Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for July 31, 2011

Pigita is so violent. You’re better off without her, Pig.

O my gosh! Pigita is so abusive!

I just knnnnnew wild oats had to enter the picture at some point. An obvious set up.

I so dislike Pigita. But, just this one time, Pig was sorta asking for it! Beware of puns, Pig! You can’t handle the puns!

And Rat and Stephen are nowhere in sight? Amazing!

Mairzy doats, and dozey doats and little pigs eat knuckles…

Really had to stretch for this one…

I was shocked to see that Rat wasn’t threatening Stephan at the end of this one. A nice, unexpected change, especially when paired with a joke he had to stretch to reach.

I don’t care what they say about puns—I LOVE PUNS! And the further you have to stretch—THE BETTER! Puns were first invented by Neanderthal Man, and inadvertently led to his near extinction at the hands of Cro-Magnon [who never could quite understand them]. But Cro-Magnon Man’s attempted Ethnic Cleansing of the Neanderthal didn’t quite work—BECAUSE I’M STILL HERE! LONG LIVE PUNS!

Stephan stretches so much, he could be called Pastis Man.

Sorry guys, i’m from Spain and i don’t get it this time :(

Can someone explain it to me??

Looks like Pigita is wearing a bowl of popcorn on her headlol

Saw that pun coming a mile away.

didn’t get it….

No kidding

Love it!

No one has mentioned that, at long last, the magnifier is back!!!!!

Awwww, You can say THAT again Pig.

xxxx

Pigita is one tough pig.

Pastis, you coward! You should have taken that blow.

I saw this one coming a mile away…“Why Old Oats”?

Good stuff! I too love puns. Saw this one coming. I agree though, it is interesting that Stephan was not being ridiculed or beaten at the end of it. Pigita is a quick tempered one isn’t she…?

I really enjoy some of these set up jokes that Pearls does, however today’s really fell flat. Stephan can do LOTS better and has proven himself, so I’ll forgive him for today’s and hope he hasn’t reached the bottom of the well yet.

Man that was a stretch, I was wondering where it would end up

I know it’s a set up. I see it coming, but I don’t know exactly what, so must…keep…reading….ow Ow OW…punishment.

To sow wild oats: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/sow+wild+oats

there had to be an easier way to get there . . . but I’ll take it! (giggling groan)

Best pun since “That’s a moray” at the aquarium years ago….

Pastis is The MASTER!

Apparently this pun has people against the grain.

Could’ve been worse; Pig could have been looking for a good potato chip in a bag of stale ones when Pigita came by, and told her that he was busy looking for a good Lay.

@jukeofurl, Mares eat oats & does eat oats (& little lambs eat ivy) ,as you knew; a kid’ill eat ivy too, wouldn’t you? Your ending was better.

That’s a double groaner, Pastis!

I’ll bet Goat needles Pig about this for a long time. +++++If Goat calls his distant cousin from Africa, they could get a slogan about Gnu Oats.

Some one explain please.

sewing your seed, in other words what do young men do before they get married?

Lol, this was the first time I had to go look for the expression “to sow one’s wild oats”.English as second language here, that one I didn’t know. And now I want to hit Stephen with an aluminum bat.

I saw that coming around panel 3. ;-)

I don’t get it