Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for November 16, 2014
Transcript:
Mom: "Whatever happened to your New Year's resolution to take up jogging?" Dad: "Nothing. I'm keen to start" Dad: "It's just that January and February were too cold. March was windy. April I had taxes to do. And May we had houseguests. June, July and August were way too hot. Then I got that kink in my neck, and then I couldn't find my earbuds" Mom: "I see. And right now?" Dad: "It's getting kinda dark..." Mom: "But you're keen to start" Dad: "Think about it all the time"
JayBluE about 10 years ago
Reminds me of a song from They Must Be Giants: “Don’t Let’s Start” (♫)… – Also, CCR with “Someday Never Comes” (♫)… – Also reminds me of one of the articles from a real life paper that Jay Leno used on his ’Headlines" bit, that said something to this effect: “We came together to go over our plans… our plan was to plan out how we would further plan our planning initiatives”…
Argythree about 10 years ago
Moral of the story: if you must make New Year’s resolutions, resolve to do something that you might actually be able to accomplish. (Instead of jogging, try some simple exercises right in the comfort of your warm, well-lighted home, for example..)
JayBluE about 10 years ago
“A Smudge On The Window Of Opportunity”“The Beginner’s Guide To Someday”“The Main Event…ually…”“For Starters”“Convenient Inconveniences”“Just Like Starting Over… And Over…”“The Waiting Game”“Starting Up Is Hard To Do” (♫)“The Tortoise And The Hair Out Of Place”“Stuck In First Gear”or“Tempus Fugitive”
Meh~tdology, fka Pepelaputr about 10 years ago
Frank stole my gig!
peanuts511 about 10 years ago
Are those lame excuses i hear??
Phatts about 10 years ago
you hate cold and you live in Chicago? talk about cognitive dissonance!
JayBluE about 10 years ago
“Brought to you” by… – “The Procrastinator 2: A Fall On The Rise”… starring Arnold Scwartzen-Never… “Coming to theaters, 2115!… We hope….” – And by…“Now Or Never” hard candy, from the makers of “Jaw Crushers”… “Now with with 35% more discouragement layers!”
Meh~tdology, fka Pepelaputr about 10 years ago
January 01, 2007
JayBluE about 10 years ago
I did have one goal in mind on procrastination… ah, I’d better hold off on it, I guess….
Argythree about 10 years ago
The best resolution!
JayBluE about 10 years ago
@A3 and Brd (on no resolutions:) ^I concur!!
alviebird about 10 years ago
I ride for transportation, and I ride all year. I’m in the south, so it isn’t as bad. But I’ve been known to ride to church in <20 degree weather.
And for anyone unfamiliar, riding along at 10 – 15 mph increases wind chill like you wouldn’t believe. I rode to the store just last night at under 40 degrees, and that is cold enough on a bicycle.
wndrwrthg about 10 years ago
Never do today what you can put off until tomorrow.
Sisyphos about 10 years ago
I have found my new rôle model! Yay, Frank!
Skylark about 10 years ago
As Yul Brynner said in “The King & I”
ETCETERA…ETCETERA…ETCETERA!Mordock999 Premium Member about 10 years ago
Oh DON’T Stop with the Reasons THERE, Frank.
September – “I had to Work Overtime to Pay for Luann’s College Tuition.”
October – “I had to Rake Leaves and Work Overtime.”
November – “I had to Rake Leaves, Work Overtime, and Bring Home Food for Thanksgiving Dinner.”
December – "I had to Finish Raking Leaves, Work Overtime, Decorate AND, Bring Home Food for Christmas, Then Shovel Snow Because a Certain Person in THIS House is Too “Busy” asking Me Questions than to go Out and get a Job to Help Ends MEET!"
WaitingMan about 10 years ago
I get plenty of exercise. I walk to my car every morning.
rphbeta about 10 years ago
Lent is the time for resolutions. Then you can stop doing them on Easter. Maybe, just maybe, after 40 days (Sundays off), you will find that your self-imposed penance wasn’t so bad after all, and you can continue in moderation going forward.
Also, incremental steps work. I really hate to run, but need to pass a test involving a two-mile run twice a year. Some years ago, I ran around my block on Ash Wednesday. Adding one block every day got me up to 2.5 miles in just a few weeks. Now, I do the whole 2.5 miles from day one every spring.
David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace about 10 years ago
thinking about it’s half the battle and the only half he’s gonna fight
jay_dallas about 10 years ago
At least he didnt join a gym. Every year I watch the flow and ebb of the resolutioners at my gym. And I bet the majority of that ebb are still paying $$ per month for something they dont ever use.
harkherp about 10 years ago
Frank should run for a political post!! Promise all, deliver nothing!!
maverick1usa about 10 years ago
Yes, I don’t like it either & I’ve got to clear my Nebraska driveway today! At least the sun is out today even tho the temp won’t get out of the 20s.
Bucinka about 10 years ago
Frank, I ride my bicycle when it’s 100 in July and when it’s 50 in December. Man up.
wrwallaceii about 10 years ago
Ditto…
William Loster about 10 years ago
I don’t think Nancy is that shallow. If one of your main reasons for divorce is because you think your partner isn’t attractive enough then either your probably using that as an excuse for something else, or you probably should have never married in the first place.-In this strip all I see is Nancy reminding Frank about his failed resolution, in a kind of sarcastic way, to get him re-motivated (but while knowing he’ll probably just continue sitting on the couch).- In which other strips does Greg foreshadow divorce? They seem like a happy couple.
Radical_Knight about 10 years ago
Did I just overlook it, or has nobody made a comment about global-warming all day? Bytheway… This looks like the lowest turnout for Luann in a long time.
kaffekup about 10 years ago
Never seen Frank look so much like Brad before. If men marry their mothers, women must marry their husbands’ fathers….
ORMouseworks about 10 years ago
Now I see how Brad got some of his quirks: he listened to his father too much… ;)
ORMouseworks about 10 years ago
“My resolution was not to make any more resolutions.” Now that is a good resolution! ;)
ORMouseworks about 10 years ago
“Greg keeps foreshadowing a divorce…” WHEREVER did you ever get that idea?! ;)