Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for April 19, 2012
Transcript:
Ann: "Do you intend to make a purchase, or are you just here to annoy?" Toni: "We'd planned to get a deluze kids' weenie meal" Ann: "Fine. TJ, get-" Toni: "But something here smells rotten. C'mon, Shannon" Shannon: "I smell it!" Ann: "Hold it. No purchase. No crown. I'll just -"
ShagsCA over 12 years ago
Here comes the chomp!
flowerladytoo over 12 years ago
I hope Shannon draws BLOOD!! That Eiffel woman gets under my skin, big time!
mojitobaby over 12 years ago
She’s just as good at customer relations as she is at upselling! Say, Shannon, don’t those fingers sound yums?
FatTonyBalducci over 12 years ago
ouch!
halestormstopper over 12 years ago
Ann kind of deserves this one. You just don’t take crowns from kids. That just ain’t right. It’s Rule #12.
Catfeet Premium Member over 12 years ago
You’ll want mustard and relish on those fingers, Shannon!
DaJellyBelly over 12 years ago
Ms Awful just made a BIG mistake! Attempting to take back that crown only demonstrates pure pettiness on your part. Because you have a beef with Toni. It’s not necessary to take it out on the child! If anyone from upper management is there and sees Ann’s behavior. This might be the week she gets sacked!
ZacBSM over 12 years ago
Shannon, CHOMP ON! Make Ann YOWL! Make her WAIL. SHOW HER how little girls are made of! You may be little but you can make her feel small!
Rakkav over 12 years ago
(fetching popcorn for this epic battle)
RBLawyer over 12 years ago
Anne has just prepared her entry in the “Really bad idea” tournament. I think she’s the hands down winner i her division.
Ron Dunn Premium Member over 12 years ago
Bad mistake Ann, now you are going to pay for your mistake.
whayle over 12 years ago
Didn’t someone vote for Shannon to be the first to actually bite someone???
Namrepus over 12 years ago
I thought someone would give Ann the finger, not take one of hers!
Ottodesu over 12 years ago
HAHAHAHA!Sometimes Greg writes good quality sitcom scripts.
lance96816 over 12 years ago
I thought. Ann was a hottie, but this takes the cake… forget her. No wonder she lacks a social life.
firedome over 12 years ago
i just hope shannon doesn’t bite off more than toni can chew…
Sisyphos over 12 years ago
Weenie finger! Weenie finger! Ann may end up sporting the Rahmfather Look (it’s a Chicago thing)! And so richly deserved.
ZacBSM over 12 years ago
CHOMP ’EM OFF and have TJ put those fingers in buns with all condiments! And serve them to ANN, courtesy of WW!
SideshowStarlet over 12 years ago
Hey, if Ann keeps driving away customers like this, it won’t matter how well TJ can upsell- the restaurant will be empty! Then Ann’s inner turmoil will be over, and she can fire TJ without losing a bunch of money. Hopefully that doesn’t happen anytime soon. I’m looking forward to seeing TJ up his game and really drive Ann up the wall.
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Also, Ann’s a moron if she doesn’t think TJ’s gonna take at least one of those chintzy paper crowns to Shannon’s house when he gets off work. Heck, he might even take the whole pile of them. The case of the missing crowns will surely quicken Ann’s descent into madness.
SideshowStarlet over 12 years ago
Just realized something. Ann’s SMILING in the last panel as she tries to take the crown away from Shannon. What a b!tch.
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Speaking of smiling, TJ’s smirking in the second panel as he’s watching Shannon and Toni walk away. Is this because he’s enjoying the sight of Ann coming off worse in a battle with Toni or was he expecting Shannon to do something like this? TJ knows people- that’s why he was able to upsell so well. He probably knew Ann would go for a petty jab and that Shannon would not take any of that cr@p.
SideshowStarlet over 12 years ago
I’m confused. What strawberries?
mojitobaby over 12 years ago
I always thought Ann’s balls were made of brass, not steel, but I bet she’ll be trying to track down where the missing strawberries went until they finally relieve her of her command.
