Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for May 21, 2015

LOVE U LUAN

Sacrifices must be made, Luann. Choose wisely.

Dunh, dunh, duuuuunnnnhhh! – (♫) You’re enjoying your day, everything’s going your way- then along comes…..

…“A Ton O’ Bricks”“The Best Bad News I’ve Ever Heard”“A Conflict Of My Interests”“She Who Speaks With Fork In Road”“A Rock…And A Thing That’s Not A Rock”“Let’s Make A Dilemma”“The Time I Wish I Had A Clone”“London Oz Is Calling” (♫)or“Should I Stay Or Should I Go?” (♫)

Go for it, quills’ gig is not certain.

Quill’s internship in New York is only 10 days long (see the April 13 strip). Even if Luann doesn’t go to New York with Quill, it’s not like he will be away from her for very long.

This is Luann’s’ chance to sing the blues about missing Quill, act like she cares about others, and design ways to put down Tiff. All three things she wants to do…

True test if she is adult Luann or that comic from the past, “Little Lulu”

I’m excited that we get a plot line that likely will actually reveal what the characters did and have a resolution. I hope she is actually forced to make a choice. If she had the money for New York in the first place, she might be able to visit him there for a long weekend. Of course he should, in theory, be super busy if the NY program is only 10 days long.

I was always confused as to where she would stay while in NY. Summer internship programs for students often place them in summer dorms or with sponsor families. I would be unhappy if my dorm-mate decided to bring the SO along in our tiny room — and report it. I would absolutely put my foot down if the student I was housing in my home wanted to bring a boyfriend/girlfriend to leech off my goodwill. And it seemed unlikely they would get a free hotel room for 10 days – those are expensive in NY.

All Luann has to say is she already accepted a previous invitation. It has already been established that teaching is a option.

is a dilemma, is not so simple, “summer camp” seems “safe” but if she goes NY she might get experience as set design by causality, which would be lost if she does not go, and those few days, might become many weeks for Quill

You have 80+ years to work and figure out a career. You only get to be young for the first 20-ish. Be carefree while your “responsibilities” are few.

Perhaps her boss knows someone in NY who needs a summer day camp teacher…

Luann, go for your dream, go for Quill. If your dream fails to develop, you can always do the teacher thing… so many have done it and are still doing it… Being a teacher is not a life goal for most of the teachers out there… Teaching is the ‘fall- back’ job they end up in… and they hate it. You can see it in their eyes… It only pays the bills.

I dunno Luann, lets see, last I checked the performing arts had more to do with personal contacts and networking…and New York City is ground zero for the performing arts, especially for those hoping for their “Big Break”, and going away to NYC …alone…unchaperoned…with Quill…is bound to give Mom and Dad cardiac arrest…and isn’t that what growing up is all about ?

or…if you want to be a teacher, just stay safe and boring, take dull classes ad nauseum,, get those credentials, and someday be an underpaid, overworked, stressed out member of a profession few want. Like ten days in NYC could ever wreck THAT career path. Plus Mommy and Daddy will be SO PROUD of their little Luann, after all she always cops out for the safe and sensible thing.

We’ve all been there: What we SHOULD do as opposed to what we WANT to do. It isn’t just a matter of not being with Quill for a couple of weeks. It’s the potential thrill of Luann and Quill being ON THEIR OWN together – the door opening to becoming adults.

“You have 80+ years to work” :Proceed with caution! This is how many college students and young adults get into a cycle of debt — then thy really ARE working 80+ years to pay back the indiscretions of youth.

It’s all about moderation. She should pursue experiences, but realistically. How exactly will she be paying for the flight and activities in NY? If you have a summer job, it’s not unreasonable to ask for one day off. Like I said, she could compromise and spend a 3-day weekend with Quill.

Seems to work that way, doesn’t it?

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I can see it now… it could be getting set up that Luann & Tiff will be at the summer camp, all that’s left is to set it up so Gunth will be there, too. Reverse jealousy, where last time Luann was upset that Tiff was wooing Quill, but this time it’ll be Tiff & Gunth together with Luann watching from the sidelines. It could get interesting,…

Most of the time, in a case like this one, I’d say choose with either your head or your heart, but understand the differences. In Luann’s case, however, the “head” is a weak player, outclassed by the heart.So, my guess is that she will chose to go with Quill. What position, if any, Purgus might hold open for her remains to be seen; this could even become a big chance for Tiffany to become lead teacher; whatever her attitudinal deficiencies, Tiff in fact had great rapport with the kids….

Every teacher I know would tell her to go to New York.

Uh… not particularly…

She’ll have plenty of time to regret the past in years to come no matter what choice she makes.

