Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for May 24, 2016

I’m guessing it’s neither the sunrise nor the waterfall that Bernice objects to.

While I can envision yoga at dawn, I don’t want to envision it without clothes.

The naked truth about Dez.

Can’t believe I am still up. Goodnight. I may think about Desdemona, though.

A serious yet casual, personal but not intimate serendipitous non-date happening? Why not trip and fall in front of the guy right outside a cinema where a silent movie festival is playing?

Naked yoga. Her cat-cow would be a sight!

I don’t see Bernice up for naked anything: remember how she dressed when Piro slept on her couch?

“naked yoga meditation” I can see Yogi Berra naked sitting cross legged on the pitchers mound.

“naked yoga meditation” I can see Yogi Berra naked sitting cross legged on the pitchers mound.

Sounds interesting, but Dez is that college friend who is amazing and different, but is so much a part of the growth of new ideas that come in a college experience, Including naked yoga in Kathmandu. Not that Bernice will do that, but I am sure they will come up with something creative. Something romantic. This skipped over the weekend, and SUnday, while involving Frank and Nancy, was very romantic. So I argue the theme continues with Bernice and Piro the mysterious, attractive one. For those who are bored because its not a gag-a-day sorry, but for those who love to follow what might come next this is fascinating.

Wait! I just noticed, more of those non-high brownies with that tea?? Uh Oh! I do need to go to bed.

And this strip remains PG-13

Still waiting for Dez to use the phrase, “When I was in class….”, or see some text books laying around.

@trekman58 It’s like deja vu all over again!

Kathmandu happened to be the guy’s name.

Spoilt college kids… none look like they are going into STEM… none joining the military and putting a stop to a caliphate taking over vast parts of the world… they are all soft and contemptible.

A little while longer as Desdemona’s roommate and a little more of that daily dose of “tea and biscuits” and Bernice will build up the confidence and fortitude to say “hello” to Piro. Maybe some day soon.And, meanwhile, let’s give Tiffany a break! Let Gunther notice her in a way different from when in Pitts H.S.

Naked anything would surely gain his attention but might cost respect.

Clearly, Greg has never been to Kathmandu.

She said she “planned” it. Sound like bait and switch.

Will someone “accidentally” lock Bern and Piro in the campus coffee shop already??

Bern, “You want to Know, Piro Better”?FORGET about it, Kid.At THIS Point in the Storyline, You could “Waterboard” the guy and He WOULDN’T Cough-Up “details” of His Life.

Look, IF He is indeed ‘homeless’ as many have suggested, that last bag of popcorn You two shared was probably the last DECENT meal He’s had. Why don’t ‘cha just give Him 30 bucks and tell Him to go to Chipotle and ’knock Himself out?’

He STILL Won’t Tell Ya anything, but He May think rather Highly of You as He’s stuffing His face….,

Bern wants it to “just happen” without any effort or risk taking on her part. Magical thinking again— not suitable for a counselor!

This is just getting more weird every day.

How about planning a Scarf ‘N’ Snark?(I don’t know what that is, exactly. It just sounded cool.)

Des is a little over the top, but I like that she is who she is.

Oops, guess I should have clarified, “he doesn’t know she exists”, yesterday. What I meant is He doesn’t know she exists in a romantic sense.

can’t she simply ask him out for coffee next time she sees him? Isn’t that what kids these days do??

Take a Thermos of tea and a Tupperware container of Dez’ “magic” cookies to Piro [pjɛʁo], and see where that leads.

I don’t remember which cartoon this was, but awhile ago, there was a cartoon about a couple who were probably getting over an argument and going to bed. She was lying there worrying about why he was not talking to her at all, and if he was waiting for her to apologize or what, or even if he was thinking about a trial separation.

Meanwhile, the thought balloon above the guy’s head showed that he was thinking about why his car was having trouble starting.

It would be interesting to see side-by-side frames about Bernie and Piro. Bernice would be agonizing about whether to invite Piro out for coffee (would he think it was a date, would he expect her to ask him back to her place, etc.). Meanwhile, the thought balloon over Piro’s head would be about whether he should ask some friend if he could crash on his couch again, or whether it was too soon and he needed to find another place to stay that night…

We have not seen proof that he is or is not a student. Bernice has stated that she knows he does not have a dorm room in her dorm, at least.

This has got so stupid and drawn out What happened to the old writer some one new must have taken over. Boring I read about ever 3rd or 4th day now to see if there is any change. Used to be on the edge of my seat waiting to see the next day.

i like her approach.

I don’t want to see anyone doing Naked Downward Dog.

Probably no waterfalls near Pitts.

Cue Twilight Zone theme music.

Umm, is lunch too intimate?

How about coffee?

You’re right. This WAS what I was remembering…

For those of you commenting on the temperature in Katmandu not being conducive to outdoor yoga sans clothing, you may want to do a bit of research on the climate of Katmandu. I do not think what you learn will match with what you think you know, unless summertime lows in the 60s and highs in the 80s are freezing for you.

what needs to happen now is for Piro to come by and see Bernie in her form fitting long underwear, PJs or whatever they are. That might be a catalyst for something.

Interestingly, i did not see any comments today when Dez returned to her more usual depth of pigmentation.Don’t worry, Sheriff, though you have been quiet you have not been forgotten as part of the community. Best of luck w the lake effect snow. ;-).

Am I the only one that thinks that watching the Silent Clowns series and discussing it with him would be the perfect way to size each other up? I mean, Piro even suggested it…..

