Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for May 11, 2012

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    SarahBernadette  over 12 years ago

    Poor Ox!!! He’s such a sweetheart! I can’t wait for Eiffel to get what she has coming to her.

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    whayle  over 12 years ago

    That doesn’t look like a lot of food for $148!

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    watmiwori  over 12 years ago

    Talk to the wall, TJ — I doubt she knows those words, nevermind the concepts!

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    flowerladytoo  over 12 years ago

    I really, REALLY want her to get what is coming to her….wouldn’t it be wonderful if corporate fired AE and gave her position to TJ, then SHE would have to wait on customers and he can make her life miserable. Well…we can hope.

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    Harryfan  over 12 years ago

    Wouldn’t it be interesting if Ox’s wealthy dad was the main stockholder of Weenieworld?

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    Tue Elung-Jensen  over 12 years ago

    Whats with the “diner waitress” attitude she got on?

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    lilrabbit  over 12 years ago

    I suspect that the only thing Ann actually knows to do with her body is to trade it for rungs upward on the corporate ladder. In the years she’s been in this strip, she hasn’t ever given any indication that she actually enjoys the physical hottie that she is.

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    mojitobaby  over 12 years ago

    The money – and the rush she gets from victimizing everyone in her sphere. So much for her “responding” to Ox’s niceness. Sociopaths run true to form.

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    DaJellyBelly  over 12 years ago

    No respect for the guy whatsoever. But for the last panel, I must say, Miss Kettle meet Mr. Pot. They both dish out phony baloney pie!!

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    cereal killer  over 12 years ago

    I love this one

    But I have to admit I really want some more quill….

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    Grixal  over 12 years ago

    What if TJ is funding this as part of some scheme?

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    Brown Leghorn  over 12 years ago

    Maybe OX is from that reality show where the boss of the corporation is a ‘secret customer’? Efficiency? Evaluation? Workforce adjustment? Not as dumb as he appears heh?

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    Chas60  over 12 years ago

    Wouldn’t it be interesting, if Oxford parents were the owner’s of this hotdog chain.

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    YankeeFan56  over 12 years ago

    Ox said he always ate at Burgerbox, so it’s not likely his folks own WW. And I don’t think TJ is in on this, because I don’t know where he’d know Ox from. The only things we know for sure- Ox hates bullies (see 3/5/12), and Ann is one. It seems that we’re laying the groundwork for an eventual clash between him and AE at some point in the future, though the thing is, Ox is a high-schooler and Ann is a grown-up. I think the whole WW storyline is as interesting as Brad/Toni, with the budding storyline of Crystal/Knute close behind.

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    Shooter918  over 12 years ago

    If Oxford’s parents did own Weenie World, Ox would not have taken so long to start eating there.

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    truthtella2  over 12 years ago

    This comic is so much better when they shift the focus away from luann

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    SideshowStarlet  over 12 years ago

    The suggestion that Ann treat Ox with respect and courtesy is probably the most practical idea TJ ever came up with. If you think TJ had a “good plan,” Ann, why don’t you actually follow the first bit of useful advice TJ ever gave you instead of laying on the phony sweetness?

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    Mordock999  over 12 years ago

    Ahhhhhhh, My Dear Ann Eiffel.

    You are about LEARN a Very Valuable Lesson:

    The ONLY Person that can take ADVANTAGE of People AND Get away with it around here, is that Grinning Jackass You’re talking to.

    But DON’T take My word for it. Here’s the number of a young lady named Tiffany.

    Gotta Run.

    I SEE that there’s a Lynch Mob forming outside……,

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    SideshowStarlet  over 12 years ago

    I don’t think we’ll ever meet the true owner of WeenieWorld. For a while, I thought it would be TJ, but that never panned out. I doubt that it’s either of Ox’s parents.

    Still, you know what would be cool? What if Ann Eifel was secretly the owner of WeenieWorld? She’s just using the whole “management” gig to stalk gullible prey, which she is having trouble finding at the corporate office. She failed with Brad and didn’t even come close to tempting TJ. She’s not really after a corporate bonus with Ox; she’s going for a gullible sugar-daddy.

    TJ needs to tutor Ox in how women like Ann operate. In return for TJ’s help, Ox can continue to purchase massive amounts of food at TJ’s register.

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    SwimsWithSharks  over 12 years ago

    TJ’s like that Michael Landon angel in “Highway to Heaven”. Sometimes.

