Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for July 09, 2011

For some reason, the way Brad is drawn in the last panel cracked me up. NEERRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!

Never too late to have a happy childhood!

Glad to see Dad and Bwad are keeping things in perspective.

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Go for it, boys! What else are toys for? In fact, I’d join you if I could….

I was expecting something deep and meaningful, but fortunately, I was disappointed. This would have made a GREAT Sunday strip that would also have been on arc.

My 60 year old Brother still has his Triang train set that he keeps threatening to start up again. Is Meccano still made and sold? And if anyone takes away my ancient Matchbox Lamborghinis I would be deeply upset.

Brad didn’t go to college so his family saved a ton of money on his education. They seemed to live a frugal life and should have money available to help him through this crisis.

(glances into the next room and his Lionel collection) Hey, grow old, not up, that’s my motto… ;-)

Dad comes on Top. Good Going DaD!!!!

I’ve still got all my Marvel comics…Someday, I’m going to sit down on the front porch with a big ol’ glass of chocolate milk and read ’em all in order……and eat candy….

Brad has a cool dad :)

Hey guys, be careful playing with THOSE toys! Some of them are NOW worth a FORTUNE on e-Bay! And Frank? If you still have a Fireball XL-5 playset I’ll GLADLY take if off Your Hands!!!

We love visiting my sister’s kids and playing with them. I can spend hours in a toy store. I second the idea of growing old but not up!

Dads hafta `show` their boys how the toys work. Sometimes it takes a looooooong time before Dad can let go and let Sonny play with them, too.

Kids consider toys disposable now (partly the way they’re made). My kids tried to keep theirs nicely (perhaps because they were not spoiled with so many). We had visitors (kids of friends of my x) who broke everything they got their hands on. I never got more than 1 toy at Christmas (lots of clothes and underwear and later school supplies). Nice to see them bond on a Saturday.

I have Lionel, MTH, Bachman, Mantua, Varney, K-Line, Tichy, and many others in all guages (no “S” )Then the model airplanes: Dumas, Concept …ad infinitum.

Look at the difference in Brad’s posture in the last frame — we haven’t seen him this confident and happy in days. An encouraging sign!

I had Fantastic Four #’s 1 – 125. Sold them last year and remodeled my kitchen

The most inspiring, motivating, possibly life-changing IDEAS/SOLUTIONS come when you are relaxed and not thinking about your “problem of the moment.”. He could get a great idea from playing and relaxing.. which could then lead to the job/career of his life :) .. PLUS, it is a COMIC strip! One can’t take on all the issues of our nation every day in a comic strip. It’s Saturday. Relax. Enjoy!

I lost over 50 “Hotwheels” cars a few years ago. I regret that now.

Love it I have O guage Pennsylvania Turbine 681 running over my head in my man cave;)

Love today’s strip. Every few years my sister and I sit down on the floor and play jacks. We are in our late 50’s.

looks like a great idea to me…. have fun guys

Sold most of my Brass HO. $350 loco brought in over $2000Cash needed for son & family.

If that’s an F-14, how is it that Dad’s Mom gave him one for a toy? (I was just asking myself about the anachronism of the fighter jet.)

Nice touch Greg.

Greg is reminding Brad of his childhood.

Alright! :-)

sometimes you just have to take a breath and reset

I expected a lot of crabbing here about “hiding from reality:” .In fact almost all comment is positive. Reliving childhood is not a bad thing at times. .In small doses.

And the women have no clue as to why this is fun.

haha, this put a smile on my face :D

As long as the toyes aren’t colored with lead paint! LOL

@submarine; I have every clue!

but it seems I’m not able to distinguish between submarine & submachine… sorry.

Everyone needs a break from adulthood once in a while…

I love how dad is dumping a robot out of a dump-truck.

Ahhh, the fountain of youth.

Brad should apply at the local airport. They employ firemen there.

Maybe this is what Mom and Dad think when they see Calvin and Hobbes having fun.

I wandered into an antique store and saw some of the toys I played with as a kid. It made me feel kind of old to think of them as antiques, but they sure brought back some pleasant memories.

I still have my childhood trains—-and my cousin’s and any I could ransom away from my childhood friends (I never stopped playing with them, even in high school & college)Still don’t know what I want to be when I grow up, but it doesn’t matter now as I’ll be retiring in 5 years or less!!:)

just had a garage sale, and some of my granddaughters toys didn’t sell. when my son (now 39) saw one of the toys, he said he was so glad it didn’t go, as he loved to play with it.

ff

sooo cute :3

cute

So cute !!!!! :3

Don’t we all have those moments?

awwww