Make TJ go with you to help, if your plans are going to be changed so are his. You could also tell dad no you are not doing that, you made other plans. If he wants to do this he can or wait until you are not busy. I have to tell her this on a regular basis.
Okay. I have to ask. And I’m not trying to start a riot here, but please, hear Me out.
Old Smiley moved in with Brad back in 2007. That’s what? 12 years going on 13? Isn’t about time the “Mini-Joker” found HIS OWN PLACE?
I mean the guy’s got his own business, being part owner/manager of the Fuse. He’s not married and or/supporting kids. He’s an expert in up-selling if you remember when he worked at Weenie World. He is a serious dedicated manager. We know that from the way he manages one of his employees, Tiffany, at Kafe Kablooie. So he doesn’t seem to be hurting for money, and he should have a tidy stack of cash.
So why is he still living with Brad and Toni? And before anyone starts, remember. Smiley was expecting Brad to move out of the Horner house and live with Toni in her smaller apartment, after they got married. So he’s not afraid of living alone.
So why is he STILL here? Oh, and Gooey sentimental answers and the fact that Smiley can cook, don’t count! ;)
The day will come when you’ll wish you still had a father to bother you about the Christmas lights, and when you’d give anything for just one more phone call from him. Go help your dad, and stop complaining.
As more than one has pointed out, one day that number won’t ever call again. Answer it every chance you get because one day you’ll give everything and anything you own to hear the voice at the other end.
One of the local closed-top gutter replacement ads places say that they will hang permanent Christmas lights up during installation. So, no more going up those scary ladders. Yeah.
Even before 10 this Sunday AM, I got 3 calls from India telling me my Microsoft license was about to expire, so I ‘pressed one’ and in my best Hindi (Apu of the Simpsons) accent, described to her a method as to how she could reduce her country’s population by >klik!< (dial tone)
Brad’s phone ringing followed Tiffany calling for help. I wondered about that for a nanosecond – but since Brad no longer lives with the DeGroots – Tiff wouldn’t be calling there.
Hey all those judgmental TJ haters, what do you have to say now? He seems more responsible here now, although there may be a little teasing between friends here. As MD outlined above, for a Luannverse character he is complicated, but has become a responsible person in many respects, and has been really good for Brad and Toni. He cares, and that seems to have made him a better person. Sort of what gives me hope for Les, and by extension, Tiffany. Luannverse to her rescue.
We have discovered a lovely invention at the hardware store. It is a plastic wheel that you can wrap the lights on, and tangling is kept to a minimum. I get on the ladder and string the lights, and my hubby unwinds the string for me. (Legally blind—not about to let HIM climb a ladder!
At least no one got hurt, you hideous weasel! You were thinking the same thing, no doubt, when you set your food truck on fire for the insurance money! Maybe you should burn something else so you can move out of this house and never have to see ol’ pig-nose again!
As someone who just recently lost his dad, you’d regret not helping out with whatever seemingly insignificant things later on. Enjoy spending time with your dad while you can Brad! Even if it’s something trite like untangling Christmas lights, at least you get to hang out with dad.
jagedlo almost 5 years ago
I’d move if I were you, T.J.!
Brdshtt Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Yeah, Brad? Like, what if there was a fire or something?
mddshubby2005 almost 5 years ago
Cherished memories are often made in-between and among boring chores.
Fiammata almost 5 years ago
Hard to believe I came here, eagerly awaiting that resolution, knowing it would not be here.
David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace almost 5 years ago
Just leave them up. Problem solved!!!
BJShipley1 almost 5 years ago
Does texting not exist in the Luanniverse? Because if I want to know what a caller wants I just ask them to text me the info.
DaJellyBelly almost 5 years ago
I have to agree with TJ this time around.
howtheduck almost 5 years ago
It’s sad when a son doesn’t want to come home and untangle his father’s wads.
oddhumor almost 5 years ago
It’s going to be TJ that gets hurt if he’s not careful.
Lyons Group, Inc. almost 5 years ago
Why don’t you untangle that hair of yours, T.J.
drewpamon almost 5 years ago
I never duck my dad’s calls…. then again he’s been dead for years so I wish I could do things like this with him.
Dale 15 almost 5 years ago
We’re already into Xmas lights? Tiffany hasn’t even eaten a Thanksgiving meal.
rozthebabysitter almost 5 years ago
Happy December and start of Advent/Christmas Season!
SJhapamama almost 5 years ago
Hey, Dad, isn’t it time you asked Luann to help with the lights?
Aladar30 Premium Member almost 5 years ago
TJ is right.
Sephten almost 5 years ago
Candles. That’s the answer. You might burn the house down, but no-one gets stressed!
Major Matt Mason Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Someone is about ten seconds from a backhand-broken nose.
asrialfeeple almost 5 years ago
How much fun it is to untangle the lights. And who is to blame this time.
maxiesmom2 Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Now is the time to commandeer, uh I mean volunteer TJ to go with you, Brad.
submachine almost 5 years ago
Yet, somehow , even inanimate objects seem possessed
mjb515 almost 5 years ago
Someday Dad won’t be calling for help with little things, and you may regret not doing them now.
cubswin2016 almost 5 years ago
No one got hurt, but T.J. is going to get hurt.
godess_of_fire078 almost 5 years ago
Make TJ go with you to help, if your plans are going to be changed so are his. You could also tell dad no you are not doing that, you made other plans. If he wants to do this he can or wait until you are not busy. I have to tell her this on a regular basis.
tcayer almost 5 years ago
That’s what voicemail is for!
