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Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for November 08, 2011
Transcript:
Ann: "Your girlfriend was lovely, Brad. But a bit "tough." I think you can do better" Brad: "I'm not real interested in what you think, Miss Eiffel" Ann: "No? How about this: I think you deserve you job back" Ann: "I was wrong to fire you. I overreacted. Will you come back to me, Brad? To Weenieworld?" Brad: "...Ok"
bikenboatn over 13 years ago
Oh no, Brad! He was doing so good in the first 2 panels. Then he totally wimped out in the last panel. Donât do it! HmmmâŠunless that smug look on his face means that he is going to demand some âinterestingâ conditions to his return. Did he find out some good âdirtâ on her to use as leverage?
jerrymeza over 13 years ago
âŠfigures
âŠway to go!!! NOT
thefloyd over 13 years ago
Me thinks Brad has a plan.
LanaH1224 over 13 years ago
I certainly hope so!
SideshowStarlet over 13 years ago
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Catfeet Premium Member over 13 years ago
The weenie returns to Weenie World.
Professional Rookie over 13 years ago
Remember. Brad is kind of simple. I think his main interest is staying employed. Though TJ might concoct some dirt-digging plan.
DaJellyBelly over 13 years ago
This is an unexpected development! Is Bradâs agreement to go back to work there a plot twist to get the dirt on Ms Awful and get HER fired? /// Or is he humbling himself just to get that job back. If it is for the latter reason. It could mean the end of Brad & Toniâs relationship.
spike2517 over 13 years ago
A little faith people. Hvae faith in the recording device Brad has in his coat.
firedome over 13 years ago
she sucked ya in, brad!
ComicLaff over 13 years ago
Bradâs a weenie.
Mordock999 over 13 years ago
Annieâs ASKING for it. Therefore I think you should GIVE Her what she WANTS, Brad.
âŠ. No the OTHER âThingââŠ.,
chicken 33 over 13 years ago
Brad has her number and is up to something that is not good for Eiffel. He has one cold look.
mojitobaby over 13 years ago
Ann tried the blunt stick approach beforehand. Now comes the carrot, covered in sugar.
The fact that Bradâs eyes are narrowed leads me to hope heâs wised up overnight and they are, in fact. actually opened and he remembered Berniceâs warning. Itâs unrealistic, but if it tunrs out heâs just addicted to wearing polyester and the smell of dry cleaning, then they deserve each other.
ZacBSM over 13 years ago
Notice how Ann said âcome back to MEâ and âto WWâ as an afterthought. RUN, Brad, RUN! Sheâs got hooks into you! Toni, it is a good time to come in!
Talker123 over 13 years ago
Greg, you are sending Brad back to sell hot dogs after putting Toni through the wringer trying to help Brad. Did your parents beat you as a small child?
ShagsCA over 13 years ago
Well, well well. The thought plickens!
Chas60 over 13 years ago
I see a broken nose, in this manger future or a closed weenie world. Take your pick!
BlitzMcD over 13 years ago
Flee, Brad! Flee while you canâŠ.
princecharmeing over 13 years ago
Brad start with that first button then work your way down
Sisyphos over 13 years ago
Two possibilities. 1) Brad is being incredibly stupid. 2) Brad has a scheme up his sleeve (and maybe a hidden video recorder). I hope itâs the latter. I donât think Greg would put Brad is such a bad light as to submit to Annie Awfulâs wiles utterly!
Chuck373 over 13 years ago
Gotta give Ann credit. She truely is the puppet master. She could sense that Brad would take the job. He truely has no career asperations. Now heâs goiog to tell Toni how wonderful Ann is despite how awful Toni was. This is getting very ugly.
Chuck373 over 13 years ago
Ann â âWill you come back to me, Brad?â Hey, Brad. Why donât you ask her to slip into that little outfit you brought back from the cleaners and meet you on top of her desk?
wiselad over 13 years ago
donât want her at all, but got to sayâŠâŠâŠâŠ.. she sure is purtyâŠâŠâŠâŠâŠ by the way his eye narrows in 3rd panelâŠâŠâŠ.. he has something up his sleeve, either a plan to peg her downâŠâŠâŠâŠâŠ or a way to get knowledge of exactly what Ann really wants
manabouttown over 13 years ago
Todayâs strip reminds me of part of a Eurythmics song:
âSome of them want to use you,
Some of them want to get used by you.
