Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for January 26, 2014
Transcript:
"Danny Donkey took a cruise with his family. 'Oh, yay.' 'Okay, everyone,' said Cousin Dickie. 'I've organized each day of our vacation.' Tomorrow we'll get up real early and go whale watching. Tuesday we'll dock in Key West and have five hours of sightseeing followed by one hour of shopping. Wednesday we'll sail to see various pre-Columbian ruins, followed by four hours of scuba training. 'Does anyone have any questions?' Danny Donkey tied his cousin to an anchor and threw him overboard." Goat: That wasn't really a question. Rat: Danny's a man of few words. Pig: No one should need a vacation from a vacation!
Rod Gonzalez over 10 years ago
Somebody should beat up Rat for his lame stories!
Sherlock Watson over 10 years ago
My idea of the perfect vacation::Step 1. Do whatever you feel like, even if you just feel like lying on a couch all day.:Step 2. Repeat step 1 until vacation is over.
legaleagle48 over 10 years ago
I don’t know. I think Rat has a point. Nothing sucks the fun out of a vacation faster than one that is overplanned and overorganized. Give me some time to myself to do my own thing!
bluskies over 10 years ago
Well, if nothing else, Dickie got his four hours of scuba training in.
dadoctah over 10 years ago
What kind of cruise doesn’t try to stuff twelve meals a day down everyone?
Ida No over 10 years ago
The best part of Dickie is that, as a person, he’s very anchored.
blunebottle over 10 years ago
I’m sure a limit of one hour for shopping did not go down well with the women folk……
artybee over 10 years ago
There’s not a hell of a lot to shop for in Key West.
Sisyphos over 10 years ago
Pig is the (rather shrill) voice of reason behind Rat’s tale. (Or tail. Or both.)
juicebruce over 10 years ago
Wonder what a Croc vacation would be like ?
DocNero over 10 years ago
Pig definitely has a point there.
ROB8764 over 10 years ago
So that is what Danny Donkey did for New Year’s. Thanx Stephan.
mjgoduke over 10 years ago
Why does Rat have ink all over him in the final frame?
penguinrocks over 10 years ago
poor danny
robert.l.stevens over 10 years ago
I think this might be a clue why Staci threw Steph out this week :)
YatInExile over 10 years ago
The only organizing I do for a vacation is the plane ticket and the rental car.
Ted Smith over 10 years ago
So, Danny Donky made an ass of himself??
LingeeWhiz over 10 years ago
What did they expect? Looks like they Booked a cruise!
marshalljpeters Premium Member over 10 years ago
When I take a vacation, I like to have somewhat of a plan, but not a schedule spelled out like that.
Dabattlebacca over 10 years ago
Dickie Donkey sat on a wall, his cousin Danny made him have a great fallThen Danny killed all the king’s horses and all the king’s menSo they couldn’t put Dickie together again!
neatslob Premium Member over 10 years ago
On a sightseeing vacation, an agenda is important. On a relaxing vacation, an agenda defeats the purpose.
corzak over 10 years ago
I’ve never heard of a donkey successfully completing Scuba Certification. Not even one.NAUI maybe, but certainly not PADI.
Kathy Freeman over 10 years ago
We love Danny Donkey!
A_NY_Outlaw over 10 years ago
Swimmin’ wid da fishes is another good vacation activity.
lecrenb over 10 years ago
I’m with Pig on this one… you can’t relax on these organized vacations…
mattspade over 10 years ago
I love the donkeys in scuba gear.
jungle68 over 10 years ago
- smirk – Cousin Dickie
Number Three over 10 years ago
Yep… Written and illustrated by the one and only Rat.xxx
57-Don over 10 years ago
5 hours isn’t enough time to even do the bars in Key West justice let alone the restaurants – forget about shopping or riding the conch train
susan.e.a.c over 10 years ago
Danny Donkey, the minister of loss….your loss.
traintravler over 10 years ago
If Danny hates his family so much, why did he go on a cruise with them?
rdusenbury over 10 years ago
True Danny Donkey would have thrown all the other relatives overboard. Peace and Quiet vacation.
Boosted (Heavy main in TF2) almost 6 years ago
This was written on my 10th bday.
me_the_polish_gull over 2 years ago
“Sailaway, sailaway, sailaway…”