SideshowStarlet over 12 years ago
There’s also the case of the missing weenie hat that proclaimed TJ to be the Weenie King.
Chas60 over 12 years ago
She does tastse good kid, don’t forget too wash your mouth out when you get home.
SideshowStarlet over 12 years ago
Oh, I see. Thank you.
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So, in Ann’s case, she’ll think Toni’s bratty niece is some kind of evil genius who snuck into WW after closing hours to steal all the paper crowns. She’ll grow increasingly paranoid, taking employees away from their weenie-roasting, order-taking, and dry-cleaning-picking-up duties in order to keep a constant watch for Shannon Daytona. Customers will soon be completely creeped out and finally stop coming altogether. Ann’ll go stark-raving mad, seeing Shannon everywhere in the increasingly empty restaurant, demanding her crowns back, not realizing that TJ had swiped them weeks ago.
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Ironically, it will be TJ who remains loyal to Ann, even agreeing to work for free as all the other employees quit, the customers leave, and WW revenue goes down the toilet. TJ spends his days lounging against the counter, watching Ann go mad. They have a few drunken trysts during which Ann proclaims that TJ is the only one who understands her and that she “just needs to be loved!” before she gets distracted by a vision of Shannon Daytona that nobody else can see. Understandably, nothing ever comes from her tete a tete with TJ nor her attempts to “catch Shannon in the act.”
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Finally, Ann will set fire to her own restaurant (using a complex method involving a deep fat fryer and a cunningly-placed back of dry-cleaning) hoping to burn Shannon (who she sees crouching underneath a table) to a crisp and finally end this nightmare.
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I totally need to read that book! Even if it’s one of those old books with a really annoying writing style but is considered a classic (cough Scarlet Letter *cough), I won’t get bored with it. I’ll be imagining something vaguely similar happening in The WeenieWorld Mutiny.
SideshowStarlet over 12 years ago
I wish I had TJ’s job satisfaction when I worked in retail.
SoItBegins~ over 12 years ago
BAD move, Ann. Besides, it’s kinda callous to go no-crown-no-purchase once the kid’s already wearing it.
Vilyehm over 12 years ago
The courtroom scenes should render at least two weeks of strips.
wiselad over 12 years ago
handq over 12 years ago
MAN I Love Shannon Daytona.. The Brattiest kid in Comics.
handq over 12 years ago
‘’Deluxe kids weenie meal’’ Because Shannon loves To Eat… She just doesn’t like ’’nilla’’
sarge112751 over 12 years ago
My, WHAT a SWEET little girl!.(Toni, get her in for rabies and lock-jaw shots!)
SideshowStarlet over 12 years ago
“to achieve that satisfaction you’d have had to wear a Weenie hat.”
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It would have been worth it. Trust me.
ILikeMeSomeComics over 12 years ago
Uh-oh! This is going to be good! or bad…either way I can’t wait!
gale5406 over 12 years ago
It’s just a cartoon, people!
Tinyman over 12 years ago
Where do you think they got the idea of the Ladyfingers Cookies?
Shannon it would taste alot better with ketchup on it.
Allan CB Premium Member over 12 years ago
Oh damn … this just got real…
Tinyman over 12 years ago
@Mojitobaby:Thanks for the info from yesterday. For a while I was kind of out of it recovering from being hit by a car so I lost track of everything. Thanks much for the info.
smiling4Him over 12 years ago
Oooh boy!!! Here we go!
DayoftheDead over 12 years ago
Ann will strike Shannon and Toni will clean her clock and then have her fired.
melmarsh9v over 12 years ago
Hooray for the biter brat! Now TJ can refer to Ann as “stumpfingers.”
ajh2i over 12 years ago
I can’t believe Toni would have the nerve to show up there after threatening Eiffel. Ann should have her arrested.
Shannon biting her? I smell lawsuit.
Mongo over 12 years ago
That….is going to leave a mark.
