Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for April 09, 2015

I guess that’s why they call it the blues.

One of my favorite songs that deals with apologies is John Denver’s “I’m Sorry.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GE4AU9KQ_BI

I was going to say….how is it that she can talk with no mouth- then I looked back and realised….Pastis hardly ever draws mouths on anybody. Except Pig, when he’s excited.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Something ventured, still nothing gained.

I bet this shows up at CIDU.

The definition of otolaryngology doesn’t help: the study of diseases of the ear and throat. Maybe it was Goat’s word at a spelling bee?

OtoRHINOlaryngology! ENT for short.

Goat is too sagacious, and not nearly musical enough. It is his fate.

that line only worked for me once.. and it was a disappointing experience..you were lucky goat..

I always thought it was pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

That’s not a hard word, THAT’s a hard word: Otorhinolaryngologie (German)

supercalifragilisticexpieladotious even though the sound of it is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis…

Boy, she disappeared fast…..I wonder if it was Paris’ dialogue, or because he just smells like a goat?

Actually, I thought that was kind of clever.

Well, she could have told him“Mind Your Own Business”.

Hey, if she’d liked it, she would have been just the woman for him.

Perhaps the woman suffers from sesquipedalophobia!

Too hilarious, I’m an Otolaryngologist, son of an Otolaryngologist. In the 70’s dad thought the US was ready , if people know what an Orthopedist and and Pediatrician and an Ophthalmologist is , they can certainly learn Otolaryngology. Wrong! had to change the name of the practice from Local Otolaryngology to Local ENT a few years ago. The people answering the on call line at night, who then paged us, couldn’t say it either. They would answer the phone " Local Otolalogology " or something equally embarrassing. Sometime in the 70’s my mom was in Canada getting her hair done and the stylist asked what her husband does, mom replied " he’s and ear nose and throat doctor" to which the stylist replied " up here we call them Otolaryngologists".

It’s disturbing what insidious cultists Otolaryngologists are. They’re always trying to get inside your head.

Auto Larry on Call Oh Gee…the belief that it’s awesome for Lawrence’s car to be next in line? Do I get a Pastis Award?

“So, what would you like to hear next?”“The Sound of Silence.”“Nice talking to you, so long.”

When I was working for Voc Rehab I realized that I had been mispronouncing “ophthalmologist.” It’s not “OP-thal-mahl-oh-jist,” it’s “AHFF-thal-mahl-oh-jist.” When people pronounce it wrong (which nearly everyone does), I just grit my teeth and think, “Nnng!”

The dictionary I Googled allowed the “OP” version, but the “AHFF” version was preferred. The “OP,” of course, reflects usage, not correctness.

best apology song christine lavin—regretting what i said to you……very long title.ending with—i’m sorry forgive me but i’m still mad at you

that was just sad, so sad.

Goat should look at some welsh names.Those are difficult to pronounce!xxx

Darn—you took the word outta my keyboard.

Or maybe it’s antidisestablishmentariunism?

oh, that’s just a worthless point.

SWeet!

I could have bene worse too

oh-toh-lar-ing-gol-uh-jee, by my dictionary.

She gave him an earful.

I’d personally find Goat’s line hilarious, but maybe that’s just me.

I find cimmonan… cimmanon… cinammon hard to say.