Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for April 13, 2013

And there you go. It’ll be the best swap of Brad’s life.

Brad? There is a HAIR in THAT Food!!!!

In panel 3 TJ looks to have a sincere “I’m really happy for you” smile

Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free?

I don’t believe there is a hair in the food. The squiggley is supposed to imply steam coming from the hot food on the stove.

Guy talk. Nicely scripted.

TJ swapping places with Toni, I called THAT one too…. of course, it hasn’t happened….yet

Evans sports syndicate announced a big trade today, Brad Degroot has traded his Buddy TJ and his cafe for Toni Daytona, precocious young prospect Shannon Daytona and 2 more children to be named later.

Who cares if she can “cook” (or whatever)? You will, Brad – eventually.

In other words, TJ, to answer your question about being traded in for Toni, “DUH!”

Speaking of sports syndicates, did you know that Tim Tebow stated that in all of comics, Brad DeGroot is his favorite character because of his stance on sex before marriage? (Let’s not tell Tim that Brad’s restraint is due to Toni)^^Lev…. who the heck is Tim Tebow? (Which is likely an Anglisization of the French name “Thibeault” << I am related to the Thibeault family by my great grandmother Adeline Thibeault>>

Geebus, you do know this is a comic strip right? An illustrated joke? Besides that’s the stupid kinda remark guys make between themselves all the time!

Of course he is also deeply religious. With the exception of the Pope, he is probably the most famous male virgin in the world. Well, him and Brad.^^Oh, ok…. but, Brad is no virgin, they didn’t go into that shower to get CLEAN……..

Anyway, football references are lost on me, I absolutely hate soccer and all it’s derivatives, incl “American football”

Tim Tebow is deeply religious? Yeah, I guess I can agree with that. I’d call him a “Coercive Christian”, myself, taking care not to imply that all, or even most, of his co-religionists are as linear as he is.

And you’re sure about the Pope?

C’mon Greg – Get on with the story – or else a new one…

They are both so happy! Love seeing this!

Well. Cucumber or pickle slice. What kinda meal is this? What the heck time is it there? Shouldn’t there be pie???

wow this is one of the few times i seen were these two are having a regular conversation and TJ anit scheming,,,,, love it

TJ’s just teasing Brad. He knows damn well he’s going to get ‘traded.’ Though in reality, it’s not really a trade at all. It’s the difference between a bro…and a wife. :)

With Brad and Toni getting married, how much time to they have before Toni’s irresponsible brother drops Shanon on them for good? I think that’s the real drama coming.

Brad & TJ have probably been up all night/morning chatting. Panels 2 & 3 are just some gentle joshing between those two. I think that some time ago, Toni prepared a nice candle lit dinner for Brad and herself.

They will need a place that has more bedrooms???? There is Shannon to consider. She might as well adopt her niece.

I’m sure that many readers will envision a scenario where Brad, Toni and T.J. will cohabit in a “three-way” living situation!

MIkeyj, they never went to a shower at all. They just left as fast a possible to get away from TJ as fast as possible. I am still waiting for anyone to show me a single bubble from any shower.^^Wrong again, pal, that strip was Greg’s way of telling us that they were doing more than kissing, without actually showing it

Surely you are not suggesting that TJ is making that statement seriously?

Surely you have evidence on young Knute.

Never pair up with a woman that can’t cook……that is just the beginning of “Can’ts” After the sex stage wears off, you get tired of cooking and cleaning for her, but you’ll still be mowing the grass too. If she can’t fulfill her duties….RUN, BOY, RUN!!!!!!!

“What matters, what is really important, what could be the foundation of the relationship she and Brad have together, CAN SHE MAKE A GREAT CUP OF COFFEE?”

This reminds me of the old commercials where Mrs. Olson would save the marriage of the young newlyweds by teaching the wife to use Folgers coffee. I don’t think Folgers is the gold standard any more.

If Toni is a really poor cook, that might be good enough reason for letting TJ stay. They have a house, not a single bedroom apartment.

^^It sure is…not bad on a large flat screen TV either

Yes, it is indeed a changing world. But the changes are not necessarily for the better.

