And now We will SOON come to the moment of truth. The moment that I’ve been waiting for over two years now. That pulse pounding moment when Tiffany with Les in tow, charges over to the Farrell mansion and confronts Ann, before a stunned Tom.
“IF” that sonogram that was taped to back of the picture is indeed an exact copy of the one that Les is now holding, then there’s going to be a lot of chest thumping and “I told you so’s!” from the fans. And congratulations are in order for those “folks” that predicted what will arguably be one of the most predictable plot twists in history.
But what if Ann is really pregnant? These two are going to end up looking like twits. And if the pregnancy is indeed fake, what if Tom forgives Ann no matter what? Tiffany loses again.
But consider. Tiffany has been concerned with her Dad’s happiness. What if Tiffany, even armed with this “evidence,” does nothing. And just let things play out as long as her father is happy? It’s a longshot but it could happen.
Anyway, “IF” the duo head to the Farrell homestead, We’ll finally find out once and for all whether Ann has told Tom about Les yet. Can’t wait.
As I said on ArcaMax, BINGI, WINGO, the Eiffel witch is about to get her derrière smoked, or melted if you will. That ought to be interesting, but I still think the arc has a lot of levels yet. What happens to Les, and Tiffany? Their parents are different versions of horrible, they are tied together, will they both have to “grow up” real quick? And Ann and Tom? Her grift is screwed, and tom is what? He has a daughter who needs/needed him and who does he fall for?
After this bombshell has just gone off, I’m guessing next week will be a full six days of Luann and Bernice lying on or sitting next to Luann’s bed while they reminisce and wonder about what their friends are up to these days.
OK, I might be wrong, but I fully expect whatever the next ten minutes of plot development might be will be stretched out over the six days between the next Monday and Saturday.
Les? I saved my sons’ ultrasound pictures too. They are precious to a mother. They were the very first pictures of our children and they are what our children looked like inside us waiting to be born. Perhaps one day you will understand when you have your own.
Anyway, yep. Looks like based on Tiff’s round eyes – contrary to her usual half-lidded versions – it is exactly the same copy she found at the McMansion. The thing is will Les let her take it? That would be a mistake. Tom will still question the origin of the ultrasound. Best bring Les over with that box and let him find the ultrasound. He has to find it himself and recognize it as the same one Ann handed to him.
Her dad will only believe…“Gee, what an amazing coincidence. You have a picture just like ours.”. Then they’ll go ahead and get hitched anyways. She’ll then fake a so called mysterious loss of the baby to cover things up. He’s so locked into her, what else would he believe?
Goofy thought: does Bernice even have a house? Or parents, or any sort of guardian?
Why do we never see Bernice on a Sunday afternoon, reclining on top of her own bed, in her own bedroom AT HER OWN HOME while reminiscing and philosophizing with Luann while Luann sits on the floor and leans back against the bed Bernice has slept in for the past ten years?
Who are Bernice’s parents? Do they have names? When were they last seen in the strip?
Depending on how old Les is now and how old Ann Awful was when he was conceived, Ann might be too old to successfully become pregnant. I have been wondering about this.
How this will likely break: Les and Tiff confront Ann but without Tom present. Eiffel goes ballistic, runs off and then calls Tom with some outrageous BS about Tiff and says she needs time alone. She returns later and claims that the stress Tiff created caused a miscarriage. This happens after she burns the ultrasound she coveniently got back from Tom……. Eiffel is not going to give up all that coin and the lifestyle of luxury easily…..
So we have two threads going here: (1) Seems like Tiff is about to discover something she didn’t suspect – although the rest of us did; (2) Seems like Ann did care about her kid (Les) at the get go – maybe we’ll find out how she went downhill as a mommy…
The best we can hope for is that this plot line will immediately die a quiet death and then disappear into the darkest oblivion it so richly deserves.
Anything that does not involve Ann, in any way, much less her tormenting Tiffany, will be a welcome relief. That means no other characters discussing Ann, or plotting against Ann, or wondering if Ann is good for Tom or in anyway acknowledging that Ann exists.
Enough of Ann! She is the single most toxic character to ever plague this strip. It is incomprehensible to me why G & K have decided to insult their readership by continuously pushing this toxic tart in their faces.
What next, are G &K going to commission Gwyneth Paltrow to come up with an Ann Eiffel series of “scented candles” to sell on the side?
Well, we are at the place that we expected to me… sonogram in Les’ baby Box that is gonna be a 100% match to the one Ann taped behind the pic.
I am slightly disappointed about how this played through though. The setup was great… Tiff talks to Les about the person they both loathe. She complains about being Ann’s bodyservant, while Les softens up when he muses about a baby bro, and hopes the kid won’t be abandoned like he was. He mentions that he has a baby box that Ann saved.
I was really HOPING that Tiff had a lightbulb going on, and was beginning to add 1 + 1. Baby box? Maybe… ultrasound? Let’s see!
But no, in today’s strip, Tiff is inexplicably interested in looking at Les’ actual baby mementos. She had no plan in mind. That’s weird… how she can quickly be redirected from “Ann bosses me around like a servant” to “Ooooh, can I see your pacifier?”
Hopefully, this will end the whole “Ann fakes a miscarriage” possibility. I doubt they would be able to write about that properly. Also it would have been in very poor taste. Like, “Let’s get married on 9/11” poor taste.
Ann isn’t pregnant! That is the same ultrasound picture that Tiffany found in the picture frame, and when Les described it, Tiffamy realized it sounded familiar. Look at her expression in the final panel!
…….and the scheme thickens. She ain’t pregnant, she just used an old sonogram to get her a trophy husband and live a life of luxury. Because, y’know, being moral and ethical requires REAL work.
I don’t believe the timing is right for Anne to have a printed pic of Les in utero. It would have likely had to have been from a film not digital camera and unlikely to have been taken. While ultrasounds date to the 50s, it was uncommon until recently to send the pictures home with mom.
