Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for October 12, 2023

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    lvlax  about 1 year ago

    Seriously? Ox can’t think of a single thing to say to Luann??

    Sorta sad that Luann can’t think of anything to say, either.

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    Fingers crossed that Gunther can salvage this arc…

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    C  about 1 year ago

    Like watching paint dry

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    sallymargret  about 1 year ago

    What are they doing? I don’t get it.

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    J. Scarbrough  about 1 year ago

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    beb01  about 1 year ago

    I was wondering what Oxford and Luann could talk about. Couldn’t think of anything they had in common. And so they sit around saying nothing.

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    paulscon  about 1 year ago

    Poor Ox. I can relate to being like that when I was in high school.

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    Tyge  about 1 year ago

    AWKWARD-d-d-d-d! Oxford seems to have no trouble communicating with Tiffany. Luann’s studied indifference and boredom appear to be major character turnoffs to me!

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    Willow Mt Lyon  about 1 year ago

    Can’t they even think to talk about the weather or ask each other how their summer was?

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    Azul0858  about 1 year ago

    We’re probably coming in on their “date” after 10 minutes or so of Luann trying to think of something to say, and Ox answering in a word or two. They’re just waiting it out now. We’ve never seen them interact much, so this seems on target…and the wordlessness says it all.

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    alasko  about 1 year ago

    If you can’t say something nice……

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    Ruth Brown  about 1 year ago

    Seems pretty realistic.

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    mnexplorer+  about 1 year ago

    Yeah, well, that’s about it.

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    Enter.Name.Here  about 1 year ago

    That silent encounter speaks volumes.

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    Joe1962  about 1 year ago

    This like a teacher fingernails scraping across the blackboard.

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    hermit48  about 1 year ago

    Why is she checking her fingernails like a dude?

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    corpcookie  about 1 year ago

    Aw

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    Last Rose Of Summer Premium Member about 1 year ago

    This is her best " date" yet. And Bern is staring at a blank page.

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    Rockabore  about 1 year ago

    After her doing an impromptu crazy dance with Nil, going into flirt mode with Jack, and getting turned off by Les going into flirt mode… yeah, I’d say this is the best case scenario for males interacting with Luann. At least she won’t be thrown into the nut house with Nil, be given a restraining order by Jack, or have to issue a restraining order to Les. With Ox they’re both just staring into space vacantly, they have so much in common!

    Oh dear, I guess this means Gunther’s up next since Bernice mentioned she was including him in this experiment. He’s probably going to talk about his angsty feelings about Bets and the road trip. I guess we should prepare to go, "Yikes! ☉_☉ " Cause, that kind of raw emotional unloading would make the interaction with all the other dudes look like a jolly holiday by comparison.

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    snsurone76  about 1 year ago

    Ox is the strong, silent type. I wonder if he’s thinking of Tiff.

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    TampaFanatic1  about 1 year ago

    Silence is golden but it looks like Oxford has no clue as to why he is sitting opposite of Luann on his shift break. I guess he does not know what to say; he may not want to ask about Quill but if I were Oxford perhaps an icebreaker would be what Jack was mentioning on Tuesday: why is Bern staring at us with laser focus and looks a bit angry??? Sadly, I agree with Rockabore, this is the best of the 4 encounters so far, which leaves us with sad, depressed Gunther who has finally emerged from the gulag. Hopefully tomorrow Luann can prod Gunther to open up about his adventures over the summer with Bets and Ruby…….

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    Rhetorical_Question   about 1 year ago

    Two more strips to go and tomorrow’s guest should be Gunther?

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    Rhetorical_Question   about 1 year ago

    Ox is waiting for Luann to start the conversation. It looks like Luann is not curious about Ox. In the panel #3, Luann is being rude to Ox.

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    jeff_e  about 1 year ago

    Luann’s being pretty blasted rude. Unkind of her, given her own rampant insecurity.

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    Rhetorical_Question   about 1 year ago

    Maybe Luann Degroot is a boring personality that needs to be entertained?

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    daDoctah1  about 1 year ago

    Unfortunately, TJ doesn’t seem to be in the cards for the final.

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    Rhetorical_Question   about 1 year ago

    Maybe Luann should drink coffee with Tara Starr?

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    j_m_kuehl  about 1 year ago

    the strong silent type

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    Sprarklin  about 1 year ago

    So they can’t talk about school, jobs, or friend gossip? I guess that is supposed to reveal their personalities?

    When I was her age, I was almost painfully introverted, but I could still manage small talk. It was considered polite.

