Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for August 12, 2014

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    Sherlock Watson  about 10 years ago

    I’m guessing that lemmings never wash their feet.

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    jackhs  about 10 years ago

    This is another “Pastis running out of ideas lemming day”

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    Jonathan Mason  about 10 years ago

    Seriously though, I agree with other posters, what’s with the lemmings arcs? They’re not very funny, and we all know that lemmings don’t jump off cliffs.

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    Kaputnik  about 10 years ago

    Gary Larson did the ultimate lemming cartoon years ago, probably in the 80s. Far Side fans know the one I mean. Pastis is trying to recapture that moment of comics gold.

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    Richard Howland-Bolton Premium Member about 10 years ago

    Lemming abuser!!!http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=wildlifenews.view_article&articles_id=56

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    Sisyphos  about 10 years ago

    Now you’ve gone and done it, Bob! This lemming traffic jam means they’ll all survive to torment us another day!

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    Plumbob Wilson  about 10 years ago

    Pastis peaked over 10 years ago with the “That bug zapper’s a godsend” cartoon (which is still one of my all-time favorites). Except for the puns, it’s been all downhill since then.

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    DamnHappyChappy  about 10 years ago

    I like the lemmings and the puns are great too. Keep up the good work Stephan. If the moaners really didn’t like your strip they would not be reading it everyday.

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    Cjbpp  about 10 years ago

    I LOVE “Pearls” AND the puns. I wish my local paper carried the strip. Thanks to the ‘net I can read them here!Stephan, don’t EVER stop!

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    dsom8  about 10 years ago

    This arc is over the cliff. And somewhat hyperbolic.

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    lastangelman  about 10 years ago

    I’m surprised gocomics didn’t stop publication of this comic , in light of recent suicide by Robin Williams. Though I’m sure Robin would have been tickled by it himself

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    RG_Dustbin  about 10 years ago

    Don’t understand what people have against lemmings. For me, a gin and tonic wouldn’t be the same without a slice of one.

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    puddlesplatt  about 10 years ago

    and why is it always Bob first,,,how about Mort or Zeke ?Mary Sue needs to get into the act also!

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    Jeanne Brimat Premium Member about 10 years ago

    REALLY tired of lemmings jumping off cliffs strips.

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    puddlesplatt  about 10 years ago

    Why may I ask…Bob is always first? how about Mort or Zeke or even Susie Sue, or is that her, giving the orders?

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    scopemaker  about 10 years ago

    Yes, stupid. But I couldn’t help reading this in Robin Williams voice.

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    steverinoCT  about 10 years ago

    …and go forward to Feb 4 2004 for a bit of unwitting fore-shadowing.http://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2004/02/04

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    Cameron1988 Premium Member about 10 years ago

    I know this was written and drawn probably months ago, but this is bad timing, because actor/comedian Robin Williams took his own life yesterday :( may he rest in peace

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    Godfreydaniel  about 10 years ago

    One thing about the lemmings arcs is that they’re visual. Mort Walker was once told by an editor: “If you cover up the art and your comic strip is still funny, you’re not a cartoonist, you’re a writer.” (That being said, I’ve often wanted to see “Pogo Without Art” simply for the great dialogue…….)

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    Queen of America  about 10 years ago

    I like the lemmings. The only character I don’t care for is the hippo. My friend isn’t a huge fan of the crocs, which I don’t get because I love them. My point is, everyone has favorites and Pastis shouldn’t kill off any of them. Not that it matters because he brings them all back to life at some point.

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    MrsFudd  about 10 years ago

    I Love Pearls. Best comic since Calvin and Hobbes and the Far Side. I think this strip, however, is poorly times with the death of Robin Williams. Just my opinion.

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    BudsGlory  about 10 years ago

    Hey Stef the lemming stuff doesn’t work very well. Seems as if it is the same joke over and over and over.

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    Fido (aka Felix Rex)  about 10 years ago

    So your basically saying that we should not expect every one of Pastis’ offerings to be a Pearl.

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    Number Three  about 10 years ago

    Yep. That’s a good idea.

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    FelicityM  about 10 years ago

    I wish Pastis would stop the lemming jokes mostly because they are a constant reminder of Disney’s horrible slaughter of lemmings just to make a stupid movie. It has been repeated so many times people think lemmings do jump off cliffs. Why not go for the Disney jugular and do a series of strips about them driving them off the cliff? Others have successfully taken on animal testing, etc through the comics. Why not this?

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    claire de la lune.  about 10 years ago

    I wish these sad, little lemmings strips would end.

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    Phil (full phname Philip Philop)  over 7 years ago

    The last lemming to jump should just push off and make them all fall at the same time

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