Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for February 01, 2023

Yeah, tell Al & Irma the dilemma, boys. Won’t they be thrilled you had a girl in the guest house.

More talking; no acting. Just get it over with!

Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faux-pas by Feel-it Meddlesome

So, are we placing bets on whether Tiff even gets evicted by the time the arc ends? Because it’s not looking too likely at this rate.

The boys forget that Al and Irma absolutely gushed over Tiffany the last time they met. It was for a dinner. June 3rd thru the 8th 2017. Will the magic hold???

Oh brother ……

between the two of you should have at least a pair…

Well now.

Either “Unca Al” gave permission for Tiff to live at the Gulag, which would invite several questions that may lead to disturbing conclusions.

OR

These two kumquats are actually Dumb enough to RAT themselves out. Which would be enough for even Me to wish for the “old” Les back.

Bets can’t get there soon enough. And when she does, maybe she provide Les with ‘deets’ to the dorm party and suggest he attend. He needn’t worry about an “invite” as half the attendees won’t have one either. And the other half will be too wasted to care.

So. Les shows up, “cramps Tiff’s style,” and in a huff, she moves OUT of the Gulag the next day, and alls right with the World.

And Who knows?

Mr. Knox may even get “lucky” at the party when he discovers that there’s other women in the world besides Tiffany.

Hey Les?

Maybe you should take Ox too. ;-)

An action passed is an action completed.

Since Les invited Tiff, It’s his job to tell Tiff nicely that she needs to leave and go back to mansion.

Do Irma & Al even know that Tiffany has a mansion just sitting there?

To Tiff or not to Tiff that is the conundrum!

Stop making her food, prepping her bath, etc. when it stops being comfortable, she will leave. If you can’t tell her upfront, that is.

Al and Irma will happily step in and take care of the problem created by their two little darlings. Sure. Without a doubt. In the little darling’s dreams.

These two are so boring, I won’t even waste any adjectives on them.

Oh please get Uncle Al involved!

Leave her a note. “Tiff, this space is really too small for three people. Please go home.”

Indecision! This could be endless. Perhaps Piro could move in?

Ah hah! Patented Wednesday misdirection play here including Bets being on her way. All kinds of event confluence, might be, on the way. I’m waiting to enjoy though, whatever the author’s have in mind. Should be zany.

Tiffany is awakened in the middle of the night to Les sleepwalking, stripping down to his undies, and crawling into his own bed.

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Horrors!

Fun!

Horrors!

Fun!

Horrors!

It’s true that Gunther and Les looks a bit like two cowardly young boys here, but I’m happy to see them talk like good cousins and I’m even happier to know that, finally, Al and Irma will be involved in this story. Let’s also admit that Tiffany will be more likely to listen to them and that an important speech could come out to from this. A speech able to help Tiffany to face Stef and the whole dorm room situatio done by Irma and Al. Two people who know how to destroy obstacles mercilessly and how to console and encourage those who are afraid… Can’t wait!

How gutless can you get?

Uncle Al to the Gulag: “What? You guys have been running a flop house? Yer all outta here!”

Oh, please! Tiff will return to pack her things (with Ox in tow for the “heavy” stuff) saying “Thanks, guys!, found a place”.

I can kind of see Tiffany, as she gets a bit older, being one of those people who never has a real address of her own, but has no trouble finding a steady string of people who are happy to let her move in “just for the time being”.

If ever an arc needed Ann Eiffel it’s this lame one. Or LOTS more of Tiff. Bring back Ann Eiffel!

It’s not bad having a pretty girl around. Just ask her to pull her weight like helping cook, clean and do laundry. She’ll either fish or cut bait.

Technically, neither one of them invited Tiffany to live there. She invited herself.

Gunther, time for some motherly advice on how to get rid of a leech.

I predict Tiff will have a good time at the dorm party; maybe she’ll spot someone she likes and decide that she needs to move back because she doesn’t want all the action happening without her there; she’ll come back and announce it while these two are still trying to figure out how to tell her to leave. Thus, Tiff will still be in control.

It’s Les job to tell to leave he let her in without asking anyone.

Les doesn’t want to tell Tiffany to leave because he’s in love with her and is afraid of being stuck with Gunther again.

Wiiiiiimmmmmppppsssssssssssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I don’t know that it’s that easy – she has been long enough she may have tenant rights. They may have to evict her

I don’t think mom & Uncle Al are going to be overjoyed to find out they’ve been holding a gender swapped version of “Three’s Company” in the guest house.

The Ropers will be unamused.

By “meddling” Gunther means he will go and tell his mommy that Les has a woman living in his bedroom LOL!

Maybe Al will tell the guys to leave and rent the place to Tiff.

