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1. 22 days ago on Luann

   “I would curtsy if I met a king or someone like that but that’s probably the only time.“

   FYI for US citizens: it is improper for us to bow or curtsy to a monarch; we are free citizens of the USA and subjects to no king or queen.

   The original Miss Manners wrote about this a couple times. She was a diplomat’s spouse iirc, and familiar with protocol.

2. 4 months ago on Crabgrass

   She might be the real hacker, about to lock the gang up with her annoying brother so they cannot interfere with her! …We shall see. :)

3. 8 months ago on Luann

   Formatting got messed up; sorry! Link isn’t showing, either, but you can find his poems if you google for them.

4. 8 months ago on Luann

   You’re probably thinking of Piet Hein’s “grook,” titled “A Psychological Tip:

   “Whenever you’re called on to make up your mind,and you’re hampered by not having any,the best way to solve the dilemma, you’ll find,is simply by spinning a penny.No – not so that chance shall decide the affairwhile you’re passively standing there moping;but the moment the penny is up in the air,you suddenly know what you’re hoping.”

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5. over 1 year ago on Luann

   I rarely post anymore, but always read the top thread. Please leave the politics to the editorial pages & political cartoons! This is the LUANN comics page, please let’s keep to the subject. Thanks!

6. about 2 years ago on Luann

   Couldn’t find the comic strip where we see Ox at his house, but this website confirms that he’s from a wealthy family: https://heykidscomics.fandom.com/wiki/Luann_(comic_strip)

   “It is hinted that Ox has rich parents, as they gave him a platinum credit card to pay for his lunches…”

   “In the May 17, 2012 strip, during which Ann Eiffel plans to sue Toni and her niece, Shannon (the latter having bit her finger in an April 2012 strip), Ox returns and upon learning of the event and Ann’s cruel way of forcing him to sign a paper to file lawsuit, he refuses and sees Ann as another bully. In the May 22, 2012 strip, Ox takes her paper to show it to his uncle: a lawyer.”

   Not that all lawyers are rich, by any means, but it’s a hint about his family.

7. about 2 years ago on Luann

   We once saw Ox at his home; he’s wealthy, judging from his house.

   Does no one else remember that? We talked about it at the time, so someone besides me probably remembers!

8. about 2 years ago on Luann

   Regarding the cursive Q: if you begin to draw “O” at the bottom, and then make the loop of the “2” when you return to the bottom of your “O,” you have a cursive Q that’s almost like the printed version. The shortened “2” of the cursive Q we were taught in school is just that: a shortening of the circle. They added that little loop at the top of the “2” Q to maintain the style.

   If you look up cursive writing styles, you may find one you like. That’s how I figured this out, incidentally—by comparing different cursive styles. Some look more like the printed versions than others.

9. about 2 years ago on Luann

   I can see her combining her (simple) writing with her drawing, and eventually becoming a children’s picture-book author. Combines many of her interests: art, drama, and teaching.

10. over 2 years ago on Luann

    Those thinking Tiff will take Puddles to Gunther’s—have you forgotten their cat?!