Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for July 13, 2016

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    Namrepus  over 8 years ago

    He’s got his disappearing act down pat. I hope he chokes on a hairball.

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    dcalhoun38  over 8 years ago

    somehow I get the feeling that dad won’t even show for the talent show or for the wedding.

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    Templo S.U.D.  over 8 years ago

    Busy as always Jonah is… and ne’er busy for his daughter.

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    wiselad  over 8 years ago

    looks like Shannon will be having to do it with either Pru or more likely Bwad

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    SF1972  over 8 years ago

    Jonah Daytona?

    Smarmy Smarmington is more like it.

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    Flash Gordon  over 8 years ago

    Jonah, you are an absolute JERK!!!!!♦@brdshtt,your post yesterday of those comics where Brad misunderstands reminds me of the scene in the movie “mystik pizza” where she dumps the fish in the guy’s convertible only to find out the woman he’s with is his sister.

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    Argythree  over 8 years ago

    Someone under treatment for a disease makes arrangements for those who are dependent on him or her during treatmendt (been there). And usually doesn’t have a full head of hair, either…

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    keema70  over 8 years ago

    Doesn’t Quill play keyboards?

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    JayBluE  over 8 years ago

    Truly, if Pru is a proactive pro, then Pru is pretty much a practically prudent pro. -On the other hand, just because Jonah seems jocular, it doesn’t justify Jonah’s jacked up gesture. In fact, generationally, Shannon may adjust, but he’s not only missing the gist, but Jonah’s jive just doesn’t jibe.

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    Argythree  over 8 years ago

    Toni has a full time job. That’s not an arrangement. A kid that young can’t stay home alone all day.

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    ericbrower  over 8 years ago

    SIGH Shoulda known. The idea that Jonah was here for Shannon was too good to be true. The worst part is that Shannon (like most children are wont to do) thinks her father is just wonderful. So Nancy and Pru can’t say what they are undoubtedly thinking.

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    luann1212  over 8 years ago

    She loves her dad, while Pru questions the duo idea that Shannon is so excited about. What a metaphor for Jonah and his responsibility toward his child. He does seem to be busy in acting, as a thespian, but is he also selfish and shallow, or just busy and a little diffident in being a father and parent? Brad has become such a man as a parent figure to Shannon, although of course having a fiance like Toni Daytona can help a man, man up! Jonah may not have that going for him. He is not as clearly bad as Leslie, or as mysterious as Piro, but being a parent is so important. Why is he that way.? Shannon loves her dad, children often do, but when will it become apparent to her that her dad is not the most loving father figure in her life? That might be one of the issues that face Toni and Brad as we approach the wedding date. That may be another reason he really does not like Brad. I smell the faint but unmistakable whiff of tension, jealousy and anger here between Brad and Jonah, with Toni in the middle, and Shannon being OH GOD the victim. Please lets work this out.

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    JayBluE  over 8 years ago

    " ‘Cats’ In His Cradle"“Exit, Stage Bereft”“Brush Hour”“Touch And No-Show”“Get His Drift”“Trouble, With A Capital Absen-tee!” (♪)“Hung Up On A Call-back”“A Touch Of Wander”“The King Of Pawns”“An Ulterior Decorator”or“Du-o Is Me!”

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    kenhense  over 8 years ago

    Shannon’s Mom may have been an even bigger flake than Jonah. I have a friend whose Mom disappeared not long after the kid was born and she never found out what happened (the relatives wouldn’t discuss it). What I wonder is how Jonah eats, pays rent, etc. I don’t see him getting any gigs that pay much.

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    Ruth Brown  over 8 years ago

    Doesn’t Brad play the guitar?

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    David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace  over 8 years ago

    Sometimes “Break a leg,” REALLY means, “Break a leg.”

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    draksig  over 8 years ago

    Is this the setup for Shannon staying with Toni and Bwad full time?

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    Chuck374  over 8 years ago

    Where did he get the idea that people running a business have time to do babysitting?

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    Chuck374  over 8 years ago

    Now that I give it a thought, it’s been a while since we have seen Brad and Toni.

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    Barry1941  over 8 years ago

    Takes more than sperm to be a father.

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    BJShipley1  over 8 years ago

    Wow, so now he’s progressed to dumping his kid off on people he doesn’t even know?

