Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for February 12, 2012

Number Six — Crude, but might be the only time I laugh out loud all day. Thanks!

a very rare romance subgenre

I wish I could meet an Elly. All the women here want to go “huntin’ ‘n fishin’ ’n ride Harleys…”

Innocent little Pig, attracted to a rear?

Isn’t a pig just a miniature elephant without tusks or a trunk?(Come to think of it, a boar – wild pig – does have tusks).

Crudités are raw vegetables you serve with dip or sauce. It’s not an adjective. Crude, however, is.

All together now; on 3!1…2…3!

MALE CHAUVINIST, PIG!

Pig’s favorite song was one by Sir Mix-a-lot.

Is a barstool considered “social media”?

Took some big ones to make that statement!

Pig’s gonna be in big trouble if Pigita finds out.

HENRY HIPPO IS A PERV

I don’t know about HER rear, but I’ve seen a lot of rears that just make my day!

Homer Simpson to Dr. Hibbert:

“Don’t foget your hippopotamus oath!”

It could have been much worse. Elly could have thrown a trunk at him.

What do you get if you cross an elephant with a rhinocerous?elephino.

Nice Patsis tribute over in “Dark Side of the Horse”http://www.gocomics.com/comic/explore/1163710/10

To borrow an ancient joke.

A bit risque, pig, but was the ultimate line in the comic. Ha!

For those of you just learning the word,“erudite”, it is even trickier to probounce: Air-you-dite is close.

’ Nice rear’ ?

That’s a bit awkward.. Especially in the presence of a lady!

Tch Tch!

Still funny though.

LOL xxx

Omg,shoulda known a Caro fan,,have heard maybe a year plus until the final LBJ is finis,,and that jerk Moyers ain’t talking,,give it up you lily-livered coward

I mis-spelled in “DSOTH” comment area, but the intent is there.

This looks like many of the encounters I have had with guys..except for the stool part!!

I’LL SAY IT ELLY!nice rear

The hippo’s favorite romantic poetry tends to be about a certain Man from Nantucket.

are those ink spots all over Rat’s face and head?

If only Rat really published romance novels. When I was little my girl doll was constantly rejecting the boy doll’s come-ons and sending him to his death when he persisted. Ah, Childhood! How I miss thee.

Both Elly and Hippo are rather small compared to the persons next to them in panel four.

++++

OTOH, Pig, for once, is rather a pig. I hope he doesn’t use such lines to pick up, say, Pigita.

You know you’re not a erudite person when you have to look up the word erudite.

I am trying online dating right now, and this strip is right on! I posted a very detailed profile and fully clad, approriate pictures, and had one guy describe how he wanted to kiss every inch of my body. Mars, Venus.

I’m very nearsighted and the print is tiny.

Why is Rat covered in specks? What is that, ink splotches?

Correction: Mr Caro on Charlie Rose last nite,2/20..the final LBJ work “Passage of Power” due for release 5/2..hallelujah

Pig apparently likes a little junk in the trunk.

Look at the 4th panel!Stephen snuck himself in!

Robert Caro is amazing

you can see the back of stephan in the right side of the 4th panel

No one cares about Robert Caro, Elly.

it says erudite.

not crudite