Or dez isn’t wearing underwear or a bra and her skipping and bouncing around caused her flowing skirt to fly up at an opportune time thus giving bernice a show she didn’t want.
It’s like they’re competing each day on who gets to be the most annoying and off-putting, with a different winner each time. Dez for example was getting some serious eye-rolling from me yesterday yet is totally reasonable and agreeable today.
And yet Bernice keeps trying her hardest to win it every single day. Seriously, she is just unbearably awful.
This is a meta arc observation. The last set of Gunther based arc’s started with Luann and her phone, when Pru encouraged her to get out of the house and talk to someone in person. Gunther met Bets on the cell. Even Tiffany communicated with Gunther by cell phone, and her lingerie is being sold over Luannverse eBay. Now Dev is trying to separate the girls from their hardware and software. What will that lead too I wonder? I have some theories, but it ought to be fun and growth? Bet it doesn’t last long.
Once they’re there, Luann will have a tech withdrawal…she will start to pant, feel anxious and lose focus, Dez’s voice fades away. Bernice will be hyper-focused on filing away data in her head to be saved for when she returns to her journaling at the campsite and she isn’t paying attention to her surroundings or Dez’s voice.
Second panel: Nice drawing, but all the effort is wasted because these three will always be so plain. Substitute Toni, Nancy, and Tiffany and you have some real hotties. In fact you could still do better by using Tara, Bets, and the cute little Faye.
Kudos to the Evanses (Evansii?) for so perfectly capturing, these last few months, the slow cyborgization of society. The phone is now the communications device, the timepiece, the television, the newspaper, the radio, the arcade, the jukebox, the notebook, the library and even to some extent the librarian. It even finds dates.
It’s not that we can’t survive without it. It’s that we (especially people under 30) don’t want to try.
In terms Gun and Bets would understand, resistance is futile. WE are (becoming) the Borg.
There are times I’m so glad I grew up in the 70s and have the ability to entertain myself without a cell phone or computer. Today’s kids literally don’t know what to do with themselves if they’re not staring at a screen. They’re completely lost if they have no way to distract themselves.
Finally Bernice will be forced to stop with her annoying audio notes? Dez, you are a genius! Even Luann is nervous at the idea of disconnecting herself from the net, but in the glen probably she will look at the beauty of the nature arround her, then she will not think about technology anymore.
This is promising! Dez has already found and returned from the glen so getting lost shouldn’t be an issue…but put the phone in airplane mode just in case there IS an emergency.
“No Tech Glen.” That’s rather an odd name for a guy. But hey. There’s nothing like a naked, buxom younger woman bouncing around to bring a guy out of the woodwork for miles around.
But the ladies would do well to LOCK their expensive electronic devices up and out of sight, in their vehicle. And in turn, LOCK their vehicle. “Stealing from unlocked cars” has gotten to be the new national pastime. At least it is in My “Neck of the Woods.”
So far night hasn’t fallen…they haven’t built a fire, there will be damp, bugs, etc…they have no tent, and where have they set up ‘bathroom’ facilities…I don’t even see a water source
A “No-Tech Glen”, is this something she used technology to test access or something she’s declaring (yes, I know she’s declaring it). If a declared item then remember all it takes is taking a moment to enjoy the beauty of anyplace. After all, “Life is grand, love is real, and beauty is everywhere!”.
So far, this camping arc seems pretty disjointed. Dez pops around with different things while Luann and Bernice consistently do the same thing. So far there’s ne real story here.
The go more than an hour while they sleep. So I don’t see where the problem is here.. Also, If you can’t go an hour with out looking at your phone. computer Screen or TV, you do have a problem. I often make it a point to leave my phone at home or in my car when I go to the store or movie or a family outting. It is also one of the reasons I don’t have any pictures of these events to share with the rest of the world.
C’mon Berniece and Luann—-get with the program!!! I think GandK are presenting an ongoing theme here—that today’s generation is too attached to its technology and social media. First Gunther and Bets and now these three. The Evanses definitely have a point!
Dez is right about the annoying, damnable “gizmos”.
I am not particularly surprised at Luann’s reaction….. even though I think her reaction is “smirky” and kind of annoying.
I AM actually more surprised at Bernice’s reaction…. (even though she gets to utter today’s punchline, which I like)… I tend to think Bernice’s character would have been more likely to have deemed it worthwhile to join in with Dez, and then switch her “study” into paper and pencil mode. For me, that would have seemed a likely way in which Bernice would have prepared for the trip…. she would use electronic “gizmos” but would have also planned ahead for the potential that they would not be able to work some of the time, or would be asked to be turned off.
