Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for December 16, 2014

Who majors in square dancing?

“Core Values”“A Chequered Future”“Square Biz”“Come What Ma-jor”“An Associate To The Nth Degree”“Details, Details”“Infinite-Pickers”“Magna Fi, E.D.“…With A Fine Toothed Comb”“I, Me, Minor” (♫)“Verboten To The Core”or“Six Degrees Of Graduation”

I thought Luann had originally wanted to go to Juilliard to become an actress. Why wouldn’t she plan to major in theater in community college? Her academic adviser apparently knows nothing about her if she thinks Luann is just as well suited for nursing and engineering as for sociology and cartooning.

A Luann left and do si do!

Well, Frank was doing OK until Luann saw the Human Sexuality class! Had to giggle to see that Greg added an AA in Cartooning! ;)

Actually, “Square Dancing” was Frank’s attempt at a nudge of “subtle suggestion”, to influence Luann to subliminally think of Gunther a bit more…

I’m waiting for Nab to chime in with his incessant rant about “Party degrees”. Sex ed and square dancing are things that should get his dander up.

of the suggested list in today’s comic, the best one for Lue would be sociology. more apt for someone to be an early grades of elementary school teacher(1st to 3rd grade) while also taking general classes of English, Science, Math and History(looks like in first semester she took care of History)

“do si do.” <?font>^So the sound of her toe crunching is like a cookie?

What happened to her interest in theater?

Luann is an adult, does daddy really have to check her grades?

“BTW, your html is hanging out…” ^I threw in that extra blue, at no charge!!! – Also, thanks! Now I feel hypocritical for pointing out to my wife that her Freudian Slip was showing….

One of my “filler” classes when I went to university was in “German Film Appreciation”. For a grade you got to watch F. W. Murnau’s Nosferatu, Fritz Lang and Metropolis, Das Boot, and Werner Herzog’s Aguirre, Wrath of God among others.The parties at the instructor’s house were great fun.

You mean things like sex should only happen between two people who are married, or in a committed relationship? Or that abortion is the murdering of a child? Stupid things like that right. She could get a far left “socialist” teacher who will teach that with sex anything goes and Luann should spread her “wings” for anyone she thinks is cute.

Re: your wife’s “Freudian Slip…” ;)

Sounds idiotic

For Gods’ sakes, she’s a college student. If Dad is still squeamish about the idea of his daughter being sexually active (or, y’know, actually being educated about it), he really needs to get his head straight.

It seems like everyone thinks Human Sexuality is not a subject worthy of serious study. She’s apparently enthused about the subject, and that’s the best recipe for success in a chosen field. OTOH, we may have seen a foreshadowing of Luann the Cartoonist. Maybe it turns out this strip is semi-autobiographical.

There’s a Cartooning major? God if Gunther got an “A” in “Human Sexuality” that would be truly disgusting.

Considering what we saw of her studying for the exam in her “art history” class, I would assume the “human sexuality” class is at the level of “Babies come from their Mommies’ tummies. How they get there is covered in an advanced class that you will have to take at a 4-year college.”

Luann could become an engineer? Won’t we all feel safe, living near a nuclear power plant she helped design?

More likely leftist idiots like you destroyed it. Morality is not twisted. Our increasingly immoral culture is.

Well, we bought a new MW this afternoon. Its an LG and has stuff on it I never thought could be on one. Took us about 2 hours to unpack it and set it up (which included moving some furniture around). Anyway, it is for the downstairs room! Now I’ll be able to keep my tea warm without schleping upstairs to warm it up! Anyway, I’m tired (and IS Katie is howling to go out! I think she just likes to go in and out the door!). ‘Nite all! -——————————————————————-“A wonderful bird is the pelican, His bill will hold more than his belican. He can take in his beak Food enough for a week, But I’m damned to see how the helican." (Dixon Lanier Merritt, 1879-1954)

At times like this I recall that somewhere in the USA they were going to ban sex because it led to dancing.

What Luann sees: Human SexualityWhat Luann thinks: How to class on satisfying QuillWhat the class actually is: Science

Okay, there’s a major in cartooning. I have no problem with that. But according to Luann it’s one of the ones that require “boring core classes”?

