There’s still the Saturday strip coming which will wrap this up. I’m guessing Ann leaves but with a veiled threat from her that they haven’t seen the last of her…
How does this play out? My prediction: After Ann hits the bricks, Tiff tells her dad about all the important lessons she has learned about relying on herself. She’ll always love her dad, but she’s going to keep her job at the fuse, and make her own way, and try to become the success she knows she can be.
okay i was wrong in yesterday’s strip as i looked at it wrong i didn’t notice that she had a ring on and that he was taking it off, i have no problem admitting that but to fix that lol it’s about damn time he stuck up for Tiffany. the only thing Ann ever did for Tiffany that she really needed and i think everyone agrees with me on this is to teach her she can’t always relay on Daddy’s Money. so she was making money for herself that is something she did need to be taught. other than that she needs to just freaking Leave, and if Ann does say anything Else i say have Les Pipe in to get her go away even if he has to threaten and bring Al into this or maybe not either way. she really needs to just freaking leave
God gave men a brain and a penis, but only enough blood to operate one at a time.
I’m guessing Ann has seen that routine and is hoping to once again get Tom’s hugely enthusiastic personal traitor and her partner in crime rigidly on her side.
“She’s been right about you all along”…“all along”…since when? fifteen minutes ago? or has Tiffany been talking to her Dad long before that? Somehow I missed that.
(a lame reference to “Lost in Space”) Robot, arms flailing wildly, "DANGER! , DANGER!! TOM FARRELL!!! Watch out Tom, I suspect Ann’s next personnae is gonna be “Woman Scorned” and we all know what that means (and if you don’t know, it means “Hell hath no fury like the wrath of a woman scorned” ).
Part me thinks Satday’s comic is going to start with Ann backhanding Tiff, cause to Ann that last comment was the straw that broke her back.
Really I’d like to see Tiff finally lay into Ann. Telling Ann that if she hadn’t try so hard to make Tiff’s life miserable with the bullying and rubbing her victories in Tiff’s face, Tiff probably would have step back and let her dad be happy.
Toasted Eiffel is an awful eyeful. The truth cannot procede from her character. She will retaliate to add her garbage to the stew. No matter. No one will eat her cooked up oxtail shaved glass.
It looks like Tiffany did tell Tom…something…about Ann? And he didn’t believe it, or just ignored it? Yeah, Tom’s a sympathetic character, all right. (I am being sarcastic.)
Ann Eiffel is a world class persistent grifter who has an arsenal of techniques designed to break down Tommykins’s sense of outrage.Tom is lucky that Tiffany is there to support him.
I think Mr. Gray is going to need to become involved here, if she chooses to retaliate in some manner . He could possibly be the only other person, except for “Tommy,” who is not afraid of Ann Eiffel and is willing to stand up to her.
Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive. Ann, shrieking: “Shut up, you slovenly, spoiled brat! How dare you come between me and Tommykins!" Tom, sternly: “Don’t you ever threaten my daughter again!” Ann, bewitchingly: "Tommy, you cannot mean this? You know I’ve given you the best years of YOUR life!” Tom, indifferently: “Hit the road, Ann. And don’t you come back, no more, no more, no more…” Ann, scornfully: “YOU WILL REGRET THIS!!!!”
I began to believe the break would dramatically happen for sure day before yesterday, more surely yesterday, and 100% sure today, and all of the fake emotion and efforts of Ann, including the booty call she is clearly hoping will change his mind, is totally convincing—beautiful set-up—but there are two things that emerge today that draws together the arc for me so satisfyingly. First he said MY CHILD, LORD PRESERVE US, what that so and so did to HIS child, and second how Les is drawn from panel 1 and panel and panel 3. He is mad in panel 1, but in panel 3 he looks enraged almost; I think he will be the one to bring his mom down here. He know her darkness, and he really sees how it can hurt his friend and her only family, her dad. He has been the person she goes to in the recent past to commiserate about Ann and her dad. I think he will be the vehicle that will once and for all (at least this time anyway) bring the witch of Luannverse down. Waiting with baited breath GnK.
Is everyone noticing how we’re discussing this plot and these characters as if they’re real? Greg, I hope you’re reading this; it’s a tribute to your greatness. I put you right up there next to Jef and the late, great Charles (a.k.a. Sparky).
Right now, Ann doesn’t realize she’s beaten because up to this point, she’s been getting away with everything. But like others have said, she over-played her hand both with that fake sonogram and by underestimating Tiffany and Les. And by giving Les that box of baby stuff Including his sonogram, Ann planted the seeds of her own destruction. And she did it years ago.Everybody had better watch this “woman” like a hawk while she packs up and until she finally leaves for good. Tom doesn’t need to get hit with a fake personal injury lawsuit from Ann as a “parting gift.”
I wonder if the final “blow” will be Ann slapping Tiffany in the face for that outburst and sealing the deal for Tom kicking her out. Regardless, Tiffany should just keep quiet and let her dad handle it. It would also be nice for Les to pop in tell her to stop being the con artist she is (not enough panels to bring up her selling the fake Souffle and end this arc Saturday). Reinforce hearing that from her own son.
just deserts pl (plural only) (idiomatic) A punishment or reward that is considered to be what the recipient deserved. It may appear that they’re getting ahead by cheating, but they’ll get their just deserts in the end.
Wow, this is getting better and better. Ann is about to start blubbering and Tom is standing tall for once. Tiff is putting her $0.02 in and Les looks like he is about to release a bunch of pent up anger to boot! I can just imagine some of the horror stories that kid can probably tell about Mommie Dearest. I am surprised Mr Grey did not get involved (to our knowledge). As a true Eiffel hater this arc is finally giving me a good hearty laugh. Revenge is a dish best served cold and I guess Tiff and Les (especially Les) have been waiting a long darned time!
I hope Ann does not have access to any of Tom’s financial accounts.
If so, this could get uglier. Also, I hope Tiff learns a life changing lesson, like I mentioned yesterday, the girl grows up and before a responsible adult and not lean on daddy’s money so much. Tuition is one thing, having the most expensive everything is something else.
Gotta give her credit for using the wordplay. She’s been conning him for so long, she must think he really is an idiot. Hell, she had ME convinced Tom was a moron! Each strip has been more delicious than the last and seeing Tom’s face in the last panel makes me happy he’s not being fooled twice. Atta boy, Tom, kick her to the curb!! (Bet Les is also enjoying Ann get hers after so long too).
