Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for May 25, 2012

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    Buckly34  over 12 years ago

    Pastiā€™s humor is starting to grate on me!

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    psg1337  over 12 years ago

    Shhh, be grateful!

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    Templo S.U.D.  over 12 years ago

    Good; Ratā€™s not alone.

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    Varnes  over 12 years ago

    Still looking for the grill of his dreamsā€¦ā€¦

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    rusty gate  over 12 years ago

    Certainly not one his most ā€˜tastefulā€™ or ā€˜sizzlingā€™ strips.

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    Sherlock Watson  over 12 years ago

    But Pig, itā€™s such a fashionable grill, a real ā€œinā€ grate!(Ducking projectiles)

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    legaleagle48  over 12 years ago

    You know, it takes a great deal of skill to come up with a pun thatā€™s so subtle, yet so eye-rollingly awful at the same time. Stephan, you da man!

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    rf_eq  over 12 years ago

    people who donā€™t like this pun are ingrates

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    Rakostump  over 12 years ago

    Oh how I love Stephan and his punsā€¦Also, I just got the new pearls book and it is AWESOME!!!

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    SusanSunshine Premium Member over 12 years ago

    Not fair to rake Stephan over the coals for a grate pun.

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    unnormal  over 12 years ago

    Iā€™m touched by Goatā€™s sadness in the last frame.He really does not want to hate anyone, but just HAS TO BE aggravated by Stephanā€™s wit.

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    dataweaver  over 12 years ago

    Iā€™ll be worried for Stephan once Pig starts hating the puns. Unlikely, given that heā€™s always the mouthpiece for them.

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    knight1192a  over 12 years ago

    This isnā€™t really a pun but more a misunderstanding on Goatā€™s part.

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    orinoco womble  over 12 years ago

    The comments on this strip are really smokinā€™!

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    HeckleMeElmo  over 12 years ago

    That would broil my buns if I were Goat. Youā€™re grating some pretty foul cheese here, Pastis.

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    Sisyphos  over 12 years ago

    If the grate does not fit, you must acquit!If the pun does not kill, Pastis must chill! ā€”Goat, for the defenseā€¦.

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    pratishthagarg  over 12 years ago

    wowā€¦ good thing Rat didnā€™t figure in this one. he would have ā€˜friedā€™ Pastis for that.

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    walruscarver2000  over 12 years ago

    The nice thing about split personality is youalways have someone to talk to.

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    walruscarver2000  over 12 years ago

    I always figured pig for a vegetarian.

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    GoodQuestion Premium Member over 12 years ago

    Itā€™s not nice to aggrigrate mr. goat . . . . ā˜»

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    rolleg  over 12 years ago

    Groan.

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    jmartin1955  over 12 years ago

    What a grate way to end the weak.

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    hariseldon59  over 12 years ago

    Goat is so ungrateful.

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    finale  over 12 years ago

    Pig wanted that grid for doing spaghetti on the grill.

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    demorodney  over 12 years ago

    ā€œPuns are the highest form of literatureā€ ā€“ Alfred Hitchcock

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    w2lj  over 12 years ago

    Sorry ā€“ but I like the puns ā€“ the bigger the ā€œgroan factorā€ the better!

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    Digital Frog  over 12 years ago

    Pastis does it for the grater good.

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    dputhoff  over 12 years ago

    Pastis is turning into Bil Keane. MAKE HIM STOP! MAKE HIM STOP!

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    Reppr Premium Member over 12 years ago

    Slow day in the old ā€œidea factory!ā€

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    GypsyWoman  over 12 years ago

    Stephan - I love your comic but the puns are so awful. Even Goat hates you now. Itā€™s bad when your own characters turn against you.

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    DOGLADY1 Premium Member over 12 years ago

    Love it!

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    Snoopy_Fan  over 12 years ago

    Could be worseā€¦

    ā€œNo, I am grilling gnus on my new grate, even though it is the wrong size for my barbeque.ā€

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    The Old Wolf  over 12 years ago

    An old rebus my mother taught me back in the 50ā€™sā€¦

    If B m t put :If B. putting :

    [If grate be empty, put coal on. If grate be full, stop putting coal on.]

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    Lyons Group, Inc.  over 12 years ago

    Theyā€™re going to hate me even more when I tell them something at the End Town postings!

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    Popeyesforearm  over 12 years ago

    someone get the tongs. This dog is done.

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    Popeyesforearm  over 12 years ago

    a little Twilight Zone music please, maestro.

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    Number Three  over 12 years ago

    This is REALLY funny.

    Donā€™t hate Stephen, Goat!

    LOL xxx

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    codedaddy  over 12 years ago

    An idea for additional PBS animal characters: It would be Great GNUS from Pastis.

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    Chepi89  over 12 years ago

    The day isnā€™t complete without at least one stinky pun. Pastis understands those of us who are easily amused. Thanks, dude!

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    jeeman77  over 12 years ago

    thats a moray.

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    orinoco womble  over 12 years ago

    Iā€™ve met a few humans who are one step up from being pigs.

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    rchlgillette  over 12 years ago

    Reuben award is announced tomorrow, right?? Even though this comic strip today is hilariously lame, I hope Stephen gets the award! He definitely deserves it ā€“ this is my favorite comic strip!

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    XtremePearls  over 12 years ago

    I like his lame puns!

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    sandigilbo  over 12 years ago

    The bigger the ā€˜groanā€™ factor, the better the pun. And you can imagine Pastis thinking ā€˜gotcha!ā€™

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    FlippySuper  over 12 years ago

    Now you understand rat,Goat

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    E_Cook1  over 12 years ago

    I LOVE the puns!

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    mahal  over 12 years ago

    where can i find a comic strip about listening

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    kraftjeff  over 12 years ago

    Todays strip is just grating me.

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    Bill Chapman  over 12 years ago

    I have read(and occasionally re-read) Spider Robinsons Cross-time Saloon seriesā€¦ so Iā€™m fairly immune to puns, even the REALLY bad ones. So far the puns Pastis has used havenā€™t hit the brain-pain level yet. If you truly like puns you should check the series out, its science fiction written the way Robert Heinlein wrote his novels.

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    EdFenster Premium Member over 12 years ago

    But is he going to cook a Reuben on the grate?

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    Atrius5000  over 12 years ago

    I like puns, but that one really grated on me.

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    thenerdyone  over 12 years ago

    i like how he makes fun of himselfā€¦

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    Deoxor  over 12 years ago

    Jeez, Goat, donā€™t be such an in-grate. Be grate-ful for the grate humor that Pastis brings to the strip.

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    This IJChip Guys  almost 3 years ago

    The pun in this strip was grating.

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