I did not think I could loathe a fictional, cartoon character the way I loathe and detest Ann Eiffel! I know she’s imaginary; but, JEEZ! Ew! So ready for her to be busted and get her comeuppance!!
Man! Talk about a missed opportunity! Tiff should say: “I didn’t OFFER to do any such thing! Sweeping the floor is number 5 on this long chore list Ann give me. (hand list to her dad) Apparently I’m the unpaid housekeeper while you’re gone. Thanks dad. So nice to know I’m loved.”
I’d like to see this arc end with Tom saying that he wants his little princess to come along to the cabin, so, run along and pack some clothes, Tiffany. And Ann’s head would explode…
As much as I’d like to believe this is a game-changer, I’ve been let down too many times. Ann will say something to distract him and it’ll all be forgotten. But I hope to God I’m wrong.
You know, when I was little and heard the story of Cinderella, I didn’t get that her father was dead; I thought that he was just too weak to stop his wife from treating his daughter like a servant. Sort of like this storyline!
Ought remember that Tom Farrell is in love with Annie. He will defend Annie if someone trys cast a bad light on her. Tiffany should give the list to Tom Farrell to read. Tom will say " Oh, honey you doesn’t need to do this list, I have a staff "
“Dad, I’m practically working full time to pay for my college and dorm room as you are having financial difficulties, so as big as this house is, I may not be able to complete everything on the list. Could you look at the list and let me know which things are the most important to you?”
Yeah, not sure exactly how Ann is going to force Tiffany to do chores if she’s miles away for weeks. Tiffany should just clean up after herself and leave the house in reasonable shape, because what is Ann going to do if she doesn’t complete the list? It’s not like Tiffany’s dad is on board.
Okay, so they’ll be gone for weeks. They will return either A) married, B) engaged, C) not engaged, or D) separately, having broken up. Anyone want to place a bet? :-)
Now the story is about to be afoot—maybe. Tom might actually question why his daughter is in an apron holding a broom in his house. I thought Tiffany’s rather droll comment has promise, I mean her volunteering that she would sweep the floor ought to raise questions for Tom> Did I mention that he is clueless though?
This reminds me of Seinfeld where Steinbrenner always is facing away from the camera and we never got to see his face but only heard Larry David’s voice. BTW RIP Jerry Stiller who played Frank on that wonderful show.
Ann should put a bell around Tom’s neck so she would know when he is nearby. Ann never treats Tiffany poorly in front of Tom, but he did hear what she said today.
“What’s This?” It’s the usual line before TSHTF. Greg put that line in because no man likes seeing his adult daughter reduced to domestic help by his live-in-girl friend.
Now, either this is the time when Tom will finally understand everything or this will be the confirmation of how blind he’s about his daughter’s problems with the evil Ann. For me, he will be so proud of the fact that his daughter wants to personally take care of the family home ♡….
See this is where Tiff should have offered to be “super honest” and go "Hi dad, Ann was just telling me she laid off all the staff because you were having money problems and was suggesting I cover for housekeeping since “she” is providing me with free room and board in our home.
I’m thinking (hoping against hope actually) that this is the beginning of the end for the “almost fiancé.” Tiffany living at home would be a wonderful story arc to pursue for GnK.
After all, we know that sometime Awful Annie will be outed! (Don’t we?)
I am confused by the way they are writing Tiffany. She swings from being smart and cagey to being stupid and toady. I hope there’s some kind of sense to it and that its not a case of the writers just not remembering their characters basic personality traits.
“Ann ordered me to do the cleaning and other chores while here and I agreed to obey, especially since she tells me you have been having hard times financially,” might come off even better.
Aside from showing him the list, I would hope that Tiffany has been recording the exchange on her phone to replay to that idiot, PW’d father of hers, so he can see the discrepancies. I don’t know if it’d make a difference, but perhaps it would sew seeds of doubt.
I agree with the interpretation that Tiffany’s comment in panel 2 alludes to the idea of her figuratively sweeping the floor with Ann by showing Tom the chore list in Ann’s handwriting. So I’ll go out on a limb and predict that tomorrow Tiffany tries to do just that. But I won’t go out on a limb with a prediction about whether Ann manages to wriggle her way out of the situation.
Several commenters have suggested that Ann lied about having fired the help and that she has merely sent them on vacation while she and Tom are away. I wonder who that “help” would include. A housekeeper? A gardener? A stable boy? If Tiff’s chores are things like dusting and vacuuming once every week or two in the parts of the house she’s using, then Ann can say that she’s teaching Tiff to be a responsible adult, to appreciate what life is like for people who can’t afford hired help, yadda, yadda, yadda. If the chores include things like climbing on the extension ladder to clean the outsides of the upstairs windows, maintaining several acres of lawn (“riding mower being repaired [lie; it’s hidden]—use hedge trimmer”), and/or cleaning the horse stalls every day and spreading the manure on the gardens, then Ann may have a lot more ‘splainin’ to do. But she’s a world class manure spreader herself, so she just might pull it off.
