Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for February 24, 2016

there’s much to discuss

The truth is set straight

ooooooooo Pru likes Bern

And today’s central topic of discussion: Prudence’s left hand.

Girls sitting down to talk about a boy that one of them dumped- just like on TV, and the movies… -Who says “real life” doesn’t imitate art?

That smirk is awesome

“Gossip Girls”“The Past And The Curious”“The Ex Files”“Speed Eraser”“The Dude’s A Hazard”“The Young And The Quill-less”“My Hammy Vice”“Mad About Q”“Star Wreck: The Text Generation”“America’s Least Wanted”“21 Dump Street”“Game Of Dethroned”

or…“Boy Story 4: It’s All His Fault”

I am officially disappointed in this comic strip. :(

Okay, my opinion (because Team Evans’ certainly could go a totally different direction than what seems the obvious), but I believe today’s strip plainly states that there isn’t going to be a make-up with Quill. The look on Luann expression in Panel 2: it says “And it was the wise choice”. So unless TE plans on Quill crawling back, asking for another chance – Quill is going to fade away like Aaron Hill.

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My only fear is a repenting Quill return is exactly what Luann THINKS will happen. Oh, poor Luann: that’s a lose-lose proposition: (1) if it DOESN’T happen, how will she handle it? or (2) if it DOES, how soon before Quill decides that his career is being held back. A risky move for Luann for the “prize” of a week in New York …

Luann’s expression in the second panel is great, but Bernie’s is even better!

I did just notice that upon a re-read: Pru is placing herself between Bern and Luann … as Bernice is Luann’s best friend, the natural position would be on Luann’s right.

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The only logically explanation is it allows Luann to turn to the left and face both Pru and Bern at the same time as Luann “provides the juicy details”

-Steeler’s Wheel (or was it Stealer’s Wheel?)

If Bernice follows past type, she should sit on the floor in Luann’s bedroom, while Luann is on the bed…

Jay, " the Ex Files" is great!

Pru’s gesture to Bernice is one of “You’re okay, and I’m okay with you”. She is not a rattlesnake ready to strike.

There will be a happy ending eventually.

Suddenly Berneice may feel the pull of gravity. We’ll see…

I am such a defender of Luann and Bernice, and we figured out the real story behind Quill, but I hope that Bernice sees Pru as a bridge in communication, and not a competitor in her friendship. She can be a friend to both of them one hopes, and helps them move on to the next step to maturity. Remember I am a hopeless optimist.

It occurs to me that Stealers Wheel’s follow-up single “Star” also has lyrics that perhaps apply to Quill under the circumstances:

So they made you a star, now your head’s in a cloud,Now you’re walking down the street with your feet off the ground…They read in the press all about your success,They believe every word they’ve been told.After all you’ve been through, tell me what will you do,When you find yourself out in the cold?Ah, tell me.

Well, no more tears from Luann. She is happy about her decision and glad to share it.

Then why the tears, Luann? It was a mutual dump.

Yes, that’s it. It’s a conspiracy to make everyone gay. Because that makes complete sense.

Did I mention that I can be sarcastic at times?

@SF1972. Not everyone. Not Luann. Not Quill. Not Tiffany. Maybe Berneice…

You don’t like it, don’t read it.

There is NO gay agenda. I have that on good authority from my mother, my employee, my massage therapist (all Lesbians) and every gay male I’ve ever known. Get over yourself.

And who said he isn’t in love with her?

I got a feeling Luann will not look so good after explaining how it went down.

why is Luamm not crying or looking upset anymore, in fact…the opposite?

This Luann is too smug.

She’s not too broken up about losing Quill, so she did not have a lot of emotional investment in the relationship?She’ll regret this smugness once she feels lonely again.

What’s with the smirk?

Since LuAnn already bought tickets to NY….maybe she’ll go with PRU. I’d like to see that.

“I decided Quill wasn’t mature enough for me.”

So now suddenly Luann isn’t crying, just looking smug and self-satisfied.

I’d forgive Evans a lot if he actually permanently dumps Quill and we never have to see him again. Of course that won’t happen.

Luann is bi-curious.

