That thunk isn’t good. It reminds me of the eighth grade teacher at the elementary school I attended. He had a heart attack in the classroom and remained unconscious until his death six years later.
No, not Mrs. Horner and George Cooper the same week. It was bad enough Thursday night, when the H.S. Principal and the assistant coach came to the front door to let Mary know what happened.
I was afraid something might happen to Mrs. Horner. She’s a wonderful character, always positive, always ready to help and with a real passion for teaching and guiding young people having a happy future. Luann always loved her and saw her as a role model. I hope it’s not something serious, maybe she just dropped her ocarina, but there’s a chance this is something bad for her, that will shake Luann to her core, right now that she’s finally happy and full of hope.
cue the dark ambient music with discordant overtones which, although broadly tonal, is inflected with chromatic and polytonal passages representing the archetypal example of a florid, melodramatic style without being interpreted as an overly heavy-handed metaphor within the context of the thematic material a bit on the frenetic and frantic side with interesting rhythmic devices which seem to counterpoint the surrealism of the underlying metaphor utilizing a novel imaging technique known as positron emission tomography and the spontaneous nondenominational conceptions by expansively recontextualizing liminal narratives of colonic hydrotherapy
She is dying, it was a great moment for her to die. Making music she loved teaching a class she loved, etc.
This is a comic strip, so chances are she’s not dead And will be going to the hospital And maybe not teaching. They did highlight her age at the beginning of this arc… Who knows
Ok, yesterday I was fully expecting the next storyline to be something wacky that Luann was dreaming, and wasn’t really looking forward to it. Today, I’m sort of hoping this is what is happening… or that she dropped the ocarina.
Not for nothing, but how many college students would be using block lettering when they’d most likely be using cursive lettering? I know, I know, if they showed it that way, we might not be able to make out what it said…
Oh wait, misdirection Friday? Particularly one for such an important and beloved character, Mrs. Horner. I hope not, but as an elderly man myself, the life she lives(d) is truly written/drawn to be inspirational and as a life mentor for these young adults.
sallymargret 6 months ago
I DO NOT LIKE THIS.
beb01 6 months ago
So much for being alive.
Rather a dark turn (apparently) for the strip.
At least it’s not Puddles.
live2read 6 months ago
Uh, oh. . .
sallymargret 6 months ago
Why are they doing this? This is supposed to be the funny papers. NOT funny.
Wilkins068 6 months ago
Uh – oh. I’m thinkin a dropped ocarina might sound diffrent than a ‘thunk’ when it hits th floor an lookin at their eyes something big just happened
Joe1962 6 months ago
Luann is drawing blanks
Hello Everyone 6 months ago
I thought it was just Luann’s mind shutting down until I saw her friend look up too!
TampaFanatic1 6 months ago
Hopefully we see the girls visiting Mrs Horner at the hospital next Monday.
j_m_kuehl 6 months ago
February 3, 1959
Willow Mt Lyon 6 months ago
That thunk isn’t good. It reminds me of the eighth grade teacher at the elementary school I attended. He had a heart attack in the classroom and remained unconscious until his death six years later.
Baslim the Beggar Premium Member 6 months ago
There are worse deaths than dying while doing something you love. And especially dying suddenly after a long life.
angelolady Premium Member 6 months ago
No no no no no. No.
yoda1234 6 months ago
How NOT to lead into Mother’s Day…
epicatt2- 6 months ago
Let’s hope that she only fainted after puffing on that ocarina! Finger crossed!
snsurone76 6 months ago
Great start, Luann. But…
R.W.Singer -SF 6 months ago
Finally something interesting is happening!
wormfood 6 months ago
R.I.P. Mrs. Horner.
alasko 6 months ago
CPR Luann!
sakula3694 Premium Member 6 months ago
Yes, it is; time for action!
BabyBlue 6 months ago
No. Just no.
CatherineCreamer 6 months ago
Maybe Luann is just dreaming because she fell asleep when the music started.
nightflight 6 months ago
Let’s hope that the THUNK was just Greg falling off of his drawing chair.
kenhense 6 months ago
Did Mrs Horner fall on purpose? Maybe to show the power of the unexpected in writing?
Enter.Name.Here 6 months ago
Tragedy series coming.
9thCapricorn 6 months ago
Oh my. Did Mrs Horner fall over and die?
Rhetorical_Question 6 months ago
Is it over?
Panufo 6 months ago
Did the Evanses just kill a character?
SeaSnork 6 months ago
Oh no, don’t do this!
rudypoogamer 6 months ago
Quick, someone pick up that ocarina and play the Song of Time!
