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Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for May 25, 2012
May 24, 2012
May 26, 2012
Transcript:
Goat: Hey there, Pig... I rushed right over when you told me you had some great news. Pig: I do, but it's not good. Goat: You said it was great. Pig: Grate. I bought the wrong size for my barbecue. Goat: Even I'm beginning to hate you.
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!
I have read(and occasionally re-read) Spider Robinsons Cross-time Saloon seriesā¦ so Iām fairly immune to puns, even the REALLY bad ones. So far the puns Pastis has used havenāt 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.
Buckly34 over 12 years ago
Pastiās humor is starting to grate on me!
psg1337 over 12 years ago
Shhh, be grateful!
Templo S.U.D. over 12 years ago
Good; Ratās not alone.
Varnes over 12 years ago
Still looking for the grill of his dreamsā¦ā¦
rusty gate over 12 years ago
Certainly not one his most ātastefulā or āsizzlingā strips.
Sherlock Watson over 12 years ago
But Pig, itās such a fashionable grill, a real āinā grate!(Ducking projectiles)
legaleagle48 over 12 years ago
You know, it takes a great deal of skill to come up with a pun thatās so subtle, yet so eye-rollingly awful at the same time. Stephan, you da man!
rf_eq over 12 years ago
people who donāt like this pun are ingrates
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!!!
SusanSunshine Premium Member over 12 years ago
Not fair to rake Stephan over the coals for a grate pun.
unnormal over 12 years ago
Iām touched by Goatās sadness in the last frame.He really does not want to hate anyone, but just HAS TO BE aggravated by Stephanās wit.
dataweaver over 12 years ago
Iāll be worried for Stephan once Pig starts hating the puns. Unlikely, given that heās always the mouthpiece for them.
knight1192a over 12 years ago
This isnāt really a pun but more a misunderstanding on Goatās part.
orinoco womble over 12 years ago
The comments on this strip are really smokinā!
HeckleMeElmo over 12 years ago
That would broil my buns if I were Goat. Youāre grating some pretty foul cheese here, Pastis.
Sisyphos over 12 years ago
If the grate does not fit, you must acquit!If the pun does not kill, Pastis must chill! āGoat, for the defenseā¦.
pratishthagarg over 12 years ago
wowā¦ good thing Rat didnāt figure in this one. he would have āfriedā Pastis for that.
walruscarver2000 over 12 years ago
The nice thing about split personality is youalways have someone to talk to.
walruscarver2000 over 12 years ago
I always figured pig for a vegetarian.
GoodQuestion Premium Member over 12 years ago
Itās not nice to aggrigrate mr. goat . . . . ā»
rolleg over 12 years ago
Groan.
jmartin1955 over 12 years ago
What a grate way to end the weak.
hariseldon59 over 12 years ago
Goat is so ungrateful.
finale over 12 years ago
Pig wanted that grid for doing spaghetti on the grill.
demorodney over 12 years ago
āPuns are the highest form of literatureā ā Alfred Hitchcock
w2lj over 12 years ago
Sorry ā but I like the puns ā the bigger the āgroan factorā the better!
Digital Frog over 12 years ago
Pastis does it for the grater good.
dputhoff over 12 years ago
Pastis is turning into Bil Keane. MAKE HIM STOP! MAKE HIM STOP!
Reppr Premium Member over 12 years ago
Slow day in the old āidea factory!ā
GypsyWoman over 12 years ago
Stephan - I love your comic but the puns are so awful. Even Goat hates you now. Itās bad when your own characters turn against you.
DOGLADY1 Premium Member over 12 years ago
Love it!
Snoopy_Fan over 12 years ago
Could be worseā¦
āNo, I am grilling gnus on my new grate, even though it is the wrong size for my barbeque.ā
The Old Wolf over 12 years ago
An old rebus my mother taught me back in the 50āsā¦
If B m t put :If B. putting :
[If grate be empty, put coal on. If grate be full, stop putting coal on.]
Lyons Group, Inc. over 12 years ago
Theyāre going to hate me even more when I tell them something at the End Town postings!
Popeyesforearm over 12 years ago
someone get the tongs. This dog is done.
Popeyesforearm over 12 years ago
a little Twilight Zone music please, maestro.
Number Three over 12 years ago
This is REALLY funny.
Donāt hate Stephen, Goat!
LOL xxx
codedaddy over 12 years ago
An idea for additional PBS animal characters: It would be Great GNUS from Pastis.
Chepi89 over 12 years ago
The day isnāt complete without at least one stinky pun. Pastis understands those of us who are easily amused. Thanks, dude!
jeeman77 over 12 years ago
thats a moray.
orinoco womble over 12 years ago
Iāve met a few humans who are one step up from being pigs.
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!
XtremePearls over 12 years ago
I like his lame puns!
sandigilbo over 12 years ago
The bigger the āgroanā factor, the better the pun. And you can imagine Pastis thinking āgotcha!ā
FlippySuper over 12 years ago
Now you understand rat,Goat
E_Cook1 over 12 years ago
I LOVE the puns!
mahal over 12 years ago
where can i find a comic strip about listening
kraftjeff over 12 years ago
Todays strip is just grating me.
Bill Chapman over 12 years ago
I have read(and occasionally re-read) Spider Robinsons Cross-time Saloon seriesā¦ so Iām fairly immune to puns, even the REALLY bad ones. So far the puns Pastis has used havenāt 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.
EdFenster Premium Member over 12 years ago
But is he going to cook a Reuben on the grate?
Atrius5000 over 12 years ago
I like puns, but that one really grated on me.
thenerdyone over 12 years ago
i like how he makes fun of himselfā¦
Deoxor over 12 years ago
Jeez, Goat, donāt be such an in-grate. Be grate-ful for the grate humor that Pastis brings to the strip.
The Crocs about 3 years ago
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This IJChip Guys almost 3 years ago
The pun in this strip was grating.