Oh Yeah, Right. Go right ahead and gleefully put Your “Business” out in the Street, Lu.

What’s next? Collaring total strangers at the DMV and FORCING them to listen to YOUR side of the Story???

they’ll get back together under better terms. it’s not their time yet. Lu’s smile says it all.

Best comic of the series. Women United!

Lu is becoming even more unsympathetic, less likable and is about to get bitten on rear, maybe by Pru, now that would be a twist.

Only in your fervid imagination RG.

They’re both fair game to Pru?

luannfan1212

There is a gay agenda:

6:00 am Gym 8:00 am Breakfast (oatmeal and egg whites) 9:00 am Hair appointment 10:00 am Shopping 12:00 PM Brunch

2:00 PM 1) Assume complete control of the U.S. Federal, State and Local Governments as well as all other national governments, 2) Recruit all straight youngsters to our debauched lifestyle, 3) Destroy all healthy heterosexual marriages, 4) Replace all school counselors in grades K-12 with agents of Colombian and Jamaican drug cartels, 5) Establish planetary chain of “homo breeding gulags” where over-medicated imprisoned straight women are turned into artificially impregnated baby factories to produce prepubescent love slaves for our devotedly pederastic gay leadership, 6) bulldoze all houses of worship, and 7) Secure total control of the Internet and all mass media for the exclusive use of child pornographers.

2:30 PM Get forty winks of beauty rest to prevent facial wrinkles from stress of world conquest 4:00 PM Cocktails 6:00 PM Light Dinner (soup, salad, with Chardonnay) 8:00 PM Theater 11:00 PM Bed (du jour)?

6I am reposting my comment back to CR7hater… after I correct some typos in my original post:CR7hater…. you state….. " but I believe today’s strip plainly states that there isn’t going to be a make-up with Quill."I can understand the thought behind your sentiment. However, I am still thinking that there are many LIKELY ways Greg could (and IMO, will) have Luann and Quill patch things up.I am seeing today as the start of a big “girl talk” session between Luann, Bernie, and Pru… where Luann works through all her thoughts and actions during the times of all the arguments and the “breakup”. During that discussion, I would not be surprised if:1) Bernie & Pru will be able to help Luann see that MANY of Luann’s actions did nothing to help the Quill/Luann relationship, and in fact, MANY of her actions ended up being divisive, even though that was not her intent. 2) I think Luann’s initial jealousy of Pru is once instance of a mistake Luann had. 3) Luann’s limited understanding (and seemingly limited interest in understanding) of the time, effort, and focus Quill needs for any remote chance to succeed in theater is another example. and 4) Luann’s decision to mostly let her feelings fester and grow… leading to them being expressed angrily instead of in a real, helpful form of communication…. that too was a problem that she caused.Quill was, of course, not perfect in his interactions. But, I suspect that if Luann really talks about her feelings and what transpired in the relationship…. with Bernie and Pru… the end result will be that she will see she, herself, had a very big contribution to what was the problem in their relationship.In the above fashion, this is how I see Luann and Quill making up… Luann will become willing to really, and honestly communicate… and probably Quill will too… then they will be a model couple again.NOW, please note that is what I am feeling will happen. In my own preferred scenario I would much rather Quill and Luann remain apart. I personally think it would be very nice to see Luann date other people. But, I still do not think that will happen.

Why do so many people seem determined to blame Lu for everything? Like Q-ball was Mr. Perfect, always willing to make time for Luann, always ready to talk to / listen to her?-Why should Lu be expected to make all the concessions, always be the one to give in, to put Quill’s wants and needs above her own?

He never did that for her. Lu was the giver Quill was the taker.

I am not charmed by those who see Pru’s sitting invitation as some kind of gay predatory move. That seems childish or homophobic. I am disappointed in some of the readers.

I saw Pru as being welcoming and into girl bonding. I also seem to remember that she grew up in an orphanage, which would make her want to be surrounded by friends, I would think. This remains a good plot choice, and I have been looking forward to the strip more than usual.

great group.

a prudence sandwich..yummm

a prudence sandwich..yummm

“Coupla White Chicks Sitting Around Talking” — could be the title of a play. And it is.