Better not to leave Ann alone with Tom, or he could leave the room with the face of the man who forgave everything. If Ann go away, I hope Tiffany won’t regress at what she used to be.
One would think that Les would have some feeling for Ann, his mother. But, just as one can be a father just by having sex, it takes a special guy to be a dad. Ann doesn’t have anything but a mean kind of manipulative luv and it’s a wonder that Les learned any kind of loyalty and caring as he wasn’t getting it from Ann. In fact, Les may have been the baby with ultrasound that she used to snag Les’ dad. So, yes, he remains there to gloat over her failure at snagging Tom and it’s his friend, Tiff’s time to finally have victory.
Ann’s slimy tactics have always reminded me of a certain quote by Bram Stoker. “The last I saw of Count Dracula he was his kissing his hand to me, with a red light of triumph in his eyes, and with a smile that Judas in hell might be proud of.” I don’t think I’m the only one who hopes she fails this time.
With Ann leaving, now Tom can beg the staff help to come back. I’m sure they didn’t get fired, but quit because of the way Ann treated them. Chef Justine was probably only there for a couple of hours and was treated well, because Ann doesn’t like to cook.
Wow, all the moods Ann has rotated through the last few strips. looking for one that works on Tom…and now playing the sex card. Tom did just have his heart broken, but he doesn’t seem to be so low in self-esteem that he would fall back into the relationship for sex.
Pleeeeeeze end this story arc. It’s been going on, and on, and on seems like MONTHS. LETS GET back to Luann and her troubles. This has just gotten tedious. Just end this garbage already
Well of course Ann’s going to try every manipulative move she can; Tom’s succumbed before—but I’m glad to see it’s not working this time. And good on HIM for remembering that Tiffany’s put up with a lot as well.
I suspect tomorrow includes a final, uncontrollable outburst at Tiffany by Ann with a cartoon super villain “You havent heard the last of me” ending, and then hopefully we are done with this arc and we can go back to other things. Unless they extend it out by Ann having a final card up her sleaze…um…I mean sleeve.
Luann probably got married and is with child by now for all time we have spend away from her.
Still in desperation mode, Ann is back to what works (or has in the past), the sweet allure of sex. Yet Tom’s glaring eyes are not letting up. But what if there is a baby…now?? ….AARRGGGGGHHH!!!………..no, the “our baby” remark is rhetorical.
Ah, how nice to see Ann get what’s coming to her. I’m sure she wishes she had stayed in Japan now. (If she ever actually went.)
It’s also been interesting follow Tiffany on her journey. When I first encountered Tiff, she was Luann’s bully, and they were both older than me by about 2-4 years. (Now I’m older than both of them by about 2 decades.) I couldn’t stand Tiffany, and used to delight in her failing to hurt Luann and instead hurting herself. However I have not enjoyed watching her suffer in the hands of Ann Awful.
Much has been mentioned of her development through her struggles. What I would like to see in the future from her would be a new approach towards Luann. Maybe stop trying to steal the attention of any fellow she thinks Luann wants/might be interested in Luann?
And speaking of Luann… it would be nice to see how she’s doing. It’s been a while. The last time I remember her being included in the story is when Bets first hit the scene. She’s been trapped in her room since then I guess.
Can’t wait to hear Ann’s parting shot. Will it be a threat to Tom or Tiff, a command to Led, a promise to return?.In any event, Les is getting a good role model in Tom. Les is eating up every word.
Tiffany speaks up at just the right moment! Annie Awful was about to play the ace up her sleeve, her hole card as it were. Even newly-Tough Tom might have cracked if faced with a full-court seduction in the bedroom!
I thought Tiff and Les’s shadow figures yesterday meant they were leaving the room. Guess I was wrong. Cool though. Witnesses…and backup. Don’t falter, Tom. Its for the best.
Soooo, Ann thinks she can get everything back under control with a lil’ “private time” with Tom. More evidence she considers him a sucker for the taking.
A future plot twist: Ann goes away (mercifully), but reappears a year later (in comic strip time) with a toddler in tow, a baby boy that looks a little like Tom…… Aiiieeee!!!!
Thank God this finally happened. Comics are supposed to be relief for a few moments from the chaos of the real world and the oppressiveness of the Ann Eiffel thread was like being stuck in a Ground Hog Day movie about family not only disfunction but hell. We were long overdue for a smile to come out of this forced march of Bataan.
Yeah, something is off. Tiffany has tried on numerous occasions to communicate with Tom. She basically had to build a documented court case with evidence and Les as backup to get him to believe her. Meanwhile, she’s been cleaning up his house. I agree, in no way should he get a pass on this. At the very least, Tiff would be WELL justified given his behavior to simply continue to cut him out of her life on the basis of the lack of trust he’s exhibited in her judgment. “I won’t let you treat me this way Ann. Or my child!” BS Tom. You TOTALLY let Ann treat your child like crap when Tiff called you after she busted Ann at Souffle Lingerie. Your being upset now after Ann treated YOU like crap is you being a self centered jerk. Tiff shouldn’t have to make her problems Tom’s for him to step up and start treating her judgment respectfully, daughter or not.
Also, just for the record, when a woman says can we talk privately, it doesn’t always mean sex. Who knows what Ann has up her sleeve ( probably slime) but don’t trust her enough to write her off with a “give it up woman!”.
While I am appreciative of Tom’s awakening and his firm actions at this point, I feel some discomfort at Tiffany’s line…. “Oh, give it up , Woman!” To me, the manner of expression and the words Tiffany has used are not the way I had hoped Tiffany would respond:
1. To me, the type of response that Tiffany has given makes me feel concern that once Ann is gone, Tiffany will revert mostly back to her “mean-girl, rich-girl” persona from high school. It just feels that way to me by the words she spoke.
2. If Tiffany reverts back to the “mean-girl, rich-girl” persona instead of continuing to grow into the nuanced, somewhat more aware, somewhat more introspective person she has gradually become…. I think this would be a significant loss in the long run for her.
Hopefully the above is NOT Greg’s intent. But, in my manner of thinking, Tom’s words were strong enough and clear enough towards Ann, that Ann’s feeble, last gasp attempt to change Tom’s mind through his libidinous region…. did not need Tiffany chiming in. That Tiffany did chime in with those words seems like Tiffany is feeling she has regained her power and her “throne” and can act like her old mean-girl self.
