Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for August 12, 2011
Transcript:
Luann: "You and I went out on dates. What's the big deal with Rosa?" Gunther: "Well...it's kinda hard to....um..." Luann: "What?" Gunther: "I think she likes me way more than you every did, Luann" Luann: "Gunther, I like you in ways no one ever will. But if it's romance you want, call Rosa" Gunther: "Well, romance.... that's um....uh..."
DaJellyBelly about 13 years ago
I love today’s strip. Luann’s telling it straight in regards to her feelings towards Gunther and she’s giving him great advice!
Catfeet Premium Member about 13 years ago
Can Gunther deal with Rosa Romance without having an aneurysm?
9thCapricorn about 13 years ago
Gunther, you are so cute! Maybe that’s why Rosa likes you – you swoon in her presence. Nothing better than that for a girl!
Rockabore about 13 years ago
I’m not even sure what Luann was supposed to mean by liking him “in ways no one ever will.” If she meant liking him in a completely unreciprocated, kind of manipulative way; yeah, I guess she has a point. I can’t imagine how he’d find someone who has that kind of affection (or rather lack of) for him and keep it up if for years. I dunno, I just can’t help but read it as Luann trying to confuse the guy more.
ComicLaff about 13 years ago
Now now Gunther, don’t get cold feet.
SackofRabidWeasels about 13 years ago
Lots of women have Plan Bs for when their fantasies of landing that hunk don’t work out. It’s called settling and Luann is doomed to do so in the end. Never let go, Greg!
Sisyphos about 13 years ago
C’mon, Gunther, it’s time for your first real romance. And Rosa is a very nice girl: no matter how awkward you are, she won’t embarrass you!
barbarasbrute about 13 years ago
I’m Irish/English, but what’s Coaster’s problem?
JerryTheK about 13 years ago
Gunther Be you. You will do fine.
Lacy K. about 13 years ago
Go get her, you wild stud.
muskratdottir about 13 years ago
Finally, Gunther will get the girl, I hope I hope I hope..she’s perfect for him!
memo.from.daddy.warbucks about 13 years ago
greg is giving gunther a dear john send off
no more luanne for gunther
cjswan232482 about 13 years ago
I’m beginning to suspect Gunther is gay and confused. Rosa is as a sure a thing as he can hope for. Gunther looks up he is about to throw up.
mojitobaby about 13 years ago
He’s pathetic, but flag, don’t feed.
mnxo4 about 13 years ago
Oh thank heavens someone finally said it. Wow. jpirard, you ROCK! :)
Mordock999 about 13 years ago
So, Luann says to Gunth, in so many words, “I LOVE You but NOT enough for Romance.”
(sigh)
How come when a gal tells a guy THAT, He HAS to Accept it and MOVE ON.But when a Guy (Especially a HANDSOME one) tells a Gal THAT, she’s upset, depressed, and wonders what WRONG with her? Then later runs crying to her friends and her mom, who will in many cases encourage her to KEEP trying?
I’m sorry about that, my dear follow posters. I need COFFEE to supress my “inner troll”….,
55faulken about 13 years ago
Women, haven’t you ever met a guy that you really liked, but there was just no romance there no matter how hard you tried? An odd thing happens, you begin to look at them not just as a friend but as family. You begin to protect them and worry about them in an odd big sister/mother kind of way. You see all their faults but you see a wonderful side of them that most others don’t. I know that is what Luann meant. I’ve had it happen to me.
ST Joe River about 13 years ago
Great one Gregg this is going to fun to read. Can’t wait until tomorrow.
webgrunt about 13 years ago
At first I thought, “Cool, Gunther’s gay.” But then I started to think about it, and I don’t think he is. He’s expressed interest in the opposite sex in the past, right?
svenskabru2u about 13 years ago
Nah… Gunth is just too used to dealing with Luanne. Now he’s got real attention. Let’s see how he handles it. Good time to grow a pair, if he ever will. We’ll see. We’ll also see if Greg starts letting his male characters be a little more respectable. I’m tired of all these Beta Males and a thuggish Dirk. Do better, Evans. Or is this really Brenda Starr?
michaeljy about 13 years ago
There are probably hundreds of gay men who have been reading this strip for years and marveling at how closely Gunther matches their own teenage experience. We don’t yet know how Gunther’s situation is going to play out, but I will guarantee you one thing: you knew at least one gay guy in high school who was exactly like him.
burleigh2 about 13 years ago
There’s a big difference between liking you as a great friend that will never let you down and liking you enough to want to kiss you… I’ve been on both sides of that, sadly enough. :-s
clarke3060 Premium Member about 13 years ago
Rosa is gonna be good for Gunth. He needs someone to feel positive as a male to grow up.
Timothyhayseed about 13 years ago
@faulken.. exactly my thoughts too .. Luann thinks of him as a brother rather than a romantic interest ..
Ottodesu about 13 years ago
Philia:Eros
froglunch about 13 years ago
I’m proud of Luann. I was SURE she was going to try to prevent them from dating in a fit of jealousy. Perhaps her “non-dates” with Quill have enabled her to finally let Gunther go… he deserves someone who won’t lead him on!
mojitobaby about 13 years ago
LOL! More lilke “most trolls everywhere have an aneurism, those that don’t shoot themselves in the face due to massive ridicule, after trying unsuccessfully to convince the board that no matter what Greg Evans posted, all characters are really straight.”
tcreole about 13 years ago
I"m thinking maybe Gunther is going to tell Luann, not that he’s gay, but that he’s a virgin. And the gigantic “DUH” that will be the likely response will shatter windows for blocks around.
serenasakitty about 13 years ago
Some people must be really obsessed to imagine that a cartoon character or a couple of puppets are gay based on not the slightest shred of evidence.
BrianCrook about 13 years ago
When the strip returns to sex (not that the strip is ever far from it), then the strip is at its best.Gunther is not gay. He has a serious Oedipal complex. Indeed, he & his mother may have crossed the line, and he has shame comin’ out his ears.I trust that Rosa can help him with his problems.
tegm about 13 years ago
I still don’t get how he could have gotten over luann so fast in favor of rosa if he liked luann that much and for that long.
roderickyoung about 13 years ago
Gunther’s pretty close to what I was in high school, except that he has skills in clothing construction. I’m straight, so don’t see any hints that he’s gay.Actually, the fact that he’s nervous about asking Rosa out suggests that he’s straight. If he were gay, that would be like asking a buddy out, no big deal.
firedome about 13 years ago
i have a bit of difficulty in folks assuming (or to be generous, thinking) that gunther is gay. he had carried a torch for luann for a long time and since luann is female, that in and of itself precludes any idea of a tendency towards homosexuality.
Amazing Grace about 13 years ago
Come on Gunther mi amigo….that Rosa is “spicey”
wiselad about 13 years ago
imitating Troll “see, proof that Lue and Tiff Secretly love each other”
Tynnie about 13 years ago
Why does being shy around girls= gay? I know in our fast world of kids having kids its hard to believe that some guys are not born to chase tail. But honestly I know some of the sweetest geekiest guys that fumble around women. Its not that they arent attracted to them but its hard for them to feel comfortable and not intimidated by females due to insecurities. Thats what I see when I read Gunther’s words not that he doesnt like women just that he is shy and has a hard time facing his feelings.