Also, note that Tiffany doesn’t have the chore list in her hand. Possibly Ann could step over to the table, make a few deft motions, and turn around with a stack of dirty dishes in her hands, an innocent-looking smile on her face, and the incriminating sheet of paper hidden somewhere, all before Tom even notices that there was a sheet of paper on the table.
I have a feeling that Tiff is (wisely) being easy and compliant to get these two out of the house so that she can move forward with whatever plan she might have. And if one exists, hopefully it is constructive (not destructive) .
Tif seems to act like she can wait out Ann. The problem is Ann has her hooks in and isn’t going anywhere. I wish Tif would grow up and quit hoping to go back to being daddy’s little girl. Women like that end up like Blanche DuBois.
Has GK decided how Tiffany’s father looks from the front yet? We know he is blind when it comes to seeing Ann. I wonder if Tiffany will find some kind of incriminating evidence to put into her father’s sock drawer.
OMG, that is not a droll comment in panel 3, that is as sarcastic as can be on the part of Tiffany. Ann says that Tiffany has volunteered to sweep the floor, and Tiffany replies to dad, “I may even use the broom.” This is a pure-de setup. Something is going to happen tomorrow, continuing to next week. Totally missed that I confess.
Ann Eiffel, a gifted Grifter, stepping in a trap devise by Tiffany? Or is it another ploy to disappoint the readers with an inopportune moment for Tiffany?
More on Tiffany living at home being a wonderful and successful story arc to pursue for GnK.
I see a possible arc where Tiffany can continue to advance in her pursuit of entrepreneurship. She could have the assistance of a successful father/mentor while keeping the humbling lessons she learned in the “the school of hard knocks.”
And you know that GnK can make it go there if they chose to do so.
An added advantage would be that they would be able to draw down the hyper drama that was Tiffany v Ann and make more room for Luann!!!
Templo S.U.D. over 4 years ago
Mister Ferrell sure is quite an oblivious man, isn’t he?
Rhetorical_Question over 4 years ago
Busted Ann ! Tiffany knows that Ann Eiffel lied
AnyFace over 4 years ago
howtheduck over 4 years ago
I believe this is the moment when Tom Farrell realizes that the negligee he found so attractive on Ann Eiffel is actually an apron.
programmher over 4 years ago
I did not think I could loathe a fictional, cartoon character the way I loathe and detest Ann Eiffel! I know she’s imaginary; but, JEEZ! Ew! So ready for her to be busted and get her comeuppance!!
Rhetorical_Question over 4 years ago
“Free room and board- summer here I come”
MarieStanford over 4 years ago
Hope Tom finally WAKES up!! She is outright LYING to him
howtheduck over 4 years ago
Sweep? Where did that broom come from? I thought I saw a mop in the first panel.
wantcomicsnow over 4 years ago
Man! Talk about a missed opportunity! Tiff should say: “I didn’t OFFER to do any such thing! Sweeping the floor is number 5 on this long chore list Ann give me. (hand list to her dad) Apparently I’m the unpaid housekeeper while you’re gone. Thanks dad. So nice to know I’m loved.”
I know that won’t happen, but I wish it would.
Cheapskate0 over 4 years ago
Why the Sam Hill is Tiffany playing along?
Today was the day many of us were thinking that she had had enough and was going to leave.
Unless she doesn’t have a dorm room to go back to.
Oh, and I’m pretty sure that Tom does NOT see what’s going on.
Argythree over 4 years ago
I’d like to see this arc end with Tom saying that he wants his little princess to come along to the cabin, so, run along and pack some clothes, Tiffany. And Ann’s head would explode…
seanyj over 4 years ago
Next week may be the part of the story when Daddy sticks up for his Little Princess and kicks Annie to the curb.
BJShipley1 over 4 years ago
As much as I’d like to believe this is a game-changer, I’ve been let down too many times. Ann will say something to distract him and it’ll all be forgotten. But I hope to God I’m wrong.
B UTTONS over 4 years ago
Tiffany would prefer to sweep the house with Ann, then dispose as hazardous household waste.
Johnny Q Premium Member over 4 years ago
You know, when I was little and heard the story of Cinderella, I didn’t get that her father was dead; I thought that he was just too weak to stop his wife from treating his daughter like a servant. Sort of like this storyline!
