Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for April 11, 2016

The lady must be “Romeo.” Have fun, girls.

Guess which of those waiting to give a ride is a ‘theatrical’ person…

LOL. Welcome ta Nyawk, Sueann an’ Beatrice, miz Romeohere iz gonna show youse a good time here in da apple.

I smell trouble.

I just want to say not to judge a book by it’s cover. Wait a bit before making a judgement.

Approaching now the city mickleLuann’s doubts begin to prickle.From flying plane into the panWhere plans sizzle for SueAnne,And in what ways will they missFor newly renamed Beatrice?And yet adventure is born thusWhen you aside the plans and fuss,And find the new ways that life fitsFor all your mess and bits and wits.

-The Men In Black?

LOL!

Romeo, or not, she looks interesting.

Let this New York journey begin!!!.I’m so glad this page is full of Luann nerds like me. Yesterday I was sharing my passion for team Gunthany with my grandma who reads this comic in the newspaper. She looked really disinterested and she kept trying to change the topic :p

This should be one of the most exciting weeks in the strip. It’ll set precedents for what may happen in the weeks ahead.

“Sueanne+Beatrice” is close enough to Luann and Bernice, coming from a theatrical person, especially one dressed so…colorfully? Greetings and welcome to NYC!

She looks like a black haired Tiffany . Does she have a twin?That’s something she would do also.

How come Bernice doesnt have to pass this my her parents, in fact, do any of the non-Luann, non-Brad characters HAVE parents?

I must have missed something….why did Pru not go with them?

I’m sure they will inadvertently see Quill in a theatre production and Luann will go haywire in some way..

Hey WAIT a Minute, “Safari Girls.” Maybe that Lady Really IS waiting for a "Sueanne and a “Beatrice” And NOT You Two Damsels.

But NO, Go Right Ahead and “Roll” with a Total Stranger! In New York, yet….,

I guess I’m just kinda sad that no one is ripping on Greg and Karen for not providing full disclosure on how Luann could afford all of this. Who’s feeding Puddles? Luann doesn’t have a seatbelt like Bern. No, wait .. the colorist screwed up – That should be Bern’s sweater, not a belt! OMG this strip is falling apart.

So the strip is now called SueAnne?? No one told me:-(

Good morning, I’m Naive! Haven’t flown domestically since Reagan fired air traffic controllers so tell me— do people carry pick-up signs like that now rather than just the “here I am” names?

apparently he DID miss something … the plot line!

The museum of sex is very interesting. I enjoyed my visit to that museum. They should visit the tenement museum too.

7So, is that person who is picking them up Romeo, or is she someone else? Regardless, she does indeed exude a “theatrical” flair about her. Bernie and Luann are certainly dressed nicely for plane travel. They are harkening back to an earlier time of plane travel (IMO) (1950s) where people did dress nicely for the ride. Dressing nicely for the ride is far less common today due to the nearly claustrophobic nature of most cabins where folks are packed into the plane like sardines. Today, many, many folks dress for riding the plane in the most comfortable clothing they can find, myself included. I typically wear loose fitting jeans, and a light shirt and a zippered, hooded sweatshirt on any flight to any destination these days. The temperatures on the planes seems to vary considerably enough that with that get-up I can be reasonably “sardine” comfortable come what may.

I hope that the presumed Romeo will be taking Bernie and Luann to their hotel or hostel first before embarking on whatever adventure is planned for them today. I know for me, anyhow, the plane ride is stressful enough (my eustacian tubes do not regulate pressures well, so the up and down of the plane is not particularly comfortable for me) that I need time to a) unwind a bit, b) drop off luggage, c) take a shower andd) change into clothes more suitable for wherever I am going.

I wonder… when was the last time Greg Evans flew on a plane…

Hardly matters if Ecstasy got their names wrong; soon they will have their very own theatrical monikers.

This is definitely a cartoon! the airplane seats are spacious.

“The names have been changed…mostly to protect them in the event of engaging in some wild and crazy shenanigans! Like jaywalking!…. Getting kicked out of the ‘Cash Cab’!… And even worse….. Asking exactly where they keep “the Big Apple”!…" – Well, I guess a mondegreen meeting with a name ‘not quite right’…is better than none at all…

“Identity Crisis”“Moniker-tastrophe”“Fuzzy Reception”“Mondegreen Acres”“Eggcorn On Your Face”“Malapropism Schism”“A Sight For Soramimi”“Who Do You Think You Are?”or“Close Enough!”

Sheriff, if it is a coloring error, it is one that works. Whenever i have flown i have noticed that when belts are optional some still wear them, and that woukd fit Bernice’s personality. She is still a rather “seatbelts always on” type of person. In fact, i wonder if she took it off to get herself to the rest room on the plane or if she will soon need the “Lady’s”.

