Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for June 19, 2013

…. only you can prevent forest fires…..

Gee, Quill doesn’t look very happy about it.

Luann needs to control her hormonal urges!

Something tells me Quill will still be gentlemanly. :)

Good song! It seems fitting in a way too.:)

Dun duh dun dun DUNNN! I feel a great disturbance in The Force.

Look who is on cruiz-mode now…

Well Now.

WHAT Were You Saying Nancy? Something about “Trusting”Luann?

Enough is Enough.

Frank I’LL Call the Paramedics While YOU put BASH down the Door.

Yep, a small campfire, just to enjoy a little warmth…that’s all they think it will be… before you know it, boom!!! Wildfires, everywhere!!!! Can’t play with the fire of passion! …… if it’s uncontrolled, it does burn….

I’m with overtherainbow and webber. Quill has shown a sense of decency throughout the time I’ve read this strip going back to last spring. I think he’ll apply the brakes here…he respects Luann’s parents more than she knows how to control herself. Not the time.

Even if Lu doesn’t go too far, the fact that the door is closed will not help to solidify any “trust” that she once had…

Lu, Lu, Lu, not the smartest move for soooo many reasons…

Not to distract too much from the matter at hand (which is rapidly moving out of control), but I wonder what else was written on that boomerang necklace that Lu didn’t read?

Breaking the trust always leads to disaster.

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Not good. Unwise. To say the least. AndI’m sure Frank heard. I am sooo disappointedin Luann.

A possible scenario: Maybe Lu and Quill will end up getting into a “discussion” about the subject, and it will cause them to have a small (maybe temporary) rift in their relationship, and Quill will go to camp having been in an argument with Luann, and she will get worried and play right into Tiff’s hands… even if Quill resists Tiffany’s “advances”, Luann will be annoyed at the least, which is what she also wants, as well…. ==But not unless she has to contend with Frank and Nancy first……..

She dragged him up her winding stair,Into her dismal den,Within her little parlor —But he ne’er came out again.

.Watch out, Quilly – boy…^I guess Luann’s dinner is from “Outback”… ==And Frank and Nancy was cooking for four, and she’s making “dinner for two”…==However you slice it, dinner will be ruined…..

I don’t think Quill is interested in what Luann is trying to offer. He’s not making one single aggressive move towards her. I think he’s got jet lag and would far prefer to sleep. I also think he’s going to break up with Luann. Perhaps his dad has convinced him to go to college at home or… He’s going to pursue a music career.. Or he’s going to choose Tiff. I may be wrong but…

Thanks Brdshtt…. I used to recite that poems first few lines but never did hear the rest of it. Love it!

Quill’s going to do the right thing and not let it go anywhere. (The wind blew the door shut and locked it? Come on, need a better story than that). However, I’m going to bet that he’s going to unlock the door right as Frank is going to try to come in and Quill will appear as the guilty one and blamed for the situation.

Well, I did try to keep it “G” rated. :)^I guess I blocked repressive memories about that poem… it’s funny how those poems from when we were kids were so traumatic (like rock a bye baby, for one)….==Yeah, Lu trying to put moves on ol’ “Quilly Boy”, is going to ruin the nice, peaceful “family dinner” her parents so kindly arranged, it’s about to become a less than peaceful one, soon….. if there’s going to be one at all… ==Poor Quill… catch 22.. either he ticks off Luann, or her parents…. may not get the chance to stick around… Lu could be going to ruin more than just the dinner, maybe….

“since she’s not venomous as Luann is going to be. "^I think that there’s a danger of driving Quill away, too…. ==But Tiffany can seem like a spider, as well… just more of a Funnel Web spider… Quill has had experience with avoiding those kinds in the “outback”… hers is also just a different kind of venom…. ==And she may have some sour and salty under that sugar coating, too…. but maybe there’s also some human frailness and such inside, just lost in everything else….

Unless Lu wants to set herself up for a huge amount of hurt, followed by guilt, she had better put the brakes on her raging hormones NOW. It would not surprise me to see Quill leave, go to his hotel room, write Lu a good-bye letter, and never return. She has a great opportunity to have a nice relationship here…but I see she is not (at least in these panels) thinking things through. As Bystander just stated, I think (and hope) Quill slows things down. Better Lu be hurt a little now, than be devastated later.

Okay, I’m going to make a big effort.1) Luann does not have “naughty” intentions, you pervs! She just wants a little privacy with Quill…. Maybe.2) Isn’t dinner ready yet, Nancy? Shouldn’t you be sending Frank to call the kids to table about now? Maybe.Or 3) maybe raging hormones are causing Luann to throw away all her upbringing…. I hope not.