Baarorso over 4 years ago
Give ’em hell Harriet, er Tiffany! ;D
Caldonia over 4 years ago
So, Dad turns around, and…he has the exact same face as Gunther and Momther! Booya!
Joe1962 over 4 years ago
Anne is pure evil, she will never fit into Cinderella glass slippers.
Rhetorical_Question over 4 years ago
Ought remember that Tom Farrell is in love with Annie. He will defend Annie if someone trys cast a bad light on her. Tiffany should give the list to Tom Farrell to read. Tom will say " Oh, honey you doesn’t need to do this list, I have a staff "
SHIVA over 4 years ago
Well, you have to admit, Ann is quick on her excuses!!
PeterPirate over 4 years ago
I’m glad to see both women turn down the heat.
Brdshtt Premium Member over 4 years ago
“Dad, I’m practically working full time to pay for my college and dorm room as you are having financial difficulties, so as big as this house is, I may not be able to complete everything on the list. Could you look at the list and let me know which things are the most important to you?”
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Now, sit back and wait to see what shakes out.
Opus Croakus over 4 years ago
Yeah, not sure exactly how Ann is going to force Tiffany to do chores if she’s miles away for weeks. Tiffany should just clean up after herself and leave the house in reasonable shape, because what is Ann going to do if she doesn’t complete the list? It’s not like Tiffany’s dad is on board.
overtherainbow over 4 years ago
Okay, so they’ll be gone for weeks. They will return either A) married, B) engaged, C) not engaged, or D) separately, having broken up. Anyone want to place a bet? :-)
Faith :) over 4 years ago
Tiff should stand up for herself. It’s not worth staying at the house at the expense of Ann treating her like a servant.
luann1212 over 4 years ago
Now the story is about to be afoot—maybe. Tom might actually question why his daughter is in an apron holding a broom in his house. I thought Tiffany’s rather droll comment has promise, I mean her volunteering that she would sweep the floor ought to raise questions for Tom> Did I mention that he is clueless though?
Queen Wolfen over 4 years ago
Why is she going along with this..?
TampaFanatic1 over 4 years ago
This reminds me of Seinfeld where Steinbrenner always is facing away from the camera and we never got to see his face but only heard Larry David’s voice. BTW RIP Jerry Stiller who played Frank on that wonderful show.
locake over 4 years ago
Ann should put a bell around Tom’s neck so she would know when he is nearby. Ann never treats Tiffany poorly in front of Tom, but he did hear what she said today.
EasyEight over 4 years ago
“What’s This?” It’s the usual line before TSHTF. Greg put that line in because no man likes seeing his adult daughter reduced to domestic help by his live-in-girl friend.
detroitpete over 4 years ago
Ha Tiffany has a sense of humor, that she would sweep the floor with Ann who totally deserves it.
Aladar30 Premium Member over 4 years ago
Now, either this is the time when Tom will finally understand everything or this will be the confirmation of how blind he’s about his daughter’s problems with the evil Ann. For me, he will be so proud of the fact that his daughter wants to personally take care of the family home ♡….
CreativeChef over 4 years ago
Come on Tiffany, don’t be a damm wimp
ForrestOverin over 4 years ago
That’s the spirit, Tiffany. Mop the floor with her.
Major Matt Mason Premium Member over 4 years ago
Tiff’s father is, I think, actually Downwind Jackson.
Ellis97 over 4 years ago
I’m waiting for the moment where Tiffany gets that Ann Eiffel back.
LeighBurton over 4 years ago
Tomorrow would be a perfect time for Tiffany to throw Ann under the bus!
TheElderGodfather over 4 years ago
See this is where Tiff should have offered to be “super honest” and go "Hi dad, Ann was just telling me she laid off all the staff because you were having money problems and was suggesting I cover for housekeeping since “she” is providing me with free room and board in our home.
Tyge over 4 years ago
I’m thinking (hoping against hope actually) that this is the beginning of the end for the “almost fiancé.” Tiffany living at home would be a wonderful story arc to pursue for GnK.
After all, we know that sometime Awful Annie will be outed! (Don’t we?)
comic reader 22 over 4 years ago
I am confused by the way they are writing Tiffany. She swings from being smart and cagey to being stupid and toady. I hope there’s some kind of sense to it and that its not a case of the writers just not remembering their characters basic personality traits.
DaveQuinn over 4 years ago
Is dad actually opening his eyes…for once?
Otis Rufus Driftwood over 4 years ago
I think we know how Tiffany plans to use the broom . . .
Airman over 4 years ago
Cartoon hunter: If you seek a happy place, look elsewhere. Tom: Don’t be too quick to load that car.
