Frazz by Jef Mallett for April 13, 2014

Who said it first….pretty sure I don’t get this one…..

I guess Richard II. This is pre-cigarette Pastis?

Richard the Third… that’s why he’s Richard Jr, Jr.

Made glorious summer by this pun of …um…. I can’t make that work…..

@comicfan1964 — I think Pastis’s disease, er mental condition, er influence… Yeah, let’s go with influence… is spreading.

JOKE RIP-OFF ALERT! “The Winter of our Discount Tent” was a semi-regular segment on fifteen-year run of The Red Green Show, along with “Spring Hopes Eternal”.

Richard Jr Jr = Richard III

Meanwhile, back at Pearls, Pastis is plotting his revenge.

Beautiful.

At least he’s not stroking cyclists or triathletes in this comic.

“Now is the winter of our discontent, made glorious summer by this sun of York . . . " – First line of Richard III

A “Pearls” fan

Ha! That’s probably the highest grade Pastis ever got in his life!

This has been enjoyable but I still won’t read Willie’s Wondrous Works. The accent drives me nuts. I know. it’s my loss but I’ll live with it. :-)

“People who make puns should be drawn and quoted”—-Bennet Cerf

Took me a minute to get this one, but it’s pretty darned good.

The Great Maltese Circumglobal Trophy Dash (http://home.earthlink.net/~oldmaltese/TrophyDash.html) one year took contestants to Lapland pursuit of a Communist spy named Rudolph, who had some acquaintances among the herds there (think about it). We stopped at a store for equipment, and the shopkeeper said, “You’re in luck – now is the discount of our winter tents.”

Pastis called – he wants his joke back!

Mao is the winner of our discount tent. genius.

Well done, Mr. Mallett! I especially appreciated the “Richard, Jr. , Jr.” banner!

Little Stephan…as in Pastis?

This is why students grade grub in college: it worked so well through previously.