Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for September 28, 2020

yayayyfirst!!!!!

Nature is not for the faint-hearted.

eeeeeeewwwwwwwwwwww nature

you’ve got a lot to learn about nature, Tiffany

The grubby bits make me squeamish, too. ✨

Tiff did not notice, but there is a banana slug in her hair…

Desdemona – third week arc.

Wait until she has to cut a Tomato Worm in half.

Armyworms?

NEXT hobby.

Armyworm Moth – Mythimna unipuncta

I’m with Tiffany on this one I HATE bugs.

Oh man, Dez’s pretentious prattling is extremely annoying. There’s no blue rock strong enough for this.

Tiff you ever took FFA class in High School.

Well, “yonder boy” remains out of sight – for now.

I applaud tiffany’s desire to garden and learn about nature. It’s good to see her interested in something besides make-up and shopping. But if i may, her chosen attire could have used altering. she should have realized she’d work outside in the dirt and wore coveralls or leggings, not a short thin sundress with heels.

No Knute- what a disappointment?

What’s the odd appendage on her hair? Did she grow it or what?

(To the tune of the Marine Corps hymn):

♫ From the ants in our petunia bed

To the crab grass in our lawn.

We will fight them off with chemicals

Till the bugs and weeds are gone.

We will use quarts and quarts of poison sprays

And we won’t stop till we’re thru.

The bugs and weeds are dying now,

But the plants and trees are, too. ♪

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Credit to MAD Magazine

“We nurture these little beings to help them grow happy and strong… and then we pick them and eat them!”

That really ain’t much dress.

I guess the gardening arc is continuing without the mystery guy.

Went to the farmer’s market where they have 4 grades of tomatoes. The $4/lb look really pretty and I got the $1.75/lb which don’t look nice but taste just the same for $2.25/lb less!!

What an adorable moment♡. Tiffany is finally try to learn about gardening, nature, insects. Dez is an amazing master♡. I hope this will be the beginning of something now for them.

Living beings or things? I’m not sure.

What’s TJ doing?

Hey Tiff! There’s a slug in your hair.

Tiff, you nearly had Ann Eiffel as a stepmother. You know all about revolting parasites.

Boring. Really Boring. I’m just not a fan of Dez at all. There’s just something pretentious and uppity about her character. Her attitude of “i’m here to help you understand nature” is really too self righteous for me. Maybe now Tiffany can teach her about dressing attractively and personal grooming. That would be interesting.

Tiff may be kneeling on a towel or rag to keep her knees clean/avoid contact with the ground, but her toenails are digging into the dirt and scuffing/scratching her nail polish.

There’s something about this whole garden episode that is just wrong! ?8^ \

Ah. Tiffany is gonna be just fine, people. She’s learning a few more things about nature. Heck, she’s probably learning more here, than in Dr. Fabbi’s class. And she’s finally finding out where the food really comes from, and how it’s grown. Useful skills to know when society finally collapses under its own ponderous weight.

Oh. And Tiffany and “that guy” that she spent two hours talking to last week, probably exchanged phone numbers. Just a hunch. ;)

Is Dez pulling and then saving weeds?

HILARITY ENSUES!

a lot of people love nature… but not too close

Looks like Tiff either scared or squeezed the poop out of that poor armyworm! :D

As a one-time famous college football prognosticator used to say at the end of his radio show. “Get us out of her Percy.”

Tif as screamy little girl. We sure are going for the easy hit. I keep waiting for a breakthrough for either her or Luann…they are wayy overdue and would make for a whole new batch of storylines.

Ok. More sophomoric toilet humor. Love gloves? I may give a pass if he never heard of the term or if Tiffany is being a clueless bimbo. Seems to have her revert.

I like this arc. despite what some are saying, I do think it shows growth in Tiff to stay and try gardening. she’s still herself (eg screaming over a bug), but she is still there and seeming to learn and care about the plants! and I don’t know how folks who say Dez is being condescending would have her speak instead, she is calmly and patiently teaching her inexperienced friend about nature. she knows Tiff doesn’t really have any background, and is sharing her perspective.

Tiffany is not a nature girl.

Seedlings in September?

I haven’t really decided about this particular arc. It kind of feels like “filler” to me. Still, Tiff hasn’t run away screaming just yet, though she’s close. And Dez is doing her best to be a patient teacher. But I don’t quite see this arc going anywhere.

Well….hang on a minute…what is TJ doing in Tiff’s gourmet kitchen? And will Tiff’s dad come home and find some strange dude in his kitchen, whipping up a meal? I forget, does Tom Farrell already KNOW TJ? And if so, maybe the Farrell’s will have a new cook. Maybe a new “live-in” cook. And wouldn’t THAT be interesting?

Yeah, DEZ isn’t going to be so sympathetic when her entire garden disappears overnight.

“Fall armyworm larvae can wreak havoc on a wide range of crops … Destruction can happen almost over night. .. Some examples of targeted crops include cotton, tobacco, sweet corn, rice, peanuts, and even fruits such as apples, oranges, and many more.” – Wikipedia

Humble impression from the side of the drawing board: All of Greg’s characters need a new hair stylist. Start by giving Toni a haircut.

My thoughts exactly, Tiff! Caterpillars, ugh! I do like that Tiff stayed and Dez is explaining gardening. That is one weird looking caterpillar though. ;-o

Just don’t eat them. Armyworms are certain to taste Terrible.

EW! is right, Tiffany! Nature is not always friendly; in fact, Nature can be deadly—“…red in tooth and claw” and all that….

Armyworms turn into pretty moths

Nature’s gotta eat, Tiffany.

Nature is always trying to eat itself.

Solution? Dig right in.

She’s wearing gloves and the worm is nowhere in sight Sheesh. It’s not like she found half a worm in an apple.

A plant is not a being.

“We nuture these living beings to help them grow happy and strong….Then we viciously and mercilessly devour them!”