Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for November 08, 2013

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What a break for those kids!

It certainly seems as if Tiffany and Quill will be trading jobs. So we shall get Quill and Luann together, and TJ will be making Tiffany’s life miserable. In the Luannverse, this represents the best of all possible outcomes.

Thus leaving the door open for Quill to replace Tiff once his attempts to cook for TJ fail.

“It’s All Fun And Games Until You Mention Luann”“Take This Job….. And Put It Over There, Please”or “They Looked More Fun In The Commercials!”

Either Quill will get to work there after school and perhaps Tiffany on the truck (unless she suddenly misses her sash and has a quick jog down memory lane) or tomorrow will cap off a week of “Stories Told By Auntie Climb Attic”…

Wow! Tiffany’s a quitter? Unwilling to consider Luann as a mentor? This is only a comic strip?

Okay “Hot Pants”.

But BEFORE You Go, Could You Please Favor Us with WHY EXACTLY did You Want THIS Job in the FIRST Darn Place????

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Well I guess these kids won’t be able to learn to be shallow and self-absorbed as easily. Guess a career in politic’s will be out of the question for them.

What’s wrong Tiffany? Job too much for a debutant?

I had another thought at the same time as my first.

“What? Expecting Tiffany to admit someone is better than she is at ANYTHING?”

Or, if so, would that be coincidental?

Oh, yeah! I forgot!!! Now I’ll have to do it all over, again!! Thanks a lot! (LOL!) – Warning… blah, blah, blah, etc… the stories are fictitious, but the names are real….

Let’s see…. Quill was dissatisfied with the way things were going on TJ’s food truck, and Tiffany is quitting as a teacher’s aide alongside Luann for the little kids. What if she and Quill just exchange positions? Then, maybe each will be happier: calm Quill can work well with his Luann among the little ones, and the Tiffster and TJ can strike sparks and do a bang-up business!

“When the going got tough, Tiff got going.”^That’s funny!!!

And the needle had to be changed once in a while…to protect the record, of course… (Borrowed slightly from “St. George and the Dragonet”)

“I Quit Quitting” – Look at us baby, up all night Tearing our Plane Tickets apartWe swore off fun, and missed the job-But aren’t we the same two people who saw clowns in the park?Every time there’s a vacay, something goes wrong and we have to stay… But I still don’t know why…. -When it gets crazy, it just ain’t rightCos the time flies on the morning clockBut it drags when it’s time to go home I see my check and get sticker shock…Every time I try to find more pay… Somehow, it goes away… without an alibi… No, I can’t sell you fries… why did I say that?I can’t tell you why… I’m tired, and I can’t tell you why… – I tried to quit but the door got in the wayI’d explain how it got that wayBut I found something shiny (and it distracts me)….And I still don’t know why… (no, no, baby!)… – -(JayBlue)

Seems to me, that right about now, a robot should come up and say, “Warning………..” ^Ha ha!

Maiden: It was terrible, he breathed fire on me, he burned me already! St. George: How can I be sure of that ma’am.Maiden: Believe me, I got it straight from the dragon’s mouth! - – -Dragon: Isn’t that a .45 caliber sword?St. George: (dryly) That’s about the size of it..

Haven’t thought about that one in years!Good old Stan Freburg!

So that’s what the comment police look like!….

Wow, 12.15 a.m. and there are already so very many comments, very few of which have to do with the actual comic strip. I have insomnia tonight, but do any of you have actual lives?

Oh, pul – eeze, Tiff, you don’t remember ever doing that when you were a young kid? ^^That’s the real problem, the kids are more mature than she is!

I say 75% chance that her new workmate will be Quill, but it might end up either Bern or Rosa or Luann doing it solo

Aaaaaaand, Tiffany STAYS IN CHARACTER!

“…Less drama, more fun”

The expression in panel two is a rare sight of a disillusioned and sad Tiffany. Didn’t last long, the mention of Luann snapped her out of it :)

It may be a cartoon/comic strip, but I have known lots of folks both male and females like Tiffany, self centered and just plain stupid about most things that don’t involve them. Tiff just can not stand the thought that LuAnn might know something or be better than her at any thing. So it might be a comic strip but there are lots of Tiffany’s running around and a good portion of them are Timmy’s…lol

And she’s blonde, clueless and haz shiatty ’tude…

I hope she decides to stick it out. ^That would be nice! Like Seismic says, she has positive, human qualities, and she must really have felt that she’d be able to enjoy working with the kids, there…deep down, when she puts her mind to something, she shows some really good traits! In addition to her resolve, she shows that she can be focused when she is motivated to pursuing her goal… not only that, but the look she has in the middle panel reminds me of the despondency she showed in the aftermath of the E.O.Z. at the lonely autograph table. This also shows that she has feelings …. – But that look in her eye after “the Chin” started speaking of Luann makes me think that she has realized something and sees what direction she wants to go in… though, still, “something could make her turn around and stay”…. but what it is, I couldn’t “tell you why”….