Luann was in tears a minute ago. I don’t understand her expression in the second panel. She doesn’t look sad at all.

I don’t think most gay people would try to hit on someone they know is straight. And straight people would not hit on someone they know is gay.

…and here I thought it was sarcastic, facetious, and funny….just shows what little I know…

I wonder how smug Luann will be when Quill started dating a fellow theatre major who is fine. That Luann and Quill grew apart does not make him a jerk. They really don’t have much in common. You don’t have to compromise much in the best relationships if you are a fit.

Some posters seem to be confused as to why a person (Luann here) could be sad about taking the active role in ending a relationship then, in a few moments, be happy/proud that she ended it. First, the end of any relationship will usually instigate a grieving process for that relationship. Further, given how much the character had invested of her own identity in the relationship, just the loss of that is sufficient to produce a sense of sorrow that is not dependent on who took action in terminating the relationship. Thus, it should not be surprising that she was sad over the end of the relationship even though she was the active party in ending it. Second, most humans do not experience emotions singularly. At any given time, we are experiencing a range of emotional states. One may be primary at a particular moment in time, but that does not mean other emotions are not being felt/processed. In today’s strip, the pride/confidence that Luann feels from taking an active, not passive, role, combined with feeling a bit of superiority (not quite right, but I am not sure how to better characterize it) over Bernice for being able to do something Bernice did not even consider her capable of doing, along with the surprise felt from Pru’s revelation, overcomes her earlier sorrow/grief. Finally, readers should likely not infer that Luann is ‘over’ any grief/sorrow she may feel simply because it is not currently her primary emotional state. Most people continue to grieve the loss of a relationship for some period of time, even if it is not a primary emotional state. Going forward, likely at unexpected times, Luann will feel sadness and loss over Quill not being in her life any more, but in this moment, it is not her primary or even secondary emotion.

Nothing looks uglier on a person than hatred, anger, and fear which are based upon ignorance.

Is this when Luanne comes out of the closet?

OMG! Are the Evans’ drinking before doing the script? So, Luann was crying to Pru 2 panels ago and now she is smug about being the initiator of the break-up. I realize that she is supposed to be an immature teen, but c’mon. This just continues to get dumber. I’m starting to regret checking in on the strip.

First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out—Because I was not a Socialist.

Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Trade Unionist.

Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Jew.

Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.

Martin Niemöller on his experience with the Nazis, who also went after Gays, Gypsies, Catholics and more, in their reactionary zeal. It should sound a bit more familiar than is comfortable right now.

Shouldn’t Bernice’s question be: “If Quill IS in love with you, why did he dump you?” If he isn’t in love with Luann, that’s the reason right there.

“Wait. There is too much. I will sum up.”

Has anyone else notice that Pru looks like the puppet for the 1989 horror movie “Puppet Master?”

Yeah, Red. That comment today did not even begin to work. With it your dermitis screen name coukd instead have been redroughnflakey. You may want to consider if editing yourself may have helped.

I wonder if we will ever see Delta again

Oh Prudence…Bernice doesn’t sit on beds! She sits on the floor and snarks!

Bernice you might finally get a date.

“What the hell is the “gay” agenda anyway?”.To be happy.VERY subversive concept!

Re: miss-hitsThe “anyone else” is anyone else beyond me

Delta’s been replaced?!?! Oh, no!

“Gay humans are as common as straight ones, although the percentage in population is small.”.As common but less common?Gold is as common as dirt but the percentage of gold nuggets is lower than of gravel..Oh well, false statement aside, the idea is fair.

Night Gaunt….. you state “Three ladies together discussing a failed relationship with a handsome young man. Not my bailiwick.”Oh my gosh…. should I tell you to get the heck out of here then if you don’t like it? No, of course not.So, in case you did not happen to see it yesterday, I replied to the umbrage you pushed at me yesterday. Unless I missed the reply from you, it seems there was none. While in the greater scheme of things it doesn’t matter a whole helluva lot, I am still curious why you, after reading my comments for so long, decided to try to tell me to leave? It was surprising and, at least from what I typically read from you, an ATYPICALLY rude and foolish statement.

