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Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for August 09, 2012
Transcript:
Luann: "I think it's great that you want to do something big with your life, Delta" Delta: "But" Luann: "But loving someone - and being loved - that's important, too" Delta: "Sure, but I'll do that when I'm old. I want to be president while I'm young" Luann: "So you'll run the country when you're young, then find a man when you're old? Seems backwards" Delta: "Look at it this way! I'll run the country in my prime, then find a man when I need elderly care"
drewpamon over 12 years ago
Seems like Delta doesnāt have much respect for men or relationships.
chireef over 12 years ago
the way i see it Delta has her priorities set like we used to think was proper for a manā¦ truly what is right for a man can also be right for a womanā¦ if that is what they wish forā¦ justly so if a man wished to get married young and stay at home becoming a househusband this should also be excepted
FatTonyBalducci over 12 years ago
message to young peopleā¦.MARRIAGE SUCKS!!!
Templo S.U.D. over 12 years ago
And yet James Buchanan never married before, during nor after his time in the Oval Office. Same thing with W.L. Mackenzie King before, during and after his three non-consecutive terms prime ministering Canada.
brewingbiker over 12 years ago
Iāll disagree Brdshtt (nice moniker btw) -the love of a spouse can act as a tempering agent as well as a buffer against the world. And her intent to run and be president at a young age doesnāt really project the image of someone who has actually LIVED life and learned from it -there is a REASON why these kids recently graduated from high school donāt often end up in positions of leadership at the top. It takes a LOT more than a Type A personality to become wise and well-rounded.
Hank1938 over 12 years ago
Okay, you have to be 35 to be President, puts her at 43 if she goes 2 terms. She must not plan to have any kids.
RBLawyer over 12 years ago
Weāve seen elta lose it over a male before. There was a youngish teacher a while ago and she was gaga over her. Her attitude is bad, and I expect it wonāt last that long. If it does sheāll live a very lonely life.
Sisyphos over 12 years ago
Delta may come to regret her attitude towards work goals as opposed to relationship goals. They should not be so incompatible as she seems to believe.
jemgirl81 over 12 years ago
This comic sequence is depressing.
JennyGee over 12 years ago
Iām sure that nobody would bat an eye if a male character was saying the same thing.
Feye over 12 years ago
Not as a rule of thumb of course, but impeccable overachievers like this in couple of years after a highschool oftentimes experience a total makeover; they end up on a street as heroin addicts, or pregnant and dumped.
iamaperson over 12 years ago
I really dislike this cliched crap about ambition in women being antithetical to romantic relationships. Itās tired and nonsensical and it gets even worse when you have your main character playing the sane one for the moment and acting like the ārightā choice is to choose relationshipsā¦over a career. How ridiculous to act like thatās a choice a person has to make! Having a boyfriend/girlfriend/husband/wife doesnāt prevent you from holding office, going to law school, etc. This conversation would make sense in my momās day, but not mine.
cabalonrye over 12 years ago
Ah, teenage years, when everything was black and white, no middle groundn no grey area, no uncertainty. You knew everything and your beliefs were cast out in granite and titanium.
MathProf2 over 12 years ago
Females in this strip divide into the bad narcissists and the good narcissists.
chazandru over 12 years ago
Just celebrated the 35 year dating anniversary and about to celebrate the 33 marriage anniversary. Marriage isnāt for wimps or lazy people. It would be interesting if there is a substory behind Delta that has not yet been revealed. Is there a reason why she doesnāt believe she can have love AND the career she wants? Time will tellā¦just like marriage. ;)Respectfully,C.
weblais over 12 years ago
You guys donātt see this as a set-up for Delta falling in love?
auramac over 12 years ago
Iād vote for Luann over Delta- who wants to be president over having a life or enjoying the journey as much as the destination. In other words, a shallow narcissist. (Boring story line so far..)
johnjohn4321 over 12 years ago
Good luck with that Delta.
wicky over 12 years ago
ā« āŖ Its better to have flunked your wasserman than never to have loved at allāŖ ā«
Jessy Wheeler Premium Member over 12 years ago
WOW. So nice to know how all the smug marrieds feel about those of us who choose to remain single. I had no idea that my priorities were wrong, that thereās a huge hole in my life, and that I lack love in my life. Youāve all opened my eyes! Thank you sooooo much.
