Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for August 10, 2018

stiffel, stiffo… po-tay-to, po-tah-to (oh, Leslie)

Thanks to Viagra and Cialis, there’s a lot more vintage stiffos now.

That’ll give them enough to pay the junk guy. Hooray!!!

Or they could sell more.

What’s the difference between old and vintage?? Does vintage describe a certain time period??

Les needs to zip it!!

Oh Look! Yet another new character in Panel three!

Delightful! Looks like We’ve have a fiancé for Professor Zorro. I mean, Zebats.

I MEANT, Zebo!

*#FREEGB!!!

Les needs to ‘stifle’…

Someone’s getting “stiffed.” :o)

Oh goody. Gunther is being proactive and take control of his mom’s antiques sale. Les, pay attention and learn. Some stuff might be old but if they are vintages and are collectible because they are made by certain name brands, they can be valued in a range of hundreds to thousands. Better than the money your mom Ann could ever make scamming people. Best of all, that is a honest and legit sale.

So these two guys are supposed to get along together??

They’re really beating us over the head with the whole “Les is conniving yet stupid” thing this week, huh? Still it’s not as bad as Tiffany’s week of therapy, what with the exact same punchline being delivered all those days in a row.

With Gunther’s brains and Les’ bluster, together they could do the job of one person!

In the last panel, Gunther’s face reminds me of when he became inebriated after guzzling the rest of Luis’ beer in Peru.

Still don’t like the punk.

The difference between old junk and vintage stuff is whether or not someone appreciates the nostalgia and is willing to pay what you want for it. You may have a 300 year old sofa that was handed down as a family heirloom. But if you tried to sell it at a yard sale(which is a bad place anyway) most customer will just see “old used sofa.”

Vintage, also known as overpriced used old stuff, at least 10 years old :)

Vintage, also known as overpriced used old stuff, at least 10 years old :)

All the money belongs to Gunther. Don’t know why Les is so invested.

I guess mom didn’t really impart any knowledge to Les. A good salesman/scammer needs knowledge of the product and the customer as well as a good understanding of basic psychology/human behavior.

Looks like posting on Craig’s list is the way to get rid of this junk AND make money. As someone who has had garage sales for decades and only in the last 6 years started using the internet to sell stuff, the internet works much better! Garage sales are better for real junk. Baby clothes, stuffed animals, 8-track tapes. HAHAHA

You’re the only stiffo in these parts, Les….

still say it’s “Brad & TJ TNG”

WoooWhoo!!! I’m Vintage!!!!

Eager for Saturday to, hopefully, end this arc and get moving along with the larger plot.

Look at Les’ stance in Panel 3 – including his shirt with the vertical stripe … ‘Stiffo’ indeed!! :)

About time to wrap this yard sale thing up. Time to change directions.

The air is just about out of this balloon.

Or they could keep the lamp. It’s pretty nice, even though its shade changes shape from panel one to panel two…

Les… Sit down before you hurt yourself. Let Gunther do the selling; he knows what he’s doing.

Time for Gunther to post a “for Sale” post for Les

Clueless, egotistical roommate; possibly damaged, as-is; best offer. Cheap.

So, it looks like the furniture is collectable. Now, how much of the money will Gunther get to keep? And what price will he pay when Mom finds out?

I think know why Al married Irma, now.

I believe Al had just about all he could take, looking after Le$ and would do ANYTHING to be RID of him.

And if that meant marrying Irma, building a Gulag Guest House in the backyard and forcing the responsibility of looking after his IDIOT nephew on Gunther, then so BE it.

No wonder Al hasn’t spoken to Gunther yet. He feels to GUILTY to do so.

Gunther, I dunno “Who” G & K have in mind for You as a Girlfriend, but I hope she has her Own place where You can crash, and She does NOT have her OWN Idiot “roommate.”

And I hope She’s SMOKING HOT, too, SO THERE!! ;)

FREEGB!!!

@Schrodinger It’s kinda looking that way isn’t it? With the immanent breakup (apparently) of the Brad/Toni/TJ triumvirate and the “buying a house” arc.

I predict the dynamic will be totally different though. First, Brad and TJ, for whatever the reason, tolerated each others foibles because they were pals. Toni has upset the apple cart but in a non-competitive way. Second, Gunther and Les are not “pals.” And the kicker here will be Tiffany (IMHO). Tiffani is being positioned as a disruptive, competitive element between the two, as opposed to the Toni character.

We shall see… eventually.

Don’t do it. She wants you to pay her $300 to take it away.

One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.

The lamp is not for sale. Gunther just said he sold it online.

Next, in the logical order of progression, we should embark upon finding just the right new furniture to outfit their swinging bachelor pad.

I would really appreciate it if this arc finished up not with a visit from Tiffany like everyone seems to expect (and the roommates fighting over her), but with a visit to a furniture store by the two guys as they use the money made by selling Irma’s furniture to buy a couch, lamps, kitchen table and chairs. AND if a saleswoman at the furniture store turns out to be an old high school classmate of Gunther’s, and the two of them agree to a date…

Gunther’s. Emoji – like face in the last panel: priceless.

Looks like now they’ll be able to afford something better than IKEA stuff thanks to Gunther.

How much did they get for Quill?

@seismic-2: zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Les makes TJ look like an angel!

Leslie’s ignorance is not stacking up well against Gunther’s education thus far.

But who’s gonna impress the girl (be it Tiffany, Tara, one-shot “Leeloo,” or any other)?

So Gunther’s smarts are coming into play. Nevertheless, Gunther would have been happy to live with his Mom’s furniture, if Les hadn’t clued him in on how weird their place would look for two guys.

In the mini-metropolis of Pitts, this arc is a painful, smelly sinkhole. Please make it go away.

Les and Gunther are finally working together as a team and acting like step first cousins!