Cuckooman Premium Member over 4 years ago
This whole “not showing Mr. Farrell’s face” thing seems pointless in this strip….what’s to be revealed??
Cuckooman Premium Member over 4 years ago
After Ann and Dad are gone, won’t be any cleaning up after to do, except for herself…..
Cuckooman Premium Member over 4 years ago
Where does Tiff live? Didn’t she rent a budget dorm room?
rebroxanna over 4 years ago
All Tiffany needs to do is show Dad the list of chores in Ann’s handwriting. Only then will she be busted.
jtw1 over 4 years ago
Why would she even put the stupid apron on? That just shows acceptance to the whole “maid” thing. This whole arc is going to be stupid.
cubswin2016 over 4 years ago
I notice that Tiffany did not say how she was going to use the broom.
Dawn Hall over 4 years ago
I really want Ann to gets what’s coming to her someday. She shouldn’t be able to get away with as much crap as she does…
Frosty The Snowman over 4 years ago
Tom’s big head is about to start doing the thinking!
snookdog69 over 4 years ago
Use ann,s broom the one she flew in with.
sgs13 over 4 years ago
Maybe he’ll wake up to Ann’s manipulations now!
David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace over 4 years ago
Tiffany comes out looking better from this.
“Ann ordered me to do the cleaning and other chores while here and I agreed to obey, especially since she tells me you have been having hard times financially,” might come off even better.
Asharah over 4 years ago
Ann, you need to take the broom with you. If the car breaks down out in the woods, you’ll need it for transportation.
Airbender over 4 years ago
Aside from showing him the list, I would hope that Tiffany has been recording the exchange on her phone to replay to that idiot, PW’d father of hers, so he can see the discrepancies. I don’t know if it’d make a difference, but perhaps it would sew seeds of doubt.
Suedama over 4 years ago
Well, the Dad will congratulate Tiffany for being so thoughtful …. The guy is meant to be clueless in this strip.
conniepo over 4 years ago
Is there a reason we never see her dad’s face?
seismic-2 Premium Member over 4 years ago
Tiffany will no more show Ann’s list of chores to Tom than she would call the police to report Ann’s phony lingerie felony. It’s the Luannverse, Jake.
amanda.elliott3619 over 4 years ago
looks like dad didnt know.. why isnt dads face ever shown?
Cincoflex over 4 years ago
Enough of this reverse Cinderella story, oy!
ScretWitch over 4 years ago
I’m pretty sure Ann is getting “free room and board” from Tom too. Just sayin’!
daqueen over 4 years ago
She should have let Ann keep on her rant so her dad could hear.
JudyHendrickson over 4 years ago
Ooooooo what a gold digger that Ann is!!!
Thehag over 4 years ago
When is going to get a clue?! Oh right busy making money. Eiffel must as good uhm…physically as she is at running a con.
Troglodyte over 4 years ago
Use Ann instead and make a clean sweep, Tiff!
outonalimb over 4 years ago
I agree with the interpretation that Tiffany’s comment in panel 2 alludes to the idea of her figuratively sweeping the floor with Ann by showing Tom the chore list in Ann’s handwriting. So I’ll go out on a limb and predict that tomorrow Tiffany tries to do just that. But I won’t go out on a limb with a prediction about whether Ann manages to wriggle her way out of the situation.
Several commenters have suggested that Ann lied about having fired the help and that she has merely sent them on vacation while she and Tom are away. I wonder who that “help” would include. A housekeeper? A gardener? A stable boy? If Tiff’s chores are things like dusting and vacuuming once every week or two in the parts of the house she’s using, then Ann can say that she’s teaching Tiff to be a responsible adult, to appreciate what life is like for people who can’t afford hired help, yadda, yadda, yadda. If the chores include things like climbing on the extension ladder to clean the outsides of the upstairs windows, maintaining several acres of lawn (“riding mower being repaired [lie; it’s hidden]—use hedge trimmer”), and/or cleaning the horse stalls every day and spreading the manure on the gardens, then Ann may have a lot more ‘splainin’ to do. But she’s a world class manure spreader herself, so she just might pull it off.
Also, note that Tiffany doesn’t have the chore list in her hand. Possibly Ann could step over to the table, make a few deft motions, and turn around with a stack of dirty dishes in her hands, an innocent-looking smile on her face, and the incriminating sheet of paper hidden somewhere, all before Tom even notices that there was a sheet of paper on the table.
asrialfeeple over 4 years ago
And here we see how dear old Dad buys every word of Ann like it’s gospel.