They both invited her stay (Gunther belatedly.) They both feel it’s time for her to go, but are to chicken to tell Tiffany, so they’re passing the buck. In the meantime Tiffany realizes that it’s time for her to go, even though she loves having Les, and, Gunther, as her “slaves>” Just hasn’t figured out how to tell them, so enlists Betts. (Who also wants Gunther out of Tiffany’s clutches.)

Gunth is such a Puss…

Al has to know, after all the apartment is in the backyard and Tiffany’s BMW is parked outside. If he met Tiffany it would be clear she is from money and if he is connected likely would know the top lawyer in town. The question is are we having a flashback to last Fall or in the Spring semester.

It is clear that Tiffany’s strips are more entertaining than Luann’s. But that’s not a problem. Barney Google rarely makes an appearance in the “Barney Google and Snuffy Smith” strip, even tho his name is first in the title.

This will probably end with Tiff returning and declaring something like; “I’m sorry boys. I know how much you have enjoyed my staying here and I just can’t tell you how much I’ve enjoyed it too. But I must be getting back to my own life and just can’t entertain y’all forever. Bless your hearts.” 8^ )

My opinions…..

1. The “non-dynamic duo” (Les & Gunther) are feeling an understandable bit of discomfort at trying to figure out how to get rid of Tiffany…. yet, their trying to pawn it off onto Irma & Al would only make the hurt/anger Tiffany would initially feel that much worse.

2. Tiffany, for at least a few moments, will feel a bit hurt or angry about being asked to leave, but I suspect she is wise enough to understand why it is time, even though she clearly does not want to leave.

3. Even though there is a lot of speculation about whether Irma & Al know of Tiffany living there…. IMO I believe they BOTH are well aware of it. Think about it…. Tiffany has a car. Tiffany has been there a h*lluva long time already. The Gulag IS in Irma & Al’s backyard. IMO there is no way in h*ll that they would not know of her staying there.

4. Whether Bets knows that Tiffany is there…. that is another question…. and one that could result in a considerable explosion of emotions across the board.

Passing the buck.

Hah! How quickly they pass the buck. ;-) But they will very quickly find that buck passed right back to them. This isn’t a landlord responsibility. If they didn’t have relatives as landlords, they could find themselves in serious hot water if they went to the landlord with this — and I bet Al will make sure they know that.

Wussy’s!

So she stays!!

My guess is the boys will prance and bicker around the issue for a bit then muster up the guts to tell her… right when she tells them that she is going back to the dorm since she and Dez, Bets, and Steffi are currently on better terms and she’d save on fuel prices by not having to drive to campus. Anyway, it is nice to see exuberant Tiffany from the strip where she was getting ready to go to the party. It’s been a long while since she’s seemed like her classic confident self.

There is no reason to think Al and Irma don’t know Tiffany is staying there. She has a car and she has to park it somewhere. They’ve certainly seen Tiffany’s car. I wonder where Les and Gunther park their cars? There doesn’t seem to be a garage.

Gunther announced that Bets was coming over. I think she’ll end up being the one to tell Tiffany to move on.

Craven cowards or do they just not want to hurt Tiffany? YOU decide!

All of this and Tiff has already decided to return to Farrell Manor. And is likely dating the window installer.

Tiff has already packed, so long boys!

C’mon guys, grow a pair.

Seeing as Les is the one that invited her to stay, it should be his responsibility to tell her to go.

One day after Tiff moves out,Steff has a fight with her and moves in with Gunther&Les.

Let’s see the boys get rid of “Little Miss Velvet Cat Eyes”

That isn’t even a house. It’s a serial killer’s shack.

Don’t forget, Al and Irma have Gunther’s old spare room which they had been renting to Quill.

Do it!!

Did they ever find the cause of the broken window?

I seem to remember they thought it might have been a baseball, looked for the baseball, but didn’t find it.

Is Tiffany’s arm healed?

Les walks by the bathroom door and Tiffany shouts out to him, “I hereby testify that I like it here and am demanding squatters rights. And, please bring me another one of Gunther’s Star Trek toilet paper rolls, double ply, not that cheap stuff.”

Someday, when Tiffany is talking with her dad, she’ll slip up and let all of these cats out of their bags.

Uncle Al to the rescue …meaning he will find out who/what broke Tiffany’s window and make it safe for her to return to her home.

Is there a song titled “Just Shove It Off On Someone Else”? If not, someone should write one. Someone else, of course. ;-)

Cowards – both of them!!!!!

Congratulations, guys. You just won the buck passers of the week award.

1st Panel has a cartoon strip on the Refrigerator door. It looks like a Speed Bump strip by D. Coverly ?

As the buck passes, so Tiff stays on….