Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for December 19, 2012

So whats the beef? Lets check in on tj and annie

Santa has a helper named Knecht Ruprecht. She probably doesn’t want to see him. Or the Krampus.

Smoooooth Brad….NOT!

Little girl is Ab****

Why TELL this brat the TRUTH now, When You KNOW She’s gonna be LIED to for the REST of Her Life??

Shannon is here being a rather normal kid. Toni was deeply mistaken to try the “helper” ploy with her.

Hoo-Boy…Santa’s “Helper” should have been good enough. However we have yet another impossible woman entering the world stage…

Here and now, I demand from the author of this comic to take us to the Weenie World immediately ! So the auditorium can see how Ann’s Eiffel’s and TJ’s romance is progressing !

About today’s strip…. HAHAHAHAHA!!! I LOVE IT!!!!!!Go Shannon, you’re my hero!!!

Since they’ve had to wait in line for a spoiled brat, Brad and Toni should do the couples thing, and get their pic with Santa. It’s been done, after all. And Shannon deserves coal in her stocking. On a more forgiving note, she deserves to be adopted by an emotionally-strong couple that can give the kid proper parenting.

Who is raising this kid anyway? This father seems out of the picture as well as the mother.

Throw her under a bus.

Tell the brat Santa’a helper will tell him how she acted and that Santa won’t bring her any presents. Brat should have been handled a long time ago.

Shannon must be related to Rita in Working Daze.

Awww, but I WANT to see Shannon talk to Santa.[]“And I wanna new bike, and a big-screen tv for my room,, an’ a smart phone, an’ a skateboard, an’ a Ipod, and a playhouse, an’ a pony, an’ a monkey…”

Let Shannon wander off to look for the real Santa. Just don’t let her near the guns.

Theory of sunk costs. Behavioral finance.

Heh, I think they are BOTH blowing the parent test, lol

Brad, take the little buttface, swing her over your shoulders so that she is hanging upside down, back-to-back with you – hook her knees over your shoulders, hold onto her ankles with your hands and walk around the mall like for about 30 minutes – she WILL get the message (and so will your idiot girlfriend), and you will NOT have any more trouble.

Hey, Shannon! When was your last birthday? Want to see another one? Get back in line!

@DonnyWallace – re yesterday … just drives ya crazy doesn’t it .. maybe it is, and maybe it isn’t. Enjoy wallowing in your misery.

Beats spending 35 minutes more.

You’re replying to zedman2222’s comment:

Shannon’s gonna be a lot like my wife when she’s older…^^LOL, you’d better hope she never reads this!

You’re replying to Donny Wallace’s comment:

Hey the sex you had before was just the free taste… Now you have to pay before you play…Welcome to insta-family Bwad…^^My Brother married a woman with a 2 yr old daughter, and, she was a lot like Shannon at first; so much so, that my Bro called her devil baby (for a short time), but, once she knew that she now had a stable family life, she calmed right down and became a delightful child which we all love dearly and who graduated University with a Master’s degree last year. Maybe that’s why I have such empathy for Shannon, she SO reminds me of my eldest niece; I think my Bro has never regretted going the instant family route. :)

You’re replying to Omnius’s comment:

Shannon knows – Accept no Substitutes!^^Yup, she’s a smart kid!

Since they’ve already lied about the existance of Santa, how does saying this guy is his helper make it any more honest? They may as well have just said he’s the real Santa.

only 35? My friend spent 2 HOURS waiting for his kids to see Santa yesterday.

I know a girl who acts like shannon..even has the same dark hair and haircut. . very annoying like shannon too.

Mikey J, your artistic website is loads of fun, but unfortunately, it still requires some talent :(Thanks for sharing yours!*P.S. Now that it’s personal, what would TJ give AE for Christmas?

@ handq: Great av you got there… wish it was larger ;)

Come on Shannon!

who wants to sit in a wet lap anyway. (Maybe a pole dancer?)

In Switzerland, you have Samichlaus (St. Nicholas) accompanied by Schmutzli, who carries a birch switch and gives out bad presents to bad children. Schmutzli is MUCH older than St. Nicholas in history.

