I’m glad to see Brad and Shannon back. Along with Toni and TJ, they’re some of the most interesting characters in the strip. I hope Lulu gets involved too.
Looks like Casa DeGroot (And the Gulag and the dog park and Fuse) will be the focal point settings for story arcs for the foreseeable future, within the VAST but ever Shrinking, Luanniverse.
Say Brad? Perhaps you and Toni should quietly MOVE.
Ah. I’d not let kids Shannon’s age make sandwiches. Not worth the mess. Wait until she’s a few years older when her fine motor skills and patience improve. Around 8 years old. My boys started making their own PB&J sandwiches around that age with little mess – mostly bread crumbs and gooey knife left in the sink. I was OK with that.
Welp, let’s find out why he brought it there. There’s usually no reason to speak of. At least she’s not back at Bwad’s house dwinking paint. Good to see Bwad’s parenting skills—see how great he is at sitting back and watching Shannon do stupid things while almost half asleep? Wow. I can’t wait to see more of that.
One of my favorite things at breakfast is to make cinnamon toast, coat it with a thick layer of peanut butter, use a fork to make little zen garden – like grooves in the peanut butter (being careful not to go to the edge), then filling the grooves with strong bootstrap molasses.
Brad’s keeping Shannon’s fingers out of the paint and her ears out range of the neighbors who are probably yelling expletives. TJ is probably in a bad mood over his casserole catastrophe and doesn’t have his usual reserve of patience for Shannon.
A bunch of snarky old farts here, I’m one but I try not to be snarky, try to have outgrown it mostly. My question is why is Toni painting the bedroom. Shannon is a cute little bundle of energy IMHO.
How old is Shannon? Seems to me she is about 8 if she is making sandwiches. But her speech is comes across like she is 3. I am not trying to stir the pot just confused.
Shannon is the adorable little princess of chaos ♡. She just invented the sandwich that all dentists will love. Sad to see Brad so down. But I’m happy to see him and Luann together ♡.
Two things. Lu isn’t calling Shannon an it … Brad says he is escaping the chaos and after Lu looked at the sandwich, she said you brought it here … or you brought the chaos here. She never called Shannon an it. And secondly, uncle Bwad? I always though she just said Bwad and Aunt Toni and never referred to him as uncle.
And here we are. Still at the DeGroot household. Who will show up next? Who will show up next week? Why aren’t Bwad and Toni fighting wildfires? And, finally…
Why has the COVID doldrums invaded this strip!?!? 8^ \
Nice to see the writers of this comic have a child wasting food. COVID has caused an estimated 30 million Americans to lose their jobs, there are lines of food, and this comic has a spoilt child wasting food. This is known as solidarity for the unemployed.
Shannon’s lisp is getting worse. They need to either portray her speaking normally for a child her age or show her going to a speech therapist. Its really old, really annoying and not even a little bit cute.
So Toni and TJ are cooking, doing laundry and working on the house? And all Brad has to do is spend time with Shannon, who likes him? Seems like Brad got the better deal.
Many people put 2 or 4 Tablespoons of jelly on a PBJ sandwich. Jelly is mostly sugar and it is not any better than what Shannon is putting on her sandwich.
Interesting. At first glance, it would appear that we’re casting shade on Toni. THAT I was not expecting.
Interesting, as others have pointed out, TJ and Toni are working together – Brad’s the one with babysitting duty. But it is, as locake puts it, the better end of the deal.
All in all, Shannon is my favorite character. Maybe she’ll take Fay’s place, now that she’s been apparently written out of the strip.
It also occurs to me that the point of the last Ann Eiffel arc may well have been to write Tiffany out of the strip!
Don’t know what to say about the apparent changes going on in this strip. For me, the strength of this strip has always been its supporting cast.
Maybe Shannon calling Luann “*Lulu*” will be G&K’s way of drawing her back into the strip.
Remember: Luann’s best moments were when she was with Fay. Minus Fay, Luann has pretty much been a net “minus” to the strip.
Uh – Oh. Another “G” rated week featuring Shannon. The only one I liked was Luann eating the cookie in front of Shannon because Shannon was acting like a brat demanding a cookie. If we’re stuck with Shannon this week, I hope Luann can show some muscle and maturity for Shannon’s long term benefit.
