As much as I complain about the arcs lately, I have to admit they have an inordinate number of comments. Yesterday, as of this writing, was 550 comments. Somebody likes this.
So do this end the story or are they going to be breaking all their parameters next week as we beg for the hilarity of Shannon. And really, what;s next. We’ve just finished an interminable story about Gunther, Bernice has had her own interminable story. Karen never writes a story for Luann. That leaves us with Tiffany (again) or maybe Brad and Toni.
Uh-oh. Looks like the parameters are gonna be tested and the passion’s gonna fly. Be something now if they just dove headfirst into a bush and did it right then and there. Most likely that won’t happen, since this is a family strip and all that. But that would be awesome….
I’m reminded of when Dax and Worf first…ah…fondued…on Deep Space Nine…..they had to go to the infirmary later for treatment. These two have too much pent up….
I don’t even know why I read this comic anymore. Habit after so many years I guess. Bernice drives me nuts, I hate Bets. I know they are adults ne but sheesh.
Well what happens next? Like this is such an obvious direction play that these two clueless but passionate nerds will forget all parameters in a “private.”. So expect misdirection, although….
A lot of heavy breathing, gasping for air, sweating profusely, and that’s just coming from the readers’ comments. I think Bernice and Nil must be getting pretty turned on, too.
“Private” should be the last word that either one of them says until they get a lot of built up tension and attraction for one another released. However, once they do, there is a good chance that they discover that where they are is not so “private” and this time it will not be Puddles crashing the party. I guess we will find out on Monday but there is also a good chance that G&K switches arcs and we get a dose of Brad and Toni who have been off of the radar for awhile which also means possible appearances by our smiling friend TJ and Shannon.
Just wondering if Bernice and Nil will repeat what Bernice’s parents did. They had a child, Ben, that they put up for adoption “in the best interest of the child.” They later they got married and had Bernice. Naw—it’ll never happen. But wouldn’t it be strange if it did???
Let’s hope Bernice will soon realizes that making out is an important part of being herself and not something to be ashamed of. She will understand sooner or later… maybe right now ♡?! Nil is just trying to follow Bernice to make her happy. But this could make him unhappy, and very, VERY stressed.
OK, Bets and Gunther are sorted as it would appear are Bernice and Nil. Is Jack at all interested in Luann and is Luann genuinely interested in Jack? Is Tara still around? Can Tiffany survive for much longer without kissing some guy or other?
Monday we see them in the back of the cop car, having been arrested for public lewdness and indecent exposure. The Degroots bail them out. Luann is salivating to find out the details.
Maybe the roll in the grass was delayed a day? Lol! Best laid plans of mice and men…..and ladies…and all that, go astray? Will they take advantage of the privacy, to be interrupted next week? Options are endless! ;-)))
I assume they included a “fully clothed” provision (in unprovocative clothing, although it’s difficult to imagine either of them wearing anything provocative).
Uh oh! Who called this yesterday? The sweet part of this is that’s how it is——you can try to be rational but as Oscar Wilde once said “the heart wants what it wants”.
Thang goodness its Saturday and hopefully the end of this part of the arc. Maybe next week we will have the fallout of Bern lying to her supposed BBF Luann.
Methinks those parameters are going to fly out the window pretty soon. Next week we’ll find a police officer towering over them because of all the complaints. Or little children. Or Luann. Really, guys. Get a room. Or at least go neck in the car like normal people.
Bernice will lose control in the grass with Nil. Luann, regarding romance, will stay in the not ready for prime time category. And, Tiffany. Will she ever get hot and heavy with some guy?
Gee wiz… throw caution to the wind; say no to yesterday, and say yes to tomorrow; accentuate the positive, eliminate the negative, and don’t mess with Mr. In-Between.
Templo S.U.D. almost 3 years ago
hHmmm… what’re they thinking now in the final panel? Going to do “it” some more?
Namrepus almost 3 years ago
Don’t forget about the three minute limit.
AnyFace almost 3 years ago
Prescott_Philosopher almost 3 years ago
As much as I complain about the arcs lately, I have to admit they have an inordinate number of comments. Yesterday, as of this writing, was 550 comments. Somebody likes this.
Tyge Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Bummed each other out. Bern and Nil in a nil relationship. Breakout coming soon?
Scarlet Shimmer almost 3 years ago
Now watch as all those rules melt away…
David Huie Green LosersBlameOthers&It'sYOURfault almost 3 years ago
“Let’s throw out 1 through 5.”
