Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for October 14, 2017

I here there are lobsters in Austin.

If Pig went to see two medical specialists, would he be facing a paradox?

No, Seattle. Too much rain.

I thought all the nice cities were in Canada.

And then there are the not so niceties.

Austin is nice… but… Chicago????

Austin used to be nice until all the Californians started moving in.

Pitfalls of the English language.

Nearby towns are really nigh cities.

Austin is a great city. But please don’t move here.

Ted Nugent did a live album a few decades ago featuring ten songs recorded at ten concerts in ten different places. It was called Intensities in Ten Cities.

On Stephans Facebook today::: Thank you to all of you who have offered your support this past week. Our house, for now, has survived, but the neighborhood next to us is entirely gone. And the fires are far from contained.My old house (where I drew Pearls for about 10 years) is gone, as is the entire neighborhood around it.And unfortunately, the house that Peanuts creator Charles Schulz lived in is gone also. Schulz was my cartooning hero.If you haven’t seen the video of what my city of Santa Rosa looks like now, you should watch this video. The extent of the devastation is incredible.Thanks for all of your love and support.Stephan

Our prayers are with the nice people and nice cities in California!

ouch.

“No, Pig. Just go away please”

xxx

That city can be a bit ostentatious.

A nice city? Nice , in the south of France

Not Chicago. Too much violent crime and taxes (which I guess is really only One Thing, when you get down to it)….

Nope, don’t like Chicago. I live in southern Illinois, not Chicago.

Mr. Pastis, where are the crocs?

It’s Monday morning, I’m too tired, and I did not read that the first time as “nice cities”…Time to get the mind out of the gutter.

My dad was born near Chicago. Indeed it’s a nice city!

Denver is a nice city! (Trust me, it’s nothing like some people assume it is) If you ever come here, my advice is to visit the Denver Center for the Preforming Arts, or DCPA. Great place to see a play or musical, plus it’s near a good breakfast place. I don’t know why I said all that, guess I just wanted to help out anyone who plans to visit Denver!