Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for September 07, 2019

Who is going to tell the gardener’s family what happened?

Good to see Li’l Guard Duck back on the job!

It’s always easier to ask for forgiveness than for permission.

Gives a whole new meaning to Tiptoe Through The Tulips

You could sabotage a package so that it leaks honey.

“…weekly meetings” and victims’ funds.

I use Crosshairs Property Protection. Messy, but there is no recidivism.

Well, what the hey, you get to do anything you want to trespassers in ’Murica, these days.

Guard Duck! It’s been too long! Stick around, lil guy!

I love him. Great strip today.

Hey you kids! get your pieces off my lawn….

“………& pull yourself together!!!”

I was talking about what we would do, not what you would do.

I see that one must carefully Tiptoe, through the tulips…

Haven’t seen Guard Duck in awhile. Maybe because he was in hiding? In prison? Exile? All seem plausible.

I hope they straighten up and fly right.

From a movie: "Case of Beer for that one " Nice work Guard Duck ! ….. Croc Power!

The punishment doesn’t exactly fit the crime. But we’ve all thought about it.

Funeral services for “Rat” will be held sometime in the future.

Here’s the best: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoxhDk-hwuo

Guard Duck assumed…..

I love guard duck

I still like this bomb ideahttps://www.independent.ie/world-news/and-finally/exnasa-engineer-builds-glitterbomb-trap-to-shame-package-thieves-37641007.html

tiptoe around the tulip…or go boom!

I watched some vids on people stealing paclages and the ingenious things people do to make them regret it. One video showed a guy filling a box with glitter and something like honey. It went kaboom when the thief opened it in the car. (this box also had a tiny remote camera in it) We all know you never get rid of glitter! Another video showed the the kaboom when the thief opened it in his apartment. The wife/girlfriend was livid. The guy who created this setup was trying to market it.

Only if they have to tiptoe through to get to the package.

This must be a reprint of a spring comic. There are no tulips this time of year. And, you can’t even tell where they are unless you dig up the garden, which would probably alert people.

Despite that, the comic was still funny.

Lil guard duck Bolton.Protecting Murica ;(

No, no! Not another meeting!

Locks only keep the honest people out.

That’s an excellent solution

On an episode of NCIS porch pirates stole what turned out to be a package bomb & blew themselves into a million pieces.

Guard Duck doesn’t have a cigarette dangling from his lips anymore. I guess that’s a good thing, but it does take away from his image.

Always a good day to see Guard Duck!

Hope the package didn’t get damaged.

I’m ok with this.

Can I order antipersonnel mines online?

Someone was wondering what happened to the duck. Apparently he is back.

I’ve had a few thousand worth taken from my house. Thought of some Home Alone slash Rambo response protection traps when I’m away. The only thing is it might invite escalated retaliation, like slashing my tires or starting a fire.

I am thinking about the punning piano teacher who hid in the bushes/tulips. Reminded me of Monty Python’s exploding orchestra skit besides all of the great musical puns.

This strip, and all the comments, make me really thankful to be living in a rural area. I have never had a package go missing after it was delivered.

Hooray! Lil Guard Duck is back, and on duty!

GUARD DUCK IS BACK! About time!

And… there goes the mailman…

Guard duck is back!!!!!

Oh, L’il Guard Duck, I am so happy to see you again after your too-long absence! And your Direct Action is such a relief from wimpy Pig’s timorous inaction!

Let’s blow up some stuff! Oh, yeah!

Don’t be silly.it was the mailman.

The goose is from untitled goose game.

who needs glitterbombs when you have this