Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for January 02, 2016

Ok, this sounds like Pastis getting kinky on us and managing to side step the censors to boot.

On the otter side of the menu…

Wow. That’s dumb, even for Pig.

Pig was concerned at first because warm beavers are nice when they’re properly aged, but not when they get too old.:Isn’t it fun to be a gutterhead?

No, but we do have cougars at the bar. Happy New Year everyone!

I try to read the Spanish version of this comic first to see if can figure it out. I don’t speak Spanish well, and am trying to get better..In the Spanish version Pig appears to be asking if they have squid (calamares) to eat. The cook acts like he doesn’t know what that is. Then he looks at the menu and says, “calamaretes”. Pig responds with the same line that it doesn’t sound interesting. .I can’t find a translation for what calamaretes is in English.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMfqX2mbD7Q&list=PLKFjLe98LJ1CMu6OTYrMcJAIhQqqel9V2

Did a Google search for “What is calamaretes?”. It keeps thinking I want to search for calamares..But Google did find my above post.

I found one site that appears to indicate that calamaretes are anchovies. I’m not sure how that makes the joke work in Spanish, though.

I visited the zoo today. They do have warm beavers that age.Somebody should tell pig about that, unless he reads thesecomments himself.

Really hard to translate a pun……

If you want interesting, Pig, try the spotted dick for dessert.

Happiness is a warm beaver…

How much does Cartoon-Boy pay you to utter these silly, semi-lurid lines, Pig?Whatever it is, it is not enough. If only you could find yourself a good lawyer (yes, I know some consider that to be an oxymoron)….

what pig would make.My first guess is a hat.

This is the reason why spelling and reading correctly are important…………esp when it comes to the health field for if several letters in a word are not correct totally different meaning :-O

Do warm beavers give a dam?

Nicely done. Risque as all get out, but over the heads of kids and censors.

I winder if they serve “Chicken Rears” as well?

My wife and I go to the Spanish Masses at our parish. I’m still trying to figure out why the Father says everyone can be a bear (Padre todo-poder-oso).

“Warm Beavers”

Cute.

xxx

i agree with pig. now if i can find one to go with mine all will be well in the world

It appears that the menu has a Kerning problem.

This reminds me of Ralphie’s dad in the movie “A Christmas Story” when the box containing his “major award” was delivered to the house………. ;-)

Fried Beaver

Ingredients:

1 small beaver (20 lbs.), cleaned and skinned, cut into serving pieces, strips or cubes6 slices bacon1 tsp. seasoning salt

Directions:

Remove fat from beaver and soak overnight in cold water. Drain.

Cook in small amount of water until tender, then fry with bacon and seasoning salt.

Variation: substitute hickory-smoked seasoning salt for plain seasoning salt.

Read more at http://www.cajuncookingrecipes.com/wildgamerecipes/fried_beaver_recipe.htm#34L0A6Z1xQGidsZM.99

I don’t see the joke here. I love warm beavers.

How is it I’m first in the posts? When I posted there were at least four posts ahead of mine (I know for a fact I saw leftwingpatriot, legaleagle48, and Sherlock Watson’s posts were already in place when I posted) and now my post is at the top. Unless the folks who posted before me erased their posts then reposted them so mine would be at the top, it’s not fair to them that this happened.

Pig, I agree!

Since Pig sees warm beavers on the menu, why does he ask if they have it? Shouldn’t he simply ask for it?

Beavers are adorable sure, but how does that quence your thirst?