Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for July 09, 2012

It’s the moment everybody knew was coming. Feels like there should be a fanfare.

Okay—for the sake of argument, let’s say you’re not the father, Li’l Guard Duck! But I’ll bet you get the responsibility, at least for a while!

He can be Li’l Li’l Guard Duck.

Bmonk from yesterday….that was sweet.Some would say crazy, but sweet.

Looks like LGD was a real goose.

D’oh! How did I not see that one coming???

Well either Guard Duck knows he’s not the father but figures Pig thinks he is the father or he got drunk and doesn’t want to admit to it. But then he may have turned to someone for a recent one night affair after seeing an Aflac commercial. Maura did break his heart, but supposedly he got over her. Course those Aflac commercials don’t help very much as she left him to become the Aflac spokesduck. She did return briefly, but left again.

FINALLY! You made a funny, Pastis.

I wonder when Lil Guard Duck will show “lil, lil duck” how to launch a grenade? Or maybe he will start slow with a blow torch or something!!!

Well isn’t this just ducky.

He was home on Leave and quacked up a bit.

That is so cute.

I would look after that little duck!

LOL xxx

Since ducks lay eggs in clutches if Lil’ Guard Duck is the father, he’s the father of the rest of them too.

OK, we begin with Quack Fu…

Well you gotta admit, there is a resemblance…

I always find the strips amusing but I think this may be the first, or at least the first in a long time, that has really made me actually laugh out loud.

Now we know who will guard the little guard duck?

Cry “Quack!” and loose the Ducks of War!" Now he’s got an apprentice…this should be GOOOOOD. Feathers will fly.

He was on guard duty that night, I swear.

Cybil from Lio and Guard Duck should join forces. They would be unstoppable.

No one’s pointed out that neither parent (if Lil Guard Duck is his parent) seems to have much feeling toward Lil Lil Guard Duck. He’s getting a baaaad start.

The father is the Rat!

there goes the “flashback” theory

I just realized that Guard Duck is smoking his cigarette through his chin… Did he get a tracheostomy because he smokes or something?

i just noticed guard duck’s mouth is just a single bill and the bottom “jaw” is a cigar

for some reason, removing the final panel of this strip would make the strip heartbreaking.

It’s Maura’s chick!