Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for June 05, 2023

tough call

With the money Tiffany is making as a waitress she should have the income to rent a small apartment, particularly if she can get a couple roommates to share the costs. Tara was sharing with her criminal cousin so she might be willing. Bets might also be interested in a place away from her family for those times when she can’t sleep over with Gunther. Or Tiffany could sublet to a couple nofaces. But nothing says she has to live in the Manse. And it would solve her crippling daddy issues by removing from her life.

Sigh. Still on this. Might have known. Okay, guess the month of June is nothing more than the continuing drama of the Moony Roomies, so hard pass again. See y’all Sunday (and whenever the next time we get a 1-2 week intermission of Luann and/or Bernice in an arc that doesn’t really advance).

Tif you can’t handle Uganda. Or trenches. Or sludge. Take your chances with the burglar.

I’d stick it out if I were you Tiff. Someone will be rooming with Tiff in the Manse! Ox? Kip? Gun and Bets? Piro? The options are wide open!

Tiff, you stiff have to be at the Manse for the week the security system crew is there. I’m still voting for Ox (and a dog :o)

Of course you are, Saint Dez! She’s the kind of Earth Mother™ who volunteers at pet shelters and doesn’t play with the animals because she’d rather steal the janitor’s job.

Tiff can’t shovel it faster than Dez.

The only person who hasn’t been mentioned yet is Luann.

Tiff ask Ox or Les and Gunther. They keep you safe.

Where did Margo Phelps-Fogarty go? Tiffany was having private sessions?

“Well, …actually sewage…”

“Hello, burglar.”

Apprehend the burglars an have them sent to Uganda to dig ditches.

Well, a burglar can hurt you or kill you while sludge will do neither. No brainer, really.

This is just a setup. I doubt very highly Tiffany will go to Uganda to dig ditches, although anything is possible in Luannverse. I think that there will be other characters who will help her get through the summer, but I won’t describe how oe who for now, foolish. I’ll wait.

Tiff.. there was NO BURGLAR! A broken window does not = a burglar!

If Tiff is so sure she’ll be meeting up with a burglar, she needs to either get a guard dog or buy a gun for protection.

If Dez can’t live with her, she should invite someone else to stay for the summer.. maybe OX??

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It would be funny if Dez was lying and she actually is off visiting Europe by private jet, and having a massive summer European vacation.

Good thing Idi Amin is gone. If he was still in power, Dez might never be able to leave slave labor in Uganda—alive, at least!!

Review time: our Hispanic hottie went to Peru to dig ditches, and now soft hearted Dez heads for Uganda to dig sewers. Look over your own fence, kids, we’ve got a pile of crap right here, like floods, fires, hurricanes, displaced people and hungry kids. And……you won’t need passports.

Of course, Dez has already planned everything she’s going to do this summer well in advance. I wouldn’t mind seeing Tiffany go with her to do sludge relief work, but I doubt she will do it. It’s time to ask Bets, Ox, Gunther and Les if they want to spend the summer in her mansion, so she would repay for the help they gave her and feel safer at the same time.

I await the day when Dez finally snaps and all the medicinal tea in the world cant calm her down. It is bound to be glorious.

Tiffany probably doesn’t know that when she is digging trenches in Uganda – nobody runs up to her carrying a tray with ice tea and sorbet.

Which is it gonna be – a potential burglar or Ox?

Well, Tiff.

You could always (PRETEND) to “sprain” your arm again.

Then go blubbering to the gullible Al and Irma, who’ll no doubt, permit you to stay at the Gulag again at the lad’s expense for as long as you want.

Barring that, there’s probably a whole bunch ‘cha guys who’d jump at the chance to stay at the manse. Start with Ox and end with Gunther. He’ll need a place to stay after his parental units find out what he’s done and kicks him out of the “tool shed.”

So, roll out the “welcome mat” for (GAG) Stef. :-(

Oh……. Ugh……. Tiffany is going to end up spending the Summer at the “Manse” with….. Steph!!!!!!! The horror of it!!!!!!!! :(

Ugh…

Dez might as well just say it— fecal waste!

A burglar can be caught. There’s always more sludge.

Burglar or sludge? That’s quite a toughie.

Uganda might not be a good idea. Dez isn’t the kind of person president Museveni tolerates. Some of her positive and inclusive comments could land her in jail.

I get the feeling she’ll end up back with Les & Gunther’s place. With Bets.

Want my advice? Sleep with a spiked baseball bat!

Ox would be the perfect summer house guest.

Why can’t the Ugandans dig their own trenches and they’re not for sludge, they’re for their next civil war.

Since when does Tiffany do manual labor? The closest thing to manual labor she does is picking up her dishes, and, doing her laundry.

Uganda huh. Hope she doesn’t get killed or kidnapped by rebel forces. That country is one of many you couldn’t pay me to go to

Just remember Tiffany, unlike lightning, a burglar rarely strikes the same place twice.

If lightning did not strike the same place twice, lightning rods would be near useless.

Uganda, digging trenches for sludge… Yeah, this strip REALLY needs Dearest Ann❤️Eiffel now more than ever. How about Foxy Ann❤️Eiffel moves into Chateau Tiff, they are joined by Hawt Stef, Betts and woefully mismatched Toni and form their own Bling Ring? Whattayathink, Vern? Perfect arc for the strip… Exotic Ann❤️Eiffel, The Hawt Grrls, and Burglary. Perfecto! You can always Count on The Count to come up with a winner. Digging ditches in Uganda… child, please. The Count and Darling Ann❤️Eiffel. The Dynamic Duo, Boy Howdy. Until tomorrow, same time… same channel TTFN. Count… OUT!

