Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for August 24, 2015
Transcript:
Pastis: Hey, guys, I got invited to speak as an author at the national book festival in Washington, D.C. Pig: Great! Guard Duck: Super! Goat: Terrific! Rat: Did their first fifty choices for speaker die? Pastis: Maybe they did die. Pig: It's okay. They're only authors. Rat: I bet they're still more interesting than you.
BE THIS GUY almost 9 years ago
With Rat around, Stephan will never suffer from over-confidence… or any confidence.
Sherlock Watson almost 9 years ago
I notice they didn’t invite you to speak, Rat.
Bilan almost 9 years ago
There’s a certain class of people trying to go to Washington right now. Not one you should associate with.Oops. The drinking game begins.
knight1192a almost 9 years ago
Rat’s just jealous because NOBODY has ever wanted to buy any of his books. And he’s still stinging from his failed Dickie the Cockroach book signing. Hey Pearls and Foxtrot are way more popular than Dickie the Cockroach will ever be. By the way Rat, which way to the restroom?
phylum almost 9 years ago
he will be competing with matthew, mark, luke, john, and trump….good luck….
mammamoonbeam almost 9 years ago
I’m intrigued. What could Pastis possibly patter about?
Mumblix Premium Member almost 9 years ago
According to this schedule he’ll be one of 175 authors to speak.
Cameron1988 Premium Member almost 9 years ago
LOL
dre7861 almost 9 years ago
Good job, Stephan! Welcome to my hometown!
Mikel V almost 9 years ago
Actually, they invited Cartoon-boy to say a single line: “this way to your seat, sir”
Saddenedby Premium Member almost 9 years ago
if a picture (cartoon strip substitute) is worth a thousand words than pastis has written some of the longest books around that were not only readable but produce several chuckles with wryly puns twists and turns. so based on this assumption pastis is a novelist extraordinaire that should be able to wow those in dc – especially the too many other ‘lawyers’ who reside there who continue to frustrate many people with their pig or rat type intelligence.
I Go Pogo almost 9 years ago
A great event that once was held outdoors on the “Mall” area between the Washington Monument and the Capitol building. Now held indoors, it features approximately 175 authors, illustrators and poets. You can find more information at: http://www.loc.gov/bookfest/
Godfreydaniel almost 9 years ago
Charles Schulz used to like to joke that he wasn’t a good enough writer to be a writer and he wasn’t a good enough artist to be an artist, so he became a cartoonist. (Of course, he was one of the 20th century’s BEST writers!)
Godfreydaniel almost 9 years ago
Maybe Stephan could talk about why he decided to banish Zebra from the strip……….
krisjackson01 almost 9 years ago
I’m an author! Due to a surge in sales, one of my books has reached #166,323 on Amazon!
Sisyphos almost 9 years ago
Rat’s acerbic put-downs are expected. But Pig’s comment in panel 3 is devastating. Of course, such remarks are applied even more to lawyers, so Cartoon-Boy is a double loser among the speakers…. Congratulations, Cartoon-Boy!
Number Three almost 9 years ago
Rat – Always around to ruin everything!
xxx
CyberSpaceDrifter almost 9 years ago
I really don’t recall LGD just hanging out with Pig, Goat & Rat very much, if at all …
abbybookcase almost 9 years ago
come to think of it, where is zebra?
rgcviper almost 9 years ago
Such a cheerleader as usual, that Rat …
bmonk almost 9 years ago
Is this strip really on fifty shades of writers? Or just on ghostwriters?
joegee over 1 year ago
Maybe LGD killed the first 50 choices just to see Steph speak in public.