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Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for November 01, 2011
Transcript:
TJ: "Bad news, Toni. Ann Eiffel fired Brad" Toni: "FIRED HIM?!" Toni: "That SCUM! She did that because of my visit!" TJ: "What did you say to her??" Toni: "Well, I may have said something about punching..." TJ: "You threatened to his Brad's boss?!" Brad: "What?"
bikenboatn over 13 years ago
Everythingâs unraveling as fast as it can.
FatTonyBalducci over 13 years ago
With friends like those, who need enemies!!??!?
barbarasbrute over 13 years ago
Sure TJ, put the blame on Toni.
ShagsCA over 13 years ago
Someoneâs going to get an ear-full!
thefloyd over 13 years ago
It may seem bad now but itâs the best thing in the long run. My wife is my mightiest warrior. Do wrong by me and I wouldnât suggest crossing her path anytime soon.
SideshowStarlet over 13 years ago
âTJ, you got some splaininâ to do!â ⊠Has TJ always had a double piercing? I always thought he had one earring in his ear, but in this comic, he has two.
SideshowStarlet over 13 years ago
Poor Brad, slumped on the sofa all depressed.
ZacBSM over 13 years ago
OOOHhhhhhh. I wonder if Brad and Toni are heading for a break up. Is Greg tired of drawing them, thinking up of arcs because they are the biggest draw for the readers. The only thing left is to move their relationship into more intimate phase but the syndicated paper wonât allow it.
SideshowStarlet over 13 years ago
Toni needs to follow through on her threat to get in touch with Weenie-World Corporate.
bikenboatn over 13 years ago
Good eye about TJâs ear. Didnât notice it then, but itâs even visible on yesterdayâs strip.
wlbaz over 13 years ago
UhâŠohâŠthis IS going to get interesting.
wiselad over 13 years ago
the double piercing(on both ears) has been for at least 6 months, I think
vanhelsing23666 over 13 years ago
May Day! May Day! Its about to hit the fan! Everybody duck! lol
Randyincv over 13 years ago
When one door slams shut, another opens. Hopefully it wonât be a second floor exit with no stairsâŠ
AKHenderson Premium Member over 13 years ago
Did Toni and T.J. NOT figure out that Ann would retaliate in some fashion? You canât intimidate a bully unless you have a bigger stick â which Toni did not have.
Sisyphos over 13 years ago
TJ canât keep his mouth shut or practice discretion, even on the phone with Brad in earshot. He deserves whatever he reaps. Of course, Brad is usually excessively mild with TJâŠ.
jeff_e over 13 years ago
TJ reaps nothing. Bradâs going to get a gig as a roadie for Steam Powered Giraffe.
Mel Mel mnmn over 13 years ago
ooooohhhhh! She is in trouble!
wingzero7X over 13 years ago
Oh no
sarge112751 over 13 years ago
Ruh-roe Reorge!
Chuck373 over 13 years ago
Thatâs right, Toni. You went into Brads place of business and physically threatened his boss. Did you think about what her reaction would be â at all? It is almost as if not only have neither you nor TJ ever had a job before where a boss was demanding; youâve never even seen such a senario on TV. And because TJ didnât even move to a room with a door to call you, and repeated your statements, Brad is about to have the upper hand for the first time in his life. Make it count, Brad.
davisonrd over 13 years ago
A laid off firefighter would get unemployment, not go to work at a fast food joint.
Mordock999 over 13 years ago
Brad, first BEFORE You starting screaming at TONI know this:
1) It was TJâs STUPID idea.
2) Toni was only doing it because she loves you or something.
Got it ? Good.
NOW, you can THROW TJ down a flight of stairs.
been there over 13 years ago
Now time will tell.If Brad keeps his coll it will all turn out OK in the end.
aanavia3 over 13 years ago
predicatable⊠it is, of course, Toniâs faultâŠ. at least that is the way Brad will see it since he liked being Annâs errand boy⊠in fact, Brad has always been kinda of wussie and never has had the stones to stand up for himself
elysummers over 13 years ago
ah oh . . . .
Dr Low over 13 years ago
Why do women always assume men are so stupid that they have to rush in and save them? Brad had a job and a paycheck and he probably had his situation under control. Enter an idiot friend and a meddlesome woman and no job and no paycheck. And everyone is surprised.
ridenslide65 over 13 years ago
Brad: âMy future at WeenieWorld is overâŠOh the humanity TJ, you suck!! Toni, well, youâre OK. You can stayâ
tigre1 over 13 years ago
Steam Powered Giraffe? now that would be interesting. And Ann can ⊠hisâŠto get backstage. Wait! did I say that?*Toni HAD the big stick: should have gone âway over Annâs head, to top managementâŠbut it was too personal.
