Adam@Home by Rob Harrell for April 13, 2011
Transcript:
Stephen Bloom; I wanted to give you some inside information on the town council and your recycling program. Stephen Bloom; YOu didn't hear it from me, but councilman Hilburn is in the pocket of the sanitation industry. Stephen Bloom; He'll use all his power to get your recycling program 'trashed'. Adam; That was a good pun. Stephen Bloom; Thanks, when used in moderation, they can be effective.
magnamax over 13 years ago
Product Placement: Check the ad in the bus booth.
magnamax over 13 years ago
There is moving traffic behind them–car then truck then clear. You can see part of the booth in panel two. ever observant Mark.
alan.gurka over 13 years ago
I thought the same thing, at first, Susan, but after looking at it a second time, I came to the conclusion that it’s the vehicles moving in the background, obscuring the ad in the bus shelter.
Allan CB Premium Member over 13 years ago
In Toronto, Recycling and Garbage are every other week - week 1 Garbage, week 2 Recycle … so it’s a money waster. Both weeks we get to toss our ‘food scraps’ out as well, and the city turns it into compost, which is then usually given away across the city on designated days for use in the gardens.
dante.deangelo over 13 years ago
what is the joke about Pearls Before Swine? I don’t read that comic
alan.gurka over 13 years ago
I’ve read it a few times and thought it was pretty lame.
autumnfire1957 over 13 years ago
I missed getting my bin out to the curb today.
Sherlock Watson over 13 years ago
“Pearls Before Swine” (which can be found at Comics.com) is my favorite strip, and it sometimes uses clever puns. One of their all-time greatest:
Archie and Tina are cafe owners who offer rye toast dunked in espresso, and a customer calls out, “Dunk rye for me, Arch and Tina!” (Say it aloud and you’ll get it.)
rhonda Premium Member over 13 years ago
Even the swipes are more subtle here. ;)
And for the record, I’m a HUGE fan of the bad pun.
rhonda Premium Member over 13 years ago
And a huge fan of both Adam and Pearls
comicnut4636 over 13 years ago
Me 2!!
starlilies over 13 years ago
LOVE “Pearls Before Swine”!
Destiny23 over 13 years ago
OK, how many people thought of Pearls Before Swine BEFORE seeing the ad in the bus shelter?!
runar over 13 years ago
The only good pun is a bad pun.
OdderOtter over 13 years ago
If you enjoy puns, try Doc Rat. The first few years in the archive are almost all puns. XKCD also has had a few, maybe more than a few. These all are webcomics.
TheJustinator about 2 years ago
Hmm, that ad looks suspicious.