Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for October 23, 2016
Transcript:
Man: Sir, you say you want to build a giant wall between the U.S. and Mexico? Rat: Yes. A big pretty wall. Man: But don't a large percentage of illegal immigrants come by air? Rat: Yes. So I will build a floating wall in the air to block their immigrant planes. Man: But don't some come bye sea? Rat: Yes. So I will build walls along our beaches. Man: But what if people climb over the walls? Rat: I will build walls on top of walls. Man 2: But what if they dig under? Rat: I will build under the walls! Man: But what if they-- Rat: I will go into Mexico and build four walls so closely around every man, woman, and child that they can't even bend over to sneeze!!!! Man: What if we just built a wall around him? Man 2: One step ahead of you. Rat: And don't call me racist. I eat at Taco Bell twice a week.
BE THIS GUY almost 8 years ago
Remember to leave an opening to provide him with food.
Sherlock Watson almost 8 years ago
Be sure to put a cask of amontillado in there, in case he gets thirsty.
Bilan almost 8 years ago
Dang. Just when we were allowed to go get Romeo y Julieta cigars.
greenbird almost 8 years ago
And now The Donald is saying that the U.S. will pay for his wall, but he’s sure Mexico will reimburse us after it’s built.
Gweedo -it's legal here- Murray almost 8 years ago
Donny’s stock in CEMEX will soar !
http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/cx
stevenbmalberg almost 8 years ago
A good thing that the “wall” will not be built. The “wall” idea was the dumbest idea that ever was. Does anyone remember how well the “Maginot Line” worked?
The Moose Group almost 8 years ago
Better yet, build a 4×4 room of bricks, drop both Hillary and Trump in, then seal it up.
Sisyphos almost 8 years ago
Rat is such a caricature!
Wall construction, kiddo! That’s where it’s at!
Andrew Capp almost 8 years ago
This has got to be most pathetic and juvenile election campaign I’ve ever seen.
Reppr Premium Member almost 8 years ago
Vote Trump!
juicebruce almost 8 years ago
Stephan looking at the Hil-Da-Beast’s history how about a strip targeting her ………..that way things will be kept even…..you can start out by having her married to Bill Croc…
Cameron1988 Premium Member almost 8 years ago
Meh, Donald Dump is basically a rat
kentblanton almost 8 years ago
May have to build a wall around this strip, enough idiots already.
Qiset almost 8 years ago
China built a wall, Turkey is now building a wall, Hadrian built a wall, Israel built a wall, those worked. The Magenot line didn’t wasn’t built to stop the current level of technology. Different reason for failure.
e.groves almost 8 years ago
“They built a wall in China, a thousand miles long, to keep out the foreigners, they made it strong…”
Sandfan almost 8 years ago
Static Defense [i.e. walls] is such a discredited option that it is hard to believe that any rational being would consider building one. It didn’t work for Jericho, China, France, or East Germany. On the economic side, one 3.5 mile stretch of wall built by Customs and Border Control cost $58 million dollars. The US-Mexico border is just under 2000 miles. You do the math.
corzak almost 8 years ago
@Sandfan is correct. The whole ‘build a wall’ idiocy is bait for the mob.
bsqnbay almost 8 years ago
“You want me on that wall! You need me on that wall!”
tripwire45 almost 8 years ago
OK, now lampoon Clinton, too. Plenty of material to work with.
ShadowBeast Premium Member almost 8 years ago
Why build walls for the airplanes when anti-air missiles would work better?
Ignatz Premium Member almost 8 years ago
“Stephan looking at the Hil-Da-Beast’s history how about a strip targeting her ………..that way things will be kept even”
Only one candidate is crazy.
The ugliness of this election season is ENTIRELY caused by only ONE of the candidates.
Ignatz Premium Member almost 8 years ago
And most of them get here by coming legally, and just staying when their visa expires. With good reason: they have a job, they’re supporting a family, and it’s fine with their employer.
michael mack almost 8 years ago
Garbage.
æ² almost 8 years ago
This reminds of something that someone (I can’t remember who) said near the beginning of the Trump campaign: “Before I support Trump on building a wall, I need to know which side of it he’ll be on.”
