Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for February 10, 2013

It’s amazing how small issues tend to divide people. I wonder how many arguments have ensued over the proper way to hang toilet paper.

I was wondering the same thing myself…

I rather not get pulp, the way things are it might be plastic.

Pulp Friction?

It’s a good thing Goat wasn’t talking about communing with nature.

Toilet paper? There’s a tissue here.

Does anyone here know about Netherlands history? It seems that there were two parties (I can’t remember the details right now): The Hoeks and the other party – one party believed the fish caught the hook and the other party…Oh hell, I can’t remember the details, but the Dutch were divided for many decades over this issue.

Sigh. Once again, the anti-pulpists show their violent intolerance of those with different interpretations of fruit juice.

The fact is that I am always right and that anybody who does not agree and obey without question is a divisive warmonger.

Uh-oh.I think that, first, I’d better arm myself heavily. Second, I should build a strong defensive perimeter.Why?I prefer my orange juice with lots of pulp, and I always hang my toilet paper to feed from under.I am the Hated Minority.

Hey Rat! I lke my OJ with pulp and you can kiss my pa’toot!!!

AH!Yes! I think you’ve GOT it!

Today’s strip reminds me of an old Emo Philips joke, I wonder if Steph heard it before drawing today’s strip.

Good one, Sherlock!

Which reminds me…. thanks for getting the “honey do” one a couple of nights ago…. LOL

And THAT reminds me…when I asked that day whether anyone remembered seeing that melon collie before….I didn’t mean the old joke or a use of the phrase elsewhere…

I meant I thought Pastis had drawn that very same dog in an earlier strip….Or maybe it wasn’t a melon collie, but some other pun.Anybody?

As for today’s strip….Some people can squeeze a fight out of anything.

Careful Pig, careful. Rat’s more a socalist than Goat. Guad Duck and Snuffles are just into maiming folks.

So that’s Rat’s problem… Lack of fiber….

I disagree with all of you, which says more about you than me.

Re: over or under. I once worked in a place that had two tp holders. I realized that whether the tp should be over or under depended on how far it was from you.

I got too much oj back during the trial………..

When did this strip turn to political satire?

There are two types of people, those that divide people into groups and those that don’t…

Looks like they beat the pulp out of goat.

Anyone with toddlers will see the benefits of under

More puns? Kill the Pastis!!

Yes indeed. Like someone in high office who gets that from his opposition.

Let’s not go near Macintosh VS Windows operating systems.

WWWWWWWWWWWWHHHHHHHHHHHHHYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think I made my point.

I just sit it upright on the floor, ends that problem

And while people are fighting over meaningless crap things that should be fought over get totally looked over.

the recent news of the catholic church, justified in putting many of them in jail and taking their assets. the abuse that the clergy did to kids, the cover up of the abuse, and blaming the victims. not to mention, telling the continent of africa ravaged by aids to not use contraception. no wonder, some people think they should be tried on grounds of crimes against humanity.

Yankees vs. Red Sox?Lakers vs. Celtics?Soda or Pop?

Every issue, however inconsequential, is divisive, and anyone who says it doesn’t have to be that way is a “socialist”

Masterskrain, you hit the nail on the head…but you shouldn’t use nails, you should use tacks because they’re more cost effective, and anyone who uses nails is irrevocably wrong-headed and bent on destruction of etc etc etc…..

The Founding Fathers were very clear on what their intentions were, regarding anti-pulpism in juice and the roll of toilet paper.

@Bruno ZeigertsThey had cut off Jenkin’s ear years earlier, so they were just looking for an excuse to go to war.

I prefer O.J. in prison. Oh, that’s right, he didn’t do it.-—-: D For shame! You nearly made my O.J. spurt out my nose!

I am a true pulpist

Divide and conquer ! The career politician is hopeful that we will continue to fight each other over every issue so we will not pay attention to what shenanigans they are about.

I think it’s all that Assertiveness Training we got, carried to extremes.

What i like pulp in my oj

72 comments ?

Pulpists believe in the divine juice from the Tree of Oranges in the Vatican

Thank goodness none of the attackers are using guns. That PROVES we don’t need new gun laws

I guess you can never be too careful these days!

Careful with decision making, Goat.

Your choice would of course be the wrong one…. According to Rat.

xxx

Pulp it up!

Why is Pig calling Goat a Socialist?Because Goat expressed a concern about society; if he’d mentioned communication, Pig would have yelled “Communist!”

How can such a trivial issue warrant 85 comments when the day is just at the halfway point?

Careful… you’re talking about actual socialism here and he was using the word as a synonym for communism. This could become very confusing.

I better watch out, before Rat and his crew come to attack me. Who agrees?

Anyone remember Dr. Suese’s “the Butter Battle Book”? I find many peopple should have ben exposed to it, and then perhaps we’d have less fights over trivial items.

I’m with Rat here, I can’t stand Orange Juice with pulp in it.

Pastis. If you don’t get an Eisner this year, the game is rigged.

And @templo SUD: I also prefer O.J. In prison. His lawyer coined a catch phrase, “If it don’t fit, you must acquit!”. If you have ever tried on a pair of Isotoners leather gloves you know that they fit very snug. Now, soak them in blood. Let them dry over a several week time. They will shrink. Then try to put them on while wearing a rubber glove first. .NO WAY WILL THEY FIT!.Karma is known to turn around and bite you in the bum. O.J. is in prison but it is too bad O.J. can’t be serving AS PULP.

“Must every issue in this country be divisive?”No, but it certainly works out that way.

Now that is mean, pig why are you insulting socialism?

I LOVE pulp!KILL THE NON-PULPIST!

I prefer my OJ on death row.

Man 1: I prefer my OJ beaten to a pul- Everyone else: KILL THE KLANSMAN!

Uh, guys? I have a very shameful confession. Well, I’m uh, err… a pulpist.

Orange juice must NEVER have pulp.

Having pulp in your juice is like having pig skin in your ham.

So…I’m assuming that Stephan is a non-pulpist?

i like drawing, and i found out that its fun to draw medival weaponry

I really like the pulp

love this strip