Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for February 28, 2014

Who could it be? Not necessarily an “open and shut” case of who it is… there’s a day to think about it….. – It could be a change of “service plans”… or maybe somehing else… - A day to think about it…

Sooo, Delta and Bernice are OK with not going to the prom? I don’t Think so! And, just Who is on the phone? Will this be Delta’s mysterious boyfriend she doesn’t even know about?! Quick get your crystal ball, well, Crystal could put in a good word… ;)

“Hold That Thought”“Ringtone Of Truth”

“Reach Out And Text Someone”or“Don’t Bill The Messenger”

:Of course we’re happy about this, and…Bernice is so happy about it she’s paying Leslie Knox to be her date to Prom…

You know, Luann is right…senior prom Is important. As has been discussed (and maybe over-discussed), its a rite-of-passage that is only experienced once. Of course, Delta and Bernice Think they’re doing the altruistic thing, but are they Really? ;)

I’m sure there will still be a “charge”, though….

A very adamant duo-note ring tone, whoever may be calling.“Delta, this is the future calling; you MUST go to the prom!The fate of the world rests on your being there!”

It’s not the milk man… Dairy’d even bother?….

Oh, geeze………. ;)

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Its OK, I was trying to be funny… ;)

No, I just live near a “Holiday Inn”..

Maybe he’s got a voice-activated computer? ;)

As a woman interested in clothes, I Really like Delta’s outfit today! ;)

There are 364 other nights you could feed a needy family, but that would lack the thrill of moral superiority that ostentatiously doing it on prom night will get for you.

Maybe it’s the needy family calling. They won’t be home that night (going to the Prom).

You know, I hadn’t really noticed that! Maybe she is just compensating? ;)

Cool! Hahahha! ;)

That’s nothing. I can go and find another strip… and it’d be in 3 D, and it’d have fireworks, and…..

Ssh! Use your indoor voice app!….

I can do that, too… only it’d be the “Prometheus”, or the “Dauntless”….. from Voyager… which came out after TNG… Ha!..

I’ll add a borg sphere (not a cube) to the pot… and when the 5th D sees it, they’d go “Up Up And Away!”…

“Bernice has changed her mind.” You might very well be right…only now we have to wait until Tomorrow to find out… ;)

Mixing Star Wars and Star Trek is like putting a Big Mac and A Whopper on the same plate… – Or mixing a Coke and a Pepsi together… the laws of physics will be mad!

Yes, and I’m way past my #, too! ;)

Not if I incorporate the time ship Relativity, from Voyager… my wife’s 2nd favorite episode…

Well, I’d better go and get ready for Monday’s more popular older brother, Friday… – Besides, the comment police are probably issuing a lot of tickets, this weekend… And I already go in excess of 55 words per minute….

Well, you used potential cross-over movies…. Lol!

I’m getting the feeling that someone might be gay, and afraid to come out.

Ha ha ha!!!!!!!!

Yes… from two days ago, actually…

Relationship-free must be a fairly capable contestant in the euphemisms-category.

I went to my prom more than 25 years ago and although it was a nice night, it’s not something I even think about anymore. I don’t know if I would have had regrets if I hadn’t gone, but it had no impact on my life as it is now.

I’m on the Bernice is going to bail on Delta side

Luann is so right: It is important, simply to participate in and learn from a major formal social event. Being in in a relationship or not should be secondary. You ought to mix in the company of the party any way. Feed poor families another day; they’ll still be there.

Oh, come on! We all know it’s Bernice calling, with something dramatic to say!

Ahhhhh…. Saved by da bell! :) Bring it home, tomorrow Bern!

Huh, Luann is the voice of reason? She is turning into her mother.

I agree with Lassie1 above. How is “feed a needy family” a REPLACEMENT activity for prom? Don’t most families eat by 8? And when is prom? 8-midnight? 6 to midnight? Maybe they would have to forgo an entire afternoon of preparation, but it doesn’t take that long to get ready if you don’t want it to. Getting my hair fixed at a salon was not something I was willing to pay for in high school.-If Delta doesn’t want to go, then don’t go. It’s the holier-than-thou, condenscending attitude that rankles me. If you want to be nice, offer to babysit on New Year’s Eve. I found a lot of parents wanted to go out but had a harder time finding sitters because the teens wanted to celebrate, too.-I remember my prom from 15 years ago. It wasn’t even great, but I’m glad I went because I never went to dances.

“I decided to do something important and guilted Bernice into doing it too.”

I bet Delta is going to prom and Bernice isn’t. Bernice will not be pleased….

Boy, I’m SURPRISED “Little Miss President for Life” didn’t TRY to Talk Luann into Skipping Prom.

And BEFORE You answer THAT Phone, ASK Yourself WHY You’re “Relationship Free”, Delta DAH-LING.

I really, really, really hope it’s an invite to the prom!!!!

People who speak for others frequently find difficulty talking due to foot filling mouth. ’Tain’t time to count no chickens yet, honeychile.

-AND I AM NEVER DRINKING TEA AGAIN!!!!!!-Hey, now, don’t blame all this on tea! Tea is good stuff. It’s not tea’s fault that Ms. Phelps is scaring Bernice to death!

