Did you know that in the 19th century there was this Frenchman who set about restoring French gothic cathedrals built centuries before? (I wish I remembered his name.) Some of them were in dire need of restoration, but there was a catch. He restored them all according to a uniform model of what his books said a gothic cathedral was supposed to look like. Unfortunately, the actual cathedrals often had more variety in their designs, with lots of interesting quirks that the restorer removed.I guess gothic architecture IS boring…
Pig, you got to stop eavesdropping on conversations about members of Congress flying (aka flying buttocks) from their home to Washington, DC, and all of the vacation resorts on the taxpayer dime.
That someone Pig was talking to was probably telling him about the Airlander 10 airship, commonly called the “flying bum” due to its buttocks shaped aft.
When Diana Rigg did one of the first “legitimate theater” nude scenes, a critic complained that she was "built like a brick mausoleum with insufficient flying buttresses,” apparently not being satisfied with her breast size.
To Stephen Pastis: are you ever fascinated by the conversations generated by your comic in the comments section? I mean they go all over the place and seem to stray far from the subject and/or joke of the strip.Or is it more satisfying to realize just how popular your work is?They baffle me!
Flying buttresses, essentially external bracing beams, were necessary to hold up large open structures like cathedrals because the materials of the day could not support heavy roofs any other way. Boring but true. Also, worked fine for hundreds of years.
These works of “Monumental Stone Architecture” were necessary for a large part because Europeans had burned up too much building material.An early human caused eco-disaster.
BE THIS GUY almost 4 years ago
I think Pig has a fetish.
BasilBruce almost 4 years ago
Pig was going to take a picture of it, but he realized that was a job for a crack photographer.
Templo S.U.D. almost 4 years ago
I’ve an uncle in Mesa, AZ who’s an architect.
sirbadger almost 4 years ago
If pig was an expert, he would already know that.
marilynnbyerly almost 4 years ago
Hey, gargoyles are cool! Study them.
Renatus Profuturus Frigeridus Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Gothic isn’t so boring , even without buttocks .
Johnny Q Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Did you know that in the 19th century there was this Frenchman who set about restoring French gothic cathedrals built centuries before? (I wish I remembered his name.) Some of them were in dire need of restoration, but there was a catch. He restored them all according to a uniform model of what his books said a gothic cathedral was supposed to look like. Unfortunately, the actual cathedrals often had more variety in their designs, with lots of interesting quirks that the restorer removed.I guess gothic architecture IS boring…
DennisinSeattle Premium Member almost 4 years ago
I like Pig’s interpretation better than Goat’s. Flying buttresses, the name just stimulates the imagination. I wish I could draw.
DennisinSeattle Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Well, there is this:
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcSrFGYdr7mjlTlaXFBszzgZR4jtIxhoeCiC0w&usqp=CAU
DennisinSeattle Premium Member almost 4 years ago
But I was thinking more along these lines:
https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/862257798457044992/nmgBScWP_400x400.jpg
B UTTONS almost 4 years ago
Pig, you got to stop eavesdropping on conversations about members of Congress flying (aka flying buttocks) from their home to Washington, DC, and all of the vacation resorts on the taxpayer dime.
nosirrom almost 4 years ago
That must be one hairy butt to have tresses.
Troglodyte almost 4 years ago
Poor Pig, always behind with the times.
Charliegirl Premium Member almost 4 years ago
I really, really don’t want to look up someday and see flying butts. Unless it’s Trumps and it goes into a steep dive over the ocean.
blunebottle almost 4 years ago
Too bad, I was thinking Pig’s idea would make for interesting architecture.
aKG1 almost 4 years ago
That someone Pig was talking to was probably telling him about the Airlander 10 airship, commonly called the “flying bum” due to its buttocks shaped aft.
iggyman almost 4 years ago
I thought Gothic architecture is the house Dethany from the comic “On the Fastrack” lives in!
Hugh B. Hayve almost 4 years ago
I like big flying buttresses and I cannot lie….
Gent almost 4 years ago
Ancient astronaut theorists suggest that the flying buttresses were inspired by flying butt-shaped UFOs.
