Gad, that gave me a headache just getting through all that. I need to sue the cartoonist. Hey, he use to be a lawyer. Steve how about I hire you to sue yourself with the goodly portion of the proceeds coming to me not you? Hey one has to be careful around attorneys they’ll send you to jail.
Only steal from the very best—Harry Shearer & the Credibility Gaps “Rock Festival” with the Who, the Guess Who, and Yes…who stole the bit from Abbott & Costello. s://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BmTYpVtICE
I kept waiting for one of Pastis’ awful puns to end the word play…. wait!…. is this whole genius conversation an awful pun? Unsure of comedy definitions. Brilliant strip, Hall of Fame quality.
Reagan to an advisor: “Would you please remind me who is the leader of the PLO?” “Yasser, Mr. President.” “Thank you, but please tell me his name.” “Yasser”. . . .
Reagan to an advisor: “Would you please remind me who is the leader of the PLO?” “Yasser, Mr. President.” “Thank you, but please tell me his name.” “Arafat" “Don’t tell me I’m fat, I want to know his name!”
For equally delightful back and forth, check out O’Brian & Valdez on You Tube. Had the pleasure of seeing them live in Columbia S.C.. Never forgot that skit.
This reminds me of a headline I saw once, back in the early 1970’s. It said “Record Price Increase” and I though, uh-oh, another round of uncontrolled inflation, etc. It turned out that the price of records was going up.
Who’s on First, re-jiggered by Cartoon-Boy for 21st Century sensibilities. Rat took as much as he could of it, then passed out—watch your blood pressure, Rat….
BE THIS GUY about 3 years ago
American Pig, stay away from me…
BasilBruce about 3 years ago
So who’s the shortstop?
wiatr about 3 years ago
Should we wonder which Guess Who record was stolen?
Concretionist about 3 years ago
When you steal a joke, it’s good to steal from the best. Very well done. (Was the man named Hu, and did he play baseball?)
DennisinSeattle Premium Member about 3 years ago
Way to get that last jab in, Pig.
LeeCox about 3 years ago
Somewhere, Abbot and Costello are laughing their heads off!
eolan59 about 3 years ago
Abbott and Costello are rolling in their graves
Renatus Profuturus Frigeridus Premium Member about 3 years ago
I’d add: “Guess Who stole the Who record”
After today I’ll see at Eugene Ionesco as an amateur.
Ratkin about 3 years ago
That’s a wrap. It was a CD operation anyway.
alasko about 3 years ago
Guess Who, our guys! Still not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
jmarkoff2 about 3 years ago
I thought this would build up to Bohemian Rap CD, but what we got is even better.
Bilan about 3 years ago
Yippee, I get to be the first one to ask:
Who’s on first? Guess Who?
Who’s on second? Must be Canned Heat; they beat the rap.
lavender headgear about 3 years ago
Nice! I thought this was going to be another elaborate pun but you went in an “Abbot & Costello” direction.
comic4matt about 3 years ago
I expected a "Bohemian Rap CD’’ joke
blunebottle about 3 years ago
This is great, like the classic “Who’s on First.”
DamnHappyChappy about 3 years ago
Brilliant.
iggyman about 3 years ago
Good one!
tonypezzano about 3 years ago
Third base!
MeanBob Premium Member about 3 years ago
You know Pastis, Dante described your ultimate fate some time ago.
ronaldspence about 3 years ago
Retake on a Pastis classic, October 19, 2014!
dadoctah about 3 years ago
And she stole Zenyatta Mondatta, so now she has a Police record….
Yontrop about 3 years ago
Guess Who doesn’t even know what happened.
Classyladyor about 3 years ago
Too bad the cartoonist is to lazy to think up anything new. He / She should be ashamed of themselves.
ShadowBeast Premium Member about 3 years ago
This is revenge from Stephan to Rat.
Zoturdley Premium Member about 3 years ago
Great strip. Abbott and Costello would love it.
zerotvus about 3 years ago
which Canned Heat CD?
Egrayjames about 3 years ago
Sounds like Pig’s friends are a Motley Crew.
kunkie Premium Member about 3 years ago
Great comic today! Got me chuckling before I finished my first cup of coffee!
Cameron1988 Premium Member about 3 years ago
Funniest Sunday strip in a while
daveoverpar about 3 years ago
Well done, Pastis, well done.
Geophyzz about 3 years ago
This is cartoonist Hall of Fame material. Sure, it’s a takeoff, but genius nonetheless.
Ellis97 about 3 years ago
They need better titles for those albums.
jessie d. Premium Member about 3 years ago
Gad, that gave me a headache just getting through all that. I need to sue the cartoonist. Hey, he use to be a lawyer. Steve how about I hire you to sue yourself with the goodly portion of the proceeds coming to me not you? Hey one has to be careful around attorneys they’ll send you to jail.
