Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for April 21, 2021

Do we even forsee a take two in Tiffany’s Table for Two?

Well, all the guys have had a wonderful evening. Nuck, Nuck, Nuck!

Ox knows how to do hoity-toity (with extended little finger). :)

LOL! Ox thought that Tiffany meant he could take two desserts! On the other hand, Tiffany seems to have cheered up, but Bets is still annoyed. Both Ox and Gunther are really into the food and not a particular mood, which is also good. Best thing is this: no Ann Awful at the counter in Weenie World…

T.J. is a GREAT chef! Looking forward to take 2 of Tiffany’s Table For Two. Pirates Prohibited!

Wow, Bets is so angry you could cook the meal from weenie world on her head. If Tiff’s “hoity-toity” mean doesn’t matter to you, why are you still stewing about it?

Ox is still interested in the food, but Tiffany has her good spirit back. Ox enjoys the food, and that’s perfect. Tiffany is finally optimistic and is going full speed ahead while Bets wants to wallow in self-pity. Gunther is still interested in food, not Bets’ feelings, and he wants the toy that comes with the Wowie meal.

LOL @ Ox taking 2 desserts!

Betts, “I’m glad we left Tiffany’s”. Translation: I wish I wasn’t so attached to my “moral” high ground and we stayed to enjoy the meal and the friends.

You really missed out on TJ’s cooking, Bets. Tiff 2, Bets 0. Enjoy your Beanie Weenie Wowee meal, Bets. I suspect this is just chili dog. Something you could make yourself at home with a can of chili, some hot dogs and buns, and some chopped onions and cheese. One of my hubby’s favorite comfort food.

Yesterday, before the table was cleared I noticed that Tiffany had not unrolled her table cloth, which is where the silverware would be, indicating that she had not yet touched the main course. I wonder if she ever did. And I noticed today that when Tiffant talks of “TT42 take two” Ox takes it as an invitation to help himself to more of the pastries. As a Detroiter I would have ordered a Coney Island eith the works at Weinie World. Hot onions, gooey meat sauce and dogs with a extra sharp crunch to the skin. What could be closer to heaven…

Good news: No Ann (as yet).

Please, an end to all the Bets is right / Tiff is right arguments!

At this point, it is clear that G&K are going somewhere else with this arc.

Heaven knows what that might be.

Everyone looks happy except Bets. Even Tiffany.

Wow! Oxford on a 2nd Dinner with Tiffany.

Bets saved $300.00 on a non-classy romantic dinner!

La cocina con el toque mágico de TJ nunca falla, Bets se lo pierde.

Un recordatorio a través del empleado de Weenie World para que no bajemos la guardia con el COVID-19. Esto aun no termina.

I would rather have a hoity-toity dinner than a beanie weenie wowie meal. Talk about indigestion.

I think Bets lost this round…..and she should lose Gunner but he just doesn’t have either the guts or the awareness.

LOL Ox taking 2 patisseries. TJ and Tiff and Ox should turn Tiffany table for two into a business model.

Gunther seems happy with a beanie weenie wowie meal. Any distraction will do.

Looking at T.J.’s big grin… is he aware that Bets stiffed them for the evening and he may not get paid?

Really, Gunther, after all of Bet’s the disappointment about the evening, taking her to Weenie World, may not be the best decision.

I’m trying to figure out why Tiff is so optimistic again. Because… the food was good? Did she not expect that already? The problem was never the cuisine, it was costs and a pitch that attracts customers, neither of which was addressed here. At some point optimism becomes delusion. I like how hard Tiffany is working to achieve her goals (especially compared to Luann who just drifts through life expecting everything to just fall into her lap) but you gotta work smarter, not harder.

And they just happen to meet the only person in the world who is wearing a mask. I’m sure there’s some kind of a b.s. explanation.

Just shut up Bets. I would rather have hoity-toity over Wennie World

So now what is Bets and Gunther going to do with their pirate costumes?

Tiffany will encourage Ox to sample a few more goodies after TJ closes up shop. One can hope, but I can’t believe that Greg would allow anything romantic to happen between them.

Looks like Tiff is moving on already, mad for awhile and now ready to try again and TJ and Ox look like they are all in. TJ must love working in Tiff’s opulent kitchen with all the expensive gadgets and Ox just loves being around Tiff and helping out! Win-win for that trio despite this evening coming out flat. Now for Bets: man she is letting Tiff rent space in her head. That’s okay, it just shows that she really wanted this “Pirate Dinner” to work and has her heart on her sleeve. Hopefully she will be calmed down a bit after the evening is over. In the meantime she gets to enjoy the best that Wiener World has to offer, I guess the “Beanie Weenie Wowie” meal.

