Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for July 25, 2004
Transcript:
"Here's your food, sir...but be very careful...The plate is hot." "Okay." CHOMP CHOMP CHOMP "...That your plate, pal?" "Uh, yeah...It is." "Where'd you get it?" "The waiter guy just handed it to me." "I see...Someone just 'handed' it to you...How convenient...Now stand up and put your hands behind your back. You're under arrest." "But officers, I - " "Save it for the judge, pal...save it for the judge." "You told him it was hot." "They never listen."
miazma Premium Member over 12 years ago
they put him under arrest for eating something he was told was hot
thehigharky over 12 years ago
Saying it’s hot in this sense means it was stolen and the police would be on the look out for it.
Doctor Coconuts almost 12 years ago
save it for the judge