Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for June 17, 2018

And a happy Father’s Day to you, Frank.

Them’s the breaks.

Guest artist or using new techniques?

Frank Father’s day can not get any worse.

and to end it all, he found at home that his wife planted some cliff brakes

It’s called “Built-In obsolescence,” Frank. It keeps Industrys going, and their Owner’s Rich. And THAT is just one of the reasons why Aliens won’t talk to us.

(At least not Offically). ;)

Happy Father’s Day to the all the guy’s here, and to the gals that stepped up and had to fill that role. God Love ya.

And a shout to Gunther, Tiffany and even Les. Lord knows they need a father figure in their lives right about now……,

We finally see Frank at work at the local CIA branch.

Well if it’s any consolation, it looks like a working day for Frank so it’s probably not Father’s day. Hopefully his Father’s day will go better than this day did.

Hybrid and EV brakes last almost forever.

The main complaint about plastics is that they don’t break down quickly enough.

Never satisfied…

“Brakes”, not “breaks”….You’ve had enough of those, I see.

The panel I like is the 3rd, where Franks thinks, “Ugh! Laces break at the worst times” while he is sitting in a chair in front of person at a desk with the nameplate “BOSS”, which either means it is Frank’s boss or it means it is someone with the name “Boss”. Either way, there is something about this meeting that causes Frank to need to tie his shoes and he has an unfortunate lace break. What could it be that Frank has to do where he requires the laces of his shoes to be tight?:

1. Frank is running the rat race both literally and figuratively and he needs those tight shoes for the actual racing.

2. Frank told the boss, “I will break my foot off in yo ***ss!” and finds that he is unable to deliver thanks to those broken laces.

3. The handsome prince boss came along and said, “Whosoever can fit their foot into my business shoe shall become my wife and the future queen of the kingdom” and Frank is desperately trying to achieve the princess rank.

4. Frank bought shoes from a drug dealer and he is trying to find out what he laced them with, so he is not tripping all day.

5. The boss told Frank that before he criticized him, he should walk a mile in his shoes, and Frank is taking him literally.

Let’s hope that this was the Friday before Father’s Day…

What’s really rotten is when you get a piece of floss stuck between your teeth and can’t get it out!

Is it wrong to read this strip and have Kurtis Blow’s “These Are The Breaks” playing in my head?

Wow, some Father’s Day he’s having.

I was under the impression that Frank had retired, that’s why they opened up their restaurant/theatré.

Now onto BREAKing Cat News! Ha! Ha!

Seriously, though, I always read Breaking Cat News after I read Luann. It’s an awesome strip.

“….It’s so easy, to play up your breakdown….. (♪)”

-Ben Orr, of The Cars

“Sparks’ll Just Have To Fly”

“There’s No Business, Like Shoe Business” (♪)

“Beaten, To The March On Your Own Drums”

“I’m Not A Rotor Rooter”

“I Also Don’t Speak Fluid-ly”

“With Six Inspections, You Get The Eggroll Vacuumed Out Of Your Back Seat”

“Gimme A Break!….No, Not That One!…”

or

“Unpopular Mechanics”

(♪) "Don’t sell that part,

That breaking brake part…

I don’t think my wife would understand….

Why I’d even buy that part-

That break-or -take part….

’Cos last week, she took ’em in to this same man!" (Irritated Frank and Nancy:) Whoooh!…. " (♪)

I wanted to post a clever line about an Achy Breaky Heart, but I need a cup of coffee first.

Gosh. When was the last time we saw Frank at a day job? ’Course, this might be a throw back strip from “My Worst Day At Work Ever” strip.

And then he went home to Nancy who told him the dishwasher is broken and Luann broke his favorite coffee mug. And by the way. What happened to your glasses?

Just let Luann slide off a cliff rather than get new brakes?C’mon,man.

Sure you’ll get a break. There is a six foot hole waiting for you. It’s the only break you will ever get.

He can’t afford new brakes. He’s broke.

Just don’t take too many breaks or you’ll end up broke.

Sounds like Frank could use a break…“give me a break with a Kit Kat bar!”

Happy Father’s Day. God Bless You All.

…And now Frank is broke.

I realize that getting floss broken between your teeth can be annoying. A broken copier at the exact wrong time( and they seem to know to break down at exactly the wrong time) can give you ulcers. All those things are annoying, but tape the glasses back together and spend the money to get brakes on your car. The results of bad brakes can make floss between your teeth pretty insignificant.

Poor Frank, what a strip to show on Father’s Day. Happy Father’s Day to all the dads here.

It’s nice to see Frank doing the fatherly support role, looking good in his middle-class, white-collar way, soldiering on, as father’s have the duty, most of all, besides unconditional love, to do. (Sorry for duty to do, but I can’t think of a lyrical way to put it as some of us here are very good at). Happy Father’s Day to tall! And to you Greg. Karen was not even here when you started this toon.

Is Frank wearing his Mr. Gray, gray suit?

That’s the first time that I can remember seeing Frank at work. I never knew that he worked

Looks like Frank has reached his Braking Point. The last panel is the straw that brakes the camel’s back.

I chose a career of fixing broken things, but there are times I come home and there are too many new broken things (like the A/C when we lived in Phoenix)….

i don’t get the punchline, “look again”. a little help, thanks.

Would’ve been nice to have a tribute to all the Luann dads for today, with the last panel just be someone holding an ultrasound picture. Leaving a new arc to Brad and Toni expecting their first child…considering how much we see them in bed together.

He could use… a break. LOL

I don’t know what you’re doing to the floss, Mr. Degroot. I’ve NEVER had my dental floss break.

LOL, the only time I get an even break is when it breaks off even.

Last frame: glasses are still lookin’ a little twisty.

Gunther’s been MIA for a while now. uncharacteristically long.

Gee! Happy Father’s Day, Frank.

If I could afford it, I’d buy you a big bottle of J. Walker Blue Label. It might help your mood….

Gunther was last seen when construction on the guest house was underway at Al’s place, which wasn’t that many arcs ago. Monday we start something new methinks.

Here’s one: After hearing that Tiffany is coming over, Les asks Gunther if he can borrow a tie.

Pressed for what shirt he wants to match it with, Les responds,“none …it’s for the doorknob”. And proceeds to inform Gunther about the “tie on the doorknob” protocol.

“And these are the breaks!” – Curtis Blow.

Might be the “Breaks of Life” – Carpe Diem – Take a break of your own:

Gimme a breakGimme a breakBreak me off a piece of thatKit Kat Bar

Gimme a breakGimme a breakBreak me off a piece of thatKit Kat Bar

That chocolatey tasteis gonna make your day

And everywhere you goyou hear the people say

Gimme a breakGimme a breakBreak me off a piece of thatBreak me off a piece of thatBreak me off a piece of thatKit Kat Bar