Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for August 07, 2012

Didn’t Delta once try for that older guy who turned out to be a creep?

Now describe your perfect man…see http://www.fun-with-english.co.uk/2010/01/husband-store.html

Delta has a type “A” personality. I don’t know her blood type.

No time for fun? Poor baby!

New character and Delta love interest coming right up! (He should be a Ronald Reagan Republican just for laughs)

Absolutely!

Or time for a life, either……

Don’t have time for fun . . . . . now that’s just sad.

She’s another condoleezza rice, she’ll wake up one morning alone and think “Wow, have I wasted my life?”

Delta had a crush on a supply teacher. She also had hopes for Miguel, and he seemed interested until Luann stole him from her. It’s high time the lovely Delta had a boyfriend. Let’s hope she keeps him away from predatory, man-mad blondes (and I don’t mean Tiffany).

Oh, oh Delta’s STILL in High School but she doesn’t have “time” to date. Too many “causes”, huh Delie?And she’s GOT to have the PERFECT Guy!What is WITH the Gals in THIS strip? Why does EVERY single guy have to be PERFECT to meet Their standards?Whats the Matter Delta? Plain old average, normal guy not GOOD enough for you?

ARGGGGGGGGGH!!!!!!!!

She’s into so many activities,I thought that was her fun. Yes she will to be another Condoleezza Rice. Smart , successful,and wake up one day…………

Huh. I’d always thought that Delta was gay. But, I guess not.

My best girl friend is gay. I’m a straight male. Funny what works isn’t it.

Just yesterday, someone here was wondering about Delta’s back-story. Now, she explains herself as the goal-oriented, driven type. Be careful, Delta, lest you end up with many regrets over missed opportunities and no boyfriends ever….

Poor Delta. Looking for the perfect man, but I’m already married.

I hear you Delta!!!

…can’t wait!

So sad and stupid.

That last statement from Delta tells me that if the characters were allowed to “grow up” she’d be old enough to regret ever saying that.

“I don’t have time…” Maybe her cancer is back? or she’s afraid it might come back?

I think is just setting Delta up for a mini romance story arc of her own. This is like the first act of every rom-com, which starts off establishing that the work-minded, slightly uptight lead has “no time for love.”

We’re in the heart of the olympic games and we keep hearing how most of the athletes have invested most of their childhoods in practice to develop their skills. I don’t see Delta as much different – she’s devoted to achieving career goals and that’s what’s fun. Getting all gussied up for dates and making the plans is work. If she could just enjoy the dates in a casual way, she’d probably be satisfied – probably like the relationship Toni has with Brad.

Fun’s overrated. Thus the amount of time I spend on GC looking for a “snerk”

Another wrong-headed youngster who thinks she can have it all. Newsflash: NO ONE can half it all. Sacrifices must be made. Make them now or you will wake up one day in an empty bed wondering why you’re alone.

“I wish I’d spent more time at work” was never an epitaph.

I LIKE her. I don’t care if, or who or how she loves…none of my bizx at all.

I like smart people who know what they want. don’t you? The jerks of the “dating” industry…candy, florists, cards, la la la…

Haven’t you figured it out? Most of our ‘rituals’ are commercially fostered. And immensely profitable. To THEM.

And serve to keep a lot of fine young folks sexually deprived a lot longer than is healthy.

Don’t make that mistake, Delta.You’ll be sooooorry!

These things that she has as her goals don’t bring happiness. No success in business no amount of crusading for causes no academic award will ever bring peace and happiness to your life.

She’s still in high school. Not many boys there that share her interests.

Greg has said numerous times that he has no idea how to write for a black female teen. Delta’s claiming she’s too busy to have a social life is his way of an easy out, so I wouldn’t hold my breath waiting for her to have an arc of her own.

Deltas about to bump into her very own “Aaron Hill”, start getting ‘silly’ like Luann, and everyone but Luann will notice. ☺

Perfect recipe for an unhappy person…all about what I want. Just give it to me, no work required.

Is Delta’s cancer coming back? Is that why she is worried about time?

