Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for March 07, 2014

Shannon’s like: "Kill that noise!… I’ll have you out of there in a jiffy (or a ‘jimmy’)!…

She must work for the “Phoenix Foundation” (MacGyver)…. – Either that, or she has been waiting for this day to get to evaluate Aunt Toni’s cosmetic line…. – Speaking of inventing, looks like Brad and Toni will need a new “hiding place”, now!… – So, will there be a press conference to figure out why two firefighters werent paying attention to “Safety Week” during their tours with “Reddy the Fire Truck”?…if they didn’t then, they’ll have new material drawn from inspiration….If “Rescue 911” were still on, Will Shanter would be “bent over in laughter” on camera!…

Yeh, we all feared that Shannon would panic…

“Opportunity Knocks In Reverse”“Where There Is A Will, There’s A ‘Why’?”“Hanging Around In A Closet”“♪Rescue Me♪”or “I Can Hear You Knocking, But You Can’t Come Out”

Shannon is getting a credit card. She’s going to do the old, slide the credit card between the jamb and the door trick. Like she saw on all those detective shows!

I hope the credit card open lock trick is correct, but I am afraid that she might be taking money from her aunt’s wallet. Lets hope not.

And the jamb is probably “overlapping the door” on the outside, with no way to wedge it in between in a small crevasse, parallel to the lock…..

“Uh, because the DOOR WAS HUNG WRONG?”

She’d ask them for ID (and a cover charge)…..

So Shannon’s a taker—first, the root beer and now the money. Someone, PLEASE teach her some morals NOW!

Shannon without the sitters… Wheeeeeeeeeeee…!

They’ll never hear the end of this – either of being in the closettogether, OR of not having the presence of mind to break the door down.

“Waiting for the following sponsors to show up”… – the Cake collection from Mabel Leans… “Now you can have your cake, and wear it, too!:”… – ‘Opportunity’… the diamond rated credit line from Knox- Fort Tune Bank… "When other banks may say no, we pump our fist and say… ‘Yes!’ "….

Pop And Lock/Buster Move emergency lockout service… “Featuring our innovative two-step process, with music, while you wait. ’First we break … and then we dance !” – And by…Your entire five station Pitts Fire Service and Emergency Response Corps..

Some people like to refer to it as “Community Chest”…..

DA Crap…oh crap…oh crap..Shannon’s up to something bad.

I went back and looked. It is a dead bolt lock. So a credit card won’t work.

I have that kind of lock o bedrooms in my house.You can shimmy the bold bolt back with a credit card, but only if there isn’t molding covering the gap between the door and the door jam.

If Shannon picks the lock with a credit card, will this be when we find out that Jonah has taught her the tricks of the trade because he’s not going to “job interviews” but to burglaries?

Why would someone want a lock on a closet door in the first place?

You know,kicking the door to open it is not something that normal people would do as their first option, unless there is ceirtain danger involved. Doors and hardware cost money.

Brad your parents live across the street they can get there faster than the fire station types can.

Uh-oh. What does Shannon intend to do with the money she’s taking from Toni’s wallet? Maybe there’s a pleasant twist coming, but I am worried at this point….

Is Shannon robbing her Aunt?? That just doesn’t seem like something she would do, to me; she’s a lonely , sad little girl, but, she’s always been a sweet girl at heart and completely honest.

It HAS to be something ELSE

Kind will be in before any rescuers arrive..Or they find her later at the Mall.

Is she getting a credit card to break them out or is she getting herself a little cash, or is she just exploring?

oh she,s calm

Ah, Smart. SMART!

That’s RIGHT, Shannon. Always Take Advantage of Another’s Predicament, No Matter How Much You Love Them.

Now Use Aunt Toni’s Credit Card and order a PS4 and that Titanfall Collector’s Edition Game and have it QUIETLY shipped to Your Dad’s House. Then Sit outside the Closet Door and Pretend to Cry LOUDLY While Consuming Glasses of Milk and Oreos, In Order to FURTHER Add to Their Anxiety.

I’m Telling Ya THIS Kid Is Learning FAST, and Is Going Places One Day!

I STILL Don’t LIKE her Though….,

Yeah it looks like she’s taking cash which would be bad, but instead she’s going to get a credit card and open the door, but that trick hasn’t worked on a door made since 1896

WHEEEEEEWWWW!!!!

Thanks folks. I really do hope Shannon is reaching for a credit card to do the “shim” trick. When I first saw the 4th panel, I also thought she was going to rip Toni off.