[Unnamed Reader - 74419e] 6 months ago
Anything to end this idiotic arc.
French Persons Premium Member 6 months ago
Way to lead into Mother’s Day..
R.J.C. 6 months ago
“THUNK”??
cornfed 6 months ago
maybe she just passed out from playing the ocarina….or is that wishful thinking
Little Caesar 6 months ago
And another one down, and another one down….
Pet 6 months ago
No! Not Mrs. Horner! :-((
I just watched Young Sheldon last night and cannot deal with another loss right now!
Shirl Summ Premium Member 6 months ago
O.M.G.!!!
OneTime59 6 months ago
Stop the presses, Mrs. Horner needs help, pronto. Something to write about later.
JoeStoppinghem Premium Member 6 months ago
Mr. Organization 6 months ago
Now this is a foreboding strip! Just two days ago Luann and Tara were commenting on Mrs. Horner’s age. I’m looking forward to Monday’s strip.
BradFilippone 6 months ago
Looks like Luann succeeded in writing “Greg 5-11” upside down.
Ellis97 6 months ago
Either Mrs. Horner’s instrument needs a tune up or something really bad just happened.
SquidGamerGal 6 months ago
Uh-oh! Did she just disappeared and somehow left the ocarina behind?
Guybrush Threepwood 6 months ago
Aaaaaaaaaaand she’s dead.
Farewell, Mrs. Horner.
fjc007 6 months ago
It looks like a watershed moment about to change Luann’a life!
Gen.Flashman 6 months ago
Maybe the EMTs will revive her and it will inspire Luann to join the the fire department as an EMT.
tcmrr1 6 months ago
I forgot that Luann was a fellow left hander.
Aladar30 Premium Member 6 months ago
I was afraid something might happen to Mrs. Horner. She’s a wonderful character, always positive, always ready to help and with a real passion for teaching and guiding young people having a happy future. Luann always loved her and saw her as a role model. I hope it’s not something serious, maybe she just dropped her ocarina, but there’s a chance this is something bad for her, that will shake Luann to her core, right now that she’s finally happy and full of hope.
SpicyNacho Premium Member 6 months ago
They better not jump to another arc on Monday!
Just-me 6 months ago
Uh oh. I hope what just happened isn’t what I suspect may have just happened.
lemonbaskt 6 months ago
maybe croptop will come to the school and smack them around
oakie817 6 months ago
cue the dark ambient music with discordant overtones which, although broadly tonal, is inflected with chromatic and polytonal passages representing the archetypal example of a florid, melodramatic style without being interpreted as an overly heavy-handed metaphor within the context of the thematic material a bit on the frenetic and frantic side with interesting rhythmic devices which seem to counterpoint the surrealism of the underlying metaphor utilizing a novel imaging technique known as positron emission tomography and the spontaneous nondenominational conceptions by expansively recontextualizing liminal narratives of colonic hydrotherapy
ctolson 6 months ago
Oh snap! LuAnn just ran into that writer block wall again. Go for the fiction story route girl!
T Smith 6 months ago
R’uh, r’oh!
Charlie Fogwhistle 6 months ago
Maybe Mrs. Horner dropped the Ocarina?
mpk94 6 months ago
What is with LuAnn’s shirt with the BS on it ?
RSH 6 months ago
Interesting disparity between Luann’s words “I AM alive……..when anything is possible…….” and then “thunk”. Something else IS possible; what is it?
jrankin1959 6 months ago
This better not be what I am led to believe it is…
tutibug5 6 months ago
Luann starts giving CPR and saves Mrs. Horner’s life. At that moment – Luann decides to become a NURSE. (maybe)
Grey Forest 6 months ago
Anybody know CPR? NOWS a good time to to use your cell phones!
tcayer 6 months ago
I guess Ms. Horner’s not going to see 93!
Billavi Premium Member 6 months ago
Maybe she was attacked by Dark Link?
MuddyUSA Premium Member 6 months ago
Ooops…….
Mordock999 Premium Member 6 months ago
I’ve always wondered when G&K would kill off a long established character.
I always thought that when that day came, it might be Mrs Horner (though I would hope it WOULD be Irma).
But Who’s to say what went “Thunk?”
And if it IS Mrs Horner, who’s to say she’s not faking it for a “reaction?”
Oh by the way.
Mrs Horner NEVER had a “bio” in the characters section.
So_that_ does NOT bide well…….., :-(
percheronhitch6 6 months ago
Ruh-roh…..