Yep! Exact same ultrasound! Tom made a comment on it as he saw the ultrasound which is why Tiffany went on high alert.Tiffany and Les should go over together to congratulate the new parents (BOTH new parents side by side) with a gift of booties and a pacifier. lol
Tom Farrell is middle aged man engaged to a woman of his dreams.A rich man would have Ann vetted before he would get serious. A rich man would have Ann sign a prenuptial agreement. If Tom knows that Ann is grifter and still wants her, he must have a nefarious reason to be a relationship with Ann.
But in Luannverse, it wouldn’t be a plot and we would move on to Nancy and the Fuse.
Lol it’s the same ultrasound photo. See https://www.gocomics.com/luann/2020/06/13 ! There might be an annulment in Ann’s future… (afaik her and Tom did get married.)
Appropriate for July 4th. Maybe this will be the start of Tiffany’s Independence Day!! At least I can hope. On the other hand, G&K might use this as a ploy to turn things around and keep the war and the battle between Tiffany and Ann going. There is enough negativity and hatred in the world already. Enough is enough! Let Tiffany have one small victory in writing, and then a larger personal one by gaining her freedom and independence from Tom and Ann.
Everyone (including myself), called this one! But the one hanging thread is, why was it in an envelope that said, “For My Darling, Tom” ??? Or was her FIRST husband’s name Tom, too? How does Ann think she’s going to pull off a fake pregnancy? Oh, wait. Don’t answer that. I’m sure she’ll find a devious solution.
oooh. I have a theory. It’s why Tiff is so surprised right now. Ann’s pregnancy is 100 percent FAKE. When Tiff’s dad saw Ann’s “baby‘s” ultrasound, He said the baby was waving. I think that just to get Tom to marry her, she stole a copy of Les’s ultrasound, and made it seem like it was hers. If you don’t agree, don’t hate, this is just a theory that I think makes total sense.
TA-TA-TA-TAAAAAAAAAA!!! So, or it’s possible that Ann’s pregnancies are totally identical or that it was just a “Plan B”. I hope Tiffany will confront Ann privately to ask her for answers, rather than saying everything out loud in front of Tom.
Now we skip the soap opera confrontation as Tiffany ponders whether to expose Ann and crush her father’s happiness, or not say anything. Meanwhile, back to Bernice the Detective, and her search for the road to sexiness.
Day one I said she was lying about it. Ann had a backup plan if Tom did not propose.He did and so she was gonna discard it. But Tiff outed her. That is why she was as shocked at Tiff’s announcement as Tom. She was not gonna need to play that 5th Ace,
I haven’t read all to comments yet, but has anyone else noted that collecting and keeping baby memorabilia is not at all compatible with Ann Eiffel! Tiffany even noted that Ann was “really into” (baby) Leslie!
So what changed her into the villain we all love to hate today?
Go to Anne Murray’s museum in Nova Scotia. Her parents kept everything. Wouldn’t be surprised if her first diaper was there. I’m 77 now and mom kept my baby dishes and teddy bear.
Was almost going to say just teddy but then thought you’d think she dressed me funny for a boy
I really hope Tiffany and Les think this through and come up with a coherent plan. Don’t say anything to Ann. She will just come up with an excuse and run to Tom first. Tell Tom you want to meet him for lunch at the Fuse. Call him while he’s at work so he’s less tempted to bring Ann. Say you want advise on starting a business since that’ll most likely get him to come without Ann. Meet him with Les. Tell him who Les is and show him the sonogram. Explain what your suspicions are in a calm manner and perhaps all the things Ann had done to you. After that let him make his own choices.
Tiff is young and thus far has shown no real ability to create leverage for herself. Even when she has information that would aid her. Will this be different? My guess? No. Points to consider. Dad was excited to find out he may be a papa again. Dad enjoys his relation and has no problem letting Ann define his relationship to Tiff. The captain of the Titanic knew there were icebergs.
Many potential surprises and plot twists are possibly on the drawing board folks:
1) When confronted, Ann reveals the shocking incident in the past that turned her from the loving, memorabilia collecting mother she was into the hate filled person she is today.
2) Tom and Ann have eloped by the time they get back.
3) Tiff won’t confront Ann out of misplaced love for “daddy.”
4) When confronted, Ann will convince with Tom that she acted out of love for him and actually want’s his baby.
And none of this will matter, because, on Monday, we will hear Luann say to Bernice “I wonder if Tiff and Les are ‘doing it’?”
Before everyone gets all happy and starts planning a get lost party for Ann, remember…
Ann DID NOT use the sonogram to trick Tom into marrying her! He proposed while they were on vacation!
So if/when he finds out Ann is not really pregnant, (providing of course she isn’t really pregnant) I don’t think it will turn him against her. He wanted to marry her before he thought she might be having his child.
I’m thinking that the fireworks might start at the Fuse. Tiffany’s Dad insists on going there. Ann doesn’t want to tell him she has been banned. Nancy tells Ann off and (I don’t think she realizes the connection with Tiffany) . Tiffany’s Dad realizes the server that Ann was rude to was his daughter. Then Les jumps in with Hey heard you were pregnant and found my ultrasound. Tiffany’s Dad sees it realizes the deception and kicks Ann to the curb. Tiffany comes out smelling like roses.
How about Ann is very early stage, pregnant, and was planning to use that sonogram as the means to surprise Tom with the news? It makes no sense to the story for that sonogram to have been ‘hidden’ where it was.
Oooh. This is going to be rich! She re-purposed Les’s ultra sound to scam Tom! I want to be seated in the front row with popcorn when that confrontation happens…
Wow, just signed on and already over 400 comments. Many of us were seeing this coming, but with GnK you never know. Too much of a coincidence not to be the same sonogram that Ann had/used. After Tiff tells Les that it’s the same one, will he still be “hands off” the situation, citing “growing up”. Or disappointed that he’s not getting a sibling? Will he be disgusted at another of his mother’s cons? Or will “someone” interrupt them (cue Gunther?). Good grief, I hope they don’t change arcs now! ….the suspense! :-o
Hmmmm. Tiffany’s face there… maybe the ultrasound that she found is Les’ old one and Ann is not actually pregnant? She’s scamming to get Tiff’s dad to marry her?Was the baby waving in the one Tiffany found in her house? (Just checked.. I think it is..)Oh this is gonna be good.