It reminded me of the old Soupy Sales prank that got him in real trouble in the early 60’s. For those that don’t know, Soupy Sales had a kid’s TV show broadcast locally in the NYC area on a local station (WNEW-TV Metromedia) which later joined the “Fox” network. As a prank, early one New Year’s Day morning on a special broadcast, he went in front of one of the TV cameras “point blank” and whispered to the awakened children something to this effect:

“Hey Kids… You wanna do your ol’ pal Soupy a really big favor? Next time your dad is asleep, go into his pants pocket, and take out some of those pieces of ‘green paper…’ and send them to me here at Channel 5… and I will send you a post card from Puerto Rico!”

The show was suspended from broadcast for 1 week after that. This, after an earlier incident got his show suspended for 3 days for telling the nefarious “Fire Truck” joke live on TV…. You know… the "word that begins in “F” and ends in<…….> :-))))

This is silly – first off they’re firefighters and know how to kick down doors. Secondly we already saw in the earlier strip that the door does indeed open out and not into the closet so getting it open is not an issue. But I guess this isn’t related to reality.

RIDICULOUS!

Couldn’t agree with you more. This week’s storyline is really irritating.

Oh, I can’t believe Bwad is actually calling for help. He’s pretending to call. He’s buying time with Toni in the closet until T.J. comes home. Meanwhile, Shannon is rading Toni’s wallet and cosmetic bag.

-Oh, bull hockey. -There is no one way that a kid will act if not given supervision, first of all. I grew up with kids like that and some of them actually read comic books instead of stealing money. I also had a neighbor who had plenty of attention from his parents and he landed in jail after stealing cars.-Second thing: you have no idea of how much time her father spends with her when he isn’t trying to build a career, and you don’t know if her father is teaching her right from wrong.

- no one cares about this kid enough to properly raise it.-‘It’?!!!!! Shannon is a ‘her’, not an ‘it’. If you care so much, why call her an ‘it’????

I just remembered AMERICAN EXPRESS cards are GREEN!

Firefighters don’t kick down locked doors. They use a crowbar like thing. I know as we locked ourselves out of the house.

I don’t think Brad uses lipstick and most men do not have a wallet in a bag, and not one with a stap for closing.

-Your former screen name must have been Donny Wallace.

What do kids do when left to their own devices? SNOOP!

It is the same purse. That white strip is on the inside of the flap, not the outside. The purse is opened up.

I really disagree… Toni and Brad don’t fawn over her… but they really try to show the kid a good time mixed with some discipline… if Toni really didn’t want her in this moment, she’d have refused her

Brad has a big foot so all he has to do is kick & TJ will repair it!

enlarge the strip …. it’s green inside that she’s going for. Not a credit card.

I’m not yet convinced… I can’t tell what she’s reaching for… or what she has in her hand. We could be seeing cash in the back of the pocket, but with a credit card in the front that she’s grabbing. Or, what we see as “green” could be an AMEX card, as stated elsewhere. I guess we’ll have to see, come tomorrow.

But why, oh why, would Greg have this befall Shannon, having taken all this previous time to build up this relationship between her and “Bwad” and the others? Why wipe out all her “Atta-girls” with just one “Oh $h#T???”

That is a cosmetic bag. It was inside Toni’s purse. Shannon removed the cosmetic bag from the purse, opened it, took out a few things, noticed the wallet in Toni’s purse and has taken it out, opened it, and now is removing its contents.

Yes, and you also let the whole fire department know how incompetent you are by calling..Well, you have to be prepared to take a little ribbing, especially when you’re courting, and when you’re trying for a little privacy….What! You mean these firemen are all so perfect they never made a mistake? Good thing none of them were present when Jesus invited anyone who’d never sinned to cast the first stone at the prostitute who they were condemning to death. You may recall that beginning with the oldest, they ALL left. Guess those who were oldest realized first that they have sinned also – and we, who are so quick to judge others, may be too self-absorbed and “righteous” to recall our own failings.

I believe she’s getting one of Toni’s credit cards to popthe lock….

That little thief.

For those of you who believe that Shannon is only getting out a credit card to try to unlock the closet door, just remember that young kids ARE capable of stealing. It’s happened before and will happen again, especially if they’re not told that it’s wrong and warned never to do it again. We already see that Shannon is growing up not just without stability but also without rules and discipline. Considering that, a child like her will think nothing of taking what isn’t theirs.

Shannon is a good kidall will be well by tomorrow

Try getting up from that fire flame burn @reallybad. Bald Eagle’s got you silent now! IMO – Shannon is calling the locksmith, do you know how many times her dad has come home drunk and forgot his keys? I don’t, but I bet Greg does, and I’m sure it’s 10-20

It does, but rules and discipline are necessary for that to happen. If a child never learns that while he/she is still young, they’ll continue the behavior that can lead to serious consequences later on. Shannon’s dad has already shown that he isn’t interested in being a father to her, and therefore, has not even bothered to teach her the difference between right and wrong.

it’s clearly a white edge lining to the inside of the covering flap, not a white strap.Whether the edges were drawn sharp or not, there’s green shown inside the wallet. I doubt Toni qualifies for an Amex card.

