Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for April 19, 2012

Here comes the chomp!

I hope Shannon draws BLOOD!! That Eiffel woman gets under my skin, big time!

She’s just as good at customer relations as she is at upselling! Say, Shannon, don’t those fingers sound yums?

ouch!

Ann kind of deserves this one. You just don’t take crowns from kids. That just ain’t right. It’s Rule #12.

You’ll want mustard and relish on those fingers, Shannon!

Ms Awful just made a BIG mistake! Attempting to take back that crown only demonstrates pure pettiness on your part. Because you have a beef with Toni. It’s not necessary to take it out on the child! If anyone from upper management is there and sees Ann’s behavior. This might be the week she gets sacked!

Shannon, CHOMP ON! Make Ann YOWL! Make her WAIL. SHOW HER how little girls are made of! You may be little but you can make her feel small!

(fetching popcorn for this epic battle)

Anne has just prepared her entry in the “Really bad idea” tournament. I think she’s the hands down winner i her division.

Bad mistake Ann, now you are going to pay for your mistake.

Didn’t someone vote for Shannon to be the first to actually bite someone???

I thought someone would give Ann the finger, not take one of hers!

HAHAHAHA!Sometimes Greg writes good quality sitcom scripts.

I thought. Ann was a hottie, but this takes the cake… forget her. No wonder she lacks a social life.

i just hope shannon doesn’t bite off more than toni can chew…

Weenie finger! Weenie finger! Ann may end up sporting the Rahmfather Look (it’s a Chicago thing)! And so richly deserved.

CHOMP ’EM OFF and have TJ put those fingers in buns with all condiments! And serve them to ANN, courtesy of WW!

Hey, if Ann keeps driving away customers like this, it won’t matter how well TJ can upsell- the restaurant will be empty! Then Ann’s inner turmoil will be over, and she can fire TJ without losing a bunch of money. Hopefully that doesn’t happen anytime soon. I’m looking forward to seeing TJ up his game and really drive Ann up the wall.

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Also, Ann’s a moron if she doesn’t think TJ’s gonna take at least one of those chintzy paper crowns to Shannon’s house when he gets off work. Heck, he might even take the whole pile of them. The case of the missing crowns will surely quicken Ann’s descent into madness.

Just realized something. Ann’s SMILING in the last panel as she tries to take the crown away from Shannon. What a b!tch.

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Speaking of smiling, TJ’s smirking in the second panel as he’s watching Shannon and Toni walk away. Is this because he’s enjoying the sight of Ann coming off worse in a battle with Toni or was he expecting Shannon to do something like this? TJ knows people- that’s why he was able to upsell so well. He probably knew Ann would go for a petty jab and that Shannon would not take any of that cr@p.

I’m confused. What strawberries?

I always thought Ann’s balls were made of brass, not steel, but I bet she’ll be trying to track down where the missing strawberries went until they finally relieve her of her command.

There’s also the case of the missing weenie hat that proclaimed TJ to be the Weenie King.

She does tastse good kid, don’t forget too wash your mouth out when you get home.

Oh, I see. Thank you.

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So, in Ann’s case, she’ll think Toni’s bratty niece is some kind of evil genius who snuck into WW after closing hours to steal all the paper crowns. She’ll grow increasingly paranoid, taking employees away from their weenie-roasting, order-taking, and dry-cleaning-picking-up duties in order to keep a constant watch for Shannon Daytona. Customers will soon be completely creeped out and finally stop coming altogether. Ann’ll go stark-raving mad, seeing Shannon everywhere in the increasingly empty restaurant, demanding her crowns back, not realizing that TJ had swiped them weeks ago.

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Ironically, it will be TJ who remains loyal to Ann, even agreeing to work for free as all the other employees quit, the customers leave, and WW revenue goes down the toilet. TJ spends his days lounging against the counter, watching Ann go mad. They have a few drunken trysts during which Ann proclaims that TJ is the only one who understands her and that she “just needs to be loved!” before she gets distracted by a vision of Shannon Daytona that nobody else can see. Understandably, nothing ever comes from her tete a tete with TJ nor her attempts to “catch Shannon in the act.”

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Finally, Ann will set fire to her own restaurant (using a complex method involving a deep fat fryer and a cunningly-placed back of dry-cleaning) hoping to burn Shannon (who she sees crouching underneath a table) to a crisp and finally end this nightmare.

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I totally need to read that book! Even if it’s one of those old books with a really annoying writing style but is considered a classic (cough Scarlet Letter *cough), I won’t get bored with it. I’ll be imagining something vaguely similar happening in The WeenieWorld Mutiny.

I wish I had TJ’s job satisfaction when I worked in retail.

BAD move, Ann. Besides, it’s kinda callous to go no-crown-no-purchase once the kid’s already wearing it.

The courtroom scenes should render at least two weeks of strips.

today, Mandrake talks like Toni and Ann Yesterday LOL

MAN I Love Shannon Daytona.. The Brattiest kid in Comics.