“Five? One through 22, #17 excepted, of course.
“Of course, I’d have to limber up for that one anyway. One through 30 it is.”
“Thirty, but that means mppfgh. Gasp. Yes! Thirty!!”
Willow Mt Lyon almost 3 years ago
So now what can we do in this nice, private place now that we set our limits? I know, break those limits!
beb01 almost 3 years ago
So do this end the story or are they going to be breaking all their parameters next week as we beg for the hilarity of Shannon. And really, what;s next. We’ve just finished an interminable story about Gunther, Bernice has had her own interminable story. Karen never writes a story for Luann. That leaves us with Tiffany (again) or maybe Brad and Toni.
Mordock999 Premium Member almost 3 years ago
“I think we’re alone now.”
“There doesn’t seem to be anyone around.”
“I think we’re alone now.”
“The beating around the bush is the ONLY sound!” – Tommy James and the Shondells
Vilyehm almost 3 years ago
New Years resolutions in July.
Broken in July.
…such an august occasion.
rklynch almost 3 years ago
Uh-oh. Looks like the parameters are gonna be tested and the passion’s gonna fly. Be something now if they just dove headfirst into a bush and did it right then and there. Most likely that won’t happen, since this is a family strip and all that. But that would be awesome….
montylc2001 almost 3 years ago
I’m reminded of when Dax and Worf first…ah…fondued…on Deep Space Nine…..they had to go to the infirmary later for treatment. These two have too much pent up….
overtherainbow almost 3 years ago
Dang! I wanted to hear Bern’s parameters.
Joe1962 Premium Member almost 3 years ago
On Monday strip it will be mad passionate love.
montylc2001 almost 3 years ago
OR…..monday’s strip shows them being bailed out of jail…..
Brdshtt Premium Member almost 3 years ago
And now, 30 seconds of needlescratch.
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(reference to phonograph records)
Leojim almost 3 years ago
I think it’s time to say the heck with the rules. At least that’s what the eyes say.
Black76Manta almost 3 years ago
Go ahead young people, you both have the same idea of what you want to do!
Caldonia almost 3 years ago
They really shouldn’t be them, imho.
[Unnamed Reader - 905c8e] almost 3 years ago
I don’t even know why I read this comic anymore. Habit after so many years I guess. Bernice drives me nuts, I hate Bets. I know they are adults ne but sheesh.
twstd almost 3 years ago
Rules are meant to be broken lol
computerprogrammer2028 almost 3 years ago
Guess those rules getting tossed quick.
Ruth Brown almost 3 years ago
And here comes the wisdom of making out on a park bench: built in passion parameters.
jimmjonzz Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Thus conscience does make cowards of us all.
[Prince Hamlet, in one of Shakespeare’s famous anticipations of Dr. Freud.]
DorothyGlenn Premium Member almost 3 years ago
I love the side eye. lol! Define “parameter”.
luann1212 almost 3 years ago
Well what happens next? Like this is such an obvious direction play that these two clueless but passionate nerds will forget all parameters in a “private.”. So expect misdirection, although….
Airman almost 3 years ago
A lot of heavy breathing, gasping for air, sweating profusely, and that’s just coming from the readers’ comments. I think Bernice and Nil must be getting pretty turned on, too.
TampaFanatic1 almost 3 years ago
“Private” should be the last word that either one of them says until they get a lot of built up tension and attraction for one another released. However, once they do, there is a good chance that they discover that where they are is not so “private” and this time it will not be Puddles crashing the party. I guess we will find out on Monday but there is also a good chance that G&K switches arcs and we get a dose of Brad and Toni who have been off of the radar for awhile which also means possible appearances by our smiling friend TJ and Shannon.
lvlax almost 3 years ago
Love Is In The Air, everywhere I look aroundLove is in the air, every sight and every soundAnd I don’t know if I’m being foolish….
capricorn9th almost 3 years ago
DO IT! Nobody is around. Just us. Just ignore us!
Rhetorical_Question almost 3 years ago
GAWD! let Bernice see the other eye!
Rhetorical_Question almost 3 years ago
Maybe, they elope to Vegas and Nils will remove his hat, and pull back his hair?
LesliePiper4 almost 3 years ago
WERE there? We’re “THERE”.
Rhetorical_Question almost 3 years ago
Nil like to wear a coat flock, and black attire shirt and pants. Is he wearing a beanie( knitted cap)? Perhaps Nil is a hipster?