To me, this day’s panels would have been more satisfying if Tiffany had simply stayed an observer today and we read her emotions via her facial expressions.
Tom continues to be rehabed (retcon-ed?) into a new character/creature.
I talked about this when his face first appeared on returning from the cabin. His first statement with a face was that he missed his daughter! I commented at that time the face and behavior of NEW DADDY was a signal that 1) we would see more of daddy Tom in the future and 2) NEW DADDY would interact with Tiff in a more kindly manner; dare I say more parental.
Indeed an arc involving Tom, Tiffany and Les could be a settling into a story trio. Both have needed something closer to a real father.
I am wondering if Tom is aware that Ann cut off Tiffany’s allowance by destroying her cards. Or maybe he is aware that Tiff isn’t spending anything and Ann just explained it as Tiff refusing her father’s help because she was jealous of his new love. A way to put a wedge between father and daughter.
I am not absolving Tom of his behavior towards Tiffany, and Tom may have never appeared as a caring parent, but we don’t know his background as to why he is this way. Tom also could have been deeply shocked when Tiffany’s mom left, and ceased to care about things. Also, lawyers are supposed to stifle their emotions and maybe Tom took that too far by extending it out of work and into family. Some men are far more in love with their jobs than their family. There is so much that has not been revealed, and we don’t know what conversations went on away from the strip. Tom has NOT been, in a lot of our opinions, a caring father, maybe he did not know how to care. Love of a child and love of an adult are different. Tom apparently became even more blind after Ann came along, and somewhat selfish in taking care of his own needs and neglecting his daughter even more. All that being said, and if you still follow my train of thought, I reserve judgement on Tom until I hear more backstory. He really could have had an epiphany and realized how he neglected his daughter. As for Ann, she may be in for a really rude awakening when Tiffany discusses in detail all the crap Ann pulled with Tiffany’s friends. After all, Tom is a lawyer, and may finally put Ann where she belongs, out of this strip. I have hopes father and daughter will begin to know each other again, this time on a very different level. Only time will tell.
If they can ever get this clinging heifer out of the house, I sense a redeemed, better relationship between Tom and Tiffany… and a future screaming match between Ann and Les.
Ann is not over with scamming people, just keep her away from the main characters, really sick of her devious ways being focused in Luann. I think we may l hear more of her new scams in the background through Les though and maybe eventually her karma, what we all hope will happen with people like her. Comics should be fun reading, not a downer.Looking forward to reading about Luann and family…
when a woman’s own SON reveals her scam and won’t say anything in her defense that is a GIANT red flag, it actually might be at least 2 red flags flown at the same time.
I am so happy that a con artist got what is due to her! Yes, there will be revenge unless Uncle Al steps in, unless…..Uncle Al is the “ghost” skeemer in all of this. On another note, isn’t it interesting how long this particular arc has gone on? Usually after two or three weeks the characters change. This has been building for awhile. Hmmm….will Luann be in a relationship with Jack when she returns or will Quill suddenly reappear. Only G & K know!!
Is it at all possible that Ann might now be pregnant? The “our baby thing is weird.”
The only thing I think completely rules it out is her not pulling the “I’m pregnant now and if you don’t marry me I’ll get you for child support” card.
I think she’ll go away for a while, then come back going after the Fuse. Luann’s mom kicked her out recently, and by going after it she can ruin (or attempt to) Tiffany, TJ and Luann’s mom all in one fell swoop. Slip and fall? Food poisoning?
Tomorrow, we see Ann leave the manse in a huff. Whether she threatens or slaps Tiff is moot. The final panel of tomorrow’s strip will see her pulling into a watering hole that is not the Fuse. Remember my prediction about a drunken Ann behind the wheel, and that Jonah is likely going to be whom she crashes into. This thus extends her villainy to yet more characters in the strip, and serves to provide the ultimate removal of her and Jonah. It also sets up Brad and Toni to adopt Shannon, which many long-timers around here have seen coming.
After 829 comments yesterday, Ann’s story has drawn over 600 today. That’s heady atmosphere for this strip, and a good reason why Ann will be back, and Tiff will continue to be featured.
The interface for this web site could use some work. While reading through the comments, I found some I would like to reply to. I clicked on the sign in link and was not only kicked out of the thread, but kicked out of the entire comic, ending up on a page boasting about gocomics at large.
Now I apparently have to drill down through the entire web site, first finding my comic, then it’s comments and then laboriously going through the comments one by one until I some how once again come across the comment I wanted to reply to.
Nota bene: if you are looking for a forum for your comic, before you end up here, you might want to quiz the sales staff about why their reader interface is so hostile to actual readers.
Namrepus over 4 years ago
One thing we know about Ann is that, just like herpes, she’ll be back some day.
Templo S.U.D. over 4 years ago
I second the notion, Tiffany. (Ann still having a trick up her sleeve, huh?)
K C over 4 years ago
Wow! It’s getting real!
AnyFace over 4 years ago
jazzfan619 over 4 years ago
Ann trying to pull out all of the usual tricks. Finally, Tom can see the error. I have been waiting a long time to see Ann go down.
electricpostcard over 4 years ago
Bad boys, bad boysWhatcha gonna do, whatcha gonna doWhen they come for you…
Prescott_Philosopher over 4 years ago
Ah, we’ve gone from crying, to promising sex, to… Anything else in your toolkit, besides car keys Ann?
capricorn9th over 4 years ago
Ann at her best…draw the guy into her web where they get stuck on her. Be strong, Tom. That is how she does it. Don’t be another victim.
DaJellyBelly over 4 years ago
Collect your rags and hit the road scumbag!!
walt.donovan over 4 years ago
There’s still the Saturday strip coming which will wrap this up. I’m guessing Ann leaves but with a veiled threat from her that they haven’t seen the last of her…
Miles VanDelay over 4 years ago
How does this play out? My prediction: After Ann hits the bricks, Tiff tells her dad about all the important lessons she has learned about relying on herself. She’ll always love her dad, but she’s going to keep her job at the fuse, and make her own way, and try to become the success she knows she can be.
pseudomao over 4 years ago
Finally, Tiffany is getting pulled out of the dregs. Yay Tom.
BrookHilton1 over 4 years ago
I think Ann has a back up plan
swanridge over 4 years ago
Cab you have Tiff pack up all of my clothes and will you get me a room at the Ritz?
