Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for August 07, 2016

If Miss DeGroot is brushing less, then she’ll be going to the dentist more.

The dumbbells aren’t just in the bathroom.

And this is going to help you find a new boyfriend exactly how?

With a nod to technology…..the movie magazines are missing. So much for tradition…kinda sad.

Greg, your humour strips are still great! :)

positive reinforcementnegative reinforcement

put them by the commode and see if she slacks off

I have dumbbells at my house. I dust them off monthly. They make wonderful conversation pieces.

I didn’t say she needed a boyfriend, it’s been a constant for a long time that she thinks that’s her main purpose in life. And yes, I’m aware, thank you, that she’s in college now, and should be focusing on other priorities.

Tut tut, Ms. Luann! you must brush more often—upon rising; after meals; before retiring. Save the dumbbells for your improvised home gym, with musical inspiration, too!

I hope she isn’t as absent minded as I am; those barbells would make short work of her teeth!

Impressed how fast Luann changed from gray shorts to orange…

Wait a Second. THAT Room Is CLEAN!

Okay Missy. WHO Are YOU and WHAT have YOU Done with the REAL Luann??

(Don’t None of the REST of You gimme that “Well Maybe Its NOT Her Room” HOO-DOO, Either! ;]

Some habits should never die like breathing, brushing your teeth is up there as well. Brush’em or lose’em is my motto.

So then do you end up with gymgivitus?

I love the face the dog is making!

But now it doesn’t matter,Lu has no one to kiss or be close to.

Well done! You made me laugh, Puzz.

Puddles is going to college?

Puzz wrote:

I wish people would get off the “Luann-needs-a-boyfriend-now-or-her-life-has-no-meaning” bandwagon.Yes, and considering her age she is likely to date again at which point some on each side will jump up and down once more. Personally, i would like to see her discover casual dating for a while, so it does not take over her life. The late teens and early twenties are such great times to have adventures and try new things. Of course, people vary, but still…As for exercise, it is just plain healthy. People tend to think of exercise in relation to form and attracting a love interest, but more and more duplicatible work is showing many ways that physical exercise is healthy: it reduces rates of some types of intellectual loss, it helps w sugar management and with circulation, it helps maintain bone mass and Luann is still in important years on that score to help her later, it reduces tension, heck, five to ten minute bouts of aerobic exercise even help w intraoccular pressures.There are ways gym classes might help the strip characters, too. I think Tiffany might feel stronger and more capable if she learns some Tai Kwan Do and some fencing. Bernice has been having others draw her out of her shell and script. There are some athletic activities she could try that do not require being able to see a rapidly approaching ball well. (I want to see her trying other types of classes, too.). Gunther is short w short arms; he would find those useful physical features if he begins learning OWL moves like the clean and jerk.Tip to Luann across the dimensions: it is a lot easier to do squats while brushing teeth, and if you have a set minimal number you will brush your teeth longer.

Ah, i just realized… Some here woukd probably prefer that Tiff take Judo. Personally, i think that could be good for Bernice! Yoga, too.No idea about what sports for Luann, but she seems very much a team player in personality.

Yes. Yes.. Heart saves my day…….and Dean works on pure, old-fashioned imagination.

Why did Luann’s shorts change color between the first and second panels?

Lu is wearing chameleon shorts today. The flesh tone was unwise— made people think she was going bottomless, so they switched to matching her shirt.

BTW- I know about this because as a young woman, I loved wearing a pair of tan short-shorts, that made people gasp (and one even shrieked). No longer, of course.

Gee, a clean room. How novel!

Human foibles. The last couple Sunday strips have been about them, and usually they are to one extent or the other. Nobody is perfect, and Luann is everyone for that purpose, but she is OUR girl, developing into OUR woman, and she is so perfect as a comic strip human foible. And I am a Trufan and proud of it!! Keep up the good work Greg and Co.

HEY EVERYBODY!! TODAY’S STRIP WAS A JOKE!!! RELAX. GO PLAY WITH THE DOG OR SOMETHING! LOL!!

Have you noticed that Luann and Bernice appear to have lost their high school frumpy clothing?

Speaking of developing good habits – I finally decided I really should start flossing regularly – just a week or two before we hear that there really isn’t any evidence to support the flossing “mandate!” Sheesh!

all she needs is a 10lb toothbrush!

I tend to be rather awkward but also rather strong and stubborn. When i was caring for Mom in her final illness i took two types of exercise classes. One was Tai Kwan Do, and the kicks, punches, and exercises like knuckle pushups really helped me relieve a lot of the tension i was feeling. The other, a weird choice for someone as awkward as i am was bellydance, and while i have never looked even passable doing any of the moves, the basic ones have remained great and gentle for maintaining flexibility and leg bone and muscle mass. I enjoy it, look terrible doing it, but enjoy it. Interestingly, i found it much more difficult than the Tai Kwan Do, but that is just me. People vary all over the place in what sports will serve them lifelong.

Thank you!

wow, Luann’s keeping her dorm room clean, without even knowing it!