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Balloons âŠâŠâŠ..1. What is happening?2. Stephan is shock3. Why?4. He cannot believe people are gonna fill in the balloons themselves5. Surely, he cannot get away with that.6. He is trying it anyway.7. He must think people are really stupid8. Go figure!!!!!!!!
Rat: I canât believe weâre doing this! Pig: Doing what? Rat: Being fed jokes by a humorless substitute nitwit. Pig: I donât know, itâs not that bad really. Rat: What, are you crazy?? What stupid font is this anyway? Pig: Youâre just jealous cuz I get some cool lines for once. Rat: Iâll never live this travesty down! Pig: I wonder if Steph would like a nice long vacationâŠ
Pig says, âWhat do you think?â Then rat says, âYou really want to know?â : Pig, âsure.â Rat,âIâll bet.â : Pig, âcome on, tell me.â Rat, âWhy?â : Pig, âI want to know.â (are your ready for this?) Rat says, âIâm drawing a blank.â (Whew! That took a lot out of me.)
RAT : No puns today, Pig. What happened to Pastis?
PIG : He got quarentined because of the pundemic. He canât comes here.
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RAT : Say, why donât we asks that PunGent Bear over there to make some puns for us?
PIG : But his puns stink so bad theyâre unBearably PunGent.
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Panel 3
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RAT : How is that any different than the puns we usually have here?
PIG : Well⊠Ha ha! Yeah. You got a point there, Rat.
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RAT : Weâll have to order lotsa foods and picanic baskets to pay the Bear for his services. How can we do that with all these supply chain issues here?
Actually, the supply chain trailers are not all overseas. Thousands are stacked atop each other in ports in LongBeach and others, right here in the good old USA.
(Panel 1) Rat: asks Pig a deep, meaningful question-Pig: cheese- (Panel 2) Rat: goes into more detail with his deep, meaningful question-Pig: cheese- (Panel 3) Rat: explains in full detail the true meaning of his deep, meaningful question, trying his best to make Pig understand it- Pig: cheese (Panel 4) Rat: nevermind- Pig: cheese
I see the last panel is basically the same as the first. You could just continue this by running it in a loop â just repeating panels 1, 2, and 3 over and over âŠ
âWhere is he?ââDonât know; should be here by now.ââWhatâre we gonna do?ââJust wait, I guess?ââYou think he forgot to set his alarm?ââDoes he know what an alarm is?ââI got up early for this.ââI washed my hair.â
I saw Richard Nixon the other day at a magic shop⊠I find that hard to believe. Whyâs that? Heâs been dead for years.Is that so? YesSo youâre saying I didnât see⊠Donât say it. ⊠Tricky Dick
R: Do you see the elf down at the end of the bar? P: Yes. He looks so sad. R: I noticed that. So I asked him what was wrong? P: What did he say? R: He said, âIâm not Happyâ. So I asked him, âThen which one are you?â P: ??? R: He didnât get it either. P: Now I am sad.
I didnât expect Pastis to have his jokefabrication outsourced overseas. I wonder where that is. Canât be UK, their sense of funny would invoke Comic Strip Censor way more often.
Rat: Here is a viaduct leading over to the mainland.
Pig: Why a duck?
Rat: Iâm alright, how are you? I say, here is a little peninsula, and here is a viaduct leading over to the mainland.
Pig: Alright, why a duck? Why a no chicken?
Rat: Well, I donât know why a no chicken; Iâm a stranger here myself. All I know is that itâs a viaduct. You try to cross over there a chicken and youâll find out why a duck. Itâs deep water, thatâs why a duck. Itâs deep water.
Pig: Thatâs why a duckâŠ
Rat: Look, suppose you were out horseback riding and you came to that stream and you wanted to ford over. You couldnât make it, itâs too deep!
Pig: Well, why do you want with a Ford if you gotta horse?
Frame #1; Rat:âI knew this day would comeâ. Frame #1; Pig: âMe too, Thursday always comes after Wednesdayâ.Frame #2; Rat: âNo, I mean that after Steve changed hisnameâ. Frame #2; Pig: " Steve changed his name, To what"? Frame#3; Rat: "Count âNo-Joke-U-Laâ, he couldnât see his reflection in the mirror". Frame #4; Rat:âThis supply chain scam is just a way of Steve making atransition to another careerâ. Frame #4; Pig: " Iâm glad Iâm vaccinated so I can get another âJabâ, I mean job!
I think I got it. Maybe a bit wordy.Sorry I went political, but âŠ.
1 â What happened to that town? / It was flattened by a tornado.
2 â Oh yeah, I saw that news. Where was it? / Kentucky really got hit hard.
