Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for July 14, 2023

Kip.. time to head to the gazebo, buddy! lol

I’m happy to see Tiffany get out of her room and talk to Kip.

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So will something happen at the gazebo?? ;)

The seduction begins

Fail….I was expecting better Tiffany.

Not subtle, but a start.

She went down. But not in her sexy bathing suit. And she’s allegedly going to the Gazebo, but she got awful close to tell him that. Will she “accidentally” fall into the pool tomorrow? Maybe, but only if she gets a concussion and needs CPR. (And Luann arrives just in time to administer it!)

But aren’t we all of us, in one sense or another, heading to the gazebo?

It gonna go down!

still a little creepy Tiff but at least not stalking him!

Tiffany giving it her best shot…

Her shoes changed color between panels, too.

Kip wants you to jump in Tiff.

♬Noontime at the gazebo♬

♬Thoughts of romance in my head♬

♬Sunlight painting our faces♬

♬Does the pool house have any beds♬

With apologies to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=armpYcekprc

One way or another, Tiff is going into that pool, have to strip off her wet clothes, look for a towel, and find Stef staring down at her holding a big, soft towel.

I wonder if she has a swimsuit under that blouse or a gazebra?

Smooth move….not.

The old “Hey, he asked me to come closer” loophole.

Well there’s an unexpected development! Tiffany now knows that the gazebo is a gazebo and not a pagoda.

Meanwhile, Bets, having worked hard cleaning and waxing Ruby and helping Gunther install new storage cabinets, has decided to pop over to Tiffany’s in hope of a refreshing swim, and she’s now standing just off-panel sending out live video of Kip and Tiffany.

So—do they lock lips tomorrow??

BTW, Kip—when does football practice begin??

@ritakay48 on the other site has win the internet tonight by quoting the chorus to "Come a Little Bit Close:

♫ Come a little bit closer, you’re my kind of manSo big and so strongCome a little bit closer, I’m all aloneAnd the night is so long ♫

Fit the strip to a tee.

A little too much, Tiff. Not creepy, just miscalculated. Offer Kip to join you for tea in the gazebo.

He still can’t hear you! Get closer!

Wait! Is that Stefani Bird with binoculars?

‘Come to my Kasbah, I mean gazebo’

Wait! Where is Ox?

Now don’t you feel better?

Well she lost rhat battle of moral choice, but did she really? This being Friday where does this setup lead? I’m still going to wait.

Kip looks a little startled.

Looks like a “fast times at ridgemont high” moment coming up.

Looks like Tiffany has made a decision, continue to be a teaser. Maybe she decided to follow her instincts and see what happens, or she doesn’t think to be serious right now. But it’s just a joke, like the ones she and Kip have made in the past, even if that contrasts with her awareness in the strips of the last few days. Kip is completely amazed by her sudden closeness. Tiffany is really cute, she doesn’t need to wear a bathing suit to get noticed and put him in crisis, she just has to look at him being close.

Gee Tiff.Why dudn’t you just jump right IN the pool?

Has she been drinking T’s Teas?

Is she still going to the gazebo if she falls in the pool?

Tiffany was looking slimmer previously. Now she’s being drawn chubbier again. Still attractive, of course. I’d love to see a cat fight over Kip. LOL.

Well there is the Tiff that i know . Now RElax and have a little summer fun .

Now THAT’S creepy. Especially when she realizes he is swimming au natural.

My father jokingly pronounced it “gaze-bo”.

I find it creepy how many commentators are so interested about the potential sex lives of two characters in a drawing. To the point of whether or not they will use protection.

Kip thought she said “take a gaze boy”

Kip doesn’t look displeased at all. And why would he be?

I wonder if he asked her to come closer because he wanted her to.

Is that close enough, lover-boy?!

You do realize that Stef is watching, right?

Oh good, I was afraid that this arc was going down the Kip is drowning and needs to be saved route.

Kiss the girl.

