Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for January 17, 2015
Transcript:
Jack Sprat could eat no fat. His wife could eat no lean. A so between them both, you see, they licked the platter clean. 'Most Gross,' said Hal, their host, 'Where did you learn to eat meat? Don't lick our plates, you reprobates, or both of you I shall beat.' Goat: Must you ruin every nursery rhyme? Rat: Hey, they eat like pigs.
Bilan over 9 years ago
Just wait until he rewrites Jack and Jill.
Sherlock Watson over 9 years ago
I’d like to hear his version of Georgie Porgie.
Phatts over 9 years ago
Rat has a point. Why do we read such poems to our children then expect them to behave better?
Phatts over 9 years ago
altho it occurs to me Rat is saying they eat like his roomie
blunebottle over 9 years ago
Nursery Rhymes are really quite gross, when you think about it….
hariseldon59 over 9 years ago
The nursery rhyme never states that they were eating in a restaurant, though.
Pedmar Premium Member over 9 years ago
Mary had a little lamb and it was always gruntin’.She hitched it to a five-bar post and kicked its little runt in.—Monty Python
doublepaw over 9 years ago
Mary had a little lamb, and some mashed potatoes with it.
oldschool434 over 9 years ago
Rat does make a point…
e.groves over 9 years ago
Looks like Rat has three eyes.
rshive over 9 years ago
Forgot the antibacterial dish soap for Hal. Product placement rules the day.
papabear over 9 years ago
For Snoopy-fan,“Little Jack Horny, told jokes that were corny…”
Rev Phnk Ey over 9 years ago
Please Rat. Do Little Miss Muffett.
TedBlight over 9 years ago
…Jill came down with half a crown, – but it wasn’t for carrying water!
Saddenedby Premium Member over 9 years ago
there was an old lady who lived in a shoeshe had so many children she didn’t know what to dobut then one day while vegging on ‘hoarder’she suddenly knew send them ’cross the border
(now watch the comments fly) ‘giggle’no? darn
Liverlips McCracken Premium Member over 9 years ago
Now we have Rat taking things literally instead of Pig.
Liverlips McCracken Premium Member over 9 years ago
Little Miss Muffetsat on a tuffeteating her curdsand why?
Stocky One over 9 years ago
Hilarious! I want more of these!
Craig Lillywhite over 9 years ago
Yeah, they should eat like rodents.
Packratjohn Premium Member over 9 years ago
When I was young, I wanted killer weed. Now that I’m much (much) older, I want weed killer.
kd1sq Premium Member over 9 years ago
“Both of you I’ll beat.” – Scans better ’toon boy!
Number Three over 9 years ago
And this, ladies and gentleman is Rat thinking he’s hilarious.Actually, It was pretty hilarious.
xxx
Kali39 over 9 years ago
Rat would appreciate this one from the late 19th century: .Mary had a little lambIt’s fleece was as white as snowThen when she saw it sickenShe sent it to PackingtownAnd now it’s labeled chicken.
luvdafuneez over 9 years ago
I thought that was “With cockle shells, and silver bells, and one goddamn eggplant…” I could be wrong.
weatherford.joe Premium Member over 9 years ago
Just the image of the two of them licking they’re plates really sells this strip.
Sisyphos over 9 years ago
Rat’s new and improved second verse is worse, for it does not scan at all, but lamely limps along.And, Rat lives with Pig, so he should know better how pigs eat. They are very clean animals (cleaner than your average rat)!
phlash over 9 years ago
Jack and Jill went up the hillto fetch a pail of waterJack fell downand broke his crownnow Jill’s being held for manslaughter
claire de la lune. over 9 years ago
Hey, didn’t Rat “rewrite” nursery rhymes around a year ago?
chriscc63 over 9 years ago
JANE LIKES DICK!