Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for December 20, 2013

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    Sherlock Watson  almost 11 years ago

    I never knew that Alfred Yankovic was a penguin.

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    zero  almost 11 years ago

    Somewhere, I hear Lil Wally crying. To Lady of Spain…

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    edclectic  almost 11 years ago

    The bright spot here was that the accordion sank.

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    blunebottle  almost 11 years ago

    That savage beast has been soothed. For the moment.

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    jnik23260  almost 11 years ago

    His problem was he misunderstood the quote: It’s “breast”.

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    bluegirl285  almost 11 years ago

    I’m pretty sure whoever coined that phrase didn’t even mean polka.

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    bubjerryk  almost 11 years ago

    For this we take a break from Calvin and Hobbes? Without Steph’s view of Susie’s fate? This has to be the strip for ADHD enjoyment … oh, look, Polar Bear having musical Oreos!

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    x_Tech  almost 11 years ago

    Use an accordion…get eaten.

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    x_Tech  almost 11 years ago

    Maybe he should have gone with Zydeco.

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    dadoctah  almost 11 years ago

    For polka you have to be good to have an effect. Should have stuck with something easy, something foolproof, something anybody can play. Like bluegrass.

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    Arianne  almost 11 years ago

    Are we having a barrel of fun yet?

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    SusanSunshine Premium Member almost 11 years ago

    It seems to me that the polar bear DID like the polka.

    It attracted him to the spot, and he ate it.

    If your cat’s food did that, you’d say he liked it.

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    doublepaw  almost 11 years ago

    The phrase mentions music-not polka which is something entirely different.

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    Sisyphos  almost 11 years ago

    Such a biased (not to mention murderous) oreo! Not all polka is unbearable: try this polka, guys!

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    puddlesplatt  almost 11 years ago

    Iwas Sooo happy for that moment.

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    eyebuzz Premium Member almost 11 years ago

    One down two to go…

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    Carl Rennhack Premium Member almost 11 years ago

    Fred is not the Peppy Penguin he used to be!

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    eddie6192  almost 11 years ago

    But everyone likes Oreos.

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    Kerrdog  almost 11 years ago

    Aw man! I wanted to see what happened to Mrs. Wormwood and Susie from Calvin and Hobbes! :(

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    cdward  almost 11 years ago

    @ Defunctdoormat from yesterday. I’m familiar with Pants Are Overrated, but another guy took up the challenge of producing more – in response to the many readers who wanted more Hobbes & Bacon. I can’t remember his name, but there are now several more than 4 strips.

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    WCLamb  almost 11 years ago

    @masterskrain -It was either that… or a banjo.

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    rubisco2  almost 11 years ago

    I bet if polka critics ever danced the polka they would be singing a different tune

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    erik.vanthienen  almost 11 years ago

    Or you could have a look at what Fins can do with polka : “Ievan Polkka” (’Eva’s Polka’) by Loituma : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4om1rQKPijI

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    cooganm Premium Member almost 11 years ago

    Shoulda tried klezmer.

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    Jamcan  almost 11 years ago

    This has nothing to do with whether the bear liked polka or not. It was the middle Oreo who hated it and kicked his friend into the bear’s mouth.

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    kraftjeff  almost 11 years ago

    Was hoping to find out what Susie Derkins is doing 25 years later and instead we get flightless birds … does that mean Pastis will plaster Bloom County next week instead?

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    vandy91  almost 11 years ago

    “Music has charms to soothe a savage BREAST” – William Congreve in “The Mourning Bride” written in 1697

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    Number Three  almost 11 years ago

    Not this time I’m afraid.

    xxx

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    oarcoman  almost 11 years ago

    Jimmy Sturr ….Where are you when we need you?

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    kitty mummy  almost 11 years ago

    Stupid, I know, but as an English major, this mis-quote never fails to infuriate me. It’s not “Soothes the Savage Beast”, it’s “Soothes the Savage Breast”. Grrrrr. Sort of like Play it Again Sam, which was never said in the movie. Although in this context I guess beast is appropriate. How did the Oreo penguins get out of lock-up in USA? Too little information here. Different oreos I guess but it’s sad. I don’t like sad cartoons. Like the little duckling rejected by his Mum. Not funny. Sad. Better quit with the sad stuff Mister or I will stop viewing this cartoon, all the way from Australia. Cartoons by definition are supposed to cheer you up.

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    JP Steve Premium Member almost 11 years ago

    This polka was quite popular in it’s day:Link text

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    hunteal  almost 11 years ago

    Do penguins have knees?

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    Darryl Heine  almost 11 years ago

    A penguin polka!

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    hariseldon59  almost 11 years ago

    To be fair, it’s not like Pastis attributed the “savage beast” quote to Congreve. The penguin is simply paraphrasing, or perhaps satirizing the original quote.

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    gilmccarthy  almost 11 years ago

    After 8 years of nuns (known as penguins in my school) I smile when the mythical polar bear has a snack or two.

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    finale  almost 11 years ago

    Don’t you be dissin’ de Harmonicats!

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    Hectoruno  almost 11 years ago

    he should have tried a different type of music , or he would not have been eaten.

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    ZeebraNeighbor  over 5 years ago

    Why do so many characters on this comic so casually kill each other? _

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    Die Barney  about 4 years ago

    He may have kalmed the polar bear, but not the penguin.

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