Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for December 01, 2020

I’m with Leslie: the rescue ain’t over yet.

Yay Pink is safe !!!!

The ladder is right there, beatnik.

So this is going to be the joke this week: Everybody’s going to forget that Leslie is still on the roof, pack up their things, have pumpkin pie (which has to be against company policy), and drive off with Leslie still on the roof.

Of course there’s nothing stopping Leslie from just climbing down the ladder by himself while everyone’s looking at the kitten. He’s not helpless, is he?

Aaaaand the Saturday strip will show Punk back on the roof. Mew!

Leslie Knox might be afraid!!!

Where is the third fireman shown yesterday carrying the other end of the ladder?

Maybe Punk is getting a new home out of this…unless Leslie finally admits he likes the little fluffball

Tomorrow, before they can get Les off the roof, the firefighters get called away to a fire, started in the Farrell kitchen by TJ, whose Sunday cooking extravaganza is now magically taking place on Thanksgiving. (Take that, Kontinuity Kops! Nyah, nyah, nyah, nyah, nyah.)

Punk safe. But they forgot about Les who still on the roof.

Is Les incapable of climbing down the ladder on his own? Apparently.

Maybe G&K will just let Les stay on the roof for the rest of his life.

Okay, that was funny. I’m not gonna lie.

To you who heckled Les for not simply climb down the ladder on his own, I tell you I won’t go down the ladder by myself. I would require someone to hold the ladder. It is not free-standing ladder secured by a latch in between two sides of steps which are angled from narrow at the top to wide stance at the bottom. This is the leaning-on-wall model. It is notorious for imbalance where people topple over and get hurt. Heck, I think Les’d be safer to just slide off the roof. When you go down the ladder, you have trouble seeing where your feet are to get them to the ladder step while the body is faced toward the roof. Often the feet land on the step at the wrong angles so the ladder topples over. So, Les, just slide off. When your legs hang over the roof edge, they’re already close to the ground so you’re good to slide off.

“Don’t you forget about me – I’ll be alone, dancing*, you know it, baby.”

*OK, I doubt Les is about to start dancing until he’s off the roof.

Dessert before dinner, just how Gunther likes it.

HELLO! Don’t forget your ladder. Don’t want someone to play with it.

Les…it’s a ladder. We are giving you the benefit of doubt of the 10% rule.

I guess the running gag for the week will be the last panel, everyone forgets Les is still on the roof.

Today’s toon is a little much – leaving Les up there without any attention.

Bring Les down soon because he has to use the bathroom and is about to become the Piddler on the Roof.

One assumes that if you can climb up there without a ladder that you can climb down with a ladder.

Quit being a baby and climb down the ladder Les. Sheesh!

Ok. Time to take down the ladder. But before you do, throw some Christmas lights, a Santa costume, and some pillows up there. He’s already wearing black boots.

What happened to Gunther’s hair? Did the stress of the current situation make him go grey?

…I’m actually starting to feel sorry for him.

What does Les want, Brad to carry him down? USE THE LADDER!

I’m sure someone else may have said this, and I didn’t see it, but…why is nobody wearing masks?

Now let Me get this straight.

This Joker manages to climb UP a darned downspout wearing high heeled boots with little difficulty.

But NOW, all of a sudden, he’s totally incapable of climbing DOWN when presented with a much sought after ladder??

And everybody is wondering how the cat got stuck of there?

Now We KNOW why Al never invested good money on buying a decent sized ladder. Apparently his nephew Les, was never taught what a “ladder” is.

Brad? Please send Toni up next to get this “poor lad” down.

Maybe if he hadn’t spent so much of his life heretofore being such a total JERK.

So they’re already on dessert? Guess they ate the Thanksgiving meal while waiting for the fire department to show up, leaving Les out of it.

They should all go inside and leave the ladder where it is and see how long it would take for him to figure it out and climb down himself.