Some of them want to abuse youm
Some of them want to be abusedâŠ"
Chuck373 over 13 years ago
Brad, better try out her new title. Repeat after me. âYes Mistress.â
WillParkinson over 13 years ago
Yep. Thatâs what I figured. sigh Brad, Brad, Brad.
Chuck373 over 13 years ago
Ann has a very âhands-onâ management style.
Chuck373 over 13 years ago
Brad has chosen to speak to and accepted Annâs apology before he has done either with Toni. This is bad.
Chuck373 over 13 years ago
Wouldnât it be interesting if Dirk showed up at Toniâs door right now? She on the rebound, fella! Go for it!
Deborah N Lurie over 13 years ago
Men! Brad is above Ann Eiffel! He is angry that she ruined his relationship. Brad and Toni have survived much and they will survive this, too. I believe this is a point where Brad matures again as he has been doing steadily as the strip progresses. It is never easy, though always rewarded. Recall how far he has come since meeting Toni.
tigre1 over 13 years ago
I sure I donât like this part. the NEXT part might be better.I guess us guys are getting a look at what women have had to put upâŠout? with.Like HermieâŠâYou want a job, donât you?â
I HOPE Bradâs got this one handled.
Randyincv over 13 years ago
Iâve never seen Ann Eiffelâs Tongue, is it forked??
Rockabore over 13 years ago
I cannot react with a facepalm hard enough without busting my brain. =__=;; Brad is the most stupid idiot I can think of right now. Yesterday heâs blaming Ann for ruining things with Toni (even though it was his fault he and Toni broke up) and now heâs letting the boss who came between them control him more, great idea, B-wad! I think that Bradâs already pretty much lost all likability at this point, having him actually start to date Ann Eiffel is really just overdoing it.
marquis30 over 13 years ago
Naw!! Iâm quite sure my boy Brad has some plan. To get Eiffel in trouble and to make up with Toni. TONI, GIRL, YOU BETTER GET YOUR MAN!!
imbaldeagle over 13 years ago
I canât help but think Brad made a mistake here. He should have said âIâll think about itâ instead of giving a quick answer â that could come back to haunt him. Iâm a firm believer that the Brad/Toni relationship will come out well in the end, but I still doubt that Brad is mature enough to make right choices. Too much influence from TJ. He thinks heâs got all the answersâŠ
Hammerhead451 over 13 years ago
BradâŠgive in to your anger! Join me on the dark side and together we will rule the galaxy!
sarge112751 over 13 years ago
WHY ! do I think Brad is wearing a WIRE ?.Come on guys â THINK! â For someone who was SO PIST OFF he was READY to EXPLODE on EVERYBODY and EVERYTHING, and NOW, heâs just TOO âagreeableâ to this snake-in-the-grass? .I think (judging the last couple days of remarks) there are going to be a LOT of people SHOCKED at how well Brad has learned some lessons in âdirty tricks â 101â!.A tape of 2 co-workers talking is NOT âentrapmentâ. But, it IS evidence of Sexual Harrassment at the Work Place!.{WELL played Greg and âBradâ ! â WELL PLAYED indeed!}
cdward over 13 years ago
He should come back only long enough to quit. Then he canât say he was fired.
JerryTheK over 13 years ago
Brad will play her game and get her Fired.
weblais over 13 years ago
How old are these characters supposed to be? Because Brad seems a bit young for her.
And how come we never see any other employees at Weenie World? I wonder how Anne treats them.
frannynarf over 13 years ago
Oh boy, this is going to get interesting. Canât wait for tomorrow!Lets hope Brad grows something that goes with the job: WEENIE WORLD
yankeetexan over 13 years ago
Brad is giving her enough rope to hang herself. He will be the new manager of WW when this is all said & done. Better than nothing but he still wants to go back to fire fighting.
Pigpen4x4 over 13 years ago
OK, butâŠâŠ.
Mongo over 13 years ago
There is a plan. Brad thought it through and knows the whys and wheres.
Now, he goes back to Toni to tell her he went back to WW and what he plans to do.
Brad is not so naive as some of you people think.
