Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for February 20, 2015

Um if Stephan can’t draw a bike what does this guy ride?

Jeff the nature hater.

Actually, there’s a term for overweight cyclists— they’re called Clydesdales. Or, rather, WE’RE called Clydesdales.

that’s not a cyclist, that’s a psycho-ist.

I would have no problem with the clubbing of cyclists.

The walrus was just wondering whether Pig has wings. He considered inviting them all over for dinner, to share his oysters, but then, there’s that whole “Pearls Before Swine” thing.

cyclists don’t mix with anyone….

James Cracknell thought you could mix cyclists with trucks.

I just want Patis to know that I ride a bicycle but never wear Lycra. I also never yell at walruses.

@DouglasDDouglas and @unnormalPastis is OK at drawing a breath, conclusions, and straws (see also today’s “Off The Mark”), but I think he’s best at drawing blanks.

(Just kidding Stephan … I’m just trying to draw out a belabored pun. Know what I mean?)

The aforementioned walruses are people on a nude beach.

The expression on Goat’s face is priceless!

Great way to start my day. Thanks.

If i would ever wear Lycra, there would have to be some padding, or at least a towel on my belt…get the picture?

Cyclists should be allowed to ride on the streets when they start paying road use taxes like motor vehicle operators do.

Are you sure it’s wrong to wish that Jef the Cyclist were walrus chow?Skinny men in latex bodysuits and little plastic helmets are ill-positioned to insult the mighty walruses!

Walruses are carnivores, aren’t they. Please let the me carnivores.

Hey, Pastis… in keeping with your iconoclastic tendencies don’t be a conformist when it comes to plurals… radius/radii, syllabus/syllabi, walrus/walri, ridethebus/ridethebi, crocus/croci, sinus/Synai, E Pluribus/E Pluribi…

Question, tho… is it difficult to draw the strip with that straight jacket on?

Thank you! For most of my life, I have not understood the line in Rick Nelson’s “Garden Party,” “Yoko brought her walrus.”

Now I do.

I’m so glad I wasn’t drinking anything whilst reading this comic strip.My laptop would have been dripping by now.

Just… hilarious!xxx

Mr. Cyclist looks a great deal like a giant seal… maybe the Walrus could shove him in the water to distract the Orcas…

As a cyclist I am offended that you draw him with so many muscles. And we don’t have this regiment that weight lifters have. Maybe you should switch to a schwartzenager type of character. I will agree that us cyclist feel we own the road, that goes with the mental territory of cycling. Steph, you could have had him zipping by on a bike yelling “Otta the way Fatty”. Still, I love the strip

Thanks!

Surely its a Sea Lion or Seal? Given where walruses usually live…