Tom Farrell has been enigmatic to Tiffany, but some Readers think that Tom slow-witted or dull-witted because he is dating Ann Eiffel (engaged). Will Tiffany force his hand to drop his girl? He probably forgive Ann and marry her. If he file for bankruptcy, Ann probably disappear on next train.
Tiffany’s expression is NOT only the waving hand flashback. But also – carry the luggage – lemonade – aspirin – cold cloth – close drapes – foot rub – “you will tell NO one about the baby”.
I knew it, looking at Tiffany’s expression in the last panel shows that Ann’s ultrasound is a fake. Using it to manipulate Tom to get what she wants from him…money
Wow, yikes. But how will this affect Tom and Ann’s relationship and will they get married before he is able to realize what she is all about? We have seen Tom’s face, his affection for Tiffany and excitement over the possibility of another child (which Ann does not share). And he is happy (…ignorance is bliss…). Will he return to some form of previous melancholy once he learns more about Ann? And how will Ann respond once she is officially cornered? It could take the rest of the summer for G&K to get through all of this.
That doesn’t make sense. If Ann was planning to use a faked pregnancy to get Tom to propose, she no longer needed that ruse, as she got the proposal. So why wouldn’t she just admit that the ultrasound was of Les, and use her faked up sob story about how her son doesn’t love her to get further sympathy from Tom?
They need to make a copy of the ultrasound. They can’t risk Ann getting her claws onto Les’ actual copy. Then they need to figure out how to get a moment alone with Tom. It’s not like he’s been making any real time for her.
Worst case scenario (and most likely!)… Tiffany will have to blackmail Ann to end her nasty ways. Even if Tom won’t listen, she can still tell everyone else.
Aha! I knew it. Ann is a con artist, after all, and this is just another scam. After a couple of months, she would just tragically “miscarry” but by then the fish has been hooked. I really can’t see her going through an actual pregnancy again.
I am intrigued by this deconstruction of Ann Eiffel. I wonder where it will go. Also, I just noticed that there is a “Who Is Ann Eiffel” link on this page now.
I’m surprised that Ann Eiffel would at some point actually care enough to have saved Les’ baby stuff in a box. I didn’t think that she would have been the type of person to do that, since she’s so evil and all that. But perhaps she might have been a decent person at some time in her past. However, I am not at all surprised that she’d photocopy his old ultrasound pic and pass it off as proof that she’s pregnant. She seems like the type to do something that low just to better her lot in life. Pretty despicable, and it leads me to ask what happened to her in her past that made her this way…
I have to say, I like the depiction of Tiffany’s growth here. First she is fascinated and emotional about the fact the Les’ mother apparently had feelings for him. Then she notices the signal that something may be off, and pops her eyes open and lifts her eyebrows.
Tiffany should bring Les along to verify the story when she (hopefully) confronts Ann and her father together about this.Tiff’s dad: “Who’s this guy?”Tiff: “Your prospective son-in-law.”
Lightbulb just came on over Tiffany’s head. Just about everybody from sea to shining sea predicted this one.
But, what if that waving fetus is just a coincidence? And that those are two different sonograms. I still can’t believe that Ann got that careless and is going down that easily.
But it’s going to be fun when Tiffany and Les barrel into the Farrell mansion brandishing that “evidence” like a couple of bulls in a China shop.
suv2000 almost 4 years ago
Told you so she’s Faking It
Templo S.U.D. almost 4 years ago
Hmmm… key word “waving”
pseudomao almost 4 years ago
Boom! There it is!
beb01 almost 4 years ago
The eagle has landed.
nepalblair almost 4 years ago
Nailed it ! I thought Tiff would have looked at the date of the ultrasound she “found” and called Ann out then.
Rhetorical_Question almost 4 years ago
Eureka!!!!!! a smoking gun!!!!! Take that, Ann Eiffel!!!
Namrepus almost 4 years ago
As Gru would say, “Light bulb!”
The Electrician almost 4 years ago
Ha ha, time for the arc to change.
The Electrician almost 4 years ago
The question is, if the images are the same, how long will Tiffany and Les hold onto the information?
DaJellyBelly almost 4 years ago
Annie Awful is about to be hoisted on her own petard!! It couldn’t happen to a more worthy person!!
Cheapskate0 almost 4 years ago
We rejoin this disappointing resolution, already in progress.
Of all the sonograms she could have used, she had to use this one.
Not sure whether the rest of the story is going to be worth it.
Stupidest plot device ever.
DaJellyBelly almost 4 years ago
I just went back and looked. The pictures are identical.
Rhetorical_Question almost 4 years ago
Just wait, Leslie Knox and Tiffany will suppress the evidence and let Ann escape. Why? Ann Eiffel makes Tom Farrell smile like a idiot.
Scarlet Shimmer almost 4 years ago
G&K: Spend years building up an intense arc with the hope of pulling of aSixth Sense level twist.
70% of commentators as soon as ultrasound appears: It’s Les’ old photo.
gnmnrbl almost 4 years ago
Just as i thought, the ultrasound photo IS of Les. Let’s see Ann talk her way out of this one.
Chrisdiaz801 almost 4 years ago
Advantage: Tiffany!
Rhetorical_Question almost 4 years ago
Yay, I was right and kudos to the commenters who agreed.
MathProf2 almost 4 years ago
Ultrasound technology progressed a good deal in any 20 year period. How could a 20 year old one pass for new???
Mordock999 Premium Member almost 4 years ago
And now We will SOON come to the moment of truth. The moment that I’ve been waiting for over two years now. That pulse pounding moment when Tiffany with Les in tow, charges over to the Farrell mansion and confronts Ann, before a stunned Tom.
“IF” that sonogram that was taped to back of the picture is indeed an exact copy of the one that Les is now holding, then there’s going to be a lot of chest thumping and “I told you so’s!” from the fans. And congratulations are in order for those “folks” that predicted what will arguably be one of the most predictable plot twists in history.
But what if Ann is really pregnant? These two are going to end up looking like twits. And if the pregnancy is indeed fake, what if Tom forgives Ann no matter what? Tiffany loses again.