Jessy Wheeler Premium Member over 12 years ago
@Coben67- So us single folks have no idea whatās important to a family? Really? Even though we have parents and siblings and grew up in a family?
I honestly cannot believe what Iām reading here. Why do you all find the intentionally single so darn threatening?
mojitobaby over 12 years ago
I guess all of your kidās teachers will have to be married then, because otherwise thereās no way theyāll be able to teach them anything about life today. And obviously, if you belong to a church, it canāt be Catholic, since if your clergy isnāt married thereās no way they can counsel you on family mattters āthat affect us allā..What I find interesting is that you blithely assume āus allā happen to be married with families. So those of us who are single, who donāt have kids, should actually NOT vote for any married politicians with kids, since thereās obviously no way they can possibly understand OUR problems.
milania over 12 years ago
Watch out Delta. Itās we women who wind up taking care of their old smelly men in the long run. Stay away! Run for president and donāt look back. Leave the drudgery for someone who likes it (like Luann)
Cofyjunky over 12 years ago
āShe must not plan to have any kidsā?Why is she supposed to plan to have kids? Does she have to have kids just for you to think sheās an acceptable candidate for presidency? Yeesh!
SUNSFAN over 12 years ago
Love Deltaās way of thinking! Makes perfect sense to me.
rugeirn over 12 years ago
Given the demographic facts, Delta had better be willing to settle for whatever she can get when she goes looking for a mate that late in life. I hate to break it to ya, Delta, but the good ones will be off the market by then.
LeoAutodidact over 12 years ago
āTo have loved and lost is better than not to have loved at all.ā
A filthy LIE!
Those who have ānever loved at allā donāt live every day with the inescapable awareness of what they no longer have.
It is Far, FAR BETTER to have ānever loved at allā rather than to have āloved and lost.ā
Mordock999 over 12 years ago
Delta, Delta, Delta.Have a āSummer Flingā, dear. Take a little BREAK from Your INSATIABLE quest for POWER and CONTROL and enjoy the company of a Mere Male just for the Summer.I hear thereās this guy named Oxford thatās not SEEING anyone right now.And he BELIEVES in championing the Cause of the Downtrodden, JUST like You and heā¦., heā¦..,Oh WAIT.I FORGOT. Ox is NOT āPerfectā.Sorry about THAT, Delta, dear.You may RESUME Your Plans for CRUSHING the Will of the Taxpayerā¦..,
ncp.dad over 12 years ago
I knew a CARRER oriented girl like Delta back in college. She told me I was a 6 week fling on our first date. We have been married 28 years.
johnrussco over 12 years ago
she has my vote
wiselad over 12 years ago
if Tiff, Delta and Luann are virginsā¦.. I prefer the chances of Tiff and Luann resisting their hormones going wild for a guy, or at least thinking about condoms before doing it, than Deltaāsā¦. except for the teacher a while back, and Miguelā¦ I have never seen Delta seriously interested in someoneā¦ā¦.. Tiff AFAIKā¦. has gone on many dates, but has never been serious romance wise, and has never agreed to be āfriends with benefitsā with anyone, and I really think Luann might have made out with Quill, but would not have gone all the way with him
Parto_the_P over 12 years ago
Credit where credit is due. Well done Mr. Evans.Heās writing Delta like a Tiffany who pays attention in class instead of putting on her make up and has a better vocabulary.But āDelffanyā still just assumes sheās going to waltz into her dream jobs. A successful business career? No, sheās going to be a CEO. A(nother) career in public service? No, the Senate, then on to the Presidency!And oh, all that messy human interaction, relationship stuff? Thatās for regular people, but yeah, sheāll get around to it. Cuz, you know, Mr. Perfect will always just be hanging around just champing at the bit to hook up with Wonder Delffany.I can easily see a strip no long from now with Luann and Crystal lamenting their friend who thinks they can have it all on their own not entirely realistic terms and the two of them ending with a synchronous, āCan you believe that TiffDelffanyta?ā :)
legionbuck43 over 12 years ago
Delta will find out too late it doesnāt work that wayā¦and wind up alone because of it !
