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1. about 13 hours ago on Luann

   Heym I was first, beating Max, J and Howtheduck. Not that I boasted about it.

2. about 13 hours ago on Luann

   I no longer believe in logic or rationality.

3. about 17 hours ago on Luann

   What next? Someone with a peanut allergy?

4. 1 day ago on Luann

   What about Ox? Ox has his moments but he’s used so infrequently that it’s easy to overlook that he’s there.

5. 1 day ago on Luann

   I did not know that — sorry

6. 1 day ago on Luann

   I did not that Social Justice Warrior was a white nationalist phrase, and for that I apologize and would not use it again. I think it was a mistake to write her out of the strip because he didn’t know how to write about a Black character. I would say “don’t try.” Just write about her as you would any other character. She doesn’t have to be Black Black, it was just nice that the early strips had a level of diversity and inclusion.

7. 1 day ago on Luann

   I thought I’d make a list of the characters I don’t hate in this strip.First of all, I love Luann, it’s why I keep coming back to this strip even when for the last decade she hasn’t been treated well.

   I don’t hate Knute, Crystal or Delta who are no longer part of the strip. I liked Knute for his irreverence to all things excepting Crystal. I liked Crystal because she was very centered and very chic.

   I liked Delta before she became a one-note character. I’d still like to see her back, just a bit less of the SJW thing.

   I like Gunther, Dez and Jack, who are never used enough. Dez is a centering earthmother, Gunther is, or can be a sensible hard working character, Jack, too, is a sensible, thoughtful character, He would make a good sounding board for Luann.

   Bets is OK as long as she’s not doing something stupid. Tiffany I remember as the villain during Luann’s high school days so I don’t have a lot of sympathy for.

   TJ and Tara were both created to get Brad and Luann in trouble so I have little love for either. You have to go back to the early days of TJ to see what I mean about them.

   There are a lot of characters that can be used in these stories but too often stories devolve to Luann and Bernice or Tiffany v Stef,

   Stories need a goal, something the main character is working towards, overcoming obstacles in their way. Too often I find these stories to be about obstacles but no clear sense of any goals.

8. 1 day ago on Luann

   yup, Luann never wins. It’s like the universe hates her or something.

9. 1 day ago on Luann

   Piro is buttering up Bernice like he’s some kind of con artist, totally ignoring that Luann is doing the hard work of keeping his sibs out of trouble.

10. 3 days ago on Luann

    I hate stories where the main characters are treated like doormats being walked all over by some other character. This is one of them. Piro texts (not calls) Bernice, knowing that she does not live in her own place to say he’s coming over. He does not ask he wants to ask a favor of hers and he does not say he’s bringing anyone with him. He just shows up on Luann’s doorstep and asks Bernice to babysit six kids she’s never met before. He doesn’t even introduce them to her before he’s gone. This sounds just like a Shannon story times six. Bernice has no choice but to babysit because Piro, like Jonah Daytona, is gone because she can object. “Luann” used to be a lot better about avoid doormat stories. When I first saw Alan I assumed he was near Piro’s age because he was near Piro’s size. And because I assumed he was near Piro’s age but included in the group that needs babysitting I concluded he was a special needs child. This got confusing when he asserted that he was 11, nearly 12. That would make him a fifth grader and place him before a boy’s final growth spurt. All I can think is that Greg is drawing him too large for his ago. But also he seems to be able to only say “I am Alan.” This repetition again makes me suspects he’s mentally challenged.In conclusion Piro has joined Jonah and Ann Eiffel in a short list of characters I never want to see again.