Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for December 14, 2013
Transcript:
Lemming 1: Okay, guys. Time to jump off the cliff and die. Anyone have any profound last words? Lemming 2: I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country. Lemming 1: Whoa whoa whoa, Fred. You plagiarized that from Nathan Hale. At least come up with your own profound quote. Lemming 2: Me gonna go boom. Lemming 3: We shoulda let him plagiarize.
Sherlock Watson almost 11 years ago
“Cannonbaaaaaaall!”
PepeLePew2010 almost 11 years ago
(face palm) Biggest one ever
Ida No almost 11 years ago
“Aim for something expensive!”
Bilan almost 11 years ago
I regret that I have only one Fred to leap for my country.
Shawn Black Premium Member almost 11 years ago
last one in is a live lemming!!
edclectic almost 11 years ago
When I answered “the call” I thought “me gonna go boom”, but here I am. Certainly a different person for the experience.
orinoco womble almost 11 years ago
He’s still plagiarizing, only this time it’s from 1950’s Warner cartoons—Tweety Bird.
cdward almost 11 years ago
“After you.”
AnonymousUser almost 11 years ago
Lets see some mushroom clouds.
Sisyphos almost 11 years ago
BOOM!What Fred said.
Olddog1 almost 11 years ago
“Me gonna go boom.” The slogan for the Mideast suicide bombers.
joeshmo30 almost 11 years ago
you know, id really hate to be the janitor that cleans up the bottem of that cliff
usfellers almost 11 years ago
Lemmings committing suicide is a myth.
Ida No almost 11 years ago
Suicide jokes are great! The lemmings slay me!
Dabattlebacca almost 11 years ago
I regret that I only have one comment for this comic.
puddlesplatt almost 11 years ago
aim for a blade of grass, and you will bounce back, back back back
corzak almost 11 years ago
For profound last quote, how about “All things considered, I’d rather be in Philadelphia.”
bgby4884 almost 11 years ago
I would go ‘boom’ too! Nothing like people who want to correct you!
dutchs almost 11 years ago
We really need to hold a benefit concert for these li’l guys. Lemming-Aid?
Kip W almost 11 years ago
“I faw down an’ go boom” was a catch phrase in Mutt and Jeff, and was a hit song for Billy Murray in 1928.
kd1sq Premium Member almost 11 years ago
That’s reminiscent of what some first responders would note about some pickups – ‘FDGB’
“Fall Down Go Boom’
Hehe
Number Three almost 11 years ago
Tooooo late.
xxx
John W Kennedy Premium Member almost 11 years ago
Actually, I’m afraid Nathan Hale (or the people who told the story—it doesn’t appear until many years later) was plagiarizing, himself, from Joseph Addison’s “Cato”. What pity is it,That we can die but once, to serve our country!
rgcviper almost 11 years ago
Personally, I like the “Me gonna go boom” line better. Just sayin’.
LuvThemPluggers almost 11 years ago
Those lemmings seem to be reincarnated very quickly. They are still recognized when they get back. We can’t all say that.
uksing921 almost 9 years ago
It should be splat.