But consider. Tiffany has been concerned with her Dad’s happiness. What if Tiffany, even armed with this “evidence,” does nothing. And just let things play out as long as her father is happy? It’s a longshot but it could happen.
Anyway, “IF” the duo head to the Farrell homestead, We’ll finally find out once and for all whether Ann has told Tom about Les yet. Can’t wait.
Brewing COFFEE and popping popcorn. ;)
GirlGeek Premium Member almost 4 years ago
There it is!!
live2read almost 4 years ago
Oh, boy! Proof of her pregnancy deception?
luann1212 almost 4 years ago
As I said on ArcaMax, BINGI, WINGO, the Eiffel witch is about to get her derrière smoked, or melted if you will. That ought to be interesting, but I still think the arc has a lot of levels yet. What happens to Les, and Tiffany? Their parents are different versions of horrible, they are tied together, will they both have to “grow up” real quick? And Ann and Tom? Her grift is screwed, and tom is what? He has a daughter who needs/needed him and who does he fall for?
bytebot-gocomics almost 4 years ago
After this bombshell has just gone off, I’m guessing next week will be a full six days of Luann and Bernice lying on or sitting next to Luann’s bed while they reminisce and wonder about what their friends are up to these days.
OK, I might be wrong, but I fully expect whatever the next ten minutes of plot development might be will be stretched out over the six days between the next Monday and Saturday.
capricorn9th almost 4 years ago
Les? I saved my sons’ ultrasound pictures too. They are precious to a mother. They were the very first pictures of our children and they are what our children looked like inside us waiting to be born. Perhaps one day you will understand when you have your own.
Anyway, yep. Looks like based on Tiff’s round eyes – contrary to her usual half-lidded versions – it is exactly the same copy she found at the McMansion. The thing is will Les let her take it? That would be a mistake. Tom will still question the origin of the ultrasound. Best bring Les over with that box and let him find the ultrasound. He has to find it himself and recognize it as the same one Ann handed to him.
electricpostcard almost 4 years ago
Her dad will only believe…“Gee, what an amazing coincidence. You have a picture just like ours.”. Then they’ll go ahead and get hitched anyways. She’ll then fake a so called mysterious loss of the baby to cover things up. He’s so locked into her, what else would he believe?
bytebot-gocomics almost 4 years ago
Goofy thought: does Bernice even have a house? Or parents, or any sort of guardian?
Why do we never see Bernice on a Sunday afternoon, reclining on top of her own bed, in her own bedroom AT HER OWN HOME while reminiscing and philosophizing with Luann while Luann sits on the floor and leans back against the bed Bernice has slept in for the past ten years?
Who are Bernice’s parents? Do they have names? When were they last seen in the strip?
seanyj almost 4 years ago
Aha! Told you so! I knew Ann’s old crusty butt wasnt pregnant! So now will Tiffany’s dad kick her to the curb?
eromlig almost 4 years ago
Is no one noticing that the ultrasound looks suspiciously like the one Tiff found?
RDT64 Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Oh no, she wouldn’t. Not even EIFFEL is that low, is she?
Wilde Bill almost 4 years ago
Depending on how old Les is now and how old Ann Awful was when he was conceived, Ann might be too old to successfully become pregnant. I have been wondering about this.
BabyBlue almost 4 years ago
OKAY! Sure hope the action speeds up now.
Airman almost 4 years ago
And the bright light bulb of realization clicks on. Or, in Tiffany’s case, a 3 watt night light.
lavatube almost 4 years ago
Called it.
TampaFanatic1 almost 4 years ago
How this will likely break: Les and Tiff confront Ann but without Tom present. Eiffel goes ballistic, runs off and then calls Tom with some outrageous BS about Tiff and says she needs time alone. She returns later and claims that the stress Tiff created caused a miscarriage. This happens after she burns the ultrasound she coveniently got back from Tom……. Eiffel is not going to give up all that coin and the lifestyle of luxury easily…..
kenhense almost 4 years ago
So we have two threads going here: (1) Seems like Tiff is about to discover something she didn’t suspect – although the rest of us did; (2) Seems like Ann did care about her kid (Les) at the get go – maybe we’ll find out how she went downhill as a mommy…
bytebot-gocomics almost 4 years ago
Can you believe it? A Saturday cliffhanger!
Will Ann skate or will she get her comeuppance?
By this point, who cares?
The best we can hope for is that this plot line will immediately die a quiet death and then disappear into the darkest oblivion it so richly deserves.
Anything that does not involve Ann, in any way, much less her tormenting Tiffany, will be a welcome relief. That means no other characters discussing Ann, or plotting against Ann, or wondering if Ann is good for Tom or in anyway acknowledging that Ann exists.
Enough of Ann! She is the single most toxic character to ever plague this strip. It is incomprehensible to me why G & K have decided to insult their readership by continuously pushing this toxic tart in their faces.
What next, are G &K going to commission Gwyneth Paltrow to come up with an Ann Eiffel series of “scented candles” to sell on the side?
ZeMastor almost 4 years ago
Well, we are at the place that we expected to me… sonogram in Les’ baby Box that is gonna be a 100% match to the one Ann taped behind the pic.
I am slightly disappointed about how this played through though. The setup was great… Tiff talks to Les about the person they both loathe. She complains about being Ann’s bodyservant, while Les softens up when he muses about a baby bro, and hopes the kid won’t be abandoned like he was. He mentions that he has a baby box that Ann saved.
I was really HOPING that Tiff had a lightbulb going on, and was beginning to add 1 + 1. Baby box? Maybe… ultrasound? Let’s see!
But no, in today’s strip, Tiff is inexplicably interested in looking at Les’ actual baby mementos. She had no plan in mind. That’s weird… how she can quickly be redirected from “Ann bosses me around like a servant” to “Ooooh, can I see your pacifier?”
WHAT????
jmworacle almost 4 years ago
Dunt dunt da……………..
Caldonia almost 4 years ago
Hopefully, this will end the whole “Ann fakes a miscarriage” possibility. I doubt they would be able to write about that properly. Also it would have been in very poor taste. Like, “Let’s get married on 9/11” poor taste.