Another one out of the ballpark today! ♡Bets♡ is so cute when she is glad♡! Gunther, sweetie♡, you better hang on to ♡her♡♡ and not let her get away the way all those other dates did!!♡ They don’t know what they are missing♡♡♡!

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Oh, and Ox!♡ He’s ready for take deux♡ (Or is that “doo”?) with Miss ♡Tiffany♡ in her maison (maize – on?)♡♡ No, it’s bigger and fancier♡, so it must be le château (lay shat – toe?)♡ Better not take too much time, Miss ♡Tiffany♡, someone is going to come along and snatch him away to that hamburger place he ♡loves♡, The Burger Box!♡

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I’m so proud♡ of TJ♡, he cooked all that and there was no fire!♡♡ Brad and ♡Toni♡ can stay home tonight. ♡ A nice night for everyone all around!♡ Let’s do this again!♡ Tootles!♡

Hoity-Toity, I know it means snooty but it also refers to an accent in the outer banks of NC, sometimes called the “Okracoke brogue” or “High Tider” accent which some believe is a relic of old west country English from the late 1700s/early 1800s though this is highly debatable. A similar accent is found on Tangier Island, Virginia and has been featured on NPR and the BBC over the years. It also is claimed to have been from the west country of England of over 200 years ago and due to the population’s isolation has not changed much over time. Sadly, these regional dialects may eventually disappear, particularly the one on Tangier Island as the island is threatened by rising sea levels in the Chesapeake and it is shrinking at an alarming rate. Here is link to the Tangier one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIZgw09CG9E

Gunther you two should have taken my advice and gone to Long John Silvers. You guys look silly dressed up like that ay Weeinie World. IJS

Let’s see the positive facts. Thanks to Bets’ push, Tiffany is now convinced to make her assignment become a reality. Maybe, in the future, she will thank Bets for that. TJ is happy to do extremely fine meals. Ox is happy to be with his friends. I’m sorry Gunther loses all of this. But at least Bets saved $ 300. Even if she probably lost a friend.

Perhaps she should do this in the morning as ,"Breakfast at Tiffany’s "

With the pandemic going on it would be worth paying extra for being the only couple in the restaurant. (In this case Tiffany’s house) Except for take out I haven’t eaten in a restaurant in over a year.

Not quite the same thing, but I am remembering in high school, the boy of my dreams invited me to a church dinner. For some reason, I thought it must be formal and wore a long, elegant dress and made him wear a suit. Turned out, it was in the BASEMENT of the church and it was a frozen lasagna dinner. Everyone was wearing jeans and T-shirts. OMG. We wanted to DIE! (A tragedy when you are 16). LOL

You gets what you Ox for! :D

Bets, you never cared about the food anyway. For you it was all about the internet event and being the center of attention.

When is Gunther going to realize that Bets doesn’t care if he’s there or not?

“Beany Weenie Wowie Meal”? What’s the target demographic for that restaurant, five year olds?

Bets.

Let it goooooo.

Well, it looks like Tiffany is having a great time! ♡

If at first you don’t succeed, fail, fail again.

I’ll bet the desserts are store-bought..

Now that Gunther brings it up, it has me wondering what the “Beanie-Weenie Wowie meal” includes.

I was thinking I should move over to Arlo and Janice for a while, until the endless circular discussion peters out. I am encouraged that the comments are more friendly and the discussion is starting to move again.

Bets is beginning to realize that she screwed up.

What is Ox’s background? Do we know anything about his family?

Bets was right to be angry. But it’s time to let it go. I am going to presume that she did not actually pay Tiffany up front since she has yet to talk about getting a refund. So she’s not really out anything, except her ability to push people around.

Tiffany, on the other hand, is showing she knows how to make the most of a bad situation. As I tell my daughter, money knows how to take care of its own.

I do hope Bets will calm down soon. I would hate to see her leave the strip. Among the characters in Luann’s age group, she is the most academically successful, has her own entrepreneurial activities, and is in a stable relationship. Or maybe she is to famous to live long as a character in Luanniverse.

And next time, don’t invite the angry pirate, just Gunther

As much as I liked Bets, she’s starting to get on my nerves. I get the cosplay thing, and she’s lucky enough to have a partner with the tailoring talent to make fun things like that happen, but she seems to be turning a fun hobby into an obsessive lifestyle. And while she really needs to get over herself, she does have a point. She should have gotten what she bargained for regarding her night out with Gunther who, by the way for some reason only just ordered ONE Beanie-Weenie Wowie Meal. This may get interesting after all.

