Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for December 09, 2011

She’s perfectly happy dishing it out, but it will be interesting to see her response now that she’s on the receiving end.

Hiring TJ is the dumbest thing you’ve ever done, Ann.

Love how she is touching him as she tells him not to touch her! I’m lovingTJ!

You know you want it, Ann…

[uhoh]

LOL @ TJ! In the last panel, he touches her and calls her Ann, AGAIN!! /// I wonder if the customers he’s spotted are Brad & Toni or Luann and her gang?

Funny how he’s able to push her buttons after only knowing her for about five minutes. Go TJ!

TJ is getting to smart-aleck. He’s taking quite a chance.

My money is so on TJ.

Go TJ!!!!

Like selling ice cream to a eskimo

Double standards here big time. Ann was touching Brad all the time, and Toni, too, on the chin, and she is now saying “do not touch me.” It is safe to say she is not into TJ, but that doesn’t bother TJ none. He will just give Ann a dose of her own medicine. Go, dish it out, TJ! You rock at it.

You always have the power when you don’t give a damn and Ann will soon be under his thumb.

When TJ has his sights set, it’ll be the taming of the shrew.

It’s easy. A customer asks for a hot dog. You ask back, that’s a foot-long right? Or, do you want Chili and Cheese on that? When they order a drink, you ask, the jumbo drink ? When I worked the concession stand at the movies. We were encouraged to up-sell the larger sizes of soda and popcorn!

Hah! He was able to break all three rules before she was done saying them.

This is fun! I think I’ll watch to see the outcome!

Woah, Ann’s body in panel two looks like a very little girl with a very big head.

it would be great to not care about the job youre doingjust to see how much you could get away with

Mwahhaahhaa. I am quickly regaining respect for TJ. The trick is to give him the right job. Once in his proper role, he kicks serious tail.

And that might actually be best for them both. Otherwise, Ann, you are SO doomed. :)))

He is taking the foul wind right out of her sails. This is going to be too good to stay away from!!

I love how he touched her and called her Ann, two seconds after she told him not to. Love this strip.

On the contrary, the fun hasn’t even started!

“The Taming of the Shrew” starring TJ as “Petruchio” and

Ann Eiffel as “Katharina”.

LET THE CHASE BEGIN!

Oh, TJ, I have never loved you more than right now.

It is kind of hard to bully an employee who really doesn’t care.

Now you see me, now you don’t. By the way, he is still touching her.

This might be the arc that actually makes TJ likable again. This is hilarious. He’s not even perturbed by her posturing. I foresee many lolz during this arc.

karma is a bitch, ann.

Hiring TJ will probably be the LAST thing you do in this job, Ann.

T.J.‘s ability to ’upsell’ will draw Corporates attention to a higher profit margin, and they’ HAVE to ask Annie – “WHAT or WHO happened to cause this, and WHY didn’t YOU do it SOONER?” .I don’t think it’ll be T.J. packing HIS ‘bags’ !

There is no end to what you can achieve if you are willing to make people hate you.

I see with Ann it’s not about the sex but rather it’s all about the Au-tho-ri-tee!

Oh this is going to be exquisite! Ain’t nuttin better than a good ole servin of CROW PIE!

I think it’s funny how in the first panel she seems okay with it, but then she puts the rules straight, then she looks surprised TJ stood up to her.

Keep it up, TJ, keep it up.

Great – TJ! A trifecta! Ignore her no touch, her no Ann, and override her demand for respect by interrupting her! Her demands are like water off a duck’s back. He’s lovin’ it and she’s seething.

He could do it by suggesting sides, upgrading drink sizes, etc. BTW, Rok— I suspect that I know you from another board. Ever been to Troll Valhalla? Just curious!

Love it. The “point of no return”….“High Noon”……Will Ann fire him or fall for him?

The look on her face in the first panel is priceless. She appears to be accessing his qualities. Slick and Smooth come to mind. In the next 2 panels she attempts to reassert her dominance. Had this not been a work situation, I think she may have assumed a more submissive posture.

I love it. T.J. finally putting his swarminess to good use.

