Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for March 04, 2014

Oh, Shannon, you are one Spoiled Brat!!! ;)

What’s more valuable at the end of a long day? And has to be converted into child-size units, language-wise?– Hint: You can spend it ‘til it’s gone,, but you can’t save it, and make it stay….

“Quality Control”“Seal Of Approval”“…In A Bottle”“Give Me Just A Little More…”or“Share And Share A Tyke”

My computer is locking up grrrrr! OK, IJB, what is it?! ;)

Come on, Shannon! I want to hear more about the Captain retiring…and You are getting tiring Already! ;)

Toni has Shannon well trained to help keep Brad from getting too intimate. This seems to make it more likely that she will in fact ask Brad to adopt Shannon as soon as they get married, for that same purpose.

@ORmouseworks: Couldn’t agree with you more. They need to set her up on play dates with other little kids. It would be good for her.

Its my understanding that they just want to wait until they get married…some people actually do this. Of course, they want to be intimate, but I’m guessing Greg wants them to wait… ;)

Watch that left thumb Bwad!

I’m of the opinion they have been and continue to be intimate offscreen, but Greg thinks coitus interruptus is extremely funny, so he keeps making a point of it.

Uh, wasn’t yesterday’s paint scheme in Brad’s house Green? And today it is Blue?! Somebody’s (the colorist) not paying attention… ;)

Are we THERE yet!!!???

Ugh. It sounds like they’re building up for them to be competing for a promotion. Not that either of them is remotely senior enough, but this is comic strip land where they may have been working at this job a lot longer than they’ve been working at this job.

I’m on the fence with this one… ;)

It’s possible that she just wanted to let him know that she thinks of him, when she wears his fav color.. We as men hear certain things, and it’s automatic. Sometimes, women just like to keep a guy’s interest piqued, but not always “going there” … – Women can say and think in one way, but we guys will hear and think “something else”….

;)

Since they have to share their ’Quality Time", with each other, and now with Shannon, it makes me think of some songs related to viewing time as valuable commodity:

“Time”, Pink Floyd“No Time This Time”, the Police“Time Stand Still”, Rush“Tme In A Bottle”, Jim Croce“No Time”, the Guess Who“Give Me Just A Little More Time”, the Chairmen Of The Board“Time Has Come Today”, the Chambers Brothers“Tomorrow Never Knows”, Beatles“Does Anybody Really Know what Time it Is” Chicago“Too Much Time on My Hands” Styx“Time Passages” Al Stewart

Very poignant! Well said!

Well, the clothes are dry…it’s a wrap…’nite all… ;)

If Lucy were real, when she died and went to hell, she’d be eternally trying to kick a football a devil held for her. With karmic, predictable results.

Boy oh BOY.

THIS Little Chipmunk is Gonna be Laff-Riot on Yer Wedding Night, Uh Brad?

By the Way. Have YOU and Toni set a Date Yet?

For the ADOPTION, that Is…..,

Brought to you, by… – Tick… – and by…Tock…

I had considered Dylan, P.C., and Styx, too. – “Honourable mentions”:

“Clocks”, Coldplay“Steppin’ Out”, Joe Jackson“Time Is On My Side”, Stones…

Politics, period. I think they are intimate,but perhaps not as often as they’d like. I have the feeling also that Jonah doesn’t pay much attention to her, so when he dumps her on Toni, she tries to make up for lost time, especially since she knows that Brad is such a soft touch.

so when is Toni gonna say “Brad, we’re pregnant”?

@ORmouseworks: Oh yeah, you’re right. I forgot about their crazy firefighter schedules. Lol

Suck it up, Shannon! You can last five minutes, and it’s about time for you to learn that, contrary to your current opinion, the world does not revolve around you. It’s too bad your father (unfortunately, only in the biological sense) hasn’t had time (irony) to teach you that.

All they need is a padded closet with a deadbolt on it And the padding isn’t for the safety of the child, it’s to muffle the screams!!!!

Time is subjectiveIt flies when you’re having funit drags and dragswhen you’re having none..Shannon wants BwadToni does tooWhen you’re just a childIt’s all about you..Have a heartGive her your timeLife’s harder on herHer life got no rhyme.Her parents don’t careShe’s nothing to themAll she has is ToniAnd Bwad, yes him.

