Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for October 18, 2016

how thoughtful (on the rhyming scheme)

Methinks this is just too cheesy! =-O

Not particularly vegan-friendly.

Well, I am guessing Luann and family and friends have never been through a Coast storm…OK here (leaves and tree branches everywhere!), but Manzanita is a mess. They had a nasty tornado that tore up part of the town. Luann and family and friends live in a rather boring town weather-wise, don’t they?! Well, at least everything is still in One Piece in Pitts! :)

Silly boys throwing a a party for them. Cheesy, but cute.

I was thinking its too early for a pre-wedding celebration since Brad and Toni aren’t getting married until the 11th of December. But, maybe not? It Is only a little bit less than two months away… =-O

No Bronies?

Everything rhymes with Broni. Cool bumpersticker there on the table, “Honk If You’re Honi”

Cute! And kind of surprising, since Toni is the only woman in evidence, and (in my experience) it’s usually the women who pull celebrations like this together. ;) (My apologies to anyone who might have commented on that yesterday – I was out and haven’t gone back to read yesterday’s comments.)

Off to read the news…’nite everybody! You, too, Luann! :)

This is Silly.But Since it being put on by Brave Firefighters who Risk Their Lives for Strangers, I’ll let it slide.

……And I’ll have a Baloney Sandwich with Cheese and a bowl of chips, Please…..,

I am 74 and read this every day. It’s light and uplifting beats the news hands down. Best to Toni and Brad.

Did they time-travel to the 90s to find that boombox?

Lyrics are to “The Best is Yet To Come,” often sung by Tony Bennett. I have a (CD) boombox just like that, so no time travel necessary.

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Sounds kinda…phony. ;D

took me just a second to figure out how Bologna rhymed with Broni! (I speak Italian and Bologna is one of my favourite cities :D )

Of course, they would have had a much harder time rhyming " Torad "!

Tony and Joni refers to the music on the Sony. Tony is probably Tony Bennett and Joni and probably Joni Mitchell.

Awwww silly and sweet, and the men obviously planned the menu. LOL!

What, no Beefaroni? or Abalone?

Groan. Must be from all the smoke they’re exposed to.

No coneys from Nathan’s?

This is just plain nice. It is the effort and thought that is important, not how fancy you can get. A nice thought to start the day!

Next: the 5-alarm fire that changes both of their lives.

“A matrimony ceremony?” You mean, like right now? (This week in real time?)

If it’s a broni party shouldn’t there be my little pony things

I’ve got that Larry Williams song in my head: “I got a girl named Bony Moronie / She’s as skinny as a stick of macaroni”

Don’t forget alimony.

Love it that a bunch of guys put this on. Yeah, kind of cheesy, but it’s the thought that counts!!!

I think I have a headache.

Groany.

Brony?? I think others might be lead to some false assumptions if unable to see it spelled out.

I think it’s cute. Yeah, cheesy, corny (ahem), or whatever, but it’s the thought that counts, right?! I’m wondering if they have chipped in for a wedding gift that we will see tomorrow. I think they are both totally surprised, honored and pleased.

Smile, Toni! It’s ok to enjoy something you can’t control. They’re your friends— trust them. Enjoyment and smiles are the requirement of every guest!

And as far as Bronis go, I think they invited Dez to contribute her with her famed “secret ingredient”.

Soon the Evanses will move onto homophones O knee! and sight rhymes Own I? to much less effect, I am afraid.

boy there sure are a lot of cynical apparently miserable commentors here. Can;t you just accept the FUN in the concept that a bunch of GUYS wanted to do something and actually planned a rather elaborate presentation?

Nice

The fire department loves their rhymes

This is so dumb it’s actually funny.

It’s Tony Bennett, people, not Tony Orlando. “The Best Is Yet to Come” is a Rat Pack era standard (think Las Vegas in about 1962). Tony Orlando and Dawn never did a cover of that song.

Saints Commemorated on December 11

St. Acepsius, St. Barsabas, St. Cian, St. Damasus, Pope Saint Damasus I, St. Daniel the Stylite, St. Eutychius, St.Fidweten, Bl. Martin of Saint Nicholas, Bl. Melchior of Saint Augustine, St. Pens, St. Sabinus, St. Sabinus, St. Trason, St.Victoricus, Fuscian, and Gentian

Will Luann ever get…

If they served soup, they could have minestrone.

