Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for November 14, 2016
Transcript:
Goat: What are you doing, Pig? Pig: Our landlord is coming over. So I'm covering up a hole Rat made in the wall with the valance. Goat: And why all the Chex cereal on the ground? Pig: I threw them there. I'm hoping he'll step on them and that will distract him from looking up and seeing the hole. Goat: Pretty smart system. Pig: Yeah...we're proud of our system of Chex and valances. Rat: You ruin the entire comics page.
BE THIS GUY almost 8 years ago
The Founding Fathers would appreciate the effort. Or, maybe they wouldn’t.
Templo S.U.D. almost 8 years ago
I’m sorry, but what’s the punchline?
Sherlock Watson almost 8 years ago
Political comment: Probably smarter than any thought The Rump will have over the next few years.
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Non-political comment: It’s curtains for Stephan.
knight1192a almost 8 years ago
Not so sure the system is place anymore.
danfromfreddybeach almost 8 years ago
there are no checks and balances when one party has the White House, Senate, House, and the Supreme Court
blunebottle almost 8 years ago
Non-political comment: the strip is non-political today! Yay!!
Liverlips McCracken Premium Member almost 8 years ago
You’re slipping, Pastis. This one was completely predictable.
PICTO almost 8 years ago
Now Cartoon Boy is a cereal punner.
cdgar almost 8 years ago
Does Trump know about this system? He could use it while organizing his new cabinet.
Brass Orchid Premium Member almost 8 years ago
Are those the Cinnamon Chex?
juicebruce almost 8 years ago
Croc Power ! Been a while for the Crocs…….
jrlind55 almost 8 years ago
“Chex and Valances” is a pun for “Checks and Balances”, the design of the United States’ Federal Government (and the States, too) to prevent one branch of government (Executive, Legislative or Judicial) from getting too much power.
Ignatz Premium Member almost 8 years ago
I knew the punchline as soon as I saw the second panel.
gmu328 almost 8 years ago
Another great one Stephan. And this one actually appears plausible.
Schrodinger's Dog almost 8 years ago
’cept my wife pronounces it “Vay lence”
rossevrymn almost 8 years ago
As soon as I discover we have another lousy pun coming, I’m out.
dook almost 8 years ago
Come to think of it, lots of countries do very well without “chex and valences”. Parliamentary democracies (Canada, UK) usually have majority governments where the [main] “chex and valences” are in the hands of the opposition. The real “chex” come at a subsequent election. Countries with proportional representation tend to have coalition governments where the “chex and valences” are “built in” as one of the coalition partners in governments can always pull the plug.
A. Weiner almost 8 years ago
Pig should have had some folks from the Czech Republic standing around as an extra layer of safety. Backup systems can be critical.
kd7lhy almost 8 years ago
this is for TEMPLO S.U.D., It is a PUNchline. LOL.
Stocky One almost 8 years ago
Originally, this was headed in a more risque direction, but “chicks and dalliances” would have been too politically incorrect.
lgilbert50 almost 8 years ago
Keep em coming, my side hurts from laughing
Number Three almost 8 years ago
Shut up, Rat.
xxx
Ignatz Premium Member almost 8 years ago
“The real restrictions were that the Federal government didn’t have the power for broad taxes (eliminated 1913), to print money (eliminated 1913),”
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The power of Congress to coin money, and levy and collect taxes is in Article I of the Constitution.
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And the 20th Century in the US was possibly THE most successful century EVER, by any nation in human history. I hardly think anything that happened in 1913 was some sort of death knell.
Sisyphos almost 8 years ago
I want to know how Rat made that hole in the wall?
Or is it the real truth that Cartoon-Boy himself made it to facilitate another far-fetched pun?
Enjoying life in the basket on Staci’s porch, Punster-Boy?
oloryn almost 8 years ago
Hmmm. What is GoComics doing that when I post the link for this, it ends up showing yesterday’s comic?