LuAnne is turning into Omaha, the Dancing Cat.

what’s next? “opps, a breeze just made my top come off”?

BOING!!!!!

Mmm. Patience, people, patience. I think conclusions are being jumped a little quickly…

Oh oh. Mom & Dad will NOT be happy!

Is Quill’s phone turned off this time?

next frames: They’re about to kiss and then dad comes knocking “Dinner time!”

Will anyone ever get down to it in this strip?

Mom and Dad are just beyond the door, but can Quill pass the temptation? It is obviously his decision to make.

“It’s an ill wind (breeze) that blows no good.”

This is where Quill tells Luann that over the past year he’s gotten in touch with his feminine side…

This is where Quill tells Luann that over the past year he’s gotten in touch with his feminine side…

Can you say “Booty Call”

At a time like this, if I were Quill, I’d be wondering if “Daddy” were a supporter of the 2nd Ammendment !

Maybe he just wants to talk first…

Cue Soundtrack . . . Girl, You’ll Be a Woman Soon . . . Urge Overkill version . . . Thank you Pulp Fiction!

Such straight-laced comments today!

So all of you who keep insisting that Toni and Brad are doing it, would you please explain why Greg Evans is shy about such matters when it comes to consenting adults yet not shy about them when it involves horny minors?

Luann surely KNOWS she won’t get away with that (Dad is already on his feet with that click). And Quill is a gentleman who would not take advantage in any case. In a word . . .

Not gonna happen!

My group response is: yes, yes, no, possibly- but in a slightly different manner, are you kidding?, interesting but not gonna happen, no, no, ha!, and stay tuned. Match them to the posts.

bored pot-smoker

Not with MY daughter!

Good thing they’ve got a couple of firefighters in the family. Brad & Toni! Break down the door!

Knock – Knock. It’s Dad of course. After repeated knocks, Luann will have to open the door. Dad will say something like “How do you want your hamburgers?”. Note Quill doesn’t look too excited about Luann’s door being locked. Not sure what he’s looking ahead to.

And so begins the 17 year “unwed mother” story arc.

I am actually surprised at Luann’s behavior. To shut and lock the bedroom door is a pretty rude/disrespectful thing to do to her parents, regardless of her “hormonal urges”. There are undoubtedly a lot of kids like that…. but I would not have pictured Luann to be that impolite to her parent’s and their efforts in teaching her about behavior and decorum.

UH OH!

Brdshtt, thanks for the poem! I’d never heard more than the first verse.

Mr. Perfect sure looks clueless in the last panel…. I agree with those who say he won’t do anything with Lu’s parents there, but, I’m sure her parents will blame HIM when they break down that door. Much as I can’t stand Quill, that wouldn’t be fair to the guy; but, it’s the way these things happen.

That should be true…. but unfortunately, it looks like the numbers could also be shown (arguably) to be “Dubiously Warped”….

As Larry The Cable Guy’d say GIT R DONE!!!

Hi Leviticus! I just feel like saying, I do look forward to your posts daily, even if we won’t always see eye to eye. Actually due to various circumstances, I am here on the boards a lot. I don’t post as much as you do, but if you start a 24/7 club, I will join it:) Have a great day!

This script could become X rated????I doubt that . . . I’m going with the Puddles save . . . .

I’m gatheriing that a large part of our commenters used to watch that POS “Married With Children” wayback when!“woooooooooooooooooooooh !” every 10 seconds.

Give the girl a break. Luann has been locked in puberty for the last 20 years!^^28, to be precise… then again, Dennis the Menace has been stuck in early childhood for 62 years, which is worse? :D

@Donny Wallace

pot calling the kettle black. If I’m trolling anyone it’s you, because you facinate me^^“I now pronounce you “Troll” and “Nutball” 9_9

Re: "@Sheriff Mordecai

bored pot-smoker

I am not bored.".I am sure the post by Sheriff Mordecai was directed at DW, not you. Your posts are always coherent.

Go read another comic if you hate the main character so much.

right idea. wrong time and place

No shut doors allowed in my house. You break the rules you lose your door. :-p

ZZZzzsnorezzzz

Could be that’s just Luann’s way of showing trust in Quill? And a little surface exploration is overdue isn’t it?

And maybe a few hinges on Quill, too…==And possibly their relationship will hinge on if Frank and Nancy can ever get over this case of “mistrust”, maybe even of Quill" who just happened to be at “ground zero” (unless tomorrow’s circumstances show that they’ll “exonerate” him) ….

Looks like Someone is goin “down-under”

Would LuAnn do that to Quill? You’re thinking of Tiffany. :)

Frank and Nancy both will be at the door in 5..4…3…2… And if it doesn’t open, Brad and Toni will be there with the fire axe. :)

“Will Bernice get a good looking, kind, intelligent, fun boyfriend”^Greg hasn’t made anybody that she can be “drawn” to, yet….

time to get IT on…….

