Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for August 11, 2011
August 10, 2011
August 12, 2011
Transcript:
Judge: Mr. Jury Foreman, how does the jury rule? Juror: Guilty as guilty can be, Your Honor. Judge: Yess! Mr Pastis, you are sentenced to life in federal prison. You will hereby surrender your pen and paper, and your strip will be replaced everywhere by the comic 'Pluggers.' Pastis: But Your Honor, I have a series of croc strips left. Can I at least run them. Judge: That would be up to the 'Pluggers' folk. Bear: Go for it. Pastis: Thank you, Mr. Plugger. A plugger is someone who lets a condemned man run a few stupid comic strips.
PoorPig almost 13 years ago
I’ve been wishing for croc strips for a while now.
Sisyphos almost 13 years ago
Arrgh! Life for cartoon-Pastis! And how humiliating, to be replaced by the most unfunny, boring single-panel comic ever created! Li’L Guard Duck and Mr. Snuffles: you’re needed!
perceptor3 almost 13 years ago
Well, he’s in California. Take the verdict to the 9th Circus Court of Appeals. . . it’ll be overturned in no time!
phuhknees almost 13 years ago
Pluggers?! If comic boy’s guilty, why are we being punished?
Prylarer almost 13 years ago
I hope that semi-militarist duck will help Mr.Pastis break from the prison.
GROG Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Looks like those wanting the crocs have now got their wish.
Steelshoes2004 almost 13 years ago
Steph, go work in the kitchen and make friends fast in the yard! They take care of you!We need more croc stuff, brother!
hariseldon59 almost 13 years ago
This whole trial is a croc(k).
eddie6192 almost 13 years ago
Coming soon, at long last, Zeeba naba.
HaroldPalmer almost 13 years ago
L’il Guard Duck will blast a hole through the prison wall, and Snuffles will be waiting in the getaway car.
Riff Gibson Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Actually, Pluggers might be a refreshing change of pace!
Hillbillyman almost 13 years ago
Re-trial!!!
RobinLea almost 13 years ago
To all those complaining about the strip…. if you don’t like it why do you read it?? Lol no one is forcing you to.
Ima Nodummy almost 13 years ago
Relax…there’s always gubernatorial pardon.
dukeallen almost 13 years ago
I hope beyond hope that this strip doesn’t turn into a running story line. They are BORING and who has no life that they can keep up with a story that runs for months? Stop being Mary Worth!!!
cdward almost 13 years ago
As fresco milne said, I hope this doesn’t mean the strip is ending altogether.
brianwar almost 13 years ago
I am sure that Stephan has something up his sleeve to save himself and the strip. I have personally liked this story arc, but do miss the crocs.
calvinnatefrazz almost 13 years ago
Guys, since this is happening in the strip, the next strip could be the crocs eating everyone in the courtroom.
EricAlder almost 13 years ago
Coulda been worse – they could have replace ‘Pearls’ with ‘The Family Circus’ (LOL!)
Nighthawks Premium Member almost 13 years ago
hey , Stevie would look great in a bright orange jumpsuit , accented by chrome steel bracelets and manacles and a spiffy new buzz cut.plus, he’ll be introduced to a whole new and different sort of friends to hang out with
Nachikethass almost 13 years ago
Is he retiring?
kapeji almost 13 years ago
The Judge says YES!!!
Do Judges normally rejoice at the jury’s verdict?
Number Three almost 13 years ago
LOL LOL xxx
Uh, Actually Daddy almost 13 years ago
Ummm… Hey Stephan… can I fill in for you while you’re in prison?
Defective Premium Member almost 13 years ago
I honestly wish a cat were introduced into the character line up. An intelligent one. Not like the crocs, please. If not intelligent, at least feral, and wily. Yeeesss, a crafty feline. Ready to pounce at a moments notice. Humm. Nevermind. I just got an idea for a strip.
OilCanHarry almost 13 years ago
Strip is still great, comments section has become a home for trolls and political commentators. I miss comics.com more with each week.No wonder so many of the old regulars are disappearing.
hossblacksilver almost 13 years ago
I keep telling myself, it’s just a comic, it’s just a comic, but I keep thinking, never a more obvious case of incompetent representation.
patsysutcliffe Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Stefan rocks, wherever he ends up.
Dapperdan61 Premium Member almost 13 years ago
My $$$$$$$ is on the Crocs eating the Pluggers
bmonk almost 13 years ago
Just don’t replace PBS with Cathy reruns.“Guilty as SIN!”
burleigh2 almost 13 years ago
Soooooo… all this for a run of Croc strips??? LOL! Well, whoever said Pastis was conventional? ;-) Of course… I hope this won’t be permanent and I hope we’ll still see the whole silly gang… won’t we? :’-(
Rolf Rykken Premium Member almost 13 years ago
Shouldn’t his strip be replaced by Two Cows and a Pig … I mean, Chicken!
Popeyesforearm almost 13 years ago
Has anyone heard if Pastis is hanging up his pens? I would doubt it. Can’t imagine him going back to business law. Hope LGD blows his way out of prison or as a lot of these guys do, he’ll just move on to another plot…6 feet under.
justrightturnips almost 13 years ago
Off topic alert!!! How do I put a pic on my profile?
Igo almost 13 years ago
At the top of this page, click on “Sign in”. Where you see the silhouette click on “Edit Avatar” and upload your avatar.
The only place I have been able to find Zits is on newspaper web sites. I use:http://www.seattlepi.com/comics-and-games/fun/Zits/
doc white almost 13 years ago
what he said.
Sherlock Watson almost 13 years ago
Psst, Stephan… I’m sending you a cake with an eraser in it… You’ll know what to do.
firedome almost 13 years ago
the other shoe will drop soon…
firedome almost 13 years ago
wait a minute…in the “pluggers” panel, is the cartoonist saying the crocs are stupid? he’d better be, because the strips certainly aren’t!
nickidewbear almost 13 years ago
Did the Casey Anthony jury rule in this case as well?
eloeswick almost 13 years ago
Stephen say it isn’t so! File an appeal, bribe the govenor, get JayLo to go on a hunger strike until you are exonerated, draw yourself a large file and a getaway Segway…. c’mon you loser, make an effort!
MemphisBelle almost 5 years ago
He cleans up nicely. Can’t get over the tie. Persevere, Cartoon Boy! We love ya.