For all you folks who are dissing Brad because he’s not painting with Toni – maybe Toni is just plain better at it than he is. Maybe the painting wouldn’t get done because they’d spend too much time playing with each other instead of painting. And maybe, just maybe, Toni wanted to have a little time away from Shannon for a while.
It’s like Brad’s just given up. Toni’s never gonna say no to Jonah, they can’t afford to not live with TJ, and he can’t even escape to the ’rents without Shannon in tow. Might as well just sit there despondent while Shannon uses up every condiment in the house…
Bernice the bore and now Shannon the terror. I was hoping: Jack would return to check Monstro and Bernice would get all twitterpated. Then Jack briefly acknowledges her and talks mainly to Luann. Jack asks Luann out which devastates Bernice. Bernice then either needs to crash with Gun and Les, or ask Tiffany if she could stay at the mansion. Sounds better than what’s going on here.
Rhetorical_Question over 4 years ago
To much Chaos!
Templo S.U.D. over 4 years ago
oh, what fun karma is bringing into Luann’s, her friends’, and her family’s social lives
beb01 over 4 years ago
Ugh! A Shannon week. Or will Brad share with Luann some seret to building and maintaining a relationship with a member of the opposite sex.
AnyFace over 4 years ago
Gonna be a long week. ✨
howtheduck over 4 years ago
Lulu? How long has Shannon been calling her “Lulu”?
beb01 over 4 years ago
two types of whip creme on a PBJ?
Rhetorical_Question over 4 years ago
Another arc for the Degroot’s home!
BJShipley1 over 4 years ago
Jonah Daytona really needs to start paying child support to his sister.
Miles VanDelay over 4 years ago
I’m glad to see Brad and Shannon back. Along with Toni and TJ, they’re some of the most interesting characters in the strip. I hope Lulu gets involved too.
Airman over 4 years ago
I prefer the Goldfish.
Brdshtt Premium Member over 4 years ago
Luann – were you referring to Shannon as “it”?
howtheduck over 4 years ago
Bernice will come in and solve the problem and then Brad and Shannon will decide they prefer Bernice to Lulu.
kaffekup over 4 years ago
The guy who runs Kafe Kablooie burned a kasserole?
Mordock999 Premium Member over 4 years ago
Hm.
Looks like Casa DeGroot (And the Gulag and the dog park and Fuse) will be the focal point settings for story arcs for the foreseeable future, within the VAST but ever Shrinking, Luanniverse.
Say Brad? Perhaps you and Toni should quietly MOVE.
And NOT leave a forwarding address. ;)
Joe1962 over 4 years ago
Shannon is not not a problem child. It seems like Luann could have a little more compassion.
Prescott_Philosopher over 4 years ago
As a kid I loved PB and honey, and PB and mayo.
capricorn9th over 4 years ago
Ah. I’d not let kids Shannon’s age make sandwiches. Not worth the mess. Wait until she’s a few years older when her fine motor skills and patience improve. Around 8 years old. My boys started making their own PB&J sandwiches around that age with little mess – mostly bread crumbs and gooey knife left in the sink. I was OK with that.
Airman over 4 years ago
“Shannon is here”. Three words, second in panic only to the three words seen in a mall, “Men’s Room Closed.”
Caldonia over 4 years ago
Welp, let’s find out why he brought it there. There’s usually no reason to speak of. At least she’s not back at Bwad’s house dwinking paint. Good to see Bwad’s parenting skills—see how great he is at sitting back and watching Shannon do stupid things while almost half asleep? Wow. I can’t wait to see more of that.
Rhetorical_Question over 4 years ago
Bradley Degroot is not paying attention to the situation, in the panel #3 he looks despondent and disconnected.
Wilde Bill over 4 years ago
And Lulu’s snide remark went over “its” head. Fortunately.
Miles VanDelay over 4 years ago
The little girls eyebrows are way too big. Is that to contribute to her demonic personality? I still suspect her mother has the initials A. E.
Brdshtt Premium Member over 4 years ago
One of my favorite things at breakfast is to make cinnamon toast, coat it with a thick layer of peanut butter, use a fork to make little zen garden – like grooves in the peanut butter (being careful not to go to the edge), then filling the grooves with strong bootstrap molasses.
Enter.Name.Here over 4 years ago
There’s no place like home….Even former ones.
