Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for July 06, 2012
Transcript:
Pig: Excuse me, everyone... I have an announcement to make... I just got back from that new cafe downtown. They had three different sizes of coffee cups. And they had lids. Goat: So what, Pig?... Every coffee place has lids. Pig: The same lid fit all three cups!! Rat: This is why we should lock him in his room. Pig: Has the Nobel prize ever been such a lock?
Phatts about 12 years ago
. . . actually, that is rather clever . . .. . . maybe not Nobel clever, but the guy who thought of it should at least get a free vente latte double mocha . . .
Sherlock Watson about 12 years ago
This is what it takes to get Rat and Goat together: Pig.Put a lid on it, Pig, and lock it.
Odd Dog Premium Member about 12 years ago
Pig needs decaf
rf_eq about 12 years ago
the prize has likely been awarded for lesser accomplishments
BillWa about 12 years ago
Indeed
Sisyphos about 12 years ago
Pig must have purchased the largest of the three (whatever fancy name it may have). He’s CLEARLY HAD TOO MUCH CAFFEINE!
aprice_bcd about 12 years ago
There is no such thing as too much caffeine EVER!
naturally_easy about 12 years ago
The pig needs medication.
rusty gate about 12 years ago
One size fits all!!!
knight1192a about 12 years ago
Same size diameter, different heights. So if their sizes are 8, 12, and 16 ounces the 12 and 16 ounces would be taller than at other cafes cause their not going to flare out as much.
knight1192a about 12 years ago
Are you talking the Nobel Peace Prize for…… what exactly was that for again? He certainly hadn’t been in office long enough to do anything when it was announced he was going to get it.
Varnes about 12 years ago
Did you ever feel delightfully out of it? I don’t know anything more than coffee, real and instant. Don’t have a clue about all that crazy stuff. Seriously, whipped cream?………
Varnes about 12 years ago
GoldenRoya, so proving that in the United States it really is true that we reward merit, no matter what the ethnic back ground? And anyone can dream of being the president of the United States? Sorry dude, that still seems important to some of us….
HighPeaks about 12 years ago
I’ve always wondered. How do animals with such short, stumpy, stick legs ever climb up on those high stools at the lunch counter?
cdward about 12 years ago
I just want a ceramic mug that doesn’t have sizes and doesn’t need a lid – because I’m going to sit down and drink it rather than run around like a crazy person.
doublepaw about 12 years ago
I see the people who can’t keep politics out of their comments regardless of the merit of them are out from under their rocks again. Please go tell it to Lush Rumball, he might care.
Bob_B about 12 years ago
Question – Does Pastis really think pigs are dumb? IMHO they are one of the smarter farm animals. Besides Rat should get a comeuppance once in a while. I know, I know the whole thing is unreal I just happen to like pigs.
smoore47 about 12 years ago
Some of us come to read the comics and the comments for laughs and to get away from politics. Please take your comments to a political board.
the burser about 12 years ago
all they do is make the cup taller i mean it’s like McDonalds but just taller
Ervin Johnson about 12 years ago
This one didn’t do it for me, but I love the comic!
meowgirl about 12 years ago
Casey Southards about 12 years ago
It must be nice to get excited about such a simple thing. “I THINK PIG IS SO FUNNY!”
steverinoCT about 12 years ago
“I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.”—Sir Winston Churchill
corzak about 12 years ago
On another note . . . I AGREE with Pig! I was amazed by the “one-size-fits all” lid system, when I first encountered it. “Where’re the lids for all the other sizes???” I complained!
FlippySuper about 12 years ago
Rat is damn right
peabodyboy about 12 years ago
The Nobel Prize is so 20th century. The Ig Nobel Prize is what’s happening now. Arturas Zuokas, the mayor of Vilnius, won the 2011 Ig Nobel Peace Prize for demonstrating that illegal parking can be ended by running over the offending car with an armored personnel carrier.
Number Three about 12 years ago
Awwwwwww! I adore Pig!
LOL LOL xxx
tigre1 about 12 years ago
Pig notices. Delights in understanding. Sort of. That’s why us dimmer guys are happier than smarter people…it’s so much fun to find things out, and there’s so much more, too…Pig as servant of Truth. Has all the qualifications of a GOOD reporter.
rhinemaidens3 about 12 years ago
LOL! LOL! LOL!!!!!!
Nicole ♫ ⊱✿ ◕‿◕✿⊰♫ Premium Member about 12 years ago
I love Pig. He’s so full of life and excitement and it doesn’t help that the one-size fits all lid is news to me too!
Janet Davis Premium Member about 12 years ago
The same lid fit all three cups. I LOVE that pig. The same lid….T-shirt material.
acesover about 12 years ago
This beats finding the Higgs boson.
comicgal10 about 12 years ago
That actually probably saves money , plastic, and time. I’d say it’s pretty clever. Now it also means that the sizes get bigger in height then in width but that doesn’t seem like a disadvantage. I sound like goat right now.
azcatmeow about 12 years ago
Brilliant…just brilliant!
underwriter about 12 years ago
Great, agreed – not new. I have a freezer-to-microwave-to-dishwasher storage set with the same feature. And it came with a turntable for storage so you can reach any size piece without rearranging the cabinet.
AStarofDestiny about 12 years ago
snerk
sandigilbo about 12 years ago
Perhaps BillWa was ‘steamed’ or just could not bring himself to correctly spell ‘esteemed’ because B.O. is not. ** LOL at today’s strip. Love Pig’s enthusiasm & naïveté.
Popeyesforearm about 12 years ago
and they still spilled and burned your hands
Zebrails about 12 years ago
People, people… this is a Comic Strip.Granted, we do have a choice in which to read or not read the comments. But please, can we omit political parties (which is an oxymoron by itself), because this is to enjoy outside of the rat race, pun not necessarily intended.Um, quoting Pig: “…Ever Been Such A Lock?”Please, would someone fill me in as to what exactly that means? I wanna guess, but would rather have it explained.Pig has one of the best hearts in this strip, but that quote is somewhat above my head. Thank you.
mrcomicsfan about 12 years ago
60 comments today. Impressive!
tazz555 about 12 years ago
I have a feeling Pig will be disapointed like when the guy who invented the toaster didnt win
codedaddy about 12 years ago
I’d like to find out if a flag from those of us who want to dump the political pulpit off of the comments stage would do any good.
Drewdove about 12 years ago
F6F5Hellcat has it right. And it stops the place from upselling. “Oh no, we have no small lids, guess you’ll have to get the venti eh?”
tegm about 12 years ago
WHAT IS THIS SORCERY??
Chepi89 about 12 years ago
No more vente Machiatto quads for pig.
fmasroor about 12 years ago
pig looks so happy