Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for November 02, 2019

metaphorically speaking, Tiffany, not physically

So we end the week with a fat joke.

If you only focus on what you’ve lost, you won’t see all you gained. Ann couldn’t hope to be half the woman you are.

she meant well…

Seems Tiffany only hears the negative stuff.

Poorly phrased. ✨

Oh, well. Time to move in with Gunther and Les. They will make space for her and even with three of them, it will probably be bigger than this dormitory room.

Compared to how she was before, Tiffany HAS lost a lot of weight. Still bigger than her original self, but still.

Bernice can’t stop the put downs, even when she’s not trying.

Tiff being an adult is hard. But the payoff can be great it all depends on the person.

Incorrect choice of words Bernice….

I wonder how often she’ll roll off that bed onto the floor.

I’m not fond of “poor little rich girl” family of humor. Yes she grew up with more than most of us but we all grew up unbelievably wealthy compared to our grandparents and even an American homeless person would be considered well off in many countries around the world. We all have our struggles and comfort zones and a large amount of stress can and does result from being yanked from those comfort zones. Yes Tiffany might grow from the experience but bernice could probably grow from living in Tiffany’s world as well.

Well, well, well, Greg. Resorting to fat jokes to further tear poor Tiffany down. Calling names and using fat jokes is usually an act of desperation when your tanks are running dry. Now that you’ve taken virtually everything away from her, I figure there’s not much left except a reader contest to determine the most grisly demise for her. Whoever she reminds you of must’ve done a real trip on you and you’re getting even through Tiffany.

I hope you don’t drive Tiffany to do something desperate or dark. Then again, the longer you keep her around, the more you can torture her. Greg and his henchperson, Awful Ann. What a pair.

Bernice is not good for her chosen profession. She is too mousey and lacks the personality to advise any students above the 3rd. grade level. Tiff, on the other hand,could be a very interesting and popular sex therapist.

Small compared to the signature outfit you wore in school everyday years ago.

Geez, Tiff – do not think of your life as getting smaller. Instead, think of it as becoming more efficient, less waste. Right now, you have more waist.

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Oop, my bad – couldn’t resist…

Not all guys like a size two.

Hmmm. Tiff predicted her own future. Check out what she says in the last panel on this strip from 2014…

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https://www.gocomics.com/luann/2014/07/06

:oopsie"

“Don’t forget you’re flunking microeconomics, too.”

You know, over time, I’ve come to really LIKE Tiffany. It’s time for her luck to change. I’m starting to think that there must have been a real girl in either Greg or Karen’s life that treated him/her badly and so constantly belittling Tiffany is some kind of post-adolescent therapy. TIME TO TURN THE TABLES and make Tiffany the GOOD GUY!

Metaphorically Tiffany, not literally…

She is leaning some good life lessons. Better to live without the help of her father than to live under the thumb of Ann. If she goes crawling back in defeat she will be miserable. The best revenge is to be happy and live free and independent.

Tiff needs to leave the dorm to rid herself of Bernice.

I’ve decided that i just don’t like Bernice

Bernice is a fathead.

It still beats living in tent city, Tiffany.

A person doesn’t change instantly, like some books and movies portray… “and she learned her lesson and was never blah blah again…” I think G&K’s portrayal of Tiffany’s slow growth is much more accurate. Yes. We would ALL be depressed if went from all possessions to nothing. She is changing for the better. It just takes time.

WRONG choice of words Bernice. Really wrong! But the thought was sweet. It will probably take a while before she learns how to cheer up people. And Tiffany need to learn how survive shared things and space with other people.

In am way of thinking this is actually the best thing that can happen to Tiffany,and in spite of our Teafanny above I think Tiffany will find out how tough she can be, and how not shallow she really is after all. This is a cold slap in the face, but all the tools are there to help her cope, and while I don’t expect her to change overnight, Luannverse will come through, fat jokes notwithstanding.

Oops! Faux pas much!

I know the first response is to say, Geez, how shallow can you get? but I’m hoping the Evans team is making this the process of giving Tiffany some depth to her character.

Maybe moving back home might be a not horrible idea. She could put in a few nanny-cams and record how terrible Anne is to her and play it back for clueless daddy-o.

Okay.

Remember when Bets first met Tiff last Summer? And after Bets laid eyes on her, she couldn’t believe Tiff was a model? And do you recall that Tiffany felt insulted over that? That’s pretty much what’s going on here. Bernice, meant nothing by it, but Tiffany, understandability, took it the WRONG way. But Bernice has Zero TACT. Which is why, if you want to be “comforted?” DON’T-GO-TO-BERNICE!

“Bernice.” Like Luann, I wonder how Bernice would do if she walked a mile in Tiffany’s pumps? Based on past “Bernice Dramas,” NOT Well.

So. Next week, back to Luann and the wonderful world of a “Teacher’s Assistant?” After Tiffany’s “Never ending Traumas” I’m almost looking forward to it. :)

I’m proud of Berniece here!!! She really didn’t mean it THAT way, Tiffany. I think she really was speaking about you as a person not physically and she is giving you a compliment. But I do find it so sad that Tiffany says she feels her life keeps getting smaller. It’s not her life that’s getting smaller it’s just her material possessions. Tiffany, you are learning to travel light—-and that’s a good thing. The most important things in life are carried in the heart not the hands.

Bernice, if you really want to be a counselor talk less and think more.

