The third law of thermodynamics states that the entropy of a system approaches a constant value as the temperature approaches absolute zero. If Frank was a little cooler, then it would help with the entropy of Luann’s room.
I’ve always wondered if I could get away with explaining to a cop trying to give me a speeding ticket that, due to the rotation of the earth, I was actually moving slower than those “stationary” trees at the side of the road.
(Obviously, I’d have to be going in the right direction for this to work.)
Ah tautology! Whither education. Keep in mind that logic can be used to make sense of order, or explain disorder. Old man Daley once famously said, “the police are not there to preserve order, they are there to preserve disorder.” He meant the other way around, but ah tautology!
So we’re expected to point and laugh at Tiffany because she’s trying to better herself and become financially independent, while our protagonist lives like a pig and makes lame excuses when called out on her laziness.
Ya’ll want Luann to start cleaning up her room? Fine. I got the solution: Get Her a Boyfriend.
No way she’s going to leave her bedroom in squalor if an “Aaron Hill” or a “Quill” is coming over. You know. Some Guy she REALLY wants to Impress. I don’t recall Luann’s room ever being in that condition whenever Quill came over. And while he never made it to her bedroom, Luann made sure the living room was spic and span when Jack came over to do some “studying,” last year.
If I’m going to continue following this strip, I would like to see a little more maturity in the title character. Luann seems to be suffering from Arrested Development. (Intellectually, not physically)
I’ve been reading some of the responses here and frankly, I’m disappointed in what people are saying here. You can insult me or tell me I’m wrong afterwards, but I’m going to say this:
1. A B.S. (Bachelor of Science) degree is NOT b.s. We NEED people with these degrees.
2. A B.A. (Bachelor of Arts) degree is also NOT b.s. We also NEED people with these degrees.
3. There is value to trade school. I live in an area where we have vo-tech schools and people CAN earn big money in the trades. However, it depends on the need (which there is) and, I’m sorry to say, your gender: https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/economy/reports/2018/07/11/453321/apprenticeship-wage-participation-gap/. The sad truth is that, even if you’re going into a trade, if you’re a woman, you’re not going to earn as much as a man? Why? Because a woman’s work still doesn’t have as much value as a man’s.
4. Engineering is a great field; I’m glad we have people in the field and we do need them. But here’s a caveat: an engineering degree IS NOT FOR EVERYONE. This field requires knowledge of math and NOT EVERYONE is good at math.
5. College is NOT a waste of time. College is there to expand our minds and open up our worlds. So why is it so expensive nowadays? There are myriad reasons for the outrageously skyrocketing costs, but I can name one: state legislatures that CUT funds for the state schools. State colleges/universities, like mine, have had to raise tuition & fees because the states have slashed the money. If schools are bled financially, they have to get the money from other sources: the students, who will suffer the most.
The truth is, we need ALL these people in our society. We need people in the trades as much as we need people with B.A.‘s and B.S.’s. We need Ivy League schools as much as we need state universities. We need people with vo-tech certificates as much as we need those with doctorates. We need ALL these people, period.
sallymargaret over 5 years ago
Luann is beyond having a messy room. Even if she does have a messy room, it’s her own business. I’m tired of this theme.
Templo S.U.D. over 5 years ago
Your parents’ house, Luann, their rules.
Namrepus over 5 years ago
MS stands for More of the Same, and Ph D for Piled Higher and Deeper.
Mordock999 Premium Member over 5 years ago
I wonder if Luann saw a mouse one day in her “messy room” would THAT motivate her to clean it up?
Joe1962 over 5 years ago
jagedlo over 5 years ago
Puddles seems to enjoy the mess based on the smile on his face!
Enter.Name.Here over 5 years ago
B.S. degree? Sound like she’s earned her Masters….
Brdshtt Premium Member over 5 years ago
B.S.? Did someone call?
howtheduck over 5 years ago
The third law of thermodynamics states that the entropy of a system approaches a constant value as the temperature approaches absolute zero. If Frank was a little cooler, then it would help with the entropy of Luann’s room.
dadoctah over 5 years ago
I’ve always wondered if I could get away with explaining to a cop trying to give me a speeding ticket that, due to the rotation of the earth, I was actually moving slower than those “stationary” trees at the side of the road.
(Obviously, I’d have to be going in the right direction for this to work.)
Brdshtt Premium Member over 5 years ago
Luann must still be on track in what she said in the strip on June 4, 2012 about becoming a thermodynamics astrophysicist:
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https://www.gocomics.com/luann/2012/06/04
M2MM over 5 years ago
Keep that thought, dad! LOL
Armitage72 over 5 years ago
Entropy increases in a closed system. I guess he should lock her door, not let her out, and not let any food in, to help her prove her point.
NeedaChuckle Premium Member over 5 years ago
This is my bedroom still and I am far from being a teenager.
Aladar30 Premium Member over 5 years ago
Luann looks so relaxed and happy in her messy room. Why ruin this peace with some weird request? She’s right. She’s absolutely right!
R.R.Bedford over 5 years ago
Dr.Who,“Entropy increases”.
A# 466 over 5 years ago
Spontaneous change results in an increase in entropy.
Troglodyte over 5 years ago
Luann is slightly messed up in more ways than one.
micromos over 5 years ago
At least she puts her underwear away.
KEA over 5 years ago
Glad Luann learned some physics but neglected philosophy. The purpose of life is to decrease entropy locally.
mjb515 over 5 years ago
Since she is going to community college would that not be an AS degree? Though I Think that may be an “S” short.
