Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for December 02, 2024

WOW! Phil is back! He wasn’t just a punchline character, afterall. He may even be a future BF for Luann?

This is good news. A new character will add a little excitement to the strip.

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I think Tenax will be on cloud 9. LOL ;)

Okay, well, I’m certainly glad to see that this is lasting longer than just 1-2 weeks. That’s actually a bit of relief; hopefully this may actually go somewhere . . . hopefully.

Now I’m curious to know if there are any other comic characters out there who are CNAs . . . I ask because one of my comic characters is a CNA.

I think that they used to call guys with professions like Phil, “Orderlies” back in the olden days.

No matter.

God bless medical professionals.

Is Luann going to learn some Tagalog??

CNA = Certified Nursing Assistant. I don’t think “orderlies” were ever trained or certified.

I don’t get the joke today because CNAs do all their tasks wearing surgical gloves, thus their hands are by definition, clean.

Phil missed out on the turkey — the baked turkey – now he gets to meet the other turkey.

Phil is drawn to imply he’ll be a new member of Luanniverse. You could tell which is just a guest and which is a new character by the way they’re drawn. I actually like Phil. He’s mature, confident, has a profession, some education and a little nerdy. I never liked Jack because he is a doofus and is hard to get to know. Not much is revealed about Jack. He is confused. All wrong for Luann because SHE is confused too and doesn’t need a partner who is also confused. I liked Quill too and he was way too mature for the high school Luann at the time. He already had goals and a career path and eventually found Luann too immature for him and abandoned her. He was never the right guy for Luann. She has matured a bit since Quill and hopefully she is ready for Phil – just a bit ready but with his encouragement and support, she might thrive. Fingers crossed.

MISDIRECTION PLAY! NOW THE FUN BEGINS!

Oh great, they’re afraid of cooties. She’s afraid to touch his hand, rather than admiring his caring for sick elders. And she’s embarrassed him just by staring. Not funny!

Why would a germophobe take a job like that??

And he’s a CNA too! Personally, I’d prefer LVN/LPN, but I am one, so I’m biased.

Thank goodness! I was expecting more drama and angst from Moony Uni this week! Thank you. G&K.

I’ll admit it. I was wrong about Phil being a one and done character.

I worked EMS. Shake his bare hand vs the gloves… kind of insulting in a way really.

Oh, good. A new character for the strip. Maybe Luann’s life will get interesting.

“Mobility? Nah, I’m good. Rubdown? Sure, when can we start. Showering? Oh yea, we’ll need one after the rubdown. Toileting? Ah, yea I can handle that. Cleanup? That comes after………what? Whatever it is, definitely use the gloves!”

The “Philled” jokes practically write themselves. I’m going to decline.

Phil? Phil McCraken?

A potential love interest? I hope so.

Yes, Lu. Can’t “do it” without the “glove.”

Certified Nursing Assistant

Male nurses outnumber female nurses in 13 Sub-Saharan African countries.

Prolly a suitable replacement for Gunter..

I’d be more worried with the glove on

You gotta stay sanitary, especially these days.

Here’s where a ‘fist bump’ is really convenient.

See now Lu is going to ruin it and give him a hug an a peck , just to say thank you for taking care of Ms H .

What’s with the glove?

Woot! There’s Phil!

I have a suspicion Mrs. H. Could be short lived.

Luann with a potential BF who’s not a student or a slacker?Amazing.

Phil gives me “middle reliever” vibes. He’ll be around for a while, but become a minor foil a la Tara Starr, over time. Perhaps it will be Tara who steals him away from Luann. Phil does not strike me as being Tiff’s type, but then again, we still speculate about what may have happened between her & Gun. There do seem to be a few similarities between Phil and Gun. Hold that thought for the future.

Wow, looks like I was totally wrong about Phil being a one-off. Let’s see how this develops.

Here we go!!

Doesn’t Lu look pretty in cell 1

Would have expected LuAnn to put on the glove. Maybe even two.

Hopefully that is not the glove he wears to do all that cleaning.

But…but… I thought those jobs were “reserved” for women and “minorities”..

I help with… and colonoscopies!… Good thing he put on a glove!

The aggressively intrusive news ads on this site are ruining it, and they seem to be crashing it as well.

Nice to see Phil again, I was hoping that would happen because having a friend like him could help Luann rethink about the possibility of a career in medicine. Which, given the skill she has in helping people, would not be out of place. Her classmates in the writing class already consider her a doctor!

After reading what he does, LuAnn should be the one wearing the rubber glove.

