Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for February 27, 2016

Whoa, Prudence, on that last remark! I’m as flabbergasted as Bernice here.

No, Bernice- not “what”! ….“….wear”…..

Okay, hubby is asleep so i had to put my hand over my mouth to muffle my laughter! I wonder if Bernie has ever thought of having pretty underthings or lovely nightgowns, or if she thought she woukd wear practical old lady items for ever and always.

Does Bernice even have party panties?

Poor, gun shy Bernice. Come on, “get your glad rags, hon, and join the fun………..”.

Hmmm, party panties!! Whoa Nellie. It should be a great experience for all of the girls, particularly Luann and Bernice. I Luann will have more fun than she would have had with Quill.

Oh, if this was only foretaste of what this strip could become: Bernice and Luann sample the Big Apple and decide that is where their future lies. Yes, TruFans, Luann can bring Puddles – and leave the rest of Luannville in the dust of their U-Haul trailer as these two gals start an new life, in a new city, with a new cast of characters. Why Greg Evans could even rename the strip “The New Luann”

“It’s Apparel To Everyone”“Fruit Of The Looming Road Trip”“A Brief Subject”“The Hanes In Spain…”“Thinking Outside The Boxers”“Intimate Conversations”“Stay Off My Lin-gerie, You Crazy Kids!”“Broadway Bloomers”“Don’t Mention It!”“Win, Lose Or Drawers”or“The Sisterhood Of The Travelling Underpants”

These I gotta see….. Think Pru will give them a list of her favorite NY bars?

Literal or rhetorical panties?

And please, we are dealing with a sensitive sexual orientation story line here, so no distasteful comments about “Fruit” of the Loom.

If she’d gone with Quill it would have been all about Quill. Now it’s going to be all about adventure. Good for them! But I’m with Bernice—I’m not ready for party panties.

I believe that Prudence is probably in her late 20’s.She will show them the sights, sounds and smellsof NYC. But she wouldn’t put the into any awkward or uncfomfortable situations.

“Your long johns, Bernice, your long johns…”^Are Silver?

Perhaps Bernice will get a taste of a new lifestyle.

I like the way Greg has handled the sexual orientation part. Instead of in your face, constant obsessing and discussion, it was stated, accepted and they went on to other things. I’m thinking this trip is going to be a hoot.

Party panties? Wow, which of the Evanses came up with that creepy, off-putting turn of phrase?

Party panties = chastity belt after Ma DeGroot’s “advice” the other day.

The Urban Dictionary actually has an R-rated definition of the phrase ‘party panties’, but I prefer Sukie Crandall’s interpretation of the phrase…

Oh you know Bern, the pair you wear when Piro comes to spend the night.

Luann, not your Winnie the Pooh panties!

Can’t believe I’m reading about lesbians and ladies fancy undies in a conventional comic strip.

(I’m a very rare commenter on this site, but I do read your comments.)Anyone else have the feeling they’ll run into Quill when they’re in NY?

I think a little shopping trip to Victoria’s Secret or the like is needed for Bernice before tripping to NYC. She probably has only granny pants, no “party panties” at all. Pru can show the way, I expect, while Luann just follows along….

Bernice will want to see the library, the museums, the ballet and Luann will want to go shopping.

8A very fun, funny, and nice turn of events! :)

Bernice: “Um, Luann, can I be frank with you?”Pru: “No, I let me be Frank!”

It just seems like harmless slang: Time to get your “big boy” pants on………….your “glad rags”…………your “party panties”. Its nothing sexual, its just a girl-term for fun. Maybe guys should use the term “jolly jockies”.

There’s also precedent in the saying: “Put your big boy (or big girl) pants on”…i.e., to to “find the courage to undertake something”. This phrase could be a variation, intended to play off of that one, and tailor it to “the undertaking of a fun trip”….

More like Two LUNATICS in the ‘Big Apple,’ Pru. Ha! Without YOUR ‘Supervision’ New York’s gonna EAT These Two, ALIVE. Just Be SURE to POST The EMBARASSING Videos on YouTube……,

This strip is deteriorating daily.

Pfft,don’t read it then Aqsnt.If you want the same old toothless pap every day,stick with Dagwood or Nancy and Sluggo.I’ll go with something daring and evolving.

woollies…

at first I thought Pru said “Ill hook you up with the real New York ladies!”as it turns out “ladies” is in the next sentence.

