Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for February 29, 2004
February 28, 2004
March 01, 2004
Transcript:
The Great American Novel by Rat The sea was filled with angry monkeys. "That is the dumbest opening line I have ever seen in a novel..." "It makes absolutely no sense and lacks any sort of context." "Kaboom," went the coastal monkey factory. Type
gocomics over 12 years ago
The dumbest opening line is “It was a dark and stormy night”
thecomicprune about 12 years ago
I agree with Barry, it’s dumb and cliche. And it makes no sense that a “smart” guy like Goat would be so critical, some of the greatest novels started silly. AND HOW THE &^%& IS THERE SUPPOSED TO BE CONTEXT AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF THE STORY!!! READ IT AND FIND OUT, YOU STUPID GOAT!!!By the way, he think Romeo and Juliet is a Romance! But Shakespeare didn’t write romances, it was a &&*^$#^ TRAGEDY!!
Zankchi11 almost 9 years ago
The opening line of Three Men in a Boat is “There were four of us.”
Zankchi11 over 8 years ago
This is my favorite Pearls strip I have read so far.
BOSFLASH about 5 years ago
That explains it.
BOSFLASH about 5 years ago
Kaboom explains everything.
Totally Not a Killer Dolphin over 2 years ago
I would read a book that started with that line!
robert423elliott about 2 years ago
The opening line that I always viewed with one eye cocked was, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times”. Pick one, but ONLY one!!!
comicfancat1 almost 2 years ago
call me Ishmael
Earls Before Swine Premium Member about 1 year ago
Come on… there is a multitude of reasons why someone would use an opening line like that—comedic, weird, as a hook—and it may make sense when Rat adds context. Will it end up being a dumb opening line? Probably. But Goat doesn’t know that. And the bigger problem is that Goat is incredibly sensitive to harsh criticism about his writing (from the same guy he is criticizing in this strip, no less). Bad job by him today.