Ahuehuete over 4 years ago
And don’t forget to get the locks on the doors changed.
BabyBlue over 4 years ago
The sex weapon will not work. It will not it will not. This is a FAMILY comic Ann!
Cstimpy25 over 4 years ago
okay i was wrong in yesterday’s strip as i looked at it wrong i didn’t notice that she had a ring on and that he was taking it off, i have no problem admitting that but to fix that lol it’s about damn time he stuck up for Tiffany. the only thing Ann ever did for Tiffany that she really needed and i think everyone agrees with me on this is to teach her she can’t always relay on Daddy’s Money. so she was making money for herself that is something she did need to be taught. other than that she needs to just freaking Leave, and if Ann does say anything Else i say have Les Pipe in to get her go away even if he has to threaten and bring Al into this or maybe not either way. she really needs to just freaking leave
Tyge over 4 years ago
and there it is… What all of us have been clamoring for for so long. So are we all happy now?
This more realistic appearing dad needs to eat quite a lot of cheese and show some sincere remorse over the treatment of his daughter.
Tiffany’s comment seems to indicate that she thinks Ann may yet pull this out.
bytebot-gocomics over 4 years ago
To paraphrase Robin Williams:
God gave men a brain and a penis, but only enough blood to operate one at a time.
I’m guessing Ann has seen that routine and is hoping to once again get Tom’s hugely enthusiastic personal traitor and her partner in crime rigidly on her side.
notbornyesterday over 4 years ago
“She’s been right about you all along”…“all along”…since when? fifteen minutes ago? or has Tiffany been talking to her Dad long before that? Somehow I missed that.
Joe1962 over 4 years ago
There is no “our baby”! I’m talking about my daughter.
Joe1962 over 4 years ago
Tiff is correct Ann still has some cards to play!!
Argythree over 4 years ago
There’s one more day. Ann could figure out a way to con Tom again yet…
Chocolate over 4 years ago
Ann is so calculating and completely submersed in deception, it’s second nature to her. I mean just the way she flows out the “using our baby”.
Rhetorical_Question over 4 years ago
It is not over until the fat lady starts to sing. Maybe on Saturday?
notbornyesterday over 4 years ago
And that scowling young man. I want to know what Les still doing there? I’d have thought that he’d be so embarrassed that he would have left long ago.
Airman over 4 years ago
It’s only Friday. The barnyard is quiet. The chickens haven’t hatched…….yet. So, we can’t count ’em.
MrGoobinski over 4 years ago
Tiff, this is when you keep your mouth shut! Everything is going perfect. Let the process unfold. Watch and enjoy.
suv2000 over 4 years ago
Oh snap
notbornyesterday over 4 years ago
(a lame reference to “Lost in Space”) Robot, arms flailing wildly, "DANGER! , DANGER!! TOM FARRELL!!! Watch out Tom, I suspect Ann’s next personnae is gonna be “Woman Scorned” and we all know what that means (and if you don’t know, it means “Hell hath no fury like the wrath of a woman scorned” ).
Dillithamir over 4 years ago
I can’t like the middle panel enough!!
LastRoseOfSummer 1 Premium Member over 4 years ago
I have a feeling Ann isn’t going to let her Gravy Train derail so easily.
Busrayne over 4 years ago
The more she tries to get off the hook, the worse she looks.
trish69 over 4 years ago
Tom stay strong … Ann is awful!
jmworacle over 4 years ago
Next up, Ann Eiffel versus Tom Farrell in palimony court.
SHIVA over 4 years ago
Tom, show her the front door, while the ball is in your court!!!
Wilde Bill over 4 years ago
He has a backbone after all.
Comicgirl81 over 4 years ago
Part me thinks Satday’s comic is going to start with Ann backhanding Tiff, cause to Ann that last comment was the straw that broke her back.
Really I’d like to see Tiff finally lay into Ann. Telling Ann that if she hadn’t try so hard to make Tiff’s life miserable with the bullying and rubbing her victories in Tiff’s face, Tiff probably would have step back and let her dad be happy.
SonneIsrael over 4 years ago
Toasted Eiffel is an awful eyeful. The truth cannot procede from her character. She will retaliate to add her garbage to the stew. No matter. No one will eat her cooked up oxtail shaved glass.
fairportfan over 4 years ago
She keeps pushing her schemes too far and getting busted.
seanyj over 4 years ago
Looks like old Tom grew a backbone! : )
Friend over 4 years ago
“Give it up,” Tiff?
Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t that exactly what Ann’s trying to do?
Caldonia over 4 years ago
It looks like Tiffany did tell Tom…something…about Ann? And he didn’t believe it, or just ignored it? Yeah, Tom’s a sympathetic character, all right. (I am being sarcastic.)
Queen Wolfen over 4 years ago
Yeah, I can’t see her ever admitting to being a failure.
Rhetorical_Question over 4 years ago
Ann Eiffel is a world class persistent grifter who has an arsenal of techniques designed to break down Tommykins’s sense of outrage.Tom is lucky that Tiffany is there to support him.
exarmyofficer over 4 years ago
I think Mr. Gray is going to need to become involved here, if she chooses to retaliate in some manner . He could possibly be the only other person, except for “Tommy,” who is not afraid of Ann Eiffel and is willing to stand up to her.
Homeboy1865 over 4 years ago
Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive. Ann, shrieking: “Shut up, you slovenly, spoiled brat! How dare you come between me and Tommykins!" Tom, sternly: “Don’t you ever threaten my daughter again!” Ann, bewitchingly: "Tommy, you cannot mean this? You know I’ve given you the best years of YOUR life!” Tom, indifferently: “Hit the road, Ann. And don’t you come back, no more, no more, no more…” Ann, scornfully: “YOU WILL REGRET THIS!!!!”
luann1212 over 4 years ago
I began to believe the break would dramatically happen for sure day before yesterday, more surely yesterday, and 100% sure today, and all of the fake emotion and efforts of Ann, including the booty call she is clearly hoping will change his mind, is totally convincing—beautiful set-up—but there are two things that emerge today that draws together the arc for me so satisfyingly. First he said MY CHILD, LORD PRESERVE US, what that so and so did to HIS child, and second how Les is drawn from panel 1 and panel and panel 3. He is mad in panel 1, but in panel 3 he looks enraged almost; I think he will be the one to bring his mom down here. He know her darkness, and he really sees how it can hurt his friend and her only family, her dad. He has been the person she goes to in the recent past to commiserate about Ann and her dad. I think he will be the vehicle that will once and for all (at least this time anyway) bring the witch of Luannverse down. Waiting with baited breath GnK.
eromlig over 4 years ago
Is everyone noticing how we’re discussing this plot and these characters as if they’re real? Greg, I hope you’re reading this; it’s a tribute to your greatness. I put you right up there next to Jef and the late, great Charles (a.k.a. Sparky).