So are 2 of them or three of them going to NY? Pru says 2 hotties" but then says she’ll show them the real NY. Will she do that in person or just tell them where to go?

ain’t no party like a panty party, cause a panty party don’t stop!!!

Did Bernice forget she’s a hottie?

I only glanced at first and thought she said party hats… and reread it when I saw Bernice’s reaction, so I think it worked the way he wanted it to, for me at least.

Wonderful comments, all of you! Greg, rock on!… I hope Pru comes too, and the chemistry of the “Three Musketeers” could be terrific. Incidentally, this reminds me of an Indian comedy drama film, “Queen” (directed by Vikas Bahl) about an Indian young woman, jilted by her fiancé just before the big wedding, who then decides to go on the honeymoon (to Amsterdam and Paris) by herself. She learns about the world outside her familiar milieu, and makes some wonderful friends. But this of course is with two (very diverse) friends. Tally Ho, Luanne & Greg!

I’m picturing the clubs Stefon raves about on Weekend Update.

If Pru is hooking them up with the real New York they’ll spend most of they’re vacation in the Bronx .

Pru’s hooking them up with dates with “real New York ladies”? This could be a real eye opening adventure after all!

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It just seems like harmless slang: Time to get your “big boy” pants on………….your “glad rags”…………your “party panties”. Its nothing sexual, its just a girl-term for fun. Maybe guys should use the term “jolly jockies”.

I laughed so hard that Steve asked why and i then shared the laugh.

Party panties, Bern; you know, the ones with no crotch. Woo hoo!

I would just be happy if Bernice put on her “big girl panties”.

Finally! This strip has gotten pulled out of the ditch.

Yea! Hopefully the end of this boring arc.

If Bernice had still had those three frizzy hairs sticking out of her forehead, they’d be twitching right now.

Party Panties— Expensive underwear that does not stay on very long.

Amusing to see how one expression “PPs” exposes both a generational and a gender divide. More male comments than I’ve seen in awhile. Guys, you are making too much of this!

A good arc seems to be on its way. I doubt this will go heavy into a NY gay scene. But you gotta wonder if Pru has designs on Berneice. Another possible surprise: In NY they run into Quill with his NY girlfriend (not Pru). That would explain some stuff – and give Luann closure.

Pru is hoping to make them thespians…

Boys and girls: can you say “metaphor”? I knew you could….

Tmi NG, we didn’t need to know that :P

Pru likely will know hidden spots, the best affordable restaurants, and where to buy excess tickets to the off- Broadway and off-off-Broadway shows. If Man of la Mancha is having a revival, especially done in the round anywhere it would be great for them. Pru may also know the free days for museums, and how to use student IDs for best buys to events and places. Knowing so little about her we do not know if she has made a personal fun study of interesting hidden spots, underground music clubs, architecture, gargoyles, historic spots, etc. and then there are the standard cool things to see and do…

Congrats to everyone who correctly interpreted Bernice’s “wait a minute” yesterday. I have to admit that does not include me!

Lonnie, the Smithsonian is in DC. I suspect you are thinking of the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) which locals often just call “the museum of natural history” but which curators call “the American Museum” with AMNH used as to designate the museum on casts of their specimens before the identifying number.

Oh, unless you meant an art museum, Lonnie. In that case there are several including several important ones. The biggest is the Met (Metropolitan Museum of Art) which, like the American Museum, can take a whole day and not be finished.

There are also a pile of small museums. My current favorite is the fashion on at FIT (Fashion Institute of Technology)"

Goin’ Commando in the Big Apple

Bernice, it sounds like you need Tiffany to take you shopping. I’m pretty sure she’ll have some ideas on what to get.

February is almost over and Mr. Gray’s promise hasn’t been fulfilled. Its been focused on only Luann and Quill, what a wasted month lol

I wonder if Luann and Bernice realize that buying the airplane tickets is the cheapest thing they will purchase for their NYC trip.

Bernice: “Um, Luann, can I be frank with you?”

Luann: “You want to be my father?”

Pru: “I want you to call me Daddy.”

Question: will Bernice return with a piercing, a tat, or both? Luann? I think Luann needs a delicate tat armlet saying, freedom, if she goes that way, but a tiny hip rose would be more standard, as would one or two more earring holes in her ear lobes. Personally, i think Bernice would look cuter with a row of hoops going up one ear lobe, but the other just having one earring.

If Luann, draws her own tat — if the young ladies get tats in NYC or elsewhere — then what about a tiny one of Puddles just above swim suit line on her hip?

time to loosen up, Bernice!Piro may like the new you when you get back!it may take Luann’s misery to give you your happiness.and Pru(ne) may still surprise you both.