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    Tinyman  over 12 years ago

    @..said:Ann would sell her own mother for money if she had the chance. Ann=Brownnose

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    Sisyphos  over 12 years ago

    It’s not nice to fool The Gentle Ox, Ann! Bad karma.

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    JoeStoppinghem Premium Member over 12 years ago

    I don’t think TJ is taking advantage of Ox, here, I do think he has a heart.But ill Ms Ann learn a lesson here or not?I’m betting no.

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    Doctor11  over 12 years ago

    She STILL has a soul? I thought she already sold it to a crossroad demon.

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    Red_Gertz  over 12 years ago

    Is TJ the only one who can see through Ann Eiffel? Can you image if she were the principal of Pitts High School?

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    Ottodesu  over 12 years ago

    @Sheriff Mordecai (yesterday)

    Good point re Ox being the sort of character that would beautifully and naturally have to go with the flow. That’s why he reacts so powerfully against bullies, who are nothing but cowards who think it is fun to disrupt the flow of decent people with odious behaviour. .It is obvious that Ann is being set up by Greg to show us what he thinks of bullies. Leslie was a physical bully who threatened Gunther with punches. Ann is a psychopath (most are …) who threatens with disfavour and unemployment.Not to mention … sarcasm … ….Ann is every bit as nasty, though prettier, than Leslie, and that is the emphasis of the point that Greg is trying to make. Bullies come in all sizes and shapes, they just want to ensure that you don’t go with the flow.

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    Harman Toshiba  over 12 years ago

    One really has to admire the way Evans builds tension into the story arc. The ONE thing we know about Ox is that he really, REALLY hates bullies. So bringing him into the world of Ann Eiffel sets up a great show-down.

    Clearly, from reading the comments above, everyone wants to see a ‘Taming of the Shrew’ ending.

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    nfparibit  over 12 years ago

    AE & TJ are made for each other, it would be interesting if it moves toward romance between them and away from the friction, maybe the age thing would be too big a bridge to cross!

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    Alabama Al  over 12 years ago

    Does it not bother anyone that Oxford is apparently getting most of his food from fast-food restaurants? What Ox has ordered so far must be at the very least 2500-3000 Calories – and now he wants dessert! I don’t think in itself eating at a fast-food restaurant occasionally (the key word here) is cause for concern, but Ox is definitely overboard.`Yes, I realize this is a comic strip and it’s all suppose to be exaggerated for humor. Unfortunately, there are too many real life people who consume way too much fast-foods, which long-term damages not only their bodies but also their bank accounts. (In case you haven’t noticed, fast-foods are not cheap.) Apparently Ox’s parents condone this; if true, they may justly be accused of child neglect, if not outright abuse.

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    tigre1  over 12 years ago

    This could get even more interesting. Too bad she’s such a cold, dead fish. Initiating high school boys really requires bigger-hearted people…

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    reedkomicks Premium Member over 12 years ago

    What!! TJ has moral standards? Since when? Never forget the rip-off of the firefighters.

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    Sheriff Mordecai Premium Member over 12 years ago

    Greg’s doing a GREAT job of keeping Ann totally IN character, it’s just that now we see her core beliefs about humanity manifest themself in dialogue. She’s a cold-hearted user and I am being kind. Good old Clydefrog from days of yore would have been the only one who really liked her, probably a relfection of his sorry self. Love a good villain and we’ve got one.

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    JohhnyB  over 12 years ago

    TJ uses respect & courtesy with customers? I thought he baits and switches them with new cars – then lies and says its just been won in the next county over after they place (and pay for) their order.

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    JohhnyB  over 12 years ago

    BTW, Clydefrog and Sheriff are my only heroes. Oh yeah, and the girl with all the tractors…

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    weblais  over 12 years ago

    Does anyone else hear Luke Perry when TJ has dialogue?

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    Ottodesu  over 12 years ago

    You’re correct, she is not too stupid to know who pays for her rent, but don’t miss the point that she has contempt for her customers. Read what she is saying about Ox.

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    Donna S  over 12 years ago

    Cardiologists are standing by, or at least they should be…

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    chipperson  over 12 years ago

    OX: “TJ, can i pet the nice lady’s hair? I will love her and pet her and call her George. Oh Boy!”

    Everything i needed to know i learned from the master himself: Bugs Bunny.

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    Dr Lou Premium Member over 12 years ago

    This cartoon really does have amazing bursts of moronic writing.

