Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for April 05, 2015
April 04, 2015
April 06, 2015
Transcript:
Pig: Are you sure we don't need a guidebook for this vacation, Rat? I don't know anyone here. Rat: Sure I'm sure. We've got my smartphone. Pig: So? Rat: So to find a hotel, I"ll just use the 'Trip Advisor' App. And to know the weather, I"ll just use the 'Weather Channel' app. And to find a good bar, we can just 'Yelp' it. And to get a ride home from the bar, we can just use 'Uber.' Pig: So we're all set! Rat: Nope. Battery's dead. Pig: I shall rely on complete strangers! Rat: Ask if they know a place with free outlets.
Jackie.Trades over 9 years ago
I like how Rat removes his glasses to give Pig the bad news. Good eye contact
Sherlock Watson over 9 years ago
Smartphone + dumb person = bad combination.
Bilan over 9 years ago
Is this strip intended to be ironic? All of those apps rely on complete strangers.
alviebird over 9 years ago
Although I do not have a smartphone myself, this is why I carry a power bank (Duracell Powerhouse: http://the-gadgeteer.com/2009/09/23/duracell-powerhouse-charger-review/ ). At least I could call someone with a smartphone, or power someone else’s smartphone.
Mine is an older, cheaper version of this: http://ww2.duracell.com/en-CA/product/powerhouse-usb-charger.jspx
knight1192a over 9 years ago
Or you can learn to do things the way they used to be done. Serve you better in the long run.
andrew5 over 9 years ago
Does anyone in the world still use Yelp? Wow!
tonypezzano over 9 years ago
Pig, you should know by now complete strangers are more reliable than Rat.
Thomas Scott Roberts creator over 9 years ago
Smart phone does not guarantee smart user.
whiteheron over 9 years ago
My phone is smarter than I am, and it’s flipped.
WCLamb over 9 years ago
Battery capacity is irrelevant when there’s no cell service for miles and miles.
Sisyphos over 9 years ago
Maps. Newspapers. Good eyesight. —The ways these things used to be done, before people became the locomotion app for their smartphones….
Phatts over 9 years ago
I purchased a pair of double-sized batteries, the extended size back, and an external charger.The phone is twice as thick, twice as heavy, and lasts twice as long on a charge. And on those occasions when I use it heavily and still manage to run the battery dry, I swap in the spare!
A_NY_Outlaw over 9 years ago
he got more out of his battery than I do mine.
NWdryad over 9 years ago
You’re supposed to use the Kayak app before you leave on vacation so you can plan everything out ahead of time…
Ermine Notyours over 9 years ago
They have solar powered USB chargers too. I haven’t tried them.
carlosrivers over 9 years ago
does stephan pastis have any relatives in the chicago area? i saw an s u v with the license plate “pastis” on it…
Number Three over 9 years ago
Maybe you can find a place on your Smartphone to buy a Smartphone charger?Oh.xxx
Liverlips McCracken Premium Member over 9 years ago
It was either dead battery, no Wifi, or no cell service.
Hu.e Premium Member over 9 years ago
New technology, modern day issues?
comicsnerd74 over 9 years ago
I’m not sure “yelping” a bar is accurate.Yelp should not be trusted.
Thanos over 5 years ago
Hotel?Trivago.
LOAFY almost 4 years ago
Get a car adapter…
LOAFY almost 4 years ago
Also some cars have USB ports