Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for August 21, 2019

That must be, like, a size 20

Suddenly there is the looming of a Ben Gay shortage.

Okay, Syd, define “when your foot goes all weird.” I’m no podiatrist nor a patient of one, but I’ve not the foggiest I idea what you just said.

Supination is the opposite pronation.

I don’t think doofus the clerk is going to owning the store any time soon.

They must have been Air Jordans.

Stuff like this really illustrates how useful smartphones are, and how much people fail to utilize them to their full potential. We have access to the entire sum of human knowledge at our fingertips, quite literally. Don’t know what “pronate” means? Whip out the phone and look it up!

Of course Frank here has a good excuse for not doing so, as this strip is a rerun from 1998 and smartphones weren’t a thing yet. It just got me thinking about how scenarios like this are a lot less likely to happen nowadays.

Pronate essentially means you turned and broke your ankle.

So, Frank is basically Crankshaft now. I literally know no middle-aged people this crotchety.

Cargo shoes ??

Sid, can’t.you.make.things.simple.for.this.chap? All he wanted was a plain vanilla pair of “running shoes” neither more nor less.

Shoe store clerks like this is why stores specializing in serving runners were created.

The comments are starting to become moreinteresting than the strip. A rerun from1998 – they do that? Ready to move on from this arc – so many other interesting story lines to pick up.

In this day and age, there’s no excuse for not doing your homework and being an informed consumer, unless it’s an impulse purchase.

I think I will skip this week and check back next week. Not a fan of reruns.

Why does he think the sneaker industry’s marketing ideas are the fault of the sixteen-year-old with the summer job?

Like, “way Supreme”? Gnarly, man!

Those “supreme” shoes probably cost as much as Frank’s first car.

Yawn. I hear Ibiza is nice this time of year.

One of the weirdest memories I have of high school are my classmates going completely crazy about some Nike’s or Puma’s very expensive (and, for me, very ugly) shoes, but silver or gold. I’ve never been able to understand them.

Uh Huh. And as just soon as you use your employee discount to BUY those overpriced “shoes” made by Non-Union Slave Labor Over in Vietnam, some worthless, two-bit PUNK is gonna TAKE them, and your lunch money, OFF of You!

And his name will probably be (GAG) Le…….., Oops Sorry! I’ve GOT to take this call!

Oh hi Gunther! How’s Trick? I MEAN, “Bets?”

The “pronate” “weird” remark is familiar. Greg must be on vacation since this is an arc from years ago.

Luann’s Dad needs to return to the men’s department at Macy’s at the mall and get him some proper service.

well, I’ll be back next week.

Another reason the middle class is disappearing.

i may be old but $20 for a pair at Wally world is all i need.

pro·nate, /ˈprōˌnāt/, verb ANATOMY, turn or hold (a hand, foot, or limb) so that the palm or sole is facing downward or inward.“the patient is asked to maintain this position while the examiner attempts to pronate the foot”, walk or run with most of the weight on the inside edge of the feet.

Somebody give him the boot.

Smile if you looked up “pronate”!

Looks like a shoe for Jeremy Duncan & about the right size.

What’s the matter Greg Evans? Did you have a bad day at the shoe store and now let poppa Frank voice your anger, or are you just running blank on moving the many story lines forward?

There have been thousands of sneakers on the market for 30+ years. How is this suddenly news to Frank ? He should just suck it up and buy some Made In The USA PF Flyers.

Greg on summer vacation?

I’m actually feeling sympathy for Syd. He’s just a doofus working at a shoe store and saving all his money to buy a pair of shoes. He knows the word “pronate and stuff” but has no idea what it means. I don’t think he’s trying to be obnoxious or rude to customers. It’s just his natural state. I’m sure he genuinely wonders why he has so much trouble getting girls.

Specifically asking for running shoes and then not knowing what pronation is? That’s like going to buy a trailer and then not knowing what a ball hitch is.

So many running shoes, yet the nation has never been fatter. I’m guessing they don’t get run in a whole lot.

Makes me wanna get new sneakers.

Is that Jeremy’s (From Zits) shoe???

Ah. A story arc that I hate more than the Shannon ones.

Supination and pronation of the foot refer to the outward and inward rolling movements of feet. Supine and prone also refer to body positions—when the body is lying on the back or on the stomach. In medical school, we remembered it this way: Supine, on the spine. Prone, on the bone.

My nephew was born with clubbed feet. Google it.

For the first 2 years of his life he had to wear a special brace especially at night. Club feet is pronation to the extreme.

The kid will lose a customer.

Here in Northern CA., this is a common conversation.

Study and research BEFORE you buy running shoes. Get an idea of what you need, and the costs of each option. Then you don’t have to rely on the kid chewing gum.

As a boy growing up in a rural area of the Deep South, shoes were for school and church. The rest of the time, we went barefoot as a yard dog. And today, many years (and a new millennium) later, at home I still eschew footwear.

I understand the artists must be on vacation. But this rerun from 1998 doesn’t do much for me. I’ll check back next week.

Different feet weird out in different ways!

Those shoes are hand me downs from Shaquille O’Neal and on hold for Jeremy, from Zits. Jeremy’s girlfriend, Sara wants to find out if the rumor about the size of men’s feet is true.

No store carries my size in stock. 4E width seems to be online only.

Why does the shoe guys sound like such an idiot? I wouldn’t buy shoe laces from that maroon.

Unless you decide to supinate instead.

If you Alternate on successive days, the soles wear more Evenly.

Maybe I’ll just go barefooted the rest of my days….

A real snooze of an arc to pick.

Ah, no, it’s fun. This is what Luann was for so many years.

He looks more like a Kyrie Nike SpongeBob type of guy.

Pronate: to turn into a prone position; to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the surface of the palm is downward or toward the back; to turn (the sole of the foot) outward so that the inner edge of the foot bears the weight when standing.

Everyone needs a goal in life.

This kid knows nothing about shoes