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 about 1 month 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 about 1 month ago
A great new character. Delete Bets please.
beb01 about 1 month ago
Hey. a joke! Is that the first this week?
David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace about 1 month ago
Luann is very kind to include Phil. So selfless!!
9thCapricorn about 1 month ago
Look at Luann! She really googled at him big time.
snsurone76 about 1 month ago
So THAT’S why Mrs. Horner is so complacent about dialysis! You cougar, you!! :-D
snsurone76 about 1 month ago
Better find out how your parents feel about two extra, Luann. I hope there will be enough leftovers for Puddles (and Monstro).
redhawk1138 about 1 month ago
HA, fat chance. she will find out he is either married or gay
Wilkins068 about 1 month ago
Luann says ‘Dialysis with Phil? Hook me up!’
kenhense about 1 month ago
Pending plotline appears a little too neat – so far.
Rhetorical_Question about 1 month ago
A new storyline for Luann DeGroot?
Lord Hearteater about 1 month 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 about 1 month ago
I hope this storyline ends soon. Not feeling it.
Willywise52 Premium Member about 1 month ago
Oh that Lu,haha…
scaredyett about 1 month 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 about 1 month 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 about 1 month ago
She SO needs an adult relationship. Actually, she just needs to be an adult.
chevelle1970ss about 1 month ago
So Luann needs to get Phill’ed
JimSullivan3 about 1 month ago
Por fin!
Mordock999 Premium Member about 1 month 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 about 1 month ago
Mrs. Horner doesn’t have any family?
sperry532 about 1 month ago
Man. This site has become so laggy of late. Must be all the comments.
baskate_2000 about 1 month ago
Love it, especially the great pun!
BJShipley1 about 1 month 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 about 1 month 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 about 1 month ago
Mrs Horner is the wisest person in the whole strip. She always knows what to say.
k8zhd about 1 month 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 about 1 month ago
Yeah, all the hot guys work in senior care facilities.
MuddyUSA Premium Member about 1 month ago
Attagirl……now you get it………
locake about 1 month ago
This is the end of this story and we’ll never see Phil again.
miztrniceguy about 1 month ago
OoOoOooooohhhhh
Grandma Lea about 1 month 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 about 1 month 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 about 1 month ago
Am I the only one who was a little “huh?” when she started wearing the shirt with B.S. on it?
oakie9531 about 1 month ago
the plot thickens
CountOlaf2.0 Premium Member about 1 month ago
The Count really hopes useLes’s mother!
kstewskis about 1 month ago
Good one, Luann! : D
Old Tarf Premium Member about 1 month ago
Clever play on the name “Phil”, as “Philled”.
comic reader 22 about 1 month ago
Her shirt looks funny in the last panel.
mindjob about 1 month ago
Hopefully she getting Philled in more ways than one
illuminare about 1 month ago
sorry luann- phils gay
reedkomicks Premium Member about 1 month ago
Philuan, hmm, it works. I’ll take it!
If he ain’t dead, she’ll take it.The Quiet One about 1 month ago
But is Phil available?
pamela welch Premium Member about 1 month ago
This has been such a sweet arc; I love Mrs Horner ♥
Caldonia about 1 month ago
I hate reading dialogue with a hidden pun. Luann can’t read a speech bubble.
hildigunnurr Premium Member about 1 month ago
She scores a point with Phil, visiting her old teacher without an ulterior motive!
AndrewSihler about 1 month 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 about 1 month 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 about 1 month 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 about 1 month ago
Are we getting teased? Is Phil a future partner for Luann? Please?
Grandma Lea about 1 month ago
A lot of projection on Phil; maybe he is just Phil, you know someone just trying to be themself.
calliarcale about 1 month ago
Awwwww!!!!