Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for March 24, 2021

I’ll never understand the appeal of having a Super Soaker firing straight up Broadway.

so reminds me of my older brother and his flight attendant wife: making me and our stepsisters jealous of the international travels they get to go on (before the pandemic that is)

So cosplay some French foods.

So why not do both?

Sounds like this trip is not getting out of the gates. They will have to flip for it.

Hey.

If Bets plays her cards right, she just might get a free, all expense paid trip to Paris.

And there might be some major future business opportunities in that for the two of them. Especially if they hook up with Simone, CEO of Souffle.

But barring that, these two “besties” can always compromise and attend a local comics con.

Back in the good old Pre-COVID days, Greg and Karen used to frequent the San Diego Comics Con in July.

Not sure if the 2021 Con is going to happen this year.

A pity.

It would give Tiff and Bets a chance to “meet their makers.” :)

Tiffany, could you bring back some new outfits for Luann and Bernice so they don’t have to dress like mimes/ninjas?

Gunther, say good bye!

I’m not sure where this one is going at all. Tiff is expecting Betts to change, and Betts knows they are opposites. However, this comic has always been about opposites.

You’d think they could afford doors on the bathrooms. No hinges, no latch.

Tiff were you going to get the money Ann cut you off. And Daddy warbucks is to tight.

Opposites attract. Potential BFF material here.

Can we get back to the robbery at the Fuse, please?

Tiffany. You don’t expect others to change. You can’t. You only can change YOURSELF. It is ok if besties have different interests and it’s even true for any guy you like. Just be yourself and work a compromise if someone wants different things – such as Bets wanting to go to cosplay in Tokyo and you want an Haute Couture show in Paris. You two can go to both places. Who said you have to choose only one destination? Perhaps you are not into cosplay but you know you could get into it – you once played Zeye, didn’t you? Perhaps Bets isn’t into Haute Couture but she is interested in fashion for cosplay so she might see some fashion that is unique or SciFi. and run wild with her imagination.

Well with Bets smarts, social media presence, and comic con there is a real basis to combine with Tiffany’s fashion sense, contacts in that world, capitalists’ orientation, and huge venue, something is bound to arise.

”a wise person is cautious in friendship”

Giving the eyes Tiffany is giving Bets in the last panel, it looks like she’s really says, “Lez be friends.”

Cosplay is constructing costumes designed for unrealistically over-proportioned superheroes, while haute couture is constructing costumes for unrealistically under-proportioned supermodels. They are essentially the same thing for different audiences.

Compromise. Go to Hawaii.

They seem to handle their differences with good nature. Bets is too smart for any prima Donna stuff from Tiffany – and Tiffany seems smart enough to know it.

A bidet? I always thought it should be called a binight.

Interesting.. A Bets and Tiff “Besties” European Vacation might be a fun Arc. I wonder if Gunther would ask to come along?

This could go really bad really quick…

Is tiff hitting on betts?

Doesn’t Tiffany have a job?

Tiff reminds me of Veronica Lodge from the “Archie” comics. Always jetting off to Paris to spend her old man’s money on the latest “fashions”.

Got to add this to my bucket list. I have never in my life looked at a venting fan in Tokyo!

I thought I recall Bets having some fashion interest to go along with her cosplay interest – and wasn’t she aware of the value of the things Tiff had to put up for sale?

Why do I get the feeling that all this is leading up to some catastrophe, like her father suddenly losing his fortune?

I have to wonder how many residential toilets had a bidet add-on installed after the world wide toilet paper shortage of 2020?

Do friends talk about their bidet experiences? I wouldn’t think so, any more than they’d be likely to discuss their paper-related, non-bidet options. I’ve never had a friend bust out with, “Hey, I’ve got a bidet anecdote for ya!”

Europe has bidet, Asia has squatty potties.

Tiffany could change and go to Tokyo with Bets. See these two cosplaying some characters of “One Piece” or “My Hero Academy” would be amazing. I’m pretty impressed that someone in the US has a bidet. In Europe (Italy and France) people are crazy about it. There are fanatics who treat it as the highest point of civilization, but it’s not that incredible. Although I must admit, living without it seems so strange to me. Kudos to G&K to talking about it.

Cosplay conventions and couture events both feature people wearing highly imaginative yet totally impractical clothing.

Tiffany might get recognized at a cosplay event. She’d love that.

So could Tiff, but that would mean admitting she’s nobody special like everyone else

Bets farts at Tiffany’s.

This week is like a fusion dinner of the finest Asian cuisine and pig slop.

I like Tiffany’s playful eyebrow in the fourth panel.

Curious as to why so much time and effort was put into developing Tiffany’s character beyond the bubble brain narcissist she was in her younger days only to seemingly act like it never happened as she’s back to her high school persona . To me the more nuanced Tiffany was more interesting and better for the storylines then the one dimensional version they have begun using again .

