Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for April 08, 2014

So, who’s minding the store?! ;)

Looks like the kids had already had acontingency plan in place… in case of an emergency like this! – Good thing, too.. Everyone was in the mood for “Duck, Duck Goose”, today- and that was never Luann’s strength…. And Tiffany needs more time to raid the after-school snack pantry….

“Caution: Kids Working”“Me-Teens…Phone… Home”“Calling From A Pay- No- Attention- Phone”“The Best Laid Proms….”“They’ve Got No Class…”“It’s Break Time, But No One’s Sitting”or“We Don’t Need No Edu-cation…”

At least one child knows how to deal with a scary situation…and You Two, get your minds off the prom and onto your little charges!!! ;)

Oh, okay I have to put everyone around me at this time on hold while I talk to whomever on my cell phone… Really, it’s important… Oh yeah, and you’re not.

Oh, the joys of planning the perfect prom. So sad I didn’t even go to mine (I graduated from high school eleven years ago).

The kids are showing initiative; which girl will take credit for teaching them that?

“Brought to you” by… – A.Teen & Teen… “Reach out and ignore someone!…” – and by.. - Slapple… makers of the ‘MePhone’ and the ‘iPaid’…

I thought dinner is usually served at prom. Guess it’s in the gym.

“As long as skies are blue, and fields are green, Evening must usher night, night urge the morrow…” (P. B. Shelley, 1792-1822). Today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday…’nite all! ;)

@IamJayBlue: Yes, I guess every prom is different. :) Out here in Los Angeles we have champagne parties. Kind of like a send off for the prom-goers. Usually, hors d’oeuvres are served with champagne for the adults and mock champagne for the kids. I’ve been to quite a few. It’s pretty fun. Then of course, there is the after prom…

Meh…teenagers…

“Hopefully, you don’t mean the hotel…”^Yeah, good catch! I really meant a gang of folk going to “Burger Lord” or to “the Greasy Spoon Diner”… or to the "Chez-Ved Pitts”…. or the “Le Sacre Bleu”…

I’m always reminded of the cracks that Russell would lob at Rudy on “Fat Albert”: “You’re like a day of school in a blizzard!”“Yeah? How come?”“No class!”

I had to Google. “Gail the Snail” sounded too much like an actual children’s book to be something random made up for this strip. Turns out it’s actually a character played by Mary Lynn Rajskub when she guest-starred on “It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia”.

Good thing kids are inventive.

The kid with the glasses thinks that disco, concert smoke, lasers and confetti are unsafe. Disco?…. Lasers?….

Somebody please remind me what the purpose of this Prom is? Grad is fast approaching,in June, shouldn’t they be more concerned about that?

Right to Left….Children

Tiff,Bernice, Luann, Gunther, ??

You know, legally, they have to have REAL adult supervision, not just a couple of high school kids.

Little Bossy Blondie is a real take-charge gunnery sergeant-type! She’ll keep those weak-hearted babies in line while the two teen princesses play out their own fantasies when they’re supposed to be on-the-clock for Kidz 1st. Will they be fired or otherwise disciplined? Doubtful….

Luann got fired from the library some time ago. This is an elementary school program she and Tiffany work at.

This shows ONE way to teach children self-reliance — just ignore them.

Girls do you jobs and the prom will take care of itself. There is a time and place for everything and now is not it.

Anybody notice that Luann is the pone more absorbed in herself and Tiff is the one more concerned about how the prom gores for others? Quite a switch!!

Take a GOOD Look, Kiddies.

Because THIS Is YOU in about 13 Years….,

They’ve got no classso shake yo’ … nope, not that.They’ve got no classSo I think I’ll passOn a programRun by themThey’ve got no classYet they’re a gasWhen they concentrateOn us little kidsThey’ve got no classBrains got no massWhen their headsAre somewhere elseThey’ve got no classBut we’ll let it passThis prom seemsPowerful big to themSoon they’ll returnBe back with usSome slack they’ve earnedSo we won’t scream and cussUsually they have class

Good Lord. I expected better of Luann.

Just wanted to offer kudos for the very sneaky Always Sunny reference. Made me just about spit my coffee all over the place!

Interesting how the little kids appearance resembles the main characters in this comic.

Y’know, you’re right- there does seem to be a little bit of Hillary Forth, there!…

Tiffany, if all the girls get prom gowns like the two girls in our neighborhood did, you won’t need a disco ball. The shimmering in the sunlight did more than any disco ball would do, sunlight or not. Gosh, those gowns were beautiful, and the shimmering was amazing. I’ve never seen material like that before.

