Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for January 31, 2003
January 30, 2003
February 01, 2003
Transcript:
"Boy, if that guy over there keeps talking, I literally think my ears are gonna fall off." "I'm so sick of idiots like you misusing the word 'literally'...It means it will actually happen...It's not a synonym for 'really.'" "Come again?"
Pelahnar over 12 years ago
In this instance, I actually agree with him. It’s only in the Pearls universe that someone’s ears can literally fall off – so people not in the Pearls universe (a.k.a. ours) shouldn’t say that.
joeshmo30 almost 12 years ago
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!!
Ratimir over 10 years ago
But it literally is a synonym for really.
[Unnamed Reader - 5e2320] over 6 years ago
once his ears fell off, he looked like a cross between Charlie Brown and Pierce from Zits.
PBS1! almost 5 years ago
F. Scott Fitzgerald literally described Jay Gatsby as “literally” glowing.
Earls Before Swine Premium Member almost 2 years ago
https://xkcd.com/1108/
markyakes Premium Member over 1 year ago
He literally thinks, not that they’re literally gonna fall off – so he is, in fact, correct.
76noos 6 months ago
Thank you, Rat!