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1. about 2 months ago on Luann

   Formatting got messed up; sorry! Link isn’t showing, either, but you can find his poems if you google for them.

2. about 2 months ago on Luann

   You’re probably thinking of Piet Hein’s “grook,” titled “A Psychological Tip:

   “Whenever you’re called on to make up your mind,and you’re hampered by not having any,the best way to solve the dilemma, you’ll find,is simply by spinning a penny.No – not so that chance shall decide the affairwhile you’re passively standing there moping;but the moment the penny is up in the air,you suddenly know what you’re hoping.”

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3. 11 months ago on Luann

   I rarely post anymore, but always read the top thread. Please leave the politics to the editorial pages & political cartoons! This is the LUANN comics page, please let’s keep to the subject. Thanks!

4. over 1 year ago on Luann

   Couldn’t find the comic strip where we see Ox at his house, but this website confirms that he’s from a wealthy family: https://heykidscomics.fandom.com/wiki/Luann_(comic_strip)

   “It is hinted that Ox has rich parents, as they gave him a platinum credit card to pay for his lunches…”

   “In the May 17, 2012 strip, during which Ann Eiffel plans to sue Toni and her niece, Shannon (the latter having bit her finger in an April 2012 strip), Ox returns and upon learning of the event and Ann’s cruel way of forcing him to sign a paper to file lawsuit, he refuses and sees Ann as another bully. In the May 22, 2012 strip, Ox takes her paper to show it to his uncle: a lawyer.”

   Not that all lawyers are rich, by any means, but it’s a hint about his family.

5. over 1 year ago on Luann

   We once saw Ox at his home; he’s wealthy, judging from his house.

   Does no one else remember that? We talked about it at the time, so someone besides me probably remembers!

6. over 1 year ago on Luann

   Regarding the cursive Q: if you begin to draw “O” at the bottom, and then make the loop of the “2” when you return to the bottom of your “O,” you have a cursive Q that’s almost like the printed version. The shortened “2” of the cursive Q we were taught in school is just that: a shortening of the circle. They added that little loop at the top of the “2” Q to maintain the style.

   If you look up cursive writing styles, you may find one you like. That’s how I figured this out, incidentally—by comparing different cursive styles. Some look more like the printed versions than others.

7. over 1 year ago on Luann

   I can see her combining her (simple) writing with her drawing, and eventually becoming a children’s picture-book author. Combines many of her interests: art, drama, and teaching.

8. about 2 years ago on Luann

   Those thinking Tiff will take Puddles to Gunther’s—have you forgotten their cat?!

9. over 2 years ago on Luann

   I had to stop commenting here a few years ago due to joint pain. I can only open the top thread because it hurts to click open the others. I keep reading the top thread because I still enjoy discussions of the comic, and ‘hearing’ from the folks I used to be able to discuss the strip with.

   These days, there is less and less discussion of the comic, and more and more boomer-nostalgia. Even though I am in the same cohort, this is not what I come here for, and many of the folks who used to post here appear to have been driven away. Maybe they post in other threads, but I cannot bear all the clicking.

   I would be grateful if y’all would choose another chatsite to meet up in for non-Luann topics, and allow the Luann comments to return to being about the Luann comic strip.

   Personally, I find the current situation depressing. This used to be where I went to recover after reading the news. Having the one thread I can endure to read filled with car talk, ancient tv show references, and occasional misogyny (of which the posters are blissfully unaware), from a smaller group of posters than I used to see, is discouraging.

   Please, pick another, more general chatsite and meet up there to discuss non-Luann related topics.

   Thanks.

10. almost 3 years ago on Crabgrass

    The best parental response to “I’m bored” is, “Then I have some work for you to do.” Suddenly the formerly bored person can think of many interesting things to do—and if not, at least you get some chores done. (Credit to my mother.)