Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for December 02, 2024

WOW! Phil is back! He wasn’t just a punchline character, afterall. He may even be a future BF for Luann?

This is good news. A new character will add a little excitement to the strip.

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I think Tenax will be on cloud 9. LOL ;)

Okay, well, I’m certainly glad to see that this is lasting longer than just 1-2 weeks. That’s actually a bit of relief; hopefully this may actually go somewhere . . . hopefully.

Now I’m curious to know if there are any other comic characters out there who are CNAs . . . I ask because one of my comic characters is a CNA.

I think that they used to call guys with professions like Phil, “Orderlies” back in the olden days.

No matter.

God bless medical professionals.

Is Luann going to learn some Tagalog??

CNA = Certified Nursing Assistant. I don’t think “orderlies” were ever trained or certified.

I don’t get the joke today because CNAs do all their tasks wearing surgical gloves, thus their hands are by definition, clean.

Phil missed out on the turkey — the baked turkey – now he gets to meet the other turkey.

Phil is drawn to imply he’ll be a new member of Luanniverse. You could tell which is just a guest and which is a new character by the way they’re drawn. I actually like Phil. He’s mature, confident, has a profession, some education and a little nerdy. I never liked Jack because he is a doofus and is hard to get to know. Not much is revealed about Jack. He is confused. All wrong for Luann because SHE is confused too and doesn’t need a partner who is also confused. I liked Quill too and he was way too mature for the high school Luann at the time. He already had goals and a career path and eventually found Luann too immature for him and abandoned her. He was never the right guy for Luann. She has matured a bit since Quill and hopefully she is ready for Phil – just a bit ready but with his encouragement and support, she might thrive. Fingers crossed.

MISDIRECTION PLAY! NOW THE FUN BEGINS!

Oh great, they’re afraid of cooties. She’s afraid to touch his hand, rather than admiring his caring for sick elders. And she’s embarrassed him just by staring. Not funny!

Why would a germophobe take a job like that??

And he’s a CNA too! Personally, I’d prefer LVN/LPN, but I am one, so I’m biased.

Thank goodness! I was expecting more drama and angst from Moony Uni this week! Thank you. G&K.

I’ll admit it. I was wrong about Phil being a one and done character.

I worked EMS. Shake his bare hand vs the gloves… kind of insulting in a way really.

Oh, good. A new character for the strip. Maybe Luann’s life will get interesting.

“Mobility? Nah, I’m good. Rubdown? Sure, when can we start. Showering? Oh yea, we’ll need one after the rubdown. Toileting? Ah, yea I can handle that. Cleanup? That comes after………what? Whatever it is, definitely use the gloves!”

The “Philled” jokes practically write themselves. I’m going to decline.

Phil? Phil McCraken?

A potential love interest? I hope so.

Yes, Lu. Can’t “do it” without the “glove.”

Certified Nursing Assistant

Male nurses outnumber female nurses in 13 Sub-Saharan African countries.

Prolly a suitable replacement for Gunter..

I’d be more worried with the glove on

You gotta stay sanitary, especially these days.

Here’s where a ‘fist bump’ is really convenient.

See now Lu is going to ruin it and give him a hug an a peck , just to say thank you for taking care of Ms H .

What’s with the glove?

Woot! There’s Phil!

I have a suspicion Mrs. H. Could be short lived.

Luann with a potential BF who’s not a student or a slacker?Amazing.

Phil gives me “middle reliever” vibes. He’ll be around for a while, but become a minor foil a la Tara Starr, over time. Perhaps it will be Tara who steals him away from Luann. Phil does not strike me as being Tiff’s type, but then again, we still speculate about what may have happened between her & Gun. There do seem to be a few similarities between Phil and Gun. Hold that thought for the future.