Enjoy being alone Delta. You’ll regret it when your an old maid

I love Delta. Nice, ambitious woman. I wish there would be more arcs on her.

Always time to hang at the mall, though

I think Greg is opening the door for a drastic turn in this comic strip….

At Delta’s age, her wanting only the perfect man is very sound. When I was that age being single was like having leprosy and girls were already eager to settle for anything male just to avoid the perception. That led to dumbing down, suppressing character, miserable marriages, and divorces. Let Delta be. Reality will sink in eventually and by then she will be her own person.

Sounds just like me. Mu husband always says, you hate fun more than you hate money. I don’t hate money, I just don’t chase the ‘almighty dollar.’

I did not date in high school for three reasons.

1.There were a lot of guys who were more intertested in having sex with a lot of girls and I was not that kind of girl. I wanted to grauated high school and not have to drop out to have a baby.

2. I did not smoke. I wanted to have healthy lungs.

3. I did not drink. I wanted to avoid liver damage.

There were some people who thought I was stupid because I did not do those things. I also got phone calls from jerks who thought it was funny to ask obscene questions about sex. I got so mad that I told my classmates about those phone calls and stated I would not use that language in front of children. A while later, I got three phone calls from some kids who were asking me the same obscene questions I got from those jerks. The fourth phone call was from their mother who had caught them making those obscene phone calls. I told her everything and later I found out from my mom that those jerks got it from their families as it was their younger relatives they told to make those obsene phone calls telling them it was a joke.

For some reason I see a story line building her. Might there be romance for Delta?

Eww,knew a woman like her..when it came to fun it’s not her deal..just looks for trouble.

Brdshtt, good comment. But even after 40, some of us think there are more important things in life than having fun. (Though ages 4-14, fun was a goal) We’re called Doers (or Boring)

Delta definitely needs to learn to be young – while she’s still young. None of the existing “Luann” guys seem to be a good fit for a Delta arc – which is overdue. Get creative, Greg! Not a perfect guy – of course.

Delta is the anti-Tiff, if they both keep going down the paths they are, they’re going to have real regrets in life by the time they’re 40.

Delta Delta Delta

She’s being set up for a romance…

And old ad campaign in the 60’s:Getting tHERe is half the fun"

Nothing normal is good enough for Delta, and why should they be? She’s extraordinary; she deserves an extraordinary guy!

I would rather that Delta be a girl who actually focuses on her studies, school activities, and volunteering instead of obsessing over boys the way Luann does; she’s got the right idea. I know that it’s normal for some teen girls to go nuts over guys, but I think that Luann goes overboard sometimes and puts herself through unnecessary pain and heartache. She would do well to follow Delta’s example and realize there’s more to life than just dating.

Delta is still in high school and seems pretty happy. I wouldn’t worry about her. Delta’s opinions will change and she will eventually make time for guys. Plus, college guys are hotter than high school guys.

All work and no play makes Delta a very dull girl.

“I never have heard anybody on their deathbed say they wish they had spent more time at the office.”-But then again, how many deathbeds have you sat at and did you talk about office hours?-Further, many people speak wistfully about the wrong they didn’t right and many of those rightings could have been done at the office. Therefore, it is possible you DID hear people saying they wished they had spent more time at the office making things right but you just didn’t hear it put that way.-It’s not about where you are, it’s about what you’re doing.

All sexually mature women have a libido. Failure to do so is a sign of illness. Stand by for her to come out of the closet.

Only if life was that nicely tied in a cute bow….Mmmm

The perfect man for her is probably one that would love her for her position and income, not to be with her. Having the perfect marriage would also involve her to sacrifice some of herself for the better of the relationship. Can she do that?

People make the mistake of thinking they want a relationship or they don’t want a relationship. You shouldn’t get into a relationship because you want one. You meet someone you have feelings for, and get along with, and like spending time with. Then it might or might not develop into a relationship. Any other way it’s forced and feels icky. You don’t “sign up for a relationship when you have time because it’s convenient then.”

Delta in panel 1 and 2: okay. A few good points.

Delta in panel 3: did you HEAR what you just said?