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    nightflight  about 1 year ago

    These kids had more energy and fun in elementary school, and high school. Now they have their butts glued to a chair, complain a lot, and bore everyone around them. Time for Tiffany to get back into the shower.

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    Wilkins068  about 1 year ago

    Run silent run deep..

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    beb01  about 1 year ago

    If ypu’tr bored with this strip run over to "Heart of the City where the author, Steenz, is taking the characters to a Drag Queen Story Time, and they’re loving it. The story started yesterday. I’m loving it.

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    OneTime59  about 1 year ago

    So, Ox, how’s your drink?

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    French Persons Premium Member about 1 year ago

    Exactly what we all expected. But no Bernice, lurking in the background?

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    Aladar30 Premium Member about 1 year ago

    It looks like there’s really nothing to say between Luann and Ox. It’s kinda sad, but I’m not surprised, Ox only shows interest in talking to Tiffany or with his old football player friends. This probably doesn’t even surprise Bernice. Tomorrow it will be Gunther’s turn, or at least it should, since he could already be talking to Tiffany. I would love to see Tiffany involved in the conversation and this one last longer than the other four. Or that Quill really will be there as a surprise guest on Saturday.

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    TwilightFaze  about 1 year ago

    This makes sense. Ox is one of those “silence is golden” people. He enjoys people’s company.

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    bh05150  about 1 year ago

    Riveting. Can we get someone else to start writing this comic please?

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    Mordock999 Premium Member about 1 year ago

    Well now.

    I think We can safely “deep-six” the idea of ever “shipping” Ox with Lu. Which is too bad because Ox is an A-Okay, Dude.

    And for the record? If Tiffany had been sitting there, Ox would have been “Mr. Chatterbox.”

    And Congrats to go out to Les Knox for being the only guy this week to REPELL Lu!

    (And you KNOW that ain’t gonna change even when Lu meets the last guy this week) ;-)

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    elliel203  about 1 year ago

    Funny that a wordless strip inspires so many words in our comments section.

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    Out of the Past  about 1 year ago

    His last expression is very well done. Comic art genius.

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    locake  about 1 year ago

    Some people think Tiffany should date Ox. He is so dull that he can’t think of anything to talk about to a female his own age. Tiffany deserves someone much more interesting than Ox. Being a “nice guy” is not enough for most women. He needs to have a personality.

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    Red_Gertz  about 1 year ago

    No dialogue…

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    mac04416  about 1 year ago

    Woman don’t look at their nails that way, guys do.

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    Huckleberry Hiroshima  about 1 year ago

    lmao. Yep.

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    Ellis97  about 1 year ago

    Ox isn’t interested in Luann at all. As far as I’m concerned and aware, he only has eyes for Tiffany. Besides, he’s the strong, silent type of guy. Not really one to engage in a deep conversation right away.

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    ACTIVIST1234  about 1 year ago

    So, how the female acts is totally dependent on actions of male.

    “Interesting”, Bern and I say, stroking our invisible goatees.

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    loubarra  about 1 year ago

    Well this is a thriller

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    DawnQuinn1  about 1 year ago

    Gunn? He could not save his relationship. How can he save this arc?

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    Spence12 Premium Member about 1 year ago

    He’s a man of few words. Doesn’t actually know many.

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    RonaldMcCalip  about 1 year ago

    … Ox don’t know… Ox only pawn, in game of life…

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    Call me Ishmael  about 1 year ago

    “We have so much in common it’s a phenomen-onnnn”

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    txmystic  about 1 year ago

    “That’s when you know you’ve found somebody special. When you can just shut the f*** up for a minute and comfortably share silence”…

    —Mia, Pulp Fiction

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    comic reader 22  about 1 year ago

    And this is the guy that everyone thinks Tiffany should be paired with??

    Let’s ask Bernice a question – what type of effect does it have on your “study” when two of the participants are being required to interact with the daughter of their employer? Hmm?

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    BlitzMcD  about 1 year ago

    Interesting that Awks (sic) is similarly disinterested.

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    ridenslide65  about 1 year ago

    Another trying story line…..

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    BuckarooDave  about 1 year ago

    who’s that peeking in the window??

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    nubianaries81  about 1 year ago

    This isn’t believable, Ox is a nice guy, he would have started a conversation. Was this to illustrate that they don’t have any connection and that’s why they don’t interact throughout the strip?

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    calliarcale  about 1 year ago

    Ow.

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    fuzzmoz  about 1 year ago

    I’m sad for both.

