Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for December 14, 2015
Transcript:
Kid: Yap yap yap yap yap yap Dad: Geez, son. You never stop talking and asking questions. How 'bout being quiet now and then? Larry the Croc: One day, he go away to school and he never answer any of you texts and all you dreams come true. Kid: Yap yap yap yap yap yap yap
AGED_ENGINEER Premium Member over 8 years ago
Insight from Larry?
Somebody check the air temperature in hell!
Partyalldatyme over 8 years ago
And the croc’s in the cradle…
LuvThemPluggers over 8 years ago
At least he is not asking for money yet.
Sherlock Watson over 8 years ago
When a croc shows more wisdom than you do, you need serious help.
Templo S.U.D. over 8 years ago
how wise from a croc to give parenting tips
ineza Premium Member over 8 years ago
How Larry talk so gud, about lif?
Kind&Kinder over 8 years ago
Everybody really knows what Larry .enunciates (I laugh as I enter that word!), so how is it so many people don’t spend more time with their kids? Even if time is tight, there’s always a way, and it’s crucial.
knight1192a over 8 years ago
Pastis is missing his son again.
Ratbrat over 8 years ago
My mother wanted to spend ALL her time with me and I felt smothered. I wanted her to go and play with her friends, but no, she wanted me to feel loved.I felt owned, and manacled.
hawgowar over 8 years ago
My grandson went off to university this year, and he happily answers texts and even calls grandma and myself, as well as his parents.
Liverlips McCracken Premium Member over 8 years ago
There is a time when kids want, and need, to be with their parents. There is also a time when they want, and need, to break away from their parents and establish an independent identity for themselves. They’re going to need that as adults. I’m not saying it’s easy, but that is when parents need to know when to be present, when to be absent, and when to be available if called upon.
juicebruce over 8 years ago
Larry we did not know you had it in you :-)
Sisyphos over 8 years ago
Good grief! Larry Croc, the wise counselor! I feel faint….Yap yap yap (incoherent, too) yap!
NeedaChuckle Premium Member over 8 years ago
Cats in the Cradle.
mammamoonbeam over 8 years ago
Just when I’m about to give up on Pastis because of his abominable puns, he comes out with a sensitive, wise strip…
whiteheron over 8 years ago
You mean dreams can come true?
lunatics_fringe Premium Member over 8 years ago
Aww…poor Larry.:(
Cameron1988 Premium Member over 8 years ago
the wisest words I’ve ever heard from Larry
Sithspit over 8 years ago
What a Croc!
Snoots over 8 years ago
Excellent. Well-done!
belgarathmth over 8 years ago
I came to make the “Croc’s in the Cradle” joke, but @partyalldatyme beat me to it. :)
CoffeeLvr over 8 years ago
This leaves me feeling sympathetic for Larry’s grief at his son’s distant behavior; Too bad he wasn’t warmer and more respectful to him when he was younger.
Alfkowitz over 8 years ago
Strips like this remind me why I love Pearls. They make you laugh, cry and think.
Nicole ♫ ⊱✿ ◕‿◕✿⊰♫ Premium Member over 8 years ago
My 7 year old wanted cuddles when I was neck-deep in work and I kept telling him to wait. Then I was reminded by what my mom said about kids; get all those cuddles while you can because the minute they become teens you’ll never get cuddles again.
So now, I try to make time for him when he just wants to sit on my lap to hug and chat.
Ragtime78rpm over 8 years ago
Yep. Nobody ever wrote on his epitaph: Wish I would’ve spent more time in the office and less time with my family.
gordol over 8 years ago
Legit pearls of wisdom from Larry.
uksing921 over 8 years ago
Larry’s heartbroken…
route66paul over 8 years ago
Maybe he will be lucky and get a second chance by being a grandpa. I enjoy it most of the time.
amaryllis2 Premium Member over 8 years ago
Thank you, Mr. Pastis. “Little boy blue and the man on the moon” and you even drew him in a blue shirt. Perfect.
Mike in Albany over 8 years ago
And the cat’s in the cradle and the silver spoon.
abbybookcase over 8 years ago
good job everybody. next assignment, delve into the rest of harry chapin’s songs. it will add much to your lives, i promise
Number Three over 8 years ago
Larry speaks from experience. I wonder how Junior is doing?xxx
artsudz over 8 years ago
I’ve never felt so sad for an idiot crocodile before.
Phatts over 8 years ago
I dunno, folks — seems to me that if all that kid knows how to say is “yap yap yap”, there must be something seriously wrong with him.
Constancy over 8 years ago
What a croc. Jus one lonely laff after another.
lotsalaffs Premium Member over 8 years ago
Jim Croce – “Cat’s in the Cradle”
mattspade over 8 years ago
It’ll be interesting to see Stephan’s comments on this strip in the treasury edition.
jnnydnti over 8 years ago
When did Pastis get all sentimentalish? Comics aren’t supposed to give the feels.
water_moon over 8 years ago
In every person’s life there will come a time when their parents put them down and never picked them up again.
TURTLEDUDE over 3 years ago
Larry is a wise man
LOAFY over 3 years ago
Wow, Larry’s actually getting a little depth now
Snuffles the Mute Terrorist Cat over 2 years ago
No Crocese!
the muppets. about 1 year ago
Larry ees be smart now.