3 â Uh-oh. One of their Senators is Rand Paul and he always votes against disaster relief. The poor Kentuckians are screwed. / Ha! He already asked President Biden for money and help.
4 â Do you think any of them ever feel the irony of their playing politics with the lives of Americans? / I donât think you can feel irony when you have no empathy.
Pig: Hey rat. Knock knock.Rat: Whoâs there?Pig: Candies.Rat: Candies who?Pig: Candies nuts fit in your mouth.Rat: Literally worse joke Iâve ever seen.Pig: AwwwwâŠRat: Your future as a comedian is about as probable as my future as an optimist.
All right, Iâm filling in. 1. âDeck the halls!â âI only have the one.â 2. âAll right. Use one bough.â âDid you spell that right?â 3. âIâm not writing. Iâm talking!â âDid you ever see a dog say âbough-woughâ?â 4. âIâll be glad when the real jokes come.â 5. âAnd hough.â
It is time to cancel all orders from âoverseasâ and get back to making our own stuff right here. It will take a while but we can do it. What fools weâve been!
Iâll bite: Do you see that Chinese dragon statue over there? The one from the Ming Dynasty?Thatâs not from the Ming Dynasty!How do you know?See the lips?YesThey are made of aluminum not gold so it is faux Ming at the mouth.
Rat: That stupid Pastis outsourced his joke supply. Pig: Helping the poor in China. Rat: Why do we care about that. Pig: a kid has a full bowl of rice. Rat: how does that help us? Pig: Pastis isnât making puns. Rat: you might be onto something Pig: Im going to eat some cheese
For all those who claim Pastis ripped this one off from Monty ( whoever that is) here is the explanation:
Montyâs shipping container was opened before Pastisâ shipping container. Pastis was told his jokes would arrive three weeks ago, but they got delayed even more than expected.
That is strip template #161, an oft used favorite and regular source of laughs and income. Use it like Karaoke; keep drinking until you think it is funny and then go to bed.
Rat: Have you finished your Christmas shopping? Pig: Almost. I just have to get you something. Rat: Youâre gonna get me something? Pig: Sure. Why not? Rat: After all the things Iâve done to you? Pig: Itâs Christmas, buddy! Rat: I do not deserve you. Pig: How big should I write the check?
I mean, thatâs pretty much all of the Pearls vs Swine jokes anyway.. whatâs missing is one character having left at the end ruminating about something. Would be funny if at the end there was a random character all alone not saying anything, like a croc, or the little guard duck.
Why doesnât Pastis get some jokes from Amazon. I have noticed empty shelves at stores but when I check with Amazon, no shortages there. I find that curious
R: I bought my girlfriend a map and a dart P: I thought you were taking her on vacation.. R: I am. I taped the map to the wall and told her weâd go wherever she hit with the dart. P: And did she? R: Yes. P: So where are you going? R: Weâll be behind the fridge. P: Well, at least itâs warm there.
When do you think the Dialogue will arrive? ⊠Soon I hope.
I understand we are behind Wallace the Brave and Hi and Lois⊠Well, theyâre funnier than we are.
Do you think it will arrive before Christmas? ⊠Oh, wow. Maybe Santa will bring them!!
Heâs got enough to worry about; world peace and all that stuffâŠ. Itâs probably just some dumb pun anyway. Our readers are better off without todayâs gag.
Supply chain is not funny here. Was at the store yesterday, and mostly might as well have stayed home. Waste of time. You are not helping us here, Stephan. You are supposed to make us laugh. :(
1. Who are those people who just came in?2. That is Monty and Gerri Hall.3. But they brought their dog in here!4. Yes, thatâs their rambunctious hound, Folly.5. Thatâs very upsetting! No dogs allowed!6. Ha! What are you going to do about it â punch them?!7. Hmm⊠Deck the Halls with bowser FollyâŠ8. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
1. âDeck the halls!ââI only have the one.â2. âAll right. Use one bough.ââDid you spell that right?â3. âIâm not writing. Iâm talking!ââDid you ever hear a dog say âbough-woughâ?â4. âIâll be glad when the real jokes come.â5. âAnd hough.â
what the hell is this?pastis got lazyisnât this the same joke as the monty strip from a few days agoyeah, he rips everyone offsomeone should kick him in the Oompa LoompasIâll do it!So how did it go?His Oompa Loompas are very hard to find
Jim Meddick did a âsupply chain issues cause lack of jokesâ arc a week or two (or 3) back. It was more worked out, though, whereas Cartoon-Boy seems to be doing a one-off hereâŠ.
Rat: I hear Pastis couldnât come up with our dialogue today. Pig: Donât worry, Iâm sure his fans will be able to provide some scintillating repartee.