‘’Deluxe kids weenie meal’’ Because Shannon loves To Eat… She just doesn’t like ’’nilla’’

My, WHAT a SWEET little girl!.(Toni, get her in for rabies and lock-jaw shots!)

“to achieve that satisfaction you’d have had to wear a Weenie hat.”

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It would have been worth it. Trust me.

Uh-oh! This is going to be good! or bad…either way I can’t wait!

It’s just a cartoon, people!

Where do you think they got the idea of the Ladyfingers Cookies?

Shannon it would taste alot better with ketchup on it.

Oh damn … this just got real…

@Mojitobaby:Thanks for the info from yesterday. For a while I was kind of out of it recovering from being hit by a car so I lost track of everything. Thanks much for the info.

Oooh boy!!! Here we go!

Ann will strike Shannon and Toni will clean her clock and then have her fired.

Hooray for the biter brat! Now TJ can refer to Ann as “stumpfingers.”

I can’t believe Toni would have the nerve to show up there after threatening Eiffel. Ann should have her arrested.

Shannon biting her? I smell lawsuit.

That….is going to leave a mark.

Ann has just overstepped herself. And Shannon is going to show her what an overbite can do.I see police in the picture, and someone we really don’t want back in the picture.

Good Grief, Folks.

“Chomp Ann’s Fingers Off?” “Make Ann Yowl?”“Shannon’s a ‘Sweet’ little Girl?”Sheesh.Has it EVER Occured to some of You “Eggers On” that once upon a time, Ann Eiffel was once just LIKE Shannon?That Ann was probably a brat herself, and because she had the same type of dysfunctional childhood is the reason why she so hardcore today? And that by ENCOURAGING Shannon’s bratty behavior YOU are Creating a “future” Ann Eiffel???

MAN, some of You people are insensitive! And furthermore…., Excuse Me….,

Hey HOT LIPS!!! Can you TAKE your hand out of the kid’s mouth long enough to get Me another Cup of COFFEE??SOME of Us have Places to go!!

Now, WHERE was I?

It’s REALLY too bad that you can’t get emotionally involved in comic strips these days. Yet, I’ve noticed that nobody commented on the reduction of buttons on Toni or what smells rotten to Shannon. Not even why Ann has her hand so close to an obviously unstable, angry child. Ann doesn’t seem very bright today – guess she’s lost another round to TJ. Oh, well, guess I’ll go have breakfast – maybe some finger food this morning.

Get her, Shannon! Get her!

Um, Mordock? It’s just a comic strip. Take a deeeeep breath, okay?

Potential for contracting HIV

I hope Toni is leaving to get her hair cut.

She has definitely met her match!

I really hope Ann doesn’t do something stupid like call the cops for assault.

Huh. Shannon would probably be upset if she found a finger in her Deluxe Kid’s Weenie Meal, but…

If Dirk responds to this 911 call, he might throw Toni in jail and start dating Ann.

Ruh, roh! This is gonna get ugly!

Oh, this is going to escalate..

Move, Toni, Quick! I love it!

100 comments already and it’s barely 9:00 on the East coast. Looks like a GRRRREAT day for the posters!

Chomp – OUCH!! – SLAP!?!?!? – WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!

Oh Snap! I bet Ann oozes ectoplasm instead of blood. Ouch!

Can’t wait to see where Evans takes this.

Ouch!!

Ooops. Miscalculation…you might be able to insult an adult, but kids see things differently, and react differently…and life is going to suck with one less finger—but Anne might gain some insight—fee for service

And, I agree with whoever said Ann is a real beeotch for trying to take back a 1¢ paper crown because Toni didn’t buy anything. She is the epitome of a small-spirited person: mean, stingy, controlling, power-hungry, and spiteful. Yuck.

If Pittsville is in Georgia, Shannon may end up in handcuffs.

Can’t we get a corporate person in to SEE how Eiffel treats employees and customers then fire her and promote TJ to store manager?? LOL

poor management skills also. That crown going out is advertizment . Others don’t know she walked out with out orderng.

Go ahead and bite her finger because Ann Effiel DESERVES it!

I notice that nobody has mentioned in a while that TJ might himself be a major shareholder of Weenie World’s parent company. Have we all forgotten the possibility that this is an Undercover Boss type scenario as well?

I don’t know who aggravates me more: Eiffel or Liz from Freshly Squeezed.

I hope Shannon had hers! Ann is definitely toxic.

bitting the hand that birthed you ……..

don’t bite the hand that birthed you…..

Headline: “CHAMP CHOMPS CHUMP” :)

That woman is so rude! Why hasn’t someone turned her in to corporate?

Too bad. I was hoping Anne and Shannon would realize they are more alike than different, and they would develop a healthy dysfunctional liking and respect for each other! After all. if you put two misfits in an auditorium full of people, they will find each other and become friends!

Then I am putting my money on Toni. I hope that the coup de grace is TJ quitting.

Leaves a mark but buffs right out…

Does anybody else see the resemblance between Shannon & Ann? Maybe she’s the mystery mom!!!

