Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for February 28, 2012
Transcript:
Gunther: "I've scheduled Leslie Knox to beat me up on Thursday. I even gave him $20 -" Knute: "Whoa! Gunthe, you're makin' zero sense here" Gunther: "Just listen, Knute. My plan is the crowd will see a brute accosting a wimp and intervene. I need you to make sure that happens" Gunther: "You'll yell: "Stop the tyranny, you odious barbarian!!" Knute: "Have you been overdosing on your inhaler or something?"
DaJellyBelly over 12 years ago
Well, Knute came up with a good zinger!
Namrepus over 12 years ago
Yeah, a Shakespeare soliloquy is the perfect way to dissuade a bully.
lance96816 over 12 years ago
Go get em gunther
Airman over 12 years ago
Maybe this storyline stalled somewhere and just needs jumper cables.
ComicLaff over 12 years ago
Gads, he deserves to get his arse kicked!
lurchix99 over 12 years ago
Gunther should do the world a service by removing Leslie from the gene pool permanently.
Chuck373 over 12 years ago
Now that Gunther has revealed his plan completely, I can see he knows nothing about how high school kids would react if a fight was about to start. They would all circle round and start yelling, “Fight! Fight!…” and it would be a long time before an adult could break through the ranks and stop the fight. Half of the people watching cars race are there to see crashes.
Chuck373 over 12 years ago
Gunther would have been better off taking a few punches in the empty hall. Well, he lost the $20. The other kids WILL be cheering Les on.
Vegasgirl over 12 years ago
People keep writing “Deus Ex Machina.” Does that mean that something interesting will inexplicably occur?
Vilyehm over 12 years ago
Deus Ex Macadamia
Vilyehm over 12 years ago
“Gawd this is nutty.”
JerryTheK over 12 years ago
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DuHhozr over 12 years ago
Odious omigo!
Vegasgirl over 12 years ago
Even though this has already devolved into inanity, it’s still more interesting than yesterday’s comments where somewhere around 30 people felt it necessary to let Packer12 know he(she?) made a mistake on the date.
palepink Premium Member over 12 years ago
Anybody else worrying about the parallel with the California 5th-grader who died of a head injury after a few minutes of fighting with a classmate? Several girls tried to separate them but the boys held the girls back, wanting to see the fight.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0228-girl-death-20120228,0,5900394.story
Bittsen over 12 years ago
In real life the wimp would either get pounded or bring a gun to school and start shooting.
evergrey over 12 years ago
Thing is, the crowd won’t stop it. They’ll be calling for blood. That’s the way crowds work in high schools when there is a fight, heh. And what about bullies that are smart? Bullies in cartoons are always portrayed as complete morons, but that is unfortunately not always the case. They are not always so easy to deal with…
Sisyphos over 12 years ago
Gunther’s plan is, I fear, an invitation to a thrashing. Knute is much more sensible today!
BellsAndMotley over 12 years ago
May I stick in my humble oar? Bullying in schools is much in the news these days. It seems to me that Evans is approaching this very topical subject in a comical and satirical way—and he MIGHT just have a really good payoff in store for his readers. Let’s see . . .
I do think that anything that helps to bring this problem into the public eye is a good thing.
My $0.02.
JoeStoppinghem Premium Member over 12 years ago
Someone mentioned Principal, perhaps that’s Gunther’s plan all along and he’s keeping his cards close to his chest.The principal really can’t stop bulling unless he sees it..But if it’s stopped at school, what going to stop it from happening in any other part of the city.
Cronkers McGee Premium Member over 12 years ago
I agree. Let’s move on.
ITguy over 12 years ago
No, not nutty, stupid
Doctor11 over 12 years ago
I’ve changed my mind, Gunther go tell a teacher right away, and pray that they’ll take it seriously and do something before anyone gets hurt.
WickedCrazy over 12 years ago
Yaawwwnnn!
Bklyn60 over 12 years ago
As a long-time Luann reader I’ve got to say this is the dumbest story line I’ve seen to this point.
smsrt over 12 years ago
Poor fella’s gonna get the puch line for sure
clanclayton over 12 years ago
This story arc just gets dumber each day.
dfowensby over 12 years ago
no, god from a nut. i don’t get it either. vilyehm or the strip…
Dr Sheriff MB esq PhD DML over 12 years ago
meh….. no cowbells here…. must….. move……. on….
tedybgame over 12 years ago
Someone tells Les that Gunther is really a black belt and wants to embarass him in front of everybody
hippogriff over 12 years ago
It has stalled. Bullying is a major problem – the MPAA just gave an R to the movie “Bully” dealing with the problem so it can’t be seen by the audience that needs to see it. The coaches and their ideology are winning, folks, and kids are dying as a result.