Phosphoros over 12 years ago
The presidentās job (per the Constitution) is NOT to run the country. That is an emperor.
Takagi-san over 12 years ago
Since sheās going to remain ā16ā (or whatever) for the rest of her ālifeā this is somewhat moot. I mean, Charlie Brown never married, right?
Waddling Eagle over 12 years ago
I do not believe I would vote for such a pathetic, self-centered individual.
belldee90 over 12 years ago
Oh, for pityās sakes! Let the fictional comic strip girl alone!
Mr. Tinkles over 12 years ago
If you want to become a treasure trove of useful tidbits, try Google. Itās a better source than the one Leviticus uses.
2Goldfish over 12 years ago
mehā¦
ACTIVIST1234 over 12 years ago
Leviticus, found the book I told you about yesterday. Itās the non-evangelical āThe Case for Faithā by Lee Strobel. It attempts to answer 8 objections to faith, such as āA loving God would never torture people in hell.ā Take the answers for what theyāre worthā they are just a good starting point for discussion.And instead of trying out Baptist & Evangelical churches, you might feel more theologically at-home at liberal Methodist or UCC churches. Or Unitarian. Or heck, do what some of us did and call houses of worship from various religions, say āHi, Iām Bob, a religious seeker, can I come worship with you on Friday/Sat./Sun.?ā Thatād be especially cool to do with a Sikh community now, to show your support.And as for the story, Delta wants a stereotypical āwifeā for a husbandā just like we did when we were in grad school! (Instead, we all became that āwifeā or stayed single.)
punslinger over 12 years ago
Delta is a COLD bitch!
JimT8 over 12 years ago
I think it is great that Greg is having a very young black woman aspiring to be President of the United States. If she can get her wish it would represent a color-blind and gender-blind triumph over the sexism and racism still too prevalent in America.
krbuza over 12 years ago
Canāt run the country until you are 35.
At Deltaās age she probably sees 35 as āoldā. ā¦ and 43 (35 plus 8 years in office, which I am sure is her plan) is āoldā for starting at dating.
burleigh2 over 12 years ago
Yeah, maybe in 30 years when sheās 25 (with how the aging in this comic tends to go). ;-)
yangeldf over 12 years ago
you have to be AT LEAST 35 years old to be eligible to run for president, and though Iād love for the most qualified person to sit in office, the fact is that Luann had a good point yesterday, NOBODY will vote for someone who has never been in a relationship.
watmiwori over 12 years ago
Something like a Catholic priest and marriiagecounselingā¦.
m.l. over 12 years ago
kenhense over 12 years ago
My Gawd ā Deltaās just 16. She doesnāt know #$%* about her life five years from now. In the 60s, S, D & RNR hit the stage and steered a lot of people off course. I do hope to see Delta care about somebody in the near future. If itās a woman ā well āBetter or Worse,ā āCWLā and Doonesbury went there. But Deltaās story could go lotsa different ways.
ChappellGirl5 over 12 years ago
Donāt know if anyone has brought this up (too many posts to read LOL). But Delta doesnāt seem to realize that every President weāve had, with the exception of Buchanan (who has already been mentioned) were married (and I believe they all had children) ā even our youngest President. Having a husband & children give a President an escape from the incredible pressures of being the leader of the free world. The phrase āitās lonely at the topā would be even more intense for them without their families to ācome homeā to. Sheās definitely got her priorities backwards in her goal to be President.