Schrodinger's Dog over 5 years ago
just goes to illustrate a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
eladee AKA Wally over 5 years ago
According to Luann I need never clean my house again! Wheee!
JohnWThompsonIII over 5 years ago
Time for her to go
sueb1863 over 5 years ago
And you’re paying for the BS degree, Frank, all the while allowing her free room and board for which you get zero respect. Enjoy!
squireobrien over 5 years ago
Since when is she pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in community college?
Uncle Bob over 5 years ago
Maybe it’s time for Luanne to pledge to delta T and move out…
rk over 5 years ago
That one, partially-covered poster that reads “Power to the Pu…” Does that say what I think it does?
fgerbil46 over 5 years ago
ROFLMAO! The logic!
luann1212 over 5 years ago
Ah tautology! Whither education. Keep in mind that logic can be used to make sense of order, or explain disorder. Old man Daley once famously said, “the police are not there to preserve order, they are there to preserve disorder.” He meant the other way around, but ah tautology!
Need coffee over 5 years ago
Zzzzzzzz
SukieCrandall Premium Member over 5 years ago
Leading also to many jokes by glaucoma specialists about entropion of any eyelid.
TLH1310 Premium Member over 5 years ago
Wait until she gets to Aristotle. “Horror Vacui” also reads as “Nature abhors a vacuum.”
BJShipley1 over 5 years ago
So we’re expected to point and laugh at Tiffany because she’s trying to better herself and become financially independent, while our protagonist lives like a pig and makes lame excuses when called out on her laziness.
Airman over 5 years ago
Frank, alias Daddy Long Legs, is looking pretty trim. When you have a super babe like Nancy, you gotta stay in the zone and keep her happy.
kstewskis over 5 years ago
TRUTH!
wildman-al over 5 years ago
College is one of the best things that ever happened to me. It opened a closed mind.
David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace over 5 years ago
The energy expended in reducing the entropy of the room more than offsets the effect such that entropy continues to rise with every step.
Mordock999 Premium Member over 5 years ago
Okay.
Ya’ll want Luann to start cleaning up her room? Fine. I got the solution: Get Her a Boyfriend.
No way she’s going to leave her bedroom in squalor if an “Aaron Hill” or a “Quill” is coming over. You know. Some Guy she REALLY wants to Impress. I don’t recall Luann’s room ever being in that condition whenever Quill came over. And while he never made it to her bedroom, Luann made sure the living room was spic and span when Jack came over to do some “studying,” last year.
WCraft Premium Member over 5 years ago
What are you trying to do, Luann? Poke holes in the Big Bang theory and the case for evolution?
ct0760 over 5 years ago
Its time for the parents to either charge rent or have her look for a place of her own
moosemin over 5 years ago
If I’m going to continue following this strip, I would like to see a little more maturity in the title character. Luann seems to be suffering from Arrested Development. (Intellectually, not physically)
GirlGeek Premium Member over 5 years ago
When you get a certain age, you wonder if it’s childish to not clean your room
bakana over 5 years ago
A B.S. degree? Hey, I got one of those! And a Third Degree, tpp.
Scoutmaster77 over 5 years ago
She’s got a point… sort of.
STACEY MARSHALL Premium Member over 5 years ago
And after that is the M.S. (More of the Same), then the PhD (Piled higher and Deeper).
Sisyphos over 5 years ago
Frank knows. Dads do know, you know. He’s done his Official Parental Duty, so Nancy cannot complain. She needs to try to take her daughter in hand….
Andrew Bosch Premium Member over 5 years ago
Delta S is definitely positive in this one!
Airman over 5 years ago
Bulletin: Great job, no college required………Retirement.
live2read over 5 years ago
I’ve been reading some of the responses here and frankly, I’m disappointed in what people are saying here. You can insult me or tell me I’m wrong afterwards, but I’m going to say this:
1. A B.S. (Bachelor of Science) degree is NOT b.s. We NEED people with these degrees.
2. A B.A. (Bachelor of Arts) degree is also NOT b.s. We also NEED people with these degrees.
3. There is value to trade school. I live in an area where we have vo-tech schools and people CAN earn big money in the trades. However, it depends on the need (which there is) and, I’m sorry to say, your gender: https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/economy/reports/2018/07/11/453321/apprenticeship-wage-participation-gap/. The sad truth is that, even if you’re going into a trade, if you’re a woman, you’re not going to earn as much as a man? Why? Because a woman’s work still doesn’t have as much value as a man’s.
4. Engineering is a great field; I’m glad we have people in the field and we do need them. But here’s a caveat: an engineering degree IS NOT FOR EVERYONE. This field requires knowledge of math and NOT EVERYONE is good at math.
5. College is NOT a waste of time. College is there to expand our minds and open up our worlds. So why is it so expensive nowadays? There are myriad reasons for the outrageously skyrocketing costs, but I can name one: state legislatures that CUT funds for the state schools. State colleges/universities, like mine, have had to raise tuition & fees because the states have slashed the money. If schools are bled financially, they have to get the money from other sources: the students, who will suffer the most.
The truth is, we need ALL these people in our society. We need people in the trades as much as we need people with B.A.‘s and B.S.’s. We need Ivy League schools as much as we need state universities. We need people with vo-tech certificates as much as we need those with doctorates. We need ALL these people, period.
Nick Danger over 5 years ago
Ph.D. = Piled Higher and Deeper
Mario500 over 5 years ago
“B. S. DEGREE”?