Choose the sludge Tiff. It will broaden your world view and deaden your sinuses.

Is that what we’re calling it now??? I don’t know sludge from Shine-ola!

The burglar thing is still “iffy,” Tiff – go with it.

Tiff assumes she could go with Dez who probably went through the application and screening process months ago. But this is the comics and those are pesky details. And of course Tiff could have planned in advance for her summer i.e. by applying for a internship or job out of town….details, details. The bottom line (here) is that Tiff would not be having this problem if she had just been honest with her dad; if she had told him what happened and that she is now nervous living in that big house alone, he would hire a live-in caretaker in addition to installing the electronic security system.

She’s working pretty hard to dissuade Tiff from doing something giving and noble. I’d hope that the experience would be a positive force in Tiff’s life and encourage her (realistically).

Now this is boring. I hope we don’t see her going through every character trying to find someone to live with her for the summer. Although I understand Tiffany’s hesitation because of what happened, at some point she really needs to grow up, go home and quit being such a cry baby. And NO she does not need to use Ox anymore (but she probably will).

Meanwhile, the burglars have been living it up in Tom’s house and using it as a base for their operations.

Better Call Saul

Uh, Tiff? She hasn’t invited you to Uganda yet…

In UGANDA! You would stick out like a sore thumb!

If she hasn’t been home since the break-in (broken window) how does she know they haven’t struck her house?

A meaningless discussion…………

Lol! Funny. :-))Her enthusiasm winds down as Dez gives more details. This week may be Tiffany searching for a summer mansion-mate. Instead of trying to get together with her Dad in Fiji, I think she should go to Paris and show up at his door. That could be embarrassing, fun or shocking. She could spend time with her friends and maybe go international with T’s Teas! /s. In any case, this will be an interesting week. ;-D

Sorry Dez, you’ll have to make that trip alone. Tiff, invite Gunter and Betts to stay with you. You’ll have company and Betts won’t have to sneak around.

Mansion in the suburbs of California is less safe than Uganda? I’m pretty sure the gag is Tiffany has no idea where Uganda is even though the joke is saying she’s just a priss-pot who can’t abide labor or “sludge” (which, I’m guessing is Dez being polite and not saying sewage or fecal matter) half as much as Dez can.

And considering what ‘sludge’ is a euphemism for…

Tiffany is not going to dig trenches or do any hard labor. Dez has seen Tiff “working” at the community garden and knows how lazy she is. And Tiffany is not going to talk anyone into staying with her if she tells them about the scary burglar. Maybe Ox, but he would be the only one.

The obvious answer is a dog. Does Tiffany not like dogs? What’s her problem?

They should be leaping at the chance to introduce a new pet character, considering how much everyone loves Punk! It would be a great storyline and could even get exciting if Tiff and her pooch caught the burglar!

If you can merge your options, the sludged burglars will rue the day they crossed paths with you.

It’s Tiff contemplating “burglar or sludge” not Dez; maybe Tiff goes with Dez to Uganda.

I still think she’ll end up with Piro needing a place to crash and thus killing two birds …

Peace corps

I mean, you could always go to Uganda and NOT dig sludge pits, Tiff! How about build homes, or help with local gardens, or ANYTHING I imagine!

Just more white person’s burden, natives are uncapable of helping themselves-assuming Dez is not majoring in civil engineering. The current government is little better than Amin, recently started executing gays again.

Not to rip off Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, but it would really make sense that Dez’s dad works for WHO.

Okay,okay,Tiff,we’ll try some other house

MARV & HARRY

I’m calling it now: Dez’s personal trust fund is at least double Mr Farrell’s total net worth.

How safe is Uganda to travel?Violent crime, such as armed robbery, home invasion, and sexual assault, presents a serious threat to those visiting and residing in Uganda and can occur at any time, especially in larger cities, including Kampala and Entebbe, in the Karamoja region, and along Uganda’s western and northern borders. Jan 18, 2023

Uganda Travel Advisory – Travel.gov

state.govhttps://travel.state.gov › content › uganda-travel-advisory

Interesting that Tiffany (and several commenting here) insists that a burglar hit the mansion. Nothing was apparently missing, hence no burglar. The broken window was on the second floor with no evidence of a ladder that someone who could climb in, hence no burglar. The hole in the window wasn’t big enough for anything but a rodent to crawl through, hence no burglar. But then this is a comic strip.

You’d look good in sludge, Tiff.

i think tiff might find a dog comforting- she is becoming more mature and dogs bark if they hear noises. poor tiff needs the love. there will be others in the house, too. i think ox would be thrilled to help take care of the dog, and he will be there, among others. since you are “dog smart” please tell me why most dogs i know pee a little when i go to their houses – to the point that back doors are opened and i am instructed to run so they don’t tinkle on the floor.

Uganda is one of the poorest countries on earth and rife with political corruption, crime, and human rights violations. The mansion would be safer.

Go for the sludge. It will be something totally different. Difficult, disgusting, smelly, unpredictable, fascinating, exhilarating, challenging, rewarding, and potentially life changing. Go for it.

Death or cake…death or cake…cake, please

Uganda’s been in the news again recently. I don’t thing you want to go there regardless of how big a “do gooder” you fancy yourself.

And by “sludge,” — well, you know what she means.

Gee, Tiffany. You might even break a fingernail, digging sewage trenches in Uganda. Given Daddy’s new Security System bing installed, I’d think you would find the mansion more appealing! Sorry, Dez….