Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for April 21, 2020

make it simple, Father & Daughter: order a pizza, or sushi, or SOMETHING!

They’re going on a hunger strike?

No, Luann —You’re “Ida Know”.

Also, “I said it Father-er.”

“Not me!” Why do I have the feeling that Evans was reading The Family Circus before he wrote this one?

As Robert Duvall would say, “I love the smell of dinner burning in the evening.”

“Rock, Paper, Scissors, Lizard, Spock…”

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I really dislike this storyline. It’s not funny but sad. A college girl and a grown man can’t take care of the house ? You mean till now Nancy was doing all the work ? LeAnn is an adult and her mum still serves her like a maid ? And Frank in all those years of marriage never helped out? And they worry they won’t manage ? Manage what ? It’s not like she left them with a baby to take care of. Doesn’t show Luann in a good light.

And here is just another reason I learned how to cook.

Luann is definitely her father’s daughter. Both don’t like to do anything around the house but lounge around. Now both have to do things themselves now that Nancy is away at work. But I know Nancy will continue to do housework when she is home but cooking? That’s on the two laziest DeGroots.

BTW, I cleaned out the entire refrigerator section of our 28 cu. ft. refrigerator/freezer two weekends ago. All the biological experiments and such went in the trash. Cleaned all the glass shelves, all three crispers, and door shelves. Even took the back panel/LED lighting lenses out and checked the evaporator fan. Maybe next week, I’ll get to the freezer. I am afraid…

it’s funny i just said like 10 seconds ago on the last page how i was thinking more about Luann cooking dinner, but to add here well to not make dinner. i mean Geez there’s nothing wrong with left overs if there are any of hell just put in a tv dinner if ya know how to work a microwave that is

Like Pohka and I complained yesterday: This is getting lame.

On another note: Looks like Frank is trying out those Orphan Annie Eyes!

Who pushes microwave buttons better?

Easy dinner when nobody wants to cook: Throw a can of hominy and beans together in a pot. Throw in some frozen onions and bell pepper. Throw in a can of spiced tomato chunks. The only real work is chopping in or grating some cheese for the B-12.

We’ll see what Luann knows how to make and what Frank knows how to make. Frank can probably make pancakes from packaged mix.

Volume translates to authoritarian power…. just ask any stereo owner.. j/k

So Luann and Frank actually expected Nancy to do all the housework? Geez, how much more pathetic can these two get?

Guys, call DoorDash and have them bring over a pizza. And tip your driver.

See a lot of deliveries in the near future

If the Good Lord wanted everyone to cook he wouldn’t have invented take-out.

When did Luann merge with Family Circus?

Pull the age card, Frank.

I confess I do not like the character Shannon. But, I like her a lot more than this arc.

Go eat at the Fuse…

There’s no other option… they’ll have to toss for it!

Oh my…just…I can’t…huh.

One of them had better remember to feed Puddles. And include his pill.

One of them had better cook, unless they plan to live on Frozen dinners, and, take out.

Hmm. I see a shark and a ski jump here.

What a useless pair. Of course Nancy let them get away with it.

Such a novel idea for a story line!!!!

Ohhh, the things we take for granted. You don’t miss them until they’re gone.

Yikes! Have you two ever heard of TV dinners? Sure, they’re loaded with sodium and generally are BAD for you. But the “Hungry Man” brand makes a decent meal when taken in moderation.

Heh. Not unlike the current state of TV News. Maybe the late, great “Howard Beale” had it right. “Turn them off!”

(Warning, harsh language!).

https://youtu.be/ePiZIKGUdXA

Luann has no idea how to cook.

They left out IDA KNOW!

You people own a restaurant! Go there!

The famous quote “not me” is familiar to “someone” and “nobody” riddles. Luann should take full responsibility for her dog’s health.Household chores requires a shared responsibility, between Frank & Luann. Nancy bought the grocery needed for Dinner and the grocery will go to waste if they decide to order a separate “pizza”. Is this a game of challenge between two stubborn characters, Frank & Luann or an opportunity to seize dominance in the household of Degroots?I predicate that Frank will make dinner and Luann will do the housecleaning to avoid disappointing Nancy.

when we have debates like this at home, I leave it up to the romans to decied. (Little Caesars)

This is why they invented fast food.

The kid better start learning how to do for herself.

Maybe they can have Shannon come over to take care of them.

So are we going to get to see Nancy at work at all? Or is that all going to happen off-panel until she comes home at the end of the week, declares that being a bartender is too hard, and returns to being a housewife?

