Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for March 12, 2012
Transcript:
Rat: Who's your favorite painter? Pastis: Maybe Van Gogh. Why? Rat: Because mine is Rubens. But I'm not sure of his first name. Pastis: I think it's Peter Paul Rubens. Rat: Really? 'Cause I thought it was "my cartooning's-so-crappy-I-won't-be-winning-a-lot-of" Rubens. ... You seem to disagree.
DuHhozr over 12 years ago
Ruben giving me enough already!
Peabody-Martini over 12 years ago
It looks like Rat took this joke a little too far. Be careful next time Stephan might have an eraser.
legaleagle48 over 12 years ago
Well, you asked for it, Rat!
Arianne over 12 years ago
Hey Rat, nothing like a steaming mug of Dunkin Rodents coffee to wash down a few nibbles of the hand that draws you, don’tcha think?
Ottodesu over 12 years ago
You still walk the fertile fields of my mind.
Ron Dunn Premium Member over 12 years ago
Nothing like a dunkin rat to start my day.
doc white over 12 years ago
Isn,t rubin a sandwitch?
JGordonFan24 over 12 years ago
i love ruben sandwiches, especially when the bread is nice and warm. yum yum!
zero over 12 years ago
Peter, Paul, Rubens did what? where? when?
jockmama13 over 12 years ago
FINALLY!!! I can’t believe the other characters haven’t gotten together and killed the rat LONG ago.
Hillbillyman over 12 years ago
Me too and if theyy ever do, I hope they take out that obnoxious little guard duck as well.
SusanSunshine Premium Member over 12 years ago
Last panel — Rat, a picture of de feet.
SusanSunshine Premium Member over 12 years ago
Arianne!! Where ya been??
Sisyphos over 12 years ago
The Most Perfect rendering of the Spilled Coffee trope in PBS ever!Hey, Rat: inhale deeply!
the burser over 12 years ago
atta bot steph! that’s standing up for your self
KEA over 12 years ago
Think Stephen ever feels like Dr. Frankenstein?
KEA over 12 years ago
oops – Stephan, sorry.
Bratwurst over 12 years ago
Steph, why you’re sharing your coffee with this beasty rat?
Gking over 12 years ago
Y’all confusin’ Ruby and Reuben James…Ruby takes the love and Reuben James walks the fields. (Could not stop meself)
CallaLilli over 12 years ago
I thought Paul Rubens was Pee Wee Herman’s real name?
SwimsWithSharks over 12 years ago
Everybody gets a trophy, kid.
Hoodude over 12 years ago
Reubens the fur the wrong waycauses static electricity
Hoodude over 12 years ago
That’s a face that rings a bell
Digital Frog over 12 years ago
Should have gone with Matisse, as in – I’ll just shove Rat in this coffee because Matisse not ready yet.
Sportymonk over 12 years ago
But if Peter Paul Rubens married Mary then they could Peter Paul Mary and sing instead of paint.
MeGoNow Premium Member over 12 years ago
My favorite artist is Rodan. No Auguste Rodin. Rodan, the Japanese monster. I like his work.
Sportymonk over 12 years ago
Or maybe Rubens could open candy factory and make chocolates willed with coconut filling and maybe sometime have a almond nut inside. – Sometimes you fell like a nut, sometimes you don’t.
Digital Frog over 12 years ago
Forget the Reuben, show me the Monet $$$!
SwimsWithSharks over 12 years ago
Stephan wants the accolades from his peers? How embarrassing. It’s like winning a trophy on the Island of Misfit Toys.
tigre1 over 12 years ago
I LOVE Rat. Especially as YOUR enemy (frenemy?) and not mine. He just keeps Ruben it in.
And if you mess with Guard Duck…or his friends… you get what you deserve.
It’s OK, Stephan. We’ll get Pastis.
R0sc0e over 12 years ago
“You been Ruben me the wrong way, Rat!”
Sherlock Watson over 12 years ago
Will tomorrow’s pun be “Batman and Reuben”? Rat is certainly enough of a Joker to do it.
derlehrer over 12 years ago
“isn’t Paul Reubens the actor who played Pee Wee Herman?”-——————Yep, and - something else for Pastis to think about — he was the winner of the 2011 SCREAM Awards ‘Visionary Award’http://movies.about.com/b/2011/10/13/paul-reubens-to-be-honored-at-the-2011-scream-awards.htm
Number Three over 12 years ago
Oh Rat… You are ALWAYS putting your foot in it.
I think Stephan is an amazing cartoonist.
xxx
killacowinWA over 12 years ago
Ah, this joke again. Rat died once or twice before. The time I’m thinking of, Rat and Pastis both died and a giant talking head in the afterlife told them they had to stay on earth because there was money in it. Come to think of it, Rat’s died and undied at least five times since the comic started.
Popeyesforearm over 12 years ago
Good Lord that’s a lot of comments.I still think the whole thing comes together with some deli mustard and a nice marble rye.
mabrndt Premium Member over 12 years ago
So far, the creator of That Is Priceless has used 4 works by Peter Paul Rubens in his blog, one of which has also appeared in the strip.
mackiewhite over 12 years ago
Mama Odette see’s a Ruben in your future…soon…yes…soon!
Snoopy_Fan over 12 years ago
LOL!
DGWillie over 12 years ago
I hope Peter and Paul get Mounds of praise.
rgcviper over 12 years ago
Rat has turned bitter.
No—wait … that’s just the everyday Rat. My bad.
SusanSunshine Premium Member over 12 years ago
Bmonk — I’m having a hard time seeing de tail.
Stevieray55 over 7 years ago
Rat is absolutely the best!!!!!!!!