Wrong again. That strip was Mr. Evans’ way of letting us know that Toni does not want to be around TJ any more than she has to. Evidence that not only is she a fox, she also has a functioning brain.^^How’s de scenery dere…down by de Nile?

ya…who cares, its Toni

can she cook? can she sew? well I don’t want to know. that’s not what it takes on the inside to make the time go. Jethro Tull

I now think TJ is accepting that he’ll be moving on. Wasn’t so sure before today’s strip.

Tim Tebow would make an excellent QB in Canadian football. The best QBs up there have historically been guys who could run, like Doug Flutie or Damon Allen (Marcus’ little brother).

And, Adrian, many of us are here because we want to escape (at least for a few moments) from partisan political blather, whether it’s from zombies on the left or the right. Can you spare us from that, please?

Ok, so now we KNOW they were just kidding yesterday (about having TJ stay)!

Yes, TJ is kidding with Brad. He knows their friendship is going to change, they just won’t hang out like they used to ..Not sure if TJ will be pulled out the strip complete or not..Only time will tell.

I highly doubt that Brad and Toni have been doing it. Simply because Greg has never been shy in making things like that be known in very unambiguous ways. In my opinion, this is far from unambiguous:TJ suggests they need to shower. They both leave. And that is suppose to be proof positive that they are having sex?

Sorry, that’s not good enough. While there is little doubt that Greg wanted it implied, he left it very much unsaid.

Leviticus said it well the other day. The pro-sex people keep returning to this strip because it’s all they’ve got — a broad hint that maybe, just maybe there’s some hanky-panky going on. There’s nothing explicit. There’s nothing that you can point to that is unambiguous.

Besides, I have a feeling that this is all going to become moot in just a short amount of time. Will Toni move in with Brad before the wedding? If she does, they are having sex. If she doesn’t, they are not.

End of argument.

Richard, I do hope you’re kidding! Six months without your wife is close to abandonment. When I saw her at the movies the other night, she said the hunk was just her “friend”.

Cloud Warning: Sorry, but my premonition is that there is going to be a terrible catastrophe to come before the wedding. Maybe one of them is going to get seriously hurt fighting a fire. They marry anyway, but it’s not all sunshine, cooking, and jokes.

some women actually go into a marriage without knowing how to cook. I should know. my late mom was one of those women. some parent(s) refuse to teach their kids how to cook. and she,in turn, did the same thing to me.

Brad will care sooner or later, and if they don’t share a sense of humor the marriage is in real trouble.

I cook better than my wife now … of course, she still makes the best spaghetti sauce any where – haven’t even found ANY restaurant do better … my mom didn’t know how to cook when she married – says my grandmother taught her, including how to bake bread (my dad got pretty spoiled) … nowadays mom’s cooking is OK, but I like some of my recipes better … I like leftovers and getting creative – most of my items get combined into “ghoulash” … but they’re good, though.

Wouldn’t TJ know by now if Toni can cook? I mean, he lives with Brad. And wouldn’t at least Brad know if Toni could cook?

Are they even ready to get married if they know that little about each other?

Newbee here- 1st time user…I just love where this is going, sorry TJ, but Brad loves Toni more than you…TJ will survive and thrive-somehow…Just think, next year at this time Luann will be an aunt, oh the possibilities.

Folks, FOLKS.

I KNOW it WASN’T a Hair.

It was just My Daily misguided attempt at Levity.

Gaw, Love You ALL!!!

Brad likes his oysters raw.

TJ will teach her to cook.

Sometime in the not too distant past, Team Evans finished an arc on a Sunday. I don’t recall what the storyline was but it was significant. Even a remote chance BT’s big announcement will happen in tomorrows strip? Be a great way bring the Sunday readers into our weekday Luanniverse.

“If Toni’s renting an apartment, then yes, she’ll be moving into the house and TJ will have to go somewhere else.”-It won’t come down to “have to” but if it did, I think both names are on the lease. -I expect TJ to hit the road, but not because dwelling rights belong exclusively to Brad.