Actually, I’m inclined to give Tiffany a chance here. Wouldn’t it be nice to see her actually learn from Luann and become a better person? (I don’t know if I’m serious about that or about to crack up laughing)

Seismic-2; Tiffany cook? That I’d like to see (but not eat).

That principal would be doing a real service if he could talk to Tiffany and tell her what a difference she could make in a kids life by being compassionate and caring, rather than pawning her off on Luann.

Poor Tiff, the last thing in the world she ever wanted to hear was she could learn from Luann.

Tiff (thinking – in last panel) YEAH. SURE! ME learn from Luann?? – THAT’LL be the day! No way am I gonna put up with that..Even though this is just a comic strip, I’m being exploited. I’m outta here. Hasta la vista Baby!

I thought Tiffany would have quit the first day (big improvement for her to actually try for however many days it has been).

Tiffany can never stand Luann doing better than her. Haven’t we all had someone in our life with that attitude toward us? Tiffany is a must for this strip to keep confusing us that this is a comic strip, not real life.

OMG! Leviticus, I didn’t know you had such a droll sense of humor! LOL….

I still like the earlier suggestion that Gunther would replace Tiffany, since Gunther worked in the library, too, and probably lost his job. This would create lots of potential for conflict between Gunther and Quill over Luann….

She is so weebly…

I do so hope that no one thought that I’d seriously go around telling people that this is a comic strip! I was being sarcastic, imitating the way some people say it all the time.. in other words, I was just joking! … I would not be one to go around saying that seriously!…

Especially in view of how people were saying it yesterday, which is the reason I was jokingly saying it today, to show the silliness of reminding people that they’re commenting on a strip with a comments section!

The really frustrating part of this plotline (contrived as it is) is that the kids actually had a good time working on the flag pictures, under Tiffany’s direction. On the other hand, we haven’t seen Luann interacting with her own group of kids at all. All that we’ve seen is Luann’s butting into Tiffany’s group and telling her that she shouldn’t be promising the kids that they could attend the dance (when, in fact, she hadn’t made such a promise). But we must take Principal Jawbone’s word for it that Luann has her group of kids all well behaved and adoring her. No one with colds or runny noses or sick tummies or crying fits or temper tantrums in Luann’s group, no sir! It must be so, since it’s her comic strip. (Has anyone pointed out that these aren’t real people, and this is in fact a only comic strip? If not, let me be the first!)

here’s the perfect business model:

Tiffany attracts customers (okay male customers)

TJ up sells them more food than they intended to buy while customers check out / flirt with Tiffany

Quill works the grill for less than minimum wage since he ’s here on a student visa, not a work permit

Not surprising at all… I’m amazed Tiff lasted this long!

But, I’m not so sure she’s going to switch jobs with Quill. Quill might move to take Tiff’s position at the school (if his Visa status permits – I don’t think “Big Chin” could overlook that), but I just can’t see Tiff cooking in a food truck with TJ. No way, especially after the Fire Dept. fiasco. Still, both arcs were in the story this week for some reason. We’ll have to see.

We have yet to see Q at Pitts HS, so I wonder if that part of the arc is still viable? I guess it should be if he’s on a student Visa. Or, perhaps that magically changed to a work Visa somehow. Lots of weird things happen in a comic strip.

Anyway, I hope Tiff gets the message real soon, or she’s going to find out what it’s like to go through life without a decent social network/friends, etc. Her looks can’t carry her forever.

In most states, any program involving minot children (whether an afterschool program, scouting program or school itself) now has requirements for administrators to check on classes or groups. It’s part of an effort to stop possible mistreatment of kids (all kinds of mistreatment). So, if the principal himself isn’t occassionally observing Luann and her group, then he would be relying on reports from whoever Luann’s direct supervisor is. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< The interesting thing is, seismic gripes that every minute of Luann’s interaction with the kids isn’t shown, and then he reminds everyone else that this is just a comic. Well, if it’s just a comic, why insist that every minute be shown as if it’s a biography?

That may very well be the smartest decision she could ever make.Luann may have to deal with all the kids for a while, but she has what it takes to handle them.

Luann and the kids will thank you Tiffster if you do quit…

Snotty yet satisfying, buh-bye Tiffy

If a joke has to be explained, you have to face facts. It didn’t work out. I seem to remember my koala joke failed because I used the antiquated term koala bears. I sure got schooled. Now I have moved on to possum jokes, because I can’t wait till someone says. “Ahem, they’re called OPOSSUMS.”-Yeah, I have too much free time.

