Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for July 30, 2013

Either the glass is half empty, or half full, or just both….

“No Return, No Deposit?” (or alternatively, “Na Na Na, Hey, Hey, Good Buy”?)

We can add a free desert if it is a party of 40 or more…

With six you get eggroll.

Brought to you, by….Boomerang Bank… “With ‘Quiet Returns’ accounts…. You may think it’s gone… but, boom! It will come back to you”….==Aussie Express… “Conveniently located in Pitts”.. “The card that you never lose”…“Even our spokesperson Quill won’t go home without it”…==And by….Shove Boat Cruise Lines… “We won’t shove off, until you’re ready”….

It’s sort of “ironic” that Lu says she’s paying by “Masterdad”, when he’d probably prefer that he wasn’t footin’ the bill…

“OMG”? Really? I know it’s just a comic strip, but is today’s generation of children so verbally lazy that internet abbreviations are now their preferred choice of language, even in a social interaction?

And seriously, Luann? You have a job at the library and you still rely on your Dad’s credit cards to pay for everything?

“Don’t you think ‘Dad’ would rather be payin’ for Quill to be leavin’ than for him stayin’??”^Oh, Yes, of course….. but not at the price that Lu is going to have him pay..

“On the other hand, why in the world would someone operating a traveling food truck need to have spent the money on all that equipment, when what it sounds like he really wants to do is be a caterer?”^Some food trucks stay stationary and don’t go around… we have some downtown that have secured their spots, and do good business…. ==So in a related way, if he does people’s gigs, he could be hoping to arrange to park the truck at people’s events and be contracted (and perhaps paid in advance by the host) to be the sole provider of food…. although to your point, one would envision him bringing food indoors, as opposed to an outdoor “block style” affair….

Forgot to mention that that’s part of the “Half Empty/Half Full” scenario… it’s good and bad news all at the same time… ==Even reading the term “Farewell Party for Quill”, it could sound like good or bad news… depending on how one may feel on the matter…

“Masterdad”

snort! Funny!

Forgot to mention that that’s part of the “Half Empty/Half Full” scenario… it’s good and bad news all at the same time… I can imagine he’d hear: “the good news? We’ll have a farewell thing for Quill going… bad news? I want you to pay for an extravaganza”… following which Frank opens up his favorite upset stomach medicine…..==Even reading the term “Farewell Party for Quill”, it could sound like good or bad news… depending on how one may feel on the matter…

Since when is TJ a “Bad Cook” ? When didthat start?? I think “Catering truck”=poor quality connotation….ergo“TJ” —low quality. This is not necessarily true.

TJ has all the makings of a master chef andhe has the love of cooking, combinedwith a smooth easy flair and a knackfor dealing with food, which is quintessential.Why does he not go to cookingschool? This would seem to be a naturalfor him.

MasterDad, the card with no limit.

Ahh, good old deep-pockets Masterdad! Luann is a bit presumptuous, but maybe Frank will spring for the farewell party, just to insure the Quill doesn’t end up in Brad’s old room or anywhere else a dad wouldn’t like….

That’s a good one! =And an accountant would do the same, and then tell you to cut the unnecessary portion……

20? I thought she would just want two!

I can’t recall anything TJ ever made that was bad. I recall great dishes. But then I don’t have the greatest memory…

RE; paying for Quill to be leavin’ .

No doubt after last weeks “Nowhere” comments. That smug “in control” look of his will disappear when she leaves for college."

This payment is just setting the stage, so to speak, for future wedding costs.

Fully agree – doesn’t make sense. A truck is designed for one or two “meals” at a time. A caterer does bulk items in metal trays and keeps them hot in ovens. Maybe handling 20 would work. They could just leave the party and go to the parking lot to eat!

The teens I know don’t eat TJs gourmet dishes – they just order a bunch of pizzas for just 20. I mean, this isn’t some fancy sit down dinner is it? But I think TJ will get it right. “I’m a TJ fa-an!”

I agree with husky and Iluvlu, TJ is a very good cook, and always wanted to be a businessman, and this is goodIt will work, but of course there will be some situation that comes up. These are teenagers after all, teenagers who are being allowed to move on, along with brad and toni. OMG TJ being the best man, and the caterer!! Gahhhh.

TJ can cook, but catering a party, or even stocking a roach coach, is a very different matter from whipping up even a great meal for two or three. And we have little evidence of TJ’s organizational skills, or even that he has the means to cook for forty. There’s a reason that roach coaches sell food service food.

“HOW will You be PAYING?!!?”

SERIOUSLY, Smiley did You just ASK That???

After YOU once BURNED DOWN the DeGroot’s Rental Home and Even after You Did that, THEY let YOU Stay at THEIR House FOR FREE and YOU Have the GALL to Ask THEIR Daughter and Her Dad How THEY are going to PAY?!!?

Health Department! My KINGDOM for a Health Department to SHUT this OUTRAGE DOWN!!!!