“There is a stupid agenda as well Carl, and this is not funny, if that is what you meant. This so stupid I can’t even begin to reply other than to say its stupid, or if its meant to be humor, it is puerile, and bigoted.”.You surprise me, Luannfan. It may be over the top but I never doubted that this was meant to be satirical.

Pru is indicating to Bern there are no hard feelings by asking her to sit next to her. I don’t know what Luann is thinking at the moment. I think the natural reaction to finding out Pru is gay would be to think, “I have been so stupid.” Whether or not she is stupid for breaking up with Quill, no, I think not.

WOMEN!!!???

Next strip, Pru and Bern go shopping at Eddie Bauer, before taking in a softball league game that Pru normally plays in.

yes, i’d remembered the strips..still a bad pun :-bbbbbbbbb !!!

one man’s ….

Hypergamy is a thing to behold!

I suspect that Greg and Karen did a sly job of making baboons out of all of us. Enter Pru, Luann gets jealous and has fight with Quill, Bernice runs to her defense, everyone comments on Pru’s sexuality pro and con, and then the three girls just sit down as normal as can be, no big thing, still a family friendly comic strip. We stirred up fires of judgement and speculation that, so far, were not necessary.

-Some of us get a kick out of Jay’s lists.

It’s easy to scroll past comments you don’t want to read…

Red, believe me. There is life after editting. Heck, i can verify from from pieces i wrote in the past for publication that there is even life after severe editting. Harder than that, there is life after sitting down w coworkers to rip apart hypotheses and studies to make them stronger. Now, THAT is brutal.

I have read in the past that the most common cause of tears in men is anger, while in women frustration is the most common cause. Not knowing how the work was done, though, i do not know how to weigh it. Writing sometjing that does not work can be frustrating, though, so I will accept your “womanish tears” line.

That’s what every cartoonist strives for, but this team is REALLY enjoying it. Will be seeing them at the Reubens this year but I can guarantee you they won’t give me a clue as to what’s coming. I wouldn’t trust me either.

I’m with Argythree. I didn’t take this strip this way at all. LuAnn has always been boy crazy with a side of unrequited love. It’s just that Quill’s priority is theatre, and she is right – he hasn’t been spending any time with her. For the first time ever, she is saying that ‘unrequited’ doesn’t work for her anymore and is making a grown-up decision to move on. So, I didn’t take her facial expression as a smirk, more as a ’Who’d believe it? I just grew up’ look between friends.

P.S. Quill – kinda arrogant move saying, “You’ll be back”. Yeah.

P.S.S. Maybe Pru is just happy to have friends.

Pru is now part of the ‘girl gang’. I’m guessing she will be the facilitator of communication. Bernice once said (correctly) to Luann ( a while back) that the biggest problem in relationships is that people don’t communicate. So the communication starts and Quill will be marginalized (like in the Xmas card drawing on Dec 25). Now, If Pru should meet Dez, I believe those two will get along. they are both more worldly that the Pitt crowd and who knows what else.

I was not clear on that, it was early, still drinking my coffee, but I thought I needed to comment. I hope the razzer poster does not take this as criticism of Carl, whom I think was the original poster.

Well stated. I know I ranted, but you stated succinctly.

-Thanks, your words are much appreciated…

Hey, Red: might you have been inspired by the National Lampoon magazine sports columnist Red Ruffansore?

I concur! And Gerry Rafferty has “deeper cuts” (i.e., more great songs that aren’t “Baker Street” or “Right Down The Line”. In fact, I like “Night Owl”, “Already Gone”, and “Keep It To Yourself”*, from his early days with the Humblebums…. – ( * Click on link, or go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0KHVaBqcsk )

_“Might-See-TV”! _^Ha ha ha!!! – “Tell More, Girls”^You could also have “Guilt-more Girls”, Lol!

Human beings are basically “sexual”, meaning that apart from the conception process, we’ll go with anyone unless we have a preference.

