Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for February 17, 2024

ba-dum-DUM!

Remember to tip your server and get home safe!

She fell in love with him because of his big cocoon.

QUICK, turn on a light bulb to show them the way

The difference between MOTH and MOUTH is U.

The light was on so they came in.

It’s good she had the moth balls to help him!

She must have learned it in math, oops sorry, moth lessons

Wow

Good one!!!

To quote Michael Jackson and Mick Jagger, I’m in a state of shock.

What is it called when you put words into someones mouth? Mouth-to-mouth recitation.

Everybody sing, huff huff gasp, huff huff gasp…

Me got mothing to say about this one.

Part of me wants to groan, and part of me wants to smile at such a straightforward groaner.

You went deep for this one Stephan!

“He, lights up me Life”!

Good thing she revived him quickly. Otherwise, Pig and Rat would have tried to get his heart beating again by doing chest compressions.

Where is that groan button when you need one…

Ok where’s the panel where one of them whacks Stephan with a bat or something

Mr. Pastis, your mind works in mysterious ways.

Insects do have a few weeks anyways, so…

Where’s my Baseball bat??!!

Could have done the same strip with a pair of mice (mouse to mouse resuscitation).

This reminds me that we’re really overdue for one of those long, complicated, shaggy-dog pun comics.

It may be important for moths – but it’s not particularly important for any other creature.

Still might be good to call a moth ambulance.

Oh Stephan Stephan Stephan.

If you don’t know how to do moth-to-moth resuscitation, just wing it!

He was just starting to see a bright light…

LOL

this one bugs me

Moan!

Rat (to Stephan): May you choke on a bug.

There are classes for that. They meet once a moth.

Perhaps he is a member of the Mothia, and they wasted him.

Apparently, I’m the only biology major here who thought, “But moths don’t breathe through their mouths, or even their heads. How could a moth connect its many spiracles to the spiracles on the other one to assist its breathing?”

Say goodnight, Gracie.

groan

Oh, Pastis, see what you started? I was thinking lately that we hadn’t had one of your groaners in a while. I see what you did; lead us into complacency and comfort then Whack! with the pun. Consider yourself bat whacked!

Would be OK if moths had lungs.

What? Rat’s not gonna beat up Stephan for that moth-eaten pun?

Grone!

Usually don’t like puns, but this one is written hilariously.

My eyes hurt from rolling

Moths drink coffee? Then again, a pig and a rat are also drinking coffee

Mothman prophecy.

Pastis ran out of space for Rat to wield the bat.

If he didn’t have a wife to help him, he’d be calling for his mother.

My favorite resuscitation tool for them is a fly swatter aimed at their little moth balls. Better yet, the song from my bug zapper.

Insects don’t actually breathe.

where’s Rat clubbing Stephan when ya need ’im!!

I’ll be here all week! Try the veal!

Mono moth mouth a mono moth mouth.

You’d better run. The pun police from “Rabbits Against Magic” are coming for you.

No more puns.

Pastis, you better hope God likes puns and “dad” jokes!

Cute

G R O A N — LOLOL

Stephan.

Ugh! Please do not “Jump the Sherman!”

Sad rating would be useful today.

Pastis, go to your room!

But please keep the puns coming—moth or otherwise. : )

Pig should be in the pun-itentiary.

Where’s a baseball bat when you need it? And where’s Stephan?