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    billsarar  over 8 years ago

    Foreshadowing? I’m betteing T&B end up new parents at the wedding

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    dlkrueger33  over 8 years ago

    Jonah Daytona? That’s the first time I said those names together….the parents really didn’t think to much when they named him.

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    dlkrueger33  over 8 years ago

    Has Quill gone the way of Delta? Never to be seen again?

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    Sisyphos  over 8 years ago

    No “duo” here, Pru! Irresponsible Jonah has baled yet again, dumping poor Shannon on Nancy and you this time. And I’m not so sure he has even the modest gigs he professes (as I also suggested yesterday). Who knows what he really does when he leaves? Maybe he’s mixed up in something very bad….

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    Schrodinger's Dog  over 8 years ago

    ♪♪ and the cat’s in the cradle …. ♪♪

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    seismic-2 Premium Member over 8 years ago

    So is this a rehearsal rather than the actual show? Maybe we can see Luann and Bernice’s “act” now. Anyway, this answers a question that someone asked yesterday, namely why Jonah (if he is busy auditioning for paying jobs) would take part in this amateur show. It seems to have been Shannon’s desire rather than his.

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    31768  over 8 years ago

    Don’t know who’s the slickest, Jonah or Leslie.one steals from people, the other, steals from his daughterPru(ne) is the true thespian, she figured him out instantly.

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    Cathy38c  over 8 years ago

    Not with that head of hair.

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    seismic-2 Premium Member over 8 years ago

    Apparently now Teams Evans will really ramp up the “lousy father” storyline for the next 6 months so that Brad and Toni can adopt Shannon as soon as they’re married, as the Truefans have been demanding for years now. Then Jonah will vanish to the land of Aaron Hill and mini-Elvis.

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    Mordock999 Premium Member over 8 years ago

    Oh Jonah is an ‘Actor’ alright. He’s ‘Acting’ like He’s a responsible parent, right Now.

    BAH. “Call Back for CATS” My Eye! ‘Obi-Wan’ is probably hanging out at a local ’Gentleman’s’ Club.

    Let’s find out. Nancy, Send Frank to check out all the local ‘Clubs.’ Make SURE He has enough spare change for the Pole Danc….,Uhhh, I MEAN, Parking Meters. Yeah, THAT’S It…..,

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    Outsideplaying  over 8 years ago

    And with that, Jonah has found a new place that will babysit Shannon.

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    1soni Premium Member over 8 years ago

    Interesting way to bring Quill back into the story. He shows up for his last paycheck, gets roped into playing for Shannon, they win and beat Luann. Luann congratulates him and they start talking again.

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    Schrodinger's Dog  over 8 years ago

    yup.

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    Lamberger  over 8 years ago

    " ♪♪ and the cat’s in the cradle …. ♪♪ "-—I miss Harry….

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    ACTIVIST1234  over 8 years ago

    So that’s why he left the guitar in the car. He planned to go far without the daught-ar.

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    Pipe Tobacco Premium Member over 8 years ago

    7As anticipated, Jonah has a “bail” plan enacted. Typical for what we know of his behavior in the past. But… the interaction as portrayed today between Jonah and Shannon still seems “ok”…. what I mean is that Shannon seems happy, and Jonah (at least at this point) is being nice verbally to Shannon. Obviously, the suggestion is that he will “flake-out” of the whole DUO routine, and someone else will have to step in. That is how this reads…. but who knows, Greg may have another avenue he will take us to. There is still a possibility (perhaps remote) that Greg WILL have Jonah come back AND do the actual performance with Shannon. That would be nice. Having him “flake-out” on all the work at practicing with Shannon, and leaving her at The Fuse in a last-minute hustle to leave, and announcing Toni will get Shannon later (whether this has really been arranged is doubtful, but we really do not know yet)…. all of these are in keeping with Jonah’s past behavior…. but Greg could still pull of the arc in an unexpected way where Jonah still (probably at the last minute) comes and does the actual performance with her.I could see a situation where Brad and/or Toni presume Jonah is GONE from the performance, so they step in and do a lot of practice with Shannon…. only to have Jonah step back in at the last second. This could then develop into a further development of the Jonah/Brad tension that has been lurking behind the scenes.

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    ACTIVIST1234  over 8 years ago

    “boring”*EN – please don’t talk about yourself that way. I’m sure you have many interesting things to say.

