Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for June 06, 2013

He only needs the engine to get him where he is going. After that he can get it towed home. If that show about food trucks is right he’ll be able to make plenty to have it repaired in a day…

It might be slow food, but he won’t be low on oil or grease. (Unless it ends up on the road.)

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Toni’s ready to “order” a slice of “where’s TJ?”==That’s why I said… It’s not hidden agendas… it’s “Female Motivational Power” when it’s time to move on from a “Tricycle” to a “Bicycle”… She’s encouraging TJ so that they can go from 3 wheels to 2… ==Looks like “Mama Bird” is making room in her nest….

At least TJ’s honest about not having a serving of reality!! LOL

If TJ is asked to move, he can easily camp out in that thing for some time, lots of room to sleep in, and a kitchen, to boot

Yeah, and I’ve been wondering if he’s had any food service vendors lined up, any menus and the like chosen, etc… or if he’d only thought of “step one”….

“When the engine stops, it’ll be rolling alright.”^Guess we’ll just add “Proud Mary” to the list of names for the truck….

Why stop there? Go from two wheels to one; get on with that unicycle !!^So… I take it you won’t be saving the date?==(As an incidental aside, I saw that B&T embracing are the cover pic on the “Luann” Facebook page)…

Wow! Why’s everyone so literal with things, this week? She doesn’t like the things on “TJs menu”… It’s still “Chez Brad”!…

Toni is just having fun. Brad is grounded and still skeptical. TJ is as flip and unprepared as ever, always just winging it….

I actually like how Brad and Toni repaired the engine together. They make a good team.

Bet that TJ makes it work.

Geeze, She’s only kidding around with a friend.

I do like Brad’s order.

Will we see Anne in tight waitress gear serving the crowds at the very successful food truck?

the food trucks in my town do a booming business. They have a truck Park and they pay a fee to park there during the day. It is close to town and lots of folks just walk there for lunch.

Why is Brad talking about reality? he’s going to marry Toni. That’s no where near realistic.

The difference between optimists and pessimists is a half glass of water… -Optimists will be satisfied, as there’s half a glass full. == Pessimists will stay thirsty, because there isn’t ever enough….. ==And Realists are the ones who strike the balance, and tell you it’s either drink or go thirsty…..

Brad,

You said it would take “a few months” to get the van running. Toni said they would get it going “in no time”.

Who was the real “realist”?

Uh Huh. Toni is AWFULLY Enthusiastic About Old Smiley’s “Immobile Restaurant” Scam. So much for the “She’s just fixing the engine to get rid of TJ” theories that were bandied about here yesterday.

And while YOU Brad, may SLOWLY be Waking Up to what this Jackass REALLY is, Your gal seems to falling under his Evil Spell.

Brad muh boy, You may want to SERIOUSLY consider Eloping and getting Your “Soon to be Wife” as Far Away for THIS Snake as possible.

….Before He has You “Changing the Oil” and an “Accident Happens”……,

Brad, stop being a wet blanket. TJ is spontaneous, creative and a risk taker. Calling all entrepreneurs to TJ’s Rolling Cafe!

W-ooow….reaaaaly….. so today’s discussion will be "is Brad her ‘Main Entree’ or is TJ the… ‘dish on the side’ "?

My goodness people, they’re just having fun. stop trying to make conflict where none exists.

I don’t think they’re making conflict… they’re just misunderstanding what she said to TJ, which was PURELY platonic…. as a commenter mentioned above, who DOESN’T say that when ordering food? TJ would NEVER do that to Brad, and the Facebook cover pic for the Luann page has Toni and BRAD in an embrace…. And again, she’s eager to see TJ succeed so that her and Brad can focus on their wedding, and so that TJ can be able to succeed in something…

Disgusting.

And just to be clear, In my comment way up above, I MEANT Toni making room for HER AND BRAD as the downsizing to two, making room in her nest…. would have thought the understanding is (as it should be) that it’s TONI and BRAD…===It would NEVER have occurred to me that people would literally infer that Toni would ever make a pass at Brad’s best friend…. like they used to say…. “as if!”…..

They just need brakes, tires, insurance, a DOT and Health Department inspection. Wait to see the shopping list from those.

Excuse me.

For those of You (ESPECIALLY You New People) who seem to think that TJ would NEVER make a Play for “Brad’s Girl”, take a look through the Luann archives for the story line starting July 13th 1998 thru July 18th 1998. Pay particular attention to the Strip where Old Smiley “Sucker Punches” His “best friend”.

Oh, and DON’T give Me that “TJ was Just doing that to motivate his ‘friend’ into action” CRAP, either.

Don’t forget the chunkata… it made a different noise, yesterday…

TJ’s head’s in the clouds but Brad wants him back on earth — I don’t think that’s likely to happen.

Weird people.

" I wonder if Evans is getting paid for the product placement."^Well, he did put “GMC” on the truck, ha ha! (Definitely need to enlarge to see.. somebody even said it looked like it said “OMG”…)

it looks like it’s trying to sneak off… ha ha!

The “steal on wheels” TJ special truck reminded me of the 2nd pic’s front emblem… —Incidentally, Hot Wheels makes (or made) this model… but it’s a series that came out in the 70s and then remade them later, I think…

Yeah, definitely the 2nd one…

Not a darned thing…

Yeah, it’s carrying the right cargo…

ekw: She did have to clean her hands. Face, another matter.

if newer, Honda Civic?

what Brad…and any mechanic who has ever tried to help somebody…is about to learn, is that WHATEVER goes wrong with that van in the future will somehow be his fault

Now, if TJ wanted the ultimate in cool, here is a 1930’s GMC…^^I remember O’Keefe ale from my childhood; we Canadians like our aerodynamic beer trucks; the Queen of beer trucks , the White-Labatts Airflow : (It’s even more beautiful in “person”)

click on thumbnail ^^^

OK folks, if you want to “read into” the strip, note that the little puffs of smoke coming from the engine compartment resemble Gunther’s hair! Now, what do you make of that?!

That somebody has waaaaaayyyyy too much time to carefully scrutinize every panel of this comic?

hmmm…. I hate to see a part of Canadian history leave the country :(

“records for the largest ‘tossed’ salad.”^Dibs on the tomatoes!….OHHHH……..a…toss…never mind….

Wow! You know, I think I’ve heard of it before somewhere, don’t remember where… great pic, BTW (composition, etc….)! But I’d also just think of all the good food that I wouldn’t get to put those tomatoes on, (including gazpacho!) in one form or another…. Still, definitely better than the running of the bulls!==Incidentally, I’ve never heard Rick Steves featuring any of this… he gyped me! lol!

Those tomatoes had to be overripe to throw, too, or else…. groan!

Brad would only kill him if he got there faster than Toni. She would have no patience with that nonsense, and she’s vowed to never put up with scummy men again.

I deleted mine when I realized how late I was to the punch. I never liked Diane anyway.

“Thanks, but in all honesty, I didn’t take the picture”^Yes, but I count credit as in: finding and scanning a decent pic, as you usually do!

as in WATCHED the running, or “losing your mind” one day (or a bet?) and running? Just kidding! Going to the state fair, I saw how tall a bull is… were they beefier than US bulls?

Your clever wordplay would be most welcome on Speed Bump, F Minus, Etc….