This is foreshadowing. Mrs. Horner takes dialysis for 5 hours a day, and the DeGroot Thanksgiving feast just might be a significant factor in things turning for the worse.
I’m getting Bernice vibes here. If Phil does go to Thanksgiving I have a feeling he and Bernice will click and this can cause some jealousy drama between the 2 girls.
I sure hope Phil here enjoys ongoing sexual frustration while being displayed like a trophy, because that’s his fate as a love interest of Luann. When you date her you stop being a person with feelings of your own, and you become a tool used to make Luann feel good about herself and to make Tiffany feel bad.
I really hope the story continues with dear Mrs. Horner being a guest for Thanksgiving dinner, maybe with Phil. Dunno if he could become a recurring character, but I still think about the possibility that Luann could pursue a career as a doctor or nurse and a friendship with someone who is doing that could help her make that decision.
Mrs. H is wonderful, and always raises the fun factor. The drama moves away from the self-centered and toward the loving and giving. Perfect for Thanksgiving.
The tabula rasa has been a topic of philosophical debate for thousands of years. It’s connected to the nature versus nurture debate, with philosophers approaching it from the perspectives of empiricism or rationalism. Empiricism holds that people learn through sensory experience, while rationalism argues that rational thought is the basis of all knowledge. The term gained popularity in English after British philosopher John Locke championed it in his 1690 work Essay Concerning Human Understanding.
Something tells me Luann didn’t clear this with her parents first. Not that nobody should be welcome to the table during Thanksgiving, but there are such things as courtesy and planning.
If this strip were from 20 years ago, it would take at least two weeks of arc before Phil’s “sexual orientation” came out, very obliquely. In the present day, a guy is more likely to smile and say, “thank you for that, but I’m gay”.
Fun storyline here, right back to where we were once upon a time.“We can’t return, we can only look behindFrom where we cameAnd go round and round and roundIn the circle game”Thanks Joni ! Happy Weekend! ;-)
lvlax 3 months ago
OOoo.. Will Phil be the new man in Luann’s life? I guess we’ll see on Thanksgiving.
Nice to see they may add a new possible romantic interest for Luann.
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Will Luann change her shirt to P.S. ? (Philled Slate) ;)
jea9hrkr 3 months ago
A great new character. Delete Bets please.
beb01 3 months ago
Hey. a joke! Is that the first this week?
David Huie Green LikeNobody'sEverSeen 3 months ago
Luann is very kind to include Phil. So selfless!!
9thCapricorn 3 months ago
Look at Luann! She really googled at him big time.
snsurone76 3 months ago
So THAT’S why Mrs. Horner is so complacent about dialysis! You cougar, you!! :-D
snsurone76 3 months ago
Better find out how your parents feel about two extra, Luann. I hope there will be enough leftovers for Puddles (and Monstro).
redhawk1138 3 months ago
HA, fat chance. she will find out he is either married or gay
Wilkins068 3 months ago
Luann says ‘Dialysis with Phil? Hook me up!’
kenhense 3 months ago
Pending plotline appears a little too neat – so far.
Rhetorical_Question 3 months ago
A new storyline for Luann DeGroot?
Lord Hearteater 3 months ago
This is foreshadowing. Mrs. Horner takes dialysis for 5 hours a day, and the DeGroot Thanksgiving feast just might be a significant factor in things turning for the worse.
Diceman65 3 months ago
I hope this storyline ends soon. Not feeling it.
Willywise52 Premium Member 3 months ago
Oh that Lu,haha…
scaredyett 3 months ago
I’m getting Bernice vibes here. If Phil does go to Thanksgiving I have a feeling he and Bernice will click and this can cause some jealousy drama between the 2 girls.
grocks 3 months ago
We’ll see if Phil is just a one-time pop-up or appears again. He could already have other plans for Thanksgiving.
MLBachorik 3 months ago
She SO needs an adult relationship. Actually, she just needs to be an adult.
chevelle1970ss 3 months ago
So Luann needs to get Phill’ed
JimSullivan3 3 months ago
Por fin!
Mordock999 Premium Member 3 months ago
Yeah, by all means invite (Dr?) Phil to Thanksgiving dinner, Lu.
But considering Lu’s recent “luck” Phil would probably “fall” for (God HELP him) Bernice.