It’s simple enough: Luann could have a future running a drama program for children someday. Actually, that’s a lot more plausible than ever having any snuggling time with Quill in NYC. (She couldn’t even snuggle with him in a closet at Muni U.)

Gunther should be in a position to talk her out of chasing someone else’s future.

I don’t want to be told Luann is good with kids. I want to be shown it. I’ve seen a few strips where she bonds with kids, but I’ve seen a few where Tiff does too, and we’re supposed to believe Tiff is a terrible teacher. So. Show me Luann is super teacher, don’t just say so.

Still waiting to see what Tiffany will end up doing. I’m still thinking “janitor.”

So despite the internship not even being set in stone Luann is still operating like it’ll happen for sure. Seems like we’re setting up for the “waaa I want to go with Quill but have to make an adult decision.” Singing and acting? Don’t remember many strips where she shows actual interest in it short of wanting to go to Tish.

She can do both. His internship isn’t for the whole summer (unless there’s some side covo that wasn’t in the strip where they decide to stay the entire summer in NYC).

But it’d be nice if they followed through with it instead of “Luann takes an interest in something and is suddenly the best at it.”

Oh, Lu. Decision time.

LOL, “Mr. Plagarism”!!!! Good one over there, yesterday!

Evans NEEDS to show off his “knowledge” of Broadway shows (The Luann Musical), so, she’s going to New Yawk.

“The Sidetracks of New York”^Good one! – But I wonder if it’s going to be “sidetracks”. We still don’t know if her “mode of thought” is that that should be the “main”, or if this opportunity actually presents her with what she would want even more so. Usually , it’s been the “former”. Will be interesting to see which is the one that really grabs her attention more…

IDK, though. At this

Even sex can be made boring. Still if it is hands on…^That wasn’t the reason that I posted that third strip. It was to show that Luann does do some things in thinking about a career/post HS vocation…

(While enjoying a mid-morning bowl of latakia and a second large, bold coffee, I contemplate the matter of Luann:) Even though I was off the mark a bit concerning TIffany and NYC, I was still somewhere in the ballpark thinking that the story arc had morphed back into the NYC trip. So, is Luann a) mostly Quill-crazed and she gives up the opportunity to show and develop some leadership skills for a potential future career in teaching, or b) will she forgo the trip to NYC? In my manner of thinking, it would be easiest for her to pursue the teaching leadership gig as she has not apparently done any real planning for the NYC trip (telling parents, acquiring funds, etc). Also, the possibility of the trip falling through (Quill does not GET the internship) is still a real possibility. What is better for Luann… a low risk bet with potential to have a high payoff, or a high risk bet with a more ambiguous potential payoff? To my manner of thinking, I think Luann would be better off participating in the teaching gig and planning other trips with Quill as the NYC trip seems to nebulous at the moment. Now, onto the subject of Tiffany…. her job demotion/promotion (depending on how you look at it) still does not seem to make a lot of sense in this arc. It was NOT required for the performance review for Luann, and having Tiffany stay with the kids or move into the office did not really have any impact to the story either. Could it be that Tiffany’s transition to the office was simply a “throwaway segue” by Greg designed to show basic performance reviews for all the employees…. leading into Luann’s “should-I-stay or should-I-go” dilemma…. and he was not really thinking of any sort of impact of a job change for Tiffany?

This is what Luann is good at. A tough choice for her to make, but she should accept this after consideration. Surely he could give her some time.

Actually…for many of them, they’ve already been on both GoComics and ArcaMax… I can guarantee that you have encountered at least two to three that have commented here and there, between yesterday and the balance of today. And there are at least 10-15 that have frequented both sites, but have left here and have been exclusively over there for a while (many of them, you’d recognize by screen name, if you were to take a look at their board)…

She took this job in the first place to make money. Now she wants to blow off a whole summer of making money so that she can go to NYC for 10 days, in the company of someone who will be working all the time that he’s there? Just how irresponsible is that? Frank, remind Luann that if she isn’t interested in earning money this summer, you’re not interested in helping pay for her tuition next fall, either.

“this non-event.”

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Non-event??? Good grief. This can be a major turning point for Luann, ending her dithering around and getting her started in a career with children she would be good at.

“Geez, try a little harder to recruit those morons at Arcamax to come over here and pollute the boards, why don’t you.”-——————————————————The GoComics Overlords will be delighted to learn of their exclusivity and your efforts to keep out the riff-raff.

Do it!

Why go for personal insults? Not happy someone may not agree with you?

If this romance is so shallow that it will collapse during a two-week separation, then let it do just that.

Luann, just go with Quill. Easy.

