Some other things not to say: “It’s not really a party…” “I need parental consent to do X, so whaddya say?” “It’s a heart that says ‘MOM’, why are you freaking out?” “Y’know, in France, kids drink every day.” “But you let me pierce my EARS!” “I can’t wait till I’M an adult.”
I guess since Peanuts ended Luann decided to ensure Pig Pen’s legacy lived on. Like, I understand clothes and paperwork being scattered around, but she’s got food left forgotten on her bed and an open can of paint just sitting there waiting to get knocked over (and it wouldn’t even be the first time she spilled a whole can of paint in the last few years.) Messiness I can forgive, but at this point she’s just living in filth. Evans really needs to give up this particular punchline, because it’s getting disgusting and reflecting pretty badly on the character (and her parents for letting it continue).
I don’t blame the parents. I don’t blame Luann. It’s the way she’s being depicted, and it only happens on weekends. I can’t think of any 20 year old who would leave a can of paint in such a precarious position. By the time you’re 20, you don’t leave food all over your bedroom. This is age inappropriate, even for an older teenager. People do grow up and stop this silliness, and it’s about time Luann is allowed to grow up.
In case you haven’t noticed, the cartoonists are putting in several objects associated with people helping make things go during the pandemic. Such as:
When I think of the circumstances in Tiffany’s life and the challenges she is having to overcome, shouldn’t the supposed heroine of this comic strip be facing a few challenges in her own life? Having a filthy room is more in keeping with a 13 year old, and being “bored” is a trait of 8 year olds. I can’t understand why she is being held back from normal development. It’s not natural.
Wait, is that a copy of “The Art of Mort Drucker”? Luann is a person of culture ♡ And it’s a beautiful tribute from Greg to the great cartoonist. Puddles that smile under the mask is so cute♡, plus there is the poster that says “Stay strong”. It’s nice to see G&K giving readers messages of hope in these pandemic days ♡. And I will never be tired of saying how much I love Luann’s messy room ♡.
Luann is no longer a 13 year old. When she is not in school, she should have a part time job. Why not a hobby? A sport? And WHY isn’t she dating? Doesn’t have to have a steady boyfriend, ….lots of comic fodder for dating… How about an arc with her signing up for Match.com? This Sunday strip harkens back to a time when she was about 13. Too young to date, too young to work. So without Bernice and without school, yeah…lots of boredom.
Many “folks” interpret this as Luann being a “slob.”
Posh.
I look at it as Luann being in her “Safe Place,” free from the craziness going on in the outside World. So her stuff’s not in order. Big friggin’ Deal. She’s got everything she needs right there, including her beloved Puddles. And despite the look on Nancy’s face, Luann is surrounded by loving parents. Truly a rarity in this Strip these days.
Now compare that, to Tiffany’s LOVELESS situation. Poor little formerly rich girl living in a big house, that she’s FORCED to clean by her dad’s evil heartless grifter parasite, “girlfriend.” Three guesses as to which young lady is better off. And the first two guesses don’t count.
But, If you’re really worried about Luann cleaning up that room, then just give Lu a gentleman caller, coming over for a visit. One she has REAL feelings for and wants some privacy with. That room would be “spic and span” in short order.
So, give the “Sunday Luann” a break. She’s doing better than most characters in the VAST Luanniverse, and Sundays gives her a chance to “Star” in Her own Strip for a change.
That said, you will excuse M. I have to get drop cloths and vomit bags ready and brace myself for what I’m afraid is coming this week.
Have a very pleasant Sunday, My fellow Luannatics. ;)
This theme of the messy room seems to come back over and over and over – its boring. How old is this girl now – three? Is she never going to mature at all? Right now she is my least favorite character on this strip.
And again the comments will fry her, even though this is a standalone and not intended to have anything to do with the current timeline. BTW, My eldest has ADD, and even now at 34 he tells me he has to struggle to keep his personal space in order. He keeps getting distracted by the other things that he CAN hyper-focus on.
I understand that Sunday strips are unrelated to ongoing arcs in deference to Sunday-only readers. I don’t understand why they should be uninteresting to everyone.
I took a look at my printed Sunday funnies section, and I’ve seen the different ways that the objects (especially the shopping cart) are depicted.
Positive: Doll shopping cart (Family Circus). Food delivery truck outside with a shopping cart logo (Rhymes with Orange). Dream sequence involving riding a shopping cart chasing a runaway hamburger (Curtis).
