Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for November 11, 2013
November 10, 2013
November 12, 2013
Transcript:
Pig: This boat company is offering tours where they take you to various world fairs and guarantee you romantic encounters with women. Rat: Really? How much? Pig: For what? Goat: For a fair affair fare. Pig: A fair amount. Rat; You're next, fatty.
Sherlock Watson about 11 years ago
Just make sure you don’t offer the “affair fare” to an undercover vice cop.
legaleagle48 about 11 years ago
So, THAT’S what happened to the usual Sunday pun — it decided to wait until Monday!
margueritem about 11 years ago
You’re getting on Rat’s last nerve.
Templo S.U.D. about 11 years ago
Pulverise two to three more people, Rat: the boat company for making the ad, the newspaper company for posting the ad and Steph for making the play on words.
cdgar about 11 years ago
Love that rat. He’s the best character in the strip.
Sherlock Watson about 11 years ago
Is that boat called the Fair Affair Fair Fare Ferry?
Sherlock Watson about 11 years ago
Sing along with Sherlock: “Love… exciting and new… come aboard… we’re expecting you…”
edclectic about 11 years ago
The Love Boat…
Varnes about 11 years ago
Ouch! That’s gonna leave a maaark……
SusanSunshine Premium Member about 11 years ago
Not FAIR to blame Pig!
beanx about 11 years ago
so it’s a fair fare for a fair affair fare.
Superfrog about 11 years ago
Blond little Tinker Belle has graciously been allowed on that cruise. Which is fair enough and a fair go for a fairly fair fairy.
Richard Howland-Bolton Premium Member about 11 years ago
Polyptoton rules!
Destiny23 about 11 years ago
Watch out, Rat’s feeling batty today!
Sisyphos about 11 years ago
Spilled coffee trope! It was a bit of a surprise to see Goat as the Purveyor of the Pun today (before he took a dive for Rat’s bat)….
Rwill about 11 years ago
“A fair for all and no fair to anybody!” “That’s right it’s free.”
Perkycat about 11 years ago
It all sounds fair to me.
belgarathmth about 11 years ago
LOL – good strip. Does PBS get translated into any foreign languages? I wonder how they handle these strips – in most languages, there wouldn’t be any joke. Also, I wonder what people learning ESL think about this sort of thing.
bubjerryk about 11 years ago
So how, exactly, does this honor Fallen Veterans? It wasn’t Rat’s bat that fell them, was it?
ChessPirate about 11 years ago
So how would I fare if I say the fare for the Fair Affair is fair?[BONK!]
Number Three about 11 years ago
Wow… Touchy much?
LOL xxx
Number Three about 11 years ago
95 years ago…
Thank you.
route66paul about 11 years ago
It could have been in San Francisco. – it could be a fair fairy affair ferry fare
BBWolf128 about 11 years ago
Some thing missing in there. It was being promoted by a boat company. There should be a ferry in there.“For the ferry a fair affair fare”
gocomics over 10 years ago
Pig is reading the “Richmond [something]” in panel 1, the “Waco Herald Tribune” in panel 2, and the “[something] Champion” in panel 3 (courtesy superzoom: http://assets.amuniversal.com/425ce2b01e3d0131339c001dd8b71c47?width=1500)