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

Hmmmm…I wondered what Rosa’s parents would think of her hare-brained scheme…! ;)

Oh yeah, right, by the way.

“♫…And to all you people, all across the land…take it from me, parents just don’t understand….♫”-DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince

Which explains why Rosa’s parents weren’t present to see her off.

OK…I’ll go look! ;)

No way Gunther ends up alone in Peru.

poor Gunther, he might end up having to buy 2 tickets to Lima

“Flying Without Wings”“Against The Wind” ♫“A Can Of Worms”“Escape (The Parental Collider)”She’s Not A Rebel, No,No,No" “She’s Got No Ticket To Ride” “Travelling With Baggage”“Everybody’s Going Their Own Way”“A Bump In The Road”“Cue Record Scratch”or “A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Peru”

Never thought of That angle! (re. your note of yesterday…I guess we’re just going to have to agree to disagree!) It is a shock when our chicks fledge the nest…takes quite some time to get used to them not being at home…a lot of time in my case! But, then, I didn’t have all that much time to get over his HS graduation, not to mention his going in the Navy! The first time your son comes “home,” he will be changed in some ways…and the same in others. Its an exciting journey to share in their futures! ;)

I went on a solo trip once. It was to the Big Island of Hawaii in order to meet an online pen-pal. We don’t talk much anymore since after I came home.

Rosa and Gunther may need the TARDIS….

Again, DEFERRED ADMISSION!!! If you’re that good, most institutions will allow you to have a once-in-a-lifetime experience and then come to school at a later date with that under your belt. Don’t worry, Rosa, Yale for undergrad, Harvard for graduate school! Gunther — Moony U and then Harvard for you, too, dude!

Again, DEFERRED ADMISSION!!! If you’re that good, most institutions will allow you to have a once-in-a-lifetime experience and then come to school at a later date with that under your belt. Don’t worry, Rosa, Yale for undergrad, Harvard for graduate school! Gunther — Moony U and then Harvard for you, too, dude!

@NightGaunt (from yesterday)“Got tired of coffee the way I am about cold cereal. Don’t like either these days.”

Well, I got tired of cold cereal a long time ago, but I can’t imagine ever getting tired of coffee. It’s kind of my little slice of heaven; that, along with my precious baby cockapoo, flowers (especially my roses), and JSBach.

:D

why can’t rosa’s parents be more open like gunther’s mother

Plus, he had a “preview of coming attractions!” You must be so proud of your son (and of your parenting skills with him)! ;)

@ShagsCA:

Even if she couldn’t go to Peru right now, I don’t think she’d be “resigned” to taking up learning at Yale. – Which is probably why they let her go (with reservations) [pardon the pun, please]…

Which, I bet, will serve him very well as he ventures into the young adult world! ;)

@ShagsCA’s“Again, DEFERRED ADMISSION!!!”

We can only hope. At this point, I seriously have my doubts. But maybe this is Evans’ way of turning Gunther into a man. I can imagine him returning all suave and sophisticated, speaking Spanish, Quechuan, and Aymara fluently, and unafraid and ready to meet any challenge head on.

My IS (Irish Setter) girl is giving me “the Look”…like, Ma, I want to go to bed already! Her ears always perk up when I turn my computer off! "Nite all! ;)-————————————————————————-“I sometimes think His critical judgment is so exquisite it leaves us nothing to admire except his opinion.”(Christopher Fry, 1907-?)

Don’t know anything about airline policies, but if Rosa’s ticket is cancelled, maybe Gunther could do the same and use the money to elope to Vegas. Whatever, this whole thing has to be a prelude to sex.

Prelude to sex? Gunther is going to have to loosen up a lot more first! And Mrs. Berger and Quill — ewwww!

If Rosa’s parents didn’t know about her trip, how could her father cancel her ticket?It obviously wasn’t purchased with an account where he might have noticed.

“My favorite flavor is almond extract. It tastes great in sugar cookies…”

Oh, totally agreed. Almond flavoring is a favorite for me too. Mmm, yes, I’ll have to try it in pancakes. What topping do you use for almond pancakes? Would maple syrup drown out the flavor?

Everything is amusing to Quill. A guy who’s very easily entertained.

Her parents: “We’re very disappointed.”Her uncle: “Yeah, whatever. Your parents are boring. And I can always use a couple more janitors at the clinic. I don’t care if you bring that asexual boyfriend along, either.”