Negative: Shopping carts stolen from supermarkets by main teen characters and stowed in the family home (Luann, Zits)
PASTE FROM THE ABOUT PAGE OF THIS WEBSITE: "LUANN is about the trials of becoming a young adult: the hilarity and drama, triumphs and flops, friendships and rivalries. Rich in character and intriguing “what’ll happen next?!” stories, LUANN is a compelling saga of life’s most volatile stage. Greg Evans was voted Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year in 2003 by the National Cartoonists Society."I try to be kind about the trolls who bemoan how boring this strip is, or why isn’t Luann in it, or why is she IN it? Or she is a useless juvenile, and the dirty room trope is overused, and lets not even talk about her love life. Jeez, per them the girl can’t catch a break. I pasted the above to remind what the strip is about, and as to today’s strip the biggest thing is the obvious recognition of Covid-19, with Puddles having the mask on (hilarity ensues), but Lu is stuck at home sheltering in place, like all or most of us. This can be done on Sunday’s because Greg doesn’t have to follow the arc development he does during the week. I think we will go back to Tiffany, the drama queen so far, with no reference to current events, but that is the point—story, drawn in a very successful comic.
The next time cartoonists agree to hide symbols in their Sunday ‘toons as a salute to essential workers, or for any other reason, I hope the Evansi decide to try a completely new scene for the hiding place. If I might offer a small suggestion: try a food court setup at a ComicCon. A group of very sophisticated ’fans’ have gathered with their $80 ‘coffees’ to complain about one of the ‘toons. They are all wearing name badges. One badge identifies the wearer as “BeeJayBoat”; one identifies its wearer as “TheMaster”; one is “LivetoBeef”, one is “NotBornYet” and so one. They each bemoan the boring repetition of a ’toon about a messy room, while they munch on energy bars and dribble costly coffee on the table top. Several stab their energy bars with forks; one is sitting on a steering wheel, and one munches an apple. Nearby is a shopping cart labeled ’thank you for depositing trash here’. When the group is done with their snack and beef session, they leave all the wrappers and dripping cups on the table…
I have followed this comic for quite a while but never wrote a comment until now. As an essential worker, in the ER (I actually read this in between patients) and in teaching, I would like to thank you and all of the cartoonists who took part in the National Cartoonists Society challenge to use the symbols in their comics today (well, yesterday, since I’m writing this on Monday).
Looks like a nearly full gallon of paint that has obviously been there a while. Probably around $40 wasted, perhaps more depending on the quality of the brush and the cost of disposal. Shows several things: Wasting money is no problem. She doesn’t get very far on a project before she abandons it entirely. She expects someone else to clean up her messes. She starts a project totally unprepared. There is a high probability that all of the items below and beside the painted area have been spattered with paint, ruining them, which isn’t a problem for her. She is genuinely lazy, and any potential mate would likely run the other way after seeing this. Of course she would think that the world is against her and cannot get a fair break.
Templo S.U.D. over 4 years ago
oh, you don’t say, girl living obliviously in a pig sty
the dorf over 4 years ago
I hope Puddles can breathe with that thing on.
Rhetorical_Question over 4 years ago
Luann – Adrenaline Rush junkie!
No Adrenaline Rush -No Go Teenager
Brdshtt Premium Member over 4 years ago
Ah, a shout – out to Mort Drucker of MAD Magazine. RIP, Mort…
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And, Puddles is practicing being safe with the mask.
Wizard of Ahz-no relation over 4 years ago
yet another sunday strip given over to "guess who’s room is a mess’ the only way you know it’s not a re-run is the mask on puddles
Namrepus over 4 years ago
Some other things not to say: “It’s not really a party…” “I need parental consent to do X, so whaddya say?” “It’s a heart that says ‘MOM’, why are you freaking out?” “Y’know, in France, kids drink every day.” “But you let me pierce my EARS!” “I can’t wait till I’M an adult.”
Rhetorical_Question over 4 years ago
Puddles- nod to COVID-19.
Rhetorical_Question over 4 years ago
Monday- back to Bernice & Luann
79nysv over 4 years ago
Looks like my place and I’m 74
Catherine Spencer-Mills Premium Member over 4 years ago
My sons are in their 40s and they STILL don’t tell me they’re bored. :)
Leojim over 4 years ago
An invitation to Super boredom.
SHIVA over 4 years ago
The Banana Slug must be her spirit animal.