Wow, You Guys were RIGHT!!!

This Storyline IS Getting Exciting!!!

This is so GREAT I’ll BET it goes VIRAL!!!!

Oh, wait…..,

Will TJ even have a job @ WW after tomorrow?

HAHAHAHA!!!! I love it!!!!

Everything about Ann reminda me of my boss at work. Except Ann is hotter. Other than that…Its the same. :(

Catfeet, I believe you are right!

Petey & The Pack, That would be sooo funny if the started dating!

Anyone else think that TJ is seriously underestimating her? Maybe?

you want weenies with that?

If he doesn’t care about the job then he doesn’t have a hook in his back. I suspect you are correct M2MM.

In this light and bantering. Ann could become a regular. Just like Tiff and Crystal. A constant deaf ear, I could forsee maybe tj not being a manager, but more like using Ann as a sidekick, like garfield and jon.

I go to some fast food places, I see the managers in the trenches with the troops. Somehow, I doubt that Ann would ever set finger to the French fryer.

Oh, this is great!

Somebody a while back mentioned TJ possibly being a major share holder of WW. This would be a really good twist if he was here now as a secret boss, like on the tv reality show. Then Ann gets called away to a meeting with corporate unaware that when she enters the room, TJ is sitting along side other suits at the table. That would be awesome to see the expression on her face.

hes good. in his own twisted egotistical sick way.

In that last panel, I almost get the impression of Ann being a little girl, but im the boss and you have to do what I say. I can see her stomping her feet and thowing a tantrum.

TJ may well be able to upsell. The power of suggestion is pretty amazing. In the dark ages, I once pumped gas at a real honest to goodness service station. You ask if they want to “fill it up with premium” and sometime that two gallon purchase turns into a full tank or they decide to upgrade this time from the cheap stuff to the premium. I saw it work in my experience. I am sure TJ and his smooth moves will move a lot of extras.

TJ 1, Ann 0.

Oh, this is awesome. Revenge is sweet!

Let’s not forget that TJ’s a gourmet chef. Imagine the possibilities if he ends up in the cooking area.

Since when has TJ ever actually needed a job, anyway. This is purely for his own entertainment.

Greg, you da man! Pure genius! Just about smiling my face off.

Oh, this is gonna be fun!

ahahaha! Take it Ann!

I can see it now: New Year’s Eve…..Ann and TJ, with Ann happy for the first time in her life and something to look forward to. And then, down the line, Brad and Toni as the Godparents.

I’m going on record and predicting a WIN for TJ…not sure where the story will go….but he will come out on top….shame on u of u thought that was dirty!

FHEO!!!

I think it’s going to be love at first sight; but neither realizes it. Anne & TJ are perfect for each other!

TJ is starting to look like Michael Jackson.

This could get ugly for both of them.

If TJ gets canned, I wanna see Dirk take his place. Imagine Ann Eiffel trying to order THAT guy around.

Why am I commenting here… Everything I thought has already been said. Superb commentary on a delightful strip. Can’t wait to see what plays out.

I am totally loving this!!

Either Eiffel’s gonna somehow get TJ put in jail, or the two will get married and live happily ever after…..

someone mentioned tj lasting 2 hrs… I’m envious!!

Does TJ STILL amuse you, Ann?

I bet Brad would give up a whole month’s pay to be watching this right now.

I enjoy seeing TJ in the potential “hero” role here!

So who are the customers – somebody we know – or strangers? I’d bet we know them: The teachers? Mrs. Horner? Frank & Nancy Degroot?.Or the youngsters – Gunther & Rosa? Quill & Luann? Luann & girls? Tiffany & Crystal? Crystal & Knute? Forget Brad & Toni for they are still upset with Ann unless…. curiosity killed the cat.

Poor Ann, she has absolutely no idea that she has no power in this situation. I almost feel sorry for her… NOT!

This comic is so much fun! You go, TJ!

So exited to see what happens next!<3

Kids looking more and more like Michael Jackson

(or DeBarge) everyday..

Anne may have met her match…!

Chutzpah for the win!