Auntie Socialist over 13 years ago
Honestly, youâre SURPRISED???? You canât be serious
Dragongirl2319 over 13 years ago
Reply to this post if you did NOT see this coming a million miles away.
Raymond Powell over 13 years ago
Houston! I think we have a problemâŠ
tcreole over 13 years ago
I canât help thinking, âWhat is Brad still doing in his WeenieWorld uniform?â I mean, if I got fired from a job I didnât even like, Iâd rip off the polyester symbols of my shame and degradation as soon as possible.
Sirzanne over 13 years ago
Yâall know this is a fictitious cartoon-strip⊠right?
Doctor11 over 13 years ago
Houston, we have a problem.
Chuck373 over 13 years ago
Brad missed out on something special. Itâs fun to have a pretty girl trying to seduce you, even if you donât intend to act on it. I donât think weâve seen the last of Ann, even though this arc can play through without further input from her. Now is the time for Brad to get his âfriendsâ together and inform them that HE and ONLY HE will make decisions about which toilet he intends to flush his future down.
Kirk Sinclair over 13 years ago
@mojitobabe â one of the things youâre glossing over (slightly) is that Toni went to WW with an agenda. She didnât go there because she was hungry (for food anyway). She wanted a confrontation with Ann Awful (âI think I could get a Grand Slam right hereâ), and thatâs what she got. In the act of staking out her claim on Brad, she knew a fight was likely.:Iâve been intrigued by the morality of this whole setup. Was Toni right to do this, apparently without Bradâs foreknowledge and assent? It will be interesting to see how it all resolves, how much maturity each of the players can bring forth.:TJ seems like the devil in all of this â egging people on, and then trying to vanish when it all blows up. I could see Brad washing his hands of TJ and even Toni for awhile. It will certainly be an interesting test of their (Brad + Toniâs) relationship.:As for Annâs future, thereâs too much to be worked out between the triad of Brad, Toni and TJ before anything will happen to Ann, if it ever does. In an ideal world, Ann would lose her job; but if I had to bet, Iâd bet she stays on, seeking her next prey â this is a little more how the real world tends to work, in my experience.
Sean David over 13 years ago
I agree with everyoneâs statements about âbeing a MANâ, and fighting his own battles. Also, I hope this doesnât interject TOO much reality into the strip, but since Brad worked for the Fire Dept. (a city-government job), he is eligible for âdisplaced workerâ funds to RE-TRAIN for another vocation through the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act. If he is too stubborn to see that he needs to be bi-vocational, then that is PROOF that he is still just a BOY, and not a man. What do yâall think about that ???
SideshowStarlet over 13 years ago
Actually, that might have been me. Although I was more bored at the time than obsessed. When I canât get to sleep at night, I tend to waste time on the internet. I still think the dry-cleaning thing was a good idea, even though itâs highly unlikelyâŠ
M M over 13 years ago
I donât recall Toni actually mentioning punching.
Rockabore over 13 years ago
Câmon, who doesnât assume threatening to punch your boyfriendâs boss would get him fired? Cause thatâs not how things usually work, right? Toniâs a complete idiot.
kenwarnerfordictator over 13 years ago
Woh wants to take bets thatBrad may end up collecting garbage, WITH DIRK? Hey, itâs good honest work, somebody has got to do it, and Dirk showed a promising change in attitude the last time we saw him!
falcon_370f over 13 years ago
The truth comes out!
stanr888 over 13 years ago
I believe that Greg should think about syndicating a spin-off strip simply called âBradâ. I know this has been suggested before. But the idea that the two strips could run on two very different themes, in lock-step in time, and occasionally crossing over (Brad, et al, appearing in Luann, and vice-versa), is intriguing.
Clearly, the âBradâ strip would be aimed at more serious topics, like unemployment, and workplace issues, adult relationships, maturity, ⊠While the âLuannâ strip would continue to address high school issues and concerns as illustrated by the current 3 âcouplesâ and how they deal with issues there.
What do you think?
Dr Sheriff MB esq PhD DML over 13 years ago
Now WAIT A DAM MINUTEâŠ..! Been readinâ all the crap above and I think yer all missing the twistâŠ.Your not giving TJ and Toni enough credit⊠when TJ went to Toni with a planâŠ. we werenât privey to it⊠no details to us. Everything from the minute Toni walked into WW was scripted⊠by those two⊠including the firing and this subsequent phone call (within earshot of B-man)âŠ. think about it, huh? While I might not see what may come next, Iâm pretty sure Greg has thrown you all headfirst into a hairpin curve on his rollercoasterâŠ. and yer all gonna get whiplash when the coaster pulls into the loading chute. I think Toni and TJ are giving Brad the opportunity to step up to the plate, since he hasnât up til now⊠JUST WATCH and see if Iâm wrong⊠now, back to the show⊠where did I leave that banana daiquiri..???