Nothing is funny foreverexcept the concept that some things are always funny

And IF I COULD TURN BACK TIME and FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACESome of the others were okay

Ya know… Maybe I am starting to think that Shannon is Greg’s “Birth Control Device…” {sigh}

Anyway, as stated above, The “captain” retiring may be something to keep an eye on. We’ll see. Otherwise, I think they just have to find a way to have more private time without Shannon getting dumped on them.

Maybe Lu/Nancy/Frank to the resuce there!

“And somewhere an oompa-loompa blows into a pitch pipe…”^Yeah… that’s the ticket !….

With the Captain’s retirement, could there be changes at Brad’s (?) station? Both are too young to be promoted to Captain, but this could lead to some interesting development.

A vacancy in the officers’ ranks shouldn’t have any impact on the firefighters (who in many departments have to be promoted to 1st class, senior, master, and driver, based on years of seniority). The only impact would be that a lieutenant fills the captain’s slot, and a firefighter has to be promoted to lieutenant. That promotion would require many more years of service than Toni or Brad have (even put together), so yeah, that’s probably what will happen, by-passing all the other firefighters in Pitt who have worked at their jobs for years or even decades longer. Welcome to the Luannverse, guys!

> don’t you get tired of spouting the same old drivel?>Doesn’t Greg Curtis get tired of drawing it? As others have pointed out, how many times has Shannon interrupted them now? It’s clearly by design (Greg’s, and probably Toni’s).

Sorry, I was reading the “Curtis” strip just now, and it stuck in my brain (or fingers). Yes, I know that the cartoonist of “Luann” is named Evans (and the cartoonist of “Curtis” is named Billingsley).

It obviously worked well with you, my beloved milania

By the way, TV, while oft used for the purpose, is a poor babysitter.

What about Brad/Toni makes them good foster parents? In the past two comics, Brad is openly disgusted that Shannon is there and then they want her to leave them alone for a while.

If you look back at some of the previous strips, you’ll see that Brad and Shannon have had some very excellent encounters together, when they’re alone. Brad actually has some very decent parenting skills, when he’s able to demonstrate them. He’s been able to get Shannon to comply with things.. perhaps even more so than Toni, who might appear to Shannon as the “established” authority figure (the “heavy”), always to be challenged.

Instant gratification means you never have to wait.

Toni, since asking nicely doesn’t work, TELL Shannon to watch TV!

The extreme responses on Shannon are kind of fascinating. On the one hand, we have those who condemn her as a manipulative brat who should be shut into a dark, padded closet with a deadbolt on it, or at the very least, slapped upside the head.-On the other hand, we have those who have a knee-jerk response toward Brad and Toni, and condemn them for wanting time together instead of demonstrating love for Shannon by catering to her every whim.-I suspect that the truth (if there is one) is somewhere in between. Shannon behaves well when she feels like she matters, and Brad and Toni both do care about her. But they also want some together time, which they don’t get when they unexpectedly become Shannon’s babysitters.-Since we have adopted kids in my family and I know that there are challenges with this option, I would actually not favor a young couple just getting started as adoptees, unless they were highly motivated.

Nope, you are misreading it again.Saying she is dfiving you nuts is not the same as saying you ard miserable or that she is not loved.I bet conversations with you are fun.“He says he likes blue?? That must mean he hates my shoes, me and America.”Something like that.

Is Shannon ever going to get any older? Why is she the olny one who never ages?

She’s a typical kid, and she cracks me up!

Regardless of how he interacts with her, he is never happy when Toni shows up with her.

I don’t think he blames Shannon for that. I think he blames either Jonah for causing the situation, and/or Toni for allowing it happen (secondarily), because it means less time alone with Toni. I don’t think it affects how Brad feels about Shannon, herself.

That Said:

Shannon is a burden on both of them. Again, I wonder why they would adopt her when they don’t apeear to have enough time for each other. They are NOT ready for kids.

If Shannon’s father decides he can’t handle Shannon and is considering adoption, he should let a foster family take her that has both the time and love that Shannon needs. Brad/Toni don’t really have either for her.

I actually agree that it’s way too early for Brad & Toni to be raising a child. But they may not have much of a choice if Jonah foists the scenario upon them.