And, in the mind of the Weenie World cashier, “Don’t ask why they’re dressed as pirates, none of my business… Maybe they’re on their way to a costume party.”

Tiffany’s Table for Two, versus Bet’s Hissy Fit for One: easy choice!

Gunther is in his own groove now. I don’t blame him either. I’d be doing the same thing. Tiffany’s table would’ve been the bomb. But Bets ain’t the type. A girl like that needs one of those pirate on the seas sort of Hollywood sets which don’t exist outside of amusement parks and Halloween parties. But instead of stewing why not suggest and do? Of well, Gunther took the steering wheel and led them to where he’d like to be. Maybe they’ll share a moment using a takeout outside somewhere under the moonlight. Hah, who am I kidding? Right!

I would say Tiffany is eating up the profits, but since she didn’t get paid, there is none and this is all coming out of her limited budget.

Soon it will dawn on “Gun” that this night has been a misfire all around!

If you hate fancy dinners, why are you still talking about?

Bets looks nice in her costume but boy does she need an attitude adjustment. Her rant never ends and she doesn’t see things from anyone’s perspective except her own.

My sister is like Bets. She’s gonna stew about it for a couple days before letting it go. She’s not wrong, but expect Bets to hold a grudge for a while since time is extra slow in this comic. Tiff’s got the the right attitude. Sure, she was in the wrong, but she’s making the best out of a bad situation and it all worked out. That’s a great mindset for any business owner.

Ok, Tiffany has relief in the form of TJ saying he liked this. That said the business model won’t work or they really need to turn a lot of Dinner for Two each night to make it profitable for 4 people (Tiffany, TJ, Ox, and the Harpist). Better to turn it into a themed pop-up dinner TJ’s creativity would go a long way and customers would be unlikely to get get bored which brings me to the next part…. Bets is still spinning, she needs her relief moment (Gunther’s not there yet, hopefully by Saturday when she asks him why he’s not steamed about this and responds “Because I’m with you” helps Bets find center). Bet’s would be a good addition to the venture for identifying possible themes and/or advertising. Personally I think she’d be a little weak on the advertising at first, not because of her connections but because she’s not a foodie. The win might be her followers but that’s a fickle thing and they follow her not for food but for events. Hopefully we see a centering for her in the near term and maybe the ladies find a good business model.

At least Gunt isn’t blowing the bank on the dinner.

Tiffany has finally met her match!!!!!

Because for the past year, it’s been “in Vogue” to be angry at nothing, and offendeded by everything! IMO, Bets isn’t offended as much by the meal, or the effort and expense put into it, as she is the lost opportunity to tweet/blog/vlog/ post about what she has no doubt been building her “public” upto! If the crowd demanded she cuckhold Gunther, she’d do it in a heartbeat! Gunther, the poor chump, is just an enabler, and is merely a prop for her.

Judge Reinhold had to wear an outfit like Gunnie’s on “Fast Times at Ridgemont High” when he worked at a fish and chip place after he got fired from “All American Burger”. He quit the job when on a delivery and noticed the girls in the car next to him laughing at his uniform. He ends up at the Mi-T-Mart where he foils a robbery and gets a promotion in front of a buzzed Jeff Spicoli.

So let me get this straight… Evans couldn’t figure out how to keep an intelligent driven young minority woman like Delta in the strip, but is giving us this narcissistic brat instead. Way to go, Greg…

This fuse is going to burn down and explode on Saturday. Notice that unlike some other strips, Luann Sunday strips are NOT connected to the ongoing plotline. That’s common — the author/cartoonist does the Sunday strip separate from the other six.

In my noospaper days, we would get the comic strips for the whole week in advance, and lay them out ahead of time. After that, it was a small matter of plugging in the finished pages into the print run each night. With the internet and computers now, it’s totally different. When I started out in journalism 42 years ago, it was at the tail end of linotype and hand-done layout, with rulers and glue. I had trouble on my copy desk figuring out headlines until my father said, “Use what I did in 1949: do headline counts by hand.”

I broke out paper and pencil, did just that, and it worked. Old-school journalism beat the heck out of computers.

Nancy Wilson from Heart in car.

Love how the Beanie Weenie guy doesn’t even comment on the pirate costumes, heh.

300 dollars is cheap for an outstanding meal in a beautiful surrounding with a cellist. Does that include gratuities?…….

You’re sure making her look pretty bad, Greg. Trying to show she’s really not good enough for Gunther? (but yes, Tiffany should definitely have given her what she wanted!)