— Enter LAWYER, chasing a personal injury case.

The drama continues…

Arrrrr….Arrrr….Arrrrr…..Arrrr….

It’s official! Ann Eiffel is about to become…LEFT-HANDED!!!

now it’s getting good!

Trying to de-throne Princess Shannon!?OFF WITH HER FINGER!!!

If you take something from a kid. Make sure youre hands are away from the mouth or OUCH!!!!!!

TJ has his hat off since he has gone “off-duty”

.T.J. ignores Ann’s orders since he is off-duty. .Of course, he might anyway.

Don’t let her bite Eiffel. She’ll be laid up with food poisoning.

Nice example Toni that little monster should be locked up

Well … SOMEbody messed up on Toni’s lipstick, or lack thereof, in panel #1. Perhaps they need to be more duckish as one reader likes to point out, then I’d surely never miss them in the side view.

Problem with that is in the real and (litigious) world, Ann could have her arrested, sue or both. If she chooses to retaliate against the child and Toni steps in in her defense it could be a catfight royal. TJ would probably grab popcorn and a front row seat.

Greg’s drawing has improved with age, but the strain of creating something every day, year after year, is beginning to show. This is neither a funny strip nor a happy strip, (with the exception of Knute.) Just an observation, not a criticism, because there’s no way I could do this every day.

I see a big “OUCH” coming…

Dave, I love the way you think! You can’t claim neglect when the kid has a full set of healthy choppers!

Although satisfying for the moment, this kind of revenge by Shannon backfires. Anne will LOVE the excuse fora lawsuit, and fo just the price of a few moments of pain.

let the kid have the crown, for the 20 secs it lasts, people will THINK she had a good time at WW… doesn’t this $!^(# know ANYTHING? :) …and I thought TJ was giving the orders?

That’s going to hurt more than Charlie biting it! ;-)

Hey, I didn’t know Pig-in-a-Minnieskirt was on the menu!

Dontcha think that TJ will clue Ann that he’ll be a witness for Shannon & Toni. That should give her pause.

wow – another nasty incident forthcoming

Amen. Greg doesn’t do Law and Order, either – in his world all the pesky reality-based things, like unemployment insurance, that would screw up or even solve a plot are missing. .Some people have an imperfect understanding of the law – TV’s largely to blame because in order to produce entertaining courtroom drama a lot of writers tap into veins of utter absurdity. For this reason many people also believe that CSI works just like it does on TV, that all the forensic science used is not only proved and meets some set standard, but is infallable and unquestioned everywhere. That way some sort of infallible crime lab is always able to ID the criminal beyond a shadow of a doubt. If there isn’t any DNA left there, the crime never happened.

I’m sure this has already been mentioned after 190 comments but I love the smile/smirk/snerk on TJ’s face.

If a comment doesn’t grab me in the first 2 or 3 lines I just go on to the next one. Don’t have time for long-winded babble. If the shoe fits…

Biting is wrong, but so is touching others without their permission.

Yeah, me too. That’s why I’m finished making any predictions on this strip. From here on in, I’ll accept whatever happens— just as long as there are plenty of developments. Hopefully, the readers who are suggesting a physical altercation between Toni and Ann will turn out to have guessed right.

I sure hope so! But again, I’m done making predictions…

I like how Shannon smells the same rotteness as Toni…blood is thicker than water.

Also it’s sad when a story line fizzles and then a couple characters jaw about it endlessly for a week with no new content or events.

It is interesting to listen to reader’s speculations upon the legal ramifications of what might happen in the next few days. However, assault & battery laws vary from state to state, and we don’t know in which one this comic is supposedly set.

I tried to agree with a lot of what Flyingairman had said. The program jammed however.

. That above is a fragment of it.

Trivia. There was a girl in my first grade class named LaNae DeGroot. Pretty fascinating, eh?

Oh, I am looking forward to tomorrow’s strip for the obvious reasons.

More Trivia. According to Wikipedia, there is a town in Georgia named Pitts, but the population is only 308.

really? this is eiffel’s idea of winning an argument? reclaiming a 10cent crown?

LET’S GET READY TO RUMBLE!!!

Imaginations run wild !! Have fun.

My less interesting prediction:

We see Ann tomorrow, then not again (for quiet a while at least.)

Strip will go into “talk-about-its” for Saturday

Will fizzle out like the “Tiff to Hollywood” story.

Messy bedroom for Sunday.

Back to Gunther (with Ox?) by Monday.

Or Toni gets sued for failing to control Shannon.

Well Ann, you may have been able to start figuring out T.C, but you are now going to be straight CLOWNED by a little kid .. you may even lose yo’ job for this!

Okay, I’m finally feeling a little pity to this unloved lady..She doesn’t know how to be a decent person, no matter how many examples she sees.

You could almost hear the crunching sound like a raw carrot

Looks like one of those cheap-a** paper crowns like Burger King has. This is just plain vindictiveness.

She’s seriously going to take Shannon’s cheap crown? Good grief, this lady needs to not be in a job where she has to deal with people.