Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for February 12, 2017
Transcript:
Rat: What if the government is not our real government? What if the military and the defense establishment is in charge? And what if their goal is to keep us in a perpetual state of fear so that we never question things? And what if a comic strip pointed all this out? Would they let that happen? Or would we be replaced by something harmless and - Man: Faster...faster... Girl: I feel all warm and happy when I see mommy and daddy kissing!
BE THIS GUY over 7 years ago
Pastis was last seen on a plane heading south of Florida.
railwayman001 over 7 years ago
Rat was last seen signing an executive order requiring PBS to be replaced with his version of Family Circus.
Rod Gonzalez over 7 years ago
Thanks, fellas, for getting rid of Rat.
andrewmmadsen over 7 years ago
I guess that’s the real reason Donald Trump became president.
Bilan over 7 years ago
Is that the fearful thing they’re perpetuating on us?
Sherlock Watson over 7 years ago
The masterminds behind this evil plot are reported to be Not Me and Ida Know.
juicebruce over 7 years ago
:-(
Cameron1988 Premium Member over 7 years ago
Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
dadoctah over 7 years ago
Bil Keane is really the one running the country. He just allows all those other creepy guys with dark glasses and such to exist so we’ll worry about them and leave him alone to do as he wishes.
watashi73 over 7 years ago
Most polls usually gives the military at or near the highest rating of government offices. Pastis may be running out of croc material and if he is going to move into the revolution movement, he may find himself MIA from a lot of bookmarks.
cdgar over 7 years ago
What if our comic strip were censored?
Thomas R. Williams over 7 years ago
Dysfunctional.
Willywise52 Premium Member over 7 years ago
I’m scared.My tummy feels hurty.
rowf39 over 7 years ago
I really hate it when good comic strips try to get political!
Nuliajuk over 7 years ago
What if real families were replaced by Stepford families where the children never grew up and the adults never aged?
well-i-never over 7 years ago
I like it. Cartoonists are thinking people with a platform. Let them use it.
nosirrom over 7 years ago
Washington officials have a lot of very important issues on their minds these days.
Like fashion lines!
Radish the wordsmith over 7 years ago
If you want to find Pearls Before Swine again follow the dotted line.
Logical Duck over 7 years ago
Pastis just found out that waterboarding is not another term for surfing.
Loopy Frogger Premium Member over 7 years ago
Pastis you are the greatest !!!!!
A_NY_Outlaw over 7 years ago
It could have been worse… the could replace the strip with ‘Cathy’.
markmoss1 over 7 years ago
How do you know the suits are from the government? Easy, there are 3 men standing around watching 1 man work.
lgilbert50 over 7 years ago
The scary part is this might be closer to the truth then we realize.
Godfreydaniel over 7 years ago
There’s no question that Trump himself (one of the least secure people in the country, apparently) would just love to censor a huge number of talk shows, comedians, comic strips, editorial cartoons, editorial columns, songs, dances, tee shirts………..
harkherp over 7 years ago
Billy’s contract keeps him out of this parody portrayal !!!
Number Three over 7 years ago
Well they do say that ANYTHING can happen in a comic strip.
xxx
alviebird over 7 years ago
“Government is the Entertainment division of the military-industrial complex.”
― attributed to Frank Zappa
chris_weaver over 7 years ago
Rat finally stumbles upon the Deep State.
Sisyphos over 7 years ago
Aha! A gummymint plot. —The only possible explanation for the Family Circus cartoon!
Thank you, Cartoon-Boy. How’s the weather down there in Guantanamo?
James1155 over 7 years ago
Pastis, year of Rooster! U need Rooster character so git purdy Asian gurl like you meebe. Wat wait 4?
tonylock.kip over 7 years ago
This is one of the best comics I have seen in a long time.
All I Feel Is Pain (Everything Is Pain) about 3 years ago
Ah! It’s the government.