Bernice’s niche seems to be a mirror for the person she’s conversing with. Some times her response is sarcasm. Sometimes, as here, not.

My beloved Bernice builds up my beloved Tiffany.

Maybe you should rephrase that as, “You’re becoming a better person because of this.”

Bernice meant it one way and Tiffany took it another.

Drum roll please!……………………

she’s just becoming a woman

I think Tiffany should move back to her dad’s home and save money. With such a huge room/area she would rarely have to see Ann. In real life a woman like Ann would NOT want any offspring around to intrude into her love nest. She would not be able to treat Tiffany so poorly in front of Tom.

Tiff seems to be accepting the fact she’s going to need to downsize her surroundings. I don’t think Bernice was referring to TIFF’s weight. I am amazed at some readers’ over sensitivity, negative attitudes and recommending Tiff get violent. Geez, lighten up!

She should join the Army to see what the real world is like.

I’m surprised at how “anti” Bernice the readers are. Bernice is just the messanger. Do we “kill the messanger” just because she speaks an (unpleasnt from Tiff’s point of view) truth?

Maybe somebody should buy Bernice a shoehorn so she can put her other foot in her mouth.

Tiff: Your world isn’t getting smaller. You’re finally living in your own world instead of your father’s world. He didn’t make his fortune at your age (and if he had money then, it was from his parents). You should expect it to take some time before you can truly get by on your own.

Bernice’s expression in the last panel is sincere! Sure, could’ve been put better, but we’ve all received worse. Tiffany now is like her ‘namesake’ lamp – FRAGILE at this point!

tomorrow: Brad wonders if he’ll inherit Frank’s bald spot.

I think Tiff is going to have to hit bottom in order to rise.

Careful Bern…Tiff is sensitive here…choose words that Tiff can understand….carefully.

Ooooops.

Constant character trait of Bernice: She is not mean, but not considerate either. Hopefully, we will get some story arc for Bernice that removes some of her sarcasm which is the source of her everyday dialogue choices. She is studying to be a counselor, after all.

Actually a good punch line – before we jump to another arc. We will be back however.

Why didn’t Tiffany join a sorority at Uni? Does the university not have any?

Okay, maybe things look a little bleak for Tiffany… She’s lost her father and everything that came with him, including the dorm room that he helped set her up in. And all because of Ann Eiffel.

But this is actually a blessing in disguise. As she becomes accustomed to this new lifestyle, she’ll save money. And by saving money, she’ll be able to relax. and by relaxing, she’ll be able to focus on her studies. Before she knows it, she’ll have her business diploma, and be able to focus on her TiffasNails business. And with no help from her idiot father.

Ann Eiffel, however, does not appreciate hard work. She expects the world to pamper her at her beck and call. She has no conscience. She abandoned her son because raising a child was too much work for her. Conning people is as close to work as she wants to get.

It will be just a matter of time before Tom Farrell realizes that the daughter he turned his back on was right about Ann all along. When that happens, he will probably need Tiffany to support him, because he’ll be broke.

It’s weird that despite my normal loathing of Bernice, I’m not really reading anything negative into that last comment of hers. I don’t think she was trying to make a comment about TIFF’s weight, and Tiff is being unreasonable by acting like she did. Yes, the phrasing is a bit awkward, but that’s due to the writers stretching credulity in order to set up Wacky Misunderstandings (though not nearly as overly-contrived as the time Nancy referred to herself having a kink in her neck as “I feel kinky” just so Frank could get all horny. That one was just flat-out stupid.)

Anyway, I never thought I’d be saying this, but: ease off Bernice a bit. She’s trying to help.

Oh, swell. Now Bad Bad Bernie is fat-shaming Tiffany when she’s already down. Kick puppies much, Bernice? Drown kitties much, Bernice? You are a perfect RA.

This is disgusting.

In panel 1, Tiffany said she had a “king” bed. I would have thought a “queen” bed might have been the case.

A better answer on Bernice’s part would have been to say something like “..uh uh.. your opportunities in life are growing bigger….”

Wait until she goes home to visit Daddy and discovers that Annie Awful has turned her former room into a Dominatrix Dungeon …

This is a never ending arc while poor little Shannon is wandering the mean streets of skid row.

Monday’s strip sees Luann continuing with date-pic dates. We see her meeting a nice looking fellow named Stuart. Stuart relates that he is recently returning to the dating scene after a nasty breakup. His tanned complexion and swimmer’s physique seem vaguely familiar… then it hits her. It’s STUART! The, then 21 tear old lifeguard that revived Luann with mouth to mouth and she fell head over heel in love with him. She was sixteen. Then this happened: https://www.gocomics.com/luann/2001/06/13

Will our intrepid eponymous Luann rekindle the fire with someone five years her senior? Will Stuart get the “dessert” she promised him? Tune in Monday, hopefully.

BTW. The whole Stuart rescues drowning Luann arc starts here: https://www.gocomics.com/luann/2000/07/03

Decision time. Learning to accept some pain in life is not such a bad thing. Going back home for a moment maybe a good thing. Sure that dragon will try to roast you alive. You’ll come out scorched a bit. But you’ll live well otherwise and goto school as needed. Plus watching their run-ins here and there is fun. And who knows, maybe that old bat will fly the away one day for other victims. Nothing lasts forever, we’d assume. They ain’t married…yet. But stranger things have happened.

Well guess we have to admit Tiff has become a little bit more independent thanks to Ann Eiffel the gold digger.