Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for June 10, 2021

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    BE THIS GUY  almost 3 years ago

    Thousands? Does Stephan really believe that many people read his script?

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    Gent  almost 3 years ago

    My tongue so hardworking he bearly got time to rest.

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    BasilBruce  almost 3 years ago

    In an episode of the 1960s “Batman” series, Batman talks to Robin about the importance of understanding other languages: “One should always keep abreast of foreign tongues.”

    I love those sneaky little gags.

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    ImDaRealAni  almost 3 years ago

    I never loved the feeling of my tongue more than when I got my braces removed.

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    eolan59  almost 3 years ago

    Also don’t think of elephants or the theme from Gilligan’s Island

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    Avatar_Hoodie  almost 3 years ago

    me reading this at night

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    Straker UFO  almost 3 years ago

    This was done before in Peanuts.

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    Renatus Profuturus Frigeridus Premium Member almost 3 years ago

    Sorry, but I can’t catch the meaning.

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    pearlsbs  almost 3 years ago

    It’s tongue in cheek.

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    Bilan  almost 3 years ago

    I only pay attention to my tongue when there’s chocolate on it.

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    mr_sherman Premium Member almost 3 years ago

    Oh, thit.

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    B UTTONS  almost 3 years ago

    Gave up reading out loud in the second grade.

    Now my tongue can enjoy an ice cream cone while scanning the comics.

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    Concretionist  almost 3 years ago

    Reminds me of the old dude with the really long beard. He was living with family and at dinner, the 10 year old started asking him about what it was like to have a beard… and eventually he asked him “Grampa, do you sleep with your beard under the blanked or on the outside?” The next morning, Gramps showed up with his beard cut off…

    Also reminded of the centipede who was asked how he managed all those legs… and was left immobile.

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    momofalex7  almost 3 years ago

    Peanuts did the same thing when Lucy became aware of her tongue.

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    blunebottle  almost 3 years ago

    Thanks, Rat. I appreciate the reminder.

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    Robin Harwood  almost 3 years ago

    Proof that Pastis is evil.

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    Liverlips McCracken Premium Member almost 3 years ago

    Ask any wind- or brass-playing musician, and the answer to Rat’s query will be “yes” every time.

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    ronaldspence  almost 3 years ago

    Good one Pastis! You belong on a pirate ship (said while holding my tongue)

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    balok  almost 3 years ago

    This joke goes back at least to the Peanuts cartoon for 3 February 1963 (https://www.gocomics.com/peanuts/1963/02/03).

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    iggyman  almost 3 years ago

    Just bit mine, thanks Rat!

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    Orcatime  almost 3 years ago

    Most people forget they’re wearing any clothes during the day!

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    sixam  almost 3 years ago

    I don’t have my tongue. The cat got it.

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    WimtenBrink2  almost 3 years ago

    I think both readers fell for it…

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    Breadboard  almost 3 years ago

    Tongue …….. Tis the reason for Ice Cream Cones ;-)

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    jimboklein  almost 3 years ago

    If you are in a deli eating a tongue sandwich, can the tongue taste you tasting it? Inquiring minds want to know.

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    jessie d. Premium Member almost 3 years ago

    Male humor, more specifically “Dad” humor is this. You need the keys to the mens bathroom to appreciate or understand this.

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    Ellis97  almost 3 years ago

    Keep your tongue inside.

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    chris_o42  almost 3 years ago

    I hate it when I become conscious of my nose and end up cross-eyed!

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    eddie6192  almost 3 years ago

    That dumb Pig made me LOL.

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    rickseg  almost 3 years ago

    It’s pothole season. Don’t drive with your tongue between your teeth.

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    Jeffin Premium Member almost 3 years ago

    Cheeky.

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    RussHeim  almost 3 years ago

    Same thing when you think about blinking. . . (see what I did there?)

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    Serial Pedant  almost 3 years ago

    Yes, he does, and yeth, we do.

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    Major Matt Mason Premium Member almost 3 years ago

    Pathtith thucks.

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    Zebrastripes  almost 3 years ago

    LOL! Hysterical!

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    rmgretailmail  almost 3 years ago

    This strip reminds me of a 60’s (?) Peanuts strip in which Linus became “aware” of his tongue.

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    Radish the wordsmith  almost 3 years ago

    Now you made my tongue depressed.

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    Linguist  almost 3 years ago

    Neither my native tongue nor my foreign one chose to comment on this. I cannot speak with a forked tongue!

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    Otis Rufus Driftwood  almost 3 years ago

    There was a ‘Peanuts’ strip where Linus mentioned problems with his tongue, and it drove Lucy crazy.

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    rionmorrison69  almost 3 years ago

    Brilliant!