The Old Wolf over 13 years ago
As others have mentioned, I hope Brad has something in the back of his mind and isnât just wussing out. A story without tension points is flat, but Iâm hoping for a happy resolution for the âgood guysâ here when all is said and done. That said, Luann is a slice of life strip, and life is not always fair or happy⊠so we wait.
Strong51Bad over 13 years ago
I certainly hope that Brad knows when he walks in Shelobâs lair. And I hope he does the good, but always painful, thing!
Nicolesdiamond over 13 years ago
Iâm disappointed. I was Brad dumb and blind?
Number_6 over 13 years ago
Well played Ms. Eiffel. Now Brad canât go to the WW district manager with a wrongful termination complaint. Sheâs admitted she made a mistake and has offered him his job back. If he accepts it heâs back under her thumb if he doesnât then heâs just out of luck because heâll be the one that refused the job. Either way, Ms. Eiffel wins.
phurface over 13 years ago
Hellfire, does this woman never quit?
fiddler17 over 13 years ago
go for it Brad. Sheâs way hotter than Toni!
imbaldeagle over 13 years ago
I was thinking what if there were a Panel 4 (or tomorrow) and Toni walks in on this intimate little scene. Doesnât understand and it plays out like a sitcom when Brad tries to explain and digs his hole deeper and deeper.
lance96816 over 13 years ago
If that wasnât hitting a nail on the head, I donno what is. Even Gunther could see Ann has the hots. Hoo boy, Im getting the hots over a comic carature, I really need that shower.
Sportymonk over 13 years ago
@ZacBSM, you nailed it! That is what I was about to comment on. âWill you come back to meâ is primary and WW is secondary. Brad â You canât go back to what you never had (and never will). Stand up and go for what you love, Toni; donât let your male ego trip you up.
aksebro over 13 years ago
This entire story line would work better if this were a more desirable job. I know itâs a tough economy â any port in a storm, and all that â but itâs not like Brad is giving up an assistant manager job w/ health benefits, etc.
clarke3060 Premium Member over 13 years ago
Way to go Brad! Toni will soon be available. Dirk? Where are you? Dirrrk?!
tiredmom2 over 13 years ago
Brad almost looks handsome in the last frame âŠ.but so ignorant âŠâŠâŠâŠâŠ.
Doctor11 over 13 years ago
Ack! Donât go darkside, Brad! DONâT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mighty_Mouse over 13 years ago
Why doesnât Brad look at all surprised ⊠?
Mighty_Mouse over 13 years ago
Why canât people on this site spell testicles in Spanish ⊠?
rshive over 13 years ago
No good can come of this.
Mighty_Mouse over 13 years ago
Why does Greg never fail to surprise us ⊠?
wkb123123 over 13 years ago
So she plays for both teams now?
wicky over 13 years ago
Get out of there Brad and donât look back.
guy788 over 13 years ago
Brad has been a weenie since he was a wee laddie.
celeconecca over 13 years ago
PLEASE let there be a twist t this story
LisaRookie over 13 years ago
I feel a but coming up. And Iâm not talking about Annâs!
Jaymi Cee Premium Member over 13 years ago
Ugh. Someone throw a bucket of water on that witch. Ann Eiffel has got to go, And I am so disappointed in Brad. He didnât even let Toni tell her side of it, After all, Ann Eiffel touched her first.
jamesmcl0828 over 13 years ago
Brad has dumped Toni and gone for the easy pickings of Ann Eifel. Brad is the man!!!
tremaine53 over 13 years ago
Thereâs no comic strip if he doesnât go back to Weenie World⊠Of COURSE he goes back. Now itâs a matter of how he handles BEING backâŠ
Woldfamily over 13 years ago
Brad = Next Manager of WeenieWorldâŠjust as he is called back to the Fire Station!
Dragongirl2319 over 13 years ago
ITâS A FREAKINâ TRAP, BRAD!!!!!!!!!
gmayaya over 13 years ago
Greg, I read your strip because it is somewhere I can go that eventually all will be right with the world. Please donât fail me know.
Cam22 over 13 years ago
Never work for a bi⊠er, not nice lady.
Hopefully, Brad has a cunning plan.
Dragongirl2319 over 13 years ago
whew⊠Iâm calmed down now. Notice how she grabbed the collar of his jacket here, the same way she grabbed his tie when asking about his loyalty.