But… again….. with Bernice getting the actual punchline today…. it is still pretty good…. and funny.
Hey Bernice there’s something called pencil and paper. If you are serious about this journal you would have brought a small notepad, pen and pencil as a back-up.
There have been a few concerns above that they will have no place to charge their devices. If they would have brought a microwave oven along, they could have put them in and charged them quickly. I learned that on the internet.
I have to say Luann’s response is pretty lame (……need to be entertained all the time?….); why would she bother to come on this camping trip if all she wants is 24/7 Netflix. She can do that at home.
“No Tech Glen” is a government secret, similar to The Bermuda Triangle. If the girls don’t scram outta’ there real quick, they may just disappear with a couple of World War 2 Jeeps and a walkie-talkie. They could also discover another exit……and emerge in the Pibgorn comic strip.
GOGOPOWERANGERS almost 5 years ago
Glen??? Where are we Scotland?
Templo S.U.D. almost 5 years ago
I know how Bernice is s’posed to journal: write it down on paper with pencil/pen… assuming she brought some along.
GOGOPOWERANGERS almost 5 years ago
sound like they going to loose their cars and items for sure
AnyFace almost 5 years ago
Kids these days.
Married to their Tech. ✨Argythree almost 5 years ago
Bernice, you already set a world record for being snarky…
Dreamdeer almost 5 years ago
Dang, I stand corrected. She just hiked up her formerly long skirt and rolled up her sleeves. Or maybe she’s just gotten dressed again.
Joe1962 Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Luann and Bernice i don’t what y’all would done in the 1970’s when they just had landlines and phone booth’s and no Cell phones.
SJhapamama almost 5 years ago
Dez has thrown down the gauntlet—let the games begin!
gnmnrbl almost 5 years ago
Or dez isn’t wearing underwear or a bra and her skipping and bouncing around caused her flowing skirt to fly up at an opportune time thus giving bernice a show she didn’t want.
mavinminx almost 5 years ago
LuAnn, methinks that smirk is going to come back to haunt you.
BJShipley1 almost 5 years ago
It’s like they’re competing each day on who gets to be the most annoying and off-putting, with a different winner each time. Dez for example was getting some serious eye-rolling from me yesterday yet is totally reasonable and agreeable today.
And yet Bernice keeps trying her hardest to win it every single day. Seriously, she is just unbearably awful.
The Electrician almost 5 years ago
An area with no cell service. In Arizona, we normally find the bodies in three to six months.
luann1212 almost 5 years ago
This is a meta arc observation. The last set of Gunther based arc’s started with Luann and her phone, when Pru encouraged her to get out of the house and talk to someone in person. Gunther met Bets on the cell. Even Tiffany communicated with Gunther by cell phone, and her lingerie is being sold over Luannverse eBay. Now Dev is trying to separate the girls from their hardware and software. What will that lead too I wonder? I have some theories, but it ought to be fun and growth? Bet it doesn’t last long.
capricorn9th almost 5 years ago
Once they’re there, Luann will have a tech withdrawal…she will start to pant, feel anxious and lose focus, Dez’s voice fades away. Bernice will be hyper-focused on filing away data in her head to be saved for when she returns to her journaling at the campsite and she isn’t paying attention to her surroundings or Dez’s voice.
Airman almost 5 years ago
Second panel: Nice drawing, but all the effort is wasted because these three will always be so plain. Substitute Toni, Nancy, and Tiffany and you have some real hotties. In fact you could still do better by using Tara, Bets, and the cute little Faye.
Need coffee almost 5 years ago
Kudos to the Evanses (Evansii?) for so perfectly capturing, these last few months, the slow cyborgization of society. The phone is now the communications device, the timepiece, the television, the newspaper, the radio, the arcade, the jukebox, the notebook, the library and even to some extent the librarian. It even finds dates.
It’s not that we can’t survive without it. It’s that we (especially people under 30) don’t want to try.
In terms Gun and Bets would understand, resistance is futile. WE are (becoming) the Borg.
- Sent from my iPhone
Robin Harwood almost 5 years ago
All that fresh air has driven Dez insane. No-one can survive an hour without electronic devices.
Baarorso almost 5 years ago
I’d still get into the car and drive off, leaving Earth Mother Dez communing with her beloved Earth while I return to my luxuries and toys.