BJShipley1 over 4 years ago
I guess since Peanuts ended Luann decided to ensure Pig Pen’s legacy lived on. Like, I understand clothes and paperwork being scattered around, but she’s got food left forgotten on her bed and an open can of paint just sitting there waiting to get knocked over (and it wouldn’t even be the first time she spilled a whole can of paint in the last few years.) Messiness I can forgive, but at this point she’s just living in filth. Evans really needs to give up this particular punchline, because it’s getting disgusting and reflecting pretty badly on the character (and her parents for letting it continue).
howtheduck over 4 years ago
Luann is still a teenager? I thought she had been out of high school for way more than 2 years already.
fairportfan over 4 years ago
Never, EVER, tell your parental units you’re bored.
rklynch over 4 years ago
You’re bored, huh? Well, might I suggest that you clean your room? That ought to keep ya busy for a few days at the very least… ;-)
parforden over 4 years ago
Puddles is wearing a mask.
Joe1962 Premium Member over 4 years ago
Luann living in a dumpster of a room.
sallymargret over 4 years ago
I don’t blame the parents. I don’t blame Luann. It’s the way she’s being depicted, and it only happens on weekends. I can’t think of any 20 year old who would leave a can of paint in such a precarious position. By the time you’re 20, you don’t leave food all over your bedroom. This is age inappropriate, even for an older teenager. People do grow up and stop this silliness, and it’s about time Luann is allowed to grow up.
Baslim the Beggar Premium Member over 4 years ago
In case you haven’t noticed, the cartoonists are putting in several objects associated with people helping make things go during the pandemic. Such as:
Shopping Cart
Apple
steering wheel
microscope
face mask
fork
notbornyesterday over 4 years ago
WE GET IT!!! LUANN’s A SLOB!!!
kaffekup over 4 years ago
This would have been funnier if there were a tv, a phone, a tablet and a boom box available.
sallymargret over 4 years ago
When I think of the circumstances in Tiffany’s life and the challenges she is having to overcome, shouldn’t the supposed heroine of this comic strip be facing a few challenges in her own life? Having a filthy room is more in keeping with a 13 year old, and being “bored” is a trait of 8 year olds. I can’t understand why she is being held back from normal development. It’s not natural.
Brdshtt Premium Member over 4 years ago
What?? She doesn’t have her Fiona Apple posters still up?? Heavens!
Caldonia over 4 years ago
Oh, it’s an old strip, from Luann’s high school days!
Don Draper over 4 years ago
Luann is a 20 year old young woman. I wouldn’t consider her an accurate model for this PSA.
kenwarnerfordictator over 4 years ago
Timely tips for teens? I thought she was a college student. And has anyone checked out Pearls Before Swine? I think that was last weeks strip.
AdamCrow over 4 years ago
Mort Drucker. Nice touch Greg!
Brian G Premium Member over 4 years ago
Interestingly, her bed is well made with properly set blankets; seems that the junk would all fall off if she were to sleep under them
GirlGeek Premium Member over 4 years ago
I wish this gag would end and Luann would just clean her room. And she’s no longer a teen. She’s now an adult.
Aladar30 Premium Member over 4 years ago
Wait, is that a copy of “The Art of Mort Drucker”? Luann is a person of culture ♡ And it’s a beautiful tribute from Greg to the great cartoonist. Puddles that smile under the mask is so cute♡, plus there is the poster that says “Stay strong”. It’s nice to see G&K giving readers messages of hope in these pandemic days ♡. And I will never be tired of saying how much I love Luann’s messy room ♡.
UmmeMoosa over 4 years ago
I found the shopping cart microscope the Apple and took me a minute to find the fork
stillfickled Premium Member over 4 years ago
With all the stuff I thought there would be symbols of " thank you."
Pet over 4 years ago
My dad used to say “ only boring people get bored”.
Then he would hand me a vacuum cleaner.
dlkrueger33 over 4 years ago
Luann is no longer a 13 year old. When she is not in school, she should have a part time job. Why not a hobby? A sport? And WHY isn’t she dating? Doesn’t have to have a steady boyfriend, ….lots of comic fodder for dating… How about an arc with her signing up for Match.com? This Sunday strip harkens back to a time when she was about 13. Too young to date, too young to work. So without Bernice and without school, yeah…lots of boredom.
well-i-never over 4 years ago
I found the shopping cart. Could it BE any bigger?
ttuerff over 4 years ago
I like the Mort Drucker reference. And Puddles wearing the mask…for a second I thought he was sniffing something else…
Mordock999 Premium Member over 4 years ago
Many “folks” interpret this as Luann being a “slob.”
Posh.
