Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for January 16, 2015
January 15, 2015
January 17, 2015
Transcript:
Pig: What are you reading, Goat?
Goat: A book on ancient civilizations.
Pig: I know a little bit about that.
Goat: Oh, yeah? What do you know?
Pig: The part about Fred Flinstone. I'm more intellectual than I look.
Hmm. I’ll cautiously grant that Pig is more intellectual than he looks. But no more than that. Would you trust Cartoon-Boy to be your instructor in Ancient Civilizations?!
Neolithic man settled down into farming communities to ensure a supply of grain, and to have a place to turn it into beer. Primitive brewing is not practical for nomads. From those villages, civilizations grew.http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/17/opinion/sunday/how-beer-gave-us-civilization.html
Just to get this clear in my mind…..People who believe in creation view Adam and Eve as their ancestors. People who believe in evolution see Fred and Wilma as theirs. Interesting…………
My father is a scientist, and I’ve known tons of them over the years—played softball (fast-pitch, natch) and basketball with some. Very few were atheists (at least not loud ones…..), and the religious types out-numbered the agnostics considerably. (My father is a Catholic scientist—his PhD is inorganic chemistry.) If I thought hard I could probably remember at least a couple of scientists I’ve known from each of the major world religions.
@krcaddisMy point is that scientists can also be believers (you would know that, would you have the intelligence that God gave a radish, and were thereby able to read my post.) The point always was that fundamentalists are one thing, and intelligent people, always questing for truth, always baffled in their search, are another breed entirely.
See “Eats, Shoots & Leaves” by Lynne Truss, an easy little book on the disappearing relevance of punctuation. Not a big deal, you say? Imagine if you’re the unfortunate panda being thusly characterized.
@hariseldon59 and @kea, it’s a classic. supporters of ‘Intelligent Design’ often tell on internet they’ve taken too many courses in natural sciences just to make themselves sound credible ie, more believable to uninformed people.
Sherlock Watson over 9 years ago
And an intellectual mind is the bedrock of civilization.
Bilan over 9 years ago
Looks can be deceiving – or not.
Alexander the Good Enough over 9 years ago
Apparently, Pig’s been trying to improve himself by hanging out at the Creation “Museum.”
Templo S.U.D. over 9 years ago
Where do we find the part about B.C. (the comic made by the same guy as “The Wizard of Id”) in Goat’s book?
cdgar over 9 years ago
Pig could teach Rat a thing or two.
Reppr Premium Member over 9 years ago
Yes you are, pig. Yes, you really are.
Cameron1988 Premium Member over 9 years ago
Pig, please stop talking
puddlesplatt over 9 years ago
I sorry, what did you say…Yawn
Sisyphos over 9 years ago
Hmm. I’ll cautiously grant that Pig is more intellectual than he looks. But no more than that. Would you trust Cartoon-Boy to be your instructor in Ancient Civilizations?!
DamnHappyChappy over 9 years ago
To believe in “Creationism” you have to be stupid enough to beilieve that a god would create someone stupid enough to believe in “Creationism”. Q.E.D.
grainpaw over 9 years ago
Neolithic man settled down into farming communities to ensure a supply of grain, and to have a place to turn it into beer. Primitive brewing is not practical for nomads. From those villages, civilizations grew.http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/17/opinion/sunday/how-beer-gave-us-civilization.html
singlefemalelaywer over 9 years ago
Pig is smarter than half the people I know…………………..
Liverlips McCracken Premium Member over 9 years ago
Pig sets a low bar, then proceeds to jump over it. But he is right.
AZPhinFan over 9 years ago
Just to get this clear in my mind…..People who believe in creation view Adam and Eve as their ancestors. People who believe in evolution see Fred and Wilma as theirs. Interesting…………
TedBlight over 9 years ago
I do love redheads but in this case I’d have to go with Betty. Now back to debating the origin of life on this wonderful planet…or not.
nosirrom over 9 years ago
Both. Can you say menage a trois?
Godfreydaniel over 9 years ago
My father is a scientist, and I’ve known tons of them over the years—played softball (fast-pitch, natch) and basketball with some. Very few were atheists (at least not loud ones…..), and the religious types out-numbered the agnostics considerably. (My father is a Catholic scientist—his PhD is inorganic chemistry.) If I thought hard I could probably remember at least a couple of scientists I’ve known from each of the major world religions.
wiselad over 9 years ago
I guess Pig knows also about what the future will bring (Jetsons)
Mikel V over 9 years ago
Betty, of course.
dputhoff over 9 years ago
Flintstone reference: comedy gold.
krcaddis over 9 years ago
No, people who believe in Creation believe in Fred and Wilma and their cohabitation with dinosaurs.
Number Three over 9 years ago
Of course you are, Pig.
xxx
Godfreydaniel over 9 years ago
@krcaddisMy point is that scientists can also be believers (you would know that, would you have the intelligence that God gave a radish, and were thereby able to read my post.) The point always was that fundamentalists are one thing, and intelligent people, always questing for truth, always baffled in their search, are another breed entirely.
Godfreydaniel over 9 years ago
That was also a lazy missed space type (you know the breed…….) His PhD was in organic chemistry!
JohnHarry Premium Member over 9 years ago
While we are on the topic of punctuation . . .
See “Eats, Shoots & Leaves” by Lynne Truss, an easy little book on the disappearing relevance of punctuation. Not a big deal, you say? Imagine if you’re the unfortunate panda being thusly characterized.
Feye over 9 years ago
@hariseldon59 and @kea, it’s a classic. supporters of ‘Intelligent Design’ often tell on internet they’ve taken too many courses in natural sciences just to make themselves sound credible ie, more believable to uninformed people.
claire de la lune. over 9 years ago
(Slow clap)
reader o' stupid people over 9 years ago
happy late b-day mr pastis (mine was two days ago0