But Hey, Lu’s lucky.
Because besides her parents, she’s got two other people that really care about her: Mrs Horner and this other guy. (NOT Phil)
PS: And I still say that Phil looks like Kip in disguise. ;-)
Don Bagert Premium Member 3 months ago
Mrs. Horner doesn’t have any family?
sperry532 3 months ago
Man. This site has become so laggy of late. Must be all the comments.
baskate_2000 3 months ago
Love it, especially the great pun!
BJShipley1 3 months ago
I sure hope Phil here enjoys ongoing sexual frustration while being displayed like a trophy, because that’s his fate as a love interest of Luann. When you date her you stop being a person with feelings of your own, and you become a tool used to make Luann feel good about herself and to make Tiffany feel bad.
Aladar30 Premium Member 3 months ago
I really hope the story continues with dear Mrs. Horner being a guest for Thanksgiving dinner, maybe with Phil. Dunno if he could become a recurring character, but I still think about the possibility that Luann could pursue a career as a doctor or nurse and a friendship with someone who is doing that could help her make that decision.
Ellis97 3 months ago
Mrs Horner is the wisest person in the whole strip. She always knows what to say.
k8zhd 3 months ago
Mrs. H is wonderful, and always raises the fun factor. The drama moves away from the self-centered and toward the loving and giving. Perfect for Thanksgiving.
Lord King Wazmo Premium Member 3 months ago
Yeah, all the hot guys work in senior care facilities.
MuddyUSA Premium Member 3 months ago
Attagirl……now you get it………
locake 3 months ago
This is the end of this story and we’ll never see Phil again.
miztrniceguy 3 months ago
OoOoOooooohhhhh
Grandma Lea 3 months ago
The tabula rasa has been a topic of philosophical debate for thousands of years. It’s connected to the nature versus nurture debate, with philosophers approaching it from the perspectives of empiricism or rationalism. Empiricism holds that people learn through sensory experience, while rationalism argues that rational thought is the basis of all knowledge. The term gained popularity in English after British philosopher John Locke championed it in his 1690 work Essay Concerning Human Understanding.
J. Scarbrough 3 months ago
Something tells me Luann didn’t clear this with her parents first. Not that nobody should be welcome to the table during Thanksgiving, but there are such things as courtesy and planning.
marlysrobertson1 3 months ago
Am I the only one who was a little “huh?” when she started wearing the shirt with B.S. on it?
oakie9531 3 months ago
the plot thickens
CountOlaf2.0 Premium Member 3 months ago
The Count really hopes useLes’s mother!
kstewskis 3 months ago
Good one, Luann! : D
Old Tarf Premium Member 3 months ago
Clever play on the name “Phil”, as “Philled”.
comic reader 22 3 months ago
Her shirt looks funny in the last panel.
mindjob 3 months ago
Hopefully she getting Philled in more ways than one
illuminare 3 months ago
sorry luann- phils gay
reedkomicks Premium Member 3 months ago
Philuan, hmm, it works. I’ll take it!
If he ain’t dead, she’ll take it.The Quiet One 3 months ago
But is Phil available?
pamela welch Premium Member 3 months ago
This has been such a sweet arc; I love Mrs Horner ♥
Caldonia 3 months ago
I hate reading dialogue with a hidden pun. Luann can’t read a speech bubble.
hildigunnurr Premium Member 3 months ago
She scores a point with Phil, visiting her old teacher without an ulterior motive!
AndrewSihler 3 months ago
If this strip were from 20 years ago, it would take at least two weeks of arc before Phil’s “sexual orientation” came out, very obliquely. In the present day, a guy is more likely to smile and say, “thank you for that, but I’m gay”.
lnrokr55 3 months ago
Fun storyline here, right back to where we were once upon a time.“We can’t return, we can only look behindFrom where we cameAnd go round and round and roundIn the circle game”Thanks Joni ! Happy Weekend! ;-)
WF11 3 months ago
I really like how Luann’s expression was done in the second panel. Greg and/or Karen (whoever drew it) really nailed it.
kittysquared Premium Member 3 months ago
Are we getting teased? Is Phil a future partner for Luann? Please?
Grandma Lea 3 months ago
A lot of projection on Phil; maybe he is just Phil, you know someone just trying to be themself.
calliarcale 3 months ago
Awwwww!!!!