I look at it as Luann being in her “Safe Place,” free from the craziness going on in the outside World. So her stuff’s not in order. Big friggin’ Deal. She’s got everything she needs right there, including her beloved Puddles. And despite the look on Nancy’s face, Luann is surrounded by loving parents. Truly a rarity in this Strip these days.
Now compare that, to Tiffany’s LOVELESS situation. Poor little formerly rich girl living in a big house, that she’s FORCED to clean by her dad’s evil heartless grifter parasite, “girlfriend.” Three guesses as to which young lady is better off. And the first two guesses don’t count.
But, If you’re really worried about Luann cleaning up that room, then just give Lu a gentleman caller, coming over for a visit. One she has REAL feelings for and wants some privacy with. That room would be “spic and span” in short order.
So, give the “Sunday Luann” a break. She’s doing better than most characters in the VAST Luanniverse, and Sundays gives her a chance to “Star” in Her own Strip for a change.
That said, you will excuse M. I have to get drop cloths and vomit bags ready and brace myself for what I’m afraid is coming this week.
Have a very pleasant Sunday, My fellow Luannatics. ;)
jonesbeltone over 4 years ago
There should be at least one bra hanging from the ladder treads. And ‘The Art of Mort’ is that Mort Walker, creator of Beetle Bailey?
comic reader 22 over 4 years ago
This theme of the messy room seems to come back over and over and over – its boring. How old is this girl now – three? Is she never going to mature at all? Right now she is my least favorite character on this strip.
Airman over 4 years ago
Contrast this mess with yesterday’s Tiffany, alone in a spotless mansion.
Ellis97 over 4 years ago
My room is perfectly neat and I’m only 23 years old.
WilliamVollmer over 4 years ago
Noting Nancy’s body laguage, I think Luann is going to be a whole lot less bored in a minute.
Terminal Frost Premium Member over 4 years ago
And again the comments will fry her, even though this is a standalone and not intended to have anything to do with the current timeline. BTW, My eldest has ADD, and even now at 34 he tells me he has to struggle to keep his personal space in order. He keeps getting distracted by the other things that he CAN hyper-focus on.
MAGA Premium Member over 4 years ago
Very well done with the 6 objects!
whenlifewassimpler over 4 years ago
I never thought I’d see a bedroom worse than my sister’s but now I have……WOW disgusting.
comic reader 22 over 4 years ago
That is not a face mask on Puddles
mountainclimber over 4 years ago
I understand that Sunday strips are unrelated to ongoing arcs in deference to Sunday-only readers. I don’t understand why they should be uninteresting to everyone.
TampaFanatic1 over 4 years ago
The Art of Mort: Homage to the great Mort Drucker? (or perhaps Mort Walker?)
ForrestOverin over 4 years ago
Oh, god, I don’t even want to know what Puddles has on his face!
docforbin over 4 years ago
Aw, come one! If that thing about a tribute to Mort Drucker was true, there should have been a reference to Syosset High School in the strip.
PCSirius96 over 4 years ago
Translation: I have a lot to do, but don’t feel like doing anything.= Depression, possibly because the world is going to hell?? Been there done that.
rbullfogg over 4 years ago
Same as Rose is Rose, same items!
cyndefrizzell over 4 years ago
I couldnt find the fork. I guess we could assume the utensils were all forks
RSH over 4 years ago
Shopping cart (ripped off from the Safeway or the Piggly Wiggly??.) was the first out of place thing thing I have noticed..
Petemejia77 over 4 years ago
Teenagers are pigs! Haw Haw!
Willow Mt Lyon over 4 years ago
Oh, come on. Listen to the Lu Ann fans. We are tired of seeing be her room looking like that as if she is still in high school.
PeterPirate over 4 years ago
Luann isn’t 20 yet? She’s been in community college a long time.
ZeMastor over 4 years ago
Okay, now I see the full context of the “6 pandemic items” comics event.
https://www.nationalcartoonists.com/2020/06/cartoonists-to-show-gratitude-for-frontline-workers-in-june-7-sunday-funnies-event/
I took a look at my printed Sunday funnies section, and I’ve seen the different ways that the objects (especially the shopping cart) are depicted.
Positive: Doll shopping cart (Family Circus). Food delivery truck outside with a shopping cart logo (Rhymes with Orange). Dream sequence involving riding a shopping cart chasing a runaway hamburger (Curtis).
Negative: Shopping carts stolen from supermarkets by main teen characters and stowed in the family home (Luann, Zits)
contralto2b over 4 years ago
My sister and I learned at a very young age to NOT utter this phrase around my mother!
asrialfeeple over 4 years ago
Couldn’t find steering wheel and fork.