GirlGeek Premium Member over 4 years ago
So he has been watching. Good. Good.
BabyBlue over 4 years ago
Kicked out of the Fuse. Kicked out of Tom’s life….I’m starting to see a pattern developing here. Wonder where she’ll be kicked out of next.
Zeno2099 over 4 years ago
Good for Tom and good for Tiff.
TXR 002 over 4 years ago
Right now, Ann doesn’t realize she’s beaten because up to this point, she’s been getting away with everything. But like others have said, she over-played her hand both with that fake sonogram and by underestimating Tiffany and Les. And by giving Les that box of baby stuff Including his sonogram, Ann planted the seeds of her own destruction. And she did it years ago.Everybody had better watch this “woman” like a hawk while she packs up and until she finally leaves for good. Tom doesn’t need to get hit with a fake personal injury lawsuit from Ann as a “parting gift.”
kenhense over 4 years ago
Tiff hasn’t done that well in school – but her one liners are pretty good (frame 3).
kenhense over 4 years ago
So Saturday – Either the heave-ho for Ann, or G & K give us another surprise.
RabbitHole over 4 years ago
I wonder if the final “blow” will be Ann slapping Tiffany in the face for that outburst and sealing the deal for Tom kicking her out. Regardless, Tiffany should just keep quiet and let her dad handle it. It would also be nice for Les to pop in tell her to stop being the con artist she is (not enough panels to bring up her selling the fake Souffle and end this arc Saturday). Reinforce hearing that from her own son.
kaneohegirl over 4 years ago
les wants to see his birther get her comeupance
Brdshtt Premium Member over 4 years ago
So, Evil Annie wants to go have a “private chat”? Sorry, Annie, Tom’s upper head is in charge now.
seanyj over 4 years ago
So with Ann outta the way does Tom restore all if Tiffany’s privileges like her allowance and letting her move back into the mansion?
mtv2013 over 4 years ago
just deserts pl (plural only) (idiomatic) A punishment or reward that is considered to be what the recipient deserved. It may appear that they’re getting ahead by cheating, but they’ll get their just deserts in the end.
Turnhandle over 4 years ago
Oh this is so enjoyable! Now it would be nice to see Les put in his two cents and finish her off!
Alabama Al over 4 years ago
Possible plot twist – Ann turns out to be pregnant for real – though no one, including her, knows it yet.
PeterPirate over 4 years ago
This arc is coming to a very satisfying conclusion.
And now, back to our regularly scheduled broadcast…..
TampaFanatic1 over 4 years ago
Wow, this is getting better and better. Ann is about to start blubbering and Tom is standing tall for once. Tiff is putting her $0.02 in and Les looks like he is about to release a bunch of pent up anger to boot! I can just imagine some of the horror stories that kid can probably tell about Mommie Dearest. I am surprised Mr Grey did not get involved (to our knowledge). As a true Eiffel hater this arc is finally giving me a good hearty laugh. Revenge is a dish best served cold and I guess Tiff and Les (especially Les) have been waiting a long darned time!
TORAD_07 over 4 years ago
OMG! It’s finally happening! I truly hope there’s nothing she can do to try and stop it. As Boggie said on “Big Brother…,” “Get to Steppin’” Annie!
jr1234 over 4 years ago
The sound of the Anne leaving, closing door on her way out, will WAKE Tiffany up from her dream
Ellis97 over 4 years ago
Hit the road, Eiffel! You’re finished!
Enter.Name.Here over 4 years ago
At this moment, I really want to see Tiff get physical and “help” her out. Please?
ACTIVIST1234 over 4 years ago
What, Tom? You’re not going to put her on probation!
JoeStoppinghem Premium Member over 4 years ago
I hope Ann does not have access to any of Tom’s financial accounts.
If so, this could get uglier. Also, I hope Tiff learns a life changing lesson, like I mentioned yesterday, the girl grows up and before a responsible adult and not lean on daddy’s money so much. Tuition is one thing, having the most expensive everything is something else.
phurface over 4 years ago
You’re going to wind up alone, Ann. Alone in a nursing home with no visitors.
Yael2024 over 4 years ago
Ann’s facial expressions and body language are drawn particularly well today. I love the first and third panels!
D.E.N. over 4 years ago
Ann’s still not done spreading her sleaze.
ForrestOverin over 4 years ago
Can’t count the number of times I’ve said the exact same thing to Tiffany!
well-i-never over 4 years ago
829 yesterday. Can it be topped? Tune in tomorrow for The Days of Our Lies.
dadoctah over 4 years ago
I wonder how long the “Who Is Ann Eiffel?” button will remain below….
Space_Owl on GoComics over 4 years ago
Tom defended Tiffany. He’s getting better.
SunnyDay1 over 4 years ago
Dallas twist! This week has been Tiff daydreaming how Ann will finally get her due.
Mr. Organization over 4 years ago
Tom wouldn’t be the first man to reverse a wise decision for a pretty face. Tiffany is right to get Ann out of there.
STACEY MARSHALL Premium Member over 4 years ago
I think that he might have to flush her down the toilet to get rid of her!
Jaymi Cee Premium Member over 4 years ago
Can someone just throw a bucket of water on her and let her melt please? Enough is enough from this character.
Markov Da Robot over 4 years ago
Go tiff! Go tiff! Go tiff! does happy dance
TwilightFaze over 4 years ago
Gotta give her credit for using the wordplay. She’s been conning him for so long, she must think he really is an idiot. Hell, she had ME convinced Tom was a moron! Each strip has been more delicious than the last and seeing Tom’s face in the last panel makes me happy he’s not being fooled twice. Atta boy, Tom, kick her to the curb!! (Bet Les is also enjoying Ann get hers after so long too).
