Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for April 14, 2014

Guard Ducks are better

In panel 4, we see Neighbor Bob running down the street with a bear behind.

This is too much to bear.

Rat, it’s not just nuts… That’s just where they start…

Comments are needed, adds so many more points of view.

Replacement costs on the chains may justify not buying any more chains…

Who is Jesse? What is BB?

We need more Guard Duck and more Kitty in this strip. Things are kind of stagnant right now.

And another Neighbor Bob bites the dust! Or the bear bites Bob! —Something like that…. Is it just a coincidence that Rat bought such a flimsy chain? What do you think? Say good-bye, Bob!

1) Is that a Chicago Bear, or a Memphis Grizzly?!?

2)AND, speaking of sports…

I have been bare and there before… what a scare!

“Exit, pursued by a bear.” Classic Shakespeare reference.

look at today’s Get Fuzzy

Bears gotta eat (Bobs) too.

Wakka. Wakka. Wakka. Seems like an unfortunate “chain” of events for Bob.

You know what the problem is with weaponized bears, don’t you?

If the first guy gets a weaponized bear, everybody needs a weaponized bear.

. . . and then the state legislature says you have to carry a weaponized bear. Or bear a weaponized bear?

Good comments, guys. I esp. liked Beau Nobo’s “werebear.” Now, “Werebear Care Bear” would be a winner for the tots to carry around. And think of the great phrase, “The right to bear werebears.”

See Bob Run – Run Bob Run – Faster Bob Faster -———-uh, Too Slow Bob

But the guy at Petsmart said that was the right sized leash- for Bob’s dog.

Don’t bears eat rats?

Anybody else think of “Keeping Up Appearances” here?

Score one for the California Golden Bears!

The subtle evocation of Bob’s conflicting emotions after seeing the bear is remarkable. The raised eyebrows, the bared teeth, the haunted look of fear in the eyes — all these changes, when compared to the calm superiority he displays in the first panel, make me weep with delight.

there’s the six hundredth neighbor bob.

Fans of the Bob Newhart Show had a drinking game called “Hi Bob”. For this strip, we should have a drinking game called “Bye Bob” (take a drink every time a character named Bob dies).

Bought Bear Bites Bob Because of Broken Chain

I’ve always liked the phrase “scare the Bejeezus out of”.

this bear looks nothing like the one that warned pig he was gonna eat him

Has anyone realised that Neighbour Bob is the only Pearls Before Swine character with a neck?

The dogs-in-vehicles I find the most irritating are the ones that will appear calm at first, but then I take one step closer and they just explode on me, barking furiously as if I’m the biggest threat possible.