Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for October 30, 2016
Transcript:
Rat: What are you doing, Pig? Pig: It's my Halloween costume. Rat: What is it? Pig: It's a giant puppy eye. It's from that statue of a puppy on top of Bow Wow Burgers. Rat: And it fell off? Pig: Yeah, so I thought I'd use it for a costume. Rat: You felt you had the right to just take it? Pig: It drew me in. Like a giant lure. Rat: Lure? Pig: Lure. Lure. Lure. Lure. Lure. Lure. Rat: That's ridiculous. The costume doesn't even make sense. What are you even supposed to be? Pig: I'm pup eye the say 'Lure' man. Rat: You've ruined Halloween.
BE THIS GUY over 7 years ago
You don’t want to know what Stephan has planned for Thanksgiving.
Adiraiju over 7 years ago
Your puns come from a garbage can…
Templo S.U.D. over 7 years ago
well, blow me down (after reading the second to the last panel)
AGED_ENGINEER Premium Member over 7 years ago
…they turned on the gas and burned my…well you know.
æ² over 7 years ago
I must confess, I really enjoy these much more than is healthy, hahaha
Ruddickfam4 Premium Member over 7 years ago
“I ain’t no physicist but I knows what matters.”
Popeye the Sailor
Phatts over 7 years ago
great, now I’ve got that tune rattling around inside my brain
cdgar over 7 years ago
This is so bad, it’s kinda funny.
awgiedawgie Premium Member over 7 years ago
Just paint the eyelid green and go as Mike Wazowski.
noahproblem over 7 years ago
Looks like Pastis ate a little too much spunach…
juicebruce over 7 years ago
A pun a day keeps the doctor away………….
grampianlothian over 7 years ago
The one one good thing about this, folks, is that it’s reached the stage where it can’t get any worse……… (can it?)
Cameron1988 Premium Member over 7 years ago
Oh my gosh
Kristiaan over 7 years ago
Toot toot!
Brass Orchid Premium Member over 7 years ago
He’s wrong to the finish.
Plods with ...™ over 7 years ago
Nah. The stores are doing a wonderful job of that.
Arty8846 over 7 years ago
As George Santayana said “Sanity is madness put to good use.” I’m glad we have given Mr Pastis a reason to think about word games instead of politics.
whiteheron over 7 years ago
Lay me down in a bed of spinachAnd don’t sto eatin’ ‘til you’re finishedOlive Oyl
tigermtn over 7 years ago
I want that fifteen seconds of my life back
jerylkohjx348 over 7 years ago
I’m buying my can of spinach now…
Ralph Newbill over 7 years ago
Actually, I laughed….. I guess the modern world is so stupid….
Defective Premium Member over 7 years ago
I usually don’t laugh at these. I can’t actually remember the last one I have laughed at. But this one actually made me laugh. ‘Pup eye’…. lol
Willywise52 Premium Member over 7 years ago
Eye just threw up in my mouth a little.
Andrew Sleeth over 7 years ago
It’s worse than that, Rat. He’s killing his career.
kaystari Premium Member over 7 years ago
too much of a stretch, this one didn’t work very well. try again next sunday.
kd1sq Premium Member over 7 years ago
I always enjoy Pastis’ stuff – Rat says and does what often goes through my mind and I’m always amazed when he digs even deeper (just when you think it couldn’t be worse) into the bottom of the barrel with his puns.…“Ferrets’ Elf” is still my all time favorite, tho’.
Qiset over 7 years ago
Love it!
TossedSaladCartoon over 7 years ago
What’s sad is the number of younger readers who won’t get the reference!
Sakura Tomoe over 7 years ago
I laughed way more than I should have at that.
Arghhgarrr Premium Member over 7 years ago
The Residents would love it.
ckeller over 7 years ago
He ham what he ham
veldy over 7 years ago
Bow Wow Burgers?
Al Nala over 7 years ago
That Pastis! He just ain’t right!
Stocky One over 7 years ago
Made my Halloween!
dadoctah over 7 years ago
Yes, as Rat says, you’ve ruined Halloween. But that’s nothing compared with the ignominy you’ve subjected Popeye to, and he’s not the kind to just roll over and ignore you. He’s one tough gazookus what hates all palookas what ain’t on the up and square!
A_NY_Outlaw over 7 years ago
well done today Stephan!
Kirk Barnes Premium Member over 7 years ago
Damn, son!
ashleyworks over 7 years ago
I love the puns!!
prince valiant Premium Member over 7 years ago
Stinko, Steve!
pugmahone12 over 7 years ago
crocs don’t pun
gene06825 Premium Member over 7 years ago
Sad. Pathetic. Really. What the hell is wrong with this guy anyway. And finally, maybe the worst thing that you can say about a comic strip—NOT FUNNY.
Wilde Bill over 7 years ago
♪ I’m Popeye the sailor man / I lives in the garbage can / I eats all the worms / then spits out the germs / I’m Popeye the sailor man / toot toot ♪
whisplicka Premium Member over 7 years ago
Pastis,,,,Don’t listen to the naysayers,,this pun is fun(ny), and earned a HUGE belly deep laugh from me. Seldom comment, but this one earned one. GREAT JOB.
zeexenon over 7 years ago
WARNING: Don’t eat Oriental hamburgers. SPCA
toahero over 7 years ago
These strips are worse than spinach
Loopy Frogger Premium Member over 7 years ago
wow !!! This one took a lot of thought to set up Pastis. Or maybe not.
Alida_L over 7 years ago
LOL!!
krcaddis over 7 years ago
no allure here…
Lyman Elliott Premium Member over 7 years ago
Oh my god. That pun was so bad I damn near wet myself laughing.
Preferred Customer over 7 years ago
AAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHH !!!! My eyes , my brain , my body …… I feel sick and giggly . Damm you Pastis !!!!. P.S. Good one , a Canadian fan
Sherlock Watson over 7 years ago
On the plus side, Olive would be a much better girlfriend for Pig than Pigita ever was.
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Of course, I still want Stephan to bring back Sweet Fanny!
Iwa Iniki over 7 years ago
Funnneeeee! I like it.
Number Three over 7 years ago
According to Rat, Stephan ruins everything. Halloween, Christmas. Easter. You name it.
xxx
glowing-steak32 over 7 years ago
I am what I am.
HappyPhil over 7 years ago
I yam what I yam and that’s what I yam
Dapperdan61 Premium Member over 7 years ago
Ooooooh that was bad Pastis
Sisyphos over 7 years ago
Cartoon-Boy is on the couch! I think he exhausted himself crafting that one! It is imaginative, in a very warped sort of way.Now, I wants me a can o’ spinach!
Lure! Lure! Lure….
TheWildSow over 7 years ago
I think we need a new non-commissioned officer to dole out penalties for bad word play. Sort of a Corporal PUNishment, if you will.
tomielm over 7 years ago
Ay chihuahua, Steph! Sheer Pastis genius — you know we love it! LOL
bookworm0812 over 7 years ago
I had to say that a few times fast to get what he said in the second last panel.
K M over 7 years ago
Aaaaaaaaaaand he’s back after infecting a bunch of other comics…
TIMH over 7 years ago
Well, blow me down! I though pig was dressed as a member of the Residents.
rgcviper over 7 years ago
And just think: Pastis gets paid to write/draw these strips.
Jim Kerner over 7 years ago
Eye can see clearly now. Your not alone, Stephen.
Squirrel Chaser almost 2 years ago
I’m usually a fan of his puns, but this was terrible!