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Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for October 14, 2011
Transcript:
Rat: Hey, Goat. What are you watching? Goat: You'd just make fun of me. Rat: No I wouldn't. Goat: Alright, fine. It's Francois Truffaut's "400 Blows," or "Les Quatre Cent Coups." This and Godard's "A Bout de Souffle" established "La Nouvelle Vague" in France. Rat: You're a foo foo fatface. Goat: This is why we don't have these discussions. Rat: Oh, sorry... I should have said 'Le Fatface.'
GI_CRANDELL over 13 years ago
Typical ignorance, sneer at something you dont understand and make a joke out of it so you dont feel stupid…poor rat
Proginoskes over 13 years ago
@ GI_CRANDELL: Hey, it worked for Bush in 2004 …
doc white over 13 years ago
Say I didn’t get that,even knowing french,french toast,french frys and the best, french made.come on folks, I spell better than that.
eddie6192 over 13 years ago
Rat’s in his “Disturbo” mode………without the mask.
Sisyphos over 13 years ago
I sympathize with Goat and think Rat boorish; but I do not like Nouvelle Vague films….
finkd over 13 years ago
Goat, you should know by now, Rat NEVER tells the truth !
buckleylover Premium Member over 13 years ago
I woulda just clubbed goat with a beer can half way through the second panel.
arson549 over 13 years ago
Kind of weird how fatface rhymes with ratface…
Potrzebie over 13 years ago
Have you noticed in 400 blows that the boy ages? Either it took a long time to film or the director waited for it.
chekhovskaya over 13 years ago
Hard to believe rat could pass up the opportunity to make something of the title “400 blows.” I suppose even Stephan has to make sure the strip is printable in family papers.
bmonk over 13 years ago
He should have gotten a signed statement—and maybe even checked to be sure it was notarized.
Varnes over 13 years ago
Ken, voting Mormon this year?…..It’s the only shot conservatives have………………
zero over 13 years ago
That should be “pretentious fatface.” I think most people understand why they don’t enjoy something. It’s like saying somebody has a short attention span when they click past some dumbass court show, Dr. Phil type crap or the repetitive news. . ..
Number Three over 13 years ago
You better be careful Rat.. Or Goat will bring a fist to YOUR face.
LOL xxx
hossblacksilver over 13 years ago
To paraphrase one of Truffaut’s lines in my favorite movies, “Goat belongs here more than Rat.”
killacowinWA over 13 years ago
@Proginoskes And people whined about me getting political. This strip has nothing to do with Bush.
bmonk over 13 years ago
At least Goat is smart enough to know what Rat will say.
Let’s hope he’s smart enough some day to ignore Rat.
Sherlock Watson over 13 years ago
I like how furniture in the Pearls world is mostly pillows.
fatjimi over 13 years ago
SM ……more smarter?
LarrBerr over 13 years ago
Everyone understands that these are jokes right? I always see comments critiquing the actions of the characters as though they were real and their flaws were not intentional. It seems they want the characters to act normal and rational. Yes it’s an assinine and ignorant reaction, that’s why it’s funny. Do you really want to read a strip where they rationally and intellectually discuss the nuances??
PalePanther over 13 years ago
nouvelle vague was ok