Rat: Wait, you donât talk like that.Pig: My dear Rat, indubitably I do, for at this very moment I am being my normal loquacious self.
Rat: Please go back to normal. Pig: I love cheese!
Rat: Some of this dialogue would never fit in our word bubbles. Pastis better get back on the ball. Pig: For some reason I want to talk about smelly feet and running noses.
Rat:âMonty did something like this already.â Pig:âDid you say, âMontyâ?â Rat:âYes, Monty.â Pig:âMontyâŠâŠâŠ.huhâŠâŠâŠâŠ.who wouldaâ thunk?â Rat: âYepâ Pig: âYupâ Rat:âNot sure what I think about Monty.â Pig: âYupâ
I can relate. My âglobal expressâ parcel is stuck overseas either â shipped from Elk Groove Village on Dec 6th, is stuck in Chicago since Dec 7th.
BE THIS GUY about 3 years ago
Just when I needed my pun fix! Thank you, Joe Biden!
Robin Harwood about 3 years ago
I say, I say, I say. My dog has no nose.
Notaspy about 3 years ago
Still the funniest PBS strip in a while
Templo S.U.D. about 3 years ago
Ouch.
Bilan about 3 years ago
It doesnât work. Without Rat saying something obnoxious, itâs not funny.
alasko about 3 years ago
The Aristocrats!
Shinrinder Premium Member about 3 years ago
UmmmâŠis Steve lazy? Or suffering writerâs block?
Fantom Premium Member about 3 years ago
Just the punch line. âFour boars and seven squeals ago.â Ha Ha Ha.
BasilBruce about 3 years ago
1. âIs it true you became a doctor?â
2. âYeah. I performed an operation just yesterday.â
3. âReally? What for?â
4. âTwelve hundred dollars.â
5. âI mean, what did the patient have?â
6. âEleven hundred dollars.â
7. âI mean, what was his problem?â
8. âThe other hundred dollars.â
sirbadger about 3 years ago
When you delete all the useless stuff from a political speech, you end up with this.
marilynnbyerly about 3 years ago
Chris Mann does a great parody song about the supply chain and Christmas.https://youtu.be/F6FIibNgI44
oldpine52 about 3 years ago
Monty did a week of this not long ago.
Ryan B about 3 years ago
Iâm speechless
Kaputnik about 3 years ago
Monty ran a joke supply chain series a little while ago. It finished on December 2nd. https://www.gocomics.com/monty/2021/12/02?ct=v&cti=649237
Pastis must actually have written this before the Monty strips were published, of course.
MeanBob Premium Member about 3 years ago
Show of hands, who filled in the speech bubbles with derogatory remarks about Pastis?
Concretionist about 3 years ago
Why are those speechless bubbles so ⊠ROUND?
paulscon about 3 years ago
coming up with dialogue is not as easy as it looks. I got nothing.
blunebottle about 3 years ago
A priest, a rabbi and a Great Dane go into a barâŠ
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âŠso the Great Dane said: âIn that case, make mine a double.â
ChristineFoxdale about 3 years ago
Ah, DIY comic today. I was feeling a bit bored.
DamnHappyChappy about 3 years ago
Balloons âŠâŠâŠ..1. What is happening?2. Stephan is shock3. Why?4. He cannot believe people are gonna fill in the balloons themselves5. Surely, he cannot get away with that.6. He is trying it anyway.7. He must think people are really stupid8. Go figure!!!!!!!!
Duardo about 3 years ago
Rat: I canât believe weâre doing this! Pig: Doing what? Rat: Being fed jokes by a humorless substitute nitwit. Pig: I donât know, itâs not that bad really. Rat: What, are you crazy?? What stupid font is this anyway? Pig: Youâre just jealous cuz I get some cool lines for once. Rat: Iâll never live this travesty down! Pig: I wonder if Steph would like a nice long vacationâŠ
Packratjohn Premium Member about 3 years ago
Panel 1, Rat: Iâm going to check the mailbox
Pig: Why, are you expecting something?
Panel 2: Rat: No, I just enjoy getting mail.
Pig: In that case, go right ahead.
Panel 3, Rat: You already checked it didnât you?
Pig: No. I wouldnât want to take DeJoy out of your day
Panel 4, Rat: No big deal, itâs usually addressed to Pastis anyway
Pig: and postage dueâŠ
tudza Premium Member about 3 years ago
So, you outsourced the dialogue of your own comic? You couldnât be bothered to have some sort of backup plan?
Cornelius Noodleman about 3 years ago
Rat: I feel kind of grey today.Pig: Is that so? I feel like Iâm in the pink.
lproven about 3 years ago
Q: Whatâs the best gift for a vegetarian who eats fish?A: A dictionary.
