Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for November 26, 2022

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    BasilBruce  almost 2 years ago

    I vote for Batman.

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    ronaldspence  almost 2 years ago

    i wonder if that was the kite eating tree! Happy 100th Sparky!l

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    Simba398  almost 2 years ago

    Garfield also did one about this

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    hariseldon59  almost 2 years ago

    Rats!

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    B UTTONS  almost 2 years ago

    Good grief. Don’t you recognize Mike Vanderjagt?

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    DennisinSeattle  almost 2 years ago

    Another tribute! Well done!

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    Robin Harwood  almost 2 years ago

    Holden Caulfield? Whiny rich kid. Zero impact. Jay Gatsby? Rich git. Tiny impact. Atticus Finch? OK, but little impact outside the USA. Most of the real world has never heard of them.

    On the other hand …

    James Bond!

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    Jacob Mattingly   almost 2 years ago

    Yet another great 100th tribute. Given Pastis is a huge peanuts fan (he even wrote happiness is a warm blanket), this is smile inducing to see.

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    sergioandrade Premium Member almost 2 years ago

    Sherlock Holmes’s stories were first published in 1887, so technically he was aa 19th century character, however Conan Doyle’s last published Holmes stories were published in 1927.

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    iggyman  almost 2 years ago

    Looks like Charlie Brown is having a bad day again! Great tribute!

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    iggyman  almost 2 years ago

    Like Goat said, he might need a Chiropractor!

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    DanielRyanMulligan1  almost 2 years ago

    The world, according to robert zemeckis, “makes perfect sense,” again! Kevin Patrick Smith, (REAL hard-core fans of Jay and silent bob call him this, or I’m trying to start that…) in his attempt to make clerks 3 and (spoiler alert) kill off the ONLY “adult” version of Charlie brown(Dante hicks), has FINALLY found his kryptonite with the TRUE “failure” of said film!!!!! YOU CANNOT KILL CHARLIE BROWN AND GET AWAY SCOTT-FREE!!!!! EVEN LUCY KNOWS THIS!!

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    Gent  almost 2 years ago

    Todays comics shoulda come with warning to those with Peanuts allergy.

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    Purple People Eater  almost 2 years ago

    Sherlock Homes is a fictional character of the nineteenth century. Of the other characters Goat mentions, the only one I’ve heard of is Scarlett O’Hara, so, at least for me, Charlie Brown has had a much bigger impact.

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    imagenesis  almost 2 years ago

    Good grief! Happy 100th Birthday, Charles Schulz!

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    uniquename  almost 2 years ago

    And don’t forget Snoopy!

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    mindjob  almost 2 years ago

    Dick Tracy and Flash Gordon

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    Procat Premium Member almost 2 years ago

    Don’t forget Arnold the Pig.

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    monya_43  almost 2 years ago

    Today is National Cake Day. Might as well make it birthday cake! Happy 100th birthday Charlie Brown and all the gang at Peanuts.

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    SALUDADOG  almost 2 years ago

    Charlie Brown is a fictional character? Good grief!

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    Lee26 Premium Member almost 2 years ago

    Good Grief. Charlie is downcast and Social Media hadn’t even been invented yet!

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    buer  almost 2 years ago

    Yes, Sherlock Holmes shouldn’t count as a 20th century creation. Charlie Brown and Snoopy are certainly in the royalty of 20th century fictional characters. But I’d say Mickey Mouse and James Bond have a pretty good seat at the table.

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    Denver Reader Premium Member almost 2 years ago

    Harry Potter.

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    Ellis97  almost 2 years ago

    I think you guys just passed one of them.

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    Reader  almost 2 years ago

    Leopold Bloom read the Peanuts comic strip every morning.

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    carlosrivers  almost 2 years ago

    Everybody thinks of such serious characters; the most memorable characters are the ones who make you forget your troubles. So my favorites are characters like Jeff Spicoli, Shakes the Clown, going back farther, I say Mary Clancy(the trouble with angels), the Stooges, The Marx Brothers, you get the idea…

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    SusieB  almost 2 years ago

    I think Charlie Brown and Pig would get along well. They are both filled with angst, yet are eternally optimistic.

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    ksu71  almost 2 years ago

    Finally. I’ve seen dozens of Schulz tributes today. Almost every one with a Snoopy. Thank You Stephen for featuring Charlie Brown. In my opinion the quintessential character of Peanuts.

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    jannichols2000  almost 2 years ago

    Snoopy!

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    Zebrastripes  almost 2 years ago

    Awwww! ☹️

    Happy Birthday Charles! ❤️

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    lonecat  almost 2 years ago

    Happy Birthday to Charles Schulz!!! As for characters — Frodo, Sam, and Gandalf. In another genre, Sam Spade and Philip Marlowe.

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    MollyCat  almost 2 years ago

    The first Sherlock Holmes was written in 1887, so not really 20th century.