No comment yet on how school can make ANY subject boring? I refer you to Monty Python’s Meaning of Life sex education scene.

I’d be willing to bet that the sex ed course would be far more boring than the core requirements for cartooning! Studio art courses can be great fun (and if you use a nude model, more realistic than the sex ed dummies or line-drawings [note that I said “realistic,” not “attractive” or “sexually stimulating”]).

Nothing like wasting your parents money on “fun” classes.

Thanks for the Christmas story from 1999. It was sweet and expressed very well the true “spirit” of giving. Love all your comic strips. ( :

Excellent choice. I still have many unanswered questions.

@Clark Kent: We tried that free love nonsense in the 60s. That is what produced your loser parents and a very widespread incidence of venereal disease. Morality is not “twisted”, it is just something with which you, my friend, are not acquainted because to be moral would inhibit your breeding with anything that would lay down for you.

There is nothing that takes the fun out of something like taking a class in it.

What??? No “COFFEE Brewing” Classes?!!?

THIS Is An OUTRAGE!!!!!

I see what you did there………Cartooning…….Very humorous indeed!

Morality isn’t twisted, it’s practically never practiced.

This makes him look so ridiculous, only a very judgemental person would think a young woman should not study human sexuality.

Yer flagged.

I don’t think I’ll be looking at THIS place anymore today! It’s gonna get weird! LOL

Is “Human Sexuality” part of the curriculum in nursing, sociology, cartooning, or engineering? Each one of those disciplines would have a very different approach to the subject!

Luann’s going to learn how babies get made! Just wait until she passes that information along to Brad – he’ll freak!!!

Luann’s academic adviser is just throwing darts at a board as Lu has shown zero interest in any of these subjects previously. And given her high school scholastic chops; please advise me of any structure she’s had an engineering hand in so I can AVOID it!

If I were her dad, I’d sign her up myself. Most people are still pathetically ill-informed about sex. Statistically she’ll end up participating in far less risky behavior.

Twisted morality only comes from the left.

Sociology is a field of study that attempts to understand how human cultures evolve. Two cultures may co-exist and evolve within the same country, but have very different ideas; for example, in the past, the US had within it a culture that believed in multiple female wives for men.-Sociology tries to determine how various cultural beliefs and institutions are created and transmitted to younger generations, or new converts.-Someone you might respect, Ronald Reagan, had a double major in sociology and economics.-Presumably, Reagan’s intellect was challenged as much by his double major as by his football training.-In twenty words or fewer, explain how your intellect has benefitted from the intellectual rigor of your square dance partner, and how that will help solve problems such as snarkiness, snobbishness and holier-than-thou-ness….

Flagged you

This is a public school? And it has ‘Pajama and Bedhead day’?-Hmm.. I think I’d start looking into private schools, myself. You have a much better sense of humor (and greater tolerance for ‘gag-me’ stuff) than I do…

Calm down Frank. Your daughter is an adult and the class is obviously not what either of you think it’s about.

@Joe Uzer“Flagged you”.In his defense, nobody enjoys being called "far “right” religious nut cases ".especially with all those quotes around each word.The word “nuts” by itself wouldn’t have been so offensive since it wouldn’t have tied them all together so strongly.As in““The human sexuality class would be a good idea, provided that the nuts haven’t perverted it.”(Although that might bring up another debate.)

Thanks for posting the link to the Puddles and Santa cartoon, Greg. It was really enjoyable!!

And now I’m thinking about Luann having sex… where oh where did I leave the brain bleach?

LOL!!!

Is it my imagination, or is Frank looking a little balder today? And perhaps a bit thicker around the middle? Is Frank aging along with the “kids”?

Isn’t there a Wizard of Id comment you could be commenting on? Even supposing your comment is in jest, this isn’t the place.

There’s a cartooning major?! Is there a creativity major too?

Wow. I’ve seen more “flags” here than I see on Memorial Day. Guess we have to add sex to religion and politics as the taboo topics. Well, at least the drawing is good.

That was a fast semester in Luaniverse & she only went to one introduction class!

I know the title of the strip is “Luann”, but let’s get real, of all the character story lines, her’s, is by far, the most boring. But there maybe hope ? I hope so.