Imagine about 3 years ago
Heâll be asking us to draw it next.
Eagle Keeper 77 Premium Member about 3 years ago
Monty did this shtick already .
Sanspareil about 3 years ago
Iâm speechless!!
AndreasMartin about 3 years ago
Your humor is imported? Well who would have thought that.
Qiset about 3 years ago
Pig says, âWhat do you think?â Then rat says, âYou really want to know?â : Pig, âsure.â Rat,âIâll bet.â : Pig, âcome on, tell me.â Rat, âWhy?â : Pig, âI want to know.â (are your ready for this?) Rat says, âIâm drawing a blank.â (Whew! That took a lot out of me.)
Troglodyte about 3 years ago
Who translates it from the original Chinese for Pastis?
iggyman about 3 years ago
Why could they not save the hippy from drowning in the lake? He was too far out man!
in-dubio-pro-rainbow about 3 years ago
1. RAT Heyy! Looks our characters have nothing to say today
PIG As long as we have something to drink Iâm OK with that (burp!)
2.RAT So, you âEnjoy the Silenceâ?
PIG Why not! At least itâs no âViolatorâ
3.RAT You want to imply that Iâm not always âPlaying the Angelâ?
PIG I would be an imp lying to say thatâs not your âSpiritâ
4. RAT What exactely is in your cup, ya say?
PIG Buuurp!
Cminuscomics&stories Premium Member about 3 years ago
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MayCauseBurns about 3 years ago
Just recycle a joke like you usually do
Ellis97 about 3 years ago
Hereâs a joke: What do you call a Pearls comic without jokes? Redundant.
Gent about 3 years ago
Panel 1.
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RAT : No puns today, Pig. What happened to Pastis?
PIG : He got quarentined because of the pundemic. He canât comes here.
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Panel 2
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RAT : Say, why donât we asks that PunGent Bear over there to make some puns for us?
PIG : But his puns stink so bad theyâre unBearably PunGent.
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Panel 3
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RAT : How is that any different than the puns we usually have here?
PIG : Well⊠Ha ha! Yeah. You got a point there, Rat.
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Panel 4
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RAT : Weâll have to order lotsa foods and picanic baskets to pay the Bear for his services. How can we do that with all these supply chain issues here?
PIG : WellâŠ. Rats! Woe is we!
LoganvilleJeff about 3 years ago
This used to be one of my favorite comic strips.
gopher gofer about 3 years ago
pig in last panel â well, i hadnât thought of that way beforeâŠ
FGWaiss about 3 years ago
Actually, the supply chain trailers are not all overseas. Thousands are stacked atop each other in ports in LongBeach and others, right here in the good old USA.
Moron Goldtwit about 3 years ago
(Panel 1) Rat: asks Pig a deep, meaningful question-Pig: cheese- (Panel 2) Rat: goes into more detail with his deep, meaningful question-Pig: cheese- (Panel 3) Rat: explains in full detail the true meaning of his deep, meaningful question, trying his best to make Pig understand it- Pig: cheese (Panel 4) Rat: nevermind- Pig: cheese
AZCoyote about 3 years ago
But I donât have any patience!
Doug K about 3 years ago
I see the last panel is basically the same as the first. You could just continue this by running it in a loop â just repeating panels 1, 2, and 3 over and over âŠ
JoeStoppinghem Premium Member about 3 years ago
And thereâs the problem with outsourcing everything over seas. Itâs cheaper and it shows.
colddonkey about 3 years ago
Your late on this pun cycle. Montyâs strip did this weeks ago.
juicebruce about 3 years ago
First panel âŠ. Rat asks Pig if he just farted ⊠You may fill in the rest of the panels ;-)
Uhohcroc about 3 years ago
Itâs ok. Them foreign jokes werenât that great anyway!
figuratively speaking about 3 years ago
âWhere is he?ââDonât know; should be here by now.ââWhatâre we gonna do?ââJust wait, I guess?ââYou think he forgot to set his alarm?ââDoes he know what an alarm is?ââI got up early for this.ââI washed my hair.â
TossedSaladCartoon about 3 years ago
Monty already did the supply chain gag. Gotta hate when you are beat to the punchline.