MayCauseBurns almost 4 years ago
A doctor can bury his mistakes, but an architect can only plant vines.
SALUDADOG almost 4 years ago
Could flying buttocks take you to the moon?
Zebrastripes almost 4 years ago
BUTT! BUTT…….
Ellis97 almost 4 years ago
Goat is a killjoy.
Breadboard almost 4 years ago
Pig stick to something that runs in your family ……….. like Ham Bar-B-Q ! … Croc Power !
Major Matt Mason Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Wait until the gargoyles kick in.
Ignatz Premium Member almost 4 years ago
This is why they call it “Callipygian.”
lv2sew almost 4 years ago
Once again, PBS is an education. Finally had to look up “flying buttress”. Now I know. Flying butt indeed!
diskus Premium Member almost 4 years ago
I never understood the flying aspect of it
Reader almost 4 years ago
Pig was getting pretty cheeky there.
Steverino Premium Member almost 4 years ago
That’s flying pork butt.
Jefano Premium Member almost 4 years ago
When Diana Rigg did one of the first “legitimate theater” nude scenes, a critic complained that she was "built like a brick mausoleum with insufficient flying buttresses,” apparently not being satisfied with her breast size.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2541492/The-review-left-Diana-Rigg-feeling-flat-Avengers-star-recalls-critic-described-breasts-1971-nude-scene-insufficient-flying-buttresses.html
Tentoes almost 4 years ago
Not flying butt rests?
mattro65 almost 4 years ago
When Air Force One is aloft there is a big flying butt in the sky.
Linguist almost 4 years ago
O.K. Pig, you’re the architect so you get to choose the material to build with. Straw, Sticks, or Bricks – which will it be?
NoNameOntheBullet Premium Member almost 4 years ago
To Stephen Pastis: are you ever fascinated by the conversations generated by your comic in the comments section? I mean they go all over the place and seem to stray far from the subject and/or joke of the strip.Or is it more satisfying to realize just how popular your work is?They baffle me!
Snowedin almost 4 years ago
A flying butt would be funny!
jdsven almost 4 years ago
I wonder if the city of Butte, Montana has and Gothic style cathedrals with flying Buttresses.
everett_r0 almost 4 years ago
Gets em every time…
tripwire45 almost 4 years ago
Some people are perpetually 13 year old.
Otis Rufus Driftwood almost 4 years ago
At least Pig was trying to expand his mind this time.
mistercatworks almost 4 years ago
Flying buttresses, essentially external bracing beams, were necessary to hold up large open structures like cathedrals because the materials of the day could not support heavy roofs any other way. Boring but true. Also, worked fine for hundreds of years.
ChukLitl Premium Member almost 4 years ago
There was scene in The 7 Year Itch with Marylin Monroe wearing a flying ¶ dress.
The Fly Hunter almost 4 years ago
This one is way over my head!
zeexenon almost 4 years ago
The designer of the former World Trade Centers is reconsidering them. His name will go down in infamy.
Natarose almost 4 years ago
Still funny!
mwksix almost 4 years ago
I didn’t know butts had sexes!
chromosome Premium Member almost 4 years ago
I thought a buttress was a female goat.
Sailor46 USN 65-95 almost 4 years ago
Everything is designed. The trick is to have them designed well
Call me Ishmael almost 4 years ago
Geez, mr. Pastis- that’s not even a pun. I know you’ve been at this a long time, but really…
LJZ Premium Member almost 4 years ago
These works of “Monumental Stone Architecture” were necessary for a large part because Europeans had burned up too much building material.An early human caused eco-disaster.
PBS1! almost 4 years ago
Why would Pig want to learn about THAT?
Sisyphos almost 4 years ago
Pig has no feel for history. Gothic architecture is very interesting, if you have any awareness of your place on “the Timeline” of this reality….
hammytech almost 4 years ago
Flying Buttocks?… has someone been watching Monty Python?
pc368dude almost 4 years ago
From Two Corinthians to Ionic and Doric – or is that Ironic and Dorkic.
asrialfeeple almost 4 years ago
Pig is bummed out