Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for August 28, 2014
Transcript:
Man: Sir, we appreciate your pitching new characters to us, but we're happy with the one's we've got. Rat: But you need an antagonist. Man: yes, well, we at McDonald's have the ham burglar for that, so I think we'll pass on... On... ...What's his name again? Rat: Mr. McPunch-you-in-the face. Man: Right. Rat pitches new characters to McDonald's.
Templo S.U.D. over 10 years ago
Mr. McPYITF would be BK’s antagonist if you ask me; annihilate burger joint competition.
einarbt over 10 years ago
Hard sell.
BRI-NO-MITE!! Premium Member over 10 years ago
Mr McPunch You in the Face would be a good mascot for all the fast food workers who are pushing to have the minimum wage raised.
wiselad over 10 years ago
he should pitch King Dumberger and Tack-Co Chick Hoo Away as MD foes
Ida No over 10 years ago
And this is why Rat is God. He has the BEST ideas.
JoeStoppinghem Premium Member over 10 years ago
Didn’t they actually retire all the characters?.Only have those silly Happy Meal boxes now in commercials?
lopaka over 10 years ago
The Hamburgler for an antagonist?I think the antagonist should be the hamburger
McGehee over 10 years ago
Mr. Mc-I-Haven’t-Had-My-Coffee-Yet, accompanied by Mr. Mc-Your-Hot-Coffee-Burned-My-Junk and his lawyer.
kd1sq Premium Member over 10 years ago
We are all Rat. Who has never wanted to do or say any of the things he says?
Observer fo Irony over 10 years ago
They could always hire the Slim Jim character; he use to unwrap himself and scream ‘Eat Me’.
rkoch over 10 years ago
The Onion ran a story some years ago about the Ham-murderer with his signature catch-phrase “stabble, stabble, stabble”.
nosirrom over 10 years ago
How about Mr. C. McNoogies
Observer fo Irony over 10 years ago
@TacopielvrMaybe McD’s showed immortalize their workers with a character named Mr/s Minimum Wage; they can be promote the dollar menu items.
Sherlock Watson over 10 years ago
To attract more parents, how about Mr. McShut-up-and-sit-down?
Sisyphos over 10 years ago
Rat’s hard sell isn’t working. Luckily!
Carl Rennhack Premium Member over 10 years ago
It’s said that one of the most successful vegetarian restaurants in the USofA is in “Mickey D’s” home town of Des Plaines, Illinois. Coincidence?
knight1192a over 10 years ago
Too blatant Rat. McDonald’s doesn’t want folks to know that’s what they do to you.
Fido (aka Felix Rex) over 10 years ago
Pastis is getting perilously close to the bottom of the barrel with this arc.
claire de la lune. over 10 years ago
…so you can add “Mc” to the beginning of anything and it can become a possible McDonald’s character?If so, we’re doomed.