Kirk Sinclair over 13 years ago
@starfire â depends if Greg is up for at least 2x the work. He probably has enough challenges coming up with storylines for each of his characters, and coordinating everything that happens in a single universe, let alone managing another additional, more complex universe.
SideshowStarlet over 13 years ago
About 12 hours later than I normally post these, but I have another convoluted Luann prediction/interpretation: Ann is not a fast-food manager. She is actually starring in her own reality show being filmed at Weenie-World. It chronicles a middle-aged but still good-looking celebrity wannabeâs attempts to manage a small business, make weenies, and find love. âŠ.This show thing explains (in case anyone was wondering this) why the heck Ann came all the way from Japan to manage a small-town weenie joint in the U.S. She didnât travel to a small town in the middle of nowhere to make hot dogs; she went there to be a star! It also explains her wardrobe, which seems far too dressy and flashy for someone whoâs dealing with greasy food and greasy acne-ridden teenaged employees all day. But most of all, the reality show would explain why Ann was so gung-ho on banning Toni from WeenieWorld. Ann looked at Toni and saw a hot blond that would steal viewersâ attention from her. So, desperate to cling to her new-found âcelebrity,â she (in a move that shows that sheâs just an older, eviler version of Tiffany) cruelly banned Toni from Pittsvilleâs favorite fast-food restaurant in order to get her off the set. Any woman hotter than Ann would have suffered the same fate. âŠAnn was just throwing herself at Brad just to look âsexyâ on TV. And when poor Brad didnât immediately start drooling over her, she began to doubt her sex appeal. This insecurity caused her to lash out and kick Brad off the set by firing him. ⊠Now why doesnât anyone else in town know about the filming? In order to create a more ârealisticâ environment, producers didnât want the townsfolk to know that they were being filmed. Footage is gleaned from the multiple hidden cameras concealed everywhere in the restaurant. Ann is the only one who knows that a reality show is being made. (Could you imagine how Tiffany would act if she knew she was on a reality show? Itâs better this way.) ⊠Unfortunately, Elwood somehow found out about the reality show. In order to keep him from blabbing it to the whole town, producers agreed to send over a few cameramen in order to pretend that they were shooting an âEyez of Zeyeâ movie. So Elwood keeps his fat mouth shut in exchange for being able to impress gullible high school girls. All the producers have to do is listen to a bunch of cr@ppy auditions from a bunch of brainless high school celebrity-wannabes (like Tiffany) that Elwood hopes to âdate.â So, yeah. Thatâs the movie arc ruined for you.
mojitobaby over 13 years ago
âThis isnât really the place to post extensive âfan fictionâ.
Seconded. Not only that, this âplotâ depends on Greg âallowingâ a known abuser to prosper in Japan, which would be pretty unlikely for Greg, and it further depends on a reality show deliberately allowing its âstarâ to break the law by discriminating against customers â because of course every reality TV show lives to gets the pants sued off of it in Federal court, right?
As I said yesterday, if youâre going to go off the reservation creating potboilers, you need to apply the same logic throughout that you used to create them in the first place.mojitobaby over 13 years ago
Since Ann is already a large part of the plot (or machine), itâs TJ whoâs the deus ex machina here, not Ann. Heâs the catalyst, or outside agent, whoâll be largely responsible for resolving the plot. Of course heâll absolve himself of all blame and deny all responsibility, but heâs basically the one who put the wheels in motion.
RinaFarina over 13 years ago
I see at least one good thing coming out of this. Brad was probably upset because he thought he had been fired just out of the blue, for no reason. Now he has heard a reason, that makes sense. So it does have a meaning to him. Now he should be able to go on with his life.
imbaldeagle over 13 years ago
My take on the next steps.`
Toni explains to Brad what happened. Brad is angry with TJ and surprised that Toni went along with it. But he is most upset with Ann â goes back to WW and tells her off. He tells her he will write corporate and tell them about Annâs treatment of Toni and Toniâs response to her. He says he will also mention that he was out picking up Annâs laundry at her request when this happened and was fired without explanation when he returned. Ann will be replaced and Brad will get his WW job back until the Fire Dept. budget allows them to rehire him (probably about Christmas).
flangben over 13 years ago
> A laid off firefighter would get unemployment, not go to work at a fast food joint.
No, unemployment, last I heard, requires you look for and be available for other work.Ann had the right to ban Toni from WW, unless it was part of her plan to seduce Brad. Unfortunately, if Brad then quit just because Toni was banned, there goes unemployment.
Chocoloop over 13 years ago
Didnât see this coming. Interesting plot going hereâŠ
mojitobaby over 13 years ago
You sure got that right. No Lancelot likes the idea of Guinevere riding to his rescue and threatening to punch the dragon in the eye.
mojitobaby over 13 years ago
.* sigh * Tâwas ever thus.