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    coldsooner  over 12 years ago

    I wonder how Michelle Obama feels about this strip?

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    assemblor  over 12 years ago

    it is also possible he is a secret shopper and the cc was given by corporate. they probably just told ox something like “Hi, if go to every ww and tell us if someone was a BULLY there, we will give you free food.”

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    blackdawne  over 12 years ago

    Do I hear wedding bells?

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    imbaldeagle  over 12 years ago

    Not really! TJ would get bored out of his skull with ANY daily full-time job. He’s got to be a free spirit and go with the flow… or against it, if he so desires.

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    Mighty_Mouse  over 12 years ago

    I only eat vegetarians.

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    kenhense  over 12 years ago

    Here’s an arc – Ox seems enamored – so he asks Ann out. Quickly Ann says TJ is her boyfriend. The stage is set for TJ to have fun with that.

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    obeney2000  over 12 years ago

    OK everyone we have met Ox before. He is a high school student, remember he helped rescue Gunther from getting beat up.

    Also if he ate that kind of food in that amount every day he would get incredibly sick.

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    clgray  over 12 years ago

    if Ox’s parents were the owners, wouldn’ he have eaten here before now?

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    ACTIVIST1234  over 12 years ago

    1) Place is about to be robbed. Robber grabs AE & points gun to her head. Ox smacks his hand & looks tough. Robber runs.

    2) To all the people who gripe that this is just a comic so why are we discusing it, think:- It’s a fun diversion from other problems and concerns- Games allow us to exercise parts of our brain that otherwise are underused- “Luann” often has a serious side, confronting issues that perhaps some readers are struggling with.

    Yeah, it’s just a comic. Viva la comics!

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    Popeyesforearm  over 12 years ago

    Candygram for Mongo!

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    Tracy King  over 12 years ago

    Ox will get sick and his folks will sue WW and ann will be history!

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    Elmer Gantry Fudd  over 12 years ago

    When TJ lies to a customer, it’s because he’s clever; when Ann does it, it’s because she’s EVIL!

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    Logical Duck  over 12 years ago

    Ox is not only a big eater but an incredibly fast one. In panel 2 AE answers a comment by TJ made in panel 1, so the timing between the panels is 2 or 3 seconds. In that time Ox demolished at least 2 burgers, a hot dog and a serving of fries and walked up to order dessert. He must have downed the lot in one massive gulp!

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    RBLawyer  over 12 years ago

    Oxford’s dad/mom is/are wealthy, right? Maybe he owns Burger Barn and WW. Maybe Ox goes around and samples the fod and service for his dad/mom and repots back.

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    Sheriff Mordecai Premium Member over 12 years ago

    Hey, Mighty Mouse, I got this on an obscure forum:

    “Annie” ?? “AnnIE”??? Tsk, tsk, Headjug. How condescending! One mustn’t talk about a businesswoman using such an unprofessional name. You must hate women in positions of authority."

    Thought you in particular would get a kick out of that.

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    ReneTray  over 12 years ago

    Agree with TJ.

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    xall2h1  over 12 years ago

    Effil is such a back-stabber

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    Airman  over 12 years ago

    I miss Tiffany. Shouldn’t there be some kind of high school function going on, like a prom? It’s becoming a 20 something comic strip.

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    Elmer Gantry Fudd  over 12 years ago

    Ann, Ann, Ann. You treat a customer with courtesy and respect by upselling them $154 worth of crappy food, then putting a kid’s plastic crown on their head to make them look ridiculous. Courtesy and respect, Ann.

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    Now all I can think about is when she says his fat g- what she was about to say

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    melmarsh9v  over 12 years ago

    If Ann tries to commit credit card fraud against Ox, he will not get angry; he will just lay on top of her and “squish” her…

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    melmarsh9v  over 12 years ago

    Here is a semi-forgotten plot element— It was established a while ago that TJ had some marvelous cooking abilities. That could be something to dwell upon in future storylines!

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    melmarsh9v  over 12 years ago

    Food may surpass sex as being significant in this comic!

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    Airman  over 12 years ago

    The way OX is looking at Ann, I think I know what he wants for dessert.

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    Sportymonk  over 12 years ago

    Wait until he decides to go somewhere else and then corporate will wonder what happened and what she did to make sales go down.

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    Brown Leghorn  over 12 years ago

    Yeah,and OX tells dad he wants Ann as a girlfriend and future daughter in law to him, have many little Oxen!

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