Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for April 05, 2015
April 04, 2015
April 06, 2015
Transcript:
Pig: Are you sure we don't need a guidebook for this vacation, Rat? I don't know anyone here. Rat: Sure I'm sure. We've got my smartphone. Pig: So? Rat: So to find a hotel, I"ll just use the 'Trip Advisor' App. And to know the weather, I"ll just use the 'Weather Channel' app. And to find a good bar, we can just 'Yelp' it. And to get a ride home from the bar, we can just use 'Uber.' Pig: So we're all set! Rat: Nope. Battery's dead. Pig: I shall rely on complete strangers! Rat: Ask if they know a place with free outlets.
Jackie.Trades almost 10 years ago
I like how Rat removes his glasses to give Pig the bad news. Good eye contact
Sherlock Watson almost 10 years ago
Smartphone + dumb person = bad combination.
Bilan almost 10 years ago
Is this strip intended to be ironic? All of those apps rely on complete strangers.
alviebird almost 10 years ago
Although I do not have a smartphone myself, this is why I carry a power bank (Duracell Powerhouse: http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/09/23/duracell-powerhouse-charger-review/ ). At least I could call someone with a smartphone, or power someone else’s smartphone.
Mine is an older, cheaper version of this: http://ww2.duracell.com/en-CA/product/powerhouse-usb-charger.jspx
knight1192a almost 10 years ago
Or you can learn to do things the way they used to be done. Serve you better in the long run.
andrew5 almost 10 years ago
Does anyone in the world still use Yelp? Wow!
tonypezzano almost 10 years ago
Pig, you should know by now complete strangers are more reliable than Rat.
Thomas Scott Roberts creator almost 10 years ago
Smart phone does not guarantee smart user.
whiteheron almost 10 years ago
My phone is smarter than I am, and it’s flipped.
WCLamb almost 10 years ago
Battery capacity is irrelevant when there’s no cell service for miles and miles.
Sisyphos almost 10 years ago
Maps. Newspapers. Good eyesight. —The ways these things used to be done, before people became the locomotion app for their smartphones….
Phatts almost 10 years ago
I purchased a pair of double-sized batteries, the extended size back, and an external charger.The phone is twice as thick, twice as heavy, and lasts twice as long on a charge. And on those occasions when I use it heavily and still manage to run the battery dry, I swap in the spare!
A_NY_Outlaw almost 10 years ago
he got more out of his battery than I do mine.
NWdryad almost 10 years ago
You’re supposed to use the Kayak app before you leave on vacation so you can plan everything out ahead of time…
Ermine Notyours almost 10 years ago
They have solar powered USB chargers too. I haven’t tried them.
carlosrivers almost 10 years ago
does stephan pastis have any relatives in the chicago area? i saw an s u v with the license plate “pastis” on it…
Number Three almost 10 years ago
Maybe you can find a place on your Smartphone to buy a Smartphone charger?Oh.xxx
Liverlips McCracken Premium Member almost 10 years ago
It was either dead battery, no Wifi, or no cell service.
Hu.e Premium Member almost 10 years ago
New technology, modern day issues?
comicsnerd74 almost 10 years ago
I’m not sure “yelping” a bar is accurate.Yelp should not be trusted.
Thanos over 5 years ago
Hotel?Trivago.
LOAFY about 4 years ago
Get a car adapter…
LOAFY about 4 years ago
Also some cars have USB ports