Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for December 15, 2016

Well said, Luann. As for TJ…

Are these toasts or a roast?

Looks like a roast to me… and TJ is asking for a left to the jaw…

Was that a toast….or a roast?

Com’on…let’s get to the honeymoon. :)

Will this never end?

“The Best Man At The Worst Time”

“Burned By Toast”

“Stick Figure Of Speech”

“Raise A Voice, Lower Some Jaws”

“Club Sandwich, and A Rickles On The Side”

“A Henny For Your Thoughts”

“A Heckle From A Jeckle Of All Trades”

“Jest The Facts”

“Multiple Choice”

“A Tale Of Two Kiddies”

“Doofus And Gallantly Done”

“Good Idea, Bad Idea”

“A Prose Of Cons”

“A Forked Tongue In The Road”

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“Over The Moon And Under The Bus”

Common thoughts. Computers with different speeds and timing. An expression not impossible to expect to be duplicated, in this instance. In fact, the inspiration might be from the words taken straight out of the strip…

This looks more like a roast than a toast. I did mention that in yesterday’s spoiler alert, so if I plagiarized it, I plagiarized myself..

Perhaps the roast might have something to do with the fact that TJ is currently bearing a slight resemblance to Dean Martin, the king of celebrity roasts…

Rimshot

Potatohead takes a curve ball for a strike…

“Up next: mom and dad get their turns, when the Comedy Central Roast of Brad Degroot continues!”

I’ll be interested to hear Fishbait’s toast, unless he’s ducked out already.

With all the toasts and accolades going Toni’s way, Brad has to be feeling left out. He’s gotta be thinking: “I helped fight that wildfire. I have courage.”

Is this a Toast or a Roast (against Brad)?

“Once-worthless brother”? Ouch…

Slightly tacky of Luann to constantly remember and remind others of who Brad was. He hasn’t been that person for over 10 years (real time). Part of love is to accept and appreciate when a person matures.

Do we see Shannon’s toast tomorrow?

‘’Shut up, TJ’’

Drink more,Luann.

TJ sacked his thoughts that should have been towards Brad. Hopefully tomorrow, he’ll save it. Truth be told, it’s TJ being TJ!

TJ = That Joker

Brad doesn’t deserve this from TJ and Luann.

“And do you know what the REALLY Sad part Is? When They return from Their Honeymoon, They’re going to be LIVING with That Grinning Jackanape! Oh the Pain, the PAIN!!” - The Ghost of Doctor Smith

Boy there really are people here who have NO SENSE OF HUMOR. I have seen toasts at weddings that went a lot further in busting chops department. GEEZ!

Luann gave the typical wedding reception toast that the best man is supposed to give.

I toast Greg Evans, who came through with a fitting answer to the question of “Will Brad and Toni ever get married.” This has been my favorite story line of the strip. I’m just an old romantic I suppose.

Is TJ trying to throw shade??!! I hate shade throwers at weddings. Stay home, get a life.

I can’t remember toasts in my wedding reception but I do in many others; usually teasing or roast type toasts are quite normal, and for TJ to tease his Best Friend is not only normal, but also very sweet in a way. It is clear that he, TJ, is very pleased with this marriage. I think Luann’s toast is very reflective of how happy she is and amazed how much growth her brother has shown over the time he has been with Toni. I hope there are toasts from Nancy and Frank too. That should be interesting.

FYI – A Toastmaster’s magazine had an article about giving toasts at weddings. It said do NOT try to be funny— humor should give way to praise and encouragement at a wedding. As early commenters said, this is NOT a roast, wherein humor is mandated.

Did I miss the part where Toni decided to keep her Maiden name? Or did Luann zone out during the wether and forget Her brother got married? Congratulations Mr. and Mrs Degrot..sorry if I spelled your last name wrong.

Wedding I meant to say wedding.

When did TJ get the earring piercings? They look good on him!

1) Toni keeping her name is totally in keeping with her character . . . 2) TJ’s toast hearkens back to Toni’s tumultuous relationship with The Beefcake. Toni’s an incredibly strong woman! (See comment 1.)

That’s so dumb, don’t ruin this Luann. Just be like wow I’m so happy for you guys. TJ, I mean hey it’s TJ, he can’t help it, but couldn’t you also just be like yaya so happy for you guys its great.

Is anyone else having trouble with the commenting? I don’t want to detract from the comic strip, but on some days my comments get posted twice… and if I delete one of them, it deletes both. What is this??

When does the ex boyfriend show up?

People will find answers to many of their questions in

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http://luannfan.com/collections/

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which is the Brad and Toni Saga at the wedding site. The wedding banner each day is a live link. There is lots in there. Each album has a lot of relevant strips and author commentary.

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Start here to understand Toni’s surname choice:

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http://www.gocomics.com/luann/2016/09/18

I am going to have to check, but the wedding MIGHT be TJ’s first appearance w earrings. No one replied to my earlier post on this.

On Nov 15 there is hair looping over TJ’s ear. On Nov 22 there are three distinct dots, so earrings prior to the wedding. They look good on him.

Let’s see… who will come to Brad’s rescue in this ‘toast n’ roast’. I predict it will be Shannon.

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Haha! Actually, I thought TJ’s toast was wonderfully funny! It was done in a mild, but humorous way and was gently poking fun at his friend, Brad.

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At least in my neck of the woods, this is a normal type of toast given at many wedding receptions. So, it seemed perfect to me.

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Some folks will, unfortunately, take such a toast to a coarse, lewd level…. which is very tacky and wrong, IMO. But, the gentle teasing TJ did…. I think it worked well!

A toast to Brad.

If he can win a woman like Toni, then there’s a lot more good – and great! – in him than people think.

TJ has been wearing earrings for years….

I really didn’t get what TJ meant, in the first part of his toast

I like TJ, he is funny and he clearly cares about Brad and Toni.

Ba Dum Bump

when is this wedding crap going t cease

TJ is congenitally unable to be serious about anything. I’m pretty sure the guy has “issues” and should be spending major time with a shrink….

With friends like TJ, who needs in-laws? This wedding stuff is getting so cute, sweet, and sentimental, I think I’m going to get sick to my stomach.

Truncated Spoiler Alert: Feelin’ the Bern, someone is into antiques…

Standard wedding toasts insult the groom and these are no exception.