Ed A. almost 4 years ago
Looks like Tiffany just realized that Les’ ultrasound is the same one Ann Eiffel gave to her father.
tonypezzano almost 4 years ago
Hope it is his hand that is waving.
RichardKahane almost 4 years ago
Ann isn’t pregnant! That is the same ultrasound picture that Tiffany found in the picture frame, and when Les described it, Tiffamy realized it sounded familiar. Look at her expression in the final panel!
DanteVWynter almost 4 years ago
Duh-duh-duhn!
TwilightFaze almost 4 years ago
…….and the scheme thickens. She ain’t pregnant, she just used an old sonogram to get her a trophy husband and live a life of luxury. Because, y’know, being moral and ethical requires REAL work.
eladee AKA Wally almost 4 years ago
Bam! I hope.
Queen Wolfen almost 4 years ago
Wait a minute… Was that Les’s ultrasound that Tiff found? Has Ann just been winging it ever since Tiff’s big “reveal”?
Guybrush Threepwood almost 4 years ago
I TOLD YOU!
tigerdg almost 4 years ago
Uh, oh.
KathrynHildebrandt almost 4 years ago
DA DUM! The jig is up.
Denver Reader Premium Member almost 4 years ago
I don’t believe the timing is right for Anne to have a printed pic of Les in utero. It would have likely had to have been from a film not digital camera and unlikely to have been taken. While ultrasounds date to the 50s, it was uncommon until recently to send the pictures home with mom.
David Huie Green LosersBlameOthers&It'sYOURfault almost 4 years ago
Y’all guessed it. Good job.
VincentGoudreault almost 4 years ago
Ah ha! That ultrasound of that ‘new’ pregnancy is a copy of Les’s ! Ann ISN’T pregnant, she is recycling old images !
GreenGiant almost 4 years ago
This is one very smart group
DorothyGlenn Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Yep! Exact same ultrasound! Tom made a comment on it as he saw the ultrasound which is why Tiffany went on high alert.Tiffany and Les should go over together to congratulate the new parents (BOTH new parents side by side) with a gift of booties and a pacifier. lol
Glen.A.Zerbi almost 4 years ago
BAZINGA! Scam exposed! Latest victim: Thomas Farrell!
PeterPirate almost 4 years ago
Don’t all ultrasounds show a baby waving? Today’s strip only shows that Tom and Les think alike.
Which means—dun dun dun—Tom is Les’ father!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Pet almost 4 years ago
ANN ISNT PREGNANT!
She showed Tom Les’s ultrasound!
I would bet my left arm.
exarmyofficer almost 4 years ago
Here we go!
Rhetorical_Question almost 4 years ago
Tom Farrell is middle aged man engaged to a woman of his dreams.A rich man would have Ann vetted before he would get serious. A rich man would have Ann sign a prenuptial agreement. If Tom knows that Ann is grifter and still wants her, he must have a nefarious reason to be a relationship with Ann.
But in Luannverse, it wouldn’t be a plot and we would move on to Nancy and the Fuse.
Aibohphobia almost 4 years ago
Okay! Wow. I was totally wrong on that one! Good job to those that guessed it!!
Aibohphobia almost 4 years ago
Urm. What is Tom is Les’ dad, and Ann was going to tell him, before Tiff blurted it out?
JohnWilliamson almost 4 years ago
Hmmmm….I wonder if there‘s a striking similarity in the two ultrasounds?….
walt.donovan almost 4 years ago
Lol it’s the same ultrasound photo. See https://www.gocomics.com/luann/2020/06/13 ! There might be an annulment in Ann’s future… (afaik her and Tom did get married.)
ScarlettAngel almost 4 years ago
HAH! CALLED THAT ONE!!!! I knew it.
Stephanie Have one almost 4 years ago
So not really pregnant? Using Les’s ultrasound to trap her Man!
ctb11365 almost 4 years ago
BINGO
Barry1941 almost 4 years ago
From the look on her face I suspect it is the same one she saw already.
Ned Snipes almost 4 years ago
Ding ding ding, looks like Luann has finally caught on…
ravonlea almost 4 years ago
Appropriate for July 4th. Maybe this will be the start of Tiffany’s Independence Day!! At least I can hope. On the other hand, G&K might use this as a ploy to turn things around and keep the war and the battle between Tiffany and Ann going. There is enough negativity and hatred in the world already. Enough is enough! Let Tiffany have one small victory in writing, and then a larger personal one by gaining her freedom and independence from Tom and Ann.
Purple People Eater almost 4 years ago
I had a feeling the ultrasound was going to turn up.
dlkrueger33 almost 4 years ago
Everyone (including myself), called this one! But the one hanging thread is, why was it in an envelope that said, “For My Darling, Tom” ??? Or was her FIRST husband’s name Tom, too? How does Ann think she’s going to pull off a fake pregnancy? Oh, wait. Don’t answer that. I’m sure she’ll find a devious solution.
nannym2013 almost 4 years ago
Aha! The plot thickens.
Ellis97 almost 4 years ago
Wait. Doesn’t that picture look kinda familiar?
Markov Da Robot almost 4 years ago
oooh. I have a theory. It’s why Tiff is so surprised right now. Ann’s pregnancy is 100 percent FAKE. When Tiff’s dad saw Ann’s “baby‘s” ultrasound, He said the baby was waving. I think that just to get Tom to marry her, she stole a copy of Les’s ultrasound, and made it seem like it was hers. If you don’t agree, don’t hate, this is just a theory that I think makes total sense.
STACEY MARSHALL Premium Member almost 4 years ago
If that is the original of the one that Tiff found, the one that Tiff found was planted by Ann. If so, Ann is BUSTED!!!!!!!!!!!!!
kmccjoe1 almost 4 years ago
And the plot thickens…
Mr. Organization almost 4 years ago
Oh-HO! I think this is the beginning of the end for dear old Ann. :-D
bobwigg761 almost 4 years ago
Time for Tiffany to ask Ann (while dad is present) which doctor she is seeing.
Ib12us almost 4 years ago
And it all clicks back to deceit.