Capricorn11 over 13 years ago
Either Brad figured her out and is looking for payback or he just jumped from the frying pan into the fireâŠ.now would be a good time for Toni to get involved and open Brads eyes to the mistake he is about to makeâŠ.
nanellen over 13 years ago
I canât wait for tomorrowâs strip. I hope he is going for âpay backâ
froglunch over 13 years ago
âŠbecause she apparently didnât learn from touching Toni that you DONâT touch employees and customers⊠If Brad doesnât have a plan, he has to be the most dense (and stupid) comic strip character to have ever roamed the pages of a newspaper.
Dconskjk over 13 years ago
No Brad No Brad No Brad No Brad
DuskyPaws over 13 years ago
facepalm
flangben over 13 years ago
Brad should stay away. Heâs acting stupid.
Bill the Butcher over 13 years ago
Look at his facial expression in the last panel, the slitted eyes. Heâs going to make some kind of impossible demand tomorrow. Itâs just Evansâ way of misdirecting those of you who are eager to be misdirected. Meanwhile, it would be nice if Toniâs history, but unfortunately, while that would be absolutely marvellous, that is unlikely to happen.
pj over 13 years ago
oooohhh myyyyy GOD!
yoda1234 over 13 years ago
âFilling in for Ms. Joan Collins on todayâs episode of âDynastyâ will be Ann EiffelâŠ.â
Nick37 over 13 years ago
Ann reminds me of mid-1990s Linda Fiorentino. There are definitely shades of âThe Last Seductionâ in this story arc.
Mstreselena over 13 years ago
Maybe he wants to be hired back just so he can quit. Sounds better when looking for a new job.
Sheriff Mordecai Premium Member over 13 years ago
panel 1 : major leg-age there, Greg. Use taller panels!
keokuk over 13 years ago
Na, that smug look is a preface to some conditions Bradâs goinâ to lay on that B.O.WâŠâŠ
ianrey over 13 years ago
Ann is just using techniques she learned from the former head of the National Restaurant Association.
Dr Low over 13 years ago
Maybe he just wants sex. Maybe that is what he wanted all along. Maybe you all have overestimated the lad.
demorodney over 13 years ago
âŠ.OK. ButâŠâŠ.
mama&papa over 13 years ago
Will Brad EVER WAKE UP???? Toni is the best thing that has ever happened to Brad.
nancyroy2 over 13 years ago
âŠsomebody wants some Brad actionâŠ
davidpepper over 13 years ago
Iâm sure Brad has to submit in order to return to his job. In this economy, sometimes you have to relent in order to get a paycheck. But watch out, Brad! Keep Ann at a distance.
rebecca.l.burson over 13 years ago
DANGER WILL ROBINSON DANGER!!!
Tue Elung-Jensen over 13 years ago
This better end up in him getting her for sexual harrasement :)
jebjayman over 13 years ago
How about this? Brad accepts the job⊠on certain conditions; 1. In a supervisory position and twice the pay he was getting. 2. Be treated with respectâŠno personal errands for her. 3. All interactions must be strictly business. Tell her, those are my conditions; take it or leave it.then walk away. What would be the point in returning to work under the same comditions as before? Show some manhood, Brad!!!
Oh come on! over 13 years ago
You havenât heard Bradâs conditions yet. Stay tunedâŠ. Oh, yeah, and get a life!
hippogriff over 13 years ago
Round two. Ding!
Just in case anyone reads this far.
marvie55 over 13 years ago
Brad is being a knuckle head.
mojitobaby over 13 years ago
Itâs âcojonesâ.
BeniHanna6 Premium Member over 13 years ago
BraaadâŠâŠ I am your Lover
tototu over 13 years ago
The subtext is Toni attempted to protect Brad from Eiffel like Brad tried to protect Toni from Dirk.Toniâs going through what Brad went through and vice versa.Will Toni think Brad forgives her only because he was able to reclaim hi job? How mature is Brad at this point? Will this Toni-Eiffel conflict play out ala Brad-Dirk?
dfowensby over 13 years ago
remember the outcome of the last time someone got crossed up (prison time)âŠ.i smell a real slam-banger here for ann and weenervilleâŠ.brad may wind up owning WW!
mojitobaby over 13 years ago
Ann targeted Bernice, whoâs Luannâs age, when they worked at Borderline Books. And this was before Brad was an actual firefighter, so you can see that Ann likes âem at any age â just so theyâre malleable.