I’m wondering if there is a real pizza place in California called ‘Pizz-ah’? If not, it sounds like a good idea for some enterprising pizza chef…

The lyrics coming out of the Sony are ‘the Best is Yet to Come’ which was done notably by Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett, among others.

“and we also brought in this fan of My Little Pony!”

Suddenly I think Toni starts praying for a fire to happen.

OMG Boooorrrriiinnnggggggg. Not reading this stupid strip any more. No variety; just SOS.

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Hah! Today’s comic has turned out very cute and very fun! I am surprised by the celebratory tone and the silliness of it. Very nice.

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One question….. in regard to “Broni”…. I realize this is a mashing of the two names “Brad” and “Toni” as a couple…. but my question is….. is this a recent phenomena or is it something folks have done for quite a long time?

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I first noticed one of these “mashing” of name things associated with two celebrities… perhaps four or five years ago. But, I do not know if this is just a new thing (from about four or five years ago) or if there is some sort of bigger background about this mashing of names and if it may be associated with some sort of older custom I am not familiar with.

heh……i have one of those little stereos.

Any hint of Patrimony Matrimony? Hitch up or pay for junior.

nice radio wonder how old it is, why they using it? people barely use cds ha!

That is just too cute. And a fantastic, if quirky, idea for a party!

Soooo… isn’t the wedding in December? This seems a bit…early…

My only comment is that this is so fun, and all part of the careful march up to December 11. Well I do agree that in a Chicago firehouse there would be Italian Beef and Sausage, Connie’s or similar pizza, Harold’s Fried Chicken, Zaco Tacos, Cantonese Chef Fried Rice, and other nice local food, not to mention the firehouse food. Our firefighters know how to cook, you can’t survive her without knowing that.

“Matrimony Ceremony”

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The last guy just revealed their secret plot. Toni & Brad are going to get married right there, and these “broni” meal is their reception. What a great idea— a surprise wedding that is a surprise even to the bride & groom.

For the last 3 months we have been prepping for this wedding, from bride’s maid gowns to bride’s cold feet, to concerned parents, to this silly party at the fire house. This is not Greg’s Last Hurrah, but it certainly is his big story of the year. Okay, Greg, do your thing. The high school prom was a good arc, the Rosa/Gunther escape to Peru fell flat,so let’s hope that this is an event to remember.

Er, “provolone” doesn’t rhyme with “Broni”

Cute and certainly a thoughtful gesture, but the cynic in me says ‘is this the level of fun and humor that firefighters are at?’

Afterwards, will they all go to a hockey game and ride on the Zamboni? ;o)

That’s my recollection too – “Bennifer” was the first – but – it was coined for Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez, not Brad Pitt and Jennifer Garner (I don’t recall that Brad and Jlo were ever a couple). More like 15 years ago.

From Wiki “supercouples”: Former pairing Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez incited unprecedented media attention for an American modern-day supercouple during their 2002-2004 courtship.6 The two were referred to as the first superstar couple of the Internet age,115 and the pairing’s popularity resulted in their being known by the portmanteau “Bennifer” (for Ben and Jennifer) to the media, as well as to fans using the name combination.5 The term Bennifer itself became popular, and started the trend of other celebrity couples being referred to by the combination of each other’s first names.

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Thanks, Brd, we were away almost all day so i am too tired to think straight, but thank you.

Oy! These guys break me up!

Must be all that between-calls-downtime, thinking up new rhymes….

Tony & Joni – ( a sony to enjoy Tony & Joni )

who is Joni and why is Toni’s name spelled differently

I’d love to see Nancy & Bernice throw a wedding shower for Toni

and “Broni” ughhhhhhhhhhh

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SPOILER

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Toni is happy and a wedding guest list begins to materialize…

Could have gone the other way and called them “TOAD”

Broni?

Tell that to My Little Pony!

“Broni”?!…Well, I guess that’s better than “Toad”! :)