Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for April 07, 2015
Transcript:
Rat: Hey neighbor Bob. How goes it? Bob: Good. Had moose for dinner again last night. I shot it myself and like to show respect for the animal by not wasting any of it. Moose: Another way to show respect is by not killing us. Rat: Moose can be so judgmental.
Sherlock Watson over 9 years ago
Is there also a flying squirrel in the diner?
Templo S.U.D. over 9 years ago
An even better punchline would be the moose being a repeated dinner guest.
hawgowar over 9 years ago
Moose is excellent, Much better than venison. Elk is also very good. My fave wild meats are bison and wild boar, although bison are farmed now.
Kali39 over 9 years ago
Hmm. Suddenly, I miss Northern Exposure.
knight1192a over 9 years ago
Wow, Pastis must have either been reading about Moose or watching some TV show that talked a little about them when he drew this. That was smart giving the moose glasses since real moose are supposed to have poor eye sight.
whiteheron over 9 years ago
Where’s Captain Kangaroo?
pschearer Premium Member over 9 years ago
I must really respect moose. I’ve never killed one in my life. I’ve also never killed a human, but that doesn’t mean I respect them. A paradox.
phylum over 9 years ago
I watched a moose kill an elderly woman in Alaska on “real live videos”.. the moose did not eat the lady…I guess the moose showed no respect for her…disgusting old moose..
Carl Rennhack Premium Member over 9 years ago
@Sherlock Watson—the squirrel’s outside yelling, “YO! ADRIAN!!”
Carl Rennhack Premium Member over 9 years ago
In my 60+ years I’ve shot a lot of bullmoose…minus the moose!
BillWa over 9 years ago
Fine Moose, we’ll just let you overpopulate, not have enough food for the population, die off that way.Hunters are the real Conservationists.
Sisyphos over 9 years ago
I eat chicken, cow, or pig. (Sorry, Pig; but, then, you eat bacon, so, maybe not sorry.) Others do the killing for me. Call me lazy if you must.I do respect Rocky and Bullwinkle….
Fredcritter over 9 years ago
A moose once bit my sister…
whiteheron over 9 years ago
How in the world to Roo ranchers tag their stock without getting the heck beat out of them?
singlefemalelaywer over 9 years ago
I respect moose by offering thanks, as I put the moose between the peas and mashed potatoes on my plate at lunch………
Pointspread over 9 years ago
Someone has to ask…what kind of wine goes with ’roo? Just wondering…
Pointspread over 9 years ago
As a BPOE member I would encourage all readers NOT to shoot Elks.
Undun over 9 years ago
And, now…Hey, Rocky! Watch me pull a rabbit outta my hat! Again?Nothin’ up m’sleeve…Presto!(Pulls roaring lion out)No doubt about it…I gotta get another hat.Now, here’s something we hope you’ll really like!
Undun over 9 years ago
@FredcritterMy sister once bit a moose. She refuses to talk about it, though.
Saddenedby Premium Member over 9 years ago
ate bear, venison, pheasant, mtn goat, pronghorn, squirrel, rabbit, grouse, elk, racoon, etc. but only had mousse for dessert.
Michael Beeson Premium Member over 9 years ago
After all the vegan jokes (which WERE funny) this is nice.
BeniHanna6 Premium Member over 9 years ago
Had another steak for dinner last night, wouldn’t want to disrespect the thousands of cattle slaughtered every day. Get over hunting, without hunters maintaining the balance of the herds we would have even more problems. Just ask the hundreds of drivers in Michigan that splatter deer on the highways every year.
Marc Schiffres over 9 years ago
I thought the plural was moosen…..
Carl Rennhack Premium Member over 9 years ago
@Schiffy—& I thought the plural of “house” was “hice”!
Here's Waldo over 9 years ago
No moose is good moose.
abbybookcase over 9 years ago
long woody allen bit about shooting moose, strapping it to the car, but it’s not dead and you get a ticket going home through the tunnel because you can’t drive with a live moose on your car on tuesday, wednesday and alternate fridays…..etc.
Mike Parsons Premium Member over 9 years ago
Moose on the loose – better than Rat with a bat?
Number Three over 9 years ago
So can you, Rat.
xxx
Kali39 over 9 years ago
And while we’re on this target (pun probably intended – this is the strip for it, after all): https://donstuff.wordpress.com/2008/09/15/sarah-palin-kills-bullwinkle-bambi-is-next/.Think Rat would participate?
catesmatt over 9 years ago
The plural of moose? Meese.
up2trixx over 9 years ago
So are a lot of hunters. Not everyone can afford $25 for a T-bone steak, and not everyone is comfortable eating meat loaded with growth hormones/antibiotics/lord knows what else. A $30 hunting license and $4 worth of bullets can fill your freezer with the finest free-range, “organic” meat.
The anti-hunting crowd needs to get over their collective selves and stop anthropomorphizing meat. Hunting is not cruel or inhumane. When animals in the wild die it is either violent (being ripped apart by predators or coming through the windshield of your car) or cruel (starving to death). Wild animals do not retire to “old deer homes” where they sit around in rocking chairs and talk about the good old days. They die violently and painfully. That is nature, get over it. Hunting, killing and eating a deer is much less cruel to the animal involved than eating a factory-farmed T-bone is. Vegetarians and vegans need to shake their heads as well. If they choose not to eat meat very well, but don’t expect me to follow suit, and don’t spread lies to try to push your agenda. Meat is not murder. If we all converted to veganism those farm animals would either be slaughtered en masse or they’d be left to starve to death, because no rancher is going to feed animals he can’t sell. Nobody would be taking them home as pets. That’s just the way it is – without meat eaters those ranch animals would not exist to begin with.
JP Steve Premium Member over 9 years ago
When we lost a deer from a wild dog attack in the research forest the meat was offered round the department but was rejected because:(a) The meat would have toughened in the attack.(b) The deer wasn’t professionally dressed and would be tainted© The carcass had not been iced as soon as it expired(d) The carcass had not been hung for a week before being butchered.(PS — it was delicious!)
jmorris9999 Premium Member over 9 years ago
Mmmmm, moose burger!
pschearer Premium Member over 9 years ago
Why are you telling me this?
BRI-NO-MITE!! Premium Member over 9 years ago
Food tastes better when you kill it yourself.
Ambydextrous over 9 years ago
’ I want to show respect’ Said the man who takes advice from the likes of Rat