Tigrisan Premium Member about 3 years ago
This was perfectly done! I loved it.
Chief Inspector about 3 years ago
Abbott and Costello will be paying you a visit
Liam Astle Premium Member about 3 years ago
Third base.
Huckleberry Hiroshima about 3 years ago
Oh Stephan Stephan Stephan.
Reader about 3 years ago
Nice – for the record!
joventer567 about 3 years ago
This was hilarious! Thanks for making me laugh!
cslice about 3 years ago
Cue up a Judas Priest song, followed by a Warren Zevon song…
Alice Brady Premium Member about 3 years ago
Honestly? Did you hurt yourself coming up with this one????
mail2jbl about 3 years ago
Another Abbott and Costello routine, I see!
Zebrastripes about 3 years ago
Who’s on first? LOL
jmartin1955 about 3 years ago
Great “who’s on first” -homage – loved it
Dogtreat Premium Member about 3 years ago
It’s sad when you give up reading a comic strip halfway through.
chris_o42 about 3 years ago
Now that took a lot of work. Bravo Stephan!
Radish the wordsmith about 3 years ago
I hope you got that on tape.
Lee26 Premium Member about 3 years ago
An alltime classic. Brilliant!!!!!
Thomas R. Williams about 3 years ago
Only steal from the very best—Harry Shearer & the Credibility Gaps “Rock Festival” with the Who, the Guess Who, and Yes…who stole the bit from Abbott & Costello. s://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BmTYpVtICE
rssutton9 about 3 years ago
Wonderfully creative. It’s a gnarly mind that thinks these up.
dsom8 about 3 years ago
Does this mean Pastis is back?
raybarb44 about 3 years ago
Say good night Gracie……
Otis Rufus Driftwood about 3 years ago
I’m as confused as Rat.
Cincoflex about 3 years ago
Brilliant update, hee!
gmu328 about 3 years ago
Pig is a great straight man, up there with Bud Abbott’s performance.
Lola85 Premium Member about 3 years ago
Thanks so much, Stephan. Any time I find something funny enough to laugh out loud, it’s a good day.
Major Matt Mason Premium Member about 3 years ago
NIAGARA FALLS! SLOOOOOWLY I TURNED…
KEA about 3 years ago
never gets old
j.l.farmer about 3 years ago
very clever, Mr. Pastis, very clever
jannichols2000 about 3 years ago
I love it! Poor rat.
nancywilson51 about 3 years ago
Abbott and Costello would be proud!
Perkycat about 3 years ago
Thanks for a good morning laugh!! I loved it!
P51Strega about 3 years ago
Best PBS in a long time:
More Puns Pastis!
Calideb62 Premium Member about 3 years ago
…wondering if anyone born after 1965 will get this (present company excluded sigh)
billrobinsonmusic about 3 years ago
Kind of like very hot peppers; hurts, but I eat them anyway.
artmer about 3 years ago
Well done, Stephan, well done.
mordalo about 3 years ago
Third Base! (Sorry if this was said before, I slept in today.)
Lydushka about 3 years ago
THIRD BASE!
Flower Girl about 3 years ago
Instantly recognizable as a “Who’s on first?” derivative, but very punny! :)
tripwire45 about 3 years ago
Who uses CDs anymore? And I thought vinyl was making a come back.
DCBakerEsq about 3 years ago
Hey, Abbott.
Pgalden1 Premium Member about 3 years ago
Now I know who’s on first…hurray for a brilliant pun day Mr Pastis. Brilliant.
kd1sq Premium Member about 3 years ago
Hmmm, Toon Boy is a lawyer. Snuffles is a cute, fluffy little white cat. Has anyone ever seen the two of them on the same Zoom call?
rstove428 Premium Member about 3 years ago
I kept waiting for one of Pastis’ awful puns to end the word play…. wait!…. is this whole genius conversation an awful pun? Unsure of comedy definitions. Brilliant strip, Hall of Fame quality.
Hatter about 3 years ago
Friends of Mine, just don’t get it.
michael3114 about 3 years ago
Abbott and Costello would be proud.
dlaemmerhirt999 about 3 years ago
It’s like “Who’s On First” on COKE!!!
liberalnlovinit about 3 years ago
Old joke. New take.
Mr. Snuffles' Accomplice Premium Member about 3 years ago
I’m surprised Rat didn’t “rap” Pastis on the head and have Pig “record” it.
Bookworm about 3 years ago
“Everything Old is New Again.” And still funny!