RSH over 4 years ago
I have a feeling that Tiff is (wisely) being easy and compliant to get these two out of the house so that she can move forward with whatever plan she might have. And if one exists, hopefully it is constructive (not destructive) .
wantcomicsnow over 4 years ago
Just thought of something—-we never get to see Tom’s face, so IF and WHEN he finds out about Ann, we won’t get to see his expression.
Will it be shocked? Horrified? Angry? A smug I-knew-it-all-along smirk?
We will never know. :D :P
flying spaghetti monster over 4 years ago
Tif seems to act like she can wait out Ann. The problem is Ann has her hooks in and isn’t going anywhere. I wish Tif would grow up and quit hoping to go back to being daddy’s little girl. Women like that end up like Blanche DuBois.
ebbetsjim over 4 years ago
Looks like Dad doesn’t know what’s going on with Ann and Tiffany.
lillianjohnson2002 over 4 years ago
but she to chicken to do anything about it somebody give that girl a backbone
marilynnbyerly over 4 years ago
Be sure to show him your list of chores in her handwriting, Tiff.
YorkGirl Premium Member over 4 years ago
Ah, finally, Snookums shows up. So what will Tiff do? Show him the list, or be intimidated by Ann? This arc is like watching paint dry! §:-/
ndblackirish97 over 4 years ago
Offered huh? Curious how daddy will react.
BluNova over 4 years ago
Call her bluff Dad! Ask Tiffany for the truth! And the fact is, it’s actually Tiffany’s house! Ann is the moocher!
Prescott_Philosopher over 4 years ago
Dare I hope tomorrow’s strip ends the arc? I guess not.
j.l.farmer over 4 years ago
hopefully Tiffany’s dad will see the true person Ann is and beg for Tiffany’s forgiveness for believing and loving Ann more than his own daughter.
Thorby over 4 years ago
I think she’d use Ann…. if she had her “druthers”…
Scoutmaster77 over 4 years ago
He’s not very sharp for an entrepreneur.
Willow Mt Lyon over 4 years ago
Has GK decided how Tiffany’s father looks from the front yet? We know he is blind when it comes to seeing Ann. I wonder if Tiffany will find some kind of incriminating evidence to put into her father’s sock drawer.
STACEY MARSHALL Premium Member over 4 years ago
Unless Ann flies off on the broom first.
STACEY MARSHALL Premium Member over 4 years ago
And then use Ann to mop the floor!
Susan123 over 4 years ago
You should be ashamed how your goldigger treats your daughter.
jdi801 over 4 years ago
Why is Tiff laying down for this? There’s other places she could crash.
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] over 4 years ago
Dad is surprised too. Anne is full of good ideas….for Tiffany.
amyluella over 4 years ago
Tom is spineless. Bad father.
rklynch over 4 years ago
I wish Tiff would crack that broom over Ann Eiffel’s head…
luann1212 over 4 years ago
OMG, that is not a droll comment in panel 3, that is as sarcastic as can be on the part of Tiffany. Ann says that Tiffany has volunteered to sweep the floor, and Tiffany replies to dad, “I may even use the broom.” This is a pure-de setup. Something is going to happen tomorrow, continuing to next week. Totally missed that I confess.
RonBerg13 Premium Member over 4 years ago
Is this the story arc that leads to Awful Ann’s undoing?
bakana over 4 years ago
He may Finally get a Clue, but Awful Annie will deflect.
The fact that she just Lied & dodged the question is a tip off that he Doesn’t know what Awful has been doing to Tiffany.
eladee AKA Wally over 4 years ago
I’m not getting my hopes up…… I’m not getting my hopes up………
Sisyphos over 4 years ago
No, no, Tiffster! Annie needs the broom to ride on!
Indeed, she is so loathsome I would myself happily knock her from now into late October, which is when her kind are at home….
CreativeChef over 4 years ago
Sadly Tiff is out classed by Ann. She always looses
Rhetorical_Question over 4 years ago
Ann Eiffel, a gifted Grifter, stepping in a trap devise by Tiffany? Or is it another ploy to disappoint the readers with an inopportune moment for Tiffany?
Tyge over 4 years ago
More on Tiffany living at home being a wonderful and successful story arc to pursue for GnK.
I see a possible arc where Tiffany can continue to advance in her pursuit of entrepreneurship. She could have the assistance of a successful father/mentor while keeping the humbling lessons she learned in the “the school of hard knocks.”
And you know that GnK can make it go there if they chose to do so.
An added advantage would be that they would be able to draw down the hyper drama that was Tiffany v Ann and make more room for Luann!!!
hoffquotes2 over 4 years ago
Free room and board? Dorm rooms are normally paid in advance for the entire semester.