You’re replying to WytZox1’s comment:

bigbob1946 said, about 5 hours ago

Who is raising this kid anyway? This father seems out of the picture as well as the mother.•<<<<<<<♦>>>>>>>•How about Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Popeye the Sailor having nephews whose parents were never seen? What’s the deal with that? And how come Olive Oyl had a last name but Popeye and Bluto didn’t?^^In the early days, Mickey’s “nephews” (Morty & Ferdie) didn’t live with him, they just came to visit, now and then; their mother was a Mrs. Fieldmouse who appeared in the newspaper comics sometimes, in the 1930s

As for Donald, his nephews ( Huey, Dewey & Louie) were the progeny of Donald’s sister Dumbella Duck (Also refered to as Della, for short), who came to stay with Donald for a short time, when their Father was recooperating from multiple injuries, caused by their antics. Later, the Duck triplets came to live with their Uncle, permanently

Popeye: His nephews are NOT canon, they were created for the animated cartoons only, in the comics, Popeye has only one child, the baby boy who was left on his doorstep, Swee’pee (Actually, Swee’pee is a nickname, his real name is Christopher)<< he is also a Prince, given to Popeye, in order to keep him safe from his Kingdom’s enemies!(I know this sounds like BS, but, look it up, it’s all true)As for Popeye and Bluto, they do have last names….. Popeye and Bluto (As in Captain Popeye and Captain Bluto) < as in the case of (Willy) Gilligan, sailors rarely are addressed by their first names

You’re replying to mercedes’s comment:

we going have to see these south park knock offs everyday now //?^^Only until I run out of main characters

You’re replying to Night-Gaunt49’s comment:

Typical child with out a safe home to live in.^^Yup

@MikeyJ; ^ummm, wrong punctuation there…. this is no desert as in : “Shannon, you’ve been a bad girl today, NO desert for you, after supper!”

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I still don’t get it.. Maybe you meant ‘dessert’?“I can’t imagine being out in the desert with no dessert "

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz huh? wha? zzzzzzzzzzzzz

That girl is in serious need of an attitude adjustment. When we raised our kids ( in the 70’s & 80’s ) she would have gone to the ladies room with mom and come back with a different outlook. Didn’t believe in the PC bulls—t of today.

@MikeyJ – Wow, you are a fountain of information! Thanks for the interesting back stories. Makes me wonder, though: If Popeye & Bluto are last names, what are their first names?

My 2 cents in the Santa conversation: my kids believe in Santa, but we NEVER go see him at the mall.

I bet Brad and Toni get married before I do.

No. Desert.

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Desert: 1. A dry, barren area of land, esp. one covered with sand. 2. Abandon (a person, cause, or organization) as in, Shannon’s mom evidently decided to desert her.

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Dessert: Cake, pie, fruit, pudding, ice cream, etc.

Ooops!! I usually don’t make spelling errors that often…. oh well

I’m not totally sure about this, but seems to me I remember Popeye’s Pappy couldn’t remember their last name. I could be wrong, that’s happened once or twice in the last 55 years… :)

Well, I suppose they could just have first names but, unless this was a Segar strip (Popeye’s creator), it wouldn’t really be canon

That little bratty snit! Someone needs to paddle her behind into the middle of next year.

want to make that little kid appreciate the holidays, spend some time at a cancer ward of children’s hospital. better yet, we should all volunteer some of our time at a cancer ward of a children’s hospital.

Constantly correcting people doesn’t prove that you are smarter. Just that you’re tactless.

It’s a bit dicey with Popeye, but, In his only appearance in the original Segar Comics ( “The Eighth Sea” (1932), ); Bluto was definitely his last name

You and your big mouth!

You’re replying to Leviticus’s comment:

Only until I run out of main characters.Let’s see your version of Crystal.

Shannon is not aware of it, but she will cause Brad & Toni to seriously consider not having children when and if they ever do get married! Shannon is an excellent case for mandatory birth control!

I would like to see Tiffany needs babysitting money and gets stuck with Shannon for an evening.

They both so deserve this experience…

Let’s see your version of Crystal..Good setting for her. The cemetery background fits in with her character.^^That’s what I was going for… I personally know a few Goths

Some?????