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    YorkGirl  Premium Member about 1 year ago

    Disappointing, but I get what GnK are getting across. No chemistry. However, they could at least be sociable and talk about the weather or jobs. If they were in a crowd, I could see not speaking, but sitting alone at a table and not speaking is ignorant. :-/

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    Angry Indeed Premium Member about 1 year ago

    Ox and Luann are messaging subliminally. Let’s see if Bernice catches on!

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    mindjob  about 1 year ago

    At least she’s not checking her phone

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    The Wolf In Your Midst  about 1 year ago

    Well, we can’t all be scintillating conversationalists.

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    procentrum  about 1 year ago

    That is the most intelligent conversation depicted in this cartoon in the last 2 years

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    jerdog_jcl  about 1 year ago

    Just another absolute arc failure by Karen. Did she ever do a class assignment?

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    preacherman Premium Member about 1 year ago

    Ox isn’t into conversation. And he does seem to be more interested in Bernice, nearby.

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    BJShipley1  about 1 year ago

    Once again showing that if Luann isn’t sexually attracted to a guy (or using his attraction to her to bolster her own ego) she wants nothing whatsoever to do with him. She can’t even be bothered to make polite conversation.

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    MuddyUSA  Premium Member about 1 year ago

    The Ox is silent…….Luann is even more silent……..

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    sid w  about 1 year ago

    It will be interesting what conclusions Bernise gets from all this. Certainly each interaction is totally different.

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    markwillman4  about 1 year ago

    A match made in Heaven. :)

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    jojo318  about 1 year ago

    Who did Greg and Karen pay to write this moronic arc?

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    David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace  about 1 year ago

    The excitement is overwhelming!!

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    aimeeelinn  about 1 year ago

    I am sure there was small talk. It is called reading between the lines. Greg is trying to convey they do not have anything special in common/to talk about. He has a small strip to summarize the general feeling of a conversation. They both seem at ease, just no spark, nothing major to discuss. The end.

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    johnaapc  about 1 year ago

    this is an ARC?

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    Medtech4  about 1 year ago

    Companionable silence shows a comfortable relationship.

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    raybarb44  about 1 year ago

    This surprises me. They usually converse very well…..

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    locake  about 1 year ago

    I have no idea what data Bernice is collecting, but it has to be something she can quantify. Not something vague like how she thinks Luann relates to certain guys. It would be something like How many times Luann touches her face, or if she crosses her arms, or if she yawns. It has to be something that could be measured and everyone who observed it would agree.

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    comic reader 22  about 1 year ago

    I don’t know about anyone else here, but if I was asked to sit down for a chat with my boss’s daughter, while at work, while on my break, I would be wondering wtf.

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    beachlvr Premium Member about 1 year ago

    Why do they make Luann so unlikeable? She is more boring and obsequeous than Tara, Tiff, or practically everyone else, even Bern and Gunth.

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    Gen.Flashman  about 1 year ago

    Always thought it was implied Ox was not the sharpest knife in the drawer and had Down’s Syndrome/Autistic which would explain his behavior here.

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    The Quiet One  about 1 year ago

    Okay, that one is a wash.

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    [Unnamed Reader - 14b4ce]  about 1 year ago

    Tomorrow, Marcel Marceau….

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    BradFilippone  about 1 year ago

    Can you imagine someone discovering the strip for the first time wondering what the joke was? This isn’t a criticism. We get it because we’re longtime readers. But I’m trying to imagine someone coming in cold and wondering what it was all about.

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    reedkomicks Premium Member about 1 year ago

    They don’t want to give away their secret, hot love affair. Thus their silence.

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    GaryCooper  about 1 year ago

    Ox is a man of few words.

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    Susan123  about 1 year ago

    This is going well

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    tutibug5  about 1 year ago

    The panels to the left (that you cannot see) -they were talking about the weather. Now they are done and waiting for Bernice to bring in Gunther.

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    Lady Bri  about 1 year ago

    Nothing to say to each other, but if it were Tiffany, I’ll bet he’d have a lot to say. ;)

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    mrsdonaldson  about 1 year ago

    Ox is so sweet. Surely, they can find something to discuss!

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    Lord Hearteater  about 1 year ago

    Well, we saw this coming too. G-man to the rescue.

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    Sisyphos  about 1 year ago

    Obviously, Ox (short for Oxford) is the “strong, silent type”; Luann’s speechlessness certainly doesn’t help the awkwardness. That’s why she’s hand-signalling Bernie in panel 3….

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    BuckarooDave  about 1 year ago

    You gotta wonder if G&K didn’t properly anticipate the negative reaction to Luann’s behavior here.

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