Rokittman about 3 years ago
Thanks Pig, my head’s still spinning …..at 78 rpm!
alexius23 about 3 years ago
Convoluted fun
willie_mctell about 3 years ago
Canned Heat was pretty decent.
Solaricious Premium Member about 3 years ago
Stephan’s going to get an invoice from the estates of Abbott and Costello…
That_Dű̧͔͔͉̗̞̹de4 ツ about 3 years ago
Pls guys… What’s your favorite video game. I don’t have any to play right now.
vics_machine Premium Member about 3 years ago
Pastis must have heard the Credibility Gap.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BmTYpVtICE
unfair.de about 3 years ago
Hey Stephan Pastis, who’s going to get the royalties for the copyright on this one? :-D
delennwen about 3 years ago
Reagan to an advisor: “Would you please remind me who is the leader of the PLO?” “Yasser, Mr. President.” “Thank you, but please tell me his name.” “Yasser”. . . .
delennwen about 3 years ago
Reagan to an advisor: “Would you please remind me who is the leader of the PLO?” “Yasser, Mr. President.” “Thank you, but please tell me his name.” “Arafat" “Don’t tell me I’m fat, I want to know his name!”
WimtenBrink2 about 3 years ago
Did the Who get involved too?
knight1192a about 3 years ago
Followed that a lot better than Rat did.
mmduzi about 3 years ago
Abbot and Costello have nothing to fear
JPuzzleWhiz about 3 years ago
Pig got Rat’s goat!
vacman about 3 years ago
For equally delightful back and forth, check out O’Brian & Valdez on You Tube. Had the pleasure of seeing them live in Columbia S.C.. Never forgot that skit.
vacman about 3 years ago
Congrats Pastis!!! This has got to be the best I have read of your work. Loved it.
SlashPhantom about 3 years ago
Owwwwww
hmvanyel about 3 years ago
Airplane II: did have a good bit based on “Who’s on First” which was an old vaudeville routine by the time they made it famous with their version.
Over Macho Grande
https://youtu.be/JswFF2dKiLM
Eric S about 3 years ago
but who has the rhapsody?
asrialfeeple about 3 years ago
And this is why I use streaming. I don’t take the rap, but will go on record and say it’s a terrible pun.
whahoppened about 3 years ago
Wonder where the inspiration for THAT came from? /s
SofaKing about 3 years ago
Canned Heat playing at Woodstock…brilliant.
WF11 about 3 years ago
This reminds me of a headline I saw once, back in the early 1970’s. It said “Record Price Increase” and I though, uh-oh, another round of uncontrolled inflation, etc. It turned out that the price of records was going up.
Logical Mostly about 3 years ago
This was great, but the first time that he played this riff was truly spectacular.https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2014/10/19
joseph.blass about 3 years ago
Hey, Ab-baaaaat!
willkepley about 3 years ago
3rd Base!
WilliamDoerfler about 3 years ago
Well done.
PuppyPapa about 3 years ago
Heard another variation on that recently, based on all the passwords we need today.
“So what is the password for the office wi fi?”
“I can’t tell you.”
And I’m sure you can see where it goes from there.
cracker65 about 3 years ago
The brilliance of Pastis.
Thinkingblade about 3 years ago
Ahhhh, Mr. Pastis, nicely done. :-)
christelisbetty about 3 years ago
I think Stephan is getting Pastis prime.
pamela welch Premium Member about 3 years ago
Very Clever ♥♥
Sisyphos about 3 years ago
Who’s on First, re-jiggered by Cartoon-Boy for 21st Century sensibilities. Rat took as much as he could of it, then passed out—watch your blood pressure, Rat….
JoMama about 3 years ago
Bravo Stephan! Home Run bro!
Judeeye Premium Member about 3 years ago
That was fantastic.
msandman1943 about 3 years ago
Abbott and Costello are smiling, up there.
Laurie Stoker Premium Member about 3 years ago
Brilliant! A worthy rival to “Who’s on First”!
gawkface about 3 years ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KcGNF0Is4U
redback about 3 years ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hw1t7OCESUw
shelly about 3 years ago
well done
Bryan Smith Premium Member about 3 years ago
I prefer the song called Canned Heat by Jamiroquai
Altar_Ego about 3 years ago
These Eyes are Crying….
CptnSpldng about 3 years ago
This is good but the best still remains the free atlas from the seafood store. https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2008/06/15
ag agent about 3 years ago
Fantastic
abraxas about 3 years ago
This is almost beautiful.
FRISCOLA about 3 years ago
BRILLIANT PASTIS!!!!!!
PBS1! about 3 years ago
I confess, when I saw the first panel I thought there was a pun coming
Kombul Premium Member over 1 year ago
Best wordplay he has ever done !
leopardglily 10 months ago
This really has no right to be as funny as it is lol