I was afraid that Team Evans would make us stay home with Mom & Dad and just get second hand reports. THANKS for letting us go to the Big Apple with them!

This reminds me of Mr. Belvedere, where the “dim” character Angela (played by someone who’s anything but “dim”) always misspoke, and called him “Mr. Benihana”…or “Mr. Bumpersticker”…

For some reason, I just got a suspicion that one of Pru’s friends in New York will be Aaron Hill. Don’t know why, but maybe I think Luann’s life should be even more complicated.

Don’t make me throw up

Is that Mr. Gray sitting in the seat next to Beatrice’s?

P.S. – If I held up a self-describing sign it indeed would be “NAIVE”.

Ha, ha, ha, ha!!!

-Today’s airliners are Greyhound buses with wings…

“One of these things is not like the other.”

Indeed…. air travel these days IS exceptionally uncomfortable and unpleasant. The only reason (as you stated) that I will still fly a few times a year is ONLY because of the time savings. If I have the time, I would rather take a train, bus, car, or anything else other than a plane…. probably even a camel.

And that sign managed to make me momentarily forget Bernice’s name. I mean it, I could not recall what she was actually named. Glad I finally remembered.

Good.!! An adventure awaits us.!. .We haven’t had an adventure since Gunther headed off to Peru..Earlier, there was Luann’s trip to Hawaii..Neither turned out too well, though.

Anyone care to make a prediction as to what Romeo’s necklace bauble is? A) To me, it mostly looks like an egg, cracked. Sort of an all white version of the “Partridge Family” egg from the 1970s ( http://static.rcgroups.net/forums/attachments/1/6/5/6/7/7/t2142167-72-thumb-egg.jpg?d=1225233062 ).B) Also, however, it looks like potentially like a “Peace Sign” from back in the 1960’s ( https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Peace_sign.svg/220px-Peace_sign.svg.png ).However, if it were a “peace sign” it would have probably been filled in with the blue color of the sweater in the center. It seems unlikely to be a solid “peace sign” medallion with a white background.It seems that Romeo’s “style sense” runs far more eclectic than the 1940’s era styling that seems to typify Pru. Romeo seems to be wearing a “Tu-Tu” sort of ballerina skirt with a big, bulky sweater over a black leotard and high heels. The green hoop ear rings must be needed to tie the whole look together, I guess. :)

plus thanks to Q leaving the job at the cafe thing, Pru had to stay at her job there

yup. Peace sign. The background is either a coloring mistake ( sorry Sheriff!) or it’s a solid piece rather than a cutout.

Hold on to your party panties Sue and Bea, it’s about to get real.

It occurs to me that by a stroke of fate, these two are going to bump into someone connected with that dunce Piro and find out he’s a runaway. From something.

I think the lady on the right is the one and that she got the spelling wrong, i.e. SueAnn instead of Luann and Beatrice instead of Bernice.

The young lady has the names incorrect. An introduction provides the correction. Have fun Luann and Bernice.

“Still working on Luanniverse Space_Time”“Starts with time dilation formula due to Einstein”

Thrown together, and i am afraid it reads that way, but:

So we read bad phone connectionCausing advice of rejection.

Or perhaps guide’s slightly deafNot cause for “You’re out!” from a ref.

Every city has different culturesWhich are no cause to call out vultures

Those in today’s Mickle Malus Really aren’t so very callus.When you’re stuck jammed in like picklesYou reduce eye contact — if not fickleOr intrusive — either wayPoliteness through privacy should rule the day.So say hello when there is reason.For each conversation, have a season.Yes, I am having a tease on!

If you despise tree taxonomyBlame the Malus namers instead of me.Confusing apple’s genus with the word “malice”?Then it is you now being callus.

Should you worry in Mickle MalusThey’ll meet someone with fickle phallus,Or encountered paths they can not grappleOn the shiny sidewalks of Big Apple,Those challenges arise everywhereFor budding women growing fairAnd just like there, and there, and thereSaying, “No.” is far from rare.So, give them a good chance to do well.Stop alarming with your cries, “It’s Hell!”

Man, you people are a bunch of judgmental prudes.

Have guests to your city? Don’t learn their names.

I’m guessing that all of the other names that the Men In Black are holding up are inside shout-outs.

I wonder… when was the last time Greg Evans flew on a plane…

The answer is never. He flies in one-————

No biplane wing walking for him? I am disappointed.

SPOILER ALERT

Now we do, and t’weren’t Romeo…

Opps, i accidentally hit delete.

Anyway, E (and Pru) each have something most in Manhattan do not have. Do you know what it is?

Also, if the white streak is natural then E might have a Neural Crest Genetic Variant. Those do cause varying degrees of deafness. It woukd be interesting if Team Evans is familiar w it.