Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for August 06, 2014
Transcript:
Rat: I can't believe I ate Garfield. That's bad, isn't it? Pastis: Yeah. Jim Davis is gonna be pretty upset. You should go to him and apologize. Rat: Isn't he like, the head of the Garfield empire? Man: a visitor approaches, my lord. Jim Davis: off with is head.
Sherlock Watson over 9 years ago
Better bring along Guard Duck, Rat.
aardvarkseyes over 9 years ago
And how exactly is THIS going to make things better?
Ida No over 9 years ago
Use the roto-rooter, Luke!
jbmlaw01 over 9 years ago
It’s good to be the king
Sisyphos over 9 years ago
The Davis Empire employs cartoonists to do the work while Big Jim reaps the benefits. Cartoon-Boy is taking a stand for the little guys, and maybe getting rid of Rat at the same time! Sheer genius!
puddlesplatt over 9 years ago
should be…Me Lord!
Cameron1988 Premium Member over 9 years ago
Yeah! Off with Rat’s head, for eating Garf!
sarah413 Premium Member over 9 years ago
Cats have long been worshiped as Deity’s in Egypt. Unfortunately all cats think they’re Deity’s, no matter the nation.
Ozzark over 9 years ago
That’s not a red carpet… it’s a trail of blood!
SFpagan over 9 years ago
so if rat barfs up Garfield would that be considered a rat hairball or a cat hairball?
ckeller over 9 years ago
It’s not enough to get a Bill Watterson guest strip, you’re trying to rope in Jim Davis too? Who next, Berke Breathed? Gary Larson?
Packratjohn Premium Member over 9 years ago
Rat, you shoulda brung a lasagna….
wiselad over 9 years ago
should have brought 3 “friends”, pig as the lion, goat as scarecrow and Zebra as the tin man
Sailor46 USN 65-95 over 9 years ago
I just hope Stephan and Jim are friends, otherwise this could get Ugly! Heck, it could just get Ugly anyway!
Fido (aka Felix Rex) Premium Member over 9 years ago
So if Pastis is calling Davis a narcissist one must wonder how often the later included himself in the strip?
susan.e.a.c over 9 years ago
Wouldn’t the JD on the inside of the window appear backward on the outside?
Number Three over 9 years ago
Where has Rat’s famous cricket bat been lately?
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hmvanyel over 9 years ago
Cardinal Fang, fetch…the comfy chair!
cwizard71 over 9 years ago
It’s possible that Pastis got permission from Davis before doing this arc. Maybe Davis is laughing at this just as much as we are.
knight1192a over 9 years ago
That’s happened before. Didn’t make it into the papers but it did The Crass Menagerie treasury. Of course Rat ended up undying.
claire de la lune. over 9 years ago
That’s pretty good.
Ink blot Premium Member over 9 years ago
According to “Celebrity Networth”, Jim Davis has a net worth of $800 million and counting. -http://www.celebritynetworth.com/richest-celebrities/authors/jim-davis-net-worth/
Carl Rennhack Premium Member over 9 years ago
I’m considering changing my sign-in name to “RipleyKPearls”!!
claire de la lune. over 9 years ago
Stephan looks pixelated gere… Is that just me?
jackproarty about 6 years ago
Name the Disney character that said one of the lines.
robert423elliott over 1 year ago
So, instead of WWJD (What Would Jesus Do), does Jim Davis’s followers wear a bracelet that says, “WWJDD” (What Would Jim Davis Do)?