“To be accurate:The use of the milking the cow for free analogy originated from my side of the board as have many things that posters decided to later run with several weeks later and claim as their own.”-You actually think it is accurate to claim you came up with the expression about buying the cow when you can get the milk for free??-Actually, it was Ugga, the wife of Ug the cave man. (He took her name when they wed but shortened it because men are lazy.)

I didn’t know all them single guys wanted to marry chefs. Is Betty Crocker available?

There seems to be a shortage of Country and Western music fans here or all would think back to Kenny Chesney’s “Good Stuff “Lyrics -Specifically the part which includes:-And it’s the way that she looks with the rice in her hair Eating burnt suppers the whole first year And askin’ for seconds to keep her from tearin’ up Yeah, man, that’s the good stuff." -———————————————————————For the song in its entirety read below or stop, me not care.-

Well, me and my lady had our first big fight So I drove around until I saw the neon lights At a corner bar and it just seemed right So I pulled up -Not a soul around but the old barkeep Down at the end lookin’ half asleep And he walked up and and said, “What’ll it be?” I said, “The good stuff” -He didn’t reach around for the whiskey He didn’t pour me a beer His blue eyes kinda went misty He said, “You can’t find that here”- “‘Cause it’s the first long kiss on a second date Momma’s all worried when you get home late And droppin’ the ring in the spagetti plate ‘Cause your hands are shakin’ so much -And it’s the way that she looks with the rice in her hair Eating burnt suppers the whole first year And askin’ for seconds to keep her from tearin’ up Yeah, man, that’s the good stuff.” -He grabbed a carton of milk and he poured a glass And I smiled and said, “I’ll have some of that” We sat there and talked as an hour passed Like old friends -I saw a black and white picture and it caught my stare It was a pretty girl with bouffant hair He said, “That’s my Bonnie Taken ’bout a year after we were wed” -He said, “Spent five years in the bottle When the cancer took her from me But I’ve been sober three years now ’Cause the one thing stronger than the whiskey”- “Was the sight of her holdin our baby girl The way she adored that string of pearls I gave her the day that our youngest boy, Earl Married his high school love -And it’s a new t-shirt saying, “I’m a Grandpa” Being right there as our time got small And holding her hand when the good Lord called her up Yeah, man, that’s the good stuff" -He said, “When you get home, she’ll start to cry When she says ’I’m sorry’, say, ‘So am I’ And look into those eyes so deep in love And drink it up, ‘cause that’s the good stuff That’s the good stuff”

Still anticipating telling the ‘rents and expecting Nancy to get that distant, expressionless face she gets when she doesn’t know how to react.

If it’s still that night it’s awfully late to be starting dinner. Especially since Brad would have eaten at the restaurant. It’s probably lunch and Brad stayed with Toni even longer than we figured.

Why on earth would you even want to claim credit for introducing such an unpleasant saying into the idea stream?

IMHO, no Guy marries a Gal these days expecting her to cook. I know I didn’t. That’s so 19th Century. Especially when BOTH Spouses are going to be working for crying out loud. Hell, I DON’T expect a Woman to be a Cook. I Expect a Women to be a Woman.

But that’s me….,

…just a little droll humor…to go with TJ’s droll personality…

when will Brad tell Mom and Dad and Luann???!!!!..I’m still waiting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mikeyj said, less than a minute ago

As for myself, as a (sadly) life-long bachelor, I just taught myself to cook, I think I am pretty good at it, but, I am limited to the ability only to make portions for 1 (2 at the most)

Continuity error.. Alert Continuity error! Remember when Dirk came back into the story to talk to Toni and Tiff pretended to be living in HER HOUSE? Tonilives in a house or cottage atleast.

When my mom tried teaching me to cook her answer to every question was “I don’t know, you just do.” Now that I have figured it out on my own I understand what she meant, but couldn’t explain it any better.

Are you sure those pom-poms aren’t just Tiffany’s ta-tas?

They can keep TJ and have him be their personal cook!

This marriage isn’t going to last.

you’re gonna care when she makes crud when you ask her for a sammich!