Guybrush Threepwood about 3 years ago
Monty recently made similar jokes.
skildude about 3 years ago
I saw Richard Nixon the other day at a magic shop⊠I find that hard to believe. Whyâs that? Heâs been dead for years.Is that so? YesSo youâre saying I didnât see⊠Donât say it. ⊠Tricky Dick
EmmettWayne about 3 years ago
R: Do you see the elf down at the end of the bar? P: Yes. He looks so sad. R: I noticed that. So I asked him what was wrong? P: What did he say? R: He said, âIâm not Happyâ. So I asked him, âThen which one are you?â P: ??? R: He didnât get it either. P: Now I am sad.
brick10 about 3 years ago
Translation: the comic censors shut him down. 8^)
wrd2255 about 3 years ago
Last frame: âWell, this sucksâ âYeah, but at least we got thru this without any of Stefanâs awful punsâ :-)
GentlemanBill about 3 years ago
Monty did this two weeks agoâŠ
raybrag about 3 years ago
Stop using cheap Chinese jokes and your supply issues will clear up immediately
Zebrastripes about 3 years ago
This is too funny! good one! LMAO
kartis about 3 years ago
I have no words.
tudza Premium Member about 3 years ago
Mahna Mahna
Do doo be-do-do
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Mahna Mahna
Do doo de-do-do de-do-do de-do-do de-do-do-doodle do do do-doo do!
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unfair.de about 3 years ago
I didnât expect Pastis to have his jokefabrication outsourced overseas. I wonder where that is. Canât be UK, their sense of funny would invoke Comic Strip Censor way more often.
gmu328 about 3 years ago
knock, knock; whoâs there?; isabelle; isabell who?; isabelle necessary on a bike?; why is isabelle necessary on a bike?; ??###$; what? just asking;
tripwire45 about 3 years ago
That means Stephan is not a local product.
YippiKiAyMofo about 3 years ago
Rat: Werenât you telling me about a guy who was born without a body.
Pig: Yep, no torso or arms or legs. Just a head.
Rat: But they found a body donor, right?
Pig: They did! He was very happy to finally have a body of his own.
Rat: Did he live happily ever after?
Pig: No, he got so excited he ran in front of a car and got killed.
Rat: He should have quit while he was ahead.
Pig: He wouldâve had a great career as a bowling ball.
SNVBD about 3 years ago
Ripping off from Monty? âŠSee https://www.gocomics.com/monty/2021/11/28 and following
Ignatz Premium Member about 3 years ago
Rat: Here is a viaduct leading over to the mainland.
Pig: Why a duck?
Rat: Iâm alright, how are you? I say, here is a little peninsula, and here is a viaduct leading over to the mainland.
Pig: Alright, why a duck? Why a no chicken?
Rat: Well, I donât know why a no chicken; Iâm a stranger here myself. All I know is that itâs a viaduct. You try to cross over there a chicken and youâll find out why a duck. Itâs deep water, thatâs why a duck. Itâs deep water.
Pig: Thatâs why a duckâŠ
Rat: Look, suppose you were out horseback riding and you came to that stream and you wanted to ford over. You couldnât make it, itâs too deep!
Pig: Well, why do you want with a Ford if you gotta horse?
F-Flash about 3 years ago
Frame #1; Rat:âI knew this day would comeâ. Frame #1; Pig: âMe too, Thursday always comes after Wednesdayâ.Frame #2; Rat: âNo, I mean that after Steve changed hisnameâ. Frame #2; Pig: " Steve changed his name, To what"? Frame#3; Rat: "Count âNo-Joke-U-Laâ, he couldnât see his reflection in the mirror". Frame #4; Rat:âThis supply chain scam is just a way of Steve making atransition to another careerâ. Frame #4; Pig: " Iâm glad Iâm vaccinated so I can get another âJabâ, I mean job!
russef about 3 years ago
Nice going Pastis. Stealing Meddickâs routine.
MitchellTimin about 3 years ago
This was used in Monty, a week or more ago.
Viktor Sirin about 3 years ago
I think I got it. Maybe a bit wordy.Sorry I went political, but âŠ.
1 â What happened to that town? / It was flattened by a tornado.
2 â Oh yeah, I saw that news. Where was it? / Kentucky really got hit hard.
3 â Uh-oh. One of their Senators is Rand Paul and he always votes against disaster relief. The poor Kentuckians are screwed. / Ha! He already asked President Biden for money and help.
4 â Do you think any of them ever feel the irony of their playing politics with the lives of Americans? / I donât think you can feel irony when you have no empathy.
Tom about 3 years ago
Sorry, Pastis. Already been done by âMontyâ.
Spence12 Premium Member about 3 years ago
Okay, I filled in all the balloons and the joke offends me.
robcarroll1213 about 3 years ago
RAT: Not sure I like the Christmas tree there to my right.
PIG: Looks all right to me.
RAT: I think it would look better here to the left.
PIG: Left is all right.
RAT: Youâre not even looking.
PIG: Iâm all right with a right tree thatâs left.
