Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for February 21, 2012

Direct hit! He should join forces with li’l guard duck.

Should’a been a tranquilizer dart.

I thought this joke involved a rattlesnake?

Melvin, help your buddy Bob. We’ll think no less of you.

Chevy Chase in that movie, “Caddyschack II”, quote – “Is there any money in it for me?” – end quote. Sorry to involve the movie, like “Caddyschack II” — it was done for a laugh. AND That is all that IT is worth…

He’s asking you to pull something out, not put something in.

Wake up this morning Zebra, get your kid a gun…

“I shot an arrow in the air … It hit a croc’s derriere.”

The crocs could solve Zebra’s problem neatly

You might have to suck the poison out of that wound.

Does the end justify the means?

Uh-oh. Sonny has unexpectedly racheted up the Croc-Zebra War! If Melvin can get that dart out of Bob’s behind, the first thing they will do is attack Zeeba Neighba in some way….

Bob always seems to get it…. in the end.

Wouldn’t do any good – the crocs always come back.

I don’t think a father could be any more proud of his son.

When he mentioned the over the hedge, I was wondering if Verne’s shell was dart-proof.

I thought the butt would be under the tail.

Wow. So someone still makes the “Little Tribesman Blow Dart Gun and Sippy Straw”! Haven’t seen one of those in decades.

Dat bad break, Bob.

This is a riff on the old joke about the guy who’s bitten on the butt by a rattlesnake. His friend calls a doctor, who tells him he has to make a small incision and suck the poison out. The victim asks the friend what the doctor told him, and the friend replies “He said you gonna die”.

Luckily, that dart didn’t really to into “Over The Hedge”. That means war!

He’s got a point to make.

Looks like Zebra has found a way to get back at the Crocs…

GASP! Where are the video-games-cause-violence people? Could have a hayday with this new evidence: video games endanger crocs :P.

Note: see today’s Speed Bump…

Another vicious attack on the poor defenseless Crocs by Zeeba? This should be condemned in the most severe manner possible!

When does Bob get swallowed by a python?

Owwwwwwwww!

xxx

OVER THE HEDGE?! He may hit Hammy!!!

OMGoodness! A funny comic strip! Who knew they even still existed? I actually laughed!

Not sure what’s worse, a dart in the keester or Lio’s paper-cannon in the head? Rough day either way.

THAT’S WHAT SHE SAID!

Did he call for Frau Bluecher (neigh!)

I think the kid might even things up for Zeeba. Stick it to them, kid.

Hedge? What happened to the wall???

bet they’re sorry about tearing down that wall.

OK—this one’s wrong on a few levels.

i thought Melvin exploded

Melvin undied?

Me un-die like wale