Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for July 29, 2020

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    BE THIS GUY  over 4 years ago

    Either a genius or he’s completely insane.

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    Arbitrary  over 4 years ago

    It’s really not that complicated a plot.

    You’re a genius if you know if the top fell or not. And I do. It did. Any other geniuses that can answer as to how one would know?

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    marilynnbyerly  over 4 years ago

    And some of us were smart enough to recognize pretentious nonsense and avoid both films.

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    MatthewHecht  over 4 years ago

    I got you beat, I understand all of Pokemon.

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    Templo S.U.D.  over 4 years ago

    and to think Calvin is a certified genius… based upon his business card

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    hariseldon59  over 4 years ago

    As opposed to a "super genius (Wile E. Coyote) or a “very stable genius”.

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    Bilan  over 4 years ago

    Being a genius is not rare; 2% of the population have that IQ. That means in a typical baseball game, there are about 400 geniuses in the stand (maybe not for a Yankees game).

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    frequency270  over 4 years ago

    The plot of Memento is, based on two primary choices, whichever one you want it to be.

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    Jonathan Mason  over 4 years ago

    What are Inception and Memento? Films?

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    Concretionist  over 4 years ago

    I never heard of either one.

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    Caldonia  over 4 years ago

    Geez, people, they’re only movies. Watch something else if they tick you off so much.

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    rdav1248961 Premium Member over 4 years ago

    Better a certified genius than a stable genius.

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    iggyman  over 4 years ago

    There are 2 kinds of “genius”, the book learning kind that is well read, or the guy down the street who can fix anything that’s broke, I would rather be the latter!

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    Troglodyte  over 4 years ago

    Genius is 1% inspiration, 99% perspiration. That’s why it stinks!

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    TampaFanatic1  over 4 years ago

    Hmmm so AL can tell me if DiCaprio Cobb is still dreaming or not when he goes to see his kids…… The movie made a ton of coin, thats for sure…….

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    dadoctah  over 4 years ago

    He’s ahead of me. I’m still trying to figure out “The Maltese Falcon”.

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    Kurtass Premium Member over 4 years ago

    But did he get the plot of “Mulholland Drive”?

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    Andrew Sleeth  over 4 years ago

    Yeah, but I’ll bet you didn’t even make it to the end of your driveway with Lost Highway.

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    wrd2255  over 4 years ago

    This is Stephan. Don’t believe his lies!

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    Breadboard  over 4 years ago

    Don’t know … so … Croc Power !

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    J Quest  over 4 years ago

    “Remember Sammy Jankis…”

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    Reader  over 4 years ago

    The plot flaw with inceptions was that he did not actually plant an idea in his wife’s mind; rather he just reminded her of something she already knew. Memento was definitely a challenge!

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    JD_Rhoades  over 4 years ago

    I’m so glad my twenty-one year old son was there to explain Inception to me, or I would have been totally lost.

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    Snolep  over 4 years ago

    All those who claim they never saw Memento actually did, but just have no memory of it.

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    James Wolfenstein  over 4 years ago

    I’m a certified genius. I printed the certificate myself. I’m the only one who can certify me because I’m a certified genius :D

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    Whatcouldgowrong  over 4 years ago

    I’m currently struggling to keep the villains on Perry Mason sorted out. But I’m pretty sure there’s a bad cop somewhere in there.

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    david_42  over 4 years ago

    More of a perversion, than genius.

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    Ellis97  over 4 years ago

    And some of us are smart enough to see how Hollywood executives don’t know anything about entertainment.

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    chris_o42  over 4 years ago

    Well I understood ALL of the Marvel movies. So there.

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    RobinHood  over 4 years ago

    Both film directed by Christopher Nolan. Can’t say I’m a fan.

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    Jethro Flatline  over 4 years ago

    But is he a trained hypnotist with a coffee-sipping vlog/cult/thing that rebrands anti-social behaviour as master persuasion? That’s some genius stuff right there, folks.

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    Major Matt Mason Premium Member over 4 years ago

    You’re a better man than I am, Gunga Al.

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    gduncan58  over 4 years ago

    Inception was a bit too esoteric for me, the effects and cinematography was beautiful though. After a stressful day at work sometimes you just need a goofy comedy like Top Secret! or Blazing Saddles to unwind.

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    jrlind55  over 4 years ago

    I understood ‘Memento’, which is why I didn’t like it (even if the ‘protagonist’ drove the same car as I did).

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    Blaidd Drwg Premium Member over 4 years ago

    Comments: I don’t like it, so it must be bad. I don’t understand it, so it must be evil. ????

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    Otis Rufus Driftwood  over 4 years ago

    So he’s an expert on Christopher Nolan films. And that is practical right now why?

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    Ken Gagne Premium Member over 4 years ago

    Get back to me when he understands “Primer”.

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    WCraft Premium Member over 4 years ago

    Oh yeah? Explain the ending of “Lost” to us!

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    Friend  over 4 years ago

    What’s so hard about Inception?

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    Ermine Notyours  over 4 years ago

    Inception was showing at the Los Angeles Cinerama Theater when I went there to see a movie. On a later trip, I was on an airplane glancing at others watching people on airplanes in Inception on their iPads.

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    Cerabooge  over 4 years ago

    Understands Inception? That’s some fifth-level deep thinking there.

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    eladee AKA Wally  over 4 years ago

    I’m a genius!

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    eladee AKA Wally  over 4 years ago

    Who knew?

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    redback  over 4 years ago

    I’ve heard that if you can recognize an elephant in a picture you can call yourself a genius and people will vote for you to run a country

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    FXP1951  over 4 years ago

    HYSTERICAL!!! Christopher is going to LOVE this!!!

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    diegot  over 4 years ago

    Oh, well, I guess I’m a real lamebrain, never heard of either one!

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    grafdog  over 4 years ago

    “The Prestige” was a WAY better Nolan film than “Inception”. Change my mind.

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    DCBakerEsq  over 4 years ago

    Yes, but can he explain ‘Dark’ to me?

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    NancyLouiseFreeman  over 4 years ago

    But what about Primer?

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    Jovvie5  over 4 years ago

    So I guess I’m not a genius.

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    willie_mctell  over 4 years ago

    “Inception” is a new to me. I did walk out of “8 1/2.”.

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    Donald Heller  over 4 years ago

    Interesting. When something is over one’s head, they are quick to point out how stupid or meaningless it is. That’s why broad education is so useful.

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    Daeder  over 4 years ago

    But does he understand “person, woman, man, camera, TV”? Only a true genius can parrot those words in order! Derp!

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    txmystic  over 4 years ago

    NOLAN!!!

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    Sisyphos  over 4 years ago

    I’ve never seen either, and don’t miss them. Does that qualify me as anything?

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    BasilBruce  over 4 years ago

    I would call a genius anyone who can rationally explain the final scene of The Paper Chase.

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    Michael McKown Premium Member over 4 years ago

    Memento isn’t hard to understand. It’s just a pain in the…uhhh…well you know.

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    Doctor Go  over 4 years ago

    OOOOOOO!!!! I understood it TOOOOOO!!!!!

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    gmgeneral  over 4 years ago

    The central themes and questions of Memento are amazing. So is the philosophical question of the first Matrix. The rest of them are consumed by fate vs destiny, (which is a philosophical black hole with no meaning regardless of the answer)

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    thatcherhaldors  about 4 years ago

    He would be true genius if he under stood the plot of frozen 2

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