RAT: I think someone spiked your tea.
PIG: No spikesâŠjust vodka.
HunterIsACriminal about 3 years ago
I thought Amtrak Brandon was going to deliver all those containers with his 18-wheeler.
BrentskiL about 3 years ago
Probably Stephanâs best work ever!
Cubic3D about 3 years ago
Pig: Hey rat. Knock knock.Rat: Whoâs there?Pig: Candies.Rat: Candies who?Pig: Candies nuts fit in your mouth.Rat: Literally worse joke Iâve ever seen.Pig: AwwwwâŠRat: Your future as a comedian is about as probable as my future as an optimist.
diskus Premium Member about 3 years ago
There are often no jokes in this comic. You think this is bad, wait until January
Tallguy about 3 years ago
Long setup. Stupid pun. Threaten author.
WCraft about 3 years ago
Sorry, but another cartoonist already used that excuse.
rs0204 Premium Member about 3 years ago
Wow, the most literate, well-written strip Pastis ever created! Signed â Rat.
Ofissa Pup Premium Member about 3 years ago
All right, Iâm filling in. 1. âDeck the halls!â âI only have the one.â 2. âAll right. Use one bough.â âDid you spell that right?â 3. âIâm not writing. Iâm talking!â âDid you ever see a dog say âbough-woughâ?â 4. âIâll be glad when the real jokes come.â 5. âAnd hough.â
kayak4ever about 3 years ago
thank you all for filling in the bubbles for me!
Gameguy49 Premium Member about 3 years ago
It is time to cancel all orders from âoverseasâ and get back to making our own stuff right here. It will take a while but we can do it. What fools weâve been!
aerotica69 about 3 years ago
Could have borrowed some old dialogue from Queen Vic and Prince Albert over at NAoQV.
tom_branson about 3 years ago
They are missing the last panel where they tell Stephan, âHe sucks at cartooningâ.
johndifool about 3 years ago
âWhy are you following me around?â
âWhy are you following me around?â
âAnd why are you repeating everything I say?â
âAnd why are you repeating everything I say?â
âQuit it.â
âQuit it.â
âIâm an ugly little maggot with lumpy gravy for brains!â
âAt least you have the courage to admit it.â
Happy Tinkerbelle Premium Member about 3 years ago
Iâll bite: Do you see that Chinese dragon statue over there? The one from the Ming Dynasty?Thatâs not from the Ming Dynasty!How do you know?See the lips?YesThey are made of aluminum not gold so it is faux Ming at the mouth.
Code the Enforcer about 3 years ago
I used this approach once graphically ⊠Years ago! âŠ
Let the creativity of others shine !!! ⊠:)
rshive about 3 years ago
Youâre supposed to ship the words and their balloons in the same container.
Indianapolis Smith about 3 years ago
Rat â âWhat are the names of the baseball players?â
Pig â âWhos on first, Whats on second, and IDontKnows on third.â
Rat â âThat is what Iâm trying to find out. The names of the players.â
Pig â âI just told you.â
Rat â âNo you didnât. You said âWhos on firstâ. Do you know the name of the player on first?â
Pig â âWho.â
Rat â âTHE PLAYER ON FIRST! WHAT IS HIS NAME?â
Pig â âI just TOLD you. WHO!â
James Gifford Premium Member about 3 years ago
Late to the party, Pastis. All the other strips have already done this joke.
pcmcdonald about 3 years ago
I draw a blank on this one.
kaycstamper about 3 years ago
I want a refund! Oh yeah, I donât pay for this.
BILLCHADA about 3 years ago
No nose is good nose.
watcheratthewell about 3 years ago
This also explains the level of weak jokes in the past :)
bonechan about 3 years ago
Rat: That stupid Pastis outsourced his joke supply. Pig: Helping the poor in China. Rat: Why do we care about that. Pig: a kid has a full bowl of rice. Rat: how does that help us? Pig: Pastis isnât making puns. Rat: you might be onto something Pig: Im going to eat some cheese
jonesbeltone about 3 years ago
Steph, get your ass back to work. No More Slacking!
poppacapsmokeblower about 3 years ago
What a relief, I was afraid the writerâs humor was typical American.
waes-hael about 3 years ago
TOO SOON!!!
gigagrouch about 3 years ago
Not stuck, but held back so prices could rise even higher.
michael3114 about 3 years ago
âRamble, ramble, ramble, bad pun.â There, did I get it right?