Mordock999 Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Okay. I have to ask. And I’m not trying to start a riot here, but please, hear Me out.
Old Smiley moved in with Brad back in 2007. That’s what? 12 years going on 13? Isn’t about time the “Mini-Joker” found HIS OWN PLACE?
I mean the guy’s got his own business, being part owner/manager of the Fuse. He’s not married and or/supporting kids. He’s an expert in up-selling if you remember when he worked at Weenie World. He is a serious dedicated manager. We know that from the way he manages one of his employees, Tiffany, at Kafe Kablooie. So he doesn’t seem to be hurting for money, and he should have a tidy stack of cash.
So why is he still living with Brad and Toni? And before anyone starts, remember. Smiley was expecting Brad to move out of the Horner house and live with Toni in her smaller apartment, after they got married. So he’s not afraid of living alone.
So why is he STILL here? Oh, and Gooey sentimental answers and the fact that Smiley can cook, don’t count! ;)
[DUCKS]
KEA almost 5 years ago
Friends are SO helpful
Ignatz Premium Member almost 5 years ago
The day will come when you’ll wish you still had a father to bother you about the Christmas lights, and when you’d give anything for just one more phone call from him. Go help your dad, and stop complaining.
ajakimber425 almost 5 years ago
Have TJ help you.
wsash almost 5 years ago
As more than one has pointed out, one day that number won’t ever call again. Answer it every chance you get because one day you’ll give everything and anything you own to hear the voice at the other end.
ForrestOverin almost 5 years ago
Yes, it would be somewhat satisfying to see T.J. tomorrow with a black eye.
marilynnbyerly almost 5 years ago
One of the local closed-top gutter replacement ads places say that they will hang permanent Christmas lights up during installation. So, no more going up those scary ladders. Yeah.
fgerbil46 almost 5 years ago
I just love the “yet”!
unca jim almost 5 years ago
Even before 10 this Sunday AM, I got 3 calls from India telling me my Microsoft license was about to expire, so I ‘pressed one’ and in my best Hindi (Apu of the Simpsons) accent, described to her a method as to how she could reduce her country’s population by >klik!< (dial tone)
Cheapskate0 almost 5 years ago
Brad returning to his “couch potato” days.
Regression of characters.
Not funny.
Fortunately, Sunday installments are not “canon.”
richdell almost 5 years ago
Always answer calls from your parents. I wish mine were still alive to talk to.
kenhense almost 5 years ago
Brad’s phone ringing followed Tiffany calling for help. I wondered about that for a nanosecond – but since Brad no longer lives with the DeGroots – Tiff wouldn’t be calling there.
Airman almost 5 years ago
Taking a time out from Tiff’s tuff times to check up on characters currently on the back burner. Kind of like the seventh inning stretch.
frequency270 almost 5 years ago
If it’s an emergency, he’ll send an accompanying text. Gotta love the 21st century for some things.
Bucinka almost 5 years ago
So glad my household doesn’t have to deal with that….
B UTTONS almost 5 years ago
TJ, my dad wanted to know if you’d come over to hang the Christmas lights; and mom wanted to know if you’d cook an 8-course dinner this year.
Ellis97 almost 5 years ago
One reason some people hate the holidays.
sgs13 almost 5 years ago
Bought a pre-lit tree, works great!
luann1212 almost 5 years ago
Hey all those judgmental TJ haters, what do you have to say now? He seems more responsible here now, although there may be a little teasing between friends here. As MD outlined above, for a Luannverse character he is complicated, but has become a responsible person in many respects, and has been really good for Brad and Toni. He cares, and that seems to have made him a better person. Sort of what gives me hope for Les, and by extension, Tiffany. Luannverse to her rescue.
RobertaPyle almost 5 years ago
We have discovered a lovely invention at the hardware store. It is a plastic wheel that you can wrap the lights on, and tangling is kept to a minimum. I get on the ladder and string the lights, and my hubby unwinds the string for me. (Legally blind—not about to let HIM climb a ladder!
RSH almost 5 years ago
these statements (about no one getting hurt) seem foreboding given the previous plot we have been following.
bakana almost 5 years ago
Les gets “Yet” a lot.
pseudomao almost 5 years ago
I love TJ’s face in the second panel.
Caldonia almost 5 years ago
At least no one got hurt, you hideous weasel! You were thinking the same thing, no doubt, when you set your food truck on fire for the insurance money! Maybe you should burn something else so you can move out of this house and never have to see ol’ pig-nose again!
Mordock999 Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Here are a couple of reminders why Old Smiley and Christmas Lights don’t Mix:
December 1993: https://www.gocomics.com/luann/1993/12/07
November 19th thru November 24th 2007:https://www.gocomics.com/luann/2007/11/19
December 3rd thru December 8th, 2007:
https://www.gocomics.com/luann/2007/12/03
Schrodinger's Dog almost 5 years ago
Tomorrow: Argy answers the Hot-Line.
Sisyphos almost 5 years ago
Do it, Brad! Turn TJ into a Haf-and-Haf TJ (see Dick Tracy for the reference.) Rub that joker’s smile off his smug face forever!
Sakura Tomoe almost 5 years ago
As someone who just recently lost his dad, you’d regret not helping out with whatever seemingly insignificant things later on. Enjoy spending time with your dad while you can Brad! Even if it’s something trite like untangling Christmas lights, at least you get to hang out with dad.