Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for September 15, 2016
Transcript:
Goat: This guy in Decatur, Georgia, has built a potato empire. And with all his wealth, he now has total power over the town. Rat: Oh, yeah. That Richard guy. The one who named the potato company after himself. Pig: What are you guys talking about? Stephan: The Dick's Tator Decatur dictator. Rat: Let's go punch him in the face repeatedly.
BE THIS GUY about 8 years ago
How about breaking his hands?
legaleagle48 about 8 years ago
Or we could just rock him to sleep — with a real rock.
Sherlock Watson about 8 years ago
Later, Dick was chuckling about the ragged clothing worn by a private teacher who was on a seesaw. This became known as the teeter-totter tutor tatter titter.
Templo S.U.D. about 8 years ago
mind if I join in the punching spree, Rat?
bigcatbusiness about 8 years ago
Wouldn’t a mallet be more effective? It works for Mario.
Ragtime78rpm about 8 years ago
Looks like they’re fixing for a battle in Seattle.
Kind&Kinder about 8 years ago
No toucha da ToonBoy! You gonna get erased, rubbed out, capiche?
HeckleMeElmo about 8 years ago
Later, hater.
SusanSunshine Premium Member about 8 years ago
Dick is expanding his potato empire worldwidefrom his base in Georgia, he already runs several large Dick’s Tater ships.
juicebruce about 8 years ago
Stephan you did it again !……….Must be from drinking beer with Larry and Bob Croc……………….
Lyons Group, Inc. about 8 years ago
We live not too far from Decatur, Ga. There no Decatur Potato Dictator there.
Queen of America about 8 years ago
I think Pastis is punch drunk from lack of sleep. Or, maybe too many cups of coffee.
Chad Cheetah about 8 years ago
When I saw Pastis in the strip, knew it was pun time
phredturner about 8 years ago
potayto potahto
Cameron1988 Premium Member about 8 years ago
omg…….
PrairieDog37 about 8 years ago
Excellent! glad to see you’re back on track. The puns have been a little weak lately, but this one is a lot better. Keep ’em coming.
pugmahone12 about 8 years ago
more crocs, please
Stanwal2 about 8 years ago
Is a dictator a -- with a stuck on it?
wjayhughes about 8 years ago
I’m a Decaturite in Georgia, and the only crops we have are vegetable gardens in the back of our metropolitan homes. Dick’s garden must be pretty prolific.
2Goldfish about 8 years ago
We need a common-tater.
Ignatz Premium Member about 8 years ago
I figured this one out before I got to the punchline.
Ermine Notyours about 8 years ago
Rat, stop being such a big dick…tator.
Linda Pearson about 8 years ago
Say that 3 times fast! lol
Al Nala about 8 years ago
We need Pastis in a sound-proof booth.
VICTOR PROULX about 8 years ago
Puns like this do not come naturally
gene06825 Premium Member about 8 years ago
Totally pathetice. Not funny. At all. And from such a talented cartoonist. What a waste of talent…
Bob Smith about 8 years ago
This one made me laugh. Then again, i always did like a good dick joke.
Charlie Fogwhistle about 8 years ago
That “pun” or play on words, isn’t even grammatically correct. I’d call that reaching too far for something that isn’t even funny. My diagnosis is Stephen is displaying the early stages of Alzheimer’s. Perhaps he could get into a drug effectiveness study and restore some of his previous flashes of brilliance.
Radical-Knight about 8 years ago
Boooooooooooooooooo…
Sisyphos about 8 years ago
So sad! Cartoon-Boy is now usurping his characters and actually delivering the (painful) punchline himself!Yes, punch line. Take him out back and tune him up, guys!I gotta go eat some potato chips in retaliation…
riverrat67 about 8 years ago
Stephan: Did you know Walter Cronkite was just a common tater?
knight1192a about 8 years ago
Me too, me too. Can I wear some brass knuckles to punch him with? Better yet, can we punch the folks who want constant punning, bringing down the quality of the puns in the strip?
Number Three about 8 years ago
I have a better idea…Actually no I don’t.xxx
ChessPirate about 8 years ago
Is he also a debater?
Loopy Frogger Premium Member about 8 years ago
He is in my mind. This one might only be chortle worthy but is still brings me up.
John W Kennedy Premium Member about 8 years ago
There is a spudly caricature of Mussolini in John R. Neill’s 1941 “The Scalawagons of Oz”, rejoicing in the name of “Dick Tater”.
Kev_a_Swing_Dancer Premium Member about 8 years ago
This one felt very hard to parse, and I’m not getting the usual joy from it. My brain goes Dick’s -Tator Decatur Dictator- I like it a little better when I put “Decatur’s” at the beginning of the phrase.
(Maybe it was just the spelling of “tator” that was messing me up. Thanks, @libp68, for mentioning it.)
TrixieinDixie Premium Member about 8 years ago
It’s an old local joke that Decatur is pronounced “dick hater.” I’ll just leave it at that.