Ann has just overstepped herself. And Shannon is going to show her what an overbite can do.I see police in the picture, and someone we really don’t want back in the picture.
Mordock999 over 12 years ago
Good Grief, Folks.
“Chomp Ann’s Fingers Off?” “Make Ann Yowl?”“Shannon’s a ‘Sweet’ little Girl?”Sheesh.Has it EVER Occured to some of You “Eggers On” that once upon a time, Ann Eiffel was once just LIKE Shannon?That Ann was probably a brat herself, and because she had the same type of dysfunctional childhood is the reason why she so hardcore today? And that by ENCOURAGING Shannon’s bratty behavior YOU are Creating a “future” Ann Eiffel???
MAN, some of You people are insensitive! And furthermore…., Excuse Me….,
Hey HOT LIPS!!! Can you TAKE your hand out of the kid’s mouth long enough to get Me another Cup of COFFEE??SOME of Us have Places to go!!
Now, WHERE was I?
imbaldeagle over 12 years ago
It’s REALLY too bad that you can’t get emotionally involved in comic strips these days. Yet, I’ve noticed that nobody commented on the reduction of buttons on Toni or what smells rotten to Shannon. Not even why Ann has her hand so close to an obviously unstable, angry child. Ann doesn’t seem very bright today – guess she’s lost another round to TJ. Oh, well, guess I’ll go have breakfast – maybe some finger food this morning.
Doctor11 over 12 years ago
Get her, Shannon! Get her!
ajh2i over 12 years ago
Um, Mordock? It’s just a comic strip. Take a deeeeep breath, okay?
Cathy38c over 12 years ago
Potential for contracting HIV
Airman over 12 years ago
I hope Toni is leaving to get her hair cut.
elysummers over 12 years ago
She has definitely met her match!
Red Phantom over 12 years ago
I really hope Ann doesn’t do something stupid like call the cops for assault.
jruckman over 12 years ago
Huh. Shannon would probably be upset if she found a finger in her Deluxe Kid’s Weenie Meal, but…
SwimsWithSharks over 12 years ago
If Dirk responds to this 911 call, he might throw Toni in jail and start dating Ann.
wtec708 over 12 years ago
Ruh, roh! This is gonna get ugly!
JoeStoppinghem Premium Member over 12 years ago
Oh, this is going to escalate..
poyer4230 over 12 years ago
Move, Toni, Quick! I love it!
imbaldeagle over 12 years ago
100 comments already and it’s barely 9:00 on the East coast. Looks like a GRRRREAT day for the posters!
demorodney over 12 years ago
Chomp – OUCH!! – SLAP!?!?!? – WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!
cdemattos over 12 years ago
Oh Snap! I bet Ann oozes ectoplasm instead of blood. Ouch!
Harman Toshiba over 12 years ago
Can’t wait to see where Evans takes this.
LiviaBay over 12 years ago
Ouch!!
Coinguy over 12 years ago
Ooops. Miscalculation…you might be able to insult an adult, but kids see things differently, and react differently…and life is going to suck with one less finger—but Anne might gain some insight—fee for service
The Old Wolf over 12 years ago
And, I agree with whoever said Ann is a real beeotch for trying to take back a 1¢ paper crown because Toni didn’t buy anything. She is the epitome of a small-spirited person: mean, stingy, controlling, power-hungry, and spiteful. Yuck.
Chuck373 over 12 years ago
If Pittsville is in Georgia, Shannon may end up in handcuffs.
btsnboy over 12 years ago
Can’t we get a corporate person in to SEE how Eiffel treats employees and customers then fire her and promote TJ to store manager?? LOL
MermaidStitcher over 12 years ago
poor management skills also. That crown going out is advertizment . Others don’t know she walked out with out orderng.
Callie Ray over 12 years ago
Go ahead and bite her finger because Ann Effiel DESERVES it!