“Go Lessen The Lesson”“The Cast Of The S.S. Luxurious”“The Crocodiles Swimming In Denials”“Greed Chaser”“The Dude’s A Fan Of Tom Brady”“The Bung Deetle Bailey”“My Spammy Advice”“Mad About Strep Throat”“Star Dreck: The Next Best Variation Is A Vacation ”“America’s Best Reality Show Is Still It’s Worst”“21 Bumps The Barber Missed”“Cornish Hens Got Game”or…”Goy Gory Four: Another Unimaginitive Title From Today’s Hollywood…Brought To You By Tedmax, Owner Of Cinemaxed Out"

“Where do you come up with this garbage?”^Oh, I’m sorry! I meant to mail my trash to the city dump! Just send it back, and I’ll tend to the postage… Just let me go get my 1 cent “Knight Rider” stamps… I think they’re good in England, so…I’m sure the Postal Service would like ’em, too… what do I need- about 15 of ’em, you think?

Also, let it be noted that that luann has been shown as having applied herself to more than one academic art class—more than any other character has been seen in.

This should be good! We get to hear it all from Luann’s perspective, with salty commentary by Bernice and soothing comments from Pru….

If Puzzlewhiz or Jay didn’t mention it, I would sum it up with Mr. Shakespeare’s opinion..“Much Ado about Nothing.”

There’s always Pru, Lu. You might like switch hitting.

I don’t know NG …I don’t think I developed a “preference” for redheads till college.

“But my version is in reference to Bernice’s comment in panel 3, where she’s urging Luann to “Tell more, Girl!”.^Yes, I am aware. I was also saying that “Guilt-more Girls” was another one, due to the fact that they possibly could “pile up” all the dirt on Quill…not that they would do this very thing, but it’s just part of the general reference of what some would perceive happens in “girl talk sessions” like this…

“Spoofing the spoofer! I love it!”^Heh, heh!!!…

Well, thank you!!

I thought conduits was what you put on your hot dog or hamburger … mustard, ketchup, relish, onion ….things like that.

Hour glass shaped outhouses (or backhouses as Dad used to say) would sure have made one of his teen pranks easier. They used to move the structure back juuuuuust enough to uncover the hole. Well, you get the idea.

Built like a brick s___(whatever) house pretty much meant built unusually well.

I am personally not a big one for religion, and yet my favorite poem is Hopkin’s “Carrion Comfort”, especially for the earlier statements of survival in it. Go figure…

Given the ages of many of the readers here National Lampoon was part of our lives at some point.

You are on a roll today lol :D

I have a rather fanciful question (and I hope that will prevent the anti-gay haters from tearing me apart for even proposing such a thing) …

If Prudence strikes a responsive chord in Bernice and Tiffany really is interested enough in Gunther to be a bit more forward in her advances …

Where does that leave Piro?

Full of sound and fury……………that works, you think Shakespeare was inspired by a Luann back in the 1500’s?

Religious Nazi’s. I doubt if anything but bible belt would do it, and even then I doubt it.

Yep.

I hope we go to quill now Or mr grey

Apology accepted, thank you. Just a suggestion to not jump all over a person (which is how it felt to me) when you disagree… especially when there has been a track record of carefully thought out comments of a variety of perspectives.

SPOILER ALERT

One story ends, another begins?

…thanks :)…

Que the seductive jazz music

“I read an article on the Internet today where the Westboro Baptist Church plans to picket Blake Shelton’s concerts,”.Just for that, I shall stop attending.Oh, wait. I never attended Westboro.Grace Baptist, McDavid, Florida.Our preacher’s crazy too, but mostly on other subjects.He’s always preaching out of the Book of Hezekiah (a nonexistent text for you who didn’t know).

“My mistake, I apologize. And note you will not see this done by many.”.It’s hard to apologize when you have no flaws other than being too humble.

" he said, along with banning ALL Muslims from this country if he’s (God forbid) elected.".I don’t favor Donald Trump, but wasn’t he talking banning their admission from outside?Not talking about ejecting Muslim citizens?.Poor old JEB! got in trouble for saying we should give preference to Christian refugees because some Muslims on many sides have been enjoying beheading them.

Quill probably now has a successful acting career. And Luann is still just… Luann.