SJhapamama over 4 years ago
Brad’s keeping Shannon’s fingers out of the paint and her ears out range of the neighbors who are probably yelling expletives. TJ is probably in a bad mood over his casserole catastrophe and doesn’t have his usual reserve of patience for Shannon.
luann1212 over 4 years ago
A bunch of snarky old farts here, I’m one but I try not to be snarky, try to have outgrown it mostly. My question is why is Toni painting the bedroom. Shannon is a cute little bundle of energy IMHO.
amethyst52 Premium Member over 4 years ago
I love Shannon!
Don Draper over 4 years ago
You and Toni might as well take it up with Shannon’s FINO and adopt the kid already, Bwad. She sees you more than her own parent anyway.
Sanspareil over 4 years ago
Maybe Knute and Crystal could come to the rescue!
David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace over 4 years ago
Chaos would be an interesting name for a person.
drewpamon over 4 years ago
You know brad as an adult you’re supposed to channel the creativity not just let it go hog wild.
Barry1941 over 4 years ago
Our lives are like that from time to time. It never rains but it pours. :(
sueb1863 over 4 years ago
Isn’t Shannon kind of old for baby talk? She didn’t used to talk like that.
MermaidStitcher over 4 years ago
How old is Shannon? Seems to me she is about 8 if she is making sandwiches. But her speech is comes across like she is 3. I am not trying to stir the pot just confused.
Ellis97 over 4 years ago
Brad, TJ and Toni. One big happy family. I guess having Shannon around makes things less stressful.
dadoctah over 4 years ago
Contrary to popular belief, Shannon is not actually chaos.
She’s just a carrier.
Troglodyte over 4 years ago
TJ is really the burning problem, over at Brad and Toni’s place!
theincrediblebulk over 4 years ago
just seeing that sandwich almost put me in a diabetic coma!
Ignatz Premium Member over 4 years ago
You could help paint the bedroom, dude. That’s much easier as a two-person job.
PammWhittaker over 4 years ago
Yanno, if she can say “syRup”, she can surely say “Brad”. Just so sick of that, it’s not cute anymore
Aladar30 Premium Member over 4 years ago
Shannon is the adorable little princess of chaos ♡. She just invented the sandwich that all dentists will love. Sad to see Brad so down. But I’m happy to see him and Luann together ♡.
Ib12us over 4 years ago
Just wanna share the lunacy.
DG over 4 years ago
Two things. Lu isn’t calling Shannon an it … Brad says he is escaping the chaos and after Lu looked at the sandwich, she said you brought it here … or you brought the chaos here. She never called Shannon an it. And secondly, uncle Bwad? I always though she just said Bwad and Aunt Toni and never referred to him as uncle.
Chuck374 over 4 years ago
Is Shannon a permanent resident of Brad and Toni’s home or is her father still in charge of her undetermined whereabouts.?
ctolson over 4 years ago
A PB&J with mustard and topped with Whipped Cream in a can. Mmmm, I think.
Tyge over 4 years ago
And here we are. Still at the DeGroot household. Who will show up next? Who will show up next week? Why aren’t Bwad and Toni fighting wildfires? And, finally…
Why has the COVID doldrums invaded this strip!?!? 8^ \
dv1093 over 4 years ago
LuLu… HeeHee
Barnabus Blackoak over 4 years ago
whats the neighbor yelling about? And he’s loud enough to be heard a house away ?
Johnnyrico over 4 years ago
Because slacker deadbeat Jonah can’t raise his own dang kid…. I’ve seen it before in real life.
EasyEight over 4 years ago
Nice to see the writers of this comic have a child wasting food. COVID has caused an estimated 30 million Americans to lose their jobs, there are lines of food, and this comic has a spoilt child wasting food. This is known as solidarity for the unemployed.
comic reader 22 over 4 years ago
Shannon’s lisp is getting worse. They need to either portray her speaking normally for a child her age or show her going to a speech therapist. Its really old, really annoying and not even a little bit cute.
Roy G Biv over 4 years ago
Oh boy. A setup for a week of hilarity with the brat.
This setup makes about as much sense as the dog park setup. How do you even burn a casserole?
locake over 4 years ago
So Toni and TJ are cooking, doing laundry and working on the house? And all Brad has to do is spend time with Shannon, who likes him? Seems like Brad got the better deal.
locake over 4 years ago
Many people put 2 or 4 Tablespoons of jelly on a PBJ sandwich. Jelly is mostly sugar and it is not any better than what Shannon is putting on her sandwich.