I think itâs power and domination, not sex, thatâs her primary objective â so the fact that she can manipulate Brad as easily as Bernice speaks to the fact heâs about on a par with Luannâs friends when it comes to awareness â not too complimentary! Zane, who was older than Bernice (maybe Bradâs age during that arc?), saw right through her.
Hoolyjulie Premium Member over 13 years ago
yep, I agree with you dfowensby, I am guessing the next balloon above Bradâs head will say âOK, MISS Eiffel, but only if you quit and I get YOUR job.â Then under his breath he can sayâŠâor I will sue you for sexual harrassment.â
ChappellGirl5 over 13 years ago
I really hope he said âokâ so he can set up a sting on her & not because heâs an idiot like so many have said recently.
bggruff over 13 years ago
I hope Brad is wearing a âwireâ. If so, he has, unbeknownst to us, set Eiffel up for a really big fall.
Dr Sheriff MB esq PhD DML over 13 years ago
âDonât get yer honey where you get your moneyââNever dip your pen in company ink..â
(unless theres a red dress involved)
Varnes over 13 years ago
Bradâs gotta have a planâŠ.Otherwise, HEâS the Wienie of the WorldâŠ..Actually, mojito, in Michigan itâs the opposite. If you quit you canât get unemployment. But if you get laid of or fired, than you canâŠ.
Hoolyjulie Premium Member over 13 years ago
I wanna see what happens to Luann and Quill!
ChappellGirl5 over 13 years ago
â@Brad Findley: You betcha! Real men sell drugs, abuse women and beat up on those who get tin their way. Dirk is my hero too!â
THANK YOU!!!! THANK YOU!!! What is wrong with all these people who think Toni & Dirk should be a thing again â what part of ABUSER donât you all understand?
krbuza over 13 years ago
â⊠OKâ ???
Seriously? How about âKeep your hands off meâ instead?
FigwitsMom over 13 years ago
I donât know how you people can read âexpressionsâ on Bradâs face. The only difference I can see is that sometimes heâs drawn with his eyes open, and other times with them (almost) closed, kinda like Harry on Third Rock From the Sun.I donât think Brad has a plan. From what Iâve seen, he isnât bright enough or worldly enough to come up with a plan that can take down someone like Ann.And what is it with everyone wanting Brad to record things? What would he be recording that is so incriminating? Oh, and BTW it is legal in Ohio to record someone without their permission.
been there over 13 years ago
As DUMB as i am i know when its time to RUN not WALK away.
Kirk Sinclair over 13 years ago
I knew it! And it happened so quickly, on day 2. What an idiot. Will she say âCall me Annâ by the end of the week?
blush33 over 13 years ago
I really hope Brad has a plan and is not being a weenie! Could this whole being laid off from the fire department been a ploy to get Brad back a t Weenie World to catch a manager who harasses her employees? HMMMMMMMM
Davison77 over 13 years ago
Back to her or back to weenie world?
jernan2 over 13 years ago
If Brad isnât careful,, this could mean the END of a good cartoon strip.
BSWOODS over 13 years ago
Donât do it Brad. Man up!!! Stand your ground.
Cannoneer over 13 years ago
âSeeâs a MAN-EATER.â Darryl Hall & John Oates
georgelcsmith over 13 years ago
In this economy a job is a job. Take it, but beware of the boss!!!
Sand Pirate over 13 years ago
I think itâs time for Dirk to show up again!
honeyb1231 over 13 years ago
OMG! He better have something up his sleeve.
obeney2000 over 13 years ago
She is just aching for a sexual harrassment suit to be filed against her isnt she! If Brad plays his cards right he could be the new manager of that place.