Aladar30 Premium Member almost 4 years ago
TA-TA-TA-TAAAAAAAAAA!!! So, or it’s possible that Ann’s pregnancies are totally identical or that it was just a “Plan B”. I hope Tiffany will confront Ann privately to ask her for answers, rather than saying everything out loud in front of Tom.
rickmac1937 Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Finally the truth
LeighBurton almost 4 years ago
Bingo! I was right! Next, Ann will have a miscarriage before Tiffany reveals all this information to Tom!
CreativeChef almost 4 years ago
Be smart Tiffany, for once. Don’t go running to Ann
GaryR46953 almost 4 years ago
Wander if it’s the same as the one Ann showed Tom?
imagenesis almost 4 years ago
Hold on a minute, I bet it is the same ultrasound picture… I could be wrong!
Dreamcat almost 4 years ago
I knew it, filched the sonogram (despicable to use her son’s) to trap Tom, and now it’s gonna blow up in her face. Stay tuned!
DaveQuinn almost 4 years ago
BINGO !! I was right. The ultrasound photo Tiff say at Ann’s house is actually a copy of LES’s ultrasound photo. Ann lied to Tom…again.
joegeethree almost 4 years ago
Aha!
drewpamon almost 4 years ago
What happened to the bikini girls in the background?
jamescordeiro almost 4 years ago
Looks like Tiffany just had a revelation…or an epiphany.
FassEddie almost 4 years ago
Occam’s Razor slices again!
tcayer almost 4 years ago
Knew it. It’s a scam.
cabalonrye almost 4 years ago
Yep! Called it!
darcyandsimon almost 4 years ago
Aha!
bfd almost 4 years ago
https://archive.org/details/tvtunes_193
snookdog69 almost 4 years ago
who would claim him?
cohen34288 almost 4 years ago
yep
GovernmentCheese almost 4 years ago
Haha what did I say??
Airman almost 4 years ago
Now we skip the soap opera confrontation as Tiffany ponders whether to expose Ann and crush her father’s happiness, or not say anything. Meanwhile, back to Bernice the Detective, and her search for the road to sexiness.
Terminal Frost Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Day one I said she was lying about it. Ann had a backup plan if Tom did not propose.He did and so she was gonna discard it. But Tiff outed her. That is why she was as shocked at Tiff’s announcement as Tom. She was not gonna need to play that 5th Ace,
bobbyferrel almost 4 years ago
Ah. The plot sickens.
Call me Ishmael almost 4 years ago
Better get to yr brainless Dad before she gets him to the altar..
comic reader 22 almost 4 years ago
There are several really smart ways Tiffany could handle this….too bad she won’t think of them.
ahnk_2000 almost 4 years ago
Aha!!
Tyge Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Well! The sonogram-of-Les guessers seem to have won!
SO NOW WHAT, ALREADY!
mike75035 almost 4 years ago
AHA!
superdbs almost 4 years ago
It won’t matter. Ann always manages to skate from every situation, and somehow Tiffany and Les will end up being the bad guys.
Tyge Premium Member almost 4 years ago
I haven’t read all to comments yet, but has anyone else noted that collecting and keeping baby memorabilia is not at all compatible with Ann Eiffel! Tiffany even noted that Ann was “really into” (baby) Leslie!
So what changed her into the villain we all love to hate today?
russef almost 4 years ago
And that LOOK means that Voldmort isn’t pregnant.
dltart almost 4 years ago
I hope the ultrasound picture Ann gave Tom doesn’t conveniently “get lost” before comparisons can be made.
oakie817 almost 4 years ago
cue the ominous music
oakie817 almost 4 years ago
who wants to bet it’s same ultrasound?
Code the Enforcer almost 4 years ago
Here’s hoping that Tom, and Tiffany, have a REAL ’ Independence Day ’!! … Happy Fourth of July, everybody!!
ScretWitch almost 4 years ago
Okay. Who called this? I know someone must have! lol
montylc2001 almost 4 years ago
Busted!!!
JonnyT almost 4 years ago
OMG, this baby plot is finally going to go somewhere???
Chris Bucksath Premium Member almost 4 years ago
…and there it is.
Flatlander, purveyor of fine covfefe almost 4 years ago
Go to Anne Murray’s museum in Nova Scotia. Her parents kept everything. Wouldn’t be surprised if her first diaper was there. I’m 77 now and mom kept my baby dishes and teddy bear.
Was almost going to say just teddy but then thought you’d think she dressed me funny for a boy
Frosty The Snowman almost 4 years ago
Looks like there is something crawling out of the proverbial bag!
A.Ficionada almost 4 years ago
Congrats to all who called it! Comeuppance is coming!
chrisjozo almost 4 years ago
I really hope Tiffany and Les think this through and come up with a coherent plan. Don’t say anything to Ann. She will just come up with an excuse and run to Tom first. Tell Tom you want to meet him for lunch at the Fuse. Call him while he’s at work so he’s less tempted to bring Ann. Say you want advise on starting a business since that’ll most likely get him to come without Ann. Meet him with Les. Tell him who Les is and show him the sonogram. Explain what your suspicions are in a calm manner and perhaps all the things Ann had done to you. After that let him make his own choices.
enchantedtk almost 4 years ago
Boom!
Rocknaww almost 4 years ago
Tiff is young and thus far has shown no real ability to create leverage for herself. Even when she has information that would aid her. Will this be different? My guess? No. Points to consider. Dad was excited to find out he may be a papa again. Dad enjoys his relation and has no problem letting Ann define his relationship to Tiff. The captain of the Titanic knew there were icebergs.
Wizard of Ahz-no relation almost 4 years ago
so the question becomes who’s ultra sound did tiff find?
Tyge Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Many potential surprises and plot twists are possibly on the drawing board folks:
1) When confronted, Ann reveals the shocking incident in the past that turned her from the loving, memorabilia collecting mother she was into the hate filled person she is today.
2) Tom and Ann have eloped by the time they get back.
3) Tiff won’t confront Ann out of misplaced love for “daddy.”
4) When confronted, Ann will convince with Tom that she acted out of love for him and actually want’s his baby.
And none of this will matter, because, on Monday, we will hear Luann say to Bernice “I wonder if Tiff and Les are ‘doing it’?”