Quill is going to be working all day and night during this internship. Luann will get to spend a lot more time together with him this summer in Pitt than she would in NYC. Luann should let him spend his 2 weeks there working on his career, while she starts a career of her own with her own summer job. It’s only a 2-week separation, people!

Go to New York!Do new things, meet new people!Nah, that’s what “college” was supposedly about and you can see Luann’s still doing the same high school things/people.

I agree – the best thing that could come of this story is that Quill is so successful in his internship in NYC that he is offered a permanent job as artistic director of the Aaron Hill Dinner Theater in Hawaii, and he takes it. ’Bye, Q-man!

you are young, you will never get to be stupid with less penalty. Go to New York!!!

“We all know this will be a non-event that won’t change the status quo.”.No, we don’t know that. And the “status quo” has changed a great deal since the whole crew graduated from high school.

Please, let’s just forget ArcaMax.

BTW – where did Principal Purgus get his information regarding Tiffany’s interactions with the kids? He’s never around.Don’t tell me Luann is jealous (again) that Tiff got a kid-drawn “going away” portrait, and she didn’t?

THIS should clear things up…

LOL!!!!

Don’t give up your own prospects for a man.

I do agree with you that in many regards Luann and Tiffany are much “the same person” at least on a metaphorical level. It is sort of like Luann is the “good” version and Tiffany is the “bad” version of the same coin. That sort of idea is common amongst many forms of historical and current literature. That said, I am starting to feel sad and would like to help Tiffany when she is unhappy or upset. When Luann is unhappy or upset, my own visceral response is much, much less. That idea of my having greater sympathetic feelings for Tiffany compared to Luann is a relatively recent development for me (perhaps a year or so ago). I like to think that Greg is writing Tiffany in a more nuanced fashion of late to very much give her character more depth and realism. Even though many still look at her stereotypically (through the historical lens of the comic), I think that historical view will continue to fade as Greg reveals more and more about Tiffany.

Indeed!

@IamJayBluE

But again, in all his interactions, there have been many ( all types of readers) that have regarded Quill as a “boring character”….

I see Quill as a steady, calm voice of reason—and Luanne is crazy about him.

If Luann already made plans with Quill to go to NY, then she should do that. It would be irresponsible of her to change plans when other people are involved. If the boss is asking her to be the Lead Teacher, then there must be more than one teacher. Luann could take 2 weeks off for her already scheduled vacation and she can tell her boss about it now.

“I don’t think anyone hated Zane.”

OK. Long time gone, though. So is Delta and the Goth type whose name does not come to mind.

To the extent that this is what you mean, OK. But some of what the characters do and feel is new.

I simply can not imagine that Team Evans will ever countenance writing or illustrating, except extremely obliquely, sex outside of marriage. And that only as something simply assumed and never directly referred to. When Tiff and Gunther, Lu and Quill, or Brad and Toni leave a room where they have been alone and sport big dreamy grins I will stand corrected. That is severely unlikely. 9CwL this ain’t and it never will be.

It seems like a turning point for Luann, and teaching theater is what she is suited for.

Here’s your chance to show you’re not a hypocrite, Lu.When Qu had to split his time between you and promoting his career, you told him to choose YOU. To avoid being a hypocrite, you must make the same choice.*BUT. Here’s your chance to show you’re an adult, who can put short-term pleasure aside for long-term goals. You must choose the career path.*So, you win whichever way you decide. And try to not think about what you lose.

P.S. Being lead teacher at a summer camp would probably include singing, acting, set design as well as teaching, nutrition, supervision, management experience.

I don’t think anyone hated Zane. . . . ."-——————————At least not Zane’s dog, Monroe.Or Mrs. Horner.

“Oddly enough, the strip’s greatest allusion to sex acts was for Luann and Quill.”*RB – Maybe it’s a guy thing, or maybe I’m just dense or naive. But I never thought of that basketball allegory as having anything to do with sex. To me, it just seemed to say “We’re a real pair.”

Frank does like to make rather sardonic comments about Luann’s lack of ambition and whatnot. You’re right, no WAY is he gonna let his darling daughter out of his sight! I hope she continues to study the arts just to annoy him, though. It’s her life.-I am very flattered you have adopted DudeBro Nice Guy, btw! :)

I just don’t think Quill is ever going to leave at this point, the strip is stuck with him because Karen likes him., , , , "

Quill seems to be Miss Evan’s dream boyfriend, she saved him from the Volcano Downunder. .She may end up ruining the strip, for Luann cannot have any more BF drama. Thus we get Gunther’s sloppy drama instead, and all these choppy storylines with hanging arcs. .It’s hard to fire your daughter. But maybe grandson Jonathan Upchurch could be given a chance at storylines.