Al Nala almost 8 years ago
Good fences make good neighbors, which is why there’s a bigger fence around the White House.
inshadowz almost 8 years ago
Seems like an appropriate response to Trumpology. Why don’t we just do this? Bonus: Requires fewer bricks!
rowf39 almost 8 years ago
Oh. how I hate it when comic strip writers try to be political!
Carl R almost 8 years ago
One truism is that if you can’t control your borders, you can’t have an immigration policy at all. The other is that the inevitable result of uncontrolled immigration is that the average economic wealth inside the country will eventually be the same as the average economic wealth outside the country, at which point the flow of immigrants will stop on it’s own. These two economic truths are backdrops for the rest of the discussion, so keep them in mind as you hate on each other.
phredturner almost 8 years ago
Most actually come through Canada these days..easy peezy
Claire Jordan almost 8 years ago
It’s like this idea that you have to stop migrants coming in because there will be a few Islamist terrorists hidden amongst them. Sure there will be, but Islamists have access to oil money so if you stop them coming in the cheap way they’ll just buy a plane ticket. Only the innocent migrants (the great majority) will suffer and now you don’t know where the terrorists are any more. Better to let them hide among the migrants so you know where they are, and then hide plenty of your own spies there to watch them.
A_NY_Outlaw almost 8 years ago
rat is going to make some mason very happy.
toahero almost 8 years ago
More Mexican immigrants are leaving right now than entering.
Trump’s wall will trap them inside America.
ursamaj almost 8 years ago
So, according to you, Trump’s candidacy was a masonic plot all along. Aha, I knew it!!!
SeaFox10 almost 8 years ago
How about we just shoot the illegals trying to get in, and then there won’t be anymore to worry about! Problem solved!
Donna S almost 8 years ago
LOVE this! (and Taco Bell!)
Vonne Anton almost 8 years ago
As someone who lives along the border, I can tell you many citizens have no problems with Mexicans entering and/or leaving. They are an asset to the communities. Bisbee, AZ, wouldn’t have a fire department if not for illegals coming over to help when needed. The wall concept is about unfounded fear, that’s all.
johngregor Premium Member almost 8 years ago
I love Pearls before Swine, but the last few months Stephan has really been struggling. I think it would be a good idea for him to take a 6 month break and let his creative spark reignite itself.
Number Three almost 8 years ago
Is Rat planning on building a wall?
I wasn’t paying attention…
xxx
William McCracken Premium Member almost 8 years ago
Stephen is not paying attention. It is illegal immigrants and jihadist we want to keep out, not legal immigrants.
William McCracken Premium Member almost 8 years ago
Mexico want to build a wall on their southern border; http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2016/09/hypocrisy-mexico-announces-plans-great-wall-southern-border-central-america/
JPuzzleWhiz almost 8 years ago
Rat — you’re a racist!
OldMan44 almost 8 years ago
Stephan Pastis, I like your humour. I like your strips. Such a pity they are so one-sided. When does the “H” girl get her comeuppance from the Rat?Don’t tell me: NEVERYou love Hillary and everybody who reads your strips should love Hillary!UNSUBSCRIBED.
Saddenedby Premium Member almost 8 years ago
oh paaastisss is this your berkeley education showing LOL
jackpop almost 8 years ago
Too politically correct. It is not funny anymore. I never saw anything about the nasty woman.
cosman almost 8 years ago
Don’t need a wall.. just put above-ground solar-powered sensors every 660 ft. apart, and tunneling sensors at all likely locations.
Spade Jr. almost 8 years ago
Last warning, Pastis: “general” political humor is always OK. Blatant editorializing like in today’s strip belongs on the editorial page. Do this again and this “customer” stops “buying” your product….and may just suggest to the 11+ million visitors who frequent his websites that they do the same. I never threaten….I just promise.
billpat1 almost 8 years ago
I remember when comic strips were funny
jdkingbear almost 8 years ago
Bet you a dime to a dollar as soon as the election is over, somebody (if not more than one) will announce their intention to run in 2020. Can’t wait :(
Alfkowitz almost 8 years ago
Well, see, there you have it. If something doesn’t work 100% of the time then you shouldn’t bother. Which is why vaccines are a waste of money. And people shouldn’t lock their doors at night, ‘cause it’s racist.
The one and only Eldest Arc (now at peace) about 2 years ago
Taco Bell, we attack your toilet (bad experiences)