Rhetorical_Question over 4 years ago
The six symbols are mask, steering wheel, shopping cart, apple, fork,and microscope. I found all 6 symbols.
bakana over 4 years ago
The Art of Mort? Just lying on the floor?
I didn’t know Death was an aspiring Artist.
Rhetorical_Question over 4 years ago
“The Art of Mort” is tribute to Mort Drucker, Mad Contributor who died on April 9, 2020. I enjoyed his satire. RIP.
dollarduke over 4 years ago
Actually the force behind all this is Baby Blues’’ co-cartoonist Rick Kirkman ~ 70 strips participated
Rhetorical_Question over 4 years ago
The “Stay Strong” poster is a message to ‘never give up’ ,be persistent. In Luann’s room, it’s irony.
luann1212 over 4 years ago
PASTE FROM THE ABOUT PAGE OF THIS WEBSITE: "LUANN is about the trials of becoming a young adult: the hilarity and drama, triumphs and flops, friendships and rivalries. Rich in character and intriguing “what’ll happen next?!” stories, LUANN is a compelling saga of life’s most volatile stage. Greg Evans was voted Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year in 2003 by the National Cartoonists Society."I try to be kind about the trolls who bemoan how boring this strip is, or why isn’t Luann in it, or why is she IN it? Or she is a useless juvenile, and the dirty room trope is overused, and lets not even talk about her love life. Jeez, per them the girl can’t catch a break. I pasted the above to remind what the strip is about, and as to today’s strip the biggest thing is the obvious recognition of Covid-19, with Puddles having the mask on (hilarity ensues), but Lu is stuck at home sheltering in place, like all or most of us. This can be done on Sunday’s because Greg doesn’t have to follow the arc development he does during the week. I think we will go back to Tiffany, the drama queen so far, with no reference to current events, but that is the point—story, drawn in a very successful comic.
luann1212 over 4 years ago
By the way, found the fork!!!!
Dr. Caligari over 4 years ago
And she wonders why no guys are interested in her.
pamela welch Premium Member over 4 years ago
Cleverly done; lots of opportunities in a teen’s bedroom ♥
chief tommy over 4 years ago
Excellent job Gregg — Highlights worthy
Joe1962 Premium Member over 4 years ago
So are heading back to Tiff at the Palace for her dad and Anne. Later tonight.
Sisyphos over 4 years ago
You’re a slacker, Luann. Time to grow up….
Argythree over 4 years ago
The next time cartoonists agree to hide symbols in their Sunday ‘toons as a salute to essential workers, or for any other reason, I hope the Evansi decide to try a completely new scene for the hiding place. If I might offer a small suggestion: try a food court setup at a ComicCon. A group of very sophisticated ’fans’ have gathered with their $80 ‘coffees’ to complain about one of the ‘toons. They are all wearing name badges. One badge identifies the wearer as “BeeJayBoat”; one identifies its wearer as “TheMaster”; one is “LivetoBeef”, one is “NotBornYet” and so one. They each bemoan the boring repetition of a ’toon about a messy room, while they munch on energy bars and dribble costly coffee on the table top. Several stab their energy bars with forks; one is sitting on a steering wheel, and one munches an apple. Nearby is a shopping cart labeled ’thank you for depositing trash here’. When the group is done with their snack and beef session, they leave all the wrappers and dripping cups on the table…
spikelovesmusic over 4 years ago
“I’m Bored. I’m Chairman of the Bored.”(Iggy Pop)
mi_sbs over 4 years ago
I have followed this comic for quite a while but never wrote a comment until now. As an essential worker, in the ER (I actually read this in between patients) and in teaching, I would like to thank you and all of the cartoonists who took part in the National Cartoonists Society challenge to use the symbols in their comics today (well, yesterday, since I’m writing this on Monday).
swanridge over 4 years ago
Looks like a nearly full gallon of paint that has obviously been there a while. Probably around $40 wasted, perhaps more depending on the quality of the brush and the cost of disposal. Shows several things: Wasting money is no problem. She doesn’t get very far on a project before she abandons it entirely. She expects someone else to clean up her messes. She starts a project totally unprepared. There is a high probability that all of the items below and beside the painted area have been spattered with paint, ruining them, which isn’t a problem for her. She is genuinely lazy, and any potential mate would likely run the other way after seeing this. Of course she would think that the world is against her and cannot get a fair break.
Starjo about 4 years ago
Yeah I said that yesterday and my mom made me do extra chores