SideshowStarlet over 13 years ago
âBrad, as newly re-instated Weenie World employee, your first duty will be to man the cheese-pump. Get the glistening pump cheese ALL over the extra-large weenies. I want our customers to go home satisfied.â
Rockabore over 13 years ago
You know, with all the comments about Dirk, has had me really re-examine Dirkâs actions. He started out being over-controlling of Toni and a violent hothead to Brad, but last we saw of him he was acting surprisingly polite and apparently wanted to turn his life around if heâs to be believed. It seems like Greg wouldnât have showed Dirk acting that way for no reason⊠I have a feeling we might be seeing him again soon in some way. I donât think Toni would be forgiving (or foolish) enough to go to a guy who would be considered a very bad ex-boyfriend for comfort, BUT she has shown an unusual capacity for believing his BS so anythingâs possible.
darkbladepdx over 13 years ago
Bradâs wearing a wireâŠ.
billdi Premium Member over 13 years ago
wasnât there a scene with Luann and Bern awhile back where they talked about warning Brad about the evil Ann, or at least letting him know about what she did to Bern? Anyway I think Brad has a plan to bring Ann down (no not that way!) â heâs been saying all along he would âhandleâ it, so maybe heâs not the stupid doofus many insist he still is. or not.
REDROCKER51 over 13 years ago
I like the Drabble kidâs relationship with Norma betterâŠ..this oneâs getting to be " as the stomach turns"âŠ..
Boise Ed Premium Member over 13 years ago
This is just the position theyâll be in when Toni walks in.
sjsczurek over 13 years ago
Dirk was a bully and a goon. He also appartently had some shady dealings, as hinted in a couple of strips, but they were never brought out. Dirk was a prime no-good, not a real man.
Nebo over 13 years ago
he should do her, give her five bucks, and tell her to âkeep the changeâ
mojitobaby over 13 years ago
Thank you. This, so this. Annâs harassment of Bernice was a lot more overt and that was handled by the quick fix of Borderline shipping her off to Tokyo. Look, if unemployment doesnât even exist in Pittsville, why would the legalities involved in this issue be a part of the mix?
(Besides, Mary Worth is incapable of dealing with this, currently the old biddyâs woefully ignorant of the fact that a $50 fraud cap exists for stolen credit cards.)
At some point WW HR might step in and do something to put chocks to her, but I think sheâll take another job and hover somewhere offpage with Dirk, until Greg needs her again.
Chuck373 over 13 years ago
To all of those that think he is wearing a wire: It would be cool to see him pull a recorder out of his pocket. But he was in the process of storming out the doors when Ann made her play. I donât believe Brad is swift enough to have planned for that. Perhaps (behind the scenes) TJ fessed up and had a plan to make things right again by submarining Ann by catching her in the act. If management was to get that tape and a look at the security footage for that day, it could lead to the falling of the Eiffel Tower.
roderickyoung over 13 years ago
I have to tell myself to calm down. This being a comic and all, thereâs bound to be some satisfying resolution. If it were real life, my advice would be to get out of there, donât fight evil with evil. In the movies, the Thing growls at a bear and the bear runs away. In real life, only a fool messes with a bear.
Chuck373 over 13 years ago
It seems that others also agree that this would be a good time to bring back âNew Dirkâ. He could be stopping over at Toniâs to pick up a CD he had lent her at some past time. He sees that she is upset and find out itâs because of Brad. He knows what to do from there.
jefflabarum over 13 years ago
Anne Eiffel is a domme! Sheâs playing with Brad like a spider does a fly. Hope heâs smart enough to reject her romantic advances and not ruin his relationship with Toni.
anthonga over 13 years ago
Go for it Brad!
dumbbobsbrother over 13 years ago
How does Brad stand up without a spine?
tammysfolly over 13 years ago
He is an idiot.
Mr. Tinkles over 13 years ago
What his expression says to me⊠Brad still believes he can handle her!!
pnorman1 over 13 years ago
Hopefully Bradâs next words are âwhen hell freezes over.â
mojitobaby over 13 years ago
âAnn may not be the nicest manager, but she was simply doing her job. She wanted Brad to do his work and not be interrupted by Toniâs visits. Retail management is not fun and games; restaurants typically operate on very thin margins and it is very stressful.â
âAnn does make suggestive commentsâŠher word games and innuendo are not enough to nail her to the wallâŠeven if her intent is bad, itâs very difficult to prove that.â
I can tell from both of these statements that youâre not only not familiar with Gregâs explanation of Ann Eiffelâs motivations, youâve never had to sit through a seminar on sexual harassment in the workplace.