Yeah, because hot dogs are so much like prime rib, he’ll be able to work miracles! /end sarcasm. Come on, guys, think about it. It’s Weenie Word. You can only do so much with that menu and the food that corporate sends you. Most of the stuff in fast food franchises today is either precooked and/or flash-frozen, and unless he can whip up a really special sauce from condiments, it doesn’t lend itself to tweaking.

Poor poor Ann. She hasn’t learned what 90% of management types never seems to learn, and that is “YOU CAN’T DEMAND RESPECT, YOU HAVE TO EARN IT”. TJ will drive her crazy if she doesn’t learn that basic fact.

LOLz! This strip is fantastic! I still stick by my prediction that they get engaged.

Not true, but everyone still believes it. My junior high school social sciences teacher even told us that story about subliminal ads in movies as an example of social manipulation.

http://www.snopes.com/business/hidden/popcorn.asp

My money is on TJ tooooo…he’s SOOOO slick.

This is going to be a really fun Arc – GO GREG!!

Wow when I was a teenager and worked in fast food we always called our managers by their first name. I wonder if she wants to be call “Your Highness?!?”

For the number of time we’ve all wanted to do something like this the corporate etc. Go TJ go!.

i was thinking the same thing. theyre going to get together…

Money talks and TJ knows how to make it speak. Corporate won’t care about Ann’s complaints when they see sales increasing.

it isn’t even tomorrow yet and people have him fired already.

he’s immune to her arrogance. his own is a stronger force.

So, is he going to do her?

The unstoppable TJ on the rampage. This is going to be fun!

Oh, this is going to be good.

Ann was hot for Brad because he fit the mold of someone she could totally control and manipulate, and seduce, on her own terms – this feeling of power and control turns her on. TJ’s a whole different animal.

Ok

Oh, so very this.

And the same thing’s going on in reverse, here. All the people who are expecting some Taming of the Shrew scenario need to revisit the play because a basic dynamic is missing. TJ has no interest in Ann either sexually or monetarily – he gets off on control and manipulation as much as Ann does, and he knows he can get payback for Brad and Toni. He can amuse himself mightily because he’ll deliver the sales that she wants, and she’ll have to let him walk all over her because if she fires him she’ll lose those numbers.

I love how TJ just shrugs off Ann. As I’ve said a conflict between two identically mischievious and coniving personalities is bound to get interesting. His ability to shrug that off rather than be bruised like Brad is really going to get her steamed. Then she’ll fire TJ, he’ll take the case to WW corporate and give Ann a ride in Brad’s shoes (i.e. unemployed in bear market).

Oh boy oh boy oh boy!!! This is gonna be fun!

Looks like the start of another romance…

Come on, name me one hot dog place that DOESN’T have a chili dog on the menu – that’s not exactly a novel idea like the French Poodle or the Siberian Husky. Chili fries are to die for, too. But that’s scarcely "fine dining – "and “gourmet chef” or not, that was my point. TJ’s planning to upsell, because he probably wouldn’t be able to revise the menu beyond the toppings that WW has already.

I enjoy hearing how personal experiences of others relate to the strips. At one of my workplaces we all related SO closely to Dilbert’s boss that those toons were constantly posed around the office in series. It was an engineering consulting firm and it DID ultimately fail totally due to that boss (and the former junior partner who “retired” is still working at another firm).

TJ is going to knock her off her high horse – you might say he’s done that already – and she’s going to come crawling back for more, again and again. Watch and see.

@IbbearMyybe he should call here "Your Hinie instead “Your Hiness”

TJ always seems to know just what to do..and how to make it really work…he is a good friend to Brad, and we are just getting to know him.

He is going to be the one that really puts the brakes on Ann and her boy-toy games. this is really going to be good!!

Perfect!!!!!

Yeah! Don’t the greatest loves \ relationships usually arise out of contaganistic situations?

That’s why we see less of Luann. TJ and Brad have more interesting lives.

TJ’s going to get her to fall for him, then dump her. Give her a taste of her own medicine. You go, TJ!

Why is it that a strong woman is always portrayed as a b*tch? If a guy acted the way she’s acting it wouldn’t be seen as bad.