Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for March 20, 2012

Oh, Stephan, you did NOT just go there!

The military is now cool with it if they are. Though it would certainly explain a thing or three.

LMAO!!!!! Such an odd couple!

They never asked, and he never told.

You’re asking to be shot Stephan.

This is my rifle, this is my gun.This is for shooting and this is for fun!

Why Beetle? why not Killer? huge duh. . .. [JK JK]

Which coast is Hi and Lois from in this battle? Beetle is related to Lois.

Funny, I thought Beetle had benifits with Miss Buxley.

This situation is intolerable! The West Coast forces must launch a retaliatory strike to free Cartoon-Pastis, before the East Coast gang tortures or executes him! (I can forgive his crude gallows humor under the circumstances.)FREE CARTOON-PASTIS!

That’s a question the Comics Curmudgeon’s been asking for quite a while, now. See also here – scroll down to the bottom of the page.

Come on folks…he was only asking. Curious minds want to know.

Don’t ask…..don’t tell.

Friends with benefits? Only if you consider being beaten up a “benefit”.

According to my faulty memory and wikipedia, Beetle’s Girlfriend isn’t Ms Buxley, but Bunny

Can’t we all just get along?

It’s cool. Give Beetle a rifle. I saw him fall asleep during range practice once.

Miss Buxley? Obviously Beetle’s ‘beard’; it’s a relationship that works for both of them, since Buxley and Sgt. Lugg are… never mind.

As for Beetle’s ‘combat’ record – I’ve been wondering about that for years – c’mon Mort, there are scads of laughs to be mined over there in Iraq!

I actually remember (somewhat hazily) about a strip where “Uncle Beetle” visits..

BTW: Thanks for yesterday’s explanation of the bi-polar clamps.

Better, free Pastis for everyone…hic*

rayannina said, about 7 hours ago

Oh, Stephan, you did NOT just go there!

Bob Saget used to be the hugely popular host of America’sFunniest Videos for many years. But he started going downTHAT path, and disappeared quickly. Please stick around!

“Yup, lots of people don’t know that Beetle is Lois Flagston’s brother, and the uncle of Chip, Dot, and Ditto Flagston from ‘Hi and Lois’.”

Roger that, master. But you forgot Trixie.

so funny

Maybe Stephan is developing a case of Stockholm syndrome?

Despite a few additional characters and referring to a few modern devices, basically the comic strip “Beetle Bailey” has never left the 1950’s. Archaic references abound in BB. (For example, in the six years I was in the military I never once had a “weekend pass,” which is so coveted by Beetle and his pals. Unless you were scheduled for duty or on restriction, the weekend was yours to do whatever.) I believe old strips like “Beetle Bailey” are still printed in papers more out of habit than for any inherent quality.

Why Steph, you interested?

I laughed…and laughed…and laughed

Popeye tried dating Ms. Buxley but she didn’t want to be anchored down.

Maybe if he’s shot, he’ll never appear in another one of his cartoons. Wouldn’t that be novel.

Plenty of excersises during the strips existence.

So don’t read it. I’ve found that those who don’t appreciate some humor don’t really know humor at all.

Where’s Stephan’s sgnificant other? And what’s his orientation, since he brought up the subject for a cheap shot?

=O Pastis, NOT NICE! Shoot him now, shoot him now!

Bill Mauldin never had too much trouble finding the lighter side of war to illustrate. But, then, WW II was a full-immersion type of war.

Somehow I see a Quentin Tarrantino flick coming out of this…

Wasn’t Beetle dating Bunny in the comic books for years?

What has Stephan done?

He’s been tied up for 2 days.

LOL xxx

I laughed OUT LOUD! Great!

tasteless, one more comic strip that I will no longer follow, It’s a real shame you had to go there.

grow up!

ROFL Stephan, was wondering the same thing.Pearls before Swine is awesome.

Pastis causes me to cringe yet again. Now, I really need to find an emoticon for that…

What are “friends with benefits”?

Ish? They’re trying to find him over at Lio!

beetle bailey did have one strip back in the late sixties. where they removed his hat, and saw something written on his forehead. it said get out of vietnam.

Bunny dumped Beetle when she realized he weren’t the marrying kind.

OK—why (and how) did Stephan suddenly lose his shirt when he became a hostage?

On second thought, not sure I wanna know.

This has been one of my favorite story lines you’ve written! Keep ’em coming.

so whos going to rescue Pastis ?

his mother ? i remember cartoon Pastis mom being good with a gun

I agree; he’s been Miss Buxley’s date for some time.

FREE PASTIS!! echo, echo, echo )))

Emailed Pastis about this. Got mocked. :(

Julius (Gen. Halftrack’s driver) is the gay character in “Beetle Bailey.” But when all the DADT started, Julius was put on a back burner and almost disappeared. Now it’s time for Julius to come out and serve openly. I’ve never understood why BB only uses 10 percent of its characters. The rest appear so infrequently it’s easy to forget they exist.

I love this…are you and sarge friends with benefits lol!