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    Bookworm  almost 3 years ago

    That remindth me. I thould get up and put my denturth in. . .

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    anamchara42  almost 3 years ago

    When I saw this, I immediately thought of an old Peanuts strip that GoComics has available: https://www.gocomics.com/peanuts/1963/02/03

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    Michael G.  almost 3 years ago

    Thufferin’ thuccotash!

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    Troglodyte  almost 3 years ago

    Thatth thoo bad, Pig!

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    Keno21  almost 3 years ago

    I remember when Linus pulled this on Lucy. Just sayin’…

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    nednewbie  almost 3 years ago

    I put the tip of my tongue at the roof of my mouth; keeps the chi flowing smoothly ;-D

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    The One follower   almost 3 years ago

    Overrated!

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    Goat from PBS  almost 3 years ago

    Nope. Didn’t affect me. I don’t know about other people, though.

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    DEEZ NUTS  almost 3 years ago

    But your in the “comitch”

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    SteveSmith4  almost 3 years ago

    I think Pastis was high when he wrote this.

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    albzort  almost 3 years ago

    Peanuts did the same joke in 1963. I have no idea why I remember it.https://www.gocomics.com/peanuts/1963/02/03

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    WCraft Premium Member almost 3 years ago

    Thanks for that. Now I have this strange compulsion to have the lower front teeth removed…

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    zeexenon  almost 3 years ago

    Who was the idiot who spelled lisp with an “s” in it?

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    Carl Rennhack Premium Member almost 3 years ago

    One time my tongue got twisted around my eyetooth & I couldn’t see what I was saying!

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    Tallguy  almost 3 years ago

    Old Peanuts strip with Linus. Stealing from the best.

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    KEA  almost 3 years ago

    drawing attention to something one takes for granted can really screw things up. I finally found a way to hit a golf ball in a not-terrible way and my brother goes…"Nice, How did you do that?"…so much for decent swing.

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    toasted [the champion of huzzah]  almost 3 years ago

    REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

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    Droptma Styx  almost 3 years ago

    This was the subject of a Peanuts Sunday strip back in the fifties

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    willie_mctell  almost 3 years ago

    Hmm… I’m often conscious of my tongue. It’s the hippopotamus that bothers me.

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    donwestonmysteries  almost 3 years ago

    When you are standing still and start to walk, do you lead off with your right foot or left foot?

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    asrialfeeple  almost 3 years ago

    This is either a rerun or a deja vu. I’ve read this before.

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    Doug K  almost 3 years ago

    Do you know how often you blink?

    How fast are you breathing?

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    Eric S   almost 3 years ago

    ran out of story ideas, huh?

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    christelisbetty  almost 3 years ago

    I love you Pig !

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    christelisbetty  almost 3 years ago

    Last year, when nothing had closed down YET, and we told to avoid crowds, a wash our hands, and DON’T TOUCH YOUR FACE, I mentioned, at the bar, that since hearing that, my nose had itched….setting off a chain reaction.

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    TonysSon  almost 3 years ago

    Oh thit ! …thankth Pathith !

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    plaidley  almost 3 years ago

    Evil, Stephan! EVIL!!

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    Willywise52 Premium Member almost 3 years ago

    Hold your tongue,Rat.

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    TheBigPickle  almost 3 years ago

    And after reading my comment, you are all breathing manually.

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    aunt granny  almost 3 years ago

    It doesn’t work on people who are eating double Gloucester cheese with onions and chives while reading the comics.

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    Sisyphos  almost 3 years ago

    I fear good Pig is too suggestible. Rat doesn’t bother me (though I do occasionally laugh uncontrollably at inappropriate times because of him)….

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    bonnie9753  almost 3 years ago

    A commentary on consciousness, which is grist for the mill, Stephan, because there is a recommended, I can’t quite say required, position for the tongue in vipassana meditation (gently resting against the roof of the mouth touching the back of the upper teeth).

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    clayface9 Premium Member almost 3 years ago

    He didn’t derail my morning, because I didn’t read it until night time.

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    Ceeg22 Premium Member almost 3 years ago

    Plagiarism! https://www.gocomics.com/peanuts/1963/02/03

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    rvps Premium Member almost 3 years ago

    AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGHHHHHHHH!

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    CAT EMPIRE LEADER  almost 3 years ago

    I Was Not Paying Attention To The Strip So HA!

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    BitterScribe  almost 3 years ago

    This was originally a Peanuts joke.

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    PBS1!  almost 3 years ago

    My teeth tensed up.

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    alantain  about 2 months ago

    I’m only aware of my tongue if I burn it, chomp down on it, or slice it open with a potato chip.

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