Pie is always great but they haven’t eaten Thanksgiving dinner yet!

All Brad, Toni, has to do is supervise Les climbing down the ladder. He’s old/big enough to do it without someone “holding his hand” while doing it.

Is this the everyone is horrible week?

Hello, yourself – what, you can’t climb down a ladder?

Aren’t you forgetting someone? Someone like Les?

Firemen don’t generally do this.

Punk-in pie?

Watch Brad take down the ladder next.

Remember that in Luann world all the citizens are effected by the nefarious Ben who has been poisoning the water and giving everyone bouts of amnesia. That’s why they don’t remember that they never had dinner and that Les is still on the roof. Les is not effected by this illness because he never drinks the water. All he ever has are those little fruit punch bags injected with vodka.

Everyone is loving over the kitten, awwww. Les? Well I guess it shows how much he is loved. Not much.

Maybe he’s hoping that Toni will carry him down.

Just take the ladder away. We’ll all be happier.

What, are Les’s legs broke? Waddle your little butt down that ladder dude. That was the whole problem to start with. I mean I can get not wanting to jump off the roof with the kitten but now? Take that leap. I did it all the time when I was younger.. It’s only 10 feet. Hit the ground and roll dude.. Or take that ladder that there.

Ahhhh…. poor Les. And why does he have the “attitude” others call out. Gee, we could have SLICC (pronounced slick. Means a Self Licking Ice Cream Cone). The bad thing is Les has been pretty good in general (yes, a little stand offish and maybe a few other things but he’s a work in progress). Ahh well. Maybe he should go over to Tiffany’s and consul with her for a while.

Les is doing his Rodney Dangerfield imitation. He doesn’t get any respect.

A hat with “F D” on it? Really?? That’s the best the Pittsville fire posse can do?

I knew it. Worry about the d*** cat

That would not make me feel very good if firefighters overlooked me to save a cat.

“Hay , I can climb up a drain pipe, but not down a ladder”?

Yah think their next call will be their own house, what with both of them working and Shannon there ?

@ Chopped Fowl I wonder if SHERIFF MORDECAI is still the colorist or if Greg has taken that over. Panel two is a very complex scene for a colorist and G-man’s hair would be easy to miss.

Sooo many negative vibes this week! Time to end the lockdown and everyone get some fresh air and sunshine. 8^ (

Let us all remember. Leslie Knox was the one that scurried up the drainpipe for fear that Punk would jump off the roof and inure himself.

No good deed goes unpunished! Indeed.

Hope they are just kidding. This is awful! No wonder Les has a chip on his shoulder. I’d expect this from Gunther and Al but Irma is really a disappointment!

Just imagine the bill from Emergency Services…

It helps you understand why Les is like he is.

Hello? Don’t know how to use a ladder, Les?

The running gag of Les being ignored is wearing thin. So is the supposed stupidity of all the chacter shown since Monday.

“But I’m still not down yet – you humans are like 80 feet tall!”

No wonder he has a bad attitude.

JFC Les, do you need them to carry you down the ladder too, or are you capable of doing it yourself?

HOORAY! Punk is safe! Everyone is rightfully happy about it ♡! Oddly, Les doesn’t sounds as happy as the others for his cat’s safety. Seriously, maybe these are the signs that will lead Les to decide to find a place away from his family for him and Punk.

Someone said this ignoring LES gag is wearing thin. So is stating this over and over so I am out. You can all celebrate. See ya sometime. GEEZ!

Pasting for the 5th or 6th time because reading all the comments about Les not using the ladder alone reads the same as me pasting.

Why can’t he climb down on his own?

Because the fire department people are now responsible to get him down on their ladder. If he were to fall unassisted they would be liable.

BTW the cat was just handed off and Brad said " Hand me the cat first, Les."

