Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for May 08, 2021

Or a Rush fan.

I thought Free Willy was a pro-nudist movie.

Well, THAT’s ambiguous. How about “Will should be free”? Umm. No. “Will, freed, is just”? Huh. This is hard!

Pig’s friend Will is accused of willfully freeing his little friend Willy during a confrontation with Wilma the wildebeest.

Put those words on the web. You will become a star for supporters of both interpretations.

poor William/Wilbur/Wilfred/Willard/Wilford… whatever “Will” is short for

Free Will = We Refill. I’ll drink to that.

He should’ve wrote ‘’Free Willy!’’

Fire at will!

Okay, someone’s gotta say it: Where there’s a Will, there’s a way.

Wow! How is your day today? Hilarious :D

At least his name wasn’t Willy

Free Willy was yesterday: no pants day.

The irony of a fictional cartoon pig holding up a sign saying “free will” did not escape me.

Will Will wilfully free Willy’s willy?

So Pig is not a Calvinist. Should we be surprised?

Will doesn’t cost a thing.

The expensive Will is just way too costly!

I leave all my belongings to my next of kin.

As long as the arresting officer didn’t say “Fire at Will”, I think he’s got a shot. (Couldn’t help that ‘got a shot’ remark.)

Wasn’t Willy a killer whale?

Could be a special offer from the lawyer.

A lawyer offering pre-death probate input pro-bono?

There is no “free”, Will.

Pig’s next sign should read : Free……….. Dom !

Maybe he should try writing his signs better.

Is he an estate attorney? Very generous

Free will? HAH! Everything that happens has been predetermined since the Big Bang. Nothing changes anything.

I didn’t realize his name was Will. I thought of him as Mr. Pigsbuddy.

He could at least go outside the jail

My favorite protest sign is “End Road Work”, but I’ve learned that’s a lost cause.

You forgot the “y” at the end

“A” for effort. I will say that.

PIG has his limits, ya know!

Is his last name “Bird?”

I hope he doesn’t run into a gang of determinists looking for a throwdown.

Clearly some sort of philosophy at work.

Bill Posters is innocent!

It was destined to happen.

I live in AZ where citrus trees are plentiful and fruit is often given away in front yards. In 1995 I was driving home from work and saw a sign that said FREE OJ. I thought to myself that I would rather get the oranges and make my own juice. A while later I had a good laugh at myself.

Why we have countless laws.

Well, if he is in California, he may get his wish.

I think the guy in the last panel meant to say theology.

A bunch of folks came up to Pig and asked, “Wouldn’t you rather hear ’La Villa Strangiato?”

Fortunately it’s not Francis Bacon. That would have ended badly for Pig.

Many years ago, in Texas, there was a man named Lee Otis Johnson. I can’t remember why, but he was in prison, and there was a movement to free him. Their rallying cry was, “Free Lee Otis!” At the time, the governor of the state, who was accused of being somewhat callous against the demonstrators, said, “I thought they were saying ‘Frijoles.’”

We do know Pig’s heart is in the right place.

Death to the pigs.

Pig, a philosophy pundit? That’s profound.

—Like, a profound pig pun….

“If you chose to decide, you still have not made a choice.” – Peer Knelt

Or bob