Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for December 16, 2015

Frank getting fresh…in PUBLIC?

I like how the camera is shown at the bottom of the strip.

Oh, stop! you’re making me laugh so hard I’m dying here!

And with only $2M+ of magic money that came from nowhere, we put together a venue to host unseen shows with invisible collegiate casts, drawing a paying audience of literally dozens! We’re gazillionaires now, baby!!!

Yes we did, but remember this is Luannverse. And I knew they would, but the book is not closed yet. Remember I think the prevailing view is that Brad and Toni will get married here on 9/11/16.

Why does Luann look loaded? LOL

I still wonder what Pru’s “holiday show” was like, though. Even knowing the title might suggest something more about her.

will quil and pru be in the art gallery?

Nothin’ to see here, folks!

Hard to imagine any demand whatsoever for “The Fuse”; even the comic strip can’t be bothered to show any patrons.

If this storyline ends with anything aside from the DeGroots filing bankruptcy for an absurdly stupid business decision or Mr. Gray successfully organizing a bust out, I’ll consider it the most fake part of Luann’s universe, narrowly ahead of (1) Toni having an interest in Brad and (2) the characters from Luann’s high school all hanging out through the year even though they’ve gone to different colleges.

Me think Luann as are most kids..no matter the age , are uncomfortable when ever parents seem to be getting seriously romantic and moving beyond the first base area in their interactions..Better to move on and thnk along the lines of “emacualate conception..”

Lol so true

No, Knute, keep rolling. This arc is finally getting exciting!

You know, Frank does sort of look like Mr. C, getting all “frisky”, and what not…– “Previews And Attractions”“A Couple And A Cupful”“Happy Days And Nights”“L- O -V -E” (♫)“Gimme Some Lovin’ " (♫)‘And I Can’t Help But Love You So" (♪)“The Show Must Go On”“A Fresh Pair Of Parents““Love Birds For All Seasons”“One I’m Sure They Wrote, For You And Me…” (♪)“Signal Transmitted, Message Received” (♪)“The Show Before The Show”or…“It’s How You Got Here”

Who else thinks this viewpoint is gonna end up with something being recorded that shouldn’t be?

Something to finally bring this Quill/Prudence thing to a head finally perhaps… … ::fingers crossed:::

I hate to tell Frank and Nancy but some hoodlum named Greg has already tagged their building.

Hey! Luann! Get outta da way! This video was just getting interesting!

Unless her and Quill care to join in?

Yes “Thanks” Nancy for ENABLING Frank’s CRAZY Idea AND We Trust YOU Will be as equally supportive When This whole thing Quickly Goes Bankrupt.

comment of the day award goes to…. LOL good one!

Anybody want to take a stab which lovebirds we’ll see at the gallery? Furthermore, “If you don’t eat yer meat, you can’t have any pudding! How can you have any pudding if you don’t eat yer meat?!”

Haha, good one. Your Gocomics name fits this plot arc perfectly.

What just happened? Is the play over? Are we just going to tour The Fuse now? Will anyone else get caught in a compromising situation?

1) I miss Knute’s thumb today.*2) I miss Mom’s Maidenform woes. Same as I have when wearing a low-shouldered dress that requires either a strapless bra or safety pins to hold straps in un-designed positions. Accidents do happen, but are never portrayed elsewhere.

So, where are the people (customers)?

I think we will get to see some of the play and that it will end with all saying, “Merry Christmas!”

Is it just me or is Luann’s mom smokin’ hot?

I think Nancy just lit Frank’s fuse.

Cut!

Did anyone come to this unveiling? Besides the photographer?

BuckarooDave3…. your suggested plot twist (Gunther’s Mom and Mr. Gray in a “compromising” position") would be extraordinarily interesting! But I doubt it would happen…. I would even bet my favorite Peterson full-bent briar that it will not. (Important caveat: “Compromising” would have to involve more than just kissing for me to give up my pipe! :) )

Emasculate conception? That’d be immaculate.

True, BuckarooDave3…. I just needed the caveat so that if the bluster I said about giving up my favorite Peterson came to fruition, I would have an “out”. :)

I think they’re doing a video BEFORE the doors open.

(Buckaroo)Dave(3) and Brdshtt…. what would you speculate may be the “payment” Mr. Gray will want in return for all his efforts? I have thought of a variety of different “50’s Film-noir” style of required payments… but have had difficulty trying to think of any that have a comedic edge to them (which I still tend to think would be the likely path Greg would choose). So, I would enjoy hearing your speculations about how this Mr. Grey may extract payment… especially without the story arc getting too “dark”.

