This joke only really works if you pronounce the word sheikh as “sheek” (to rhyme with cheek). While this seems to be a popular pronunciation among American speakers (and the one I grew up hearing), I’ve heard that it’s actually incorrect. The correct pronunciation is “shake”.
I think the next cartoon should have a frugal rabbi, a drunk redhead with cloverleaf shirt, a black gangster, a trailer-dwelling southerner, and an Asian-American driver. Might as well insult everyone else
BE THIS GUY over 6 years ago
I hope Stephan doesn’t start drinking because then we’ll need 1 more Arab for 3 Sheikhs to the wind.
Sherlock Watson over 6 years ago
How do we know that isn’t a wolf in sheikh’s clothing?
Templo S.U.D. over 6 years ago
Now the second Arab will have to bathe himself or something since he was touched by something haram.
cdgar over 6 years ago
May the sand crabs frequently bite you where it hurts.
WoodEye over 6 years ago
They are both still fat and stupid.
awgiedawgie Premium Member over 6 years ago
From the look on his face, the camel already did.
LeftCoastKen Premium Member over 6 years ago
Channeling Johnny Carson as Karnak the Magnificent? “May the fleas of a thousand camels…”
John Smith over 6 years ago
Probably the most stoopid PBS ever
johndifool over 6 years ago
Ahh, just Shut Up ’n Play Yer Guitar…
Brick Tricks Webcomics over 6 years ago
It took me a few minutes to get the joke. That is, if you can even call it that.
whiteheron over 6 years ago
Here’s one from the sands of time…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLB15kBvn_c
F-Flash over 6 years ago
Did you notice the uncanny resemblance between the sheikh and Steve. Could Steve be a “Wolf in Sheikh’s clothing”?
slayermcb over 6 years ago
I’m more concerned with how long pigs right arm has gotten in the middle panel…
hariseldon59 over 6 years ago
This joke only really works if you pronounce the word sheikh as “sheek” (to rhyme with cheek). While this seems to be a popular pronunciation among American speakers (and the one I grew up hearing), I’ve heard that it’s actually incorrect. The correct pronunciation is “shake”.
pigbayou over 6 years ago
Pastis has clearly run out of ideas and needs to retire.
YanickTheriault over 6 years ago
Just when I thought you couldn’t, you kept crossing the lines drawn in the sand. XD
jdsven over 6 years ago
Oooo, not in the Oompa-Loompas.
BillGant over 6 years ago
I think the next cartoon should have a frugal rabbi, a drunk redhead with cloverleaf shirt, a black gangster, a trailer-dwelling southerner, and an Asian-American driver. Might as well insult everyone else
Ron Dunn Premium Member over 6 years ago
May the fleas of your camel infest in your armpits.
paullp Premium Member over 6 years ago
Keep on punning!
magicwalnut Premium Member over 6 years ago
The comments on this trip are funnier than the comics themselves!
chris_weaver over 6 years ago
I have in my hand the last comic strip! (audience cheers!)
cheesehead over 6 years ago
Sounds like a Johnny Carson line
Bill Brice over 6 years ago
Stephen is a stanfu grad!
Number Three over 6 years ago
Don’t say that, Rat. Stephan will get the “hump”
xxx
gopher gofer over 6 years ago
well, time to sheikh a leg…
oakie817 over 6 years ago
I ran from this joke
SUBWAY 13 over 6 years ago
Q: What is the difference between the people of Addis Ababa and the people of Abu Dhabi?
A: The people of Addis Ababa don’t like The Flintstones …
… but the people of Abu Dhabi do !
Sisyphos over 6 years ago
Once a rare again, pearls of wisdom from Pig and Rat! May the Bluebird of Crappiness poop on your artwork, Cartoon-Boy!
Swirls Before Pine over 6 years ago
For anyone that thinks this cartoon is a stereotype, this is an photo of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum and his entourage taken in 2017:
http://i2.cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/170327154357-sheikh-mohammed-bin-rashid-al-maktoum-meydan-racecourse-dubai-super-tease.jpg
ND Cool Z over 5 years ago
NO!! Not his jewels!
ɴᴀᴛᴇ ᴡʀɪɢʜᴛ (ᴅɪsᴛᴏʀᴛᴇᴅ ᴇᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴ) about 3 years ago
I don’t get it…