Actually, I heard a little Brd sing about it, the other day….

Is it Bernice or some guy she doesn’t know calling? If it is a guy, the conversation might go like this: “Hi, Delta. Guess who this is?” “I don’t know.” “Guess.” “Mom makes me hang up if you don’t identify yourself right away.” “Why?” At that point, Moms grabs the phone and hangs up, and 40 + years later Delta will still wonder who that guy was. ~Guys, please let the girl know who you are right away when you call her.

That is a great idea.

It very well could be!…. But all the pointy sound is probably not indicating that. Since some people keep loud tones on their phone, it’s probably all pointy, just for that.

It could be a “random” date calling, too….. – Not a permanent or featured character, maybe, but it could be a date. As you know, not everybody gets to dance in view of the panes… – It could be Bern, but there’s no definite way to prove either, at this point….

That seems a possibility….

I’m thinking Delta and Bernice are going as a couple.

Yes, believe me, I don’t doubt what you’re saying, but on other strips, I’ve also seen that same style balloon used for whatever was coming out of the radio, and also when someone is depicted as talking out (not necessarily directly to someone). Also when someone is calling out someone’s name in “annoyance”…

It is Bernice calling to tell Delta what she really wants to do on prom night. Delta cannot think of herself as a good person when she is this oblivious to what her friends want. Delta is really pretty selfish. Only her values and goals matter in the world.

Hey Miss Buzzkill, I think it’s for you.

Funny conversationWell done

-Who wants to bet that the call isn’t from Bernice and instead is a guy who’s been admiring Delta and now wants to take her to the prom? SO, a big choice would need to be made… which alternative would Delta pick?

-dragged through the mud -I don’t see Delta being dragged through the mud at all. What I see is a lack of communication between two old friends, Delta and Bernice. -Delta has been involved in good works for a long time now. Although she went over the top in describing the costs of the prom as a ‘millstone’ and saying that she’d rather give the money to charity, it is no slur on her character to have her presented as someone who envisions a good deed as being more important than a dance is.-It is unfortunate that she explains her desire to do good to Luann as being partly the result of not having a relationship, but that still doesn’t look like Delta is being slammed. It just looks like she’s no better at communicating than anyone else is.

Bernice is calling to say Zane has shown up and they’re going to the prom together.

And the same could be said if it were to be someone else… to me, the timing is prominent, but not definitive in pointing towards one or the other, in considering just that one thing, alone…. it’s all in the individual interpretation. – That’s why I mentioned “think about it”. If we’re sure that “it is what it is”, then all well and good, and we are making ourselves more sure that it is right, and we still sharpen our “thinkers” in the process… But there are times when there’s a curve ball thrown in there, too…. either way, it’s exercise….. – Officially, I think it’s either/or… but I don’t think either would be wrong as far as a guess is concerned…

I agree that Delta gets maligned, at times…

Glad to know you were ok…

And are ok, too!..

Is it me, or do those clothes resemble Star Trek uniforms a little bit? For sure Luann’s does.

>I found that a resistor had burned open and there was a shorted capacitor. It was a simple ‘open and short’ case….

Because it would be really odd if it was the resistor which had shorted and there was a burned open capacitor. I guess that would make it a “short and open” case.

As right of passages go: hunting a lion with only a spear is way cooler than going to the prom. Just sayin’….

I predict that Les (after many turn downs by others) will invite Bernice to the Prom. .She will first refuse, but after gnashing of teeth about being sensible, she will later accept.

’All Bernice’s friends will violently oppose this. She will enjoy being reckless..She will make a deal with him — no nonsense. He will keep it, more or less. Ox always in the shadows..Ox thinks he is Tiff’s date, but only her bouncer.

“Sometimes a “miss” can be acceptable if it’s a productive miss, such as a sacrifice fly.”^Y’know, this is also true. even if said batsman doesn’t score for himself, he may launch an opportunity for another, and so, as you hae said, it still builds upon something, thus is productive….

I understand there is a high rate of ‘burnout’ in the comedy circuit….^And once again, you still get to “charge” a fee, Lol!….

First off she will back out on the activity with Delta, and say she is going stag to the Prom if necessary. Then Leslie Knox comes into the picture.

Actually, they just put up the question on Luann’s Facebook page, click here … – The question asks if Delta and Bernice are “noble” or “naieve”…

Being interrupted in mid-“Bernice” indicates who is on the phone. Ok, so maybe she wasn’t as enthused as Delta to have fun cooking.*On the other hand, if Bernice goes alone to the prom or with a boy she doesn’t really like, she may be sorry she bailed on Delta.*1 1/2 more months of prom drama :(

After the little heart-to-heart with Miss Phelps, Bernice decided to go to prom with Leslie…

If an electrician has a dream to one day lead the Boston Pops Orchestra, would people believe that he’d make a good conductor?…

An electrician dated a airline pilot…. – After a while, sparks were flying…..

A plumber moonlighted as an electrician.. – In the day, he felt drained, and at night he just wanted to go ohm….

