Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for June 16, 2016

I can hear the wedding bells already.

Okay, so Jock is denser than we thought …

Jock ain’t a Jedi, but he sure is playing mind games with Luann.

You clueless jock, you don’t stand a chance with Luann or any woman. While you’re at it, shave that hideous fur from your ugly face.

I guess it pays to be clueless. Luann shouldn’t feel cornered – I hope she doesn’t try too hard to be nice.

Lue is better off with Gothie

“Repeat Offender”“Forward Pass”“A Misshapen Figure Of Speech”“I’m With You, But I Could Do Without”“…Never Strikes Out Twice”“A Complimentary Angle, To An Obtuse Degree”“Clueless, More Or Less”“The Definition Of Insanity”“He’s A Yes Man”or“A Silky Persistence From A Sow’s Ear”

What is wrong with Luann just dating? And dating different guys? Why does it always have to be the same formula… She likes guy, crushes for a long time, eventually after some shenanigans he asks her out… then immediate relationship that lasts till he moves away, physically or emotionally. How about this actually seem like a semi-real college experience? Meeting some guy for coffee, no sparks, moves on. Try again…

With the record repeating, in the same spot….over and over and….

cluelessly consistent carries charm

“♪ Na-naah, na naaah, na naaaah… ♪”

♫ Crimson and clover… ♪They just don’t write songs like that any more…..

The Three Stooges!

Aw Lu, DATE the Caveman!

Hey, He HUNTS his own Food and You Two can Spend a Lovely Evening at His Cave, eating Raw Meat! Later, You Love-Monkeys can spent the Long Summer Night under a Romantic Moon while HE Grunts some ‘Love Poetry’ as You Groom His Matted Hair for Bugs.

And One-Eye, We HAVEN’T Forgotten You. When You attend ‘Irregular College’ in the Fall, You’ll get to meet Crystal. Oh, Don’t Worry, She’s a ‘Goth’ just like You. And She Just Loves Pointless, DEPRESSING Things, Just-Like-You. What’s THAT? Yeah, She’s got a sorta Boyfriend, but HE is More Interested in Cleaning Toilets than Her. Don’t Worry, You can TAKE Him. His Cucumber Sized Nose make an Excellent Target for Your Delicate Fists.

Besides, He FIGHTS like a Gir…., Uh, I Mean, GUY!!!!

Luann needs some new college friends…..

No means No?

not big on art, and not big on hooking up either……..what a bore (yawn)

The high voice in Simon and Garfunkel. Either him or the guy who pulled that sword out of that anvil.

Stereotypes abound. I went to a tough, smallish, ivy-flavored engineering school. One of the best students in my engineering class was a gigantic offensive tackle—who certainly didn’t look the part of a good student.

Stereotypes abound. I went to a tough, smallish, ivy-flavored engineering school. One of the best students in my engineering class was a gigantic offensive tackle—who certainly didn’t look the part of a good student.

Now, now…remember what Brad looked like at that age!

Although he has wanted to make passes multiple times, i wonder if Jock (a Scottish first name, BTW) might have something else in mind. Perhaps there is a seminar that night on something art related, or on understanding one’s strengths, interests, etc. and how they might bundle in unexpected interests.

“Jock is head-over-heels in lust for Luann. She is desirable.”.This is true.His head is over his heels.His motives aren’t really definite even though we assume the standard.It is possible he wants to pump her for cosmetics tips.

Just because Luann is now unattached doesn’t me she has to accept a date. “Yes” is not the default answer in this situation. And Luann is not obligated to invent a stupid excuse – although people usually do. This arc may take us to a date, because Luann hasn’t learned how to say “No.”

@WiseladLue is better off with Gothie.“Luann is better off figuring out what she wants to be professionally.”.Sometimes you don’t know what you wantuntil you’ve found what you don’t.(You don’t absolutely know buttermilk’s not for you,until you’ve tried a taste or two.Then you know,so you can let it go.Or what do you think?maybe another drink.)

@Chuck SummersLuann needs some new college friends…...“Ones with names, perhaps?”.Jacques is a name even if it is sometimes misspelled “Jock”.

I understand why, with recent events, people are extra wary, and i understand parts of the endocrinology of it and that some people are being very bossed around by their adrenal cortices turning out extra adrenalin right now.I understand something else, though, having lived in danger when i was a battered child: this is something you need to rule instead of letting it rule you. It is only by managing to do that that your choices will be level headed enough to be helpful, and in all honesty managing to do that bit by bit gives freedom and strength. I do not remember how a person begins to do so – it is too long ago – but think of it as shifting focus, putting the fear (which does remain though can be reduced) off to the side and instead paying attention to the goals that exist whether they are self-protection, protecting another, making progress, creating positive change, or something else useful.Seeing certain comics may feel too harsh for some here while being tender right now, but i guess a first step to reduce personal discomfort would be to take some slow and deep breaths (which actually can produce the right biological feedback and reduce the adrenalin effects problem in the equation) and tell yourself what the comic does and does not say. Small things can sometimes seem larger and scarier when a person’s biochemistry gets stuck in that mode, so look at it like helping get a car wheel out of sand.

what has Luann replaced the boomerang necklace with?

That answers my question of yesterday. Two years equals one year in Luannaverse.

Exactly, Lee. Why not have a few simple dates? A frat party, Rohypnol in her drink…which she doesn’t drink because she sees the fratboy put it in her drink as she turns around on her way to the restroom, climbs out the window…

Why would Zebo like them all? One’s ok, the rest are “derivative”.

@SukieCrandall“but i must warn that it contains some f-bombs”.Already heard my quota for the decade, but I’ll try.