Sex Ed may be a rather disgusting pre-med class.

Square Dancing (if it exists beyond Franks imagination) could be a Phys Ed class, and partially satisfy the requirement for a couple such classes.

On Sex Education, let’s not forget Frank checked out Brad with condoms when he was about Luann’s age now.

It just sounded a little bit over the line. In everything else, sounds like you’ve got a great school there. Wish my sister and bro-in-law could find one in my old hometown of Pgh, but things there are declining. And I wouldn’t recommend any of the ‘test factories’ here in Florida…

My son is precisely the same age as Luann and we are trusting he makes the right decisions – he knows he can always approach us, we are always here for him if need be, but we do not hover and direct his every move.

My father always told me, “If you ever get some girl into trouble, don’t worry about your father…. worry about her’s.”

From that completely random list of topics, it’s clear that Luann’s “Academic Advisor” doesn’t have a clue on a suitable career path for Luann, any more than she does.

One day, you’ll wish you had been one of those “nut cases”….

I’ve seen younger folks square dancing. So don’t assume that it is only for older folks.As for those far right. I’ve seen those who are far left also have at times hold the same views. Folks like my ex in laws. They leaned left. And their views were definitely ancient biblical on how they viewed relationships.

-_the advisor just gave Luann a list of every associate degree they offer_-Then that must be a very tiny community college/state school. Our Seminole State School has a very lengthy list of associate degrees, along with some 4 year degrees, certification programs (in technical areas, construction, nursing) and a whole program for people who want to learn how to start up a new business.-The job of an advisor isn’t to wait around until students get serious. It’s to help them, through some testing and questioning, discover their strength as well as their interests. When those are identified, the advisor can then help the student identify a major and the classes needed for it…

Don’t you jus know that Frank and Nancy will be pleased 2 years from now when Luann steps up on the platform of Pitt CC auditorium and receives her Associate’s degree in “Stuff”.

Parents have been given the right to ‘opt’ their kids out of certain classes. Human sexuality is one of those, in many school districts. So even where it is offered, kids don’t always get to take it…

Pretty soon, they’ll have a class on, Knife and Fork,"which is really needed.Makes as much sense, as Human Sexuality.

At this stage it appears entirely appropriate that the adviser would give her a list of focus programs leading to possible associate degrees ( which is typically what Community colleges offer), to illustrate what is available at PCC. She’s only completed her first semester ( or trimester or quad or whatever) …lots of time to chose and proclaim a major.

Even at 4 year universities (at least mine), I was not required to declare a major until the beginning of the junior year. And it was quite informal, actually. The only “requirements” in re a major was completing a certain number of courses that were relative to your major. There was not, for example, a “thesis” required at the undergraduate level in your major.

As dependent as students have become on calculators, graphing calculators, tablets, and computers, I think a worthwhile class would be titled, “What to do when the batteries go dead.”

And I don’t mean just installing new batteries or hunting down a wall outlet.

I know precisely what you mean….. But I better be good and take the high road. ;-PPP

Something, perhaps to do with reliance on “manual devices” as backup for all those electronics? ;-PPP

Now why would an 18 year old girl be so interested in a course about human sexuality? An 18 year old BOY, I can understand, lol.

Tiffany got all the sex ed. she needed from Broadway and a tune from “Oklahoma” -— “I’m jest a girl who can’t say no.” Works for her.

I received 1 credit hour for a Folk Dance class (which included square dancing) when I was in college and although my major was not dance, it has come in handy for my job as a teacher. The dance class was actually taught by a PE professor. I enjoyed the class immensely, which makes it useful enough, but then I have also used it throughout my career to teach cultural diversity. And the only “older adult” in my class was the professor. I got to dance with some very pretty and fun girls which made it even more useful. :-)

It would only be “useless” if you knew what Luann’s major is going to be. If she is going to major in the arts, education, or a number of other fields, square dancing could be quite useful. And for those fields that square dancing doesn’t directly benefit, the class could still be quite educational and fun. Which, I think, is what Dad is getting at.