Cerabooge about 3 years ago
The situation is so bad that even containers in your apps are stuck overseas.
alexius23 about 3 years ago
You donât sayâŠ
B Gibbs Premium Member about 3 years ago
I get my comics electronically. Would be nice on days like this to be able to print itâŠ
Lightpainter about 3 years ago
For all those who claim Pastis ripped this one off from Monty ( whoever that is) here is the explanation:
Montyâs shipping container was opened before Pastisâ shipping container. Pastis was told his jokes would arrive three weeks ago, but they got delayed even more than expected.
mail2jbl about 3 years ago
This is when Stephan Pastis is at his best, making fun of the comic strip medium itself. I love it!
PoodleGroomer about 3 years ago
That is strip template #161, an oft used favorite and regular source of laughs and income. Use it like Karaoke; keep drinking until you think it is funny and then go to bed.
Goat from PBS about 3 years ago
Rat: Have you finished your Christmas shopping? Pig: Almost. I just have to get you something. Rat: Youâre gonna get me something? Pig: Sure. Why not? Rat: After all the things Iâve done to you? Pig: Itâs Christmas, buddy! Rat: I do not deserve you. Pig: How big should I write the check?
Eric S about 3 years ago
I mean, thatâs pretty much all of the Pearls vs Swine jokes anyway.. whatâs missing is one character having left at the end ruminating about something. Would be funny if at the end there was a random character all alone not saying anything, like a croc, or the little guard duck.
Aladar30 Premium Member about 3 years ago
They have the same problem âMontyâ has two weeks ago. A true disgrace!
Zeno2099 about 3 years ago
The Monty comic strip already did this joke a week or two ago, but they are prepared quite long in advance, so Pastis couldnât know.
Bookworm about 3 years ago
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JamesAllenWhite about 3 years ago
This has been overdone in other strips.
Mel-T-Pass Premium Member about 3 years ago
Okay, now this supply chain stuff has gone too far.
riverrat67 about 3 years ago
Why doesnât Pastis get some jokes from Amazon. I have noticed empty shelves at stores but when I check with Amazon, no shortages there. I find that curious
TSRaman about 3 years ago
Stephan Pastis, Iâm going to sue you for deficiency of service.
phlash about 3 years ago
R: I bought my girlfriend a map and a dart P: I thought you were taking her on vacation.. R: I am. I taped the map to the wall and told her weâd go wherever she hit with the dart. P: And did she? R: Yes. P: So where are you going? R: Weâll be behind the fridge. P: Well, at least itâs warm there.
CJ Flintstone about 3 years ago
What did Santa say when propositioned by three hookers?
Another Take about 3 years ago
1-RAT: I loathe Santa! PIG: How come?
2-RAT: He doesnât put a secondsâ thought into the gifts he brings me. PIG: Thatâs odd. He knows exactly what I want every year.
3-RAT: Yeah? Whatâs that? PIG: Cheese!
4-RAT: Thatâs what he thinks I want too â the stereotyping, FAT PIG.
PIG: I feel like I should be offended but that might jeopardize my chances of you giving me your cheese.
OK, so it wonât fit in the balloons. Gimme credit for using Stephanâs cheese go-to at least!
donwestonmysteries about 3 years ago
I got todays dialogue airmailed so, enjoy:
When do you think the Dialogue will arrive? ⊠Soon I hope.
I understand we are behind Wallace the Brave and Hi and Lois⊠Well, theyâre funnier than we are.
Do you think it will arrive before Christmas? ⊠Oh, wow. Maybe Santa will bring them!!Heâs got enough to worry about; world peace and all that stuffâŠ. Itâs probably just some dumb pun anyway. Our readers are better off without todayâs gag.
Lana M. about 3 years ago
Supply chain is not funny here. Was at the store yesterday, and mostly might as well have stayed home. Waste of time. You are not helping us here, Stephan. You are supposed to make us laugh. :(
_*_@_*_ about 3 years ago
Mine would all be from Letterkenny and get flagged as inappropriate.
Denise Wallentinson Premium Member about 3 years ago
Too clever for wordsâŠliterally.
hoffquotes2 about 3 years ago
Wow, now there is a strip even I could publish. On second thought Iâd probably need an illustrator
Nobody_Important about 3 years ago
I would hope this comic is guaranteed not to offend anyone! LOL
hoffquotes2 about 3 years ago
Please use a #2 pencil and fill in the bubble completely
ahnk_2000 about 3 years ago
âWhoâs the guy on first baseâ. âRightâ
Moe the Moose about 3 years ago
1. Who are those people who just came in?2. That is Monty and Gerri Hall.3. But they brought their dog in here!4. Yes, thatâs their rambunctious hound, Folly.5. Thatâs very upsetting! No dogs allowed!6. Ha! What are you going to do about it â punch them?!7. Hmm⊠Deck the Halls with bowser FollyâŠ8. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
Andrew Bosch Premium Member about 3 years ago
Now Rat can be truly filthy!