Good resilience Tiff. Sorry you are so upset Bets!

Both Guys just want to eat!

Rosa needs to come back to save this storyline. We’ve had enough of Ann Eiffel….. Black Ann Eiffel is worse.

Too bad Tiffany did not make any money, and most likely, lost money. She could have her dad pay TJ for occasional cooking.

TJ might be headed to a position as head chef at Casa Tiffany.

He forgot the espressos

People have really been going after Bets recently, in a way I haven’t seen done to most other characters. Greg gives foibles and flaws to most of his main cast, which makes them human. Bernice, Toni, Luann and most certainly Tiffany have all had flaws and personal baggage (as does the much championed Gunther). While I spotted from almost day one issues with Bets that were likely to cause friction in her relationship with Gunther later, it’s perfectly possible that the two of them could work through these problems, and if they don’t, experiencing a relationship that turns out to not be your final long term ideal is a valid part of the growing process.

Ol’ Bets seems just a wee tad self-centered…

Ox needs to ask Tiff out.

If Bets wants anything to eat she better stop ranting and order something. Gunther is just ordering his own food.

When a failure isn’t a failure…

Years ago, a girl in my circle of friends did exactly what Tiffany is doing: personally catering elegant meals for two. I hired her to do one for my then-girlfriend and me at our home. It was pretty spectacular.Three years later, my then-girlfriend had been married and divorced, I started dating the catering girl, and we ended up living together for several years. Besides everything else, I did eat very well for that period of time.

Snobbery is not as bad as reverse snobbery.

Seriously? Hoity Toity….do 20 year old adults talk like that? The cat’s meow and 23 skidoo

Innocuous comment today for me. Wednesday is generally a transition toward how the arc will end, sort of the subject in the sentence, or topic in the paragraph the arc is communicating with. Today prediction of how each protagonist is going to come out of the conflict, Bets having a meal with Gunther (note she is having it with him, something he wants and she does not mind) and Tiffany enjoying an “opportunity” with her nurturing friends? Just a guess, but the fire seems to being banked with each female. One boyfriend though (well a little critical).

yo my man at Beenie Weenie is wearing a mask!

Lol! Take two! And Ox does. Cute! Love TJ’s and Tiffany’s enthusiasm. As for the first panel, (sigh) Bets and Gunther have to work that out.

I think TJ really likes cooking in the kitchen at the Tiff abode. At some point, Gunther is going to really need to talk to Bets about all of this.

Betts should put a sock in it.

We should absolutely do this again, how about tomorrow morning for breakfast at Tiffany’s?

Bets needs to get over it, look at Gunther, he’s making the most of it

Bets is completely within her rights to be angry. She requested one thing to done a certain way and what was presented wasn’t even close. As nice as it was, it was not what was purchased. You order a hammer and they send you a saw, you send it back. No different here. Tiff had one job to do and she missed.

Bets should shelve the anger with Tiff and enjoy eating with Gunther in public dressed like a pirate. She can pick the grudge back up tomorrow. And of course, Tiff needs to apologize. If she wasn’t going to provide what Bets requested, she should have told her beforehand.

I want to know more about what the “Beanie Weenie Wowie Meal” is!

Given how women have been pushing/pulling Gunther recently with their expectations & assumptions (Tiff, Bets, Luann… even Bernice a little tiny bit) – I think the next installment we’ll see is his erstwhile gf return from South America for a short visit.

It seems the subject of this arc is indifference, just as “Ode to Billy Joe” is about indifference.

My head still hurts! Where is the banana pie? Hilarity, where are you?..

Gunther , grow a pair and tell Bets to shove off , how much longer are you going to be treated like a thing instead of a person?

Time to send Bets to Peru and bring back Rosa. Bets has absolutely no class.

I love that Ox is so literal! “Take two.” “Thanks, don’t mind if I do…” Tiff just needs the right clientele and her business could be a success. Setting aside all the legal hoops, of course, which don’t seem to exist in comicland. And I’m glad that Tiff finally ate. As of yesterday, she hadn’t touched a bite. Now, who among this strip’s cast of characters could afford a romantic dinner for two at Tiffany’s? (Maybe she could offer breakfast…oh wait, that’s something else."

Bets needs to move to the another country, Gunther deserves better

Ox deserves to take 4.

Now, for ‘take two’ who will be the lucky couple? Certainly they will not try again with Bets and Gunther. What about Frank and Nancy?

Oxford is such a sweetie!

Glad to see Tiff is cheering up. Meanwhile, Bets is just getting crabassier….

I keep wondering if we’re actually supposed to like Betts