XianProf over 12 years ago
I notice that nobody has mentioned in a while that TJ might himself be a major shareholder of Weenie World’s parent company. Have we all forgotten the possibility that this is an Undercover Boss type scenario as well?
nj23nut over 12 years ago
I don’t know who aggravates me more: Eiffel or Liz from Freshly Squeezed.
nikkib Premium Member over 12 years ago
I hope Shannon had hers! Ann is definitely toxic.
PURPLEPASSIONFLOWERS over 12 years ago
bitting the hand that birthed you ……..
PURPLEPASSIONFLOWERS over 12 years ago
don’t bite the hand that birthed you…..
PShaw0423 over 12 years ago
Headline: “CHAMP CHOMPS CHUMP” :)
Hremmom over 12 years ago
That woman is so rude! Why hasn’t someone turned her in to corporate?
barkingspider1 over 12 years ago
Too bad. I was hoping Anne and Shannon would realize they are more alike than different, and they would develop a healthy dysfunctional liking and respect for each other! After all. if you put two misfits in an auditorium full of people, they will find each other and become friends!
reedkomicks Premium Member over 12 years ago
Then I am putting my money on Toni. I hope that the coup de grace is TJ quitting.
Hoodude over 12 years ago
Leaves a mark but buffs right out…
goodneighbor over 12 years ago
Does anybody else see the resemblance between Shannon & Ann? Maybe she’s the mystery mom!!!
brownswan over 12 years ago
— Enter LAWYER, chasing a personal injury case.
The drama continues…
Dr Sheriff MB esq PhD DML over 12 years ago
Arrrrr….Arrrr….Arrrrr…..Arrrr….
Dragoncat over 12 years ago
It’s official! Ann Eiffel is about to become…LEFT-HANDED!!!
slypuma over 12 years ago
now it’s getting good!
Dragoncat over 12 years ago
Trying to de-throne Princess Shannon!?OFF WITH HER FINGER!!!
Big_Tex over 12 years ago
If you take something from a kid. Make sure youre hands are away from the mouth or OUCH!!!!!!
doverdan over 12 years ago
TJ has his hat off since he has gone “off-duty”
doverdan over 12 years ago
.T.J. ignores Ann’s orders since he is off-duty. .Of course, he might anyway.
Jaymi Cee Premium Member over 12 years ago
Don’t let her bite Eiffel. She’ll be laid up with food poisoning.
Twmaye over 12 years ago
Nice example Toni that little monster should be locked up
Sheriff Mordecai Premium Member over 12 years ago
Well … SOMEbody messed up on Toni’s lipstick, or lack thereof, in panel #1. Perhaps they need to be more duckish as one reader likes to point out, then I’d surely never miss them in the side view.
Tha_Hype over 12 years ago
Problem with that is in the real and (litigious) world, Ann could have her arrested, sue or both. If she chooses to retaliate against the child and Toni steps in in her defense it could be a catfight royal. TJ would probably grab popcorn and a front row seat.
Airman over 12 years ago
Greg’s drawing has improved with age, but the strain of creating something every day, year after year, is beginning to show. This is neither a funny strip nor a happy strip, (with the exception of Knute.) Just an observation, not a criticism, because there’s no way I could do this every day.
Yammo Premium Member over 12 years ago
I see a big “OUCH” coming…
mojitobaby over 12 years ago
Dave, I love the way you think! You can’t claim neglect when the kid has a full set of healthy choppers!
kenwarnerfordictator over 12 years ago
Although satisfying for the moment, this kind of revenge by Shannon backfires. Anne will LOVE the excuse fora lawsuit, and fo just the price of a few moments of pain.
treered over 12 years ago
let the kid have the crown, for the 20 secs it lasts, people will THINK she had a good time at WW… doesn’t this $!^(# know ANYTHING? :) …and I thought TJ was giving the orders?
burleigh2 over 12 years ago
That’s going to hurt more than Charlie biting it! ;-)
Popeyesforearm over 12 years ago
Hey, I didn’t know Pig-in-a-Minnieskirt was on the menu!
imbaldeagle over 12 years ago
Dontcha think that TJ will clue Ann that he’ll be a witness for Shannon & Toni. That should give her pause.