“Of course and so is Bernice. You should see how happy she is with her clenched teeth and twitching eyes. She’s so happy about this she can barely hold back how happy she is.”

It’s all great for Delta, but Bernice should go to the Prom. Delta shouldn’t coerce Bernice into not going because she doesn’t think it’s important.

Bernice: I DON’T WANT TO BE MISS PHELPS!!!!Delta: Huh!…. etc. ^^Sounds just about right

I’m not sure what kind of message that would send. Is going stag so incredibly miserable that it would be better to go to the prom with someone who

1. Punched your friend in the women’s bathroom2. Planned on beating up another friend.3. Hits on another friend who hates him.^^Deffinitely, Bernice has better standards than Les, who is, as you say, someone who is an enemy to several of her friends

If it’s an electric stove, then it’s “Ohm On The Range”….

He hit on Tiffany — probably nearly the only guy whose attentions she wouldn’t welcome.

Did she resist you?

What’s with all the hate on Delta? A lot of posters are saying that today’s strip reveals that the reason Delta wants to do a good deed on prom night is because she’s “insecure” and somehow she wants to feel better about herself. I don’t think that’s it at all.-Delta starts off by NOT condoning Luann for wanting to go to the dance. She recognizes that Luann has a boyfriend, and is generally boy crazy, so going to prom is “pretty darn important” to her. Delta seems confident and happy that Lu will have a good time, and these are a characteristic of a good friend.-Also, when Delta says she and Bern are “relationship free”, she’s not saying that she’s going to feed a needy family because she has no one to go prom with and would rather be seen as a saint or a loser. She’s saying that at this point in her life she’s not in a relationship and so other priorities, are more important to her.-I think she’s saying that if she had a date, she would go. She would have fun, dress up, dance (as we’ve seen in past strips, we know she likes to do), and have a good time. But she’s “relationship-free”. That’s not her life at the moment, and she’ll have more fun giving and getting to know a new family than spending lots of money over a experience, that she personally will not get a lot out of.-Maybe if this wasn’t Delta, I might be more dubious about motives, and such, but this is her personality. She likes helping people, is almost always volunteering, starting initiatives and getting involved. It’s what she likes to do.-And for everyone who’s saying that she can feed a needy family any other day of the year, obviously she KNOWS that. She’s wants to do something special on Prom Night, and instead of spending a bunch of time on something that’s not important to her, she wants substitute the time and do something else that is.

Another thing is, people are saying that Delta coerced Bernice into helping her with feeding a family.-Looking back, at Bernice and Delta’s prom conversation from last week, there is a noticeable difference between how she responds to Bernice, than how she responds to Luann.-Luann is boy crazy, she has Quill, so prom is obviously going to be a special memory for her. And Delta reassures her, exactly that.- Bernice, as seen last week, was border-line complaining about how she doesn’t have a significant other kind of person in her life, and so Delta challenged her to think differently. Really, the world is not going to end, if you don’t go to prom. Unless it’s THAT important to you. It’s a matter of perspective.- Delta gave Bern an alternative because the latter was clearly unhappy with the idea of “falling behind” and not having a boyfriend to take her to prom. I don’t think she was belittling Bernice’s desires to buy a dress and have fun, or coercing her to do whatever she said. She thought of an alternative that she thought would make them both happy. -If she was belittling, she would be trying to convince LuAnn right now, that going to prom is a bad thing. All Delta says though is going to prom isn’t HER thing.

What is kind of weird about Bernice and Delta’s attitude, is the notion that you need a date to have fun at prom. Prom is about having fun with your friends and celebrating high school memories. If I was LuAnn, I would be more upset with the notion of spending prom without my friends. Quill is nice, but he’s only a fraction of her friend group.

In the very, very near future people of the gay community will be at the prom just like all the “normal people”, like it or not..

“In 10 or 15 years will it (prom) seem so important?”

For some, yes, especially if the couple are still acquaintances. For others, no, their lives have gone in other directions… Its funny, I still remember my sister’s senior prom (I didn’t go to mine for various reasons). I guess what I am Really remembering is the picture that was taken of her and her date. They were sitting in a rickshaw with a lovely display of flowers in the background. Oh, and her date?…they got married soon out of high school and still are… ;)

“Its Bernice on the phone.”

Hopefully, she Will have changed her mind…and has even found a friend or two to go with her… ;)

Thanks for the “heads up!” Sorry you were "silenced… Glad to have you back! ;)

“Mrs.” Phelps" is really "Miss’ Phelps…which makes this arc all the more poignant… ;)

Bernice is scared that she’ll turn out like Ms. Phelps and have to chaperone the prom in 30 years – having never gone to her own. Too bad they didn’t get Johnny Weir & Tara Lipinski for chaperones. Guess they were too busy critiquing fashion at the Academy Awards.

That’s why I like Ms. (short for both Miss and Mrs.)…. Keeps folks’ noses out your business (somewhat), and still fits to a tee….

Bernice and Delta should go together – as friends. That’s what the girls who don’t have or want dates do here. They go and have fun. Or just go as a big gang of girls and guys together.