Aladar30 Premium Member over 4 years ago
Better not to leave Ann alone with Tom, or he could leave the room with the face of the man who forgave everything. If Ann go away, I hope Tiffany won’t regress at what she used to be.
EasyEight over 4 years ago
Lets get this over with. It was way too long in coming.
Troglodyte over 4 years ago
Excellent timing for some make-up “secks”, Ann. Unfortunately, you’re already screwed, bwahahaha! :D
preacherman Premium Member over 4 years ago
Purple People Eater over 4 years ago
One thing you can say about Ann, se never gives up.
StoicLion1973 over 4 years ago
The gratifying & satisfying continues!
DaveQuinn over 4 years ago
Les? Scowl? That is his normal look. lol
interestedbystander over 4 years ago
Did Tiffany’s mother die when she was young? She’s never mentioned.
D.E.N. over 4 years ago
Ann’s slimy tactics have always reminded me of a certain quote by Bram Stoker. “The last I saw of Count Dracula he was his kissing his hand to me, with a red light of triumph in his eyes, and with a smile that Judas in hell might be proud of.” I don’t think I’m the only one who hopes she fails this time.
YorkGirl Premium Member over 4 years ago
Yeah, what she said……
William Thorneloe Premium Member over 4 years ago
So, kicked out of the cafe and now kicked out of the mansion. I wonder if her next character is homeless and desperate.
rrsltx over 4 years ago
After all this time, and access to Tommykin’s finances, she may very well know about a few skeletons in his bank vault. Can you say “Blackmail”?
darcyandsimon over 4 years ago
It’s just a bad dream. Tiffany will wake up, and everything is as it was before…
Ignatz Premium Member over 4 years ago
So was seeing Tom’s face actually intended as a preface to him becoming a more regular character who actually has a relationship with his daughter?
tutibug5 over 4 years ago
With Ann leaving, now Tom can beg the staff help to come back. I’m sure they didn’t get fired, but quit because of the way Ann treated them. Chef Justine was probably only there for a couple of hours and was treated well, because Ann doesn’t like to cook.
LeighBurton over 4 years ago
Look at the real tear coming out of Ann’s eye!
comicboyz over 4 years ago
My head exploded on the second panel!! “She’s been right about you all along”
Lopdee over 4 years ago
I think Les is correct in staying. He has been treated badly by her his entire life. I hope Tom cuts him a break!
mourdac Premium Member over 4 years ago
It’s time for Ann to unleash the palimony attornies.
draksig over 4 years ago
I’m hoping the fact that Ann cut Tiff’s allowance for Budget issues that don’t exist. Ann has most likely been spending that allowance herself.
StackableContainers over 4 years ago
Wow, all the moods Ann has rotated through the last few strips. looking for one that works on Tom…and now playing the sex card. Tom did just have his heart broken, but he doesn’t seem to be so low in self-esteem that he would fall back into the relationship for sex.
Tbirdee over 4 years ago
Yay Ann is toast, but what about Les? Will G&K explore how this effects him? Even though he “knows” about her deceit, how will he “feel” about this?
Lord Hearteater over 4 years ago
LMAO!
bigal666 over 4 years ago
Some of you question Tom’s love for Tiff. Everyone’s wired differently. Some parents can seem remote but love their children with s passion.
dv1093 over 4 years ago
“Now Les, keep quiet and stay out of this!”
ndblackirish97 over 4 years ago
Wow! Ann just keeps digging. LOL! On the same note, feel bad for Tom since Tiff pointed out how happy he was in a very long time.
Mr. JRB over 4 years ago
Pleeeeeeze end this story arc. It’s been going on, and on, and on seems like MONTHS. LETS GET back to Luann and her troubles. This has just gotten tedious. Just end this garbage already
Blairsister2 over 4 years ago
Ann will be back. Perhaps in a few months. And maybe really pregnant…
gingermilleragn over 4 years ago
It’s about time!
Cincoflex over 4 years ago
Well of course Ann’s going to try every manipulative move she can; Tom’s succumbed before—but I’m glad to see it’s not working this time. And good on HIM for remembering that Tiffany’s put up with a lot as well.
wantcomicsnow over 4 years ago
Hey, when nothing else works, distract him with sex.
Let’s hope “Tommy” doesn’t weaken and give in to Ann’s “private chat.”
Loki McMuffin over 4 years ago
I suspect tomorrow includes a final, uncontrollable outburst at Tiffany by Ann with a cartoon super villain “You havent heard the last of me” ending, and then hopefully we are done with this arc and we can go back to other things. Unless they extend it out by Ann having a final card up her sleaze…um…I mean sleeve.
Luann probably got married and is with child by now for all time we have spend away from her.
RC5 over 4 years ago
Tom, my man is looking good and manly right now. Way to go. This was worth the wait. Great job Gregg
ScretWitch over 4 years ago
Still waiting for the other shoe to drop…
David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace over 4 years ago
It is bad when what once worked no longer does.
Oh well, at least I look as good as ever. (One of the benefits of starting low and staying there.)
Wishingonastar over 4 years ago
Well, this has got the be the BEST arc in a LONG time!
montylc2001 over 4 years ago
ah….Ann IS trying to give it up…..bad choice of words there….
Jan C over 4 years ago
Good for Tom. There had to be a conclusion to this story arc. Happy endings all around.
RSH over 4 years ago
Still in desperation mode, Ann is back to what works (or has in the past), the sweet allure of sex. Yet Tom’s glaring eyes are not letting up. But what if there is a baby…now?? ….AARRGGGGGHHH!!!………..no, the “our baby” remark is rhetorical.
luann1212 over 4 years ago
Okay Mordy where are you? I know you would join in this feast by now. Hope you are okay.
DanBanks over 4 years ago
YES!!!! I am LOVING this! At last! So cathartic!!!!
Rachiesauce over 4 years ago
Ah, how nice to see Ann get what’s coming to her. I’m sure she wishes she had stayed in Japan now. (If she ever actually went.)
It’s also been interesting follow Tiffany on her journey. When I first encountered Tiff, she was Luann’s bully, and they were both older than me by about 2-4 years. (Now I’m older than both of them by about 2 decades.) I couldn’t stand Tiffany, and used to delight in her failing to hurt Luann and instead hurting herself. However I have not enjoyed watching her suffer in the hands of Ann Awful.
Much has been mentioned of her development through her struggles. What I would like to see in the future from her would be a new approach towards Luann. Maybe stop trying to steal the attention of any fellow she thinks Luann wants/might be interested in Luann?
