Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for July 18, 2016

Please, what Rat said.

Tomorrow, Pig cuts out a bunch of the sixteenth letters and puts them in a cup.

Yes, Rat. Steph should see a psychiatric doctor, not a medical doctor.

Then there’s the bar furniture place in Fresno with the billboards inviting people to come in and check out their stool samples.

Really!

“Stool boom! From the parlor to the pool room . . .”

If it was Rat’s stool it would have blood on it.

There’s no cushion on that seat.Pig needs a stool softener.

I don’t think plain help is enough. A miracle perhaps.

Well, maybe the doctor will next tell him to check his donkey. Can Stephan draw a donkey?

Sorry, I don’t see the puppy ears. In my mind puppy ears are folded down forward about halfway up. Beagle ears (like Snoopy) would be the exception, but again those hang straight down. Finally, unfortunately there are some mean people out there, getting even more so in their anonymity. Just have to put up with them, usually in the internet world it’s best to just ignore them.

Note the ears:

Perfect, very very funny.

Pig did the doctor give you a stool checking card ?

What if Pig has to bring a stool sample back? That would be funny if he came back with an actual stool

What’s next, Sofa King jokes?

@BillyBobJohnson—Sofa, so good!

OMG,that’s good Nebulous.

Colin Mochrie did it best.

I don’t think he meant to be mean. He was just trying to josh around.

Pastis, have you considered intervention? (Love your strip)

Good thing I didn’t have a mouthful of coffee when I read this; it would have been all over the breakfast table! This was truly hilarious.

“I am his mentor, Hipocrisy. I put him through school, where he learned to stand up for his principles, and sit down on his own stool.” —Firesign Theatre, “I Think We’re All Bozos On This Bus”

Well, it’s too high not to have support between the legs, and to put your feet on, if your legs were longer. Do the math. Too much foot-pounds of torque and you break your tail.

This reminds me of a stand-up bit by Bill Kirchenbauer, while holding up a stool::“Yes, the doctor told me to bring in my stool. (Pause for laughter) If I bring in my sofa next time, can he check out my whole family?”

This is worse than the “stool pigeon” joke from 2014.http://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2014/02/13

A curse on you Stephan, I get stomach cramps every morning from laughter.

I’m surprised the Comic Strip Censor didn’t show up with his Scrooge McDuck hat overt his one.

Honestly, Pastis… poo-poo jokes?

Very economical. Very funny.Cartoon-Boy knowns himself well enough to know that he does need help!

He wasn’t really trolling anyone he was just stating a pretty justified opinion

not puppy ears, but then not peg ears either

The funny thing is, my dog went to the vet today and took a stool sample

His stool looks fine.

(what am I doing…)

A guy goes to see his doctor. The doctor asks him for his stool sample. Guy pulls out a small wooden chair. Doctor yells at him for wasting his time and kicks him out of his office. Guy goes home distraught. He’s still pooping furniture and has no answers. The nightmare continues…

The doc would have just said poop