I hope you are not implying that all introverts (or even all shy folks) suffer from Schizotypal Personality Disorder. As for Piro, to date we have evidence that may support introversion but a Schizotypal Personality Disorder diagnosis is likely a reach at this juncture.

And I did not have to look it up. Interesting that you assume I would have to do so.

I usually post something. Sometimes a lot of words. Today I will keep it simple, directed at the chronic “this strip is boring crowd” To quote the drunk girl at a party I once attended, who said this to everyone, “you know where the door is”.Mic drop.

I am puzzled by what you may have seen of Piro that would lead you to think of Schizotypal Personality Disorder. He has not shown signs of odd beliefs, particularly, or a lot of distrust of others. Wouldn’t that be needed for him to have this disorder?

Piro’s behavior of crashing in other people’s places is, in this day and age, not unique. But how could he do that if he distrusts others? The guys I dealt with back when I was a volunteer on the crisis switchboard who were living rough sometimes did fear others, but a lot of that came from experiences they had during combat…

Okay. I am laughing, Brd. The title “Buzz Aldrin encounters a Dalek but lives to tell the tale” is GREAT. I wonder if the place holder words will soon be replaced by a short article? Then again, with the types of place holder words used i wonder if some butchers got extra business from induced cravings? It did make me wonder if the local markets will have Italian sausages on sale this weekend.

It seems Bernice is emotionally in junior high. Which is so entertaining (if you’re boring).

Did Bernie go to the silent films in New York that Piro recommended? If she really wants to connect with him, she should have done that.

SukieCrandall said, less than a minute ago@Caldonia

Caldonia said, 29 minutes agoIt seems Bernice is emotionally in junior high. Which is so entertaining (if you’re boring).Hmmm, let’s see about the boring in that nasty sounding comment…I have always done volunteer work, since my midteens. Before starting into retail i helped Vietnam Vets against the War help returning military personnel with everyday adjustments like finding housing, starting schooling, etc. while in retail management i also got tapped as the speaking voice of a weekly radio program – not something i tried out for but i knew the producer and he asked me to do it so i did for a few months even though it really was not me. During those years i also worked part time on the side as an assistant stage manager for rock concerts. Then i cared for my mother during her final illness and helped keep our family out of bankruptcy since they did not have health insurance. When i then went to school as an adult student i got to be student curator of a comparative anatomy teaching collection, worked with some apes (chimps and gibbons)’ some prosimians (lemurs and slow loris), and with a wide range of New World monkeys. During those years i also had two summers when i prospected for Paleocene-Eocene boundary fossils, and one when i assisted in a study of wild pithecia in Suriname.Life has been tamer since marriage but our friends include some celebrities who are celebrities for real, earned reasons rather than just for being celebrities (just a few), and some famous scholars, and i have been fortunate to be useful for some projects that have interested me.So, i guess i must be terribly boring since i find this an interesting arc.Personally, i find very little to be as boring as incessant complaining. It too often means someone is unable to move ahead in a constructive way, and i really prefer discussions with constructive people, no matter what they have as their passions.

Thank-you Suki Crandall for saying what I (and maybe others) were thinking.

How is she “over thinking” this? Seems to me she is doing enough. Where as others may not do their due diligence and go off half-cocked.I see your point, but she is not doing a business venture. She is working out how to approach Piro to let him know that she is attracted to him. She needs to reach out in a way that seems most natural for her. If he is scared away or otherwise uninterested, well, that is important information. Transparency seems best. That’s what I meant by “overthinking”.

“I think that’s why M~T put the word in quotes.”.Quite possible.I took the quotes to mean “magic” was being used as a euphemism for marijuana-laced, along the thoughts behind

Urban Dictionary: magic browniewww.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=magic%20brownie

“Any type of brownie cooked with Cannabis butter (Cannabutter) in lieu of standard butter.”.Especially since we recall they were brownies and that was not in quotes..But, I can be wrong, happened 37 times last year.

I have a question for the “old-timers” here. To your knowledge do the characters in Luann always tell the truth (as they know it)? This could be a Luanniverse axiom: While some characters are jerks, they never (or rarely) lie. I want this to be true. “Real life” is quite different in that respect.

Please Greg, do not draw a strip showing the naked meditation.

Thanks, Brdshtt. So there are lies. But I should have been more specific. Lies that help people (whitish) happen – I support those. And Luann learns something. But I am interested in self-serving lies.

and in the distant past Tiffany had been known to not be forthright.

BBC News just said that actor Burt Kwouk has passed away. According to someone who worked w him, Burt Kwouk and Peter Sellers woukd often communicate onset largely with hand gestures and giggles.

Oh, gosh, yes. TJ said some very self-serving things as i recall. Great memory on you, Brd!

I’m not sure I want to SEE that strip!

Bernice is not an adventurous person. that rules out naked yoga. and pretty much everything else!

SPOILER ALERT

Dez has a better idea! (Assuming Piro takes the right bait…)

Spoiler: battle of the movies

I had never read ‘Crankshaft’, so I took a look at it today. Boy, was I ever sorry. Going back for a couple weeks made me even sorrier…

I love her hair.

@DavidHuieGreen*But, I can be wrong, happened 37 times last year.

“Only 37? My number dwarfs that. Gotta stick one’s neck out at times for fun exploration…”.Well, #37 MIGHT have been the count number.Or would that apply to this year?

Fez is so wierd