AM730 6 months ago
Who didn’t see this coming?
BJShipley1 6 months ago
Mad props to G&K if they actually commit to this. And a big BOOOO to them if it turns out to be a fakeout.
Jimmyk939 6 months ago
The thunk no one wants to hear
pagercat 6 months ago
Mrs. Horner exhaled her last breath into a swan song
eladee AKA Wally 6 months ago
Oh no! I’d much prefer a dream sequence over this!!!!!
kjnrun 6 months ago
Did the teacher just hit the floor?
prrdh 6 months ago
“When people see some things as beautiful,
other things become ugly.
When people see some things as good,
other things become bad.
“Being and non-being create each other.
Difficult and easy support each other.
Long and short define each other.
High and low depend on each other.
Before and after follow each other.”
—Tao Te Ching
And joy and grief require each other.
BRBurns1960 6 months ago
I don’t think she is “dead” dead, I suspect she is headed to the hospital. Seems like a slow fade is more the strip’s MO
[Unnamed Reader - 40b424] 6 months ago
She is dying, it was a great moment for her to die. Making music she loved teaching a class she loved, etc.
This is a comic strip, so chances are she’s not dead And will be going to the hospital And maybe not teaching. They did highlight her age at the beginning of this arc… Who knows
(Meh) 6 months ago
Ok, yesterday I was fully expecting the next storyline to be something wacky that Luann was dreaming, and wasn’t really looking forward to it. Today, I’m sort of hoping this is what is happening… or that she dropped the ocarina.
Pocono Lu Premium Member 6 months ago
Maybe Luann will save her and see her destiny in the medical field…
howtheduck 6 months ago
That moment when Luann looks up and realizes her eyebrows on not on her head but on her hair.
Petemejia77 6 months ago
Died from boredom Luann emits!
tammyspeakslife Premium Member 6 months ago
Oh no!
tammyspeakslife Premium Member 6 months ago
Let’s hope she got dizzy from being winded and fainted.
paldec 6 months ago
I have been out of commission so I’m behind. Are we to assume that Piro did drop the class?
jsimpso1 6 months ago
Hmmm…acute ocarina reaction….(shakes head) third case this week.
gesmith5 6 months ago
She be dead.
Otis Rufus Driftwood 6 months ago
I have a bad feeling about this.
MarieStanford 6 months ago
That can’t be good :(
The Quiet One 6 months ago
This can’t be good.
crobinson019 6 months ago
Time to hope Luann remembers learning CPR from Brad
sperry532 6 months ago
First Sheldon’s dad, now this.
KatieK 6 months ago
…thunk? Oh, that’s not good.
mdward01 6 months ago
That didn’t sound good.
mindjob 6 months ago
That’s the sound of the brain switch going in the OFF position
Kidon Ha-Shomer 6 months ago
Fortunately, LuAnn has a brother and sister in law who have taught her how to use an external defibrillation device, and to perform CPR.
The Joke Explainer Premium Member 6 months ago
Wee, if her death results in the end of this “new brand” arc, it served some purpose.
D.E.N. 6 months ago
I hope this isn’t what a lot of folks are thinking…..!!!!!!!
phlash 6 months ago
…and thus starts Luann’s career as an EMT…
JPuzzleWhiz 6 months ago
Not for nothing, but how many college students would be using block lettering when they’d most likely be using cursive lettering? I know, I know, if they showed it that way, we might not be able to make out what it said…
luann1212 6 months ago
Oh wait, misdirection Friday? Particularly one for such an important and beloved character, Mrs. Horner. I hope not, but as an elderly man myself, the life she lives(d) is truly written/drawn to be inspirational and as a life mentor for these young adults.
Dragoncat 6 months ago
Stay tuned next week, when Luann discovers her hidden potential to study medicine and become a doctor. Or at least a nurse.
Either works, as long as she saves Mrs. Horner!
eladee AKA Wally 6 months ago
If these were actually to be Mrs. Horner’s last words they would be memorable and immortal ones.
namelocdet 6 months ago
Oh No!
Krokodil 6 months ago
She died in the saddle. As a fellow teacher, I salute her!
DaBump Premium Member 6 months ago
Oh, NO!
David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace 6 months ago
We lose more teachers that way.
RonMcCalip 6 months ago
She died? Talk about a cliff hanger!
mindjob 6 months ago
I had a teacher die when I was in college. He was a pipe smoker and very mellow. Another teacher came and finished the class that term
YorkGirl Premium Member 6 months ago
Maybe she hyperventilated or Piro walked in the door and she fainted.