I wouldn’t say this strip is getting predictable, I can’t wait to see what happens with Annie in Spain (I’m taking for granted she will go, but even that isn’t certain)!
Why on earth does she need to be tested? Especially at a specialized institute across the world? They live in a major city, I’m sure there is a university where she could be mentored, or get the opportunity to take classes.
If she tests as a genius, there’s this huge pressure to do something big, and Lila would be pressured to not let her be a kid, or change her mind. It sets these expectations up, and normal levels of success becomes failure. For a kid with a hard life to start with, this is not good.
I know it’s just a comic, but it’s a pet peeve that every smart character in anything has to out of university by 12 or running a lab at 16 or something. Annie has a better chance of success if she gets a challenge somewhere and is allowed to, and encouraged to, do things she’s not good at.
I’m sure there are qualified testers in the USA. Why go to a foreign country just on someone’s say so. I would definitely ask the teacher (or whoever that was) that there had to be other options right at home rather than in another country.
kittylover2 almost 13 years ago
Lila I believe that Boyd is right about this.
wandle almost 13 years ago
Lila should be on Jay Leno’s jaywalking. She is that stupid!
invisifan almost 13 years ago
Not stupid — deliberately uninformed …
davanden almost 13 years ago
Yes, it’s a cartoon, but I think that everyone is getting too predictable. LiLa used to be more than just dumb.
snatzerpazooka almost 13 years ago
I like how he doesn’t even bat an eye and just keeps the conversation flowing pleasantly. How is he not Mr. Right?
bergamot almost 13 years ago
I wouldn’t say this strip is getting predictable, I can’t wait to see what happens with Annie in Spain (I’m taking for granted she will go, but even that isn’t certain)!
Kathy M T M Premium Member almost 13 years ago
she certainly does have a choice. She’s a little girl recovering from a serious illness. That comes first even in a cartoon IMO.
chmacleod almost 13 years ago
Why on earth does she need to be tested? Especially at a specialized institute across the world? They live in a major city, I’m sure there is a university where she could be mentored, or get the opportunity to take classes.
If she tests as a genius, there’s this huge pressure to do something big, and Lila would be pressured to not let her be a kid, or change her mind. It sets these expectations up, and normal levels of success becomes failure. For a kid with a hard life to start with, this is not good.
I know it’s just a comic, but it’s a pet peeve that every smart character in anything has to out of university by 12 or running a lab at 16 or something. Annie has a better chance of success if she gets a challenge somewhere and is allowed to, and encouraged to, do things she’s not good at.
(rant over – back to work)
Pharmakeus Ubik almost 13 years ago
Show what she’s capable of, Ruling the World!
Cheeseburger23 almost 13 years ago
Perhaps Annie can someday remove the crayon from Lila’s brain.
iced tea almost 13 years ago
A book can be written about Annie.
cbrsarah almost 13 years ago
I’m sure there are qualified testers in the USA. Why go to a foreign country just on someone’s say so. I would definitely ask the teacher (or whoever that was) that there had to be other options right at home rather than in another country.