In addition, you have no concept that Annâs solution of âwanting Brad to do his jobâ by banning every paying customer he talk to from entering would result in such a massive arbitrary service discrimination lawsuit that âthin marginsâ and âstressâ would no longer be problems for management, since the establishment would be in receivership at the end.
Managers who âare simply doing their jobâ fire employees with an attention deficit problem, they donât keep them on but ban patrons that distract them.
Managers dealing with âthin marginsâ donât have employees run personal errands for them on the company clock.
Managers who understand âitâs not fun and gamesâ donât lay unsolicted hands on customers in a harassing manner â itâs called âassaultâ. If they react and threaten them with violence, it doesnât negate the managerâs action â theyâre the aggressor in the situation. See above for lawsuit and consequences of same.
Itâs not about where Annâs âniceâ or not, or whether she likes âword gamesâ â which is a gross misrepresentation at best .
Annâs continued the pattern of abuse and harassment she started with Zane and Bernice, Gregâs quite clear sheâs a malign person. And if youâre looking for âslimy instigatorsâ, âAnnâ comes before âTJâ.
Ann may also appear âsmarterâ than everyone, because the underhanded will always have the advantage over people who are cumbered with ethics.
HOWEVER, for all her machinations, Ann isnât directly responsible for âmessing upâ Bradâs relationship â although that was clearly her intent. Brad recognized that her demands werenât right, and sold out to keep things âpeacefulâ rather than put his relationship first.
nfergnospam over 13 years ago
Why didnât he say âCome back to you? I was never with you and never will be! Come back to weenieworld? Maybe when you leave.â
Lillerz over 13 years ago
::bangs head on desk:: Brad, Brad, Brad⊠ugh
joegeethree over 13 years ago
She is hot. I canât blame him for giving in like that.
Dragoncat over 13 years ago
Hands up all those who did NOT see something like this comingâŠ
DarkHorseSki over 13 years ago
Hmmmm⊠things going EXACTLY as I predicted when this event first arose.
Dr Sheriff MB esq PhD DML over 13 years ago
next panel:
ââŠthank you Brad, you donât know how much that means to meâŠ.âas she caresses and kisses his cheekâŠ
enters ToniâŠ..
Rockyhammock over 13 years ago
Hmmm, maybe sheâll be a Hermine Cain and Brad will get her busted?
RBLawyer over 13 years ago
http://www.gocomics.com/luann/1992/06/24
RinaFarina over 13 years ago
@bradfindley; yes, this makes it official, you are a troll. You will get no further attention from me. Except⊠if I see another one, Iâll leave them the same message.
RinaFarina over 13 years ago
Reading these comments reminds me of the Gold Rush. Going thru pan after pan of gucky mud to get at a tiny little bit of gold. I would say thatâs the proportion here also. 5%? 2%?
andymeijers over 13 years ago
Man I hope he wearing a wireâŠ..
tweetygodess over 13 years ago
PLEASE TELL ME YOU HAVE A DIGITAL RECORDER!!!!
Dragongirl2319 over 13 years ago
Hereâs what I hope will happen. Dirk walks into WW. Dirk: OMG! Look at that hot chick in a red dress!; Ann: Whoa! Check out that buff hunk! Youâre fired again, Brad.
Mighty_Mouse over 13 years ago
Dave53 said âWhy ask why?âWhy not?
barbarasbrute over 13 years ago
Look at Bradâs expression again, heâs DEFINITELY got something planned, and you can bet itâs going to be good. He and Toni will be all lovey-dovey by the end of the week.
barbarasbrute over 13 years ago
If not the end of THIS week, next week FER SHURE.
cjswan232482 over 13 years ago
I think Brad is slowly being seduced and eventually Toni (or even better Dirk) will catch Brad in a compromising position with Ann. Ann could easily claim Brad sexually harassed her. HR would definitely take Annâs side. Brad could get ruined all around if not careful.
samwas35 over 13 years ago
Admit it, guys. You KNOW what you do with AnnâŠfor a WHILE!!
leubanks78 over 13 years ago
How bout âNo thank youâ ⊠he just messed up :-(
Chocoloop over 13 years ago
Will Brad cook his weenies there again?
mojitobaby over 13 years ago
" âBrad recognized that her demands werenât right, and sold out to keep things âpeacefulâ rather than put his relationship first.â..and, spreading the blame around a little, Toni messed up by going against Bradâs express wishes and interfered with his employer."