“which puts consent into the aspect of tea, but i must warn that it contains some f-bombs:”.Or skip to 13 seconds into it and all vulgarity is behind you and all the meaning is still clear..But really?Don’t force your tea on unconscious people?Have swimmers heard?

-I agree with you that Luann is better off figuring out what she should be doing, career-wise. Unfortunately, most of those who post here appear only interested in finding out whose arm candy she will be next. And it seems, sadly, that the artists of this ’toon are similarly inclined…

Just waiting for him to morph into a better looking guy!

@Mordock Moose

How blessed we are that you provide such discerning and helpful commentary on the best life for women on not just one, but two sites. I wonder who we should thank for this abundance of riches.

If Gunther couldn’t get Luann to fall in love with him, then that chances of success would Jock have? It’s obvious he’s not Luann’s type.

Sorry, you’re not boring enough to be her boyfriend

Why? Would that make her more useful to a cave man? That, after all, is her only function here, apparently.

Greg Evans has chosen for Luann to spend time with only these two guys from all the students in her art class, and with no one at all from any of her other classes, ever since she enrolled in CC. It is therefore inevitable that he would set her up on dates with one of them (and then perhaps with the other). That is inevitable, since this strip never ventures far from its comfort zone. (Remember meeting “Muncher” and “Killer” in NYC? Me neither.)

6I like it that Jacque “Jock” figured out that Emory “Emo” had received all “A” grades on his art. In my opinion, even though I think it would be best for Luann to not go on a date with Jacque “Jock”….. I only say this because of the track record she has….. anytime she has a romantic interest, it seems to consume her energy and efforts completely to the exclusion of nearly everything else.Now… that said…. if she could go on a CASUAL date with Jacque “Jock” to just have fun and to get to know him more…. then I would say…. great! Go for it!!!!IMO, Luann does not need any “long term” romantic interests at this point in her life. She should be having fun (perhaps with casual dating) and figuring out her life plan.

Could someone show us where and when it was revealed that the two classmates of Luann are named ‘Jacques’ or ‘Jock’ and Emo? I know I’m not a long time reader, but I’ve been following the comic since Luann started college. I can’t recall any time when the comic itself identified names for these characters. I think these are names that posters have given them.

It would be normal for her age for Luann to casually date – but hopefully only those who actually interest her, also normal for her to attend events with friends including with one or more male friends. When i was about that age i had two male friends i always hung out with; one of our group called us the Three Musketeers. They are both gone now (normal health causes that got them a little early) but both were great friends. We were very diverse as a group, but strongly hit it off as friends. That type of casual socializing is healthy and will not detract from education.To readers it will seem like Jock (which coukd be his actual name if his family is Scottish) has asked Luann out several times, but most of the times he just asked his friend if it woukd make sense to try. Has he actually tried yet? I think maybe he did once, but maybe not.Meanwhile, we do not even know if he is thinking of a romantic date or something more public like attending a seminar open talk or a public lecture together because the topic is of mutual interest.

Like the single-named “Quill”, “Piro”, “Viper”, “Hair”, etc., further identification is superfluous. We don’t know much about who these people are (other than tidbits like “He’s an actor, from Australia!!!”), so why should we know their actual names?

Pester her until she says yes. It worked for Bill Clinton (though I can’t figure out why) so it might for Jock as well.

Drab arc.

Luann must not be familiar with Julie Brown’s “I like ’em big and stupid.”

DO NOT go out with him, Luann! College football players are TROUBLE. Do you not read the papers?

How can this get any more drab?

BS – A college gymnast?!?! Boy, did YOU ever marry “up”. Congratuations on finding an AAA woman!

stereotyping continues. OR this is a clever ploy by Jocko. Please surprise us, Evanses.

:-)

Steve’s sport talent in high school is one he coukd not do now w vision changes, but despite being near-sighted he was very good at marksmanship because he can control his heart rate. This is something i did not know until after he needed an outpatient surgery. He was a bit loopy coming out of it and in that altered state he found it very funny to take his heart rate up and down to set off the alarms. Finally, they had me sit with him, watching the monitors and breaking his concentration each time he began chuckling and do it.

Actually, “Robot Rock” (also by Daft Punk) is _also__ as repetitive….

“Rock….robot rock!Rock….robot rock!Rock….robot rockRock….robot rockRock….robot rock!,etc…” (♪)

The promo video version of which, can be found here…

Yay! Guardians of the Galaxy 2 finished filming today! I am so stoked to see that when all the rest is done and it becomes available. Sorry. I just heard and am very, very, very excited despite the wait inbetween so i just needed to share. I love well done comedic action

Look! Luann said “I’m with you!” And Jocko was obviously thinking of his previous question, which Luann just got around to answering! She does want to go out with him!

Or so it seems to Jocko….

The book could end up making millions of dollars in Pro football ya know…

I suspect this will be a two week arc. Whatever is going on here cannot be resolved in two days. Evans has invested a lot of arc time on Luann in art class and Luann doing well in art class. As characters, Jock and Emo would seem to be just supporting cast at the most. I’m hoping that this arc will culminate in Luann getting some sort of signal that art should become a passion for her.

actually, the ’Emo" tag was entirely from here, not the strip.The “names” assigned the characters by Zebo were “Mr. Jock” and “Mr. Goth”

Jock and Quill seem equally vapid. Quill may be a bit brighter, but that remains to be seen.

LOL! The Evanes soooooo shoukd have run that strip with those words.

-what does Greg call them? That’s what I would like to know, and I’m sure I speak for others in this matter.

I used to be curious about their names. But now that Caveman Jock is hitting on Luann, I’d like both of their names to be “Gone”…

@DavidHuieGreen“Maybe French-Canadian?”.Mais oui, mon ami, maybe

I spent five years studing and three working in At. Bt still…