Airman over 12 years ago
Put your glasses back on, Gunther and have Knute take a video of the showdown on his iPhone. Evidence & a bargaining chip.
jadoo823 over 12 years ago
…actually, I think Gunther could deflect a lot of the bullying attention off of himself, and onto Les, if he would just call out in a crowded hallway “Hey, Leslie, don’t forget our date next Thursday!” (Gunther did refer to it as a “date” yesterday, but Leslie seemed to let that go…interestingly enough…)
jebjayman over 12 years ago
I thoroughly agree with those who say: “Please put an end to this”. It is terribly boring…and unrealistic. I sign on each day, hoping to see a different story line.
btsnboy over 12 years ago
They have spent WAY too much time on this storyline and left us completely hanging after a week with TJ and Ann Eiffel. Get back to THAT!!! This one is getting a tad boring.
SlappyMickBoingboing over 12 years ago
Anyone else sick of this story line? just let gunth take the beating and end it already.
Cimmorene over 12 years ago
If you guys are really so bored with this storyline, why do you keep coming back to comment on how boring it is? Just check and then leave. Jeez! The artist already said he doesn’t read the comments.
tigre1 over 12 years ago
Oh well. Thanks for the memories of childhood drama. After 19 gradeschools with fights in everyone I was pretty much OVER ever being bullied. Because I had a younger brother I really tried to morph into the protector…without a spandex bike riding super-outfit!…fortunately HE was genuinely popular AND a great athlete.
Kathe over 12 years ago
Hang in there folks. Only one more day to pass and then Thursday……High Noon in Pittsville High. Be brave Gunth!
Fly On The Wall over 12 years ago
Knute’s comment saved this strip.
mgstoked over 12 years ago
Wow……just wow.
ACTIVIST1234 over 12 years ago
Boring, eh? To those who are complaining, I DARE you to not see the strip next Thursday. Yeah, punk, I’m talking to YOU.(OUCH! Oops, I didn’t know Tiffany & Delta both knew karate. Um, sorry.)
nasa35 over 12 years ago
This is the longest and least interesting story line Greg has ever done. I’m really getting tired of it. Move on!
Vilyehm over 12 years ago
Re: “CLEAR!”.Has the SCA ever been in the strip?
fruegade over 12 years ago
still love it. completely unpredictable. :-)
renewed1 over 12 years ago
When asked about what I would do to combat workplace violence by my super, I told him to post the company’s weapon and violence policies at the front gate. Everyone knows that will stop everything.
obeney2000 over 12 years ago
If all else fails Leslie will get in one good punch everything will be stoped by a teacher. Leslie will get expelled and Rosa can treat Gunther’s wounds.
cdemattos over 12 years ago
maybe interject a one day look into the life of tj and anne, or brad and toni, or luanne, or what about toni’s ex? does he really have cancer? maybe even the parents.
Airman over 12 years ago
Greg might be sincere in his decision to deal with the topic of bullying, but this also might be the wrong place to do it. It’s a comic strip with funny looking characters and I haven’t even smiled, much less laughed, in the last month. I do not intend to be critical, just hopeful that he will get back to lighter subjects. He has an excellent cast of characters to work with, and his artistic skills have only improved over the years.
Tha_Hype over 12 years ago
Gunther doesn’t know much about mob mentality does he? Unfortunately the crowd is more likely to call for blood than help him in the real world but in a cartoon I guess it could go down like that…
brdesert over 12 years ago
Forget Leslie Knox. I’ll beat this idiot up for free.
Xsia over 12 years ago
Wow Gunther… Knute- good comeback ;-D
imbaldeagle over 12 years ago
Ahhh, So… Comics are supposed to be a laugh a minute. No patience with a comic that deals with REAL issues and doesn’t solve them in 30 minutes (or 3 days in a newspaper). And solve them with violence – either to the bully, or to the victim (if he doesn’t take the easy way out by using violence to combat violence). And we all know how well THAT works in our schools and in our international conflicts!! Really weird how Greg’s strip coincided with the Ohio violence..…you don’t suppose THAT kid read Luann and jumped to the wrong conclusion that shooting the bully is the best way to solve his personal dilemma?! Oh let’s hope he didn’t read all these posts and think, “That’s the solution! I can’t kick these jerks, cuz they’ll just come back later and beat me senseless. Maybe a gun IS the answer…”
imbaldeagle over 12 years ago
No… you say the shooter’s name is T.J? ………
BloodBloodBlood over 12 years ago
BLOOD!! BLOOD!! BLOOD!! And lots of it!!
BloodBloodBlood over 12 years ago
In Spain?
Vilyehm over 12 years ago
.Deus ex Macintosh:.God never uses Microsoft..
Deus ex Mundania:.God is bored with all the common things and common people..(And common plot / story lines.).“Deeee-us! Dee—ee-ee-us! Deus come an’ me wanna go home.”.God is Harry Belafonte?
Guu over 12 years ago
Reality check: he would take a beating with many students yelling “Fight! Fight! Fight!” while his handful of friends run to get a teacher. Oh, and they both get suspended. In the Funny Pages? Who knows.
Grandmaster3(RIP Juice) about 3 years ago
hahaha, lol