Party Pants — The ones you take off, throw against the wall and they stick there.

When the Harry Potter series was ending in print, the bookstores gave out bumper stickers. One said “Trust Snape”, which I still have in my garage. I suggest the same thing for this story line, “Trust Pru”. Miss Prudie is not some kind of evil person, just a friendly lady who wants her friends to enjoy the things she knows about. She will not steer them into trouble because she respects them as they will learn to respect her.

Nobody’s talking about Mr. Grey today, for some reason….

Yes, Met, MOMA, Cloisters, Guggenheim and maybe one or two dozen smaller ones.

I still have to go to Fraunces Tavern, which is a big oversight for part of my ancestry like the Woodhulls in me, but there are things which become more interesting w age. And, no, Turn is NOT accurate despite being fun. And, yes, i grew up in and around the area that is not well depicted in that show.

Anyway, AMNH remains my favorite of the NYC museums.

Oh, and the Cooper Hewitt is a Smithsonian Design Museum so maybe that is what the original NYC museum poster meant!

This could be a whole change in lifestyle.

Party panties? Scissor me timbers!!!

Oh, and NYC museums tend to have wonderful gift shops so they can find many gifts for folks back home, mail them back to save luggage space, and be set on that score,

Opps, hit the send button accidentally.

After the comment was going to say:and they could get wedding gift ideas to later order online from the museum stores!

You got the cute new haircut, Bernice; time to go the rest of the way!

“Bra”, don’t sell yourself “short” …

Bernice’s inner desire to break free from her constricted thinking is like bubbles slowly rising. Every now and then one breaks the surface without warning and it shocks her.

Party panties are what you make of life. It is a great line that I will have to use in the future. No, big difference than telling them to put on their “big girl panties” when the situation requires.

Things i want for Mr. Gray:1. A romantic night at the Fuse with Mrs. Berger. I imagine it involving either singing or dancing, maybe both, and have to wonder if his Las Vegas stage contacts will play into this.2. A partnership in the Fuse. The DeGroots seem rather lost on how to turn a profit.3. The bright idea of having amateur nights at the Fuse.

I see Bernie as eventually becoming a multilayered individual. This might be preceded or reflected in her wardrobe which i imagine becoming an ecclectic mix. Besides multiple earrings in one ear running up the side from the lobe and one in the other ear, i imagine her eventually doing things like wearing contrasting satin shells under checked flannel shirts, or using a cardigan sporting an antique cameo with a deeply cut evening gown.

Okay, i absolutely stink at puns but do wonder if Bernice will eventually be a hipster in hipsters.

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“Great for “horsing” around! (I just had to pull the “Trigger” on that one!)”^Good one! Wasn’t even anticipating the “Roy Rogers” connection! – My “word association pathway matrix” was somehow gunning for the “Seafood” Restaurant chain connection, so as soon as I read “Long Johns”, the next thing that inevitably came to mind for me, was “Silver”…

“One of the best groaners ever.”^Heh, heh, guess that’s I get for having reached too far…

“Hah I remember that commercial!”^One of their best, and one of the all time best out there! “Hanes Inspector #12” is an iconic classic!

Heh, heh!!! That’s a pretty short story!!!!! – Ko- wink- identally, Larry Hagman used to pitch BVD commercials, if I remember correctly…

“Where’s The Brief?”^Well, for the weekdays, it depends on if it’s Wendy’s-Day, or not….

Good one!

Oh, and the Cooper Hewitt is a Smithsonian Design Museum so maybe that is what the original NYC museum poster meant!

^Yeah, the Cooper Hewitt museum of modern design is definitely part of the Smithsonian museum group.

I’ve ALWAYS had more fun on trips with my sister and girl friends! GO!!!!!!!!!!

So much pain and misunderstanding for the young adults in this strip. Makes me try to remember if it was really that bad, and the truth is…………. it was much worse.

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I thought Bernice didn’t want to go on a trip with a lesbian, but I was wrong, and I’m glad I was. Pru has replaced Delta in the threesome, and I am ready to see them go on this adventure. So, Bern, clean out your closet and drawers. Put all those flannels and white cottons in a sack and dump them in the trash bin. Then get yourself over to Victoria’s Secret, and don’t leave the store empty handed.

Lu and Bern’s Excellent Adventure.

to Kris Bennett:no, she only has parachutes!