Geeky chick and a spoiled jerk. They’re a crazy pair, but they make it work. You can watch their friendship grow on the Tiffany and Bets Variety Show.

Wait a minute. What happened to Crystal?

“I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.” — With apologies to Rick Blaine

Yes, get Tiffany back on the road to fun and glamour, and this time, take Bets with her. Two hotties getting even hotter.

Am I missing something? HOW did we get to Tiffany’s house with BETS hanging out with her?!?!?

It is nice to see them portray two characters actually being friends instead of enemies pretending to be friends like Luann and Bernice, but okay I get it, they are rich, the house is huge, they have lots of bathrooms, they can afford to travel. Let’s see if the writer sees a need to continue the “I’m rich” inventory through the end of the week while the supposed school assignment never gets worked on.

The pairing of opposites is one of the things Greg does. He could be signaling these differences to reinforce that they will be paired up in the future.

Also, I think the Gunther-Bets pairing is running out of steam. GnK don’t seen to know where to go with it from here. They played the hook-up card. They played the pushy Bets vs. the reserved Gunther card. Where do they go from here for drama? An argument? Jealousy? Breakup? Engagement??? Remember that they put Brad and Toni thru a breakup episode in their relationship.

It’s nice to see that Tiff is smiling in that last panel and not in a snooty way. Gives me hope that she may have changed a little for the better.

I am from San Diego: Comic-Con is going virtual this year because of COVID.

Leave it to Beaver was the first TV show to depict a toilet in a bathroom. Even then, Network Standards only let them show the tank part of the toilet. And for all you pedants out there, I know that its proper name is a water closet.

you could do both

They could do both… open two sets of eyes

Another “unlikely pairing” coming right up!

Well Tiffany did once dabble in the Science Fiction movie industry.

Elwood’s lawyer visits to inform Tiff that he died and left all the Eyez of Zeye properties to her – so she goes to the Con – in 3… 2…

Bets does cosplay. Does she make her own? Most cosplayers I know who make their own stuff, or make it for other people, would love to see a fashion show like that up close.

Poll: Would you rather go to Tokyo or Paris? I would rather go to Tokyo.

Tiff is already something of a cosplayer, no?

There was a pretty large anime convention in Paris back in the Before Times, and since the Luannverse is not acknowledging real world events, it stands to reason it’s still going on. Tiffany can go do her stuff during the day, Betts could do hers, and they could hang out at night.

I’m sorry, but Evans seems to have bathroom issues with females. This and then the one with Bernice sitting on the toilet in Luann’s house. Why is he so concerned about them peeing?

I think we’ve pushed the water closet jokes about as Paar as we can…

If they are really Besties, they should go to Both Events.

Bets isn’t going to change for anyone, Bets has a strong personality. Anyway, Gunther worship Bets. Tiffany worship her Dad.

“Boldly Going Nowhere, Where No One Has Gone Before”

“You Could Ch-Ch-Ch-Cha-ange, Don’t Remain The Same…” (♪♫)

“The Bidet System”

“Never Been There, Never Done That”

“Personal Besties”

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It is turning out to be an interesting week with a casual pacing.

But, I am not sure if I could feel comfortable talking about my use of a bidet with anyone…. not even my wife. :)

I have seen them, of course…. and recognize how they function….. but to try to converse about it….. beyond my wheelhouse. :)

So. I guess we’ve moved on. Not sure I’m into this new arc yet. Maybe it’s a filler.

Dragon*Con in Atlanta was The Cosplay convention and not smothered with a lot of movie studios promoting their next big thing. It’s half way to Paris and you don;t need a Passport to go there.

Teetering on the brink of becoming besties, Bets and Tiffany could become a Dynamic Duo, a Power Pair for the ages. Or, will their differing backgrounds keep them from sealing the bond they seem to have?

I for one think they’d be a great contrast to Bernie and Luann!

You know, one of the biggest gripes women have about the men who they decide are simply not worth dating is when those men behave as if they have the right to define the women. Invariably, the way it is done is self-serving for the men and treats the women as if they are less than complete and complex humans with the right to define themselves.

With Tiffany and Bets we have often have managed to see that turned on its head. Bets has repeatedly tried to mold Gunther, and often in ways that ignore what Gunther himself happens not only to want but even to need, and now we are seeing Tiffany trying to mold Bets.

I do not know how many people will learn from that part of the arc, but I hope that it is more than a few.

Friends with differences. You and I don’t have to be alike to like each other.

Strange concept.

Tiff should be cool with a cosplay con: She was Zeye, after all.

Late to the party due to travel, but the thought occurs to me that given Bet’s geek interests, she’d probably be familiar with the funky toilets of Japan… where modern Bidets are all the rage… hot water cleaning, perfume, warmed seats, even warm air dryers for your bottom…

In modern Japan, often the toilet is the most expensive seat in the house…

Bidet? Looks like a you-ry-nal to me. :D