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    Otis Rufus Driftwood  almost 2 years ago

    In my life, I would say Pastis showed us the winner.

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    jel354  almost 2 years ago

    The cameo may not like them snooping around.

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    Goat from PBS  almost 2 years ago

    Legends never die. Happy 100th, Sparky!

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    Tetonbil  almost 2 years ago

    Dear Sparky, you have touched us all and we love you! Happy 100th!

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    InuYugiHakusho  almost 2 years ago

    Happy 100th Birthday to Charles Shultz.

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    alexius23  almost 2 years ago

    Stephan was working as an attorney. To relieve stress he began doing cartoon sketches. Stephan went to talk to Charles Schulz for advice. At first, Schulz thought Stephan was there to sue him. Once he got past that he did offer serious advice that was very helpful. Stephan was always grateful.

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    lms1231 Premium Member almost 2 years ago

    Beautiful.

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    aerotica69  almost 2 years ago

    John “Bluto” Blutarsky really should be on that list.

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    LaughterIsJoyMuliplied  almost 2 years ago

    perfect kick Steph

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    Milo Bloom  almost 2 years ago

    What about Bilbo or Frodo? Happy 100th, Sparky!

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    I'm Sad  almost 2 years ago

    I wish he could have mentioned the “Original GOAT” even though we know he did it once before.

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    bwinning  almost 2 years ago

    Sherlock Holmes was the 19th century.

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    Eristic  almost 2 years ago

    @Denver Reader Harry Haller— of course, that would be for madmen only.

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    Baslim the Beggar Premium Member almost 2 years ago

    Tarzan! And seriously, Tarzan of the Apes is a good read. Heck, Gore Vidal wrote an introduction to one edition.

    Prince Valiant! … and PV creator Hal Foster illustrated the original Tarzan comic strip

    Augustus S. F. X. Van Dusen aka “The Tthinking Machine” star of “The Problem of Cell 13” If you haven’t read that, you should. It was one of the greatest mystery stories of the 20th Century. Even Harlan Ellison thought so. Sadly Jacques Futrelle went down on the Titanic, so only a few stories exist.

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    Baslim the Beggar Premium Member almost 2 years ago

    My list above was going to include Hercule Poirot.

    Agatha Christie sold more books than anyone except Shakespeare…

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_fiction_authors

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    Aladar30 Premium Member almost 2 years ago

    That poor, poor kid.

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    bigplayray  almost 2 years ago

    I’ll be up in Santa Rosa next week for work. I think I’ll stop into the museum and say hello to the whole gang. Then, I’ll head over to Russian River Brewery for a few Plinys!

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    dialfred  almost 2 years ago

    I loved to skate at his rink, and he had his office there for some time

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    William Stoneham Premium Member almost 2 years ago

    It’s nice to know with all the division in our society and even in the comics, we can all agree on the genius of Charles Schulz.

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    fritzoid Premium Member almost 2 years ago

    Schulz himself was a huge fan of “The Great Gatsby,” but I don’t recall him ever expressing an opinion on the others (although I think Snoopy once did "Gone With the Wind’ as a pawpet show).

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    raybarb44  almost 2 years ago

    Good grief…..

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    The Moose Group  almost 2 years ago

    Happy 100th Birthday for the late, great Charles Schulz

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    Cameron1988 Premium Member almost 2 years ago

    Excellent!

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    John Jorgensen  almost 2 years ago

    Holden Caulfield? Really? Scarlett O’Hara doesn’t have much to recommend her either, and Sherlock Holmes does but is disqualified because he’s been around since 1887.

    I’d say George Bailey if you want a goody-two-shoes, Darth Vader if you want a villain, and James Bond if you prefer some moral ambiguity.

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    GROG Premium Member almost 2 years ago

    There oughta be a kite in that there tree.

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    RWill  almost 2 years ago

    :golf clap:

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    Sisyphos  almost 2 years ago

    —Some loser. And a round-headed kid, no less.

    Remembering Charles Schulz on the 100th anniversary of his birth….

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    pamela welch Premium Member almost 2 years ago

    Clever and Funny ♥♥

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    Richard S Russell Premium Member almost 2 years ago

    John Yossarian

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    Code the Enforcer  almost 2 years ago

    When just starting out in cartooning, Pastis met Schulz who was nice and gave him some pointers.

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    rgcviper  almost 2 years ago

    Thank you, Stephan. Happy Birthday, Mr. Schulz.

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    andrew.scharnhorst  almost 2 years ago

    I can’t decide whether this tribute is more sweet, more sad, or more funny. It’s a good deal of each. Nicely done, Mr. Pastis!

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    bowem9  almost 2 years ago

    Sherlock Holmes was 19th century though…

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    comicsfanaticman  over 1 year ago

    Ender Wiggin…

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