Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for August 31, 2014
Transcript:
Rat: Stupid @#$@ dripping cone... Zebra: What are you whining about Rat: Whining? My ice cream cone is drip- Zebra? Zebra: Yep. Rat: What happened to you? Zebra: Bleach accident. Spilled it everywhere. Sort of makes your little problem seem trivial, huh? Rat: Trivial? Sticky ice cream is trivial?! Then here, have something trivial. Pig: Unicorn! Unicorn! Goat: What happens in normal comic strips? Pig: Fly me to candyland! Fly me to candyland!
Sherlock Watson over 9 years ago
Cue the “My Little Pony” theme, with some cursing thrown in.
cdgar over 9 years ago
This strip never ceases to amaze me. I couldn’t come up with this stuff day after day.
Templo S.U.D. over 9 years ago
Lady Amalthea of 1982 film “The Last Unicorn” would be pleased to know there’s another unicorn… as would Marigold of “Heavenly Nostrils” comic strip.
Kali39 over 9 years ago
Um, define normal…
Arianne over 9 years ago
Well, some normal strips might think to use OxiClean instead of bleach, but probably not many of them, because, mostly, normal comic strips are OxiMorons.
rshive over 9 years ago
Is Zebra white with black stripes… or black with white stripes?
unnormal over 9 years ago
Right —.Pastis produces a strip that exceeds the limitations of ‘normal’.Long live PBS !!!
SusanSunshine Premium Member over 9 years ago
Doesn’t anybody besides me wonder why Goat would be asking Pastis that question?
noahproblem over 9 years ago
“Zebra Zebra Zebra Zebra Zebra Chameleon, you come and go, you come and go…”
Sisyphos over 9 years ago
Sploinked and bleached, Zebra is standing up well under this assault by crazed Cartoon-Boy and his hateful alter ego, Rat. (Somebody give Pig a gummybear and make him shut up.)
Reppr Premium Member over 9 years ago
“Normal” is probably not a term associated with most comic strips. This one is better than most. It is an excellent replacement on my “Fav’s List” for Far Side.
Cameron1988 Premium Member over 9 years ago
LOL
juicebruce over 9 years ago
Will the Crocs see the bleached Zebra ?
hariseldon59 over 9 years ago
Nice callback to last Sunday’s strip.
Observer fo Irony over 9 years ago
Normal comic strips get fewer snarky comments.
ajnotales over 9 years ago
I never noticed that zebra and goat are the same character, one with horns, one with a mane. Keeping it simple…
Kaputnik over 9 years ago
Now a croc comes in. “Hello Yewny-Cone” neighba.
rgcviper over 9 years ago
Psh—normal is far overrated (as I know all too well, personally).
@rshiveYes.
SallyLin over 9 years ago
He’s asking Cartoon Boy?? Absurd!
eddie6192 over 9 years ago
Toon Boy’s brain is bleached.
bigbadpete over 9 years ago
Zebra’s face in panels 5-6-7 is priceless!
E_Cook1 over 9 years ago
Best.Comic.EVER.
Fido (aka Felix Rex) Premium Member over 9 years ago
Pastis, you blew this one. The line should be “Unicone! Unicone!” See, others can create punny lines too.
kaviski over 9 years ago
More proof that Stephan Pastis smokes opium
Squoop over 9 years ago
I’d like a hit of whatever Stephan is smoking!
SkyFisher over 9 years ago
Ain’t no such thing, Goat.
Lawrence Stetz Premium Member over 9 years ago
So apparently you can bleach the stripes out of a zebra.
DL, Tx girl over 9 years ago
PBS is SO great. Thanks, S.P., for changing careers!
hendrix_david over 9 years ago
If you are reading Pastis you are not normal, but in a good way.
claire de la lune. over 9 years ago
“What happens in normal comic strips?”Boring things, which is why I adore Pearls.
glowing-steak32 over 9 years ago
So what would Zebra’s cutie mark be?
comicsnerd74 about 9 years ago
I knew that rat “had the mind of a 3-year-old boy”.
Clearstream over 7 years ago
OH! I remember this! This is the first PBS I ever read…