I also had the Human Sexuality class and I found quite the opposite to be true. A lot of talk there regarding open morality and tolerance but when two people in the class stated that they were saving themselves for marriage, much of the rest of the class snickered at them and even openly ridiculed them. A lot of pro-abortion talk and no-strings-attached open sexuality talk was predominant but anyone with a different view - even a moderate view - were labeled and treated as “far right religious nut cases,” regardless of whether or not their values came from faith. The professor himself could be quite understanding of different points of view but the students were often quite intolerant.

Since Community Colleges are meant to provide vocational training, it surely helps to have a vocation in mind when picking the classes! Four-year liberal arts colleges can offer more “general studies”, leading to employment in the exciting world of fast food.

Limiting a word count introduces an intellectual challenge. It’s a lot easier to ramble on, otherwise….

“The timing of this is uncanny.”^WOW.

Thanks, Brdshtt, for telling us how your son is doing! ;)

Perhaps Luann will pursue a degree in Human Sexuality? Think of Dr. Ruth naked, if that helps.

.Whereas I loved Reagan with all my heart.WHATAMAN!

Thanks for injecting politics and religion into the comments thread of a lightweight comic strip. Some folks just can’t grasp the concept of propriety.

And your point is? No other ancient culture outlawed slavery either. Slavery has always been a part of human culture, even before the Bible was written down. What people like you don’t consider is how did the other cultures of the day perceive slavery. If you look at the slavery of ancient Egypt, it could be quite harsh and cruel. ALL ancient cultures looked upon slaves as “property,” not just the Israelites. The important thing to take away from the Bible is the development of moral conscience away from the cruelty of other cultures that surrounded the Israelites.

“If a fellow Hebrew, a man or a woman, sells himself to you and serves you six years, in the seventh year you must let him go free. And when you release him, do not send him away empty-handed. Supply him liberally from your flock, your threshing floor and your winepress. Give to him as the Lord your God has blessed you. Remember that you were slaves in Egypt and the Lord your God redeemed you. That is why I give you this command today… Do not consider it a hardship to set your servant free, because his service to you these six years has been worht twice as much as that of a hired hand. And the Lord your God will bless you in everything you do.” - Deuteronomy 15:12-18

“If a slave has taken refuge with you, do not hand him over to his master. Let him live among you wherever he chooses. Do not oppress him.” - Deuteronomy 23:15-16

“When you enter the land the Lord your God is giving you, do not learn to imitate the detestable ways of the nations there. Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, who practices divination or sorcery, interprets omens, engages in witchcraft, or casts spells, or who is a medium or spiritist or who consults the dead. Anyone who does these things is detestable to the Lord, and because of those detestable practices the Lord your God will drive out those nations before you.” - Deuteronomy 18:9-12

“[Jesus] went up to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. And he stood up to read. The scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Unrolling it, he found the place where it is written:The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor.He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisonersand recovery of sight for the blind,to release the oppressed,to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”Then he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fastened on him, and he began by saying to them, “Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.” - Luke 4:14-21

As American Founder Richard Henry Lee stated, “Christianity, by introducing into Europe the truest principles of humanity, universal benevolence, and brotherly love, had happily abolished civil slavery. Let us who profess the same religion practice its precepts… by agreeing to this duty.” It was “enlightened” Europe that reintroduced slavery but, this time, slavery was based on the view of lower intelligence of the darker skinned peoples of Africa. The European powers propagated the culture of slavery to their colonies in the New World and elsewhere. Many Africans themselves participated in the slave trade through the conquest or kidnapping of their African brothers and sisters. NOwhere in the Bible does God approve of this type of slavery:“He who kidnaps a man, whether he sells him or he is found in his possession, shall surely be put to death.” - Exodus 21:16

The institution of slavery and the slave trade in Europe and America was fundamentally different from the slavery mentioned (mentioning/regulating does not equate to approval) in the Bible.

Cartooning sounds fun.

Ok, I officially don’t understand how college works in the USA, and I doubt about googling it because I fear it won’t make any sense to me.

Here in Spain, when you go to the university you choose which career you want to study, and you start studying it since the beginning. During the career you have a number of optional and free choice classes to complete your education, but you don’t spend two whole years taking classes that might not be related at all with what you want to study.