Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for October 17, 2014

At least leave him his blankey!

911? there is a dead guy blocking my front door.

he can fit in the basket, but can’t fit in the step that covers more area than the blanket

when Stephen thought “smile…things could be worse” he smiled…..and things got worse.

A good basket is almost priceless.

They who hold the gold make the rules. Who holds the gold Stephan ?

Stephan is so down that he doesn’t even qualify as a basket case anymore.

Now his name is Matt.

Honey won’t you open that door:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTGiD8W57ZU

Stephen has made a career out of phrasing things wrong…

Can he stoop any lower?

Now is the time to call the police and report finding a dead body; by the time the police arrive Stephen should be dead and stiff.

You and your big mouth Stephan

Time to sweep the front stoop. There’s some garbage accumulating there.Oh? That’s Cartoon-Boy? Staci let him out of the basket and he just lay there? Serves him right if the temperature drops below freezing tonight! The CAD cad!

A tisket a tasket a little yellow basket.

That has to violate some sort of zoning ordinance.

no, he phrased it wrongly

Is anyone else bothered by the fact that he keeps taking really hostile swipes at his wife in the name of humor? Not funny, just sad and angry.

His wife needs the basket for Halloween candy.

Change your name to Matt, Stephan………………….

i love the psychology of the comments! – perspective is 100%

Let’s see. We need a plan. We need a plan. I know! Stephan, all you have to do is think up a really cleaver pun, one that will amuse her and remind her how you make her laugh and how much she misses it. So, let’s go. A clever pun. You know. A good one. .Oh. Yeah. Sorry. Well can you just whimper amusingly?

Sure, why not!     : ) (Although, it would help matters if he would stop acting like such a door mat.)

“Don’t put all your angst in one basket”

Is this Stacy’s first physical appearance in the strip? Thought he keeps her offstage.

I’ve been a fan for nearly ten years. It strikes me as a curious form of narcissism for the cartoonist to cast himself as a character in the strip. This has been happening more frequently in recent times. For me, it doesn’t work. Sorry Stephan, but I prefer the crocs and pig and the rest. Am I alone?

If she doesn’t have a mouth, how come she can talk?

I’m never been a particular fan of the crocs, frankly, but agree that the cartoonist is way overdoing himself. Just about to cancel it from my gocomics ‘favorite’ list.