As an undergraduate student, I qualified for an AMEX green card, even with no job or anything. It was the 1st card I ever had, before any “oil” cards or dept. store cards, etc. AMEX really wanted to “catch’em young,” so they actually had a “recruiting drive” at my univ. At the time, there was no specific line of credit so there was nothing to exceed.

Now, Visa/Master card was different. That took much longer as both involved obtaining a specific line of credit from a bank. I recall actually going on an “interview” with the credit manager of he bank’s branch to help my chances of getting approved. Apparently, it worked.

Funny… today… I’m trying to “dump” all my credit cards. :-(

Two trained firefighters can’t get through a closet door? They’re calling it in? They are going to be mocked endlessly at the station, and will deserve every minute.

A six year old has a very limited concept of money. I don’t think she would think brad and Toni are locked up time to grab a twenty otherwise why would she wait till she knew they were locked up? Why not just take the money the moment they hid?

Uh oh…

Seriously, you are in a closet full of coat hangers, just hook it and get yourself out. Secondly, who in the HECK locks a CLOSET!!!

….and has $200 worth of ice cream sitting in front of her.,^An update: That’d be $10 of ice cream, and $190 of melted, flavored milk in front of her.. and behind her in a trail from everywhere she’s been, to the time she sits down to eat the &10- scratch that, some more just melted. Now, it’s $8.99 worth…

What would kids do, if left to their own devices?… – Depends.

Depends on if it’s a Wii U, A Game Boy Advance, the new Xbox One, Ps4, Atari 2600…. Maybe even a Commodore “Game-o-matic” from the turn of the century….

Hello…Domino’s ….I want a x-large pepperoni with bacon delivered..Yes..I’ll put it on my credit card..

Kid learns quick from her dead-beat father.

So, should we ridicule Doctors who don’t replace their own knees (Quiet, “Doogie”!)?… – Or mock Police who need to call for help when vacationing with their family?– Or MacGyver, when he has to call on his son MacGruber, before the place expl- ( BOOM! ) ….

“enlarge the strip …. it’s green inside that she’s going for. Not a credit card. "-——————————My American Express card is green.

For people to assume that a fireman would be embarrassed right off the bat, Nuh-uh… – Trust me. They’ve heard all kinds of stories in their service. Same goes for Docs and Cops, too. I’ve heard stories from Paramedic and Firefighter friends. People in all kinds of situations that make the rescuees feel “self-conscious” or embarrassed when people go in to rescue them. As long as Brad and Toni don’t play with lighters or do something dumb with fire (cookouts excluded), they won’t feel so bad… – Now, if they scream and cry, on the other hand…..

Gold is for the people who have money that the company is especially fond of…

Speaking of that, it seems that credit cards are going the way of album awards given by the RIAA… – All of a sudden, Gold was the standard. Then came Platinum. and now , the Diamond! (cue dramatic effect music)…

I’m pretty sure that’s MONEY Shannon is taking out of Toni’s purse. It looks green between her fingers. Probably something she learned from her dad. More than likely, the fireman will show up and she won’t let him in because: “I’m not suppose to open the door to strangers!” Toni and Brad may be in that closet all night! Lol!

That child is nasty.

::: rattle! ::: scrap! ::: click! :::“What’s that noise on the other side of the door, Toni?”::: thunk! :::“There! Got you out! You’re IT, Bwad!”

Well, at least Brad Did have his cellphone with him! However, Shannon’s going to be looking like a clown… ;)

Whoever heard of a closet door that swung inward? that lame plot twist not withstanding, the real excitement is going to be when the firemen have to use a fire axe to beat in the front or back door to the house, since they’re both locked.

And don’t worry about Shannon, she’s the only one in this strip with actual survival instincts.

omg, Shannon is such a horrible child…

I guess they’re coming out of the closet tomorrow? Hope there’s a toilet in there.

I think it would’ve been funnier if they just TOLD Shannon they were locked in the closet at couldn’t get out, only to ‘enjoy themselves’ in the meantime ;)

Pardon my lateness, but I just noticed that Shannon is indeed taking money out of Toni’s wallet…this is not going to go well… ;)

Look a couple days back, door opened out, so you won’t be breaking it down from outside without overwhelming the frame which I can tell you is not at all easy (and I’m 6’4" 280). Why you see cops/soldiers with the 4 man rams. Jimmying it though not so tough.

“Shannon is not going after cash. She is taking a credit card…”

Well, I still don’t think so…but, it is not out of the question. It will be interesting to see which of us has the “right” supposition… ;)

It’s official. Shannon is my favorite character!

All my closets lock from the inside. I’ve never figured out why, but it seems to be a feature of homes built in the ’20s. No doorknobs, either, just a flat wheel to turn.