Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for June 17, 2015
Transcript:
Pig: What are you doing, Rat? Rat: Playing with toy cars. Right now, this sports car with the golf clubs in the back is contemplating crashing into this gasoline truck, thereby triggering a mammoth explosion. Pig: Why would the guy in the sports car do that? Rat: He's frustrated by his putting game. Golfers are a tightly wound bunch.
BE THIS GUY over 9 years ago
Take up tennis.
Bilan over 9 years ago
In order to get a gas truck to explode, he would have to make a hole in one. Frankly, I don’t think he can do it.
Liverlips McCracken Premium Member over 9 years ago
They are about as tightly wound as a golf ball.
Carl Rennhack Premium Member over 9 years ago
Old golfers never die, they just lose their….
cdward over 9 years ago
Tightly wound but not too tightly wrapped.
Sisyphos over 9 years ago
Why would any sane person spent a hot afternoon in the sum chasing a little ball around a big park and raising his blood pressure in the name of “recreation"? So, I can understand why a golfer would take a shot at a big-time flame-out….
BlackTie over 9 years ago
Maybe Elin Woods is chasing his car with a 7 iron.
eddie6192 over 9 years ago
So’s Toon Boy.
usafmsgt over 9 years ago
WE ARE NOT. WE’RE NOT. WE’RE NOT. WE’RE NOT.
Sherlock Watson over 9 years ago
Maybe his putting would improve if he tried to move the ball around the little windmill instead of through it.
flyfisher over 9 years ago
Rat’s summation of golfers sounds about par for the course.
StCleve72 over 9 years ago
George Carlin on golf:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4w7H48tBS8&list=RDZ4w7H48tBS8#t=19cdgar over 9 years ago
Shooting marbles is stressful enough for me. The neighborhood 6 & 7 year olds hate losing their marbles to me. That’s OK though, I’ve already lost mine.
Rwill over 9 years ago
I think Rat is channeling a little bit of Calvin in this one.
Kind&Kinder over 9 years ago
I don’t know why anyone would consider nature-watcher golfers violent; they love their eagles and birdies!
abbybookcase over 9 years ago
“a beautiful walk ruined” that’s golf for you
knight1192a over 9 years ago
He came a lot closer than Dan Aykroyd did. He nearly blew the little guy up.
Jason Scarborough over 9 years ago
Didn’t Calvin do this once?
alantain over 1 year ago
Does that mean we have to change ‘going postal’ to ‘going golfing’?