It all comes down to how much they love Shannon and see potential in her… potential that could come to full fruition if they did adopt her, and (conversely) waste away, or worse, if they remand her to the foster care system. How much do Brad & Toni consider Shannon “family,” and would they abandon a “family” member like that? Having lost both her parents, I’m thinking Toni would not abandon her, if the issue were actually forced. She is “family.” And, because Brad does seem to do very well with Shannon, and they’ve started to bond, I don’t think he’d object either, in that case. I just hope it doesn’t turn out to be the case, because they really do need some time alone to do all those things newlyweds do. Raising children should be a bit more towards the latter part of their timeline. Not all the way at the end, but also not at the very beginning, either.

THIS RELATIONSHIP OVER

How do you know it was whiskey?

-Captain Newman-Wonder why that name was picked? Could it be that Greg is a fan of the 1963 movie in which Gregory Peck played that character? Or maybe the Leo Rosten novel that the movie is based on?-Or it could be a total coincidence….

Not every interaction with a child need be considered parenting.Unplanned interruptions and irritation at same is not same as disdane at chilt.Further, TJ and Shannon get along well or else he “hides his disdain” well.And most cheered the fingervore action, not because they wish my beloved Shannon to misbehave, but we like rude people who stick their fingers in children’s faces to regret said action.. When my son was full of energy, usually as he fought sleepiness, I had him load dishes, run the dishwasher, load clothes, wash clothes, dry clothes, fold and store clothes, unload the dishwasher all the while engaging him in his subject of the day until such time as he realized, "I’m sleepy, " and went to bed..He’s a world-class adult now.

The reason this strip receives the most comments when Toni and Brad are the subject is because we want to see more about a possible sex life! Greg, at least let us see her in a bikini or baby doll! Where is the love?

So who gets the promotion? Bwad… or Toni?

“…Windows’ favorite saying: ‘I will lock up before you leave…’”

Had to laugh at that! ;)

That is the way a child acts if she is much younger than her siblings. She wants to be included. She wants attention. A third party, Mom or Dad, would usually put the child in her place, but there is no third party here to do it.

Just to show how very differently people react to this strip: only one comment on the ArcaMax site today is about Shannon and her possible brattiness. And none of the comments are about whether Toni and Brad are involved in more than holding hands. The rest of the comments are about how adults perceive the passage of time so differently from kids.

Re: downloading an “updated” version. To my knowledge I haven’t, but then Firefox keeps overloading my computer lately. Ah, well…I can “hardly wait” until April when xp no longer gets updates =-O

What an Awful post…one can just hope that you were just trying to get a rise out of the posters here… ;)

Is whiskey the only thing which brings a smile to YOUR life? I don’t drink at all yet somehow find myself smiling most of the time.LIFE IS GOOD

My point is proven, although now I have to obey and read your bio(Grumble, grumble, grumble)

My point is proven, although now I have to obey and read your bio(Grumble, grumble, grumble)?And I’m backSo sticking with the online bio based on the fact that you can’t put it on the Internet if it isn’t true and age 24 in 2014 and started on reefer in the ninties gets you started at age six at the latest.interesting parenting, most wait at least to eight.

Take care

Yep, using the British past tense form of eat

Time out, door shut, no TV. Good thing they don’t spank kids anymore, Shannon would have one sore butt—and be a whole lot better behaved.

You know— Toni realizes that, if she (Brad included) does not take care of Shannon, Jonah would be irresponsible enough to simply abandon the kid!

I think this is really sweet. She want’s to have fun with them.

“…Windows’ favorite saying: ‘I will lock up before you leave…’”^Reminds me of actual calls coming through to a help desk from people who couldn’t understand Internet Explorer:

“I need help with Internet Exposer.”

“How do I download Internet Exploder?”

Don’t forget “Time Has Come Today” – The Chambers Brothers^One of us listed it, somewhere…..

Is that in regard to Peter Cetera? Like if Peter Cetera’s finger got bit off, could they say, “Look here, Festus, I done et Cetera…”^As he says in one of his songs, he’d say he did it “for the glory of love”…..

“And people think it’s the computers that are screwed up…”

GIGO…fits me well…LOL… .;)

“3. I was a go getter.”.Whataguy

I didn’t know the captain’s name was Newman. Too bad, I thought he was cool.