Usually, they should be taking the gloves OFF…

HUUMM, something about Phil reminds me of Luann’s dad. After almost 40 years, isn’t about time she settled down with just one boyfriend. Not like she’s had a lot of options lately.

Ohoh!! He’s really cute AND thoughtful!

Just keep him away from Stefani, okay…?

Hmmm, I thought I would get “jumped” with my misdirection play comment, BB where you at dude? Anyway, I didn’t think Phil would come back at the DeGroot Thanksgiving, it was too obvious for one thing, but he’s a caring, handsome guy, and I’m positive he is training to be a RN. As sure as I can be. I mean Mrs. Horner, bless her heart, described the real Luann DeGroot, not the brainless, immature, selfish kid too many here trap themselves into seeing only the doofus side. It’s humor people. I so hope this is the “one.”

Phil is friendly and wears rubber gloves!

I’m pleased to see the strip depicting a male nurse. It’s an extremely valuable profession, and one that is far too often stereotyped as female — in no small part because for a long time, it was one of the few “suitable” professions for women. Yet men can do it every bit as well as women, and there are patients who do better with male nurses for a variety of reasons, so putting out more role models like that is great. Thank you, G&K!

Luann doesn’t need to date every single guy she meets. She must meet plenty of young males at college.

Please let Phil be a regular guy with no weird hang ups. It is time for Luan to have a believable serious relationship.

Hopefully that won’t be the last rubber he puts on in this relationship

I guess he’d be wearing the glove when he’s doing his job so his hand would be clean.

That relationship’s off to a rough start.

Bit apparently you have to suit up to have bodily contact. Something is very strange already.

OMG! I need to make one further original comment GoComics. I just noticed that in the last panel, after saying what he did in his CNA role (as an elder myself I know how important they are) Phil put his glove on and Lu shook his hand. HE IS THOUGHTFUL! All Lu’s prior boyfriends, that little dude in grade school (can’t recall his name right now) and Quill were selfish, at least too her needs. Aaron, was totally unaware of how Lu was obsessing over him, and Quill was basically interested in his own career, putting Luann second. She is not a “second” sort of young woman, and that is a sign that this may be for real, finally. Whew, Evanses.

On one hand, yes, pun, Phil is considerate, on the other, Luann isn’t.

For when you KNOW where that body member has been.

Wonder if he’ll inspire Luann to become a nurse and that’ll fill her Blank Slate

Yep Luann, always use protection ! ;-) Fun week ahead !

So he never washed his hands? …or uses gloves WHEN doing something messy?

Sounds like Phil has lots of skills that Luann could enjoy.

Luann is not off to a good start with Phil. Awkward!

OH, please, he probably washes that hand so much, your hand would get cleaner from shaking it.

Good move, Phil.

Now, the question becomes “is the longevity of Luann’s relationship dependent upon how closely her suitor mirrors her father’s looks or mannerisms?”

On their first date,they’ll watch Jerry Lewis in THE DISORDERLY ORDERLY

“Lucky Streak”

“CNA Good Doctors Lately?”

“Upward Mobility”

“Ay, There’s The Rubdown”

“Man Of The Shower”

Maybe Luann could volunteer at the nursing home?

cue the dark ambient music with discordant overtones which, although broadly tonal, is inflected with chromatic and polytonal passages representing the archetypal example of a florid, melodramatic style without being interpreted as an overly heavy-handed metaphor within the context of the thematic material a bit on the frenetic and frantic side with interesting rhythmic devices which seem to counterpoint the surrealism of the underlying metaphor utilizing a novel imaging technique known as positron emission tomography and the spontaneous nondenominational conceptions by expansively recontextualizing liminal narratives of colonic hydrotherapy with a twinge of giddiness and bilateral gynandromorph

I’d be willing to bet Phil always cleans and disinfects his hands after physically dealing with a resident.

Oh good gods, every man on earth must be a new BF for Luann. She’s what, 19?? What’s the rush??

I need to go get treated for this whiplash. One day she’s rude and mean, the next day she’s sweet as pit…does Luann have a split personality disorder?

I’ve heard of meet-cute. This must be meet-silly.

Here’s hoping Luann finally gets a bf and a serious relationship.

I could hear the cheers from the crowd after seeing Phil in the first panel.

He seems nice….

Luann thinks Phil doesn’t wash his hands? Never heard of being afraid to shake hands with a nurse or other ‘hands-on’ health professional. Anyway, hopefully Luann is about to meet someone who is focused on his work and career, and maybe she can take a page from someone who finds meaning and direction in life.

Phil – " Nice to meet you Luann but before you start with your inevitable flirting – Im gay.

Luann was SMART not to shake his bare hand!