Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for January 20, 2012
Transcript:
Pastis: Hi, Pig. I'm gonna be leaving this strip for a while. Rat just got back from Siberia and I think he's a little upset with me for sending him there. Pig: Ohhh, he just talks tough. He'll get over it. Pastis: Yeah, you're probably right. But it's still a good excuse to take a vacation. Pig: Okay. Well, if you're really gonna go, come down here and gimme a big hug. It's nice to be in a strip filled so filled with love.
Bilan over 12 years ago
Could’ve been worse. At least it wasn’t Guard Duck.
Rodney99 over 12 years ago
Timing is everything…
killacowinWA over 12 years ago
Wow…that’s a good one. It’s get everything we want in an epic: action, danger, drama, love, a troubled protagonist and a volatile protagonist. I am genuinely impressed.
naturally_easy over 12 years ago
The big question is…will the strip be better or worse without the cartoonist? Be sure to stay tuned…
AlbertNonyMouse over 12 years ago
Clearly a fine tribute to Binkley, the snorklewacker and the formidable Mrs. McGreevy from Bloom County Babylon: Five Years of Basic Naughtiness.http://tinyurl.com/75djuvb
fatjimi over 12 years ago
He’s baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack
tigre1 over 12 years ago
I know how Rat throws the axe. Easy: he’s mad and determined. You know how short people are.
Zebrails over 12 years ago
Pig saves Stephan
chris_weaver over 12 years ago
Uh, just blowing off steam!
Sisyphos over 12 years ago
Pig! Cartoon-Pastis! Did neither of you notice woosh woosh woosh THWACK? Sadly, the comic strip is not yet completely filled with love. In fact the upper half of it is filled with murderous intent. Hurry out of town, cartoon-Pastis, while you can still run!
zero over 12 years ago
Axe not for whom the bell tolls…
rusty gate over 12 years ago
Pastis is losing control of his characters!!!
SusanSunshine Premium Member over 12 years ago
How can Stephan think Rat is upset — I mean, look how much he missed him.
BTW Firedome, that’s Pig talking.The only time Pig might understand “irony” is if, say, the tap water tasted like nails.
flagfly over 12 years ago
First, buy a large mousetrap. Second, buy a large chunk of cheese. Then…
doublepaw over 12 years ago
If you axed me I would say this is wrong.
boreas2 over 12 years ago
he is right …..hes ’ a little upset’
finale over 12 years ago
Maybe after a 12 pack Rat will realize that he did get an all expense paid trip. Just not somewhere where he wanted to be.
nancyroy2 over 12 years ago
… that was a close one!
JeffdlS over 12 years ago
Rat, you’re releasing it too early again!!!
The Old Wolf over 12 years ago
Wow, Stephan barely missed the chance to shout “Oh my God! There’s an axe in my head!”
Chibi-robo64 over 12 years ago
Marcus: HAHAHAHA!!! I’m liking this Rat character!
Chibi-Robo: Lucky Stephen. He almost lost his head!
hcr1985 over 12 years ago
…good thing pig wanted a hug..this could have been the last strip :)
Popeyesforearm over 12 years ago
Good thing he was on his Guard and Ducked. At least he put a shirt on today.
Sherlock Watson over 12 years ago
Fifty Ways to Cleave Your Loved Ones by Rat Simon.
Sherlock Watson over 12 years ago
I think Stephan is worrying needlessly; Rat really takes a shining to him.
Defective Premium Member over 12 years ago
I can’t believe the little rat got back from Siberia so quickly. The strip could have had a reprieve from him for a week!
bmonk over 12 years ago
Rat must have had some wicked spin on that axe to get it to hit and hold that way.
++++
That’s Rat for you — always giving and giving. Axes and insults and abuse — but he never stops giving.
MOSteve Premium Member over 12 years ago
SO, ya, “The Rat came backthe very next day.”
HadYourPhil over 12 years ago
Nice battle axe!
Number Three over 12 years ago
BANG!
Mind your heads!
xxx
lattewoman over 12 years ago
I like how Rat thinks—direct and shallow. Keeps things impossible to misunderstand. He just needs to work on the release of the axe a bit. I dislike subtlety.
killacowinWA over 12 years ago
Right, antagonist. I was typing too quickly to catch the mistake, but that’s what I meant.
edonline over 12 years ago
Thank dog Stephan has on pants today.
codedaddy over 12 years ago
Two kinds of cleaving going on today.
TURTLEDUDE almost 5 years ago
YES RAT! YOU CAN DO IT!