Art Gallery…. yayyyy… I’m guessing we have a week and a half to go (max) long enough for Zebo to show up and for some of the Quill-Pru melodrama to rear up again, and of course I wonder about this show; it can’t just be swept under the rug..

Maybe Mr. Gray is like that ‘Secret Santa’ guy who shows up around this time every year and hands out $100 bills to total strangers that he sees struggling to pay for what they want to buy in stores…

Also Crystal & Knute, Lu & Qu, Mr Gray & Mrs G, Tiff & Piro, Bern (just friends) with G-man, Toni & Brad, TJ & Mrs. Horner, Delta and some WDC rising star. They’ll draw numbers for places in line at the mistletoe.

To answer your questions (with whole hearted speculation that may sometimes be “tongue-in-cheek”):1. Because Mrs. Berger has no money for him to steal, he must be dating her because he actually likes her. Why would he throw that away by trying to screw over her friends?Maybe Grey is a part of the Witness Protection Program because he snitched on some fellow Mafia types…. but he cannot control his urges to be a “heavy” and in “control”. It would seem he does like Mrs. Berger for real, but maybe he is having trouble changing?2. If he’s rich, why didn’t he just create The Fuse himself? He did pretty much all the work. He knows how to run a business. If he’s rich he could create a chain of businesses and be rich on the level.The WPP idea would fit here as well. Perhaps he isn’t rich… perhaps he just has a lot of “connections” that he cannot seem to control himself from getting into contact with again. Perhaps what the end game will be that his getting back into the “business” and getting involved again with his “partners” will lead to his very harsh, graphic, and tragic demise? 3. Did he move to San Diego and play a long con for a year in hopes that someone, somewhere would start a business, let him run it, and then hope to fleece them?Again the WPP idea could work at explaining…. perhaps Grey is psychologically in turmoil over his “ratting out” his other Mafia buddies that he is now acting out…. and rebelling against the protection afforded him? 4. The Fuse doesn’t sound profitable at all, and both the DeGroots and TJ appear to be tapped out financially. You can’t squeeze blood from a turnip. What exactly is he going to hassle them for?It may be that he “lives” to hassle… with his Mafia history, he may find it a compulsion!Again, please realize I find it fun to speculate wildly, and I mean these ideas mostly “tongue-in-cheek”.

Now I’m laughing harder than I did last night at Implausible’s comment.

You guys are going to kill me with humor.

If it was in response to my post about maternity clothes for the guys, that post has mysteriously vanished. So I guess your answer vanished, too…

This is the best idea yet! Hope you’re right…

“Stay tuned – 2016 is going to be a barnburner!”*BS – We’d love to see those predictions come true. But don’t you mean “Fuse-burner”?

If Knute goes to the art gallery, his video will get a PG-13 with Quill and Pru, but if he follows Frank and Nancy. he’ll hit big with an R rating.

Oh, that was my other me.

I’ll see if I can boot up my home computer when I get there; was up all night with the Geek Squad because I got a strange message from Micromean about how I was gonna be without email if I didn’t download a million things…

Frank had told Nancy that they weren’t eligible for a mortgage.

Surely you aren’t asking for… consistency? Or… continuity? Or maybe (daresay I even suggest it)… plausibility???-Nope. Gotta be unicorns.

Elwood would have made a good leprechaun.

Nancy is getting turned on. Hooters’ girls or not, Frank is going to miss the show.

Dirk and Toni! (Well, it would at least be interesting.)

Mr. Gray informs the DeGroots he intends to propose to Ms. Berger, and wants them to host the wedding reception at The Fuse as their gift to the couple.-—————————-Now that makes sense.

Another potential couple that time has forgotten:Elwood and Ann Eifel.

“We will discover that not only does Zebo have an affinity for art, but also for antiques…”^LOL! And being that she’s been in a volcano for a while (Shady Acres is the community across from Aaron’s house, there), he can get away with saying he thinks she’s “hot”….

Yup… (in the rear booth at the restaurant:) “This favor I shall remember at a later time…and when I do…I shall expect it shall be done. Capisce?”

Wouldn’t it be a “flip and a trip”, if Gray proposes that he and she visit some place away from Pitts, and Gunther gets to stay home?