Luann by Greg Evans and Karen Evans for November 16, 2013

“Zagat Wasn’t Here”“The Day Mikey Didn’t Like It”“General Orders And Private Chuck”“For Bitter Or Worse”“For The Sake Of Saké!”or“I Can’t Believe It’s Not Better”

TJ “left” him the instructions? So is Quill operating the wagon by himself, manning both the counter and the grill? Where did TJ go? And when is this all happening – is it on a weekend? Aren’t these people supposed to be in school at this time of day, otherwise?

I’m wondering if this will be another failed venture by TJ? I cannot place any blame on Quill. He was led to believe that he would just be a server on that lunch wagon.

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This is the same Quill who just on October 24 was telling us that he cooked his own meals, right?

And yet, if TJ himself were there, it would somehow work out to be delicious. The problem is duplication. TJ doesn’t know how to duplicate his successful techniques into other people. Only somebody who was ALREADY a master chef (like TJ himself) could make sense out of direction that vague.

And, also, IIRC, Quill had specifically mentioned that it was going to be an after school gig… and the one strip where Mrs. Berger welcomed them with a plate of cookies, she asked how their day was, and that’s when TJs truck pulled up…. -Also, I would surmise that it operates just on the weekdays, when they’d get the bulk of the crowds, for people going to work and school….

Yeah, but what about the salt? Maybe he should switch to rock salt, or another de-icer…

TJ obviously hasn’t had any experience with Aussie culinary standards. Our friends down under think that hamburger fixings include (nay, require) sliced beetroot and fried eggs.

It’s no wonder Quill’s cooking isn’t going over well here.

If this is an after-school job, then almost all of the day’s business is already finished, for a “lunch” wagon. This story arc doesn’t make a whole lot of sense.

Looks like I can’t call him MPQ anymore (He’s no longer Perfect) … Have to change it to MBQ (Mister Boring)

Surprise! It tastes like the paper it is printed on. (Except for the online version above, which requires some virtual paper flavor).

Good call! Maybe also a bit of soap to help the cleanser to scour the bad flavor but not the stomach wall… I’d suggest the fancy pomegranate flavored one…

I signed up (after lurking) just to comment on this strip. Where did TJ get the money to obtain a license for his food truck. Thanks for reminding me that they are still in High School. Food trucks are all the rage in Vancouver right now but the competition to get a licensee is fierce. Oh, yes I remember Greg Evens can do anything in his “Luanneverse” My bad!

Got it in one yesterday! Quill is doing both jobs, left in the lurch by ol’ TJ whilst he goes off to rob an orphanage or what-ever he does in his ‘spare’ time.

Ahhh, T.J., this isn’t one of those scams you don’t have to follow through on. You own this biz, dude. It all falls on you.

Delta’’s two-pronged comment is both scathing and cute. Just how bad can a wrap be?

Can TJ really be that clueless?!

You Know, NOW would be a REALLY Good Time to Make that LONG Overdue Call to the Local Pitts Health Departmentabout This So-Called “Meal-Wagon”.

The BAD News IS, Old Smiley WON’T be Around to TAKE Any of the HEAT.

….., And MAYBE, Just Maybe, THAT Was HIS Plan……,

you know that Delta was the shift manager of the hot dog place years back and she is looking for work, don’t you?

Yeah, it’s hard to say who’s at fault here. TJ for leaving poor instructions, or Qulll for following them, rather than his own cooking instincts. Still, it’s TJ’s truck/business so, in the end, he’s responsible.

It reminds me of Dick Gautier’s character on the “Get Smart” TV series, He played the robot (can’t say the robot’s name, it’s not PC these days… Just ask Rev. Jessie Jackson the next time he’s in NYC ;-) ). But the robot did EXACTLY, what you told it to do. You’d say, “:Hey [Robot], Kill the light” and he’d take out a pistol and shoot it.

My HS freshman English teacher did something similar. She assigned us homework – a simple essay… instructions on how to make a PB & J sandwich. Sure enough, after the essays were graded, she returned with them and a shopping bag full of PB & J supplies, and then proceeded to make the sandwiches per people’s essay instructions.

Thankfully, being a computer geek, I knew exactly where she was going. Mine wasn’t picked for “demonstrative” purposes. Only the bad ones were. ;)

I dunno, my mom could cook up a storm, but she couldn’t convey how she did it at all.

When I was first learning to cook many years ago I always loved that line in recipes “Cook till done”. How do you know?? And another one that confuses novice cooks “Brown the meat”. Does that mean till it’s not red or really, really brown? You gotta know who your audience is.

I have GRANGER first cook book measurement were dab of this touch of this put on coals till its done so on

Also like when my wife says: “Let me see the remote?” I respond by holding it up in the air…. of course, she’d think I didn’t want to give it to her, anyway, Lol! – But really, that’s something about the English language that always struck me as funny, the way certain words are said, what if they were applied in the way they’d sound?… Like, “Such and such just kicked your butt in Ping Pong!”… or “That person was just beside themselves when they heard!” or “You’ve got a really good head on your shoulders, there”….

I blame TJ here. He shouldn’t have left Quill alone with the cooking until he was sure he could do it well. Not just leave some poorly-writtenn instructions.

Poor guy— at least he’s trying! He could’ve quit as soon as the captain abandoned ship.*TJ, not only should you have trained your employee, but you should have checked product quality.*Note to all our young readers: NEVER take the blame if your supervisor fails to train you properly!

What makes you think I don’t have joy in my life? Is believing that the Luannverse is a wonderful place inhabited by really great people a necessary requirement for experiencing joy?

Not Delta cooking—Tiffany. That would throw her in with Quill and drive everyone nuts—except Tiffany.

The best cooks don’t need to use measure cups, they go from knowledge. I’m assuming Tj is kinda like that.

Wraps are not hard to make at all. Just sandwich ingredients in a tortilla. No baking is involved.

Judging from Quills enthusiasm with Gunther’s mom’s cooking, Quill made for himself, Eggos for breakfast, Elios Pizza for lunch and frozen burritos for dinner.

I like that one, too!

anybody who operates a food truck or a concession makes their hours as they see fit. You assume a lot. ^There are already bits of information in place to come to such a conclusion, such as what I’ve already outlined. There’s a big difference in assuming without putting together information and jumping to conclusions without considering said facts… – (1) Quill already said that he had an after school gig with TJ….(2) TJ picked him up in the afternoon for work… (3) Setting one’s hours for a food truck is quite different in setting one’s hours in “hacking” (taxi/sedan service) for a living… it wouldn’t make sense to open your food service business at 3 A. M. , unless your main flow of business operates then… factor in any other competing businesses of similar type, and voila!… (actually, the same would hold true for a hack… ) (also, this would include any lunch time hours as naturally , there would be a crowd available, unless there is a restriction in place to prevent the truck from operation near the school….(4) Quill is a student, so his only hour (or less) at the truck would have to be at whichever time his lunch hour was, and that in itself may not fall within the same hours as other customers’ lunches….– So, see? It’s reasonable to conclude such as a possibility….

Possibly a recipe for disaster??

I don’t understand why TJ isn’t cooking and quill taking orders. TJ is the master chef and Quill has the hot accent. bam problem solved!

Quill working at the day care.

“All spread with Vegamite.-Is that like a ketchup replacement?

I just wanted to add one more thing, In Vancouver, there is no cooking in the food truck. The cooking is done before and just heated in the food truck.