Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for December 10, 2013

Only in PBS: A pig complaining about the smell of Oreos that a crocodile wants.

Careful, Pig; I see Opus getting ready to throw eggs at you.

Noooooooooooo! Oreos!

Maybe the penguins stunk because they hadn’t bathed in a while.

Just add some polar bears to make it complete.

There’s something fishy about this.

Oreos lol

Sorry, Crocs, Oreos are from Nabisco – if they had been Hostess, you would have a chance to bring them back!

what about flamingos? they pee on themselves to cool off?

Why is it called “Pearls before Swine”? Doesn’t seem like a random choice for a title.

Yup, they really do, but not as bad as otters.

PBS features a regular population of pigs. rats, crocs, at least one duck, and zebras, plus assorted humans. And two little penguins stunk up the neighborhood?! Really, Cartoon-Boy, do you expect us to believe that?

Maybe those “Two Oreos” were swimming around in someone’s cesspool.

Maybe they barfed all over the neighborhood…

This one cracked me up today. It is so random and funny. Bring back the oreos in the background made the strip.

“Pearls before Swine’ is a reasonably well known phrase in the English language. You don’t have to have a particularly Biblical bent to know it, it passed into common usage a long time ago.

Basically it means putting things of worth and value before those who are completey unable to appreciate them.

It’s also a really good comeback if someone lets you go through a door before you saying “Age before Beauty.”

Make that last ‘you’ into ‘them.’

and get Pig, calling the kettle black………….. Phew!

How do these crocs survive? They seemed about as successful at eating penguins as they are at eating zebras!.Hope this isn’t the end of the penguins.

1) @Radish—There’s a lot of truth in your comment!

2) @Sillstaw—In Rat’s case, “wisdom” should be spelled WHIZ-DUMB!….When it comes to Bible quotes, I prefer Esther 8:9 and John 11:35 (King James Version).

Oreos? Mmmmmmmmmm.

And why aren’t pig and zebra concerned that animal control is busy in their neighborhood?

I’ve actually smelled penguins in the wild. The birds are okay but what they leave behind – er, “recycled” sea food – is gaah. Has a sickly sweet and musty smell.

Ah, once again teased with a croc. Really really really mis them.

Worst stink I’ve ever smelled from an animal came from a zebra, not a penguin. Then again, there wasn’t much left of it, after the lions and hyenas were done… and what there was didn’t smell particularly pleasant :(

It’s not the penguins… it’s their herring snacks!

I wonder if this is Stephan’s reaction to the comments “The penguins stink! Bring back the crocs and zeebas!”

The Crocs are probably quite pungent themselves.

Also, a well known line uttered by Dorothy Parker when another person held the door for her. She remarked ’Pearls before swine" as she strolled through the opened door.

Animal control thought they were skunks….

The penguin display at the Henry Vilas Zoo (Madison, WI) has a very distinct odor of decaying fish. You’ll want to stand upwind, especially on a hot day.

At least they are finally free from the insane crocs!

xxx

I think that Pastis has been moonlighting on Cyanide and Happiness. http://po.st/3fDTfH

@puggles—Esther 8:9 and John 11:35 are the longest and shortest verses, respectively (as well as respectably!) in the King James Bible.

I wonder if Boulders Beach still has as many as when I visited in 2001. Opus said Goodbye:

@dukedoug-Read the verses at www.kingjamesbible.com

Really? Because i rather thought it was humans who were the basis for all human troubles.I was pretty sure that humanity – each individual piece of it – makes their own decisions. Was not aware that any religion makes a person’s decisions for them. So then…you have never said nor done anything unkind to another? Is that what you are saying?Just curious.

The Oreos though…

Oreo