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    terrieann.schmearer  over 8 years ago

    Shannon needs some stability in her life. Dad doesn’t give it to her.

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    dirkzorn  over 8 years ago

    Actor, huh? Well, he could definitely be the star of a Summer’s Eve commercial!

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    Vorticia  over 8 years ago

    Poor Shannon…

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    SukieCrandall Premium Member over 8 years ago

    Well, now we know WHY Jonah showed up there. He decided to just dump Shannon w Brad’s family, even though he had not yet met them, till Toni can get there. Like others here have said i feel sorry for Shannon having grown this far so used to this. People w huge senses of entitlement are … Well, i will not say it. I wonder if, when he enters groups of people, he also just assumes they should like and/or accept him no matter how he treats them? I am asking because in my many decades i have known two people with borderline personality disorder and they truly considered themselves to be a part of groups where they repeatedly took advantage of others and treated others badly. They felt that somehow they were automatically entitled to acceptance and even reward despite their poor treatment of pretty much everyone. We know nothing of that part of Jonah’s life, though.

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    locake  over 8 years ago

    It is amazing that Pru just left her entire life back in New York. And for what? Quill is out of the picture, and she has good friends back in NY. Did she even make a trip back to get the rest of her stuff?

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    locake  over 8 years ago

    Shannon knows Nancy, she has stayed with Luann many times before. Jonah is a single parent and Shannon seems pretty healthy and happy. I think Jonah is doing better than a lot of real life single parents. He has a network of people who will help him out with his daughter, like Toni and Brad, and Luann and her family.

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    RSH  over 8 years ago

    Auditioning for “Cats”? Part of me wonders if Jonah will bump into Quill on some of these acting gigs.

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    beachlvr Premium Member over 8 years ago

    I bet Shannon will turn out to be a really talented dancer to everyone’s surprise!

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    Doctor11  over 8 years ago

    I’m expecting Toni and Brad to adopt Shannon once they’re married since Jonah doesn’t care about his daughter at all.

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    3pibgorn9  over 8 years ago

    Quite likely.

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    ACTIVIST1234  over 8 years ago

    Just looked at the last frame— Shannon looks shellshocked.

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    HereKnittyKitty  over 8 years ago

    Am I the only person that sees the parallel between Jonah and Quill? If he and Luann had continued to try their relationship, this is what she would have looked forward to. Always work, always some kind of audition or call back and never time for them. I would love to hope that Quill and Jonah meet up and Quill sees his future self in Jonah. Might cause some thinking.

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    Boise Ed Premium Member over 8 years ago

    I couldn’t quite tell whether that last one was “DUO” or “DUD”,

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    JayBluE  over 8 years ago

    Pretty ironic that someone considered a flake is giving someone else “the brush”….

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    seismic-2 Premium Member over 8 years ago

    I’m sure it’s planned that this company of “Cats” will go on a permanent road tour (to the Bermuda Triangle, Brigadoon, and the black hole Cygnus X-1) sometime around December 10. All problems will then be resolved. Instant family, without pregnancy and childbirth! Happy, happy days in the Luanverse!!!

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    Terminal Frost Premium Member over 8 years ago

    worlds-best-daddy said, about 12 hours agoI bet Jonah has cancer and is taking treatments for it that is why he is always gone^^^^^^^^^^^and this random thought because?

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    rhonda Premium Member over 8 years ago

    I always thought Brad and Toni would end up raising the neice. I’m now leaning toward Pru becoming an adoptive mother.

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    catzooski  over 8 years ago

    This “comic” strip is getting way to complicated.

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    Schrodinger's Dog  over 8 years ago

    found it …Mr Gray asked Frank to hire Prudence as a bartender:

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    thomas93  over 8 years ago

    My prediction is brad and toni will adopt shannon

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    SukieCrandall Premium Member over 8 years ago

    Locake and seismic, NYC, like SF and a few other cities, has rents so high that people often share apartments, having a small room or part of one, and therefore CAN fit everything they own into a car – which is how Pru traveled to Pitts.She might have felt thst her options for work were too constrained there, too, whereas here she is the chief theater manager and has been able to write, produce and direct her own work. She might have wanted more opportunities on that score for a while. It is not unusual for people to discover that they need a different venue at some point in development.