Cheapskate0 over 4 years ago
Interesting. At first glance, it would appear that we’re casting shade on Toni. THAT I was not expecting.
Interesting, as others have pointed out, TJ and Toni are working together – Brad’s the one with babysitting duty. But it is, as locake puts it, the better end of the deal.
All in all, Shannon is my favorite character. Maybe she’ll take Fay’s place, now that she’s been apparently written out of the strip.
It also occurs to me that the point of the last Ann Eiffel arc may well have been to write Tiffany out of the strip!
Don’t know what to say about the apparent changes going on in this strip. For me, the strength of this strip has always been its supporting cast.
Maybe Shannon calling Luann “*Lulu*” will be G&K’s way of drawing her back into the strip.
Remember: Luann’s best moments were when she was with Fay. Minus Fay, Luann has pretty much been a net “minus” to the strip.
So, I guess we’ll just have to wait it out.
catsarose over 4 years ago
Who guessed last week that it would be Shannon’s eek??
alexius23 over 4 years ago
Welcome to Adult World
Rocky1818 Premium Member over 4 years ago
I think this brat is old enough now to be able to say “Brad” properly… :p
Sisyphos over 4 years ago
Looks as though Brad has given up. Shannon the Pest wreaks havoc without restraints. Luann looks defeated, too….
The six-year-old brat needs discipline in her life!
jmclaughlinvt over 4 years ago
Isn’t it time for Shannon to stop talking like a baby?
JD'Huntsville'AL over 4 years ago
Isn’t that brat too old to be talking like a baby?
w16521 over 4 years ago
Has the honeymoon between Toni and Brad ended? They should be painting the bedroom together and loving it. lol
kenhense over 4 years ago
Uh – Oh. Another “G” rated week featuring Shannon. The only one I liked was Luann eating the cookie in front of Shannon because Shannon was acting like a brat demanding a cookie. If we’re stuck with Shannon this week, I hope Luann can show some muscle and maturity for Shannon’s long term benefit.
UCLAkicksuscass over 4 years ago
This one is a real gem of a kid, so blaming her is more a reality in a comic strip fantasy.
illuminare over 4 years ago
time to dump shannon at the orphanage
Terminal Frost Premium Member over 4 years ago
ROLL CALL all the Shannon haters say “HERE”.
Might as well get out of the way so we all benefit. I can avoid your posts and you won;t need to ignore my answers. The truth will out.
PeterPirate over 4 years ago
I’m on Team Shannon. But, not “Auntie Lulu”?
katzpawz1a over 4 years ago
I like Shannon too. And the “Lulu” thing…….if Luann doesn’t like it, she can speak up and say so.
cdgar over 4 years ago
Other people’s kids = chaos.
PhoenixHocking over 4 years ago
Can Shannon PLEASE stop calling Brad, “Bwad?” She’s way too old for that. It’s just not cute anymore.
PhoenixHocking over 4 years ago
For all you folks who are dissing Brad because he’s not painting with Toni – maybe Toni is just plain better at it than he is. Maybe the painting wouldn’t get done because they’d spend too much time playing with each other instead of painting. And maybe, just maybe, Toni wanted to have a little time away from Shannon for a while.
LeighBurton over 4 years ago
Brad should have left Shannon at home!
eladee AKA Wally over 4 years ago
This was a better alternative than leaving Shannon at home to help with the painting and laundry and cooking!
ElyseLaura over 4 years ago
It’s like Brad’s just given up. Toni’s never gonna say no to Jonah, they can’t afford to not live with TJ, and he can’t even escape to the ’rents without Shannon in tow. Might as well just sit there despondent while Shannon uses up every condiment in the house…
kittysquared Premium Member over 4 years ago
Bernice the bore and now Shannon the terror. I was hoping: Jack would return to check Monstro and Bernice would get all twitterpated. Then Jack briefly acknowledges her and talks mainly to Luann. Jack asks Luann out which devastates Bernice. Bernice then either needs to crash with Gun and Les, or ask Tiffany if she could stay at the mansion. Sounds better than what’s going on here.
bakana over 4 years ago
Peanut Butter, Jelly, Syrup & Whipped Cream samitch.
Yummy.
Joe1962 over 4 years ago
Shannon made her first appearance in 1996 so technically she is 29 years old.