They’ve got a lot to learn about self reliance.

So this will be a “father-daughter quality time” week? It looks funny. But I wonder how Nancy’s doing at The Fuse. Or maybe she’ll be the focus of tomorrow?

C’mon guys, Tuna Helper is easy.

ka-pizza!

how about a group effort? why does one have to do it all?PS. i thought the blue stuff in a toilet was just an institutional thing.

They will adjust. I will not get into a dump on Luann, or disparage Frank deal, but I learned how to cook out of necessity when I lived on my own while working and going to night law school, and that came in handy later when my wife and I were both lawyers, busy, with two small kids. Speaking of kids we taught them to cook as soon as they old enough to do it safely, and it has served them well. House cleaning? Well needs work.

WELLLL!! … The DeGroots have really turned into a Family Circus !!

Ida Know! Oh, wait. Wrong strip.

and while they are at it, they should consider making enough for three people and leaving some on the stove for Nancy, for when she gets home late.

Order pizza and call it dinner tonight, tomorrow start learning to cook I recommend taking to Nancy about easy to make meals. Also get a slow cooker, or crock pot it will make life easier when all three are to busy to cook.

Did Luann just show the first sign of maturity?

These two are ridiculous.

Guess Mom didn’t do her job preparing Luann how to live on her own and had her cooking all those younger years at home (Brad too)

Shouldn’t Frank be at the Fuse to make sure Nancy’s OK at her first day on the job? He’s one of the managers, isn’t he? Or is he?

Dieting, it is!

It’s not hard to boil pasta and open a jar of sauce then nuke it.

I was expecting to see the Family Circus “Not Me” ghost show up.

Isn’t this arc ignoring the real problem of what seems to be some profound financial issues at the home? I guess arguing about who gets to boil pasta is easier then a discussion about how to pay for college when they apparently need to rent a room to stay financially afloat.

What is the big deal about making dinner?

They both act as if they’ve never made a meal in their life.

We do know Frank washes dishes.

It looks like GnK are taking the easy way out via the “inept family member(s) left to their own devices” tired old trope. I wonder how long this will run?

And! How long it will take for them to switch to the “bumbling inept new employee out of their element” tired old trope? Tiffany’s waitress trope ran from about April through August of last year.

Sorry Frank, speed beat volume

And the new roomer will beeee…. TJ! TJ! TJ! TJ!

Who else can cook, clean and needs to move out to make room for Shannon or (???)?

Plus, his rent will increase the family income; assuming the Brad&Toni digs’ rent will remain the same.

Walter White made that blue stuff.

Pizza nite!

Frank would probably start a grease fire while cooking oatmeal.

Looks like the Skip the Dishes app on Luann’s phone will be getting some serious usage now…

These two are completely incompetent.

Nancy: “Are you sure I’m leaving the house in competent hands?”

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Luann and Frank: “Why sure, we’re both incompetent…”

Not me!

Pizza pizza!!

We might have a clue as to why Date-Pics Doug walked out on Luann. He probably asked what her favorite recipe is. She told him she doesn’t cook or clean up after herself. He’d heard enough and left.

Oh, grow up you two!

Boy that boy Quill got away just in the nick of time! I sure wouldn’t want my son to date or marry a girl like Luann.

It’s like a reverse game of tag; whoever doesn’t say “not me” has to do the job.

She’s no different than Jeremy from Zits.

In the “Family Circus”, ‘Not Me’ does nothing but mischief. In the DeGroot residence, he’s a faithful, albeit unappreciated household servant.

Has either of them ever eaten the other’s Cooking?

They’ll be ordering Take Out tonight and every night.

How about a game of rock, scissors and paper?

Twisted turn in the plot: Luann and TJ start dating.

Methinks they’re gonna have Pizza Hut on speed dial. Talk about two useless people…

one thing they overlooked; whoever doesn’t make the dinner has to wash the dishes. next they will vying to see who gets to cook.

Pizza delivery! —The solution to all man’s and teen daughter’s problems….

A bowl of Captain Crunch.

Getting the correct response depends on posing the right question.

“Do I want to eat his/her cooking or mine?”

All lady of the house needs to be appreciated for the hard work they put in keeping the house in order.

Cartoons need cartoon meals, not gourmet perfection. Popeye had his spinach, Wimpy his burgers, Dagwood had his monster sandwich, Jeremy, in Zits, a serving bowl of cereal, and Crankshaw always needs the fire department.

Trust me, dad, you do not want dinner by Luann

In my father’s house, my father paid the bills. My father ruled.