Agree with you 999 except burn his shack downthe jerk

…yes, can you take it easy on the caps? You’re so loud you’re hurting my eyes…

I don’t think it’s a good idea for TJ to be opening up the truck and catering at the same time. I get that the catering is what he really wants to do, but he should get one business off the ground before he starts another one.

Wish I had my money in boomarang bank Lol!!

Frank will just LOVE that

“Luann, are you really so naive that you would give a credit card number to TJ? You may want to check out 11-26-93.”.Why are you so against the idea that TJ can change?.A little bit of historical trivia for you:.During the 1940s and 1950s, an American prison warden, Clinton Duffy, was well known for his efforts to rehabilitate the men in his prison. Said one critic, “You should know that leopards don’t change their spots!”.Replied Warden Duffy, “You should know I don’t work with leopards. I work with men, and men change every day.”

“because her Dad is an amazingly HORRIBLE HUMAN BEING…….NOT”^No one here ever says that……….

“because her Dad is an amazingly HORRIBLE HUMAN BEING…….NOT”^No one here ever says that……….==It’s not wrong to budget a gathering… throwing money around doesn’t = I love you……==And again, no one here ever puts Frank and “Horrible Human Being” in the same sentence…

Rephrasing…..

“because her Dad is an amazingly HORRIBLE HUMAN BEING…….NOT”^Why would you think anybody here would think Frank was a ‘bad dad’?….==It’s not wrong to budget a gathering… throwing money around doesn’t = I love you ……

I thought T.J. was a great cook. That is one reason Luann’s mom liked having him live with them.

I thought Drama Camp was over. I wonder where Quill has been staying since it ended.

“And for those still concluding mobile food outlets serve only slop… "^Exactly! As I was mentioning yesterday, we have some that do Indian cuisine, BBQ, etc… ==“I see no technical difficulty in cooking for 20 people in one group versus 20 random people lined up at the same counter.”^I agree… it takes some prep beforehand (marinating, slicing, chilling, etc.) but if you know you have an engagement ahead of time, and have knack and an enthusiasm for culinary arts (as TJ shows) it can be done… and food for 20 done this way can be manageable…..== And to go along with your point, TJ did say that he planned to specialize in ‘healthy cuisine’, so there should be understanding on both sides already up front if they really do engage his business….

Fascinating image…

I teach teenagers and they do actually say OMG in conversation…

It’s pretty selfish of Luann to expect her father to pay for a going away party for Quill, especially if Quill is just gonna come back.

Ass National Bank

The farewell party seems like a set up to see TJ cater.

Last week weren’t people here indignant at the possibility that Tiffany might have charged her drama camp admission fee to her father’s credit card?

If he’s gonna go high-end caterer, he should call the wagon “Entraîneur du Gardon” According to Google Translate, that’s French for “coach of the roach.” ^^ Wrong kind of coach, entraineur is coach as in football coach

Love it— TJ caters funerals!

Left is right, right is wrong.

That’s been out of date for a while.

Maybe he is staying somewhere, as logic would state…==But as crazy as it may sound, I keep wondering if on Saturday, they drove Quill to the airport, he’s back in Oz, and this "farewell’ is just to cheer Lu up, and we’d find that he’d attend via Skype….. or something along these lines…

TJ may have a bunch of roaches playing football in the wagon^^Lol, good one, Lev

How are they going to get 20 people? Yes, Luann now has more friends than just Delta & Bernice, but, even if you invited Zane and Miguel, you’d still only come out to somewhere around a dozen

Got it! …. Though they had the wrap party with pizza, they’re probably finishing up at the camp, with whatever…. after they leave from there, a quick stop at Lu’s, and then to the airport!……

but you left out Ox.

I left out Zane and Miguel__________________Neither has been heard from in a while, I think they moved to Aaron/Diane land. However, Elwood and Ox could still be in the neighborhood. Bernice might invite Ben York. Toni and Brad could “drag” the fire captain and Tony along.

and let’s not forget Mrs. Horner. She’s still on the green side of the grass isn’t she?

Don’t forget all the readers will be there. They just don’t get to enjoy Cafe TJ’s cuisine.

Seems to me this could be an interesting party. Delta is reinventing herself as a party girl in addition to an overachiever, Luann and Quill are parting (for now), and TJ is trying to become a legitimate entrepreneur and learning to pull things together as a caterer. If Tiff comes to the party (and I think she will) there are lots of opportunities for kerfuffles. Three Stooges anyone??

I didn’t see even the main friends at the play where Quill had the major role. You’d think they’d be hanging around with Luann and Quill after the show.

He also left out Elwood as well as other members of the fire department.

That’s a stretch that they care about Quill and Luann. Free hotdogs though, that’s a draw.

I wonder if the deposit that gets made Luann cashes in on 9 months from now….

Don’t forget Ox! He’s a cool guy.

Maybe TJ’s food cart is more of a mobile “office” than a place to find and eat good food?…(and TJ does know how to cook). Sort of like “food samples” as a front for far bigger things?…(parties, weddings, etc.).

Elwood has a connection to Quill. It’s not one that would get him invited to the party. He thinks Quill stole Luann from him.