Cincoflex almost 4 years ago
Two ultrasounds? What are the chances?
Otis Rufus Driftwood almost 4 years ago
The baby box is likely bringing up more bad than good memories for Les.
wantcomicsnow almost 4 years ago
Before everyone gets all happy and starts planning a get lost party for Ann, remember…
Ann DID NOT use the sonogram to trick Tom into marrying her! He proposed while they were on vacation!
So if/when he finds out Ann is not really pregnant, (providing of course she isn’t really pregnant) I don’t think it will turn him against her. He wanted to marry her before he thought she might be having his child.
sschardi almost 4 years ago
could that be the same Ultrasound that was supposed to be of Less’s mom’s new baby? That one was waving also. Sounds like his mom is pulling a scam.
hoffquotes2 almost 4 years ago
Busted
Bucinka almost 4 years ago
If this is the pic Tiffany hoped would be found, why does she look so surprised? You’d think she’d be elated.
Sabrina17 almost 4 years ago
Busted!
herbert.kimberly1 almost 4 years ago
I’m thinking that the fireworks might start at the Fuse. Tiffany’s Dad insists on going there. Ann doesn’t want to tell him she has been banned. Nancy tells Ann off and (I don’t think she realizes the connection with Tiffany) . Tiffany’s Dad realizes the server that Ann was rude to was his daughter. Then Les jumps in with Hey heard you were pregnant and found my ultrasound. Tiffany’s Dad sees it realizes the deception and kicks Ann to the curb. Tiffany comes out smelling like roses.
GreggW Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Dum da dum dum.
lars_doyle almost 4 years ago
Did I call this or what?
terigger almost 4 years ago
Same pic Ann showed Tom.
Ginny Premium Member almost 4 years ago
There should be a bright light bulb inserted over Tiffany’s head!
chuck_sa almost 4 years ago
How about Ann is very early stage, pregnant, and was planning to use that sonogram as the means to surprise Tom with the news? It makes no sense to the story for that sonogram to have been ‘hidden’ where it was.
TurbosDad almost 4 years ago
Oooh. This is going to be rich! She re-purposed Les’s ultra sound to scam Tom! I want to be seated in the front row with popcorn when that confrontation happens…
RC5 almost 4 years ago
Told Ya, Greggs got this. This is so much fun
swanridge almost 4 years ago
But, they all look alike at that age.
YorkGirl Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Wow, just signed on and already over 400 comments. Many of us were seeing this coming, but with GnK you never know. Too much of a coincidence not to be the same sonogram that Ann had/used. After Tiff tells Les that it’s the same one, will he still be “hands off” the situation, citing “growing up”. Or disappointed that he’s not getting a sibling? Will he be disgusted at another of his mother’s cons? Or will “someone” interrupt them (cue Gunther?). Good grief, I hope they don’t change arcs now! ….the suspense! :-o
tarah almost 4 years ago
Hmmmm. Tiffany’s face there… maybe the ultrasound that she found is Les’ old one and Ann is not actually pregnant? She’s scamming to get Tiff’s dad to marry her?Was the baby waving in the one Tiffany found in her house? (Just checked.. I think it is..)Oh this is gonna be good.
PDXCubbie almost 4 years ago
Ann copied Les’s ultrasound! I KNEW IT!
alexius23 almost 4 years ago
Ba dum dum….
wantcomicsnow almost 4 years ago
HA! Just saw a blurb on the “Over the Hedge” comic which would apply PERFECTLY to this comic. And I quote:
“Makes sense if you don’t think about it too hard.”
CatherineS almost 4 years ago
Hmmm, this is encouraging.
mavinminx almost 4 years ago
Aaaannnnd, let the fun begin!
Callie Ray almost 4 years ago
Just as I thought. Ann has been faking her pregnancy.
Rhetorical_Question almost 4 years ago
Tom Farrell has been enigmatic to Tiffany, but some Readers think that Tom slow-witted or dull-witted because he is dating Ann Eiffel (engaged). Will Tiffany force his hand to drop his girl? He probably forgive Ann and marry her. If he file for bankruptcy, Ann probably disappear on next train.
Willow Mt Lyon almost 4 years ago
Ah Ha! Don’t tell anyone about the baby because the baby doesn’t exist.SCAM!
Scoutmaster77 almost 4 years ago
There could be a scam afoot…
marq-the-shark almost 4 years ago
And the plot thickens…
Solaricious Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Okay, anybody else who went back to June 13th to compare the ultrasound images: wave your hand like a moron…
Schrodinger's Dog almost 4 years ago
Sunday: Brad tries to teach Shannon how to be careful with firecrackers.
bookworm0812 almost 4 years ago
Aah-HAH!
locake almost 4 years ago
Every single reader called this. The only question is who Monday’s strip will feature? Brad, Toni and Shannon? Or Bets and Gunther?
Natarose almost 4 years ago
Hmm, I think I smell a rat!
Sisyphos almost 4 years ago
BINGO!
Is it time to start rehearsing “Ding dong, the Wicked Witch is dead”? —I hope so!
Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive!
Who loves to see ya smothering, baby?
Go, Annie, go!
This girl will “go” far!
tutibug5 almost 4 years ago
Tiffany’s expression is NOT only the waving hand flashback. But also – carry the luggage – lemonade – aspirin – cold cloth – close drapes – foot rub – “you will tell NO one about the baby”.
traneengineer almost 4 years ago
I told you Anne was faking it!
Comicgirl81 almost 4 years ago
Thumbs up for all who called it.
erin.adamic Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Glad you guys are all so much more perceptive than me. I did NOT make this connection until I read the comments!
PhoenixHocking almost 4 years ago
A ha!!!! Please, I’m begging all the comic gods there be – PLEASE LET THIS BE THE UNDOING OF ANN EIFFEL!!!!!!
jojo318 almost 4 years ago
Tom is so naive, Ann will still convince him (for the moment) it’s his baby.
dcoyote almost 4 years ago
I knew it, looking at Tiffany’s expression in the last panel shows that Ann’s ultrasound is a fake. Using it to manipulate Tom to get what she wants from him…money
MAVIEGUITARS almost 4 years ago
Uh oh. Scam alert!