Rhetorical_Question almost 3 years ago
Community College Student and University Student? It could happen.
me_the_polish_gull almost 3 years ago
Bernice, after a few seconds: Forget, what I just said….
basilisk Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Oh, for the love of Aphrodite….
Opus Croakus almost 3 years ago
I liked it better when it was called “The Relationship Agreement”.
sallymargret almost 3 years ago
Just wondering if Bernice and Nil will repeat what Bernice’s parents did. They had a child, Ben, that they put up for adoption “in the best interest of the child.” They later they got married and had Bernice. Naw—it’ll never happen. But wouldn’t it be strange if it did???
Aladar30 Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Let’s hope Bernice will soon realizes that making out is an important part of being herself and not something to be ashamed of. She will understand sooner or later… maybe right now ♡?! Nil is just trying to follow Bernice to make her happy. But this could make him unhappy, and very, VERY stressed.
kenhense almost 3 years ago
Lights, Camera, Action…
dlkrueger33 almost 3 years ago
I’m just reading this arc to see Nil’s other eye. Hopefully when they are in the throes of passion that hair will move out of the way. LOL
atomicdog almost 3 years ago
Uhhh…yeah.
Meg: All Seriousness Aside almost 3 years ago
Ah. It looks like they’re starting to realise that parameters do not define ‘us’ and they have to figure out what ‘us’ is organically.
ianm almost 3 years ago
OK, Bets and Gunther are sorted as it would appear are Bernice and Nil. Is Jack at all interested in Luann and is Luann genuinely interested in Jack? Is Tara still around? Can Tiffany survive for much longer without kissing some guy or other?
Holilubillkori Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Hello young lovers..where-ever you are…. especially the dog park. ;^)
Ellis97 almost 3 years ago
Come on, Bernice. Pucker up! You know that you want to.
bclark71 almost 3 years ago
I like that Bernice is wearing heels.
Orcatime almost 3 years ago
“Rules are made to be broken.”
Johnnyrico almost 3 years ago
“Rules”? ……Yeah right.
cruiserd almost 3 years ago
For once, I wouldn’t mind that another arc starts on Monday while they park this one for a few weeks (months). I think the bern stuff is Berned-out.
D.E.N. almost 3 years ago
Like I alluded to yesterday, reference the checklist and click on the stopwatch app.
kenhense almost 3 years ago
Would love to see Sunday with a single frame cartoon: Nil’s cap, a shoe, and Bern’s tank top on the grass…
kingbrlee Premium Member almost 3 years ago
It’s about time for Jack to show up on his afternoon jog.
elliel203 almost 3 years ago
(…Awkward silence followed by rules getting thrashed)
rrsltx almost 3 years ago
Monday we see them in the back of the cop car, having been arrested for public lewdness and indecent exposure. The Degroots bail them out. Luann is salivating to find out the details.
mr , b almost 3 years ago
i married a bernice, a little mini volcano of passion , or maybe that was me .
Loki McMuffin almost 3 years ago
This whole thing seems to have some “Big Bang Theory” overtones with Sheldon and the relationship agreement between himself and Amy Farrah Fowler.
Tyge Premium Member almost 3 years ago
I wonder if Nil’s other eye is like Popeye’s?
Crann Bethadh almost 3 years ago
When all of that suppressed desire and inhibited passion finally are allowed to be expressed, Nil (or whoever it might end up being) better look out!
Ozzman25 almost 3 years ago
Tap it
Wizard of Ahz-no relation almost 3 years ago
nice…private…AND THEY’RE OFF!
Schrodinger's Dog almost 3 years ago
“We can be us” …. not “ourselves” , ie, two individuals, but an “us” …. hmmmm.
w16521 almost 3 years ago
Private indeed. No need to get a room. hint hint….
jeffbacon12357 almost 3 years ago
Too bad this is a family comic.
Cheapskate0 almost 3 years ago
Is Bernice wearing heels with those slacks – and in a grassy area?
Maybe it’s just me, but it doesn’t look right.
YorkGirl Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Maybe the roll in the grass was delayed a day? Lol! Best laid plans of mice and men…..and ladies…and all that, go astray? Will they take advantage of the privacy, to be interrupted next week? Options are endless! ;-)))
gigagrouch almost 3 years ago
Opportunity knocks, but one has to open the door…
sid w almost 3 years ago
I think they pretty much messed up the spontaneity.
raybarb44 almost 3 years ago
READY, SET, now what……
Takagi-san almost 3 years ago
Oh, it looks like I might have been right. Bernice really needs this in her life right now- a bit of giddy romance.
