Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for June 28, 2014
June 27, 2014
June 29, 2014
Transcript:
Pig: Do people in China read mystery novels? Rat: Why wouldn't they? Pig: Well, I thought they read books from back to front. Rat: Yeah, so? Pig: So they'd always spoil the ending. Rat: It's quiet time now.
If the Chinese read from back to front, Pig, then how come the books’ titles are on the back? Not to mention there’s a page that says in English “(title of book) Chinese” at the b bottom?
If you’re left-handed, you naturally tend to want to read (and write) that way. You have to learn to read like right handers have determined. (left handers:, only 10% of the population)
I always found the best way to solve a problem at work was to work backwards. You know what the problem is and just follow the trail backwards until you find the problem.
A problem with Hebrew is that a many of the vowels are omitted. However, soon you can recognize a word just by glancing at it. The same goes with Chinese. Y jst hv t lrn th dmn wrds. ts tht smpl!
aardvarkseyes almost 10 years ago
Quiet time came early today…
Templo S.U.D. almost 10 years ago
If the Chinese read from back to front, Pig, then how come the books’ titles are on the back? Not to mention there’s a page that says in English “(title of book) Chinese” at the b bottom?
Sherlock Watson almost 10 years ago
I will now spoil the Chinese version of Moby Dick by revealing the ending::“Call me Ishmael.”
Sisyphos almost 10 years ago
I’d try to explain this conundrum for Pig, but to do so I’d have to begin at the beginning; —so, why bother?
eddie6192 almost 10 years ago
That dumb Pig only makes sense when he buttons his lips.
e.groves almost 10 years ago
Pig makes a point that most people miss.
Carl Rennhack Premium Member almost 10 years ago
@Sherlock Watson—How about if I call you a cab? If you’re good-looking, may I call you a hansom cab?!?
corzak almost 10 years ago
猪是不聪明
Steve Dutch almost 10 years ago
So is Arabic. Having tried to learn it (still working on it), it is doggone hard to retrain your eyeballs to track that way.
dangerj03 almost 10 years ago
Stephan you already made this joke a couple years ago
Donald Basenberg almost 10 years ago
How can anyone not love Pig.
dirgis3 almost 10 years ago
If you’re left-handed, you naturally tend to want to read (and write) that way. You have to learn to read like right handers have determined. (left handers:, only 10% of the population)
Number Three almost 10 years ago
I love how Pig wonders about random things.But then, I think we all do.xxx
SusanSunshine Premium Member almost 10 years ago
但人类有谷歌
nosirrom almost 10 years ago
I always found the best way to solve a problem at work was to work backwards. You know what the problem is and just follow the trail backwards until you find the problem.
cork almost 10 years ago
Classical Chinese mysteries tell you who did it at the beginning of the story, they also include the execution in the story.
Malcolm Hall almost 10 years ago
A problem with Hebrew is that a many of the vowels are omitted. However, soon you can recognize a word just by glancing at it. The same goes with Chinese. Y jst hv t lrn th dmn wrds. ts tht smpl!
claire de la lune. almost 10 years ago
Manga.
OldManMontgomery almost 10 years ago
Now I remember where I met Pig! He’s a supervisor at the federal agency for which I used to work! Probably a station head by now.
Comicscritic2544 almost 10 years ago
Easy joke, but nice job Steph
pshapley Premium Member almost 10 years ago
He ripped this joke off from some guy named Pastis, May 20 2009. The original was better.