And speaking of Luann… it would be nice to see how she’s doing. It’s been a while. The last time I remember her being included in the story is when Bets first hit the scene. She’s been trapped in her room since then I guess.
ACTIVIST1234 over 4 years ago
Can’t wait to hear Ann’s parting shot. Will it be a threat to Tom or Tiff, a command to Led, a promise to return?.In any event, Les is getting a good role model in Tom. Les is eating up every word.
cwizard71 over 4 years ago
I agree with Tiffany. Give it up, Ann. You lose. Game over.
Sisyphos over 4 years ago
Tiffany speaks up at just the right moment! Annie Awful was about to play the ace up her sleeve, her hole card as it were. Even newly-Tough Tom might have cracked if faced with a full-court seduction in the bedroom!
Tha_Hype over 4 years ago
I thought Tiff and Les’s shadow figures yesterday meant they were leaving the room. Guess I was wrong. Cool though. Witnesses…and backup. Don’t falter, Tom. Its for the best.
Soooo, Ann thinks she can get everything back under control with a lil’ “private time” with Tom. More evidence she considers him a sucker for the taking.
Callie Ray over 4 years ago
I’m with Tiffany: Just give it up and scram.
RSH over 4 years ago
A future plot twist: Ann goes away (mercifully), but reappears a year later (in comic strip time) with a toddler in tow, a baby boy that looks a little like Tom…… Aiiieeee!!!!
percheronhitch6 over 4 years ago
Thank God this finally happened. Comics are supposed to be relief for a few moments from the chaos of the real world and the oppressiveness of the Ann Eiffel thread was like being stuck in a Ground Hog Day movie about family not only disfunction but hell. We were long overdue for a smile to come out of this forced march of Bataan.
Glen.A.Zerbi over 4 years ago
Amen Tiffany! So glad to see Tom finally seeing the light!
bhgiz53 over 4 years ago
Lock her up. She is a felon
Ukko wilko over 4 years ago
Begone, B-witch.
astahl2003 over 4 years ago
Yeah, something is off. Tiffany has tried on numerous occasions to communicate with Tom. She basically had to build a documented court case with evidence and Les as backup to get him to believe her. Meanwhile, she’s been cleaning up his house. I agree, in no way should he get a pass on this. At the very least, Tiff would be WELL justified given his behavior to simply continue to cut him out of her life on the basis of the lack of trust he’s exhibited in her judgment. “I won’t let you treat me this way Ann. Or my child!” BS Tom. You TOTALLY let Ann treat your child like crap when Tiff called you after she busted Ann at Souffle Lingerie. Your being upset now after Ann treated YOU like crap is you being a self centered jerk. Tiff shouldn’t have to make her problems Tom’s for him to step up and start treating her judgment respectfully, daughter or not.
astahl2003 over 4 years ago
Also, just for the record, when a woman says can we talk privately, it doesn’t always mean sex. Who knows what Ann has up her sleeve ( probably slime) but don’t trust her enough to write her off with a “give it up woman!”.
PhoenixHocking over 4 years ago
Hooray and Hallelujah! Now, stick to your guns, there, Tommykins. Don’t let Evil Ann get you alone.
Pipe Tobacco Premium Member over 4 years ago
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While I am appreciative of Tom’s awakening and his firm actions at this point, I feel some discomfort at Tiffany’s line…. “Oh, give it up , Woman!” To me, the manner of expression and the words Tiffany has used are not the way I had hoped Tiffany would respond:
1. To me, the type of response that Tiffany has given makes me feel concern that once Ann is gone, Tiffany will revert mostly back to her “mean-girl, rich-girl” persona from high school. It just feels that way to me by the words she spoke.
2. If Tiffany reverts back to the “mean-girl, rich-girl” persona instead of continuing to grow into the nuanced, somewhat more aware, somewhat more introspective person she has gradually become…. I think this would be a significant loss in the long run for her.
Hopefully the above is NOT Greg’s intent. But, in my manner of thinking, Tom’s words were strong enough and clear enough towards Ann, that Ann’s feeble, last gasp attempt to change Tom’s mind through his libidinous region…. did not need Tiffany chiming in. That Tiffany did chime in with those words seems like Tiffany is feeling she has regained her power and her “throne” and can act like her old mean-girl self.
To me, this day’s panels would have been more satisfying if Tiffany had simply stayed an observer today and we read her emotions via her facial expressions.
TheCoosBayBachelor over 4 years ago
Enjoy your bachelorhood, Tom, you’ll never be lonely, no matter how old you get.
Johnnyrico over 4 years ago
Farewell to filet mignon lunches and afternoons at the spa…
Otis Rufus Driftwood over 4 years ago
To quote Jim Morrison, Ann, this is the end.
Tyge over 4 years ago
Tom continues to be rehabed (retcon-ed?) into a new character/creature.
I talked about this when his face first appeared on returning from the cabin. His first statement with a face was that he missed his daughter! I commented at that time the face and behavior of NEW DADDY was a signal that 1) we would see more of daddy Tom in the future and 2) NEW DADDY would interact with Tiff in a more kindly manner; dare I say more parental.
Indeed an arc involving Tom, Tiffany and Les could be a settling into a story trio. Both have needed something closer to a real father.
cabalonrye over 4 years ago
I am wondering if Tom is aware that Ann cut off Tiffany’s allowance by destroying her cards. Or maybe he is aware that Tiff isn’t spending anything and Ann just explained it as Tiff refusing her father’s help because she was jealous of his new love. A way to put a wedge between father and daughter.
mavinminx over 4 years ago
I am not absolving Tom of his behavior towards Tiffany, and Tom may have never appeared as a caring parent, but we don’t know his background as to why he is this way. Tom also could have been deeply shocked when Tiffany’s mom left, and ceased to care about things. Also, lawyers are supposed to stifle their emotions and maybe Tom took that too far by extending it out of work and into family. Some men are far more in love with their jobs than their family. There is so much that has not been revealed, and we don’t know what conversations went on away from the strip. Tom has NOT been, in a lot of our opinions, a caring father, maybe he did not know how to care. Love of a child and love of an adult are different. Tom apparently became even more blind after Ann came along, and somewhat selfish in taking care of his own needs and neglecting his daughter even more. All that being said, and if you still follow my train of thought, I reserve judgement on Tom until I hear more backstory. He really could have had an epiphany and realized how he neglected his daughter. As for Ann, she may be in for a really rude awakening when Tiffany discusses in detail all the crap Ann pulled with Tiffany’s friends. After all, Tom is a lawyer, and may finally put Ann where she belongs, out of this strip. I have hopes father and daughter will begin to know each other again, this time on a very different level. Only time will tell.
gigagrouch over 4 years ago
“And STOP CALLING ME ‘TOMMY!’”
jrankin1959 over 4 years ago
If they can ever get this clinging heifer out of the house, I sense a redeemed, better relationship between Tom and Tiffany… and a future screaming match between Ann and Les.
