Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for December 24, 2018

I hope that’s requiem for this character.

About time somebody shot him.

The next day: “he un-died”

Baseball! in December?

I know the music pun is based on Johann Sebastian, but I don’t get the baseball pun.

Franz’s composing days are over. Now he gets to decompose.

That’s not going to help the pitcher’s Earned Pun Average, is it.

Technically, he only shot him. He’s not necessarily dead yet.

A balk

I got to balk on this one too…. would have worked better in October…

Unusual for Rat to use a gun – that kills quickly. I would have thought he’d use his baseball bat – it’s more hands-on and would have drawn out Franz’s suffering which. I think, would be more to Rat’s liking.

Dumb Rat does not no the rules of baseball …… Stephan please hit Rat in the head with a baseball bat ;-)

On this occasion, Rat gives us less Bach, more Glock.

Perbacco is an Italian interjection wich in some dialect can also be Perbac and from here the pun Per Bach , in English could be “wow” , “heavens” or “my goodness”

…I always knew that Rat was gangsta! Rat-at-tat-tat, I shot him with my gat! I got my (female dogs), they make me much riches. I give you stiches, leave you in the ditches! I wet’cha cuz’ you tried to steal my street corner where my boyz sell crack! Your mama will be your only mourner and that’s a (fornicatin’) fact!

Bad pun but he’s still gonna… run with it. Surprised no one described a balk as Fake Moves!

Maybe a balk?

Thank you Rat. Let’s hope he stays dead.

The pitcher was chicken, so he bawked.

Thank you, Rat

Has, Rat, ever shot anyone before?

And you’re next,Pastis.

I love puns, but you’re really reaching with this one Stephan.

It would have been more obscure but he should have said “A Homer”

Sidney Homer, Sr. (9 December 1864 – 10 July 1953) was a classical composer, primarily of songs. He put Thayer’s poem “Casey at the bat” to music in 1920.

This would work better if it were actually baseball season in December.

Leave it alone, Steph.

balk-fake pitch

Senseless waste of human life.

Same.

And everyone in New England is puzzled as to what the joke is.

Yes, that was worthy of homicide. And I laughed.

Runner on third, eh?

There just aren’t enough surprising murders in comic strips these days.

The federal prison at Maxwell AFB in Alabama would be perfect. Great view of the golf course there when he’d be outside for exercise in the yard.

BACH = BALK

It’s not just the bad pun — but why, oh why does Pastis have to pick on my Dodgers? Aren’t we already in enough pain?

THANK YOU, RAT!!

He’s Bach at it again.

https://youtu.be/WwdI-gbm5kE

NO MORE PUNS YAAAAAY actually, I bet he undies

Let it be so! Farewell, Franz!

Now, about Cartoon-Boy, Rat….

Rat put him out of our misery.

It’s time for Jef the Cyclist to meet Franz.

Jef the Cyclist – “Where’s Franz?”Rat – “I shot him. Why?”Jef – “We were going to tune up his Bach.”Rat (with smoking gun, to Stephan) – “This is fun!”

Don’t forget to rinse-your-coffee-cup

THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH RAT ! BUT AIM BETTER ! ! !

bach = BALK -baseball term (illegal motion by a pitcher)