Anathema Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Do they get lost now without their phones?
Ruth Brown almost 5 years ago
Dez is the most interesting person of the three. Uninhibited and open. What the heck happened to make Luann and Bernice so stuck in ruts?
lavatube almost 5 years ago
Let me guess, the electronic car keys count as technology and get left behind, in the locked car.
Brdshtt Premium Member almost 5 years ago
If Dez found a low tech glen, it stands to reason that there must be a high tech glen.
Robin Harwood almost 5 years ago
No it doesn’t.
David Huie Green LosersBlameOthers&It'sYOURfault almost 5 years ago
She’s a good influence.
Barry1941 almost 5 years ago
How about I comment on the 2 dopes that can’t be without their devices/security blankets.
sueb1863 almost 5 years ago
There are times I’m so glad I grew up in the 70s and have the ability to entertain myself without a cell phone or computer. Today’s kids literally don’t know what to do with themselves if they’re not staring at a screen. They’re completely lost if they have no way to distract themselves.
Aladar30 Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Finally Bernice will be forced to stop with her annoying audio notes? Dez, you are a genius! Even Luann is nervous at the idea of disconnecting herself from the net, but in the glen probably she will look at the beauty of the nature arround her, then she will not think about technology anymore.
kenhense almost 5 years ago
Second frame: Great facial expressions on Lu & Bern.
ckvarick almost 5 years ago
This is promising! Dez has already found and returned from the glen so getting lost shouldn’t be an issue…but put the phone in airplane mode just in case there IS an emergency.
Auntie Socialist almost 5 years ago
She can’t journal offline and upload it later?
Mordock999 Premium Member almost 5 years ago
“No Tech Glen.” That’s rather an odd name for a guy. But hey. There’s nothing like a naked, buxom younger woman bouncing around to bring a guy out of the woodwork for miles around.
But the ladies would do well to LOCK their expensive electronic devices up and out of sight, in their vehicle. And in turn, LOCK their vehicle. “Stealing from unlocked cars” has gotten to be the new national pastime. At least it is in My “Neck of the Woods.”
Wizard of Ahz-no relation almost 5 years ago
well the clothes are back. if Bern plans to just stand around and comment all the time she has missed the point of the entire trip.
Gus almost 5 years ago
So far night hasn’t fallen…they haven’t built a fire, there will be damp, bugs, etc…they have no tent, and where have they set up ‘bathroom’ facilities…I don’t even see a water source
Troglodyte almost 5 years ago
Better yet, take that phone and pad, and dunk them in the nearest stream!
Tyge Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Stated purposes of The Trip:
Bernice: “I can study group dynamics in the wild.”
Dez: Commune with nature.
Luann: Encounter “nature” in comfort.
So far, our intrepid heroines are succeeding. Dez just can’t leave the other two to enjoy themselves.
Tyge Premium Member almost 5 years ago
A “no tech glen” sounds like some sort of new age/hippie commune. Whatever it was that Dez encountered, it induced to resume a clothed “commune.”
Pohka almost 5 years ago
A “No-Tech Glen”, is this something she used technology to test access or something she’s declaring (yes, I know she’s declaring it). If a declared item then remember all it takes is taking a moment to enjoy the beauty of anyplace. After all, “Life is grand, love is real, and beauty is everywhere!”.
Tyge Premium Member almost 5 years ago
So far, this camping arc seems pretty disjointed. Dez pops around with different things while Luann and Bernice consistently do the same thing. So far there’s ne real story here.
6foot6 almost 5 years ago
The go more than an hour while they sleep. So I don’t see where the problem is here.. Also, If you can’t go an hour with out looking at your phone. computer Screen or TV, you do have a problem. I often make it a point to leave my phone at home or in my car when I go to the store or movie or a family outting. It is also one of the reasons I don’t have any pictures of these events to share with the rest of the world.
Alberta Oil Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Yesterday’s clip implied a certain freedom that comes with no clothes.. Perhaps, they are now off to go skinny dipping.
jrankin1959 almost 5 years ago
I’m with Dez on this one…
StoicLion1973 almost 5 years ago
I think Dez has the right idea. One hour away from your tech won’t kill you; and you might enjoy it.
rshive almost 5 years ago
No world records, Bernice. Just a footnote or so.
yangeldf almost 5 years ago
that second panel physically hurt me, the cringe was so intense it nearly made me burst a blood vessel.