Rae Suzanne over 4 years ago
Wishingonastar over 4 years ago
They are going to need to call the local pest control to have this pest removed it looks like!
katrinavannote over 4 years ago
I hope this isn’t just some dream Tiffany’s having.
BlitzMcD over 4 years ago
So far, so good. And this is one arc where surprises that turn things around would most assuredly not be welcome. Ann must go!
dlaemmerhirt999 over 4 years ago
The real victim is him! Good to see he has FINALLY come out of her spell.
Goodvibrations2015 over 4 years ago
Ann is not over with scamming people, just keep her away from the main characters, really sick of her devious ways being focused in Luann. I think we may l hear more of her new scams in the background through Les though and maybe eventually her karma, what we all hope will happen with people like her. Comics should be fun reading, not a downer.Looking forward to reading about Luann and family…
asrialfeeple over 4 years ago
HALLELUJAH!! LET THE LORD BE PRAISED!!!! HE HATH SEEN THE LIGHT!!!!!!! PRAISE BE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
yangeldf over 4 years ago
when a woman’s own SON reveals her scam and won’t say anything in her defense that is a GIANT red flag, it actually might be at least 2 red flags flown at the same time.
rmbdot over 4 years ago
’bout time, Tom!
rmbdot over 4 years ago
503 comments! (when I checked in late today)Wow – bread and circuses, indeed!
smsrt over 4 years ago
Tiff has never been in a better role. And she will be indubitably better from this day forward.
baeb37 over 4 years ago
I am so happy that a con artist got what is due to her! Yes, there will be revenge unless Uncle Al steps in, unless…..Uncle Al is the “ghost” skeemer in all of this. On another note, isn’t it interesting how long this particular arc has gone on? Usually after two or three weeks the characters change. This has been building for awhile. Hmmm….will Luann be in a relationship with Jack when she returns or will Quill suddenly reappear. Only G & K know!!
Call me Ishmael over 4 years ago
She turns to the “ultimate weapon”…
chain gang charlie over 4 years ago
WHO THE HELL IS THIS “LUANN” CHARACTER THE TITLE REFERS TO?….
Dragoncat over 4 years ago
Good grief, Ann! Your done already. What are you trying to do now, brainwash him with a snake oil massage?
Dragoncat over 4 years ago
Poor Ann… She can not handle losing, can she?
Dragoncat over 4 years ago
And tomorrow, she’ll vow to get revenge on Tiffany, and perhaps Les, too…
Johnnyrico over 4 years ago
Ann will be back…. count on it.
Airman over 4 years ago
Time to start over, Ann. Back to the corner, under the streetlight.
lunapeachie over 4 years ago
You have to admire Ann’s persistence. If nothing else, anyway.
comic reader 22 over 4 years ago
Now watch him go in the other room with her to chat
random boredom over 4 years ago
So he FINALLY listened to his daughter?
laurasohn11 over 4 years ago
YOU GET NOTHING! YOU LOSE! GOOD DAY, SIR!
julleen over 4 years ago
Is it at all possible that Ann might now be pregnant? The “our baby thing is weird.”
The only thing I think completely rules it out is her not pulling the “I’m pregnant now and if you don’t marry me I’ll get you for child support” card.
bakana over 4 years ago
Awful Annie has a LOT of confidence in her BJs.
ShelleyMcConnell over 4 years ago
I think she’ll go away for a while, then come back going after the Fuse. Luann’s mom kicked her out recently, and by going after it she can ruin (or attempt to) Tiffany, TJ and Luann’s mom all in one fell swoop. Slip and fall? Food poisoning?
BlueKnight1966 over 4 years ago
She can always go back to the truck stops.
Lord Hearteater over 4 years ago
Tomorrow, we see Ann leave the manse in a huff. Whether she threatens or slaps Tiff is moot. The final panel of tomorrow’s strip will see her pulling into a watering hole that is not the Fuse. Remember my prediction about a drunken Ann behind the wheel, and that Jonah is likely going to be whom she crashes into. This thus extends her villainy to yet more characters in the strip, and serves to provide the ultimate removal of her and Jonah. It also sets up Brad and Toni to adopt Shannon, which many long-timers around here have seen coming.
Mooshki Premium Member over 4 years ago
FINALLY! The pay-off I’ve been dreaming of!! :)
fix-n-fly over 4 years ago
I am thinking Ann doesn’t get mad, she gets even. Watch out Tommykins!
donwestonmysteries over 4 years ago
Still not sure Tommy and Tiffany are out of the woods yet.
Miles VanDelay over 4 years ago
After 829 comments yesterday, Ann’s story has drawn over 600 today. That’s heady atmosphere for this strip, and a good reason why Ann will be back, and Tiff will continue to be featured.
FunnyPageLover over 4 years ago
Yes, yes, yes!!! Good riddance.
lindz.coop Premium Member over 4 years ago
Bout time.
bytebot-gocomics over 4 years ago
The interface for this web site could use some work. While reading through the comments, I found some I would like to reply to. I clicked on the sign in link and was not only kicked out of the thread, but kicked out of the entire comic, ending up on a page boasting about gocomics at large.
Now I apparently have to drill down through the entire web site, first finding my comic, then it’s comments and then laboriously going through the comments one by one until I some how once again come across the comment I wanted to reply to.
Nota bene: if you are looking for a forum for your comic, before you end up here, you might want to quiz the sales staff about why their reader interface is so hostile to actual readers.
laurasohn11 over 4 years ago
Well, Ann just got served…
Holilubillkori Premium Member over 4 years ago
I love today’s strip and just had to read it again!
Ceeg22 Premium Member over 4 years ago
Does this mean Tiffany gets her credit cards and college funding back?