Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for December 11, 2014

Why did Mr. Pastis go from law to comic strip writing anyway?

Also, reptiles can shed their tails while lawyers tear off other people’s tails.

The increased respect.OK, no idea.

And, of course we know why he can safely swim in the ocean without worrying about sharks…

Pastis putting himself in the strip this much isn’t working for me. And he should stop insulting reptiles.

he went into cartooning because the judges were making him pay too many fines for contempt of court with his countless puns?

Reptiles have scales too.

Next to a dead reptile, there are skid marks.

Stephan without a shirt….Oh the Humanity!! How much must we endure???

@noahproblem – Dolphins, on the other hand are his kind’s natural predator.

And what do lawyers and reptiles have in common?They’ll both take an arm and a leg.

Cartoon-Boy’s beer-belly is swelling up in panel 3. Maybe an alien creature is about to burst forth! (Well, it was just a reptilian idea….)

Hey! I bill flat fee — though I’m more of an amphibian than a reptile.

That reminds me… what’s brown and black and looks good on an attorney… A DOBERMAN!

Ah, the life of a cartoonist.

People see you having funJust a-lying in the sunTell them that you like it this wayIt’s the work that we avoidAnd we’re all self-employedWe love to work at nothing all day.

Makes me think of when another group of reptiles took the law approach…

http://i.imgur.com/xB52q.gif

So many great lawyer jokes, so little space. And my sister the lawyer knows way more than me. Here’s a personal fave:Q: What’s the difference between a lawyer and a catfish?A: One’s a scum-sucking bottom-feeder, and the other’s a fish.I propose that all personal injury and medical malpractice lawyer ads should be required to have the sound of ambulance sirens playing in the background at all times.

I was once married to a lawyer, but I prefer gopher snakes around my house any day.

My wife says 99% of the attorneys give the rest of us a bad name.

Early reptile-amphibian cross. Looks more toadish to me.

Speaking of reptiles, it’s been a while since we’ve seen the crocs.

Reptiles are cute and cuddly.. lawyers aren’t

I can see it coming – Steven falls asleep and the crocs eat him. Let’s hope they get a list of lawyers from the Bar Association and continue the good work.

Will you please stop?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTqPkdFQBB8

If he was really a lawyer, he’d be face down, bottom feeding in a stagnant pond……………………….

I have to say I am tempted to skip even reading it when Stephan puts himself in the comic anymore. Can we just move on from that theme?

I like seeing him in his comics. It’s especially funny seeing him being kicked around by his own creations.

Pastis looks odd with closed eyes.

Wow. Pearls has been discriminating group after group this week, from vegans to lawyers.…And this is why Pearls is my favourite comic.

Better hours.