See, this is where you and I part company. I think Brad was disloyal to Toni from the outset as soon as he asked her to roll over and appease Ann Eiffel â he not only sold out, he asked her to do the same. You characterize that as his âwanting to be a man, but doing a bad job of it.â (paraphrased, your original was funnier).
I think if someone makes a really unreasonable demand like that they really have no grounds to get pissy if someone decides to âdisobeyâ them, when their intent â at the outset, at least â is to stand up for their rights. And theyâre really off base if the moral high ground theyâre claiming is that otherâs being disloyal. Thatâs so ironic itâs almost grotesque.
But I do think you have it back to front â Ann âinterferedâ with Toni first, and she did it thru Brad to display her power. When she went to WW she thought Brad was on the premises â the fact that he was running an errand for Ann doesnât means she intended to go behind his back.
But Toni was stupidly shortsighted in not realizing there was no way she could accost Ann Eiffel about her treatment of her personally without involving Brad â the whole reason Ann targeted her in the first place was because of him, so her thinking she could set things right in a vacuum was pretty foolish.
On the other hand, if Brad had been a stand-up guy from the outset, Toni wouldnât have had cause to fight for anything, so if itâs âblameâ at stake here, Brad needs to cop to his fair share and not put it all on Toni â or Ann.
Yeah, itâs not fun when your womanâs not letting you fight your battles, but itâs no fun for the woman when the âmanâ in the relationship rolls over and plays dead, and asks that they do the same.
LauraK412 over 13 years ago
Heâs going to record her or somehow catch her sexually harassing him and get HER fired.
roohey over 13 years ago
may all be part of TJâs master plan playing out in a positive (surprise, surprise) directionEiffel is toastour maturing Brad is no longer Weenie materialGo Brad. bring her down, the future is yours and Toniâs
manhattanmike over 13 years ago
Huh? Just lucked onto this strip, and love it already. By the way, didnât any of you notice that this Brad appears to be tuned in to his bossâs machinations? This kid might be smarter than you all think.
yohannbiimu over 13 years ago
Brad is a spineless wormâŠ
mojitobaby over 13 years ago
the police have âwiresâ available to all comers just inside the front doorâ
Now where would that front door be? Aside from the fact that it would involve using much-needed municipal funds to provide supplies so that people could run around playing âBored To Deathâ, it would also put the police in a position of encouraging citizens to violate privacy laws â using taxpayer money.
P.S. The ones at WallyWorld are crap, all you hear is your clothes moving around the mic â and very few people stand at attention when they need to record someone. For a decent body wire, go to a shop that specializes in surveillance equipment.
P.P.S. Since thereâs no unemployment in Pitts, and apparently no private ambulance or EMT service, and Bradâs job search was all of 15 seconds, and his minimum wage job will apparently allow him to meet all of his financial obligations, including rent on half a house, attempting to overlay a âkeeping any jobâ current reality onto a comic that only has a limited version of same isnât veryâŠuhâŠrealistic.
sgtmatt2378 over 13 years ago
Heâs playing herâŠ.heâs not that stoopid. When will he be recalled from layoff?
Geforcepat over 13 years ago
Good lawd brad! facepalm
Will wait till tomorrow to pass final judgement.
mojitobaby over 13 years ago
What a relief, I couldnât figure what was up with you! I gotta start using LOL (even though Rat and his bat is lurking) or â/sarcasmâ or something, because someone thought I was dead serious, too.
By the way, could you move to the left? The surveillance camera I have installed in your house is angled wrong, I canât see your laptop screen.
kwilfort over 13 years ago
Looks like Bradâs setting HER up, not the other way round.
Bucinka over 13 years ago
Without reading the 260 (!) commends posted to date, I have to say I never thought Iâd see a bigger coconut in the comics than TiffanyâŠuntil now.
jonwaynew over 13 years ago
@ZacBSM, she did this once before.Keep your hands of the collar lady.
tegm over 13 years ago
yes, of course itâs unattractive when a woman is tough. Leave it up to another woman to say it.
Aladar30 Premium Member almost 10 years ago
This arc is GREAT!