Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for September 10, 2013

“Long As It’s Important” or “In care agable“

“Faith Some More Counseling…”We care a lot!…er…at least 4% more than the competition…" and by….Phelps Fiber Snacks… “The answer to everything…Including boys….Make it a part of your regular routine…”

So where is Quill?…he was supposed to finish his last year here at Pitts HS.

Perhaps because Greg Evans doesn’t know, either?

Meh!

Luann MUST be growing up, she doesn’t seem to be upset over being left out of the road trip at ALL

Hmmm….first time I’ve seen a smile on Bernice since I-can’t-remember-when.

Of course, the trip WAS a disaster, so, maybe she feels like she was better off, not being there

Of course, Bernice HAS no boy to have issues over. So she can be smug over someone else’s problems…. of course, until Bernice realizes she Has no boy…^^Unless Zane comes back to Pitts, then, anything could happen

No Quill and no necklace.

You’re just a bundle of joy today, aren’t you.

There ARE teenage girls who have other things to think about besides the opposite sex.

Well, I guess Bernice didn’t learn anything from Ms. Phelps during her interview in May, because she’s still being oh-so-smug about how she can be “better” than her.

Bernice seems to be feeling pretty smug right now. But she’s really no more (or less) than the flip side of Luann. Both exhibit typically over-the-top teen emotions and behaviors.

MJ:I don’t think that Luann would be too upset about missing a road trip all the way to Pitts High- she has experienced the location for over 9 years…

After a decade+(?) It appears that the new directions for the major characters in Luann are all officially in place. Luann is not Brad chasing after girls with TJ or whatever else could happen if the strip was kept in stability mode. Evans has done a good job of keeping everything a question mark for the arcs at this point and keeping us guessing. As for Quill, if Karen’s preview is accurate then it appears that Luann is going Down Under for winter- maybe MJ will have to skip that arc- and that would suggest that Quill’s request to go abroad was denied. The all’s well with the world tone of the strip is sometimes an indication of trouble lerking in the future. But who knows at this point? But regardless of my past analysis of the strip, it’s good to have movement for all the main arcs in the strip.

I guess we are seeing the combination of 2 themes coming out in the strip. For some it is like adult like child humor mode- Frank-Nancy/Brad-Toni, Bern/Phelps, maybe TJ/Father and for others it is dealing with awkwardness mode.

Ok, nothing much to say at this point on Luann until the arcs start moving more…

Iam:I guess today’s advise would be sponsored by the Prune association for California. In fact Phelps probably has their product line in the school vending machines…

Mine never said “you” . . . it was always “we”. We? WE never did anything together.

Well Lu, if You INSIST on calling Guys “BOYS” then YOU are gonna have a PROBLEM.

BORING!!!

Need more DRAMA!!!!!

Let’s get this strip going.

Boy problem = Luann problem

School counselors handle many more issues than academics. They deal with abused kids, kids whose families are homeless, kids who are neglected, kids who are conduct problems, kids whose families can’t afford food, kids who might be college material but there’s no money to help them, etc.

Works for me

What I find so interesting about Luann is her faith that people she cares about also care about her. It would probably never occur to her to even think that her ‘friends’ were happy that she wasn’t with them on a trip and were making fun of her. Similarly, in today’s strip, Delta and Bernice are probably being sarcastic in response to Lu’s comment about Phelps not caring about an issue important to Luann — but she probably takes her ‘friends’ comments to be genuine, rather than snarky

Actually, eat more fiber IS the answer.More fiber produces more gas.More gas should drive away any boys with a sense of smell.The object WAS to get rid of boys, wasn’t it?

Levi, Bernice looks so happy lately. Do you find this attractive or offputting?*Will Bern have access to the files on IQ test results? Juvenile crime reports? Dysfunctional family problems? If not, she might just be the “Intern in charge of boy problems”.

Has “Clerks” taught us anything?

Delta looks like someone right out of the 70’s with the vest and PEACE symbol; maybe they’re gonna stop in at an anti-Vietnam rally after school.

“Eat more fiber”

Well, that explains why Miss Phelps is still single…

Thank you, I did not remember that.

Here I thought that Bern was bored hearing about Luann’s “boy issues”. Now she sounds & looks jubilant about being exposed to more of this. Puzzling…

“‘You better learn a trade because you’re just not college material.’” So, did you learn a trade and make mega-bucks while those college grads flip hamburgers? ;)

“I addressed that issue on yesterday’s board. See my post there.” How do I access yesterday’s board? ;)

“Outta sight, outta mind. (Referring to Luann’s lack of Boomerang necklace). I wouldn’t be surprised if that is what is going on. However, Luann sure got over Quill in a hurry! ;)

Or how much per-student time counselors have. Boy problems (unless it’s an abusive relationship) are waaaay down on the list. Anyway, they are academic, not psychological counselors. The districts have psychs on staff.

I’m willing to bet Bernice will come out of this actually realizing that the school counselor was really good after all.