Yeah, but remember Tiffany’s interview, when she was explaining why she was qualified for this job? She said nothing about experience taking care of kids or interest in doing that. The principal even called her on it. I would assume that the same thing would happen if Quill interviewed. I’m really hoping that Tiff’s replacement will be Gunther. That just opens up so many good story lines, it would be a shame to pass it by.

My, but you guys are in FINE form today! My belly is aching from laughing so hard at all of the comments. Does that make this a ‘Stomic Rip’? Yeah, I do think that Gunther will be back to fill the vacancy left by Tiffany’s hasty departure. The question remains, however— what, if anything, will fill the vacancy that’s left between Tiffany’s ears?

‘Principal Jay Lenoschin’…

Luan should retire from writing the cartoons. She just made up the stalking story for media attention and her cartoons aren’t as funny as her dad’s..

“…God I’m glad I have a life …”

Me too!

@SF1972“Thus leaving the door open for Quill to replace Tiff once his attempts to cook for TJ fail.”=“That seems to be where this is headed. I wish it wasn’t so painfully obvious.”

Maybe Evans got the message that Quill is not eligible for the truck job due to his visa status. But then again, as someone else mentioned, would he be eligible for the school job?

ROFL…

Where is it?

Yea. Way to not give up, Tiff…

Night-Gaunt49:

It is called getting involved in the story and characters. Natural for those who aren’t robots or Philistines.

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Brd: ?

^Jay: It is because of my first post.. NG took it to literally be me saying how to comment on this strip, though you’d think that he would know that I would be the last person to say that… that’s why I posted that I hoped no one would take that thing seriously… I’d expect the infrequent posters and all to take it literally (such as Mr. Webster), but not NG….

Cue “We Are The Robots” by Kraftwerk….

Very kind, sir! Appreciated!

I think that I can clear that up!!!! His reference to robots was as in ‘I (Jay) was "telling people that they ’couldn’t comment on the strip in such and such a way’…. he was criticizing me for trying to ‘control’ how people commented… that’s the way he took what I was saying about my ‘Warning… this is a comic strip, etc." remark… – I can see how the word ‘robots’ would alarm you, but I can tell you quite certainly, you were not the intended for that …the ’robots’ he was describing was how he interpreted my statement as trying to make people’s comments become like such… that’s why he said to me… “STOP IT!”…. the “Phillistines” part was the bonus, in the way like you described…. NG has a rather ‘interesting’ way of stating things, that you sometimes cant’ tell, but I can assure you that his language was meant for me , and not you, at all!…. :-) ;-)

but people that function as robots ^Yeah, and that’s what I meant to mean, Lol! – Mr. Roboto is my wife’s favorite Styx song… mine’s probably “Too Much Time On My Hands” or “Blue Collar…” … She loves the “Domo Arrigato” part.. I take it you saw the ‘minifilm’, then?

Yeah, “Lady” is a great song in either case!!!!

As far as LRB is concerned, I’m for “It’s A Long Way There”, “Nightowls”, or “Days On The Road”….

There is this animated movie (not “Heavy Metal”) that is out, and I literally had it in my hands and passed it up… f(ilmed in the same style that they filmed “Josie And The Pussycats”, with the human modeling animated to film), showed rock bands and music throughout the course of the twentieth century…. can’t place the name, at all, but I have an inkling I had a collector’s item in my hands….

Thanks! Even if not getting my hands on it, again, at least just knowing what it was may help me sleep 5% better at night, Lol!

+Reminiscing…

Oh, sorry!!! Don’t even sweat it! I hadn’t given it much thought, until you helped jog my memory…My mind works that way, where my synapses get triggered like a giant library with cross references, whether widely known or obscure, and the whole discussion was reminding me about it… I’m going record hunting this weekend, and I also have a “secret internet”, where I can look, Lol!!!! (more like different places to track it down)… – And I know you meant to type ‘5% worse, sir’ instead of ’worser’…. you just slipped on the keys, ha ha!!!

175. There, I’ve said it!!! (Had to be said!)….

Actual highway, in Philly, too!

Had that experience with the Mrs. with the Johnny Rivers song, and “Reminiscing” by LRB….she loves sentimental stuff, but doesn’t enjoy the “center of attention” part, so the shorter the song, the more likely she’ll enjoy the moment! One time, I found a 1 minute song where it was as if she was dancing on clouds to the beat!

For those of you thank think that Quill and Tiffany should change jobs, I think I’m on your side. But think about this twisted plot twist… TJ and Tiffany get under each other skin in such a way as to have them fall for each other. At least for a way.It is only a comic, and stranger things do happen in the real world.

Welcome to the real world Tiff.