Martin Booda almost 3 years ago
I assume they included a “fully clothed” provision (in unprovocative clothing, although it’s difficult to imagine either of them wearing anything provocative).
oakie817 almost 3 years ago
this is great! now waiting for Tiff to notice Ox
GaryCarr almost 3 years ago
I think the " passion parameters " are about to be exceeded dramatically.
locake almost 3 years ago
I have no idea what either one is thinking in the last panel. Bernice certainly will NOT break any rules so that limits their activities.
eladee AKA Wally almost 3 years ago
Uh oh! Who called this yesterday? The sweet part of this is that’s how it is——you can try to be rational but as Oscar Wilde once said “the heart wants what it wants”.
EugeneWilson almost 3 years ago
Passion Parameters or Parental Preparation
locake almost 3 years ago
The location may seem private, but they are still out in public where kids and cops could walk by.
DG almost 3 years ago
Thang goodness its Saturday and hopefully the end of this part of the arc. Maybe next week we will have the fallout of Bern lying to her supposed BBF Luann.
Spence12 Premium Member almost 3 years ago
If there were any two characters I DON’T want to see get passionate, they’re it. Can’t we have a new storyline?
squireobrien almost 3 years ago
Now that they have rules, they can push them, bend them, and shatter them.
draksig almost 3 years ago
I feel they are about to break some of those parameters.
d edwin almost 3 years ago
Let me know when this whole episode is over.
dcoyote almost 3 years ago
I can’t see how, this arc is so boooooring :(
brick10 almost 3 years ago
But not that private.
Decepticomic almost 3 years ago
And then they had sex in the park.
Ginny Premium Member almost 3 years ago
PLEASE. Enough already about teen love.
PeterPirate almost 3 years ago
“The Unplanned”.
circleM almost 3 years ago
I would hate to be Bernice’s “first”.
donwestonmysteries almost 3 years ago
Maybe those rules only apply in a public setting.
phxhocking almost 3 years ago
Methinks those parameters are going to fly out the window pretty soon. Next week we’ll find a police officer towering over them because of all the complaints. Or little children. Or Luann. Really, guys. Get a room. Or at least go neck in the car like normal people.
notbornyesterday almost 3 years ago
old russian saying, “rules are like pie crusts, they’re made to be broken”
STACEY MARSHALL Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Bern has her eyes on Nil, Nil has his eye on Bern (who knows what his other eye is doing).
asrialfeeple almost 3 years ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrRbB-qUJfY
Airman almost 3 years ago
Bernice will lose control in the grass with Nil. Luann, regarding romance, will stay in the not ready for prime time category. And, Tiffany. Will she ever get hot and heavy with some guy?
Schrodinger's Dog almost 3 years ago
Sunday: Frank reads the comics and is in for a surprise!
not my real name Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Monday when she meets Lu Ann she’ll be wearing that hat.
realdeedizzle almost 3 years ago
sex sells
BlueKnight1966 almost 3 years ago
Leaves and grit can get into some very uncomfortable places when you choose such a natural setting.
smsrt almost 3 years ago
Gee wiz… throw caution to the wind; say no to yesterday, and say yes to tomorrow; accentuate the positive, eliminate the negative, and don’t mess with Mr. In-Between.
RonBerg13 Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Hmmm… why do I get the feeling that their ‘rules’ are about to be defenestrated?
bakana almost 3 years ago
Now, they spend two weeks waiting for one of them to make the first move.
PatsyL.Paul almost 3 years ago
And this is why the really stupid breed like rabbits.
The Pro from Dover almost 3 years ago
Are they 13?
Sisyphos almost 3 years ago
After the severe cold shower provided by Bernie in panel 1, I am relieved to find panel 3 promising of a parameter breakdown….
forester6291 Premium Member almost 3 years ago
It may not last much past 3 minutes but the kissing will go fast.
BlitzMcD almost 3 years ago
The hussy and the latter day hippie. This has a bit of a Len Lye feel to it.
radar15627 almost 3 years ago
she needs her cherry popped
PonyToast almost 3 years ago
Luann/Quill have “Pool rules”, Bernice/Nil have “Passion Parameters”.
ndblackirish97 almost 3 years ago
Horn Dogs.