Le'Roy Hawkins almost 5 years ago
Who’s Glen? Can he be trusted?
eladee AKA Wally almost 5 years ago
C’mon Berniece and Luann—-get with the program!!! I think GandK are presenting an ongoing theme here—that today’s generation is too attached to its technology and social media. First Gunther and Bets and now these three. The Evanses definitely have a point!
asrialfeeple almost 5 years ago
Where will they charge said devices? Did they bring solar powered chargers?
ron almost 5 years ago
Dex and Delta would make for interesting chemistry. I miss Delta.
BlitzMcD almost 5 years ago
That speaks volumes….
Need coffee almost 5 years ago
I feel secure in concluding that this arc will not include a bear.
So, for all y’all Luann-bear fans, a blast from the past, a golden oldie.
https://www.gocomics.com/luann/2000/01/20
Scoutmaster77 almost 5 years ago
Can they make it for an hour?
jvn almost 5 years ago
I don’t know how I survived with only my bike and fishing pole to keep me entertained as a youth.
Eric S almost 5 years ago
So they leave their stuff either in the car or out in the open, and someone comes by and swipes it.
Ginny Premium Member almost 5 years ago
It’s getting to the point where the only one I like in this strip is Dez.
Ginny Premium Member almost 5 years ago
(except, of course, Luanne’s family and sister-in-law)
xaingo almost 5 years ago
“Non-Tech Glen”? Doesn’t he work in accounting?
Seed_drill almost 5 years ago
I don’t have to leave my house to not have cell service. Of course, you can still photo and record with your phone, regardless of where you go.
chris_weaver almost 5 years ago
So, can they endure an hour being separated from the Borg Collective?
Code the Enforcer almost 5 years ago
One hour is hardly unreasonable! Dez has the right idea here in that place! … The times, they HAVE BEEN a changin’!
STACEY MARSHALL Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Can Bernice go a whole hour without a prissy-fit?
Bookworm almost 5 years ago
Okay, granted I’m old and tend to get a bit cranky, but this arc is becoming tiresome to me. There. I said it.
Charlie Fogwhistle almost 5 years ago
I’m guessing a bunch of stuff gets stolen, and they get marooned. But I could be wrong.
Pipe Tobacco Premium Member almost 5 years ago
5
Dez is right about the annoying, damnable “gizmos”.
I am not particularly surprised at Luann’s reaction….. even though I think her reaction is “smirky” and kind of annoying.
I AM actually more surprised at Bernice’s reaction…. (even though she gets to utter today’s punchline, which I like)… I tend to think Bernice’s character would have been more likely to have deemed it worthwhile to join in with Dez, and then switch her “study” into paper and pencil mode. For me, that would have seemed a likely way in which Bernice would have prepared for the trip…. she would use electronic “gizmos” but would have also planned ahead for the potential that they would not be able to work some of the time, or would be asked to be turned off.
But… again….. with Bernice getting the actual punchline today…. it is still pretty good…. and funny.
gorgolo_chick almost 5 years ago
All I have to say is that I’d like to go camping with Miss No Tech.
electricpostcard almost 5 years ago
Amazon on the loose in nature, now that’s a scary combo I’d avoid.
RSH almost 5 years ago
Hey Bernice there’s something called pencil and paper. If you are serious about this journal you would have brought a small notepad, pen and pencil as a back-up.
Brdshtt Premium Member almost 5 years ago
There have been a few concerns above that they will have no place to charge their devices. If they would have brought a microwave oven along, they could have put them in and charged them quickly. I learned that on the internet.
RSH almost 5 years ago
I have to say Luann’s response is pretty lame (……need to be entertained all the time?….); why would she bother to come on this camping trip if all she wants is 24/7 Netflix. She can do that at home.
Sisyphos almost 5 years ago
Go, Dez!
Those two smug losers, “Consumer” and “Realist,” need to learn a lesson or two or three!
Miles VanDelay almost 5 years ago
Does anybody else find know-it-all Bernice a pain in the butt?
Airman almost 5 years ago
“No Tech Glen” is a government secret, similar to The Bermuda Triangle. If the girls don’t scram outta’ there real quick, they may just disappear with a couple of World War 2 Jeeps and a walkie-talkie. They could also discover another exit……and emerge in the Pibgorn comic strip.
notbornyesterday almost 5 years ago
personally I was hoping for a storyline embracing communal nudity
Ceeg22 Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Good luck getting Bernice to shut up for an hour