Tiff…You’re so neighborly can’t tell…does Kip look surprised in panel 2 or scared? We shall see (⁠◍⁠•⁠ᴗ⁠•⁠◍⁠)⁠❤

Tiff is just checking to see if Kip is skinny-dipping in her pool.

Hey, she’s just taking his words literally.

If the gazebo is private, she wants him to join her. I cannot see this ending in any way but a disaster.

You might as well join her, Kip. She sounds so insistent.

Do you suppose?? ……Nah.

Oh myyy…!

Did Kip put his swimsuit on?

Glad to see the Tiffany moral dilemma resolved. Too bad it took all week to get to them actually speaking because it probably means this story will continue into next week. Maybe we can start to move the story along now? Tiffany needs to realize that she has no control over if Kip finds her attractive. She does however, have control over whether or not those feelings are acted upon while he is still going steady with Steffanie (whose spidy-sense is probably tingling in high gear right now LOL!) Today they gave Kip a totally non-committal expression to Tiffany getting so up close and personal, compared to his expressions toward her at the Fair. It will be interesting to see how he handles this situation.

Tiffany should not go there. Kippy will break her heart, cuz he can’t resist what his cheerleader babe gots. Tiff will then feel bad about herself.

If she’s going to get that close, why doesn’t she just slip on her suit and dive in.

He’s looking pretty bland. Not exactly upset. But thank goodness Tiffany did what I hoped she would. It’s a normal thing, to greet your guest.

Yeah, I just got my hearing aids, so I know how he feels

not me, im heading to the kitchen to get some popcorn and a soda…

Is that close enough?

Baow baow chicka baow baow.

“going to the gazebo… if you know what I mean….”

In the first panel, she has white shoes. At the pool, she has black shoes. Magic

Go for it, Tiff !!

Her shoes magically turned from white to black. lol.

How clear is the water?

cue the dark ambient music with discordant overtones which, although broadly tonal, is inflected with chromatic and polytonal passages representing the archetypal example of a florid, melodramatic style without being interpreted as an overly heavy-handed metaphor within the context of the thematic material

Cue Stef.

What is she going to do at the gazebo? Just sit there?

…ah, there she is! LOL! So is someone else in the gazebo? I find it hard to believe Stef went home or to the contest.

THERE’S my Tiffany!

Tiffany’s shoes went from white to black!

Given how the strip has a repressed habit of awkward nudity situations (like Bernice being told to look directly at Jack’s wang a few months ago or Gunth and Tiffany being caught walking around naked), I wouldn’t be surprised if tomorrow’s strip has Kip responding, “That’s good! I left my skimpy speedo at the gazebo, could you bring it to me when you pass back?” Then see we watch as Tiff’s brain breaks from unanticipated nudity.

If Stef oggled that scene there would be a small nuclear explosion.

Smoother than 5 grit sandpaper.

And Steph arrives in 3… 2…1…

Where she will discover Debbie Reynolds’ dead body,and Glenn Ford trying to hide it.

Why am I reminded of a mermaid trying to lure a sailing ship oonto the rocks?

They gonna smash.

Walk by with a pitcher of lemonade to the gazebo.. as bait..

The ‘Tea Leaves’ reveal that ther is at least a bit of chemistry between those too. Maybe something will brew up?

Tiff!!!!

Kip could have said “I can’t hear you, speak up”…

Tiffany, he said closer. You’re only in his face. Get closer Girl, like he said!

She has white shoes in the 1st scene and black shoes in the 2nd.

Just go ahead and fall into the pool

I am quite surprised that Tiffany did not put on that thong bikini that she used to wear around Quill at the public pool.

good to see she still knows how to flirt

After being a tease all these years, she suddenly has the hots.

Gazebo? Is that what the kids are calling it these days?

What will happen tomorrow?

Is it just me, or does this remind anyone of a 1990’s basic cable TV movie? Those don’t end well.

Tiff, Tiff.

“The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.” You have given in to your old, flirtatious persona!

Will Kip kip-itulate? He’s kippled plenty with Stef; will he kipple with you, too?

THERE’S my old Tiff.