For tomorrow’s strip: Little side note above in Panel 1 that says, ’ Later That Week … ’ :)

I think that at this point, Les can get down himself. Panel 1 shows the ladder reachable by Les

Oh, for the love of Mike! SMH. A few days ago I wondered what Les’s thoughts would be, i.e. grateful, relieved, annoyed that Al and Gunth seemingly left. Now I wouldn’t blame him for being aggravated, impatient. What is wrong with these people? Ok, maybe this is happening in a matter of minutes, but….. pumpkin pie? Help the guy down. Talk about making someone feel insignificant!

That’s pretty rude to forget about Les.

Pumpkin pie? So they DID abandon Leslie earlier and had their Thanksgiving feast without him. I take back what I said yesterday, when I took back what I said the day before, when I admonished Gunther and the others. I love a story of a bully’s heart becoming softened by a little kitty. He should be rewarded by a good deed, reaffirming good behavior and helping him to grow into a more decent person. Not give him more cause for resentment.

It’s no wonder Les became the person he is. I mean, look at all these good, kind, loving people who care so much about him! (extreme sarcasm there)

Les can’t climb down a ladder?

What? You don’t know how to climb down a ladder?

can someone tell me why gunther’s head is gray instead of orange?

Gunther got so stressed, his hair turned gray.

Bunch of nit-picking old farts! Everyone forgot Les. Hilarity ensues! Of course I always go back to my default position: where will this arc fit in the general story of Luannverse, and in particular any of the characters in the arc? This includes Les himself. I think this is a fun set of panels though, not a grouchy as so many of my compatriots on this blog.

pumpkin pie first, Les

Nothing to see here folks, move along now.

People.

Take a Chill Pill and THINK for a second.

What if Al had a decent sized ladder nearby?

And Les had been home alone, and heard his cat on the roof?

What would Les had done?

I dare say he would have propped that ladder up against the side of the Gulag and climbed that ladder by his damn self to get his cat.

Now.

How would he have gotten down? Would he had stayed up there and yelled for help?

I doubt it. Les would have tucked Punk in his shirt and very gingerly, carefully, climbed down that ladder one careful rung at a time. And he would have MADE it!

Yeah, I KNOW it’s safer for someone to be holding the ladder. But remember. In My scenario, no one’s around. And don’t forget. The guy fearlessly, recklessly climbed UP a slippery downspout wearing boots without hesitation, for God’s sake!

So so you see where some of Us are getting at when We wonder why Les can’t get down that ladder by himself? ;)

Feel the love, Leslie. ;)

No thanks Irma. I had three slices of pumpkin pie over the weekend.

You hang a cat over the edge of a roof like that and its legs would be going in 19 different directions. And you would be bleeding.

Earlier on, I wondered why the sudden appearance of all these back burner characters in a comic named for Luann. Several good reasons were given and now I think of Luann as one of those big Thanksgiving Day parade balloons guided along by all the “little people” with their ropes. Luann would just be dead air without her cast of thousands showing her the way.

Is Les that stupid that he can’t climb down the ladder himself?

What? Les wants to be Carried down, too?

“I tell ya, it’s tough being me. I don’t ever get no respect. My mother had morning sickness after I was born.” – Rodney Dangerfield

Oh, c’mon, Leslie! You’re a big boy now: you can climb down the bloody ladder on your own. —I can’t believe you’re jealous of the attention your cat is getting!

Nice fireman, now take Leslie in your arms and carry him gently down to the many who love him.

Oh, my…I think this horse has been ridden as far as it can go.

So, come down the ladder…you went up.

How did Brad climb down the ladder holding a kitten?

Where I used to work, it was required to use both hands and both feet when going up or down a ladder. If we needed to bring something up or down, we had to use a haul rope. Brad could have a safety violation.

I actually found this arc to be pretty funny. Les rescuing his kitten, and at the same time being all, “Hello???? Still on the roof, people!” It actually made me chuckle.

Who colors these? Weird seeing Toni’s glove cat-butt colored. It’s like he has 4 extra teeny tiny tails.