolutely perfect caricature.

As someone who’s been in this situation at least three times, there’s a little voice inside you that says: No, you’re not a hero, but thank God you did everything right. This is AFTER you stop shaking and thanking God for remaining calm and taking charge. I ain’t no hero.

I have to say dream sequence. It’s not like G&K to ever let Luann win at ANYTHING! They much prefer to keep her the clueless, bumbling idiot, the eternal loser, the butt of all jokes. She’ll probably wake up to find the whole class (led by Tara) laughing at and mocking her for falling asleep in class.

It would be really nice if I’m proved wrong. Quite a pleasant surprise, actually.

tomorrow: the school lawyer appears and wants Mrs. Horner to sign a waiver. :-/

Hopefully the new-found fame won’t go to her head. It can have a pretty weird effect on people. But, I’m sure Luann can handle it.

Besides, perhaps she’s finally found her calling.

Mrs. Horner is OK. Luann did good. She did keep the one guy from overreacting. Although he is still doing it.

In this situation, somebody had to take charge, Luann deserves the accolades.

I thought Luann attended Mooney U?

Who cares if it’s a dream? For just a few minutes, Luann gets to be the hero and not an arrested development loser. Standing O from this corner of the peanut gallery!

Security Guy looks like a Jerk

That’s one angry security guard!

Luann like her Big Brother can stay cool under pressure , that is very rare to find . TRY 911 dispatch Luann

Looks like that rebranding thing was a clever foreshadowing device…

Strangely enough, I really felt happy for Luann. She is overall a good person, and wants to do the right thing (except clean her room) so it felt great to have her recognized for being there, and not a blank block. It feels like she is sometimes a female version of Charlie Brown. Yea Luann! Hooray for you!!!!

tying it in with her sister-in-law’s and brother’s careers…maybe Lu has a future as a paramedic?

Love this story line, it’s about time Luann gets to be the star. She’s put in the work, she’s taken the abuse (especially in this comment section) and come out her own person, no more, no less. Ha, gotta love it !