“I believe Greg is simply making a point about self-absorbed teenagers…”^I ran across a kids’ TV show the other day, that had two kids who were liking each other, but one was getting ready to return to their out of state home, and when the idea for continuing by video chat came up, they didn’t even wait until they were out of each others’ presence…. _all of a sudden, they started chatting by video right there , while they were still with each other. Done for comedic effect, but depicted for just the same point…

Not only is it probably for a reference (…Always Sunny…), but probably also showing that when no one is “supervising”, kids could “theoretically” be prone to gravitating towards things that could be “a bit out of their range” (one example being shows that could be for "parental guidance strongly suggested’), according to some parents….

CROSS-STRIP ALERT: There’s a jungle wedding going on this week in Judge Parker, between a CIA spy (her father is an arms’ dealer) and Judge Parker Jr. If you’ve got a wedding jones going, they have new-age vows, small ceremony, and one of them will probably get shot.

Sad to say, “Le Cess Poole” is a bright spot, over there on “Crock”!….

I am I the only one who noticed the similarities between the older and younger generations?

-It must be wonderful to be so knowledgable as you are. When you’re done with explaining how the viewpoint character of this comic is a terrible person and everyone should instead be cheering for someone who tried to send pics of her nude to others, maybe you can send Secretary of State Kerry a message on how to figure out all the problems in the Middle East.

They need a change of logo for their shirts.

Says “Kidz 1st” on the shirts, which leads me to ask, Which kids first?

Yeah, I hope this isn’t going to where “Big Chin” has to intervene in the class and then fire 1 or both of them. But then again, that might lead to the last big “fireworks” display between them! :-) :-)

“Wondering if you caught the reference about the “rhyme” line ?? "^It’s been mentioned all day, practically.. -If I rhyme it, though, my goal will be to make sure there are at least more than three letters… – Or I may even be slick and go with “passed”, “cast”, or something like that, Lol!

I seem to recall in some of the tribute strips and “commemoration” strips for other characters Greg has done, they have had a bit of poking fun at some characters. I believe one was the “Habitat For Humanity” one, and another the “Blondie and Dagwood” special… and among them some of the kid characters…

“Just in case….”^You just couldn’t wait ’till summer for that, huh?.. Lol!!

It is not the library it is the school Luan & Tiff took assistant positions at.

Luv the irony of the t-shirts, “Kidz 2nd”!

Yesterday they said, “Four days until prom”. My guess is that means next week, or the week after, our time. As I see it, the big prom issues will be:*1) who is Tiff’s date?2) will Rosa tell Gunther her Plan C?3) what will go wrong between Lu and Qu?4) will Ox need to keep out the Hells Angels?5) will Crystal wear a goth gown or a pantsuit?6) others?

We have now gone “Nine Dec(k)s” down……

So much for doing their jobs.

-And I don’t (still) get why you read a comic when the main character is so distasteful to you. You see a world where someone is either perfect or a villain, so why not just find a comic that fits that world and is more to your liking? Teens tend to be self-centered. Would you be hating as much on Jeremy Duncan in the ‘Zits’ comic? I think I know the answer to that. -Your philosophy is close to that of the Taliban. There’s only one way for a female to be and if she isn’t that way, she’s ‘ReallyBad’. So go read about guys instead. You’ll be happier and you won’t be hectoring those who enjoy (and understand) that female teens can be complex critters, rather than perfect angels all the time. Just like guys…

I respectfully disagree. And the reason that I don’t disagree is not because I am trying to say so. It’s not my sentiment that it is equal to being fired, but it is a sign of the times, and it is what it is becoming referred to, in some places, these days….

Teenagers, can you hear me? Teenagers, do not imbibe alcohol on an empty stomach. Eat food on Prom Night!

Will there be any conversation between Frank & Nancy after Luann gets into the limousine with Quill? Exactly how much discussion has there ever been in the DeGroot household concerning the issue of teenage birth control?

The kiddies would be better off being watched by “Ray Charles in Charge”!

The girl in green who is leading the kids to the story circle looks exactly like Shannon, minus the hair color…is this the good twin that Shannon never knew she had? lol

Disagreement even insults aren’t hatred.Insulting people is not Taliban behaviorKilling people is Taliban behavior..As to why he might insult people with whom he disagrees, I assume bad parenting. Still not Taliiban.. As to why he responds at all to those with whom he disagrees, I assume the idea is to correct a misstatement.

LOLOLOLOL!

Dinner at 5pm? That’s not dinner, that’s afternoon tea!