Yeah, shouldn’t discount the fury of a mother… a mother is a ninja, assassin, soldier and hit man all rolled into one, when she needs to be… and whatever Frank can do, “mom law” will make it stand or fall….

Maybe all of our comments are stirring in Quill’s mind (well, not really) but perhaps he is contemplating the issues that we all are (minus the ones from under a bridge) and will make the attempt to “disarm” Lu, and dissuade her all in one fell swoop, and go to open the door himself… the critical key then will be can he do it before someone also approaches said door?

Don’t be too sure about Quill. When you’re 17-18, your urges can overpower your common sense, upbringing, logic, and fears in a big hurry. Think back to when you were that age.

“doors in THIS house are not mechanisms for adjusting your family/social interaction level…”^THIS house…. I appreciate the way you phrased it… can help to kill two “arguments” with one stone… (such as what happens when one thinks the grass is greener on the other side of the front door, and they’re not ready to take care of it)….==especially like the way that you phrased the whole thing, actually…..

Knock! Knock! OOOH, Dad’s at the door, Quill.Shoppers’ Drug Mart! Here with your prescription, ma’am.Hurry, Quill! We don’t want dad to notice.

Ummm, what’s up, dad?Quill just left, Luann. Tiff came in with the delivery guy.Drat.

Whoa Luann, mom and dad are in the house! Besides, this is a family comic strip! : )

Quill wants Luann as much as she wants him. But he’s not going to do anything more than kissing with her parents in the next room. He is not interested in Tiffany at all, he doesn’t like her personality.

When was Toni and Brad in the shower together? I never saw that strip.

Dave, you’re sounding like Dana Carvey’s grumpy old man. ;) You’ve got a point about classic humor, tho. Bill Cosby’s stand up from the 60’s is still hilarious. Curiously, some of Cheech and Chong’s drug oriented stuff sounds dated now.

That’s very similar to how I ended up with the wife. I always like it when the woman is aggressive.

All she wants is some alone with Quill, doesn’t mean that they’ll do anything.

Let the games begin!!

He may or may not (I think he did) have implied that they did it in the shower that one time. They have been an adult couple for a lot more days than just that one when they were flirting with the make up. If they are having sex, that was probably fun, but not the only, or even the first, time. Learn more words, the constant repetition of the same ones is not conveying any message.

A cool breeze? How convenient. I bet Tiff comes through.

I’m going to put on my very best naive face and pretend I think that Luann is setting a trap for her dad. She wants him to beat down the door only to get in and find her and Quill playing backgammon.

Nobody ever said that. What I said was that it’s not just about who’s horny and his/her own desires — it’s about what’s best for both of them. A 17-year-old girl who’s clearly letting her hormones do the driving (regardless of what Quill might want) is just as bad as a 17-year-old boy who’s letting HIS hormones do the driving (regardless of what the girl might be feeling). Luann only wants sex with Quill for the sake of experiencing sex RIGHT NOW. It doesn’t even seem to have crossed her mind that Quill might simply not be ready to go there (and in direct defiance of her parent’s standards with them just a few yards away), which to me is the epitome of selfishness on her part. If she truly loves and respects Quill and her parents, she’ll apologize and unlock and open that bedroom door immediately.

@Leviticus re: Puddles—- What if Puddles is sleeping ‘cause Luann slipped him some ’Doggie Downers’? Luann has obviously been thinking about this opportunity a long time, so just how much planning has gone into her little project to seduce Quill? Luann as a wicked Temptress bent on seducing poor virtuous Quill is an incredibly amusing thought to me. I’ll bust out laughing if the next thing Frank and Nancy hear from down the hall is "Eeek! Luann, no! I don’t like it! Help! Somebody Help!’

This is getting creapy…have a little more class than that Luann.

Seems like they could talk (or whatever) someplace other than the bedroom. I used to have boys over all the time, but not in my bedroom. On the other hand, if Dad would stop acting like a nut-job helicopter, she might not feel like she has to hide.

Does the institution you’re confined to issue short periods of computer time during a 24 hour period, or just one longer period?

I think the boy needs to sleep. 17 hours

on plane? Undoubtedly he was up beforethen, getting ready to go. He needs sleep.

Zane got restless with Bernice, wasstarting to see Crystal when he left.

AW, I feel left out of that little rant. What happened, did one of the orderlies yell “lights off”?

LU-ANN, surely you know that’s also used when your folks are out for the night dontcha? Uh, at least that’s what I HEARD.

GO LUANN!!!!!!