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    oakie817  over 8 years ago

    Jonah & pru get married….wait for it….

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    ohwhatever  over 8 years ago

    So . . . who will show up at the last minute to take her dirtbag father’s place with her at the talent show? Guesses?

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    Tim Pickard Premium Member over 8 years ago

    Can we say “Brad”. He’s not her father, but he is more of a father figure than Jonah will ever be. Just look how she lights up when Brad is around.

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    Schrodinger's Dog  over 8 years ago

    OMG! Pru’s belt buckle has a cross on it! That MUST be a secret message of some type!!! ( Secret, since he didn’t provide any “backstory” for it!). It must mean she’s a Christian Lesbian!

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    notbornyesterday  over 8 years ago

    Am I missing something or does that brat have a mother….Or…in a plot twist no one saw coming…is Toni really her Mom?

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    nanellen  over 8 years ago

    Toni cares for her brother’s child. I don’t see her as a brat, she changed a lot since Brad and Toni became a couple.

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    Sheila Hardie  over 8 years ago

    He’s only doing what men have been doing for eons: foisting their spawn onto women so they can use THEIR free time doing fun stuff while the women spend all of theirs raising the dude’s children…

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    scorpy007  over 8 years ago

    The one who really suffers is little Shannon. I do hope for her sake that either Jonah will either wise up (doubtful now) or he will consent to let Toni and Brad have custody of her.

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    Caldonia  over 8 years ago

    So, could we get some clues as to when the talent show is? Lousy exposition

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    seismic-2 Premium Member over 8 years ago

    Details of Harry Chapin’s death are given here

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    SukieCrandall Premium Member over 8 years ago

    LOL! Puzz, i posted this late last night. I think Jonah and Pru would have behaved differently if they knew each other.Here it is:SukieCrandall GoComics PRO Member said, about 20 hours agoSpoiler alert: Jonah repeats a behavior that has appeared often on the strip from him.Also, my guess was wrong, so i will say what i was guessing but did not want to write (because if i had been correct it coukd have undermined the fun for others). Anyway, i had been wondering if Pru had earlier in life tried to force herself to be who she is not, and if she was perhaps Shannon’s mom. Nope, not so.

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    seismic-2 Premium Member over 8 years ago

    Brad has no musical talent, does he? So how would he replace Jonah as the guitarist for Shannon’s dancing?Come to think of it, does Brad have any talent at all, in anything? (Certainly not automobile repair!)

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    Schrodinger's Dog  over 8 years ago

    actually, Shannon was defending herself against assault by Ann Eiffel, who was inappropriately touching her and attempting to take a paper crown that was lawfully given to her by a Weenie World employee previously (thus it was Shannon’s property at the time).

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    ST Joe River  over 8 years ago

    Wow you do have a different take on this for sure. But really now don’t you think this guy is a jerk.

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    seismic-2 Premium Member over 8 years ago

    Remember, parents, when your kid bites somebody, take her home and laugh about it! Never, ever scold her. She must have been defending herself, because the person she bit was a bad person, and you’re supposed to bite someone like that!!!

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    SukieCrandall Premium Member over 8 years ago

    Boy, Seismic, you have been especially grumpy today. Hope everything’s okay. You usually are not grumpy to this level, so i figure you are tired or life’s had some burdens recently. Take care of yourself, okay?

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    SukieCrandall Premium Member over 8 years ago

    Spoiler: Kiddy choreography AND an earworm!

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    luann1212  over 8 years ago

    Episcalesbian?? Roman Sapphic? Hmm maybe I better stop. I dare not do an Islamic one. Jeez (lol)This is a reply to nightgaunlet, where he was joking up-blog. For some reason the darn reply tab was not working. (trust me only joking, no harm meant).

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    38lowell  over 8 years ago

    Break a leg…or a neck!

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    Airman  over 8 years ago
    To me, so far not so good.
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    SF1972  over 8 years ago

    Literally never seen it. :)

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    rimshot22  over 8 years ago

    No, you fool. Not thespian, lesbian.

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    walkingmermaid  over 8 years ago

    Entertaining. Cats closed years ago, so he has callbacks for a show that is no longer running.

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    BeniHanna6 Premium Member over 8 years ago

    Once a dead beat absent Dad, always one.

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    DonnaHilton  over 6 years ago

    Emerson, Lake and Palmer?

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