Kip Williams about 3 years ago
âSpoon!â [for each one]
Ofissa Pup Premium Member about 3 years ago
Buoy about 3 years ago
These guys are terrible mimes.
oakie817 about 3 years ago
whoâs on first? âŠ.
RonBerg13 Premium Member about 3 years ago
Pig: I woke last night wondering where the sun goes at night.
Rat: Really? Could you get back to sleep?
Pig: No. So I went out on the roof to think about it.
Rat: Did you figure it out?
Pig: I sat there and thought and thought about it. Where does the sun go at night?
Rat: All night long.
Pig: Yes. Then it dawned on me.
Rat: âŠâŠ Iâm going to get a bat and practice hitting home runs with Pastisâ head.
willie_mctell about 3 years ago
Not much different from usual. One plus, itâs pun free.
freshmeet2030 about 3 years ago
I hope he gets paid by the word for this one.
freshmeet2030 about 3 years ago
I hope he gets paid by the word for this one.
JLK9kid about 3 years ago
This is my attempt:https://imgur.com/a/zNKy2k5
Ren Rodee about 3 years ago
Monty got there first
farco1 about 3 years ago
wait Stephan, you copied this from the Monty comic stripâŠbooo!!
franki_g about 3 years ago
âI have laryngitisâ
âWhat did you say?â
repeat x4
bunrabbit99 about 3 years ago
love it!
Queen of America about 3 years ago
I canât put what I want to say in the bubbles It wouldnât make it past the sensors
Otis Rufus Driftwood about 3 years ago
Your strip of the year, Mr. Pastis. My hat is off to you.
DiopticTurtle Premium Member about 3 years ago
I canât help but feel like Rat would point out that itâs not much different from yesterdayâs strip, then.
Buckaroobanzai about 3 years ago
what the hell is this?pastis got lazyisnât this the same joke as the monty strip from a few days agoyeah, he rips everyone offsomeone should kick him in the Oompa LoompasIâll do it!So how did it go?His Oompa Loompas are very hard to find
Sisyphos about 3 years ago
Jim Meddick did a âsupply chain issues cause lack of jokesâ arc a week or two (or 3) back. It was more worked out, though, whereas Cartoon-Boy seems to be doing a one-off hereâŠ.
DaBump Premium Member about 3 years ago
Rat: I hear Pastis couldnât come up with our dialogue today. Pig: Donât worry, Iâm sure his fans will be able to provide some scintillating repartee.
Rat: Wait, you donât talk like that.Pig: My dear Rat, indubitably I do, for at this very moment I am being my normal loquacious self.
Rat: Please go back to normal. Pig: I love cheese!
Rat: Some of this dialogue would never fit in our word bubbles. Pastis better get back on the ball. Pig: For some reason I want to talk about smelly feet and running noses.
azardoz about 3 years ago
Pearls is one of my favourites, but this is sad. Lame plagiarism. MONTY milked this idea for almost a week:
https://www.gocomics.com/monty/2021/11/28Laurie Stoker Premium Member about 3 years ago
Stephan! If you wanted to take the day off, you could have just used a rerun from last year! Sheesh!!!!!
EmmettWayne about 3 years ago
Pastis says nothing at all, and gets the most comments ever!
rossevrymn about 3 years ago
Rat:âMonty did something like this already.â Pig:âDid you say, âMontyâ?â Rat:âYes, Monty.â Pig:âMontyâŠâŠâŠ.huhâŠâŠâŠâŠ.who wouldaâ thunk?â Rat: âYepâ Pig: âYupâ Rat:âNot sure what I think about Monty.â Pig: âYupâ
Liam Astle Premium Member about 3 years ago
Jokes were probably depressing anyways.
Blackhand about 3 years ago
I can relate. My âglobal expressâ parcel is stuck overseas either â shipped from Elk Groove Village on Dec 6th, is stuck in Chicago since Dec 7th.
Film-Fan-Man Premium Member about 3 years ago
What next, Mad Libs?
Darryl Heine about 3 years ago
This should have been a contest!
Swirls Before Pine about 3 years ago
Pastis is waiting for a shipment of cheap, mass-produced Chinese puns.
musikfans about 3 years ago
Too true to be funny. Booooo.
artdekko almost 3 years ago
Your funniest dialog ever, Pastis.
Chonkercat98 over 2 years ago
Joke joke joke! Joke joke? Joke. Joooookeee⊠joke jokety jokey joke joke. Joke joke! Joke joke punchline. End joke.
WendesdayGirl about 2 years ago
Funnier than normal ;) but seriously though