Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for November 18, 2012

Goat’s right. We’re in the twilight of civilization.

Holy crap…..

And don’t forget those werewolf boys…

Wait, we’re all “at hashtag star at hashtag squiggly at” doomed? What’s goat trying to say? Twitter and Email addresses are killing us?

Edward vs Jacob.Vampire vs werewolf.Necrophilia vs bestiality.

Better reading BAD books than NO books… maybe it will lead to reading better stuff

Vampire-vs-werewolf movies that don’t suck like the “Twilight” movies:

~ House of Frankenstein~ House of Dracula~ Monster Squad~ Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein

English-to-Spooner translation: “We’re all ducking foomed.”

Now that it is over. I seriously hope nobody opt to reboot for the series. If so, may God have mercy on his/her soul.

Goat is right. Pig is wrong.WE’RE DOOMED!

It’s just a trend. It won’t last long. And someday the kids of my generation will marvel at how stupid everything in the 2000s and 2010s were.

If they do, they won’t blame “O”. They’ll blame “W”.

Always wonder how those vampires get their hair coiffed and makeup on…they can’t see their reflection in a mirror, so….just wondering.

I got six words for Edward: “YO MAMA WAS A DISCO BALL!”

Goat may be right and I bet Rat would fall in love with that section.

Cheer up Goat. Someday in the future people will check out the paranormal romance section after watching their epic Smurf movie and say…. Were those guys nuts?

I agree, we are really doomed…

Well said Goat. Well said.

My local B&N has that section.

Why should Goat and Pig give a hoot about mankind??

Their turn to rule the world is coming soon!

Next, the shows about people famous for no reason in particular. The Kardashians, Honey BooBoo, Paris Hilton come to mind.

Love it!

Don’t show Rat that book, Pig.

He’ll call you a sissy…

LOL xxx

1. Zombie anything.2. Real Housewives of anywhere3. Hillbilly handfishin’

All further signs that the Mayan apocolypse of 12-21-12 is true.

Over the summer I took my 13 year old son to the library. He led me to the “Teen” section (which was mostly Buffy and Twilight knockoffs, as well as non-paranormal high school girl stuff) and told me, “This is why I don’t want to come here.” The librarian said that “That’s what’s popular now.”

No wonder teenaged boys don’t read much.

I feel the same way. Goat, I feel your pain, brother

twilight…shiny vampires…anyone seen all the movies yet?

In defense of vampires, fiction is just another lens for looking at the things that interest and motivate us. The undead are a convenient vehicle for examining love, lust, evil, contemporary society and — especially for YA readers — the sense of not belonging and having hidden powers. And no matter the subject, reading is a good use of the mind, especially compared to watching reality TV or playing Xbox; it triggers creative thinking much in the same way reading comic strips about talking animals does — maybe even a bit more. Plus, vampires kill the crap out of people.

Love the library! Read It, Read It, Read It. Ha!, Sorry.

BTW, my twelve-year-old granddaugher was reading one of the Erin Hunter books, like Warriors: Cats of the Clans. Since we were adrift in a van in the parking lot,I read part of it to the six-year-old as part of her homework assignment. Sheesh. :-P

So funny and true!

does danielle steele still write?

I agree with goat, the twilight movies and books are so stupid, there are so many better books to read!

wait till he sees what the new Winnie the Pooh books look like…total end of the world as we know it

Where have you gone, Tom Swift?

Well, it was started by a Mormon writer. I guess it makes it an early warning system.

Gotta love British humor.

Looks like I’m not the only one with no use for “Twilight”.

My only consolation is that Twilight will probably not withstand the test of time. The books that do are often of the very highest quality. Case in point: Lord of the Rings.

This was my same thought when I first saw that section in a bookstore.

We were and still are reaching levels of idiocy that shouldn’t be possible.