Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for November 11, 2018

so much for Luann’s parents for having time for themselves

Just think of Luann as someone in the crowd, on a lovely night, in a city of stars.

Close-us interuptus

Is that a Monster energy drink Luann is having?

Look on the bright side, Frank. Soon, Luann will graduate and be on her own and Out of your hair.

…., Until she meets “Mr. Right,” and has a couple of kids, which she’ll promptly drop On you and Nancy when she and hubby want some “alone time.” Won’t that be fun?

I think it’s way past time that Luann hit the road and got an apt.

Luann just crash a lovely night that her parents had planed.

So G & K won’t let Luann have a little wine – even when she is home with her parents?

My brother has his boys on the “1990 program”After graduation, they have until they are 19, then 90 days to move out.

I’d like Luann to squeeze in to watch a movie. Maybe I could show her a good oldie movie from back in the day: “The Thing.”

This comic strip brought to you by the good people at Monster Energy

i love her, wouldn’t mind having her for daughter.

Typical teen, just butts in and takes over. It’s all about her.

Better luck next time, parents!

The last time Frank broke out a bottle and wine glasses, it was prune juice. That was when Brad and Toni announced their engagement:

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Toss a little vodka in with that prune juice, and you have a Piledriver…

Frank was saving that energy drink for later. This strip comes to mind:

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What Nancy would probably get to see in the last panel. Luann might have saved you from seeing Frank like that, Nancy. I wonder if Greg drew Frank like that intentionally?

Frank throws a forward pass and…. Intercepted!

The joys of stay at home youth. Oh, for a little empty nest time!

Looks like Frank can’t wait for Luann to go and live on her own.

Monster beverage? How much did they pay for the placement?

perhaps the beverage choice for Luann was a way to imply she wouldn’t be dozing off anytime soon.

Who drinks wine with popcorn?

I suppose some people are of the school that at 18 kids have to be kicked out, work a job, be on their own. Oh but if it were so simple. I think this is a Sunday foible, which reflects the situation people find themselves in with young adults still at home, and given how fraught that relationship can be it is almost unheard of that Luann and her parents get along so well. And this stuff about her getting out and getting a job, and getting her own place? Sure she could do that, but then what about her education? She could try to work and go to night school, and a lot of students do—I did—but that was almost impossible, took me 6 years to finish college and nearly 5 law school. At the time I never thought I was going to finish school. I got through owing all kinds of tuition loans, always extremely poor, and often living in fragile circumstances. And that was 1965 to 1975. Today it’s much more challenging. So give Luann a break. This is a Sunday foible, nothing more.

Monster sponsors everything

Since Prudence also lives in the DeGroot household, I assume she is working at the Fuse tonight? It’s good that someone here does, since we never see the owners working there.

Oh and I teach online at community college, and have done it at four institutions. She could do that too, but let me tell you being a successful online college or graduate student is not easy, requires a huge amount of maturity and self-direction, and is HARD! So that is not a quick solution either. No it’s best, for now, that our girl sits right where she is crowding her loving parents.

does that popcorn have dabs of caramel?

Happy Armistice Day! The Great War ended 100 years ago today!

Is it just me, or are Luann’s eyes starting to take on that Warner Bros. oval shape to them?

I don’t think I have ever been desperate enough for “closeness” to sit through something like La La Land.

From how he’s handling those glasses, I’d say they must be Target’s finest plastic stemware.

I attack popcorn the same as Luann!

I guess like in 1970’s sitcoms, the DeGroots have to use a euphemism for sex. Remember how Mr. and Mrs. Cunningham got “frisky”? In Laverne and Shirley they used “vo-de-o-do”.

Glad to see you, Luann. BUT NOT NOW.

“Two…Close, For Comfort”

“Mom And Pop-Corn”

“And Maybe Make Three”

“The Family Trio”

“Ooo! ‘La La Land’! I Loved It’s Prequel — ‘Alley Oop Land’!”

That’s what you get for having kids.

Frank, just put a TV in her room and she will go directly to her own room with a tub of popcorn and close her door. OR you add a loveseat and TV in YOUR master bedroom so you and Nancy can cuddle and smooch. You know you can get a LED flatscreen TV hung up on a wall? A love seat doesn’t take that much space and they’re cheap and streamlined at IKEA – perfect size for a bedroom.

Nothing was going to happen anyway. Those wine glasses are the size of shot glasses, never get in the mood with those. You would have had better luck with Luann’s Monster caffeine booster.

Jack just got done rescuing Luann, now it’s time for him to rescue her parents…

Dads never want their daughters to leave home.

Anyone else notice the product placement?

tomorrow: Les and Gunther bury the hatchet! ( In Uncle Al’s head!)

Kids. They are what drive parents to wonder why they had them

Um, Luann? There is some class work you can do, right?

Is Luann drinking a “Monster” drink? In the evening before bed?

She’s not going to sleep well.

From last panel: “I hope it’s good for you…”

“…as I was WANTING it to be for ME!!” ;)

Where’s Quill when you need him?

Just be glad she got home Before the “Closeness” got Really close.

I once had a friend’s 16 year old daughter & girlfriend walk in on us while we were busy being “Close”.

The living room Lights went On, the Lights went Off, a bedroom door slammed and Silence ensued.

Be happy that Luann wants to be home with her parents..not many do. It would be an entirely different story if Luann didn’t value an education and was out roaming the streets…

Nancy and Frank, have you ever thought about skipping town without telling your daughter where you were going?

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LOL, No matter how old she gets, Luann will always act like a kid. She represents a whole lot of us :P