Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for May 25, 2012
May 24, 2012
May 26, 2012
Transcript:
Goat: Hey there, Pig... I rushed right over when you told me you had some great news. Pig: I do, but it's not good. Goat: You said it was great. Pig: Grate. I bought the wrong size for my barbecue. Goat: Even I'm beginning to hate you.
Reuben award is announced tomorrow, right?? Even though this comic strip today is hilariously lame, I hope Stephen gets the award! He definitely deserves it – this is my favorite comic strip!
I have read(and occasionally re-read) Spider Robinsons Cross-time Saloon series… so I’m fairly immune to puns, even the REALLY bad ones. So far the puns Pastis has used haven’t hit the brain-pain level yet. If you truly like puns you should check the series out, its science fiction written the way Robert Heinlein wrote his novels.
Buckly34 almost 12 years ago
Pasti’s humor is starting to grate on me!
psg1337 almost 12 years ago
Shhh, be grateful!
Templo S.U.D. almost 12 years ago
Good; Rat’s not alone.
Varnes almost 12 years ago
Still looking for the grill of his dreams……
rusty gate almost 12 years ago
Certainly not one his most ‘tasteful’ or ‘sizzling’ strips.
Sherlock Watson almost 12 years ago
But Pig, it’s such a fashionable grill, a real “in” grate!(Ducking projectiles)
legaleagle48 almost 12 years ago
You know, it takes a great deal of skill to come up with a pun that’s so subtle, yet so eye-rollingly awful at the same time. Stephan, you da man!
rf_eq almost 12 years ago
people who don’t like this pun are ingrates
Rakostump almost 12 years ago
Oh how I love Stephan and his puns…Also, I just got the new pearls book and it is AWESOME!!!
SusanSunshine Premium Member almost 12 years ago
Not fair to rake Stephan over the coals for a grate pun.
unnormal almost 12 years ago
I’m touched by Goat’s sadness in the last frame.He really does not want to hate anyone, but just HAS TO BE aggravated by Stephan’s wit.
dataweaver almost 12 years ago
I’ll be worried for Stephan once Pig starts hating the puns. Unlikely, given that he’s always the mouthpiece for them.
knight1192a almost 12 years ago
This isn’t really a pun but more a misunderstanding on Goat’s part.
orinoco womble almost 12 years ago
The comments on this strip are really smokin’!
HeckleMeElmo almost 12 years ago
That would broil my buns if I were Goat. You’re grating some pretty foul cheese here, Pastis.
Sisyphos almost 12 years ago
If the grate does not fit, you must acquit!If the pun does not kill, Pastis must chill! —Goat, for the defense….
pratishthagarg almost 12 years ago
wow… good thing Rat didn’t figure in this one. he would have ‘fried’ Pastis for that.
walruscarver2000 almost 12 years ago
The nice thing about split personality is youalways have someone to talk to.
walruscarver2000 almost 12 years ago
I always figured pig for a vegetarian.
GoodQuestion Premium Member almost 12 years ago
It’s not nice to aggrigrate mr. goat . . . . ☻
rolleg almost 12 years ago
Groan.
jmartin1955 almost 12 years ago
What a grate way to end the weak.
hariseldon59 almost 12 years ago
Goat is so ungrateful.
finale almost 12 years ago
Pig wanted that grid for doing spaghetti on the grill.
demorodney almost 12 years ago
“Puns are the highest form of literature” – Alfred Hitchcock
w2lj almost 12 years ago
Sorry – but I like the puns – the bigger the “groan factor” the better!
Digital Frog almost 12 years ago
Pastis does it for the grater good.
dputhoff almost 12 years ago
Pastis is turning into Bil Keane. MAKE HIM STOP! MAKE HIM STOP!
Reppr Premium Member almost 12 years ago
Slow day in the old “idea factory!”
GypsyWoman almost 12 years ago
Stephan - I love your comic but the puns are so awful. Even Goat hates you now. It’s bad when your own characters turn against you.
DOGLADY1 Premium Member almost 12 years ago
Love it!
Snoopy_Fan almost 12 years ago
Could be worse…
“No, I am grilling gnus on my new grate, even though it is the wrong size for my barbeque.”
The Old Wolf almost 12 years ago
An old rebus my mother taught me back in the 50’s…
If B m t put :If B. putting :
[If grate be empty, put coal on. If grate be full, stop putting coal on.]
Lyons Group, Inc. almost 12 years ago
They’re going to hate me even more when I tell them something at the End Town postings!
Popeyesforearm almost 12 years ago
someone get the tongs. This dog is done.
Popeyesforearm almost 12 years ago
a little Twilight Zone music please, maestro.
Number Three almost 12 years ago
This is REALLY funny.
Don’t hate Stephen, Goat!
LOL xxx
codedaddy almost 12 years ago
An idea for additional PBS animal characters: It would be Great GNUS from Pastis.
Chepi89 almost 12 years ago
The day isn’t complete without at least one stinky pun. Pastis understands those of us who are easily amused. Thanks, dude!
jeeman77 almost 12 years ago
thats a moray.
orinoco womble almost 12 years ago
I’ve met a few humans who are one step up from being pigs.
rchlgillette almost 12 years ago
Reuben award is announced tomorrow, right?? Even though this comic strip today is hilariously lame, I hope Stephen gets the award! He definitely deserves it – this is my favorite comic strip!
XtremePearls almost 12 years ago
I like his lame puns!
sandigilbo almost 12 years ago
The bigger the ‘groan’ factor, the better the pun. And you can imagine Pastis thinking ‘gotcha!’
FlippySuper almost 12 years ago
Now you understand rat,Goat
E_Cook1 almost 12 years ago
I LOVE the puns!
mahal almost 12 years ago
where can i find a comic strip about listening
kraftjeff almost 12 years ago
Todays strip is just grating me.
Bill Chapman almost 12 years ago
I have read(and occasionally re-read) Spider Robinsons Cross-time Saloon series… so I’m fairly immune to puns, even the REALLY bad ones. So far the puns Pastis has used haven’t hit the brain-pain level yet. If you truly like puns you should check the series out, its science fiction written the way Robert Heinlein wrote his novels.
EdFenster Premium Member almost 12 years ago
But is he going to cook a Reuben on the grate?
Atrius5000 almost 12 years ago
I like puns, but that one really grated on me.
thenerdyone almost 12 years ago
i like how he makes fun of himself…
Deoxor over 11 years ago
Jeez, Goat, don’t be such an in-grate. Be grate-ful for the grate humor that Pastis brings to the strip.
The Crocs over 2 years ago
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This IJChip Guys about 2 years ago
The pun in this strip was grating.