YorkGirl Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Wow, it’s tough wading through 500+ comments….and judging from some, not many do plough through! ;-)
RSH almost 4 years ago
Wow, yikes. But how will this affect Tom and Ann’s relationship and will they get married before he is able to realize what she is all about? We have seen Tom’s face, his affection for Tiffany and excitement over the possibility of another child (which Ann does not share). And he is happy (…ignorance is bliss…). Will he return to some form of previous melancholy once he learns more about Ann? And how will Ann respond once she is officially cornered? It could take the rest of the summer for G&K to get through all of this.
funny_jack almost 4 years ago
I think Me. “Eye Full” is about to have her hands full ‘splainin’ her way out of what Tiff is fixin’ to discover/reveal!
austex2010 almost 4 years ago
Its the SAME (Les’s) Ultrasound she is using again. thats why Tiff;s eyebrows are raised!
cmxx almost 4 years ago
AHA!
GaryCooper almost 4 years ago
Told ya.
asrialfeeple almost 4 years ago
Tiff has a revelation.
Zeno2099 almost 4 years ago
Ha! Finally!
Cavenee Lonnie Premium Member almost 4 years ago
This is great.
Laurie Stoker Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Duh duh duuuuuuuuuuuuuuh!
Corpse Horn Light Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Ah! THERE is the Ann we know!
falcon_370f almost 4 years ago
And I think Tiffany has just what she needs to torpedo Ann Eiffel’s plans.
mirabai305 almost 4 years ago
That doesn’t make sense. If Ann was planning to use a faked pregnancy to get Tom to propose, she no longer needed that ruse, as she got the proposal. So why wouldn’t she just admit that the ultrasound was of Les, and use her faked up sob story about how her son doesn’t love her to get further sympathy from Tom?
j.l.farmer almost 4 years ago
GOTCHA….FINALLY!
Bonita Voigt almost 4 years ago
A smoking gun and Tiffany has it. Time to tell her dad about his scheming girlfriend.
Dragoncat almost 4 years ago
They need to make a copy of the ultrasound. They can’t risk Ann getting her claws onto Les’ actual copy. Then they need to figure out how to get a moment alone with Tom. It’s not like he’s been making any real time for her.
Worst case scenario (and most likely!)… Tiffany will have to blackmail Ann to end her nasty ways. Even if Tom won’t listen, she can still tell everyone else.
Dr. Caligari almost 4 years ago
Would Ann fake a pregnancy to trick Tiff’s father into marriage?
Mooshki Premium Member almost 4 years ago
YES!!! FINALLY!!! Phew.
stewartjn almost 4 years ago
Uh oh… Same ultrasound?
BlueKnight1966 almost 4 years ago
Ah – so that’s the game. Knew it was a scam.
donwestonmysteries almost 4 years ago
Little light bulb going on now?
Philly1115 almost 4 years ago
Ann isn’t passing the old sonogram off as a new one. She’s was probably gonna use it if Tom didn’t propose.
She was just as surprised as Tom was when Tiff pulled it out
momofalex7 almost 4 years ago
If Tiffany and Les don’t jump on this, Ann could claim to have had a miscarriage.
MyWord almost 4 years ago
Aha! I knew it. Ann is a con artist, after all, and this is just another scam. After a couple of months, she would just tragically “miscarry” but by then the fish has been hooked. I really can’t see her going through an actual pregnancy again.
lordhoff almost 4 years ago
So, she used that ultrasound to fool Daddy, eh?
bakana almost 4 years ago
The Plot becomes more Translucent.
hwolfe22 almost 4 years ago
The ultra sound that Tiffany found behind that picture is a copy of this one. I just knew Ann was trying to trick Tiff’s dad into marrying her.
luann1212 almost 4 years ago
This must a record number of comments.
mrssmith2000 almost 4 years ago
Oooooo! Intrigue!!!!!!
platyfurmany almost 4 years ago
Methinks Ann is using Les’s ultrasound to con Tiffany’s dad!
gozar almost 4 years ago
I am intrigued by this deconstruction of Ann Eiffel. I wonder where it will go. Also, I just noticed that there is a “Who Is Ann Eiffel” link on this page now.
rklynch almost 4 years ago
I’m surprised that Ann Eiffel would at some point actually care enough to have saved Les’ baby stuff in a box. I didn’t think that she would have been the type of person to do that, since she’s so evil and all that. But perhaps she might have been a decent person at some time in her past. However, I am not at all surprised that she’d photocopy his old ultrasound pic and pass it off as proof that she’s pregnant. She seems like the type to do something that low just to better her lot in life. Pretty despicable, and it leads me to ask what happened to her in her past that made her this way…
Lopdee almost 4 years ago
Awe… Little Les was adorable! Busted B!+€#¥ Ann!!!
Carolyn Cherry almost 4 years ago
I had a funny feeling about this. Thought she was faking all the time.
Miles VanDelay almost 4 years ago
I have to say, I like the depiction of Tiffany’s growth here. First she is fascinated and emotional about the fact the Les’ mother apparently had feelings for him. Then she notices the signal that something may be off, and pops her eyes open and lifts her eyebrows.
Space_Owl on GoComics almost 4 years ago
YES, I KNEW IT!!!!!! I’M SMART, I FIGURED IT OUT!
Brdshtt Premium Member almost 4 years ago
“700”
tarah almost 4 years ago
Tiffany should bring Les along to verify the story when she (hopefully) confronts Ann and her father together about this.Tiff’s dad: “Who’s this guy?”Tiff: “Your prospective son-in-law.”
radar15627 almost 4 years ago
Lightbulb just came on over Tiffany’s head. Just about everybody from sea to shining sea predicted this one.
But, what if that waving fetus is just a coincidence? And that those are two different sonograms. I still can’t believe that Ann got that careless and is going down that easily.
But it’s going to be fun when Tiffany and Les barrel into the Farrell mansion brandishing that “evidence” like a couple of bulls in a China shop.
liberalnlovinit almost 4 years ago
UH OH.
RosiePhoenix almost 2 years ago
Ahhhhhh, I was right.