Luann can’t have made any reservations or other commitments for going to NYC yet, since Quill hasn’t been accepted for the internship. He may not be going to NYC, either (although I’m sure he will, since otherwise there’s no story here).

Please, let’s just forget people over at ArcaMax. This should be about the strip.

Good.

High five for the best use of GIFs yet.

Remember it’s a “Summer DAY camp” – closer to babysitting than education.

GEEZE LOU-ISE!

I Say Let “Mr. Wonderful” go to New York. ALONE.

Besides Those Poor Little Tykes NEED Your Help Lu!

Aaaaaaaand as Someone Else Suggested about a Coupla Dozen Posts Up, Gunther Will Probably Show Up at the School to Take Tiffs Place.

Wait’ll Tiff SEES You and Gunther Getting “Reacquainted” and Suddenly Realizing that YOU Have “STOLEN” Yet Another Man From Her.

The Kids Will Get a REAL HOOT Out of the Ensuing CATFIGHT!

I don’t believe this is the same school. Someone correct me if I’m wrong.

Do you REALLY THINK her folks will let her go to NYC, with that guy?AT 18?

Sidetracks of New York! Nice!

“And Gunther as the school IT guy, Ox as the football coach….oh no!”*RB – It happened in Funky Winkerbean. But I’m hoping Team Evans is a little less predictable.

Don’t forget Principal Delta. And groundskeeper Rosa, to gather sticks and rake rocks.

Throw in lunchroom lady Crystal, and the gang’s all here! Will Greg then re-name the strip “Luann, the Next Generation”? If so, we shall need a bald spaceship captain:--or maybe--Of course, either way, people will complain that the new strip isn’t as good as the original, under Captain Dirk.

Did we just slide out of the “what happened with Gunther and Tiffany mystery?” Luann? Plain Jane on a treadmill going nowhere.

You know I pointed out Les and Gunther had things in common, I’m glad someone else sees the connection.

“You’re wonderful with the children, Miss DeGroot”.A professional educator has been watching off and on throughout and has given an objective evaluation of her skills. He is not just trying to soften the pain of her failures but is even encouraging her to continue along the path of educating the children..WHATAGURL!.Any who worry about not having seen it should know you never see all that goes on. You must depend on the clues given by others. A flat out statement is one such clue.

Can we at least know what happened between Gunther and Tiffany?

End of 1st year of college. Gunther, Rosa, and Tiffany get A’s. Bernice gets a B. Quill and Luann get C +. Knute, Crystal and Ox get an incomplete. All of Bernice’s dorm pals get F’s. Wisest and most enjoyable new character: Luis, the Peruvian supply truck driver and Gunther’s drinking buddy. Next year: Rosa comes back to enter nursing school.

“John 20:29 all over again.”." blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.".Versus those who have not seen and therefore don’t believe anything or always believe the worst..Trust your witnesses if they are trustworthy.(and if you can’t verify independently)

“Maybe I’ll try one of those new 3D monitors so I can see what is going on behind the scenes.”.What I wanna know is why you keep looking up your 3D monitor from below????Most suspicious

Crucial Choice|

The kids like Tiffany.-.

IF she continues to have a BF who is perfect for her in every way, she would be crazy to dump him. Consequently the strip a) will have to end.or.b) will have to feature Gunther or some other “Snuffy Smith”

And Tiffany is right. This isn’t teaching, it’s baby-sitting. That’s the whole purpose of the after-school program.

from square one Lue and Q were bantering each other, but was not as prominent as now, and I always enjoy those moments

I’m not actually vested in “who is over there vs. over here” or anything like that. Just was trying to provide information on what you were referring to….

Tiffany warmed up to them (slightly) once the one kid gave her a picture of herself that her drew. – And they at least started to “tolerate” each other:

– No, she’s no “Anne Sullivan” though, LOL!

“Spoiler alert: Luann continues to show her nasty side.”^Then somebody should let her know that there’s Spinach in her teeth..

maybe, probably not…………… she and Q like to banter, and what she said it is probably SO TRUE ;) lol

@ReallyBad2“Obviously we all recognize that Luann is good with kids because of this comment, but why did Evans never show it? If I went through all the strips with the kids”.Some have eyes but can’t see because they’re blinded by their prejudices. The strips shown display the fact that Luann listens, cares, even tries to help my beloved Tiffany..Some day Luann’s advice will save my beloved Tiffany.

she needs to talk with Quil. He cares about her enough to know she will get a lot out of that kind of oppertunity

I don’t know if this has been adressed before, but isn’t the principal a relative of Dennis the Menace’s father?