Dabit over 12 years ago
wow – another nasty incident forthcoming
mojitobaby over 12 years ago
Amen. Greg doesn’t do Law and Order, either – in his world all the pesky reality-based things, like unemployment insurance, that would screw up or even solve a plot are missing. .Some people have an imperfect understanding of the law – TV’s largely to blame because in order to produce entertaining courtroom drama a lot of writers tap into veins of utter absurdity. For this reason many people also believe that CSI works just like it does on TV, that all the forensic science used is not only proved and meets some set standard, but is infallable and unquestioned everywhere. That way some sort of infallible crime lab is always able to ID the criminal beyond a shadow of a doubt. If there isn’t any DNA left there, the crime never happened.
terrycox51550 over 12 years ago
I’m sure this has already been mentioned after 190 comments but I love the smile/smirk/snerk on TJ’s face.
Fan o’ Lio. over 12 years ago
If a comment doesn’t grab me in the first 2 or 3 lines I just go on to the next one. Don’t have time for long-winded babble. If the shoe fits…
webgrunt over 12 years ago
Biting is wrong, but so is touching others without their permission.
melmarsh9v over 12 years ago
Yeah, me too. That’s why I’m finished making any predictions on this strip. From here on in, I’ll accept whatever happens— just as long as there are plenty of developments. Hopefully, the readers who are suggesting a physical altercation between Toni and Ann will turn out to have guessed right.
melmarsh9v over 12 years ago
I sure hope so! But again, I’m done making predictions…
clgray over 12 years ago
I like how Shannon smells the same rotteness as Toni…blood is thicker than water.
doverdan over 12 years ago
Also it’s sad when a story line fizzles and then a couple characters jaw about it endlessly for a week with no new content or events.
melmarsh9v over 12 years ago
It is interesting to listen to reader’s speculations upon the legal ramifications of what might happen in the next few days. However, assault & battery laws vary from state to state, and we don’t know in which one this comic is supposedly set.
doverdan over 12 years ago
I tried to agree with a lot of what Flyingairman had said. The program jammed however.
. That above is a fragment of it.
melmarsh9v over 12 years ago
Trivia. There was a girl in my first grade class named LaNae DeGroot. Pretty fascinating, eh?
jwondga over 12 years ago
Oh, I am looking forward to tomorrow’s strip for the obvious reasons.
melmarsh9v over 12 years ago
More Trivia. According to Wikipedia, there is a town in Georgia named Pitts, but the population is only 308.
sfknight over 12 years ago
really? this is eiffel’s idea of winning an argument? reclaiming a 10cent crown?
falcon_370f over 12 years ago
LET’S GET READY TO RUMBLE!!!
doverdan over 12 years ago
Imaginations run wild !! Have fun.
My less interesting prediction:
We see Ann tomorrow, then not again (for quiet a while at least.)
Strip will go into “talk-about-its” for Saturday
Will fizzle out like the “Tiff to Hollywood” story.
Messy bedroom for Sunday.
Back to Gunther (with Ox?) by Monday.
fr8-cat over 12 years ago
Or Toni gets sued for failing to control Shannon.
mechaman over 12 years ago
Well Ann, you may have been able to start figuring out T.C, but you are now going to be straight CLOWNED by a little kid .. you may even lose yo’ job for this!
David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace over 12 years ago
Okay, I’m finally feeling a little pity to this unloved lady..She doesn’t know how to be a decent person, no matter how many examples she sees.
Nycowboy_14885 over 12 years ago
You could almost hear the crunching sound like a raw carrot
BillWa over 12 years ago
Looks like one of those cheap-a** paper crowns like Burger King has. This is just plain vindictiveness.
Hatjuggler1 about 8 years ago
She’s seriously going to take Shannon’s cheap crown? Good grief, this lady needs to not be in a job where she has to deal with people.