Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for July 12, 2013

Men swear,Women swear,Children swear.:All at J.C. Pottymouth.

And there’s the Pig we all know and love.

..and in the best Gilda Radner impersonation: Never mind!

Just wait ’til Pig see a sign that says “Boys 1/2 Off”

Commas, Rat! There’s a big difference between a “fun #!##! section” and a “fun, #!##! section”. I think.

I’m at a loss of whether to laugh, to groan, or to hit someone upside the head with a snow shovel.

Sounds like something that Ruthie in “One Big Happy” would react to.

Hey, Rat, it says MENswear, not RATswear!

Let’s be fair, Cartoon-Boy! Womenswear, too!

One night I sat sleepily on an idling Greyhound bus on a corner in an unfamiliar city….

The bus window had a vertical bar that visually divided the sign above a shop window outside.

I actually found myself wondering for far too many seconds….“What the heck is Drycle Aning?”

Is that the store next to “Sofa King”?

@Number Six—read your answer only a few minutes ago (power was out). Thanx!

No, it’s definitely MEN SWEAR:

Mans laughter, manslaughter. The difference a space makes.

It’s not advocacy. It’s merely a simple observation of a readily apparent behavior. The menshouldswear section would be a completely different matter.

But just remember, Womenswear Daily.

&@3@2@3344%%%%7&&&&&7&&&&There got that out of my system.And now TELETUBBIES!!!!!!!!!!

I love the street lanquage…so crisp and clear, and to the point.

I’ll take “The Rapists” for 100, Alex.

This reminds me of Petsmart, which could be Pets Mart or Pet Smart.

step ha ‘n past is – you have got to be wired with some kind of short circuit – i will never be able to read department store signs ’right’ again! lol

True fact:

Comedian Jackie Vernon’s original stage name was Nosmo King, which was inspired by a “No smoking” sign.

I sometimes feel like swearing when I see how tiny and out-of-the-way the menswear section is.

Once, a company bulletin described the people with whom I worked as “Cow Orkers.”

I’ll never see that word the same way again. ARG! :D

I didn’t doubt for a SECOND that Rude Rat would like that department.

Love Pig’s cluelessness.

LOL xxx

I can’t believe that nobody pointed out the obvious deletion of the apostrophe to make the error moot.

It’s all in the grammar; there’s a big difference between helping your Uncle Jack off a donkey, and helping your uncle jack off a donkey.

As a former student of etymology, the comments here were even better than the normal punnyness. Lots of giggles! and that’s always fun.

grammer saves lives, it is the difference between“Lets eat gramma.” and“Lets eat, gramma.”

It obviously could go either way, what with no space or no apostrophe.

I agree with Pig. I also refuse to shop at stores that have Baby Sales!

put some damn pants on!

This sounds exactly like something Sean Connery (RIP) would say on Celebrity Jeopardy. ’ I’ll take Men Swear for 200$, Trebek (RIP), you BASTARD’!