Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for January 06, 2017

Did they give you severance pay?

Most accurate court reporter ever.

Maybe he should have referred to them as @$#@!s.

that was quick

Hey, y’all, this is the first time where the profanity symbols accurately corresponded to the letters in the word they’re censoring, if anyone has even bothered to take notice.

Well Rat the truth did set you free !

“Your honor,” I said as I sat in the jury box. “Those suspects look like criminals and the victims look like they’ve been victimized!” It was the first, and last time I was called for jury duty:(

You were fired for not being descriptive enough… that could have referred to ANY two $$#!$.

They couldn’t handle the truth!

The truth has set him free.

Good one!

The lawyers agreed on one thing.

He only got fired because he told the truth about the lawyers rather than lie in order to flatter them. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. This is sounding like Pastis is getting upset by his old profession once again.

And I was assured this was a family comic. Truthfully, I began to doubt this analysis when the topic went to law.

“You will be tried before a jury of your peers.”

“Oh, no, no bunch of crooks is gonna judge ME!”

I need to stop reading Lovecraft. When I first glanced at the third panel I thought it read, “The two shoggoths are arguing.”

It helps to have a special hand-lettered profanity font. And people say that the art on this strip isn’t first-rate!

And that’s a surprise because?

xxx

Are you sure it doesn’t say “Geniuses”

Well, a short career but a fun one, except for all the @$$#0l#$….

Just as I suspected!

Who wouldn’t