Gunther: “Oh, I’m sorry Rosa.. for them and for you but we’ll show them it’s not so bad” – But no, the ONLY thing Gunthie thinks to say is about his precious self… hello? Other people on this planet? — for this guy everybody is just a potential prop to support HIM. I want to hear him say “we” one time in this strip instead of “me” “I” memememe

Rosa’s diplomat-Dad may have threatened to cancel her ticket, but so far he has not done so (or else she wouldn’t be in the car on her way to the airport—just eight more miles). Either she and Gunther do fly off to Tio Leo, or both stay in Pitts and the whole Peru adventure collapses. Whatever the case, Rosa and Gunther stick together. That’s my take on this developing scene. I’d like to see them in Lima, but if they have to stay in Pitts for the summer, and if Rosa is forced off to Yale in the fall, at least she and Gunther will remain in touch, in a long-distance romance (unless he too manages to get into Yale somehow at the last minute).

Had the same thought. How is this the time when the qestion first comes up? I see some angry parents waiting at the airport in this story lines near future.

Look on the bright side, now her Dad came buy a yacht and a Ferrari with the money he will save not paying for Yale.

I do hope Luann and their other friends are at the airport to give them a proper sendoff.

The sarcasm in the second panel doesn’t read well.

Oh “Sweet Betsy from Pike”.

Going to Peru on somebody else’s half-arsed scheme. Maybe by Your lonesome.

Look G-Ball, tell Pretty Boy to turn that Damned Car around, Tell Rosa GOOD-BYE, and Tell Your Mom to STOP Calling You “Gunthie”.

And also INFORM Ma Berger that there’s gonna be some CHANGES Around Here.

Peter Capaldi – seriously looking forward to it. Just watched Local Hero last night – one of his earliest roles.

Why would there be an “Airport 8 miles” sign on such an inconspicuous corner like that?

Not every 18 year old is financially dependent on mom and dad in today’s America. In many cases, Mom and Dad don’t have anything to be dependent on, assuming there even IS a dad.

So, most such financial dependence is actually dependence upon the US government, which has a welfare system in place for just such an occurrence, and an easily abuseable one too.

Most egregious is the ‘have lots of kids’ plan some girls are on. This dastardly plan involves having one (But no more then one) child per boyfriend. She then gets child support from the dude, and money from the government. If she has 5 kids by 5 dudes, she then has 5 streams of child support income and yet more money from the government, and essentially makes more money as a baby making machine then she’d make at any minimum wage jobs and most service jobs of any kind. It takes a cold, efficient heart to run that play, but it gets run, frequently. All it takes is a maneater’s heart and a massive sense of entitlement. Both of which are largely evident in today’s America.

While we Americans are stuck in our self-absorbed, self-centered, and just plain lazy apathy regarding other languages and cultures (Disclaimer: I speak 18 languages, about half of them fluently, so I may be a bit biased on this subject!).

Why would Rosa’s parents pay for the ticket if they are so against her plans? She must be over 18. How could they cancel her ticket unless they paid for it??

Anyone wonder where Luann is? I thought she would have been there to see Gunther off, if only to spend the drive to the airport with Quill …

In some cases where opportunities like this arise, some colleges will defer entrance until the next year’s class. I’m not sure that Yale would do this, but hey, it bears looking into…

well, you’d kinda suspect Quill would have kept Luann informed

To be perfectly honest, I don’t even know where Lu and Q stand anymore. Since the prom and graduation, I don’t even think they’ve exchanged more than 1-2 words of dialogue. I wonder if this is part of the setup for Lu and Q to go their separate ways for now…. and for Lu to meet new boys at Pitts CC… and Tiff to try and have another go at Q (doubtful, since it would not involve competing against Lu)… I hope Greg will sort all this out over the summer, but we’ll see.

Dang…forgot how the hyphens would cause the strikeout effect

And “asterisks” will make it bold. And “underscores” will make it italic.

This should, actually, be in the FAQ, if it isn’t

Pibgorn Tribute HTML style page

Also, certain HTML 4.x concepts will work, but don’t go hog wild…. :-)

I feel like I’m commenting on a puppet show, because Greg Evans is pulling the strings. But he does set the stage and has some purpose in mind, so I think that, given the situation, Gunther and Rosa have bonded, and are on their own, and they should feel the freedom and excitement and passion. If Gunther doesn’t, he has a real problem, and I don’t see Greg’s purpose for this whole build up.