Popeyesforearm over 12 years ago
Thanks for noticing the change. I went through about 4 others in the past month and none stand out like this one. I shortened the moniker too.
Llywus over 12 years ago
I donāt have time to read all the comments, so someone might have already mentioned this.Can you all just imagine the spastic sputtering from the far right at a black woman as President?
That said, I admire Delta for her young, naive convictions. They will change as she grows up.
kenhense over 12 years ago
@Leviticus ā Thank you for your wonderfully orchestrated scenario on Delta as Presidentā¦ā¦But maybe sheāll be a Republican: "We have succeeded in debunking the Global Warming Conspiricy; We have created millions of jobs by eliminating the Minimum Wage; We have the best healthcare in the world for those who can afford itā¦ā¦.and Luann better marry any guy she can get if she wants to eatā¦ (LOL).
live2read over 12 years ago
I know. Sheās the last person in the world to be giving relationship advice.
kenhense over 12 years ago
@Night-Gaunt49 Whereās your sense of humor?? Yer preaching to the choirā¦ā¦ā¦..
mechaman over 12 years ago
I am reminded of Barbara Jordan ā¦ in an interview, being asked why she never married, she allegedly said, āI knew early on that I wouldnāt have a āman problemāā. Even Condi Rice has had some sort of relationship. That being said, good luck finding a guy who wants to wait until youāve given the public your youth. Not likely.
kenhense over 12 years ago
@Night-Gaunt49. Somehow weāre missing the ball. My Republican version of Delta was totally a spoof. Iām not in their camp.
BubbaBob over 12 years ago
Delta is a drudge and sucks the air right out of any frame she appears in.
David Huie Green LikeNobody'sEverSeen over 12 years ago
āIf they are right, Hell is going to be a very crowded place.ā-Yep, youāre right. -Itās an either/or proposition and most of the world rejects it. it doesnāt mean either side is right or wrong, but it does touch on the seriousness of the matter.
David Huie Green LikeNobody'sEverSeen over 12 years ago
āHumans can reduce the population by not having children or nature can do it with plague and starvation.ā-All of the above are in play. Many put off having children until they are no longer fertile or simple donāt have children or have fewer children than would be required to even maintain a stable population.-There are plenty of plagues past and present, and most likely future. As people are more and more able to come in contact with each other and as biological manipulation is easier and easier, more plagues are to be expected. Further, many of the old cures are no longer working.-And most starvation so far has been politically induced, governments cutting off access to food such as has happened in Somalia, Ethiopia, USSR. But unless better production comes into play, lack of water, nutrients or simply area would be unable to keep up with even the existing population.-Oh, and you forgot WAR. War can reduce population down to near zero if done by the right/wrong people. Biological or nuclear war mostly.
David Huie Green LikeNobody'sEverSeen over 12 years ago
āTherefore I believe in God, but not religion. Religion is a construct of man.ā-If you believe in God but none of the teachings about Him or Her, arenāt you constructing a religion of sorts?
David Huie Green LikeNobody'sEverSeen over 12 years ago
āI am not sure what the point of this is except for Delta to say she doesnāt want a man in high school. "-Many people think that what hasnāt been done canāt be done. -A black man canāt be president because a black man has never been president. -A Catholic canāt be President because a Catholic has never been President.-They believe the past predicts the future until it doesnāt.
Yukoneric over 12 years ago
COUGAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
tigre1 over 12 years ago
If you donāt have an areaā¦at least one.. you plan to master and excell inā¦somebody something or LOVE will grab the steering wheel.
āIf a man fixes his eye on something that transcends existenceā¦he avoids the reefs that await shorter-sighted goalsā¦ā
EugeneWilson over 8 years ago
Unlike many other characters who are portrayed with having relationships and are people-oriented, Delta is portrayed as a purely two-dimensional character. She has no parents or relatives. Luann and Bernice are her only two friends in the entire world.
Le'Roy Hawkins about 6 years ago
Sheās living in a van, down by the river.