I don’t understand how Rosa was smart enough to get accepted to Yale, but didn’t think to have her matriculation postponed. This would have ensured that she would still have her spot at Yale after going to Peru.

Here is Yale’s deferred enrollment policy:

http://admissions.yale.edu/faq/can-i-postpone-matriculation-yale

Does ANYbody here speak Esperanto?

Counting down till the end of the week when there will be no more Gunther in the strip. At least one can hope.

So…is Gunth going to say good by to Luann and the gang? Maybe they are meeting him at the airport? I am expecting a very emotional Luann/Gunther farewell.

Has Quill ever lived in a non Anglophone country? I think not. Otherwise, he would understand the gravitas of the situation for Gunther— who may not speak a word of Spanish yet!

And what about the farewell parties at Weenie World? Quill, a transfer student, got TWO on his way back to Oz. Yet this lifelong lad of Pitts nary got ONE? Mordock, what think you?

Sheriff Mordecai said, Does ANYbody here speak Esperanto?//////////

There are better such languages, but nobody speaks them either.

Re: teas…Bigelow’s Lemon Lift in the morning, then their Green Tea, then Tetley’s round British Blend, then Bigelow’s English Teatime. Sometimes I have Lipton’s regular tea, but I do prefer their Family-Sized Ice Tea Blend. In this hot weather, I make at least 3 qts. of it and it lasts about 2 days, maybe. Twining’s English Breakfast and Irtish Breakfast are also good. Don’t know What I’d do without my tea! I used to like sugar in my iced tea but quit doing that a long time ago…although “sweet tea” is a Southern staple… ;)

Yes, “Southern” does have different dialects! Don’t forget “Brooklynese” and “New Jerseyian.” There’s also “Coloradoan” and “Kansasian.” The Left Coast is something else in the language department! There’s also quite a few language-mxing going on in Arizona, especially in Phoenix and Tucson… Oh, can’t forget the “Queen’s” English in addition to Scots English and Irish English (don’t know about Wales). No wonder it is so difficult for non-native speakers to learn “English!” =-O

Under 21s can also go on a long hike up Mt. Charleston, run a race every weekend or hike or rock climb at Red Rock.

Hahahaha about “Pig Latin” and “Klingon!” My hub also can speak “Alfalfian” which I gave up trying to learn… Sometimes we try to speak Pig Latin so our IS Katie won’t understand, but that little fink is so smart she’s figured out some basic words like “Awk-way” Dang, just can’t pull the wool over her eyes! That’s what we get for choosing a smart and sassy Irish Setter girl! =-O

See, I Knew Gunther could speak and understand Spanish (don’t know about Peruvian Spanish, though)! I can translate about 60% here, but not much else! ;)

Re: our furry friends being smart…yes!!! Most of our dogs were very intelligent…except for our IS Katie who is VERY intelligent! She sure gives us a run for our money!!! Don’t doubt for a minute dogs could be in control! Especially IS Katie! There’s a movie that posits this very same thing. Its about some dogs from outer-space who are trying to get Earth-dogs to see how dogs Really do control the universe…I don’t remember the name of the movie,.. of course (I leave that up to my hub who can remember hundreds of movies, their plots, the actors, the dialogue! I “sort of” can identify the “Star Wars” characters and their stories…maybe!) ;)

Yes…the Boston Teaparty didn’t exactly go over very well in England (don’t think Scotland was involved…)!

Well, gotta go! Have to get ready for going out of town tonight to eat at a really good restaurant! C U tomorrow afternoon! ;)-———————————————————————————-“All slang is metaphor, and all metaphor is poetry.”(G. K. Chesterton, 1874-1936)

Yes, it would be grate to see his picture! I’m still working on getting our IS, Katie to sit Still! She doesn’t like a camera in her face! Hopefully, we can get one of her this evening… =-O

A dollar says it ends up Gunther bought the ticket her dad cancelled :-)

Shaka, when the walls fell.

This was all an elaborate ruse to get Gunther out of the country so that Rosa could steal Quill away from Luann

“stuck in their stubborn regionalism.”.Well understood..“I can understand people of 3 closely related languages.”.“Good for you. I can communicate with all people within 3,000 miles and billions around the world and the others are trying to learn our language and come here. We all came from or descended from people who fled those other nations.”

Maybe Plomeek soup from Romulus is a close second. Or whatever grubs they foraged for on Remus….

Yeah, good idea! Mostly because Romulan Ale only tastes slightly less worse…..